The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-15 00:00:00

] • • ' ‘ • ! ",. 1 'I.. 1 ; .. . I . . ( . .1 ' - -.........._ __../ . • // 11 1( / (c7;41...„ ~~ No. 5,727.] tl LINEY Direct.—BLACKWALL LINE of 4 tcIil.TS —Messrs. Green's splendid clipper ship HIGH b, 1,011 tons, Captain P. L. G. BEN ViT, will leave Emma ! hocks 30th ixcember, and carry an experienced surgeon. I. Abort accommodation for Ant class and a limited cum 1. •a na l class passenger..—Apply to P. GILEEN and Co., 72, t . -t E C. 13LACK WALL LINE of PACKETS. For ‘IE.I.I:OI.TRNY.. PORT PHILLIP. Direct. —Messrs. Omen's a tp F - r,t RE. 1,22 ti tons, Captain M. L. MATHEW, will h., s.t India Locks on the sth January. 1e56. call at Ply. r.. carry an erperlenced surgeon. This favourite ship ! r too lot passages to Melbourne In 71 and 73 days 1 , .1 , iL,ely.—apply to F. GREEN and Co., 72, Condon], LC.- I.y this but can proceed by rail from Paddington to . • h at reduced tares by applying to F. GROIN and Ca I L. Lets. 81LAM ►'IRO>I LIVERPOOL OR QUEENSTOWN TO NEW YORK. Iva LivERPOOL,.. , N iwi YORK, and riiIIADELPHIA -BRIP COMPANY intend der pat %tug their toll-powered Clyde-kill Iron loam Stimm-dhips, run Ita; the rafted Kates malls, O ROM LIVERPOOL for SW YORK. `.TEA, Wedneeday, Dec. 21. e 7 7 V or DA LTIMOR E, Saturday, Dec.ll. LI X BI - REII, Wednesday, Dec. '23. and every Ww.baisday and !TNT &Iwamoto !Weedily. Lin parsecs by the mall steamers sailing every Wednesday. 17, and 31 imam& impeding to the accommodation. shin wi,,gt by the haturdaya Reamer& 13 guineas, Forward plumage 6 Woes& ir chiding MI provhdons cooked. Pusengen for esr ...L the United Mates, and &OM Columbia, booked through 0 ,, very adver.taitvolis terms.—For further yortleiders apply to WC lar tb i•Lt.Y. 22 Water-eireet, Liverpool ; orb El`' tJ and li&er.V. 61. RUM WRllamiaresit. City. JSZEIEN.—Direct Route to Hanover, Brans _ nod Central Germany.—One of the North German Ll ' • ta-t class screw steamers ADLER, MOWE, or F, 4 • s LH , . sill be despatched front Honielydoon, every t: t.' ...Ening 'weather permitting,. at 10 a.m., calling at 1.:.., n t for passengers at 11 nom—Farm to Bremen, L• 1 s• . rst , iru tickets, sM and gl 10a—Applyat CIiAPLIN'S r.,..:-•a1 Regent-circus, W.; or to PHIT 1 i PPB, GRAVES, in.. and Co.. 11, Rooddane. B.C. E I! HITISII and AMERICAN STEAM r NAVIGATION INOITANY (Limited'. v.. 1 .• I: 1 4 DERELY GIVEN. that the FIRST GENERAL v.: of the it:colliers of Du British and American steam :..• • 14..iu) Limited will he held ou FRIDAY. the •: y f 1 1 / 4 ,..m10.r next, at the Chief Milne of the Company, : ..• 4., brawn s•truildings. In Liverpool. In the county f L... . n aviovk In the lampoon. Jo:. BARRI HAYES, Secretary. i • •••••• • aildincs, Liverpui i, Dec. 18, 13G4. riili E CITY OFFICES COMPANY (Limited). alt E N II EI:LIST GIVEN, that the FIRST GENERAL ' ; t. .-f tho holds rs of tis Company will be held at • , itm tte.strett, iu the City of Landon, I'.ll'. the _`.rd tkotmber, 1464..4 11 o'clock precisely, • • .Luca, r• will sutunt a report. neemupante4 by an :,.n• !arid of 11,..11111P, showing the r• butts of the COlll - • (1,111 tip etanms I.CCMCDt of bustnens up to the r.—E) order tl the Laiard. G. W. PENWELL. Secretary. 'I it: orary linters, 70, ConhilL Dec. 13. 1614. iIUNTEVIDEAN EUROPEAN LOAN. WAN of Cl.OOO ouo sTEKLING. iu Iroudi t, I.tarrr of alas each, at the priec vi 60 per ce!,t. T. t: bear interest at t. per cent. per annum from lit J.o y. 1- , payable in *Min half-roar!) In London. A t of I per cent. wil!tte irtiit-,1 annually in pox. chase orrederoid•on of hood. sterling. 1 r.v n law of the llontotrahle General Assembly of the Repub. o I. Imams. of tho 14th Noteruher. letsJ, mild of 10 tr." therms it: the executive powers of the said republic t t 11. e lcth In eemlivr, IStki, ',ate was to:Jeered on Messrs. ?Is .a and ht.. V Men. to convert the debentures of the intern J dt la, erc.tt by acts of the lestslatnre of tOthlttly, 1,1. and the 14th Noveirds.r. 15401, restate:wets% into a notional t . 0 : st.s s, represented by slt yer Cent.. boihnit to be Wiled In taro, poor to alst December, 1464. Int .unoaot of toe cam nol debt so authorised to to :, let., titernat national dcht nos l,(kk,U.t.) doll—r*—or say v tir). . . . . . . . . I the prnsislons of aln,e•menttoned law and decrees. 1' oet.etosry steps lure been takes towards the eenveraton of ntuo repro-entlng t.ovo,eou dollars Internal Debt into . .1,0 - ..Oin) FAL:luta NAOMI:LI la-4t Stock, rs•oresoots dby 10,400 a.tud &MAI attrlluit, Waring ilitervbt. at 6 par eat. per 4. 1144,11. M 1.-GIV24r. and Co., 1.• 2 to notify that they or. pap-.red to err ive iub.criptionz Inc the We've steeling ••••nils, which will form the role Keternal National Loan of the co! Traguay, at the price of ate for each situ stock. 6. Interest 'a the lends at the rate .4 o per ret'. per annum a 111 he papal4e iu stet ling taltyinaly. vu the lit January and the lit July, at the oitee Merics. 11..f.a, MacGregor, and Ce., Louden. the Pest payment rill be mage in July. trot. 6. The sum of ..10.0w • 1 precept. on the total acoonntr de creed foe the sinking fund .-f thin Loan, together with the hater-at accruing from time time on such bonds as have 144.0 .anceUed, wilt he applit it to 1110 PUOCIIO, of bonds at the market pn. r , SU 1 . n,.; as the quoted price Is renter al rt, and by 641,6 in vial manner when it r....clies or exceeds tier amount, thus 1/4111.anidati .ta a Rola. the period .4 a...set Ito years. I :0- int, reit and vinkin. fund of the Lowy are accored as a . the gert ret revenues of the Republic. and also by a .1 hypotheeatico made by the low 01 lith No'reoilwe, la n a 1191.01,11 owl anchorage Ones. the revenue .terieed .• toe:eta are stipulated to be paid weekly to Messrs. . G., who wall remit motility to Meese.. Mafia, ' . Alia Co., Lottal..n, fer la) ment to the bon.lhol.lers. •r a , 11,4 IKce•sary Inc the payment of the Interco% and '.• a:A ••11 the External National Loan. . . . _ Ito- I.:)ntrets since Ist J 11.1111117. 1,434. have been regularly r :1..: 1.3 )le.sre. Meta and Cu., end tho: are therefer,.. Mac Ith ittotra.,y the /1111...11/ 111.10Ullt which sthay be 1 •11-r fr• le the 1:y1 °thrusted revenue,. pt.' ao.l UlDtl..l3Molllltext red. LlOO ,eon. . . . . . . , . • li„ idn• unt tared fur the Finking fund and tnterrrt • f th•• titit,...ete! portion of the internal debt, and for the lAterual Natiehal hat, to 1.:11),(A.1. rips (.0 l(ri“.. (si ho yrr rcpt., lay F:C.O sterling, for %, rl I.IAI no. k, unol ol(lv :us folioWs on application; Lit „ allotment; „ l:oth January, 1.!• , 0 tl5 trth February, Ladd; ~ 11st March, lutis. DISC tat t::.' r ate of .1 per cent. per annum will be nil wed ayin, • .4 in foil li, nbt•.•lpatlon. 11. It .1, :.. ilt , 1 •'.i, nt tbe in.tahnenta : previous pay ,ms not . t•• 1.41, cert.', :it. en 11l 1w issued ...:• • and I for Lands aa soon ne pee r:Wc etyr i 1..• I.3)nbaa ,-1 the : •t iwanlinent bat been math, I• 2. The lean:- .3.11 be prat. a„1 with Coupons, which 1411 be TeUt t.l %pause : uthauste.t. 13. In la-, at non 01 , ,te.ti: the depait will be immediately Tt or farther liability on the part of I In default «f payment in due nurse, previous, pay n:i an. bal.!, I f. Trait:ire. s maie in the anr.,aed farm will he received the ban lavettitn•r trsa. Iseeten. and until the lath inst. .:41,11mhts. at the odic. et Messrs. Matta. Siseare t r I t .I. Crisham leuse,Old Hived-stmt. City, or by a.