The Sun. — London, England, 1869-12-09 00:00:00

, %NM._ 4 ' TUE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE REST MATERIALS, BEST STYLES, BEST WORKMANSHIP, and LOWEST PRICES, at E. MOSES and SON'S. Every description of Clothing ready-made or made to measure, br all ages, all occa sions, and all classes, at E. MOSES and An immense vsertment of WINTER CLOTHING, in all the newest designs and materials, at E. MOSES and SON'S. OVERCOATS from 19s. to X 5.1 BOY'S OVERCOATS from 10s. 6d. to 455. For the convenience of Ladies accom panying their Sons there is a separate de partment for Boys' Clothing, and it is fur niAed with a splendid assortment of Suits, Overcoats, and Clothing for all occasions, including all the favourite designs and the most fashionable materials. Orders by Post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E. 3105 ES and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless fit. Orders from persons who are not known to the firm should 3e accompanied by a remit tance, or a London reference. Any article not worn or injured will be cheerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the money will bo returned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which no abatement can be made. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats Ind flaps. and Boots and Shoes, is un aqualled for magnitude, variety, and cheap ness. A vPry lame aFsortmeut of BLANKETS, from ss. 4d. the pair. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. T.i0 , 4 of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishmentc are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Be spoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Woollen drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac turers, and General Ou Ifl It r for all Classes. 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WORKMEN'S TICKETS, at a Reduced Fare cf Pow.- pence per day, will he issued at. Hammersmith, Shepherd's Rush, Ltaimer Road, Notting Hill, and Westhourne Perk, to Moorgate Street, and intermediate Stations on the Me tropolitan Line, on and after the Ist December. For full particulars see special notices. A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE to introduce commodities valuable to every householder nigh and low. This offers s. highly remunerativeCornmi!zsion to Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, &e. Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. OHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CIIERRY •e- , TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a plearant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames-street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect in; this wonairful liquid. It is now offered to the puLli.• tr.:. a more concentrated form, and at a lower rrice._ - .......... ~...... - , Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. includin z bru.h. Red Bull Wharf, Angel passsaze, 93, Upper Thames gtrpet, London. B.C. THEATRE ROYAL. I)RITItY-I,ANE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. F. P.. Chatt.rton. THIS EVF.NIN(I, at ". FELLE-: OF THE KITCHEN. At 5, FORMOSA, new four-net Drama. by Dion Boucicault: lkTessrs. Barrett, H. Erring, Ps rid Fisher. Brittain Wright. )olah Rouse: .11rs Billington, Misses M. Brennan. Macdonald. and Katharine Rodgers. To conclude with the farce of BORROWED PLUMES. T HEATRE ROYAL, II A YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buekstone. THIS EVENING, at Seven, FAMILY JARS : Mr Compton : Mrs E. Fitzxvilliam. At a Quarter to Eight, the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES : Mr Buekstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr Rowe, Mr Rogers, Mr. Braid, Mr Bnekstone, On.; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss C. Bill, &e. Concluding with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY : Mr Kendall, Miss F. Gwynne, &c. Box-office open daily from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. WEBSTF,R. • THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, THE LONG- STRIKE: Mr Benjamin Webster: Sfessrs A. Stirling, G. Belmore, J. G. Taylor, W. Rignold, Miss Furtado. &e. To conclude with LOST AT SEA: Mr G. Relmore, Mr A . Rticline, Mr Atkins. Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. H. Stephenson, Miss It se Leolercq, Miss Eliza Johnstone, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and M 38 Lennox Grey. Box-office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Plac NA can be secured a fortnight in advance. HOLBORN THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN. THIS EVENLNG, at Seven o'clock, STATE SECRETS: Mr George Honey. At 7.15, Moore's great Tragedy of THE GAMESTER. Mr. Barry Sullivan ; Messrs. J. C. Cowper, W. Stephens, Lin Rayne. Horsman, Lunt; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Howard. Miss J. Rignold, and To conclude with THE. LOTTERY TICKET. On Saturday next the celebrated Play, in 5 acts, of LOVE'S SACRIFICE. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Proprietor, Mr. Sefton Parry. Immense success of Mr. H J. BYRON, THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. Mr Henry Nevin', Miss Lydia Foote. At 7.15, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Sir Simon Simple, by Mr. 11.. T. Byron. Messrs. J. Clarke, Parselle, ctc Mesdames Hughes, Berend, and Stephens. To conclude with THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS: Mr J. Clarke and Mrs Stephens. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: Messrs Ashley, D. Leeson, and Misses Maria and Nelly Harris. At 7:15, HAMLET: Mr. Feehter ; Messrs H. Marston. Stuart. Leeson, Ashley, &c.; Mesdames C. Leclercq, Elsworthy. and 31. Bremer. 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SMITH'S "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN" at JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wehington,"Wellington - stree t, 3 rand. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. 24th Ncvember, 1889. The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Ex change Assurance do hereby give Notice, that their Transfer Books will be shut frura TUESDAY, the 14th of December next, to TUESDAY. the 4th of January following; that the Annual General Court appointed by their Charter will be holden at their Office, on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 22d of December, at Twelve o'clock at Noon; and that a Divi dend will be considered of at the said Court. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DIRECTORS have now the pleasure of submitting the following statement, showing the financial position of the Company : The CAPITAL availrble for the purpose of meeting any unusual calamity happening to the assured is Two MILLIONS SrEBLING. The amount actually paid up is £288,495. This, with the accumulated funds in hand, exceeds £1,800,000. For the satisfaction of the public the whole of the se curities belonging to the Company are annually submitted to the careful scrutiny of two independent auditors, and the following is as extract from their report to the last annual ..teeting : " The whole of your books have been audited ; every document, every account, every voucher, your bank-book, and every security- all have been most carefully kept, and there is not one doubtful security in the whole." - - A detailed List of the Investments of the Company, as already published, may be obtained on application. An ihdependent valuation of the Life Liabilities, as at 31st December, PGB, has also been obtained from Mr. :iarnuel Brown, the result being— LIFE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS. Number. [ Accumu lated Fund Surplus. Assurance 1 X177 , 622 13,844 2,027 town. General Life As -1 surances, less re• Assurances Children's En dowments Annuities (Inn-! 