The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-10 00:00:00

[ONES' MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The TWELVE O'CLOCK. Money Market continues to present indica dant tions of increasing ease. Th e b ro k ers h ave an abun supply of capital at command, and they are ward at 11 " g willing to employ it in the bill s b roug ht f or - Which is per cent. under th e official minimum, 8 per cent. The Crown A gen t s f or t h e Colon i es disposed of _£loo,ooo. M auritius Government 6 per cent. Debe ntures, by p u bli c t en d er at their offices yes day afternoon. The biddings amounted alto gether to £177,400 at prices varying from 80 to 102. Ten ders for £85 , 000 at 101 and upwards, and for 1-5,000 between 1004 and 101, were accepted. The 111ini munl fired before the opening was 100. Two o'CLocK. Three to Reuter's telegram the French ' t ree per Cent. R en t es were quoted at 68f. 37c. Flat. i Very littl e b us i ness has been negotiated to-day n the Market for English Stocks. Indeed the spublic find it more profitable to place their money ` el nPerarily on d eposit accounts than to invest in St ock and share property while the rate of discount ,„ e° _ llti nnes at its present high value. Consols re 'dal at 861 87 for money, and 871 f for the ac e°llllt. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities EB6t. ; Excheq uer Bill s , 2 s . di s . ; B an k o f ( ig l and Stock, 246 247 ; I n di a 5 per C ents., 1 021 ; (3 . 4 per Cent., 97 ; and do. Bonds, 55. prem. 1 , S ales of securities continue to be made in the t °r eign Stock Market, and quotations consequently terttd downwards. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 4141 ; Q i ezican ex all Bonds, 211 1; ditto New, 19,1 ; ; t ,,• ree k, 13 14 ; Spanish Passive, 251 264 ; the Cer im,cates, ; 614 62 ; Confederate Loan, 6s t ; Brazilian Scrip, I prem. ; United States 7 6 ? Bonds, 644 4 ; Erie Shares, 56 1 ; and Illinois, 4. The transactio ns i n th e R a il wa y Sh are M ar k e t have been to a moderate extent, and prices in N e'leral instances exhibit mo r e fi rmness. G reat orthe rn A Stock and South E as t ern h ave eac h Nv i l vPved 55., Midland, 10s., and Metropolitan, £1; an Great E as t ern, L ancas hi re an d Yorkshire, "%oeuth 'Western each receded ss. .„ 0 11 e Foreign and Colonial lines generally sup- Previous ra t es. al,ak and Miscellaneous Shares remain Aii i et we• Imperial Alli ance are d ea lt i n a t 12 1 1 a nee have declined to 281 4 ; and London and co "ntY have improved to 824. Joint-Stock Dis -4:111, t remain at 71 81 ; National Discount, at 16 ; itnci pverend, Gurney, and Company, at 201 f ; g4 I I and American Bank shares are quoted 14 Pret o .. to 7 ,' British Convention Bonds of Mexico, 684 pre ; London Steam Towing Company, 2 14 44 1)1 . ; and Charles Lafitte and Company, 24 3 a ~,,lI,vz.B.RITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. nini•lT FUNDS. be o 4 4 Do C ent. C onsols 86 7 6 76i 7 D 87 1 1 , 1 3 • Account, Feb. 8 tfieD:Reellt• Reduced B6l 1 - I 851 1 1 i 1 Isl e ,. ,•- per Cent .6 0 '1 Per Cent Jan. 1894 — A • per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Do 44lli t ie 3 0 yrs, expire sth Jan., 18 1 8 88 5 0 _.- 0 . lor 30 yrs, aspire sth April, • (Red IL Aug., 1908 — . z e Sea Telegrap ), 2 dis hequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. Do. 2 die £5OO 1) 0 2 dis Ba nk £lOO and £2OO 245 7 6 , of Fn gland Stock, 5 per Cent t„,,031.„ r ,- 14 --, GOVERNMENT SECURSTrES._ . IS/4 210 x d „an Stock, 104 per Cent., April -- DO Ace° t h o. , un 1024 - 4 I 1 - - I /),„ 0 Per Cent. July, 1870 97 n',f• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 lc!: Certificates bou• faced Paper 4 per Cent — 0 0 * !,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 _ 0 0 ' • . :1 - Per Cent., May 1879 _ o • - ,,t, per Cent., Aug. 1866 o°' '3ende, £l,OOO 5 ". 'linter £l,000 44st . I,OREI GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ~ nu Bonds, 5 p er Cent, 1859 uraziliaau paper C ent ___ i c". 4i r Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1)0. 1863 , "0 Account ....... 186 2 l4l pm 1) g 131 1 ,„'' 'nth), £25 paid D o Ayres 6 per Cent --'1)0. a ccount Cle la • , 1 pier Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) _- 1) 0 -- , i per Cent C O l ' " Per Cent erabian 6 per Cent. — ..u,, 6 _ ba,e, 1 " per Cent. C 0; 8 " 0 per Cent., 1825 o • 4 per Cent., 1863 a ' Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid ___- 11 abian P • i lities Bo Acc ,o rill t c Pa t o cl 9 b r NI; Consolidated, 1 per Cent — _ k.,,,,'L'rovisional Land Warrant I•V‘Lan 7 per Cent _ ~°-) Second Issue _ '° '41,00 Bonds ....., 0 D o " • 1864 904 4 4 914 1 oreei?ls.oo Bonds D o Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons o(,* account Do C oupons cnla,,, ,, cco ut Do qt ala 5 per Cent. — 1), 4 , 6 Paid 'tali - ' B3 and 1850 _ an . 5 _ 00. Per Cent, 1865 1)0. A ccount _ 0, ecarenlnaana Railway _ .0 0 , s _ ri P, 471 paid _ Alegi ver Cent., 1864 214 1) ea 4 3 Per Cent Co, .A . „__ 22 I nr)',unnt 191 i 20 1) 0 6 1864 _ bol,Per Cent. Anglo-French 110titA,1,,e4ch Scrip Ex. 25f 20e _ 1 40 0 •Ainan 6 per Cent., £3O paid w GI. r per bo alUda ,-; Per Coat -- , 0 Q ", e ferred 43 0. -6.41(1 Warrants (Hectares) D oPer Cent, 1864 — D Peticevi'atarititee 4 per Cent De— . 1 - Per ant 70 691 _. ,s4ecount Do A , d Per Cent (Uribarren)• — Po t o '1 Per Cent., 1862 „Itz,, u a „_ e se 3 per Cent., 1853 ps 00 -Aver Cent., 1856, '7, — 2 ' 3 , '9, '6O, '6 , 451 /ki, :Account iiii,,, D O4 ' Per Cent., 1822, £St — ) . 3 :i• Per Cent. 1850 .1), i Per Cent , 1860 a g 54 bo Pe, Cent.. 1859 894 9 4. 8 i I), 2 Per Cent. 1862 ardi: i Per Cent 1864 —l) a ll 5 per Cent 0 °AC Pkili sh ; 01 1nt Dit t ' Per C en t _ 00 le:1. account _ D 0 A ew Deferred _ -'ecount b(l3 P assiv e — D 144,4i4,,ce0unt 264 4 5 Ts o 's A g e _ e _ert• of Coup not funded 131 Ivedill,uUnt ,D 0 7 4, 4 p©r Cent. — •cci•kill Per Cent 1864 0 0 1 4 6 Per Cent 1854 — D o s e culint 881 4 10 Per Cent 1858 ° At • 6Bl 4 D o cou nt 0 6 100 Bond s Do l 3 o o k Per Cent 1862 .oke COUnt ... bo tl6 ° Bends' *************** Do 6 b . 6 6 8 7 4 7 1 4 8 ,- , - , o 5 Pe r Cent., 1863 — Dou s per u ent. 1865 cr iP, .£35 paid 14 o.Account 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed — Doh1: biitlettue. on the above payable in London. 21 _ 1 4 Pe" OATIt, pc. 12 Guil ••lalikn. Cent. Certificates 9(3 D ,per Per Cent 1861, Ex 25f. ° Acc o •, • lint 62 11 i C o THREE O'CLOCK. 1 701 1 s f or _ __ 86 7 °. Aceeltin);"Y 87} 1 A .-------- HIS V OWNI IFE. A l ad All TRYIN G TO CARRT OFF .. . -Y aald o* , 1 gentleman. residing in the vicinity of ullt for l'elaed, were married in the early part of last year, 41 1; :3"le months past have not lived together, i t a h g e Itil 1;44141g With her father, and the gentleman occupying -4, q his own. A suit for divorce, instituted y py e t d h a o Bili alt 4 l ' a ,Petil ieg, and on Friday last the husband adopt days be- h '. uiethod of defeating it. For a couple of i 4t lzii : ha 'd a carriage and pair in readiness at ayvery . 