• /. Wye Oti 1 Threadneedle-street. the deposit • ' r st t. oa the tn.. , unt of stock abplisel for having been 1) - yn.s.le with the Umbra and Vrestruiuster Bank, Ite •-theal ,lescinnents authorising the loan may he seen ' •........I Nlessrt Mun, Indrymple. Deets', and C... it, • • a 0 11 :rev!, We -ihhast, r. Tleoe 00, umenb. vri:l en the le;1. t-- • the loan t,e ..,eposited at the Bank of EugLuiii. 12, lb6l. IfONTkViltE.iN EI•i:OPE.i..N WAN. rit.it Or Al rt.r.ttliitt. 7 lift te:th the Luker., r I.4l:lent of the preliminary drpo•it. • M • Aftcarer..r. Co, sprats for the above Men. ' • . punt to the I. , ntion an.l cettoinei r ti CI • -um ••f . 1 heady reilnrst LI ) A- I+ of the Monte%iiir .n Dir. - net= Loan. to in.. 1.1 such Ends. or any lUOUllcr am.. oat 'l.l to an 1 to pity the bonus . nu:Ailments • the t. ripA of the pruipectui. aUI, 0.1.11, torn. low • t errant, eigna,r, Aililrer• in full Late r ii: LI VERP( /OL ud LONDON and GLOBE • • %N. I: • 01I.A\ ' .t ry. -01 : NO ICA 21, Y. ultrl, 7, Comhia, L I.I7ALNUE IN I-L.L tr , o.nnA _to. • 1.11L1[1114. 19.iu,0:9 e.•1 1 1..h0 1 f r effeetine both Fire met Life '..l.,t,ting the t ni. ut ef brriulurut to all • • 'cos hAt TT Q.. r. tin . in the Company. 01. ATP. INS, Itetiot at Secretary. I. \ IMP( P , SII;LE.—Ths greats-At and • •• th.daT. Ati TA .1111.161 , 14. . Thr• c King oairt, f onahor.i. .r.• • t •! er ettsilly neer to t! • 4.- I..us runt o Lich gro..nally restores tl:e „eine line—no enaiterot what ago. The Agal . •• , - the dyes : it, OS the gonte,,ey. . •:. :ten , . and *hen the hair is e-nee teeters-0 nth *III keep it in perfect colour. Prier . : :.4 I ott.es. nd. John siomell and • . perfumers ta. It K B. the Princess ' 4s I:LI. and Y ITU I'At , TE • r t not I. oft. pon.ier.—To be had of all per ' - -A at the nianufattory, 12, Three king-gout, I ‘,71 - 3 and LIVER FILM, •• r t,g rem. .Sy, prr ;lye , : without Mil mercurial • • 1.. e rect...4 Lir..n it. will be found invaluable fo••rn Idhour aol li , sr eomplatnts, ondhrestiou, ri.rr ter of the eyes, Re. For habitual • k family up-rent medicine, and so • wither of • •rc troly eirelleDL : mild 10 their operation and • • 1.. they treat* appetite, promote dirstion, • .; s Demons system.—dold by 1%. I.am ing Charing-cross, and by mO lt • • 14.1 and J. Pd. Be sure toast far Or. • • Ltver FOIL Th e ter. are Ina square peas • 1. •••• dnsm LOlTlnprt" engraved on the stamp. S I .1-TI COOPER'S VITAL RES3'rORA • • • •!!•,,r Maar! 11A RVIN and Co., Borg , rlsk their rMitiehce, 41, Meyinouth ', Ungar a.park, Undo°, W. • • ;:--ul, by poit la. atm LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,. DECEMBER 15, 1864. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (surna's rusaimcs.) SPAIN. MADRID, Dix. 13. The Conesporidencia of to-day says :—" We are authorised to deny the statements that the miniita7 intends making a declaration to the Cortes witk the object of proving that its policy is not reac tionary, as represented by its adversaries. "The government will conduntheadministration of public affair on the principles of a moderate, legitimate, and straightforward policy." THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. MADRID, Dec. 14. The Noticias of to-day says that it having been officially announced that the English government intends to recognise the insurgents of St. Domingo as belligerents, the Narvaez ministry have tendered their resignation. The Epoca of to-day says :—" The Council of Ministers had unanimously decided to announce the abandonment of St. Domingo in the speech from the throne, but the Queen having refused ber assent to this resolution, a ministerial crisis took place." The resolution of England to recognise the rebels as belligerents was in pursuance of the reservation expressed by her at the time of the annexation of the island to Spain. This course was adopted by England on account of the Spanish blockade of St. Domingo having been declared ineffectual. MUSIC. NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY. This society began its fifth season by an excellent performance of Eli)ah last night at Exeter-hall. The National Choral Society, like the Sacred Harmonic, is • body of amateurs, and, like it, has risen from small beginnings to its present prosperous condition and its important position among the principal musical institutions of the metropolis. It owes its success to the energy and activity of its founder and manager, Mr. G. W. Martin, who is an accomplished musician, • skilful conductor, sod an able administrator ; end the crowded state of Exeter-hall lot evening, and the applause with which the whole performance war received, showed that the Society has gained • large share of public favour. The performance of so well-known a work as Shrub, 1 the most uni►ersally popular oratorio (saving only The Messiah) ever produced in England, does not Gall for much remark. The solo parts were sting in • manner that could scarcely be excelled. The w hole of the soprano part wu given to Miss Louisa Tyne-11 much better plan than dividing this mode between two performers. Miss Pyne is • tho rough mistress of every branch of her art, and as much at home in the concert-hall as on the stage. She has been comparatively little known as an oratorio singer, having been in a great measure drawn away from sacred music by her theatrical avocations. Lot her performance of last night showed the extent and variety of her vocal attain. meats, for her style was as pure, her expression u large, and her execution as chaste and simple as if this Clan of music bad been the chief object of her study. We were glad to see Mr. Sims Reeves again after his severe illness, end to perceive that he wee no longer suffering from it; fur his voice had recovered its line qualities, and he bang with ell hie accustomed coerey and effect. The clntracter of the Prophet was sustained by Mr. Lewis Thomas, whose performance was equally remarkable for the drsmstic truth and force of his conception, and the power end Enish of his vocal execution. The contralto part was beautifully sung by Miss Palmer. The subordinate, but not uoimportaut parts —for in this Oratorio every pert is important —were assigned to Miss P. Lyle, Miss Annie Cox, Mr. Walker, and Mr. E. Murray, who contributed to the ad mirable effect of the concerted piece; especially the exquisite double quartet. The choruses were given with all their grandeur and power ; and we may say that the whole of ifendelasohn's chef craurre was performed in • manner with which the illustrious author himself would not Lave been dissatieffed. THIS DAY at 3 and 8 o'clock p.m., and EVERY DAY and EVENING during this week at RT. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly, OOMMODORE NUTT and MIN ME WARREN, beg man and bridesmaid to General Tom Thumb and wife, will give TWO LEVEIN daily. and appear in a Melange of songs, dances, duets, Ac., Ac. Change of programme at each levee.—Admis sion, la and : reserved stalk, aa each. Children under ten years of age half-price to 2a and 3a. places THE WONDROUS PORTFOLIO luta, under ' the control of the Wizard's mystic wand, been enhanced Eve hundred fold. In addition to the immense travelling trunk and the living animals, it now produces another enormous pol 4 manteau, from which SOO Christmas presents, consisting of tea services, dower gaud*, vases, chimney ornaments, silver mugs, dolikcarte de visite albums, and numerous toys for good boys and girls, are marvellously extracted. It is real ued ed that parents and guardians will come earl) with their little folks every natu i r a d t k ey. afternoon during the holidays for the grand juvenile gift d butima. Look out for the Monster Tree, with maalcal efTects.