The Sun. — London, England, 1860-01-16 00:00:00

COMIERCrAL TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. (Rona the Times.) There are moments when the freest people in the world may admire and even envy the privileges of a despotic Government. Slow, painful, and checkered has been the progress by which, step by step, we have achieved our present state of prosperity and happiness. A nation which is content to place its destinies in the hands of a single man may dispense with these tardy preliminaries, may go to lied Pro tectionists and rise up Free-traders, and. exchange at the very shortest notice the dominion of a power ful priesthood for the most unrestrained spiritual liberty. The Emperor of the French has fairly sur passed himself, and of all the changes and chances of his wonderful career that which we are about to record is at once the strangest and the most worthy of commendation. Everybody knows the position which the Empe ror of the French occupies with reference to two very important portions of his subjects—the clergy, who are estranged by his determination to perm it n o interference between the Pope and his revolted subjects, and the Protectionists and Prohibitionists, who dread that the Government will some day or other emancipate itself from the miserable trammels in which they seek to hind it. An ordinary man would have sought to play one of these interests off against the other—if a breach with the clergy was inevitable, to have redoubled in seal for Protection. If the quarrel with the Protectionists was unavoid able, he would have sought fora reconciliation with the Church. But Louis Napoleon is no ordinary man, and never did he show it more clearly than at this moment. On the battle fields of Magenta and Solfe rino he appears to have conquered other and more formidable enemies than the Emperor of Austria. Henceforth, strong in the confidence of the increased stability of his dynasty, he feels himself able to deal with the bigots, ecclesiastical and temporal, who would fetter the consciences and cramp the I energies of his people. With one hand he sup presses the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the most influential clerical association in France, and thus fearlessly flings down his gauntlet at the feet of his Ultramontane priesthood, and dares them to do their worst ; with the other hand he shivers at one blow the fetters of French commerce, and defies that Pro tectionist interest which has always supposed itself a match for any Government, however powerful. The change indicated is too vast and the time too short to allow us to do more than place our readers in possession of the heads of this most astounding communication. In a letter to M. Fould the Em peror announces that " the moment has:arrived," or, as Sir Robert Peel used to say, " the time has now come," " for applying ourselves to the means of giving a greater development to national wealth. Foreign commerce must be developed by the ex change of products. Agriculture must be first im proved, and industry freed from all impediments that place it in a position of inferiority. A general system of sound political economy alone can, by increasing the national wealth, spread prosperity among the working classes." The Emperor then goes on to state his intention to exempt from all duties primary articles indispensable for industry. For these purposes the duties on wool and cotton are to be suppressed, the duties on sugar and coffee are to be progressively diminished, the means of internal communication are to be improved, canal dues are to be lowered, loans are to be granted to agriculture and industry, the prohibitions of the tariff are to be suppressed, and commercial treaties with foreign countries are to be negotiated. A hundred and sixty millions of francs, nearly six millions and a half sterling, are to be applied to the execution of great public works. The Emperor concludes with the expression of his opinion that the present difficulties in foreign affairs will obtain a peaceful solution, that the Legislature will assist him in giving effect to these views, and that he thus hopes to found a new era of peace, and to in sure its blessings to France. As to those parts of the plan which relate to in ternal improvements, we do not presume to offer any opinion, nor are we disposed, as at present advised, to regard with favour any proposition for a return to the exploded practice of negotiating commercial treaties ; but as to the general character of the measure thus sketched out there can be no difference of opinion, at least on this side of the Channel. Were we, indeed, actuated by that narrow jealousy of which we have so often been accused, we should regret to see France entering on a course which must inevitably make her in a few years, with her splendid climate, her active and industrious popu lation, and her unrivalled taste and dexterity in the practical application of scientific principles, a rival far more formidable than England has ever yet known. Instead or seeking to grasp at ready made prosperity, France has at last some prospect of beginning fairly at the beginning, of obtaining for herself cheap coal and cheap iron, the consti tuent elements of manufacturing success, of basing commerce on increased production, a large mercan tile navy upon commerce, and a thoroughly effective fleet upon her mercantile navy. We gladly admit that in this proposition the Emperor of the French gives to England and to Europe the very best security for the continuance of peace. Prohibition leads to war by building up barriers between nations, while free trade spreads the spirit of pence by overthrowing them. Never, till a system like this be fairly inaugurated, will England and France know how necessary they are to each other, or appreciate the full extent of that suicidal folly which would waste in mutual con flict resources designed for their own good and for the benefit of the world. A few years of such commercial intercourse as exists between. Eng land and the United States or our Australian or American colonies would render war absolutely impossible, and give to other nations a security better than that of Treaties, and more durable than the good will of Governments. All honour to the Emperor of the French for the bold inauguration of this social revolution ! Here is indeed " an idea" that was worth fighting for,—au idea not barren nor one-sided, but fruitful and cosmopolitan ; giving confidence for the present and hope for the future, and sure to realize an amount of good which it is rarely granted to a ruler of mankind to dispense to his fellow-creatures. (From the Morning Post.) The Emperor Napoleon 111., it is impossible to deny, is a bold man. He has done many bold things ; but perhaps the step of which we are in formed in last night's telegraM is the boldest of them all. It was something to throw down the gauntlet to the old Europe of Holy Alliance, to rate Austria as one chides an ill-mannered school boy, to pour his troops into Italy, and to chase Gyulai and Hesse to the banks of the Mincio. It was something to snub an Ultramontane Arch bishop and a Papal Nuncio, and treat even his Holiness, the successor of St. Peter himself, as a mediaeval fog gy; but to brave and defy the strong phalanx of French protectionists—to propose the removal of duties on wool and cotton, on sugar and coffee; to enlarge, in a letter to the Minister of State, on the importance of sound political eco nomy ; to proclaim its connection with the real prosperity of the working classes in France—this, we must repeat, exhibits far greater moral courage than was required to direct the operations at Magenta or Solferino. " You may kill a man's children and ravish his wife," says the Florentine Secretary, " but you had , better think twice before you touch his pocket." The measures of the Em peror, if carried out, will go far to realise the be nevolent wish of Henry IV. ; but they will touch, and that smartly, the pockets of many a great French manufacturer, and they will frighten even more than they will hurt. There is the more reason for us emphatically to proclaim, and frankly to acknowledge, that, in thus initiating a commercial policy so vast and so en lightened, the Emperor of the French —though he may provoke the opposition of native monopolists and protectionists—will earn the gratitude of mil lions amongst his subjects, lay the foundations of valuable alliances with all civilised nations, but especially strengthen and cement the alliance be tween France and England. In politics, "if you would build high you must (lig deep." It may be a very common-place and prosaic view of human nature, but it is one of unquestioned truth, which suggests that the advancement of the ordinary material interests, and the gratification of the mate rial wants, o f th e population of two neighbouring countries ; that the interdependence of those who weave i and spi n i n E ng l an d w ith those who plough and plant in Franco—that these are far better guarantees of alliance and peace, and progress than all sentimental sympathies, or dynastic gratitude. 