4118 ha e h ) , 411(1 °4 th dy • question the carriage, with the ' l ' o) 4 0 - 0 ` 1 , 4 1 it, aned a s - ev i e n ralmen in a . car behind started N l ' °4 (l, , aad shortly after getting into the Bla . ckrock- A:is 4 earria ge was seen in advance. In this, as it after tio•oaurtafeodr out, v iv e a . s T tl b le ay gentleman's wife and a female eh d, tillt b ed, l. the doors epened, were overtaken, their carriage and the lady sought to be taken Ns Yter husband. Her friend, soon after the carriage ~.41408;l:Ped, got out, but she herself defied all efforts to 44 1 c 2". While the struggle continued, the men that %khe-gte io the car after the gentleman held the lady's k Nrin t l and the horse ; but finding after over half an get th 4'l elapsed that it was useless to continue trying to 4 11 e latlY out, the gentleman retired, and his wife was °W ea to return to her father's residence. SHARE MA RKE TS, —This Day. Share/ Railways, , Brlatol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Juno. S. London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. stk. 93 95 26 12 , 94 96 13 15 44 5i 68 70 70 72 -d 111 113 41 13 71 6i Do. E. Angl. st. No. '2 Great North of Scotland. Great Northgrn D.J. A stock. 145 :40 Do. B stock Do. dew. is. at 25 pa., Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western Original D • S. Val. Rail gua. 91 93 58 bBi Do. South IVales'.. Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport.. 38 40 :53 37 102 104 i 22 1:24 89 91 101 103 30 38 38 : 0 1241 125} 9t t 6 62 (3 132 1 31 2i 2 !p 1 141. 100 102 DO. He. eford Lanc :shire & Yorkshire L.:ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast. Lon., chat„ and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & \orth Western Lou: & South Western Man., whet., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District.' Do (1,. do. Do. and :74. John'aW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Derby vtid Kent .. 100 3) 100 all 100 100 100 I 16.13.4 122 123 11 It t 9.: 94 North British 67 69 Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase• Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... V 29 110 111 71 73 101 105 Mock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 r North London 36 37 10 II p 123 326 2 2.p 2 24. 76 77 11 12 148 15 66 68 112 114 Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1863 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock) I'o. Scot, Mid. btJek Shropshire Union South Devon -ouch li,stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Meath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 91 1:61 4:I 3 53 38 9 37 124; 5I 95 44 4 122 lO4 i i : Paid.' Closing I Business Price. dene. 1451 i 5 6 t/ 132.42 3 1 Hi 4 $ 5 l I tout 100 BRITISH P !Atlantic Zz St-Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. Du. 5 percent... o. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Bran t, & Go derich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & S. E., lim are Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: Nast. Ben,: gu., sdo East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canad Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prof. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do..?d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c .0. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wt s. of Canada.. • • Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8..1 Indian Branch, limited] Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's flay N. ttl.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde . Do. Delhi c.s Do. do ts" Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER: British ColuTbia,B pert cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Can.G6v.6 p.c.ja.Sz July 1877-s4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug . .. D.). 5 p. c. Mar. An Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 1880-9 Do. Jan. &J uly, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent . 15 April ancits Oct., 1000 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, g p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 )o. 1881, MayitS, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm natal ' , ov. 6 per cent N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186r Do. 5 p.c. 18A to 187, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189- New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scitia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 ~lueensland Gov. 6 p. c Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 181584+ Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c.ia &July Do. do, April & Oct 1 BRIT! Cam. Consul. cold, Chiverton Clifford Ama Igamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tav►st ()rake vval Is East Bassett (Illogan) 1 Bast Caradon East Cam Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Love.l E. WI Russell (Tavistk G am. & StAubyn(G pen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy.-- G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot Ilingston Downs Margaret (Tiny Lelant Marke Valley vlwyndy Iron Ore, 11w New Sewn North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr vidence UnyLvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) St.uth Condurrow .Wheal Fran. (Mogan '3tray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Cl' gan, lim West Bassett (Iliogan W. Caradon (.I..skeard West Chi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth : Wheal M ary Ann (Men Wheal Seto!' Wheal T I elawney 55 57 73 74 8 9 147 150 3 IPI 101 103 49 51 'OSSESSIONS, 5s 60 93 10) }1:1 }p 6} 6} 10 11 75 80 99 101 60 70 100 102 100 101 101 102 P 3 5 36 p 35 36 87 89 67 69 55 60 56 53 52 57 47 50 42 41 34 86 34 35 100 IC2 P 1014 1021 16 )84 4 34d 92 94 84 66 1 hd 93 100 93 95 89 91 F 3 45 82 84 .1i 102 101% 1024' a I 984 994 T SECUIi ITIES. 92 94 93 96 93 96 79 81 73 SO lul 103 104 106 11'4 106 105 107 90 92 10 11.'2 Ik 6 luB 103 1(5 100 108 102 104 105 107 98 100 92 14 1 0 102 CI 1-3 87 88 100 102 82 84 97 99 99i lOot 103 105 IC4 106 INKS. 9 10 20 21 67J 690 1 18 20 84 91 51 51 3 36 t 12 14 3 31 5 7 20 21 16 2 34 324 •'34 31 4 31 381 51 51 5 7 4 44 26 16d 40 60 15 17 11 1 1 26 38 410 43) I '1 20 25 10 12 19 20 4 8 3 4 9 11 80 E 5 190 200 95 1 0 30 35 3 5 215 22 18 19 1041 n 411 , ittCYN:RENON; ti RAHN , . Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 891 ritEFErtENCE s:IAItES AND sTOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 44 per cent., 18t8, 964 LINES LEASED AT FIXED Its:STAGS. Wilts and Somerset, 831 FOREIGN RAILWAYS Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 t atria And an Francisco .11. u.) eua. 7 per cent., lif Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), ; San Paulo, inn., „ua,. 6 per cent., 16} Fl aRIGN Frontino and Kolivia la old. lim., ( I Panulcillo Copper. lim. 4/ Scottish Austr&, B au, 1111, / Yorke Peninsula, DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, SO 7d BANK:, Agra and DI tsterman's. lim., 57 Ditto, issued at 1.. pm., 3 121 2F4 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 25 is paid., 29 1 ff Anglo Egyptian, Rm., 13 121 Australasia, 711 City, 112 11 Consolidated Bank, lim., 1(1.1 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 101 European Bank, lim. 1 * * 2 Hindustan, China, arid Japan, ilm., Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto, new, 16) Imperial Bank, lim.. 28 Imperial Ottoman. 12 I Ditto, new, 61 London 11. ink of .uexico and S. America, lim., 131 London and River Plate, 51 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and Couuty, 8! London and 11 estminatcr, 26 Midland Bank, Rm., 201 I Oriental Bank Corporation. 5! 1* Oriental Commercial Bank, lim., late N. F., 3 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., 78 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 6/ Union of London. 