The Sun. — 1869-04-19 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A murder was COMit is believed that we shall have a forced loan, the 'rated on Saturday afternoon, in Fleet-lane Farrindonterms of which are to be made as little burdensome as street, by 'a labouring man, upon a woman with whom he possible. Incomes under22,ooo or £1,500 are to be exempted cohabited, and he then committed suicide. The man from contributing, and the loan is to be paid up in six was of indifferent character, for he seldom worked, preinstalments spread over three years. At what total amount ferring, it is said, to live in idleness upon a small annuity it may be in contemplation to fix it, we shall not know which the woman possessed, and upon the proceeds of fusee until next week brings us the authoritative utterances of selling, which some of .the, woman's children carried on. Count Cambray-Digny ;in the meanwhile we must con- It appears that the man and won an, whose names are tent ourselves with the gossip of the parliamentary salons. respectively Territand Stallion, lived with the five children The commissioners sent over to report on the wants of in two small,rooms, at 33, Fleet-lane, and on the mornirg the island of Sardinia have collected a good deal of informs- of the tragedy Territ and Stallion, with two others, went tion, and have, it is believed, arrived at the conclusion to the HolowayPrison to fetch the eldest boyof the woman that') the facts fully justify all that has been said as t(it miserable condition. The distress among the peasants i: home, he having on Saturday concluded seven days' imstill great, added to which, it is said that the eggs of their prisonment, to which he had been sentenced for stealing terrible enemy, the locust, are easily distinguishable in some trifles in the City. The party celebrated the occasion the soil. It is to be hoped that some means will be devised lof killing them. As regards the evils of a more permanent by getting intoxicated, and the man Territ, while thus character which affect this magnificent portion of e intoxicated, spoke as if jealous of the woman. He was Italian territory, they are chiefly owing to the fault,. of seen going into his rooms about midday. Shortly after, the population. Where nature has been so bountiful, and the boy, who had just been brought home from prison, the inhabitants are so incorrigibly indolent, the introduction of a fresh element seems the only remedy, went into the rooms and found both the man and woman, The resources of the island are immense, but in those with their throats cut, lying in a pool of blood on the bed. eases in which attempts have been made to work them by Dr. Wilson, of Farringdon-street,:i:e:lded, anif:m id I means of foreign capital it has always been found necessary that both were dead. There is little doubt that the man to import foreign workmen. A well-considered scheme of colonisation might do much,' and railroad which woud drew the woman upon the bed and cut her throat, and open up the interior of thq country might gradually intro- then cut his o ,vn, both actions being so effectual as to Ala favoUrithlCAAMAlAthtitgi_d_tiLtomulation. samitegligt, dt g_tiM  The leading event of the week, from a financial point of view, has been the publication of a prospectus for a second issue of bonds of the Nicolai (Russian) Railway Company. The loan, however, has been met with little favour, as it is ve)y evident that the finances of the Russian Government, under whose guarantee it is issued, are in the most desperate condition. The very terms offered shew that there is something wrong, although foreigners are scarcely able to tell where, on account of the mystery which has always shrouded Russian finance. It is a four per cent. Russian Government only secures £7,000,000, on which they really pay Gi per cent. It is surprising that a Government with a net revenue of 50 millions sterling should not be able to borrow on more equitable terms. We find, however, that the Budgets have been estimated in deficit for many years past, and little endeavour has been made to restore the finances to an equilibrium. The estimated deficit for the present year is £2,078,000 ; but, in all probability, it will be much larger. It must be borne in mind that the whole of the moneys raised ostensibly for railway purposes go into the bands of the Government, who are supposed to provide the railway companies with the funds as they requirethem. It would be desirable for the bondholders to know what progress the lines are making, and how much of their money has been applied to the purposes for which it was raised. As far as we can see, the progress made has not been very great, as the guarantee on railways only increased £15,000 in 1869 over 1868, according to the Budget. As Russia borrowed largely last year, both here and on the Continent, this can hardly represent the true state of affairs; and, certainly, the whole aspect of the question is most unsatisfactory from a bondholder's point of view. It is not probable, therefore, that many subscriptions will be obtained to the loan in this market. There has been a decided reaction in the tin trade, owing to the unsatisfactory sale of Bonca in Holland. Prices have given way about £3 per ton ; but, as we write, there is more firmness apparent. In other departments of trade very little of interest has taken place. The corn trade has ruled very dull, and factors, yielding at length to the pressure which has been put upon them, have submitted to a further decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Even at this reduction, howver, millers have shewn very little disposition to operate, and the transactions have been of quite a retail character.