—Doors open at 2. Commence at 3. The Work' of Magic" every night at & THE LONDON PAVlLlON.—Professor RED MOND'S WONDPIRFUL PEILIPORILINCE continues to create the most ?redound ezcitemeat. The house crowded nightly. and the addition ot Vance greatly enchants the visitors whilst the Lauri Family contribute to the anitieement, in con junction with a bolt ot other Went. CCHRISTMAS POULTRY. PERSONS WISHING TO :MERE GOOD OELuE AND TURKEYS should fto to W. and J. E. TA] LORA, 3S, LITTLE. ITLTENEY-STREET. Golden-square. W. and J. L T. heft to Inform the public they will have on view a carefully-selected stock of 10,000 English Geese and Turkeys from the 111th Md. to Christmas-day, IMMENSE 111.11TLIU 01 GAME EVY.JtY DAY PER RAIL FORTNUM, MASON, and Co. have received their supply of One ripe STILTON CflEtwE. lit for hunks disk use and country presents. York and Westphalia /ELM, Strasbourg Bacon. roles Gras and Perigord PACs, lute de non, Yorkshire Game Pies, Boars* Heads, RussLai Caviare, 01 and Reindeer Tongues, Lyons, Bologna, and Brunswick Sauvages. Sardines, Welsh drkd Salmon, and a variety of comestibles for the breakfast, luncheon, dinner, and supper table; also Chant papre and light Wines suitable for nu.rnlng and general nee, ball supper% : likewise Whits of the choicest euitage, liqueurs, Mc.—Foreign Warehouse, lat, Pkerdilly, W. YARMOUTH BLOATERS, in Semen from Oct. 1 to end of Dec.. 100. ta. : 1.000. Ma—forwarded. upon receipt of remittance, by FIUf.DIC. DAY:elsl", Great Yarmouth. GENUINE COD LIVER OIL SOAP. Th 6 Soap le agreeable to use awl Is unequalled in its beneficial effect uu a chapped or tender skin. It Is parti cularly reiximineuded for children. Matiutsc:ured only by HEEL KNELL, TURNER. AND St oh S, Wax and Tallow Cl.au.Uers, Soap and Oil Mew.luthts to bcr Ma jesty and ILE 11. the Prince of Wales. BEE HIVE, NI and 3, HAVMAREF:F. LItNOON. Miserte, every tablet is stumped with the tr.ttio Malt-11 Cod fish. CANDLES. -PRIZE MEDAL. PARAFFI!, E.—Adopted by bee liajorty's Golsen=mit for the military stations. J. C. and J. TIELD, . . the miglnal manufacturers Wei belderTWthe 1%12 Pelee Medal, caution the public aratlirt any spurious Inbtationa Their 'Oat le on all packets and bola. Sr la by all cle..!ers it eon/them tne Ithadent. Wholesale and tee exportation at tlea %Corks, ILAB4II, ultszTll. LONDON. S., where .111.43 may be obtained their celebrated Vatted Saralee deep Matta WINTER OVERCOATS. Gentletueu are hmted to inspect the NEW Ciellk, at HAMILTON and KIIIPToys, Tailors and tetereoatenakt es. 105, STRAND (opposite tzetrr•ealP. BOYS and their CLOT/LING.—ELI - AM and Co., 66 and UT. Ostorckstreet, W. Ihe first Eatablialuneut to the Kladdotu for every dextripti , n of Boys' and Youths' Dress. The follow in,; Gartueuts may Le selected In an Fabrics. Styles, and Sizes:- 25a to 49. e. New Style Overcoats amt enfies. 165.1k1. to 21s. Little Boys' First 161. Cl. to 551. Knickerbocker and tithorne Stilts. Us. to see. E:on. Barrow, and uurby SUM. 155. 61. to 26,. bop' and Yout.i: J,wketa. itd. to tic Boys' and Youth: ens and Trott•ere. Departmeut for Boys' Hosiery. Shirts. lint, thitt , Ca. tie Provincial Branches: Birselsabas, el, rt and as, Sow-stmt Leeds, 42, Brlggate and Dewsbury, Westgate. 'llO LADIES.—ROWLANDS' KALYDOR. an Oriental Botanical Preparation for Imprming and li.autb tying the Complexion and Skin. 'The radians bloom it irapava to the cheek. and tLe softness and delicacy which It induce. of Oa. hands and arras, its capability of scathing irritatb•ri and TrOWVIII4.7 W redness. tan, pimples, spots, fro kick 4-iv... Lib ations, and other cutaneous visitations, renter it indispensa W., to every toilet. It obviates all the effects cf climate on tire skin. whether with reference to cold and Inclemency, or intense solar heat. Price as. tid. and &o. 04. per bottle.—sold at 20. Hatton. sarden ; and Ly chemist* and perfumers. Ask for " Rowlands alydor," and beware of spurious mud pertieiouii articles tunics the name of " Halydor." DUNCR'S ALMANACK FOR 18 t; .5, on the "Ist PUNCH'S ALMANAC K 1865. IPrl ce 34. puzicivs AL MANACK 186:). PUNCH'S ALMANAC K 18G5, Illustrated by J. E. Minima RA.. Jons Tsysirr.. C. MR, 7. WALW, G. GCMACII7.II, &C., will be published on the Now ready. WEE MONEYS of ALL NATIONS, with their Comet Value in Enutleh eurreu:r. .. - ills.• drosn copies sent tree by poet on re, elid rf two penny stamps. Address I. .tobests and Co.. Cesne, not, Sket- F trees. London. 9 1 113 E COMPANIES ACT, 1862. The Forms and Account if oohs required under the Wince Aet. a'.o al! other kinds of Asemint Books, with every Fitattenery re it i Zte m for th 7blte tkienpa beet .nlea . tri tth Conn o rng e . , kna.e :. elbo., pt i t in o t: there Certificates liingraved and gated; oamea Sods de signed an executed. Ash and F1:ot, se, r 10.4411.00.. LC., and Leaden-bridge, BM SCDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday morning, M. Peroff, a highly-promiaine and intelligent young man, one of the choristers at the Rimier) Chapel, Welbeek-street, was dis covered deed iv his Ird at bin lodiriugs in gieen..treet, liroraptoss, is ell prolwbility from apoplexy. Intelligence of the event .as immediately forwarded to the Rev. E. Popoff and the Rus,isa ...mandate. It is somewhat Merida, that the young Epee's father died in Bessie In a similar manner. •• A POLIVENIAN AND A FAr.MER CIIAP.GED WITU Hot.ix-srratm:.—A respect:ads young man named Jobs A,lsford, of Theale, near Wedmore, was lately brought be fore General Coles. at Shepton Willett, having been arreabsl under a warrant, and charged with st- ding a 'nave, of the • .loe of ll'.. the property of George Chapman, farmer, of Wookey. The tact. elicited by the evidence were these Both parties, Chapman and Ashford, had been to St. Andrea's Fair, Welts, and left together for their re spective homes. (In the road the merit of the hones ridden by them were discussed, aad • bargain endeavoured to he entered into, but without 1116,-o. They arrived at Chapman's house at Wookey, where Ashford smoked a couple of pipes, and a deal was made. Ashford to exchange horses with Chapman, and ale, receive 21. The next day, on Ashford telling his father to. whom the horse belonged, and what he had done with the 2'.. hi. father flew into a rage, and ordered him to bring the b o ny back. The prisoner went to llamas:, house ahnot six o'clock in the evening, but was refused the horse. He then returned home, and got Police-constable Best, of Wedmore, to aec“mpany Dim to Mr. Cluiproan'e. Arriving there about ten o'clock et night he de manded the horse, which was refused. The constable then said that (nannies had swindled Ashford out of the horse, and unless he gave it OD quietly it would be taken forcibly. tin bearing this. Chapman set hi. servant to watch, who saw Ashford enter the arable, take nut the borne, mount it. sod ride away. The constable entre .;ut o tly asked Chapman to take the two sovereigns, which he refused to do. On these facts coming out b•fore the m.gistrate on Saturday, be ordered police-constable Best into custody, and adjourned the case until Tuesday, the Gth instant, but accepting bail for the appearance of the parties. (In that day the bench came to the cooclonion that, although the constable was open to blame, no charge of felony could he sustained against him. and ordered him to be discharged ; but as regarded Ashford they decided on sending the case before a jury, and be was accordingly committed for trial, bail being accepted for his appearance in 1001.