The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-10 00:00:00

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Hoy .hl.l,'S 11001 Faillelt ot Hermann Varrin.—And KATHELINE AND 11.:Thl:C1110. Mr. T. Bain liwane, Mr. J. Robins, and Miss Isnbel Adams. —-•-- - HAYMAIII. I7 '. /wee Brum°, A GAME SII2I.ATION. Mewl Laws s. C. Ilisikeirs.Chippandale, Itogcrs,,c.; I.saam.s kiLwilliam, ie. — ANTON% AND CLEOPAVIA. MatileWi, Comp tes. 4c. ; llesdtuves Muthcw3 .1;, 11111. --:+110C11 ING EVENTS. ?RIK CFSS , .. IEIII EVINTRO, BARSABY b.;E. Meagre. 8 Canaan. N. Wafers, J. G. Shore. ge. Mr 3. J.Lu Wood, Woos A Mrs.ugusta Tleasemou and Katherine Ro d g ers. 4.irs. 11. Vining, sziA C. man.—Preteded Ly Tilt: ()I' JUL MILL. - TEM svlsr.qo, BRUTUS AN U 1R Ming lienrade.—And • LONG STRIKE. Mews. Lmer). 11 kudn.cuib, C‘.wper, Fitz gatrielL Reynot is, and Moreland : , !!.s lienratle.—Cuucluding • TWEEDLE CON'S TAIL CU..T.—Comwebte bt 7. - - STRA YD. Tits 'trusty*, NE101.11i0l; Hews Pantile, Belford , sad Murray : Moull.mes 5waub,r,,.:,...3..;..t.u5t0ue, and flushes. KILN ILWuKT It Ilcssr.,. Jaw. e. ."1. enton SW ; Meg atilltS kersaborouga & Bayul&m.—And 6001 , > AT TILE AN. 110 Lpor.N. Tars EvamtnO, at 7, FAIIILY J Yr Sefton Parry and Wm C. Saunders — An d PLYING ' ,Celt Mears. fora, Bel son, Make, Vollalre, &c.; Nlesdanit. , F JosepLi . C. Launders, Swim Foote, Adder., Lennox, Itaytu.nd, &L. BRITANNIA TH79 EVF.NING, LAUREATES BE IDA I.: OR, MORE TITAN I[) THE EYE. Mrs. Lane.—Mr. •• Dancunr Mad" Bryan ; Ltburnum Dutrw sr, the In ;I ,•, tr..:,4Ik.r.—RELINDA SEA GRAVE ; OR, THE BETRAYER A:•D .Ia VICTIM. 111611 WATER. AT 110:D ON BE.IDOIL TRIO DLY --Itorningt, 111. can Afternoon, 4b. 2114. TO-DiOxi:oW—l4ornLig, 4h. ltsm xittr.uon, 4k Solh. LONDON, MONDAY, DZOEMBER 10. THE general position of the money market shows little sign of improvement. The rate of discount has, it is true, been now for some time fractionally below 4 per cent., and there appears no chance that it will rise higher for some time to come. The unemployed funds of the Bank of England age steadily increasing, and are not to be kept down even by continued purchases of Government dock. In Paris matters are no better. After a brief interval bullion again begins to accumulate in the Bank of France, and discounts to fall off. Only one explanation can be given for these un satisfactory symptoms—trade is evidently lan guishing. Iu England the shock to credit from the crisis is quite sufficient to account for this re sult. Every now and then also something occurs to show that our commerce is by no means so flourishing as it ought to be : at the present time mill-workers in whole districts are put upon three days time, and an entire population of artisans is thrown out of employment in the East of London. Political difficulties as well as financial may like wise have some adverse effect on our industry, though much less than in France. In that country purely commercial crises have been unknown in modern times. The reason given for this fact in high quom4orn in the smaller extent of French trade compared with ours, as if this explanation wore not dispioved by the experience of a dozen other countries. In 1857, for instance, Sweden, and still inure Hamburg, were subjected to crises which, in proportion, were far more severe than the one felt here. The cause fur the present stag nation in French trade ought probably to be sought in the suddenness of recent changes in the map of Europe, and the consequent fear that a general war is inevitable, and only postponed. At any rate, whatever the ultimate reasons, the fact remains the same. In the two greatest commercial coun tries of Europe business is, more or less, at a standstill, and a vague uneasiness seems to prevail that the worst has n. t yet come. In the present constitution of modern com merce, especially in England, it is impossible to exaggerate the serious consequences of a collapse of credit. In one important particular we are realising this truth now. The end of the year is rapidly approaching, and with it the date for the payment or renewal of a large amount—reckoned by millions—of railway debentures. The possible difficulty in effecting these operations appears to have taken firm hold of the public mind, although after all the question perhaps resolves itself pretty nearly into one of price. The great companies will have to pay 5 per cent. instead of 4, the smaller 6 per cent. instead of 5. Some additional trouble will be incurred, and probably some additional commission be spent. These ex ceptional charges will necessarily tell upon the dividends of the ordinary stocks by reducing the net profit available, and hence the prices of these securities are constantly drooping. The great fear is that the public, or a large portion of the public, may refuse to renew upon any terms. This is not a mere probability. It is no uncommon thing to hear a holder of railway debentures declare flint he will take his money and wait for a while before reinvesting. It is not so much that he distrusts the security supposing it to be valid, but that the particular bond offerel may not have the character it purports to bear. If a loan should be made on mortgage to a private individual, considerable expense is doubtless in curred in investigating the title, but at any rate the lender is safe. No such machinery exists with regard to railway companies. It has even been doubted in some quarters whether a debenture is a mortgage at all, and not rather merely a promise to pay, ranking no better, but perhaps worse, than Lloyd's bonds. It is therefore to be feared that the smaller companies will have great difficulty in obtaining the requisite assistance. The inconvenience will probably be only temporary, mince the next session of Parliament can hardly pans without adopting a measure that will free the public mind from uneasiness on this point. But Parliament will not meet for a couple of leuths, and the end of the year is only three weeks distant. It is in general fair to assume that capitalists sod the public generally are averse to keep their mosey lying idle, and hence it is inferred that if ems class of investments should be neglected it is sere to be substituted by another. The success d the Russian loan and of the recent issues of ookssial debentures appear to be cases in point. With regard to