The Sun. — London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

IRE DUBLIN, Dec. 5. The number of clever devices employed by the Fenians to meet without attracting the attention of the police is something wonderful. Sometimes it is said they start on outside cars or in cabs from dif ferent parts of the town in threes and fours, and arrive at a certain rendezvous in the country, changing the place of meeting from time to time, in order to take counsel together, and to pass through military evolutions. But perhaps the most ingenious of their contrivances, as well as the most audacious, was discovered by the police yesterday. Perhaps I should say exposed, for it is hard to suppose that it could have escaped the notice of the detectives, or even of the ordinary policeman on his beat. At the house No. 3, Upper Temple-street, in a quiet neigh bourhood at the north side of the city near St. George's church, there was what appeared to be an apothecary's shop, kept by two gentlemen in partnership, who called themselves Dr. Edward Power and Dr. John Hanbury. There was a third, Edward O'Regan, also connected with the concern, probably as an ostensible assistant in the shop. The shop was a mere cover, for the value of the drugs which constituted the whole of the stock was not more than ss. or 103. Perhaps they deceived the police by a show of empty bottles. But their atten tion could scarcely fail to be attracted by the ex traordinary number of patients of the male sex who resorted to those "doctors," and the length of time they remained on the premises. These premises contained a very large room, or saloon, in which 600 or 700 persons could assemble, and it appears that this room was used by the Fenians for the pur poses of drilling. Possibly the detectives were wait ing to capture a large number thus occupied when, the reported arrival of Stephens bringing matters to a crisis, they received the Lord Lieute nant's warrant to make the arrests, which they did yesterday, when the three sham doctors, whose names are probably assumed, were con veyed to Mountjoy Prison. Several other im portant arrests were made about the same time. Among others, Patrick O'Connor, brother of James O'Connor, bookkeeper in the office of the Irish People, who was sentenced at the late Special Com mission to 7 years' penal servitude. The prisoner was an assistant auctioneer in Garland's sale-room, Merchants quay. He was arrested at 17, Queen street, and with him a young man named Richard Bracken, lately a clerk in Messrs. Mander's brewery, from which he was dismissed in consequence of his neglect of bushaess and suspected connexion with the Fenian conspiracy. At this place the police found a quantity of newly-cast bullets of the most improved pattern. These two persons were also lodged in Mountjoy prison. Another wasJ. Hicke3, who had been imprisoned on the same charge, and had but recently been let out on bail, and who seems to have at once resumed his treasonable practices, according to the information received by the police. At all events, they considered him a dangerous per son to be at large. This person, who is a plasterer, was arrested at Kingstown, where several other per sons were taken into custody. Among them J. Clancy, a shipper's agent in the employment of Pal grave and Cu., and H. Byrne, a teacher, who had also been liberated on bail. N. Walsh a labourer, had been arrested there on Sunday night. The press was excluded from the meeting of Cork magistrates; but the substance of what was said and done has transpired, and was to the following effect :—Lord Fermoy strongly urged the adoption of a memorial to Government praying them to order the swearing in of special constables in every part of the country, and impressed on the magistracy to set the example by enrolling themselves as special constables in their respective districts, and inducing their neighbours to do the same. He thought such a step would effectually prevent all danger. The Earl of Bandon moved the adoption of the memorial, and Mr. N. Duncan seconded the proposition, which was opposed by Mr. L. J. Shea, of the Itennies, who stated that their true course was to ask the Government to grant jut and conciliatory mea sures to Ireland, particularly to the tenant-farmers, who had so much to complain of in their present depressed condition. Such a step as that now about to be adopted by the meeting was calculated to ex cite great dissatisfaction among the people. Mr. C. O'Brien supported Mr. Shea's opinions in simi lar remarks. The great majority were utterly averse to entertaining the proposition, on the ground that they were not there for any political object, the subject introduced by Mr. Shea being of that cha racter ; that they were met solely to preserve the peace of the country, and they would not entertain any other topic. The chairman decided in favour of the majority, and the proposition that the me morial be agreed to and forwarded to Government was agreed to, Messrs. L. J. Shea, , D. O'Sullivan and C. O'Brien dissentin.. A man named O'Callaghan, was brought up at Crossheady Police-office, Cork, oa Monday, for using seditious language, and telling the policeman who took him into custody that the people would have revenge for all the tyranny practised on them when Stephens arrived. He came from Scotland, had plenty of money, and no occupation. He was remanded for eight days. It is stated that the streets of the city of Cork were never so quiet as they are at present. There is an utter absence of the rowdyism that hitherto prevailed, especially on isominous, Sunday nights an d Monday mornings, To some ne rvous persons this extraordinary quiet like a dead calm before a storm. A similar remark might be made with respect t o Dublin, in which there is almost a complete absence of crime, which, however , has been the case for some time. The Commission of Oyer and Terminer was opened yesterday by Judges O'Brien and Chris tian and the Lord Mayor. Mr. Justice Christian addressed the city and county Grand Juries, and said that in the city there were but eight cases to come before them, all of an ordinary character, and that in the county the judges had barely escaped the compliment of white gloves, there being but one case. The IVaterford Chronicle says : " The Lord Lieutenant of the county of Waterford has called a meeting of magistrates to assemble at Dungarvan on Saturday next, for the adoption of measures to insure the preservation of the peace of the county." The young man Charles Jones, printer, arrested at Enniskillen for sedition, has been discharged. So also has the young gentleman arrested at Drogheda, who used seditious language in a railway carriage. The magistrates at Dunicer, county Louth, dismissed the charge against him, but cautioned him " not to do it again." A deputation from the Non-subscribing Presby terians waited on the Lord Lieutenant yesterday and presented an address, in which they said— " We, the committee of the Association of the Non-sub scribing Presbyterians of Ireland, comprising four ecclesi astical bodies, distinct in jurisdiction,but unanimous in ad- herence to the great principles of tho Reformation, viz., the sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures, the right of private judgment, and the rejection of human authority in all matters of faith—embrace the opportunity afforded by our first meeting since your Excellency's appointment as Lord i.ieutenant to tender to your Excellency, on our own behalf and in the name of the c h urc h es w hi c h we represen t , our humble and dutiful congratulations on your attainment of the high office to which you have been called by her Most Gracious Majesty." They declared themselves to be the friends of civil and religious liberty,. and of the national system of education Queen's University—systems as beneficial in their results as they were admirable in their conception; and they viewed with regret the recent inroads upon them They said, in con c l us i on— : " We entreat your