The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE: RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. It appears from a return issued by the Board of Trade that the total traffic receipts on railways in the United Kingdom for the year 1864 amounted on 12,789 miles to £34,015,564, against £31,156,397 in the year 1863 on 12,322 miles of railway, show ing an increase of 467 miles, and of £2,859,167 in the receipts. The total working expenditure for the year amounted to £16,000,308, or 47 per cent., against £15,027,234, or 48 per cent., in 1863, show ing an increase of £973,074, being about 29 per cent. of the increased receipts. The net receipts, after some deductions, amounted to £17,911,239, against £16,048,931 in 1863, showing an increase of £1,862,308. The total traffic receipts on railways in England and Wales amounted on 8,890 miles for the year 1864 to £28,667,649, against £26,212,822 in 1863 on 8,568 miles of railway, showing an in crease of 322 miles, and in thereceipts of £2,454,827. The total receipts on 2,105 miles of railway in Scot land amounted to £3,766,309, against £3,424,921 on 2,013 miles in 1863, showing an increase of 92 miles, and in the receipts of £341,388. The total receipts on 1,794 miles in Ireland amounted to £1,581,606, against £1,518,654 on 1,741 miles in 1863, showing an increase of 53 miles, and in the receipts of £62,942. The total number of passengers conveyed on railways in the United Kingdom in 1864 was 229,272,165, against 204,635,075 in 1863, showing an increase of 24,637,090. Of the total number of passengers con veyed in 1864 136,301,581. were third-class, 65,269,169 second-class, and 27,701,415 first-class, and, compared with the total number conveyed in 1863 there was shown anincrease of 15,229,183 in the number of third-class and Parliamentary passengers, of 7,792,500 in the number of second-class pas sengers, and of 1,615,407 in the number of first class passengers—the total increase £24,637,000. The total receipts for passengers in the United Kingdom in 1864 amounted to £13,915,600, of which £393,550 had been, received from holders of season and periodical tickets, £5,375,048 from third class and Parliamentary, £4,545,472 from second class, and £3,601,530 from first class passengers, showing an increase as compared with the receipts for passengers in 1869 of £1,078,490, of which in crease £59,294 was derived from holders of season and periodical tickets, £441,975 from third class and Parliamentary, £344,367 from second class, and £232,854 from first class passengers. The total receipts from passengers, mails, luggage, excess fares, horses, and dogs amounted to £15,684,042, against £14,521,528 in 1863, showing an increase of £1,162,512. The total receipts from goods, mine rals, and live stock amounted to £18,331,524 in 1864 against £16,634,869 in 1863, showing an in crease of £1,696,655, of which £765,262 Was de rived from general merchandise, £883,221 from coal, coke, and other minerals, and £48,172 from live stock. In the working expenses for 1864 the sum of £2,997,121, or 18.73 per cent. was charged for maintenance of way and works ; £4,474,292, or 27.96 per cent. for locomotive power and stationary engines ; £1,416,341, or 8.36 per cent. for repairs and renewals of carriages and waggons; £4,547,589 or 28.42 per cent., for coaching- and merchandise ; £633,850, or 3.96 per cent. for • rates and taxes; £430,865, or 2.69 per cent., for Government duty; £135,665, or 0.86 per cent., compensation for per sonal injury ; £117,400, or 0.73 per cent., com pensation for damage and loss of goods ; £224,959, or 1.40 per cent., for legal and Parliamentary ex penses ; and £1,023,226, or 6.39 per cent., for mis cellaneous working expenditure not included in the foregoing, making the total expenses as before stated £16,000,308. The total amount of share and loan capital paid up on railways in England and Wales to the 31st of December, 1864, was £352,855,395; on railways in Scotland, £47,736,564 ; and on railways in Ire land, £24,891,479 ; total, £425,483,438, against £404,215,802 at the end of 1863, showing an in crease of £21,267,636. Of the £425,483,438 paid £93i030,792 consisted of loans on debentures ; £13,049,541 debenture stock or funded debt; £104,647,626 preferential capital, and £214,755,479 ordinary capital. The total amount of capital autho rised to be raised on shares and loans at the end of 1864 was £520,522,334 against £474,999,545 at the end of 1863, showing an increase of £45,522,780. GREAT NORTHERN, GREAT EASTERN, AND MAN CHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE (TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS). Perhaps one of the most important applications to Parliament intended to be made next session is for a bill to enable these companies from time to time to enter into agreements with respect to the working, use, management, and maintenance of their several undertakings, the supply of rolling stock and machinery, and of officers and servants for the conduct of the traffic thereon ; the pay - ment to be made and the conditions to be per formed with respect to such working, use, manage ment, and maintenance ; the interchange, accom modation, and conveyance of traffic coming from or destined for the respective undertakings of those companies, and the division and appropriation of the revenue arising from that traffic ; also to authorise theappointment of joint committees for carrying into effect anysuch agreement, and to confirm any agree ment already made between these companies, or which previously to the passing of the bill might be made, in respect of these matters, and especially to confirm two several heads of agreements, the one dated June 20 and the other Aug. 3, 1865, subject to such modifications as might be made by the three companies, or as Parliament might prescribe. This notice, taken in connection with the one given by the Great Eastern of the same kind, shows that the powers sought would amount practically to an amal gamation of the three companies. Considering the ramifications of those lines to Liverpool and various important manufacturing places and mineral dis tricts, the tendency—however beneficial the arrange ment to the contracting parties—must be to still further increase the number of warehouses, show rooms, and storehouses in London, and thus further decrease house accommodation, without an apparent chance of any corresponding advantage in the shape of improved stations accommodation, train service, or anything else, in the suburban districts occupied by the Great Northern and Great Eastern Companies. GREAT EASTERN, GREAT NORTHERN, AND CHESTER, SHEFFIE LD, AND lIeNCOINSH M IR A E N . - An important notice of intend j d has a b p e plication to Parliament in the ensuing session au th o rising the Great Eastern on th e one enhga,vnedenor f f6 a el u d d , the Great Northern and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies, or either of them, on the other, to enter into agreements for giving running powers to the Great Eastern Com pany over all or certain parts of the railways o f the other companies, or one of them, with use of stations, &c. ; traffic facilities, with liberty to em ploy separate clerks and agents in any of the towns served by the other companies ; to enable the Great Eastern to make through rates with the Lan cashire and Yorkshire Railway Company for certain traffic via the loop line of the Great Northern ; the interchange and exchange of traffic between the com panies, and all other arrangements with referenceto t raffle. It is proposed to authorise those corn- Panics respectively to levy tolls, rates, duties, and charge s , and to be carriers on the railways of the others, al so to provide for the altering of existing rates, duties, and charges ; and all other powers for those provisionscarrying into effect ; to confirm certain heads of agreement,th ethree dated the 20th of June, agreement, 1865, made betwee n companies, and cer tain other heads of a dated the 3d of August, 1865, and made between the Great Eastern and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rail way Companies, and any other agreements which might hereafter be entered into between the