The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-23 00:00:00

, TONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL ENTELLIGENGE, Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 37c. Inanimate. There is a holiday at the Stock Exchange, and Consequently nothing to report in connection with the funds, foreign bonds, and railway shares. Very little activity prevails in the discount Market. It is notified that in consequence of the holidays intervening the subscription list of the Anglo banish and Baltic Steam Navigatior Company Will be kept open till Tuesday, 2d January next. During the past week the movements of the pre cious metals have been on a rather extensive scale, Owing to large arrivals from Australia. The im ports have amounted to about £817,843 ; while the * exports, owing to large remittances to the Conti tent, have been to the extent of £548,791. The letters of allotment of Charles Laffitte and Co. were posted last evening. _ . The traffic receipts of the Metropolitan Extension Railways of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail- Way Company this week show an increase of £BOO over the corresponding week of last year. The directors of the Provision Merchants' Cora- Paity have this day allotted the entire of the 5,000 shares constituting their capital of £lOO,OOO. The Merchants' Company have made a call of per share, payable on or before the 15th Proximo. It is stated that it is not intended to make any further call during the year 1866, but share holders can, if they desire it, pay up an additional £5 and become entitled to a minimum guaranteed interest of 10 per cent. per annum, provided notice of such intention be given to the Company on or before the 15th of January next. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. YESTERDAY. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 9 B „per Cent. Reduced B7 f 7 New 3 per Cent 'I 87 f 7 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — , Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 6 2 dis Do. £5OO dis Do £lOO and £200 °auk of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si t per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. „Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — nrazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . — Do. Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Milian 41 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities . Do Account — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — . Do., Provisional Land Warrant — .c'gyptian 7 per Cent. Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds 93f Do. 1864 9lf 21 Do £lOO Bonds — Creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do £B6 paid — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway 671 Do Scrip, £671 paid — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — kilexican 3 per Cent Po. Account Do 1864 22f _ _ Do 6per Cent. Anglo-French Do F ren ch Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Itoorish Imperial 5 per Cent . b'w Granada lll. Do 2 per Cent . Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — n Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — vernvian 41 per Cent Dc. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — „ Do 41 per Cent., 1862 ‘uortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Aussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pea Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 BBl 9 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 931 4 i Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Pan.ish 3 per Cent Ditto account — Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive Do Account — 6 Danish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l 5l "'wedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account 894 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 11 per Cent Do 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account 7 21 1 % Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 6B Do 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Account Do .£llO Bands Do. 4 p er C en t. Guaranteed 994 Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do Account p. 6 per Cent., 1 862 1 . 1 0. Account — Dividends on the above payable in London. t e nstrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 16.-i,_,44 per cent., Ex. 25f. ` U utch It per CAnt ., Ex. 12 Gull • Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. 871 x d Consols for money xB7 d Do. Account, RACING FIXT JANI TRES FOR 1866. ARY. Manchester FEBR Lincoln. ARY. MAI Derb y S pr i ng 1 L iverpool Spring Warwi c k Sp r i n g D oncaster L ewes Spring AP Ne wmarket Craven 2 D urha m A 5 Chelatteriek Bridge berg sford Springavenn 10 m_ _ _ - 3,11 Ascot Spring 1 Bat~hury Ilez pende n lO l'ork Spring JU 'W indsor Summer 5 Isl ewto n Il ampt on 7 Oc hham I libury l3 E3to ckbrid ge Chelmsford l9 Carlisle wraarket 3 °latef Abi ra ct n ;don act ing 10 12 Ihightou 7 15righto Club _xv. es •••1 9 10 14 olverhamton l4 ote e k to '' p O xford ' l5 liastilags ********* 1621 AUG Nottingham Spring 27 _ _ CrOston Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring Newcastle Spring 2B Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Chester Curragh 24 .Y. Epsom Slur mer 21 15 Uxbridge Manchester Ascot Summer 29 NE. Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester 'LY. - - ...... Down Royal Corp lB Stamford l9 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon UST. -- ......• York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 28 Weymouth 3O War w . k _ SEPTEMBER. C 'e September 4 Richmond Le a th 4 Monmouth , este r .. -I,i,o ncaster ................... 6 Manchester Autumn 24 " .al lterb Ilry lB Walsall Li ll , NOVEMBER. Liver', s _ ; ................... 1 I Shrew s b ur y 12'°1 .................. 5 `Leamington Hunt ll NI at 2.45 L line, Ldmi ice de tings, Dover 3 were 3uper and 3 bh the medi addle- ter the lieu to from Paris. a, and Porta- i a ,i esti re train station ince of te, pro s Lord special at the ,ver was rth, and ny, and ty ; and also in , f Wales .day his to San" ying the turned to .;ntertaill uring the ,ele hay ° d family 1 Jolliffe , tni for the tart., has xeellenci she JaP 3 , su ite, au c` Pe da ily by arrived t after call risited a nd {Of ship ; a ur of thel . 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Jan.&July, 1890-9 1 100 105 107 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 92 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 10.1 112 - Do. 1878, do lOO 1( 6 108 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1 , 78 Do. (882, May 15, Nov. !10 104 106 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug 1.90 105 107 - Natal ~ov. o per cent Wu 96 99 - N.B.G ov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.l ub 100 96 r 8 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 pre., 186. 100 1 0 Ira - Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 187 100 93 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. 100 81 01 10 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 10.1 105 - Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So Ala Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 10 ' 102 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 104 - s. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-1 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards_ - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do, z+ pril & Oct lOO 105 106 153 5 BRITISH MINES. 