The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-25 00:00:00

AMERICA. (arrraa's Tsunamis.) QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 24. The goyal Mail Steamship Scotia, from New York on the 16th inst.,arrived here at 9.15 p.m. to jay, after an unprecedented passage of eight daps She bring% 135 passengers, and 441,671 doll,. in s p e cie. She landed all the mails and 9 passengers, en d proceeded for Liverpool immediately. All well . Per Ins Secotia.) NEW YORK, Dom 15, Evening. c o mas has proposed legislation to check specu lation in gold. The military situation is unchanged. The report of the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury represent& the finances to be in a very unfavourable condition. Money easy. Gold, 49 per cent. prem. Stocks higher. Both armies in Virginia are going into winter quarters. On the 30th November the Federal& occupied Fort &permit', Matagorda Bay, capturing ten gu n The Confederate garrison, numbering 1,000, e saped. The command of Matagorda Bay is said to give the Federals the control of Central and Western Texas, and all the important points on the east coast except Galveston. General Banks is sick with fever at New Orleans. RelVillaialllDColl have been made by the Federal" from Chattanooga to Lafayette. No large body of Confederates was met with. Longstreet is reported to be at Rutledge, 30 miles north-west of Knoxville, in a comparatively sate position. General Price is crossing the Red River into Texas, pursued by • large Federal force. Manna duke is endeavouring to join Price. It is reported that Meade has demanded • court of inquiry into the late campaign. The representatives of the Loyal Leagues have bad an interview with President Lincoln, to urge a mote radical policy in Miernri, and the removal of General Schofield. The report of the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury recommends an immediate reduction in the currency from 700 to 200 millions, by the com pulsory funding of 500 millions into twenty years Sit per Cent. Bonds. For this and other purposes he proposes a loan of 1,000 millions, with interest, payable in coin. Currency not funded be fore April will not be received at the Treasury, but will be paid after the declaration of pesos. Guarantee will be given that the issue of ear rency will be confined to 200 million dollars left in circulation. The Secretary proposes to levy a tax payable in coin, and to tax all property 5 per cent. on its value. Those measures must be adopted, or the country must succumb, as a de preciation of the currency renders taxes oasis's for carrying on the government. In the Confederate Congress Senator Foote, tamer political opponent of President Davis, de nounced the latter as being responsible for the defeat at Chattanooga, by keeping General Bragg in command against the wishes of the people and the army. He said that President Davis had almost rained the country by his action in military affairs, and he hoped that President Davis would never visit the army again. In the Fetteral Congress, Fernando Wood intro duced a resolution proposing to send commissioners to Richmond to arrange for securing peace under the constitution upon terms of justice and equality. The proposal was defeated by a vote of 98 to 59. The large vote favouring the proposition has excited some surprise. A resolution. to the effect that war ought not to be waged for conquest or subjugation, but that as sooa as the rebellion was crushed the States should be restored to the Union with their dignity and equality of rights unimpaired, was likewise nega tived by 82 to 74 votes- Resolutions have been introduced fora new reci procity treaty with Canada ; also to inquire into the expediency of putting coloured soldiers on the same footing NI white men as regards pay, and of abolishing the 900-dollar draft commutation. The Nero York Herald suede that Mr. M'Dougal will introduce a resolution in the Senate declaring the invasion of Mexico to be an unfriendly act to wards the United States, and inquiring if it is not the duty of the United Stake to declare war against France in consequence. A banquet to both Houma' of Congress took place on Saturday last oa board the Russian fleet at Washington. The Russian Minister and the Speaker of the House of Representatives made speeches. The Confederates have refused to reoeive any more stores for the Federal prisoners, in oonsequence of imputations of the Northern press and govern ment authorities that the stores are not honour ably delivered. The Gottenor of Virginia, in his message to the Legislature, takes strong grounds that re-union is utterly impossible, everything showing the neces sity for eternal separation. The Confederate Senate has passed a bill pro hibiting the employment of substitutes in the army. The steamer Minna has been captured near Wil mington• COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW TORE, Dia 15, Erzauro. Money easy Gold opened on Monday at 519,1, but declined yesterday to 49, on account of the repotted legislation concerning speculation in gold. Gold is now quoted 49. Exchange on London, 163; exchange onj Paris, 3.421 to 3.45. Sines Monday there has been considerable specu lative activity in stocks at higher prices. New York Centrals, 132 ; Illinois, 118 ; 1061 ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 104. Cotton in good inquiry. Middling Upland, 82e. Flour very 6rm. Wheat and core advancing. Provisions steady. Coffee quiet. Sugar in good iuquirY ; Molasses dulL Petroleum dull ; crude, 30 to 31 ; refined, 45 to 46. NEW YORK. Dec. 16, Moturoto. All is quiet at Knoxville. General Foster assurned the command on the 14th inst. General Burnside has left for Cincinnati. The Federals are reported to have captured touch of Longstreet's artillery and baggage. It is else repotted that Longatreet's rear guard had re- Pulsed General Sheridan, who was pursuing him 'Mt heavy lose, Sheridan being badly wounded. Both tittle reports, however, require confirmation. Guerillas continue active in raids upon Meade's outpost, General Butler bas despatched a negro regiment, !Inch lin occupied Flivtbeth City, North Caro 'Jul, sod will make it the base for future operations. , 1 Federal expedition from Yorktown has occu cd "Arias City Court House on the James Purer, capturing a small force there. ... Cc etress has called for reports of General 2 Velellse s cam • The New York Herald has nominated General ( , raut as a candidate for the next presidency, and u rges Public meetings to confirm the nomination. Thu Chesapeake i s re p or t e d t o b e near Chester, Nu re Scotia. ebt Coum OSBORNE. D. 24. The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday acoomputiod by Moms Louis and Primus Boatrios. The Primus of Woo sad Priam@ Rohm drove out. A deputation from the Fulham Unice, consisting of Mr John Blackford (chairman), Mr. John Cromwell (vice-chair man), soil Mr. Thomas Alley Jones (guardian), bad as in. terries, with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers yesterday at the office of the Poor-law Baird, WhitehalL Oe Friday and Saturday la the past week ber Mad Gracious Majeety's Bounty and Gate Alms, to aged and de genies poor, many of whoa were blind and paralysed, who had been reerommeaded by the clergy in the various perishes sad districts in and round London, were distributed at the Almonry -office. in Sootiandiard, Whitehall; and no Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the anneal week, these distributions were resumed in anticipation of the fes tival of Christmas. Time dietributiona were nude under the directing acre el the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord High Almoner, and the Rev. Dr. Jell, D.D., Sub-Almoner, by Joseph Hanby Fan-, the Secretary and Yeoman of her Majesty's Alromari in Ordinary. Deepatchee were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. PM:NCI ARTHIIE. —His Royal Highness' Prince Arthur arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from Gruenwich-perk, &Waded by Major Elphiastone, and hay. int eraterked on board the royal yeast Fairy, Captain the Prince of Lelniugen, pracordel to Osborne. Tat ROOTOROItIr or !HZ A2EADIIOI —ABCODIZII, THOBBOAY.