said companies, or any of them, or otherwise to p rov id e for carrying the sam e into effect, with such modifi cations as Parliament might think expedient. MIDLAND AND GREAT WESTERN JUNCTION. Parliamentary notices have been given for brin g .. ing this scheme before Parliament next Session. The object is to cross the Severn at Lydney, mid distance between the authorised Newnham and high level bridges. If the project succeeds, it is supposed that both theNewnham and high-level bridges would then be abandoned, and the Lydney would become the joint property of the Great Western and Mid land. It appears that the promoters are supported by almost the entire mineral interest of South Wales, and the scheme will effect a saving of six miles in the road toll to London, as co rir ared with the high-level bridge railway. A clause in the act having authorised a 12 mile toll for crossing the bridge, and as the distance via the Lydney is only six miles more, there will be a saving of six miles toll. The Lydney project starts at a point within two miles of the outcrop of the Forest of Dean coal basin, and it is stated that only 16 miles of new line will require to be made, whereas by the high-level project upwards of 40 miles of line would have to be constructed. The cost of the high-level scheme is estimated at £2,000,000, and the Lydney scheme at £650,000. Naval and Military Intelligence. --•--- A field-day was carried out at Aldershot on Tuesday in the presence and under the command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge. The divi sion took up positions on Bricksbury-hill, Qmsa r ' s Camp, and Hungry-hill, as on outpost duty ; a re giment from each brigade was sent to the front, and a chain of sentries posted to watch an enemy sup posed to be advancing from the coast. Orders had been issued for the troops to dine on the field, and one officer, one sergeant, and 12 men of the Royal Engineers were attached to each brigade. The in fantry were supplied with Torren's camp kettles, and the cavalry with the light ordinary camp ket tles, which were conveyed by the Military Train. Water was obtained from carts sent from the camp. As soon as the brigades were in position, the Royal Engineers commenced the construction of camp kitchens, which were trenches of the ordinary kind, and, having kindled fires in them, supplies of rations were drawn from the Commissariat Department, and the process of cooking for the whole force was carried on. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hope Grant, Quartermaster- Gen. Col. Sir A. Horsford, K.C.8., Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the Aldershot division, and other officers, arrived on the field at 10 o'clock, and after he had inspected the position of the brigades the troops were put in motion, and a series of mancevres took place, which eventually caused the enemy to retire. The division then marched past, the artillery and cavalry in open column of batteries and squadrons, and the infan try in open column of grand division, in quick time. This over, the Duke retired from the field, and din ners were served out to the troops on the scene of their operations. The men were cloaked as a pre caution against adverse weather, and this step proved to be not unnecessary, for about half-past 1 o'clock rain began to fall, and caused some dis comfort. The troops returned to quarters about 2 o'clock. The Duke of Cambridge, after leaving the field, lunched with Lieut.-Gen. Scarlett at Farn borough, and proceeded to town by an early train. In the divisional orders issued at Aldershot on Wednesday the Lieut.-General Commanding ex presses great satisfaction in remarking the high figure of merit gained by the Ist Battalion of- the 13th Light Infantry, and in justice to that regi ment he publishes the following extract from the District Musketry Report for the month of Oct., 1865 :—" I have, however, to call attention to the very marked interest which appears to be taken by the men of the Ist Battalion 13th Light Infantry in all their practices, the result being a very decided superiority in shooting over the other regiments stationed at Aldershot. This superiority can only be attributed to the interest and attention paid by the officers of all ranks to the training of their men." Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the Aldershot division, has approved a distinct sound being adopted in the camp as the " fire alarm," and a copy of the sound has been sent to every brigade and corps in camp. Orders have been received at Chatham garrison directing Capt. C. Butler and Capt. C. French, at tached to the depot of the 94th Regiment, to em bark for Calcutta, to join the service companies of the 94th Regiment in India. Capt. R. D. Barrett, Ist Battalion 19th Regiment, has also received orders to hold himself in readiness to join the head quarters of that regiment in Bengal. Capt. Tarte has been appointed Adjutant of the 3d Depot Battalion, Chatham, vice Brevet-Major F. B. Drew, who retires. The necessary surveys have been completed by the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, of various sites within the garrison on which to erect a suitable block of buildings to serve as quarters for the mar ried non-commissioned officers and men of the 3d Depot Battalion, now occupying the Casemate Bar racks, St. Mary's. An eligible spot of ground has been selected between St. Mary's Barracks and the huts on which to erect the proposed quarters, and a regimental board of officers will assemble to-mor row to examine and report on the proposed site. The ships of war on the Australian station at the date of the last advices were the Miranda, 14, Capt. Jenkins, at New Zealand ; the Eclipse, 4, the Com mander Freemantle, at Sydney; the Curagoa, 23, Commodore Sir W. Wiseman, on a cruise ; the Esk, 21, Capt. Lucie, on a cruise ; the Falcon, 17, Com mander Parkin, on a cruise; the Salamander, 4, Com mander Young, on a cruise; and the Brisk, 16, Capt. Hope, at New Zealand The screw frigate Bristol, 39 guns, 600 horse power, Capt. `L. E. H. Somerset, flagship of Com modore G. T. P. Hornby, the sailing of which from Spithead for the West Coast of Africa was announced in the Naval Intelligence of The Sun of yesterday, put back from the Channel to Spithead anchorage after sunset on Sunday, the day of her sailing. The Bristol had sailed from Spithead, under steam, at 10 a.m. on Sunday, leaving by the eastern channel, in the face of a strong breeze from the south-wast. As the frigate gained the open water the force of the wind increased, and it was 2 p.m. in consequence before she had passed Ventnor, her course then being well inshore. Her topgallant masts were down, and with yards braced to the wind she appeared to be going at a moderate pace, and diving occasionally into the seas. Soon afterwards she was off St. Ca therine's, where the sea broke in the bow parts on the port side and damaged the head berthing. The strong south-west breeze of the morning had now increased to a furious gale, with thick weather from the same quarter, and the barometer was falling rapidly, when it was decided to return to Spithead, where the frigate arrived shortly after sunset. The repairs are expected to be completed by the ship wrights of Portsmouth dockyard by this evening or early to-morrow, and immediately afterwards the Bristol will resume her voyage for her destination. In the firing from the guns in the forward double turret of the Royal Sovereign turret ship, outside tshheiplsln seaof Wight on Friday and Saturday, a con siderable was found running, the roll of the g—maximum, 16 deg. ; minimum, 6 deg. The turret worked with the same facility and steadiness which have always been experienced under all conditions of practice. Th e winch pur wcheaastehser for w i t t h h e t t r h i a e l o guns i e a h t the experiment a l fi r i ng was made, proved perfectly successful in their fitment, and capable of maintain ing full control over the motion of the 12-ton guns with the ship rolling at the maximum point of 16 deg. At this roll the upper deck of the ship was ne cessarily washed by the sea, but no water entered the turrets, the hull acting as a breakwater. The eye-bolts in the wooden gun-carriages showed signs of weakness, which rendered the trials shorter than they otherwise would have been. Iron carriage s are the only remedy for this, and they were applied for a year ago. If the Minotaur, when she goes out of Portsmouth harbour for her trial offtlie c l a sl n e be Wight of 12-guns for broadside purposes, r in ei a o. d n e , t i o n r fi ol ri l n 1 f, 6 ., d t e h g e . r ea es c u h l t l s raz i , ll l b ik e e o t f h g e r lt ea o t y v a a l I S u o e vc- , as helping to elucidate the question of central versus broadside guns. ME. THOS. HUGHES, M.P., will preside on Wed nesday at the annual dinner of the Benevolent Fund of the United Society of Chemist:; and Druggists, in the Free masons' Hall. FRENCII-ENGLISII !