The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-15 00:00:00

NEWLZEALAND. (From the Correspondent of the Times) WELLINGTON, Dec. 15. The past month has been almost barren of poli tical interest. There has been no visible token of a change by Mr. Stafford in the policy pursued by the Weld Ministry, if, indeed, there has been any in reality. On the contrary, not only is the 70th being massed at Auckland for embarkation home, but steamers have been chartered expressly to redistri bute the troops with a view to facilitate the depar ture of others ; and ,pot only has no reduction been effected in the colonial forces, but a further enrol ment both of Europeans and natives has been ordered. Nearly barren, however, as the month has been politically, it would have been quite so were it not for the explanations -which most of the lead ing members of Assembly have been affording their constituents, and the impetus which has thereby been given to the preparations for !the general elections to take place in February next. Everywhere separation has cropped up as the para mount question for decision. Both in Auckland and Otago separation has been vehemently advo cated as the panacea for all the ills that New Zea land is or is likely to be heir to ; but in nearly all the other provinces the unity of the colony is as strongly insisted on. The interest at present centres in the view Canterbury may eventually adopt. That province is now chief in population and wealth on the Middle Island, and has hitherto been opposed to separation, regarding the native question as one that must in a very few years cease to give trouble ; but the financial propositions of last session have there, as elsewhere, to some ex tent favoured separation as a hustings cry. To carry out the policy of dispensing with the troops manifestly implies a large and immediate, even if temporary, increase of taxation; while the reten tion of the troops, should the Imperial demand for capitation money be enforced, necessitates a still larger, although, not perhaps, such an imme diate pecuniary burden. The Government of the natives, in either case, is therefore regarded by some of the Middle Island politicians as likely to continue to be a very expensive business, involving heavy and permanent taxation, and it is with a view to prevent this very practical result from affecting the South that separation is there is being agitated. Its advocates most unfairly argue on the assumption that the war is never corning to an end, and that the expenditure of the past few years is to be taken as the basis of that in the future, creating the fear that the revenues of the provinces, territorial as well as customs, will in great measure be absorbed for native purposes. Hence it is that in the Middle Island the one question of separation swallows up and is made to represent so many others. With Auckland the reasons are different. Its cry for separation arose immediately on Mr. Weld's as suming office, the actual loss of the seat of Govern ment and the contemplated removal of the troops in ducing its members to submit resolutions expressive of their desire that Auckland should be erected into a separate and, strange to say, purely Crown colony. Foiled in this, Auckland has become a convert to separation in a larger sense—to the separation of the two islands, notwithstanding it is obvious that if the burden of native government is so oppressive to the entire colony it must be wholly beyond the power of the Northern Island to bear it alone. I do not, however, regard separation as being anything more than one of those clap-trap cries which, after they have served a hustings or other temporary purpose, are laid by as stock for stump orations ; and especially is this likely to be the case if Mr. Cardwell continues to set his face against affording it the slightest encouragement as resolutely as he has hitherto done. Notwithstanding the ventilation the question has received, even now no one knows what separation really means, none of its advocates being willing to commit himself to details. It is already Protean in its character, there being no less than four defini tions in popular use. There is the erection of each of the nine provinces into an independent State, with a federal government, like that of America. Then there is the continuance of the colony as a whole with a separate legislature for each island and a federal government exercising control' over some half dozen matters, such as coinage, customs, ocean postal services, &c. And there is, lastly, insular separation of two kinds, the one consisting of a single government for each of the colonies into which the two islands would be erected, and the other preserving the provincial governments as at present, with the addition of the two general Le gislatures just mentioned. Although the separation cry will be paramount for the next few months, I do not consider that it will be allowed to assume any other than a Buncombe shape in the Assembly, because my conviction is that the war will not last very many months longer, that the native expendi ture will be reduced by force of circumstances within a reasonable compass, and that measures will be taken to secure by law to the provinces those reve nues which some of them profess to be in danger of losing. Auckland, too, will in time feel less sore at I the removal of the seat of government and the troops, meanwhile recovering from the depression which the loss of those sources of expenditure have temporarily occasioned. General Chute, after