the former, however, it should be borne in mind that Russia is, among possible bor rowers, perhaps the only country in the world that has the slightest chance of raising money upon our market; and even in the present instance Holland was appealed to as well as Lou ise. France raises the sums she requires at THE EXPAISS, MONDAY home, not abroad ; Germany the same ; sod the United States are so far from borrowing that they are paying off their existing debt with unexampled rapidity. Two or three other small foreign governments might succeed in ob taining a few hundred thousand pounds if wanted, but noshing of any consequence. As for the larger borrowing Powers—Austria, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, and the like—they appear too wise to make what they must know to be a hopeless at tempt. Turning to our colonies, the sums that they have lately raised are comparatively small— less, perhaps, in the aggregate than the total sub scribed for the single o peration of the Russian loan. Hence we can hardly say that new outlets have been opened for our superabundant capital. On the contrary, at the present moment a rem nant of discredit prevails, which is shown by funds being kept unproductive. The best invest ments are disregarded, partly because it is be lieved that prices will go yet lower, and partly because ninety-nine persons out of a hundred in variably go with the opinions of the majority. The general feeling is against investments of any sort, and buyers are consequently scarce. The discredit into which the beat securities have fallen is, as we have seen, equally shown in France. No aoubt the Imperial Government could raise the 40,000,0001., which the Duke PE Pea: nowt has recommentled,with tolerable facility, but no other Power could place any stock worth mentioning. The French public have had their lessons in the way of foreign loans as well as our selves. Mexico affords the worst example, but Turkey and Italy are little better. As regards i n d us trial enterprises, political uncertainty forms the most effectual bar to their development. The time has gone by when in the heyday of the French Empire NAPOLEON HI. was the arbiter of Europe, and the Credit Mobilier the first financial institution of the world. In both cases success has caused mistakes. The later operations of the Credit Mobilier have not been attended with the same prosperity that crowned its earlier efforts. The French, always cautious in pecuniary matters, have commenced by partially distrusting, and then by holding back altogether. A new foreign rail way, for example, introduced by the Credit Mobi lier—excellent though it might be--would now fall dead. Twelve or thirteen years ago the capital would hare been subscribed ten times over. There as well as here the industrial application of capital has been abused. England has suffered by betrayal of trirt, France by.an over-sanguine con fidence. The result is that capital is locked up, bullion accumulates in the national banks, discounts fall off, and enterprise is generally stagnant. Haig. The Judicial Committee of t he Privy Council eat on Saturday at Whitehall. The lords present were—Sir W. Erle, Lord Justice Cairns, Sir E. V. Williams, Sir H. T. 'Cindersley, Sir J. Colvile, and Sir Lawrence Peel. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governor of St. Helena. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the North America's Provinces and OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THR CRETAN issiutscrioN. Putting aside the romancing which distinguishes Turk and Greek alike, the Times concludes that with the constant support and incitement of Hellenic sympathy, outbreak must needs follow outbreak in Crete till the island comes into the hand of the Greek government. The Greek, no one will venture to dispute, is the aggressor but nevertheless en end may have t o be put to the war iu the name of humanity b y allowing tae island to peas under the sceptre of King George. The Greeks however, have yet to show what means they have to assert their supremacy in a renovated Grecian empire over other Christian races, the Wallachians, Sclavonians, Bulgarians, and Albanians. The beginning of all rule is self-rule; and it is precisely in , that talent that the Greeks have for the last forty years shown themselves so sadly defi cient. King George sends 6,000 men to threaten the Turk, and cannot save an Athenian shopkeeper from pay ing a ranaara .41,500 gold Napoleons to free himself from robbers' hands. So long as public security is no better provided for in the Grecian kingdom it is not likely that either Roumans or Serviuns should wish to be incorporated with it. As now waged, the war in Candia, the Daily .News observes, might last for generations, but the struggle might be left to its natural end if it had not wider rela tions which by awak.ning once more the feud between Greek and Turk bring it within the range of European interests. In the eyes of diplomacy the success of the revolt would be the first step towards the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire ; and none of the great powers feels that the time is ripe for the prosecution of its own designs on the Sultan's dominions. That the final though dis tant solution of the Eastern question will be the welding of Hellenes and Sclaves and Roumans into one Chris tian empire, we can entertain no doubt. But the Greeks would advance this settlement far more surely by leaving the spectacle of free and orderly government and national prosperity—if they can exhibit it—to make its own im pression and exert its own influence. Cat extort. , 1 [.RTES' WINDSOR (11ARME, D. S. I THE POPE'S FAREWE LL ADDRESS To` The Queen drove out this morning, accompanied 1 THE FRENCH SOLDIERS. by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish. I The correspondent of the D ebats g ives the following as the substance of en address of the Pope to the Prince Leopold went out walking. The Prince and Princess de Joinville and the Duke and F re nch officers who came to take leave of him a Duchess de Chartres visited her Majesty to-day, and re mained to luncheon. You come to take farewell of me. I shall not inquire t Prince and Princess Christian arrived at Buckingh am whether the moment of your departure is very opportune Palace yesterday afternoon, and honoured the performance