—We need scarcely mention, says the Musical Standard, the accurate knowledge of the orthography of English places that a French writer in variably displays when occasion may require their mention. The Paris Gazette Musicale, writing of the funeral of the late Mr. Wallace, declared, with characteristic correctness, that the interment took place in the "Cemetery of llerstal Crean !" THE VOLUNTEERS. THE TWENTY-SIXTH MIDDLESEX (HER MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS). On Saturday evening the prizes won in the annual prize competition of the 26th Middlesex were distri buted to the successful shots of the battalion. The ceremony took place in the Guildhall, which had been lent by the Lord Mayor and Corporation for the purpose. To many persons the occasion was the first opportunity that had presented itself for in specting the hall after its recent restoration. The flag-trophy decorations of the Lord Mayor's ban quet still remained, and the hall was brilliantly illu minated. At the eastern end of the hall was a dais covered with crimson cloth, on which the handsome collection of prizes were displayed and the more dis tinguished visitors were provided with seats. The band of the regiment was present, and enlivened the proceedings by a selection of music. The cere mony of distribution was performed by Lady Elizabeth Romilly. The 26th Middlesex is fast assuming the position of one of the strongest as well as one of the best drilled and most efficient of the metropolitan regiments. It has long had attached to it the 2d Middlesex Artil lery, composed of officers of the Customs, and recently has absorbed into its ranks the 9th Tower Hamlets, a corps raised from the employes of the St. Katharine's Dock Company. It now, therefore, forms a fine battalion of 12 companies, consisting of over 800 effective men. Their smart uniform of rifle green and scarlet is a close copy of that of her Ma jesty's 60th Rifles. Lieut.-Col. Grey, the commanding officer, having introduced her ladyship to the assembly, Lady ELIZABETH ROMILLY, prior to commencing her agreeable duty, addressed the regiment as fol lows :—Lieut.-Col. Grey, officers and men of the 26th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers—l presume it is froni my husband's connection with the service of the Customs that I have been asked to take part in the interesting ceremony of distributing these hand some prizes. I need hardly say with how much plea sure I accepted the invitation. I confess I had some hesitation at first, but that hesitation was overcome by the reflection that my friendship with several of the officers would ensure me instruction and assist ance in the performance of my novel undertaking. With one of those officers—Lieut.-Col. Grey—my friendship has been of many years' standing, so that it would have been ungracious in me to refuse to comply with a very general request. I know, from general report, how much the 26th Middlesex owe to Col. Grey in respect to its first formation, its re cent great increase of numbers, its prosperity, and its high position in regard to all those qualities for which a volunteer regiment desires to be distin guished. Any praise or criticism of your soldierlike qualities from a woman would have very little value —you will not, therefore, expect them from me ; but a woman may claim to be a judge of what is apparent in matters of appearance. On more than one occasion I have seen the regiment under arms in the field, and I can say, without going beyond my proper province, that it was a most pleasant sight. (Cheers.) It now only remains for me to thank you for the kind reception you have given me in addressing these few words to you. Her ladyship then proceeded to distribute the prizes to the successful competitors. There were in all 83 prizes. On the conclusion of the ceremony, Lieut.-Colonel GREY briefly addressed the assem bly, giving as an example of the progress of his re giment, that in 1862 the prize list consisted of 19 prizes and 12 marksmen's badges. But for the alte ration in the Hythe targets these probably would have been 400 or 500 marksmen. Since the last prize distribution they had the good fortune to com bine into one regiment the members of her Majesty's Customs and the Docks. When the 26th was first raised they had a difficulty in getting together four companies. Now, however, they had upwards of 800 men, a fine battalion of 12 companies. At Wim bledon, and on other occasions, they had been second in point of numbers but to one metropolitan regiment, and they had been complimented over and over again by officers of distinction in the army for the manner in which they had turned out on such occasions. In conclusion, Col. Grey expressed a hope that the members would, by attendance to drill in the ensuing year, make the regiment worthy of the honorary colonel, Sir Hugh Rose, and sub sequently he paid a compliment to the 2d Middlesex Artillery, which had elected to remain attached to the 26th, under his command, rather than join other artillery corps to form a brigade. Sir T. FREEMANTLE, the chairman of the Board of Customs, congratulated the regiment on having fulfilled his prophecy of two years since, by largely increasing their numbers and their efficiency. Many persons supposed that officers of the Customs could only attend to military drill by neglecting their offi cial duties. Such, however, was not the case, since he found that the most efficient officers were the best and most attentive volunteers, and that only the sluggards complained of having no time for any thing but their official duties. The officers of Cus toms, and he would add the employes of the Docks, had always been distinguished for loyalty and pa triotism, and for readiness to come forward when called upon for the service of their country. That was not because they received her Majesty's pay, but because they were good and loyal subjects. The readiness with which the officers of Customs had come forward as special constables in 1848, had made an impression on him which could never be effaced. The scene in the Long Room of the Custom House on that memorable occasion had convinced him that they could be relied on for patriotic as well as for official service. In conclusion, Sir Thomas congratulated the regiment on the fact that while the average of the whole volunteer force for attend ance was 50 per cent., and for shooting in earning the 10s. grant from the Government was 22 per cent., the 26th Middlesex stood at 69 per cent. for attendance and 52 per cent for the shooting grant. (Cheers.) Colonel M'Murdo had laid down the dictum that a regiment which combined good shoot ing with good drill became almost invincible. That was their position, for they stood second on the volunteer list, the 7th Surrey being first, and the West Middlesex third. That was a position of which they might well be proud, and he had no doubt that if they were called into action they would prove, if not invincible, at least not to be conquered unless the chances of war were very much against them. _ (Cheers.) In conclusion, a vote of thanks was passed to the Lord Mayor and Corporation for the use of the Guildhall, and three cheers were given for Lady Elizabeth Homily, for Colonel Grey, and for the Adjutant, Captain Elliott. SECOND SURREY ARTILLERY VOLUNTEER BRI GADE.