Excellency toP ort of us t o our M os t Gracious Sovereign as peaceable andrleoyarl subj ec t s s i ncerely D and a ttached to the constitution of thes e a grateful for the many blessings which, nnidm:; deeply deuce, we enjoy under her mild and benignant riveiign":P, Ilia Excellency thanked them and add e d t "It is in your power to render considerable ass'stance to the Government by exercising the influonce which you naturally possess over those around you, and I rec Ave with great satisfaction your assurance that your efforts will be directed to that end. From your position as ministers of the Gospel you have especial advantages in estimating the results of education in this country, and tho opinions you express are therefore the more valuable. It is a subject to which too much importance cannot be attached, for on the impression received in early years must in a great measure depend the future conduct of all classes ; and it must be the wish of alt to whom the social condition of this country is a matter of'interost, as it will be the un remitting objeet of the Government that its benefits should be as widely diffused and rendered as extensively avail able as possible." In the Dublin district the number of deaths from cholera registered during the week was 65, being an increase of 12 on the number during the previous week ; one half of this increase is attributable to the fresh outbreak of the disease in the Rathmines district, in which six deaths from cholera were re gistered. Cholera and choleraic diarrhoea are very prevalent in the town of Wexford. EVENING. Two blacksmiths named Kearney were arrested in Dublin to-day, also a man named Connolly ; at Kingstown, Mr. Mackay, a respectable grocer, was arrested. They were all lodged in Mountjoy Prison under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. The Governor of Richmond Bridewell has applied for a military guard to protect that prison. Increased accommodation for troops is being provided in Dublin Castle. Three persons named Wilson, Dillon, and Ste phenson were arrested in Mullingar on Tuesday under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. Naval and Military Intelligence. MALTA, Dec. I.—ller Majesty's screw storeship Megwra, Capt. Dunn, left Fort on Friday morning for Spithead. Capt. Griffin, 84th Regiment, 53 in valids and time-expired men from the garrison, a large number of naval supernumeraries, Mr. llebden, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Wroot, proceeded in her. There have been no other movements in the fleet. The Tyrian, gunboat, Lieut.- Com. P. J. Murray, will probably go back soon to Candia to be stationed there, as her light draught of water renders her especially fit for such service. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, which arrived on the 29th ult. from Southampton, had a case of smallpox on board, and consequently on entering port hoisted the yellow flag. M smallpox already exists in this island, but happily to a very limited extent, she was admitted to pratique, and the invalid taken on shore. The case was of a severe nature. We learn by telegraph from Constantinople that a fresh outbreak of several cases of cholera occurred there on the 21st ult. In Sicily the disease is steadily decreasing. In consequence of official information received the officer administering the Government has directed that quarantine on Algeria be increased to 15 days, and that arrivals from Smyrna be sub jected to a quarantine of five days. The quarantine on vessels with a foul bill of health from London and Liverpool has been reduced to five days, but no offi cial notice has yet been issued to that effect. The Tunisian Governmentsteamer Bechir, which arrived here to load wheat for that Government, was a few days ago seized at the instance of three Maltese merchants for claims against the Bey of Tunis. Telegrams were immediately despatched to Tunis acquainting the Government with the fact, and the vessel has since been liberated in consequence of arrangements come to with the Bey's Government. The Wivern, 4, turret sloop, Capt. Hugh Bur goyne, V.C., and the Research, 4, armoured sloop, Commander Grant, will be readyfor sea by the 10th inst., and expect sailing orders for the coast of Ireland. The Hector, armoured frigate, Capt. Luard is complete in her outfit, and is expecting orders to sail to-morrow to join the Irish coast squadron. Capt. James G. Goodenough, R.N., appointed to the Victory, flagship at Portsmouth, for service in the iron frigate Minotaur, has joined the former ship, and entered upon his duties in superintending the outfit of the Minotaur, as flagship of the Channel squadron on its assembling at Spithead in May usxt. Capt. Goodenough, who is only 36 years of age, has been employed over 19 years at sea. He entered the navy in 1841, and after serving some time in the Excellent gunnery ship, was advanced to lieutenant June 23, 1851, and from September following until May, 1851, served on the south-east coast of America in the Centaur. He was next employed for a short time in the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport, and from February, 1855, to the close of the Russian War served in th 7, Hastings. From September, 1856, to August, 1857, he wa3 senior of the llalei'4ll, 50, on the East India and China eta- lion, and from the latter date until promoted to commander, Februtry 2G, 1838, served in tie Cal cutta, 84, on the same station. Ile continued in the Calcutta as second-captain until July, 1859 ; and in September following was appointed to com mand the Renard, which he retained until Septem ber, 1861. He was second-captain of the Revenge, 7;J, tached to the Channel Squadron, from July, 1862, until 'Jailed, May 9, 1863, and at the close of that year was despatched to America to report on the artillery used in the contest then going on. From November 1, 1861, to April 19, 1866, he commanded the Victoria, 102, slag-ship, in the Mediterranean. In the report of the trials of the Palliser elon gated shot at Portsmouth on. Monday, reported in The Suit of Tuesday, there was this somewhat re markable circumstance, that of the total of seven shots fired from the 7-inch gun at 6-inch and 7-inch plates bolted on 42 inches of solid timber, while six of these shots effected no more penetration than might reasonably be expected from iron shots of the ordinary character, the seventh shot not only pierced through the G-inch plate, but also passed through the 42 inches of solid timber behind the plate. It was thought by some present at the trial that this startling difference in the results might be owing to some defect in the wood backing or previous weak ness at the back of the plate itself. The plates, how ever, have now been taken down from the timber bulkhead, and an examination of both the plates and the timber of the bulkhead proves both to have been perfectly sound, and therefore offering the greatest possible amount ofresistance, in their form and weight of structure! to the impact of the shot. The effect of Palliser's shot upon iron plating must, therefore, according to the data obtained from the trials o n board the ' Thunderer, be of a very irregular and uncert a i n character. Sonic experimentalfiring at armour p l ates was Theeebr Whitworth some months since at Portsmouth with th es lr h ul it ts w o o b r t t h ai s n h ed ell , wmhaidlee p ing compressed steel. - ing the metal r a th er too brittle for complete pene tration of a ship's side, important other of a le ssb a r n it d tle w n e a r t e ut. b Th e reey soufroa o highly h have, however, never been resumed, nor has any ___e exp l an ation been given of th e cause. T l li v es shells c arried large bursting charges, and Mr. hitworth stated at the time of the trial that th e s h ells could be made from tough or brittle metal, as might be found desirable. Intelligence was received yesterday morning at Portsmouth -dockyard of the stranding of the Swedish corvette of war Oradd on the West Kentish coast, between