you belong to an army which possesses the traditions of at the Prince of Wales' Theatre with their presence in the honour, of duty, and every military virtue. You evening, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Mr. G. D. are executing the orders of your chief. Your duty is to lingleheart. obey ; mine is to thank you for the sealous The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by Lieutenant Haig, ! and devoted support you have given me. You are honoured Mr. Oswald Brierly with a visit to his studio on leaving me in face of an audacious, unjust, and impious Wednesilay. I revolution, before which I shall not bend my head. Lord Stanley arrived at the Castle this afternoon, and I am tranquil as to my destiny and that •of had an audience of the Queen. the Holy See, because I have entire confidence Baron Blome, late Envoy Extraordinary and Isliaister in the protection of Him who said to the sea, " Thou shalt Plenipotentiary for Hanover, also arrived, and was intro- go no further." duced to her Majesty by Lord Stanley, and presented his i The Poi letters of recall. The Lord and Groom in Waiting were in attendance. 1 (nxtrrtat's vusnita3lB.) DEC. 9. TURKEY. The Queen walked and dro v e in the g rounds yesterday 1 CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 9 . a ft e rnoon, attended by the Marchioness o f El y . Prince and Princess Christian arrived at the Castle in The election of Baltazzi as Prince of Samos has the evening from Buckingham Palace, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Lieutenant Colonel Gttorge Gordon. ' been confirmed by t he Porte. The United States hav e resolved to appoint The Dean of Westminster and L ad y Au g usta Stanley I . consuls -general in t he Roumanian Principalities also arrived at the Castle, and had the honour of dining and Servia. with the Queen and the Royal Family. The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian. Princess It is asserted that M usta p ha Pasha is to be Louise, Prince Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and the ' called from Candia. Ladies and Gentlemen iu Waitin g , attend. d Divine set- ' Clean 'bills of health are now granted to outward vice this morning in the private chapel. The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster pr eached the sermon. vessels from Constantin o p le. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, left Marlborough-house on Saturday after- 1 noon for Sandringham. The suite in attendance consisted of Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, Major Teesdale, and Lieutenant ape was siaibly affected. MEXICO. ST. NAZAIKE, Dec. 10. The mail steamer France has arrived here from Vera Cruz, with news to the 13th ult. She brings 3,664,000 fr. for the Fr ench treasury. The health of all on board was excellent. THE BOMBAY isaArLs. SOUTHAMPTON, Dac. 10. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer China, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 43 passengeris, 1,617/. in specie, and 3,380 packages of cargo, including raw silk, value 145,0001. sterling. The China experienced tine weather throughout the voyage. GIBRALTAR, DEC. (I.—Exchange on London, 49i \to g ; Paris, 5 . 14 ; Madrid, l dis. Her Majesty's ships Redp ole and Sk y lark were in the harbour, CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN -_ . _.- MAILS. MALTA, Dm. 9. The Ceylon left here at 4 p.m. yesterday, and the Manilla sails at noon to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on tho morning of the 11th, and the latter at Southamp , tun about the 18th inst. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Delta, from Southampton, Nov. 27, reached Malta December 6, at 7 a.m., and left at midnight for Alexandria. The Pounah, from Marseilles, sth inst., arrived on the Sth at 3 a.m., and left at 10 a.m. for Alex andria. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. OWN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sontur Ragetwo. The France affirms, on the faith of its Vienna correspondent, that a despatch by the Atlantic cable dated New York, Dec. 6, had informed the Archduchess Sophia that her son Maximilian had changed his mind, and, instead of returning to Europe, had left Orizaba for Mexico city. There being no confirmation in any quarter of this most unexpected news, 1 hold it to be a canard. The convention on the subject of the Pontifical debt, signed last Friday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is understood to have had two main ob jects :-1. To settle the proportion of the old pon tifical debt to be henceforth borne by the Kingdom of Italy in respect of those parts of the States of the Church which have been annexed ; and 2. To fix the sum to be recouped to the Roman Treasury on account of annuities which the Pope has con tinued to pay for the last seven years, although the taxes in his lost provinces had been received by Italy. In order to enable the Papal government to satisfy the most pressing claims upon it, a sum of 20,600,000 fr. will be paid by Italy through the hands of France within the next three months. The Patric contradicts, I have no doubt on good grounds, the report that the Minister fur Foreign Affairs had sent a diplomatic note to the tireek government, touching the insurrection in Crete. Rossini had a fall the other day, the conse quences of which were alarming, but it is hoped that ho is now out of danger. On Friday last, immediately after dinner, lie retired to his bed room as is his wont for a short time. Madame Rossini finding that he did not come to the draw ing-room so soon as usual went to seek him and found hint sunk in an arm chair almost in a faint ing state. He had tumbled down and struck his forehead and nose against a piece of furniture. The shock produced vomiting. His standing physician, Dr. Vio Bonaparto, was at once sent fur, and he sat up with him the greater part of the night. The bulletin the next morning was good, and the illustrious patient is now reported convalescent. Neverthe less the account of the fall leads to the supposition that it must have proceeded from a fit of an apo plectic or epileptic kind. I saw Rossini ten days ago, on a Site St. Martinmas summer afternoon, walking on the Boulevard des Italiens, leaning on the arm of M. Accursi, the prefect of police at Rome during the republic of which Mazzini