—The annual competition for prizes of this brigade was closed on the 11th inst. The field and garrison gun practice and carbine shooting have ex tended over two months, and been conducted partly at Plumstead and partly at the. Wimbledon range of the London Scottish, while the drill competition took place at the headquarters of the corps, Brixton and Newington. There were eight prizes given for field and garrison gun practice, and 23 prizes for carbine practice. Seven detachments entered for the gun prizes, and there were 165 entries for the carbine prizes. In squad A, Gunner Smart took the prize with 23 points ; in squad B, the prize was gained by gunner May, who scored 29 ; in squad C, Gunner Terry was successful with a score of 27 aspoints.imdt s2ooa : The distances distances in these competitions were 150 n d y s. ar T ds he ra la nt e , s' Ns p - arisza;wfaorrdcaedrbtoinSrg carbines, s e se e v a e n n t Ilollyer, of squ a d P, who scored 19. The highest score for the consolation prizes was made by gunner Smart, who marked 33. In each of the squads named above, but not for the consolation prizes, Colonel Durnford shot, making the highest score in every instance, but not in the competition for the prize. The late tornado in Minnesota kicked up some queer pranks. It blew eight oxen over a, river 800 yards wide. It took all the water out of a pond, carried it a mile, and then set it down on Mayor Doran's farm, in the shape of a small lake. It blew a man's boots off. Another man's coat was not only blown short, but actually',but toned from top to bottom. One old lady went up like a balloon, was carried two and a• half miles, and was finally landed astride a telegraph wire, where she was found by her grandson and relieved by a ladder.--New York Paper `ME SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,'' NOVEMBER 21, lEEE. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 20. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco—Before Justices Mellor and Shoe.) At the sitting of the court, Mr. Justice Mellor announced that the Lord Chief Justice was better, and would be in court in the course of to-day. WORTHINGTON V. SUDLOW-JIIDGMENT. Mr. Justice Mellor delivered the judgment of the court in this case. It was for a mandamus calling upon the local board of health of Moss-side to make a rate for the pay ment of a certain sum of money, due under a contract for work and labour done. The plaintiff had obtained a judg ment against the board for the sum of upwards of £3,000, and the question was whether the delay of more than six months before commencing the action was a bar to the mandamus. The court said there was great difficulty in the case, and it was the first that they had been called upon to decide on this point. After referring to the facts of the case, and the law as bearing on that point, the court held that a rate might be made in aid of the judgment six months after the judgment, though the action had been brought more than six months after the execution of the contract, if it could be shown there had been no undue delay in bringing the action on the part of plaintiff. The delay had been fully explained and justified in this case, and therefore the judgment of court would be for the plaintiff. Judgment accordingly. THE QUEEN V. HALL AND LAFOUCADE. In the case, which arises out of the now notorious case of 1 ‘ Bouillon v. Valentin," Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., moved for a rule absolute, in the first instance, to move into this court the trial here of any indictment or indictments that might be found at the Central Criminal Court against Mr. Hall, the solicitor in this case, and Lafoucade, who is now undergoinehis sentence for perjury. Mr. Hall had been committed on bail for forgery and con spiracy, and this being the first day of the Old Bailey session, it was necessary to make the application in order to prevent the trial taking place at the Old Bailey. Mr. Coleridge read extracts from Mr. Hall's affidavits, explain ing and exonerating his conduct in reference to the various transactions ; after which Mr. Justice Mellor said the learned counsel was entitled to a rule. The Lord Chief Justice, who is still suffering from a severe cold, came into court about middle day, and took his seat on the bench. THE QUEER V. CHARLOTTE wmon. Mr. Folkard, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, moved for a rule for a habeas corpus, to be directed to the keeper of the county gaol at Exeter, to bring up the body of Char lotte Winsor, at present under sentence of death for the murder of the illegitimate child, at Torquay, of a woman named Harris. The convict was respited until the 27th instant in order that the point taken at the second trial might be argued in this court on a writ of error. He moved for the habeas in order that she might assign errors on the record. The affidavits were in the usual form, and he asked their lordships to name a day for hearing the argu ments. Mr. Justice Mellor—Have you seen any one on the part of the crown relative to the day ? Mr. - Folkard—No. According to the rules of this court it will be almost impossible that the arguments on the errors can take place this term. The Lord Chief Justice—That is what we are consider ing. To-day is the 20th, and term ends on Saturday. Your rule, as a matter of course, will go down that night. Mr. Folkard—Scarcely that. The Lord Chief Justice—Why not ? Mr. Folkard—The attorney in the country who would have to serve the rule lives many miles from Exeter, and it is a matter of impossibility that the errors can be argued this term. After the crown has joined in error we aro en titled to eight days before we move for a concilium (ac cording to Corner's Practice), being more than 40 miles from London. The Lord Chief Justice —lt is so laid down, is it ? The Queen's Coroner (Mr. Norton)—lt is so. The Lord Chief Justice—Then that would make it im possible to hear the arguments this term. Mr. Folkard—lf there has been any delay in this case the fault is on the part of the Crown. The writ was re turnable on the second day of terra, but it was not returned with the record until the seventh. The Lord Chief Justice -All we an now do is to grant you your rule absolute in the first instance. Mr. Folkard—lt is desirable to name the day on which she should bo brought up. The Lord Chief Justice—l think it is desirable you should come to some understanding with the crown as to the day to be fixed. Mr. Folkard—l don't think there will be time for that. The Lord Chief Justice—Then let errors be assigned on Friday, that being the earliest day on which it can be done. The convict will therefore bo brought into court some part of the day on Friday, and errors assigned, which is a more formal matter. She will have to be further respited to a day in or after Trinity term. Ii the meantime she will bo in the custody of this court, aid in all probability she will be confined in Newgate. Horrible, Charges of Child Murder at Hutton and Mark, Somerset• O u Friday of ternoon and Saturday last Mr. Bruges Fry, coroner for the northern division of Somerset shire, was engaged in investigating two cases, each of which disclosed a charge of child murder of the most deliberate and wicked character. The first was held at the Fox and Goose Tavern, South Brent, on the body of the legitimate female child of a girl named Jane Bake; a servant in the house of a farmer named Robert Luff, who occupies a farm and lands in the parish of Hark, adjacent. It appeared from the evidence that both Mr. and Mrs. Luff had suspected the girl to be in the family way, and that the latter more than once spoke to her about it, and intimated their suspicions to her. She, however, resolutely denied that there was any ground for their apprehensions, and ascribed the appearance to other causes. On the morning in question she got up at 6 o'clock for the purpose of going as usual to milk the cows. She was not seen again till some time afterwards, when she went to her mistress'sbed room, after Mr. Luff had gone away on business of the farm, and said, " Mistress, I am very ill, I can not go and do the milking this morning." She left the bedroom door and went to her own bedroom, and Mrs. Luff, remembering the suspicious circumstances she had before noticed, at once got up, and without