The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-16 00:00:00

:,TONE v XARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two o'CLocK. The English St oc k Market opened to-day at a decline of 1 per cent., which loss has not been recovered. A few sales to realise profits and to obtain money stock has been the cause of this de preciation. Consols are 861 87 for money, and 871 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced `annuities are 861 87f ; Exchequer Bills, 6s. to ls. ; Bank Stock, 246 247 ; India Stock, 210 1 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 102 .c.,1 ; ditto 51 per Ce n t. npfoacreeidgii Paper, 1071 ; ditt o B on d s, 7 8. to 14s. prem. Stocks show no important alteration in iZees• Turki s h 5 per C ents. are 39/ 40 ex div. ; 14 ican, 211 22f ; ditto New, 191 20 ; Greek, 131 ; Spanish P ass i ve, 25 1 26f ; the Certificates, 7 14 f ; Italian, 611 62f ; the Confederate Loan, 6 , and Brazilian Scrip, 1. prem. United States Gover nment,. 5-20 Bonds, 66 1 ; E r i e s h ares, 571 v° ; and Illinois, 76 1. ti rin the R a il way S hare Market business has gene ' Y been very quiet, and in several instances a ,411Rilt decline has taken place. South Eastern, Mid ,4114, Metropolitan, and North Western have each e ' e aa e t d e e r d ss. ; and Great Ea s t ern , 10 s. ; w hil e N orth n (Berwick) have advanced ss. ; and Brighton and Great Western each 10s. e , The Fo re i gn and Colonial lines remain without 'Lange of importance. tank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. aai •tar o pean have declined to 121 ; Bank of Austral a Oriental Bank C or p ora ti on, 501 ; Lon a mancial are dealt in at 18/ 19 ; an d O verend, i o litn eY, and C o . , at 20/ 211 ; London Steam l 'att e / g Co. Sh ares are quote d 11 2 prem.; Charles ~, and Co., 21 21 prem. ; a n d G a l a t z C andle 1 prem. B RITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 1:43 1 - ‘ 1. Cent Consols 3 "0. Account, Feb. 8 B7l 1 islier C ent. Reduced B7l 61 Ne al 2 per Cent B7l 61 1 -e ,. 1 ,v 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — "°. 5 Per Cent. Jan. 1873 nnities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — l . l O. for 30 sth April,lBBs — , Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -- c.2chequer Bills, X 1,000,3 per Cent. 6 3 Do. £5OO 6 1 Do £lOO and £2OO 13/ L il k of England Stock, 5 per Cent 1„ - " . " 44 -li GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -" Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 2lOl Don Accoun t r ) ° ' 6 per Cent. July, 1870 - 11 °- 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 "r,°. Certificates Do . Bufaced Paper 4 per Cent — D°,-. 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 11 5 1 per Cent, May 1879 lO7l s' h u- 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — 80-°. onds, £l,OOO 7 . Under £l,OOO A FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. iin r ae•Ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 80. L uan 5 per Cent — L o per C ent., 1852-58-60 1863 67 •,, Do. 1865 •LiC, Account -Do R 11 oi pm li4 A • " c rIP, £25 paid 1501:7A.Acc3rrouest 6 _ per Cent _ Ct,?l,' 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Do___ ' a ll 6 per Cent 0 0 1' q Per Cent o t , olbian 6 per Cent. b il a u a) 6 per Cent. 4i n sil , 3 Per Cent., 1825 „." "k, Per Cent., 1863 D -. '-' Per Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid 11411)11bian Principalities tr,-° Account - ihtlador N ew C onsolidated, 1 per Cent — t ''''u., Pr ovisional Land Warrant _. Optian. er Cent DO ,I Second92l Issue De (41)0,4100.Bonds 1864 9 ll 2 921 11 D e 4 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons zo. Account h ° ' C oupons . t 4-0. Account itternala 5 per Cent. to°4B6paid _— italic, • 1839 and 1850 — b 1 3 1 .11 5 Per Cent, 1865 tD Account • karemmana Railway — 1; l n gip, £671 paid — can e ,;: v per Cent, 1864 67,,3 per Cent "' 4l ecount . 22i , D o 20 .., 0 6 1864 Per Cent. Anglo-French k oh ° *French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ' , 1 10, - ,,,i, dean 6 per Cent. £3O paid 4e4-...484r Imperial 5 per Cent - b o ~ anada b, f. ‘ Per Cent b- -'-'eferred bp. ilLatid Warrants (Hectares) ND o Cent, 1864 I"; ' -lu aranteed, 4 per Cent eian 5 per Cent b°- Account 13° A 3, cou Per Cent. (U r ib arren ) — 't Per Cent, 1862 P ol .° Ac nt 137811.,e5e 3 p er C ent., 1853 kb c' ,- ° Per Cent. , 1856 , ' 7, ' 9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 I t s ' Accoun t e(' 'en 5 pe r Cent, 1822, £ St b,., Alper Cent. 1850 34 1 , Per Cent, 1860 b i , u, Per Cent. 1859 — b" ", Per Cent. 1862 B9l 1 har c il l' Per Cent. 1864 — 1 ) 0 111.411 6 per Cent titt o 41(0 13 ands1 — 13 6° . 11 - p 44i.sh per Cent 3 per Cent account — b ° — IsTeW Deferred — . ..isc count bu Pa ssive _ litia,?; Ac count 26 1 _ br,h Cert. of Coup not funded Iteai.execount l4l r h b 8 4 , 11 4 Per Cent. _ 'Llrl? o ,:s Per Cent. 1864 1) 0 - " A g 6 Per Cent 1854 b o •gecount I), 6 A Per Cent. 1858 b c , .tecount bo 61.00 Bonds 73 D 0 `' Pei Cent. Per Cent. 1862 ° nt 6Bl D ° .el.OO B on d s 6Bl 1 1 -Jo 6 1) 0 , Per Cent, 1863 — I), Per Cent 1 865 — 1) 'e B 0 'AericoP, £35 p a id unt 40 P e11 ° ,; 21 4 i_Pe, r Cent. G uarantee d — 391 be „aa 3 per Cent. Unt 4%, -ui'vidends on the above payable in London. ' l el 11, 1 ).. ti a, ~ p.r Cent. Ex. 2 l s o f. Florins 98 eench - o ,:q Per cent, Ex. tit eh „.!4.entee 3 per Cent. — z t i3o . o Per Nut Ex. 12 Guil ~ D ° rtij an Per Cent. CertificaLes — A 0 Per Cent. ' 1861, Ex. 25f. t ent., _ e h THREE O'CLOCK. Esois for rnone 8 9 Q'lleeol. t, Z 1.4 1 ,,,,,,, 11.11.111,:ctietitti1 m i 87 1 r ; TWELVE More- activity has been apparent in the CLOCK Dis count Market this morning, arising principally, it is believed, from the settlement now in progress at the Stock Exchange. The capital on offer, however, is abundant, and the rates for the best commercial paper are 7/ and 74 per cent. An amount of £20,000 in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday for Alexandria. At the meeting of shareholders of the City Bank, held this day, the statement of accounts submitted Showed a gross profit for the past six months of £65,072, enabling the directors to declare a divi dend of 6 per cent., and a bonus of 30s. per share, to carry forward £12,525 rebate of interest on bills not yet due, leaving £4,709 for appropriation at the close of the financial year. During the last few days there has been very little business transacted in the markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce. Operations in tea have been postponed until the public sales, which com mence this day. Sugar has been on only moderate request, while superior descriptions of coffee have maintained former rates. Rice has been dully and rather cheaper, while only limited dealings have ta ken place in tallow, at rates in favour of pur chasers, for both present and forward delivery. At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Imperial B ank the report presented stated that the profits a mount to £38,874, which paying the current ex penses, making provision for bad and doubtful debts, allowing rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, there remains a disposable balance of £23,272 . Out of this amount the directors propose to y a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 8 Per cent• per annum, free of Income-tax ; to write off the balance of the preliminary expenses; to transfer £2,712 to the reserve fund, which will then stand at £57,000 ; and carry forward £1,560 to credit of profit and loss new account. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. Share/ Railways. Briiitol and Exeter it [Caledonian it Cambrian •• • • 93 95 126 127 94 96 13 15 50 Cork and Bandon al :0 Cornwall a] it Dublin Sr Belfast Juno lO it Dun„Perth, A b.June le 10 &London, terip Certi 2 Do. 1 , It Glasgow &S. Western 10 t Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. 