making an inspection of the posts throughout the Wand, returned to head quarters at Auckland. He is now in Wanganui, having arrived there on the 11th. At Waikato, and elsewhere northward, the country is perfectly quiet. At Taranaki an insignificant skirmish is reported, and thence southward to Wanganui there have been no further operations by the troops. In con sequence, however, of two murders having been committed during the past fortnight, the small colo nial force of 30 Forest Rangers have been out looking after the few rebels that still occasionally show themselves in the neighbourhood of the Imperial posts and shoot down their men. One of the two who were murdered was carting for a canteen, and was horribly mutilated ; the other belonged to the Military Train and was one of a small escort at tacked by 12 of the enemy. The Forest Rangers, increased to 50, and the native contingent, increased to 150, have been placed under Brigadier-General Waddy's command, should the military authorities deem it proper to take further notice of these out rages. There is still a talk of Gen. Chute organising a flying column, but people are sceptical as to its doing any good even if organised, except it be by calling for volunteers from officers and men. The Governor is very urgent with the General that some thing of th e sor t s h ou ld b e done now. The weathera" time are alike favourable. All the summer is be fore 11 S7 and the potato crops are ripening ; these de stroyed, it Would be too late for planting. I believe the Goverrio T r goes to Wanganui as soon as this mail 3 despatched the Thein hope that he may induce action. military force district is in what is called the Wanganui jawaipdselasy smcaatoteyreasd, exactly 2,700 men, and though they are garrisoning redoubts, against per might be m d ale rebels, an effective volun teer column :blighted without any great danger to those left in the very substan tial earthworks erected at each of of the Gover nor's influence is, ho wever, :: 1 1 . 1 , post The knwhoe:es except com bis opinion coincides with that . manding for the time being. how every mail brings to the sion of Lord De Grey's confidence in altlhtehexPres- Cameron has done and written, and therefore atf Gen. Governor Thato xmo assured that everything he chooses to do or not feels native will be backed up also. Meanwhile events are t o a lt o ing place on the East Coast which inspire the utmost confidence that if the Forest Rangers and contingent are ordered to ferret out the murderers of the two men above alluded to they will not be slow in obeying. A Last month I reiTorted the very successful capture of the occupants of the Pa Pakemaire, on the East Coast, numbering 30 0 , inclusive of women an dren. They have since been allowed to go at large, the men having their lands confiscated and taking the oath of allegiance. Every one recognises this latter proceeding as regards Hauhaus to be only a farce; but it has hitherto been generally purs ued to save the expense of keeping them in idle captivity. A different process is, however, about to be adop ted, the Governmentth having offered some of the super e intendents of Boners taken Middle Island to transfer the pri at Wareroa last July to their custody THE SU.l 4 Ow - LONDON, THURSDAY:IEVENING, FEBRUARY :15, 1866.74 ‘7F --------- for 6or 12 months as road labourers. There are from the Canterbury portion, while the unitecrex instances innumerabl e of how little faith ought to ports for October reached 39,624 oz., and for No be put in the rebels keeping the oath when induce- vember 45,2050 z. The very rainy climate of the ment offers for breaking it ; the latest is that of West Coast sadl y interf eres with the working , as some 30 of these very Pukemaires, who, professing latterly there have scarcely been more than one or to be disgusted with the deception practised upon two fine days out of the six. '.['he diggings are them by their prophets, joined the friendly natives, almost entirely "poor men's" diggings—i.e., dis and in their first engagement were found biting off tributes evenly, and not in large nuggets here and the bullet end of their cartridges, of course making there, consuming much time and money in the up in noisy zeal for this deficiency in lead. search. Otago, although thrown into the shade by The Colonial forces on the East coast have again some thousands having left for the Hokolika, still distinguished themselves, the scene of their opera- yields well, 64,7890 z. being exported in the Septet!), tions being in the neighbourhood of Turanga, in ber quarter. Poverty Bay, where Bishop Williams lately resided. Although the few settlers in that locality nearly all left their properties at the time when the Hauhau fanaticism was so intensely accelerated by the murder of the Rev. Mr. Volkner, they mostly returned im mediately afterwards, collected the remnant of the sheep and cattle, and managed to hold their own until the early part of November, when about 600 or 700 rebels (half of whom were women and chil dren) concentrated there, and compelled them once more to abandon everything and take refuge under protection of the garrison of the 30 men stationed at Turanga. On this news being conveyed to Puke maire, about 60 miles to the northward, a part of the colonial forces and the native contingent, under Mokena (Morgan), immediately embarked in her Majesty's ship Esk and a coasting steamer, and ar rived at Turanga on the 9th. They found that the Hauhaus were destroying houses, sheep, cattle— everything they could lay their hands