The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

' I MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is easier in consequence of the favourable Bank of England return. There is only a small inquiry for accommodation, and dis counters evince a disposition to take the best short dated paper under 71 per cent.,—the general quotation current during the last few days. Some favourable changes have taken place during the week in the position of the Bank of England. The return shows an increase in the reserve, and a falling off in the bills discounted. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation ... ... ... ...X21,406,250 Decrease ... m ... ... 40,345 Bullion ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,031,834 Increase ... ... ... ... 144,005 Rest ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,502,696 Increase ... ... ... ... 72,333 Public Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 3,270,495 Decrease ... ... ... ... 373,143 Other Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 14,385.209 Decrease 1 846 353 _ Seven Day and Other Bills 4 3 4,759 Decrease ~. ~. ~, ~, 20,056 Government Securities .9,870,976 Decrease 19,974 Other Securities 19 , 599 , 599 Decrease 2 , 331,595 Notes Unemployed ... ... 5,427,750 Increase 149,505 The return from the Bank of France shows a . farther falling off in the bullion of £440,000, and an increase of £653,340 in the notes in circulation. The commercial bills discounted have received an addition of £48,000, and the Treasury balance of £76,000 ; while a decrease has taken place in the advances on stock of £20,000, and of £816,000 in the current accounts. The report of the directors of the Midland Banking Company, for presentation at the forth coming half-yearly meeting, has been issued. It states that the disposable business amounts to £11,215 18s. 4d., and recommends a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. Two O'CLOCK. The English Stock Market has been very active, and prices have advanced, in consequence of the better prospect of monetary affairs. The - Funds, show an improvement of I per cent., compared with the latest prices yesterday. Consols are 87 1 for money, and 871 1 for the account. The New Threes and seduced Annuities are 861 87f ; Ex chequer Bills, ss. to ls. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 247 ; India Stock, 208 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1024 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101; and ditto Bonds, 15s. prem. The Market for Foreign Stocks has been well supported, and prices generally indicate firmness. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 391 40 ; Mexican, 211 8 ; ditto New, 191 I ; Greek, 13/ 141 ; Spanish Pas sive, 25/ 26 ; the Certificates, 131 141; Italian, 611 s ; the Confederate Loan, 6 7 ; Brazilian Scrip, 1 11 prem. ; and the Egyptian Railway Loan 11 prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 651 661 ; Erie shares, 571 1; and Illinois, 76} f. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued rather quiet, although in several instances slightly enhanced rates are established. North- Eastern (Berwick) have improved ss. ; Great Western and Midland, each 10s. ; and North Western, 15s. The For eign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive, at about former rates. Bank of London, however, have improved to 1471 148 ; London and Brazilian, to 46 ; Bank of Australasia have declined to 711 1 ; Joint-Stock Discount, to 71- 1 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company, to 20/ ; London Steam Towing Company's shares are quoted 11 2 prem. ; Charles Lafitte and Co., 21 2/ prem. ; Galatz Candle Company, 1 / prem. ; English and American Bank, 1 11 prem. ; and British Convention Bonds of Mexico, 68 72. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 8 3 per Cent. Reduced B7 64 74 New 3 per Cent B7 64 74 64 74 New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -- Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 3 Do. £5OO 5 2 Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 208 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l5 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 741 5 Do. Scrip, £25 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £23 paid — Danubian Principalities Do Account 73 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 9l; Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds 921 3; Do. 1864 9l/ 2; 2 Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do £B6 paid — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Do Scrip, £674 paid — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 no 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Montevidean 6 per Cont., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Peruvian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856 '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 931 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do £ICO Bands Do. 1i per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto account — Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account 2 61 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account 9O Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 694 701 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 684 Do £lOO Bonds - I Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 6 per Cent. Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent, Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. French Rentes 3 per Cent. Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Consols for money THREE O'CLOCK. B7 Do. Account rttEIPEREN(IN SH , Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5J Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., ARES. !per cent. pm., 107 , 514 FRICFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 46 per cent., 1858, 97 South Eastern 46 per cent., 1859, Ditto, 5 per cent., 1861, 996 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Wilts and Somerset, 831 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 111 Haws. and San Francisco alai.) gas. 7 per cent., 14; 156 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 9 Recite and San Francisco (limo, gua. 7 per cent., 13 Sambre and Meuse, 5.1 per cent. pf., 9} San Paulo, Hui., gua. 6 per cent., 16k FOREIGN MIN EP. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 31, terontino and tsolivia Gold, lira., 11 Washoe Gold, lira., 6i DOCKS. SHARE MARKETS.—This ,Day. Share! Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n......1 Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, scrip Certi 93 95 128 129 N 96 13 15 4i 54 68 70 70 72 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. 1\ ew, is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original 1) . S. Vco. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford 112 114 41 12 71 8} t 27 128 145 116 91 93 5./ 60; DO: Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln sletropolitan.... Do. New 39 fl 34 37 101 'O3 123 1231 b 9 91 101 103 35 37 4S f 0 6} :261 9 t 15 e 3 64 135 136 2} 31p I 121 , 100 102 Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 124 125 11 Isi 93 15 Do, Ltirrnin.. & Derby 11 id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , St Dun Nth. Eastern— Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase Do. Leeds ...... Do. York DG. Carlisle 67 68 Po. btock.