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'0 r si- ree 7.s''''`'' 6'' 'i ll' j et of the Pees ent, without eve A_proclamation, met with no op ging of the'Judicature, the extinctk cussion f inkrisonment on secret char t , wi, t 5 the opportunity of trial, and the confiscation of property without legal process, all acts in defiance of the fionstitption, have been submitted to with a docility.that Austria may admire, but never hope to experience. The Government of the Republic is now a pure despotism, administered by a committee, each member of which does what seems good in his own eyes. .f r & c No. 21,700. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1862. EXCE ..4d. &VAMPED ....sd. PUI3LICATIONS, leges at Montreal adequate for the temporary occu pation at least of several thousand men, and there are abundance of other substantial and commodious edifices here which can be made available, in case of need, for the winter quarters of any number, In January, in 3 vols., with Portrait, rrITE PRIVATE NARY OF RICTEAR DUKE OF ItUCKINCUIA.III AND CHANDOS, K Unrst and Blaeketl, PubiNters, 13, Great Marlborow_ street. AiEmaltiAL FUND ---*His Late Royal }Huh -1,,,-,,,7,71.,, the, PIaNCH CONSORT.—At a PUBLIC --- "' - ' 6 " - ''''''" , held In the. 'EGYPTIAN _HALL, Mansion I .4airaio. on TUESDAY, tilt 14th January, 1852, 7 lle Right lion. WM. CUBITT, the Lord Mayor, in the Chair, The following resolutions were unanimously carried : shop the of LONDON, seconded by Colonel WtLSON : "That this meetin Ix, deeply deploring the Irreparable loss the country has usetamed by the lamented death of his late Royal mess t Prince Consort, whose powerful and wll- regulated mind, and great a'itlities, have for more than 720 Years been untieairvrly devoted to improving the condition of the humbier cla.ses, and to the development and exten sion of Ecien ce noel art, and to the j u di cious e d ucation and tr aining of the Royal, Family, is of opinion that a lasting Memorial should be eructed, commemorative of his many Virtues, and expressi ye of the gratitude of the people." Moved by Lord ST . RATrono DE IlEriet.ivrE, seconded by " That the ITU.S7rER l) N Woo, Es Mq , .P.: me me.m oria I recommended should be of a monu- Of ntal and nati.traal character, a nd th a t it s d es i g n and m o l e execution be Queen." , appr(Yeed by h cr Most Gracious Majesty the Moved by T6v . t 7, ori li,towilt. Dr: Rwritsetimn, M.P., seconded ' 6 That coV f the non. GEOECE DENMA N. 111.1'. formed to Altnittees throuchout the United King,dom be , that all le .Aise subscripti ons f or the pr o p ose d memorial, and 31 , ,r Majesty' s subj e cts be invited to stibei ibe." ove u ' oy EARVEY LEWIS, Esq., M. l'., seconded by P. LE NEVE FOSTER, ESQ. :- 1- iiitt a committee be formed, consisting. of the fol.owing nol'',emen and gentlemen, to carry into effect the fore4,aing r e`oltitions, with power to amid to their number, and that the Right Rom the Lord Mayor be President of the same and Treastirer of the flint." Moved by the Earl of COVENTRY, seconded by SAMUEL MORLEY, EN " rltat the cordial thanks of this meeting he given to the Right Don. the Lord Mayor for convening and presiding over.• the same," :, President —The Right Hon. W3T. CITBITT, Lord Mayor. p of LCOMMITTEE. Thellitrntllon.and Ei , 214 Rev. i Henry Cole, Esq., C.B. Th the L Riord Bkhoondon. I it W. C ranford, Esq., M.P. e 2,lit Hon. the Lord lA. A. Croll, Esq. S`tratford de Redcbife. i Geo. Cuhitt, Esq., M.P. Marquis of Breadalhane, K.T. I W. Dent, Esq. 'The E arl of Coventry I (7. W. Di on, Esq. ke, L ord Henry Lennox. l ,Tno. Dill Esq. Lord Elcho. I G. J. Frit Es. The lion. G. Denman M.P. IP. Le Nave Fos q ter, Esq. The lion. A. Viinnaird, M.P. I K. lv. Fowler, Esq, The Hon, .T. S. W ortley. W. Gilpin Esq._ ;Sir Moses M onteflore, Bart. Henry Ghinn, Esq. ilt. Morton Peto, Bart., M.P. Mr. Deputy Fry. Sir Thos. Phillips. Rey. Michael Gibbs, M.A. Sir E. Antrobus Bart. G. Godwi n , E sq., F.R.S. Tie Very Rev. 'Dr, Millman, I'. Grah am, E sq. Dean of St . Paul's. S. Gregson, Esq., M.P. The Baron L. de RothschildALP. , Russell Gurney, Esq., QC. Recorder. Mr, Alderman Wilson. ;T. Hankey. Esq., 3T.P. Sir I'. G. Moon, Bart., Alder- ; Wm. liars, Esq. man. I Chas. Hill , Itr.A l derman Sllomons, M.P. ' W. _Howes, EEsq. sq. Mr. Alderma n Rose, Mr. Alderman Phillips. Wm Ilumphery Esq. S. P. Mr. Ald erman Gabriel. Harv'Low, Esq. Lewis, Esq., M.P. Mr. Ald erman Mechi. . Macdonald, Esq. 31r. Alderman Besley. Chas. Mills, Esq. Mr. Alderman Dakin. G. Moffatt, Esq_, M.P. Mr. Alderman Copeland,M.P., Sand. Morley, Esq. Mr. Alderman Finnis. W. Murray, Esq., M.P. Mr. Alderman Sidney .T. F. Norris Esq.. AT.P. Mr. Alderman Lav rence. Mr. Ald e Mr. Deputy'Obard. Mr. Aldernninr2G.J'Lawrence. R. N. Fbillipps, Esq. 'Male. Henry .oberts, Esq. Mr. Alderrna-d Abbiss. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. C'yjr* C,ockerell, Esq., Sheriff of S. G. Smith, Esq., M.P. vv - pe r y " l "-on and Middlesex. Joseph Somes, Esq., MP. —..,7"r-ev,:entyman,Esq.,Sheriff Thos. Sop with, Esq. a - "--.. London and Middlesex. W. Spottiswoode, Esq. i,-(,,in2b Alger, Esq. W. Tite, Esq., M.P. .al Alexander, Esq. Sir Jas. Tyler. W. Angerstein, Esq., nr. Richd. Westmacott, Esq., Joshua Bates, Esq., M.P. R.A., F.R.S. 'Thomas Baring. Esq M.P. W. Foster White, Esq. IV. 11. B'dkin, Esq. Westc.rn W , od, Esci, M.P. It ev. W. Brock. John Wood, Esq. C ' S. Butler, I,7.isq 31. P. Edw I. Maioribanks, Esq. Thos. Cha rn7oers,'Esq , Cora- Thos. Winkworth, Esq. imnion Serr.reant. • C. White, Esq. -riarry Clie'ster, Esq. With power to add to their number. Mayor,BuklOiions may be remitted to the Right Hon. the Lord at the Mansion House. -it Sub-Committee will sit daily at the Mansion House. ....The first list of subscriptions will be published on Monday, 'lle ZOth inst. MICHAEL GIBBS, S. R. GOODMAN, } Hon. Sees, Mansion SAMUEL BROWN, House, E.C., Jan. 14, 1812. r r WEN TY - SEVF,NTII REPORT of the UNION Court-room a half-yarl y l i‘ lk e N et K ing of LONDON. of the Proprietors, held at the 1, urt-room of the Banking-house,2, Princes-street, Mansion P lu use, on Wednesday, the 10th of January, 1862, . 1,-., -,, ORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor, in the Chair, 'rite following Report was read by the Secretary ._ The Directors have much satisfaction in reporting that the bet profits of tb.e Bank for the six months ending 31st Decem _ last, after • 17 n,413 18p sayment of al charges (including the sum of 6 for interest paid and due to customers on their Cttrrent a.nd Deposit Accounts), are £88,372 14s. ld., 30trlWith the sum of £90,087 16s. 2d*, brought forward from 1 of June last, amount together to £178,460 10s. 3d. The Directors now declare a dividend of 12s. per share, clear of In come-tax, fir the six months ending, 31st December last, aMounting to the sum of £36,e00, which will leave a balance or £142,430 100. 3d. for appropriation. tebit_ This sum. will enable the Proprietors to replace the .