on, and there was no time for delay. Mr. M'Lean, superintendent of Hawkes Bay, had, however, accompanied the expedition, and by his advice it was determined to call on the rebels to lay down their arms, surrender allmurderers, and criminals, pay for the damage done to the property of the Europeans, and take the oath of allegiance. Day after day wearily passed, during which it was from time to time reported that a con siderable body intended to submit to the terms im posed, the native contingent, which numbered about 240 (including the 30 Pukemaires already alluded to), meanwhile receiving the very doubtful adhe sion of some 150 natives living about Turanga. Noon of the 16th having expired, the European forces and settlers, about 200 in all, accompanied by about 400 natives more or less loyal, marched off at 3 p.m. into the Hauhan district, under the com mand of Major Frazer. On arriving at Bishop Williams's residence next morning (17th), they found it occupied as the outer position by the rebel skirmishers. These wera at once dislodged and driven back to the pah by Lieut. Westrup, with a loss to his party of two killed and four wounded, and the whole forceproceeded to intrench themselves. Early on the following day (18th) Lieut. Westrup took up an advanced position, and intrenched himself, with some difficulty, within 50 yards of the pah (which is named Waerengaahika), Lieut. Wilson, on the other flank, being also ordered to intrench as close to the pah as possible, with the pro mise that some of the local natives—that I have already alluded to as of doubtful loyalty—should be sent to his support. These natives were, how ever, very lukewarm, and did not support as ordered ; the consequence of which was that on some Ilauhau reinforcements coming up, about five p.m., a sally was made from the pah, and Lieut. Wilson was surrounded. The Hauhau reinforce ments were at first mistaken for the expected sup ports, and, as the true state of the case was not ascer trained until they opened fire, the position was most critical, especially as the intrenchment was incom plete and the men fatigued. Lieutenant Wilson's force, which consisted of 28 Europeans and three natives, was ordered to charge, and gallantly forced their way through four times their number, killing 8 and wounding 13, themselves having 5 killed (4 of whom were left where they fell) and 6 wounded. Something of the same kind was attempted on Sun day (19th). About 8 a.m. 200 of the Hauhaus, armed and in three companies, advanced towards Major Frazer's main position under a flag of truce. At such a time to respect a flag so carried is con trary to instructions, and, remembering what had occurred the day previously, and being perfectly sure that treachery was intended, Major Frazer fired as they came up. The fire was instantly re turned, showing that their arms were loaded, and a fruitless fire was kept up at the same time from the pah. A hand-to-hand fight followed on open ground, the contending parties being about equal. Strange to say, only one slight casualty occurred on our side, while the rebels, on fleeing to the pah, left numerous dead behind them. Next morning (the 20th) a flag of truce was hoisted by Major Frazer's orders to allow the rebels to pick up and bury their slain, when several more bodies were discovered, making altogether no less than 42 killed in that encounter, many of whom fell to the fire of the trenches, from which they were at one time only 80 yards distant. A six-pounder arrived from the coasting steamer on the evening of the 21st, and began to play on the morning of the 22d. The de feat on Sunday had, however, determined the rebels to surrender unconditionally, which they now did. Of the fighting men there were 180 who came out and laid down their arms, a large number of women and children, and somewounded; the reinforcements who surprised Lieutenant Wilson on the 18th having previously left the pah, as had others also. On hearing of the surrender of Waerengaahikatwo other pahs i e n the neighbourhood surrendered also ; so that Major Frazer's forces have had their hands full. Of course we do not expect that the services of the colonial forces can be recognised by the home au thorities, as Lord De Grey considers that a " sub stantial reward in land " is all that can animate colonists, and Mr. Cardwell agrees with, him ; but it is, nevertheless, worth considering whether some colonial order of distinction should not be instituted for such valuable military services as are now being rendered. It may be necessary, perhaps, to state for the information of military readers that the pah just taken, like that of Pukemaire, noted in my last month's letter, was a very strong one. They will otherwise scarcely believe that these pahs were in all respects equal to those which General Cameron found so troublesome. I have no wish to draw comparisons, readers can du that for themselves ; but the fact that a few hundred militia and natives readily do what General Cameron with his large force of men and appliances was so often urged in vain to do requires to be stated, if only in its naked ness, as an act of justice to the gallant men of whom the colonial forces and native contingent are alike composed. Nothing more has been done at Opotiki, from which place the forces and natives have been par tially withdrawn for service elsewhere. The rebels have taken up an inland position at the end of a gorge through which a river pours in a narrow, deep channel between lofty banks. It is very difficult to attack them in