& Darling. Do. do. 18t0-61 North London Do. do. 1864 .. ..... Do. do. 1861 North Staffordshire N. Sr S. W. Junction , Scottish Coltral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock tio. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union ' South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C .. Vale of Neath Wateriord & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha I West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 41a } I 101 123 k 101 2 1( 6 5I 74 i i Paid. 1 Closing Business 1 Price. , done. 661 6) 591 i 1282 i 2 2 631 3 1351 6 55 f 6 lu 91 75 101 124 j 5 ii 1111 i 12 111 P BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. '872-3-1....—. ' Calcutta & S. E., Urn Cape Town dc Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. VI East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, go. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada) Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock.— Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c t'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D ). if per cent....l Do s3reat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 1 i)o. 50 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. la do Do. Fifth Extension Meth. Cor. 6 p. c. Mel. t Hudson's nay N. It 1. C' da, 6pc lstptbs Scinde Do. Delhi d Do. do Do. Punjaub Do.lndus ".4 COLONIAL GO VEX, British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1672. ... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-14 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. 0. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 1)o. Apl. & Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do: 1 80-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April auccls Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal •,ov. a per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Jaag.luly N. 8. W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 c Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 k, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189_ Sew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc ,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 :,Zueensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-1 , Do. 1878 & upwards Vie,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct 7 28 111 112 72 73 105 106 36 37 10 11 p 123 126 2 2.p 2 2.1 p 76 77 11 12 145 148 66 68 112 114 55 57 74 75 8 9 145 150 3 • ( p 101 103 49 51 LIONS. 456 60 N 10) id p l 6i 61 10 11 75 80 96 98 60 70 100 102 100 101 1(0 102 34 36 $7 89 67 69 57 62 57 59 52 67 46 50 42- 46 36 36 33 35 100 102 I P t 2 P 94 100 91 93 16} ‘,6i 46 41 , 1 1 92 94 81 66 1 6cl 99 100 Si 0 92 86 88 61 fib 8 82 98 99 93 9S 99 11' SECU. 93 95 93 96 93 96 79 81 75 50 101 103 104 106 104 106 101 103 90 92 101 103 104 It 7 101 103 102 104 102 104 103 105 99 101 92 14 1 0 102 92 93 87 88 100 102 82 84 97 99 99i 100 103 105 104 106 les} i BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Um 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 20 21 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 570 590 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.8 8} 91 7} East Carn Brea 3l 5} 51 41 East Grenville 2.14.0 3 34 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 } 1 East Loved 3.9.0 12 14 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3} Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L txey, limited all 20 21 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 14 2 Great Wheal busy 14.9.6 3} G. Wheal Vor (Heist.. b 40 31 03 314 } Grenville 8.18.0 14 31 Herod's Foot .. 8.10.0 40 42 Flingston Downs 5.10.6 5} 51 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.8 5 7 Mare Valley 4.10.6 4 4} 4 nwyndy Iron Ore, lira 21 2/ 1/ d --New Sewn - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 } North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 Pr Nidence Uny L.lant 10.6.7 :17 39 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 410 430 South Condurrow 3.2.0 2 04 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 _8 22 Stray Park 35.15.6 9 11 Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Clugan, lim.. all 4 6 West Bassett (Mogan .. 1 / 3 4 W. Caradon (140skeard 9 8 10 West Chiverton ll 8o 83 West Seton .. Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 5} 95 ILO Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 27 30 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (I,ls 7 17 18 Surrey Commercial, 1131 BANKS. Alliance, lim.. 28 Anglo Egyptian, 1im.,•13 Anglo-Italian, lira., 1i 10i Australasia, 7 1 1. 2 Bank of British Columbia, 211 Bank of Egypt, 30 Bank of London. 1471 8 Bank of New Zealand, 1171 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 23 Chartered tiler. of India. London, and China, 451 City, 104 3 2 Consolidated Bank, lim. 101 1 European Bank, lim. 121 Hindustan, China, and Japanjilm., 181 Imperial Ottoman, 131 Ditto, new, 12 London and Brazilian (lim.), 46 London and County, 821 London Joint Stock, 491 London and 11 estminster, 071 National Provincial of England. 1521 Ditto, id and :Id issue. 45 Provincial Banking Corporation. lim., 71 Standard of British South Africa, 151 Union of London, 51/ MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Berlin Water Works. Rm., 11 Bo.nbay Gas, lim., 51 Ceylon Company, 91 Commercial Union, Insurance, ' Credit Fonder and nobilier of England, 81 Crystal Palace, P 4 3 3 / 4 41 Ditto, Preference. 104'101 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpctl. deb., 1091 101 Electric Telegraph, 133 6 Fore-street Warehouse, Um. 114 Gen. Credit and Finance of L ondon, lim.. 6 Hudson's Bay, 164 $ Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.. lim., 71 International Financial society, Um., 51 Joint Stock Discount, Urn., 71 1 Land Securities, lim., London Financial Association, 1im.,1184 19 Lon ou and Provincial Marine, 24 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto, new, 18 Millwall Freehold Land:and Dock, 6 Milwall Iron Works, 41 National Discount Company."l6l Ocean _marine Insurance). 2.2 i 3122 Otago and Southland Investment, 11 0 veren d, Gurney, and Co., lim., 243 Royal Mail Steam, 105 7 Thames and Mersey (Marine) Insurance, lim. t in f OSSE 341 I 10 1 I 1 ,ITIES. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANITARVI 19, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE*•---This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Chief Justice Cockburn and Justices and Blackburn and Mellor.) BRYANT V. FOOT. Mr. Mellish this morning resumed his arguments in this case, which has been pending since 1863. It came before the court as a special case, the ques tion to be decided being what was the legal fee, if any, payable to the clergyman for performing a marriage ceremony in the parish of Horton, in the county of Bucks. The declaration charged that the defendant, who is rector of the parish, refused to marry the plaintiffs, and the defence was that they refused to pay the usual fee of 13s. 4d. for the rector and clerk. The parties got into some complicated pleadings, and when the matter was brought before Mr. Justice Blackburn he ordered them to be struck out, and in their place a special case as to what was the legal fee for a marriage in the parish of Horlow was directed to be argued before the court. Mr. Mellish contended, for the plaintiffs, that the law was perfectly clear that a clergyman had not a lien on his fees, but that he must per form the service first, and when he had done that, then demand his fee, and, if not paid, he must sue in the Ecclesiastical Court for it. His main objec tion was that the fee was too large, and that it was impossible to believe that it had existed from time immemorial. The value of 13s. when Richard the First returned from the Holy Land was equivalent to £2O of the present money of the realm, and it was therefore absurd to say that it had existed at that sum ever since the time when legal memory commenced. There were, unfortunately, cases in the agricultural districts where this enormons fee actually prevented parties going through the marriage rite ; and there fore, although that did not touch the main point, it was only another circumstance which showed the impolicy of fixing the sum at such a figure. When fees were established for marriage under the 6th and 7th of William IV., in the registration offices, the Legislature fixed is. for notice, which was equiva lent for banns, and 10s. for marriage by licence, and ss. otherwise, and it was unreasonable that the fee claimed at Horton should be equal to two weeks wages of an agricultural labourer. He was of opinion that the fee was an uncertain one, and that it was bad, and could not be maintained. The learned gentleman having concluded his argument, The Court said it would take time to consider its decision. THE QUEEN V. WINSOII-THE WHOLESALE CHILD MURDERERESS. Chief Justice Cockburn, seeeing the Solicitor- General in court, said there was the case of the Queen against Winsor standing on the paper, and he did not think it ought to be indefinitely post poned. The Solicitor-General said he had communicated with Mr. Folkard, the counsel for the defendant, and he hoped the case would have been ere this disposed of. Circumstances, however, had trans pired which had prevented it. Chief Justice Cockburn said the case could be taken next Wednesday or Thursday. The Solicitor-General said that would be incon venient to him as he had to appear in the Banda prize money case on that day. It was eventually fixed that Winsor's case should be taken on Saturday week. The point to be argued, it will be recollected, is, whether the prisoner can be put in peril twice for the same offence. The i"Judge, at the first trial discharged the jury, who could not agree as to their verdict when she was indicted for murder, and a new trial was had, the prisoner found guilty of wil ful murder, and sentenced to death, but her counsel altogether objected to the legality of the second trial. Sentence, however, had been respited until the point now before the court is decided. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) TODD V. TODD. This was a suit by the wife for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of her husband's adultery and disertion. The respondent was permitted by the court to appear and answer a considerable time after the petition had been filed on him, and he traversed the allegation of adultery. Dr. Spinks and Mr. Price appeared for the peti tioner, and Dr. Tristram for the respondent. From the opening of counsel it appeared that the respondent held a situation of £5OO a year on a plantation at Assam, in which ho held a share. The marriage took place in London in October, 1861. The parties had been engaged for some time, but the marriage was opposed to the wishes of the lady's parents, with whom, however, a reconciliation was effected, and they were on friendly terms with the respondent shortly after the marriage. The re spondent and the petitioner went to Calcutta, and very shortly after their arrival there the conduct of the respondent to his wife became very strange, and he openly avowed that he had loved her at the time of the marriage, and that he made her his wife entirely from a sense of honour, as they had been engaged. He subsequently stated that he loathed her, and ultimately sent her to her parents in England, with whom she at first resided, but afterwards removed to Franco and Germany, with a view to perfect her in the languages of these countries. Before the separation the respondent settled an allowance of £l2O a year on his wife. It further appeared that in 1864 the respondent was living in London and Paris, and it was discovered that he was then living in adultery. The petitioner was afterwards induced to commence the present proceedings. (The case was not concluded when we went to press.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. -.0.- MARLBOROUGII-STREET. A SON COMMITTED FOR ASSAULTING HIS MOTHER. —John llardy, about 30 years of age, described as a labourer, was charged before Mr. Knox with vio lently assaulting his mother by striking her with a chair. He was further charged with stealing two chairs, the property of his father, but that charge was not pressed. Mrs. Johannah Hardy, the wife of a clerk, residing at 29, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, said that yesterday the prisoner, who was her son, came to the room and took away her looking-glass. She went out to look for a constable, and on her return saw the prisoner coming out of the house with two chairs on his head. She went up to him and told him they were her chairs, when the pri soner—she having a baby in her arms at the time —struck her on the head with the chairs in a violent manner, knocking her down, and she had to go to the hospital to have her head dressed. The prisoner had threatened to murder them ; and, although they gave him a share of eyerything they had, he treated them very cruelly. James Dawson, a porter, residing at 21, Berner ton-street, Caledonian-road, said he saw the priso ner knocking in the door in a violent manner. A constable proved taking the prisoner into cus tody, and hearing him threaten at the station to do for his father. Mr. Knox said he seldom heard anything which filled him with more disgust and horror than the present case. It was a case to be dealt with with severity, and he should commit the prisoner for six months, with hard labour. was alone responsible for the still, and had been working it ever since it was erected. The prisoner said that what the officer had stated was perfectly right. He was out of work, and was told if he was detected he would not be imprisoned, and that only the still and utensils would be seized. Mr. Pargiter was recalled, and said the spirits seized had been manufactured from molasses wash. The stuff was hawked about the sea-coast and in land towns and villages as smuggled brandy. It was not rectified. Mr. Paget said he had no alternative but to fine the prisoner £3O, and in default to be imprisoned for three months and kept to hard labour. TIEIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 16. George David Maclaren, Esq., has been this day pro moted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospi tals and Fleets on.the Retired List. Mr. Michael Harris has this day been promoted to the rank of Acting Engineer, with seniority of 16th January, 1866, Mr. Harris' promotion to the rank of Acting Engi neer' with seniority of 24th M a y, 1864, having been can celled. The Casual Poor in