—The election of Lord Iteetcrof Aberdeen Uaivervity took plow to-day, with the following result:—Earl Russell, 231 virtu ; Yr. E. Grant Duff, 31. P., 133 votes. Fart Russell had a majority in the several nations as well as by vote. Him lordship baa intimated his intention of corms'` down at the close of the session in April to be installed into office. Mr. layard, IL P., left town on Wednesday on a viit to the Earl and Countess &men, at &steer Gude, near Ledbary. The Earl and Counteea of Lincoln, Lord and Lady Itoicaby sad Um Hon. Kim Montagu, and lin. Milner Gilman are among the English viaitom at present staying at Nies. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1863. CHRISTMAS-DAY IN THI PRISONS. To-day, notwithstanding the alteration in the law of imprienoment for debt, • considerable number of debtors wood their Clariatmas in . custody, ei th er in the metropolitan prisons or is the spon ging-tionsee. The dimi nution of the number of the isoircerated, as compared with the muster-rolls of the srmy of martyrs in past years is, however, highly gratifying , then being now y scores when there were formerly hundreds. In Withecrossatrest Prison the number of prisoners is 90. Many of those in custody are detained ors county court warrants for debts of trivial amounts. In accordnos with time-honoured custom, they receive to-day a substantial repent of reset beef and other Christmas fare, which in principally provided by the benevoleoce of the Lord Mayor. Horoicangerlane Gael contains in its debtors depart ment only Z 7 prisoser& This a fortunate, se there as aws fund whatever for those who may have to pass the Christ mas within the massive Evils of that great prison, and if he be not able to buy his Christmas dinner, he must fast. In the criminal arterial the Beason brings so salami whatever to the ty. The Qessn's Prins is no longer occupied by debtors. It is now a plan of confinement for offenders who are undergoing the seateaom of courts-martial. The metropolitan workhouses are generally sot so full as they were this day twelve months. la all of Mina some have bees made for giving the inmates • On& Ie Bethial-green Workhouse, where there ere about 1.150 istreasse, the fare consists of roast beef, plum pudding (in the manufacture of which 180 pomade of might, and t 0 weeds of currants were absorbed) and petatoot Omegas and nuts are provided for the children, and a benevolent gentleman living in Mildmay-park has gladdened those of the little ones who are in the sick ward, by a large donation of toys. The workhouse is decorated with a sovereign's worth of overgrew. voted by the board of guardiau& le Sessiegtoe Workboues there are about 450 imitates., end their bill of fare may be taken as • sample of that in all the unless. Each adult sits down to a dinner of three- quarters of a pound of roast beef, potatoes in uumeasured quantities, cos posed of hini puddi, and one pint of The old people. t h e ehildres, sad the sick bare•• dessert of oranges and apples, and seam tobacco and snuff. THE MISSION OP SLR NOSES MONTEPIOILE TO MOROCCO. The Famed that complete success will attend the siaica of Sir Moses Moulders is leaguing day by day. Having twee, owing to the introduction from the ForelmanMaa and the kind interest of the Eog lidi sanbemiador, received at Madrid by the ministem, sad favoured with audiences by the Qum) and Kiog, the worthy bereeet and his companions set out direct for Tangierds Cadiz. His arrival there was the moment which the Spanish government most gracefully oboes as a fit opportunity for yielding to the representations made not only by England. but also, as we shall presently sea, by Frame, Italy, and the United States of America ; for a few boars after the arrival of Sr Moses, the two pri soners at Tangier were liberated, and the Spaoisb Coo sel.Gumal declared at out that Spain abandoned all further precluding. against the other unhappy prisoners croodeoused to death, and who awaited their doom in the leahossie dungeon at Said. This declaration of the Oo•w!-0..w•l via forthwith communicated to the Goveraer of Teenier who promised to oomninnicate witti est delay with the floltaa, and to procure ea order for the hasediate liberation of the prisooers. A tele e ^r•m from Sir MOMS to J. M. Mooted," Fag., prosidoot pro tons. of the Board ell Deputies of British Jews, lately brought this muss to our metropolis, and at • reeetieg of the oa Tuesday evening last the telegram wee laid be fore them. _ . We have mid that other governmeste besides the English have rained their mire agaiest the cruelties ea the err of Morocco. M. Drouyn de Lburing bees appealed to by the French Universal lelitish Alliance, gave orders to the French represestatives at Tangier required to the coession. The Italian govern ment, appealed to from the lame quarter, at ors despatched orders to its consuls aloe` the coast to protest the Jews from say acts of violence. The enbismit of Washington, bevies been made sequainted with the particulars by a deputation from the AID• 6111111 Jewish heard of delegates, at roe made repressatatices au the subject both to the Sprish and Moorish antheeilien. Thus, by the help of God, a grave itaThas been averted from the 200,000 Jews orecoo, against whom, but for this timely inter parrs, false accusation upon false accretion would have bra treed. The Jewish community owes a heavy debt of gratitude to the powers which ieterpeeed in behalf of the unfortunate Jews of Morocco, but especially to Earl Russell, who took the initiative in the matter, who oast the halo of Eagleson name around the delegate of the English Jews—the him-mrdell fir Maces Moutefiors, and lest him the premised bra pmver.—Jorish Ckronick. The Messrs. Hachette, of Paris, advertise a new edition of Doc Quixote with Mnstrations by Gustave Dore. The work is is two volumes, contains nearly four hundred esgravinp ea wood, and is sold at 160 franca (GI. 8..). 