front, and no way has yet been found to the rear, but reconnoitring parties are , continually searching in the hope of finding one. A court-martial was convened on the 6th of No vember for the trial of 21 natives as principals in the murders of Mr. Fulloon, the Government inter preter, and Capt. Pringle and crew of the schooner Kate, and on the 17th 12 others were tried as ac cessories. The findings have been sent to his Ex cellency for approval, but in consequence of the absence of the Attorney-General the Governor has not been advised thereon. Sixteen have been found guilty and sentenced to death ; but they will pro btatiazilbeemly. be transported to Otago or elsewhere in the south, if those communities do not object to receive Rev. I\ h i ere are more prisoners to be tried by the uce fOurriti-r:t: commis sionerout to watch l the interests The steamer li Zealand Government beena o f in n the p attendancersoners. Southland, returned without finding ship wrecked crew. This ignorance that the Victorian -1 one for the same purpose. been lauded, and vegetable parts of the island. court-martial for having been concerned in V lkner's murder. A civil through and,cdosleeesacrept seeds despatched by the New It to the Auckland Islands, has steame r any of the supposed o was sent hence in anranment had sent provisions have s planted in various The auriferous character of the West Coast(Ho- kitika) becomes daily more apparent, and the dig gers are increasing in their finds as well as extend ing their ground. The gold export returns for the quarter ending September 30 show 20,7510 z. from the Nelson portion of the West Coast, and 67,915 Railway and other Companies. - MIDLAND. The report of the directors of this company states that the traffic of the railway for the half-year end ing the 31st of December last had been satisfactory, although owing to exceptional circumstances a de crease of £6,347 in the receipts for conveyance of minerals, and of £2,662 in conveyance of cattle had taken place as compared with the correspond ing half of 1864. The increase in the coaching department had been £31,369, and in mer chandise £35,549, the total increase being £57,909, afterdeducting£9,oo9 for thefalliug off in the cattle and mineral traffic. The balance available for divi dend was £522,557, of which £4,304 was brought from the previous half-year, and the directors re commended the declaration of the following divi dends (less income-tax), payable on the Ist March next:—£3 10s. per cent. on the consolidated stock; £2 16s. 3d. per cent. on the consolidated Birming ham and Derby Stock ; £3 10s. per cent. on the consolidated preferential stock, and also on the Ere wash Valley stock ; and at the usual rates on the eight 4 per cent., 4i per cent., and 5 per cent. pre ferential stocks, leaving a balance of £11,704 for the current half-year. The sum of £973,371 had been spent upon the capital account during the half-year. As the greater part of the works on which this amount as well as large sums in previous half-years had been expended were still unproductive, and as the interest had consequently to be defrayed out of re venue, those circumstances fully accounted for the diminution in the dividend as compared with the corresponding half of 1864. The extension to Lon don would approach completion in the autumn of 1867. The total train mileage run during the half year, Mr. Kirtley reported, was 5,795,553 miles, be ing an increase of 118,176 miles as compared with the corresponding period. The renewals of locomo tive stock during the half year had been 9 engines, 20 carriages, 19 break vans, 5 horse boxes, 7 car riage trucks, and 280 waggons, the entire cost of which had been charged to revenue. Mr. Crossley reported that the railway works were in good repair and that 33 miles of railway had been relaid during the half-year, the entire cost of which had been charged to revenue. The Furness and Midland Railway, it was expected, would be ready for traffic early in the autumn of this year: The directors had deemed it their duty to deposit the following bills : —The Midland (branches, &c.), requiring a capital of £350,000 ; the Midland (Ashby and Nuneaton), length 25 miles, capital £290,263 ; the Midland (additional powers), capital £130,000 ; the Mid land (Settle to Carlisle), length about 80 miles, estimated cost £1,638,043. The following bills were being promoted, in conjunction with other companies :—The Huddersfield and Halifax ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Extension to Liverpool) ; the Cheshire lines; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (new lines) ; the Liver pool Central Station ; and the Tottenham . and Hampstead Junctions, requiring contributions or subscriptions from this company of £lOO,OOO, £250,000, £40,000, £140,000, and £25,000 respec tively. The capital account to the 31st of Decem ber last showed that £26,103,256 had been ex pended, leaving a balance of £101,192. The re venue account for the past half year showed that £1,388,620 had been received and £635,149 ex pended, leaving a balance of £753,471, out of which £210,008 was deducted for interest on loans and preference charges, £23,394 for North Western rental, £1,316 for Itedditch rental, and £5OO for redemption of mortgage debentures, leaving (with a balance of £4,304) a disposable sum of £522,587. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting was held at Manchester yesterday—Mr. G. Wilson, deputy-chairman, presided. The report and accounts, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. He said the increase in the receipts during the last half-year had been £91,680 over those of the corre sponding half of 1864, while over those of 1860 they had only increased £lOl,OOO during the five years. It was obvious that had the traffic of the district increased during that period in its ordinary course, without the interruption caused by events in America, the increase of revenue to this company must have been far greater. It was due to the directors to state that immediately on the interruption of their cotton supply from America they addressed themselves to consider the best means of increasing traffic not necessarily connected with the cotton trade of their district. Their exertions had not been without result. The goods traffic hadincreased from 1,410,276 tons in 1860 to 1,619,189 t ons i n 1865 or 14 per cent. ; but the mineral t ra ffi c h a d increased from 343,576 tons in 1860 to 522,723 tons in 1865, or 52 per cent. ; and the coal and coke traffic from 902,255 tons iu 1860 to 1,415,798 tons in 1865, or 56.9 per cent. There was no essential reason why the mineral traffic should have increased more in pro portion than the goods traffic, except the superior attention given by the directors and officers to its development. As to passengers, this company carried more than any other line in the king dom. In the last half-year the number was 10,797,486, against 9,694,981 in the corresponding period of 1864, and the earnings had been 9.14 d. per passenger, as against 9d. in the correspond ing period, while the miles travelled had been reduced from 10- to 10 miles per passenger. These figures showed that it was to a great extent an omni bus traffic. The fractional reduction of fare per passenger made a difference in the total receipts of £16,196. He maintained that no company had yet fairly ascertained what the amount of passenger traffic might become : it was still an unlimited quantity, provided the necessary arrangements could be made for carrying it. The directors had been two or three years trying by experimental trains to ascertain the best means of developing passenger traffic, and it showed the irrational spirit in which these things were met by the public, that because these experimental trains had been tried between two or three towns other neighbouring towns had applied to the Parliamentary Commis sioners now sitting for the purpose of making com plaints against this company. It showed how rigidly the acts of a railway company were watched, and bow difficult it was to introduce changes un less the directors were quite satisfied beforehand that they were the proper improvements to adopt. He would venture to supply the Royal Commis sioners with a fact it might be worth their while to consider. This company had the power to charge for first-class passengers 2.40 d per mile, but the actual charge was 1.39 d ; for second-class they could charge I.Bod, but the actual charge was 1.27 d ; for third-class they could charge ld, but the actual charge was 0.719 d. Their average for all passengers was nine-tenths of a penny per mile, and the total average receipt was only 9d per passenger. The increase in merchandise traffic had been £57,270 in the half year, while the expenses had increased £19,170. The tonnage moved had been 3,557,710 tons, against 3,071,084. The average receipt per ton for goods and minerals had decreased in the half 7 year from 5s 2id to 4s 10fd ; the de crease of 4kd made a difference of £36,000, which added to the traffic, and provided the passenger traffic had been attended with the same results as in the previous half-year, would have afforded a dividend . of about 71 per cent. He did not regard this reduction as an unmixed evil; it was the result of very severe competition, and was likely to con vince anybody who sought to invade the district that there was very little left but very active com petition with a line which could carry its traffic at so low a rate. With these facts before them promoters of new lines in the district could not be encouraged. The cost per train mile in 1863 was 5 . 821 1 ;:in:1864, 5.42 d. ; in 1865, 5.34 d., although there had been a large increase in the renewal account. The item of compensation for injury to passengers had largely increased. He knew of nothing the directors had to deal with that was more unpleasant than the set tlement of compensation claims. Whenever their medical officers and solicitors recommended a settle ment it was made ; but the attempts at imposition were such as called upon them strongly to resist. In the last year they settled without going to trial 104 cases. In 65 cases, where a specific sum was not mentioned in the original negotiation, they paid £3,066 ; in 39 cases, where the claims had amounted to £14,359, they settled them by negotiation, with out legal proceedings, for £6,169, showing that in the first instance the claims were exorbitant, and that afterwards the directors were not indisposed to make a reasonable payment. They also took nine cases into court, and the original claims having been £9,900, the verdicts awarded £5,275. Further, 31 cases the directors declined to entertain, and had not since been heard of, or were withdrawn; besides which claims had been made, and through a legal channel, where the accident never took place. (Laughter.) The chairman added some explana tions with regard to new capital, and adhered to a statement which he made some years ago, that a large company like this, provided it is meant to retain control of its district, must be prepared to spend £500,000 a year of capital. Mr. DUGDALE seconded the motion. Mr. J. FIELDEN expressed surprise at an excess of expenditure on capital account as compared with the amount voted ; he also thought the charge for " fishing" should go against revenue, and that new branches should not be made to accommodate a dis trict unless they were likely to pay per se. ' The CHAIRMAN having given some explanations in reply, Mr. THORP expressed the opinion that some altera- tion in the law should affix a maximum value to a passenger's life, say £2,000, in cases of compensation. It was monstrous to make a railway company insure its passengers without receiving an insurance pre mium. (Hear.) Mr. SEVER thought passengers should either be compelled to insure or forego the benefit of insurance. The motion was unanimously adopted ; the divi dend of 61 per cent. per annum was declared, and some formal business terminated the proceedings. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON. The half-yearly meeting was held at Darlington yesterday—Col. Stobart in the chair. The thantmANstated that the increase of the traffic was very great, owing to the impetus given to the iron and mineral trades of the district, insomuch that additional rolling stock was on order to the amount of £120,000. The amalgamation with the West Hartlepool Railway would relieve some of the heavy traffic. the directors were enabled to declare a dividend for the past half-year, at the rate of 91 per cent. per annum, notwithstanding the advanced rates at which labour had to be remunerated. Mr. H. PEASE stated that since the amalgamation with the North-Eastern Railway the position of the company was improved. The directors were re-elected, and the dividend was declared. CORK AND BANDON. The directors of this company state in their report that the receipts for the last six months showed an increase of £1,168 over those of the corresponding period of 1864. In consequence of an outlay in pre paring and renewing rolling stock preparatory to the opening of the Cork and Macroom Junction and the West Cork railways for traffic there was an in crease in the expenditure of the half-year of £426. The accounts showed a profit of £3,574, after pro viding for all working expenses and debenture inte rest, out of which the directors recommended that a dividend be paid to the first preference shareholders at the rate of 5f per cent. per annum, amounting to £1,320 ; also the paynient of the deferred warrants for dividend on the No. 2 preference shares for the half-years ending June 30 and Dec. 31, 1864, amounting to £1,184, leaving a balance of £1,070, from which £BOO advancel by the Royal Bank would have to be paid, the amount due by capital not being available. The directors also recom mended that a dividend be declared on the No. 2 preference shares at the rate of 4 per cent. per an num, for the half-year ending the 31st of Dec. last, amounting to £592, for which deferred warrants would be issued. The capital account showed that £343,888 had been expended. The revenue account for the past half-year showed that £11,073 had been received and £6,699 expended, leaving a balance of £4,374. DUNABURG AND WITEPSK. The directors state in their report that owing to the exertions made during a favourable season the first section of the line, 100 miles in length, was so far completed that it would be ready for the Go vernment inspection and opening for traffic at the end of May next, while there was every probability that the whole line would be completed during the present year. The calls during the present year had been met punctually by the shareholders. Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer, reported that the first section of the line, from Dunaburg to Polotsk, 100 miles in length, could be opened for public traffic in May next, and that the entire line would be completed ready for traffic in the autumn of the present year. The capital account showed a total expenditure of £1,465,256. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday Mr. Smith (one of the examiners) de clared that the standing orders had been complied with in the following cases :—North British and Edinburgh and Bathgate ; Peterborough, Wis beach, and Sutton ; Great Northern and Western of Ireland ; Brecon and Llandovery Junction ; West Riding and Grimsby. There was no appear ance entered in the case of the Newry and Green ore ; Glasgow Union and Suburban ; Channel (Railway) Piers and Ferry ; and Glasgow and South-Western (Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Junc tion), all unopposed. The standing orders in the Liverpool and the Metropolitan Tramways Bill had not been complied with. The consideration of the Hadlow and the North British (Coatbridge, &c., branches) was adjourned. In Mr. Frere's court the following bills complied with the standing orders : Llynvi Valley (extension, &c.), Llynvi Valley and Ogmore Valley, Hexham and Allendale, Eastern Bengal, Cork and Youghal, and Pneumatic Des patch. The consideration of the Caledonian (Kil syth branches), and North British (Wishaw, &c., branches) was adjourned until to-day, and the Bre con and Merthyr-Tydvil Junction (amalgamations) until the 21st inst. No appearance was entered for the Brecon and Merthyr-Tydvil Junction (capital) and the St. Bride's Bay. The standing orders were declared not to have been complied with in the cases of the Birkenhead and Liverpool Junction, and the London, Chatham, and Dover, and South Eastern (Bromley, Farnborough, and West Wickham) lines. The Thames Subway Bill