was the chief. He was then looking extremely well, and returned with grace and affability the nume rous salutes that he received. Rossini is a Parisian institution. During the winter months his variable promenade is from the corner of the Chauasee d'Antin (where he lives on the second floor over the Cafe Foy), to the corner of the Rue Drouot, at the other end of the Boulevard des Italiens. He sometimes, especially when the weather is showery, diverges into the Passage de l'Opera, where he takes two or three turns. He generally has some young people about him, and not unfrequently a young lady. In the summer he may be always seen, between luncheon and dinner, toddling about in the long gravel walks of the garden of his Italian villa at Paaay. His idea of the, decline of life is to COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. let it flow on tranquilly. He hates railways, and (Before Mr. Commbsionsr Goalburn.) EN RE G. P. DRUM feels no necessity for change of air at watering The bankrupt was an attorney and solicitor practising • places. He gives some musical soirees in the in the city, bat having no connexion whatever with the Chaustode d'Antin, loves to patronize rising artistes well-known lie app i t h e r on er 2 r on ot da D y e i r a : r o d pm e T i ; —especially ladies—and is always ready to give an examination, when judgment was reserved until to-day. autograph and a kind testimonial to his tradesmen. The curd of Chiteauneuf-sur Loire was attacked of Mr. various pu blic . bankrupt b ad b e en ac ti ve ly eapp d thy pe ,„„o on to . r the assignees • Mr. Reed, for a by an assassin the other day while performing mess credi tor . named ;sad Mr. Lawrijnis for the bank at the altar, and stabbed in three places. The L_ ril aw Honour said it was diMetilt for bim to Daneto any assailant, who is in custody, was a chorister in conclusi on , -6° the as to the sufficiency of th Leiannta fi -01•41led by th Pen e the churl*, and his only motive was that the cure b"k lll l) B th.bus 6 U had refused to raise his salary. reference to the proceedings, he fOund that about lei. only had been received, although property COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Nisi Prius at talldhall.Hßefore the Lord Chief Baron and% firtainhinry.) This was the first day of the sittings in London. The list contains 115 causes of which 22 ore entered for special juries. BRAZILIAN Awn PORTIJOUVIR BANKING COMPANY V. AMERICAN RANKING COMPANY. This was enaction to recover 15,000 f., as damages, from the defendants for not accepting a bill, in pursuance of a letter of credit. The Solicitor-Genera) and Mr. Maude were counsel far the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Mllwerd, Q.C., appeared for the defendants. The transaction had reference to a cargo of coffee from , Rio, which was disposed of at New York at a considerable • lose, and the question involved being purely one of kiw, it was agreed between the parties to state the fact. in the shape of a special case for the opinion of the aotal '•above. i A verdict for the plaintiff for 0,0001. wan Mmiertaken on that understanding. 'ERR NEI? REFORM BILL. ...- ..-__ It would be an unfortunate mistake for themselves, says the Dai/v New, if any party section should indulge the dream that the Reform Bill of last year, which was a coin promise, can be hereafter accepted. Not only, indeed, is there now a fixed determination to have more than was before offered, but public opinion is every day advancing further and further in the direction of enlarged demands, and is daily tending to form itself in approval of a resort to household suffrage at once. Already, before Christmas, we have been in Lon don alone 25,000 men, whom nobody ventures to say can be, or ought to be, longer excluded. But what London has shown has been also exhibited in a corresponding scale in every large town in the country. There is no ground for expecting that the real chiefs of the liberal party will be backward in appreciating the circumstances that make its present policy wore decided and emphatic than its ]cost. All the elements of reaction will doubtless exert their secret influence. Every suggestion which can excite alarm, or incline to negligence, will be brought into play by those who desire the profit of the name of liberals without loss of the privileges of conservatism. But there I were more than half overcome last session, and we may confidently expect that they will prove wholly powerless I in the next. MTACELLLKIOUS TOPICS. Commenting on Mr. Goschen's speech at Halifax, the I Times incidentally remarks that the conscience clause must be looked upon as a thing that is settled. It is so absolutely just, and, unfortunately, in many cases so neces sary, that the Tinges suspects the most vehement remon strant against it has a lurking conviction that it can in no case be removed. The Standard this morning applies to Mr. Bright tho epithets of " blatant demagogue," " a man not to be reckoned with but to be met and crushed ;" " • sort of political outlaw ;" " the pirate not the soldier of parlia mentary warfare." The Post thinks it the most hopeful feature of Fenianism that it should have its root in America. There is no real antagonism between the Irish and the Enzliah people ; nor are there any differences which do not admit of easy arrangement. Whilst, therefore, giving the government credit for the promptitude and vigour of their measures, we would remind them that it will be their first duty, when they have extinguished Fenianism, to seek by a careful inquiry the real causes of Irish disaffection—if such exist. Fully allowing the worthlessness of the personal charac ter of Meany, the Star thinks it a startling fact that any man in this country may be taken to Bow-street on • Lortl: Lieutenant's warrant, and thence deported with no more ado to Dublin, where no man enjoys at the present moment, except on sufferance, hie civil rights. What amount of satisfaction is it necessary to give Sir Thomas Henry in order to induce bim to baud • Meany over to the Irish pollee ? Meany bad not been in Ireland. Meany had not been guilty of Fenian practices In England. There was no evidence that we know of laid before the Bow street chief magistrate to prove that be had transgressed the law in any way. Even if there bad been, It could only have convicted