Dungeness and Ryde harbour, at a part of the beach marked on the Channel charts as Jowry Gap. Subsequent reports received in the after part of the day stated that the vessel had been abandoned and that ten lives were lost. A telegram from the Admiralty to the authorities at Portsmouth re• quested information relative to the tugboats in the port and other disposable steam power which could be sent to the Oradd's assistance, but a strong south west gale and thick rain precluded all thought of assistance being sent to the unfortunate vessel had vessels been available at Portsmouth for the purpose. The Admiral Codrington, iron schooner, belong ing to a private firm at Rochester, having recently been sunk in Chatham harbour in consequence of striking against the claw of some of the Govern ment moorings, is ordered to be placed in No. 4 dock at Chatham, and repaired at the expense of the Crown. A telegram was received at Aldershot on Monday evening ordering the 71st Highland Light infantry, Col. W. Hope, C. 8., and the 48th (Northampton shire) Regiment, Cul. Aplin, to be held in readiness to move to Ireland at a moment's notice. The heavy baggage of each regiment was ready for conveyance to the railway station yesterday morning, but the route not having arrived it was unloaded and stored in the huts again. The Tamar will probably con vey the 48th to Queenstown, as, after landing the 39th Regiment at Belfast, she was to call at Devon port for the Gsth Regiment, ordered to Aldershot, and the same special train conveying it from Ports mouth will return with the 48th. The 71st Light Infantry will probably be conveyed to Ireland by the Orontes, now on her way from Kingstown. Both ships, it is believed, have been detained by the heavy gales from the south-west, w hich have been blowing without intermission for th .e last 36 hours. An order was received by telegrs an yesterday at Chatham garrison, from the Horse Guards, direct ing the immediate despatch of the 28th company of Royal Engineers to Ireland, for carrying out any engineering operations for which their services may be required. The 28th company will be augmented to its full complement of non-commissioned officers and sappers from the depot companies at head quarters. The official inspection of the company took place yesterday, and, should the route be re ceived from the Horse Guards, the officers and men will leave Chatham for Ireland to-day. Lieut. F. Mascall and Lieut. R. Calrow, who are absent on leave, have been ordered to join the 28th company forthwith, in order to proceed with it to Ireland. The Royal Engineers will be stationed at Cork, in readiness for service whenever required. The Ist Battalion 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment, now stationed at Shorncliffe, is under orders to move to Aldershot t. Major-General Taylor, Inspector-General of Ar tillery, has this week made his annual inspection of the forts, guns, &c., in the eastern district. Cap tain M'Cartney, 100th Regiment, and Lieutenant Grange, 16th Regiment, are under orders to join their respective depots at Colchester. Lieut. J. Day, attached to the Ist division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, is ordered to pro ceed from head-quarters to Woolwich, for the pur pose of going through an extended course of gun nery instruction. The workmen employed in the factory and other establishments at Chatham Dockyard have made application for an additional day's holyday on the day preceding Christmas-day, the additional time thus granted being previously made up by the hands working extra hours. This will obviate the neces sity of lighting up the furnaces and the fires in the factory for one day only, and allow of the work men taking a holyday from Saturday afternoon un til the following Wednesday. A number of workmen are now employed in the smithery at Chatham Dockyard in the removal of the roof of the quadrangle, to allow of the erection of an additional 40-ton steam crane, to be used in lifting the heavy masses of iron required to be forged in the smithery, under the operations of the steam hammer, the erection of a second crane being rendered necessary in consequence of the large forgings now executed in the smithery for the iron clad ships building. Commander Henry Tryon died at Surbiton on Tuesday last, aged 73. He entered the navy January 14, 1809, as ordinary on board the Sirius, 36, and assisted at the capture in September, 1809, of the town of St. Paul, Ile de Bourbon, together with all the shipping in the harbour, consisting of the French frigate La Carolina, two prize Indiamen, and a brig of war. He contributed also, in July, 1810, to the reduction of the Ile de Bourbon itself, and thefollewiug month took part in a series of ope rations which terminated in the self-destruction of the Sirius and Magicienne, 36's, and the capture of the Nireide and Iphigenia frigates. In the follow ing December he aided at the conquest of the Mau ritius. He• brought to England one of the piizes, LaMancha, and in May, 1811, joined the Havannah 36, engaged successively in the Channel, Adriatic, and North America, and where he saw much active service, and was wounded at the cutting out of some vessels of Tremiti, and obtained a gold medal from the Austrian Government for his conduct at the capture of the strong fortress of Zara, after an in vestment of 13 days. While on the American sta tion be was present at the attack upon Bal- timore, and was again, in Dec., 1814, wounded and taken prisoner in a cutting-out affair on the Potomac River. He regained his liberty at the peace, and, on March, 1815, was promoted to lieutenant. From September to November, 1837, he was Admiralty agent on board a contract mail steam-vessel, and became retired commander Jan. 10, 1864. The British Captives in Abyssinia. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SI:N. On the 29th of November you were so good as to insert a letter which 1 have just received from Suez, giving recent information respecting the un fortunate prisoners in Abyssinia. I have Sill2C seen letters from Mr. Stern and Consu Cameron to their families, and have been allowed to make the following extracts from them,to which I am sure you will not refuse to give that publicity which your widely-circulating journal alone can afford. Mr. Stern writes from Magdala, under date Aug. 25 last, as follows : " The faint glimpse of hope which a few months ago diffused a flickering glimmer over our future is again eclipsed, and once more eight of us, inclusive of Mr. Rassam, Dr. Blanc, and Lieut. Prideaux, are in chains. . . . Our present more rigorous captivity is to be attributed to an alleged report that English, French, and Turkish troops were on their way to invade Abyssinia. Mr. It. protested against the veracity of this statement—nay, every one. of us would have dis.n.edited the story even had it been confined to a mere military expedition. On th e same day that he charged the British Government with duplicity, he also reproached me with the stale offence of having traduced his character by throw ing doubts on his lineal descent from Solomon. I tendered my wonted apology for this oft -repeated crime, but his Majesty said lie would not pardon me till I bad atoned for the sin by rendering him some service. In the evening of the same day he made fresh proffers of his friendship to Mr. Rassam, and also told Mr. Rosenthal, and particularly myself, that we should not indulge in unpleasant surmises, as be had nothing against us ; and, like the rest of our fellow-prisoners, we drank his health in good araki, provided for that purpose from the Royal dis tillery." On Sept. 15 Mr. Stern again writes : " How long this captivity will yet last it is utterly impossible to conjecture. Some think that before long matters will come to a satisfactory solution ; others, on the contrary, prognosticate a disastrous termination." Consul Cameron writes under the same date as that of Mr. Stern's last letter, and quite in the same tone : "It