£120,C00 ed to., Capital Account, by the resolution of the General eeti ng. on the 11th July, 1860 • and the Directors anticipate 4., the eol acnrrence of this General' Meeting in the recommenda ''on which they now make, that the Capitat Account be erlited with the sum of £120,000 debited as above. The adoption of this recommendation will leave a balance of £22,460 los. 3d. for appropriation at the end of the financial year in July next. Your Directors feel assured that the Proprietors will share with them in their sincere regret at the loss they have sus tained in the decease of their late esteemed Governor, Sir Peter Laurie, who presided over this institution since its foundation ; contributing' materially by his high character to its early success, and never erasing to take tine dezpest late test in its continued prosperity. Personally, your Directors have to lament, not only the loss of a colleague, whose sound Judgment and singleness of purpose guided their delibera- Hobs and commanded their confidence—but of a triend whose genial frankness and kindliness of heart had won their sin cere and respectful attachment. In conformity with the Provisions of the Deed of Settle blunt, the Dire( tors have elected Th omas A ugustus Gibb } =sq, of 72, Old Broad-street, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the decease of the lamented Governor. THE UNION BANK op LONDON, For the Half-year ending 31st December, 1801. GENERAL BALANCE. LIABILITIES. paid-up capital of the b an k Deduct amount debited t o cap i tal account, £720,000 0 0 Jper resolution of General Meeting, llth uly, 1860 .............. 120,000 0 0 Due by the b an k on current accounts, deposit £600,000 0 0 r eceipts (including i n t erest accrued), and other obligations . ,705,231 19 8 Rebate on bills not dile.: ll 19,197 14 0 Balance at credit of profit and loss £12,592,890 311 ASSETS. Cash hh in nn tuhaenkbanfki .......... £394,911 17 8 ngland.... 567,273 17 5 Cash lent at ............ 6 J 6,600 0 0 Investments in Government Stock, Exche t quer Bills Debentures, &c, z.nik premises, consisting of freehold build- Ings in Princes-street, Afansion-honse street, Argyl-place, and Fleet -street ; and Yase and fixtures of No. 4, Pall-mall East 108,775 4 5 GaAs, bills discounted, &c 10,011,786 18 10 £1,618,785 15 1 853,512 5 7 £12,592,890 3 11 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Amount of dividend of 12g. per share X36,000 0 0 Ward e dit of Cpaniount ropitaposedl Account to be carried to th e cre llalance, being' undivided profit carried Por to next half-year 120,000 0 0 22,460 10 3 Profit unappropriated on 30th June, ISGI Amount of net profit for the half-year end ing 31st of Dec., Ism, after deducting all expenses, and interest paid or due CC .8 ,413 18s. 6d.), allowed to customers on their current and deposit accounts .• ..... £175,46010 3 £90,08716 2 88,372 11 1, £178,460 10 3 The Governor then declared a Dividend for the past Half year of 12s. per Share, clear of income tax. It was resolved unanimously— That the report submitted to the meetingbe, and the same is, hereby adopted and confirmed, and that the Directors be authorised to carry into effect the recommendation contained in the said report. It was propi)sed by Mr. JAMES ANDERTON, seconded by Mr. CHARLES GOBLET, and resolved unanimously— That the Proprietors of the Union Bank of London desire to re:•ord their deep regret at the loss which the Company has sustained by the death of their esteemed Governor, sir Peter Laurie, who, from its first establishment, occupied that im portant and responsible position, and invariably manifested the warmest interest in its prosperity; and to whose un doubted honour, sturdy integrity, sound judgment, devotion and urbanity, may be largely ascrib-d the present success and unblemished character of the Bank, both at home and abroad. It was resolved unanimously, That the best thanks of the meeting be given to P. Northall Laurie, Esq , the Governor, the Deputy-Governor, and the Directors, for their able, judicious, and successful management of the Bank during the past If:if-year. That the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. W. Nerimgeour, the General Manager; Mr. Barton, the Deputy Manager; Mr. Ingp en , th e M anager o f t h e itegent-street :Branch; Mr. t. Rarbe, the Manae•er of the Charing-cross Branch; Mr. Beattie, the Manager of the Temple-bar B ranch ; and t o Mr.' Newmarch, the Secretary, for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged their several duties. That the best thanks of this meeting be given to Mr. G. S. Nottage, for hie liberal offer to present to each of the Pro prietors a ph lographic copy of the Portrait of the late Go ',ernor, Sir Peter Laurie, now in the Court-room of the (Signed) P. NORTIIALL LAURIE, Governor. That the thanks of the meeting be given to P. Northall -Laurie, Esq., the Governor, for his conduct in the chair this day._ (Fined) JAMES FARQUHAR, Deputy Governor. Extracted from the Minutes. H ENRY NEWMARCH, Secretary. the 20th instant.B.—The I)lvidend will be p aya b le on and niter Monday GIVEN A WAY TO NERV OUS SUFFERERS. HENRY SMITH. M.D , of the U n i vers ity of F Jena, has just published,* for the benefit o f Nervous ufferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE \T A E um' Nl work on Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike to Society, Spermatorrheea, Local Weakness,' Muscular Re laxation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain directions ter perfect restoration to health and vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob receipt of a di rected envelope Bervation, to any address, on and two stamps. Address, HENRY Smrrn, b, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. 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COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan_ Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of tile Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street; MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "A V HOME," • At Her Majesty's Concert Room, Haymarket. Every Evening in the Week (except Saturday), at Eight. Wednesday and Saturday Mornings at Three. Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box office, which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra charge for booking. 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WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXIIIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of II ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its rffeets, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Hoc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting , ' with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6cL, and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. tid. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. JEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling ot the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on liY ean ordinary stocking. Price 48. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturor, 228,:Piccadilly. AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and consumption. I lfrequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce In curable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprive lof sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, London, and by a'l 'druggists, in bottles, 130., and three times the q uan tity i n one, 28. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's 4.sthmatic Balsam. DR. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. Price Is., by post Is. la.; of Mann, 29, Cornhill. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, Ilmmorrhoids, Gleets, Marilage : Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Dr. C. may be consulted daily till 12, at The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand; and from 1 till 9 p.m. at 3, Great Marlborough-street, W. D R. CULVERWELL'S NEW POST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 25. till 5, and is. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, Is. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the Post-office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting information, while those who have already encouraged this new system will derive additional advantage if they observe some of the p' actical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce."—herald and Standard, Nov. 12, Mil. " The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culverts ,- 11 has already established the reputation of an able physician; he bas now proved himself to be a worthy philanthropist, in as far as lie has established, in the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic. than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur prising, while everything that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever :feels himself regenerated and new made, it is on coming out:of a Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct. 13, 1861. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : I. MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPER MATORRTICE A, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. rust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, ‘4l ANITOOD: the CAUSE and CURE o f PRE- Y 1 MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions or Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. r; (MTH, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, Loudon. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHA PTE'R H.—Causes of Spermatorrhcea and Impotence; warlv Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications f Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Clonorrhcca and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to which is added the Author's recipe of' a preventive lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and hould be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," ad March, 1855. "The author has conferre a eet boon bing this little work, in which is described the source y of publis those h diseases which produce deoline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1850. 6 , This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain and sympathising manner on the various disqualifications and impediments arising from nervous excitement and de bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and , x cesses it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. London ; Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann, 119, /ours of colllllltAtiOn. 7 lo to 3 and tc, s; tuzdayo, 10 till p, A LBE Rl' MEDICAL and FAMILY ENDOW ME \T LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 7, Wtterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, S.W. Established 1838. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the HALF YEARLY DIVIDEND to the 31st ultimo, after the rate of Seven per Cent. per Annum, is in course of PAYMENT to the Shareholders. 10th January, 1802. FRANK EASUM, Secretary. AMERICA. The following are extracts from letters and papers brought by the steamer America : NEW YORK, DEc. 31. The excitement here in relation to the Trent question has materially subsided—the main point, namely, the surrender of the commissioners, being determined on. The settlement has been received by the people with a feeling of congratulation that a war with England has been averted ; and although perhaps in the Western States the surrender may not meet with the full approbation of the public, there is no doubt now that matters at home are becoming so serious that the subject of a foreign war will be dismissed from men's minds. The financial condition of the country is becom ing critical, and the New York journals are taking the matter up in a serious tone, and Congress is urged to pass direct tax bills sufficient to meet the national expenditure. The suspension of specie payments is thus edi torially noticed by the .New York Herald:— " Yesterday the banks of New York suspended specie payment with some 25,000,000 dollars of gold on hand. Only a few days ago they had 40 millions, and it is pro bable if the suspension had been deferred a little longer, the last dollar would have been drained from their vaults. The silent panic among the depositors which thus prompts them to withdraw their . deposits has been brought about by the infamous conduct of members of Congress, who since the opening of the session at the beginning of this month, have done nothing in the direction of a provision for the financial necessities of the country in its hour of need, with the exception of a tax upon tea and coffee, which will but slightly increase the revenue. Their whole time bas been squandered in miserable squabbles about the everlasting nigger, who has monopolised the attention of the Senate and House of Representatives for so many years, to the exclusion of the real business of the nation. And now, with a war on our hands costing, it is estimated, about three millions per day, the Treasury will be without a dollar by the middle of January. By that time the loans of 150,000,000 dollars made to the Government by the mer chants and the banks will have been expended, and no means whatever provided for a further supply of the indis pensable sinews of war." A Washington telegram of the 30th says " The suspension of specie payments to-da3 gives general satisfaction among the business community here. There seems to be a general desire to keep all the specie in the country, and to give free c;reulation to Treasury notes. On this point Mr. Spaulding, of New York—who, by the way, is a banker at Buffalo, member of the committee of ways and means—introduced in the House of Representatives, on leave, a bill to authorise the Treasury to issue demand notes of not less than five dollars, redeemable everywhere, to the amount of fifty million of dollars, in addition to those heretofore ordered." The United States sub-Treasury at New York followed the example of the banks, and suspended specie payments—i • e., it paid specie only for the principal and interest of the public debt, and for no other claims. The New York Tribune publishes the following suppressed despatch : " The true history of the Trent affair at Washington is briefly this— " At the first Cabinet meeting held after the seizure of Slidell and Mason, tho President expressed himself in favour of restoring them to the protection of the Briti,h flag if it should be demanded. He said it was doubtful if de course of Captain Wilkes could be justified by international law; and that, at all events, he could not afford to have two wars on his hands at the same time. " Attorney-General Bates echoed this opinion. He thought the seizure unjustifiable, and was in favour of giving up the men on demand. " Secretary Seward was ncn-committed. The other members of the Cabinet disagreed with Mr. Lincoln posi tively, and Secretary Chase argued forcibly and wi.h warmth that the course recommended by the President would be dishonourable to the United States as a nation. Thus matters stood until the first belligerent note from England. No further discussions took place, nor was the question again mooted in Cabinet until Christmas-day. " The despatch from Earl Russell to Lord Lyons was delivered at the State Department on Saturday, as we telegraphed the next day, and Mr. Seward immediately went to work on his reply. Remembering the views of the Cabinet previously expressed, Mr. Lincoln was not in haste to call them together. One meeting was adjourned to pre vent premature discussion, and another on the regular day did not take place. The first was on Christmas-day, and after Lord Lyons had made his communication. Imme diately M. Thouvenel's despatch had been delivered Mr. Seward's reply was read to the Council and the session pro