him of doing something in this country. It he bad done anything in this country, had he not a right to An tried in this country? theFauma w=ds. ROYALTY IN SrFroLK. —On Saturday the Duke of Edinburgh closed a visit which he paid on Wednesday to Lord Alfred Paget, at Melford-hall, Suffolk. For the accommodation of his royal highness an elegant suite of rooms, used by the Prince and Princess of Wales last year, were again brought into requisition ; and the bechoom prepared for the duke was the same as that used by the Prince and Princess of Wales, being, moreover, the iden tical chamber in which Queen Elizabeth slept when she visited Melford. The weather was rather wet, but some successful shooting parties were formed an Thursday and Friday, and on one evening Lord and Lady Alfred Paget gave a balL The circle specially invited to meet the Duke of Edinburgh comprised Lord and Lady Suffield, Lord and Lady Rendlesham, Viscountess Sidney, the Hon. Bliss Macdonald, Viscount Hinchinbrook, and General Grey. This afternoon, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh are expected to arrive at tue Dies Station of the Great Eastern Railway, the Prince of Wales being about to pay a long-promised visit to Sir E. C. Kerrisoo, M.P., and Lady Caroline Kerrison ; it was not positively known on Saturday whether the Prince of Wales would be accompanied by the Princess. The Prince of Wales will leave Sandringham this morning, and will travel from Woolferton Station to Dies by a special train, which will reach that town about half-past 4. The royal party will be escorted from Dies to Oakley-park by the Di4a and Eye volunteers. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by the principal members of the staff at head. quarters, will leave town this morning to attend the half yearly examination at Sandhurst College. The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Louisa Percy left Portman-square on Saturday fur Torquay, for the winter. Lord and Lady Naas left town a few days ago for the Secretary, Lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin, for the winter. The Earl and Countess of Cardigan have enter tained a select circle during the past week, including the Earl and Countess of Westmorland, Earl Annesley, Earl of Clonmel, Lady Evelyn Bruce, Hon. Admiral and Mrs. Roes, Mr. George Payne, Captain and Hon. Mrs. Vivian, Colonel de Horsey, &o. The Right Hon. Sir John and Lady Pakinton entertained the Earl of Lauderdale, Sir Edward and Lady Manningham Bailer, Admiral S r William Bowles, Admiral Sir John and Lady Hay, Admiral Sir Rodney Mundy, Admiral Robinson, Colonel Taylor, M.P., Mr. Huddleston, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crespigny, &c., at dinner at the right hon. baronet's official residence at the Ad miralty on Saturday evening. A select party assembled after dinner. A marriage is arranged to take place between the Hon. Victor Montagu, second son of the Earl of Sand wich, and Lady Agneta Yorke, the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke. The marriage, announced some time back between the Hon. Reginald Sackville Wert, second son of the Earl and Countess Delawarr, and heir to the harm yof Buck. buret, with Miss Bernie Cochrane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BaiUie Cochrane, and granddaughter of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thomas Cochrane, will tot take place till February. Miss Nightingale has been staying at Embley, near Homey, in Hants. A new list of subscriptions, up to Saturday last, to the Eyre Defence Fund includes the names of the Duke of Portland (1001.), the Marquis of Lothian, the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl Selkirk, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westmeath, Lord Claude Hamilton, the Dean of Armagh, together with a host of the officers of the army and navy, and about fifteen or sixteen clergymen ; also Mr. Benjamin Webster, of the Adelphi Theatre, Mr. G. A. Sala, Mr. Shirley Brooks, Mr. H. Riving, 11. P., Mr. .Y. Lowther, M.P., Col. Brownlow Knox, M.P., and Mr. T. Hewitt Key, M.A. An address of congratulation was presented to Mr. Maurice on Saturday evening at a crowded and en thusiastic meeting of the students and teachers of the Working-men's College. Among those who were present sad spoke at the meeting were the Public Orator of Cam. bridge (Mr. Clarke, of Trinity), one of the electors to the chair ; Mr. Hughes, M.P. for Lambeth ; Professor Brewer, Mr. Ludlow, and a number of the old friends and founders of the college. The Irish papers announce the death of a very eminent oriental scholar and antiquary, the. Ler. Dr. Ilincks, rector of Killeleagh, county Down. He was the eon of Dr. Thomas Dix Hincks, Professor of Hebrew and Head Master of the Classical School in the Belfast Academical Institution. Deceased was born in Cork in 1791 and graduated in the Dublin University in 1912, and took a Fellowship the following year. lie had been rector of Killeleagh since 1829. lie contributed numerous valuable papers, especially on Egyptian hieroglyphics and Assyrian cruciform inscriptions to the Royal Irish Academy, the Royal Society of Literature, the Asiatic Society, and the British Association. A lady named Dimond, residing in her own house in the fashionable part of Southampton, has given the house and its furniture to the committee of the Royal South Hants Infirmary for the benefit of that institution, and has gone to reside in lodgings. The furniture has been told by auction and fetched 5001., and the house has been let for nearly 1001. a year. It seems that Mr. Webster is to be the new lessee of the Olympic, and that Mr. and Mrs. Chsrlss Mathews are to be his first stars. The management of the " Varieties " (late Prince of Wales's) at Liverpool, will henceforth be under. taken by Mr. William Brough, the well-known burlesque writer, who will produce a new extravaganza of his own writing. " Dundreary in Private Theatricals" has been written by Mr. Burnand for Mr. Bothern, and is to be produced this week in Liverpool. A brass coin of the Roman Emperor Antoninns Pius has been found at a place called Tegg Down, at Winchester, near the remains of the Roman road in that city. e' - EVENING, DECEMBER if ik*' ? 1866. DENCE. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) BAIL COURT. - _ - After Term Irmi Prins sitt ing .at Wastminser•--(Before Mr. Justice Shee aadCommon Juries.) RANSOM r. HAITTON.