The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-12 00:00:00

I ONEY SARKET AND COMIYIERC LAI4 INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. REDIr.ICTION IN THE OFFICIAL RATE OF , DISCOUNT. T he directors o f the Bank of England have, at their weekly meeting to-day, notified a reduction raf per cent. in the rate of discount, viz., from 6 to 5/ per cent. The change that has taken place has been rather zudden, because there were a few who had indulged the hope of further facilities being immediately afforded, but the larger portion of the comme r ci a l classes expected that the authorities would have re frained from adopting the measure to-day ; and, after waiting for a week, would have reduced the Illairlimum one per cent. It is, however, a matter of gratulation to the mercantile community, after so Protracted a period of monetary stringency, to find the Bank in so favourable a position as to be able to grant immediate relief. Everything appears to be now tending in a satisfactory direction, the foreign exch anges are not aga i ns t thi s coun t r y, an d th ere i s little demand for gold on continental account. There has also latterly been a curtailment of the circulation of coin in the provinces, which has like /vise contributed its share in permitting the bullion at the Bank to be increased, while the recent small in quiry for accommodation, and the great difference which existed between the official minimum and the lowest rate charged by the brokers have induced the Public to negotiate their bills in the open market, lust powerfully have told upon the amount of other securities. The return, which will be issued this eVenin g, will, no doubt, fully prove the necessity for the immedi a t e a d op ti on o f th e mea s ure , an d if t he public be only true to their own interests, and refrain from speculating so extravagantly as last p e ar, further facilities may be counted upon. °ray 4,000/. in gold was taken into the Bank Yesterday, Two o'CLoCK. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele- Faln, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 66f. 85c. Inanimate. The National Discount Company, Messrs. Over end, Gurney & Co., Messrs. Alexander Cunliffes & C° ' , &c., will allow on deposit accounts 41 per cen t for money at call, 41 for seven days, and 5 Per cent. for fourteen days' notice of withdrawal. The alteration does not extend to money at call, and the reduction made for 7 and 14 days is 1 per cent. The reduction in the official rate of discount has induced the public to bring forward a large number of securities ; but as the supply of capital at the command of the public and private establishments is exceedingly plentiful, the quotation out of doors has receded to 51 it for three months' paper. The English Stock Market has continued steady, and although very little business has been nego tiated, seeurities nevertheless maintain their former prices. The Funds have remained rather buoyant, and Consols are again quoted 898 90 for money, and 908 4 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 898 4 ; Annuities 1885, 14 5-16 ; Exchequer Bills, par to ss. prem. ; India 6 per Cents., 103* 104 ; and Enfaced 4 per Cents., 91. Foreign Securcties have exhibited general firm -11,,,e55, and a goo d b us i ness has been transacted. T urkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 ; do. Con 80lides, 50*; M ex i can, 28* ; d o. N ew, 261 ; t Greek, 2411; S pan i s h P ass i ve, 321 321; do. Cer- T ifi.e ates, 14i ; P or t uguese , 47 ;the Confederate L °4ll, 53 1 ; the Egyptian, 1* prem. ; the anubian, dis. par ; and,the Montevidean, 31 Prem. - Business in the Railway Share Market has been Moder ately active, and prices have, in several in tillt,e 111ef3 ) exhibited a firmer tone, consequent upon favourable traffic receipts on most of the princi- Lar'l lines C aledonian and South Eastern have each ITZed 1/. ; Metropolitan, 1/. ss. ; Great tieri l A stock and Midland, each 10s. ; and orth Western' sa• The Foreign and C o l on i a l li nes h ave rema i ne d ' rer Y inactive • without any material change in values. Lona,l* and Miscellaneo us Sh ares a l so con ti nue dull. ' °ll a nd 83 . County, however, have improved to -.Luan ee count, 1 i D v 33i 341 ; an d Joint Stock m , i3RITISII FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 1) ,f7 eent L,o. Ac e • ° l l Sols 90 79i i)e w 7 elit o . ik e t , , ii F eee b ci 9 9Ol 84 / N Per c ell ,. ev? 21 ............. . ............ ,0 per yew JL' • 5 p er • an. 1894 old. Jan. 1873 f orn r Yrs, expire sth Jan , 1880 Do (p, - ,l",_Y a r g,t_epire sth April,. 1815 — Dower4;zehe'L 7or„, Te legraph), Aug., 1908 — Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent £5OO par 2 pia 13alak of £lOO and £2OO Do. Account t nd Stock, 5+ per Cent 242 401 ~ IND/ AN G di rE.RNMENT SECURITIES. V.,„ 0 MCC , 10} per. Cent, April 1874 212 15 o. Account ..... ............................ 5 per Cent. July, •l870 P•uo. Account ... . . . ... o. 4 per Papct. 1888 .. ............ Enfacedr 4 per Cent 9l D Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 . Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 ................. DDo. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 .................... o. Bonds, £l,OOO ... ... . .................... P m Do. under Xl,OOO ........................... FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent • Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4j per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Bueno s Ayres 6 per Cent C hilian 6 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 p er Cent. . •• • Do 5 per Cent., 1 . 86 . 4 . : Danish 3 per Cent.; 1825 Do• 4 per Cent., 1863 ............ .. „ no. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, . £25 paid suanubian Principalities Du £l5 paid dis t rdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent o „ .Provisional Land Warrant •ctryptian 7 per Cent -1-)0., Second Issue DO. £lOO Bonds 9B Do. 1864 951 -uo. Scri £35 paid Do.-.Accop imt G r.,.. s eek 5 per Cent5 ... 1824-i ....... 'Jo. Account •' . "Pns 2 Do. Coupons DoAccount Guatem a l a 5 per Cent. 10 1 Do. 1839 and 1850 .. Italian 5 per Cent (31a;eirM;11. 6Bl l Uxican 3 per Cent. 28 Do Account Do 1864 261 D o 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do scrip, £53 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20 c..., dis blontevidea n 5 per Cent., £l5 paid 3- dis Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Gra na d a .. . ............. Do 2 per C ent .................................. Do nussian De 5 pe Ceni ferred .. . ................. . . .. 94i r .. .. Do 4} per Cent., 1850 ..................... 871 Do 1860 ................... Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Do Scrip, £65 paid Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per C en t 47 4D0 New Deferred Do Account D o Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. T urki s h 6 per Cent. 1854 9O Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 D o Acco perunt Cent. 1862 Do £ lO O Bonds 7Ol E 0 per Cent. ve Gupa ranteed, lB63 4 per Cent 4 ezuela 3 per Cent. n o Account u Per Cent, 1862 47 Account } 8 -k i° ' 6 Per per Cent Cent., 1864 42j Dividends on the above payable in London. ALelgia~ustrian, 5 per Cent, Ex: 10,Flori ns 4-} per cent, Ex. 25f. Dutch 2/ per Cent, Ex. 12.,Gui1 FDo. 4 per Cent. Certificates rench Rentes, 3 per Cent. I talian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex.. 25f. Do. Account — B4l Col:L TWO O'CLOCK. Daois, Money 90 o' Ace9tult ........... lsmat, 901 S HARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways. 13 1 at Bt at 50 20 Bir., Wol. ' & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Brtstial and Exeter .. Caledonian Cork and Bandon.. • • • Cornwall Do. A 1 A gets no div. Do till6p.e.p.an.has • B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b•June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.). A stock Do. B .o Do. New. is. at 2i pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Oridral . S. Vag. Rail gua. Do. South \Vales Do. W. Mid.