0 Inoms, or royal intermarriages, It economist t as said of Sir Robert P t!el by a German not disposed to over rate end exaggerate his m er i ts, that the repeal of tl4- core laws gave a greater blow to the still re maining ..noral power of English feudalism iei than its material power received at the _Ehandsoi'm motives VII.; f that it made _England cosmopolitan from direct persm interest felt by her son s at home, Ne no s o less than fro! n the extension of her colonial po,,s,s slims abroad; and with no less truth may it be said that the •xxeat day in the first French Itevo lution, when •all class privileges were abolished by the National Assembly, were not half so im portant as ti tat on which it was announced that the industrial interests of all Frenchmen should coAse t o c lash.; The home and foreign policy of France wilt henceforth be in greater harmony with 'each othicr than was ever before possible ; do mestic dovelopmen t..and foreign relations, will no longer run cc,/alter, no longer involve the Sovereign and the Sole in hopeless contradictions. Those " econ om i ca l h arm onieft," which the genius of Bas- iOAW: .........e....v.1e.r.....f1..........,•••••mr , ...........................- _ tiat loved to trace, which run through the whole political and social, no less than through the com mercial, system of a people will replace the discord which created a daily recurring opposition between the fundamental conditions of material life and the 1 hi g hest aspirations of national in fluence and p ower. There is great boldness in this step of the Empe ror, but there is prudence mingled with the bold ness, and there is the tact of seizing the right mo ment. We know that the great changes announced in the letter to M. Fould have nothing incomplete or fragmentary in their character ; that the vast plan for drainage, the improvement of the means of communication in France, the reduction of the duties on wool and cotton, on sugar and coffee, are all parts of a systom which the Emperor has con stantly endeavoured to carry out. But the announce ment at the present moment has an importance not less than that of the system itself. It is at the very time that Napoleon 111. has broken with the Pope and Austria that he proposes to inaugurate a vast system of which the execution implies the prospect of long-continued peace. He must, we feel assured, have little doubts as to the issue of the contest with Pope and Kaiser when thus preparing to enter on a more eventful campaign against commercial privilege and protection. Nor need we disguise our satisfaction that to the language held, and the attitude assumed, by the statesmen of this country has the great change now proposed in the commercial policy of Frenee been in no slight measure due. Should it be fully and successfully carried out, a far more impor tant security will be afforded for the lasting peace of Europe than was obtained from the despatches in Lord Malmesbury's blue book. Let but the inter nal prosperity of France and the international rela tions between the French people and ourselves rest on the same broad basis of common interests and we need care comparatively little for Ministerial changes in either country. It is not, at least, very probable that any future change of Ministry in France will produce changes so great, and, let us add, so beneficial as have marked the retirement of Count Walewski from the councils of his Sove reign. The great commercial reforms thus announced in France constitute but one phase of the Anglo-French alliance as freshly cemented by the events and con tingencies of the Italian question. Their import ance must not, however, lead us to overlook the momentous political results which the alliance is likely to produce. We entertain no doubt that a satisfactory settlement will soon be effected by which the destinies of Central Italy will reflect in their happier condition the joint interest and pro tection of the French and English Governments. The telegram which informs us of the protest transmitted by the Court of Rome to Paris—a pro test despatched three days after the receipt of the Emperor's letter—entirely accords with the whole previous conduct of the Roman Curia. But, writhe and struggle as they may, both Pope and cardinals are completely in the Emperor's power. Our Tus can correspondent mentions that the threat of Mon signor Sacconi to demand his passports was met by the decltration of Napoleon 111., that the cessation of diplomatic relations on the part of his Holiness would be followed immediately by the recall of the French army of occupation from Rome. This notice, even if it does record an actual fact, very faithfully represents the impolence of the Pope and his help less dependence on the Emperor. THE TRADE OF /VA GASAKL (Fro;n the China Mail of Nor. 17.) The following interesting and detailed account of the trade at Nagasaki, up to the time of the rati fication of the English treaty, has been translated for us from the Dutch : Decima, July 4, 1859. During the working of the Dutch additional articles, signed at Nagasaki on the 16th October, 1857, this port has been visited by 149 foreign vessels, including those that made more than one voyage. Among these were 45 mon-of-war (12 British, 3 French, 10 American, 8 Russian, 12 Dutch). Of the merchant vessels 30 were under Dutch colours (including the 2 screw-steamers Yeddo and Nagasaki delivered to the Japanese Government), English 58, American 25, Russian 1, Danish 1, Chinese 4—total number, 119 merchants vessels. The authorities have not yet been able to give with the same accuracy the number of tons of all these vessels. Likewise, it was impossible to pre pare complete tables of imports and exports. The Danish ship Wilhelmine was not allowed to trade, and the Chinese steamer Confucius was also denied this privilege. The three Chinese junks have traded on the old contract of the Chinese factory. All the other fo reign merchant vessels have been admitted on the Dutch additional articles, except the Russian vessel, a whaler, which was admitted on the Russian addi tional articles. As to the admittance of foreigners, the authorities of Nagasaki have adopted the rule only to take notice of the flag of the arriving ships, and not to inquire after the nationality of each foreigner. Consequently a great variety of foreigners were seen freely circulating and establishing. They ap plied to the Governor of Nagasaki for houses, and as long as there was occasion for it, rented dwA lings and warehouses, lying on the waterside. These were principally chosen among those that were secluded, and a guard of underbangoos was stationed in each separate quarter. In this manner the foreigners of Nagasaki continue to live to the present day, and they seem to get along wonder fully well with the little comfort that Japanese houses offer. The want of warehouses was felt everywhere, and even at Decima, especially after the fire of the Bth of March. Some warehouses at Nagasaki were then let to Dutch subjects, and some have been lodged in a temple within the city. Another quarter at Inasja was let to the firm of Spregler and Co. Among the persons requesting permission to settle at Decima, there were a few foreigners be longing to firms at Batavia. Those that could prove that they had applied for acts of naturalisation in Holland were allowed to build dwellings and warehouses. Other foreigners were not permitted to reside at Decima. As nothing yet is settled about a general foreign settlement, and as the rent is still paid by he Netherlands Indian Govern ment, this restriction was deemed most necessary. As soon as a site for the foreign settlement is chosen, Dutch subjects will be at liberty to settle there too. The opinion is unanimous that a gene ral and mixed establishment is far more preferable than separate quarters for every nation. The plan was tried at Shanghae in the beginning, but had soon to be given up. The authorities of Nagasaki evidently did not expect such a rapid extension of the foreign trade, nor were the native merchants prepared for it. The grievances complained of were—want of prahus for loading and discharging, the little activity on the part of the custom-house