53 1 I MISCELLANICOUR Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2f f Berlin Water IVorks, lim., 101 Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, '!f Credit Fonder and Rolmlier of England, 8f Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim„ 8 71 Discount Corporation, 9 f Egyptian Cora. and Trading, lim., 21 1 Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 111 Gen.:Credit and Finance ol L ninon, lim., ti 6 Hudson's Bay, Itf Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., 761 71 International Contract, 4i:51 International Financial :ociety,lim., bri Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, lot Joint Stock Discount, lim., 8 7/ London Financial Association, lira, H 1 Lon on aid Provincial Marine, 4 hi , dras Irr.gation and Canal, Ditto, new, 171 National Discount Company, 161 161 National Provincial Marine, Oriental Gas, lim., 51 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 201 1 1 l'eninsula and Oriental Steam, Litto, new, 5I a 1 Royal Mail Steam, 1071 7 Scottish Australian Investment. lim.. Thames and Mersey arine) Insurance, lim., 7/ United Kingdom Telegraph Co., lint, 3} Universal blaring, Insurance, Lim, N THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1866. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) \ THE RUSSIAN ROUBLE NOTE FORGERY. Philip Brann was indicted for feloniously and, without authority of the Russian Government, engraving and making documents purporting to be five rouble notes, being equal to about 12s. 6cl. English. The prisoner, it will be recollected, was tried with Holchester, Beyer, Berens, Davis, and Silvermann, who were indicted for forging such notes, and that the five prisoners above-named were con ficted, but Bran) was acquitted. He was, how ever, detained on other indictments, and one of these was preferred against him this morning. Sergeant Ballantine, for the prosecution, said the offence in the case before the court was a simple one, as the prisoner had never denied his con nection with the five men who had been convicted. He also admitted having engraved the plate, but urged that he had no guilty intention, arid that he, like Liban, who was the principal witness on the oc casion of the first trial, was acting in the interest of the Russian Government in bringing the guilty parties to justice. The question submitted by the prosecution to the jury was whether the prisoner engraved the plates in complicity with the men found guilty last session, or whether he was acting in such a manner as to further the ends of justice. Liban, Inspector 1. hompson, and Sergeant Mul vany repeated the evidence given at the former trial, as far as it affected the prisoner, the effect of which was to show that ho constantly acted with the other men. Inspector Hamilton, however, in his evidence, said the prisoner came to him at the City police station, and told him certain matters relative to steps that were going on with respect to the forgery of the note, and said that he told him to go on with his inquiries, and that the City police would give him every assistance in bringing the forgers to justice. A witness from the office of the Russian Consu late also gave evidence that the prisoner came there and made certain communications, and that he was directed to proceed with his exertions. He knew that the practice of the Consulate was only to reward parties where their exertions were crowned with success. The learned Judge thought that the evidence against the prisoner, as it at present stood, was in sufficient to convict the prisoner, because it was clear he had been to the Russian Consulate, and that he had been referred by the authorities there to the police, and that more than a year ago he had gone to the City detectives and made them acquainted with the matter. Mr. GIFFARD said that if there was any doubt in his lordship's mind, he had no desire to press the case against the prisoner further. A verdict of acquittal was then returned. SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. William Shirley, lampmaker, was indicted for feloniously shooting at Henry Hus, with intent to murder him. There were other counts against the prisoner. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. It will be recollected the prosecutor was a lamp maker living in Roupell-street, Lambeth, and that the prisoner was formerly an apprentice of his. On the 2d of December last year he proceeded to the factory, and had an interview with Mr. Hus, and a somewhat lengthy conversation ensued, the prisoner claiming a written certificate of character and dis charge. Mr. Hus refused to do anything beyond giving him a character in the usual manner, and words then ensued, the prisoner telling Mr. Hus that had he been apprenticed to any other man he (prisoner) would have been a good mechanic instead of a sailor. The conversation ended, and as the prisoner was leaving a shot was fired, which took effect on the person of Mr. Hus. A struggle ensued, and the pistol, a revolver, was again discharged, the shot taking effect in Mr. Hus's hand. The prisoner was also shot during the affray, and when assistance arrived the prisoner said that he was the party aggrieved. The pistol, however, was taken from the prisoner's hand, and Mr. Huis stated that it belonged to him, and had been missing from his factory since last August, at which time the prisoner was working for Mr. Hum. The prosecutor, in his evidence, said the prisoner had ten years ago been his apprentice, and had since that time occasionally worked up to about 18 months ago. On the 2d of December last year the prisoner called and told him he was about to enter the em ployment of a railway, and he wanted a written cha racter. He said he would give him a character in the usual manner, but that he would not write it. He further told him that if it was true that he was about to enter the service of a railway company he (pro secutor) would be furnished with a printed form to fill up. He (witness) then went to wash his hands preparatory to leaving the premises, hen the pri soner followed him, and began talking angrily, say ing that had he been apprenticed to any other man but a foreigner he would have been a good mechanic instead of a man to a great extent destitute of a trade. He again asked hiin to give him a written character, but h e refused, and as he was leaving the factory the prisoner shot him in the neck. He called the prisoner by his name, and said " William, what are you doing ?" The prisoner then fired another shot, which did not take effect, and then he closed with him to get possession of the revolver, when the prisoner discharged the pistol again and the shot took effect in his hand. He continued to struggle with the prisoner until he got the pistol out of his hand ; at this time both were on the ground. When he got the pistol he (prosecutor) discharged it twice at the prisoner in self-defence, the struggle, however, continuing all the time. He (prosecutor) dropped the pistol on the ground which the prisoner picked up, and the next circumstance he recollected was seeing the prisoner in company with a lot of other persons. He gave the prisoner in charge for at tempting to murder him, and on looking at the pistol he discovered it to be a revolver which had been taken away from the factory by some person in August last. The prisoner was in his employ when the pistol was missed. Cross-examined by Mr. Metcalf—He told the prisoner that the pistol had been stolen, and he (witness) accused a person named Ch adder of having taken it. He had been onterms of intimacy with the sister of the prisoner. He had been very intimate with her, but he did not know she had complained of his cruelty. He knew the girl had been to the doctor for an injury to her wrist, but he was not the cause of it. He never took up a soldering iron and threatened to kill the prisoner with it. He had never on any occasion threatened to shoot a policeman. He had resided in Princes - street, Stamford - street, previous to going to Roupell street. He left there in consequence of a fire con suming his place. He was insured in the West minster Fire-office, and got £5OO as the amount of the policy. He had never quarrelled with the prisoner in consequence of his threatening to go to the fire-office to tell them about the fire. He had never threatened to shoot the prisoner's sister. He had never struggled with her. He might have pushed her, but he never treated her cruelly. She said he was a bad temper, but he did not think he was. The pistol was loaded with ball when it was lost. He kept it for the protection of his premises. (We shall give the conclusion in a later edition.) THE FAMILIES OF THE FENIAN CONVICTS.