— Ox'ord Do. Newpo,t Do. Hereford Lane :shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., 8ri.:411., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shei., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan.... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin Derby' Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. b shares Mid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun.l i Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. (T.N•E purchase Do. Leeds .. Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock& Darling. De. do. 1855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18e.4 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Uo. Scot, Mid. stick •:h• ens & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern taines, Wok., Az Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny I West Cornw tll W.Hartlepool Har.&R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable 100 100 100 100 10 100 10 V 0 10 100 fi 6) 34 24 t 6 17 88 90 106 1 8 47i 48 76 84 t 36 138 168 169 130 32 f 0 01 73 i 80 t 9 6i 45 47 10t 10t 116 110 81 85 107 108 37 39 1 1 12: 98 99 61} 64 121 k 125 139 ii: tO9 111 55 57 15 27 1 3 11! BRITISH POSSK ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 48 7j 801 i 632 4 74 9 P a id . 1 Closing 1 Business Price. done. Atlantic & S t.L awrence Boni., Baroda, A Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent Do. t shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1974 Calcutta & s. E., 'a e Town & Dock, gu. Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p• East. Benal, gu ' 5 no East I. diato, gu. 5 p.c. Do .1 Extension Grand Trunk of Caned Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do do. deferred • Do. 2d Prk f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. Zd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred • • Do. 4th Prat stock Do. do. deterred . • •, Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lirn ) put. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great R. of Canada.. DNew .. ...... tio. dc. pay. 1877-8 ' • Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 187 3 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c .. • . Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Y. It I.C . da, pc lat pf. bds Scintic Do. Delhi' Do. do Do. Punjaub.... Euz Do.lndus St. Flo 88 90 132 133 73 74 103 101 33 39 11 12p 9 10p, 123 126 14 2p 1 11p 79 90 101 14 138 142 68 69 4i 42 812 871 8 9 163 168 3i 4q. 110 113 $8 40 75 78 ISIONS. 57 49 100 101 par it. 5 5 l& 9; 75 60 93 98 75 B' , 98 100 100 101 191 103 20 21 59 91 69 71 5) 61 65 6 6 55 57 si, 5 4 47 50 28 S 26 28 101 1(2 } }P par 1 P 93 101 9 9t 1t; 110 88 s,O 8) E 2 1 04 99 101 93 95 91 93 56 58 3 5 82 81 102 103 1021 103 t, id iP 1021 1 , 3 93 93 'T SECUR 98 1(0 97 99 97 94 81 86 83 89 193 165 105 107 106 108 109 112 102 104 108 110 105 107 106 109 106 108 101 106 98 100 95 97 q 5 97 96 96 105 107 89 91 99 101 104 106 107 109 106 107 1 1.10. UV, n kn.,. ...•,.. ••' --- _ ______------'— BRITISH MINES. ------- 2 Cam Consul. 601 d, lira 1 4 if Chivert on Clifford A malgamated — 32 33 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 575 595 Drake walls 2.1.0 i i East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 47 49 --East Cara:ion 2.14.6 19 20 alit yarn Brea 3 4.0 61 61 -- East G..enville ' 2.7.0 41 51 East Love.] 2.13.6 141 154 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 4$ 5 Gam Sr StAubyn(Gwen. 604 6 8 4 Gnat L xcy, limited.. all 161 19t Great South Tolgus.... 1.1.0 1 3 4 G. Wheal Vor (Heist ,e 40 32 33 32 j Grenvil e 7.8.3 3i 44 Ilerod's F00t..... . Ilingston towns 4.18.0 34 41 Margaret .Uny Lelant 94 8 9 --; Marke Valley 4.3.0 44 51 2 NI wYndy Iron Ore, Um 26 1i old Nano les .. . N ew Seton — North Downs , 3 2 4 17 1 19 North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassettallogan 3.10.6 1 '4 North Wheel Crotty - - Prosper ITnited. Pr vidence UnyLOant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 -- S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 stray Park Tin Croft 9 16 17 . West rassett (Illogan W. Caradon (L skeard 9 6 8 West Chiverton ll 6) 65 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 11 %Vhea Ludoott 3.12.8 4 1 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 13 15 Wheal Seton Whe:il Trelawney (Lis 7 18 Z) Wheal Uni n 4 4 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. nt.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stook, 119, Scottish North Eastem Wert. pref. stock, 70 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Vale of Neath, 99 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. N amur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 8f Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 9k Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 91 FOREIGN MINES, Mont. tittreos Brazil Gold Min. Co., I 1 Port Philip, 1i I BANKS. Alliance Anglo Austrian, 6 7 Australasia, 70} Bank of British Columbia, 18 Rank of Wales, Um. 154 ELalngtiliskorStcao4he.BaanndkAoutaltnradlilaa,nuelfm.a, London 11,11 k of M exico and S. America, 11113.9 wit r s t i ered .: 21 Merchant Bank, Urn , 284 Mercantile and Exchange. Um., 91 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 16 Dni r d e i l t a t n o t . l : 13 iira., Natio nal Provincial o f E ng l an d , Ditto, new 46} Orie ntal Banx Corporation, 57 nio 22 Commercial 'Union, I, 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of nauranae Londo l n, lim., ImperLa Mercantile Credit Asso., International Financial ociety, Urn., 71 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our:. 9 i Joint Stock Discount, lim..-91 Milwall Iron W orks 41 - National Financial, Oriental Inland Steam, Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 80 Ditto, new, 1 y Bl or Upper C anada, 5 I S , o r u us ti t t anAudstroaalinancoLmanpadn. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The holyday amusements ter minate to-morrow. Professor Anderson, the 'Wizard of the North, makes his first appearance at the Palace on Satur day afternoon. The Palace is lighted up every evening. One Shilling Day, Wednesday, Jan. U. — Admissions on payment, 3,183; do. by season tickets, 1,357; total visi tors, 4,540. THE DUKE OF BRABANT.—The last news from the Duke de Brabant announces his arrival at Aden, i n Arabia. On leaving Alexandria he had visited the works at the Isthmus of Suez. BARON GROS.—The Emperor and Prince Napo leon have sent letters to Baron Gros, late French Ambas sador at London, congratulating him on the publication of his " Livre Jaune" respecting his diplomatic campaign in China. COLONIAL GO VERNME N' British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1872. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb & Au 4 sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p P. Inscribed sk Cape U.Hope, 8 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do; 1-90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 189 Ceylon, Nov. 1818, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, R p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. iL Natal ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&•July N. 8. W. Gov. 5 'Ye., 18c6 Do. 5 p.c: 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.o. 1883 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... .. • Nova So tia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling,.lB7s Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 18' 8-9 1 Do. 1878 & upwards— l Vic,Gov. 6 pm. Ja &July Do. do, t , pril & Oct ISO 100 100 10 100 100 100 100 10) 100 100 rnE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OP DIVORCE. (Before the Lord Ordinary and a Special Jury.) CHETWYND V. CHETWYND. The examination of Mr. Chetwynd, the respondent in this case, was resumed this morning. It will be recollected that the examination of Mr. Chetwynd commenced at the last day of hearing, and that he denied the whole of the allegations of Mrs. Chetwynd as to his having treated her in a cruel manner. Mr. Kinnealy examined Mr. Chetwynd. He said—l never acted in a cruel manner to a horse named Doctor. Mrs. Chetwynd, on the contrary, once tied up a horse named Wiggs