—Skerborne TREES MOST APPECTED HT LIGHTNING. —Fig trees and cedars are rarely *track by light's», ; the beech, larch. Sr, and cheenat are obnoxious to it ; but the trees which attract it most are the oak, yew, and Lombardy poplar. Whence it follows that the last are the trees most proper to be placed sear a building, Risco they will sot like so many lightning conductors to it. Again, the electric fluid attacks in preference suck trees as are verging to de cay by reason of age or diaease.—Aattricon pap". LAUNCH OF THE SULTAS HAHMOUD. Yesterday a large and distinguished company ueembled at the yard of the Thames Iron Works, Ship. Engineering, and Dry Dock Company. Blackwall, to witness the launch of a remarkably tine iron-clad frigate. the Sultan Mahruond, for the service of his Imperial Ma jesty the Sultan of Turkey. The principal dimensions of this eplecdid specimen of naval architecture are as follows : —Let.gth between the perpendiculars, 293 feet ; ditto of the keel for tonnage, 253 feet 9 inches ; breadth for tonnage, 55 feet 11 inches ; depth in midshipe from top of keel, 37 feet t.j jacket; burthen in tons, 4,•.:21 Slab ; with engines of 900 hone power nominal. The time 6sed foe the launch was hall•past one o'clock, and by that time the guests invited to witness the ceremony were assembled, amongst whom were J. Musnrus (tie Turkish ambassador). Madame Murmur, Mille. Masora; and several of the attaches of the embassy, Admiral Robin son (surveyor of the navy), Mr. Layard. 31. P. (Coder Secretary for Foreign /train), Mr. Greases, M.P., Mr. Rolt (chairman of the Thames Iron Company), Captain Ford, (moaning director of the compan)). Colonel lite wygratn, and about :100 ladies and gentlemen. At the appointed hoer the ceremony of naming the vessel (the English enema of breskinea bottle of wins against her bows being observed, all Turk len as sho is notwithstanding) was performed by Musuros, the ship glided safely into the river, and was brought up amidst the cheers of the spectators. EXTRA Caawnias HOLIDAT.—In addition to the Ci.o I,cm* and others who have announced their inten tion to cl• s e thrir establishments on Mond.r, the 21:41, and some cue s also no the lapwing day, for thu purpose of affording those in their employment an oppor tunity of visiting their friside in Von country, Mears. Neeretti and Z imbra havo decided on clueing their five establishments on Monday and Tuesday after Christmas La,y. The Anchor Brewery, Horselydown. of Messrs. Courage and Co.. is among tho laro estaldishments is London that will be closed on tie 21;:h inst. Messrs. Vander, Vyver, and Co., of Flabstreet-hill. bsve grinted a holiday to their eviploo,'s from Chi Eve, at 2 o'clock p.m. until the Wednesday morniog. Upwards of fifty of the principal salesmen com.ected with Nersinite Market have speed not v transact env business no Monday, the 2Gth, fig-Indian Messrs. F. W. Firm°, 11. Wehb, U. Thomp son and Son, R. IL Holmes. Richard Saul, W. Bowyer, F. Beyer, W. tirestres, W. Wailer and Co.,W. Hedges, Sr. In the provinces the praisewortLy example of the lead ing firma in the metropolis has been very extensively fol lowed. _ Tug RUBBERY OP GOVERNMENT STORES.— Througb the exertions of Inspectors Lined! end Ling, a detective officer of the It division of Metropolitan pollee, a complete elucidation has been strived at as to the mode of can ving out the whei'.esale robberies •4 government coal which have recnotly been discovered at Woolwich garrison. During an investigation of the matter it became evident that (hie system of fraud could not have prevailed without the active co-operation of the nomminimissioued officer or private whose duty it was to certify that the same number of tons forwarded from the wharf had been actually re. eeived at the department for which they were intended. Acting upon this ascertained fact, le specter Linen' on Mon. day apprehended Albert Davis, a private of the Army Hos. pital Corp., who wee placed at the ba, before lira Train, at the Woolwich police-court on Tuesday, on a eh age of being concerned with the prisoners previously it: custody in stealing several togs of coal forwarded by Messrs. Hunter to the military hospital. It was stated that the prisoner was specially employed to see that the number of tons delivered mustiest to the quantity forwarded from the wharf. Instead of doing so, however, the prisoner bad received from the carman implicated the proper number of checks or tickets, which he placed upon the file, well knowing that the coal delivered was deficient by several tons ; sod it had been ucertalued that the stoles coals were sold to Burley, one of the prisoners in custody, at 1 :3 . per ton. Inspector Linvill said he should be able to prove that this system of peculation had been earned on for a considerable period, the parties mimed in the conspiracy sharing the proceeds of the plunder. The prisoner was thee remanded until Saturday. HOSPITAL FOX IRE DI.,EA‘Efi OF THE HEART, 67, MAIWARET.STRENT. The cumber of p►uento :shoved daring the week was 102, EXTRAORDINARY LIBEL CASE IN IRELAND. An extraordinary case (Travers v. Wilde) is now before the Court of Common Pleas is Dublin. The plaintiff is a young lady of *boat 29. She is the daughter of Dr. Travers, who holds the situation of sulelibearian in Marsh's Library. There are two defendants, Sir William Wilds and his wife, of Dublin. Sir William is somewhat eminent LI ea wrist. The action is one of libel. Mary Josephine Travers, spinster, seeks to recover 2,0001. damages from William Wilds, knight, and Jane Francesca, his wife, for a libel written by the female defendant to the father of the plaintiff. u follows :—" Towez, Bray, May 6.—Sir,-1 on may not be aware of the dis reputable conduct of your daughter at Bray, where she consorts with all the low newspaper boys in the place, employing them to disseminate offensive placards, in which my name is given, and also tracts , in which she makes it appear that she has had an intrigue with Sir William Wilde. If she chooses to disgrace herself, that is not my affair ; but as her object in insulting me is the hope of ex torting money, for which she has several times applied to Sir William Wilde, with threats of more annoyance if not given, I think it right to inform you that no threat or additional insult shall ever extort money for her from our bands. The wages of disgrace she has so basely treated for and demanded shall never be given to her.—J AN/ F. WILDE. To Dr. Travois." The defendants pleaded that the letter no libel, that the words were not used in a defainato7 sense, that there was no publication, as alleged, and that, if there was, the publication was privileged. There is another plea, which declares that the plaintiff, having taken umbrage at some supposed slights put upon her by Lady Wilde, set her self to insult and annoy the female defendant in various ways. Among other things it was alleged that Miss Travers had published " • certain scandalous and immodest pamphlet, under the title of ' Florence Boyle Price ; or, a Warning, by Speranza,' thereby causing the public to believe that such publication was the composition of Lady Wilde, who bad previously been known as an authoress under the name of • Spersuisa '—in which she (Miss Trevose), under the assumed name of Florence Boyle Price, would make it appear that a parsec therein styled Dr. Quilp. whom the plaintiff afterwards admitted to have been intended for Sir William Wilde, hail made an attempt upon her virtue ; and that, in furtherance of her design, she caused divers doggrel verses and additional articles to be inserted in a newspaper called the