10 it Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 101 t Great North of Scotland 101 t Great Northern 11 si 10 68 70 :0 70 72 0 d )0 . 111 113 )0 41 42 IU 7 / 6i A Do. A stock it Do. B stock 0 1 1254 127 0 145 216 ;t - Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 10 it Gt S, and W. of Ireland 10; Gt. Western -Original) 11 I it I) . Val. Rail gua. 101 it Do. South Wales L.( it Do. W. slid.—Oxford 101 t Do. Newport t Do. Het eford.. 0 I 91 93 0 53 68. 10 38 10 0 34 37 10 101 103 10 1221 .00 st Lane *shire & Yorkshir 1 st London and Blackwal 1 st Lon., Brigh., & S Coas 1 st Lon., that., and Dove 1 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. 11 st Lon. & ;North Wester 1, st Lon. & South Western 11 st Man., She ' . & Lincoln loi st Metropolitan 10 Do. New 10 Do. Extension.... kio 81 - 100 1(2 ) 36 38 JO I 48 40 lU 1 - ,61 126; 9i: t - )0 82 63 11 134 1:-5 7 21 21p 8 1 111, dl 100 102 j 10 -- I 10 I Metropolitan DiatriCtl al Do do. do. [0 - Do. and St. John'sW'd It Mid!and 9 Do. £9 Share.... )0 123 j 124 5 11 1/. 1 )0 ilt 114 it Do, Birmin.. & Derby t 5 11 id Kent ..... . a it North British it Do. Ed., rth , & Dun. 1( it Nth. Eastern—Berwick 1( Do. G.N•E purchabe 16. it Do. Leeds 1C 57 58 7 28 110 lit it Do. York. it Do. Carlisle ... )0 72 73 )0 104 105 5 Do. Stock & Darling. a 1 5 Do. do. 1860-61 1 it North London lO 11 36 37 16 10 11 p Y/ 123 126 5 2 2.,,p 24p Do. do. 1864 : _ _ 10 Do. do. 1865 .. . st North Staffordshire 10 10 N. do S. W. Junction al st Scottish Central st Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 101 st Do. Scot, Mid. stJek lOl et Shropshire Union 101 st South Devon lOl et oath Eastern . Staines, Wok., Wok lal t ITaff vale. LC Do. C !t Vale of Neath It Waterford do Kilkenny 101 LO Waterloo do Whiteha J it Wen Cornwall 10( ORDnARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 41a 401 60 5 3i 6! 1311 3, 124 57/ 1111 11 724 i I Paid.' Closing 1 Business Price. done. BRITISH P JO Atlantic & St. Lawrence al at B Baroda, Cen.ln. 1011orn*, it gu. 5 per cent :0 Do. E shares 1 1:1i Buffalo & Lake Huron al [0 Do. Preference al 10 1 Buff ,Brant, & Goderich i . *-. - I 6 p.c. i 872-3 -1 10 at Calcutta (8. E., lim 10 at , _;ape Town & Dock, gn. 10 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt al 3t East. Bemzal, gu., sdo 10 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. ID 20 Do. J Extension 1; at Grand Trunkof Canada 101 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al DO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds al. 10 Do. do. deferred 10 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds al )0 Do. do. deferred al )0 Do. 3d Pref. stock al 10 Do. do. deferred 10 Do. 4th Pref. stock )0 Do. do. deterred it Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lot 0 ro. Gus. 5 per cent l, 0 Do. New gua. sp. a ,t Gt. South of India .. gua. 5 per cent st Do. 41 per cent lOl 81 Do 204 Great Wes. of Canada.. al 204 00 Do. 6 c. Bds. pay. 1873 al 00 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. al 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.o 104 st Do. 4f do lO4 st Do. 4i do 10( 10 Do. Fifth Extension st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 104 10 Mel. (It Hudson's Bay al st N.l{l.C'da,6pclatpf.bo, 101 It Scinde ..... A . 11 It Do. Delhi ld 11 :0 Do. do ;t Do. Puniaub.... ne, 1; t Do.lndus St.FloL "u 1; COLONIAL GO VEK British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31,1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug ▪ 101 Do. sp. c. Mar. It Sept 10, Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 101 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-1900 101 Do. do: 1880-9 101 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 101 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOl Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 101 Do. - 1878, do lOl Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do._ 1878 1)0. 1882, Mayls, Nov.l: 10 Do. 1895, Feb. clz Aug LQ Natal qov. 6 per cent 01 N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July 10 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•o., 186 e 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189? 10 New Zealand, Bp. cent IC Do. 5 per cent...- lO Nova Sootia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9 Queensland Gov. 6p. C lO Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 10 Do. 1878 do upwards 1( Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja it July 10 Do. do, April & Oct lO BRITIS INES. 2 Cam. Consol. Cold, lint. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 20 21 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 570 590 Drake wal Is 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.8 81 91 East Cam Brea 34 5} 54 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 3 36 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 1 East Loved 3.9.0 12 14 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 31 Gam.& StA.ubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great•Laxey, limited all 20 21 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 11 2 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 31 G. Wheal Vor (Heist 40 31 23 Grenville 8.18.0 2} 34 Herod's Foot .. 8.10.0 40 42 Hingston Downs .. ... . 5.10.6 64 54 Margaret (tiny Lelant 13.17.8 5 7 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 41 4 41wyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 21 16d New Seton - North Roskear N. W h'l Bassett (Mogan 4.4.0 I North Wheal Crofty 2.13. t 4 1 Pruvidenee UnyLefant 10.6.7 17 39 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l} 410 430 South Condurrow 3.2.0 2 1} S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 8 22 - stray Park 35.15.6 9 11 Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Clogan. lim all 4 6 West hassett (Iliogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 8 10 West Chi verton ll 80 83 West Seton 471 190 200 Wheal Bassett flllogan 51 95 ICO Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 30 35 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Setou 5Bl 2'6 221 Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 17 18 rREFEREN 1E SHARES, Great Eastern, E. Counties EL, No.`l, 101 Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 1071 (it. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stoat, Ditto, Newp. 5 per cent. pref., redeemable at 5 pm., 10. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 41 per cent., 1658, 961 6 London and S.-Western 4y per cent.-, 961 6 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Wlits and Somerset, 85 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 101 Recife and San Francisco (lim.), glut. 7 per cent., 13 Sambre and Meuse, 91 FOREIGN MINE?. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 24 Frontino and Bolivia u old, Rm., DOCKS. , 0 76 77 . 11 11 12 )0 145 148 )0 86 68 )0 112 114 55 57 , 0 73 74 11 8 9 )0 147 150 3 3 4p , 0 101 103 49 51 ;SESSIONS. 11 63 60 TO 99 103 6 id ip 11 61 ll 10 11 75 80 )0 96 98 )0 60 70 11 100 102 )0 100 101 )0 ICO 102 - - 35 36 ll 87 89 11 67 69 11 57 62 a 57 59 Ll 52 57 LI 46 50 Ll 42 46 34 36 1 33 35 0 100 102 16 P 6 2 2 P 10 I 93 100 10 91 03 L 1 16i 1611 A 4 Si a 11 b 2 14 11 84 d 6 21 e d 0 93 100 0 90 92 10 86 88 2 11 63 35 10 8 i 62 I .00 1 , )li 1021 100 1014 11021 2 i fol 100 98 99 00 'DENT SECU 10 92 i 0 93 )0 93 )0 77 )0 77 )0 101 )0 104 10 104 10 101 90 92 )0 10) 1(02 )0 104 107 101 103 0 10Z 104 102 104 ) 103 105 J 98 100 ) 92 14 1: 0 102 )0 92 )0 87 )0 100 1 , 10 8L I 97 99 99k 100 i 103 105 ►0 1104 106 Surrey Commercial, 113 BANKS. Alliance, Ifni- 27; Anglo Austrian, 61 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 121 A ustralasia, 72 Bank of New Zealand, In British North American. 