longed for five days. " The despatch of M. Thouvenel had convinced the oppo nents of the policy of surrender that the public opinion of Europe would sustain England, and it was used to secure unanimity in that policy. " Mr. Seward's despatch, however, was subject to much criticism. Many alterations and modifications were sug gested. The next day a revised copy was read to the ad journed Cabinet meeting; further changes were suggested, and the despatch as a whole was not approved and adopted until Friday morning." The comments of the press upon the surrender of Mason and Slidell, and the despatch of Mr. Seward upon the subject, possess but little interest. The papers generally seem to concur in characterising the despatch as a " masterly" production, and there is very little dissent from Mr. Seward's arguments. The tone of the American press, taken as a whole, is undoubtedly much less hostile to England since the settlement of the Trent difficulty than it has been for many months. The New .1 orb: Times of Jan. 1 contains the fol lowing review of the " situation" : " There aro rumours of fighting in different parts of Ken ucky. The telegram wo published yesterday of a reported fight at Paducah is yet in doubt. The despatch via Phila delphia which we give this morning furnishes little addi- ional information, though it seems to give a colouring of ruth to the report, by mentioning the name of a captain who was killed. Rumours prevail in Louisville of a general engagement in Southern Kentucky, but they lack confir mation. It was also said that Buckner's plan was at once to attack in force M'Cooko's brigade (our advance body in Southern Kentucky). All these exciting rumours only show the imminence of an engagement a more than one point in Kentucky. Indeed it does net seem possibl e , con ... . . . sidering the position of our troops and of the rebels, that many days can pass over without 75,000 or 100,000 of our gallant western troops measuring swords with the rebels. " Capt. Colston, who arrived at London, Kentucky, on Dec. 24, from Cumberland Gap, reports that there aro only 1,500 rebels there under command of Col. Rains. A gen• tleman, who reached the same place from Perry county, re ports that a skirmish occurred a few days ago between 118 rebels and 47 Union men. The former were routed with a loss of one killed and 16 wounded, while the latter lost none. "A letter, published in the Louisville (Nashville) Courier, dated Abingdon (Virginia), D9C. 15, says :—A variety of interesting news from the rebel States reaches us by way of Fortress Monroe. A fire occurred at Nashville (Tenn.) on the night of the 22d ult., by which the commissary stores, including a portion of the Ordnance department, were de. stroyed—the loss being estimated at nearly 1,000,000 dole. —no small item for the rebel exchequer to lose. Fugitive slaves who have reached Fortress Monroe report that the inhabitants of Yorktown and the military authorities there are much frightened in anticipation of an attack. General Burnside's expedition, they believe, is going up York River, and General Wood is expected to co-operate in an attack upon Magruder's position. That worthy, it is stated, has asked permission of the rebel authorities at Richmond to burn Yorktown, and has been instructed to refrain until he is certain that the place is to be immediately attacked. The rebel force in the vicinity of Yorktown is estimated at 30,000. It is announced that one of the rebel brigadier generals committed suicide on Thursday last. A pri vate despatch received from Washington states that General N'Cleilan, on investigating the specifications of the charges against Brigadier-General [Benham, has ordered the release of the latter from arrest, and he is to be ordered at once to duty." The New York ?lines of Dec. 30 gives the fol lowing account of affairs at Beaufort :—" The steam transport Empire City, from Beaufort on the 24th, and Hilton Head (in the 25th inst., arrived at this port yesterday morning. Her advices arc interest. ing, and in some respects important. No demon stration of any kind had been made by the rebels against our troops, the stories to that effect in the rebel papers being pure inventions. On the other hand, our troops are making rapid advances into the:States, making their position secure as they go, and scouting parties are daily pushed in every di rection—one proceeding from Port Royal Island almost within sight of Savannah. A portion of the 79th Regiment had made a reconnaissance 15 miles from Beaufort, and taken six rebel prisoners. These reconnaissances and scouts had established the fact that the rebels aro able to concentrate, in a short time, upon any given point, from 15,000 to 25,000 men. ?Another important gunboat reccw naissance had been made, which had been pushed within 15 miles of Charleston, at a town called Rockwell. Here a force of 400 rebels was found, which fled in a panic when an inferior force of our men was landed. It is stated that the reconnaissance ofthe Federal pickets made from the centre of the army of the Potomac had established the fact that the pickets of the Confederates had been withdrawn two or three miles back from their former positions, and it was inferred that the Confederates were going into bill for abolishing Southern portswinter quarters. - . The following of entry was introduced in the House of Represen, tatives, Dec. 30, by Mr. Stevens on leave : " 1. That all laws or parts of laws creating or establish. ing ports of entry or delivery in any State in rebellion be. and the same are, hereby abolished. " 2, Hereafter no vessel, either foreign or domestic, ex cept such as belong to or are employediby the Government of the United States, shall enter or leave any of said ports unless driven there by stress of Weather. " 3, If any vessel shall violate or attempt to violate the provisions of this act, the said vessel, cargo, and everything appertaining thereto, shall be forfeited, the one half to go to the captors and the other half to the United States; and every person is hereby authorised to make such seizure, and the captain or commander of the said vessel shall be fined not exceeding 500 dols, "4. The baid vessel and cargo may be seized at any place, at sea or in any port, and the goods may be taken wherever found, either on land or water, " 5, The proceeds shall be divided among the captors according to the law now regulating prizes. " 6. The ship and cargo may be tried, as well as the officers, in any court of the United States into whose juris diction the same may be taken: " 7. The States now in rebellion are Vi rg i nia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florid a , Texas, any oth er States should llissis hereafter Tennessee, a c cl A r k ansas. If eafter become rebellious, th e o Loeuristat President shall proclaim the fact, and the provisions of the act shall then apply to such State or States. "8. The President shall have power to declare any har bour b or e harboursexpedien t.,, pa The Court of Inquiry in the ca se o f C o l one l rts of entry, When, in his judgment, it shall Miles, charged with being intoxicated at th e b a ttl e of Bull Run, Anotherhadffi o honourably cer, acquitted him o f th e charge. who was mistaken for Colonel Miles, was open to the charge of being intoxicated on the day in question. The total amount expended by the Washington Goverment in the purchase of fire-arms since the beginning of the rebellion is 2 2,000,000 dollars. Nearly 300,000 stand were purchased in Europe. When the America sailed reports were current of a general engagement