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

O:T' , TEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL I'4 T Y:1; --P TWELVE O'CLOCK. The commercial public are anxiously awaiting to hear if the Bank of England directors will advance their rate of discount. The passages leading to the court are filled with an eager crowd to learn the result of the deliberations, although this is not the day for the weekly meeting of the authorities. This fact in itself is sufficient to indicate the perplexity of the mercantile community. In the open market the brokers have very little capital at their disposal, and will not negotiate business under the official minimum. Yesterday there was a further sum of £159,000 in gold withdrawn from the Bank for exportation to the continent, and the movement of the precious metals is, it is almost needless to add, watched with great interest. The Imperial Ottoman Bank has received advices from their Bucharest agency of the receipt from the Government of the usual monthly remittance of £5,300 for the interest, and £1,400 for the sinking fund, of the Danubian Loan. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been very little animation. Sugars have remained without material alteration in value, while a moderate business has been done in coffee, at about former rates. Rice has been dull, but there has been rather more inquiry for tallow, and quotations for both present and forward delivery are well maintained. Two o'CLock. According to Reuter's telegram the S per Cen French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 95c. The English Stock Market continues very de pressed, although no further change in prices has taken place. What will now for the next few days contribute to the dulness prevailing are the prepa rations for the fortnightly settlement. Consols are quoted 86i 87 for money, and 87k I for the ac count. Foreign Securities have slightly improved. Turk ish Consolides are 47i -. Mexican ex all 24i 1 ; the New Loan, 24 ; Greek Bonds, 151 161 ; Spanish Passive, 27} k ; the Certificates 14k k ; Italian 641 4 ; the new loan 76k 77 ; the Con federate, 89 ; Brazilian Scrip, 1i 4 prem.; Turkish 6 per Cents, 1854, 89 81 ; ditto, 1858. 714 1 ; ditto, 5 per Cent. paid up scrip 1865, 431 1 ; Venezuela, 6 per Cents., 1862, 361. American securities are very dull. United States 5.20 Bonds are 641 ; Erie shares, 571 k ; and Illinois, 801 1. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and prices generally showed increased heaviness. Great Northern A Stock have declined £l, North Eastern (Berwick) 155., Lanca shire and Yorkshire and Midland each 108., and Great Eastern and North Western each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at about former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares, generally, are very quiet, and at barely previous quotations. Colonial shares are quoted 1 prem. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, prem. ; British Convention Bonds of Mexico, 65 70 ; Commercial Company of Africa, 1 prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 3i 3i prem. ; ex all and the new issue, 31 3f prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) shares, 1 lf prem. ; the London Steam Towing Company, 11f prem. ; Charles Laffitte and Co., 1 1.4 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Jan. 9 3 per Cent. Reduced B6l New 3 per Cent 8 64 New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — x d Do. per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs l3 13-16 11-16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — _ _ March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 3 dig 3 6 dis Do. £5OO 3 dis 3 6 dig Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10 per Cent., AprillB74 Shut Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE 0 CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 4f 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 — Egyptian 7 per Cent 92 Do., Second Issue 9li Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 9li Do £lOO Bonds Greek 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 — Do Scrip, £671 paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Mexican 3 per Cent — Do. Account Dn 1864 221 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6.per Cent, £3O paid — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — NOW Granada — Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 _ Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Peruvian 41 per Cent Do. Account — Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4/ per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 54 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B9 1 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Account S banish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4l Swedish 4 per Cent. — 'I. 41 per Cent. 1864 lirkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account B9 81 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 7ll 1 • Do £lOO Bonds .„Do. 11 per Cent J-Io 6 per Cent. 1862 9,0 Account -1 - 1 0 £lOO Bonds 7l/ 1 "0 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 pe r Cent. 1865 Po Scrip, £35 paid — Do Account b.Do £1(0 Bands "41ezuela, 3 per Cent. DoD° Account 6 per Cent, 1862 0 . Account asi. _Dividends on the above payabl e i n London. tei n 'n.i, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins D n o o • L au,,4-4 per cent., Ex. 25f. ir_ll kt r.- C'Aut., Ex. 12 Gail — p ) ,.°. 4 per Cent. Certificates — .1 1 - ;,! l ell itentes 3 per Cent — -da rt 5 • _ 32 , per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 2of. 0 account — Consol s f or money TWO O'CLOCK. Do. Do. Acc oun t , Liv erpool Cotton Market—This ray. balms a taarket opens quiet. Sales probably 7,000 cribt Monday , he despatch Council to resent Earl I the Eight e Queen. Pa? es. Monday. nd Princes s ss of Car ,nd Lieut . " ce at Saw e honour of >ty the lUng ham yester n the tower ialf mast• ighness had ghbourbood fans. Dec. 11. vill be tranS y torchlight . , ThursdaY , Le place oil L, the Prince nee Louis of intention of is entry into nd the civic the consti- 'cambers. , D e c. IL (Kreu z) tohy of the 3oncludes as the decease d fted Fria° , has lost its s it derive d history." ng of to -dg , old, says :' we attach to s as slight e s great wher e " )us monarell mg the 10 'rum the weakness t ° ich that th e His robus t crisis. lA.° About mid' ace of Lae; patient had some howl , )uld only be , last the Duk e ren, and th e residence 111 often, Mon; °ruing, an d II was ove r * last momen t intelligen ce, audible an d ; approach of D longer ell: f his condt if the Senate , resentativeat ,aeken. 3 1 . s Household , ntimate Lpaniedthen 3 ' "educed int ° , ost noble an d them. The )ss. He Ws ° randchildr ea lands of th e foot of t he T's chaplain, ded at La e " . charal° Jules 0 aped it affec t his hand 11/ ter the Ki l l and with °ll , ns surrouw" awar e that he read throug h Sad news ar igh only t o° mense seus 3 ; )unted for 14 the Sovereio le, devotiou! return. Le.! ep as is t es ruing,rielt ll ,, re to be 0 Df the p o g o lelgian nat ic ' 1 for the past' ady Augus t : I of the lat f Clarence) by lamented facll! Mrs. Weol s ' t Hallyb urto,, ; ip was bor n 827, the ll° fig Her ladya cordon 11 511 L. 3 of HuntlY , Charles Cop te : L tment of nibe f —A me— egislature :110 7s, in Dnts, bef e VeS' Eyre llas Ho 0 19 • to )0 ne grOeS t he increasing ro d =Jug inn) ° „ i ty me whose %; t he revenue p e a to be P ro • 1-of fle Colon's &s, is of the :;jio scr ib e the ten Vh a t has e ` og o uce this e11 5 ..0 1 t o the 001°'"d„ *ti • 1 o f one I nistratio n l ated in s , in all its tu:lig 2 is very A st f a nd A u stra ws as they bg •ea 0 01 f those c o d 01 row);the w t ill b e bo squire intoors, s t three Y . . 00 .." Jeorge Lo per ,y of the 06 utiona becaus e of pe on !aud w ho he lugst asap ing. SHARE 111A.RKETS.—This Day. - : , IIA.R.ES AND STOCKS, Railways, I p aid. ' Closing Price. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ICambrian 'cork and Bandon. 1 Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & b.Junc. &London, .-.trip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock... Do. B stock... Do. New. Is. at 25 pa. GtS. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D . S. V4l. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. ~Newport Do. Bereford Lanc•+shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do Extension...... Metropolitan District. -- Do do. do. Do. and tt. John'sW'd idiand Do. L 9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby vi id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,& Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwicx Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do, Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North Londoit Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Po. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Ebstern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C . Vale or Meath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha li West Cornw.lll 'OSSK 93 95 124 26 94 96 13 15 44 54 CS 72 71 724 111 115 42 iS 7 8 127 i 128 147 148 92 94 61 60 62 41 13 35 40 , 01 SOS 122 1226 88 90 104 105 36 38 50 52 125} 125/ 90 97 o'i 61i 136 11.1 3 11p 1031 1041 124 4244! 1 1 11 FI 93 93 60 61 :7f 28 1103 1110 14 124 101 k 1041 1101 I Business done. 4'f i 2} If 7i 146 f 7 61 6O II 51i 121} 5 96 f 6if 136 52 6h 123 j 3 4i f 77 tii BRITISH P At tantio & St. Lawrence Borri.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. te shares Buffalo do Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- • Calcutta Jo S. E., lim al .e Town dr Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' Nast. Ben_al, gu. , 5 do East L diaii, gu. 5 p.c. Do J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist .-'ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2dPr. f. Bonds . . Do. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. stock.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pret. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp. c. o. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 6 p. c.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent • ••• • • D . Do 4f per cent.... Great W , s. of Canada-1 Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5) do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 44 do Do. Fifth Extensiou Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. .1t Hudson's Bay N. ttl.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub 1 Do.lndus St. Flo 71 I'2 105 100 36 37 1 , 10 11 p' 126 128 2 2 :p 2 21p 74 75 11 12 148 159 67 69 112 114 55 67 77 741 B'. 9 148 150 3 !p' 102 104 49 51 iSIONs. 59 61 102 103 id are 6 64 10 11 77 82 99 101 65 70 101 103 102 103 103 104 /1) 30 31 88 90 68 68 55 60 56 58 50 55 45 48 90 14 3/ 31 31 33 103 IC4 P 1011 1021 16i )7 4 Sid 3 i 5 8$ t 7 1 41 1014 1024 04 86 69 01 64 ii 6 82 84 .14 102 101) 1024, 4 id lot 102 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR ,ITIES. - British Columbia., 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 96 98 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 95 18 - Do-. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 95 97 - sp. c. Jan. & July 100 62 81 - Do. sp. c. inscribed sk 100 81 S 3 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 106 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 104 106 - Do. do: 1880-9, 100 1(4 106 054 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 105 107 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 92 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.t 100 101 1(2 - Do. 1878, do. 100 1(6 108 - Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 11 ,, 78 - Do. 188?, May 5, Nov. 101 104 106 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug 1,20 1 , 6 104 - Natal qov. 6 per cent lOO 10 IC2 - N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 96 68 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 we., 1861, 100 1 0 102 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187. 100 93 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. 100 90 81 904 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 llO 10) 102 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 104 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684; 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards llO 106 108 - Vic,Gov. 6paJa & July 100 - - - Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 105 106 1055 BRITISH MINES. 2 *.am. Consul. Gold, lim 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 22 23 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 575 595 - Orakewalls 2.1.0 14 - East Bassett (Illogan ) 2 94 - u 23 - East Carauon 2.14.6 9 10 - East Cam Brea 3l 51 6 - (i.ast Grenville 2.14.0 3) 4 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 1 - East Love.l 3.9.0 15 16 - E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8..5 3 1 - Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Gr. at L .xey, limited all 2 i 22 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 1 11 - Great Wheal csu-T 14.9.6 31 41 - G. Wheal Vor ,Heist 40 35 I. - Grenvite 8.18.0 21 45 - Herod's Foot 8.10.0 35 37 - Elingston tiowns 5.10.6 51 51 - Margaret .Uny Lelant 13.17.6 7 9 -Blarke Valley • 4.10.6 4 1 5 4 Viwyndy iron Ore,llu, 21 21 lid - New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 4 11 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.1 1 14 - Prosper lhaited . . ... 7.1.6 - - - Pr vidence Uny L.dant 10.6.7 38 40 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 420 440 - South Coudurrow 3.2.0 if 21 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 271 32. - Stray Park 35.15.6 12 - Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Cl gan, lint all 5 7 - West Bassett (Illogau 5 6 - W. Caradon (L • skeard 9 10 12 - West Chiverton ll 77 82 - West Seton 474 190 20u - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 85 90 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 24 28 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 4 6 - Wheal Seton - - Wheal Tielawney (Lie 7 i 9 20 eREFEREN(IN BRARISb Great orthern. 5 per cent.. 109 i Great Western, 4 per cent irred , 83 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 80 South Eastern (Reading Anns., £1.0.6), 23 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 511 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London Tilbury, and Southend, 10, Mid. Bradford Pref. Stock, 91i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., lit, Great Luxembourg, 151 I N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent.,6 5: Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), FOREIGN MINER, Frontino and Bolivia Gold. lim., 21 United Mexican, lien., 3 1 BA.NIIB.' Agra and Mtsterman's, Rm., 56 Alliance, Rm., Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 25_is paid ,, 29/ Anglo Egyptian, lira., 13i Bank of London. 139 Bank of Otago. Rm., 7 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 English Joint Stock, lira., it European Bank, lira., 1 Imperial Bank, lira.. 231 Imperial Ottoman, 151 I Land:Mortgage Bank of India. lim., London and Brazilian (lira.), 49 London and County, 79i London and Westminster, 97 Merchant Bank, lira., 26 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., Ditto (£lO Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Rm., 5f Union of Australia, 541 I Union of London, 53f 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Berlin Water Works, Um., 101 BoLubay Gas, Um., 51 Company of African Merchants, lira. , 31 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of iiinglana. Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 31 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lira. 7 Egyptian Corn and Trading, hill., 21 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. um.. Imperi.,l Mercantile Credit Am., lira ., 71 Interational and Credit. lim., 651 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bondu, redem. 