passed, standing orders on Tuesday. LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH. The report states that the directors regretted there was a loss on the general result of the last half or worst portion of the year, although there had been an increase of £275 in the gross receipts as compared with those in the corresponding half of 1864. The boisterous weather during the latter part of the period had caused an increase in the general maintenance expenses ; in other respects there had been a reduction in the total average ex penditure. In consequence of the injury to which the over-house wires were liable from their increas ing number and consequent exposure, the directors had under consideration a greatly improved system for renewing the main lines when required, whereby more wires would be provided on eachroute, and improved means of suspension adopted. The direc tors had considered it desirable to convert the shares into stock, as they were now fully paid up, and to issue the remainder of the capital. The total ex penditure on capital account amounted to £57,778, including £12,067 on profit and loss account. THE ALLEGED FATAL NEGLECT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S BROTHER.—The Galveston (Texas) Civilian, a steady Union paper, denies the truth of the re ports circulated about President Johnson's brother being neglected by Texas surgeons, when he'died of an acci ental wound. The other Galveston and Houston papers also contradict these reports. The Hon. Mrs. Yelverton and the "Saturday Review." During the recent action for damages brought by the Hon. Mrs. Theresa Yelverton against the Saturday Review, on account of an article which appeared in that journal, the jury, after being at first, it may be remembered, equally divided in opinion as to whether the article in question was within the bounds of legitimate criticism, finally returned a verdict by a majority of nine to three for the defenders, to tho astonishment of all present, not excepting, we believe, the counsel and agents for the defenders. The verdict was given under a misapprehension of the law, as the following remarkable documents, being affidavits just given into Court by nine out of twelve of the jury, prove. This is substantially equivalent to a reversal of the verdict given, and will, doubtless, be so regarded by many. COPY OF AFFIDAVITS LODGED IN COURT. At Edinburgh, the sth day of January, in the year 1866, in presence of Thomas Knox, Esquire, one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for tho City of Edin- burgh,— Compeared William Lothian Hamilton, who having been solemnly sworn, depones and says :—I was one of the jurors empanelled and sworn to try the case of Maria Theresa Longworth or Yelverton, residing in Edinburgh, against the proprietors of the Saturday Review, which was tried before Lord Jerviswoode and a jury, including my self, at Edinburgh, upon the 4th, sth, and 6th days of December, 1865. Depones, that the verdict then returned by the jury was a verdict for the defenders, by a majority of nine to three. Depones, I was one of the minority, of said jurors. Depones, in the jury -room a dispute arose as to the law laid down by the presiding judge as applicable to the case, it being on the one hand maintained by me and by Mr. Hill, another of the minority, that Lord Jervis woode had stated, as matter of law, that while a newspaper can report the whole proceedings in courts of law, yet in making comments on these proceedings it has no special privilege ; and it being on the other hand maintained by two of the majority that the press is privileged, and in a diffe rent position from a private individual, and that such pri vilege is necessary to the interests of morality. Depones, the majority of the jury did not appear to have heard the law as stated by Lord Jerviswoode. Depones, a note was written on behalf of the jury, and sent to Lord Jerviswoode, requesting him to inform the jury of new as to the law ap plicable to the case. Depones, Lord Jerviswoode returned a message by the Clerk of Court, declining to give any such direction, except in open court, and intimating that he would give the jury the required direction if they came back to court. Depones, after some discussion, the jury, on the suggestion of two of the majority, that it would be deroga tory to their dignity, resolved not to return to court. De pones, I confidently believe that if the jury had heard and understood the law laid down by Lord Jerviswoode they would not have returned the verdict they did. All which is truth, as the deponent shall answer to God. (Signed) W. L. HAMILTON, {ln presence of T. Knox, J. P. Copy of this affidavit signed by WILLIAM HILL, Ditto. Copy of this affidavit signed by In presence of W. ROBERT RIDDELL, Purves, J.P, At Edinburgh, the sth day of January, in the year 1866, in presence of Thomas Knox, Esq., one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of Edinburgh,— Compearod Andrew Smart, who, being solemnly sworn, depones and says :—I was one of the jurors empanelled and sworn to try the cause of Maria Theresa Longworth or Yeiverton, residing in Edinburgh, against the proprie tors of the Saturday Review, which was tried before Lord Jerviswoode and a jury, including myself, at Edinburgh, upon the 4th, sth, and 6th days of December, 1865. De pones, that the verdict then returned by the jury was a verdict for the defenders, by a majority of nine to throe. Depones, I was one of the majority of nine who returned that verdict. Depones, 1 did not hear a groat