Lambeth Workhouse. At the meeting of the vestry of the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, held at the Vestry Hall, Kenning ton-green, last evening, and presided over by Mr. Robert Taylor, Mr. GEORGE HILL called the attention of the vestry to statements which had recently appeared in some of the newspapers respecting the treatment of the casual poor in Lambeth Workhouse. These statements having been circulated throughout the country, Lambeth Workhouse had become the sub ject of general comment, and he considered that the sooner the matter was explained, and an answer given to these statements, the better it would be for the parish authorities and the credit of the parish at large. In order, therefore, to give the guardians an opportunity of explaining, he would ask them, in the first place, whether there was such a casual ward as that described by the writer in the newspapers. Secondly, whether the baths were in such a filthy state as he described ; and, thirdly, whether there was that want of superintendence which he com plained against. Mr. ItnonEs, one of the guardians, stated in reply, and as the result of inquiries he had made into the matter, that the statements .Mr.llill had referred to were very much over-coloured, and in many points devoid of truth. The area on which the workhouse stood was entirely built over, and there was conse quently no room for the extension of the premises. The guardians had, however, in the terms of the Act of Parliament, fitted up two casual wards, one for males and another for females—the former ca pable of accommodating 31 men, and the latter 30 females. These wards are fitted up in the most comfortable manner, with fire and gas, and having beds separated from each other. There were three warders attached to each ward. They had been highly approved of by the Poor-law inspector, and certified by him. The baths were immediately below these wards, and there was a stair covered with matting leading up from them to the men's ward. On the night in question, the Bth of January, there happened to be a much larger number of casuals requesting admission than on previous occasions. There were, he believed, as many as 64 men and boys, while the new casual ward could only accommodate 31. In this emer gency the shed, or what was called the crank yard, was had recourse to. It was made as comfortable as circumstances would admit of, and the floor being stone a platform of wood was erected for the parties to sleep on. Coverings were given them in theshape of four rugs to each, two of these being sewn toge ther, and 74 shirts were distributed among the 64 casuals, which showed that no one could have been without one. In regard to the state of the baths, they were at present under repair, and the paupers had to carry the waterin pails for the supply of them, which was no easy matter, but he was assured there was nothing filthy to be seen about them unless it had been the scum of the soap on the water, for they did give those parties soap to wash themselves with. There were three warders who had charge of the casual wards, but all the warders in the house could not prevent those parties from. talking obscene language. They might, however, state that the guar dians had given up the use of the shed, and had re solved on hiring lodgings in the neighbourhood for the use of the casual poor who might seek admis sion, and which they had not accommodation in the house for. These they had hired at the rate of 4d. per night. The Rev. J. F. LINGIIAM, the rector of the parish, said that in consequence of the statements he had heard depreciatory of the workhouse administration he had himself visited it last night, and was prepared to say, from all that he had seen and the explana tions which had been made to him, that the state ments referred to were much exaggerated, and in several instances untrue. He believed that the whole matter had been got up for sensational purposes, and was, in fact, exaggerated and over-coloured. Mr. FRANCE said he had visited the shed in ques tion, and could testify as to the account which had appeared in the newspapers respecting it being true in every respect. Mr. D 0 ULTON, M.P., said—The guardians having complied with the act of last session, and fitted up two casual wards, which had been highly coin mended by the Poor-law authorities, he did not see what blame was to be attached to them. These wards were considered largo enough to accommodate all the casual poor who would seek accommodation, but the fact was, these wards had been made so comfortable that larger numbers came seeking ac commodation than was ever anticipated, or which could ever have been anticipated, and in such a case what were the guardians to do ? They could not have refused them admission, as if they had they would have been pulled up before the magistrate next day. They had done the best thing they could under the circumstances, and even admitting that the shed was in the condition in which it had been described, he maintained that no blame could be attached to the guardians, as they had no other re source. He must,however, say that if in consequence of the large influx of casual poor seeking accommo dation at the workhouse, and for which there was none, the guardians were to hire lodgings for them, as they were told they were now doing, at the rate of 4d. per head per night, it would soon become a serious matter on the ratepayers. As the act was very hurriedly passed through Parliament at the close of last session, he considered that it would be necessary to endeavour to obtain an extension of it ' 1 during the ensuing session. Mr. GILES contended that the statements which appeared in the newspapers had been fully borne out by the facts of the case. In fact, the guardians had admitted it by discontinuing the use of the shed. But for these statements they would no doubt have continued the use of it. The matter then dropped. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market to-day were very moderate. Tie trade for good and fine dry samples ruled firm, at full prices ; but damp produce was a dull inquiry, at Monday's currency. With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. The trade was firm for all qualities, and previous quotations were supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, and prices ruled firm. Barley was in fair supply, and the trade for all qualities ruled quiet, at about late rates. The malt trade was quiet, on former terms. Oats were in but moderate supply. The trade, however, ruled quiet, but at full prices. Beans and peas met a slow sale, at the late decline in their value. Flour was in but moderate request, at late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 770 780 1,390 2910 850 Irish Foreign 2570 no 5390 820 sks. 3930 brls. The Insurrection in Spain. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) MADRID, Jan. 15. " Events follow, but do not resemble one another." History never repeats itself, not because the same cause could fail to produce the same effects, but because the causes, however similar, can never be thoroughly identical. It occurred to me, as it naturally did to most other persons, to look upon Prim's military revolt at Aranjuez as a mere repe tition of O'Donnell's mutiny at Vicalvaro. There was and is very great similarity between the situation of Spain in 1854 and the condition of the country at the present period. Independently, however, of the actual merits of the different actors, the stage itself is essentially changed. We must take into account the powerful influence which railways and telegraphs have since the last 11 years placed at the disposal of the Government. We must consider the different organisation which has lately been given to the State ; the changes introduced into the military system ; the altered disposition of the people. Army and country have been strongly centralised, distances have been comparatively annihilated, and modern contrivances have so much economised time that an exploit which once required three months must now be achieved in three days. There is little doubt but General Prim is in the eyes of Spaniards a far more popular hero than O'Donnell was at any time. His valour is of a more dashing character ; his liveliness and courtesy pre sent a favourable contrast to his rival's stiffness and uncommuuicativeness. But O'Donnell is in possession, and has on his side all those who have nothing to gain by a change. From the colonel upwards the army is under the control of Marshals who have comfortably feathered their nests. Truly there is no lack of aspiration and restlessness among the non-commissioned officers ; but discipline has been strenuously established, and the steed is tho roughly broken, however fretfully he may champ on the bit. We heard of four generals being leagued with Prim at the outset ; but Pierrad and Nouvilas were put out of harm's way, and such officers as Milans del Bosch, who have been with their chief throughout, have thrown no other weight into the scales than that of their sword. The plot in the various corps was said to be widely spread ; but O'Donnell had conjured the storm with timely pre cautions ; disaffected regiments were displaced or put asunder, suspected officers removed, the backbone of the conspiracy broken ; and when Prim, who was all the time playing with the cards on the table, seeing all his plans upset, hurried on to a conclusion, it was found that out of a thousand partisans, only one—that poor Major Campos at Avila—deemed himself bound to strike a blow for his leader. For the rest,. we had and have symptoms of dissatisfac tion, of anxious expectation here and there among the various garrisons, but nowhere an outcry for Prim, nowhere an outbreak. The attitude of the people is not greatly different from that of the army. The discontent is indeed very general ; there is everywhere a vague, unde fined longing for change. Were the public feeling allowed a free utterance, no' doubt an immense ma jority would pronounce in favour of Prim, although they have but little reason to entertain a high opin ion of him ; a change they would like, but not at the expense of the dangers and sufferings entailed upon them by a revolution. The Spaniards revolt, but do not fight. Rather, I should say, they only cheer on the soldiers who revolt and fight for them. We have been for the last twelve days looking out for squalls in Barcelona, in Valencia, in Seville ; but the expectation was, not that the mob, but only that the garrisons would rise ; the troops have been firm, and the populace hardly gave signs of life. Could a town be brought to venture on an insurrec tion, and were it even mighty Barcelona itself, an isolated fact would have but slight consequences, and an overpowering force could easily be brought to bear on a single point in a few days. Of all places in Spain, Madrid is the least likely to show fight. With the best materials in the world for barricades, the narrowest streets, and thickest paving -stones, the Madrilenos show the least talent in the world for revolutions. The distress among the lowest classes baffles description. The summer and winter have been equally bad seasons for Madrid ; trade is at the lowest ebb ; not only labourers but clerks and overseers are everywhere thrown out of employment, and the men out of work throughout the provinces never fail to come and swell the ranks of the starv ing multitude in the capital. The elements of strife and bloodshed are rife enough about us ; but there is something stronger even than want and despair to keep them down, and that is bodily fear. Their would-be leaders, the champions of the Progresista party, have either fled or are hiding; a few are in the hands of the public force; the noted haunts of discontent, the hatching nests of plots and 6neittes 1 popular clubs and newspaper offices are closed ; we have occasional, almost involuntary, attempts at disturbance at the Puerta del Sol, or at some of the Lower Quarters. We had a rush of people with lowered bayonets at their heads in the first-named locality even last evening ; but as for a regular set to, it would be madness to look for anything of the kind on the part of these Madrid people. The Pro gresistas and the other Liberal politicians set up their Retraimiento as a magic watchword. They shirked a legal struggle in which they were in duty bound to engage. No wonder the people equally put their trust in inaction, and leave it to the gods or the saints to fight their battles. Abandoned to himself, uncheered by the slightest demonstration in his favour, Prim can hardly bear up for any length of time, nor would any prolonged resistance on his part now avail either himself or his country. What might have happened had he struck one great blow and distinguished himself with some brilliant achievement at the outset it would now be idle to speculate. I have givenup all hope of making out the position of the belligerent parties from the bulletins published daily in the Madrid Gazette. By all accounts we ought to be led to the conclusion that the insurgents, or part of their forces, at least, were yesterday at Alia, in the district of Caceres, towards the end of Estremadura ; they were closely followed by Zabala, and had Echague in front, who showed determination to cut off their retreat. The probabilities are, never theless, that the rebels are striving to reach the Por tuguese frontier, and that the Government will not oppose their exit if it can possibly help it. In the whole matter of this movement of Prim there will, in all likelihood, not be a single blow struck, not one drop of blood shed. It will be found to have cost not a little, neverthe less. The waste inseparable from the march of so many large columns of troops will be immense ; and no less considerable the lo sses occasioned by the stag.. nation of trade and industry, and the discourage.. ment of all useful enterprise. Possibly some good may also arise from this as from most other evils. O'Donnell's Government may be so far strengthened by their easy victory as to bo able to be magnani mous, and to exer cise a permanent a n d t h ereby a beneficial sway over the destinies of this distracted of stability i n th e rulers may country. The sen se revive confidence among the subjects. What Spain requires above all things is peace and security, work and work's wages. Liberty i s a good thing, but order—real order—is also good. A f ree C onst i tut i on is a great desideratum, but even with an indifferent one, education, economy, toleration, and all other social blessings are to be