461 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 23 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10 East London, lim., 5 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 111 101 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20 European Bank, lim., 12 Hindustan, China, and Japan,/Um., Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 16 Ditto, new, 161 Imperial Ottoman, 13 14 Ditto, new, 12 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Lim., 4 London and County, 8 i London and South African, 161 Oriental Bank Corporation. 5 t Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 71 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 16 Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gna., 2f Bang! arah Tea Estates, lira., 11 Berlin Water Works, lira., 101- City Offices, lira., 64 Commercial Union, Insurance, 71 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of I..:ng•land. Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 51 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Rm., 8 Crystal Palace, 7.-4 Ebbw Vale, 8i Egyptian Com and Trading, lira., 4 1 1 Electric Telegraph, 335 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira., 6 al I Humber Iron Works, 31 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 7} International Financial :".ociety, lira., Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1170, issued 90, 78 Joint Stock Discount, lira., London Financial Association. lim 18f London and Glasgow Engineeriug and Iron Ship, lira. 11 Ocean Ai arine Insurance), 23 Overend, Gurney, and Co., Dm., vi Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 72 Ditto, new, 54 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 4} Royal Mail Steam, 108 d Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 2 crnloz; Kathie, iliverppoi, lim., 3} THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, JAINUARY 16, 1866. HER MAJESTY. The Prince and Princess of Wales. MARRIAGE, OF LORD CHARLES INNES KER AND MISS BLANCHE WILLIAMS. Yesterday morning the marriage of Lord Charles Innes Ker, second and youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, with Miss Blanche Williams, third daughter of Colonel Thomas Peers Williams, M.P., was solemnised at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The noble bridegroom, accompanied by his brother the Marquis of Bow mont, who acted as groomsman, arrived at the church early, and was Ahortly afterwards followed by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, Mr. and Lady Charlotte Russell, Mr. and Lady Susan Grant Suttie, Viscount Dangan, Sir John E. and Lady Wilmot, Colonel Knox, Colonel Brownlow Knox, Mr. Bulkeley, and a host of friends. The church was nearly filled with visitors. The bride arrived about half-past 11 o'clock, ins company with her gallant father and mother. She was received at the entrance to the church by her friends ; and followed by her sister, Miss Bronwen Williams, and Miss Dalton, as bridesmaids, proceeded direct to the communion table. The wedding party having taken their places the religious rite commenced. The Rev. James Pelham Pitcairn, vicar of Eccles, and do mestic chaplain to the Duke of Roxburghe, assisted by the Rev. Henry Howarth (the rector of St. George's), officiated. After the ceremony the bridal party adjourned to the vestry, where the marriage was duly registered. The newly-married couple on leaving the church went in the Duke of Roxburghe's carriage to Colonel Williams's house in Berkeley square. They were afterwards joined by their friends, Colonel and Mrs. Williams giving a hand some breakfast to the relatives and friends of both families. In the afternoon the happy couple left town for Temple-house, Colonel Thomas Peers Williams's seat in Buckinghamshire. The bridal presents were numerous, and some of a costly description. The toilet of the bride was elegant and particularly novel, designed and made by Madame Levilly. It was composed of a rich white satin skirt, trimmed with Brussels lace Ilounces, introducingfor the first time a train of new shape, also satin, trimmed with a waved flounce of fine Brussels lace and ruching. The bride's necklace and earrings were of magnificent pearls and dia monds. The veil was Brussels lace. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester are enter taining a select circle at their seat, Kimbolton Castle, Hunts. The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is some what better than when she arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, from Scotland. Her grace is not so unwell as to occasion any alarm to her family. The Duchess of Inverness entertained a select circle at dinner yesterday evening at Kensington Palace. The Marchioness of Abercorn and the Ladies Hamilton will leave Chesterfield House to-day for Paris, on their way to join the Earl and Countess of Mount- Edgcumbe at Cannes. Proposed Enfranchisement of Chelsea and Kensington. MR. TORRENS, M.P.. ON THE RATING FRANCHISE. Last night a crowded meeting was held at the Vestry Hall, King's-road, Chelsea, to take steps for the enfran chisement of that district, and the adjoining district of Kensington. Mr. B. W. JONES occupied the chair, and briefly opened the proceedings. Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from Lord Enfield, M.P., Mr. Hanbury, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. Alderman Lawrence, M.P., Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., Mr. Baines, M.P., Mr. P. A. Taylor, M.P., Captain Grosvenor, Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. Alderman Lusk, M.P., Mr. T. Chambers, M.P., and Sir C. Went worth Dilke. Mr. E. H. RABBITS moved the first resolution :—" That the parishes of Chelsea and Kensington, containing a population of 135,000 persons, contributing upon an assess ment upwards of a million yearly in public taxation, and abounding in education, intelligence, and wealth, have an incontestable right to a direct representation in Parlia ment." Lord W. LENNOX, in seconding the resolution, drew at tention to the vast number of boroughs with small popula tions and limited numbers of electors, which at present had members, and expressed his thorough sympathy with the movement. Mr. W. M. PIGUETT briefly supported the resolution which was put and carried. Mr. FINCH moved a resolution to the effect that it was desirable that suitable measures should be taken to ascertain the intentions of her Majesty's Government with respect to the enfranchisement of that district in the forthcoming session of Parliament. Mr. T. J. Whams, one of the churchwardens of Ken sington, seconded the motion. Mr. TORRENS, M.P., who was received with much ap plause, said that it was now some five years ago since they first met to agitate the claims of that district 'to direct repre sentation in Parliament. (Cheers.) He did not, for his own part, believe that there was a single metropolitan borough, or in fact any large constituency in the country, which would grudge Chelsea and Kensington what they asked. He was sure, at any rate, that there was not a man in Fins bury who was worth his salt who would not rejoice in their emancipation. (Cheers.) They had all heard a good dea about the new Reform Bill, and the general opinion seemed to bo that it was not to affect the redistribution of seats so much as the question of voting. (Hear, hear.) What then was to be done ? If Lancashire was to be at the head of the Government, and act as its dictator, then they would have a rating franchise of £6, and nothing else : so that Chelsea and Kensington would not have much to do with that. But this they might depend on—a rating fran chise might suit Lancashire, but it would not suit London (Hear, hear.) But London had a right, by its intelligence, its numbers, its forbearance, its loyalty, and by the shame ful paucity of its representatives in the House of Commons —and not only a right, but a prominent right over all places in the United Kingdom—to insist on the Govern ment having in their bill such a franchise as would do its population justice equally with the rest of the people. (Cheers.) He, for his own part, protested against any measure which, under the form of law, should shut