2 cam. Consul. cold, lim 3 - Chiverton lifford • malgamatecl. 30 2 23 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavuit. 1 575 595 - Drake walls 2.1.0 I - East Bassett (Illogani 204 18 21 - mist Cara. ton 2.14.6 9 % - East Carn Brea 3l 54 01 - mast Grenville - East Gunnislake 8.3.6 4 1 - East Love.l 3.9.0 14 15 - E. W . l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3% - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L ,xey, limited all 20 21 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 14 2 - Great Wheal tiusy .14.9.6 3# 4 - G. Wheal Vor ,Heist e 40 34 35 331 - Grenville 8.18.0 34 4 - licrod's Foot . . 8.10.0 30 38 - Elingston clowns 5.10.6 64 5 1 - Margaret .Uny Lelant 13.17.6 5 7 hlarke Valley 4.10.6 4 44 vlwyndy Iron Ore, litu 21 21 1 1 d - New Sewn - North Roskear s.Whi. Bassett (Mogan 1.4.0 # 1 North Whe..l Crotty .. 2.13. 1 Prosper United. - .... . 7.1.6 - Pr .vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 2.6 38 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 14 420 140 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.189 20 25 - Stray Park 35.15.6 10 12 - Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and CI: gan, lim all 4 6 West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (L.skeard 9 9 11 - West Chiverton ll 774 824 - West Seton 474 190 2uo - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 95 1 0 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 824 374 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 4 6 - Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawncy (Lis. 7 .81 194 rItEFICItIgN(IE LA ithlo Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 91f PREFERENCE s NAttigb AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4} per.cent. pr., Ditto, 5 p , r cent., 95 London, Brighton. &c., 46 per cent., 1858, 98 Midland A and B 5 pf, 1 6f LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL S Mid. Bradford Pref._lStock, 93 feu 11E1 GN RAIL WAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 23} Sambre and Meuse, 81 San Paulo. Rm., gua. 6 per cent., 17} South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, In - - BAN Kb. • Agra and Mesterman's, Um., 57} Alliance, lint.. 29 30 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 25 is paid., 281 Chartered Bank ol India, Australia, and China, 241 Imperial Bank, Rm.. 29) Imperial Ottoman, 14 I,l , mi:l:Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 London and River Plate, 521 London and County, 79 London Joint Stock, 5011 London and South-Western, lim.. Ditto, new, 191 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. Urn., 111 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lim., 1 iriental Bank Corporation. 51i Oriental Commercial Bank, lira., late N. F., 3 MISCELLA.Nz.O Anglo-Mexican Mint, 161 Atl .ntic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 31 Ceylon Company, 101 Credit Foncier •tud Mobilier of England. 81 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 31 East India Irrigation and Canal. 8 1 Ebbw Vale, in Financial Discount, lim., 91 Hudson's Bay, 161 Imperi..l Mercantile Credit Am., lim., 71 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour , 10 London Financial Association. lira , 201 1 M dray Irr gation and canal, 13i National Discount ompany, 17/ Northern Assam Tea, lim., - Dit , o. B, 2i 3 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 211 R,oy al Mail steam, 1 0 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 21 Union Marine, Liverpool. lim., 4, COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 17i Ditto 3 Months. 12 1 1 4 R otter d am Antwerp — 25 50 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 10 Ditto 3 Months. 25 37i Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 k Vienna — 10 8U Trieste — 10 75 Petersburgh - 301 Berlin Madrid — 461 Cacliz L eg h orn 'Milan Genoa Naples — 25 60 Palermo 1 lamina paid. i Cplorsicein.g tr 3 95 27 28 94 96 t 3 15 4i 5i 68 72 70 72 112 114 42 71 8i , 21i 127 146 147 92 94 53 ) 594 38 40 33 37 'oi 'O5 122, 03 9) F 2 102 WI 37 30 50 n 1251 :2 25) 261 62 63 1371 I'B. 3,1 ilp 11. 103 104 123, 121 11 1/ p 93 95 67 59 7 29 110} 114 70 7 4 101 i 1051 36 S 7 to 11 p 126 128 2 2 p 2 2` p 74 76 11 12 148 15 65 68 112 114 55 57 71 75 8 9 147 150 3 (p IC2 7,04 49 51 ISION , 59 6 102 103 id ip 6 6} 10 11 75 80 99 101 65 70 100 103 102 102 14 , 3 104 par ip 32 33 88 90 6S 63 55 60 58 58 50 55 45 48 40 14 3L 31 33 103 it_.4 I id 2 V 1014 102; 161 17 4 3ad i 3 15 83 1 Ad 104 1524 93 5 89 91 C 3 65 +l4 102 1011 102 10, 102 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 100 100 luo 'OSSK luo 100 100 all 100 iOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23 1865. LAW INTEL LIGENCE —This Day COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) SWANBORO UGH V. SOTHERN. This was an action brought against Mr. Sothern, the celebrated representative of Lord Dundreary, by Mr. Swanborough, thelessee of the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham, for breach of engagement. The court was crowded by members of the theatrical profession. Amongst those present were Mr. Buckstone, Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Creswick, Mr. Addison, Mr. Emery, &c., &c. Sergeant Ballantine appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bovill for the defendant. Mr. Field having stated the case, called Mr. Swanborough, who said he was the lessee of the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham. In the year 1865 he entered into an engagement with Mr. Sothern to appear at his theatre in Birmingham, and in consequence of a telegram from Mr. Sothern, he came to London and saw Mr. Sothern at the Café de l'Europe, in the Haymarket, who said he had made an engagement with Mr. Henderson at Liverpool, and that he could not carry out his en gagement at Birmingham. He told him he must hold him to his engagement, to which Mr. Sothern said he must do the best he could with Henderson, but that he had thought that £lOO would be an ample compensation for the non-fulfilment of the en gagement at Birmingham. He (Mr. Swanbo rough) said that £3OO would not compensate him, to which Mr. Sothern said, " Very well, old boy, I'll play for you." He afterwards received from Mr. Sothern the sketches of the scenery re quired for " David Garrick" and " Brother Sam." It was arranged that " David Garrick " should be the opening piece at Birmingham. He proceeded to make his arrangements, and made certain en gagements, and he received special sketches from Mr. Sothern for the securing of " Brother Sam," and also drafts for the play bills. He advertised his appearance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. Before Mr. Fletcher appeared he posted the whole of Birmingham with " David Garrick" bills. His stage master saw them, as he had to study a long part, and consequently took a long country walk. (Laughter.) He adopted all the usual means to make known the engagement. Mr. Sothern was to have a clear half of the receipts, and he (Mr. Sothern) was to pay all the expenses out of his half. He spent £llO in preparing the scenes, and the furniture for the piece cost between £3O and £4O. On the 12th of September he received a telegram from Mr. Sothern stating that as he had not been properly advertised the