is evident that there is a crisis approaching on us all, and God alone knows whether I shall escape with life. The King still writes friendly letters to Mr. Rassam ; and, for the first time since our being chained anew, sent a friendly message the day before yesterday to Mr. Stern and myself. He is expected here. Some say he will make friends with the Metropolitan, who is still a prisoner here. If things take the other turn we may all be involved in the quarrel, and thv,t seriously." The letters, from which the foregoing is extracted, were forwarded from Aden by the Acting Political Resident there, through her Majesty's Consul-Ge neral in Egypt. wi‘im f t r olo o eers m nrketuinawe l‘ oz l nee, as ntewhd s wel o iri Later news ha s , h owever, been received direct in w h, t how a ne h b lhiryt have lastrhy Aee I t b t re.ac N letter) einTn ' ae e t ori a called ,v o e n s s h e l er ( a w s a i y s whicher e leb t n o ogt t a a ag k ne e dd tnuhnbedoesarirxd theEC n o gg l o lu n i sa e h- 1 rantee of the British Government, to enter the ser vice of the Emperor Theodore. In the letter of my Suez correspondent it is said that Mr. Rassam, Captain Cameron, and the rest, were still in chains at Magdala. But I have been informed on unquestionable authority that Messrs. Rosenthal and M'Kelvie had been allowed to remain at Gaffat ; that Messrs. Kerans and M'Kelvie had offered their services to the Emperor, those of the former having been rejected, but those of the latter accepted; and that Messrs. Bardel, Makerer, Steiger, Brandeis, Ellaler, and Schiller had also entered the Emperor's service. As these circumstances are not alluded to by either Consul Cameron or Mr. Stern, they must have oc curred after the date of their letters of Sept. 15, and it may be inferred that they are the result of the Emperor's expected visit to Magdala, and of the anticipated " crisis." The fate of the writers of those letters, as also of Mr. Rassam and his party, was not mentioned, so that there is something yet to be learnt. My correspondent, who evidently had not been told all, says that the news brought by the Victoria was of about six weeks' date from November 16, which would be the the beginning of October, or a fortnight later than the intelligence from Consul Cameron and Mr. Stern given above.--I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, CILARLES BEKE. Civil Service Club, Dec. 5. The Wreck of the Steamer Ceres. The Board of Trade inquiry into the circumstances attending the wreck of the Ceres steamer off Carn sore Point, on the coast of Ireland, on the evening of the 10th November, resulting in - the loss of the lives of 29 passengers and 9 of the crew, was yester day concluded at the Greenwich police-court, before Mr. Traill, police magistrate, and Captains Harris and Baker, nautical assessors. Mr. Hamil, barrister, was in attendance on behalf _ _ of the Board of Trade ; and Mr. G. Cottingham, barrister (instructed by Mr. Gellatly), attended for Captain Pascoe, commander of the ill-fated steamer; and Mr. Cooper (of the firm of Clarkson and Cooper, Doctors'-commons), for the owners, Messrs. Mal colmson Brothers, merchants, Portlaw, Waterford. Mr. Cottingham, on behalf of Captain Pascoe, handed in a statement prepared accounting for the loss of the ship, and which was read by Mr. Boustred, the chief clerk. It was very lengthy. After allud ing to the fact of having been for the last 21 years a master mariner, and being particularly well ac quainted with the route from London to Dublin, hav ing made it over 100 voyages, the statement proceeded as follows :—On the 10th November last I left Fal mouth for Dublin in the Ceres at 12.30 a.m. with pas sengers and the usual complement of men. The weather was fine and wind variable. I was in charge of the vessel coming out of Falmouth Harbour, the tide being first of flood. I left the deck at half-past 2 for rest, giving orders to be called at 4 o'clock. I was called at 4 o'clock, and resumed my duties on deck, remaining iu personal charge of the ship until the wreck. At 6.15 a.m. we passed the Long ships Lighthouse, bearing east about half a mile. I then, as was my custom, set the patent log, and ordered the usual course, NNE, to clear the Smalls and Tuskar. At this time the weather was fine, and the ship under full steam, with mainsail set, run ning from 91 to 10 knots per hour. At about 1 p.m. the weather became overcast with small rain, and it began to blow from Sby W. At 4.25 I ordered the patent log to be taken on board and registered. It showed 103 miles, which, with an allowance of 10 per cent. always made, gave a distance run of 113/ miles. The ship was then in the same course, and which had not been altered. At the time of regis tering the log I computed that we were 14 miles north of the Smalls. We did not sight this light, as it was raining heavily. As the vessel griped so much to the eastward I ordered the mainsail to be lowered, and slowed the ship, running under steam only. At 5.30 p.m. I ordered the mainsail to be double-reefed and set ; and at 5.45 p.m. 1 directed the ship's course to be altered to NE by N, an the engines to be slowed to avoid collision, as the weather was setting in thicker, with heavy rain. During the whole of the day I set a double-look-out, one on the forecastle and one on the bridge, with myself and second mate, the lee wheelmen being at their sta tions. I dined on the bridge, and never left the deck for any purpose whatever. At 6.15 p.m., I discovered breakers ahead, and instantly ordered the helm hard a-port, and telegraphed to stop the engines. The orders were at once obeyed, and in about one minute after the ship struck heavily, the weather at the time being thick, with small rain, and the wind S. by W. Although the weather was thick it was not so dense but what I could see, as I thought, about two or three miles, and this is proved by the fact of my observing a light on shore about two miles distant, the weather being in the same condition as when the ship struck. I did not expect to see the Tuskar, as from the course steered and dis tance run I calculated we should pass that light ten miles to the southward and eastward. I had frequentlp made the same passage under precisely similar circumstances, and never found myself half a mile off my position. In thick weather it was my habit to heave the lead when approaching the land or iu its neighbourhood. It was not custo mary to take a cast of the lead in this passage un passing the Tuskar, or unless there is reason to doubt the position of the ship, of which I had not the slightest suspicion on the night in question. The moment the ship struck I ordered the engines full speed ahead on the beach, and the ship immediately listed off to sea heavily. The sea then made a com- [ete breach over the ship, washing some of the cabin and deck passengers overboard, and swamp ing three boats away, the ship breaking in two aft, i n th e eng i ne space, thus shutting off all communi. cation between the aft and 'ruidship part.of the ship. The starboard lifeboat was carried off the saloon deck by a heavy sea. I then ordered the port life boat to be got over the side, but in doing so it was stove in. Blue lights were then burned, and we dis covered the vessel was on the main rocks. Ropes were instantly lowered to the beach, and by their means 26 of the passengers and crew were saved. I did all in my power to save life, and afterwards the property in the ship. The ship struck about a mile to the westward of Cansore Point, 20 miles out of the course steered—a distance so great that no hypo thesis of tide or current could possibly account for. The only way in which I can account for this casualty, after having given all the facts connected with it the maturest consideration, is that the ship's compasses must have been astray. There were two compasses: on board ; one on the bridge the other on the binnacle. That on the bridge was the stan dard compass, and on every course except that of east and west there