out any great portion of the industrial classes of London. (Loud cheers.) London, to a large extent, contained a peculiar class of the population to which no rating scheme, as the basis of voting, coull ever be made to apply satis factorily. It was inhabited in flats, and story by story-- each house divided. Hundreds of such people paid far more rent and no rates than the inhabitants of a miserable country town. (Hear, and cheers.) Thus it was obvious that a rating franchise would shut out London to a very great extent, so that its population of three millions must now speak out with a voice which should make itself heard. (Cheers.) He himself knew forty men of letters and intelligence who could teach him most things, and there were scores of skilled workmen well learned in the applied sciences, whose houses were full of objects of beauty and research, but who under the present metropo litan system had no votes as part occupiers of houses. (Loud cheers.) Now such a state of things must be reme _ _ died. (Hear, hear.) The man who for a certain value lived in possession of a portion of a tenement, and conti nued to do so for a given time, and who paid the same amount for his portion of a house in rent as was paid by a man holding a cottage for himself—that man ought in the future to have the benefit of a vote. (Loud cheers.) The motion was then put and carried. A resolution appointing a deputation to Earl Russell was also agreed to, and the proceedings terminated with a yote of thanks to thQ chairman. 6111.11,b1: OSBORNE, Monday. The Queen and royal family drove out this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Lieutenant-General Knollys, Major G. H. Grey, and the Countess of Morton, attended Divine service at Sandringham Church on Sunday. The Rev. G. B. Moxon, 8.A., rector, officiated and preached the sermon. _ _ On Monday morning their Royal ilighuesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by Major Grey and the Countess of Morton, drove to Gayton Thorpe Gate, and attended the " meet" of the West Norfolk hounds. His royal highness, attended by Major G. H. Grey, left Wolverton for Cambridge in the after noon, and proceeded on the Newmarket and Bury line to Six-mile-Bottom, for a couple of days' shoot ing with General Hall at Weston Colville. A dis tinguished party of sportsmen is invited. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and suit will honour the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland with a visit to their country seat at Trentham, Stoke-upon-Trent, during next week. name. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. BENNETT V. DORSET AND ANOTHER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Erie, and Justices Keating an, Willes.) THOMAS V. WELCH. CAVENDISH BENTINCK. This bankrupt was described as of Green-street, Caven dish-square, and to-day she came up for the order of dis charge. The debts are £2,198, and the assets —property realised by the assignees—£l,23B 10s., leaving a deficiency of £959. Bankrupt's expenditure has been £BOO per an num. The cause of the bankruptcy is the loss of a sum of money lent to the late Dowager Lady Rivers, and insuffi ciency of income to maintain Miss Bentinck's position. Upon the last occasion his Honour ordered a cash account from August, 1864, to be furnished, and this has been done. Mr. Sargood, who appeared for an opposing creditor, said he now desired to examine the bankrupt. He had desired to do so on the last occasion, but hoped to have found full information in the accounts ordered to be filed. Those accounts did not furnish such information as the creditors were entitled to, The cash accouut was all lumped together, and unless proper acknowledgment was made a regular examination must take place in public, however painful. It would be seen that large quantities of jewellery had been parted with, evidently for the pur pose of livelihood. Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the bankrupt, said that his client was quite ready to answer any questions put to her in court. She had given all the information in her power, and could not possibly give any further particulars. Mr. Sargood said there was a sum of £l5O set down as " presents from friends," and the creditors had a right to inquire into that. His Honour was not so sure about that. Mr. Sargood suggested that the amount might have been £1,500. There were certain noble names in the cash account, and they spoke for themselves. The lady was of good family, and as regarded the £l5O a question must be asked. Mr. Lewis said he should not submit to allow this lady to be questioned as to the names of those who had given her the £l5O. It was a scandalous thing that whenever a lady was connected with families in a high position, it was sought to drag in other names for the purpose of putting on the screw. Miss Bentinck was then asked what became of the 1 wellery ? Miss Bentinck—lt was parted with by a friend of mine under the strictest promise of secrecy as regarded his Mr. Sargood then proceeded to question Miss Bentinck as to the other items, after which the case was adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. KICKING A MAN DOWN STAIRS.—Walter Walters, a butcher, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt on remand with kicking Mr. Daniel Lewis, undertaker, Little St. Andrew street, down a flight of stairs. Mr. E. D. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the iefendant: On the last occasion the prosecutor, who, for some time past has been suffering from bronchitis, was unable to attend. lie was in attendance to-day, and stated that, while going up the stairs of his house, the prisoner first struck him and then kicked him down a flight of stairs. He had no recollection of what afterwards occurred, hav ing become insensible. When he recovered his senses, ho found himself lying on a sofa in great pain. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the prosecutor said he had done nothing to the prisoner to cause him to act in such a way towards him. The prisoner was a lodger in his house, and was coming down the stairs while he (prosecutor) was going up. He did not seize the prisoner by the leg, neither had ho insulted persons going to the prisoner's wife, who was an artificial flower maker. Mr. Lewis having addressed the magistrate, and called witnesses on the prisoner's behalf, Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 21s. or 14 days. CHARGE OF STABBING.—Ann Walters, of 77, Charlotte street, Fitzroy-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stabbing Mr. Ryan in the arm with a knife. ' The prosecutor refused to attend, and Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoner that she had been rather fortunate, and dis charged her. THAMES. A DESPERATE RUFFIAN.—WiIIiam Hannay, an Irish labourer, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting William Crook, 135 K, and William Heath, 405 K, in a very brutal manner. Crook said the prisoner was very drunk, disorderly, and quarrelling with his brother in 131ack-boy-alley, Wapping. He remonstrated with the prisoner, who immediately seized him and tried to throw him. The dangerous and disgusting manner in which he was seized hurt him very much. He got the prisoner away, and he was again seized in a similar disgraceful manner. He called assistance, and conveyed the prisoner to the station house. On the way there he was exceedingly violent. William Heath, 405 K, was called to assist the last wit ness, and the prisoner threw himself down and caught the leg of his trousers, at the same time time seizing him as he had seized the other police constable. He shook the pri soner off with the loss of a portion of his trousers, which were torn from the middle downwards. They got the pri soner a little further, and he threw them both. After much trouble the prisoner was lodged in the station-house. The prisoner was very sorry for what he had done. It was all owing to the drop taken yesterday afternoon. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said he had known the pri soner many years as a waterside labourer, and that he knew him always to be a steady, industrious, and sober man. He was surprised to see the prisoner in the dock, and he was still more surprised to hear that he had acted as he had done. Mr. Partridge said the prisoner had acted in a singularly disgusting manner towards the police-constables. He fined him 405., or one month in default, for the assault on Crook; to pay Bs. for the damage done to Heath's trousers ; and to pay a fine of 325. for wilful damage, or be further imprisoned for another month. NEW THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE FOR LIVERPOO L. —On Saturday morning Mdlle. Titiens performed the cere mony of laying the foundation-stone of the Alexandra Theatre and Opera-house, Lime-street, Liverpool. The new theatre is being built by a company, with a capital of £50,000, from designs by. Mr. Salomons, of Manchester, and will afford accommodation for 1,800 persons. It is to be finished by the Ist October next. FATAL SHIPWRECK.--The brig St. George, Lales master, from Shields, bound for Guernsey, with a cargo of coals, was driven ashore during the gale of last week, and totally wrecked off Wimereux, with ; unhappily, the loss of all on board. BISMARCK ON PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE.— The Neue Deutche Allgenzeine Gazette, official organ of Von Bismarck, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prussia (says the Anglo-American Times), contains a vulgar attack upon President Johnson's Message, which is be lieved to have been inspired by the Autocrat himself. The article referred to having previously alluded to the Message in contemptuous terms, says, " The same is bald, worthy of the puffery of Barnum, and is better suited to the lan guage of an emigration agent than the chief of a great state." This senseless and unjust article has been read throughout Germany with surprise and indignation. We tract that the worthy American Minister at Berlin, Governor Wright, may before long have an opportunity of teaching Von Bismarck a little of much-needed cour tesy and consideration for the Chief Magistrate of the great Republic, and that ho may learn from him that, in dealing with the United States, he has a nation stronger than any Power he would like to quarrel with. In a very different spirit the non-official portion of the Stoats Anzeiger of Wednesday contained an article upon the United States, in which it characterised President JOHNSON'S Message as eminently conservative, and laid stress upon the continued friendly relations between Prussia and the United States. It then continues : "Institutions often called into question, and which would not be suitable for Europe, have proved their stability in America. Notwithstanding an unprecedented expenditure and the interruption of labour and trade, the American Government, which in four years placed two millions and a half of men in the field, has in about as many months been able to reduce its army to one-fifth of its former strength. Some of the journals friendly to the Govern ment, but improperly regarded as Government organs, have not failed to express precipitate and unjust opinions upon- President Johnson's Nossap?" (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and Justices Black• burn, Mellor, and Lush.) This was an action tried before the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn at Guildhall, in which a verdict was returned for the defendant. The action was brought to recover damages for the alleged breach of charter party, with option to purchase within 12 months, for £1,200, the steamer Donxzu. Mr. M. Chambers now moved for a rule to show cause why !the verdict should not be set aside, and a now trial had, on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence. Their lordships delivered their opinions at some length, and considered there Was evidence to go to the jury to justify the finding, and refused the rule. • This case involved the question of an infringement of a patent granted foi a sewing machine. The arguments, in moving the Court in the first instance, occupied the Court many days, and the present proceedings seem very likely to occupy the same space of time. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE THE HON. GEORGLNA AUGUSTA FREDERICA HENRIETTA ship. The Alleged Piracy on Board the Ship Scotland. FURTHER REMAND OF THE PRISONERS. This morning James Liffin, Thomas Carr, Thomas Dickson, Philip Pillage, Charles Tuffer, and Joseph Matthews, six seamen, and lately a por tion of the crew of the ship Scotland from Calcutta to London, were again placed before Sir Thomas Henry at Bow-street police-court for further exami nation. Mr. Pollard, for the office of the Solicitor to the Treasury, said—l have, Sir Thomas, to apply for another remand in consequence of the non-arrival of the Scotland in London. I have received a letter from the Messrs. Montgomery and Greenhorn, stating that the vessel left Vintry Bay in tow on Friday last, and even with fine weather the passage from thence to London would occupy about six days. Taking into consideration the severe weather that has prevailed, it is therefore not at all likely that she could arrive before Friday next, and, under these circumstances, I have to ask for a further remand. Sir Thomas Henry—Under the circumstances you had better make it for eight days, say to morrow week. Mr. Pollard—l also, Sir Thomas, apply for sum monses for the attendance of the necessary wit- nesses. Sir Thomas—You can have summonses for each one of the crew now on board. Mr. Pollard—An officer can then go to Graves end, and on the arrival of the ship there, serve them on the crew, and thus prevent any one leaving the Sir Thomas—You will see that done, Mr. Evans. Inspector Evans—One of the prisoners on the last occasion asked for the attendance of one of the passengers named Hou;h, who, he said, was a pen sioner of Greenwich Hospital. I have made every inquiry, and I cannot find such a name on the roil of pensioners. Liffin—He was one of three Government passen gers. We should like all three to attend. Sir Thomas Henry—Then he will be on board ; therefore he and the other two passengers men tioned can, if it is thought material, be summoned to attend. Liffin—We should like them all to be present al ;he examination. Sir Thomas Henry—Very well, the summons will issue for their attendance. The prisoners were then formally remanded unti: to-morrow week. [The ship Scotland, in which the alleged piracy occurred, has a most valuable cargo, amounting to no less than about 1,600 tons of indigo and silk. She is only about lour years old, and cost over £26,000. The captain is now on board, but the greatest danger will be encountered in bringing her round from Vintry Bay. She would next arrive at Queenstown, and then have to encounter the rough weather in the Channel, which, in her disabled state, would be attended with much peril. In ordinary weather the run home under most favourable cir cumstances occupies 72 hours.] AQTTATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £6O. The first scullers' race for the present year took place yesterday, when again Manchester was represented on the London river in the person of one of its most unknown scullers, although, judging from his performance on this occasion, he will ere long be matched against much better men than him against whom he made his debut. The young man in question is Mark Addy, who has never hitherto rowed a scullers' race save in regattas ; but as a prominent member of the celebrated Colleen Bawn crew, who hail from the inky Irwell, he has obtained no small amount of credit. Edward May, of Lambeth, his oppftent on this occasion, is, like him, an amateur, and has contended in no less than 20 scullers' races, against for the most part infe rior talent. Success, however, has