trickly ddtertinT, signing some of them with the assumed name of • Speranza.'" It was also alleged that Miss Travers bad sent several insulting letters to Lady Wilde, and bad en deavoured to expose Sir William Wilde to ridicule and con tempt by issuing placards and handbills against him on the occasion of his lecturing in the Metropolitan-hall to the Young Men'. Christian Association ; that the placards bore the words, " Sir William Wilde and Speranza ;" and that the plaintiff employed men to ring hand-bells, so as to direct attention to them; that she hail furthers. "caused divers persons to sell copies of the same immodest pamphlet, falsely alleging it to be the intended lecture of Sir William Wdde, thereby causing great disturbance and confusion at tho place where the lecture was to be delivered;" and that she subsequently invited public attention to this circumstance in the newspapers. The defence proceeded to allege that the pamphlet had been offered for sale, and sent to the home at Bray, where the Wilde family were residing, as the plaintiff would "have it to be be lieved that she had so intrigue with Sir William Wilde." It was sleo averred that on several oceasione, before the writing of the alleged libel, the plaintiff bad applied to the defendants and " threatened more annoyance if her re quests were not acceded to." Lady Wilde further pleaded her bona tide belief that the plaintiff "Lad disgraced her self," and that her object was to extort money ; and that in order to mince her father, lir. Travers, to use his parental authority over her, she (Lady Wilde) had written the letter without malice, wed in the hope of stopping the insulting proceedings ; and her ladyship declared that she believed the statements contained in toe letter to be true. Serb, in substance, were the pleadings, as opened by Mr. Quin. &briefest Armstrong, also for the plaintiff, said that in 1814, the plaintiff, being threatened with deafness, was recommended by her physician to consult Sir William Wilds, who enjoyed a high character as an aurisL She was then "about nineteen years of age, and most interest ing, both by reason of personal beauty and mental culture." Sir William prescribed for her, but would not take any fee, ' and an acquaintance sprang up between Miss Travers and the Wilde family, said she often visited at their house when they had company. When she had first seen Sir William Wilde he lived in Westland-row but he afterwards removed to Memocesquare. Si; William had wade Miss Travers a present of a season ticket for the Exhibition in 18ii9, and she used to go to the theatre with his children. The learned serjeant " did not mean to say that at this period Sir William ever entertained any intention of asuulting the virtue of the plaintiff, bat no doubt as intercourse extending over seven years gradually exerted ita in duence, and raised in his mind a guilty isteut." The loused serjeant read a number of letters, to show the progress of the acquaintance between Sir William Wilde arid the plaintiff. So long ago as 1819 Sir William used to criticise Bliss Travers dies; saying he did not like a bonnet, or something of that kind ; arid he was accustomed to give her small soma of money, which the plaintiff took as loans, to supply her with dress befitting her position. There were a vast number of letters written from Sir William Wilde to the lady. One of them referred to a burn which she had on Ler neck, and another to the paring of a corn, and others were written in a half fatherly, half quizzing style. Sir William was over 50 years of age. How ever, Miss Travers bad her suspicions aroused in the winter of 1* a. In the October of that year "there was a distribution of premiums for the Queen's University in Ste Patrick's-hall, Dublin Castle, and Miss Travers was there with Dr. Wilde. lie asked her to go, and escorted her home. Well, the next day he met her in West- Lind-row, and he said to her, in a very marked way ? ' Did you ob serve anything yesterday? Said she, ' I did not.' • Did you notice my carnage, a. we were coming along the street, coming after us? '1 did not.' I will not repeat the identical words he used. She will give them herself; but the arbstance was that they had been watched by Mrs. Wild* in that carriage, and, in fact, that Met With was, in berown mind, distrustful of what was going on. From the lips of Dr. Wilde himself Miss Travers find heard of such a circumstance. She unquestionably was a little alarmed. snd it struck her thee she should be more circomapect ; but he made as light of it when he saw the effect it had on her as possible, and he gave her a book. He said to her, • Lull in that book, and you will understand what 1 mean.' She took the book. and found it contained a letter, asking her to see him et the hospital which he was professionally attending, bat she did sot to. She saw him shortly afterwards, when he asked her did she want money, but she said not ; she wanted to have his ' reference to Lady Wilde' cleared up. She gave him to understand that unless this were done all acquaint ance between them must cease. Ile wrote to her :—' Davit be angry. lam sick, I mime von. I will leave the money for you, 61. 10a, at Sheridao's—(this was • shop where parcels were left in the ordinary eourss)—at abort eleven o'clock. You will make me curse you if you don't take it.' Afterwards ha explained that is speaking as he had doe* be bad been only joking, and asked her to conic and die, with Lady Wilde and the family, and she did go. Matters went on till February, 1861, when one day, as he was examining her ear in his study, 'eke was unsaid and confounded when, most suddenly, be clasped her in his arms, and refused to releue Ler till she bed promised to call lam William." 1 will not let you go,' my. he, • till you promise to call me William.' He said be would detain her till she said, • Please, William, let me to ; but she re fused, and got away from the house. He then wrote lettere to her, which she returned to him unopened. The drift of them, as afterwards ascertained, was that she should • not be making mountains out of mule-bills,' and that the clasping tai her in his arms wand no harm, and that it was unjust, for Ler to harbour ace suspicion emiast him ; and he also talked about being miserable, fretting about Miss Travers, and more to Mist effect. She felt it necessary to see Sir Witham Wilde about a letter which hail been opened, as she thought, before it reached her, and be also invited her to the house to see one of his children. Subsequently Sir William Wilde ' supplied her with some money to go to Australis, and • ticket was taken at Dublin ; bet when she west to Liverpool to embark there was some difflealte about her berth, and elle returned." The learned counsel touched upon other similar matters—upon Lady Wildn'a "petulant remark " on one occasion, when she asked Miss Travers " Where do you want to take my husband to now then upon the most startling item of his case. "On Thursday, the 11th of October, 1862, Mite Tracers, in obedieace to an invitation she received from him, waited on him in his study. She was there about half-put one o'eleck. He made no allusion to any previous conversation in refereece to the publication in the letter or anything else, but he, at all events, represent great concern about the mark of a burn which she had across her throat. He removed her bonnet for the purpose spparestly of looking at her threat. She was in the babit of concealing that slight defect by wearing a necklet of black velvet, and he put his band into it, with