by the legs in a very painful way, and put some bread in the manger in such a manner that the poor animal could not eat it. She attended very much to stable matters. She used to make the horses's beds, clean up the stables of a morning, and do all the dirty work. On one occasion she assisted in painting out the stable. She wore the apron I now produce. I recollect the visit to the Isle of Wight. I don't know what Mrs. Chetwynd means when she said I never paid any money for her. I did not pay for her clothes, because she had her own banking account. Mrs. Chetwynd became very much altered after the death of my mother. She then, from being fond of home, became restless and never contented with anything. We first began to talk about Mrs. Chetwynd's debts about two years before the separation. I never kept any of her money back. I could not do so, as she drew her own cheques, and got them cashed without any reference to me. She used to buy and sell her own horses. I complained of bills in one of the letters referred to, and not to the exclusion of Mrs. Chet wynd's sister Jessy. She used to come when she liked. I never, it is true, sent her invitations, but I never excluded her from my house. I never interfered with any of her visitors. It has been said that I did not like the society of ladies and gentlemen ; on the contrary, I was always de lighted when any of them visited us. The bills I objected to were for jewellery. Amongst the demands made on me was one, from Emmanuel's lawyer for jewellery to the amount of 5001. I have in my possession a bundle of writs that have been served on me for tradesmen's bills since Mrs. Chetwynd left me. lam very particular and punctual in my payments. Amongst the writs was one for 48/. I know nothing of the person. There is another for 691. from Tessier for jewellery ; another from Mr. Gattie, the horse-dealer for 45/. ; another for 1931. from a person named Chamberlain ; another for 121. from Neal, of Liverpool, for jewellery ; another for 276/. from Le Jenne, for dressmaking, and another for 151. I don't know a single one of the people making these de mands upon me. She once insisted on refurnishing our house. It was not at all necessary, but she did it in a most extravagant manner. It quite indicates the manner in which she did it. The furniture was altogether unsuitable and entirely useless. I might as well have furnished this Court for my own convenience. I recollect Mrs. Chetwynd telling me she had had a very handsome brougham. She told me it was a present from Lady Lothian. I knew it would be perfectly useless, as I knew she would never ride inside it. The brougham was eventually sold. I had to pay for it. So I found to my cost it was untrue about its being given to her. I have bills in my possession for extra liveries for servants. One is for 501. from a tailor whom I never employed. The person who supplied my liveries was Woodruffe. I paid his bill. When I spoke to Mrs Chetwynd about it she said, "Don't be angry, I'll pay for the things." I thought she had done so. Mrs. Chetwynd always hired the servants. She kept four horses and a brougham at Rugeley, and three horses at Longdon Hall. The distance between these places is only about four miles, but she was con tinually journeying between them—she was so very rest less. Mrs. Chetwynd had at least seven carriages, and she wanted another. I know a Mr. Nicholson ; he took a great interest in Mrs. Chetwynd. He called two or three times at Longdon Hall, but I never recollect inviting him on any single occasion. I found the fragment of a letter written by Mr. Nicholson, which I produce, in Mrs. Chetwynd's bedroom. [The letter was read ; it related to the Nicholsons coming to Longdon]. When Mrs Chetwynd went to horse fairs with me, she bought. horses quite independent of me. She even bought a horse for Mr. Mathews. Previous to the commencement of these proceedings, I gave a letter to Mr. Collis for delivery to Mrs. Chetwynd, asking her to reflect on the course she was about to take. Mr. Kinnealy—At the time you wrote that letter, had you any knowledge of the alleged acts of adultery ? Witness—No, I had not. The Judge Ordinary objected to the question, and it was withdrawn. Examination continued—l did issue a notice to trades men, stating that I would not pay my wife's debts. I never sold off her clothes. I know a Me. Hayes ; he is a horse dealer. I never forcibly compelled her to sit down to din ner with him. On the contrary, Mr. Hayes entered one morning, and she sent out for him to come up and take luncheon. On one occasion Mrs. Chetwynd invited two horsedealers to Longdon, and they spent the whole .of the afternoon with her. In 1860 there was an ancient festival celebrated in Wiltshire called the Bower. I went to it. I remained to hear Wombwell's band play until nine o'clock, and I returned home before ten. In 1861 I took children to the same festival. I re turned early. I went again in 1862, but I am sure I re turned very early. I went again in 1863, but I was home before ten. I never went to the Dolphin public-house on the occasion of the festival of the Bower. I am, I may say, a temperate man. It is as false as it is disgusting to say that I only acted as a husband when I was intoxicated. Mrs. Chetwynd had a certain fondness for her children, but it was not that of a mother. Mrs. Chetwynd used to go out frequently, without the slightest intimation as to where she was to be found. My magiste rial and farming duties used to necessitate my absence very frequently. She used to go to the Knight's. Mr. Knight was a very good friend. He was fond of farming. I have complained to him of harbouring Mrs. Chetwynd. Mrs. Chetwynd went off to two balls, one at Derby and one at York, without the slightest intimation. On December 18, 1861, Mrs. Chetwynd went to Stafford. It was assize time. The Queen's Advocate—l think, my lord, we ought to know why these questions are asked. The Judge Ordinary—l don't see the materiality of them, but we had better proceed. Mr. Kinnealy—ln 1861, on 31st December, did Mrs. Chetwynd go to Stafford? Witness—(referring to his diary)—Yes. The Queen's Advocate—How do you know she did ? Witness—l wrote it down here, and I should not write down a lie. Mrs. Chetwynd told me she had been to Staf ford, and I made the entry accordingly. I certainly did not follow her to see. Mr. Kennealy—Did Mrs. Chetwynd invariably receive her visitors in the boudoir ? Witness—No. Mr. Kennealy—What rooms had she to receive visitors. Witness:—The drawing-room, dining-room, library, and a variety of other places. Mr. Kennealy—Have you the original inventory of Long don Hall ? Witness—Yes. The Queen's Advocate—When was the inventory made ? Witness—ln 1859. Mr. Kennealy—Was there a bed in the boudoir ? The Queen's Advocate—My learned friend cannot put such a question as that. The Judge Ordinary—The learned gentleman must point out what it has to do with the allegation of cruelty. Mr. Kennealy—lt has been denied that there was a bed in the boudoir in which Mrs. Chetwynd received her friends, and therefore I contend I have a right to ask the question. The Queen's Advocate and Mr Karslake both objected on the part of Mrs. Chetwynd to an answer being given• They contended that the Act of Parliament prevented the learned gentleman from putting it. Mr. Kennealy—My learned friends have not shown one good reason why the question should not be answered. The Judge Ordinary said the Act of 1861, which was an amendment of the Divorce Act, laid it down that in suits for cruelty and desertion both husband and wife could give evidence, but in cases where adultery was pleaded the case was very different. The question whether there was or was not a bed in the boudoir could have nothing to do with any act of cruelty, therefore he decided against the question being answered. Examination continued—After Mrs. Chetwynd left Longdon I locked up her room. To my surprise, on one occasion, I found the door had been opened, all the clothes taken away, her jewellery, her letters, in fact everything had been cleared off. Mr. Kennealy—l suppose my friend will object to this. Did you find a smelling bottle ? The Queen's Advocate—l most certainly shall. The Judge Ordinary—Then I reject the question. Mr. Kennealy—Did you find three books or diaries there ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Kennealy—There were some leaves torn out of one of them ? Witness.