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The Sun. — 1864-07-15 (London, England)

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. &astrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do 1859.. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863. B7k i3uenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) — Milan 6 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent. .. — Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent —  Lo, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 18'24-5, ex-Coupons.. Do Account Do Coupons — Do Account , Guatemala 5 per Cent.  Do 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) ilexican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 186 i Do French Scrip, Ex 25f 20c.. — die Do 6 per Celt'. Anglo-French — Ditto Scrip, £23 paid...... — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do Account —  Do 2 per Cant. -.• Do Deterred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .. -t'eruvian 4} per Cent Do 3 per Cent. (Crribarren)... — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account .. 41 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3.. 48 Do Account Do 1863 Scrip, £lO paid ttussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 43/4 per Cent., 1850 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 .. Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £3O paid Sar mann 0 per Cent .... tio Account  ipanieh 3 per Cent  Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Pdsstve Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Do Account lo} Swedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £5O paid — pm furkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1358 Do Account 72  Do LIOU Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account .. 691 Do £lOO Bonds.. 691 Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Jo Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account 53 Do Scrip £3O paid ...... 61 dis Do If per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London ctustrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f  J o Account Dutch 2i per Cent.,Ex. 12 (GilDo 4 per Cent. ertificates French Rentes, 2 per Cent..... .. au, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Do Account Jeruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f  _ TWO O'CLOCK Consols Money - 901 i Do Account...‘ . ...  THE MURDER ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY,  The greatest mystery still surrounds this horrid deed, notwithstanding the utmost exertions of the police. Yesterday, in consequence of certain information, Inspector Tanner proceeded to the east-end of the town with the hat found in the railway carriage in the hope that it could be identified, but such, unfortunately, turned out not to be the case. The opinion that the person who changed the chain at the jeweller's shop -in Cheapside was a foreigner is now disbelieved. Nothing would be easier than to assume such an account, and thereby lead from the scent. The statement that the hat is that of a foreigner is ridiculous, as it is one of the commonest and cheapest description of London manufacture, and is quite of the conventional English shape.
The Sun. — 1864-08-10 (London, England)

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1864.  It 8!81319 that public interest is not to be Buffered to die out regarding the dangers incurred by the present system of railway travelling. The awful catastrophe on the North London Railway is still fresh in our recollection. The judicial investigation respecting it is incomplete. The murderer, if tracked, yet unsecured, when side by side with the report of the inquest comes the narrative of another railway journey performed at imminent risk to life, if not resulting in actual physical injury. Fate is certainly against the directors, shareholders, or other railway authorities who wish to avoid troublesome and expensive changes, and whose motto is thu old favourite,  "What we did with yesterday, We'll e'en do with to-day."  The murder of Mr. BRIGGS was heard with the greater horror in our households because it was felt to be a catastrophe that might befal any happy home; and the same feeling attaches itself to the report which one of the gentlemen who took part in the journey the other night has furnished to the public. The thread of the story is, that five gentlemen were occupying a carriage in the express train to the north on Thursday evening last.' Just before the train which started at 9.15 p.m. left Kieg'seeross the guard pushed into the carriage a man in. a sailor's dress, who was seemingly somewhat intoxicated—not a very pleasant companion under any circumstances for a journey from Lona don to Edinburgh. They had not proceeded far before the man, who was suffering from an attack of delirium tremens, declared he had been robbed, and rushed wildly about the carriage. At first the other passengers tried not to notice him, but when it came to launching out blows in every direction, and trying to get cat of the windows, it was time to interfere; but so strong was the madman, added to the strength given by the frenzy he was in, that it took four of the other passeng'rs to eecure him, and these had to exert their utmost strength. Oce of those present, an elderly gentleman, was naturally unable to render much assistance, and was seriously terrified. The others were not very well satisfied with their position, as unwilling keepers of a lunatic, for the distance of eighty milea,without any means of securing him save a slender strap for his hands end their pocket hauderchiefe for his feet. " Necessity is the mother of iuvention," and the necessity being urgent and the danger imminent, they made • the moat of these appliances, but it was necessary for two of them to hold him down on the eeat all the way. They did not resign themselves to this position without a struggle) but their efforts to elerm either guard or driver were to'aliy unavailing. The occupants of the next carriage heard the  commotion, and endeavoured to second their efforts. Other passengers became alarmed, but shouts and screams were alike useless, and away rushed the train through the darkness, remorselessly bent on reaching P.terborough, the first station where the  iron horse draws breath on his northern journey. At one moment; indeed, there was a gleam of hop e
The Sun. — 1801-04-28 (London, England)