1 mediate and Deferred) £765,021 £912,643 21,260 23,287 137,544 156,345 18,801 Total 14,472 t£923,825 .£1,122, 9 75 L£1.98,450 The valuation has been made at 3 percent. interest, and the ret premiums only have been taken, so that the loadings for future r rotits and expenses are entirely held in reserve, and not brought into the valuation. The results show a considerable surplus iu the Life branch, amounting in the whole to £198,450. JOHN H. M•LAREN. Manager. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L ANE. sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. TAN EVENING. at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8, FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett. II Irving, David Fisher, Brittain, Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Millington, Misses M. Brannan, Mac donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED PLUMES THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, FAMILY JARS. After which, EW MEN AND OLD MIR Mr Buckstone. Concluding with A DAtGHTER TO MARRY. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr A. Stirling, 1r G. Eelmore, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr 1: ignold Ni s Furtado. &c. Followed by LOST AT SEA : jir Belmore, Mr A. Stirling. Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C. H. Stephenson, Miss R. Leclercq. and Mrs L. Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. This ETENINO. at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. At - ."5, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Mr 11. J. Byron. And THE GOOSE WITH THE GO LDEN EGGS: MrJ. Clarke and PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THTS 'EVENING, at 7. TOO MOCfl OF A GOOD THING: Mr. A.shley and the Misses Harris. With HAMLET: Mr Fechter. Mr Marston, Miss C. Leclercq, Miss Elsworthy, &c. THEATP.F.-ROYAL, 110LBORN. MIS EVSVING, at STATE SECRETS. After which, THE GAMEsTER: Mr. Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, And THE LOTTERY TICKET. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanboroneh. THIS EvENIxG. at 7.30. AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. With THE TOODLES. And INO. Concluding with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Ball, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at I and 9 all the year round. Z")OLOGICAL G UZDENS. Regert's-pack. OPEN daily (ex cept Sun.lays). Adia!ssion, Is.; on 3t'ndays, 6d. Children under twelve. Cl ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLET Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at S. Is. Box-office o pen from 11 to 4. LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1869. THE judgment of Lord PENZANCE in the Liver pool matrimonial case will, doubtless, be lost upon the Rev. Mr. KELLY j but it is likely to prove of much value in defining the proper nature of conjugal . . relations generally. The Liverpool clergyman is in his own esteem a person of such immaculate goodness . . that he will, doubtless, regard the decision against him as an act of presumption and a sin; but the impartial public will rejoice at the result, as a measure ofjustice. The wife of this reverend gentleman, who is a Church of England incumbent in Liverpool, appealed to the Divorce Court for a judicial separa tion, on the ground of cruelty. The parties were old in conjugal experience, but about two years ago the husband commenced a course of mean, but not the less cruel and detestable, acts of tyranny,which he continued until the law was appealed to. Mr. KELLY had an exalted notion of his functions as a husband. The proper position of a wife, according to his theory, was that of a slave. So completely did matrimony sink the indi viduality of the woman that in this holy man's opinion, the wasting of her - private property was no grievance. He did, in effect, lose the greater part of some £5,000 in investments;and chose to regard Mrs. KELLY as plotting and conspiring against his welfare because she ventured to seek information from her brother-in-law respecting the fate of her property. The process of reducing the wife to order commenced. Her letters were opened ; she was debarred from all society ; abusive epithets were heaped upon her. She was not permitted to go out, even for the purpose of attending the Sacrament or visiting the sick ; the servants were taught to disobey her; she was constrained to purchase every little article of dress through her task - master. The husband seldom saw his wife ; but this was perhsrs the most charitable feature of his system, for when he did honour her with his society it was to stigmatise her with epithets which would be harsh if used towards a woman guilty of adul tery, and to reproach her with a hypocritical affectation of superior morality far more offensive than any abuse. She was a hopeless sinner; he, the _ _ righteous man vainly striving to reform her. Deposed from her position as a wife, solitary, penniless, friendless, it is not surprising that her health gave way, until the medical men declared madness or paralysis to be imminent. On the face of it, the story reads like a quarrel between some despe rately jealous and morose husband, who was dealing out very hard measure to a very giddy young wife. The actual facts were that the petitioner was past 60 years of age, the respondent considerably more, and they had been married above twenty seven years. The Rev. Mr. KELLY'S defence has the merit of great consistency with his general conduct. lie brought forward no contrary testimony. He did not deny a single substantial fact alleged by his wife. No, ho had done all these things, he admitted, and what was more, they were quite right. He was only exerting his proper authority. His wife Lad offended; he was striving to bring her to submission. The worthy man does not seem to have had a very clear idea of the atonement which he thought necessary, but in general he appears to have wished her to confess that she had traitorously conspired to wrongfully convict him of fraud. Mrs. KELLY refused to tell a lie. "My desire," said she, " is to act towards you with the submission, obedience, and even affection of a wife," but she did not pECIIIMOER 9, LE6* THE SUN, LONDON, TIEIVItSDAY EVENING, design any treachery and would not confess to any. I Hence " the system " was kept up. It was onl y the I just mode of dealing, in Mr. KELLY'S opinion, and if the court knew its business it would reject Mrs. KELLY'S petition and send her back to her loving husband—" the system," of course, to go on as before. But Mr. KELLY'S notions of matri monial law were unfortunately one-sided. He had a large idea of the powers properly belonging to a husband, but a very insuffi cient conception of the duties which devolve upon the head of a family. The husband, as Lord PENZANCE pointed out, is master of the wife': person, money, and rights. He can compel obedience to his wishes—but only by rea sonable means. If such means fail, cruelty cannot be tolerated. The only submission worth having is that which is willingly and cheerfully rendered. II the husband be unable to secure such submission, the law cannot recognise a system of treatment by which the life of