—Yes. I also found two French novels. Mr. Kennealy—Were those books of an improper cha racter. --- --- _ A long discussion ensued, the Queen's Advocate objecting to the question. The result was the question was not answered. Examination continued—l never saw the books and diaries until I found them in Mrs. Chetwynd's boudoir. Mr. Kennealy—You heard the evidence of Sarah Price relative to your children. Is it true ? Witness—lt is not. Mr. Kennealy—A female witness named Wilkins has said that you told the children you would flog them if they wished their mamma "good night." Is that true ? Witness—lt is entirely untrue. Mr. Kennealy—Did you ever use bad language in the presence of your children ? Witness—No. Mr. Kennedy—Now, with regard to the assertion of Mrs. Corns. She has stated that when she asked you whe ther you really meant Mrs. Chetwynd to go from her home, you replied in the affirmative. Witness—l have no recollection of doing so. I don't think I did. My belief is entirely contrary to that. Mr..Kinnealy—When Mrs. Chetwynd finally left her home in January, 1864, did you know she was going ? Itness—No ; I thought she was merely going on a visit to the Morris's. On the 9th of January she sent her carriage and horses back to Longdon. . _ Kinnealy—When she left on that occasion, she parted with you in a very friendly way. Witness—Yes, perfectly. Mr. Kinnealy—Had you the slightest idea she was never again coining home ? Witness—Not the slightest. In fact, Mr. Nicholson wrote to me telling me she was going to return by train. Examination continued—l first became acquainted with Mr. Mathews in March, 1861. How soon after that did he visit your house ? The Judge Ordinary objected to the question, as it had nothing to do with cruelty. The question was not answered. I first heard, in 1862, of Mrs. Chetwynd's change in her religious views. She wrote me a letter on the subject. [The letter was here read at length by the learned counsel for the respondent.] The Judge Ordinary—You know nothing about the matter ? Witness—No, nothing, my Lord. Mr. Kinnealy—MY Lord, I now propose to ask the wit ness if he has ever intercepted a letter directed to his wife ? The Judge Ordinary—Has the letter anything to do with the charge of cruelty ?—We cannot tell that until we know the contents of the letter. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., for Mr. Chetwynd, said as the ques tion was objected to, he would postpone putting it until another opportunity. Mr. Kinnealy—Did Mary Jane Smith, one of the wit nesses already examined, make a statement to you relative to a half-sovereign which she had from Mr. Mathews ? The Queen's Advocate objected. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., said the question was only asked for the purpose of enabling Mr. Chetwynd to give a flat con tradiction to the statement of the witness. The question was rejected as it had no reference to the charge of cruelty. • Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate —I cannot tell how much money I got with my wife when I married. I don't know whether it amounted to 20,0001. I can't say whether I have a life interest 'in it after her death. I paid 3001. for Mrs. Chetwynd's first confinement. I paid 1001. for a dressing-case for her and other things. I took out my horse-dealer's license in 1862. I have known noble men's sons take out a license. I cannot reccolect who first suggested the taking out of a horse dealing license. Mrs. Chetwynd was never ordered to ride certain horses in order that they might be sold at a high figure. She was not in the constant habit of doing so at my direction. I was not in the constant habit of drinking at public houses in Litchfield. I have been to one or two. The Dolphin might be one of them. I went into the hotel, and drank like other people. 'I always drink like a gentleman. I will swear I did not fight at a public house. A man once struck me, and I hit him again. There was only one blow given. I did not take off my coat. My wife never waited for me outside a public-house. I will swear she never had to wait for me outside. I never used the horrid expressions that have been attributed to me to women. I don't know a lady named Boone. I never called her to her face a ; but I believe I wrote it. I dont know where she was staying. I may have written a letter to Mrs. Knight, calling her disgusting names. [A number of letters were here handed to the witness, who admitted them to be in his handwriting, and that they were valen tines he had written to Mrs. Knight. j The reason I sent these valentines to Mrs. Knight was that she had placed a person in my own house to watch me. The valentines were read by the registrar : they were of the most indecent and objectionable nature. Cross-examination continued—l know a Mr. Mulock. He is now in Stafford Gaol. He writes for the Stafford newspaper. I have not seen him since these proceedings commenced. I have had a communication with him re specting this case. lam aware that he is in prison for a contempt of this court. I was in communication with him before the fact. It was not for the purpose of getting him to intimidate my wife from bringing this suit. I told him he must not publish certain matters. The reason that I had a private letter bag was because I found that my letters had been opened. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market opened with a, steady demand. Sales, probably about 6,000 bales. International and Maritime Law, --- .4. Yesterday a lecture on the above subject was de- livered by Mr. Leone Levi, LL.D., in Lincoln's-inn Hall, in presence of a large audience of members of the legal profession. In the absence of the Attor ney-General, Sir Edward Ryan took the chair. The lecturer commenced by pointing out the importance of a well understood international and maritime law to a country like England, with its 38,000 mer chant vessels of 6,500,000 tons burden. Having glanced at the first establishthent of maritime law in the Mediterranean by the Rhodians, he gave a summary of its history during the palmy commer cial days of Genoa, Venice, and Barcelona, and from thence down to modern times. From the peace of 1815 the great powers of Europe con trived with some difficulty to preserve tranquillity until 1854, when the commencement of the Russian war raised the question of international law and the rights of neutrals to primary importance. After the war came the Congress of Paris, the re solutions of which were a great advance on the sub ject, and the United States had subsequently to regret that they had not given in their adhesion to the resolutions of that congress. The Trent affair . especially showed the importance of a clearly defined and well understood international code. Mr. Levi here quoted at length the works, French, English, and German, which modern times had produced on the subject, but regretted that the subject had all through been left to the lawyers and philo sophers, and the nations had in time of war shown very little respect for international obli gations. However, the promuigation of sound principles had done something in making civi lised peoples ashamed of what under other circum stances might have been subjects of national glorifi cation. Positive politics, they must recollect, were always ruled, by expediency, and expediency must have regard to the existing state of public morality and public opinion. The lecturer next deplored the uncertainty that existed respecting what was, and what was not, international law, quoting Sir J. Mackintosh, Grotius, and the late Sir G. C. Lewis, for definitions. He complimented the Emperor of the French for his suggestion of an European con gress, and regretted that his Majestf& proposal had not assumed a more definite form. What they wanted was a certain law, and its general