engagement was null and void. The telegram came from Plymouth. He replied that he had been properly advertised in every part of Birmingham. He recollected the 9th of September. Mr. Sothern's agent arrived in Birmingham that day. He was on the stage at rehearsal. A ballet was the first piece performed that evening; it lasted about 20 minutes, and then afterwards " David Garrick" ought to have been performed ; but when the first piece was concluded Mr. Sothern had not arrived. He sent his stage manager to the railway station to look after him, and he (Mr. Swanborough) afterwards went to the box entrance of the theatre and there he saw Mr. Sothern, who was sitting in a cab in the street. There was a large mob round the cab, and he asked Mr. Sothern to come into his room. ' It took fully 10 minutes or a quarter of an hour to per suade him to enter the theatre. Persons would not go in because Mr. Sothern had not arrived. He told him (Mr. Swanborough) that he could not act in consequence of sudden hoarseness. By the permission of Mr. Clifton and myself he entered the theatre. He told him if he did not appear it would be ruinous to him, and he said, " How can I appear when lam so hoarse ?" I replied, " Will you come before the curtain with me, and show the public you are here and let them see it is no fault of mine?" He said, " I will not make au exhibition of myself for you or anybody else." Mr. Morton, the stage manager, said, " Surely you ought to have some sympathy with Mr. Swanborough," and he (Sothern) said he had no sympathy with Mr. Swan borough, his sympathies were for himself. He (Mr. Swanborough) then said, " Will you, or will you not, appear before the audience ?"• and • he said hastily, " No." The members of the company heard him say this. He called them all to witness that he should hold Mr. Sothern responsible for any damage he might sustain, and then directed his stage-manager to tell the audience that Mr. Sothern would not appear, that their money would be returned, and that any expense they might have been put to in coming to the theatre would be de frayed by himself. Mr. Sothern hearing this, said, " Oh, if that's the case, that ends the matter," and he then walked out of the theatre and went away. He said that in a good voice; in fact, he never heard him in better. His voice during the conversation was a little husky, but then that is the case gene rally with actors. He returned the whole of the receipts, and between £4 or £5 for " dead heads." Lord Chief Justice—What's that ? Witness—Parties applying for money who had never been in the theatre at all. (Laughter.) There was a great disturbance at the theatre. The people said it was all humbug, and that they would never come to the theatre again. He saw Mr. Sothern at his private residence next morn ing. He was smoking his cigar. He said, " I'm very glad you've come. I'm going to bring an ac tion against you." He (Mr. Swanborough) replied, " Don't talk nonsense. I've come to talk business. Do you intend to carry out your engagement with me or not ?" He replied, "I'll not play under this engagement if it cost me £l,OOO. Fechter and Burnett have got hold of you to break my engage ment." He (witness) said, " How can that be pos sible? lam more interested in the engagement than you are, inasmuch as I've gone to a great ex pense, and you are to have a clear half of the re ceipts yourself." At this time Mr. Andrews, a solicitor, came into the room, and Mr. Sothern ex plained that his non-appearance arose from illness. Mr. Andrews said he had not been consulted pro fessionally, he had called by accident, and he would endeavour to adjust the matter amicably for us both if possible. Mr. Sothern said he had taken an oath he would not play under the•old engagement, and would only do so under a new one. A new agree ment was drawn up by Mr. Sothern, and he under took to play 16 nights. This was on the 20th of September, 1865. He played four nights, but the audiences were not good. They were about a third less than usual. Mr. Sothern had played three or four engagements with him before this. He played David Garrick. Sothern said the piece was spoiled, and that he (Swanborough) must do his best to force " Uncle Sam" for the Monday night. Sothern walked through the town with him next day, to show he was there. Sothern told him to " paper the house," in order that there might be a good one. The Lord Chief Justice—What is that ? Witness—To issue free admissions. To let in persons without paying. The Lord Chief Justice—Oh, that is papering a house, is it ? Witness—The house was not over good. Mr. Sothern said paper audiences were always cold ones. He played very well, and had capital notices in the papers. He went next day to Mr. Sothern, who was then staying at the Hen and Chickens' Hotel. He was smoking a cigar, and he said he could not play. He (witness) told him such a de termination would be fearful to him. He said he was ill, and he (witness) asked him if he could not get through one act. He said, "My dear boy, I can't; there's the medical certificate." The docu ment went on to say that if Mr. Sothern appeared it would be at the risk of his life--that he would require a fortnight's rest—andthat perhaps he would have to undergo a surgical operation. He toldhim he should have to close the theatre, but Mr. Hender son, who was there, advised him not to do that. Mr. Sothern positively refused to appear, and then his medical certificate was printed and posted out side the theatre. He had not seen Mr. Sothern since. When the theatre was opened that evening there was fearful confusion. The people said it was a swindle. The people that were in demanded their money, and those that were admitted with orders I also demanded money. There was about £6 13s. in derson ? 11 18 12 1} 12 1t 25 55 25 55 13 9 25 17 25 45 25 45 121 10 85 10 85 30} 6 28/ 47 48t 25 65 25 65 25 65 25 65 25 65 25 65 the house. He had sustained considerable loss from Mr. Sothern's non-fulfilment of his engagement. He (Mr. Swanborough) considered he should have made a profit of at least £l,OOO by the engage ment. Cross-examined by Mr. Bovill—He was sure that Mr. Sothern said he had made an engagement with Mr. Henderson. Mr. Bovill—You are sure he did not say that he was desirous to make au engagement with Mr. Hen- Witness—l am sure he did not. Mr. Bovill—That is about as true as the whole of the story you've told. Witness—l'm on my oath, and I'm not in the habit of telling untruths. The Lord Chief Justice—Mr. Bovill, that obser vation of yours is very offensive. The cross-examination then proceeded—He never knew or heard that his stge manager received a telegram from Mr. Sothen, stating that he could not appear on the evening that he was announced. Ho never heard that such a telegram had ever been received by Mr. Morton. lie might, however, say that as he and Mr. Morton were leaving the place where they had been dining he was told in the course of a casual conversation at about six o'clock that a telegram had been received, stating that Sothern was hoarse, bu; that he would be there at half-past 6. This conversation took place about 6on the evening Mr. Sothem was to appear. He never threatened to have Mr. Sothern arrested. He said he should consult Its solicitor. He never lost his temper while talking to Mr. Sothern. He might have told Mr. Sothem he never intended to