31. Dore, it is stated, visited Spala ia order to do full justice to hie subject. LORD Eaurrox's Homing, —The members of Land Fannies's Hunt met his lordship by invitation in Ayr. on Tuesday, to consider what steps should be taken ma mmonism a the scarcity of foxes. His lordship explained that he bad started hie fox•honeds in the county with the best hopes, end had dose all be could to show swi, but, safortuastely, the foxes were so IKATC4), that alth ou gh be wield cautious the experiment soother year, still, if be did not receive greater cooperation in the preeervatioa of foxes, they must not thick Ina withdrawal of the pack uses from any want of inclination on hie pert to keep Wm 12 the county After some discussing, resultieg is exertions being resolv ed upon to use every effort to interest proprietors and farmer, in the preservation of foxes, so as to encourage Lord Eglinton to make this exhilarating and mealy sport permanent is Ayrshire, the meeting broke op.-4 Advertiser. A Mower= Casa—The largest cake ever made is the world is sow an view at the shop of Mr. J. Myatt, eseteefisosie. Bt. Gila* is this city. It weighs 3,0C311a., elands 7 feet high, sad is 18 feet is circumference. It my isteresi our readers if we state that there hove been red is the maii starters of this monster cake, 550 lbs. of Saw, 3,000 egp, 5 barrels of cumin* 2 cwt. of cessigis and lemon peel, 300 lbs. of hatter. 4GO CV:et sugar, besides other ingrediecte. The cake will by the Mayor at the axonal conrersazione of the Chtirehases'a Usiors. which is to be held is the Coro Ex change as the 4th of January. It sostaiss 200 tickets the pasessios of which will ..title the holders to various pre , sesta, esesprbiag two elegant plated cake baskets, gold r~ja~ j , pied beskets, silver fruit knives, silver thimbles, ke.—Oxford Chnesick 1 Tea Haw MAIL CONTRAMIL—Tbe first ma il. ands the new resessel with the Royal Mail Company will be dappsisbod ss the lad proximo to the West Indies, and es the Mk prime t. Hisesg. Aosta* to this east/est mils fee the Spree mats will duly be .wt ea the Sad al the meth. arid tor Grieyteers duly Do the 17th eilbsovasti. Ibis boa Woad wilt, is future, be due at St Thome In is days, at Bortrilses is 18 dem at Demerms ia 10, Panama - is 21, Vera Ores is 24. G rvytows hi 23, Mie dm Imam is 211, Boats lissiba is 27, Valparaiso is 33, sad Ramos Alum Is X. THE WATERLOO-ROAD MURDER. Last evening a public mgeting of the working men of Lambeth was held at the National Bathe, Wan. =inner-road, for the purpose of memorialisiog Sir George Grey to reeommend her Majesty to spare the life of the sosdanned criminal, Samuel Wright, at unseat lying under sentence of death in lione •lane Priam, for the coat minim of what heabeectetmad the Waterloo-road murder. Mr. G. M. Murphy having takes the chair, said the meet ing had been allied, not for the purpose of declamatioo or intimidation, but there were circumstasces surrenudian the present case which warranted the holding of a public nami ng in order to call for mercy to be extended to the criminal. The bade which had taken place fa pawing or was perhaps unparalleled in this country for though the culprit had aokuowlsdged his guilt, had a regular trial been gams( into time were extenuating circumstances in the cam which might have reduced it to me of manslaughter. Since the trial the)friends of Wright had got five affidavits all testifying to the violent character of the woman Green, and stating that she had been known to follow other num round a room with a knife in her hand threatening to stab them for some imaginary grievance. There were also certificates from the fellow workmen of Wright all bearing testimony to hie hornet sad inoffensive character. He (the chairman) concluded by moving the adoption of a memorial to Sir George Gre7, which stated, " That the memorialists viewed with pain the precipitancy with which ooavictioe and sentence of death had followed nom the commission of the mime, such baste in the case of a prisoner charged with so pave an offeace being without a panned in the admiaistration of justice; that while the prisoner might rightly acknowledge himself guilty of killing the woman Green, yet that, being ignorant of law, be woe unaided by legal assisbance, and wholly incompetent to take advantage of the many legal points which might have arisen during the trial to reduce the crime to one of manslaughter; that no evidence of any premeditation on the part of the prisoner had been discovered," &a. The memorial con clude* with a prayer for a eminintatioe of the extreme sentence of the law. Mr. W. Rose, bricklayer, seconded the adoption of the memorial, which was a g reed to unani mously. The chairman said that a memorial with a smiler prayer was being extensively signed by the middle classes and shopkeepers of Lambeth. THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. The annual distribution of prises to those pupils of the School of Art to whom they bad been awarded by her Majesty's Art Inspector at a recent examination, took Owe on Wednesday, in the lecture theatre of the Royal Dublia Society. The proceedings were attended with more than cordiality Mat, in consequence of the presence of the Lord Lieutenant, who dutnbuted the prizes, and a very harp and highly respectable attendance of opmtators. The gallery enetemed also a large number et the younger pupils of the institution , 'ing many who were awarded miss, and the proceedings were evidently the subject of very peat lathiest to all assembled in the theatre. Sir R. Peel was also preeent. Gtptain SHAW said—May it please your Excellency,—The thecae devolves on me, as chairman of the Committee of Fins Arts, of laying before your Excellency the enema report of the committee relative to the Royal Dublin Society's School of Art, and, on behalf of the committee, of thanking your Excellency for the interest you evinced in the welfare of the reboot, by kindly consisting to preside and distribute the prizes oo this occasion, enhancing their value, and giving as additional stimulus to the industry of the students. Iklear hear.) The prime which will be distributed are, de!, those of the Royal Dublin Society • secondly, the Taylor prize, for composi tion p;intins, which is only competed for by Young ponces who intend to make art their moteamos ; and, thirdly, those awarded by the government inspector. I think it right to inform your Excellency that the new rules laid down by the Department of Sinews and Art have neces sitated ooseiderable changes in our school, sad that the Royal Dahlia Society Ins entirely conformed to these ar rangements. We have been most fortunate in obtaining a most efficient head master and mistress, sad, with the assistanos of the wood master, of whose qualifications we have had ample experience, we have eviwy reason to be confident as to the mow sad the beneficial results of the school. I also take this opportunity of mentaiming to your Excellency that it is contem plated to attach a gallery for fin* arta to the exhibition, to be bold= the premiere of the Ro al Dublin Society next year, sad, is the name of the to uproot a hope that the government deportee's., aided by the public Donn of individual collectors and artiste, will act with the same liberality as formerly—(hear, bear)—and thus furnish the Andante of this city with samples of Irish art, sad with instructional Tortunities of great value. We also &Oct pate that the National Gallery, which, I believe, will shortly be o to the public, will madam mu& to the improve ment a me nd Miamian of the public taste. (Applause.) With your