his knuckles next her threat, fastening his knuckles in the velvet bud. He pressed against her very t ightly, so forc ibly that the said, • Yon are suffocating me. ' ' I will,' said ha, • suffocate you—l cannot help it.' Gentlemea (said the learned wirjeant), I will leave it to herself to tell you what followed. But I will tell you what he said after what followed. I felt it my duty to be most particular in sacer- Weiss what sbe was prepared to swear aa to that interview and the meaultupos her. The next thing, after the bor. Tilde ponytail/sties into which she was thrown when dm recovered consciousness, was this : she found him throwing cold water on her face. He was opposite to her, with a tumbler of water in his bead. He cried to her, Oft, don't close year eyes • look up once more.' He always had a little wine in his study. He held wine to her lips. She was is that state her mouth was tightly compressed in the agita tions of the maiden. He could not get bar mouth opened. He then sponged ber face with water, and what did be say • I wish the devil or the angel Gabriel would make her open her mouth.' (Laughter.) He said, ' h'ise, I beseech you, for my preservation and your own.' lie shook her. He [Stamped, id. Additional.] begged her not to stare so wildly at him. Speak one word,' Ise tried, 'speak one word, for God's mks. I know,' mid be, I ern a ruffian—l know I am • ruffian— bat it was not premeditated.' Gentlemen, on homing those extraordinary and frightful expressions, she attempted to rise from where she was. He offered her wine again, but her teeth were still clenched, and he mid, ' I will pour the wine on you if you won't take it. lam horribly frightened,' he said , ' and you must make me a promise. Have sense, or the first person you meet you will tell, end it will be ruin. lam in your power and you are ice mine. Do, for once in your life, do what I tell you—keep secret, and all will be well. I know all you could say—but, oh ! spare me. lam in your power. Stab me if you like. I know you hate me. I sometimes wish to God I could bate you. I swore I would never touch your hand again. I struggled against fate, whilst you thought you were running away from me. I struggled against the fate that was hurrying me on when you thought you were escaping. Don't prove yourself a mad woman now, but attend to what I tell you. I must be obeyed. Have faith and confidence in me, and you may remedy the past Australian freak and the talk it has given I rise to. It led to • great deal of talk. You would be em ptied to bear all that was said about it. If you destroy me, you injure yourself for ever. If you knew all the mis chief you would do to yourself, you would be glad to fol ' low my advice now. Promise to be quiet for a few days. Keep up appearances for my salvation sad your own. I fear I cannot trust you out of my sight, for fear you will do yourself and me irreparable mischief." The learned coun• eel then referred to the young lady's despair, the efforts of Sae William to keep her quiet, and his pressing upon her money, he., which die on every occasion returned. The bitten of Sir William Wilds, after the affair in the study, were emotionally of a very melancholy character, and at other times rather rhapsodical in their protestation of friendship. Miss 'Travers again thought of going to her brothers in Australia. Sir William Wilde furnished her with money for this purpose, but she abandoned this intention, and returned the money. At a later period, by the advice of friends, she applied for a loan of and called for that pur pose. He gave her 21.10 e., and asked her to call next day for the remainder. She said, however, she did cot want it; that she had changed her mind, and that she was not going out of the country. " Yes," said he, " your only purpose is to ruin me." He spoke in a manner which amounted to a taunt of her poverty and of her needing money —that this was all she wantedfrom him. Stung by the language in which he replied to her, she ran out of the house, horned to a neigh bouring shop, purchased two ounces of laudanum, returned to his study, end drank it cif. " Whet is that you have drank'" mid be. "Laudanum," she replied. "My God," said he, "you are revenged on me at last. It will be said that I hove poisoned you ; quick, quick for an antidote." She was taken to Mr. Walsh's, in Nt estlaad.row, where tincture of zinc was given to her, and eventually she recovered. She went home and told some of her friends some thing of what bad occurred, but nor giving the whole truth. About the summer of 1863 Lady Wilde translated a work from the German, which was described u a philosophical novel, and which was named "The First Temptation." This book Miss Truer, reviewed in two newspapers pub belied in Dublin—the Canimerrial Jo...rnal and the Datho ;Fatly Adeceiser. She reviewed it in terms which caused Sir William and Lady Wilde to be excessively angry. In con sequence of something she heard that Sir William bad said she wrote a letter to Lady Wilde, but it was intercepted. She then determined, if possible, to see Lady Wilde. and went to the house for that purpose. She saw Lady Wilde in some part of the house, but she went away without ap pearing to notice her. When she went out, Sir William became very excited, and maid, "You have dime your beet ; you may try the law now, sod you may tell your father I don't care." lobs went away and then wrote the pamphlet—" Florence Boyle Price ; or a Warning," in which she detailed all the transactions between herself and Sir William Wilde, but under feigned named. The learned counsel read the pamphlet at length. On the 11th of January, after the pamphlet had obtained considerable publicity, he wrote—" Miss Travers—Whet is it you want by the publicatoo of P parcel of stupid letters? Please state it.—W. It. WILE.' The learned counsel denied that the documents published by Slim Tra vers contained an admission by her that Sir William Wilde had obtained possession of her by her consent. He denied that she had received a penny but at the request of Sir William Wilde himself, or that the publication was made with a view to extort money. Mary Josephine Travers was the first witness examined. Sloe isdescribed sea tall delicatedooking young woman about 29 years of age. She gave evidence supporting the facts detailed by Serjesnt Armstrong as to the opening of her acquaintance with Sir William Wilde. As to borrowing money of him, she said, " He sug gested it to me ; be wondered why I did not ask for the loan of money when I wanted it. He saw that I Lad not my watch. I told bim that money had been got upon it. He said'he would lead me money, and 1 took a loan of, I think, from bim. That was the first oceision upon which I ever received a loan from him, and 1 returned it within three weeks." Describing the jealous feeling aroused in lady Wilde by Sir William's attentions to her, he said, when she followed them in the carriage, "Her back was up." " Whet do you mean by that" mired the witness. "Oh," said he, "if you tease • oat her back gets up." The letter in the book which he then gave was a request to her to go to the hospital to him. She returned the letter, and replied that it was sn insult for him to ask her to go to the hospital. "He said that the reason of his asking me to go to the hospital was for the purpose of having an hour's unin terrupted convenatioo with me, afraid that if I met Lady Wilde and that she began to quiz me, I might ' snub ' her." Then came a description of the occurrence in which he refused to let her go unless she called bim " William." 