his partner is placed in jeopardy, and the very ends of matrimony itself are set at nought. The Rev. Mr. kEI,LY has to maintain his wife, and at the same time loses control over her. Relieved from the burden of such a charge, he will have leisure to study the difference between cruelty and the just rights of the conjugal relation. THI vigorous Protectionist revival, which is now in full swing on both sides of the Channel, is one of the strangest agitations of late years. There is nothing new or remarkable in the doctrines pro pounded ; but the circumstances attendant upon this fresh raid against Free Trade are certainly singular. The English Protectionists, or advocates of Reci procity, as they call themselves, condemn the French Treaty as injurious to England; the French protest against the renewal of the bargain, on the ground that it has injured France. The Anti-Free Trade organisation in each State is powerful, espe cially in France ; but neither has been able to secure the support of any regular political party. In this country not a single politician of the first order has pronounced for Reciprocity. ,The agita tion is supported by an alliance between second and third-rate members of Parliament and the handicraftsmen of certain depressed trades. In France, though Free Trade has won much less general favour than here, though self-interest is even louder, and though the distress in various manufac tures is equally great, the present movement has made surprisingly little way. Meetings of Protectionists have been held in all the great towns. A Government inquiry is under consideration. Notice of a motion that the commer ' cial treaty with England be not renewed has beer; given in the French Parliament. But in spite of this very powerful feeling, only 32 deputies out of 292 have signed the notice, and the workmen of several large towns have declared against Protection. In England the bulk of the Reci procity partisans are Conservatives; their "organs are exclusively Conservative. In France many of the foremost Liberals are Protectionists, though such men as M. JIJLES SIINION are earnest on the other side. A movement which comes before the world in such a state of confusion does not promise well. The mere fact that the treaty is denounced in both countries is in itself a strong argument against the revival. It does not often happen that a bargain between two individuals proves a loss to each of them, and it is impossible that a regular interchange of commodities between two great States, extending over a period of ten years, can have been hurtful to the interests of both. If the French Treaty were a one-sided bargain in favour of France, the latter must have made a profit ; if the French nation, as M. TRIERS and his colleagues affirm, be losing by the small measure of Free Trade it has adopted, the drain must go somewhere. It is the very nature of international trade that it should benefit both parties, not that it should injure both. If commerce wore not a gain to all engaged in it, the world would stand still ; if it were a loss to all parties, the sum total of wealth would diminish. The present agitation is deserving of every respect, as representing a numerous party in both countries ; but it must attain much greater importance before it will be time for the English and French nations to consider the propriety of retracing their steps. The Protectionists' case is exceptional. It is not a n9w idea that they are opposing; but an established policy which they desire to reverse. The onward movements of a great nation, when calmly and deliberately made, generally turn out well. It is rare that a progressive step proves an error. On the contrary, so great have been the blessings of careful changes in our political, commercial, and social arrangements, that the best possible arguments ought to be urged, the most convincing facts adduced, before a re turn to an obsolete system is decided upon. Are the Protectionist or Reciprocity theories of this irresistible nature ? On the contrary, ten years' ex perience of the French Treaty has furnished the Pro tectionists with nothing better than a new name. Under the watchword of Reciprocity, the new move ment is identical with the old one. And the cause must be impoverished indeed when an educated man like Mr. STAVELEY HILL relies on the old fact that our imports of late years have been much greater than our exports. They were much greater a dozen years ago, before the French Treaty was con cluded. In 1857 the total imports amounted to nearly 188 millions, and the total exports to 1407 1 2 1 millions. In 1801—just after the conclusion of the treaty with France—the imports were worth 217, and the exports 100 millions. The disproportion between the two amounts was undoubtedly greater after the accomplishment of Mr. COBDEN'S mission than before it, and it is now wider than ever. But is it not clear that if an excess of imports over exports were an evil, the nation would have been ruined long ago, seeing that the value of the former has been higher than the value of the latter for many years past, both before the French Treaty and after it ? The notion that a prosperous nation must send out more than it receives, is the result of an erroneous concep tion of the nature of trade. The goods which are exported from any country are paid for, not in money, but in other goods, which are imported in return. If, then, our imports were in any year worth 220 millions, and our exports only 180 millions, it follows that the difference in value must be made up by money payments, or it is clear gain. Now, the difference has not been so compensated, and the only possible conclusion, therefore, is that it represents so much profit. True, the French Treaty was a one sided bargain, in so far as we conceded better terms to the French than they allowed to us. But it was far better to give a trifling advantage than to lose the benefits of Free Trade altogether. An unfair contract was better than none, and it was on this principle that the treaty was concluded. FRENCH HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY. —The annual festival in aid of this excellent charity is fixed for Wed nesday, Dec. 15, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, on which occasion Lord Napier of Magdala will preside. The elaints of this institntion on the benevolent are more than ordinarily strong, as it does not confine its benefits to any particular ch,ss, but is open to the suffering of all, irrespective of nationality. It has already done immense good, and amongst the many beneveent insti tutions that so distinguish this country we know of none better than the French Hospital, or ore more deserving the warm support of those who (I , •li6ht in works of charity. The stewards have our best willes for a suc cessful result in their praiseworthy efforts to make the festival a great success. The very extensive Distillery now being erected at Belfast, with all recant impraTetnsnts for the manufacture of Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE k Co., who have gained a world-wid9 celebrity for their flno old Irish whisky, is to be called "The Royal Irish Distillery." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BUDGE. MORNING. EVENING , TirunsDAT ....,.. ......... 