DEAD BODIES. YESTERDAY several Of the-inhabitants of \Vychstreet waited upon Mr: FORD, to -complain of a mob that had collteed about the house, late the Queen of Bohemia's Head, where the dead bodies were discovered on Sunday *; the mob were proceeding hr ads of violence, in consequence of which Mr. ,FORD immediately' direCted a ,party\ of Peace Officers to repair to the. spot, who (dispersed .the crowd without any mischief ensuing. A young man, who was taken, into .custody the preceding night. at the above mentioned house, under .an idea of being one of the Surgeons who caused the bodies to be brought there for disseClion,, was examined ; but nothing further appeared than that he was found in the house on,Sunday night about ten o'clock, and -could not account in a satisfactory manner how he got there ; and &boy, who had waited on the Sur. genus, said he had seen him in company with one Of them a few days ago, which he, however, positively denied, and called several respectable persons to Prove that he was a' Midshipman in the Navy, and had only been in town a few days. The boy stated, that he had been erriployedtbout a month by Mr. C—, a Surgeon, to light the fire, and attend upon them at the house wly.i they brought the bodies to disieCt, which, was almost very day ; that the. bodies were brought there in a large box by a man who said he had them from . • the Hospital; that the flesh, and other parts they did not want, were buried in the cellars, and the bones preserved for skeletoins ; he also said, that the house had been hired by Mr. C. of the Landlord, for one year, for the purpose ; and that his father, who is a Carpenter, had made. new locks, doors, &c. Two cases of Sur,rcon's instruments, and, an apron, . stained ,with blood, found in the said house, were proclaced,,,l A large table, for dissenting on, was 'also foundin the house, and there being a fire lighted in one of the rooms, on Sunday evening, it is probable they were then going to work. On digging in one of the cellars, sufficient was discovered to corroborate the boy's testimony as to the bury. ing of the flesh there, and from .this spot there is. sued a most horrible stench. The boy said that he had quitted them about five weeks ago,' not liking so shocking a trade. • Mr. 70RD. recommeoded the parish officers to ply to the Coroner for the distria, to summon a jury as • soon as possible, to make the necessary inquiries concerning the remains of the dead bodies found in the house (which appeared to consist Of a roan, man, and 'child) as the .most proper means to asder. tain.the fast, and tp do away the ncktioacutertairted by the mob, that murders had been committed; and ordered all the *ties who had appeared before him to attend, v(hen that investigation took place. In the afternoon the Coroner's Jury held their Inquest at a neighbouring Public house, and returned their verdict, that the bodies were brought there by some Surgeon or Surgeons unknown, for the purpose of flisseftion—the ,xemains of the bodies were taken. away .in the evening in shells, and interred in Saint'Clement's church yard.
The Sun. — 1801-12-30 (London, England)

TURRIFF, DEC. 19.  On Sunday last die r3th, about rs minutes before forenoon, we were alarmed with a flash of lightning from a cloud of sleet and hail, succeeded by a loud peal of thunder ; about three minutes after, anoilfer more vivid flash, followed by the most tremendous clap of thunder ever heard here. The last shock struck the house of Wm. Nicholson in Easter.Whiterashes in this parish, All the family were, from home, except himself and a daughter of about 17 4 ears of age. She was, in -the kitchen, and the lightning burnt her face, neck, and arms,. in a,dreadful manner, but there are hopes, of her recovery. The dog was killed at the kitchen fire. The farmer himself was in a room about 40 feet. from the kitchen ; the floor where lie stood was driven to splinters ; one of his shoes was torn, the upper leather from the sole, and his foot considerably hurt ; the ceiling of .the room broke to pieces ; in the adjoining room, the clock-case, bedsteads, and every article of furniture, except a chest of drawers, either shivered or hurled, from their places. The glass of the windows was broke into small particles, and the frames drove to a considerable distance. The crook of ,the; kitchen was divided into three places, and the copper kettle perforated in a hundred places.--About 16 feet of the kitchen roof was blown off, and the rest took fire, but wag soon extinguished. All was done,. and all•silent, in less. than three seconds !  A plot was lately discovered, which had for its objtd the murder of BABA KaAN; the present Sovereign of Persia,' and which, involving many of the most distinguished Officers of the State, has excited the strongest sensation throughout the Einpre.  An -Officer who had been instrumental in advancing the Prince to the throne, conceiving himself • negleCted, formed a projeft, to depOse him, arid won over to his purpose the Prime Minister ELM'ATTA DOWI, A, by promising -to advance him to the,Scovereignty. By like Means he engaged nineteen. persons of the first rank in the Empire to embark in the pibt ; and Mu LAM ALI, the favourite and constant attendant of the Emperor in his retirement, was bribed to assassinate him. The scheme wore the most promising asped ; and .in order to colour the intended change, troubles were excited in various quarters:: but on the eye of its execution the treason was discovered by means of a letter to_ the Minister, .which was. by chance intercepted. E'LMAITTA Do IV LA, and f-ourtcen of his associates, were immediatfly .apprehended and put to death in the dungeons of the palace ; and such other steps were taken as have effectually crushed the Conspiracy.  ELMATTA Dow LA yas a decided friend to the  English ; fie materially contributed to the success laie Embassy= 10-the Court of Persia, and is spoken of by Captain MALCO,LM in tarns of high roped.,
The Sun. — 1801-10-03 (London, England)