Euellescre permission, I will now call - co Dr. Steele to read the report. Dr. Brans, assistant secretary, having read the report of the Fine Arts Omani Mee, His EXUALIMICT proceeded to distribute the prizes, ad words of eosigratulation to each of the recipiwute. The LOU Jostles of Ansel. moved a vote of thank, to the Lord Lieutenant for presiding. His EXCILLINCY said—l do not know whether I ought to pat the quail& that has been moved and seconded. Perhaps I may mews that no the will oppose it. tAii plasm.) I can 'mere you, ladies and gentleates, that it hes bass • great pleasure to me to come here once more to have beard the interesting informatiou that was supplied to us, and to have borne my part in the dutribution of the medals, whether local or national, to the successful candi dates . • but I will no longer run the risk of losing my cha racterfor honesty by retaining in my hand the cheque for 101., the amount of the Taylor prize, but I will with sincere pleasure hand it to John Feigns 011 ea. (Raving given the prize, hie Excedlency costianed)—l have always thought that it was a very wise asd considerate piece of forethought on the part of the Royal Dahlia Society to add to the many other branchbranches of science end hiclostry which came &der their fostering care a school of design—a department for the cultivation and eseeeragentent of Ilse arta. To be sure is some respects the subject matter on which we are engaged to-day affords a marked though not a remarkable contrast to the spectacle which was exhibited in the adjoining building only last week. There we maw a goodly array of fat beeves and well-fed sheep, and more than well-fed swine-- (laughter)—to say nothing of the Cochin Chia fowl sad the elegant specimens of the Bramah poultry. Now, ladies aad geotleetee, all them epecirseas of soimai oaten alas exhibit, to a certain extent, the lieu of a good proper symmetry and proportion. and great pains were takes with them for that purpose. Still we must acknow ledge that the contours and outlines which they preeset to us differ somewhat from those presented by the exquisite form of the Venus and the faultless shape of the Apollo. At all event. I limy congratulate you that this department of the fine arts will receive very shortly a more appropriate accession sad aid, within the very precincts of thu institu tion, by the opening of the new gallery—the sew National Gallery of Ireland. I quite endorse the opinion which Mr. Manosell propounded in his spirited and excellent re marks, when he reminded me of words that I have used before iu congratulating the public of Dublin on the manifest improvement which within a very short memory has taken place in thearelitectural appeicanosof the metro polis, in the streets, houses, shop-fronts, schools,. hospital., ▪ churches of all religious denominations ; while even, I think, the same improvement is traceable is the domestic furniture now used. In these respects I cordially subscribe to the opinion that the schools of such an inetitntion ss this, by the care which is there bestowed upon the nicety of hand and accuracy of eye, form the most powerful auxiliary is this country that can be imagined. I trust that these your model wheels are likely so supply to Ireland a great many Deane', Lanyou, and MVssihys. (Applause.) I should congratulate the school on the eoquisitioe made by the engagement of the sew head master, Mr. Lyse, a I flawhose admirable antecedents spesk for themselves. n no less sanguine of the efficiency that will bedisplayed by Riga Julyan in her new airway. I em happy to see amongst the distinguished company one of my _own col leagues is the government of this country, Sir Robert Peel. (Applause.) I feel confident that he will sever fell to show the utmcst sympathy for end wish to give encouragement to the interests of this department of the institution. I cordially wish success to the labours of this department. I have long felt that Irishmen do not fail in any native susceptibility for art, though they may labour under the disadvantage or want of not having always had due culti vation or encouragement in art. I trust that this institu- tine will have a powerful effect in remedying the deficiency. and in developing and guiding that satire susceptibility which, I think, is not only not wanted, but is very marked and distinguished in the Irish temperatnest (applause). I return you thanks for the kindpvieeption you have given me, and express my cordial wish for the continued success and further development of the inetitotioo. (Applause.) Mr. G. W. Mailmen begged to correct an omission he bad made in not referring to the kindness of Sir Robert Peel, to whom the society wax indebted for his kindness in planing a number of appointments in their hands. He would move a rote of thanks to Sir Robert Peel. Ilie Exaellesey—l will put the motion, although I be lieve that Sir Robert Pssl has gone away. The resolution was carried by acclamation, and the pro ceedinp then terminated. The total value of the gold raised in the province of Otago. in New Zeslaod, dining two years, has been 4,024,000/. The population of the proviso has um* doubled during that period. The imports last year amounted to 2,472,0001., the exports to 3.104,0001., sad the eastern, revenue to 214,0001. TIN province of Otago proves to be one vast gold Geld. Rich diggings are °so stantly being discovered there. Clive:AL PAle.ca.-02yE SHILLING DAY.-- THIJUDAT, DEC. 24.—Adtniesions on payment, 671 ; dinio by 44 44 04 41441444. 947 ; 404114 1,618. Tas Quiciat's HOWIRHOLD. —lf in any family in the Itimedea pare breed would be exp-m % e to he found, If In that o: Noetaanstrus Mapwly Queen Victoria, and we and tb. Qiims's rivals bek.r pronounces homrick • finking Powder a mod mane and rebel leeeeton. The same judgwant has by theentedi d temillen been pronounced ewe On powder, whieis is Dow eitarlvely wool throughout the length and breadth of the leaL—(Advertismeat.i MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAt) Two o'Otbart. To-day being Christmu-day, we have no report to make under this bead. The joint-stock banks have not altered their allowance for money on deposit, the rate being still 5 per cent. The discount establishments give 5 per cent for money "at call," ai at three days' notice, and 6 per cent. at fourteen days' notice, as before. The fortnightly settlement in share* and foreign stocks will commence on Monday (" continuation day") and terminate on Wednesday. The amount of gold sent into the Bank yester day was 73,0001. In consequence of the fall in the value of money the tendency in the foreign exchanges yesterday 1 1 afternoon was unfavourable to this country. The rates were as follows : Aina•sedra. Y .sal . ILI9 br. ; at* 3 dam 11.17 to 18; Itatew4ses. 3 months, 11.19 j to 12 ; Antwerp. 3 swaths, 26.67j p t r i a t a 7 k 2 is 4lwabor: bum. lbws wwitlot 13.71 lo 8 ; Paris, 3 2427 to 33j; 21410. 3 mesa* 96.70 ts 76 .timr 3 maths. 1191 to ;13L (pw reabis), 3 wastie, 33j to A ; Timm. aft. 3 meatiwl2.3o to 35 ; Trims* eIL la. 11 tioathe i 1210 to 36; Mnizi4 3 weelis, 47j Ps 46; Oellw,ll satatis, 47j to 48; Umbers. 3 siestas, 25.90 to 96; Gsaas. S swaths, 26.90 is 95 ; Milan, 3 sieselw 26.90 to 96 ; Naples, 3 solatio. 