rarely rewarded his efforts, and the inclination to back Addy at any odds—not withstanding he had laboured under great disadvantages during training in consequence of family bereavement— showed that it was generally imagined that May's usual bad fortune would attend him. Addy trained at home until a few days since, when he arrived in town and went to the me tropolitanquirters of the Manchester division, viz., Harry Kelley's, the Bells, Putney. May put up at Mr. Wilcox's, the White Hart, Barnes, and from the causes mentioned above was in somewhat better trim than his adversary, and pos sessed an advantage over him in weight and length of reach. The men had engaged Citizen B (Capt. Turner) to accom pany the race, and the fineness of the weather brought to gether a large concourse of spectators, amongst whom 9 to 4 was the price laid, and still greater odds were wanted. On board the boat were Messrs. Wilcox and F. G. Barratt, umpires respectively for May and Addy; while Mr. John Ireland, of the London Rowing Club, officiated as re feree. May, who won the toss for choice of stations, was waited upon by George Drewitt, and the cham pion pioneered Addy, the stake being £3O a side, and the distance Putney to Barnes. Despite the brightness of the atmosphere, a strong wind was blowing off the Putney bank, which was nearly dead against the men through the next reach, and, owing to the recent fall of snow, the quantity of land-water out was so great as to successfully check the natural upward tendency of the tide. This was supposed to be in favour of the Manchester man, as resembling in some degree the water upon which be is accustomed to row. However, be that as it may, they were no sooner fairly under way than, with a fine long stroke—even longer than May's (although the latter stands seven inches taller), Addy went to the front, and, in 20 strokes, had cleared his man and taken his water. May's forte being starting and not staying it was even thus early apparent that he was out of the race. The difference in the steerage adopted by the men induced a belief at one time that May was making up again to his man, but, as they rounded the point, and made the shoot over to the Soapworks, there were six or eight lengths between them. May at times limited, but was never able to reduce the lead. Stemming the downward rush of the land water, and making headway against the dead noser in Corney reach, Addy rowed on without faltering, and finally suc ceeded in winning by 100 yards. The severity of the struggle through the rough water may be judged from the fact that the winner was 31 minutes rowing the distance SPORTING INTELLIGENCE RACING FIXTI FEBR" Lincoln Derby Spring 1 Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lewes Spring No vrmarket Craven Durham Blackheath & Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Ascot Spring - I Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 JU. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB AUG - - Brighton v 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l SEPT Warwick September - 4 Curragh Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Northampton v — 2 Newmarket 2d October 8 Curragh NOVE: Lincoln v , 1 Liverpool FRES FOR 1866. JARY. Nottingham Spring ou. Croxton Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring Newcastle Spring 2B Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer 29 Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester JY. Stamford l9 Radcliffe Winchester ' 4 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 2B Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O UST. MBER. I Richmond Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2l Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall I BER. Newmarket Houghton 22 Worcester OCT iBER. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 FRANCE AND MEXICO.—We have heard on autho rity, which we regard as reliable, that the Emperor of the French has positively intimated to the Cabinet of Wash ington his willingness to withdraw. his troops from Mexico at any moment on condition that the Government of the united States recognises the Empire of Mexico. 1011 ICO 34a 33 10}100; ITIES. ICO NI American Trade. Subjoined is a statement, prepared by Messrs. Guion and Co., of Liverpool, showing the extent of our consign ments of goods to America during the year 1865. It wil be seen that during the past six months they were not only four times the amount of those of the corresponding half of last year, but were considerably in excess even of those of the corresponding period of 1860, while the importance of this excess is in the latter instance much increased by the intervening advance in price here and in the rates of Customs' duties in the United States : EXPORTS FROM LIVERPOOL OF BRITISH MANUFACTURES OF COTTON, WOOL, SILK, AND FLAX, TO NEW YORK BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW ORLEANS IN PACKAGES. 1860 11861 1862 1863 1864 I 1865 January February March .. 23,449, 15,762 14,153 11,038 15,189 24,078 17,436 7,324 10,699 2,595 2,627 1,445 April May June Ist 6 mths 103,669 July August Sept. October November December 24,136 19,975 13,641 14,830 17,598 20,992 42,126, 2cl 6 inths 111,1721 An. totals 214,841 2,740 4,105 4,451 6,990 6,602 5,904 30,792 1 172,913 14,381 12,742 9,228 6,861 7,286 8,369 58,867 15,237 13,206 11,176 10,950 8,496 10,651 69,716 '128,583 1 12,622 12,634 13,078 10,200 5,925 5,747 60,200 11,535 9,868 12,468 11,520 13,520 15,164 74, 075 134,281 16,669 6, 16,125 9,1 13,054 9,695 6; 11,857 13,269 10, 80,569 10,586 15,' 4,941 18, 4,361 20, 4,234 24. 3,602 25. 5,414 26 34,138113 1114,7071183,1 EXPORTS FROM LIVERPOOL OF FOREIGN SILKS, DRESS, STUFFS, LACES, AND EMBROIDERY, TO NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW ORLEANS IN PACKAGES. 1860 1861 1 1862 1863 1864 186 January 6,029 i 5,110; 1,175 2,760 5,662 4,5! February 3,392 2,524' 2,722 2,931 6,629 3,3 , March 2,212 1,245 1,534 952 4,688 3,5 , April 1,377 1 , 12 0 2,017 922 4,742 2 , 6, May June Ist G mths 18,136 12,9701 12,794 11,860 35,090 21,2 -- .-----; --- -- -_ _. July August Sept. October 2,068 1,328! 1,677 3,729 1,759 13,41 November 3,052 1,549; 2,068 2,563 1 ,036 12,92 December 5 , 763 2,1111 2,348 7,097 1 , 96 7 12,10 2d 6 mths 20,824 10 , 016 17,209 24,235 12,906 62,33 An. totals 38,960 22,936 30,003 36,095 47,996 83,58 "An English Merchant," in a letter to the Liverpool Post, says :—" The commercial community of this town have been somewhat astounded by the articles in the London Times of yesterday and to-day in reference to our trade with America. The Times indulges in prognostications of a coming crisis, owing to the large shipments of go ods to America, and which by implication the writer asserts the Americans cannot pay for ; and, to give plausibility to his version of the state of the account, he entirely ignores the large shipment of cotton frpm the United States to Great Britain. Now, in yesterday's Times I find the following:._" The Cunard steamer this week has brought no specie, yet it is known that the shipments of goods to America, during the past as well as the pre ceding months, were on a scale larger than what has been witnessed for many years, while the receipts of produce thence have been singularly small." Now there can be no question that the shipments of goods to America during the past few months have been very large indeed; but it is also equally true that never at any other period were the Americans less indebted to this country for such goods, for, upon due inquiry from most of our principal firms connected with the United States, I find the same answer—" All our orders, extensive as they have been, have been remitted for by sterling bills when sending the orders." From what source of information, therefore, does the Times derive its idea of rash and extravagant credits to the Americans ? Then the Times is again at sea as regat•ds the shipments of produce from the