near Paducah, Kentucky, resulting in the success of the Confederates, but as the telegram by the Nova Scotian does not confirm he report, they are presumed to have been un ,''ounded. The committee appointed to consider the expe diency of completing the long-delayed " Steven's Iron Battery" at Now York, had made a report _ _ unfavourable to its completion. The commercial intelligence by the America is superseded by that received per Nova Scotian via Lon donderry. Prince de Joinville, Count do Paris, and Duke de Chartres arrived in New York, Dec. 29. CANADA. (From (he Special Correspondent of (he Times.) MONTREAL, DEC. 30. Though the conclusion come to by the United States' Government on the affair of the Trent has removed the apprehension of immediate hostilities, the prevailing impression throughout Canada is that the result would have been different if the consequences of a rupture with Great Britain at this juncture had not been so apparent as to have im pressed even the mind of Mr. Seward with the most serious concern. Though the course pursued by the. British Go vernment and Lord Lyons has been as courteous and conciliating as it was possible for the convey ance of so firm a demand to be, yet there can be no doubt that the proceeding will rankle in the minds of the American people, and that when they feel themselves more able to enter on a war with Great Britain a cause of quarrel will not be wanting. It is to be hoped, however, that as regards one element which the American Secretary was wont to believe would favourably affect the fortunes of war—namely, the sympathy of Canada with the United States—he has now seen his self-delusion. If the American Government have not been utterly unobservant of events, the attitude which the North American colonies and especially Canada has assumed must hereafter weigh far more against, than ever it did in favour of, a rupture. From Halifax to Lake Superior more than 3,000,000 of people have given no uncertain indication of the determined resistance with which they will meet the invasion of their soil, and of the loyal and de voted support they will offer to the Crown. There is no longing for American institutions—there is no indifference among the colonists whether they are transferred from a monarchical to a repub lican government or not ; but there is a deep rooted resolve to stand by the Throne and furtutica of England, and to taansuilt to their posterity the heritage of constitutional liberty which they now enjoy. The British American colonists had no more special interests in the events that led to the misunderstanding between England and the United states than any other British subject in the remotest quarter of the globe. They had, how ever, far more at stake on the issue, for they knew that Canada would be the battle-ground, and that war, with all its horrors, would be at the thresholds of their homes. Yet, the resolution of the British Government to maintain the national honour was received throughout the land with a hearty and unqualified response. There was no boasting or mere evanescent enthusiasm, but there was no craven apprehension of the consequencss to them selves. All began to prepare with a firm and cheerful resolution for the alternative if the insult was not atoned for. The population of Canada is far from homoge neous, but in this instance the descendants of with their fellow erceive that both in e F o r l a o n n c is e t v s i o e f d B in rit fr is i h en o d t l i y gi r n i . val l ry p the United States and in Ireland the hope has been expressed—if the assertion has not been actually made—that the Irish in Canada would not rally in support of the Crown, but would rather cast in their lots with the enemies of England. I am happy to be able to give the most unqualified con tradiction to any such statement. Irishmen who have on other subjects entertained such discordant opinions as even to affect their personal intercourse with each other were to be seen in hearty and ear nest co-operation devising measures for the defence of the country. At all the meetings which they have held separately, and at all in which they have participated, men of every creed and politi cal party have sunk their former differences, and are united in the firm resolution to defend the soil against invasion to the last. I should not have alluded to this—for, as I have already said, no dis tinctions of origin affect the loyal unanimity of the people—but for the sake of removing any misap prehension that may have arisen abroad from igno rance of the state of feeling here. There arc few countries more exposed to hostile attack than Canada is from the United States, but there are also few in which an enemy would run greater risks from unsuccessful attack. A reference to the map will show that for nearly 1,500 miles there is no other barrier than narrow waters, easily navigated, or a lino which in many places exists only in name. A successful landing in force at certain places might be possible, but let an enemy attempt to advance to the interior, or to obtain pos session of any commanding point which would bring him any nearer a subjugation of the country, with these same waters, for months impassable from the ice, in the rear, with a hardy, resolute, and united population round him, and the end is not difficult to foresee. Canada, in case of emergency, could bring into the field upwards of 200,000 militia, inured to the hard ships of a northern climate, and admirably adapted for purposes of defence. During the last fortnight men have been forming themselves into volunteer companies and battalions in every city and parish in the province, and are engaged in drilling, while the Government is preparing a proper scheme of systematic organisation. It is to be hoped that the authorities will profit by the spirit of the people which the presence of danger has evoked to place the militia on such a footing of efficiency as that bereaftek they can be brought out on any emer gency. A moderate proficiency in drill and in the use of arms would be acquired in a few weeks by men of the stamp and intelligence that are every where to be seen here. There is a marked contrast between the men in Canada and the corresponding class in the United States. Here vaunting and the mere glitter of playing at soldiers are avoided; fancy dresses for display are discountenanced ; the Government re cognise only the uniforms of the British army; and there is a most sensible disposition prevailing among the volunteers to forego everything in the way of electing their officers which might interfere with the efficiency of the force in the field. Indeed, every other consideration is made subservient to this. The men in every district, from Sarnia to Quebec, act as if they were engaged in a serious and solemn business; not in a mere gaudy pastime. Submis sion to discipline and the dignity of obedience are both understood and practised here, and the enemy that attempts the subjugation of Canada undertakes a work for which greater resources and military power are needed than this continent has yet seen displayed. It cannot be denied that the determination evinced by Great Britain to put forth the whole strength of the empire and the succour which has been so promptly despatched from England have had an en• conraging effect on the population. The news that steamships had sailed with arms and military sup plies, that a judicious selection of officers acquainted with the country had been despatched to train the Militia and carry out an organised system of defence, had a most cheering influence on