diffusion and ac ceptance all over the world of commerce. Steam, the telegraph, iron ships, rifled ordnance, and other modern inventions, had rendered much of the old law of the sea obsolete, and what was wanted was, the great principles of international and maritime law adapted to modern contingencies, and accepted by common consent by all the civilised nations of the world. For example, formerly the range of a cannon shot was fixed at three miles, ' whereas now it might be taken as six or seven. The great questions of freedom of the seas, of free ships, free goods, &c., were all exhausted, but that of the limit of belligerent rights were as important as ever. The claims of neutrals were more troublesome than of old in consequence of the increased number of nations that now engaged in trade, and it was therefore all the more necessary that the maritime and international law should be universelly under stood and adopted. The learned professor con cluded with an eloquent peroration on behalf of peace, progress, and civilisation, amid the general applause of the audience. A vote of thanks was put from the chair, and carried by acclamation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. GROSS IMPOSITION ON A GENTLEMAN.—Edward Harper, described as a bricklayer, was charged as follows Captain Batchelor, of the Army and Navy Club, said that, while in Pall-Mall yesterday evening, about seven o'clock, the prisoner requested him to give him an order for the hospital, saying that he had a child dying. He (Capt. Batchelor) immediately went into the Club and wrote the prisoner a letter to a medical man, and on giving it to him the prisoner began to complain of his distressed condition, saying he had no candles, but left, saying he would take his child to the hospital. Thinking there was Something suspicious in the prisoner's conduct, he watched him, and walked round another turning, and the prisoner again met him, and, not recognising him again, told him the same story as before about his dying child, and con cluded by asking for an order for the hospital. He told the prisoner that he had already given him one, and called a constable and gave him in charge. Abel Dickens, 306 A, said the prisoner, on his taking him into custody, at first said he resided in the country, but afterwards that he lived at Fitzgerald's lodging-house, in Old Pye-street. On going there he saw a female, who said she was the prisoner's sister, and that he had a wife and children, but she did not know where they were. The prisoner said they were in the country, and that if he had something given to him he would go away. Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the prisoner ? James Tyler, one of the constables of the Mendicity Society, said he had known the prisoner for 14 years. He had been three times convicted at that court for begging, once at Marylebone, and twice charged with begging at Westminster, but discharged owing to the non-attendance of the complainants. He had been convicted and sentenced to three months' hard labour at the Westminster Police Court for obtaining money by false pretence; he having represented that he wanted to purchase a coffin for one of his children. He had also been tried at the Clerkenwell Sessions and the Old Bailey, receiving a sentence of six months' hard labour at each place for fraud. Mr. Knox said the prisoner seemed to be one of the worst imposters in London. The prisoner was an able-bodied man, and it was a scandalous thing that he should go about imposing on the benevolent. It was wasting words to talk to such a man. The utmost imprisonment he could give the prisoner under the Vagrant Act was three months' im prisonment with hard labour, and that ho should give him. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A CABMAN.--James New man, a cab-driver, badge 12,555, was charged before Mr. Knox with—being drunk during his employ as a cab- driver. Sergeant John Curm, 19 C, said that about 11 o'clock last night hearing cries of " Police" proceeding from Bur lington-gardens, he went there and saw the defendant driving his cab very fast. He stopped the defendant, and found that he was very drunk. A lady and child were in the cab, and appeared to be very frightened. Mr. Thomas Cook, of Clifford-street, Bond-street, said on leaving Covent-garden Theatre last night with his wife and child, he got into the defendant's cab, and told him to drive to Clifford-street. The defendant passed the street, and nearly ran into an omnibus. He spoke to the defend ant twice, but he made no answer, and he (Mr. Cook) then got out to get on the box so as to direct the defendant's way. As soon as he got out of the cab the defendant started off as fast he could, and he (Mr. Cook) with great difficulty pursued him, calling out " Police," and at last the defendant was stopped and his (Mr. Cook's) wife and child released from their perilous position. The defendant said he had a previous fare to Kentish town, and was given half a tumbler of whiskey, and it affected him. Mr. Knox said it seemed the defendant was in the habi t of taking too much, for there was an endorsement on his license showing that he had been charged at that court with being drunk a short time ago. The defendant was totally unfit to be entrusted with a cab, as he had placed the lives of persons in danger. He would not go so far as to suspend the defendant's license, but he would fine him 20s. or 14 days. COMMITTAL FOR OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES. —John Weedman, formerly carrying on business as a coal merchant at the Chalk Farm Station, and residing in the Prince of Wales-road, Kentish-town, was again brought up by Rose Kelly, one of the warrant officers of the court, charged with obtaining goods by false pretences. The prisoner already stood committed for trial for ob taining a quantity of shirts and hosiery by false pretences from Mr. Hammond, shirt-maker and hosier, of Oxford street. A second case was now gone into, in which it appeared that the prisoner, on the 4th of November last, sent a letter with a heading attached to it, representing himself as a coal merchant at Chalk Farm Station, to Mr. Thos. Morgan, of Barnet House, Cheshunt, requesting three tons of man gold wurtzel to be sent to him, and asking Mr Morgan whether he had more to sell, and the price. On the faith of the representation in the letter that he was a coal mer chant, carrying on business at the place stated, Mr. Morgan sent the mangold wurtzel by one of his carmen to a place stated by the prisoner. The prisoner told the carman that he would write to Mr. Morgan the following day, and the man left without the money he was to have taken back -41. 6s. Mr. John Foster Owen, coal merchant, of Maldon-road, Kentish-town, manager of the Cannock Chase Coal Com pany, on being shown the two letters signed "John Weed man," sent to Mr. Morgan, said he believed they were in the prisoner's handwriting. Mr. Miall, of the Adelaide Tavern, the landlord of the offices in which the prisoner formerly carried on his busi ness, said the prisoner had ceased to occupy the offices some time before the letter to Mr. Morgan was written. Itosekelly said he had received a number of letters from different parties, complaining of the prisoner having ob tained goods by similar pretences, but the persons writing the letters were not in attendance. The prisoner was committed on the second charge also, the magistrate stating that any other persons having charges to prefer, could do so at the trial. IT IES. 10 SII Railway Traffic. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this clay, are, in round figures, as' under : _ 1865. 1864 ....£58,677 £54,558 Great Western ... North Western •. • ... 96,396 90,484 South Western ... ... 19,893 17,118 Brighton ... ... 17,239 14,236 Midland ... ... 38,888 39,092 South Eastern ... ... 18,220 17,410 Great Northern ..• ••• ••• ... 31,806 29,337 Lancashire and Yorkshire 35,680 35,410 Bristol and Exeter ... ... 5,414 5,185 North Eastern ... ... 51,497 46,455 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,347 15,840 Great Eastern ..• ••• ... 