-ALLIMID SIDUCTION. The further hearing of this rem arkable ease was resumed this morning. Mr. M. Ch M ur phy were co ambers, Q.C., and Mr. unsel for the plaintiff. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. O'Malley, jun., were counsel for the defendant. Mr. O'Malley called his lordship's - attention to a similar ease to this tried before Mr. Justice Willes. This case, if the plaintiff was to be believed, was a rape, and the same in a case of seduction tried before Mr. Justice Wilke, and then his lordship nonsaited the plaintiff on the ground that the charge of rape should be tried first. On apphe li cation to the Court of E xche q uer, that court upheld t nonsuit. Mr. Justice Shee said be would not stop the case, but reserve the point if ne The defendant was called deposed--I live with my mother and manage 70 acres of pallid for her. I Elisa beth Ransom's mother a n d my mother are sisters. met her accidentally the day alleged in the street, at New market, when she asked me to let her ride home with me ; I assented. There had been no previous arrangement. We live four miles from Newmarket. abou t ft Newmarket about 7 o'clock in the evening. I drov 9or 10 miles e the whole of the an hour, and never slac kened m y p ac way. Nothing whatever improper occu rred between us. We chattered familiarly together all the way hom of e. (Wit n ess most positively denied the statement m e . Elizabeth Ransom of her violation by him.) I nhorse. ever broke out of my pace. I did not walk my I passed a person named Wade, who was going the same way. I was about 20 or 25 minutes driving home. When we got home she went into m mother's house. I went and took my horse out and on m y y return I found her with my mother. I left her there and parted good friends with her. I did not on that occasion ask her to go into the stable with me. When I came back from Gazeleigh she was gone; the dash-board of the dog-cart is slow one ; and there roomrion in the cart under the seat. !never went into& with her at my mother's house, drew down the blind, and locked the door. I never there or at any time attempted to assault her. There is no truth whatever in her statement with reference to it ; no rumour came to my ears until I received a letter of ha l ving father. d I b u rnt the letter—it was a complaint of having insulte one of " his party." I went over to his house, and saw my aunt. I asked her what it meant. She accused me of her daughter being in the family way by me. She said her daughter was upstairs. I asked to we her, and I went up with the mother. I there found Elis abeth. Her sister was in the bar at the time. I asked her what she meant by saying she was inlthe family way by use, and if she could look me in the face, and say that I had ever insulted her. She replied, " Yes." I said it was false, and she must be marl or crazy to say so. I then left her and came downstairs. They followed. Downstairs I asked to see her father, and I was informed he was gone to one of the county magistrates to know if he could charge me with a rape. I sated the mother where her daughter said it happened, and she said in my cart, riding from Newmarket. When I heard about being charged with rape, I said, "It was • pretty thing to do—rather than it should have happened, !would have lost 5001." I did not say to her sister Anna " Here is a d— fine fuss," and her replying tiPt I had caused it. I haven recollection of anytbiror of the•kind happenieg. I did not say to the mother that I wanted to squash the matter at once, or anything of the kind. I did not say ahyttiipg about lending Ole daughter to the sea side, and that I would pay the expenses. I expressed no such wish. I did pot say to her sister Anna "Here is a d— fine fuss. I am not sorry for anything but the old woman. She is • silly young —. Why did she not hold her tongue! and it would have been all right." I never at any time offered to insult Elizabeth Ransom. Between the time of the alleged assault and the time at which I was charged by the mother I drove her home from Newmarket. She never said a word to we about it. I noticed she looked ill between January and August, but I never suggested she should be sent away, or that I would take her away anywhere. Crosa-examined by Mr. Chambers—l cannot say the day in January I drove her home. I have asked Mr. Snell, the landlord of the Star Inn, at Newmarket, where she waited for me to come home, if he could recollect her calling. He said he could not. I have inquired of many persons, but they are unable to assist me. I know Miss Peacocke ; she is sister of Peacocke, the attorney's clerk. It was not arranged that I should take her and Elizabeth back from Newmarket. It was lay mere accident that I drove Elizabeth home. I have driven her many times. I have known her ever since she was a child. I passed Wade, a thatcher, three quarters of a mile from where Elizabeth Ransom says the assault took place, and I wished him good night. Her mother said I should be brought to justice as soon as possible. The lad Peacocks is a nephew of mine. I destroyed the father's letter about a month after I received it, and after I re ceived the attorney's letter threatenin g p roceedings. I cannot say if I spoke to young Peacocks in August about it. I also destroyed the attorney's letter. I only men tioned the circumstances to Miss Holland, the young lady to whom I am engaged, and to Mr. and Sirs. Peacee.ke and Mrs. Holland the day when I received plai I tiff re 's letter and after I had been to my aunt's. ceived the letter about the time of Stockbridge mom. • I went with Grinishaw, the jockey, and French. I men tioned the circumstance to Grinishaw, and told him I had a disagreeable affair on. They did ant advise me to face it out. Crozier, a backer,about a month ago told um he never had anything to do with Elizabeth Ransom. George Johnson went with me to my attorney, and he dis tinctly said he had had nothing to do with Elisabeth Ransom. Woods distinctly told me that he never had anything to do with her. I saw Samuel Gardner about her. Re-examined--I received a letter from a person named Joseph Holland about Elizabeth Ransom. • I have endea voured to subpoena him, but without effect. Mr. Salmon—l *on the son of the defendant's attorney, and in partnership