act at Birmingham. He ad not know that Mr. Sothern was, owing to illness, anxious to go to London to see his wife. He did not know that he had had to send for Dr. Flee3her on account of his ill-health. He sustained great loss in consequence of the non-fulfilment of the engagement, but he could not go the lengt h of saying that Dr. Fletcher h ad given a fictitious certificate for the purposes of de ception. The nightly expenses of the theatre were about £3O or £4O a night. The receipts of the first night of Mr. Sothern's performance was less than the second and third. This arose from the public not attending the theatre from the fear of it being overcrowded. The audiences always improved as his engagement proceeded. He had played, at the Prince of Wales' Theatre to a £2OO house. Re-examined--Dr. Fletcher is one of the first practitioners in Birmingham. Before he took any legal proceeding he heard Oat Mr. Sothern appeared at the Dublin Theatre on Saturday, 7th October. [This was within the fortnight. Dr. Fletcher's certificate stated Mr. Sothern would require rest.] Mr. Johnson said he was at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, on Saturday, the 7th Oct. Mr. Sothern acted on that occasion. That gentleman had been advertised to play in that city for about a week. He acted in the piece with him. By Sergeant Ballantine—Mr. Sothern appeared to be in very good health. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Bovill then addressed the jury for the de fendant, and called Mr. Sothern, who was examined by Mr. Haw kins—He said during the time he was under engagement to Mr. Swanborough, he had no other engagements for that time. He had heard the conversation spoken to by Mr. Swanborough at the Café de l'Europe, and he denied that he ever said that he had made .an engagement with Mr. Henderson, of Liverpool, which would prevent him fulfilling his engagement with Mr. Swanborough. He said he wished to make an engagement with Mr. Henderson, not that he had made one. His en gagement with Mr. Swanborough would terminate on October 7, and his next engagement was in Dublin, at which place he was to appear on the 9th. Pre vious to coming to Birmingham he was at Ply mouth, and there he had to apologise to the audi ence for illness. He suffered very much from bron chitis. His throat had been bad for two or three weeks previous. He hid made arrangements to fulfil his engagements at Birmingham. Mr. Addison had gone before me. He is engaged specially for that purpose by me, and a day after Mr. Andrews also started for Birmingham by my directions. He, Mr. Sothern, had consulted a surgeon in Exeter about his throat previous to his departure for Birmingham. .(Tho case was proceeding when we wont to press) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, England and the United States A series of twelve official documents, which have been exchanged between Mr. C. F. Adams, the American Minis ter in London, and her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on the subject of the late cruiser Shenandoah, were published last night in a supplement to the London Gazette, in continuation of the correspondence on this subject which was published on the 11th ult. The first of these communications is from Mr. Adams to Earl Russell, and is dated on the 21st of October last. In it the American Minister takes occasion to specifically state that, "in view of the origin, equipment, and manning of that vessel (Shenandoah), my Government claims to look to that of Great Britain for indemnification for this and other losses that have been occasioned by her depreda tions." Mr. Adams then recapitulates at length the pre sumed facts of the case, and argues in support of the posi tion his Government bad assumed. On the 25th of Oc- Ober Earl Russell acknowledged receipt of this communi cation in the briefest terms; and on the 7th of November, when 31r. Adams's next letter was dated, it was addressed to Lord Clarendon, who had just assumed office. This letter officially communicated to the Foreign Secre tary the news that the Shenandoah had come into the Mersey, and her Majesty's Government was requested to take possession of the ship with the view of delivering her over to the United States, that her career of lawless ness might bs surely brought to a close ; and that the property on board might be taken care of. Concerning the disposition of the crew, Mr. Adams expressed the hope that, under the circumstances, her Majesty's Government " will be induced voluntarily to adopt that which may most satisfy my countrymen." To this last letter Lord Clarendon replied on the 11th of November, having simply acknowledged receiving it on the 7th. After informing Mr. Adams :that on the previous day (the 10th) the She nandoah, which had been given up by her captain to the British naval authorities, had by theni been formally de livered to the representative of the United States, Lord Clarendon goes on to state that there were several severe cases of illness among the crew of the Shenandoah; and that instant action for disposing of tbosAkon board appeared to him necessary. That any proceedings against these men could only be taken upon some definite charge of an offence cognisable by British law, and supported by evi dence, and that in the absence of such charge her Majesty's Government could not assume the power of keeping any of them under any kind of restraint. But the Government did not possess any evidence to invalidate the assertions of Captain Waddell, whose report upon arrival (already pub , lished), Lord Clarendon enclosed. It remained, however, to ascertain whether any of the crew were British sub , jects, who would, in that case, be liable under the provi sions of the Foreign Enlistment Act. "In pursuance of these instructions the senior naval officer at Liverpool at once proceeded on board the Shenandoah, and having mustered the crew, he reports himself to have been " fully satisfied that they were all foreigners, and that there were none known to be British-born subjects on board;' where upon they were all landed with their effects." Mr. Adams wrote on the 14th of the same month, stating that the prompt delivering up of the Shenandoah to the United States would "give great satisfaction to my Government," but affirming that as regarded the release of the crew, he should " carefully abstain from any un authorised word of mine which might tend to make a situa tion already much too grave still more serious." On the 18th of November the Earl of Clarendon replied to Mr, Adams's communication of the 21st October, in which the American Minister enunciated the claim of his Government for indemnification from losses resulting from the cruise of the Shenandoah. Hislordship argued that the circum stances of the vessel's equipment were not such as in the eye of the English law, or, consequently, in the view of the English Government, could belregarded as illegal. Allud ing pointedly to Mr. Adams's assertion that her Majesty's Government had, by receiving the Shenandoah into port after knowing of her origin and manner of outfitting, as sumed a responsibility for all the damage done, Lord Cla rendon says : "If I needed (which in this case Ido not) to find an answer to a claim founded upon such principles, I should have to seek no further than the records of recent American law, and the practice of modern American states men." On the same day (Nov. 18) Mr. Adams addressed Lord Clarendon, beginning his letter with a statement of "the most profound regret that I am thus compelled to open my relations with your lordship in a spirit of contro versy." The letter was in reply to that one of Earl Rus sell's dated the 2d November (published with the first por tion of this correspondence on the 11th ult.), in which his lordship argued against the liability of Great Britain on this question, from the precedent negotiations of the Go vernment of the United States with the Government of Portugal, on a like occasion. Mr. Adams now maintained , that the respective action of the United States towards Portugal, and of Great Britain towards the United States, differed so essentially and radically as to make it impos- Bible to bring them within a reasonable parallel. The two letters which conclude the series aro appended, and need no comment : "Mr. Adams to the Earl of Clarendon.