attained. The greatest evil that Prim's movement will be found to have in flicted upon Spain is the interruption of all real Par liamentary labour, the postponement of all salutary Government measures. The Chambers, it is need less to say, have hardly met for the transaction of any business for the last fortnight. The Minister of the Finance is, I am told, quite ready with his Budget, but he has had no opportunity of present ing it. Possibly, also, the movement of such numerous corps may have the effect of somewhat affecting the correctness of his estimates. The same Minister is hurrying on the work of the Commis sion charged with drawing up the project for a reform in the Customs duties and navigation laws. The Commission was sent, or will soon send forth their interrogatorios, sets of questions by which inte rested parties are consulted as to the expediency of the proposed measures. The eels are being asked whether they wish to be skinned. A lapse of 40 days is allowed for the answer, Possibly this may WANDSWORTII. SMOKING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—Lord Rane lagh and Mr. Tucker were brought before Mr. Dayman charged with smoking in a railway car riage on the London and South-Western line. As none of the passengers made any complaint, the magistrate mitigated the penalty to 10s. each. The fines wer• immediately paid. THAMES. REVIVAL OF AN OLD OFFENCE.—George Brown, a tall, well-dressed man, 55 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with carrying on illicit distillation in an unentered place. At one time private stills were plentiful in the district, and the revenue was extensively defrauded. Scarcely a week passed for several years without a case of this kind. The officer who had charge of this case seized eleven private stills in the me tropolis in a fortnight, and the people working them were all convicted. There have not been more than eleven cases in the metropolis for the last two years. There has not been a case of the kind at this court for 18 months. The use of mythilated sphits, licensed by law, by hatters, dyers, furniture polishers, and others, and the in creased vigilance of the excise officers, has almost extinguished illicit distillation. Mr. F. Pargiter, an officer of Inland Revenue, stated that he proceeded to the house No. 8, Bed ford-street, Bedford-square, Stepney, this morning, in company with Mr. Vanstone, another officer, and upon going down stairs into the back kitchen he saw a copper still set in brickwork, with the head and arm off. They fitted the head and arm to the still and made it complete. There were 20 gallons of molasses wash in a state of fermentation in tubs, a half gallon of raw spirits (the produce of the still), a worm, yeast, and all the necessary implements and ingredients for carrying on illicit distillation. There was a woman in the kitchen, who said, " This is his affair, not mine ; it don't belong to me ;" and also said the man who was the owner of it was upstairs, and that he took the kitchen in November last, at three shillings and sixpence per week, and she thought it was for the manfacture of chemicals. He found the prisoner in the house, and he said he JANUARY 18. Lieutenant Crawford Atchison Denman Pasco to be Retired Commander, under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council of 1860 and 1861. FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 16. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Carlos Aguirre as Vice-Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. JAN. 19. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lord Augustus W. F. Spencer Loftus, K.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Bavaria, to be her Majesty's Ambassador Extraor dinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia. The Queen has also been graeiously pleased to appoint Sir Henry Francis Howard, K.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penipotentiary to the King of Bavaria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Charles Lennox Wyke, K.C.8., to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 18. _ The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Ernest Bulwer, Esq., C.M.G., to be Receiver-General for the Island of Trinidad. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 19. 3i Regiment of Hussars—Lieut.-Gen. Henry Aitchison Hankey to ho Colonel, vice Gen. Peter A. Lautour, C. 8., deceased. COURSE OF EXCHANGE--This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 171 11 18} Ditto 3 Months. 12 14 12 21 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 25 55 Brussels 25 55 Tianiburg Paris Short 25 122 25 172 Ditto , 3 Months. 25 472 25 522 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120/ 121 Vienna — 10 822 10 872 Trieste — 10 821 . 10 871 I'etersburgh Berlin 29j -29 i 6 28 6 281 Madrid — 4G' 4G Cadiz Leghorn Mil an - 25 72f G enoa N a pl es — 25 67 25 75 Mr. C. Buxton, M.P., on American Affairs. Mr. C. Buxton, M.P., is in the habit of delivering an annual address at the Reading-rooms at Cromer, Norfolk, on the events of the preceding twelve months. He has just reviewed 18&. Upon the American question the hon. gentleman said the crowning event of the history of the past year was the overthrow of the South. Having remarked upon the futile nature of the prophecies indulged in with respect to the late war, Mr. Buxton said :—Those who took the side of the North at that time have a right now to triumph over those who differed from them ; but I confess that even at this day I for one look back with bit ter regret on the ruin and devastation that has befallen that fair land, on the hundreds and thousands of homes that have been filled with mourning, on the sufferings of those who have perished on the ruin and waste of wealth, and the heavy burdens tied round the neck of the American people. However, we may indeed rejoice that the ter rible strife is at last over, and that the triumph of the Northern arms has been attended by the great and glorious achievement of the abolition of slavery. That is, indeed, no slight consolation for all the miseries which this war had entailed. Another result of the war cannot but be gratifying to us as Engfishmen, and that is, that the character of our American brethren, who aro bone of our bone and Bosh of our flesh, has unfolded itself in such un expectedly brilliant colours. They have shown mar vellous vigour, endurance, and force of will. Except at the first battle of Bull Run, the soldiers on both sides have performed prodigies of valour. The two governments, having everything to create on the spur of the moment, made, of course, many blun ders, but altogether showed extraordinary power of organisation, and the art of war probably was never learnt so quickly by a previously untrained people. No personal sacrifices of money, or of comfort, or of life, could for one moment damp or deter them ; and last, but far from least, with some exceptions, and especially in the infamous treatment of Northern prisoners by the South, I must say that this great civil war was conducted on both sides with admirable humanity. Any one who is familiar with the histories of other civil wars cannot but have noted with heartfelt satisfaction the self-control displayed by the com batants in the greatest of all civil wars, and