waiting to dress herself went at once to the girl's chamber, where she found her lying on the bed dressed. She asked her what was the matter with her, to which she merely replied, "I am very ill." Mrs. Luff then went into the kitchen, and from cer tain things she observed she came to the conclusion that the girl had either given birth, or was about to give birth to a child. She returned to the girl's bed room and told her what she thought, to which she replied, "I could not have had a child, because I have never been in the family way." Mrs. Luff told her she could notbelieve her, and again told her what she thought was the case. The girl still denied it, and then she (Mrs. Luff) told her that as her sister only lived half a mile off she had better get up and go to her, and the girl got up and left. Subsequently Mrs. Luff saw further suspicious things, and traced stains, which Mr. Luff afterwards found led from the back door of the farm to a watercloset in the rear of the premises which emptied itself into a ditch. The family then sent for Mr. J. C. Williams, a medical practitioner, who at once came. Having gone to the girl and satisfied himself that she had recently given birth to a child, he communicated with the police, and he and Police-constable Perry, of the Somerset shire constabulary, made a search of the watercloset, and in the ditch behind discovered the body of an infant. Subsequently Sergeant Gillbanks searched the room occupied by the prisoner, in which he found upon the bed a dress with marks of blood upon it, and in a box Which was the property of Jane Baker a knife with four blades. He afterwards proceeded to the house of Alfred Fox, who married Jane Baker's sister, where Jane Baker was then residing, and received sundry articles of dress covered with blood, which Mrs. Fox gave him, and said they were the clothes of Jane Baker, who had come to her house the morning previous. Mr. J. C. Williams, surgeon, deposed that on the morning of the 14th inst. he examined Jane Baker, and found that she had been confined within six hours. He also stated that by desire of the coroner he made a post-mortem examination of the body of a female child. L was well-formed and of full size. He av en been e t i e c n e d m l a 4 d o e r b 1 y 5 e e l u e t s k i n f e t h p e r b o o d d u y e e , d w . which e m m ig e h n- t tioned that two marks upon the liver were particu larly noticeable, and that they were sufficient of themselves to cause death, although he was not of opinion that either of the stabs would produce in stant death. He concluded by stating that the lungs floated in water. This, coupled with the fact of the wounds not gaping, left little doubt in his mind that the child was born alive, and that the wounds were inflicted during life, in which conclusion Mr. Wade, a surgeon, of Compton Bishop, who was present, fully concurred. The Coroner having summed up the evidence, After a brief deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Jane Baker. The second inquest was held on Saturday last, at the house of Mrs. Jane Davies, of Ludwell Farm, Hutton, for the purpose of inquiry into the cause of death of the illegitimate child of Mary Trott, a do mestic servant in the employ of Mrs. Davies, who was the first witness examined. She stated that she was a widow, residing at Hutton, and that Mary Trott was in her employ as domestic servant. She had an impression that Mary was in the family-way, and named it to her on two occasions. At fist she denied it, but upon the second occasion Mrs. Davies implored her not to add sin to sin, when she was silent. On Tuesday, the 14th inst., she went to bed, and Mary Trott slept in the same room, but on the same bed. She heard nothing during the night, but on awaking in the morning asked Mary Trott what o'clock it was, and she said six. She (Trott) got up and went downstairs before Mrs. Davies, who, upon getting up, struck a light, and saw marks of blood upon the floor. Witness then went down and said, " Mary, what's the matter ?" and she replied, " I have been poorly to-night." Mrs. Davies suspected she.had miscarried, ordered her to bed, and sent for Jane Fear, a washerwoman. She then proceeded up stairs and saw that Mary Trott's bed had been turned over. She did not see Mary Trott take any thing from the bed ; neither did she hear the cry of a child during the night. Jane Fear, the washerwoman before mentioned, stated that upon arriving at Mrs. Davies's house she proceeded to the room of Mary Trott, and found her in bed. She asked her where she had put the child, and said unless she told her she should have to send for a policeman to search for it. She asked her if she had thrown it in the closet, and Mary answered " No." She then asked if she had put it in the ditch, and was answered " No," but that she had placed it in the tin in the coal-house where she kept herbones, and that it was wrapped in her chemise and dirty clothes bag. Mr. W. Furnival, surgeon, next stated that on the 15th inst. he was sent for to the house of Mrs. Davies. He at once attended Mary Trott in her room and asked her, t' How long did the child live?" and she said, " About ten minutes." He then asked her, " What did you do to it ?" And she said, " I squeezed its throat, that mistress should not hear it cry," but added, " not with any intention of killing it." He then made a professional examination, and found that she had been confined within a few hours. Jane Fear afterwards showed him the child, and he noticed a discolouration and indentation under the left ear. He stated that he had submitted the lungs to the usual test, and that he was fully satisfied the child had been born alive, and had died, as near as he could state, of strangulation, but swore most po sitively that death did not result from accident or natural causes. The Coroner then summed up the evidence. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Mary Trott. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TimEs.--We are gradually getting authentic as well as circumstantial accounts of the insurrection in Jamaica. The Governor's despatch of the 24th Oc tober is in itself almost a complete narrative of the events of the previous fortnight, and the alarming features of the crisis do certainly not disappear upon a closer view. The actual outbreak of the rebellion was probably accidental. We are assured, indeed, that the rising had been concerted for Christmas day, and that the explosion had been produced pre maturely ; but, however that may be, it is certain that letters were received in this country from the scene of the catastrophe dated only 48 hours before its occurrence, in which no apprehensions of danger were expressed. Before we relate what presently ensued it may be advisable to premise a little infor mation explanatory of the incidents reported. The island of Jamaica is divided into three counties, Cornwall, Middlesex, and Surrey, of which the last and smallest lies to the east. On the southern coast of this county, some 30 or 40 miles from its easternmost point, lies Morant Town, and a line carried up from Morant Town directly northwards would strike a town on the northern coast called Port Antonio. Kingston lies about fifty miles to the west of Morant Town, on the borders of Middlesex, and the famous Blue Mountains, run ning from west to east throughout the country, divide it into two equal parts. The entire popula tion of the island is, or was in 1862, accorded to the returns of the Colonial-office, about 377,000, of whom only some 50,000 were whites or mixed. The vast were all blacks, so that the negroes outnum bered the remainder of the inhabitants by neven to one. It is known beyond all question that a spirit of disaffection had prevailed among the negroes for some time previous to the outbreak, but the autho rities on the spot do not appear to have seen in the first disturbance anything more formidable than a local riot. On Saturday, the 7th of October, a black man was .brought before the - magistrates at Morant Town for trial, when a large number of negroes armed with bludgeons, and accompanied by a band of music, entered the town, and after a little altercation burst into the Court-house and