the public mind. It ought not to be concealed that the situation was a most critical one. With no access at this season by rail or water to the ocean, except through an enemy's country, with a small force of regular troops, and with a scanty supply of arms and ammunition for a Militia force proportionate to the defence of such a frontier if hostilities had suddenly broken out, the enemy might have obtained most important advantages, and done irreparable mischief. It is felt in the province that, if Canada is to be pre served a means of access to the ocean through British territory in winter, either by way of Halifax or St. John's, must be provided. The colonies offer to bear one-half the interest on the necessary capital, and ask Great Britain to assume the other. Unless this road is built, an Imperial force, capable, in conjunc tion with the Militia, of resisting an attack for at least five months during winter, must be constantly quartered in the country. The past lesson—is -in structive. The Canadians profess themselves quite ready to contribute any fair share for such a work of defence, but they say that they have already gone to the full measure that prudence justifies in aid of their internal communications. The Persia succeeded in getting up as far as Bic, a point about /50 miles below Quebec, on the 27th inst. The present season has been unusually open and mild, and during ordinary weather a ship could not have ascended the St. Lawrence so far. Snow storms come on with remarkable suddenness in these lower regions, and ice will form and collect in a few hours sufficient to prevent all communication with the shore, if not seriously to endanger the safety of the ship. The case of the Persia was an illustration of this. The ice came down on Satur day at Bic, when she was engaged in landing the 16th Regiment; several of her boats were crushed, and she was obliged to slip her anchors and run for sea, carrying with her the remainder of the regiment, the heavy baggage, &c., and leaving behind a considerable number of her own crew. She would probably make for Halifax, and thence go to St. John's, New Brunswick, from which the force will be forwarded up the St. John's Valley, via Frederickton and Grand Falls to Riviere du Loup on the St. Lawrence, whence there is communica tion by rail direct to Montreal. The Australasian (with the 2d Battalion, 20th Regiment, and a batta lion of the Rifle Brigade, as is supposed) attempted an ascent of the St. Lawrence, but was driven back by the ice. She is probably already at St. John's, and the troops may be looked for here in 10 days. The first division of the 16th Regiment arrived yes terday afternoon, having come through direct from Riviere du Loup in 18 hours. The Governor-General, Lord Monek, and Sir F. Williams have been untiring in their exertions to meet the emergency—the former has commended himself to the community by his frank and cordial manner, and gained a reputation for affability and readiness of access on business connected with the public service. The commander of the forces has recently made a tour of inspection, and has taken measures for erecting earthworks at various points of the frontier where danger is most to be appre hended. The Americans have not been behindhand in this, nor indeed in works of a much more permanent character. Fort Montgomery, at Rouse's Point, near the northern end of Lake Champlain, is a position of the most formidable kind. It is built of solid masonry on a spit of land stretching to the middle of a narrow channel in the lake, and when a small embankment of earth is removed will be surrounded entirely by water. It is not yet altoge ther completed, but has recently been garrisoned by a body of Texan Rangers. The ground on which this fort is built and several other points, the strategic importance of which is now apparent, arc stated to have been originally within British territory, but a claim to them having been made by the United States, negotiations for defining the boundary were opened, which resulted in their being given up to the Ame ricans. It is to be hoped that when future events permit a rectification of the frontier these positions, which are a standing menace to Canada, may be again restored to the territory from which they were severed. Montreal will, of course, be the centre of operations. There are greater facilities for obtaining supplies and quattering, troops here and for distributing them to the various points of the province where their presence may be required. To reach Quebec at present from the south shore by rail the St. Lawrence has to be crossed by the hazardous and difficult process of canoeing. The river is filled with masses of floating ice, and un less the ice bridge forms, this state of things must continue till navigation opens in the spring. The other route is on the north shore, but sledges are the only means of conveyance. The military autho rities have rented several large buildings and col (Front another Correspondent.) MONTREAL, DEC. 28, 1861. The past week has been an exceedingly busy one with the military authorities ; heavy trains, loaded with cannon, shot, shell, and ammunition, have been sent westward for the defence of the Welland Canal ; the new batteries at Toronto have been armed ; the plans for the defence of Montreal, and other important points, have been prepared, bar racks provided for the troops already arriving and expected to arrive, contracts made for provisions, and a dczen other equally necessary arrange ments made. The following buildings have been obtained in Montreal for barracks : Molson's College, Quebec-suburbs; Roman Catholic College, College-street; and the new stores erected on the site of the Hotel Dieu; and negotiations are open for the buildings of the Congregational Nuns, St. Jean Baptiste-street, and the Gray Nunnery, at the foot of M‘Gill-street. The former residence of Sir John Johnston, opposite Molson's College, has been hired for a military hospital, and the row of buildings in the rear, on the river bank, for officers' quarters. The Persia, with the 16th Regiment, reached Bic on Thursday afternoon, the 26th, and landed 600 men before night, who were comfortably housed in the dwellings of the habitans, and forwarded the next day by detachments in sleighs to the Riviera duLoup station of tha,Grand Trunk Railway. The whole reigiment is expected to arrive here to-morrow (Sunday) at noon, thus defeating the intention to give them a public wel. come. All over Canada the Volunteer movement is steadily progressing, to the intense astonishment and disgust of our American neighbours, who have left off abusing England to abuse and threaten Canada. The loyalty of the Irish Catholic and French Canadian population has been demonstrated by meetings at which their political leaders have called on their people to rally in defence of the flag under which they have enjoyed perfect liberty and equality, by the alacrity with which the summons has been answered, and by the noble liberality with which the Roman Catholic clergy have volun tarily placed at the disposal of the Government all the secular buildings under their control. In addi tion to the buildings already enumerated, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Montreal tendered his own palace for barracks. In every parish stirring appeals have been made by the Roman Catholic clergy to their parishioners to volunteer for the defence of the country ; and from one end of the land to the other, among all races and sects, there has been exhibited a spontaneous outburst of gratitude and devotion