officers, &c., the slow pro viding of drinking-water, the thefts of the coolies, and the connivance of the police. The prices of import articles fell considerably, and in the same the export articles rose in price. At present many of the grievances have been gradually redressed ; more energy is displayed, but the police remain backward. _ _ • The number of Japanese junks arriving at Naga saki has very much increased, and articles fit for the Chinese markets were brought in a sufficient quantity. But the prices of imported goods did not ameliorate, so that in many cases dollars were imported to make the purchases. They were changed at the money-changers against paper money, which was immediately to be paid in native coin to the Japanese holders. Very soon' many difficulties about this manner arose ; the money changers teeing the impossibility of continuing this, at one time ceased to exchange at all. This affected the trade and caused a suspension, which has only been ended by granting the money changer a delay of two months for the paper he exchanged against dollars. This event very natu rally caused the paper-money to be a little depre ciated in value, but the trade went on, and many transactions took place. The few articles fit for the markets of Europe and the Indian Archipelago are known to everybody. Lately raw silk has been brought into the market, and is very likely to become within a few years an important article of commerce. There are a few other new articles, very fit indeed, but still of too high a price to be much in demand. Those in de mand for the Chinese markets comprise a large va riety, as seaweed of several kinds, chinchow, shark fins, soerme, and other kinds of dried fish, iruho, awabin, peas and beans, wheat, rice, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, &c., in which a brisk trade has been carded on, that must have been very profitable, notwithstanding that the money-changer tried to put all sorts of obstacles in its way. This body, concerning which many strange notions exist, is still trading, and having formerly had the monopoly of many articles, it tries in every possible way to retain it. All its influence is brought to boar in preventing the Japanese merchants deliver ing goods to others hut itself. It refuses them all patronage, and being an official college, though having no right or issuing prohibitions, its die- Pleasure has nearly the saute effect. It is , indeed very much to bokuped that this body illsome cease to t ra d e a lt og ether. Last year there was prospect have preferredof this, o deala lt t nt sincel almost several foreign merchants exclusively wi.th it, and made contracts . to a large extent, the end of the monopoly not very soon to be ex port of coals ha s increased considerably • pe T ct h e e d. ex till now were exclusively shipped to Shanghae. A snificient supply is always --mlen • ng. The coals from the country of Tsi-koezin are by far the best. The extension of steam navigation probably will take in China, and will impart an impulse to this branch of exports, especially, as is generally the case, if the quality becomes better. The Peninsular and Oriental Company sent one of its employes to see whether it might be desirable to establish a line from Shanghae to Nagasaki. The manner of building at present adopted at Decima will probably determine assurance com panies to grant insurance on them. It also gives more security against burglary, which several times took place in ruinous dwellings and ware• houses. A night guard has been established at Decima, and a fire brigade is in project. During the presence of the detachment of the Netherlands navy its services can be availed of in maintaining the police, and for the working of the two engines, but after its expected departure, other measures are required. Some ships wanting to be repaired were assisted satisfactorily, and the costs were very much below those paid at Shanghae. The smith-shop is advanc ing. Before the end of next month the steam ham mer will be rerdy for work. The shop has been of much use to foreign vessels, and is an object of admiration for the already considerable number of foreigners visiting Nagasaki. THE SPECIALSUNDAY EVENING SERVICES. Yesterday evening the third of the new series of Sunday evening services was held under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. In consequence of the wetness of the night there was not so large a gene ral attendance as usual, but the reserved seats were well filled. Full choral service was performed, the sermon being preached by the Rev. Archibald Boyd, M.A., incumbent of St. James's, Paddington. The sermon next Sunday evening will be preached by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, late Head Master of Har row School, and on the following Sunday by the Rev. Dr. Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. At - Wtstminster Abbey the congregation was very large. Prayers were said by the Rev. Pre centor Haden, the lessons read by the Dean, and the sermon preached by the Rev. Francis Garden, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, the recently appointed Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal. The rev. gentleman selected his text from the gospel of the day. Exeter-hall was well filled. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. T. Manley, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, incumbent of Mortlake, who was for some time curate of Clapham. The text was taken from the 13th chapter of St.• Ma tthew's Gospel, verses 31.33 and 44 46 (the parables of the mustard seed, the leaven, the treasure, and the merchantman). The sermon wa4 delivered with great power and earnestness, and made a deep impression on the congregation. The preacher at Exeter-hall next Sunday evening will be the Rev. Clement Shrine, theological associate of King's College, London, perpetual curate of Christ Church, Enfield. The Victoria Theatre was opened again yester day for two religious services, one at three o'clock, - the other at half-past six. The afternoon being dark, the theatre was well lighted up, and the pri vate boxes were filled with persons many of whom wore white kid gloves, and were otherwise made up as though they were really attending a theatri cal entertainment. The pit was filled with a mis cellaneous class of people, most of whom appeared to be extremely unfamiliar with any sort of reli gious ceremony, and who by no means justified the apprehensions expressed by some of the clergy, that these irregular services tend to empty the sur rounding churches. Of the people in the private boxes at the Victoria Theatre yesterday, no lan guage that could be used would be too censurable, but it may safely be said that not half a dozen who appeared in, the pit and. gallery were drawn away from any church or chapel, but were attracted simply by the novelty of the proceedings. When to this it is added, as in justice it must be, that the behaviour of the congregation was reverential, al though not perhaps very remarkably devotional, enough will have been said to show that there was no harm in the assembly, that the great principle of the sacredness of the church was not violated. At three o'clock the Rev. C. J. Goodhart, M.A., minis ter of Park Chapel, Chelsea (a clergyman of the established church), appeared on the stage, with several other gentlemen, one of whom gave out a hymn. The singing was execrable. After reading a portion of Scripture and offering up an extempore ' prayer, Mr. Goodhart came to the footlights (not wearing his robes), and preached from the words of St. Paul, " This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom lam chief." The sermon was plain, practical, thoroughly evangelical, and eminently suited to the congregation to whom it was addressed. The Rev. Alex. Rashheigh, 8.A., minister of Hare-court Chapel, Canonbury, con ducted the evening service, the theatre being full to overflowing. The large concert room in St. James's-hall was thrown open twice yesterday for religious services specially intended for the working classes, many of whom availed themselves of the invitation given to them. The afternoon service was conducted by the Rev. William Landells, minister of the Baptist Chapel, Regent-park, and that in the evening by the Rev. Samuel Coley, a minister connected with the Wesleyan Methodist denomination. A sermon was preached at each service. Two services took place at the Garrick Theatre (Whitechapel), in Leman-street, in the midst of a Jewish population. The morning service was con ducted by the Rev. John Patteson, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, rector of Christ Church, Spitalfields, and that in the evening by the Rev. James Kennedy, M.A., a congregational minister. . At the Britannia Theatre (Hoxton) the service was conducted by the Rev. Thomas Binney, the well-known independent minister of the King's Weigh-house Chapel. A large congregation attended the service at Sadlers's Wells Theatre. The preacher was the Rev. G. A. Rogers, M.A., incumbent of St. Luke's Church, Holloway. The rev. gentleman drew many practical lessons from the late revivals in Ireland. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1860. 1117,11,271 OF PARIe. The _Revue 3lunicipale this week devotes a large proportion of its space to the question : " Whether the Paris of 1760 was more or less salubrious than the Paris of 1860 ?" and comes to the conclusion that in a sanitary point of view the former was greatly superior to the latter. Many of our rea ders will no doubt be startled at such an opinion deliberately expressed after thorough examination of the subject ; but a perusal of the chief arguments adduced will lead to a conviction that the I?crue Nunict'pale is not far from the truth. No doubt, large thoroughfares have been cut throngh Paris, its police regulations are infinitely superior to those of the capital in 1760, and much better executed; the sewerage has been immensely improved ; the houses which were built on the bridges in 1760, obstructing the passage of air and light, ere now gone ; and the crowded churchyards, close to every church in the heart of the metropolis, no longer exist ; there are no more private slaughter houses, the streets are swept much better, the mud and filth removed both speedily and regularly; the supply of water is infinitely superior, and within the last few years 193 narrow and dirty streets and. lanes have been erased from the map of Paris. These are certainly most valuable improvements, but let us examine the other side of the picture. The present surface of the capital comprises 78,020,060 metres, which in 1760 did not contain more than 600,000 souls; while in 1860 its population is nearly 1,800,000, that is, three times more. In 176, Paris had outgrown the space enclosed by the boulevards, and the last straggling houses touched the line of the octroi-wall, now pulled down. Beyond these were nothing but villas, gardens, and orchards, with here and there princely mansions surrounded with vast parks, 78 in number, within the present fortifica tions. Thus, in 1760, Bercy only consisted of 17 houses, St. Mande had , 22, Charonne 19, Menilmon taut 17, Belleville 24, La Villette 15, La Chapelle 11, Montmartre was scarcely worth mentioning, and Batignolles did not exist at all. Hence, in 1760, Paris was constantly swept by a pure country breeze. Again, of the 33,703,307 square metres, which Paris contained at that time, up wards of seven millions were occupied by gardens belonging either to convents or princely palaces, and forming so many lungs of the metropolis. At that time there was no gas; now, every time a gas-pipe has to be mended, a quantity of black earth has to be thrown up, ex haling a suffocating stench, which generally makes you cough in passing. The water which is con tained in the wells of Paris is not fit to drink, both on account of the geological condition of the soil and because, proceeding from subterranean flakes, it has filtered through the cemeteries and sewers of the city. And yet it is with such dele terious waters that bread is made in Paris. and rich wines are weakened for the market. In 1760, there wes not a single manufactory in Paris; now, there is nothing to be seen from the heights that overlook the city but a forest of high chimneys, all emitting volumes of a thick pungent smoke, which ultimately descends under the form of an impal pable soot, and is inhaled by the in habitants within tahceownsiindderabblolewrsadiniusthferiormdtihreeestpioon a short t causing,ort w hen cough which is certainly not conducive to longevity. The conclusion in favour of the salubrity of Paris in 1760, compared with that of the present day, need therefore excite no surprise. LAW IA7 14. .Tan. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prius in Term, before Mr. Baron Bramwell and a Middlesex Special Jury.) BEATSON V. SKENE. Arthur Shirley, a colonel in her Majesty's army, with the rank of major-general in Turkey, exa mined by Mr. Lush—Was authorised by Gen. Sir R. Vivian to make certain inquiries into the state _ _ of the irregular cavalry attached to the Turkish Contingent in Feb., 1856, and then quartered at Schumla. lie went to Schumla, and the first thing he did was to consult the defendant, Mr. Skene, who was the private secretary to Gen. Sir R. Vivian, civil commissioner and consul at Aleppo, as to the manner in which the force had been raised, in which it had been paid, the conduct of the officers and men generally, and, in fact, on all other mat ters connected with the welfare and well-being of the corps, and its efficiency for service. Recollected the defendant stating voluntarily that he had heard it was generally rumoured that the plaintiff, while he had the command of the Bashi-Bazouks, had at tempted to induce the corps to mutiny, and that at a meeting of the officers in reference thereto, lan guage was used which compelled two of those offi cers to leave the room and to offer their resignation. The defendant alsostated that heunderstood a round robin had been prepared or sanctioned, and sent about by the plaintiff to the officers of the corps, not to serve under Gen. Smith. He mentioned that as a general rumour, and in connection therewith the names of Colonel Sankey, Mr. Calvert, and many others who had heard of the matter. Was at Schumla nearly three weeks, and was daily in com munication with the defendant, and consulted him and several of the officers there, and from the in formation which he received there he wrote a con fidential letter to General Sir R. Vivian, informing him of his inquiries, and the rumour prevailing in reference to the plaintiff. The learned counsel read the letter, which was dated the 25th of February, 1856, and contained the words complained of by the plaintiff, and it stated that, as the case was to be brought before the House of Commons by the plaintiff, evidence of the conduct of the plaintiff might be obtained if an inquiry took place on the spot. Mr. Lush then proposed to ask the witness whether the defendant had given him the informa tion in his capacity as secretary or civil commis sioner; but, after an objection by Mr. Edwin James, and a long discussion on the point, the question was withdrawn. By the Judge—lt was Major Shelley who told him that a meeting had taken place of those in command, and that two officers left the room, stating that they were soldiers and would not listen to language of a mutinous character. The defen dant also told him that the two officers had left the room under those circumstances, and that a round robin had been sent or sanctioned by the plaintiff to the Turkish officers. Sir Robert Vivian, a major-general in her Ma- ' jesty's army, examined by Mr. Garth—Was, in February, 1855, appointed to the command of the Turkish Contingent, and in September of that year the Irregular Cavalry, composed of Bashi- Bazouks, was attached to that force. At that time his head-quarters were near Constantinople. Early in 1856, he instructed General Shirley to make inquiries generally into the state, condition, well-being, and efficiency of that force, and the au thority given was to obtain every information at Schumla in his power, and report to him the state of the corps; and he stated to Gen. Shirley that he would find Mr. Skene, his private secretary and civil commissioner, a most useful person in assisting him in the undertaking. A discussion of some length took place as to whe there Sir R. Vivian was to state what the duties of defendant were, and ultimately it was allowed, and Gen. Vivian stated. that it was part of defendant's duties to report to Gen. Shirley, or to himself, every matter which came within his knowledge, in refer ence to the state of the corps. Cross-examined by Mr. E. James—Was the de fendant to act as your deputy in the command of the Turkish Contingent ? Witness—No; certainly not. Mr. James—Did he hold any military position ? Witness—No ; but he had been in the army. He (Sir R. Vivian) inspected the force in Oct., 1855, and of course saw the defendant at Schumla, but at that time he heard not a word against Gen. Beatson about mutinous conduct, and it was not in conse quence of anything that Gen. Shirley had stated that he gave instructions for the inquiry to be made into the state and discipline of the Turkish Contin