—Mrs. Stephens, wife of the escaped head centre, has given a number of articles of ladies' ornamental attire to be raffled for, in aid of the wives and families of the Fenian convicts, and the sale of the tickets for the " drawing" throughout all parts of the country has attracted some attention. It is supposed that the further circulation of these lottery tickets (which are in themselves illegal, irre spective of any political significance they may be supposed to possess) will be prevented. A. SAILOR'S LEAP FROM A TRAIN.—On Monday a sailor named Williams was charged before the Liverpool county magistrates with an infraction of the bye-laws, by leaping from a railway train, on the Liverpool and Garston line, on Saturday evening. The train was going at full speed towards Garston, when Williams, who was intoxi cated, in spite of the opposition and eforts of some pas sengers, opened the carriage door and jumped out. It was dark, and no one could tell what became of him, but when the train arrived at Garston a messenger was despatched along the line, and Williams was discovered lying in a ditch at the bottom of the embankment. Not a bone was broken, and he had not even been bruised. Ho was fined 20s. and costs, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A FORGIVING WIFE.-Mr. Charles John Martin, a master plumber and glazier, of No. 33 A, Dean-street, Soho, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, by O'Shaugh nessy, one of the warrant officers, charged with assaulting his wife, Louisa Martin, a certified accoucheuse. Mr. E. D. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the complainant, and stated that the parties had been married a number of years, but for some time past the de fendant had given way to habits of dissipation, and had frequently assaulted the complainant. On the previous night he came home in a state of intoxication, and as soon as he entered the house he seized the complainant by the hair, scratched her throat, struck her in the face—the re sult of the blows being apparent, she having a pair of black eyes—and also kicked her in the lower part of her person. lie should call the complainant, and, after hearing her evi dence, should ask his worship to deal with the case as one coming under the Aggravated Assaults Act. The complainant, whose countenance was much dis figured by a pair of bad black eyes, then gave evidence fully bearing out Mr. Lewis's statement., and said that in consequence of the scenes of violence which took place she had a daughter, about 14 years of age, lying very ill. She wanted nothing from her• husband, as she -was able to maintain herself by her profession, but peace. The defendant said his wife first assaulted him. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the defendant for 21 days, at the same time remarking that the defendant's conduct was very cruel. The complainant appealed to the magistrate to impose a fine, offering at the same time to pay it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt if he imposed a fine the complainant would distress herself to pay it, and he therefore would not alter his decision. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of wheat were but moderate. The trade for all qualities ruled heavy, and the business done was at quite Monday's decline in the quotations. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The demand for .01 descriptions was somewhat restricted, yet prices ruled stationary. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate demand, at late rates. Barley was in fair supply, and heavy request, on former terms. Malt sold slowly, at late rates. Oats were in very moderate supply, and the trade ruled firm, with a slight upward tendency in prices. Beans were dull, at fully Monday's decline in the quota tions. Peas were in slow request, at the recent fall in their value. In flour sales progressed slowly, on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 720 1110 2,350 690 high — 120 -- Foreign 1420 320 1,440 110 sks. brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Jan. IFor the corresponding week 6, 1865. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 49,310-46 s 3d Wheat 63,80G-38s 2d Barley ..... ....60,005-32s 9d Barley 64,062-27 s 10d Oats BOROUGH HOP. The demand is chiefly for retail parcels, at stationary The Murderer Southey. MAIDSTONE, Tuesday. To-day, at a numerously attended general session meeting of the county magistrates, held at the sessions-house, a letter was read from Mr. Omerod, praying for an investigation into Southey's state of mind. The Rev. Shirley Woolmer also had an in terview with the magistrates, who consented that Southey should be examined by Dr. Kirkman, sur geon to the Barming Lunatic Asylum. Dr. Kirk man was accordingly closeted with Southey this afternoon for two hours, and the conclusion he came to was made known to the magistrates. A resolu tion was carried that Major Bannister, the governor of Maidstone Gaol, should proceed with a sealed packet to the Home Secretary by the first train in the morning. The contents of the packet, of course, are unknown ; but it is generally believed that a respite for a commission of inquiry is asked for. Messrs. Gold and Son, under the advice of Mr. E. T. Smith and Mr. R. Blake Steele, who were Southey's counsel, have filed an affidavit of certain facts, with a view of inducing the Attorney-General to issue his fiat for an appeal to the Court for Crown Cases Reserved, but no reply has been re ceived from the Crown-office. Messrs. Gold and Son have received the follow ing reply to a communication of theirs on behalf of the convict : "Whitehall, January 8, 1866. " Gentlemen,—l am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst., and I am to acquaint you, in reply, that he must de cline to hear counsel upon the question of the sanity of Stephen Forward alias Southey. As to the other point mentioned by you, I am to state that it cannot be enter tained by the Court of Criminal Appeal, unless reserved by the judge at the trial, who would in that case have himself respited the execution.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, "II WADDINGTON. "Messrs. Gold and Son, solicitors, 1, Serjeant's-inn, Chancery-lane." WHITECHAPEL. prices. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, The trade is steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 4d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and pork, as 10d to 5s 6d per 81bs. by the carcase. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS• (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.) Weekly returns are now published of the births, deaths, rate of mortality, and meteorology in 12 large towns of the United Kingdom, besides London, Sheffield and Newcastle-upon-Tyne being now added for the first time. The population of the 13 towns in the middle of the present year is estimated at 6,122,894, and they stand upon an area of 177,817 acres, nearly equal to 278 square miles. In the week that ended on Saturday, Jan. 6, the births re gistered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,353 ; the deathsregistered, 3,490. The annual rate of mortality was 30 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,127 boys and 1,125 girls, in all 2,252 chil dren, were registered in the week. In the cor responding week of 10 years, 1856-65, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,085. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,520. It was the first week of the year, and the average number for that week is, with a cor rection for increase of population, 1,585. The deaths in the present return are less by 65 than the esti mated amount, and less by 83 than the number re gistered in the preceding week. Eighty-four deaths occurred from fever, 57 from whooping-cough, 34 from scarlatina, 15 from small-pox, and 49 from measles. ,The registrar of the sub-district of St. Giles North reports that measles is very prevalent ; 6 deaths from this disease were registered by him during the week. An attendant at the British Mu seum, aged 22 years, died on Dec. 30, at 145, Sey mour-street, Pancras, of cholera. A female servant, aged 25 years, died on Dec. 27, at the workhouse, Marylebone, of consumption, accelerated by want and exposure. One hundred and sixty-three persons died from phthisis, 219 from bronchitis, 104 from pneumonia, and 73 from diseases of the heart. The following deaths were reported as resulting from carriage accidents :—A cab proprietor, aged 49 years, died on Dec. 25, at St. Mary's Hospital. Run over by an omnibus. A coachman, aged 37 years, died on Dec. 26, at Middlesex Hospital. Run over by a cab. A cowkeeper, aged 29 years, died Dec. 29, at 16, Elizabeth-place, Kennington. Thrown from a cart by collizion with a brougham. A carman, aged 31, died Dec. 26, at Guy's Hospital. Run over by a van in Bermondsey. The son of a labourer, aged 3 years, was killed on Dec. 27, in Bermondsey, by a an passing over him. The annual rate of mortality last week was 26 per 1,000 in Loudon, 25 in Edinburgh, and 29 in Dublin ; 45 in Liverpool, 35 in Manchester, 36 in Salford, 29 in Birmingham, 33 in Leeds, 34 in Sheffield, 32 in Bristol, 36 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 30 in Hull, and 31 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 32 per 1,000 during the week ending the 30th ult., when the tem perature was 24.0 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 28 per 1,000. The highest rate of mortality during the week occurred in Liverpool ; during last quarter the annual rate of mortality in this town was 33 per 1,000, and the deaths from typhus averaged 47 weekly ; during last week, of the 417 deaths (at the annual rate of 45 per 1,000) 48 were referred to typhus, 26 to measles, 12 to scarlatina, and 19 were inquest cases. Whooping-cough was very fatal last week in some parts of Manchester and Birmingham. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.685 in. The barometrical reading increased from 29.31 in. on Wednesday to 29.95 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 43.2 deg., which is 6.5 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 51.8 deg. on Thursday. The lowest night temperature was 32.2 deg. on Saturday . . The entire range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 19.6 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 42.7 deg. ; that of the lowest was 41.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 84, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.52 in. The general direc tion of the wind was south-west. Charles Christopher Robinson was hung yester day at Stafford. He was convicted at the recent assizes of the murder of a young girl named Seager, whose throat he cut. He was in the 19th year of his age, and had, it seems, led a dissipated life. There was a dense crowd to see the poor wretch executed. Before his death ho professed penitence. An inquest was held yesterday in the gaol at Leeds on the body of Eli Sykes, the Batley murderer. It will be remembered that Sion after his conviction ho threw himself over the rails of some stairs in the prison, and from the injuries he received he died last Saturday. The jury returned a verdict of felo de se, and Sykes' body was interred within the precincts of the gaol last evening. MURDER OF A BISHOP IN CHlNA.—Recent ac counts from Shanghae state that a Christian village north-west of Pekin had been burned down, and that the Catholic bishop who resided there had been assassinated. On learning this melancholy intelligence, the representa tive of France at Pekin addressed an energetic note to the Chinese Government, which promised that measures should be immediately taken to punish the authors of those crimes, LATEST PARTICULARS THIS DAY. The authorities at the Home-office have not up to the present time granted any respite to the con vict. The Last New Disease. (From the Lancet.) We have lately had to refer more than once to the prevalence of parasitic disease in Germany, arising from eating pork infested with the newly observed trichina spiralis. Dr. Thudichum addresses us with the following particulars of the outbreak at Iledersleb en : Reliable accounts of the epidemic of trichiniasis at Hedersleben, in Prussian Saxony, show it to have been the most extensive and fatal of all outbreaks hitherto recorded. While the Hettstadt outbreak caused severe sickness to upwards of 150 persons, and the death of 28 out of this number, the epi demic at Hedersleben has already (up to Dec. 21, 1865) produced upwards of 90 deaths. From these figures we may fairly conclude that the total 'num ber of persons attacked amounts to several hundreds. All this havoc has been caused by one trichinous pig ! The butcher, having recognised the abnormal appearance of the meat of this pig, had carefully disguised it by mixing it with the meat of two healthy pigs, or added it in small pieces to larger joints of pork to make up weight. He made this confession shortlybefore his death, which was caused by trichiniasis contracted from his own meat. His wife also died of the disease. The most lamentable part of the history of this outbreak is, however, the circumstance that. the practitioner resident at Hedersleben failed to diag nose the disease in the early stages of the first cases, when there would have been time to seize and destroy much of the fatal pork then exhibiting in the butcher's shop. The sudden and simultaneous seizure of many persons with vomiting and purging, spasm, and collapse, effectually simulated a com mencing epidemic of cholera, and opium was used freely to arrest the symptoms. When the course and fatality of the outbreak at last led to a correct appreciation of its nature, the time for prevention, mitigation, or palliation had passed by. Many physicians from all parts of Germany have gone to Hedersleben to study the disease. The public have been roused once more to a sense of the danger. Panic impels to unreasonable propositions, and reasonable measures are neglected. Ignorance and folly form a grotesque background. At Berlin, a meeting of town councillors, butchers, doctors, and a sprinkling of the general public was held shortly before Christmas. Professor Virchow addressed the meeting, and urged the necessity of instituting a microscopical examination of all pork. At the conclusion of his speech, he handed to the president a piece of smoked sausage and a piece of meat from a pig which had been recognised as trichinous. Thereupon a veterinary practitioner named Urban rose and combated all that science has acquired during the last five years as an un founded illusion. " Trichinae," he said, " are the most harmless animals in the world. It is only doctors without practice who make a noise about them, in order to create some occupation for them selves," &c. (Great interruption ; the president is obliged to stop the veterinarian.) Drs. Virchow and Mason demand an apology from M. Urban. Dr. Mason challenges Urban to eat some of the sausage on the president's table. (Great applause.) Urban wishes to explain. The meeting calls upon him to eat. "He had not spoken of Berlin doctors —(Eat, eat !)