26.90 to 96; Men" erwths, 96.90 to 96; Meeskw, 9 ssoalik 36.90 to 96; Liam. 92 de" 62i to operb3. 9 0 dor% 02e to 9. At Paris the ruts of discount in the open market is percent ; Vienna, 6 ; Hamburg and Berlin, 4} ; Turin, ; Fraildort, 4 ; Amsterdam, 6 ; Brussels, 54 • and St. Petersburg, 8 per cent. The telegn6s with regard to the arrival of the Calcutta and China mails at Suez are now about four days overdue in London. The telegrams in anticipation of the Bombay mail are expected early next week. ---- The annexed circular notifies an amalgamation of the discount firm of Messrs. A. and G. W. Alexander and Co. with the banking firm of Messrs. Cunliffes and Co., both of Lombard-street : Gentlemen,—We have to Worm you that we have made arrangementa for the eombinatioo of our batistes with that of our friends, Cunliffee sad Co., of 24, Lombard- sat. on the lst of Janumry seat, under the style of Alexandra Cusliffm, sad Corapsay. The business will be carried on both at 40 sad 24, Lombardia:est, until the 11411 of next 'south, when it will be conducted solely at 24, Lombard street, until the premises is course of ersolios at 30 and 31, Losabardatreet, are completed. Trustlag that under the sew anangemeat we shall waive a continuum of your favours, we remain, yours faithfully, A. sad G. W. ALLIANDIA and Co. 40, Lombard•street, Deo. 24. The North Rast;fen Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 6791. over mat year ; the Midland an increase of 2,0881. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of 1,6431. ; and the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of 4,0101. The directors of the Ruropean Bank have made a call of 51. per share, payable by the 18th January, by which the paid up capital of this bank will be increased to 200,0001. The directors of the Sociiiht Q6o6rale de Commerce et d'lndustrie at Amsterdam have announced that a permeate( 3 florins 90 cents., or 8 francs 3boantimea, will be made to the shareholders as a portion of the profits of the year 1863, payable at the offices at Amsterdam and Paris. The directors of the Imperial Bank have taken premises in Victoria-street, opposite the West mi dater Palace Hotel , and will open a branch di rectly the offices are fitted up for the purpose. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 23, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Oirculaties Issas Oireslatias active .. 19,656,815 Deciess 143,690 Public &pada 10,266,846 Inman 1,162,808 Other deposits - 112,711,637 Dearlsse 653,431 G0v.,444444. esamiliee 1 'akin elsparlessi 10,762,333 Ne amp. Otlmr.uuntassia leakieg dapartnacet Oopi and Imam la both daparimaala • 14.217,067 Lamas 541,503 Sew day mar oar Ms 616,984 Lamas 34,725 The Rest Note.. in mere 8,496,345 Imam 730,906 Total morn (noise twat in blab's( department). 9,210,252 Ingrains 685,283 This recur', furnishes • full explanation of the rcductiou in the Bank rate of discount announced to-day. The increase of 541,593/. in the coin and bullion, and of 685,2831. in the reserve in the bank ing department, speak for themselves. At no former period, with the coin and bullion over fourteen millions and the reserve over nine mil lions, has the Bank minimum been so high as 7 per mat. . SANK 01 INOLAND.—Aa AC 5.......‘ V ic.. C. IMler Is week Fla Neal pitnesnt to **Ad n swamps Wohluir4y, Dec. ZS, UM ISM gam lamed 'ttaaskieo Governbient debt 411,01.14100 Other securities 1,11116.90 u Gold cola and bal boa Barer bullion Saimaa : SAXES= DWAIMEMirr. =dale Caged 4110611.410 I Government Beet- S.ris.sn titles Ouellette. Public DePegte Ob. I Dead Weight Am @ladies Itzeheq., tufty) 610.70=.390 bar. Dank" Coro- I Other 60661Mts Ws. el Dattcsal /totes 6.616345 Debt, sad Div. Geld sal Mem Awse.) Other 0wen,.... 12.711.6371 lam dayaMilhar basal. 611.614 /08.143,100 14 4b 3 . 11 8 Dee. 24. 1861 ll 441.383.638 MAESEIALL. Chief Coattier. THURSDAY E!INIP. Consols, which closed yesterday at 919-18 to 4 ex div., for the 7th Jan., rose this morning to 91g to I. and closed at 91} to g. For money the last price was 914 to 4. The oScial business report is as fol lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 914, ; ditto, for account, 911, 1, • Three per bents. Reduced , 914, ; New Three ' per Cents., 914, g ; Years Annuities, 1886, 141, 4 ; Bank Stock, 285 ; India Stock, 218, ex div. fur open ing; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 106 i ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864, g ; ditto Bonds, par. , The India Five per Cent. stock remains steady. Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 9s. to as. dig. The foreign stock market was buoyant during the gowter part of the day, but a rather decided re lapse took place inthe afternoon, in sympathy with that in other securities. Nevertheless the final quo tations in moat instances were somewhat above those of yesterday. In the market tor bank shares the tendency of prices was again decidedly upwards, and an advance varying from ss. to li. per share took place in many descriptions. Londonandßraziliau Bankabares were particularly buoyant. London and South African Bank have receded. Joint-Stock Discount and National Discount shares were inquired for. International Financial shares eve better at 41 to 4/ prem. ; General slightly lower at 24 to 1 prem. ; London Financial firm, at 84 to 9 prem. ; and Mercantile Credit considerably higher, at 6 to 64 prem. Hudson's Bay shares were stea dyi at 24 to 24 die. ; and Egyptian Trading 2s. 61. higher, at 14 to 2 Deem. Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day 141 tolsl prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 41 to 5 prem. ; Universal Marine, f to 4 prem. ; Commercial Union Assurance, 34 to prem. ; North British and Mercantile Insurance, 1 8 to 4. English and Swedish Bank shares were last quoted 21 to 1 prem. ; Land Mortgage Bank of lodia, 2g to 2} prem. ; West India and Pacific Steam, 1 to lf prem. ; Contract Corporation, 44 to 44 prem. ; Merchant Bank, 34 to 41 prem. ; Discount Corpo reticle, 31 so 44 prem. ; llifunta's Metal Company, Ito dia.; Littlehampton Steam, sto 5f prem. ; Consolidated Discount, If to 2 prem. ; Floating Dock Company, 1 to lf prem. ; and Gloucester shire Smelting, 11 to 21 prem. Contract Corporation shares have risen to 4g to 44 prem. THE SHALIePON IN TADOCIA. This dreadful disease, after prossissisg. foe several mooch& in Panarne, hes at lest niched the native village. of Tahoge. In the Resting - us, consisting of wend huts and some Num or foot bloodied people, the deaths have been am in thy five of the estimated population. In the priseipil va in, there ham been several deaths. The epidemic sp plan there to be of a less malignant form. The Restiagos is viteateil oo a slowly flat ; the houses mall, crowded, sad filthy.