United States to this country. In its articles of yesterday and to-day it has taken great pains to show that while we have been supplying the Americans with vast quantities of goods, which the exhausted stocks of the Southern States absolutely necessitated their taking, they, in return, have been sending us but small supplies of produce, and that even shipments of gold to this country have entirely ceased. With a paper claiming such pre-eminence of in formation, I cannot conceive what the editor has been contemplating when he entirely omits from his calcula tions the shipments of cotton the past three months from America, to this country, which have been so large that at the present prices current they are estimated at fully thir teen million pounds sterling, a sufficient sum to exhaust the Bank of England if it had to be all paid for in gold. Perhaps the Times writer will, after placing this £13,000,000 to the credit of the American nation, begin to think that as the whole estimated value of our shipments to the United States for the first eleven months of 1865 was not more than about £16,000,000, after all the Ame rican people cannot be owing us so very much; and as it is also estimated that at present prices for cotton they will be able to spare us at least £18,000,000 worth more of co ton during this year, I think the feeling of panic which the Times is endeavouring to produce is quite unwarranted by the true position of affairs. The Times speaks most deprecatingly as to the danger of the public of Europe in vesting in the United States 5-20 Bonds. Those who re member the warnings of the same paper bestowed upon the Germans when they were largely investing in thorn at 38 to 40, and which many English buyers havo since been glad to purchase from them at 68, will know how to appre ciate the warnings of the Times on financial questions. How the Times can perceive a coming rise in America in the rate of exchange, of 10, 20, or 30 - per cent. with recent and prospective shipments of cotton from thence, of the value of X 30,000,000 sterling, I am quite at a loss to con ceive. Now, throughout these and former articles in the Times there has been manifested a bitterness of feeling towards the American people and nation which is much to be deprecated ; more especially the flippant manner in which it insults a kindred nation, with whom our business connections are of such gigantic proportions, by insinuating that they will repudiate their responsibilities, is in my opinion, unworthy of the Times, and entitles the writer to the condemnation of all thoughtful, honourable men. How long will the public be led astray by a paper which so misleads them, and which the experience of the past few years has fully proved to be unreliable ? A strong feeling is gradually setting in in that direction, and.l think its once boasted power " for good or evil" is gradually becoming weaker. Apologising for trespassing so much upon your space, but which the importance of the subject demands, I conclude with the words I have heard to-day on 'Change from one of our old and respected merchants, respecting these articles in the Times --"I have lived long enough to know that by acting the ,opposite to what the Times writes I am sure to do right." The Earl and Countess Granville are expected ,o leave town to-day for Weimer Oastle, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Listowel left town yesterday on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Man chester, at Kimbolton Castle, Hunts. The Earl of Chesterfield left town yesterday for Bretby Park, Derbyshire. Viscountess Dangan gave birth to a son on Sun day last. Her ladyship and infant are going on very favourably. Lord Dunsany and Captain and Mrs. Coote have arrived at Brown's Hotel, Dover-street. ARRIVAL OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN.—His Serene Highness Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein arrived in England yesterday after noon. The Prince crossed the Channel from Calais in the London, Chatham, and Dover Packet Company's steam.. vessel Maid of Kent, arriving at Dover at 3.15 p.m. Hi s _ serene highness, who was received o n landing by Captain Bruce, R.N. , and Lieut. Morgan, R .N., on behalf of the packet company, was conducted to the Lord Warden H o t e l . The Hon. Colonel Hardinge subsequently arrived by t ra i n at Dover and received the Prince, w h o remained during the night at the hotel, a nd will leave for Wi n d sor this morning. IM DEATH OF DR. D. J. SPSON.—.. James Simp son, deeply re gret doctor t re or co o r f d m ed themedicine, ndeath eldestof Aslorn. ofD Dav id Pro fessor Sir Jam es d The Sun day, a which,short to nes friends will not be the l ess sincer e and heartf e lt t h at they anticipa • ted e xpressing their feelings ilolk places. Tat e 5 cond olence of Si r J ames ' s a very different manner. — Edinburgh Courant. CHARLES LAMB'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.— it Charles, born in the Inner Temple, 10 February, 1775.... pensioned off 1825, after 33 years' service; is now a gentleman at large ; can remember few specialities i n his life, except that he once caught a swallow flying (teste sua menu): below the middle stature stammers abominably, and is therefore more apt to discharge his occasional conversation in a quaint aphorism or a poor quibble than in set or edifying speeches ; has consequently been libelled with aiming at wit, which, as he told a dull fellow that charged him with it, is at least as good as aim ing at dulness. A small eater but not drinker ; confesses a partiality for the production of the juniper berry; was a great smoker of tobacco, but may be resembled to a volcano burnt out, emitting only now and then a casual puff. His true works are in Leadenhall-street, filling some hundred folios. In short, all his merits and demerits to set forth, would take to end of Mr. Upcott's book, and then not be told truly. H e di e d 18—, much lamented. His queer spirit departed. Crude they are, I grant you —a sort of uulickedincondite things, villanously pranked in an affected array of antique modes and phrases. They had not been his, if they had been other than such : and better it is that a writer should be natural in a self-pleasing quaintness than to affect a naturalness (so called) that should be strange to him. 27 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocr. LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN 3. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Geo. Brackenbury, now her Majesty's Consul in the Philippine Islands, to be her Majesty Consul at Lisbon. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Frederick John Cridland, Esq., now Acting British Consul at Mobile, to be her Majesty's Consul at Mobilo. JAN• 15. The appointments, which were notified in the Gazettes • 735 of October 31 an d N ovem b er 3 o f last year, of George ,/121 Buckley Mathew, Esq., to be her Majesty's Minister Pleni ,362 potentiary to the United States of Columbia, and of Robt. ,716 Bunch, Esq., to be her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires And 423 Consul-General to th o R epu bli cs o f C entral America, are cancelled, and, instead thereof, Mr. George Buckley ,126 Mathew has been re-appointed as her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Central American Republics, and ,708 Mr. Robert Bunch has been appointed her Majesty's ,481 , 850 Charge d'Affai res an d C onsu l-G eneral to the United States 855 of Columbia, whose appointments respectively are to take ,812 effect from this date. 098 WHITEHALL, JAN. 16. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Wm 804 Henry Fremantle, M.A., to the district rectory of St. Mary, 130 in the parish of St. Maqlebone, in the county of Middle sex, and diocese of London, void by the cession of the Rev. Charles Dallas Marston. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 15. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from ;65 her Majesty's Consul at Puerto Rico, reporting that the 527 ports of Arecibo, Aquadilla, and Naquabo, in that island, 345 will be closed to foreign commerce after the 18th February ,545 next. ,646 BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Jeri. 16. ,755 428 The Right Hon. the L or d s o f the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of !46 State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her -- Majesty's Consul at Rome, reporting that all vessels enter -101 ing the harbours and Navigable channels of the Pontifical 921 820 States, are subject to the following light dues :—Roman Ogg vessels engaged in the coasting trade, 1 bajocco per ton ; ,952 Roman and Foreign vessels not engaged in the coasting _403 trade, 2 bajoccos per ton. 12,97616-2,37 ;35 BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, J AN . 16 . The Right Honou ra bl e th e L or d s o f t h e Committee of )8 . 7. Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary - of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Leipzig, stating the duty of 20 thalers per centner is now charged by the Leipzig Custom-house on all woollen goods in which the run of the thread can be discerned on one side, such stuffs being classed as "not fulled," whether they have undergone the process of fulling or not. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 16. 18th Regiment of Hussars—Riding-Master George Ray ment, from Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Riding-Master, vice Herbert James Fairlie, who resigns. 21st Foot - Quartermaster Richard Erwin, from 29th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Patrick Francis Foley, de ceased. 32d Foot--Lieutenant Cornelius Francis Clery to be Cap- Min, by purchase, vice Adam Perry, who retires ; En sign William James Alexander to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Clery ; Ensign Francis Anthony Garden, from the 37th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Alexander; Lientenant Charles E. Le M. Cherry to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Clery, promoted. 37th Foot—Gentleman Cadet John ,Robert Beckett, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Garden, transferred to 32d Foot. 50th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas M. B. Eden to be Captain, by purchase, vice Richard Moore Barnes, who retires ; Ensign David Lyall Grant to bo Lioutenant, bo pur chase, vice Eden ; Gentleman Cadet Montagu Wyn yard, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grant. 64th Foot—Lieut. Henry V. Brooke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Charles Thompson, who retires ; Ensign Edward Joseph Jekyll to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brooke ; John .Baskeroyle Glegg, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Jekyll. 70th Foot—Lieutenant John F. Augustus Grierson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Alexander Chas. H. Tovey, who retires; Ensign Leyland Hornby to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Grierson ; Patrick Henry Coghill Plunket, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hornby. 75th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Prevost, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Joseph N. Fitz Mathew, who retires. HALF - PAY—Lieutenant Robert P. Fox, from 24th Foot, to to be Captain, without purchase. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 12. William Hance Reeves, Esq., Paymaster, R.N., has this day been promoted to the rank of Paymtister-in-Chief on the Retired List. JAN. 13. The Reverend William Braddell MeCheane has been this day appointed a Chaplain in her Majesty's Fleet. The following 'Remotions have this day taken place : To be Acting Engineers —Messrs John Miller and Alex. Smart. To be Engineers—Messrs. Robert Widdicome, Wm. Philip Ward, James Gordon Bain, Thomas Barker, Henry James Wilson, Thomas Cross, and John Phillips. Mr. James Shore has this day been promoted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of Jan. 12, 1866. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening, Amsterdam Short. 11 171 Ditto 3 Months. 12 2 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 12 Ditto 3 Months. 25 47 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120} Vienna — 10 80 . Trieste — 10 80 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Gonoa Naples 11 18/ 12 2i 12 2j 25 55 25 55 13 10 25 17 25 52 25 55 121; 10 85 10 85 30 6 28k 461 47/ 25 72/ 25 72 25 72 25 72 1," 25 671 25 67 25 67 2 25 67+ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LoismoN, Jan. 16.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly; moderate _breeze, and cloudy woather, with rain. ^ YA Ratourzr, Jan. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—lvanhoe, from London for Demerara, having lost stanchions, cut water, &C. - COIS'Es, Jan. 11..:—Wrind S.W.—Arrived—Olaf, from London for Cardiff. NEWPORT, Dec. 15.—Wind S. W. — Arrived—Willi am Balls, from Bristol for C or f u. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Olinda, from Pernambuco; Ontario, from Now York. Sailed—. Wanata, for Melbourne. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 15.—Wind B.W.—Arrived—Helene Nicolaiff, from Limerick. THE LIFEBOAT CALAMITY OFF GORLSTONE.—Tho salvage lifeboat which unhappily capsized off Gorlstone on the 13th inst. is in no way connected with the National Lifeboat Institution, nor is the boat a self-righting ono. There are four of these large salvage boats on tho coasts of Norfolk and Suffolk, and one at Margate. They belong to the boatmen themselves, and are constantly engaged in saving property. Two of them have during the past week capsized, the one at Gorlstone with a fearful loss of life. Nearly all the 153 boats of the National Lifeboat Institu tion are self-righting boats, and aro specially used in sav ing life in cases of shipwreck. THE ENGLISH FARM SERVANT OF THE 14TH CENTURY.—Let me attempt to reckon the annual value of a well-paid farm servant's wages, with those of his family, in the first half of the 14th century. He received, in kind, say six and a half quarters of wheat during the year. The average value of wheat during the 14th century was ss. 10d. This payment amounts, then, to about 38s. Bd. His money wages were, say 6s. Bd. His allowances during the harvest months were not worth less than ss. If his wife worked for 120 days in the year at a penny a day, it would add another 10s. ; and if his boy were also engaged at a halfpenny (and these were the customary wages of women and boys), it would add ss. more. If we multiply this aggregate—that is, £3 ss. 4d., by twelve, the wages of a hired farm servant, conjointly with those of two members of his family, would have amounted in modern money to £39 4s. ; that is, to nearly 15s. a week, a rate far higher than the average wages of the modern agricultural labourer. And we must not forget that this calculation does not include his commonable rights, and that he held his cottage and curtilage at a rent of about 3s. a year, that is again in modern money at about 9d. a week; nor does it seem that the labourer ran any risk of not finding employment. Wherever peasant proprietor ship is the rule of tenancies the wages of labourers are comparatively high, because hired labourers are scarce. This is known to be the case in France and Lombardy. In our own country the highest rate prevails in Cumberland, where the small proprietor, called the statesman, is not yet extinct. And though there are many convoniences which doubted that, esti modern commerce and manufactures have supplied to the English peasant, it cannot, I fear, be m inferi o rted by the n the money command value ovbeir the necessaries o f lif e tos wages, his conditi on i s far that of his ancestor in the fourteenth century,—N aem ia a o Araga#ne, 'ee It 110 vo ).) of ,nd z ts' the nci the the en- BPS' ring Etna() Ca w) ~~.~ 99f I 35i 5 93a f log 100 10i} 5 311 f