—but of those at Hedersleben. (Eat !) He would first see whether the sausage contained trichinae." (Great laughter, and continued shouts of "Eat, eat, eat !") Whereupon M. Urban sud denly seizes the sausage on the president's table, bites of a piece, eats it, and leaves the hall forth with, amid the applause and laughter of the assembly. About five days later (on December 23) the Oelkszeitung reported that the veterinarian Urban was ill. He was confined to his bed, and his arms and legs were paralysed. A hope was expressed that the illness was not caused by trichinae con tained in the sausage of which he had been bad gered to swallow a piece. Vain hope ! The Berlin butchers, finding their trade extin guished, held a meeting on the 30th of December, and resolved, with 200 votes against nine, to make arrangements for the miscroscopic examination of all pork. They have petitioned for the co-opera tion of the municipality, and desire to make the examination obligatory upon all. The butchers in the exporting towns of North Germany also instituted miscroscopic examinations. Thus we learn that a butcher of Flensburg, in Schleswig, who kills 15,000 pigs per annum, the meat of which is mostly exported to England, has adopted this measure of precaution. This is laud able, but no one should rely upon such examination exclusively. All pork should be most carefully cooked before use. Trichinae in man are prevented with certainty only by careful and thorough cooking. Some say, " We in England do not eat raw meat, and therefore the danger of trichiniasis does not affect us." This is an error. In at least one county the agricultural labourers do eat raw bacon. But the strongest proof of the possibility of trichiniasis breaking out among us at any time is the circum stance that the common tapeworm from pork, Tapia soliunz, is always infesting a number of persons throughout the kingdom. Now if measles survive salting, smoking, and cooking (so-called), and after ingestion, become tapeworms, a fortiori it is clear that trichina will survive these processes, because they are much better protected against their influ ence than measles. The trichina has been discovered in this country ; cases of trichiniasis have unques tbnably been observed, and instances of encapsuled trichinae are constantly being discovered in our anatomical theatres. Only last year a subject with millions of trichinae in its flesh was dissected in the Middlesex Hospital. Why, therefore, disguise or deny the danger? Let us prevent it. Let us be ready to meet it at all stages. Let us search for the source whence the pig • receives the trichina, and endeavour to close it up. Mr. MASON JONES, who recently fought two losing battles in the Liberal cause at Coventry, was pre sented with a testimonial at that place last evening. There was a densely crowded meeting in the Corn Exchange, and the proceedings were of an enthusiastic character. 99111 i MI 1 3Si 312 1012 :002 2 Ethnological Society. An ordinary meeting of this society was held yes terday evening —the president, Mr. Cranford, in the chair—when three papers were read. The first was by Mr. Campbell, consisting of some notes on the Lapps, made at the request of Mr. Crauford, during a journey in the autumn of last year along the western and northern coasts of Nor way. Mr. Campbell's attention was particularly directed to the stature of the Lapps, of whom he took several measurements, which proved that they are much more diminutive than other European races. Some of the women were not taller than 4ft. Gin., and the men 4ft. 10in. The average of 12 measurements was sft. lin., which is about six inches less than the average stature of Englishmen. Mr. Campbell exhibited numerous sketches taken during his journey, which represented the men and women to be very good looking and remarkably intelligent. In the discussion on the paper, Sir Edward Bel cher, Dr. King, and Dr. Campbell took part. The two former pointed out some general characteristics in the manners of the Lapps which resembled those of the Esquimaux, though the latter differ from them greatly in stature. Dr. King expressed the opinion that the inhabitants of the northern por tions of the globe diminish in size proceeding east ward from the western part of North America th Lapland. The next paper, contributed by Colonel Phayre, chief commissioner of British Barmah, was " On the Ethnology of Indo-Chinese Nations." The object of the paper was to give an epitome of "The Burmese Chronicle of Kings," a work preserved with reverential care. The author of the paper criticised the narrative, and came to the conclusion that there was some historical basis for portions of the legendary work. The third paper, "On the Characters of the South Sclavonic Races," contributed by Miss Irby, gave a highly favourable description of the Bulgarians and Servians, and contrasted them with the Greeks, greatly to the disadvantage of the latter in their moral and industrial qualifications, in the following terms :—The Greek is ambitious and irascible—the Bulgarian only tenacious of his own, and not easily roused to anger. In quickness, acuteness, and subtlety of intellect, the Greek is his superior ; while the Bulgarian is strong in common sense, steadiness, and perseverance. Unlike the Greek, he is devoid of brag, vanity, or pretentiousness of any kind. The Bulgarian is more industrious and painstaking than any of his neighbours, and espe cially addicted to the cultivation of the soil. Even in Servia Bulgarians carry on a great part of such agriculture as there is. The superior cleanliness and neatness of their houses is one of the charac teristics which first strike the eye of the tra veller from Greece. They are fond of flowers, and cultivate their little gardens _carefully. A. Bulgarian maiden, to complete her holiday garb, places a flower behind her ear, and twines flowers in the long plait of hair which hangs down her back. One striking difference in the moral character of Greek and Sclav is the honest simplicity of the latter. Truthfulness the Greek rarely pos sesses as an instinct of his nature, though education and habit may teach him the practice of truth. He is sharp enough to know that honesty is the best policy, and• clever enough to practise honesty when the standard of society requires it. With Servians or Bulgarians Englishmen have unfortunately little intercourse. Those who have had any perceive in them a truth and sincerity of nature which wins respect and confidence. The Rev. Mr. DENTIN, who had been for some time in Servia, fully confirmed Miss Irby's favour able description of the people. He said they have made great advances in civilisation during the last three years, and were it not for their exclusion from free communication with other parts of Europe they would occupy an important position. The people generally are better educated than those of any other country, the Government having provided schools for giving education of a high class to those boys who exhibit indications of superior intellect. The mineral resources of the country he represented to be rich and abundant. The copper and iron are of the best quality, and there is great promise of find ing gold, from the striking resemblance of the physical and mineralogical features of the country to the gold-bearing district of Australia. Mr. Dentin also spoke highly of the Montenegrins, who, though very poor, owing to the mountainous character of their country, are considered the aristocracy of Servia, and closely resemble: in character the High landers of Scotland. The meeting then adjourned. THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE AMERICAN MAIL DESPATCH FROM LIVERPOOL.