gent. But in consequence of the letter received from Gen. Shirley after that inquiry he ordered an other inquiry relative to the conduct of the plaintiff to take place at Schumla. Mr. Burin, who had been sent for, here entered the court, and stated that that completed the de fence. Having put in the pamphlet published by the plaintiff, consisting of 116 pages, and containing the whole history of this remarkable case, and all the letters which had passed between the parties concerned, and having summed up the whole of the evidence on the part of defendant, who had acted fearlessly and properly in the discharge of his im portant duties left the case in the hands of the jury, not doubting that they would, on carefully sifting all the facts, find a verdict for his client. Mr. Edwin James replied. A great many ropics had been adverted to, which he need not trouble the jury to consider, as they had heard all the evi dence. His learned friend had commented upon the fact of the defendant's absence from England at this time, and had endeavoured to show that the hearing of this cause had been forced on to thopre judice of the defendant. The jury, however, must know that he had had full knowledge of all the facts, and there could be no doubt that he had not appeared at the trial, because he felt his case was a bad one. Where a gentleman made a statement, or gave currency to a report, which was untrue, it was his d sty on discovering his error to apologise or withdraw the imputation. That ought to have been done in this case, but the defendant preferred to take the responsibility of defending this action, although lie well knew that the statements which he had uttered or circulated were without founda tion. On that responsibility, therefore, he must stand, and he felt sure that the jury would decide that the plaintiff was right in bringing this action to clear his character from the imputation cast upon it, and would give him such damages as would com pensate him for the trouble,anxiety, and expense to which he had been pnt during the past four years. Mr. Baron Bramwell then proceeded to sum up the evidence. His lordship said this case had created great excitement in certain circles, but lie should direct the attention of the jury to the legal question simply. In this case the plaintiff complained that the defendant had spoken some defamatory words of him in his character of a sol dier, while serving in the East, which imputed to him conduct of an attempt to incite a mutiny among the troops when he was ordered to transfer the com mand from himself to General Smith. It was said that when General Smith arrived at the Dardanelles, the plaintiff assembled the commanding officers, and endeavoured to induce them to mutiny, and that two of those very officers left the room, and refused to listen to the language used on that occasion ; and, further, that Gene ral Beatson prepared a round robin, and sent it round for signature amongst the Turkish officers. Those were the mutinous attempts which were circulated, and s he statements las petting which tl plaintiff complained. The first question was, whether the defendant spoke the words. A letter was read at the Court of Inquiry at Schumla, and it contained some words similar to those complained of, and the defendant stated that they were an ex tract from some other authority, but lie admitted that he had used them to General Shirley. But even supposing the defendant did use the words complained of, then it was said by his learned counsel that they were a privileged communication, and upon this point he would not trouble the jury with a large quantity of law, but merely state that Lord Wensleydale, when Baron Parke, said that " Wilful and unauthorised publications were a libel if they caused an injury to the character of another, but w here the person was writing or speaking of se hat he considered his duty towards the person of whom lie wrote or spoke, then it must be considered a privileged communication." The late Mr. Jus tice Maule said that if the words were uttered bona fide and without malice they must be considered to come within the class of privileged communications. Then consider whether the words spoken by the defendant were within the class privileged. The instructions given to him were generally to assist General Shirley in every possible way in his inquiry, and to give him every information bearing upon the efficiency of the corps. It might have been relevant to consider the antecedents of that corps, but that had not on this occasion been thought necessary. Under the circumstances, could the de fendant have refused to render assistance to Gene ral Shirley on the ground that the inquiries which he made did not come within the scope of his authority ? It would be a great hardship, then, if a man were told to render assistance to another, and then, for doing so, to have an action brought against him. If, then, these words were bona fide uttered by the defendant, in pursuance of the in structions given to him by General Sir R. Vivian, I they would be a privileged communicatien. But if he did not use them in the discharge of his duty but as mere gossip, lie must be held re sponsible for them. It appeared in evidence that the defendant did not mention the rumours preva lent for some after Gen. Shirley had been at Schumla, and indeed, not until Col. Sankey requested the de fendant to seek advice as to the mode of payment of . the Bashi Jazouks, who, it appeared, were receiving nearly double pay. It was then stated by the de fendant that many irregularities existed in that corps. Could it be said that this statement was made in the discharge of his duty and bona fide ? They should remember that a man could not, under the colour of discharge of duty, gratify his own malice ; then if they found that this statement was made maliciously towards the plaintiff he would not be protected from the consequences. But he could not think that the jury would suppose that there had been any malice on the part of the defendant. They ought not lightly to suppose such a feeling existed in the mind of any person, and they must remember that it was true that two officers had left their quarters because of the language used by the plaintiff. If the jury should find a verdict for the plaintiff, then would come the question of damages ; but the plaintiff's character had been cleared before the action was brought. There could be no doubt about that, for this investigation had shown it to be so. No doubt it would have been more br coming on the part of the defendant if he had instructed his counsel to state in court that he had committed an error in giving currency to the rumour. But what damage had the plaintiff sustained? Certainly, if a man were a receiver of stolen goods he was made responsible for such conduct, and he did not see why a man who heard a calumny and gave currency to it should not also be punished. But here the ques tions were—whether the defendant had uttered the words, and if so, whether in the discharge of his duty, bona fide and without malice, and were they relevant to the inquiry ordered by Gen. Vivian. If so, they would find for the defendant, but if not, they must find a verdict for the plaintiff, and esti mate the amount of damages. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and were absent from court about an hour and a half. On returning to the jury-box the foreman said they had found a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the communications were privileged, but they wished to express an opinion that, on discovering how unfounded the reports were, the defendant ought to have thought it proper to withdraw his statements. Mr. Bovill said communications had taken place between the defendant and plaintiff, and it must not be supposed the defendant had done nothing to settle this matter. Even now, with the consent of the plaintiff, he would on the part of the defendant, make a statement. The consent not having been Riven, but it having been denied that anything had taken place between the parties, no further statement was made, and the Court was adjourned till Wednesday next at.lo o'clock. THE WHOLESALE MURDERS ON BOARD AX AMERICAN VESSEL. NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, SATURDAY NIGHT. This afternoon, Edmund Lane, and Gordon Hires, the first and second mates of the American barque Anna, now lying at Cowes, were brought up on re mand before Sir H. P. Gordon, Bart., Sir John Simeon, Bart., Admiral Crosier, the Hon. W. H. A'Court Holmes, Mr. Roscoe Shedden, and a full bench of county magistrates for the Isle of Wight, charged by Mr. Campbell, superintendent of the Hants constabulary in the Isle of Wight, with the wilful murder of six seamen of the abovenamed vessel, viz., John Turtle, William Pornery, a man known as Frank, William Johnson, David Paging, and James Armstrong. Mr. Damant, solicitor, of Cowes, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. 