with my father. I never heard of Long Holes in connection with this case until Saturday. I have failed to be able to subpoena Holland. Wm. Wade, thatcher, deposed to the defendant and Elizabeth Ransom passing him between Half-wayßush and Bell's plantation. They both wished him good night ;he heard them half a mile before he came up, and fur about three-quarters of a mile after he had passed. He appeared to be going an even pace of nine miles an hour. George William Peacocke—l reside in Clarence-road, flow. lam clerk to Messrs. Fitch and Fitch, solicitors, 1. pion-square, Bow. lam 18 years of age, and nephew to the defendant, and the plaintiff's wife is my great aunt. I know Betsy Ransom. I have known her for 9or 10 years. I have been intimate with her at least 20 times. She has told me of her having been intimate with others. (This examination was objected to as not being mate rial in an action for loss of services, but the learned coun sel persisted in pursuing it.) Witness continued—She told me the names of several. Josh. Holland, Joseph llauton, who is called " The Gene ral," George Elauton, Chas. Bowcock, and Mr. Gardner, and some one from Irlem. I left the neighbourhood in November, 18fi5. I know Dalham-wood, and Dalhaui park. Some time before I left I was near those plasma with a girl named Ship, Josh. Hau , on, and Betsy Ransom, and Louis Woods. She went into tho wood with Woods • but before going she made a remark to me. [The Observation was so coarse aid broad that it is impossible to give it in print. In fact the conduct of the whole party appeared to be of the worst character it is possible to conceive in youths of so young an age. The witness smeared to give his evidence under the impression that he had achieved souse great triumph. He was intimate with her mostly in her father's house, and it commenced when he was about 7 or 1 owlffiTha.ce leftie.A.,onh* cross - exam i nedt "Thelur continued ds General e p nw t oeaertnaOlt somect o be isN r e , nwl eoluint80.10:: Newmarket, oh . B acs It y hte l e a ll rorne i rs . t be n y es o 7 : l :s . t b o , y l i d n M s an en • I came to London I went first with Mr. Kent, a solicitor, and remained with Lim about nine months. I left him in August, and then went home. I bad heard before of this affair between the defendant and Messy Ransom.. I behave " The General " is here. [The case was proceeding when our report left.] worth nearly 13,000/. was returned as b een g iven up to the assignees. The liabilities ia gn i — % were ver y large, and his judgment would asa wer ibta Pend in some measure upon theyealisatieu el th e 4. 4 7, He should therefore postpone givingladgmeut mal the &cognate had been giout", w that " hotp ot in possession of more accurate infoimatiou with Neils the assets. J u d g ment postponed accordingly. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. ASSAULT BY A SCRUMOIf. Rotert McCloud, a surgeon, of 141, Sunda e , Islington, was charged with unlawfully suss Lasting lin. Anne Martin, of the same addrea ta ll was a counter -charge against Mrs. Martin for asses• Mr. McCloud. McCloud, Wakeling , s uggeiten lici tha t i r th .-w e h part o ap le i ntlresei t h.igif e a e: his ik their own recognisance* to keep the peace teases other. Mr. Ricketts, *elicitor for Mrs. Martin, said his ch id would not agree to that course. He should show tku, L . bad been assaulted end that without the least p rownita l by the defendant McCloud. Mr. McCloud was then sworn, and stated that he lei doctor of medicine residing at the above bow 11,Z Martin had also resided there, and bad q uent u with eve one in the house. On the 21st of last month ihs ey ug to the landlady . of Mrs. Martin, sad .sled. W brawling woman is that disturbing th e k ii 7, Mrs. Martin then abused him, and called Mu a set s ‘ .fie. She rushed at him and pinched his throat. She ep ; into her apartments and seized a poker, and had he sa followed her and taken the poker front bar she tep a i have murdered him. In *newer to Mr. Ricketts. the witness stated that had been fined at this court for drunkenness, sod times saw his patients in the drawing-rooms at hi e ka lady's house. He was not always at home, but i zu m cer t a in barristers, of a migratory character. , Mrs. Emma Clark, the landlady, deposed th at 4. heard the abuse between the parte+ , but did net e m y., blows struck, and in answer to Mr. Ricketts, die said ti a l Mr. llcOloud had been drinking when the deb ta place ; that he sometimes got . the worse for lique ; 6l that when in that state he had broken all the *at m , the home. He had resided some years with her. . Mr. Ricketts said he should make no came* ama ease, but simply put Mrs. Martin into the box to tittl e own story. Mrs. Martin was then sworn, and deposed that etas day in question she was caressing a kitten wises tads. feudant made use of some offensive apnoea lota landlady about bee. He was then the worse fee B eset She told him not to make use of such effsasirs tau about her, on which he caught her by the throat sad hut her. She then went into her own room, where &haat flowed and again assaulted her by clutching at beldam and hitting her in the chest. The lmdlay had te like him away. In answer to Mr. Wakeling the witnea said as g& not call Ur. McCloud a swindler or a blackleg, tank& did call him a common fellow and a blackguard. Mr. Ricketts said he had other witnesses in abeam* if the magistrate thought it necessary. The magistrate said it was a bad ease as farm * IL McCloud was concerned. He would have to eater intone& Maumee in the sum of :or. to keep the peas tesi Mrs. Martin, and the complaint against ha Tali los dismissed. WESTMINSTER. CONVICTION AND cOMNIVTAL OF AX INNOCENT rind. When Mr. Sells took his seat on tire magaderial barb this morning, Mr. Bannister, a gentleman oonseeted hdi the Park-house Begged-school, Chelsea, said—l have 50 application of an important nature to make to pooh. It is to releree • person who was convicted hese Win Mr. Man.field, last Thursday, and who was committer/fat three months to hard labour in the House of Combas for stealing two pots of jam. He was wrongly condo/ The real offender has since presented himself sad id witted his guilt. Mr. Belle—l have no power to help you in the make If what you say is true, I would recommend) ou to Illit an immediate application to the