rescued the prisoner. This violence, however, though suffi ciently outrageous, did not alarm the authorities, nor was any report made to the Executive. On Sunday all was quiet. On Monday, the 9th, the magistrates issued their warrants for the ringleaders in the riot of Saturday, but the policemen employed in the business were overpowered, handcuffed, and forced to take an oath of fidelity to " the black party." At that time the Custos of the parish or district of St. Thomas-in-the-East, in which Morant Town is situated, was absent, but the next day he arrived on the scene. Still he made no great account of the riot, and it was only at the instance of his clerk that he despatched a report to the Governor of the island at Spanish Town. There the nature of the outbreak was better appreciated. Governor Eyre immediately summoned the Executive Council, and ordered off to Morant Town the only man-of-war at Port Royal. It was too late. When the Wolverine got to Morant Town, about 36 hours afterwards, she found that " all the principal inhabitants of the district had been killed," and that the handful of Volunteers opposed to the insurgents had fallen in the discharge of their duty almost to a man. By this time fresh information had reached Spanish Town. Governor Eyre heard of the massacres and atrocities by which his forebodings had been verified, and was further apprised that the rebel negroesmight be expected to come along the line of the Blue Moun tains towards Kingston and the centre of the island. This intelligence induced him to repair in person to the spot with as many troops as he could collect, and he was already on his way when the Wolverine met him with the details of the insurrection and a cargo of unhappy refugees. The rebellion, indeed, had spread most alarmingly. From Morant Town it had propagated eastwards, had made the circuit of the point, and had got round to Port Antonio, the inhabitants of which place had been taken off by the kindness of the captain in an American bark. The insurgents were then about 12 miles distant, so that all the country east .of the line drawn from Port Antonio to Morant Town was in their hands. To this country, however, Governor Eyre determined to confine them, and his first ope ration was to occupy with troops the line between the two towns, while a detachment was sent to in tercept the blacks who were moving by the Blue Mountain valley. These proceedings were so far sue cessf ill that the troops, at the time of the Governor's despatch, were masters of the field, but he reports that rumours of disturbance arrived from other dis tricts, and that the island not only had been, but was still, "to a certain extent, in the greatest jeo pardy." We hope there was no ground for further alarm, but yesterday's telegrams from America cons tanned an ominous piece of intelligence. " Advice from Jamaica," said the despatch, " state that the negro insurrection continues, and numerous pro minent inhabitants have been killed." As the fate of " numerous prominent inhabitants " has unhappily been ascertained already, this statement may be but a repetition of former reports. Yet we cannot forget that news reaches us more quickly through America than from Jamaica direct, and that the last letters from the colony were still full of anxiety. It must need all the bravery as well as all the intelligence of the superior race to impart confidence or security to 50,000 whites surrounded in a negro insurrection by 300,000 blacks. We cannot prevail upon ourselves to criticise too severely the proceedings, or rather the language, of the people driven to this desperate battle. We know what the odds were, and we see what the prospect was. Even the singular promptitude of the Gover nor could not save a third of the whole county of Surrey from falling into the power of infuriated blacks. How this power was exercised we need not shock our readers by describing. None of the worst features of negro insurrection were wanting in this, and Governor Eyre himself gives it as his opinion that had the least hesitation been shown the whole island would have been wrapped in the flames of rebellion, and England left to re-con quer a desolated colony by a tedious and costly war. We do not think this view of the case exaggerated ; we can only devoutly trust that it may not be veri fied yet. Seven blacks to one white represent fearful odds, but troops must now have arrived from the other islands and from North America, while a rein forcement of thesquadron at Port Royal would an swer, perhaps, for the security of the ports. Yet the emergency must be most critical if, as is not incredi bly reported, the conspiracy was deliberate and uni versal, though the actual rising was prematurely at tempted. It is either too early or too late to speculate on the persuasions by which the negroes have been impelled to this treasonable and murderous plot. What is certain, for it is on record, is that all through the year agitation has been at work among the blacks, though we cannot discover, even in the arguments of their most fanatical advocates, that - they had anything to complain of beyond the low wages and slack work which a bad harvest com bined with their own indolence to produce. In some parts of the island there was distress, or, at least, something as much like it as could be felt by men who lived on their own land in a tropical climate, with wants hardly above those of a brute. They were told, however, by those who should have known better that they were oppressed or injured, and had a grievance, though, at the very worst, this grievance could only be that for a bad day's work they could barely get a bad day's wage. But it is too probable that the discontent thus kindled and fomented was combined with dreams of rapine and power. The blacks had been emancipated in America, they had been victorious in San Domingo; why should not they be lords and masters in Jamaica? It is certain that negroes from Hayti have been arrested in Jamaica, and it is reasonably surmised that they may be accountable for some of this mischief. This, however, we may learn here after. All we know at present is that a fierce and sanguinary insurrection has been checked by the promptitude and vigour of the authorities ; all we can hope is that it may have been completely and effectually extinguished. POST.—With the differences which may subsist between the Government of her Most Catholic Ma jesty and the Republic of Chili we have no concern ; but the consequences to which those differences have given rise possess for us an interest of no common kind. War is a two-edged weapon which, however cautiously wielded, strikes both foes and friends, and the bystanders in a fray are clearly entitled to expostulate when, without any fault of their own, they come in for some of those hard knocks with which the combatants belabour each other. We have just learned that a Spanish Ad miral has, in the name of his Government, declared war against Chili, and has commenced hostilities by effecting a blockade of the Chilian ports. In other words, Spain, in order to secure redress from Chili for some real or imaginary grievances of which she complains, has interrupted the trade of the latter with the rest of the world, and by a necessary con sequence has at the same moment interrupted the trade of the rest of the world with Chili. The quarrel which for four years subsisted between the two sec tions of the American Republic was no affair of ours, and we maintained a strict neutrality ; but we , nevertheless suffered in our trade in consequence of that quarrel more than any other neutral State in the world. Now in like manner it so happens that, although total strangers to the squabble which has led to the blockade of the Chilian ports by Spain, the consequences of that blockade will fall heavier upon us than on any other neutral Power. On look ing to the returns of the import and export trade of Chili in the year 1860, we find that of the total im ports, which amounted to £3,637,000, about £1,300,000, or more than a third, were cleared from British ports, whilst of the exports, which reached in all £3,667,000, nearly £1,900,000, or more than half, were shipped to this