—The proposal to change the despatch from Saturday to Friday was again brought up at the council meeting of the Liverpool Chain bei of Commerce yesterday. Mr. Rathbone (chairman) said a communication had been received from the American Chamber of Commerce, who declined to follow up the sub ject, though Mr. Rathbone said he believed the American merchants individually were friendly to the change. Mr. Prange said that so far as his inquiries had extended this was not the case, and he believed that even if the change were made competition would cause a despatch by some other lines than the present on Saturdays. He (Mr.Prange) had been informed by Messrs. M'lver, of the Cunard Com pany, that they could not get their steamers ready for a Friday's despatch without coaling on the Sunday. The chairman said that, with one exception, all the chambers of commerce in the country were friendly to the change. NEW LIFEBOATS FOR NORTHUMBERLAND.—Two fine new lifeboats, each 34 feet long, and built of solid mahogany, accompanied by transporting carriages, have just been sent by the National Lifeboat Institution to Hauxley and Newbiggin, on the coast of Northumberland. Their self-righting qualities were fidly and satisfactorily tested a few days since in the Regent's Canal Dock. The transporting carriages of the boats were also tried on the occasion, and were found to answer admirably. The cost of the Hauxley lifeboat was presented to the institution by Eleanor, Duchess of Northumberland, and it is called the Algernon and Eleanor. The Newbiggin lifeboat is also the gift of a benevolent lady, named Miss Hopkinson, of Brighouse, Yorkshire, through W. Anderson Ogg, o Esq., kin of Cheapside. The lifeboat is named the Will II wo trust, name. These two lifeboat establishments will,. son, of Brighouse, after the donor's late brother of that launched to-day the Newbiggin Hauxley lifeboat was publicly long remain monuments of the two philanthropic ladies. coast,th niat.meOlyf y:—North umberland, The National Lifeboat Institution h as Saturday next. Newbiggin lifeboat is to undergo the same ceremony y on e 3lifeb o o n ats the in Holy Island, North Sun derland,narear stationed ls Boulmer, Alnmouth, Hauxley, Newbiggin, umberland, Berwick-on-Twee d, Culler n connectionortli-eas Nvi Tynemouth No. 2, coates, Tynemouth No. 1, Ty Durham, Whitburn, Sunderland , Seaton Carew. Yorkshir e : Mid dlesborough, Redcar, Saltburn, Whitby, tf pga _ g, u Scar borough, Filet', Bridlington, Homseri, and With ernsea. ACCIDENT TO THE MARGATE LIFEBOAT.—we are requested to state t hat the lifeboat to which the ac cident occurred on the 7th inst. at Margate was a private one, belonging to the boatmen of that town, and was in no way connected with the National Lifeboat Institution ; in fact, it is a boat used for the salvage of property as well as of life. The second lifeboat in that town, which is used exclusively for the saving of life, is a self-righting boat, and is the property of the National Lifeboat Institution. A BODY FOUND IN THE THAMES.—Yesterday afternoon, while the men at work on the Thames Embankment were excavating in ono of the caissons oppo site the dry arch of Somerset House, they found an almost complete skeleton buried many feet in the mud. The skull bore marks of fracture. There was also a complete set of false teeth sot in gold with spring sides, and also double gold eye-glasses, proving the body to be that of some one well to do. The clothes were almost entirely destroyed, with the exception of one Wellington boot, of fashionable make, and part of, apparently, a top coat, there being two halfpenny pieces in the side pocket ; but no papers are dis coverable. The teeth are of recent fashion, and the body, with the other things found, are in the safe custody of Mr. Bell, the officer to the Coroner of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr. J. W. Payne, by whom an inquest will be held, should it be deemed necessary. The great fire in the St. Katharine's Docks ware housos is not yet wholly extinguished. Workmen are employed in the removal of vast quantities of damaged property, and powerful fire-engines are throwing water on the places where the fire is still burning. It is likely to be several days before all danger is past. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, PICCADILLY.—There was an auction yesterday at the residence of the late Lord Palmer ston. By some strange wording of the advertisement it led many to suppose that the effects of the late illustrious statesman were to be disposed of. There was not the re motest foundation for the supposition. All the late Lord Palmerston's effects had been removed from the house, and all that was left thero belonged to the owner of the house, Sir John Sutton. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) The Trial of Shirley. SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. (Continued from our First Edition.) A number of other witnesses were examined, all of whom were subjected to a close cross-examina tion by Mr. Metcalf. The jury retired to consider their verdict at a quarter to four, and at a quarter to six returned into court with a verdict of Not Guilty. There was a slight attempt at applause when the decision of the jury was known, but it was in stantly suppressed. BILLIARDS. ROBERTS (THE CHAMPION) AND W. DLTF TON. The announced intention of Mr. Roberts being about to visit America at the end of the present week, and that his last match previous to departure would be with Mr. VT. Dufton at the St. James's Hall last evening, caused the minor hall to be densely crowded, not alone to witness his play, but also to give him a parting cheer. On Monday evening he met Charles Hitchen at the Oval, at Kenning_ ton, and in giving 400 out of 1,000 Hitchen won, having made up his score with the 400 given when Roberts had only reached 826, although the latter in kis number accom plished the finest break ever witnessed, 175, out of which there were 23 spot hazards. Yesterday W. Dufton and Roberts met, the latter allow ing his opponent 350 out of 1,000, and notwithstanding the defeat of the Champion on the previous evening he was still the favourite. The game was played on the fine table erected by Burroughes and Watts, made of oak, instead of mahogany, as is mostly the case. They slung for the cue, which Roberts won, and as usual each gave a miss. Roberts scored 16 to Duftou's 362 ; and when ho had marked 100 to 403 (allowing for the 350 given) 10 to 2 was offered upon the Champion. Roberts was 222 to 478, 303 to 531, and 401 to 558, with any odds upon him; but when, on the ad journment for refreshments, Roberts was 500 to Dufton's 649 ; the latter had made no great breaks up to this time, those of most note by Roberts being a 42, 44, and a 95. On resuming play at half-past ten, Roberts had the balls. Gradually, from 500 to 649, the champion gained on his opponent, and made break after break, until Roberts passed Dufton, and amidst loud cheers the game was called, the champion 790 to 789. It was Roberts 855 to 857, 901 to 870, and 922 to Dufton's 876. When Roberts had scored 971 to Dufton's 921, the latter gradually drew up, and came to 971 to 974. Dufton next went away, and was 992 to 975 ; he was 981 to the champion's 976, and immense excitement ensued ; 98 all in the last hundred was called. An aggravating miss by Dufton gave Roberts the victory, the latter being 1,001 to 998. Harry Evans called and marked the game in a mos creditable manner. The health of Mr. Roberts was proposed, and good suc cess expressed for his voyage to America, and also to his good return to his native land. The table played upon was a most difficult one, and capable of testing the powers of the first of players, even the champion himself. It is of pollard oak, and does great credit to Messrs. Burroughea and Watts, of Soho-square. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. Lox Pox, Jan. 10.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Put back—Vidsarle, from River Plate. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 9. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Principe, from Adine. BRISTOL, Jan B.—Wind N.W.—The Reform, of this port, was picked up this morning off Clevedon, abandoned, full of water. FALMOUTH, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Baroness, from Taganrog. YARMOUTH, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Maria, from Middlesborough. HAnwicir, Jan. 9. Wind S.W . .—Arrived—Mtiry Ida, from Taganrog. LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 10—Leo, steamer, from Antwerp ; Holland, steamer, from Ostend. DEAi, Wednesday Morning. Passed, in tow, dismasted—Rio Grande, from Jamaica for London. Shocking Murder in Paddington. Last evening a shocking murder was perpetrated in Green-street, Paddington, by a man named George Ring wood, aged 35, a contractor, living at No. 15, Green-street, Paddington. Last night Ringwood was the successful com petitor for a contract for work to be done in Mortimer-street, Russell-square, after which ho went into a public-house in that neighbourhood, followed by his wife. After drinking there for a short time they went towards their home, and on arriving at Green-street the wife insisted upon going into the Greyhound beershop, and Ringwood went into his own house and gave their niue children their sapper. He then went into the beershop and found his wife singing in the parlour. This offended him, and angry words ensued, but they subsequently became good friends. After sitting in the parlour till near midnight Grace (the wife) insisted upon singing another song, and while ding so her husband was talking to a man named Mackie, who spoke in a loud tone of voice, and this in terrupted the singing, whereupon Mrs.Ringwood got into a passion and used harsh epithets to her husband. lie became so exasperated that he seized a table knife which lay on an adjoining table, went to his wife, seized her by the hair of her head, and stabbed her. The knife penetrated through the neck, and separated the jugular vein. Dr. Beale, of Portous-road, was immediately called in, but found her dead. Inspector Steer, X division, took the man into custody, and then conveyed the nine children in two cabs to the Paddington Workhouse. The man Ring wood has always borne a good character as a sober, indus trious man, but the deceased has for several years past been addicted to habits of intemperance. —... .., ...... _ The prisoner was examined at the Marylebone Police court this day, when the above facts were given in evi_ deuce; but the prisoner said he did not stab his wife, but throw the knife at hsr. He was remanded. NEW STAMPS FOR THE DIVORCE AND PROBATE COURTS.—The fees in the Divorce and Probate Courts are now paid by stamps under the new act, and regulations havNeEbleyenumuaLdeEsonFtoheßTHEsubject. PROBATE COURT.—New rules for the Probate Court have been made, and will take effect to-morrow. They are in addition to the rules for the Divorce Court mentioned in The Sun on Monday. HILARY TERM. —The courts will sit at 10 o'clock to - morrow (Thursday), on th e commencemen t o f Hi lary Term. Th ere are e i ght registration appeals s to be decided in twheitLeLrmull e th A e ß C L o E u T r o t N o , f Common ingorn great t lea Irish writer, is suffering, we regret to learn, under severe physical infirmity, which totally precludes the further exercise of his literary powers. In his 71st year, the author of the "Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry," his faculties obscured and his sight all but lost, is struggling to main tain himself and a large family 0n.£150 a year, the residuum of his pension of £2OO a year, after paying the premium on the policy of insurance effected for the benefit of his survivors. Feeling that his time will be but short, and wishing to give him a short respite from pressing care before he passes away, some of his friends in Dublin have commenced a movement for having an increase of a third made to his pension during the brief balance of his life ; and it is hoped that those in the North of Irelandiwho are influential will not be slow to use their influence on behalf of William Carleton, a North of Ireland man.—Northern Whig. THE HABEAS CORPUS AND GEN. HOOKER.—An impor tant case, involving the writ of Habeas Corpus, is now before the Supreme Court of New York, sitting in New York City. On the 27th of November last orders were issued by the War Department for the transfer of Robert Martin, one of the New York noted incendiaries from Louisville, Kentucky, to New York, to be delivered by Major-General Hooker for trial before a military commis sion, which was duly carried into effect. Since then the order suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus in New York and other States has been revoked by the President. Taking advantage of this circumstance, the counsel for the prisoner moved for a writ of Habeas Corpus in the Supreme Court of New York, requiring Martin to be brought before that Court for a hearing. . request was com plied with and a writ issued, but afterward withdrawn, proper service not having been made on General Hooker. Another writ was served on General Hooker, but the prisoner was not produced. A re turn, however, was h 1 made by General Hooker, setting fortt that prisoner plaaNiv.psositendofofhetliinegPtrriessid ended throu g h out t h e d w e a n s t h o l t d h O b a y un th it e ed at s it t h a e te r s ity fo o r f t t h l e ie d f ther that at the time of the arr est of Martin the o b f y N the ew p y r , o o p r e k r , military ithetaryc h t r a i r b g u e n a o l f now e necixiiasrtiisnmg andin t he being City n spy ;an ur , P C o o r ri t j h u e s se w r a e s as s o u n s s p he declined t o p ro d uce twUhnie.iittpe°drilsSojitnaaeterb.se.as Mr. Samuel G. Courtney, on behalf of General Hooker, cited various cases to show that his return was sufficient, and that he was not bound to produce the prisoner, but the judge decided that General Hooker must produce the prisoner or be held for contempt, and, at the request of Martin's counsel, issued an order re quiring General Hooker to produce the prisoner, or be attached for contempt. General Hooker has produced the prisoner. the fier ,nd er the ne. De ess ices nd, , e a lm ter, 1 at 013, ,ity the the 0' Lb° cle- ) 0" of Oic mg' 2.0 i 10 100 / 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 f 100 2 100 100 190 100 100 11 0 100 100 ,11 M 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 31 2.14.(. 8.3.6 130..C8)10., 78i 9 100 k