Secretary of State, b should be accompanied by a letter containing the Kids sion of the real offender. Applicant—lt is, of course, most desirable that the a lease of the innocent person should be procand s soon as possible. There can be no doubt gal the matter. The youth who committed the does as. forward and surrendered himself at once, admitting II guilt, and there are besides two witnesses who ma um that the youthwbo has been falselyoonvicted wasslenine at the time of the robbery. The real offender hires now here ready to be examined by your wadip. Two pots of jam were stolen ea Teak night from a shop in Blantyre-street, Chelsea, sod th person who took them then escaped. The youth Vpil on whose behalf I appear, was taken into custody oche following night, and brought here es Thus day. The shopkeeper believed him to be ta person, and upon her evidence be is. au Tided, but the real offender has ism bees to her, has pointed out where be stole the jam hum, Ida position she was occupying in the parlour at Om tier • Mr. Selfe—lt is an extra-judicial pleading, hat I hear What the person who committed the rabny Ihr say. As this application has been made *lady, Ibn no doubt that your object will be accelerated by *Om notice that will be taken of it. A youth was now brought into court, who aduithdtlet he took the jam from the shop in company with new boy. They were both eating dry bread at the Owed were tempted to take the jam. Wyatt, now reenddr was not there, and knew nothing about it. Mr. Selfe—lt is evidently one of those calls daara identity. Lay a memorial immediately before tie hes tory of State, and I am sure no time will be kithiti what is right. 31ARYLE13 010 . THE APPOINTIMT GT MY. DITICOMT. This morning Mr. D'Eyncourt took his sot it Oil court for the first time since his appdatimit• BY direction of the Secretary of State for the Haw DePe meet he has been transferred from Clairesull Sire court in the place of 31r. Yardley. After tlis diem ei the court had been formally introduced to his the buainess of the court was proceeded witk. ABSCONDING OF A TAX GAN. COJ WI Much excitement was caused in Wigan 06 51 " turtlay evening by the report that the collector Ili MS S a nd assessed taxes was wanted," and that de stui which he had collected and nut so... Anted for sassud to several thousand pound.. It was tudenaktl_ found that the rumour had a very sild ■ tion, as Mr. Georgic M`William, the question, had not been seen since Thassill ••• wife and family, too, were ruining, and On sillg d owing from him an account of the taxes wss bora 1,500/. and 2,0001. Mr. Mliam has held its INA for several years, and he was able, in additim duties which the office entailed upon him, to mad* rents of a large number of tenements, and to set SO for a large spirit dealer in Liverpool. He has bold et: spectable position in the town, but lately his arr. has hardly been satisfactory, and the gravest faa_f:i been excited by his inattention to his dntiss sad awn habits. On Saturday, his dblaPpeatSlloll 1606 4, .1 when it was found that his wife and his three ehiblrof also left their borne in Charles-street it was decided, ' the state of his accounts was ascertained, to take ye Inge for his apprehension. The same day the pohm.r possession of the contents of his house, in which bat plane furnitu where there was t much in addition to lilt': and a number of books. The particulars hare po l r I been allowed to transpire. DmintunTrig Flag.—On Saturday moraillg.! a fire was discovered in a large barn filled with got: North Elmira% near Donc.ister , the property of Yr. lar kinson, fanner, of that place. ' Bow it onginal 0 ot it known, but Mr. Tonkinson's loss is very eious,. e, barn, which is nearly 100 feet lon g by 20 feet irlit closely stacked with grain , awl contained also s waMiTi of wheat thrashed for delivery , three carts Dela/ ma 4 111 , ii i. some agricultural implements , altogether valued all of which have been entirely consumed. The onl o f a Z upon the 'premises was a tioniestic servant, Mr. T .„ having left early for Doncaster to hire his serves& ft; ensuing year. 'When the discovery waa Inc , i i .'.tt s issuing from the roof of the barn, which was W .... ft Instant alarm was given and a telegram was sat 0,1; caster for the fire brigade. When Mr. Mitchell men reached the spot, it was seen that no effort 0 1 ,::, part could save either the barn or its contents 'tool turned the volume of water upon adjoining 1401 ' _in which had then taken fire. They were sneoesds o s, damage was almost entirely confined to tali V. the flames were first seen. It is somewhat oi l eleven months ago five large and valuable stacks sl i c ol i , on this firm and destroyed. The fire was then• • to be the work of an imendiary, and a reward was - wh W olr of the London but no apprehension ensued. metropolis are full ; consequently, three lanstin_lfook whom are dangerous) had to be removed during FLA LoAntronaimiuOnDlAtiOVlO:eoruOings Lira lan&vdto3.oo-14 from St. Olave's workhouse to Fishertowhouse, ga0",1,, coali• the nearest asylum in which accounnodation twined.—Soistk London Press. _lA.ACtigwueeltkuna seCt.LELOZApNreaclNhAedDlinOtEbNeTtoonew3oNo Pt115:4,1 church, b the liev. J. C. Edwastys tilvoldmalls=Lincolnshire, and a collection wle7oi of his own parochial schools. _e ducted ' ducted by the &ay.°. W. Condor, eongra Chr 0 P k g ted The sermon, in which the divinity of ist was„..a as the central fact of the Bible, only omollie d i... minutes or a quarter of I‘ll hour. After the TA? the Lord's Prayer was said by Mr. C•cadarr IIP:::e; congregation. After which Mr. Edwards offered cf tempore p ra yer, and concluded the service by the usual English church benediction. , The irl 1 141 • km. rm. • 04 PAU ° si gm as ani fonof 7 7 ; • r goviwol . OM° soosirol of • bsi Teton Xliwbes• of ga gs that) • Indeed, it • 44th soin4 e as e vii via 'fedi Club. Ilk the Herat( vials Year i i - re edi an. ' The ill vd e'dj sad were 2 o'clock • aismisati dieteat ]Ries ; bu 2e., whiel • Imachiner: elation, om* du The jud • Devon. , born, Id ot • The Karistow • 'Garton, . Horns,law ]'Slip 11141;2a . , , •11. For Or ROMM ,ad Motu • Irk& ; York ; • ii;i4.;,lL • und, cm wast, I• Imm I; r I/ 2 T TS] ,~ Neon Balt , third Far 3in__ zaaat Pivot No. ] land Mon ford Et i;a -. No. Irrt Mu Lt , . mad !or . I .‘ s~ .p. . 5 it,' n.. 1 . g - ii