27,215 25,805 These returns are in most instances of a very satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of 4,1191., on the North Western of 5,9121., on the South Western of 2,7751., on the Brighton of 3,0031., on the South Eastern of 8101., on the Great Northern of 2,4691., on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of 2,2701., on the Bristol and Exeter of 229/., on the North Eastern of 5,0421., and on the Great Eastern of 1,410/. ; while the Midland shows a decrease of 2041., and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of 4931. WESTMINSTER. A VERY AWKWARD POSITION.—Lucy Hamel, a woman about 40 years of age, of respectable appearance, wat placed at the bar charged with unlawfully having in her posses sion an enormous lump of pesoler. Sergeant Huddy, a detective officer of the B division, said that between 5 and 6 o'clock last night he was in Tothill street in plain clothes, when he saw the prisoner approach, and it was evident to him that she had something ex tremely heavy under her arm. He watched and saw her 'go into a marine store shop, where a man came from behind the counter, and taking something from the woman threw it under the counter, and she immediately left. Witness told a constable who was with him to detain her, and upon going to the end of the counter he found a huge piece of metal, cast in a com pact form for conveyance, weighing nearly fifty pounds. Witness asked prisoner where she got the metal from, when she replied that she bought it of a man that afternoon, and gave him four or five shillings for it, but could not give either his name or address. He took her to the station, where she gave her address 97, Yori-street, Westminster, and he found that was a sort of marine store. He searched and discovered a corresponding lump of metal to that carried by the prisoner. Mr. Arnold—Did any conversation or money pass be tween the prisoner and the man who took the metal from her in Tothill-street. Huddy—Neither—it seemed to be a perfectly understood thing. Prisoner's husband says he knows nothing about the other lot of metal found on his premises. Mr. Arnold—lt is a most suspicious affair. I shall re mand the prisoner until Tuesday. I will not take bail. THAMES. THE THIEF AND RECEIVER.—John Sullivan, aged 14, Of 3, Crown-court, Glasshouse-street, Rosemary-lane, and Bernard Silverstein, a Jew, described as a bootmaker, of 35, Royal Mint-street, better known as Rosemary-lane, were charged; the former with stealing and the other with receiving, knowing to be stolen, a gold watch and gold chain, value 321., the property of Mr. Daniel Cotton, a marine store dealer, of 5, Green-bank, Wapping. The prosecutor said his wife took the boy off the streets seven or eight months ago, and he was then ragged and starving. He had since maintained the boy. Yesterday morning he missed his gold watch and chain. He placed them on a dresser in his kitchen in the morning at nine o'clock, and in the afternoon missed them. He went in search of the boy, who was then out. He could not find the boy, and gave information to the police. Mr. Gomm, who defended Silverstein, asked what time the watch and chain were missed. Mr. Cotton—At four o'clock. Mr. Gomm—And what is the value ? Mr. Cotton-321., sir. Robert Smith, 253 IC, said— From information I received I wont to No. 5, Crown-court, Rosemary-lane, and saw the mother of the boy. I afterwards saw the boy at the same place, and told him the charge against him. The boy denied stealing his master's watch and chain. I cautioned him that what he did say would be repeated to the magis trate, and that he had no occasion to say anything unless he pleased. On arriving at the station:louse the boy said, in the presence of his master, that he saw a gold guard chain on the kitchen dresser of his master's house, and took hold of the guard and pulled it towards him and found a watch attached to it. He put both in his pocket, and after wards told his master he had the toothache, and obtained leave of absence to have his tooth drawn. Ho went into a Jew's shop in Rosemary-lane to sell the watch and chain, and was offered 21. 10s. for it, which he refused to take. In the next shop he went into the watch was tried and tested. Mr. Paget—Did the boy say tested ? Smith—" The watch and chain were tried," were hi s words. A man was called down stairs who said he would have nothing to do with the property. He then went to th e Tenter-ground, Whitechapel, where he was accosted by the prisoner Silveratein he had seen in the second shop, and who asked him the way to Rup ~ er t-street. He told him he did not know. The pr i soner said, I am going to buy a watch. Oh, you have got a watch ' to sell—l'll buy it of you. I will giv e y o which' 21. 15s. for it. He said he would take 3/. for the w atch and chain, sum he had asked for them in the shop he saw him (Silver stein) in when he offered the watch for sale. The pri soner gave him 3/. for the watch, and he then went and bought a suit of clothes, and had his decayed tooth drawn. He took Silverstein into custody, and told him he was charged with receiving, knowing to be stolen, a gold watch and chain. Silverstein said he knew nothing at all about it, and never saw the boy in his life before. The witness then produced a new suit of clothes which the boy had purchased, and a gold watch he found on Silverstein. It was not the one which Mr. Cotton had lost. Mr. Cotton—My gold watch is a hunting one with double ease. Mr. Gomm said there was not a tittle of evidence against Silverstein, and only the statement of the boy, who, accord ing to his own admission, was the thief, and had robbed a kind master. Unless the statement of the boy could be backed up by evidence, it could not be acted upon. lie could prove that Silverstein was elsewhere at the very time the boy alleged ho was in the Tenter-ground. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoners for a week, and con sented to take bail for Silverstein, himself in 1001. and two sureties of 501. each. Two persons of tho same religious persuasion as Silver stein put in bail for him, and he was sat at liberty. MARKETS --This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts in our market to-day was only moderate. Prime Scots, crosses, &c., moved off steadily at full quotations, the top figure being 5s 6d per 81bs ; other wise the beef trade was inactive on former terms. Sheep, the show of which was rather limited , were in good re quest at extreme currencies. The best Downs and half breds sold at fully 6s per 81bs. We have to report a slow. inquiry for calves at late rates, viz., from 4s 6d to 5s 8d per 81bs. The supply Was very moderate. In pigs and mulch cows the transactions were limited at about stationary prices. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s d s ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 4 4 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 -,econd quality do .. 1 6 4 10 Prime s'thdown 00.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 La ge coarse calvcs.4 6 5 2 Prime Scots, &c.... 5 4 5 8 Prime small do .....5 4 5 8 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 2 4 8 Large hogs ..3 6 4 0 second quality do ..4 10 5 2 small porkers 4 2 4 8 Lambs....os Cd to 0, Od. SuAling calves, 18s to 218 ; and quarter-old store pion, 2Cs 0 25s each. _ _ _ Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts l3O Cows Sheep Ca ves 92 Pigs Beasts .. _ 992 C: we .. 110 Sheep . . . Calves l6 Pigs 3OO MEAT MARKETS NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the trade is steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 5s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 11.—Prime stock moved off steadily at full quotations ; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 10d to 5s 6d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 4d; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs., to sink the offal. ROMFORIN Jan. 11.