55 min pest 5 20 min past 6 FPIDAY 40 min past 6 5 min oast 7 SATURDAY 30 min past 7 0 min past 8 SUNDAY 35 min past 8 12 min past 9 MONDAY 46 miu past 9 15 min past 10 TUESDAY..., 50 min past 10 20 min yard 11 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7hts Day, BOW-STREET. CHARGE OF glalslattonTEß—Edwin Fraser, known at various public-houses in the neighbourhood of St. Martin's lane as "the doctor," was charged with feloniously killing tnd slaying John William Horne, a newsvendor carrying on business in Leicester -square. The two men, it appeared from the evidence, were d ink ing at a public-house in St. Martin's-lane,• and a quarrel ensued, when the prisoner struck the deceased a blow, after which ho foil to the ground, and, on rising, with -lit:acuity reached his home. The next morning he appeared suffering very much, and medical assistance wag pro cured, but he got worse and eventually died. The maid servant said Mr. Horne never spoke after he got home, that he appeared to be very silly and helpless. The sur geon, who made a post mortem examination, said death was occasioned by concussion of the brain, but whether caused by a blew or a fall ha could not say. The pri ioner kept out of the way for three or four days saying he was anxious after the occurren ce, but then ho gava himself up might be made against him, but instrumental in the death of ttitiote meetdße o n w i ea-dsnttyrheceeitla:p.goe chargetei ta b t e n on s , Horne. A number of witnesses were cross-examined, who proved the above facts, upon which Sir T. Henry fully committed the prisoner for trial. Or! COUNCIL. opened on Wednesday with The CEe enical . sayd the Daily News, Rom an great pomp. Day by day, Catholic Bishops from all ivrts of the world had been arriving in the Holy ctity. On the 3 rd there were as many as 460, but since that date many more hare reached Rome. It is stated, in fact, that th:i grand procession which pre ceded the Pope to St. Peter's Lumbered about eight hun dred ecclesiastics in all. The appearance, bearing, and manners of some of the foreign prelates are described as strikingly peculiar. Among those who attracted most attention were the Eastern bishops. These dignitaries, a correspondent says, are nearly all miserably thin and sadly wanting in the cleanly appearance which is produced by the periodical use of soap and water. Ono of them from Mesopotamia was recently seen in a shop in Rome haggling over a piece of calico shirting, and was afterwards seen with the piece under his arm squabbling with a cab-driver. Nine-tenths of these Orientals are said to be acquainted with neither Latin nor I' alien which are the languages employed by the Church and the Court of Rome. Many of the prelates have brought rich presents to the Pope. Among others, the Archbishop of Catania pre sented to the Holy Father an offering of seventeen thou sand francs in money, a photographic album, and a Madonna richly decked in silk embroidered with gold, which had been sent by the faithful of San Gio vanni-la-Santa, a commune of the diocese, situated near Etna. The Archbishop, says a correspondent of the Paris I'atrie, related with regard to this Madonna that it was often customary to terminate the religious faes of the church by a lottery of sacred images on behalf of those who were present; that on the day of the Santissima Verging at San Giovanni-la-Santa a devout person instead of putting his own name in the urn wrote upon the ticket that of Pius IX. ; that that name came out first, and gained as a prize the Madonna he was then presenting. The Archbishop, under these circum stances, hesitated somewhat to offer the image in question, but Pius IX. smilingly claimed it as his prize, and said : " You must not keep it, it belongs to me ; such incidents always animate the faith." Thereupon his Holiness took the little Madonna, and put it into a drawer. Before the assembling of the Council a preliminary meeting was held, at which the rope presided. In the allocutionwhich he delivered, he said that they must not expect to avoid opposition or struggles, but the memory of the apostolical firmness and constancy, and of the words of the Saviour, who had said, "He who is not with me is against me," would compel them to use all their exertions to follow the right path. According to a correspondent in Rome, the following points wore to be settled at this pre liminary meeting :—"1. In the event of the demise of Pius IX., the sittings of the Council are to be suspended, and his successor will decide whether it is to be continued, prorogued, or closed. 2. The bishops are not to take any part in the election of a new Pope,which is to be conducted exclusively by the cardinals, as hitherto. 3. The officials of the Council (secretaries, under-secretaries, notaries, &c.) are to be appointed direct by the Pope. ' 4. The form in which the deliberations of the Council are to be conducted will he decided upon at this preliminary sitting. 5. The right of initiative is to rest with the Pore alone, and no motion is to be brought before the Council without his approval. 6. A certain number of the bishops are to be appointed judiees querelarurn, and to have the power of arbitrating on all disputes which may arise among the members of the Council. 7. The pro ceedings are to be conducted as rapidly as possible, in order that the dioceses may not remain too long without their bishops. THE COMIC PAPEI?S. - - - (Front Punch.) THE BRITISH " PUBLIC"—The beer-shop. THE BEST CHRISTMAS-BOX FOR CHILDREN.—A "Family" one for the pantomime. AN AMERICAN NOTlON.—Should "Bogie" Railway Car riages come into use, the line on which they may be expected first to appear will be the E(e)rie Railroad. THE RETURNED CONVICT.—" Member returned to serve in the present Parliament.—County of Tipperary: Jere miah O'Donovan Rossa."—London Gazette. " M.P." may stand for something else besides "Member of Parliament :" it may mean, for instance, " Milbank Penitentiary." BLIND LEADERS OF THE BLIND.-The Times correspon dent at Rome, writing in the crowd of prelates arriving for the (Ecumenical Council, says :—" They are all looking for spectacles, and spectacles aro evidently in prepara tion." Certainly, the Pope is only doing what is much needed when he provides all means for improving range and clearness of vision among his clerical visitors. But one is tempted to ask, will spectacles do it ? Will not the operation for cataract be required in many instances? And are there not likely to be many cases of stone blind ness, in which even couching will fail—Archbishop Man aing's, for instance, or Cardinal Cullen's? I uPOI‘TANT ADVERTISEIIENT.—WANTED.— A nobleman to lead the Opposition in the House of Lords. He must bo cleanly, sober, and possess property, haVe a quoting acquaintance with Horace, and a reasonable knowledge of geography, and be a fluent speaker. He must not write in any review or newspaper, nor must he have any Liberal proclivities. Temper not an object, as Scotch dukes are aggravating. Theological views not insisted on, but he must stand well with the Episcopal Bench. Must know how to take orders from his chief in the House of Com mons. Must have no personal dislikes, but be able to be very offensive on occasion. Must not be too old to sit out a heavy debate. Will be allowed to keep racers, and indulge in the other ordinary recreations of his class, but is not to be considered a Turf man.—Photograph and testimonials to be addressed, " Ixion," 1, Grosvenor Gate, W. Silence a polite negative. No law-lords need apply. (From Fun.) LINK Boys.—The Siamese Twins. The finest part of the Show at the Agricultural Hall.