—Panassa Star. Kato intelliram COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Dsc. 24. (Mors Mr. Commissioner Goa Mum) EX ZAMICILBROOL, This via ea appliaatios for release from custody. The bankraptorho wasdoccribsdaslaisof Cottage-place, Newing too, oasis up is chars' of osa of as officers from If mammals lass gaol The accounts, by Mr. 8. T. Cooper exhibit debts 3451. The fads» is attributable ito looms s trade, sad heavy medial ampere& These was so opposition, and as order for the bankrupt's immediate libation was made. 01010! JAMES BOULDI. The bankrupt, George JIM'S Barthan, was described as • gentleman, formerly of Plymouth and Portsmouth, then of Frith and Great Jima-street, Balfu.d-row ; sod finally of Whiteorthestreet prime. He now applied for his release front custody. The case has been frequently reported. The acenuuta, by lir. S. T.Cooper, shoe debts to the amount of rimy Gamma& at pounds. The Imakrapt alleged his inability to meet his eepgenieum Marine from his not being able to realise his property as he anticipated. Among the principal creditors are &doe and Brithan, debt re turned at 1821., holding a bond for 0,0001. of Matthew Tracey Everisgbara Harlow, 201., holds • bond for 40001. from Sir John de Beauvoir, and 40301. from Matthew Train ; Pairpaint, Lasater. square, debt 3101 • bond for 5,000 t. of Matthew Tracey ; Najaf T. Shoddy , '' Plymouth, SDK, holds a baud for 40001., Om by Matthew Tracey, and another for 1000 i., by Sir John de Beauvoir • Mr. Watts, of Wilton Lot Regeafe. park, bolds the bankrupt's acceptaDoe for • of 1001. Oa • former comics the court missed to xylem the bank rupt until be foiled security to appear, lumaelf in' 00/., and two sureties of 100/., sad further ordered that the registrar should be satisfied with the sureties. Four poems now cams forward as bail,—• greengrocer, a shoemaker, • cm/- factor, and • residing at th e West.esd. The Registrar found the proposed oiretiee satisfactory, and their recopiissacee were accepted. NZ -.-lIIPOITAIT QULB:110/1. The debtivied beer a 17iii4;tnirrchant, of Hanover-square, whose total liabilities are about 12000/. I. November last be bed executed a Mast deed to Maoism fee tie rowel body of creditor., but two creditors refused to come logo the arrangement—Lemma Hart aid Soo, wine merchants, of Fenchurch-street and Mr. (Miley, an extensive wise mer chant—and t►ey had now takee out bankruptcy proceedings. It was proposed to examine Mr. Alfred Watson, of Osamu. street, the solicitor to the trustees, but that reetiemon de. clioed to be examined without an order of the court. The Commissimier, however, said he must submit himself for examination. It was nedentood that an spoliation would be forthwith made for adjedication. Mr. Malley was for a creditor. II ?ARM RI . SRVOO ♦ DIBTOB ABROAD WITH NOTICI or lAXIIUPTVT. The alleged bankrupt I;d formerly been a bookseller in Bond-street, but now resided in France, and was described in a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy as a " gentle man." Mr. Roxburgh said the matter was recently before the wart, and be had Dow to apply that the debtor might be served with Doti°, le Fraose.. The Commissioner mid that there was no evidence that then was an latent to defeat and delay creditors. It was • serious promeding, for if the application was maid many pawns who remained abroad for a year or two could easily be adjudicated baskrupt. Mr. Roxburgh—But nary persona who cannot pay their debt', remain abroad for convenience sake. (leughtsr.) The Commissioner —But all the world now gpeessa ithrold, and these COMO must be strictly watched, et6sswiw any disappointed creditor might adopt time proosedimp. Mr. Roxburgh—But here is • auditor for above 11001., and debtors do not go abroad owing such hew sans sad reside there eighteen mouths without paying Gem_ The Commimioner said it was an important peal, sad be ahonld like to consider the subject. Mr. Roxburgh said the oily thing be asked wee to owe the debtor with that paper in Pare with whisk be could be served in London without any formal spplicallice. He submifted that in this instance the Chancery practice would be analogous to that in Bankruptcy, end quoted Mr. Roads book OD the subject. His Honour said be would lock through the authorities and give he decision in a few lays. Mr. Chidley was for intereMed parties. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClP.ClllT.—Krocarow, Dsc. 24. (Wont Bone Pigott.) rmimtriums As GULDFOILD. Joseph MaAarg, 26, a sergeant is the 3rd Buffs, a smart, soldier-like looting young roan, was charged upon en bathe:t oter, and also by the coroner's inquisition, with the wilful murder of Elisabeth Waterer. ' The prisoner, when called upon to plead to the charge, mid, in an emphatic manner, "I am not guilty." Mr. Lilley and Mr. Sharpe were counsel for the proems- Moo. The prisoner bad no legal manure, but, at the request of the learned judge, Mr. OppeuLeini watched the cam on his behalf. The learned counsel for the prosecution opened the cam to the jury se or of a very painful and extraordinary chs. mater, sad although the trireme was charged with the mime of wilful murder, it appeared to be admitted that the case sow not as ordinary otie of murder s but that the pri soner and the deceased bad intended onginally to commit suicide, and as the prisoner was the survivor be was charged with the crime of murder by having aided and assisted the unhappy woman to destroy bee owe life. It appeared that the primmer, who bore a very good character as a soldier, and who had recently returned from China, whets he bad been engaged in the recent war, was stationed with his regiment at Aldershott, and he had formed an intimate 00110113Li01) with the decreed, who wee a respectable young woman, about his own age, sad who, at the time of the occurrence, was is the service of a family at Guildford. On Sunday, the Ist at November, the prisoner and the detained met in the neighbourhood of Guildford, and about half-pest eight o'clock AS night they went to a beer-shop to the town milled the Coseltinakers Arms, where they asked for • lodging, stating that they were man sad wife. A bedroom was provided for them, and nothing particular appeared to have occurred down to Friday morning, but on every OCCIM mon when the prisoner sod the deceased were seen together they appeared to be oa the mast friendly and affectionate terms. The dreamed was seen on the Monday and the Toes day, but not afterwards, end the last that sae seen of the prisoner was of Thursday evening. It should be stated that no the Wednesday morning the landlady tech up the break fast to the bedroom, sod at this time she observed that the deceased was in bed, and apparently asleep, and teem what afterwards transpired there appeared tube very little doubt that at this time she was dead, but it appeared that the pri soner stated to the landlady that she was asleep, and that she had not been very well all night. On the Friday morning it was observed th at th e key had been removed from the door of the bedroom occupied by the prism,/ and the de creed, and that the door was looked, and no answer being given when the landlady knocked, suspicion was excited and the police were sent for. Mr. VinWer, the then super intendent of police, acoompenied by Steeds, a sergeant, promptly arrived, sod upon their being informed of the state of affairs, they at once broke open the dear of the bedroom occupied by the prisoner and the deceased, and a dreadful mete then preeeoted Wish!. Upon the bed were the two human forms ' one being that of the unhappy deceased, who was quite dead. and in such • fearful state of decomposition about the head and neck that not a single feature wee