the conduct of the Government of the re-United States towards the sub jugated South has been marked on the whole both by sin gular clemency and by statesmanlike wisdom. The prin ciple on which that Government acted has been that of endeavouring rather to win back the South to take its place once more as a partner in the Union than to deal with it as a conquered enemy. The President and his col leagues have done all that mon could do to conciliate the South, and enable her to return to the Union without any bitter feelings of humiliation or disgust. If anything, this policy, sound as it was in principle, was carried too far. Many of us hero began to feel no little alarm lest Mr. Johnson should virtually sacrifice the freedom of the slaves by leaving them completely under the heel of their former masters. I for one thought he was making a grievous mistake in not insisting from the first on the essen tial stipulation that the evidence of negroes should be taken in courts of law exactly like that of the whites. At first, however, all seemed to go smoothly. The South, astonished at this unexpected treatment, seemed willing frank;y to embrace the offers made to her, and to be ready to acquiesce in the facts of her position. But during the last two months the aspect of affairs has changed, and the old obstinacy and bitterness of the South has revived. Most of the Southern States have been showing of late a sullen determination to thwart the will of the North, to repudiate her authority, and, above all, to make the freedom of the negroes a mere nomi nal boon. Some are insisting on a recognition by the Union of the debts they have incurred in rebelling against it, and, generally, they have been adopting a variety of measures of the most cruel character, by which the negro would still be virtually almost as much as ever a slave. They are especially determined not to allow his evidence to be taken in a court of justice. Now this obviously is a vital point. It is plain that if a negro cannot prosecute a white man or bear evidence against him, there is no limit to the violence or ill-usage which he may receive at the white man's hands. Fortunately, however, the South showed her head too soon. If she had waited with some what more patience, the Southern States would have been brought into the Union, with their privileges and powers as large as ever. But the violence of temper and malignity of purpose which they had so incautiously displayed had alarmed the North. Mr. Johnson himself appears to have felt that his policy was somewhat too confiding, and ac cordingly loft it to Congress to decide on what conditions the Southern States should be restored ; but I greatly re gret that the House of Representatives, instead of adopting the wise and noble principles of policy on which Mr. Johnson was inclined to act, seem now determined to show their irritation against the South, and to treat her not as a reconciled sister, but as a subjugated foe. I have little doubt, however, that this is temporary, and that ere long the Northern States will be content to restore the South to full union ; but at the same time, enforcing those definite and stringent stipulations for securing the freedom of the negro which experience has already shown to be essential. The last official accounts from New Zealand are very favourable. Four regiments of British troops are re turning home. Not only was commerce decidedly on the increase, but progress was making in the gold discoveries, and immigration was steadily advancing. REPRESENTATION OF NOTTINGHAM.-011 Wed- sesday evening a meeting of the Nottingham Inde pendent Society was held at the Black Boy Hotel. Reso lutions were passed pledging the members to give their support, morally and pecuniarily, to Sir Robert Clifton, in defending his seat as representative of the borough in Parliament against the petition with which ho is threatened, and also resolving to present a petition against the return of Mr. Samuel Morley, as having been secured by bribery, intimidation, corruption, and other unconstitutional means. Further subscriptions to the amount of £6OO were received. After the transaction of some business it was resolved to hold a public mooting in the large room of the Durham Ox Inn on Friday evening. Lady Clifton has consented to preside over the Ladies' Central Committee. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale are moderate. The trade is steady, and prices of all good and tine qualities rule firm. Per 81b by the carcase. sd a d Inferior beef 2 8 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 8 4 8 Lamb, Os 0, sd s d Inferior mutton 3 8 4 2 Middling mutton 4 6 4 10 Prime do 5 0 5 2 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 10 5 2 Id to Os ud. BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a quiet trade for most kinds of hops. Good and fine samples, however, rule firm in prices, whilst inferior produce is unaltered in value from our last report. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings loos to 140 s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales of China have proceeded without animation, at about previous current rates. SUGAR.—Thoro have been few dealings of importance, and previous rates have with difficulty been maintained. In the refined market prices aro also a shade lower. COFFEE.—Tho demand for Plantation Ceylon has been steady, and superior descriptions have brought an advance of Gd to is per cwt. RlCE.—There has been a good demand for cleaned de scriptions on the part of: the trade, and fully late quota tiono are supported. TALLOW.—The mn.rket has exhibited more animation, and prices for both present and forward delivery are a shade higher. P.Y.C., on the show, is quoted 47s 6d to 47s 9d; March delivery, 48s 3d to 4.8 s Gd; and last three mouths, 49s 3d to Ds Gd per cwt. give rise to reply and rejoinder. Months will thus be lost ; the Session will come to an end, and the world will have one more proof of the wisdom of that saying, " The Minister who wishes to know how not to do a thing need only refer it to a Com. mission." The Excavations at Malton. During the past fortnight the excavations in pro gress by the North-Eastern Railway Company, on the eastern side of the British, and subsequently Roman, military station at Malton, have been pushed across the great outer breach, or vallurn, defending the quadrilateral of the camp. The excavations have yielded the most important results, the British and Roman periods being most clearly defined by the sections. The previous notice showed that two British tumuli had been exhumed from below a co vering of disturbed Roman wound—the result of a levelling of the land in the beginning of the present century. Two lesser trenches had also been cut across, showing British and Roman periods plainly recognisable. At a progress of about 50 yards the rock (oolite) was struck, the superficial covering being very thin—not more than 2 feet of soil, full of Roman pottery. Among the objects found was a fine red bowl, ornamented, of the ware known as bastard Samian, but which the Rev. Mr. Porter, of Yedingham, confidently traces to the Castor pot teries (Durobrivaa). Near it was found a silver coin of Severus. Both these articles were sold by the workmen. The Crown, however, is claiming the coin as