country ; of the vessels which entered and were cleared at the ports of the republic in the same year, one-fourth—and, esti mated by tonnage, more than a third—were British. Under these circumstances, therefore, it will pro bably be felt that, without any desire to intervene in the affairs of other nations, we have at least some grounds for inquiring into the expediency of these measures which will indirectly, but not the less cer tainly, have the effect of injuring our trade. Her Majesty's Government, on being made acquainted with the commencement of hostilities between Spain and Chili, forthwith held a Cabinet Council, and, although the proceedings of such Councils are invariably kept secret, it requires no great powers of divination to infer that the messenger who, our correspondent in Paris informs us, passed through that city on Sunday, on his way to Madrid, bore in structions to our Minister to represent to the Spanish Government the light in which their policy is re garded in this country. Into the nature of the quarrel between Spain and Chili it will not be neces sary to enter. The circumstances which gave rise to it have already furnished a subject for negotiations, which, however, unfortunately terminated without satisfactory result. The demands made by the Spanish Government were resisted by that of the Chilian Republic, and, as both must be presumed to have based their conclusions on conscientious convic tion, it would be equally idle and impertinent for strangers to pronounce an opinion on the merits of the matter in dispute. It is one of the evils atten dant on the administration of international law in cases where a difference of opinion exists, that each party must not as judge, ae well as advocate, in Lis own cause. Dismissing, therefore, from considera tion the causes of the quarrel and its merits as they might appear to us, we shall proceed to investigate the means by which the Spanish Government have sought to obtain satisfaction for their wounded dignity. It seems that on the arrival of Admiral Pareja at Valparaiso, he forthwith called upon the Government of Chili to give immediate satisfaction to Spain for the alleged insults offered to her, with au intimation that unless his demand was complied with, at the expiration of four days war would be declared. This demand was conveyed in a despatch said to be couched in a very offensive tone, and in which the Admiral required the Government to salute the Spanish flag previously to his stating the nature of the satisfaction he was willing to accept. This ultimatum was not only rejected by the Congress, which was in session at the time, but the diplomatic body at Santiago united in addressing a protestto the Spanish Admiral against the course which be had threatened to pursue. The protest, together with a second despatch similar in its tenor, produced no other result than a few hours' delay; and in a note addressed to the Diplomatic Body after hostilities were commenced, Admiral Pareja justified the ex treme measures which he thought proper to employ. This note has been published, but we doubt much if even the Government or her Most Catholic Majesty will endorse the justification advanced by their Admiral for blockading the ports of Chili, and em ploying all the means in his power to cripple her commerce. In their protest the Diplomatic Body pointed out that the differences which gave rise to the present demands had formed the subject of negociations between M. Tavira, the Spanish Mini ster at Santiago, and the Chilian Government, in the month of May, and that explanations had then been made by the Government which were accepted as satisfactory by the Spanish Envoy. The natural conclusion therefore was that the existing differ ences had disappeared, and " that M. Tavira, having acted as Minister of her Catholic Majesty, the ar rangement accepted by him would be ratified by his Government." The Diplomatic Body accordingly pressed upon the attention of the Admiral that, even assuming that all differences had not disap peared, the proper means of securing their adjust ment did not consist in making peremptory demands, to be followed in case of refusal by a declaration of war. To this very reasonable representation Admi ral Pareja contented himself with replying that M. Tavira had exceeded his instructions, and that the Spanish Government were not under any obligation to ratify the consent of their resident Minister. By withholding such ratification, the Admiral pointed out that the condition of things had been ren dered the same as before M. Tavira began his negociations, and that therefore the explanations then given by the Chilian Government being un satisfactory, it would be idle to hope for a solul tion by pacific means. A more monstrous justi fication for beginning at a few hours' notice a cruel and oppressive war is probably not to be found in the annals of history. Admitting that the Spanish Government were entitled to repudiate the acceptance by their Envoy of the explanations offered by the Chilian Government, it is preposte rous to contend that a civilised State is justified, whilst resuming negotiations at a point antecedent to tender and acceptance of such explanations, to reopen the matter in dispute with an offensive demand, coupled with an ultimatum to be accepted or rejected within four days. Why should it be assumed that because the explanations tendered in May were not accepted by the Spanish Government, others more satisfactory might not be obtained by the aid of diplomacy ? The fact that those made were considered ample by the then Spanish Minister at Santiago would seem to show that the remain ing points of difference could scarcely be of so serious a nature as necessarily to demand for their adjustment the employment of the final argument of kings. War, as we have already observed, affects others than the belligerents ; and we must, therefore, protest against the wanton manner in which the Spanish Government have plunged a peaceful but, at the same time, high-spirited people into war, and interrupted the trade hitherto carried on with us and other States. The remonstrance which has doubtless been addressed by her Majesty's Ministers, and which has probably been accom panied by a similar one from the French Court, will, it is to be hoped, have the effect of inducing the Spanish Government to recall their fleet from Chili, and suspend hostilities which should never have been commenced. " THE EXAMINER" ON MRS. GAsKELL.--Reach ing far beyond her own family circle, far beyond that wider circle of friends who loved and valued her so truly, is the grief which Mrs.- Gaskell's death brings with it. In the very fulness of her powers, with her imagination quite undiminished, and her heart fresh and warm as ever, she has been taken from us. The world of letters hasi lost a colleague who pressed on among the very foremostin its ranks, and we have all lost one who united to rarest lite rary ability all the best and highest gifts of a very noble woman. That tender pathos, which could sink so deep—that gentle humour, which could soar so lightly—that delicate perception which nothing could escape, that wide sympathy which ranged so far, those sweet moralities which range so true ; it is, indeed, hard and sad to feel that these must be silent for us henceforth for ever. Let us begrate ful, however, that we have still those writings of hers which England will not willingly let die, and that she has given us no less an e x a m pl e o f con scientious work and careful pains, by which we all alike may profit. For Mrs. Gaskell had not only genius of a high order, but she had also the true feeling of the artist, that grows impatient at what ever is unfinished or imperfect. Whether de scribing with touching skill the charities of poor to poor, or painting, with an art which Miss Austin might have envied, the daily round of common life, or merely telling, in her graphic way, some wild or simple tale ; what ever the work, she did it with all her power, sparing nothing, scarcely sparing herself enough, if only the work were well and completely done. This is not the time or place to speak of Mrs. Gaskell as she was to those who knew and loved her best ; but they may be at least reminded how many are sor rowing in their sorrow, and grieving for their loss. By the death of Mrs. Gaskell many distinguished men of letters, not only in this country but in France and in America, will feel that there has passed away one whose kindly heart and gracious presence had a charm about them which no one could resist. And there are others whose grief will be deeper still. How many young authors, struggling upward, did she assist with her ready sympathy and friendly counsel. How many operatives, in the bitterness of the cotton famine, found the authoress of "Mary Barton" as ready to help them by her active pre sence as she had once tried to help them by herpen. And now she has left us, and a dark cloud has in deed fallen upon that happy home which was so beautiful in its simple hospitality, and which, as equally perhaps no other home in Lancashire, fos tered the purest love of books and art, and of every liberal and cultivated taste. THE " ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES " ON AMERICAN FINANCES.