—(Received Nov 21, 1865.) "Legation of the United States, London, November 21, 1865. "My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your lordship that the notes elicited by the proposal for a commission to consider certain classes of claims growing out of the late difficulties in the United States, made by your pre decessor the Right Honourable Earl Russell, in his let ter addressed to me on the 30th of August last, have received the careful consideration of my Government. Adhering, as my Government does, to the opinion that the claims it has presented, which his lordship has thought fit at the outset to exclude from consideration, are just and reason able, I am instructed to say that it sees now no occasion for further delay in giving a full answer to his lordship's proposition. lam directed, therefore, to inform your lord ship that the proposition of her Majesty's Government for the creating of a joint commission is respectfully declined. " r pray your lordship to accept the assurances of the highest consideration, with which I have, &c., (Signed) " CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS." " The Earl of Clarendon to Mr. Adams. " Foreign-office, Dec. 2, 1865. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th ult., having reference to the letter which my predecessor addressed to you on the 3d ult . There are many statements in yours which I should be pre pared to controvert if it were not that her Majesty's Go vernment consider that no advantage can result from pro longing the controversy, of which the topics are generally exhausted, but which might possibly, if continued, intro duce acrimony into the relations between this country and the United States ; two nations who from kindred origin and mutual interest should desire to be knit together by bonds of the closest friendship. Such a desire is strongly felt by the Government and people of this country, and her Majesty's Government do not doubt that it is shared by the Government and people of the United States. While ab staining therefore from any discussion of the passages In your letter, to the correctness of which I am unable to sub scribe, it is nevertheless my duty, in closing this correspon dence, to observe that no armed vessel departed during the war from a British port to cruise against the commerce of the United States, and to maintain that throughout all the difficulties of the civil war by which the United States have lately been distracted, but in the termination of which no nation rejoices more cordially than Great Britain, the Bri tish Government have steadily and honestly discharged all the duties incumbent on them as a neutral Power, and have never deviated from the obligations imposed on them by international law.—l am, &c., (Signed) " CLARENDON." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. 4,-, r- LONDON, Dec. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South. Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Jhelem, from Constantinople; Amalia, from Corunna ; Valentina, from Rochefort. _ _ FALMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Johanna Ludvig, from Galatz. CLYDE, Dec. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Glen Tilt, from Monte Video. SWANSEA, Dec. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rose of England, from Caldera. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Theresa, from Madras. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Robertson for Jamaica. DIY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1 GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 23.—Leo, screw steamer, from Antwerp Hyanite, from Guernsey; K in g of Tyre, from Seville ; Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed, Dec. 22 —Citizen, screw steamer, from London, for Bordeaux ; Tasso, screw steamer, from London, for Newport ; Queen of the North, from Table Bay ; P r i nce Oscar, from Calcutta—both for London. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.—It is stated that Mr. R. Moseley, who has been for 20 years associated with railway affairs in the eastern counties, is likely to be ap pointed general manager of the Great Eastern system. The chief difficulty with which Mr. Moseley has for some time had to contend is an insufficiency of plant ; and pro bably the new management will apply itself vigorously to the correction of this grievance. The coal traffic from the north, proposed to be developed in connection with the Great Northern Railway, is not expected to be commenced before April. THE OLDEST INHABITANT.—James APCormick, said to be the oldest man in the United States, died at Newburgh, New York, on the 11th November. His age is stated to have been 114 years, three monthst and five days. He did not marry until he was 45 ;he then became the father of 14 children. Two WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT.—Exeter-hall says the case against Governor Eyre is plain. In their hands, we say, it is coloured.—Punch. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO JEWELLERS, Irc. —John Green, describing himself as a turner, and giring the address " White horse Hotel, Fetter-lane," was charged before Mr. Knox, with attempting to steal a quantity of jewellery by break ing a pane of glass, the property of Mr. Page, jeweller and watchmaker, Great Portland-street. The prisoner, with two other young men not in custody, was seen by a boy standing in front of Mr. Page's win dow. The boy then saw then discharge something at a pane of glass, breaking it, and he then informed Mr. Page, who rushed out of his shop and secured the pri soner, the others managing 0 escape. The prisoner was then given into custody. Mr. Knox remanded the przoner. It appears that lately robberies at jewellers have taken place, the plan adopted by the thieves being to stand in front of the window and then to discharge some substance against the glass, and having broken it to abstract from the window by means of a piece of bent wire valuable property. WESTMINSTER. WILFUL DAMAGE BY A DRUNKEN MAN.