treasure trove, and the bowl clearly belongs to the lord of the manor, Earl Fitzwilliam, whose agent, Capt. Copperthwaite, was compelled by these irregular proceedings to put in a claim ; and the other antiquities are located in the Lodge, Malton, or are held by Mr. Monkman, or the Rev. W. Green well, of Durham. The great outer trench, or covered way to the camp, has been cut across within the last few days, and the results of the excavation are of the greatest historical importance. The section of the trench is about IGft. wide by 20ft. deep, the level of the railway being short of the bottom by some 6ft. or Bft. ; therefore the full section has not been exposed. This was proved by thrusting a crow bar overhead in soft, unctuous soil. If this trench is ever probed to the bottom, it must be outside the railway boundary, and the excavations will pro bably be continued next summer. The lower part of the great trench was filled with striated soil, showing layers of charcoal and mixings of burnings, charcoal and bones of animals, for a height of some feet above the railway level. [Probably five feet more were below.] The deposits yielded one stone implement and two flint flakes (knives), these being the only signs of human occupation. At the division between the British and Roman periods there was plainly distinguishable a line of semi-ve getable deposit, not exactly to be classed as peat, but showing sufficient vegetable remains to prove that there was a period of vegetation and moisture in the trench before the upper portion was filled with the debris of the Roman occupiers --the con querors. Just under the semi-peaty line in the sec tion an entire skeleton was found, the body being doubled up after the British fashion, and surrcunded with large stones. It could not be said a rough cist was formed, nor yet a cairn—there was every evidence of hasty burial—probably of a Brigantean hero, who had fought for his birthright and was buried where he fell. Among a great number of navvies it is difficult to collect remains, but of this skeleton Captain Copperthwaite succeeded in obtaining very nearly the whole. What was very important, the skull was perfect with the exception of part of the jaw. The position in which this burial was found suf ficiently stamped it as British, and Mr. Greenwell pronounced the skull to be a very fine British speci men, with a parietal breadth of 80, as to 100 in length. The lower jaw is square and strong, and corresponds very closely with a fine Northumbrian skull in the collection. Singularly enough the fron tal suture of the Malton skull remains—a very rare occurrence—and the type is brachy-cephalic, the age being about 40 years and the sex masculine, of strong make. It is evident, from a curious molar, that toothache was common, or at least known, to the Brigantes. Some of the teeth were wanting (had been lost), and it was plain that the wisdom teeth had been lost early in life. If there were any articles interred with this body they were not recovered. Immediately above this burial the soil began to show fragments of Roman pottery, of undoubted local make, but mixed pretty freely with the red ware and the bluish-black ware of the Castor potteries. This deposit reached to within a foot of the surface, and showed that in Roman times the trench had been , rapidly filled. The upper part of the rampart had, however, been thrown down early in this century. Among the deposits of the Roman period a bronze fibula—a greyhound coursing a hare (see illustra tion in Wright's " Celt, Roman, and Saxon," p. , 343), was found, together with a bronze ring and an agate seal, haying two doves seated on an urn, from which issues a flame. Captain Copperthwaite regards this as being a votive offering to Venus. The cutting of the stone is admirable The bronze leg of a Roman figure was also found—very singularly of a similar type to one found 40 years ago by the father of Captain Copperthwaite. On the left of the trench, and just below the surface, a cist, or sarcophagus, containing a body of full length, and laid very Christian-like—east and west—was found. The cist was hewn out of two blocks of native oolite, and if it ever had a lid, the levelling process of 1860-6 had removed it. Indeed, it is strange how the coffin itself could have escaped de tection. This burial was found just at darkening, and next morning the bones of the skeleton were missing ; they had been stolen during the night, only the occipital bone of the skull remain ing. The cist measures 6ft. gin. by lft. Gi n. by 10in. deep internally, and is of immense weight, and is now finally placed in the Lodge grounds, Malton. This burial was undoubtedly late Roman. There were found associated with it some half-dozen bone pins, a bone bodkin, and a very fine red " bastard Samian" ware lachrymatory, all of which are held by Captain Copperthwaite. Some other trivial matters, tending to show the nature of the burial, and to distinguish it from a twelfth century interment, were found. The ex cavations are still being carried on, but chiefly in the rock, and it is thought the ancient fortifications have all been passed. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market steady. Sales probably 10,000 bales. At the half-yearly meeting, to-day, of the Fore street Warehouse Company, a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. was declared. At a meeting of the Board of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company, the direc tors have resolved to recommend at the ensuing general meeting a payment of bonus of 5 per cent. on the paid-up capital of the company, in addition to the payment of interest for the half-year ending 31st December, 1865, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and to increase the reserve fund to £25,000. During the last few days there has been a very limited amount of business transacted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have been in very moderate request, at barely previous prices. Coffee, however, has been in fair demand at steady rates, and superior descriptions have advanced 6d. to ls. per cwt. Rice has been more inquired for, while tallow has been dealt in to a seasonable e xtent for both present and forward delivery, at steady quotations. SoUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The North German Lloyd screw steamship New York, Captain N• con Oteren dorf, sailed for Now York to-day at 2 pin., w ith German, French, and English mails, 72 cabin passe nge rs ' 13 pack ages of jewellery from Havre, value £5,500, and a full cargo of general merchandise. his persons be found will LADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment. —Turn which way you will, go where you please, pers who have a ready word of pr aise for th is an ointment. For chaps, chafes, scalds, bruises, an d sprains, invalu able remedy ; for bad legs , caused by accidentit or cold, it may be relied upon for effecting a sound and permanent cure. In cases of swelled ankles, gout, and rheumatism, Holloway's ointment gives the greatest comfort by reduc ing the inflammation, cooling the blood, soothing the nerves, adjusting the circulation, and s' expelling the im purities. ties Thi s o intment should have a plac e i n every nur sery. 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