—About an average business was doing here to-day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 58 2d; pork, 4s Od to 4s Gd per 81bs. Suckling calves, 16s to 19s quar ter ; old store pigs, 20s to 25s ; and milch cows, 15/. to 191. each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 8s; clover, £5 Ss to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. A fair demand. - -- ---- CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 5s to £5 lOs Od ; clover, £5 5s to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade inactive. _ a.........., ---- . -. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 8s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Supply moderate. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LON-DON, Jan. 12.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; rather fresh breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. BRISTOL, Jan. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Malta, from Sulina. FALMOUTH, Jan. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Celestina, from Sulina. . SWANSEA, Jan. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Pedro Ferrer, from Cuba. HuLL, Jan. 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Bucephalus, from Quebec. BRIXHAM, Jan. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Juno, from London for Sydney. MUMBLES, Jan. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived 7 -Hampshire, from Cuba. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Cambria, steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. OFF ROCHE'S POINT, Jan. 12.—Arrived—Kangaroo, from New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam vessel Medusa left last evening for the coast of France. The report current here now is that the stranded ship she has gone to relieve is her Majesty's frigate Aurora, 35, Capt. Sir F. L. M'Clintock. The frigate was commissioned in November, 1863, and be longs to the squadron on the North American and West India station. 10 30 A.M. It has been blowing hard from south-west all night, and still continues, with occasional heavy showers. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 11—Eskalda, John 'and Henry, Maria Helen, Theodosia, Promise, and Eliza Reed, from St. Michael's ; Ellora, from St. John's ; Mary Ann, and Ger mania, from Guernsey. Sailed—Sir R. Peel (steamer), for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—lndex, from London, for Hobart Town. HENRY HEINE'S REMAINS.—AII the posthumous papers, with the exception of the memoirs, of Heinrich Heine have just been bought for the Austrian Government. Prince Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, con cluded the purchase of these impOrtant literary remains from the poet's widow, who is residing in the French capi tal. The widow Heine is to receive an annuity of B,ooof. for life as the price of her husband's papers. THE BIRMINGHAM CONSULATE FOR THE UNITED STATES.—At the meeting of the Town Council of Birmingham on Tuesday the following communication to the Mayor was read:—" Whitehall, 30th December, 1864. —Sir,—The United States Minister at this Court having notified to her Majesty's Government the appointment of Mr. Elihu Burrit as consular agent for that Government at Birmingham, I am directed by the Secretary of State to request that you will give directions to the proper autho rities to recognise that gentleman in the capacity to which he has been appointed, if there should be no objection to that course, and that you will inform the Secretary of State whether such directions have been given.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, W. WADDINGTON.—The Mayor of Bir mingham. ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER AT BATH.—At Bath, on Monday, a young man, named Geo. Preston, was charged with attempting to murder his wife, a domestic servant, living at Harley House, the residence of Mr. Alderman Cook. Elizabeth Preston said—At nine o'clock yesterday morning, I heard the knock of the postman and went to the door. As I opened it the prisoner rushed in upon me, and caught me by the throat, saying, " thee, I'll do for thee. lie pressed me against the wall, and held me tightly by the throat and the hair of the head. He released his hands from my throat and knocked me down on the floor, when he got upon me, and again took me by the throat and the hair of the head. I have no recollection of anything that took place afterwards, until I was pulled away from him. He came to me on the 21st of last month from Southampton, and asked if I would live with him. I told him I would upon the condition that he treated me better than he did before, and would work and maintain me. He came to the house on Saturday, but I refused to see him, as I was afraid of him.—James Barnes, a postman, dePbsed—l was at Harley House with some letters yesterday morning, and after I had knocked Mrs. Preston came to the door. Before she could take the letters from me, the prisoner rushed by and said, " Here, my hearty, I want to speak to you." At the same time he seized the prosecutrix by the hair of the head, and kept continually working his hand up towards her throat and face, as if to strangle her. This he did until he had forced her back against the wall, when in the struggle Mrs. Preston fell upon her back in the passage, and the prisoner on the top of her. I then stepped into the hall and hallooed out, " You rascal, what are y h o . l s l about here ?" He made no answer, but kept working onel hand into his wife's throat. My hallooing brought upprom of the servants, who pushed the prisoner's arm a way from his wife's throat, and assisted in removing h he perhir.soner, who soner then ran out of the house. assumed a very insolent demeanour, that when he saw his wife on the 21st Dec. railway mis defe e n d ce to , live with him, and on the platform of the When at Southampton, he left her with that understanding. station D s I; e i s n h e ro s threatening to have himpn ue came to Bath on Satur day, day or two afterwards, he rec:iisvhgeeddafnoortitcheinfrgosmwhhisiewhifhee, knew nothing at all about- y t Houselol d for r y the communication purpose ofse N e v i i n th g t accompany him, and be him. To prevent any disturbance .h he applied at the police h th is y, wif an e, d but we n s t h e t o re li f u a s r e l d e station that an officer might present at the interview, but did not succeed. His. wife had been living at Mr. Cook's as a single woman, al though they had been married five years. Six months after their marriage she was delivered of an illegitimate child, and in consequence of that they separated ; but he loved her dearly, and as she promised to live with him and make him happy he was glad to be reconciled to her. He was sentenced to six months' hard labour. The prisoner, on being removed from the dock, said to his wife, " I'll do something for you, my lady, when I come back ; I'll put my fingers upon you." 111.... ...........m........ m ...........1 OENTRAL CRIMINAL CIVAT — This Day OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and Jusit:ce Blackburn.) The following ad ßD dit E ional e PLAl vide s n 'r ee °W ap mAßt peare: 7l i s n . our Third Edition of last even i ng : George Good, an inspector of the Thames Face, said on the 9th of November he went to look for the head. A man, named Jones, directed his attention to what looked like a rat's hole with blood round It. Ile dug up the earth and discoved the head of a ma; which he took to the Graving Dock Tavern. Mr. Morris, a surgeon of Barking-road, said he was sent for to see the body, the head of which appeared to have been detached by the chopper. A knife had also been used in severing the head from the body. Dr. Letheby said the hatchet or chopper had been handed over to him for examination. On the broken p ar t of the edge he found a small quantity of brownish matter, which he had removed and submitted to examination under the microscope. He produced it in the same state as he removed it. He found some fibres of cotton, and also some fibres of wool, some of which had originally been dyed with Magenta red. They were bound together by something which he could not detect, but which must have been a liquid originally. He also found some small por tions of surface skin of the human skin. He had removed