—Harry Scrater, a respectable-looking man, was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of his horse and cart, and thereby causing damage to the amount of £5 to a horse. Mr. William Scutts, a farrier, of the New Kent-road, said he was going from Westminster -bridge along George street towards St. James's-park, at 20 minutes past 8 on the previous evening, in a cart with his son. The prisoner was driving another cart, coming from Westminster, and when opposite the cab rank at King-street tried to got in between the rank and his cart, being on the wrong side of the way. He was very drunk, and his cart came into col lision with witness's. The shaft was broken, witness's pony was nearly killed, and he and his son were thrown from the cart into the road. The prisoner's near shaft caught the pony in the chest. They could not get out of his way, and were at walking pace, the prisoner going at about six miles an hour. The damage done to the pony alone was £4 or £5, and the cart would require a new shaft and other repairs. Charles Scutts, the son, corroborated last witness. The prisoner was incapable of either driving, or sitting, or standing. He was lying down in the cart. The accident was entirely his fault. Had the shaft. gone two inches further the pony would have been killed. Prisoner was alone in the cart. Prisoner, in reply to the charge, said he had had some thing to drink, and he was sorry for it. Mr. Charles Stuart Jolly, corn merchant, prisoner's mas ter, 84, York-road, Lambeth, said he had known him for several years, and had employed him four months. He was a vory steady man. He had seen the pony with a veterinary surgeon that morning, and the damage was esti mated at £2, which he was willing to pay. The pony would have to lie by three days. The parties could not agree as to damage. Mr. Selfe said he would leave the damage for the County Court. A drunken man like the prisoner have might done serious damage tollife:and limb, and he might think himself lucky he had not. He was fined 40s. or a month. • His master paid the money. Foreign Mail Packet List. ---40- MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.. Dec. Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Jan. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena... Dec. 22 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou' hampton Deo. —. Ditto, via Marsalles Jan. 27 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton . Dec. —. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Dec. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Dec. 27. Ditto, via A; arseiiles Dec. 21. Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseir e 3 • Jan. 5. Newfoundland Portugal _ ...........Jan 4 . _ . . . _ Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North Am erica, by Bri tish packet .. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Curk Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Dee. 22. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneride. Jan. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Babalime, Cuba, and Mexico Dec. 2) Cuba sad Mexico Dec. 29. Bahamas, via New I ork. Jan. 11. Bermuda, ditto t . Jan. 17. Business done. 934 127 i 8 421 3; 3 2/ 126 : 1 ,- 7 :46i 59 i 9 1a 9 i 37 i 126 5t 61 51 933 6 139 1 if 81 101 7i 104 3 123 k &k 1111 1O 741 ; } to3# 321 3 i RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS (From the Illustrated London News) The will of the Rev. Sir B. W. R. Boothby, Bart., M.A., Rector of Welwyn, Herts, was proved in London.on the 4th inst., the executors and trustees being the Rev. F. K. Leighton, D.D., Rural Dean and Rector of Harpsden, Oxfordshire; C. B. Boothby, Esq., 22, Clarges-street, Piccadilly, the brother ; and M. G. Davidson, Esq., solicitor, 18, Spring-gardens. The personalty was sworn under £B,OOO. The will is dated Jan. 12, 1858, and the testator died on Sept. 22, aged 56. To Lady Boothby, who takes a life interest in his estates, he has bequeathed an immediate legacy of £3OO and the wines and consumable stores. Her ladyship may select such plate as she may require, together with books, furniture, &c., to the value of £5OO. All other articles and the rest of the plate, MSS., &c., he leaves to his son succeeding to the barenetcy. lie directs his estates to be sold, and, together with his personal pro perty, invested for the benefit of his wife during her life, and at her decease he leaves a moiety to his eldest son (now in his tenth year), and the other moiety to be divided among all his other children. The will of Samuel R. Arnold, Esq., of Alders gate-street, druggist, and Brunswick-square, Brigh ton, was proved in London, under £25,000 per sonalty. The executors are Mrs. Arnold, his relict ; Benjamin Alfred Arnold, his son ; and Chas. Edwin Ogden, his cousin. The will is dated Aug. 1, 1865, and the testator died on Sept. 22, at the age of 77. To his wife he leaves the sum of £2,000 absolutely, and a life interest in a large portion of his estates, which at her decease devolves to his son and daugh ter in certainspecified portions. His freehold pre mises in Aldersgate-street and Half Moon-passage, London, and his freehold at Whissendine, Rutland, he devises to his son. His copyhold in Church street, Hackney, and 11 houses in Montague-place, Islington, he leaves to his daughter, together with a sum of £2,000. It is his desire that his cousin and executor, Chas. Edwin Ogden, be admitted into copartnership into his business, and he leaves him one-fourth of the profits, bequeathing the remainder to his said son Benjamin, whom he appoints resi duary legatee of both his real and personal estate. Legacies are left to his servants, and £lOO is to be divided among his workmen. He bequeaths to the British and Foreign Bible Society, the London Mis sionary Society, and the Religious Tract Society, each £lOO, and to the London City Mission, £5O. The will of Mrs. E. Russell, formerly of Brance peth Castle and Hastings, but late of Cheltenham, was proved in London, on the 24th ultimo, under £lOO,OOO personalty. The will is dated July 4, 1862, and she therein appointed her daughter, the Right Hon. Emma Maria 'Viscountess Boyne, sole execu trix. The testatrix died on September 30, 1865. She has bequeathed legacies to several of her nephews and nieces to the amount of £1,800; and annuities of £lOO each to her nieces Matilda Tennyson and Ellen D'Eyncourt ; and to her niece Julia D'Eyncourt, a nun at Princethorpe, a legacy of £lOO. She has left legacies to four of her servants. The residue of her property she leaves to her daughter, Viscountess Boyne. The will of the Marquis de Casana (Paul George du Gout), of 37, Rue St. George, Paris, was proved in London, under £25,000 personalty in England. The will of the Baroness Stratenus, (Suzette Otte line Constance), of the Hague, has alo just been proved in London, her ladyship having died pos sessed of property in England estimated at £2,000. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. • (From the Civil Service Gazette.) FOREIGN OFFICE.—The office of Secretary of Em bassy at Paris has become vacant by the death of the Hon. Wm. G. Grey. AUDIT OFFICE.—Mr. A. H. H. Jesse has been ap pointed to a clerkship. LUNACY COMMISSION.—MT. Chas. Palmer Phillips, barrister-at-law, has been appointed to be secretary to the commission, in the room of the Hon. William Spring Rice, resigned. BOARD OF TRADE.—Mr. A. Payne has been ap pointed to a temporary clerkship. THE ADMIRALTY.—Mr. T. Brown has been ap pointed to a clerkship, Somerset House. THE POST OFFICE.