1 70 , issued 90,7,82 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 9 i London Financial Association, lira , 201 London ..eneral Omnibus Company. inn., 31 Mtllwall Freehold Land and Dock, 61 Overend, Gurney, and Co., Jim., 211 Thames and Mersey Marine) Insurance, 1im.,(81 Warrant Finance, lira., 7 The Coroner's inquiry into the death of the man Flanagan, who was supposed to have been murdered in Lisson-grove, terminated yesterday. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Richard Jones, who had been quarrelling with Flanagan, and who has since absconded. Yesterday, at the Southwark Police-court, the young man Shirley, charged with the attempted murder of Mr. Henry Hue on the 2d inst., was committed for trial. It was proved in evidence that the pistol with which he shot Mr. Hus had at one time belonged to that gentleman, but had been abstracted from the premises in August last. 1021 1 3* 1 311 f rITE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEINING, DECEMBER 12, The Attack on Cape Haytien. A writer in a contemporary says :--Not seeing any account in the public prints of yester day of the destruction of the forts at Cape Haytien on the 9th of November by her Majesty's ships the Galatea and Lily, I write to mention to you that yesterday's post brought me a letter stating that after two days' fruitless negotiation the Galatea and Lily, at nine a.m. on the morning of the 9th, engaged the forts ; that the firing continued all day, and that at 6 p.m. the last fort was silenced. As each fort was silenced the Go vernment troops, under President Geffrard, charged up and took possession of it. The rebels retreated up into the mountains, closely followed by the Go vernment troops, and at night the town (which I presame to be Acul) was set on fire in seven differ ent places. It had previously been besieged for seven months by 45,000 government troops. The Lily had several men hurt, but the Galatea had none. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. _ COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) DEFRIES V. THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Moss Defries, a partner in the eminent firm of Defries and Sons, gas engineers, Houndsditch, for compensation for injuries sustained on the South Eastern Railway on the occasion of the late terrible accident at Staplehurst, when he was a passenger in the ill-fated train. The learned counsel for the plaintiff, in opening his case, said Mr. Moss Defries was a gentleman previous to the accident of the most robust health and activity, but since the accident he had been the mere wreck of what he previously was. The action was brought to recover compensation for the extensive injuries he had sustained, and he had no doubt that they would give him as damages a sum commensurate with his posi tion as a gentleman, and the member of so exten sive a firm as that of which he had until the acci dent been a most energetic member. The Messrs. Defries' was a firm noted all over the world. They had executed orders of the greatest magnitude for the Nizam, the Sultan of Turkey, and the Viceroy of Egypt, and altogether their business was one without parallel. The carrying on of so gigantic a trade necessarily called for an immense capital, and the returns for that were comparatively great. The plaintiff and his two brothers, Coleman and Henry, were the sole partners comprising the firm, and therefore the plaintiff was entitled to, and received, a third of the profits. In consequence of the ter rible accident, he (the plaintiff) had been compelled to entirely abstain from business, and he (the learned counsel) was informed he never would be able to resume active exertion again. In awarding damages they must take into consideration the immensity of the business of the plaintiff, and the loss that had been incurred to it by his absence, and although he was sure the jury could not adequately compen sate him in money for the injuries he had received, yet they could give him that substantial recompense for his suffering that he was by law entitled to. The plaintiff was then called, and the Chief Baron, owing to his weak condition, directed that he should be placed on the bench beside hiS lord ship. The exertion of getting to the spot was so great that Mr. Defries nearly fainted, but on seating himself his lordship handed him a restora tive, which had the desired effect for a time. After answering a few questions respecting the injuries he had sustained, he became so prostrate that he had to be carried from the court. A number of medical witnesses were then exa mined, the effect of whose evidence was that Mr. Defries might recover to some extent, after the lapse of a long period of rest, but his perfect recovery appeared to be hopeless. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., for the company, said they must be guided in the conclusion of their verdict by the law. They must take into consideration the injuries Mr. Defries had sustained, and give him damages they thought he was entitled to. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, £3,500. _ _ The - amount of the damages was considered by the spectators as insufficient, as they expressed their disapprobation of it in the ordinary manner. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HASHLQN V. STOBIE.-JUDGMENT. His lordship delivered judgment to-day in this rather singular case. He said that the defendant had pleaded to a declaration that the testator was not acquainted with the contents of the will which had been propounded, and Sir Cress well Cresswell considered that a will executed under such circumstances was legal. To that ruling he must object, because he considered it was opposed to the constitution of human nature ; and, further, he believed it was never known that a man handed over to another the authority to make his will with out being acquainted with what were to be the con tents. He was bound to say this will was not legal, because the law held that not only intelli gence but volition were requisite on the part of a testator in the execution of his will, and in the course of his legal experience he was not aware where any dictum had been laid down or any precedent of ancient or modern times adduced to establish the contrary. He felt bound to refuse probate of the present will, but the costs were to be costs in the case. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO HORSES.—Henry Dexter, a carrier, of Church-street, Staines, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the instance of Mr. Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly ill-treating and torturing two horses by working them while in an unfit state. Rutherford, officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that, about half-past eight that morning, he was in Pall-mall East, when his attention was drawn to two horses attached to a van. Observing that the horses were in a miserable state, and scarcely able to crawl along, he stopped them, and found several wounds in the near side horse, the saddle pressing into one of them, and the horse being very old, and mere skin and bone. The other horse had several raw wounds on its shoulders and loins—wounds of old standing, and matter oozing from them. The horse was in such a deplorable state that its hip bone was nearly through its skin. He had never seen horses in a worse state. The defendant told him that he had brought 30cwt. of mustard from Hounslow, and that the van weighed 15cwt. The defendant said he was not whipping the horses. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant was not charged with whipping the horses, but with cruelty to them, by using them while in an unfit state. Why did he (defendant) not draw the van himself—he was quite as able to do so as the horses ? There was a class of persons living round London who did not care what sort of animals they led. He should fine the defendant 20s. or 14 days for each horse, and he wished him to know that he was liable to a fresh penalty every day he took them out and worked them, and also liable to three months' imprison ment. The officers of the society would take care to watch him, and if he used the horses again and was brought before him (Mr. Tyrwhitt) he would have three months' imprisonment. The defendant said he would have one of the hoises killed. THE CATTLE SHOW. A portion of the following appeared in our impression of last °veiling : Towards 2 o'clock yesterday, after the pink, blue, and yellow rosettes had been adjudged in the several classes—to the shorthorns, Scotch and Welsh cattle, by Messrs. Hugh Aylmer, George Drewry, and William Torr, and to Devons, Here ford, Sussex, Norfolk, or Suffolk polled, longhorned, Irish, and crossed or mixed breed cattle, by Messrs, John Buckley, John Coleman, and Thomas Pope, the 18 first prize oxen and steers were marshalled side by side in the centre of the hall, and exhibitors (now permitted to take a bird's-eye view of the public judging), congregated in the nearest portions of the galleries to watch the process of selection for the great honorarium of the show. Short work was made of half the animals, which were led off reluct- antly to their several standings, leaving for a closer scrutiny a Devon, Hereford, shorthorn, Sussex, Highlander, polled Scot, Welsh, and a Hereford and shorthorn cross. The two latter were first turned away, then the Sussex steer, followed by the polled Scot. - Would the palm go to Messrs. Martin's short horn, Mr. Loyd's Hereford, Major-General Hood's Devon, or the Duke of Sutherland's Highlander ? The shorthorn, good as he was, was not good enough ; the Hereford, compact, but too short in the quarter, retired from the contest; and there, having vanquished their massive rivals, stood the clever little Devon from the Royal farms, and the game looking little horned Highlander hesitated, appa rently as though they had done enough in a hurry ; dividing three against three, and ultimately calling in one of the stewards, an eminent shorthorn breeder, who gave his voice for the mountaineer. Once in the history of the Sheffield Club has the Devon breed, and once has the cross-bred class wrested the chief prize from the shorthorns and Herefords ; but, now, for the first time, a Scotch beast is made the year's champion. A handsome specimen of the breed, with beautiful head and lyre like horns, a dark red and brindled coat not too shaggy to indicate good quality, an amazingly deep frame, with short fine legs letting the carcass almost down to the ground, very heavily fleshed, but rather too flat-sided and wanting at the shoulder point, small for an ox nearly six years of age, girthing only Bft. lin., and a slack handler (at least for southern taste), this is by no means the best that we ever saw ; and if it be really the crack bullock of the show characterises the quality of the whole as considerably below par. Breeders ask--for what was the red-and-white riband awarded ? Not for substance ; for the shorthorn at only half the age carries, perhaps, one half more weight of beef, and girths within an inch of 9ft. Not for quality as butchers' meat ; for Gen. Hood's Devon has a touch of marvellous firmness and an elasticity indicating the perfection of ripeness; indeed, the dun-coated Highlander standing behind the Duke's has a firmer hand, and many animals in the show surpass it in quality of flesh. Perhaps the proclivities of judges for their favourite breeds, failing to carry the day, ultimately gave in to pluck and the picturesque. As the Highlander pleases the eye, so the Devon ap proves itself to the hand ; but pretty and well made up as this steer is, we have seen even better at for mer exhibitions. The Devons are in strong force, and of fully their usual merit ; Mr. J. Overman, of Burnham, Nor folk, being first in both of the steer classes; Major- Gen. Hood, of the royal farms, and Mr. Burton, of Shobrooke, Crediton, Devon, being second. In the class of steers or oxen Mr. Heath, of Ludham-hall, Norfolk, wins the second prize to Gen. Hood's first. Mr. Farthing, of Stowey Court, Somerset, wins a first prize with a nice heifer ; Mr. Waiter, of Bear wood-park, Berks, comes in with a good second, beating a fair third of Mr. Blonafield, of Wells, Norfolk. And in a pretty fair class of cows, Mr. Heath takes first, and Mr. W. Smith, of Higher Hoopern, Devon, the second prize. The Herefords make a fine show, but including in their ranks too many big, plain beasts to excel their appearance of last year. In the ox class, the first prize animal of Mr. Heath is of tremendous size, and girths 9ft. 7in., but is very plain, with an arched instead of level back. Mr. J. M. Read's is hand somer though not so weighty. Mr. Aaron Pike, of Tewkesbury, Glocestershire, is second in this class. Mr. T. Jones, of Shrewsbury, and Mr. Garrett, of Compton Scorpion, Shipston-on-Stour, are first and second with heifers. Mr. Bettridge's first prize cow is wonderful about the hips and quarter, not so good forward, though fairly beating Mr. Jones's second prize cow. Shorthorn merits come out in the heifer class. Here the Earl of Radnor is first, the Earl of Hard wicke second, and Mr. Stoneham, of Crayford, Kent, third ; the Earl of Radnor also gaining the £4O Silver Cup, with Gold Medal as breeder, for the best female in the cattle classes. The judges had out Mr. Heath's Devon cow, Mr. Farthing's Devon heifer, this Shorthorn heifer, Messrs. Heasman's Sussex cow, Mr. Pollok's Irish heifer, and Messrs. Martin's Aberdeen and Shorthorn cross heifer; the final competition lying between the Shorthorn and the cross-bred, and the Shorthorn getting the best of it. A good animal, not of the very best make and finish, with a broad, table back, but with a tail badly set on, slack behind the shoulder, low on the leg, and even too low behind, this heifer is scarcely to be placed before the Earl of Hardwicke's second prize red-and-white, which is an extremely pretty heifer, of beautiful symmetry, and very much better forward than the other. The cows are not so grand as usual. Mr. Aldworth, of Frilford, Berks, is first with a cow wonderfully good, except for deficient hind-quarters ; and Mr. Ralph Newton, of Wood stock, is second. The long-horns are weaker than ever—only one moderately good steer of Mr. Chapman, of Upton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, which takes the prize. The horned Scots are in large numbers, and of great merit. The Duke of Sutherland's steer, as before said, wins the Silver Cup, value £4O, with gold medal to the breeder, with, of course, the first prize in its class,—and this is £3O, for the Club prizes are on a magnificent scale all through their list. The cross or mixed bred cattle are numerous, and about as good as usual. The sheep, especially the South Downs, are re markably fine ; but we see none of the old familiar names connected with the gold medal. The glory has departed Goodwood, nor is it to be heard of in the halls of Hove; a new man—at least in the South Down world—has turned up. Lord Sondes takes the prize, and in this case the public endorse the decision of the judges. Of pigs, beside the apparent paucity of their numbers, they are not equal in size and quality to the porkers of former years. The Radnor pen is this year as famous as ever for the roundness of its inmates, the shortness of their noses, and their general superiority over all surrounding porkers. - The following is a perfect list of the awards :-- CLAN I. Devon Steers, not exceeding two years and six months old.—First prize of £2O to John Overman of Bun ham, Sutton. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. Clarko. Second prize of £lO to Major-General Hood of Cumber land Lodge, Windsor. CLAss 2. Devon Steers, not exceeding three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to John Overman of Bunham, Sutton. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. Clarke. Second prize of £2O to John Burton of Pennycott, Credi ton, Devon. Third prize of £lO to John Coate, Blandford, Somerset. Commended, Wm. Smith of Higher Hoopern, Essex, and Henry Frampton, Blandford. CLASS 3. Devon Steers, or Oxen, above three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to Major-Gen. Hood, Windsor. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of .£2O to William Heath, Sudham Hall, Norwich. Third prize of £lO to Thomas Bond, Bridgewater, Somerset. Highly commended, James Farquharson, Langton House, Blandford. Commended, William Smith, Higher Hoopern, Exeter. CLASS 4. Devon Heifers, not exceeding four years old.— First prize of £25 to Walter Farthing, Stovey Court, So wersetshire. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to John Walter of Bearwood, Berks. Third prize of £lO to John Bloomfield, Warham, Norfolk. Com mended, William Smith, Higher Hoopern, Exeter. Class 5. Devon Cows, above four years old.—First prize of £25 to William Heck, Ludham Hall, Norwich. Silver medal to the breeder, John Tapp, South Molton. Second prize of £l5 to William Smith, Higher Hoopern, Exeter. Third prize of £l5 to Walter Farthing, Stovey Court, Somerset. CLASS 6. Hereford Steers, not exceeding two years and six months old.—First prize of £2O to Edward Tanner, Hopton Castle, Salop. Silver Medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £lO to Henry Betteridge, East Hannay, Berks. CLASS 7. Hereford Steers, not exceeding three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to Lewis Loyd, Monk's Orchard, Surrey. Silver medal to the breeder, George Pete, Chadnor Court. Second prize of £2O to Robert Wortley, Aylsham, Norfolk. Third prize of £lO to the Earl of Darnley. Highly commended, Major G. Hood, - Windsor. Commended, James Marsh Read, Chel tenham. CLASS 8. Hereford Steers, or Oxen, above three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to William Heath, Ludham Hall, Norwich. Silver medal to the breeder, Lord Berwick (late.) Second prize of £2O to Aaron Pike, Tewkesbury. Third prize of £lO to Robert Wortley, Suffield Hall, Norfolk. Highly commended, James Marsh, Cheltenham. CLASS 9. Hereford Heifers, not exceeding four years old. First prize of £25 to Thomas Jones, Shrewsbury. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to Thomas Garrett, Shipston-on-Stowe, Warwick. Third prize of £lO to Aaron Pike, Tewkesbury. CLASS 10. Hereford Cows, above four years old. First prize of £25 to Henry Betteridge, Wantage. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. M. Coates. Second prize of £l5 to Arthur James, Hereford. Third prize of £lO to Rees Williams, Bridgewater, Talgarth, Brecon. CLASS 11. Short-horned Steers, not exceeding two years and six months old.—First prize of £2O to James How, Broughton, Huntingdon. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to the Earl of Aylesford. CLASS 12. Short-horned Steers, not exceeding three ears and three months old.—First prize of £3O to J. and W. Martin, Aberdeen. Silver medal to the breeder, Alex. Aiken, Aberdeen. Second prize of £2O to Henry Green way, Hambrook, Bristol. Third prize of £lO to G. S. Foljambe, Osberton Hall, Nottingham. Commended, Francis Foster, Biggleswade. CLASS 13. Short-horned Steers or Oxen, above three years and three months old.—First prize of £3O to William H. Baker, Cottesmore, Rutland. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £2O to Earl Spencer, Nor thampton. Third prize of £lO to Col. Pennant, 31. P., Penrhyn Castle, Bangor. CLASS 14. Short-horned Heifers, not exceeding four years old.—First prize of £25 to the Earl of Radnor. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £l5 to the Earl of Hardwick°. Third prize of £lO to Frederick Stone ham, Crayford, Kent. CLASS 15. Short-horned Cows, above four years old.— First prize of £25 to William Aldworth, Abingdon. Silver medal to the breeder, Giles Brooks. Second Prize of £l5 to Ralph John Newton, Woodstock. Third prize of £lO to John Lynn, Stroxton, Grantham. CLASS 16. Sussex Steers or Oxen, not exceeding 3 years old.—First prize of £2O to J. E. Heaseman,Arundel. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of _.£lo to John Napper, Horsham. CLASS 17. Sussex Steers or Oxen, above 3 years old.— First prize of £25 to Thomas Barton, Hurstgreen, Sussex. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to Edward Cane, Lewes, Sussex. Third prize of £lO to John Shoosmith, Lewes. CLASS 18. Sussex Heifers, not exceeding 4 years old.— First prize of £2O to John Shoosmith, Lewes. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £l5 to Lee Steere, Dorking. CLASS 19. Sussex Cows, above 4 years old.—First prize of £2O to John Heaseman, Arundel ; silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to Wm. Botting, West minster-place, Sussex. CLASS 20. First prize of £l5 to M r s. Beare, North Wal sham, Norfolk ; silver medal to the breeder, Edmund Beare. CLASS 21. First prize of £l5 to Robert C. Cook, Suffolk ; silver medal to the breeder, William Harvey. Second prize, £lO, John Overman, Norfolk. CLASS 22. First prize of £lO to R. Chapman, Warwick ; silver• medal to the breeder, John Godfrey CLASS 23. Long-horned Heifers or Cows of any age.— First Prize of £lO to R. Chapman, Warwick. Silver medal to the breeder, do. CLASS 24. Scotch-Horned Steers or Oxen, of any age.— First Prize of £3O to the Duke of Sutherland. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to William Banbury, Reading. CLASS 25. Scotch-Horned Heifers of Cows, of any age. —First prize of £l5 to Richard Eastwood, Clitheroe. Second prize of £lO to Allan Pollok, Ballinasloe. CLASS 26. Scotch Polled Steers or Oxen, of any age.— First priz3 of £3O to A. Longmore, Banff. Silver medal to the breeder, Robert Walker. Second prize of £l5 to William M'Combie, Aberdeen. CLASS 27. Scotch Polled Heifers or Cows, of any ago.— First prize of £l5 to William M'Combie, Aberdeen. Silver medal to the breeder, Alexander Paterson, Mulben. CLASS 28. Irish Steers or Omen, of any age.—First prize of £lO to Allan Pollok, Ballinsloe. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of .£5 to Thomas Bridge, Ingatestone. CLASS 29. First prize of £lO to Allan Pollok, Ballina sloe ; second prize of £5, Allan Pollok, do. CLASS 30. Welsh Cattle.—First prize of £2O to Colonel Pennant, M.P., Bangor; silver medal to breeder, William Humphreys. Second prize, .£I,Q, to William Franklin, Ulceby, Lincolnshire. CLASS 31. First prize of £lO to Samuel Druce, Eyn sham ; silver medal to the breeder, ditto, Second prize of £5, James Stewart, Aberdeen. CLASS 32. Cross or Mixed-bred Steers, not exceeding 3 years old.—First prize of £25 to Samuel Druce, Eyn sham. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to James Stewart, Aberdeen. Third prize of £lO to Henry Overman, Brandon, Norfolk. CLASS 33. Cross or Mixed-bred Steers or Oxen, above 3 years old.—First prize of £25 to John Napper. Silver medal to the breeder, John Drewitt. Second prize of £l5 to J. Martin,Aberdeen. Third prize of £lO to Thos. Bond, Bridgewater. CLASS 34. Cross or Mixed-bred Heifers, not exceeding 4 years old.—First prize of £2O to J. Martin, Aberdeen. Silver medal to the breeder, John Bannerman. Second prize of £lO Henry Betteridge, Wantage. CLASS 35. Fat Wether Sheep of the Leicester breed, one year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O, Lord Berners. Silver medal to to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, Francis Jordan, Driffield, Yorkshire. Third prize of £5, William Brown, Holm, near Spalding, York. CLASS 36. Fat Wether Sheep of the Leicester breed, one year old (under 23 months), each sheep not to exceed 220 lbs. live weight.—First prize of £2O, Lord Berners. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, Joseph Newman, Bedford. Third prize of £5, Christopher Brad shaw, Oakham, Rutland. CLASS 37. Fat Wether Sheep of the Cotswold breed, one year old (under 23 months). First prize of £2O, Charles Kearsey, Hereford. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, John King Tombs, Sechlade, Glouces tershire. Third prize of £5, John Walter Beerwood. CLASS 38. Fat Wether Sheep of the Lincoln breed, one year old (under 23 months). First prize of £2O. Henry Grantham, Lincoln. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, John Edwards, Kimbolton. Third prize of £5, William Greetham, Wragby, Lincoln. CLASS 39. Fat wether sheep of the Kentish or Romney Marsh, one year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £l5 to James Newport, Ashford, Kent. Silver medal to the breeder, W. Carter, Faversham. Second prize of £lO to Sir C. Honeywood, Ashford. CLASS 40. Fat wether long- woolled sheep, not being Leicesters, Cotswolds, Lincolns, or Kentish, one year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £l5 to Joseph Newman, Harrowden, Bedford. Silver medal to the breeder, Richd. Newman. Second prize of £lO to Frederick Street, Her ; rowden, Bedford. Cr,Ass 41. Fat wether sheep of the South-Down breed, one year old (under 23 months). —First prize of £2O to Lord Sondes. Silver medal to the breeder—ditto. Second prize of £lO to Lord Walsingham. Third prize to the Earl of Radnor. CLASS 42. Fat h 0 0 , fe each he sheepSouth-Down not to e b x r c e e e e d , d one year old ( under 23 2001bs live weight.—First prize of £l5 to Lord Walsing ham. Silver medal to the breeder—ditto. S hir ec d ond prize T of £lO to Hugh H . Penfold, Chichester. prize of £5 to Duke of Richmond. CLASS 43. Fat wether sheep, of the South-Down breed, two years old (above 23 and under 35 months).—First prize of £2O to the Earl of Radnor. Silver medal to the breeder—ditto. Second prize of £lO to Lord Walsingham Third prize of £5 to the Duke of Richmond. Class 44. Fat Wether Sheep of the Hampshire or Wilt shire Down breed, 1 year old (under 23 months). F . t W. B se e c n o n n e d tt, pr S iz al e is o b f uri l . s to Sil mr ve ni r .midaltothe prizeof X 2 breeder, o ditto. to W Can ning, Devizes. Third prize of £5 to R. Russell, Dartford. Class 45. Fat Wether Sheep of the Shropshire breed, one year old (under 23 mon ths).—First prize of £2O, Henry Smith, Shiffnall. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5, Lord Wenlock. Third prize of £5, Edward Holland, Gloucestershire. CLASS 46. Fat Wether Sheep of the Oxfordshire breed 1 year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O to the, Duke of Marlborough. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £l5 to Samuel Druce, Eynsham, Oxford shire. Third prize of £5 to Thomas James, Bedford. CLASS 47. Fat Wether Sheep, of any White-faced Moun tain breed of any age. First prize of .£l5, John Tapp, South Molten. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £lO, Henry Ball, Taunton. CLASS 48. Fat Wether Sheep, of any Bl ae k-faced or Speckled-faced Mountain breed, of any age. F irst prize of £l5, Peel, Clithero. Silver medal to the breeder, Mrs. M`Queen. Second bright. prize of £lO, James WWl], Kirkcud- CLASS 49. Fat Wether Sheep of the Rye land, Cheviot Dorset, or any other pure breed , not specified in any of the foregoing Divisions.—First prize of £l5 to J. Down ing, Herefordshire. Silver medal to the breeder, do. Second prize of £lO to J. MGM, Dumfries. CLASS 50. Long and Short-wooled. Cross-bred fat Wether Sheep, 1 year old (under 23 months).—First prize of £2O to George Hine, Oakley, Bedfordshire. Silver meda to the breeder, do. Second prize of £l5 to John Overman, Norfolk. CLASS 51. Long and Short-wooled Cross-bred fat Wether Sheep, 1 year old (under 23 months). Each Sheep not to exceed 2201b5. live weight.—First prize of £lO to George Hine, Bedford. Silver medal to the breeder, do., of Manchester. Second prize of a to John Overman, Norfolk. CLASS 52. Pigs of any kind, not exceeding 6 months old —First prize of £l5 to John Underwood, Oundle. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to John Lynn, Stroxton, Grantham. Third prize of £5 to Christo pher Cattle, Wiseton Grange, Bawtry. CLASS 53. Pigs of any breed, above 6 and not exceeding 9 months old.— First prize of £l5 to John Saunders, Bland ford. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to John Kent, Goodwood. Third prize of £5 to John Coate, Blandford. CLASS 54. Pigs of any breed, above 9 and not exceeding 12 months old.—First prize of £l5 to B. B. Cartwright, Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to J. IC. Tombs, Lechlade. Third prize of £5 to John Lynn, S troxton. CLASS 55. Pigs of any breed, above 12 and under 18 months old—First prize of £l5 to the Earl of Radnor. Silver medal to the breeder, ditto. Second prize of £lO to John Kent, Goodwood. Third prize of £5 to John Under wood, Oundle, SILVER CUPS. * Silver cup, value £4O, to the exhibitor, for the best steer or ox in any of The classes, to the Duke of Suther land. * Silver cup, value £4O, to the exhibitor, for the best heifer or cow in any of the classes, to the Earl of Radnor. Silver cup, value £2O, to the exhibitor, for the best pen of Leicesters, Cotswolds, Lincolns, Kentish, or other long_ wooled breed, in any of the class, to Lord Berners. Silver cup, value £2O, to the exhibitor, for the host pen of one year old South Downs, or Wiltshire Downs, to Lord Sondes. Silver Cup, value £2O, to the exhibitor, for the best pen of Shropshire, Oxfordshire, cross breed, or any other breed of sheep (not specified in prize list) in any of the classes, to the Duke of Marlborough. Silver cup, value £2O, to the exhibitor, for the best pen of pigs in any of the classes, to the Earl of Radnor, * These carry a gold medal to the breeder. EXTRA STOCK.—SILVER MEDAL. Fat Leicester Wether—J. B. Jordan, Driffield. Do. Ewe—W. Browne, Holme-on-Spalding Moor, York. Long-woolled (not Leicester) —H. Grantham, Seawby, Brigg, Lincoln. South Devon Wether—Lord Sondes, Thetford. Southdown Ewes—Lord Sondes, Thetford. Short-woolled, not Southdown—J. Lawrence, of Bul bridge, Salisbury, Wilts. Cross-bred Long and Short-woolled—G. line, Oakley, Bedford. TAT rERSALLS'—Last Evening DERBY. Bto 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken) Bto 1 agst Rustic (taken) 9to 1 agst Student (offered—take 10 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Bribery colt (taken) 33 to 1 agst Stabber (taken) 50 to 1 agst Maravedis (taken) 50 to 1 agst Midsummer colt (taken) 66 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 66 to 1 agst Tom King (taken) 100 to 1 agst Miss Lavinia colt (taken) 100 to 1 agst Lothario (taken) The Extraordinary Intended Prize Fight as Reported at the Clubs• (From the London Correspondent of Saunders's Dublin News Letter.) A painful rumour has been prevalent at the " West End," within the last day or two, to the effect that a prize fight for a thousand pounds a-side is about to take place shortly between two " gentle men" well known in fashionable circles ! I regret to say that I have reason to believe that this report— so degrading to the upper classes, if not, indeed, to the nation—is no less than true. I have made special inquiry into the matter, hoping to have elicited that the story was but a senseless hoax. But I cannot indulge in any conclusion so satisfactory. I learn—indeed I am informed by those who assure me of their personal knowledge as to the particu lars, and whom I cannot doubt—that this scan , dalous event is really in contemplation, and that the intended combatants are actually in strict training at this moment for its consummation. Names, of course, are for the present withheld, and, in truth, I should be sorry to learn them, and yet be debarred the privilege of exposing them ; but I am told that one of the champions was formerly in our cavalry, and that both are members, for the present only it is to be hoped, of a well-known fashionable club. It seems that there is a disparity of nearly