was half a poict deviation. Down to the time of the wreck the compasses had given me no reason to doubt their accuracy ; that is, I observed no variation in them from for- mer voyages. Ido not assert that the compasses that I cannot account were wrong. I simply say for the position in which the ship found herself on the night of the 10th November on any other supposition. It may be assumed that the ship was set some miles to the westward of her course by the ebb tide from the Bristol Channel, but my long ex perience in this trade has invariably proved to me that the ebb tide in this part of our seas has always been counteracted by the flood in the passage be tween the Longships and the Tuskar, and more es . pecially when accompanied by a south and westerly wind, thus giving the ship her true course. While deeply deploring the catastrophe which has befallen the vessel lately under my command, I cannot charge myself with any default in her navigation. t had been my habit at all times to use the lead whenever I felt the slightest doubt as to my posi tion. had I felt any doubt on this occasion I would not have neglected so obvious a precaution, and the anxiety 1 felt in the performance of my duty, attested by my constant attendance on deck, affords the best proof that I did all iu my judgment for the safety of the lives and property entrusted to me. Counsel having been heard, The Court retired, and after an absence of up wards of an hour returned, when Mr. Boustred, the chief clerk, read the judgment arrived at as follows: —" The Court, after an anxious consideration of all the circumstances attending the fatal disaster of the loss of the Ceres, feels it to be its painful duty to pronounce Capt. Pascoe, the master of that ship, guilty of a default. The Ceres took her departure from abreast of the Longships, shaping her course NNE, to pass the Smalls. That course was expected to carry the ship to the westward, clear of the Smalls, and to the eastward, clear of the Tuskar. Not having sighted the Smalls he kept that course till 5.40 p.m., when he hauled out a point to the eastward, upon which course he stood till the ship went aground at 6.20p.m. on Carnsore Point, a spot at a tneridianal distance of 20 miles from his supposed position at that time. To account for this deviation it is surmised that there was an error in the bridge compass by which the ship was steered. There is, however, no evidence of such error, and if it had existed it would, in all probability, h ave been discovered i n t h e prev i ous part of the voyage, when making t h e por t s o f Ports mouth, Plymouth, and Falmouth, or the sighting the Longshipg. It is, indeed, possible that the ship may have been carried westward of her course by the tide, which was ebbing from 5.30 till past mid day. It is precisely to counteract ~the risk of acci dents from defects of compasses, influence of tides or currents, or other such contingencies, that the • use of the lead is so indispensable when the weather is so thick that objects cannot ;be seen ; and there fore, from whatever cause the deviation in this case arose, it will not furnish an excuse for the neglect to take soundings. The Smalls light was not sighted, and the master ought to have known that he was much to the westward, inasmuch as at the time he passed that lighthouse the weather was sufficiently clear to see a distance of some miles. It was therefore his duty to have sounded at all events, before running his distance so far as the Tuskar, as in the then state of the weather he could not have expected to sight that light at any considerable distance. There is the less excuse for this neglect, as the proper channel from the Smalls to the Tuskar is marked by a well defined line of deep soundings. A glance at the chart would have shown the master that if the soundings shoaled made 40 fathoms, as he proceeded he was running into danger. Had, therefore, a cast of the lead been taken at 5.20 p.m., when the mainsail was reefed, or afterwards at 5.40, when the ship was hauled up a point to the eastward, or lastly when the engines were slowed to half speed, ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before the ship went ashore, he would have been warned of the danger in time to avoid it. The Court, therefore, is compelled to come to the conclu sion that the loss of the ship must be attributed to the default of Capt. Pascoe in not using his lead, which the circumstances imperatively demanded. The judgment of the Court is that the certificate of Cap tain Pascoe be suspended, and it is hereby sus pended, for the period of two years from this date. The Court would have given due weight to the high testimonial and character of Captain Pascoe had this been a case that would have permitted them to do so." The proceedings then terminated. ST. ANDREW'S DAY. The 30th of November is a red-letter day with Scotchmen, who celebrate it as their patron saint day, wherever the adventurous spirits of that country may be settling—and that is over the world's wide domain. Indeed, according to an accepted aphorism, the Geographical Society is ignorant of the spot where a Scot is not found. In London the occasion is taken advantage of by the Scottish Hospital, for the augmentation of its funds ; therefore it wisely fulfils objects both of a charitable gathering as well as a social one, and which it bas been accustomed to do for upwards of two hundred years, it having been instituted iu the reign of the First Charles, and to which pre cedence it is worthily entitled, as the amount of its usefulness in administering relief to the Scottish poor of the metropolis and its vicinity is incalculable, and never so apparent as since the accession to office of the present secretary (Mr. M. Moir), whose vigorous management, aided by in dustrious assistants, has had marked improvement on the financial condition of the treasury, as also on the discipline of the whole institution. The income from all sources, including a balance of £3lB from last year, and the produce of sale of stock, amounted to £6,545, and the expenditure to £5,627 16s. ld., leaving a balance in hand of £916 17s. 6d. The sums paid to pensioners, casual ap plicants for passages to Scotland, and for the edu cation of the children of Scotsmen resident in Lon don during the year amounted to £3,308 4s. 601. There had been a falling off in the annual subscrip tions of £4 Bs., and in donations of £4BO 12s. 9d., the figures being--annual subscriptions, 1865, £B9B 155.; ditto, 1866, £894 75.; donations, 1865, £1,582 125.; ditto, 1866, £l,lOl 19s. 3d. In consequence of the commercial crisis many subscriptions and dona tions promised and expected have not been received. While the fluctuating income of the year has been diminished, it would be seen from the balance-sheet that the expenditure had been increased. The distress consequent on the state of trade and the cholera combined had caused special and urgent de mand upon the funds. The amount given away during the year to pensioners and casual applicants had exceeded that of 1865 by £279 145., and of 1864 by £BB7 10s. Bd., the totals being, 1864, £2,319 Is. 3d. ; 1865, £2,925 17s. 11d. ; and 1866, £3,205 lls. 11d. One hundred and sixty-two individuals have been added to the permanent list of those in receipt of the benefit of the charity, whi!st upwards of 700 additional persons have received casual assistance. On Friday night last, according to ancient cus tom, the subscribers and friends, to the number of 250, dined together at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the presidency of Lieut.