—Mr. E. P. Gallagher has been appointed a temporary clerk in the Savings Bank, London. Mr. G. Mudge has been appointed a tem porary clerk in the Savings Bank, London. Mr. C. Hodgson has been appointed a temporary clerk in the .Savings Bank, London. Mr. Allen has been promoted from the probationary class to the third class of clerks, Savings Bank, London. Mr. J. Fox, Stamper of the second class, has been pro moted to be a sorter in the circulation department, London. Mr. F. Coppin has been promoted from the second to the first class of stampers, circulation department, London. CUSTOMS.—Mr. James J. Leary has been ap pointed an outdoor officer, London. Mr. Henry Davis has been appointed an outdoor officer, Bristol. Mr. Patrick Gaffney has been appointed an outdoor officer, Liverpool. Mr. Enoch Margrave has been appointed an outdoor officer, Goole. Mr. John T. Simpson has been appointed an outdoor officer, North Shields. Mr. David A. Thomas has been appointed an outdoor officer, Bristol. Mr. John Murphy has been appointed a boatman at Cork. Mr. John Gibson has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of gaugers, London. Mr. Wm. C. Walker has been promoted from the sixth to the fifth class of gaugers, London. Mr. Charles Hall has been promoted from the fourth to the third cliss of outdoor officers, Newcastle on Tyne. INLAND REVENUE.—STAMP AND TAX BRANCH. — Mr. John P. Atkins Long, assistant surveyor of taxes, has been promoted to be a surveyor. EXCISE BRANCH.—Mr. John Hackett, supervisor, Dublin, sth district, Dublin collection, has been appointed surveying general examiner, 3d class. Mr. Hugh James Hopps, supervisor, Belfast, 2d distriet, Belfast collection, has been appointed supervisor of Dublin, sth district, Dublin collec tion. Mr. George Jones, supervisor, Preston dis trict, Lancaster collection, has been appointed supervisor of Chipping Norton district, Oxford col lection. Mr. Benjamin Westell, supervisor, Chip ping Norton district, Oxford collection, has been appointed supervisor of Preston district, Lancaster collection. Mr. Thomas Barton, officer, Sudbury, 3d division, Colchester collection, has been ap pointed to be an examiner. Mr. Walter Hickor, officer, Bromley, Ist division, Middlesex collection, has been appointed to be an examiner. Mr. Wm. Henry Blake, dropped first-class assistant, King ston collection, has been appointed officer, Clare morris ride, Galway collection. Mr. Win. Robert Stoyle, dropped first-class assistant, Bristol collec tion, has been appointed officer of Richmond, Ist ride, Ripon collection. Mr. Daniel Roberts Town send, dropped first-class assistant, Campbeltown collection, has been appointed officer of North Walsham, Ist ride, Norwich collection. Mr. Henry New, officer, Southwark, 3d division, London , South, collection, has been appointed to Southwark, sth division, London, South, collection. Mr. George Hamilton Madden, officer, Norwic h, 4th division, Norwich collection, has been appointed to South wark, 3d division, London , South, collection. Henry Spencer, officer, Norwich, 7th division, Norwich collection, has b een appointed to Nor wich, 4th division, Norwich collection. Mr. Wm. Whalley, officer, Witham ride, Colchester collec tion, has been appointed to Norwich, 7th division, Norwich collection. Our readers will no doubt be glad to have the opportunity of perusing the following list of novelties which Mr. Chappuis, of 69, Fleet-street, has prepared for Christmas presents, among which will be found scientific toys and amusements for all ages, namely: —New . pocket magnesium lamp, with wire, Gs. 6d. ; pris matic humming-top, 4s. 6d. ; magic lanterns and 12 slides , guaranteed, 75., 10s., 155., or 255. ; a box of novelties in harmless fireworks, for drawing-rooms and gardens, viz., Japanese pleiades, feu follet, surprise-matches, Bengal fires, Pharaoh's serpents, magnesium wire and garden drops, for Cs. 6d. ; tho novel patent bulliere, or bubble-amusement, scientifically applied, complete, with geometric frames, &C., Bs. 6d. ; polyoramas, w ith six artistic views and novel effects, 95., 125., or 21s. ; au open s tereoscope, with 12 excellent slides asso rted, 10s. 6d. ; ditto, superior, with reflector and 12 slides, 19s. ; artistic sets-20 scraps, photographic gems, from album size to 6 by 8 inches, 125.; 12 charming cartes for album, scenery, celebrated paint : - ings, for ss. 6d. ; 12 album celebrities, at choice, from life, free 12s. 2d. ; useful articles for 6s.—one pair registered whist-markers, one stampholder, and one reading magni fying glass ; the leather whistmarker, 3s. Bd. ; 3 pretty ar ticles with scent; saucy China girl, a Pekin puzzle, and a Sezame-purse, Gs. ; a pair of capital puzzles, with surprise, ss. 6d. ; for 6s. 6d.—a basket of fragrant grapes, a savings' bank, with scent and perfumery, also a surprise deviced puzzle ; the tell-tale mirror, to see within apartments passers-by in streets, complete, 21s. ; the reader's reflector, for the bedridden in daytime, 325. ; the Dreadnought illu minator, for reading in bed at night without danger, 355.; also a variety of useful articles connected with the reflec tion of light, and for amusing, scientific, and domestic purposes. These prices include packing ready for rail, &c. Early orders are solicited to insure execution before Christmas. N-B. Remittances in stamps, &c., to accom pany order. The ,em. At a very interesting meeting of the Chemical. Society on Thursday, the subject of the proposed erection by the British Association Committee in some of our principal towns of mural standards, brought forward by Mr. Yates, of Highgate, was discussed as to the best kind of metal or material that could be adopted for such purposes. Mr. WARREN DE 'LA RUE thought it should be distinctly defined whether the measures proposed to be erected were intended for extreme accuracy, or for familiarising the public with the comparisons of the metre and yard. He regarded Baily's metal as not being so free from corrosibility as bad been sup posed, and suggested that if any metal were to be adopted, copper would be probably as good as any for durability, and that the measures themselves might be electrotyped in highly-finished and polished moulds, made with the utmost nicety. Dr. FRANKLAND drew attention to some engraved plates of white porcelain with scales and letters in a black material, burnt in by the usual process, which had been made by Mr. Casella, of Hatton garden, for out-door thermometers. These plates had been exposed for some time to the weather, and appeared quite uninjured. Porcelain had the ad vantage over metal of being far less expansible or contractible by increase or diminution of tem- perature. Mr. S. J. MACKIE spoke of the great need of some accurate standard of the metre. In three rules, purchased of some of the best instrument makers in London, Paris, and Berlin, which he had that afternoon compared together, there was in a length of 300 millemetres a difference of 4 of a millemetre in one, and upwards of a millemetre in the other. He drew attention to a suggestion which had been made to him by Mr. Robert Sabine of a compensating method for most accura mea surement, by having one fixed point on the wall and one movable one working in a slot, and kept in position by a bar of metal fastened to another fixed point in the wall, and which metal should expand at twice the rate of the wall itself. Copper it was submitted was very nearly perfect in this respect. The two points giving the exact length of the metre between them would be thus always kept at