the handle from the chopper. It was very tightly fixed. The paint on the top had no effect in tightening it. A Juror wished to know whether the brownish matter was identical with the paint on the chopper ? Dr. Letheby said it was entirely different. Some of the prisoner's clothes had been handed to him for examination. He had found on them stains of blood. The stains had all the character of human blood. • At the request of one of the jurors, Dr. Letheby ex plained the process by which he had arrived at his con clusions. • In cross-examination Dr. Letheby said he found only two spots of blood, each of which was about the size of a sixpence. John Atkins, an engineer residing at North Woolwich, said that on the 9th of November he found the knife (produced) in the reed had. At that time some hairs adhered to the blade of the knife, but they dropped off. The wife of the last witness confirmed his evidence, adding that the hairs were of a light brown colour. The knife was given to the police. A number of witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner had pledged various articles belonging to the deceased, and also to show that the prisoner was very short of money previous to the day of the murder. Theodore Furhop said he was the brother of the de-- ceased, who used to reside at Hamburg. On the 27th of September he left Hamburg for England for the purpose of going to New' York. He was well supplied with clothes. He had 8/. ss. in English money, and $5O in German. The prisoner was unknown to the deceased when he left Ham burg. The Solicitor-General said that was the case for the pro- secution. .........___ Mr. Best trusted the Court would not ask him to address the jury that evening. The Chief Baron said he certainly should not if the learned gentleman wished for postponement. Mr. Best said he did. The case was then adjourned until to-morrow morning. This morning the trial of Kohl was resumed, the case for the prosecution having closed last night. Mr. Best, at the sitting of the Court, proceeded to address the jury for the defence. He did not deny that the deceased man was foully murdered, nor did he deny that the body was mutilated after death, but the jury would have to con sider whether the charge of murder had been brought home to the prisoner. He then spoke of the relations between the prisoner and the deceased. The deceased was a good-natured confiding man, for he trusted M.S. Warren with his money, watches, rings, and all the valuables he had, and he showed the same disposition when he went to live with the prisoner. The two men were on the most intimate terms, and the way in which the things were pawned by both of them showed that there existed between them that cordiality which was one of the great characteristics of foreigners. Analysing the evidence, the learned gentleman contended that the manner in which the prisoner conducted himself after his friend was missed was not consistent with the character of a murderer, who usually took every precaution to conceal his guilt. The circumstantial evidence, he urged, ought fairly to raise a doubt in the minds of the jury, and to the benefit of the doubt the prisoner was entitled. He did not say that the medical evidence ought to be viewed with suspicion, but it certainly ought to be viewed with very great care. The Solicitor-General replied, and referred briefly to a few of the main incidents of the case. He contended that Mr. Best had not advanced any theory consistent with the innocence of the prisoner, nor had he attempted to suggest who was the murderer, and under what circumstances the murder was committed if the prisoner was innocent. The Lord Chief Baron summed up, earnestly and anxiously impressing upon the jury that by the constitu tion of this country the decision rested with them, while the duty was imposed on them of giving an impartial and conscientious consideration to the facts before them. With regard to the manner in which the jury should ,proceed to determine their verdict he wished to say a word. Upon that point he was misrepresented in the address he delivered to the jury in a case of murder not long since. He had beard Lord Tenterden say—and he quite agreed with his dictum—that before a jury found a prisoner guilty they ought to have the same certainty that they would require in the transaction of their most important affairs—the highest degree of certainty which they ought to have in the practical bu.siness of life. Demonstration was not re quired, for absolute certainty was scarcely obtainable in any case. Any other doctrine would paralyse the law in its administration. _ The jury returned at 25 minutes past one o'clock, and at ten minutes before two returned, and asked several ques tions in reference to the distances from the reed bed to the Commercial-road, the sugar-house, and other places. Hav ing received information on these points they again retired. At five minutes past two they came again into court with a verdict of GUILTY. Mr. Justice Blackburn sentenced him to death. He remarked that the evidence was quite sufficient to warrant the verdict, and that there was no hope of mercy being extended to him. The prisoner was then handed over to the Sheriff of Essex. The execution will take place at Chelmsford. SPORTING INTE L LIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDNEspar. WATERLOO COURSING CUP. 100 to 7 agst Lord Uffingtort's nomination (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Jardine's nomination (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Bland's nomination (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Croft's nomination (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Stocker's nomination (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 10 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) 25 to 1 agst Congress (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (taken) 50 to 1 agst Congress (offered —take 2,000 to 25) 66 to 1 agst Audax (taken to 1301.) RACING FIXT Harrow JANU. jRES FOR 1865. rARY. FEBR' Birmingham l6 Lincoln Spring 2l Derby Spring 2 Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring 9 Doncaster Spring l4 ARY. Nottingham Spring 2B AR Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring Barham 3O Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB XL. Catterick Bridge ........... 19 Abergavenny ............... 20 Thirsk ........................ 21 25 E psom Spring ............ Manchester Chelmsford Ascot ........................ 13 Alexandra Park 20 Hampton 2l N ew t o n 2l -Jl7. Newm ar ket July ..... 4 . Carlisle 4 Worcester 6 P on tefract lO Abingdon Stanford 3l LY. Bath ........................... '23 Harpend en .................. 26 Epsom ....................... 30 cs. 2G Liverpool 27 Newcastle Odihara Bidbury Stockbridge Heref0rd.........,,,,,,,,,„ l3 Nottingham lB Winchester lB Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood AUGUST. Brighton - —. 1 York 22 Brighton Club ............... 3 Plymouth 2 , 1 Huntingdon .................. 8 Lichfield 2B Reading ..................... ...10 Devon and Exeter 29 Egham ........................ 15 Derby Summer 3O Oxford ""•'••••••••••••......17 Weymouth 3l Leicester 7 Doncaster 12 Brecon lB Richmond 19 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket Ist Oct. 26 Walsall 27 Nov ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, is. G. R. Glenie, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park ; Sunday Times Office, Fleet-street ; and all agents. Advices from Martinique to the 21st December have been received. On the previous day the transport frigate Amazone had arrived at Fort-de- France from Vera Cruz and Havana, having on board 1,900 men of the Mexican expeditionary army, and was to continue her route to Toulon, after a short stay. The last troops designated to return to France had received orders from Marshal Bazaine not to leave Vera Cruz until the latter part of January, when the Austrian legion would have arrived. RCII. SEPTEMBER IP I e, s, r e d ,rd 9 1° 0411 204 10 100 1 100 100 e st ""st 100 201 20A 100 100 all 10,) 100 {lOO 2 100 100 1011 281 1011 ■