ten years in their ages, but that, nevertheless, by judges of such matters, they are considered very equally matched. lam further told that both have pre viously exhibited their proficiency in gladiatorial skill, and that the contest is appointed to come off shortly after Christmas. Mutual jealousy of this questionable pre-eminence is said to have led to the proposed encounter. I need scarcely say that, in my humble opinion, this event, should it ever be permitted to take place, or should it avoid the de tection and prevention by the " authorities" here, will be a lasting disgrace upon our social progress. It behoves, I think, any member of " society" desi rous that his order should be nationally respected, to rescue it, if possible, from so foul a stain ; and if the names of those who would thus pollute it should come within his knowledge to at once forward them to the Home-office. The subject is causing consi derable sensation in certain circles, and lenient hopes are expressed that the affair will all end in smoke, and that the interference of friends will succeed in averting it. I fear those hopes are delusive. lam afraid that the arrangements in progress argue earnestness of intention ; and that " gentlemen" capable of entertaining such an intent are likely to find in these " friends" those far more likely to encourage them in their design than to dissuade them from it. Public exposure would be the only remedy. Hooker,a nd o etuhmel h r ee l d , r r : ACCIDENT AT A SAW MlLL.—Last night an accident happened in the Poplar Saw Mills, by which a poor man named Andrew Cannon, while attending to the machinery, was caught by the sleeve and carried round, and falling on a circular saw had his left arm cut off by the shoulder. He was removed to the hospital, but thorn seems no hope of his recovery. " PRESENTED" TO GENERAL GRANT. —Part of the scene of the 20th ult. at the levee held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel by General Grant is thus described by the New York Times :—The presentation business was really very absurd. In front of the flowers stood General Grant, d Eo i a e ftu s hata m hn e ep n Ajup t rs i l: o es n ees e di d Ga ; len a nnd t etr h hpa i elu s w:fl l re e ood f u t otl,b w wyj e a r ot e shhetn li hve r in s am . fne G uliß.l e cti n aitt e roile r ud a nse l , with the committee all about him, like bees about a lump of sugar; just by and at his right were Mrs. Grant Miss Dix, General Cook, occasionally General Rooker and andt he ra shouting,bullied, jostling, hot, tired, cross, weary crowd, badgered askedcommitteemen.their namea ; As each couple approached a little man h wrong, cognomens, announced to t g o en th e e ra G il e y ne m ra a i n all age ci d ue t e o r g k e i t them s e o m f which were as a sented as they were un i n t e ll musing to the parties pre igible to the General. Some times a couple would go by without a name being given, the consequence being that in his commendable effort to keep up with the crowd the gentleman who presented them would give Mr. and Mrs. Robinson the appellation by which Mr. and Mrs. Jones were ordinarily known, and the direst confusion of course existed. Every man a n d Some phieou passed, and ed, s ss woman insisted upon shaking t he General b y the hand, so that by the time the affair w as ended his ri g ht hand was reverent shockinglyp eople w O o l ifred le e nandshap eless. little prayers and others judged it a g ood o pp ortunit y of maki ng swollen pretty little speeches like these :—‘ ram glad to see y ou, him as for General. God bless and preserve you many yea rs. e "General this is my eldest son, William Mason—Willie, tell General Grant the little prayer you say for him every night." (Willie attempts to do so, but is moved on e n d, denly by the active committeemen.) " I always knew you would be victorious, General. I told Dr. Vinton that God would surely crown so good and great a man with success. M a y I not kiss you, General ?" (The Gener a l d ec li ned.) " You remember waecmroewt dlashterfaelltoa.t.nliVghest.t Po A in i t l ? deserved, r e h d e , General smiled vacantly, as if he did no t lik e to tell a ' s tory.) s i r; all deserved! God bless, God protect you, dear, dear General ?" " I want to t a lk with you, old fellow, about Chattanooga." "I h a d a b rother in the 29th Connecti cut. I wonder if you knew him ?" These and scores besides were said to the General, who solemnly permitted his hand to be pumped up and down at the will of the merci less populace. So far as we could see, besides a tendency to blood in the head, there was no fatigue or change in him from the time of commencement until the close. Ho rarely spoke, save when some old army acquaintance or some particularly charming lady m ade a remark, and then his words were brief and to the point. THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH. —Application was made recently to the United States Navy Department, by Ethan Allen, of New Yor k, in behalf of the Russian and American and Overland Telegraph Company, for a naval vessel to aid in laying the cable across Behring's Straits. The application was refused by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, on the ground that it was exclusively a private enterprise. LAMARTINE is going to publish a novel in the Constitutionne4 to be called " Ma mere !" PATRICKSON V. PATRICKSON.-JUDMIPNT. His lordship delivered judgment in this case. The suit was promoted by the husband for a disso lution of marriage by reason of his wife's adultery, which the evidence fully established. The only question reserved for the decision of the court was as to whether the marriage had been proved. The marriage relied on was one that had taken place at Gretna-green, and at the trial a book was produced, which was kept by the person who performed marriage ceremonies there. That book stated that the parties in this suit were married on a certain day, and that entry was signed by the petitioner, whose handwriting was proved. It was further proved that the parties, when leaving Cumberland, where they had been living, stated that they were going away to be married, and on their return lived together as man and wife. Without going into further details, he considered that the evidence of the marriage was satisfactory. He must, therefore, decree the mar riage dissolved. ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT. . _ The Court at its rising adjourned until the 11th January, the first day of Hilary Term. The rising of the Court at this time is unprecedentedly early, the sitting after Michaelmas Term usually lasting till the end of the month. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt.) IN RE HOPE.--A HARD CASE. . .... This bankrupt was de scr ib e d + as of various places in the country, and now of the Black Bull, Holborn, clerk in holy orders, and schoolmaster, and to-day was appointed for proof of debts. The amonnt already on the file is £548, and the bankrupt states the cause of his failure to having been induced to give £250 for the goodwill of a scholastic estab lishment which was guaranteed to produce £1,200 per annum, but which proved an utter failure. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Karr.) BAD PORK.