discernible. Her mother, who saw her shortly after. wards, was pliable to recognise her by her features, and the wretched girl was only identified by other circumstance* that were deposed to is the course of the inquiry. The prisoner wm lying by the dead body. He bad nothing on but his roamers and his socks, sod he bed • dreadful wound is the peck, and appeared to be almost deed from the low of blood. By Iris side were • table knife covered with blood, and with which instrument he bad no doubt inflicted the injury on Lis throat, and also a drawn bayonet. Upon a post-mortem examination of the deceased it was observed that there were some mark+ round the neck as though it had been constricted by a cord, and upon the stomach being submitted to tests there were dis covered wh.,t were at first supposed to be traces of strych nine, but subsequently the medical gentlemen who were called in calm to the conclusion that death was pot occa sioned by the administration of strychnine, but by steepen hilloo. When the room was examined • piece of clothes line was found under the bed, and also • paper which ap peared to have covered a picket of Butler's Vermin and Insect Killer, and which was marked "Poison." The police also found in the room several letter, of which the following are copies. The brat was dated November 3, and was &Wearied to the sergeant-major of his regiment : "Sir,-1 presume in sending you tamps few lines, as 1 know you are always& good friend. I seed you this as a favour; I hope you will aocept the mine for me, as lain about to take my de. pasture from this world, tad I hope you will take care of yourself, as regards company, as it bas brought me to this rubs, but I gm no blame to them. I conclude with best respects to an the enema " JOtIEPH Ma aria." - " • • • The next letter was oseaddremed by the deceased to her mother, and was es follows, sod there was some evidence that it was in the handwriting of the primmer. " Guildford, November 3. "My dear Mother,—l think fi rather strange your not answering my last letter which I mot. I think it very unkind in you not doing so. Is a short time you will seed to me a long farewell, as I am going with Joseph Dfaberg of the 3rd Regiment, at Aldershoet. I think my time will be very short in this world, as I am very much attached to him. I blush when I 'etiolate this to you, but as a mother you must know what youth la. So I have made up my mind rather than part with him to take some deadly draught. But do not blame Dim fur this, as you will see both our names in the newspapets.../ likely he will pas t the blame of this, but I bops It my declaration you will contradict it. Dear mother , Tr kindly bid yews)) farewell, and as we will not meet in this world. I hops we shall in the world to come. My boxes are at Guildford station ; there US two of them. Good evening, with my beet respects to all inquiring friends. May God In by Jadeite mercy direct you all is the wish of your ever loving and affectioeat• daughter, " ELIZASIMI WATERXIL" Another letter was •ddne•ed to the coroner, sad was handed to • pofioe.coast•hle by the plume; on the day appointed by that functionary for proceeding with the *wry. It was at fellows : " I do not bow what to write what you owe& for ; shall I pat th in day the 26th of the month—ebere am I piss OW that! I may let you nom that we bethparterth et the polio at the seem time, bull** pith that I irk, lilt the gave me, ate bought at soother shop. It ha e Yee cover. Hal l an hour afterwards the wee dead. 1 was the night of the 3rd. We both said, se the wean nth leave me, we would die together. She died ki Int earth Ge the Tuesday netting she bad a rope used mend bra net who I sate up-stairs. At night we both Oaths is ghee gin about 630 pm. We both sent. al least rk lar : letter to both our mothers ea the Obis. I diet with thy one to see this. Dear frierA, I don't care. I wish Is eel I bad won with her. "Janet Ilanine. • The letter written by the primmer to his mother wo od the sante character as that wittier by the deceived. It ecotabied a number of quotations from Suiptare, sad a prons& the intention ci the writer to de troy himself. The following letter (partially boned) was also lotted. It wee addressed " To all niece:ad this night :" "Guildford, Nov. 4,1863. "Bo now dear Elisabeth the lies by my side. May eh feed have mercy epos en: souls--else lived—did the same. 1 hope our bodies in one gram-3 this memsthe the draught abe did take—although I partook ti it was set quit* safe 20 minutes after—ace did then expire, sad I was left weeping here in bet cold arms. She old 'Ain yea coming '—as we both drank together. 1 hope see will mesa in the sot world together [hero the letter werl ea te s t lent in pleat of cold—that she had given me although the is cold bee spirit is sear. I have watched sad essemed her all this cog day, but now deer Nimbi& a Mgr the dog, end abortly after DOW we will both loss port." [The rest of the letter was Whoa the primer au before the oareeer he mithethe following statement : "Sir,—On the evening of the 3rd, the yen/ *I spikes of seemed to be in trouble about the boar of lath I 111111% downstairs for some ale. and whim I cum up I hoed crepe card need her neck. I took it off, sad hales pethe to bed, we both partook of some pollee. the altimmeds died in my ores. That's all, sir, "AMUR /IMAM." A. amber of winos/es were called to prove what may be called the formal facts of the case, namely, the meet* of the prisoner ar d the deceased es the eveates of the let of November, and their taking up their abed, at the beer shop, the discover) - of the bodies, ho Very few gumshoes ware nut to them in croinioneeisation, and ail the whoseNe osecurred in stating that the presser and the deesseed act peered to be on the mat frieedly terms, sad that there me not at any time the slightest indication of ill-fesliug existing between them. It was also proved that an the 3rd of ovember which day she was supposed te have died, deceased had purchased a threepeany pethst of Vermin Powder, which, it appeared, would ham oretained about two grans of strychnine, at the shop et a chemist named Lucas, in Guildford. The medical evidence that was given was of a very assent lag character. Sinus. Phillip and tells, two teedical patlemen practising .t Guildford, who made a postman= examination of the body, stated that, in the first imenem, they were of minim that step:beim was the muss of death. but it appeared that no trace whatever of the minima of that poise was found in the stomach of the deemed. This fact, coupled with the &optimum:en exhibited by the Weft sad lungs, it appeared, thawed them to come to the ceett °twice that the deceased did net die of poises, hot frets strangulation and they suggested that the repo that wee footle the room was the instrument of death. It= however, they expressed a street opinion that lion was the came of &ails, they at the 'same time ad mitted that many appieneoes that generally presorted themselves epee a nosh mertein examination la coen of Soo, were anent in th is ease. Oa the o th er band, trg a lor, the eminent lecturer on chemistry, sad whose lay experience in such cases renders his opinion of he stated that, having paid fall attention to all te