-CA M.P., supported right and left by Lord Etcho, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. Lindsay, the Hon. Joseph Howe, Sir W. Ferguson, Charles Mackay, LL.D., Dr. Ramsay, Charles Macdonald, Esq., Dr. D. Fraser, Lieut. Dalziel, Capt. Henderson, Jas. Grant, Esq., Alex. Grant, Esq., John Grant, Esq., Dr. Hogg, Robert Hepburn, Esq., D. W. Mackenzie, Esq. ; and in addition to whom, and what added much interest to this meeting, was the presence of the gentlemen who are Commissioners at pre sent to this country from British America on the Colonial Confederation scheme, namely, the Hon. James Home, W. Arnaud, the Hons. W. Henry, J. Ritch, P. Mitchell, and C. Fisher. During the evening the proceedings were agree ably interrupted by the arrival of telegraph mes sages of congratulation from various cities and towns of both islands, while similar despatches were transmitted to the St. Andrew Societies of Canada and New York. The usual loyal toasts were proposed and received with enthusiastic acclamation. Col. Lindsay, of the St. George's Rifles, responded for the Army and Volunteers. The Secretary then announced the list of sub scriptions to amount to nearly £2,000, among the principal subscribers to which were the Queen, 100 guineas, in addition to £2,730 previously given by her Majesty; the Prince of Wales, 50 guineas; the Duke of Buccleuch, 50 guineas, in addition to 170 guineas ; the chairman (Col. Lindsay), 50 guineas; Lord Overstone, 20 guineas. This announcement was received with prolonged cheering. Lord ELCHO afterwards proposed, in his pecu liarly happy manner, " The Health of the Chair man," and in the course of a highly humorous speech, that elicited freqitent bursts of applause, he referred to the " hair breadth 'scapes" and deeds of valour of the gallant colonel ten years ago, whereby he had earned the Victoria Cross (the sol dier's ambition) with which his breast was now adorned ; and,observed, with reference to the volun teers, that nothing had tended more to raise that movement than the fact of officers of the army not considering it beneath their dignity to become colonels of the - volunteers. The toast was drunk in the Scottish fashion, and with Highland honours, Mr. Donald Mackenzie, in the voice of Stentor, giving the accompanying honours. Sir WILLIAM FERGUSON proposed the other Scot tish Societies of the metropolis, viz., the Highland Society and the Caledonian Society—Dr. Ramsay and Dr. Hogg replying for each respectively. The Hon. J. Howe, and 'Mr. Henry, of Nova Scotia, with Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Fisher, of New Brunswick, in eloquent speeches expressed the plea sure the proceedings of that evening afforded them, and dilated in touching terms on the enthu- siasm, amounting even to devotion, with which such festivals are celebrated all over their own ex- tensive territories, where the Celtic surname of Macdonald and Cameron " were as plenty as black berries." Music there was, we might almost say in super abundance, including the bands of the Scots Fusi- Hera and Caledonian Asylum, Mr. Ross, the Queen's piper, with Mr. Ransford and a chosen company of vocalists, each of whom exercised the utmost zeal to add their quota to the entertainment. [ADvntrisEmENT.l—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Judicious blanagemant.—Though it is impossible in this climate of changing temperature, fog and rain, to prevent ill health altogether, yet its form and frequency may bo much mitigated by the early adoption of remedial mea sures. When hoarseness, cough, thick breathing, and the attending slight fever indicate irritation of the throat or chest, Holloway's ointment should be rubbed upon the parts without delay, and his pills should be taken in appropriate doses to promote its curative action. No catarrhs or sore throats can resist these remedies. Very intelligible printed directions envelope every package of Holloway's medica ments, which are suited to all ages and conditions and - to every disease to which humanity is liable. SPIRI r OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS TIMES. —Events have just occurred which will revive the tragical story of President Lincoln's death, and at . the same time re-open questions con nected with that most embarrassing subject—the extradition of suspected criminals. Among the persons charged with complicity in the assassina tion was an American named Suratt, whose mother, indeed, actually suffered the last penalty of the law for her share in the crime. Suratt himself, how ever, effected his escape, and was lost sight of for some time. It now appears that about the begin ning of the present year he enlisted in the Papal army under the assumed name of Watson, and re mained in that service undiscovered till Midsum mer last. At that time he was suddenly recognised by a countryman also serving under the Papal colours, who presently communicated the informa tion to General King, the American Minister at Rome. The General, it seems, did not venture to act in the matter without reference to his Govern ment, but having at length received directions to arrest the fugitive, he applied to Cardinal Antonelli for the requisite authority. The Cardinal replied that his Holiness must be consulted on such a ques tion, but that the Pontifical Government could have no desire to screen a murderer from justice. A day or two afterwards his Eminence gave orders for the arrest of Suratt, who was actually apprehended, but contrived to escape from his captors and to get safe across the frontier into Neapolitan territory. On this General King put himself in communication with the Government of Florence, and after some delay again obtained an order for the arrest, though only, it is said, on condition that the life of the prisoner should be spared. On Sunday, however, the 18th of last month, the American Consul at Naples received definite instructions by telegraph to apprehend the fugitive, but it was too late. Suratt had just left Naples by the Tripoli, a Liverpool steamer, b oun d f or M a l ta and _Vex andria. Hereupon the telegraph was again set at work, and the Consul-General of the United States at Malta was directed to apprehend Suratt while the Tripoli was in harbour. Accordingly, this officer applied to the Maltese Government for the necessary powers, but was informed that there was no sufficient authority for the suggested action. Immediately afterwards the Tripoli left for Alex andria, and there, as we are now apprised, Suratt has been actually seized and detained. In the pre sent state of our information on the subject it is impossible to pass any opinion on the conduct of our authorities at Malta, though it is obvious to con jecture that the conditions required by law for the arrest and extradition of a fugitive could not have been so completely - satisfied by a telegraphic mes sage as to justify action at a moment's notice. If, however, it should be anywhere assumed that we, either through negligence or indifference, lost an opportunity of doing what the Egyptians have done, the conclusion would assuredly be wrong. The law of extradition is full of difficulties at the best, but it is perfectly clear that the evidenCe and authority required for the arrest of a fugitive would be the same in all cases, whatever might be the nature of the crime imputed. As good reason mustbe shown for apprehending a murderer as for apprehending a fraudulent bankrupt. We could not strain the law in Suratt's case, whatever might be our detestation of the crime laid to his charge. If the man has met in Egypt the fate which he escaped in Malta, that must be either because the Egyptian authori ties required less proof than we do, or because greater proof was forthcoming. Not in the whole of this kingdom would there have been any party found to sympathise with an assassin. At the same time it need not be disguised that certain subtle questions might possibly have been raised if the ex tradition of Suratt had conic in regular and formal shape before our Government. In point of fact, it was actually asked, in the recent debates upon the Extradition Treaty with France,whether the murder of President Lincoln was or was not a "political" crime—the object of the question being to repre sent by such illustration the embarrassments by which the proposed Convention might be at tended. In compacts of this nature it would be universally admitted that murder