0. Stokes, of Cowes, for the de fence. The proceedings had been taken consequent on an information by John Thomas and Abraham Rock, seamen on board the Anna. The unfortunate men who, it was alleged, had met with their deaths in consequence of most horrifying cruelties, were men of colour. J. Thomas, one of the coloured seamen, deposed, as follows :—I am an American, and an able seaman on board the Anna, of Now York. W e sailed from New York in June last with a crew consisting of Captain Turtle, Edmund Lane (chief mate), Gordon Hires (second mate), Abra ham Rock, myself, John Turtle, William Pomery, a man known on board as Frank, William John son, David Pagins, and James Armstrong. There was also on board Richard Roseman, the cook ; he is a white man, but also an American. These men were all on board when we sailed from New York ; but Turtle, the seaman, Frank, John son, P. g:sis, Armstrong, and Pomery are since dead. We sailed from New York to Mobile, in South America, and arrived there in about 36 days. On the 3d of July I was on the topgallant fore castle, when Lane, the chief mate, came there and gave an order to Armstrong. He did not attend to it so quickly as the mate wished, and Lane, taking up a mallet, struck him with it over the eye. Armstrong jumped up, fell on the main deck with his head forward, and then leaned over the chain. I went to his assistance. put my hand on his head and pulled it back, owl s that his left eye was running out. IT^ •ak, but remained on deck about an hour s' • 3. The second matt sent him down on the thartingale, under the bow sprit, to clean the earring. He took hold of the earring, but could not clean it. He was washed off the martingale, and towed along in the water by the earring, which his arm was coiled round. Abraham Rock went to his assistance. The chief mate was on the jibboom, and as Rock was about to haul Armstrong on board he said " Don't haul that nigger in ; cut the earring and let him go." About two minutes afterwards Armstrong let go his hold and was lost. We sailed from Legona to Mobile, in South America, and we were 80 days on our passage from Legona to Cowes. About 30 days after sailing from Legona the second mate, Gordon Hires, accused John Turtle of stealing rum from his cabin. Hires ordered him to reeve a rope through the ring of the anchor, and secure it to the cathead. Turtle obeyed the order. Hires caught him by his head, throw him down on the deck, and stamped upon upon and kicked him on the head with his sea bests, which were very hard. I saw Turtle's head and eyes bleeding. Hires went aft. I went to breakfast, and Turtle went down into the fore castle. After breakfast Hires said to me "Is Jack Turtle turned out ? " I replied " No." He said " Tell him if he don't come out and get on to the pump I'll murder him." I went down and found Turtle in his bunk, apparently much bruised. When I told him to get up, he said he could not. I said " If you don't get up, the mate will come and beat you." Turtle replied, " I can't get up, if they kill me." Soon aftewards Hires went down to him, pulled him out of the bunk by his ears, threw him down in the forecastle, and stamped upon him heavily. Hires got off Turtle, and said to him, " Now get out, and go to the pump." Turtle made no reply, and Hires then picked him up and hove him on to the main deck. The ship was on the port tack, lying over on the starboard side. Turtle caught hold of a ropeyarn on the main hatch ; Hires kicked him under the left ear, took out his knife, and cut the ropayarn, and let Turtle fall into the lee scuppers, where the water was about two feet on deck. I said, " I'm not going to let this man lie and die here in this way," and took Turtle to the forecastle, where I laid him down ; he did not speak—he was helpless, and his head was all in a gore of blood. About two minutes afterwards Hires asked me," Tom, is that old nigger dead yet ?" I said, " No, sir, but he's pretty bad off." This was about 12 o'clock at noon. I attended on Turtle until 10 the same night—he did not speak the whole time, and was unable to take anything. At 4 o'clock the next morning I found him dead on the floor. Before he was illused he seemed pretty well—he had only sore feet. No one illused him at that time besides Hires, and I am quite sure he died from the ill-usage. Abraham Rock was wit ness to part of it, and the others who witnessed it are dead. Two days afterwards Hires said, " Sew the old nigger up and throw him overboard." In sewing him up, I took hold of his head and found the bone of his forehead was broken in the centre —the edge of the bone projected through the skin, and his head was very much bruised. Turtle was between 50 and 60 years of age. About 11 o'clock on the same morning that Turtle died I heard a scuffle and Hires swearing in the sail room. I wont out and saw that Hires had Johnson down on the tool chest, choking him with both hands. I saw blood coining from his mouth. Afterwards he said to me, " Jack, I feel very bad, and am dying—the mate has choked me to death." Ile had hold of the mainsheet to steady himself. At six the same day Johnson died, and was thrown overboard next day with Turtle. Johnson was about 18 years old ; about seven days before we arrived at Cowes the man Frank also died. To or three days before his death I saw Lane, the chief mate, beat him . Between seven and eight o'clock in t he evening of the next clay Frank was at the , wheel, , an . d Lane, who was standing behind him , said, If 3ou go , a , quarter of a point off your course murder you ! Directly afterwards he struck him on the back of his head pin ; with a belaying fill on the spokes of the wheel, and t h em e Lane continued to beat him with the belaying pin. Lane then called Rock to reliev e the wheel , and sent Frank , bleeding, to the pump. Lane best him for an hour, off and on, stiiking him every three or four minutes. Frank willed out " Murder" twice; he exclaimed " Oh God!" several times, and lie called once for the captain. Frank bled very much, and appeared to lose his senses ; he helloed all night, and died about twelve o'clock the next night. The day after Frank died he was thrown overboard, and in about three hours after wards we saw the Start Point. The evidence of this witness referred to the deaths of four coloured seamen. The witnesses in attendance to prove the deaths of the ether • two un- fortunate men were Abraham Rock, a man ofcolour, and Rosewell, the steward. Mr. Stokes said he represented the American Government, and he had to present a protest, under the treaty of Washington, against the jurisdiction of the magistrates, together with a letter from the American Minister, authorising him to appear and to protest against the jurisdiction. It was a matter which the American Government only could en- ;ertain. It was their wish and intention that an inquiry should be made by the consul into the cir cumstances of the case, and if it should prove that these offences had been committed, then, on behalf of the consul, he should request the aid of the civil power for the purpose of obtaining the custody of these men and remitting them to their own country. _ _ _ Sir 11. P. Gordon—Do you present a written re quisition for the detenion of these men ? Mr. Stokes—l do not; but if the magistrates decline the jurisdiction and dismiss the case, I shall invoke the civil authority in aid of the consulate and the detention of these men. Sir H. P. Gordon—What is the charge against the men—that the offences were committed on board an American ship within British waters? Mr. Superintendent Campbell—Murder upon the high seas. Sir H. P. Gordon—Within a league of the Eng lish shore ? Mr. Superintendent Campbell—One case oc curred not quite within a league of the English coast. Sir H. P. Gordon (after consulting with the bench)—We are of opinion that we are bound to discharge the men. Mr. stokes—l have to request, then, that the men may be escorted to the ship. I ask the magis trates to give us the aid of the police to take the men on board the ship. Mr. Damant—You state yourself to be the agent of the American government. Are you not, in fact, the agent of the captain and officers of the ship ? There was no reply to the question, and after some discussion, Mr. Stokes withdrew his last application, and simply objected to the magistrates' jurisdiction. Sir H. P. Gordon said—Gordon