—In our issue of October 27 we remarked, in the course of an article on the finances of the United States, that the receipts for the quarter ending September 30th would probably reach $140,000,000 ; and on this fact we estimated the receipts for the fiscal year at $560,000,000. This statement was received by some of our readers with what they called " a considerable degree of allow ance ;" and a correspondent, writing from Liver pool, undertook to correct our figures, remarking, in the course of his letter, that Mr. Secretary M'CuLLoeu would " indeed be delighted if the figures given were correct." Now, by the Hibernia we have received the official statement of the re venue of the United States Government from all sources, for the quarter ending Septembor 30, and it amounts in round numbers to $148,000,000, just $8,000,000 in excess of our estimate. This is equal to a yearly aggregate of $592,000,000,—0r thirty millions of dollars more than we stated as the pro-. bable increase from all sources for the fiscal year. The Secretary of the Treasury proposes to bring the expenses of the Government for the current fiscal year down to $260,000,000, including interest on the public debt; so that more than half the total revenue of the country can be applied to the extinguishment of the public debt. Never before, in a nation's history, has such a result been achieved. But these figures, extraordinary as they are, do not so impress the mind as do the details of the trade and products of the United States for the present year. In every thing except cotton, the productions of the country are entirely unexampled. In Chicago, the grain port of the Western States, there were stored, during the last week in October, more than three million bushels of grain, awaiting shipment. In Buffalo there were another million and a half of bushels, and similar amounts in two or three other cities. Cotton, the great Southern, staple, is exceedingly active. The receipts up to Obtober 28th at the various shipping ports of the United States amounted to 255,000 bales, and the exports to 107,000 bales. The total stock on hand at the end of October was estimated at the value of eighty millions of dollars. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORTHAMPTON—Nov. 18. Wo had a plentiful supply of wheat him]. the farmers our corn market to-day, and the attendance of the trade fair. A dull trade prevailed, and fine qualities at unaltered rates, but other kinds receded 6d to is per qr. Barley moderate demand. Oats not large, with a slight advance. Beans at late rates. Peas a dull sale. New white wheat, 42s to 48s ; new red, 403 to 465; old white, 45s to 51s; old red, 43s to 49s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 2R5 to 445 rev ei g y;mling, 26s to 358 per 30 stone. Oats, old; 28s to 32s ' • new, 22s to 25s per '24 stone. Beans, old, 44s to 488; new, 38s to 40s per 38 stone. Peas, 34s to 37s per 36 stone. COLCIIES TER—Nov. 18. A rather fair supply of wheat, and last week's prices were lower, with a dull trade. Wheat, white Ors Ms Beans, Mazagan......33a 384 rcd 368 48s Middle and sinall._3sB '4OB Barley.. *.:BB 40s Peas, white 388 92i Oats —2OB 2581 grey ..... .......313s 4O CHELMSFORD—Nov. 17. With a full supply of wheat the market to-day ruled slow at lower prices than last week. Wheat, old white 468 52s Peas, Partridge 3's 394 new 4113 s's White ....3C 's 31$ old red 403 44s Baling ...... -380 428 new. 368 408 Dun.... ..... ...318 35s 8ar1ey..... - 258 32s ditto, new... —s —g Chevalier 261 838 Beans, Tick, old ......3 is 37s Grind.ng %Os £BB new. ...—s - 0 Malt 61s 67s Harrow Ticks.3ss —8 Chevalier 648 88s new....—s -8 Oats GRANTHAM—Nov. 18. Old white wheat, 54s to 58s; old red, 478 to Us ; nevi , white, 52s to 56s ; new red, 44s to 50s per 36 stone. Bar ley for malting, 338 to 378 per qr. ; grinding, 278 to 30s per 30 stone. Oats, old, 25s to 288; new, 20s to 24s per 21 stone. Beans, old, 46s to 495; new, 40s to 43s per 38 stone. Peas, 35s to 39s per 36 stone. ABERDEEN—Nov. 17. At this day's market the attendance was small, and the prices of all kinds about the same as last week. White wheat 38s Od to 40s Od t 69th 131 bushel. Red wheat ....36s Od to 37s Odf "--' Potato oats 21s 6d to 22s 6d L Common oats 21s 6d to 22 s Odf 40lb 19 bushel. Bere 22s 6d to 23s Od} 5311 , Barley , 22 s 6d t o 23 s Od 7 0 bushel. Oatmeal 16s 6d to 18s Od 14 boll of 1401 b. Flour, fine 36s Od to 37s Od V sack of 2801 b. KIRKCALDY—Nov. 18. Good supplies of all kinds of grain, which sold freely at the rates of this day week. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First 46s Oct 29s Oct 24s Oct t•econd 48s Od 30s Od :4s Oct Third 49s Oct 32s Od 25s 6d COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. Hetton .. 20 6 Holywell Main lB 9 Tees Carway and buffryn East Hartlepool Malting 24 0 South Hartlepool l9 3 Pensher Primrose ... 19 0 Caradoc l9 6 Kelloe Hetton Lyons lB 3 N.Staffordshiro 17 6 Ships at market, 48 ; sold, 37. Births. BERKELEY.—On the 27th iust., at Reigate, the wife of Re.. ginald Berkeley, Esq., of a son. LASCELLES.—On the 17th inst., at Narberth, the lady of Arthur Hastings Lascelles, Esq., of a son and heir. PEASE.—On the 18th inst., at Woodlands, Dallington, the wife of J. W. Pease, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. YOUNG.—On the 18th inst., at 80, Inverness-terrace, the wife of Sir Charles Lawrence Young, barrister-at-law) of a son. Marriages. BusnnY—JonNsox.—On the 18th inst., at Saint Mary% Lambeth, George Bushby, E sq ., o f St. Ann's, Lewes, to Agnes Attree, tho youngest daughter of the late Mr. Johnson, of Eastdean, Sussex. GRAIG—BELL.---On the 16th inst., at Witehouse Churcb, Hugh Craig, jun., Esq., of Backwood, Cheshire, to Marl, daughter of the late J. Bell, Esq., Bantaland, county Antrim. Deaths. Bums.—On the 18th inst., at his residence, in Chelten ham, from the effects of an accident, Lieut.- Col. Jatnes Glencairn Burns, the youngest son of the poet, aged 7 2 . BunGEss.—On the 17th inst., at Birmingham, John 1 -f' Burgess, formerly of Jersey, aged 77. O'BRJEN.—On the 17th inst., at Fareham, Admiral Joseph O'Brien, aged 73. PARKER.—On the 18th inst., after a severe illness, John Parker, aged 41. He was for thirty years attached to the establishment of his employer, Professor Anderson (in every section of the globe), was much respected hi his fellow-servants, and greatly and justly regretted his master. PEARSON.—On the 18th inst., tho Terminus li ntel / Queen's - road, Brighton, Elizabeth, the beloved wi f n,,°,. Mr. James Pearson, and only daughter of the late At', George-Payne, aged 42, truly beloved and respected P.' her sorrowing family and friends. RICHARDSON.-011 the 17th inst., at 1, Lambourno .- - - rO ad, near The" Grange, Clapham, Major David L. Richard° ' aged 61. STEELE.— On the 17th inst., at Torquay, Miss Jane Stee le ' aged 75. 31r. WINWOOD.—On the 18th inst., at the Schools, Bedfordi G. Winwood. _.......... London : Printed and Published by Wll. LIAM ANDO S i v it of No. 112, Strand, Minter, at nu; Sun office , of Strand, in the Precinct of the Ssvoy. in the C ount' IhMlesex.—Tuesday, November 21, 1865.