described by the other two medical gentle. rasa as presenting themselves upon rho poet ' mango examination, be had come to the ear climes that the death of the deceased WOO ocoo skated by strychnine, and that all the farm negatived in the most positive manner the ruggerties that the death arose from strangulahoo. He at the ono lime expressed his opinion that meat of the that were relied upon in rapport of the b of the balk beteg caused by straegulatiou were solely te be seedbed to the state of decomposition of the bay; whit sad thet with et gard to the absence of rigidity alter death, widi was mo tioned as me ground for Degativing the =writhes that the death was occasioned by strychnine, be said that rigidity of the body always ceased immediately deconiporitino sal is. Dr.Tayler also mid with regard to the fact of no stryokethe being foetid is the body, that this did not in aerial peeve that this poises was not the ono of death, malt the sent tam in all probability a small quantity only was just sufficient to cause death. and that it wee absorbed is. the system. havtag performed its deadly alio, leaving art trace behind. Mr. Oppenbeim, at the clogs of the ease for the prance tioe, made en able eddiess to the jary on behalf of the prisoner, and he °Denuded that upon the evidence before them it would be almost monstrous for them to cease le the coeclusiou that the deceased died hoes Oraugulatioe, sr that the prisoner's was the heed that caused her death try that mean,. He then proceeded to argue that there math be no reasonable doubt that, for some reason or Mho, the prisoner and this unhappy woman bad Agreed to destroy themselves, and is all probability they both took • portion of the triton. but that which was taken by the mmer was iesotEcient to ono his death, mid that be thee attempted to destroy bimetal( by cutting his threat. He urged that at the time he so stied he could sot bate boa in a state of mind to be Impossible, criminally, fee hie se (ions. mid upon that ground he called upon the jury to emit him, obtaining that if the act of the prheeer bad resulted in hisdeath. he was certain that• osroeer's jury would without least hesitation have said by their verdict that be wee is ms* at the time he committed the sot that caused his death. Baron Pigott summed up the whale of the evident' with great care and minuteness. He mid that if the jury believed that the deceased died Don stesogulation, or the mode suggested, sad that the hand of the peaeeerwas the cause of her daub, of course it weald be duty to led him ratty of the offence with which he was charged. If, however, they should think that it mouth @etiolation* established that the death was oeconsed by straegulatime, but that poises, was the cause of death. arid that the prisoner and the deceased bad mutually speed to destroy themselves by taking poison, it was his duty to tell them that in law the princes would still be amenable to the charge of minder by having aided and insisted mother to commit the crime. The jury retired at twenty minutes past 3 o'clock to deli berate upon their verdict. and is about half-as-boor they returned into court sod foetid the prisoner Guilty as en scoorsory before the fact to the commission of the murder, but at the same time strongly recommeeiled hint to mercy on account of his good character and the cirmunstaecee oonnethed with the - crime. The prisoner, when called upon to state whether he had anything to urge why sentence of death should not be weed upon him, replied, " lam not guilty." Baron Pigott, having pot on the black cap, addressed the primer. and said that, after a very careful coosideratioe of the evidence, the jury bad found him guilty of tieing an aceeesory before the fact of the crime of murder, by which he understood them to mean that he and the &canoed bad both agreed to take poises, and that he had aided mid melted her. and that her death wan caused in thin romper. He thought there could be so doubt that he had ae'ed very ill to this unhappy young rim oan. and that in the dietrem of mind oceasiooed by hie conduct she had resolved to destroy herself hy taking 'mime. and thus put an end Lathe state of misery in which she toned herself. He did not desire te aggravate the distress of mind which be must feel in his peaseet position, end all he had to do was to pees upon bun the :sentence of the law. He the proceeded to pats the sentence of death in the usual form. The learned judge then addressed the jury, Goal acid that he had no power to act upon their recommended - ma to mercy. but La would take Hire that it should be transmitted to the proper quarter, when it would no doubt receive fall I eglantine. A cuticles scene occurred in the court on Wedeeaday sinning. Five young labouring men were charged with • feloniou. assault norm • young woman named Elizahath Ellen Pinter : and after some evidence bed been adduced the pro arentrix was called es a witness. When she came into wart she conducted herself in a most extraordinary Milialelt, ex claiming frequently, with the utmost vehemenre, that all she wanted was to one Harry Grey (one of the prismen), and to know when he was. At the request of the court. a medical gentleman who was present was asked to examine the protecutrix, and be at once pronounced her to be its • Mate of intoximtioe. The learned jodge thereupon ordered bar into cuntenly, esti as there was no evidence against the priemen without her testimony, they were ACY,tlgtfrd. Yesterday the ',Happen. egniont whom there was another charge crisis, out of the SAMS transaction, were amain plated at the her: but Kr. Robinson, who woe inatrueted to pro smuts, declined to offer any evidence against them, and the jeer again returned a verdict of Not Guar/. The prosecuteix was then ordered to be brought op, and the learned judge addressing her said he was to am that she was in sidifferent state now to that in which she had appeared before him on the preceding day. It was a great contempt of court for soy perms to MPG forward me • wiles,s in a state of intoxication, and imbed felt it his duty to commit her for that contempt. She would now, bow ever, be discharged, and he hoped that what had taken place would be a warning to others not to not in a similar manse. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —lavrartwsu Dre. Z. Ciow COVIT.--faiior• NT. Jodie* W James Cucapayl4. aged 21. was indicted for haring. at Liverpool, no th., 24th at September, felooiouslv, nod d his malice aforethought, killed sad murdered use I.l , zabeth Oaranagh. Mr. Preston was counsel for the prosecution, and the priemser was defended by Mr. Ceram. His lordnhip. at the °peals( at the cad, mid it = be a relief to all persons engaged is the am to fay the prisoner might be properly tried fse the abut charge of manslaughter. He had careful}, tom lis depositions and he said **thing at the ad item bs gm satiated it would be quite sufficient for the ads d public Judice to try the prisoner fur the minor anus of manslaughter merely. The taste of the came woo briefly as follow :—The prisoner and the deeded} were man and wife, having been married about tow yaw ago. am! !boy at No. 3 house in Newport-street. De ceased woo 2. year. of age. The prisoner woe a C.0.111:11111111t.