— The XX-hibition at the refreshment stalls. Why is the Suez Canal like an unmistakable snub?- 7 Because it is the cut direct. A liVitnismE FOR GOVERN (ENT.—The most competent authority on the great question, "Fixity of Tenure,"— " Mother-in-law." (From Judy.) ADVICE TO THE BRIEFLESS.—Stick to the Cause-way. MISGUIDED CIIILD.—A young lady of 16, who had worn short dresses all her life, positively told her mamma she would wear them no longer. THEATRICAL.—Mr. Boucicault's notion is that " all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," consequently he is always at some play or other. A FEW NON . SEQUITURS.—It does not follow that a man must be born at Barking to become a puppy.—lf a man be a teetotaller, he need not always be out of spirits.—lt does not follow that one is bound to abstain from flesh to become a vegetarian—all flesh is grass. AN ANSWER REQUIRED.—IR the recent speech of the French Emperor, which the election of Rochefort had caused to 'be looked forward to with more than ordinary interest, he gained great applause by exclaiming, "For order I will answer." As on our side of the Channel it suits the schemes of a Radical Government to keep the country in a state of ferment, mightn't Mr. Gladstone parody these words, and say, " For disorder I will answer "? NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED.—According to the Gaulois, two fair Parisians of high social position lost their hearts at the same time to a handsome Hungarian, and not being able to settle their disputes in the way usually in vogue among ladies, fought a duel with pistols in the gar den of an hotel in the Rue Montaigne. Of course no one was hit. We all know that " every bullet has its billet," but in this case apparently the billets didn't reach the per sons to whom they were despatched. Was this because they were not properly directed RITUALISM IN DUBLIN.—Then© was an uproarious scene at Grangegorman Church, Dublin, on Tuesday even ing. A meeting of the parishioners was held to denounce certain practices which they regard as ritualistic, and to protest against their continuance by the rector, the Rev. Dr. Maturin. The rev, gentleman attended and tried to face the st - ,nn, but be could not obtain a hearing, and was met with offensive observations. Resolutions were passed condemnatory of his services in the church. CURIOUS ACTION FOR TItESPASS.—A curious action for trespass has been brought in the Bail Court by a Lerbalist and astrologer, carrying on business in the neighbourhood of the Edgware-road. The defendant, Mr. Green, claimed the whole of the premises o.Tupied by the astrologer, whose nAme is Baretta, and on the plaintiff refusing to give up possession, he triad to smoke him out. As this failed he proceeded to other methods of annoyance. The case created much amusement, from the evidenca of the astrologer and othcr3, and the jury ultimately found a verdict for the defendant. MELANCHOLY Ho TILUE.—" Prince Galitzin," sayt , the Moniteur, "known in Russia as a clever amateur musician, camo lately to Koslow (n:ar the Black Sea) to superintend the sale of the corn arising from his last har vest. Having transacted the business he returned to the hotel with a large sum of money. In the evening three priests, with long gray beards, were seen to enter his apart ment. About an hour, after one of the servants, going into the Prince's room, found him lying on the floor assassinated On the floor lay the robes and beards, which had been thrown aside by tlie murderers to eaattle tlieuz escape nnoticed." WESTMINSTER. A ROGITE AND VAGLBOND.—James Reeves, 19, was charged with being in all area with intent to commit a felony, and he was further charged with having a skeleton key in his possession. Mr. Robert Doyle, of 31, Colchester-street, Pimlico, sail it two o'clock ou the 13th November he saw the prisoner come down the area steps and look about the cellar ; he asked him what lie wanted there, and he said he had come to buy old bottles. Witness asked him if he had any money to pay for them, and on his answering in the nega tive, and stating his brother had, and was waiting in the street, witness detained him and gave him in charge. John Gibbons, 266 B, proved finding the skeleton key produced on prisoner. There had been several larcenies committed in the neighbourhood of late, and this key would open many of the doors that had been entered. Dennis, the gaoler, said this lad had been charged before, and on that occasion the magistrate, Mr. ne ifo, discharged him, found him a ship, and advanced him .£3 10s. to go to sea with, he promising to returttit at the end of his voyage . Prisoner said he had no bad intent"on in the area. lie was sentenced to three months' hard labour as a rogue and vagabond. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF BORDERY AND RECEITING.— Henry Fre dericks, charged with stealing a quantity ofiproperty be longing to Mr. James, of Denmark-street, Soho, and Ueorge Pond, a furniture dealer, of Crown-street, Soho, charged with receiving some of the property, wero again brought up, the latter on bail. On the case being called on, Sergeant Dowdell, a detec tive of the E Division, said that the prosecutor was not in attendance. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, said that he had several persons in attendance to speak to Pond's character. It was admitted by the police on the previous occasion that there was no concealment, and everything tended to show honesty on his part. The magistrate said he thought the evidence aga'nst Pond on the previous occasion was slight, and as then• was no prosecutor, they would be discharged. A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.—Two lade, named John Evans and John Riley, were charged before Mr. Knox with causing an astruction on the pathway in Tichbot ne street. police-constable Bramal l , 48 C 11, said that yesterdoy evening his attention was called by a gentleman to the prisoners, who were standing in l'ichborne-street flourish ing about a couple of sword sticks iu a very dangerous manner, each of them Laving a lot for sale. He cautionel them, and shortly after saw them again flourishing two swords, which they had drawn from the sticks, and he then took them into custody. Mr. Knox said it was a dangerous thing, and ordered the prisoners to find one bail in .£3 Each to keep the peace for a month. THAMES. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TUE POOR.-• A poor woman, named Elizabeth Regan, complained of the Queen Friendly Society, late of No. 6, Commercial-road, East, which had received weekly contributions of 2d. per week for a long time of her mother-in-law, Margaret Regan. The appli cant said that the last call was made by the agent of the sooiety on the 30th of October last, and no other person had called since. The offices, No. 6, Colet-place, near Christ Church, Watney-street, were closed, the premises were to let, and she could not learn what had become of the secretary, treasurer, and committee. Her poor old mother-in-law had paid the money regularly for the pur pose of securing decent burial on her death, and there ap peared to be no prospect of that, and o wing to her poverty must be but ied by charity. A gentleman in court said the Queen Friendly Society had removed its business to Birmingham. Mr. Odell, the second usher of the court, said there had been numerous similar applications relating to the Quccu Friendly Society in that court. Mr. Paget said he could not help the applicant. The case was not before him for an opinion, and ho must de cline giving one, but he really thought it would do much goof', and be a wholesome caution to the poor, if these applications were made public. The widow of a poor man named Cornelius Lane,"who was a member of the same society hi his lifetime, com plained a fortnight ago that £lO, to which sh.) was en titled to on the death of her husband, was not paid, and that the society was broken since then. The money paid by her husband, 10s., had been returned to her. Ho could not ass ist her to recover the balance of her claim, .