SPT., 25.  . . . ON .Wednesday last, a meeting of the Lieutenancy of this county- took place .korfar, agreeably to letters [coin the-Lord Lieutetiant and his Grace the Duke Montrose, to concert the. mostreffedual means. for resisting the attempts of the-enemy to invade this country, :when several resolutions were passed for this purpose. Another meeting is _to take place next week for the further consideration of this important subjett. Five hundred pikes, arrived here this week, and more are expeacd. soon, for the purpose of arming the2posse-comitatus to •be raised in case of gtual invasion. . The price of oatmeal yesterday, in our market,• was is. sd.---Potatoes Tod.: Ouartern loaf is. Butter sells at the extravagant rate of is. 6d. to 7d. per lb. We understand that it is in contemplation to build a dry dock, fit to contain large vessels, at the Rood Yards, a.milehelow the town ; that an engineer of eminence is at , present. employed in drawing a plan for this purpose. , At the Fair held at the Muir, in this neighbourhood, on Tuesday, the chew of cattle was small, at the-prices very high ; the horses were of an in. ferior kind, and met with a dull sale.  VIOLENT Ass,vo unfOrtunate man who was so dreadfully mangled- by the inhuman .itiffians on the night of Monday se'nnight, in• St. George's. tow fay mentioned in our Paper-of Monday last), is not :dead, as reported ; his recovery is, notwitfrstartdingoloubtful, It is astonishing that no steps have been taken to apprehend the midnight .A'ssas.: sins who attempted the murder, they being known to several of the inhabitants of that neighbourhood,. .house where the transaftion • took place _is mentioned with, horror. by the people who reside in the tow. :They point out this house as the scene of nightly enormities, and the women who keep it as of tlse most depraved charaeler. The cireumstances, of this horrid transaflion ;ire briefly as follows: about a quarter before twelve. o'clock, on the night abovementioned, the person assaulted was passing down -George's,row, when he heard alarming cries, proceeding from a housedowii the row, on the' left hand side from the public road. He knocked at the doot., when two men= came out, and one, struck him witka bludgeon. Upon .this he ran to 'the publichome for assistance, and, brotight with him three young men, who were all without any kind of weapons, to aft on the defensive. They were immediately attacked by the two villains; one had a cutlass, the other a bludgeon. Not being able to stand against the attack-of these miscreants, ,the three assistants ran away, and left this unfortunate man, whose face; and hands, were cut in so shOcking a manner, 1, as to deprive him for some time of, sense. After' leaving the objeet of their vengeance for dead, dick atrocious villains walked , off, -daring any one'. to follow, and swore they would murder all who attempted to apprehend them. The unfortunate sufferer was carried to a neighbouring Surgeon's house-i, but it 'was some hours before his recolleflion returned. The cause of *alarm has not beendiscovere4. • 41i •
The Sun. — 1801-09-01 (London, England)