1 remember (she said) being in Dr. Wilde's house in the mouth of February, 1862. He had been examining my arm, which had been bruised. It was not quite well at the time. He had hold of my arm, and he laid his hand on the other. lie rid, " You must call me William." 1 said I would not. " Well, thee." said be, " you will remain here till midnight." I asked him to let me up. Mr. Butt—ln what position were you! Miss Travere—l was kneeling at the table. He told me to kneel that he might examine my aria. I told him to let me get up. He said, " did you say William M I said, " No." He said I was quite excited, sad until I would speak to him, and allow him to speak to me, he would not allow me to leave the room. I went away immediately after. I got some letters from him afterwards, which I returned. One of the letters contained the words, "Forgive— I'm miserable. Do see me." I returned tithe day after I received it I went to him. I told him I con 'Adored him an ineligible acquaintance. I said I thought his conduct very dishonourable, unmanly, and mean. He said, i" Did I consider him such'!" mid "Did I harbour any such suspicion of him!" He said if he thought I did he would open his lips to me. I said I thought it un manly of him to go on as he had done when I was alone with him. He said he would have does the same if any other person was present. I spoke of his having sent a book to Hanover-street, and oohed hiss if he had sent any letters there. He said. "No." I forbade him to do so. People named White lived in Hanover-street. I heard he had called there. I told him that I supposed be denied being there ;he mid he did. I said he was so accustomed to telling in. untruths it was no matter. I met him in Westland.row another dey. He asked me to travel in the same train to Blackrock where he was going to see a patient. He came to my father's house, and ran through it. The first thing he maid was :—" My poor Story, is is hem yon dress yourself so eicelyas if you stepped out of a band-box?" I what had that to do with him, that my father's house was good enough for DIP. Ile wished to get a photo graph of my father's bedroom, and said he would give any thing for it. I went down to the train with him. He said he was quite melancholy, Gelatine of me. Hesaid be should have an alteration very soon as reurded my meepecta. He said, " If I write • letter will you read it?" He said " i would write a particular letter only for you." I said—" Do not trouble .ourself about me. I can take care of thyself. What letters era sot for others to see are not fit for me." I said I intended to go to Australia. It we. more to interrupt him than anything else I said so. When I said I would go to Australia I asked him to Ulla The money to go. I went as far as Liverpool about the 21st April, 1862. I remained there one or two days, and then returned to Dublin. He requested me before 1 went to dine at his house. He said the best thing I could do was to go. He gave me mosey, and said I was to say it was only 201. he gave Tee for fear my father might blow him up, whereas he really gave me 401. He suggested that I should write a friendly letter to hint, asking foe 201. liv father spoke to me on the subject of my going. Dr. Wilde said he would like to see the used I was going in, and wanted to go with me to Liverpool. I objected to his doing so, and west alone. He wanted me to dine at his house first. I refused, as I was not quite satisfied about him. lie said he had reasons for wishing it, and I dined with him and his wife, family, tied Mends. 1 got five letters from him at Liverpool on Good Friday. I think Miss Heghes saw one of these letters. When I came back I enclosed to him whatever money I bad ' not spent. He asked me for rev photograph. I refuted to give him one, but he got one. I had throw° it into the fire, and be said, "111 remember this to you." I thick that was before I went to Liverpool. The photograph was Molly re- turned to me by Lady Wilde, in %letter dated about J u1y,1862. I had frequently applied to Dr. Wilde before then for my photograph. It was in Mks Bellew's house he got the photograph. He refused to give it up to me or any one else. I wrote to Ledy Wilde for the photograph. I re collect Dr. Wilde breaking • neckbice of mine. I returned several letters of his subsequently unopened. I went twice to Liverpool. Once in April, and once in May. The memo I would not go to Australia was that I thought it was a very rash resolve, and that it would be better I should remain with my friends. I pseud him in the street afterwards without recognising him. In September, 1862, I was about to publish some doggrel verses, written by a friend, on a letter published by Dr. Wilde is the Freeman's Journal, about a dog he bad lost in Harden-square. Dr. Wilde, by letter, said I ought not to publish scandal of those who bad never injured me, that it would be a scandal to myself, that sob I wanted counsel or advice I might all upon him, that his opinion of me maid not alter, and Lady Wilde had never done me an [TWOPEN CE unkindness, and "so amen." (Laughter.) I c.4l:ed ou him to auure him that I was not the author of them, and that they would not be published. They were not then, but afterwiuds, when all acquaintance was broken off between us. In his letter he alluded to my having shown the verses to Dr. Gray. I got another letter in 04.0ber, '62, asking me to call. I did call. He asked me to call next day. I did go. The first remark he made was unimportant ; it was something about how this burn was getting on. "Let me look at it," and be then came over to take off my bonnet. I complained of the burn before that. He came over to look at it, and took oil my bonnet. He Flossed his hand over it, and in doing so he fastened his hand rather roughly between the ribbon and my neck. I suppose I resisted it, and I believe I said "You are suffocating me." He said, "Well, I will; I cannot help it." I don't recollect anything more until he was dashing water in my face. I lost my consciousness until the water was thrown on my face. I did not see him throw water on my face, but I felt it. He said if I did not rouse myself would be his ruin. " Look up, or you will be my ruin and your own ; rouse yourself." He said for both our lakes, and for my own preservation, to have some command over myself. Ido not know that those were the exact words that he used. He said something about Australia. To have faith and confidence in him, and that be would direct me how to get out of the dilemma into which my foolishness had brought me. He said if I did not follow his advice and guidance, and keep myself quiet, l would tell the first person I met. He had wine in his study. He said if I did not taste it he would ding it over me. He told me to call him any name I liked—that he deserved it all—but to spare him. I did not say a word the whole time. He called himself a ruffian. lam not quite sure whether he used any other expressions. He said something more about my etrugghog with my fate, and that he wished the angel Gabriel or the 1/-1 would open my mouth. He said he would never touch my hand again. To the Court—He said he wished the Tr- I or the angel Gabriel would rouse me. _ _ ]lr. Batt —A l that time did von say anything to him - No. lie rid, „ Look up. I am throwing it into the tire." It was like a handkerchief he was throwing into the tire. I did not look. He caught my eyelashes and opened teem, and asked me again to rouse myself. I did not open my eyes, but I could have opened them if I w ish e d. When I did so he was standing