is a crime unworthy of asylum, and yet universally re quired that political refugees should be sheltered. What, then, was to be done with a political mur derer ? What was to be the treatment of a man whose offence was murder, but whose offending, nevertheless, was in its origin and circumstances entirely and purely political ? Nobody would deny that the motives of Booth and his accomplices, in. concerting and perpetrating this horrible crime, were political exclusively. The assassination was an in cident of the great rebellion, plotted and committed in the cause of the Confederate insurgents, by them regarded as p a t r i o ti c, an d not suggested by any of the ordinary incentives to such atrocious deeds. Was the crime, therefore, thus originating, a poli tical crime, and, as such, to be brought within the limits of international protection ? We answer, without hesitation, that it would have deserved no such shelter. Political offences may be clothed with a character of their own, and yet it is certainly not every offence which can be extenuated by a politi cal motive. There are things which are not to be done in any cause, and murder is one of them. Assassins masked as patriots have never found favour in this country. With us murder is murder, and cannot be mitigated by any explanatory epithet. We have lately been discussing and analysing this most heinous of c r i mes , an d seem actually to have arrived at some discriminations in the degrees of guilt involved ; but we have never recognised such a definition as political murder. We have always acted, too, on the principle that a murder committed with political views deserved hanging as much as any other murder. For instance, the Cato-street Conspiracy was concocted with political motives, but the conspirators were promptly executed ; and even in the present day, with all our leniency, nothing woul I save such ruffians from the gallows, except perhaps the fact that their designs were not actually consummated by bloodshed. Posse—The Trades' Reform meeting which was held in St. James's Hall on Tuesday last, professedly for an expression of metropolitan opinion,can hardly be considered so satisfactory for the advanced Liberals as it was probably expected to be. Those who were present could not fail to remark that the prominent places were taken by Lancashire and Ireland instead of London, and the only metropoli tan member who ventured to show his face was driven away with menace and insult--an incident which will not encourage any gentleman to make speeches to working men, unless they are prepared to abdicate the exercise of their own judgment and accept without the slightest reserve the most violent opinions of their audiences. Compliments to Lan cashire and to Ireland formed, indeed, a great fea ture of the proceedings, and were about equally mixed with declamation about the rights of the working man, which showed infinitely more zeal for them than knowledge of them, and with denuncia tions of their opponents in which taste and the Eng lish language were alike violated in a remarkable degree. It is lamentable that the working men cannot find better leaders than the excited patriots who mouthed and thumped at this meeting and on the platforms at Beaufort House, for their violence and vulgarity are calculated to throw discredit upon the cause of which they have undertaken the con duct, and to lead to what, we are bound to assume, is a very erroneous conception of the views and objects of the working classes. Luckily, the re ports of the meeting occupy themselves chiefly with the speeches made by Mr. Bright, Mr. T. B. Potter, and Sir John Gray, which were at least worthy of reasonable beings ; and the opinion ! of the meeting and the proceedings is, there fore, likely to be higher among those who only read of it than among those who actually attended it. The Demonstration naturally came in for a considerable share of attention. Mr. Potter judi ciously abstained—in the face of the reliable facts which have been collected—from attempting to show that the procession had come up to his pre vious predictions, but he took refuge in a fresh assertion, which was, that " half a million of people witnessed" it, and that those who did witness it were " as much desirous of the attainment of the object of Reformers as those who walked along." This is rather a cool- claim to set up ; and as Mr. Potter explained that the meeting had been called for the purpose of " argument and logic," it is to be regretted that in seeking for the former element he should have paid so little attention to the latter as to infer that mere presence at a display is an evi dence of agreement with its object. Mr. Bright, in a speech which formed, at any rate, a pleasing con trast in taste and English to those delivered by his associates, adverted to the adviq. which he gave Some eight years ago to the workirT classes to make use of their trade organisations for the purpose of political agitation, and he did not conceal his satis- faction that his advice had been followed to an ex tent which has rendered those organisations sources of something like disquiet to the advocates of law and order. Mr. Bright knew, he says, that the re sults of his advice would be " of a very formidable nature," and says, " itwas precisely because it would be of a formidable nature that I first recommended it." This, if it signifies anything, signifies that Mr. Bright is prepared to adopt any course, however " formidable it may be, in order to compass the ends which he himself believes to be good, whatever other people may think about them. The opinion that is proper and justifiable for a public man to raise up formidable bodies to overawe the Legisla ture of the country by an exhibition of physical power (because that is what we are distinctly told these things mean) into the adoption of his parti cular views, is one in which Mr. Bright is happily singular ; and it is necessary to remember that, if it be well-founded, its application may not alwai ° be limited to th e question of Reform and t° orderly processi ons o f peacea bl e c i t i zens through the streets. It would, for instance, justify Mr . Bright in stirri ng up th e A mer i can F e nians4 invade Ireland, an d i n persua di ng the iris, themselves to rise and join th em i n or d e r to pro 0t his wonderful sch eme f or th e purc h ase an d resale,?: Irish land. A s thi s ca t as t rophe wou ld per haps l'" more imminent than th a t w hi c h we are t o ld in ve i l intelligible language will soon arrive for.this country unless Mr. Bright's views on Reform are adopteu: there might be less re a di ness t o provo k e it, 1311 : there is positively n o diff erence in principle betwer the two things. M r . B r i g h t, i t is true, ingeni° lll3 2 throws back upon his opponents the charge of u e '"' a disturber of tranquillity and a promoter of e () ; citement ; but as his th eor y, th a t it i s th e y and 13 he and his follower s , w h o are t h e " t ro ublesoin party in the nation," res t s upon the assumptionat his opponents are wrong in seeking to withhold change that may be demanded, it is valueles s long as that ass um pti on is questioned. 