exactly the same distance apart under any variations of temperature. Mr. SIEMENS spoke favourably of Mr. Sabine's suggestion, and considered extreme accuracy in a standard measure as most important. Dr. MATTHIESEN considered that the measures the committee proposed to erect were not likely to be so extremely accurate as to justify the use of the term " standards." He thought it would be better to call them " comparative measures." They would be quite accurate enough for all practical purposes. Dr. LEONE LEVI agreed that, as the committee desired chiefly to familiarise the public with the new system which had been legalised, it would be preferable to use the term " comparative measure " instead of " standard." Colonel SYKES, M.P., considered that it would lead to great mischief and litigation if a standard of a metre were not constructed with the nicest ac curacy. There was at present no such standard. Dr. Miller, Mr. Casella, Mr. Barker, Dr. Mul ler, and other gentlemen also spoke as to the diffi culty of preserving accuracy under all variations of temperature in any metallic wall-measure, and valuable suggestions were made as to the manner and methods of adjusting the rules compared by artificers and others with such public measures whenever they might be erected. '1 ke use of porcelain was regarded with much favour on account of- its cheap ness, the clearness of the black markings and letters upon it, its durability, and its nearly entire freedom from perceptible expansion under the influences of the ordinary variations of climatal temperature ; and Mr. Casella was requested to prepare some measurement plates, which he undertook to do at his own expense. MARKETS—This Day. --___Ap.___ COVENT GARDEN. Fair average supplies of fruit and vegetables are on sale. in most kinds of produce an active business is passing, at our quotations : Fliuu—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; hot house grapes, 3s to 8s ; foreign do, 9d to 2s Od ; filberts, is Gd to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve; new oranges, 4s Od to lOs ; lemons, 3s 6d to 8s ; walnuts, is to 2s per 100. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 2s Od; white do., 6d to is Od; Savoys, 6d to is Od; celery, 8d to is 9d; horseradish, 9d to 2s Od per doz heads ; greens, is Gd to 2s 6d; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, as 6d to 45.6 d ; onions, is 6d to 2s ; brocoli, 4s to 6s per doz bunches ; Brussels sprouts, is 3d to 2s Od per half sieve ; seakale, is to 2s 6d per punnet. POULTRY. Turkeys, 58 Od to 30s Od ; geese, 6s to 15s Od ; ducks, 2s 6d to is Gd ; tame rabbits, is Od to 2s Od ; wild do., is to is 4d; pigeons, Od to Os each; pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od; partridges, is 6d to 2s 8d; hares, 4s Od to 4s 6d; grouse, 2s 6d to 3s each ; Surrey fowls, 10s to 14s Od ; do. chickens, 7s to 9s Od ; barn door fowls, 4s to 9s Od per couple. English eggs, 14s 15s ; French do., 10s Od to 12s Od per 100 ; Ostend fresh butter, is 2d to is 5d ; English is 4d to is 7d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 3s Od per lb; oles, 6d to 35 6d per pair; cod, 2s 6d to 15s ; brill, is to 7s; mullets, 6d to is 6d ; doreys, is to 105 each ; turbot, 2s 6d to 20s each ; whitings, 3s to 9s ; haddocks, 4s to 20s ; smelts, is Gd to 2s per dozen ; fresh herrings, Bs.; mackerel, 508 per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; veal, 3s 83 to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, sid. to 6id. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 2d to 3d. ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 3id ; 72 to 801 bs, 3 d to 3 0 ; 80 to 881bs., 3 4 d to 4 d; 88 H 6 o s r 6 se d ;polled sheep, lls Od t o 14 s Od ; hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf ski ns to 961b5., 4d to 4 id ; 96 to 1041b5., 4p. to 41d.; 104 t o t li l2 g l h b t s ) . ; 24131dt to 4s to ; 5 h a lf-breds, 9s Gd to lls ; downs, 7 s to 8s Gd. diull, HAY ITSMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 ss; clover, £5 5s to 16 10 s Od ; and straw, £ 1 16 s to £2 Os per load. Trade dull. _ - - CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £slos Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 12s 6d; and straw, £1 18s to £2 2s per load. Demand inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 Os to £5 5s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade slow. • COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. Holywell Main......... 18 6 Tunstall Carway and Duffryn Tanfield Moor Butes 16 3 Malting ............... 24 0 West Hartley N.Staffordshire 18 6 Hotspur lB 0 Walls End Haswell... 20 0 Cowpen Hartley East Hartlepool Kepier Grange lB 9 Eden Main Iletton ...20 0 Kelloe Tees Ships at market, 62 ; sold, 52. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening• DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-General Sir Henry Knight Storks, G.C.8., G.C.M.G. (now Gover nor and Commander-in -Chief of the Island of Malta and its dependencies), to be Captain-General and Governor-in- Chief of the Island of J ama ica and the territories depend ing thereon, during the prosecution of certain inquiries about to be instituted respecting the late disturbances that island, and for such further time as to her Majesty may seem fit. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 22. Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Henry Frederick Chapman Lewin to be Second Captain, vice Richard Decie, who resigns. The following Lieutenants to have their temporary Commissions mado permanent, viz.: Robinson Garner Scott, Richard Tudor Frere, Valentine Francis Rowe, Frederick Hamley Fawkes, John Noble Manwaring, Killingworth Richard Todd, William Sin clair Smith Bisset, William Henry Coaker, Fleet Wood Ishain Edwards, and Herbert Hughes Whatley. BREVET. The promotion to Lieutenant-General of Major General P. Faddy, on the Retired Full-pay List of the Royal Artil lery, which appeared in the Gazette of the 3d November, 1865, to bear date the 20th September, 1865. Lieutenant-Colonel Albert O'Donnel Grattan, retired full-pay, Royal Engineers, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. ADMIRALTY, Dxc. 20. Royal Marine Light Infantry—Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Stratton Aslett to be Colonel Second Commandant vice Farrant, retired ; Captain Arthur Butcher to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Aslett ; First Lieutenant Charles Stark to be Captain, vice Butcher; Second Lieut. Henry Edmond Morthuore to bo First Lieutenant, vice Stark. Mr. Frederic Moore has this day been promoted to tho rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet. A Paris correspondent of the Nord says : " Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde were present yesterday (the 19th) at a dinner given by the Emperor to his august guests, the King and Queen of Portugal. The news of this fact has caused some surprise, but there is in the occurrence nothing that ought to create astonishment. It is explained quite naturally by the ties of relationship which unite the Prince and Princess Napoleon to the King and Queen of Portugal," • SHARE MARKETS. -•- ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS, ions d at ffere 6jor- Iles uard t the with isign ; nted m as 0 the ) the as in ■ I 100 all 100 10 0 [104) 2 100 100 721 1,4 it 35i} 33f 33 1031 V 5 I