£9 10s. 111 li, an officerlef t h e cour t, sa id h e h o ld in Lis tub blhandngs, a letter from John Mooney, dated from SBir mingham, enclosing a post order for 10s., and stating that the widow was not entitled to more, as he was labouring under consumption when he entered the society, but no thing was said to him about consumption while he was paying his weekly contributions. Mr. Paget said, if the Birmingham police thought pro per to interfere, the officers of the Court and constables attached to it would render them every assistance. Stubbings said the London contributors were too poor to proceed to Birmingham to enforce their rights. Mr Paget—l am not in a position to venture an opinion. Take down this vroman's address, and the names and addresses of any other persons who make similar com plaints. The applicant then withdrew. STATE OF TRADE. BELFAST, Dec. 7.—Flax.—Average supplies ap peared in our markets ; buyers were numerous, who operated freely at firm prices. Yarns.—To wards the close of the week some improvement be came perceptible, and a better feeling seemed to pervade the market. Transactions on English, Scotch, and Continental accounts limited. Stocks and prices have undergone but little alteration. Handloom linens, brown, and approved makes of light linens for bleaching, and cloth for dyeing, and Hollands continue in request ; others neglected. De mand still quiet for heavy linens, printing lawns, diapers, and damasks. Stocks and prices show no change. More sales have been effected in cambric handkerchiefs, but no actual improvement can be announced. Prices !irregular. Powerloom—A moderate business was transacted in cloth suitable for the foreign clothing trade, cloth for dyeing and hollands, roughs and damasks. Very little doing in heavy linens, linen and cambric handkerchiefs, and diapers. Prices generally irregular. A fair but not active demand exists for drills ; st( cks small. Bleached and finished linens—A fair ave rage amount of business has been transacted on home account; orders for future delivery have been placed, and a hopeful feeling seems to exist. Demand from the Continent not active ; orders evidently were made with great caution. Advises to hand from America announce no improvement in demand there. Operations here have been to a fair extent. _ _ NOTTINGHAM, Dec. B.—The lace trade has been very quiet during the past few days. American and other buyers who have been in the market have not purchased largely. The home trade is extremely dull, but this is usually the case at this tine of the year. There is a fair amount of business doing in the curtain trade, and the tatting edgings sell freely. Plain nets continue extremely quiet. Lace yarns are firm at late rates. In the silk branch there is no improvement. Black laces sell slowly, and other silk fabrics are equally dull. There is no change in the price of the raw material. The hosiery trade :8 without improvement. Foreign orders are not large•, and the home demand is limited. Hosiery yarns are unchanged in value. The iron screw stea:n troop: hip Simoom, Capt. Lethbridge, sailed from PorBmunth yesterday, and will call at Plymouth, when she wi;l embark the Ist Battalion of the 20th Regiment for Ireland. The 20th is at present in barracks at Bristol and Exeter, and will be replaced by the 50th (Queen's Own), from the Raglan Barracks at Devonport. The 57th, from Tregantle Fort, will occupy the quarters vacated by the 50th. THE EDMUNDS CASE. The arbitrators appointed to investigate the questions Involved in the Edmunds case have concluded their in quiry. The instructions given to the arbitrators were that they should make any recommendation they thought fit to her Majesty's Government, on account of any substantive claim of Mr. Edmunds against the Crown, or on account of any claim against the Crown in conse quence of the reports of Messrs. Greenwood and Hind march. The members of the court sat for eleven days, during which they took evidence and heard counsel. —" They have made the following awards : We award and adjudge that, on the taking and adjusting of the accounts in the said order referred to, tlx r ) is due by the said Leonard Edmunds the sum of £5,544 18s., including the sum of £3,033 16s. due from him on accou n of fees and emoluments received by him in respect of the Parchments' account. And we award and adjudge that there are, having regard to all the circumstances, moral grounds for recommending the Government to relieve the said Leonard Edmunds from a part of the moneys due from him on account of the said fees and emoluments received by him iu respect of the said parchments' account ; that is to say, to the extent of £1,402 55.; and we recommend accordingly. And we award and direct that the said Leonard Edmunds do pay to her Majesty the sum of £7,142 135., being the amount remaining due from the said Leonard Edmunds upon the taking and adjusting of the said ac counts, after deducting the said sum of £1,402 ss. And as to the said substantive claims brought before us by the said Leonard Edmunds against the Crown, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, we make no recom mendation to the Government in relation to any of such claims. And as to the said suit in Chancery, we award, adjudge, and decree that neither party has any claim against the other in respect of any matters in question in the said suit not concluded by the said decree or by this award. And we further award and adjudge that each party do pay his own costs, as well of the said Chancery suit as of the reference ; and that the Crown and the said Leonard Edmunds do each pay a moiety of the award. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 27th day of November, in the year of our Lord 1869. (Signed) GEORGE DEMMAN. CHARLES E. POLLOCK? This amount of £7,142 13s. is independent of the sum of £7,872 ss. 6d., refunded by Mr. Edmunds in September, 1861. Mr. Edmunds' liabilities, therefore, were originally £15,014 18s. 6d. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A JOURNALIST. Considerable excitement has been aroused in New York by the attempted assassination there of Mr. Albert D. Richardson, a contributor to the New York Tribune, by Andrew Macfarland. There had been a feud between the two for some time, and on a previous occasion Macfarland shot at and slightly wounded Richardson. The cause of die pute had reference to the wife of the former, who did not live happily with her husband. A separation took place owing, as is alleged, to the ill-treatment and ne glect of Macfarland. Since then Richardson had pub licly stated that whenever Mrs. Macfarland became legally free ho would make her his wife. Six weeks ago she obtained, it is said, a divorce in Indiana; and it is also said that she has now married Richardson. She is described as a werean of considerable talent, who has supported herself by performing as an actress, and by writing for magazines. Mr. Richardson is the author of a work called " Field, Dungeon, and Escape," a record of his experiences in the South as a special correspondent of the New York Tribune during the civil war. The attempted assassination took place in the office of that paper. Mr. Richardson was asking a clerk at the counter for his letters, when Macfarland, who had been standing at an inner desk, suddenly rushed forward, and when about five or six feet distant, aimed a revolver at him and fired. The bullet took Effect in the abdomen. Mr. Richardson was attended to at the office, and then re moved to the Astor House Hotel. His wound is con sidered dangerous. Macfarland got clear off at first, but was arrested the same evening. With reference to the first attack made upon him, Richardson published a few days afterwards the following statement in the Tribune : "A statement has just appeared from Macfarland, who attempted to assassinate me two years ago. He alleges that he was temperate, kind-hearted, good man, and a kind, affectionate, and generous husband ;' but that I seduced the affections of his wife' from him, and en ticed her from his home' Both allegations against me are utterly and preposterously false. These are the facts :-I.With the full sanction of her family and friends, Mrs. Macfarland left her husband, charging him with gross cruelty during his paroxysms of intemperance, with neglecting to support her, and with living upon, and sometimes squandering her own hard-won earnings. The charge of ill-treatment did not rest solely upon her statements, but stood, and yet stands, explicitly ad mitted in his own handwriting and over his own signa ture long before I knew either of them. That will appear in due time before the proper tribunal. At their last in terview, in presence of several witnesses, she distinctly announced that the Fer arat ion was final and irrevocable, and he as distinctly acquiesced. 2. After this formal and final separation, and while she was beginning life anew, with two little children dependent upon her, it came to be understood between her and myself that whenever she should be legally free she should become my wifa. Several of my friends and some of hers were fully ac- quainted with the fact. 3. About three weeks after the separation, Macfarland intercepted a letter from me to her; such a letter as one would naturally write to the woman he expected to marry. Macfarland claims that it 'fren zied' him ; but there was method, not to say deliberation, in his frenzy' Instead of seeking me face to face, he kept this letter in his pocket for three days, and finally, at 11 o'clock on a dark, rainy night, crept up behind me in the street, and, with his revolver within fourteen inches of my back, began to shoot. Before he could fire the fourth shot I succeeded in throwing him to the ground, where I held him till the police came up and secured him. One ball only took effect, keeping me in bed for a weelc. I refrained from prosecuting him, partly because I knew I had been rash, but chiefly to withhold the lady's name from any additional and avoidable publicity. For weeks and months after this he earnestly sought to induce her to return to her kind' and `affectionate' husband. Finding this • hopeless, he seems since to have devoted himself chiefly to slandering her, and reading an alleged copy of my letter, with many dramatic accompaniments, to every acquaintance or stranger who will listen to it. Sometimes he ends his tale, And now, after all, I don't believe the scoundrel will even marry her' But his common peroration is that if I ever do, he will kill me on sight.' Finally, ho has brought suit against me for civil damages, rating the money value of his wounded affections at exactly 45,000 dollars. That at least ought to prove some equivalent for being deprived of the affectionate' privilege of striking a helpless woman in the face, or terrifying her with a brandished knife, and being baffled in the `temperate' act of stealing up in the dark behind an unarmed man, and shooting him in the back. Whatever the intercepted letter really contains, he would better print it, and save the trouble of many future read ings and deelaimings. I wrote it for but one person; yet I did write it, and I propose to stand by it. What ever fault there was in holding such an attitude towards a lady who had very recently separated from her husband was solely mine, and I shall not try to palliate it. Whatever sum twelve unbiassed men may determine that I owe this `good' and `temperate' antagonist I shall with alacrity pay, if it comes within my modest means. And finally, whatever violence he may re-threaten or re-attempt, should the lady ever be legally free during my lifetime, she will certainly become my wife, if she will accept so poor a 1 man as I." WIFE MURDER IN SCOTLAND.—DUNDEE, - WED. NESDAY NIGIIT.—This evening Alexander Prain, a flesher, of Wellg,ate, was apprehended for murdering his wife or. Saturday night last. They had a quarrel, and Prain, it is alleged, struck his wife on the skull with a sharpening steel, which penetrated near to the brain. She sank thereafter, and died yesterday. DISESTABLISHMENT IN JAMAICA.—The Executive Committee of the ,. Liberation Society has passed a resolu tion, in which it expresses the belief that any attempt to secure religious equality in Jamaica by extending State support to the ministers of various religious denominations " will provoke the hostility of, instead of conciliating, the Nonconformist bodies, and will utterly fail as a moans of promoting the peace and prosperity of the island." THE WESTMINSTER BRYMBO COAL AND COKE. COMPANY.--A case interesting to coal miners has been heard by Vice-Chancellor Mains. The defendants were the Westminster Brymbo Coal and Coke Company, who had entered into an agreement with Messrs. Wheatley, to rent the Gwersylt estate, in the county of Denbigh, and the coal and ironstone mines. The complaint was that they had not worked the mines in accordance with their agreements to work the seams of coal regularly. The defendants argued that they could work any one of the three scams and leave the others unworked for as long as they thought proper, that they had not found a mar k e t for more coal, and intended to erect more works. The amount of rent and royalties paid had dissatisfied the plaintiffs. The Vice-Chancellor said it was clear that the plaintiffs cared little about the mode of working the mines ; it was the extent of working which dissatisfied them ; and it would have been better to have referred the disputes to I a competent mineral agent. The: plaintiffs' remedy, if they had any case, was by an action at law for damages, and net by a bill in this court. 414.4ippkiwd, with costa, e -4, tilig a Tort A I HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 8. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High ness Princess Beatrice, drove out this morning, at tended by the lion. Caroline Cavendish. LATEST INTELLIGENCSI (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, nec. 8. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE''. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 124 ; the highest quotation dur ing the day was 124 ; the lowest, 1231. Sterling Exchange on L0nd0n............ 108 - 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll5. " 1885 l l3. 6 4 !. 1867 ll5 1081' 10-40 Illinois 1341. 