'fli e tration, too, of the dwellers in a hamlet on the sil t : of Vesuvius refusi ng t o b e warne d b y M r . Brig and being the r ef ore responsible for the eou so . quences, will hardly be held to be a fair represeatiaii tion of the case by those who hold that Mr. Brig be is himself stirring up the crater at the very tim e ,, h t is warning others of the consequences. Mr. Br'od trusts that those wh o are a f ra id o f the CI " manhood suffrage" will no longer any at 2 after the orde r g display of Monday, " e n t er t a i n fear ,'e , 13 people." Now, nobody d oes " en t erta i n f e ar" of ,' 0 people, if by the people i s mean t suc h men as t ucl ' e t who mainly composed th e p rocess i on; b u t the 18 ; that that is no argume n t f or man h oo d suffrage b ' e s sufficiently shown by the manner in whichL e people" were met and t rea t e d a t B eau fort Ho wse by the classes which arc distinctively called " ° a "; gerous," and which are as di s ti nc t as possible fro them in every resp e ct, save i n th a t " Inanho which it is suggested s h ou ld i n it se lf const" „ t' t as the right to vote. As Mr. Bright, however, declared that he himself is not an advocate °to manhood suffrage, it was hardly fair in 1 11 ° 10 impute fear of the people t o o th ers w ho may ab e be adverse to it. Mr. Ayrton turned out to , rather of the nature of a we t bl an k et to the siasin and unanimity of the meeting. His referell o to her Majesty was certai n ly unwarran t a ble an", :at the worst taste ; but it i s mos t s i gn ificant tu ag when he made it he was cheered fully as muc h any of the most cherish e d o pi n i ons prev i o usly enu ko n, ciated ; and it was only when Mr. Bright rosa. ' : 4 protest against it, an d t o say th at h e h ea rd it wi t , " a sensation of wonde r an d o f pain," that the me e t' ing ing became alive to it s impropriety, an d stultifieo l self by cheering Mr. B r i g ht' s v i ew o f the matter r, a. freely as it had p r e v i ous ly c h eere d M r . Ayrt°a As the right to appropriate Hyde Park was an li , es and again insisted up on , th a t gen tl ema n desers o the thanks of the publi c f or en d eavour ing to 2b b ig the working men the l ega l s t a t e o f th e ca se, bu" , i l 4 enunciation of the undoubted truth that there e " no question whate v e r as t o th e l ega l r ight of the Government to take care of the public propertYt b b e that no set of men have a right to take the O b it property into their own p ossess i on, an d deal wither as they pleased," was met with such a storm of all y as plainly showed that th e wor ki ng men will (7 0 . listen to opinions when they agree w ith their oar iar. and the terms of opprobrium heaped upon :# Ayrton will serve as a wa rn i ng t o th o se wh°!:d.. not have the advant age o f h o ldi ng the most i ro vanced views to ab s t a i n f rom attending R e ' c ' meetings. COUNTRY MARKETS. GAINSBOROUGII—TUESDAY. A moderato show of wh ea t, an d t ra d e wa s not anti f ve. All kinds were fully is t o 2s per quarter below the rat one. last week—old, Gis to 66s ; now, 53s to 58s per 36 6. 60 Barley in fair demand, and sold at declining prices• sp A were in good request, with littl e a lt era ti on i n price. P" sold at top rates. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TUESDAY. toe* White wheat, GOs to 70s ; red, 54s to 64s per 36 s — fl ex Barley for malting, 40s to 525: p er qr; f ee d, 32s to 3 0 ,1 5 t, 30 stone. Oats old, 30s to 35 s ; new, 22s to 29s PP r Beans, old, 52s to 5.15; new, 46s to 50s per qr. S AL IS B URY.—T UE sDAY. There was a large supply of wheat at this ntrkettitte°: day, but the attend ance was scarce l y so numerous ss (3 ' l f 13 Buyers declined to do busin ess even at a reduction of per qr, and therefore transactions were li m it e d. Barley der very well supplied, but trade wa s d u ll, an d is to 2s tinier.the prices of last we e k. O a t s a sma ll supp ly, and eg Beans and peas ruled at the last market rates. A WI The following arc the quotati ons : —Wh e at realised 463 56s to 68s ; barley, 37s to 55s ; oats, 24s to 30s ; bean% bj to 58s ; and peas, 40s t o 52 s p er qr . T a res, from 4s ( 13 j. 6d per bushel ; Best b rea d, 14d ; h ouse h o ld dittO, per 81b loaf. Flour, 39s to 15s per sack. 310 NMOUTIISHIRE—TLEsDAY. Business at tho various markets of the county i 8 rß~et inactive. In Ilia wheat trade the holders of both b ° ,;li grown and foreign refuse t o se ll un l ess a t a r i se of is n a te 6d per qr. Barley not quite so brisk as it has been f' d ivg —malting qualiti e s rec e d e d a b ou t I s i n va l ue and g rin and sorts barely maintained previous r a te s . Oats and rather a slow trade. The following are the av er a ge quo t a ti o ns: —1 111 ? 3# ;' r ot, 7s Od to is 3d per bushel • white, 7s 3d to 7s 6d ; 5s 3d to 6s ; malting barley, 46s to 50s per qr ;g' 260 in; ditto, 33s to 36s Od; beans, 44s to 50s; white oath, to 28s ; black ditto, 23s Od to 24s Od. I.IULL.—T I:ESDAY. ~,, of At our market to-d a y there was a moderate 5i..v A of wheat, and the attendance was pretty fair. The toll-r the demand ruled slow, and the business done was at. l ; t h o 0 01 " cline of 2s per qr on lak week's prices. Barle yme , l oft quiet demand, and supply , moderate. Oats in small s r i c ,eg and not quite so brisk. Beans and peas scarce, and P much the same as last week. English white wheat, 58s to 665; red, 47s to 64s ; 59s sic and Konigsberg, 61s to 6Gs ; Baltic red, 5 7 $ to ot , s , Danish and Hamburg, 58s to 60s ; Russian, 55 5 to Barley, English, 36s to 50s; grinding, Mediterranei:o, 34s to 34s 6d. Oats, new English, 27s to 28s' rt11 „ 5 45 5 26s to 275. Beans, old English, &Os to 51s; forelb:jitol to 475. Peas, Engli s h bl ue, 42 s to 4 4s Od; f ore ign Iv 44s to 455; grinding, 43s to 44s Od per qr. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. d. s. d. Wylam l7 0 South Moor Felton , 6 Walls End H e tt on ....... .......... . 1 1 6 Hetton Lyons 20 6 W a lk er P r i mro se...... West Hartley Ships at market, 18—sold, 17. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. .„,,,, t , O. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptou._....u." 1 Ditto, via Marseilles . Dee . 1). Brazil and Cap.: Verde, by British packet ........ • • , ' T a-n ' 4. , , Ditto, by French packet . DeJ• 2 ' Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena Dee• 28 0. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.•De° 2 ,4 Ditto, via Marseilles .. pea . Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Pea 14 ' India ( Calcutta ), and Ceylon, via Southampton.....- ,1 -- ,.a. 2,1 „., Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Dec. 14 ' Ditto, via A:lsraelites Dee. 8 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton pea i• -, • Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 8 " • 2 1 43 Mauritius, via Southampton ec. Ditto, via Marseilles. Dee. 1— Newfoundland ...II ) .... . pee. I°' Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp- ton ..•.• ... . Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry DeC• 7.k • West Gout of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffo ....DM ' ' Z West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and Honduras) 6. Baharnw Del 1 , via New York. .9. Cuba and Mexico Bermuda, via Halifax Dee. _ Births. ~. the CIIATTEETON— OR the sth inst., at 5, Colebrooke-ro -, wifo of 11. W. Chatterton, of a son. , A fqjOr TAYLOR—On the 3d inst., at Brighton, the wife ol '-' , of a son. W. O'Bryen MO' PAYE—On the 4th inst., at 32, Kensington-squa re ' ' W. Payne, of a son. of STEELE—On the 3d inst., at Guy's H o spital, the SY'' Dr. Steele, of a son. Marriages. LYNDON—GYLL—On the 4th i ns t„ at All Souls', L an g l tl, place, Mark Wm. Lynd on , Esq., of Fulham Middial''',Jl to Cordelia Adela, s econ d daughter of G. W r • Esq., Remenham House, Wraysbury, Bucks. tit STIFF—Cox—On the 4th inst., a t Upt on Chapel, 148m s b t gclv ,7 road, William, eld es t son o f J . Stiff , E sq ., of 1,, c o g, well-common, to Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of j•• Esq., of Konnington-pa.rk-road. Deaths. COLES —On the 3d inst., at Coburg Cottage, ~,itb, r a ra mers.-- Henry Coles, Esq., F.R.C.S., and F.G.S., aged 60. dir . CIIAMPANTE—On the 4th inst., at 4, Carlton-road, gal hill, J. J. Champante, Esq., aged 83. re, Cross—On the sth inst., E. Cross, Esq., of Trinity - W it Tower, aged 75. ' yr. D Awsox—On the 4th inst., at Belmont-hill, Lee, Kent, Dawson, Esq., aged 81. I. Gl l ire : —On the 4th inst., at New Wandsworth, Surrellt.e' Giles, of The Brewery, Merthyr, Glamorg ans aged 33. -.I- Q. HEMMENS—On the 4th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of la' Hemmens, of Watling-street. (400' KING—On the sth inst. at at 21, Argyll-street, Lieut.— R. T. 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