with his back to the door. I don't know whether he had his hand on my shoulder or not. I was sitting on • chair near the door. 1 don't think I was in the room at that time MOTs than ten minutes. .tf ter opening my eves he said, " You cannot go one of this ; I want you to go up stain, and stay there for some time. In going up if I speak to you do not turn round." He said he wanted me to go opt* see a present some one had given him. I remained up-stairs about half an hour. I saw him before I left the house. He spoke but I did not answer. He brought up a sponge and began to @pugs my face and temples. He said I would make a great mistake to think of going out. I was quite stupid at the time. I felt In a stupid state. I saw him • second time up-stairs, I think ; 1 don't know. He certainly said I was not to stir. I cannot say whether he seat or came up for me when I wag going. I was so stupitod that I did not know what was being done. It was about as hour before I left. That was between one sad four o'clock. I think I erect bane. Ile wrote in. letter. alter that. I saw him 1012119 days after the receipt of his letter at his own house. I called within • fortnight afterward,. The transaction in the study took place, I think, on a Friday. On my first visit to him after the occurrence I remained • few moments. [A number of letters subsequent to this transaction wets then given in and proved.] Mr. Butt (to witness)—Are you able to Sty that in that interval of usoonaciousueve in his study you were outraged: Witous—Yes. The case is still proceeding. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY Nutty. - _ _ Today Miss Travers's examination was concluded, and Serjeant Sullivan eras-examined her. She admitted that she had asked Sir William for money, and had accepted concert ticket. from him sinus the date of the alleged out age. He had on two or three subsequent occuions been guilty of acts which had led her to believe that he intended to repeat the offence. She was not sure whether she had ever said that on the 14th of t)ctober, 1862, when the al lic,-;ed outage was committed. be hail not been successful in the attempt. She had used the word chloroform in her pamphlet to illustrate Sir William Wilde. treachery. . . Tie plaintiff's cross-examination was concluded. THE CASE OF BISHOP COLESSO. Mr. James, after oar report left yesterday, observed that when the Bishop of Natal wee appoinkd by the Queen, and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, there was no Bishop of Cape 'Town in esistaineathe see of Cape Town being then vacant. The letters patent declared that the Bishop of Natal should bold his office for life, sod further—and this the appellant never questioned—that be should be subject and subordi nate to the Bishop of Caps Town in each manner as any bishop of the province of Canterbury was under the autho rity of the erchbishop of that province. But did those words impart absolute irrespoadble and arbitrary power on the part of the Bishop of Cape Town without correction and without appeal ! The true mincing of the words was, that the Bishop of Natal should psy canonical obedience to his metropolitan, and submit to whet be could lawfully require of him to do aceseding to the constitution of the church of England. He was subordinate to tho Bishop of Cape Town as a vaceechaasellor woe subordinate to the Lord Chancellor, or any officer holding an =lee for We in one of our courts of law was subject sod subordinate to the authorities of that court. He was obliged to obey all the lawful orders which hie lawful superior gave him. He was guilty of an offence for which he was to be punished by due course of law, but not by his superior unless he bed express powers for the ptmpose. lc was no part of the Bishop of Nat l's contract with the tenni= by the letters patent—and he had never assented to such an interprets tion—that he became a member of the schismatic church of South Africa, which the Bishop of Capetown hail at tempted in violation of his duty to establish. The pro ending, of the Bishop of CAPetO•lll were in direct and fla grant violation of the ecclesiastical leer of this country. He could show to demonstration that by that law so biabop in this country could be tried for heresy by his archbishop— that no bishop could be tried in this country for soy offence except by the Queen's royal commissioe. The Lad Chancellor—You say that the crown can issue a royal commission to try a bishop for heresy, and that it is necessary to adopt that course. Mr. James maid that the most conclusive authorities decided that it had been so established by the nets elastics! law. In conclusion, the leaned counsel said be humbly requested their lordships, upon the grounds be bad stated, to report to her Majesty in favour of the prayer of the petitioner. Mr. Fitzjmnes Stephen followed on the same side, and contended that their lordships ought to advise her Majesty either to quash the proceedings on the ground that they were in themselves illegal, or at all events give the la ti timer's case to be heard on the =nits of the appeal. The Queen, by virtue of her royal prerogative, had a general judicial power, as the fountaiu of justice, to Jo right and redress weep in all eases where wrong was douo uoi.er the colour of legal authority, and more especially in all cases where that wrong was done under the colour of a real authority mattered by her Majesty's lethes patent, but abased is say manner by the patentee. That proposition might almost be treated as a tirst principle, and be could hardly understand how it could be severed from the very nature of sovereignty itself. It was the principle of the constitution that her Majesty was the role bead and foun tain of justice, and that there could be no wrote without a remedy ; but if that be true it must follow that if her Majesty, by the exercise of the royal prerogative, conferred powers of say kind un any persou. and those powers did not immediately subject the person in whom they were con. fere= to the jurisdiction of any known and vielbestelilislied court, there must be a wrong without a remedy v or her Majesty must review what hail ben done and do what justice and right were required in the premises. The leaned mussel had not concluded his argument when their lordships rem. Tree BRITISH ASSOCIATION MEETING FOR 1865. The Braid' Association having determined on visiting Bir mingham next year, the mayor tMr. Henry Wignini celled a meeting of nmonfacturers yesterday, in the COollitilloo - of the Town-ball, to conaider the propriety of holding an exhibition of local manufactures in the autumn. About seventy gentlemen, immy of .1 em were lutetrated in the principal trades, were present when his worship took the chair, soon after 1 o'clock. The subject basilic been intro duced, and the fact referred to that the working-men had already darted ao exhibition of their own for Lest year, the meeting wit addressed by Mr. Harwell, Yr. Browatt (Griffiths and Brower), Mr, John LOW' (Mapplebeck and Lowe), Mr. Brooke Smith (Martioeati sod Co.), sod other gentlemen, all of whom were opposed to a marmfisctorers' exhibition nest year, and a resolution wee pared to the effect that, in ooneideratiou of the recent exbibitiln • in London, it is undesirable and inexpedient for maunfacturere to get op an exhibition in Birmiughemi in This was carried unanimously, end there can be no doubt that the Birmingham manufacturers are tired of these exhibitions ; Mutters expensive, and it is thought rot always profitable. 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