261. Erie Cotton—Ma upland 2sl°. Petroleum—Standard White Flour, extra state, $5.25c. to $5.85c. Co ro ' (). mixed, sl.Bc. The following is the semi-weekly messa ge recei veci by Messrs. Stok es a n d C o . f rom their Sew -I( ° r correspondents : " NEW YORK, Dee' 8 " " Exports of cotton to G re at Britain, 24,000 bales ; exports to the Continent, 8,000 bales. 'r ho quotations for Middling Orleans laid down la Liverpool, with all charges, is 111 d. per lb' ' Middling Memphis, 111 d. per lb.; Middling Wan nab, 11id. per lb." The above quotations rll include an allowance °f 6 per cent. for loss in weight. QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 9 ' The Guion steamship Nebraska arrived here to-day, from Liverpool, and having embarked r pas sengers she proceeded for New York. All The National Steamship Company's s team e o England, from New York, arrived off here at l ' 3 a.m. to-day. She landed passengers, and pr oceeded for Liverpool. All well. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BRINDISI, Dee . 9 ' The Adriatic and Oriental Company's ateswe: Il Principe Carign a n o , 85 hours from Alexandria with 8-1 passengers, has arrived here. 00 Letters will probably be delivered in London Saturday evening. TURKEY. C ONSTANTI NOPLE, E l ec . 8 ' A diplomatic telegram arrived here to-daY , 313 ,5 nounoing the acceptance by the Khedive of tU conditions contained in the Sultan's latest tirw 3° ' and stating the intention of his Highness to co of in person to Constantinople to assure the S ultan his faithful allegiance. The principal conditions of the firman conveYed o an expression of the absolute will of the Sultan that all taxes and imposts levied in EgYPt sb°ll , o be levied in his name; further, that Ilth inhabitants should not be burdened `ilia, new taxes without legitinate necess it y ; and, lastly, that no new foreign loan shoed, be contracted unless its necessity was e stablishe d , and the Sultan's previous authoriz Won oh t3lll f e or In conclusion, the Kedive was urged to adq t the future his acts and conduct to the terms e f the ,, y present Imperial firman on all points in COnf°111)1 with his respective rights and duties. The 41.13° also maintained all previous firmans. h Su l " In consequence of this acceptance of t-e rot , tan's firman by the Kedive, the lion. Mr. 11 , the British Ambassador, has not returned te Cc' p t stantiuople, but proceeds to England, from direct, on leave, in her Majesty's sh i p Aute.°P which starts next week for Malta. ITALY. FLORENCE, Dec. 8 (Evening ). 10 Gna er The King, yielding to the advice o f :j Menabrea and Cialdini, has this afternoon clit" Signor Sella with the formation of th e lie Cabinet. el g li' 1314° It is not yet known whether Signor -etecl definitively accepted the charge, but it is eslieliog that should he decline or be unsuccessful, the would summon Signor Monghetti. INDIA AND CHINA MAIL. 8, MESSINA, Bt Pee* t 1 of The Peninsular and Oriental CompsllY's e , Tanjore passed Messina at 2.30 tod 3 . " route for Marseilles. 9 , PART% the The liberal speech delivered yesterday ette, Legislative Body by M. Forcade de la It °4ll , c ess. is o regarded by the Paris papers as a great 511 : d o if the passage of the speech is supposed to foresurio abolition of the system of official Candidate:oo, BOURSE, Dec. B.—Three o'clock--The °3- closed as follows : FRANCE. 85 5 Bank Shares ...... 2 54 q 1 Ital'an Fives ...••• 66 50 Austrian Fives ." 330 60 Ottoman Loan '•' 44 ~5 Do. Debt .....••• .4", Spanish leoraerer Deferred r .bi s t. . e . 'S. 9 573, Orleans ... 63 2 3 Western ....................................... 0 Northern ...... 1.;;5 Strasburg • • ........................ „821 Lyons and Mediterranean ............••• ':96t Southern..." ................................. Sardinian .................................... 781/ Austrian ....................................... 510 Lombard .............................. 45 North of S p ain .............................. Saragossa .................................... 44i R .. • Roman .......... KING'S LYNN ELECTION. 4} per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 73 Credit Mobilier 210 Transatlantic 240 Credit Foncier 1640 Paris Gag 1625 - iIAILWK t The o ffi cial declaration of the Pa 3- fistl le Lynn was made this morning, and th e Co toe' vaajo• candidate was declared duly return ed by a ll w ere , rity of 19 votes. The numbere telegraithei r jr A• for Lord Claud Hamilton, 1,0 51 ; and b° Young, 1,032. J she In consequence of the severe wea tb er f r ue Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir Jara es : ": 0 past week, Aldershot, troops of the (1•C•13.9 commanding the Div is ' °- tbn circular publicity asexjturastfoel authorisedreferred tthoe itiissitviar°oooo 3, of the Bth of Sept., 1864. ni nctt WATCH3I I. KlNG.—There has of late bee n iip ed ordinary porforra given more accurately than those tranufacturo3. ',,,rcA' man.netro the fact that watches made by maic.ol tiok ,and as they are produced without tw' 1, c o amount of labour hitherto bestowed upon theni , ° ti t, tl ,B be sold Yet still the fact {bri t t comparatively c'aeap cases of these skilled pieces of mechanism are mad e eltil deuce . gold or silver renders a good article now a ltnoe t f ° , til ° e d v s er. It is true a Geneva watch can be bou;ti t A°' f ar e chased, figure, but then, without one of the finest Otbore no end to the cost for re te is the investment turns out a very bad one, $` 5 ,,, of Thavies'-inn, have, howeverpmtrasd'e such asstep in s' :re c' t by the adaptation of their new metal to the manufai; 8 ° eV watch cases, that a first-rate timekeeper CO 1:107 c,03 d at a remarkably cheap price. The watch° their action is beautifully finished, their performance is a ce iw bl o The essrs. rY'poe, itself, and the price at which they are offered to tb ° ,„ r poi is so small that really the wearing a good watch 17 to be achieved by the outlay of a few. 'shillings. M COMI The usu to-day has made in t their elosit rities are i have also i ward mov( Cousola ditto, for duced, 9 Exchequer 2 7 prem. prem. ; 4f per Ce India ditto 5 pi per Cent., 4 per Cei ditto Bon( In the stances de Brazilian, 77! ; Itali Peruvian, Orel, 82i 81 to 811 ; and Americo 851. Erb In the] fall in Sri are lower. latter al also low *, at 76j Eastern (. being at spectively. Great No and DOT tern, 121 i donian, 7L 126 k to 1: Lombar 201; and to 12i. For Bat the follow London a and Cow 38; Lond man, 2i Chartered 13i ; and Telegra is marked 19i 1 Con uut chtmg A furti to the Ba of £143,0( return. It is un graph sysi to be effec while, it h the Gover the time a money ha( early annc be raised into accou reconstruc ness ; buy companies pression will accun the new a assessed to from the 1 purpose. Mercanl tirifaLtory proceedini made arra tity of Trl au agenti market. lately effe the plea o and furtl £300,000 commitmc hawked a cient pow the dange. Although loan of £1 appeal shc that the fl the extent will be eu lately ma mate wan lieved for and hence making fi of the Sui fortify hit eventualit reclamatii The NI tenders per Cent. ment, haN to run. 19th of I of £Bll £400,000 1868. The re Trading the 15th 6d. per a] A " in 1871, are said sons wil President £l,OOO. Vice-C of the c within Assurauc premium, elect to full frou. next. The sl Railway and the gess of t is f tot Govt 3 par Ceu Ditto ft 3 per Uer New 3 pi Now2kp Do. &unuitiei Do. for Do (Bo Exchoqui Do Bank of I Do. opt Canada 4 Intor-Col ludi.L to D. Op , DJ. 0 Do. 4 p Do. Om Do. En Do. 5 p Do. 5i DJ 5 p Dc Do. Bo Do. uu Argentin I ultriau Brazilian Do. 4i Do.