READING, 'AUG. 29.  The Mayor of Newbury on Monday last col_ vitiol Joseph Purdue, of that Borough, dealer, in the mitigated penalty of I.os. (it being his first of_ fence) with costs, for wilfully negleCling to take the hide of a eOw he had flayed, to the Inspector of 'Hides and Skins, as directed by a late At cif-Parliament, to be examined and marked by him. Mr. Thomas Allen, the Inspector, very laudikbly distributed his share of the penalty-to the Poor, in bread. On Saturday last the house of Mr. Ridley, at Fithatw, near Heckfieid„ was again attacked by-two rcibbers armed with piitols, who rushed into the house between twelve and one o'clock in the day; the maid ~rvarif seeing them coming towards the (loot attempted to shut 'it, but could not efieCt it in time., They then called in a man servant who was working in the garden, and having fastened the front and back doors, they' proceeded to rifle the house, and from -different bureaus and' drawers they took sundry articles of gold and silver property, With which, and some eatables, they,decamped, locking the servants into the house on their, departure, and threatening them with instant deatb,. if-they came. out for some time. Mr. and ,Mrs. Ridley 'were. froth home. In the evening, between nine and ten, Mr. Parfett, of `Eversley, met with three, persons near the Chequers there, two of whom he conceived to answer.the description he had had' of the robbers ;• them tp partake of a pot of beer at the public:houSe, which they refused.; he therefore leaped frem his honk and seized one of them by the collar, whom, after a considerable struggle, be secured. Mr. Phillips, a; friend of Mr. Parfett, eirtning up at that time seized another of{ them, 'but after a hard scuffle, being assisted by the third, he made his- escape.. The One secured soon confessed the robbery, and impeached four accomplices in this and other robberies ;, and we are happy- to hear, that through the exertions of Mr. Partett, and Mr. Phillips, another of them has been -since apprehended, and who is identified by the servants to be one of the men who robbed the:same 11.'1.,,e on the first of May last. They are both committed by the Reverend Ellis St. John; to the, County gaol at-Winchester, to take their trials.— One James Miles, a native of Hartley Turgis, appears to have been the ringleader, and was waiting in an adjoining coppice, whilst two others, committed the last robbery. • Friday se'nriight were executed on the gallows. near Derby, George Lacy-Powell and John Drummond, for highway robbery ; James Gration, for burglary ; and John -Evans and John Dent, for sheep_stealing. From the prison to the place. of execution they were seriously employed. in prayer, Ad seemed prepared to meet their fate with becoming resignation ; they acknowledged the: justice of their sentences, and warned the surrounding multitude to guard. against such practices had produced their detruction ; Powell and Drummond confessed to be the persons who 'robbed and murdered Mr. Hill some time ago, as he was returning from Alfreton market.
The Sun. — 1862-05-31 (London, England)

THE ALLLTGED MURDER AT KIINTG%S CROSS.  Yesterday Mr. G. :3. Brent, the deputy coroner for West Middlesex, :presided over a jury, at the Silver Cup, Cromer-sti-ce t, Gray's-inn-rord, to investigate: the circumstances attending the death of James Lj:iscoll, labourer,. aged 34, who, it is alleged, was killed :.nd slain by Edward Gregory, also a labourer, who v7i!ir.keu w, the Elouse of Detention, under remand from ch ell Police court. Inspector B:enna" of the G division of police,was present for the p.'liee commissioners, and presented a plan of the works Nihe,-e the fatal accident occurred. It represented an arch,, _at the curve of which the deceased was engaged oekr a derrick or upright post, and from which place h.' fell into the cutting from the exact height of 49 feet 3 i.aci2es. .labourer, in The body was identified by Elleo Driscoll, wife of the deceased, who stated that he waa a the employ of Mr. jay, the contractor of G 'ne portion of the works of the Metropolitan Undergro, Ind Railway. She last saw him alive on Tuesday las t, about three quarters of au hour before his death. N\ ritneaa had spoken E.,gainst the accused Gregory, wheal her husband said, " Oh, Ellen, don't have him injcred: if you can help it." No other words were used. He wandered a great deal in his mind. Mr. Sohn Daniei Hill, house surgeon of the Royal Free Hospital, said ,-Jte deceased was brought to the hospital on Montlay night last, about five minutes to seven. He was very much collapsed, and suffering from two ma. rnpound fractures of both legs and abrasion on the left cheek. Finding and on his arrival th amputation was nenessarvy I sent for Mr. Cook, Ivan had somewhat e rallied, and amputation of ,the: left leg, below the knee, was performed. The other leg was not then amputated, as he could not suotain the shock. The amputated limb had all the al-teries taken away, and the skin torn off. He died at five minutes to eight on Tuesday night. No caportunity was afforded for amputating the other leg. In the postmortem examination there was found congestion under the abrasion of the face and forebk'ad• The brain was also congested, but there was no fFacture of the skull. The liver and kidneys were ikacased.. On examining the remaining leg the bones were pounded into 15 or 20 pieces, but the arteries of that leg were not ruptured. The cause of death was shock to the system, and the fractures from: the shaking and severity of the fall. A fall would p 11).. duce such injuries. By the Jury—Witness was of opinion that he came down upon his feet, and the injuries on big head were from a blow. No questiot a were asked. as to the cause of the injuries. He wt.'s rambling, and not in a fit state to be questioned.. The only lucid interval was with the chaplain ,of the hospital, and the deceased then answered que,stions, bat bed; au& witness removed a short distance from thal did not overhear what was stated. Some further evidence was given, and title jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Gnegory.