to the Crown, and a determination to make every sacrifice in defence of its honour, which is a conclusive answer to those who have doubted the expediency of the equal favour shown to Roman Catholics in Canada, and the wisdom of conferring a practical independence on the people. The British people threatened by invasion could not have sprung to arms with more unanimous alacrity than the inhabitants of this province have done. The Press has been as unanimous as the people, and the most powerful nation might well pause and count the chances against the success of an attempt to conquer a people so united and determined, even if they had not at their back the whole power of the British empire. It is almost a pity that this good spirit should be frustrated by the resolution of the Government of the United States to surrender the prisoners from the Trent, which has just reached us by telegraph, and caused quite as much disappointment at the loss of an opportunity to show the ability and wil lingness of Canada to defend her soil from invasion as pleasure at the escape for the present from the horrors and sacrifices of war. I say at present, be cause few Canadians believe that the war between the North and South can be protracted without numerous new causes of offence arising, likely to embroil neutral countries. And the danger of collision is infinitely increased by the class of men to whom the United States has been compelled to intrust the command of its cruisers and blockading vessels; the majority have been taken from the merchant service, appointed through political in fluence, and, being only in the service for the time being, they have no sense of responsibility, and no higher aim than to win popular applause by some act which will appeal to the passions and prejudices of the rabble. But could these dangers be escaped there yet re mains the perils which will threaten Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and Central America, when peac e , re stored either by the recognition or subjection of the South, shall let loose upon an impoverished country three-quarters of a million men now in the military and naval service of the North—men who have acquired the habits of the camp, and been spoilt for those of quiet industry. Of the 50,000 volunteers called out by the Mexican war, although the gold discoveries in California opened a vent for their restless ambition, it has been calculated that 10,000 were thrown upon society, and furnished the mate rial of the filibuster raids on Cuba, Sonora, and Cen tral America. Where is occupation to be found for the million and a quarter of soldiers now arrayed against each other in the Federal and Confederate States ? What is to prevent their forming new fili bustering expeditions on a large scale, under their favourite leaders, and inaugurating a grand system of buccaneering, North and South, like the Saxcns, the Danes, and the Normans of old ? In view of this danger it will be necessary for our people to relax no exertion to fit themselves for the struggle which seems inevitable ; and I think they are suffi ciently alive to the necessity to do so. Much angry feeling has been aroused here by the abominable system of espionage practised by the Federal Government in Canada upon Southern re fugees, Northerners supposed to sympathise with the South, and on British subjects known to be favourable to them. Every United States' consulate is the centre of a system of secret police, which has its ramifications throughout the district. Besides the regular paid spies who infest the hotels, many of which are kept by Americans, Northerners of course, and dog the steps, listen to the conversation, and watch the motions of suspected persons, several commercial organisations are engaged in this dirty work ; the chief of these are the railway express companies, the mercantile intelligence offices, and the telegraph companies; the principals and em ployes of the two first, and nearly all the managers and operators of the last, being American citizens. They are aided by nearly all the American popula tion, and by many persons of American parentage claiming to be British subjects; and such a subtle net is spread around the suspected that it is hardly possible for them to escape arrest if they venture to return to the United States. The latest victim of this system was a Mrs. Mayer, of New York, who was arrested on the American side shortly after leaving Rouse's Point en route for home, for alleged treasonable practices in Canada, and sent to Fort Lafayette. Her crime consisted in coming to Canada thathe F s e h d e er h a a l journals d i n her possession justified to see a brother who had escaped from the So u th via Havannah. T arrest by alleging immense amount of treasonable correspondence. The truth is she had not a single sealed letter, and only three of any other kind, all to herself—two from her husband at New York, and the third from her brother before leaving Havannah for Canada ; the whole curtaining the usual amount of dangerous matter to be found in family correspondence. It is singular how naturally the Northern Ame ricans take to despotism, and d a opt all its vile ma chinery. The destruction of the freedom of the press not only raised no murmurs, but was accepted a s a boo n ; th e suspension of tho Habeas Corpus, in direct violation of the Constitution, by the mero I MONDAY, DEC, 30. The greater part of the lt'ith Regiment arrived here yesterday at 2 p.m., in one large train, pro ' pelled by two engines, from Quebec. The men were landed at the point St. Charles depot, and marched thence through the city to Molson's College, which had been prepared for them ; they looked remark ably well after their voyage, and long rough journey from Bic. Several thousand persons were assembled at the station to greet them, and the streets through which they passed were crowded with spectators. Being Sunday, the demonstration was as quiet as possible, but the welcome was none the less hearty for wanting the noise with which the Rifles will be received if they arrive on a week day. The news of the death of the Prince Consort has greatly saddened the community ; it has fallen upon it as that of the Princess Charlotte fell on England, and there is sorrow in every heart, and the deepest sympathy with our beloved Queen in this the most terrible affliction of her life. The provincial press has been liberal in its encomiums of his acknow• ledged worth ; and that of the United States has not been behindhand in recognising his good qua lities and pure and useful life, and expressing the sympathies which even the enemies of England must feel with the bereavement of a Sovereign whose virtues h ave s h ed a lustre on the throne, and given a dignity to Royalty which it seldom wore before, Some excitement has been occasioned this morn ing by the receipt of information that the Ameri cans are erecting batteries on Croil's Island, in the Long Sault, commanding the Cornwall Canal,—an offensive movement out of character with Mr. Seward's professions of peace and goodwill. The American steamers wintering at Ogdensburg were also cut out of the ice on Saturday, and proceeded up to Lake Ontario. The Melbourne arrived this morning at Cape' Breton, and is - coaling there ; she wilL probably be .; ordered hack to Halifax, as der stores cannot be; safely landed at Bic. There is some excitement here today on account of the suspension of specie payments in New York, which will probably be followed by all the banks of the United States. Some of the Canadian banks have a large circulation in the Western States, which will come back to them for gold ; but the banks are very strong in specie, and no difficulty can be anticipated from this cause here. THE GREAT iIIVPAID. Another instance not only of the general incapacity, but party spite, of this county social evil took place at Colchester the other day. We subjoin an account of the proceeding, forwarded to a contemporary from "An Essex Man." Although in the present instance these worthy knownothings exercised not only ignorance, but wanton and criminal injustice, still it is .a satisfaction to find among them one man at least who has self respect and a sense of the responsibility of his office, not only in this world but hereafter, endeavouring to withstand the relentless, unjust, and monstrous conduct of his un worthy coadjutors. We would ask some of these gentle men (if they have any feelings at all) how they would like ono of their own children, for stealing apples, or some other juvenile though wanton offence, to be cast into prison among professional thieves and vagabonds. All honour to Mr. Havens for his bold defiance of the petty tyranny and vested interests. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST. 'Sir,—Various comments have lately appeared in the pub lic papers upon the disproportionate degrees of punishment inflicted upon offenders brought before our paid magistrates, and will you permit me to call your attention to three deci sions of " Country Justices," who are not often subject to the 'wholesome criticism of the press ? David Radford, a lad under 16 years of age, was brought before the county magi strates at Colchester, on the 4th inst., for stealing "a piece of bread and a small quantity of apple-pudding." The pro secutor had left it in his pantry, and missed it soon after wards. The only evidence against the prisoner was his ov n admisSien, on being questioned by the police, that he had been to the pantry to return a hoop, which he had borrowed to fetch acme water with, and that he had then taken the piece of bread and pudding. Mr. Havens, one of the magi strates, according to the report brought before me, con tended that if the boy was merely returning the hoop and cut a slice off the pudding, it was a very trifling offence. The following colloquy then took place, from which it will be seen the lad had already been live days in confinement, was labouring under the ague, and was further sentenced to seven days' hard labour : " Mr. Havens asked Mr. Daunt, superintendent of police, what instructions he issued to the police as to asking qucs- _ tions of persons suspected of theft. •• Mr. Daunt said he did not know whether this was the proper time to ask for the instructions issued to the police ; if, however, the bench thought it proper he would hand Mr. Havens the chief constable's instructions to the police. " Mr. Havens said it appeared to him that questions had been put to the boy by the policeman which had elicited from the boy himself the evidence against him. " Mr. Daunt said as Mr. Havens had an unfavourable impression against the police, he (Mr. Daunt) might at once say that the police had acted prcperly in the course pursued, for it had been held over and over again that ques tions of this kind might be put to a person before he was taken into custody, " Mr. Havens said he had no unfavourable impression against the police, and was only anxious to know whether it was a proper course to put these questions to a person. "Mr. Daunt said it was perfectly right and proper to put such questions before the party was actually taken into custody. " The Court was informed that the boy had been in con finement five days, and that he was labouring under ague. " Mr. Havens—As an individual magistrate, my opinion is that one day's imprisonment will be sufficient to meet this case. " Mr. Gower—We can adjourn to a private room to dis cuss the question of the punishment to be inflicted. " Dr. Bree—l never heard of such a thing as magistrates discussing in public what punishment they should inflict upon an offender. " Mr. Havens—l cannot meet the magistrates in a pri• vate sitting, for they have put words into my mouth which I never uttered. (Applause.) _ _ _ " Mr. Gower—Then you accuse the whole bench in their publiccan b character eh ote o r fbei being meaning capable towhat of y utt e ring h sayt falsehood; h tat. for there " Mr. Havens—The chairman has thought proper again to op en a question which I thought was settled, by writing a letter to Mr. Hawkins in which ho attacks my character, and alluded to a letter written by the clerk to me, inform ing me that the bench refused to hold intercourse with mc. "Mr. Gower—l move that the Court adjourn. " Mr. Havens—You must put it to the vote. " The Chairman then put the proposition, and all the magistrates but Mr. Havens voted in its favour. "Mr' Havens—you have not taken the votes on the contrary. " Mr, Ewen—All against it. (Mr. Havens held up his hand, and several in the court again applauded.) The magistrates, with the exception of Mr. Havens, then adjourned, and after a few minutes' deliberation they returned into court, and sentenced the prisoner to ECVCn days' hard labour." The next case was that of William Rose, a child under 11 years of age, charged with stealing a dead rabbit, which he sold for Set. "In answer to Mr. Havens, it was statad by the clerk that the bench had now the option of inflicting a fine or imprisonment. " Mr. Havens thought the infliction of a line would Le better than sending such a child to prison. " The Chairman—Put down your proposal. " Mr. Havens—Th en I propose that he be fined " The Chairman —And what punishment in default ? " Mr. Havens —In default let him have 14 days of it. " The Chairman—The majority of the bench arc of opinion that the prisoner should be imprisoned for 14 days, and that sentence was passed accordingly." Two days afterwards Benjamin Southgate, labourer, wag brought before the borough magistrates at Colchester, charged with damaging underwood, the property of Lady Cowper : " The mayor said under a recent act the bench could in flict a heavy fine; and on a second conviction, in default of payment, could order a sentence of imprisonment. Very likely he thought he was doing no harm, and if he bad been civil and respectful when spoken to, the bench would have been disposed to overlook the matter altogether. As it was he would only be called upon for the expenses, which the clerk had reduced from 1 ls. to 7s. Defendant said he had no money. The mayor said he would pay it for him, leaving it to his honesty to return it at any con venient time ; but he strongly advised him to be civil to people for the future. The defendant thanked the mayor, and left the emu t." The magiste;i:al differences which have gained such un happy notoriety throu g h ou t E ssex , an d a re not only bring ing into contempt a Court which should be diFnifird and sacred, but are, it is feared, sadly interfering with the ad ministration of justice, begun more than 12 months ag o , when a child, if I remember rightly, only eight years old, was sentenced, against the strong remonstrances of Mr. Havens, to 14 days' imprisonment for stealing a pie ce o f butter. Your contemporary, _Mk : Punch, took the matter up at the time ; and discord, breaking out in all sort of ways, has since reigned in the court, much to the delight of the scandal-loving portion of the public. In enclose my card, and beg to subscribe myself, ESSEX Mn,, THE ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY. (Incorporated 1816.) 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