Hires and Ed mund Lane, you, being American subjects, have been charged before us with the murder of several persons on board an American ship, and not within British waters. No formal requisition has been made to us for your detention, as necessary under the treaty with the United States. You are there fore discharged. The matter now rests with your own government. The Guildhall was crowded, and the decision was received with a storm of hisses, hootings, groans, cries of " Hang 'em," and every other possible mark of disapprobation. It was for a considerable time impossible to quell the disturbance, and when order was at last restored the crowd rushed out, and joined an immense crowd assembled in the street, with the view to give the accused mates a rough reception. The men were therefore permitted to remain in the ante-room, under the protection of police officers. In a few minutes Mr. Thompson, the United States Consul at Southampton, arrived from Paris, via Havre, and ap peared before the bench with a written request to return the men to the ship from which they had been taken under the magistrates' warrant, and that the justices would render him assistance to hold them until he had made his investigation. Sir H. P. Gordon, after perusing the Act of 6th and 7th Victoria, chap. 76, said—l am afraid that we cannot now move in the matter, under the law. If the men claim the protection of the police from this place to their ship, we cannot deny it ; but if they do not wish to return to the ship we cannot yet interfere. We may protect them from violence, but cannot place them under any kind of restraint —they are free men, and simply in the position of free men applying for the civil protection. The bench gave orders to Mr. Superintendent Campbell that the men should be conveyed under the protection of the police to Cowes ; that the wit nesses must also return on board ; and intimated to the latter that they would be protected while the ship remained in British waters, so that if they had any complaint it must be made to the police at Cowes. The superintendent of police had in his possession the mallet and belaying pin, and also a steel instru ment called a " knuckle-duster," alleged to have been used in torturing the coloured seamen. The captain, who is not implicated by the evidence, informed our reporter that the mates as well as the crew had had yellow fever on the voyage, and it was to death by that dreadful disease that the mates attributed the disappearance of the " darkies," as he called them. The captain is a young and very intelligent-looking man. The chief mate, Lane, has a true American physiognomy—a thin face, with long, light-brown beard, without whiskers or moustache. Hires, the second mate, is chubby, not yet 21 years old, and has a dark complexion and hair. A smile passed over en eh of thei- .-- ,, ntenances wl -I.ad ebt. - T nECISION. An important decision respecting the payment of a Bank of England note has just been given in the Sheriff's Court at Glasgow. The facts of the case are as follows :—ln the month of March, 1859, Mr. W. Rhodes, rag dealer, Halifax, York shire, sent an order for £lO worth of rags to a dealer in such articles, named Nathanial Turner, at Edinburgh. With the order Rhodes enclosed the half of a £lO Bank of England note, promising that on receipt of the goods he would remit the re maining half of the note. Turner, however, not only failed to send the goods, but paid the half note to another person, named Dixon, for a supply of rags which he had sold and delivered to Turner, the latter undertaking to deliver to Dixon the other half of the said note, thereby defrauding Rhodes, who stopped payment of the note ; and in August last Dixon presented to the bank the half-note, ap plying for payment of the whole note, which was refused, and he was referred to Rhodes; the parties having up to this time been in ignorance that each possessed the severed half. A correspondence en sued between them, which resulted in mutual ex planations as to the manner in which Rhodes parted with, and Dixon received, the half-note ; and even tually Rhodes required Dixon to deliver the note up to him, which the latter re f use d. A ccor di ng ly an action was brought by Rhodes against Dixon, which was tried in the Sheriff's Court, Glasgow, the judgment on which was given on the sth inst. by Mr. Sheriff Strathern, who decided that, in point of law, Rhodes in the transmission of the half-note to Turner, did not quit the right of pro perty therein, but by the retention of the remain ing half he controlled the use of the entire note, and so prevented it s nego ti a bility ; and that Dixon, by receiving th e h a lf- no t e f ro m Turner, did not acquire any title to the entire note, but, on the contrary, he accepted the half-note at his own risk and peril. Rh o d es wa s, therefore, entitled to re ceive the half-note from Dixon, and th e Sheriff ordered it to be delivered up to Rhodes, with expenses. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will of Lord Macaulay has been sworn to by the executors, and the personalty valued at £BO,OOO. The will of Mr. Henry Meagoe, of Lower Brook street, Grosvenor-square, formerly Court tailor, has been administered to by the residuary legatee, Mr. John Montague Uperoft, his confidential agent, who, in fact, takes the whole of the property, which was sworn to by him as of the value of £lOO,OOO. The will was made in September, 180. The will of Thomas Bowater Vernon, Esq., of Haubury Hall, Worcester, was proved in London by his brother, Harry Foley Vernon, Esq., and Mr. Henry Bearcroft, of the Moorlands, his agent, the joint executors. To the latter he has left ' £2OO. Ho has bequeathed to his cousin, the Rev. William Foley Vernon, £5,000, and small legacies to others of his family, as well as annuities. He has left to his housekeeper £BO a year, to his park-keeper, £4O a year, and liberal legacies to his coachman, butler, and all hi s o th er servants; and ss. a week ' to the old man for some time living with his wag goner, and also the house he lives in for his life. To the Rector of Haubury £5OO to repair the parish church; to the Rector of Shrawley £3OO for the repair of the parish church, and £3OO to erect parochial schools. The residue of his pro perty, together with the farm-lands, advowsons, and real estates, he leaves to his brother, Harry Foley Vernon. The personalty was sworn under £20,000. The will of Henry Forbes, Esq., of Upper Bel grave•place, Pimlico, was proved in London on the 7th of Jan uary , b y his widow and James Law, Esq., of Kingston House, Regent's Park, the executors. With the exceini on of a legacy o f £5O ho has left the whole of his property to his wife. The will and codicil of the Rev. henry Scott Trimmer, 11. A 'Vic ix of Heston, .Middlesex, were proved in London by the Rev. Barrington James Trimmer and Frederick Edmund Trimmer, Esq., the sons, power being reserved. to the Rev. Henry Syer Trimmer, the other son, the executors. the personalty, estimated at £25,000, ho has left equally amongst his three sons, though by the codicil he Itas bequeathed to his son Barrington a legacy of £4 50 for his kind professional services and assistance, and providing the use of rooms for schools.—lllustrated London News. ACCIDENTAL DROWNING AND LEA77I BY FRIGIIT. Last week Mr. G. H. liinchliffe, coroner, held an inquest at the Swan Inn, West Bromwich, on the body of Joseph Timmins. The Coroner, in opening the proceedings, said he hid received information of the death of the mother of the deceased, who was reported to have died from the effects of fright occasioned by her son having been brought home dead ; but he (the coroner) did not propose holding an inquest on the body of Mrs. Timmins unle s s the jury requested him to do so. The jury did not con sider any inquiry necessary, and the inquest on Joseph Timmins was then proceeded with. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased was a boatman, of about 20 years of age; and that on the previous Saturday he and another man went with an empty boat from the Albion station to wards Tipton. When they arrived near Dudley Part, between five and six o'clock in the morning, they had to pass near a turn in the canal, and in doing so ran against another boat. The collision caused the deceased's boat to run against the bridge, and the line broke. He was then seen swimming in the water some distance from the side. His companion took the boat back and went to him as soon as possible, but he had sunk. He was got out however in about ten minutes, when he still ex hibited some signs of animation. His companion then put him into the boat and allowed him to re main there some minutes, whence he was taken to an office by the canal side, and then removed to a publichouse about three hundred yards distant. At this time he was insensible and breathing with difficulty. A surgeon was sent for, and all the usual means were tried to effect his restoration, but he died about twelve o'clock. Deceased's companion further stated that he could not say what caused him to fall in the canal, because it was so dark. A man named Griffin, who is in the employ of the canal company, was present when the deceased was taken out of the water, but said—" I don't see that there is any life in him ;" and although his house was only 20 yards distant he did not - take the de ceased there, urging that there was no time. The boat which contained the deceased was under his direction, and no blame attached to the parties in charge of the one that ran against it. The coroner said it was much to be regretted that the deceased had not immediate assistance, and that his clothes were not removed when he was taken out of the water. If this had been done his life would pro bably have been saved. The jury expressed a simi lar opinion, and said they wished Griffin had been present. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The mother of the deceased was 55 years of age, and had previously been in good health, but died 'n about an hour after her son was brought home. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORTHAMPTON -JAN. 14. At this corn-market wheat was in tolerable show, with a more healthy trade, at fully the rates of this day se'n night, prices ranging from 43s to 47s for old, and 38s to 45s for new. There was a slow business passing in barley, —2Bs to 40s per qr. Oats in limited show, with a good sale, quoted at 20s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 500 to 525; new, 35s to 40s. Rye, —s to —s; malt, 64s to 66s ; flour, 31s to 34s per sack. STAMFORD-JAN. 14. At our market yesterday wheat held firm, at no advanco on last week's prices, with a limited supply. Barley in dull demand, realising the extreme prices of last week for best qualities. In oats not much doing, but late rates maintained. Beans iu favour of the seller. Wheat ....423 to 44s I Oats.. - - 243 to 30 6 White do .. 48s to 48s I Beans 42s to 44s Barley .....383 to 42s I Ditto, old ........48s to Ws r LEICESTER-JAN. 14. There was an average supply of wheat to-day, a fair attendance, and trade steady. White wheat, 45s to 5 0 . —red, 47s to 49s per 36 stone; a very fair inquiry for fin• barley, grinding, 30s to 32s ; malting, 38s to 40s per qr.: the oat trade was firm, at quotations ranginc , front 26e O 32s per 24 stone. Beans scarce and rather dearer, old h 48s to 525, new 40s to 43s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 33s I Seconds, 31s I Thirds, 29s per 20 stone- NORWICH-JAN. 14. Here, to-day, there was rather a fair attendance of at trade, and an inactive market. There was a fair show o a wheat, but the principal part being much out of conditions prices for both old and now were at rather a declin e on former rates. The su p p l y o f malting barley was 11°' , so good, but at fully the currencies of last market. In oats. beans, and peas little or no change. The same may be said of flour. White wheat 47s to 50s Red wheat 42s to 44 0 Malting barley....42s to 48s I Chevalier barley 34s to 4 00 Distilling d0......25s io 27s I Oats.. 24s to 280 Flour, 30. to 30s Gd per sack from the miller. YORK—JAN. 14. A good supply of wheat, with a fair sale, at fully 00 rates of last market day. Malting barley was in small Or ply at former rates ; grinding qualities the turn in favour of the buyer. Beaus were more firm in price. A very slof • business was transacted in oats, at late rates. 19" Wheat, red .43s to 46s Oats 22s to - P, White do .46s to 50s Beans 40. Barley .....35s to 40s 15s 1;:: NOTTINGHAM-JAN. 14. We had an average attends fair supply of grain. Trade treme prices of last week. White wheat, new, 453 to 54s Red do 4ll to 47a Old white 604 to 5Gs Red do. 44s to 48s Barley, malting 34s to 46s Super. flour, 35e to 39* ; ace at to-day's market, aria has bean active, at the es' [ Barley, grinding 283 to 81 1 Oats, old, .. 27s to 3 31 New do 9 33 to 2 ,5 2 Beans.. 48s to PS Beans, new 41s to 4 41 Le, 31s to 33s per 20 stone. DUBLIN— Our market was rather dull t: quotations for everything, th must be considered extreme. s. d. ■. d. Wheat, white 28 8 to 30 0 Do., red 27 0 to 28 6 Do., new - 0 Barley Oats Do., black ll 6 to 12 6 —JAN. 13. this mornin. and our highol i lough realised in some case* d. 0 . ll ' Do., new ..... oto ° Bere ' Rapeseed Oatmeal l3 6 t. 1 81 Bakers' flour Indian cora FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. In the following table E signifies that letters are despatclae l by evening mails from London, and M by morning mails. - Neq DESTINATION s. Despatch Port of 31a1 of Xiang. Despatok.' due- Australia and Mauritius, via _ m Jan. 11, iSouthamp, Feb. 9 Southampton Jan. 18, E' Feb. 3 19 York Jan. 20, P Liverpool,. Jan- 15 ' Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt ),Jan. 13 ,12; Liverpool., Jan. Marseilles New 1 Feb. 1 Bahamas 61, an va d i an S d l il . Helena airasvta' ....,.lies, 6, EiDevenport . •,- !Jan. 20, M Soutliamp. - a n ' 2a r fg China, Ca po ie r tool vi Good Penang, o sut hilaaom Southampton Hope, i s n e e l a . Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 26, M Jan. - til Gibraltar, via Southampton.. Jan. 12, 31 Southamp. Jan. - Honduras and Blewfields .... —, Southamp. India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, -,, 5 via Southampton .......... Jan. 20 , 3 Southamp. Jan. le Ditto, via Marseilles ..... Jan. 26, K Jan. *- India (Bombay), via South ampton ampton .................... Jan. 27, 1 Southamp. Jan' lit Ditto, via Marseilles .... Jan. 18 Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands .......... Feb. 9, M outhamp. Feb' 5 Lisbon, Vigo, and 0p 0r t 0.... Jau. 17, M euthamp. overdue • Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton 8 • Tan. 20, M Senthamp. Jan- 1 . Ditto, via M arse i lles an. Mexico and Ha vana Tan. — , Mi 'outhamp. Newfoundland Jan. 14, Ii Liverpool.. -- United States and British N America (by Ifritish packety Jan. 14, E Liverpool.. an. 1 9 Ditto (by U. S. packet) .....Tan. 16,E outhamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe West India, Califo r ni a , Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, &c. _, [ADVERTISNMENT.]—EPPS'S (HOl COCOA.—This esteemed preparation cipal grocers at Is. 6d. per lb., in packets. Each packet is labelled "Js pathic chemist, London." nceopathis ChenLig) is sold by the pr ig' 11b., and VP' 'mos Epps, lionicar BIRTIIB. MONEY.—On the 23d Nov. last, at tho Rookery, Siralt, the wife of Lieut.-General No e l M oney, T at E . B . Foil' hers, of a son. MUSTERS.—On the 13th inst., at Ozton, Notts, the wife of John Chaworth Musters, Esq., of Annesley-park, 1 014 Colwick Hall, of a son and heir. RouttitTs.—On the 13th inst., at 5, Clarendon Villa , Loughborough-park, Brixton, the wife of Harry Daws o347 Robert., Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. AIARRIAGES. DAN'—RorFEY.—On the 12th inst., at St. Leonard's, Saes' team, Thomas Day, Esq., of Washwood, near Birmingi ham, to Emily, eldest daughter of J o h n R o ff ey, E sq. , ° the Elms, Streathaui. FrirrocK—WHlTE.7the 7th inst., at All Saint's Chum ll 2 Rotherhithe, Edwin, second son of Captain R. J. Fittooll R.N., to Lavinia Rivers, youngest daughter of the lato Lieut. Peter White, R.N. DEATHS. BRADY.—On the 12th inst., at Brighton, Sarah Lavenderf wife of John Brady, Esq., M.P. COOPEIL.—On the 2d Oct, at Ablington, near Christchurch' Now Zealand, Georg e Blakley Cooper, Linut. R.N., th ° eldest son of the late Rev. G. F. Cooper, of Yetmiuste r f Dorsetshire. DAuMAN.—On the 13th inst., at Ashford., Kent, Mr. gi Darman, aged 77. DAVJES.—On the 12th i nst., at 14, Trafalgar-road, Old Kent-road, Miss Isabella Davies, aged 25. FALCONAIL—On the 10th inst., at his seat, Hazelbauk: near Edinburgh, Li eu t.-General Ch.essborough Gran t Falconar, K.H., Colonel 73d Foot. HoLtANum.t.—On the 13th inst., at 12, Prescott-stree t, Mr. S. Hollander, formerly of the Stock Exchange, ag 91. MILLEu.—On the' 12th inst., at Leith, Richard Miller , Esq., of Manderston. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUDi tP of No. 112, Strand, Printei at The Sun Office, No. 1 1 1 Strand, in the Preuinet of the S avoy , i n th e county ° Monday,.,Janvtary 16, 1860. Coast ht pre Malkin mop es Lid Ban grin past miss This elez With EVI w. aPPr pail t Shill osi ebi B' The of the to the Bui purtt] ledcrei tries, the la. T E Du