-NORTH V. CURTIS. This was an action to recover sum of money for a pig which proved utterly unfit for human food, plaintiff being a dealer of 11, Rose-street, Newgate Market, and defendant a butcher, of Great Trinity lane. Plaintiff stated that he used a portion of another salesman's stall in Newgate Market, and upon a certain day sold defendant a pig. Defendant said that the pork was very bad. His Honour— There is no implied warranty in the case of pork. Defendant—But in this case the matter was settled. When I got the pig home I found that it was shockingly bad, and therefore it could not be used. I informed the person of whom I purchased it that this was the case, and he struck the amount out of the bill. Plaintiff stated that the person who had struck out it had no right to do so, as the pig belonged to plaintiff. His Honour observed that the Court of Exche quer had expressly decided that there was no implied warranty in the case of meat supplied by a sales man to a butcher. Defendant--But this pork was so bad that if the inspectors had seen it I am quite sure they would have condemned it. His Honour—That is quite another matter, and if the inspectors had condemned the meat before it had been sold to you the case would have been different, but the salesmen have got a law in their favour, and they seem determined to uphold it. lam bound to administer the law as laid down by the Court of Exchequer, and must find for the plaintiff. Verdict for the plaintiff, with costs. Thomas Baring, Esq., is the gentleman recom mended by the Court of Directors of the Bank of England to fill the vacancy in the direction caused by the retire- moot of the Right Hon. George Joachim Goachen. WESTMINSTER. SERIOUS C ONSE4UENCES OF DRUNKENNESS AND FURIOUS D RIVING. —James Serninands, a cab driver, was charged with being drunk and furious driving, whereby a serious accident resulted. Sergeant Purchase, 10 B, said that there had been two complainants in this case—one a coster monger whose barrow had been broken up by de fendant's cab, and the other a boy who had been run over, and so much injured that.he was at pre • sent an inmate of St. George's Hospital. Defendant had settled with the first by compensating him for the damage, but the other charge would be pro ceeded with. Thomas Coble, 212 B, said that at 6 last evening he was called to Belgrade-place, Pimlico, where he found a collision had taken place between a cab and a costermonger's barrow. He found the defendant there drunk, and the hinder part of his cab was completely knocked away from the other part. A donkey barrow was lying turned over in the road. Mr. Arnold—You got some information, I sup pose, about the matter. Witness—Yes, your worship ; I found that a boy had been knocked down and run over by the de fendant. The boy was taken to St. George's Hos pital, and it seems was quietly crossing the road when he was knocked down by the horse driven at a furious rate. Mr. Arnold—Where was the cabman when you came up—on his box ? Witness—No • on the ground with his head cut, drunk, and bleeding. Defendant—l had a fresh horse and could'nt help it. Mr. Arnold—You were drunk. Defendant—Well, I had had a little. Defendant was remanded till the boy is expected to be able to attend. Bail to be accepted. MARYLEB ONE. ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER IN PADDINGTON.— COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL OF THE Ac c U SED.— Robert Mothersole, a middle-aged man, of 17, Salem-gardens, Moscow-road, Paddington, boot and shoemaker, was brought up for re-examination, charged with attempting to murder Mary Anne Mothersole, his wife. Mr. Pain, of Marylebone-road, solicitor, appeared to watch the case on behalf of the prisoner. The wife, a respectable-looking woman, and ap parently very weak from loss of blood, was led into court, having just been brought from St. Mary's Hospital. She said on Friday night my husband came home and was cross with me. I was not angry. He was the worse for drink. Whilst he was at supper he got into• a passion because I had refused to drink with him the previous night in a public-house. Ho said I had treated him with contempt and insulted him, and the people who kept a public-house and others would cry shame upon me. I made him- no answer. He came up to me with a plate in one hand and a tableknife in the other, and cut my throat. My neck was bare, and the blood came profusely. I went into the next room, and after I had been in there some time, and when he had finished the supper, he came into me. I said to him " 0 dear, you have cut my throat, surely you did not mean to do it." He re plied, " Didn't he, and if it was not for the law he would stab me." I cried, and he said, " Get out of my sight." When he cut my throat I thought he was not going to do it. He went into bed and I was anxious to have something done, and not liking to awake the landlady, I went into the street and saw a policeman, who took me to the station-house, where my wound was dressed. The officer was taking me home when the wound burst out bleeding again, and I was taken to the hospital. I said I would charge my husband. Doctor Beale, Porteous Road, said—l was called to the woman, who was bleeding most profusely from a wound in the neck. There was a cut near upon three inches in length upon the back of her neck. It was a clean cut wound, cutting through one of the arteries that supplies the back of the neck with blood. She had lost a quantity of blood. John Jeffrey, 171 X—After taking her to the station-house, I went and took the prisoner into custody. He was in bed, sound asleep. After waking him, he wanted to know what he had done. I said, " Don't you know ?" He said, 4 , No." I told him he had cut his wife's throat. I then locked him up. Prisoner—l went home, and my wife asked me to have supper, and we were talking very civilly about family affairs. She said we would go to bed, and I said I would in a minute. If I hurt my child lam as innocent as a child unborn. If I stabbed her I did not know it. I believe I was going to kiss her, as we were on very good terms. Mr. Yardley fully committed the prisoner for trial. WHOLESALE UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN. —A middle-aged man, who gave the name of John Barton, a cook, was charged with uttering counter feit coin. Mr. Morton, 188, Kentish-town-road, fishmonger, said the prisoner came to his shop and purchased a herring, and in payment for it gave a bad four penny piece. He was given into custody. About a fortnight ago he (the prisoner) tendered a bad coin (sixpence) for a herring, and then joined a woman outside. Thomas Penn, landlord of the Cardinal Wolsey Tavern, Kentish Town, said—A few nights ago the prisoner came in, called for a glass of pale ale, and gave a shilling in payment, which was afterwards found to be bad. Richard Wildey, 153 T, said he took the pri soner into custody, and at his residence found a smelting pot with some white metal in it, and also some silver sand. Since he had been in custody witness found that he had been passing counterfeit coin very extensively amongst publicans and trades men in the neighbourhood of Cambden-town and Kentish-town. He produced a dozen counterfeit pieces, which he had received from the parties. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday next for the attendance of the Mint solicitor to prose cute, MARKETS—This Day. HAY S 14ITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Demand inactive. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. Trade dull. WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 4s to £5 108; clover, £5 58 to £6 lOs Ocl; and straw, .£1 16s to f 2 Os per load A slow trade. COLONIAL. TEA.—A moderate amount of business has been dono in new season's Monings, at from is 10d to 2s 2d per lb. SUGAR.—There has been very little activity in tho market, and quotations remain without change of import ance. Refined goods, however, have been in more request, and have brought steady rates. COFFEE—A moderate quantity is announced for public sale during the week, and late rates are generally ii .311 sus tained. RicE—There has been a very limited inquiry, and no dealings of importance have been reported. TALLOW—Very little speculative business has been done, but there continues to be a fair consumptive demand. P.Y.C. on the spot islquoted 49s 6d 49s 3d, and January to March 50s per cwt. SIR CHARLES EA.STLAKE—who remains at Pisa —we are sorry to hear is in a very low state. Hardly any hope is entertained of his recovery. He has appointed Mr. Boall his deputy in Trafalgar-square. Share, luo 100 100 all 100 100 32i 103 I