deal of what was said by Lord Jerviswoode in his charge to the jury, and I did not understand the law as laid down by the said judge, at the said trial for the direction of the jury. Depones, explanations were given in the jury -room to the effect that Lord Jerviswoode had stated that a newspaper was in a different position from an individual, and was privileged. Depones, if I had understood the law stated to the jury then, as I had understood it afterwards, when I saw it reported in the newspapers—viz., the Scotsman, Caledonian Mercury, and Daily Review—and, as I now understand it, I would not have concurred with the majo rity of the jurors. And I add also, upon oath, that in jus rtiecteartaoetd by thehepurs jury pursuer nwethaeld have beensaidcase, dilbffeelireeveet had all the jurors verdictte jurors who tried it understood the law and that there ought to be a now trial. as I shall answer to God. laid down to them, All which is truth, (Signed) ANDREW SMART, Copy of above also signed by WM. MANDERSON, Copy of above also signed by ANDREW GARDNER, Copy of above also signed by DAVID DOUGLAS, Copy of above also signed by ADAM DicKsoN, In presence of T. Knox, J.P. In presenc3 of J. Dall, jun., J.P. In presence of J. Marshall, J.P. In presence of T. Knox, J.P. In presence of T. Knox, J.P. " Mr. Dickson excepting only the words, "I did not hear a great deal of what was said by Lord Jerviswoode in his charge to the jury." At Queensferry, Jan. 8, 1866, in presence of David Graig, Esq., one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Edinburgh, Compeared David Leuchars, who being solemnly sworn, depones and says :—I was one of the jurors empanelled and sworn to try the cause of Maria Theresa Longworth or Yelverton, residing in Edinburgh, against the proprietors of the Saturday Review, which was tried before Lord Jor viswoode and a jury, including myself, at Edinburgh, upon the 4th, sth, and 6th December, 1865. That the ver dict then returned by the jury was a verdict for the de fenders, by a majority cf nine to three. Depones, I was one of the majority of nine who returned that verdict. Depones, I did not hear a great deal of what was said by Lord Jerviswoode in his charge to the jury, and I did not understand the law as laid down by the said judge, at the said trial, for the direction of the jury. Depones, expla nations were given in the jury-room to the effect that Lord Jerviswoode had stated that a newspaper was in a different position from an individual, and was privileged ; and I add, also upon oath, that, in justice to pursuer in the said case, I believe the verdict returned by the jury would have been different had all the jurors who tried it under stood the law laid down to them, and that there ought to be a new trial. All which is truth, as I shall answer to God. DAVID LEITCHAILS. (Signed) in presence of David Groig, J.P. Crimping in the Port of London. (From the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.) licensing a suitable person in the port of London, in accord- Wo learn that tho Board o ehflanat f uoddehulepsi sradenbmaeteuorgyalh Tradeoelptedonaatphnfennth persons eost deomsioapsnf h ffiensrstaae i dimacirmi e v bpeivgedtieni ilfcritrsutae: f d :nonlsrreo e l huodgtir c emeitae i anco with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act (sec. 146), to engage or supply boys and apprentices for merchant ships. This decision has been taken in conse anaddvtas ondh e o lsectsi d e r ebchca. In t yuegee e n u tnpd d Tesu p dtsni hhoeeteotst upon by unauthorised persons, who advertise in the metropoli matpaßntganauoueneercernmaeetdoaccxnrennoef provincial oot d noctmeuf o irltnlusp f etotslhfaiTrade,p t omoi h itrnsnahaepestrtdhoie i hnntf, e g tgd p oriwai oeffin a ns l endo p t oc a ursuea e nea l l r lds ,rdid s d odet- , ufyciGbw h ett f eiutto o e l ho . for shipping boys and apprentices, and imposing to a seri ousd in the discharge of their special functions. it is conceived such an appointment would be the most effectual means of protecting the parents and guardians of youths who decide to enter the sea service from the designs of persons who not unfrequently allure boys from their homes with splen did promises of advancement, and induce their protectors to pay premiums in order to receive advantages which are never realised. The premium once secured, the youth on whose part the money is deposited is bound to the master of some collier or coasting vessel, where the ill-treatment to which ho is subjected impels him to make his escape on the first convenient opportunity, thus making way for another. Of course, in first-class services this state of things is impossible ; and with the owners of first-class ships these crimps have no connec tion whatever. We regret, however, to state that there are some shipmasters who, if they do not actually connive at those practices, and actually share the plunder with the crimps, have, at all events, so little consideration for their apprentices, that the boys they take on board, where they do not desert to escape ill-treatment, are frequently aban doned to the mercy of designing knaves in this metropolis, who follow them up, so long as there is anything to be gained by the pursuit. It is time this iniquitous system should be repressed with a strong hand ; and we are, there fore, happy to find that the Board of Trade have confided to the Registrar-General of Seamen the duty of nominating a fit and proper person for the appointment of licensed agent for London. We understand that no salary will be attached to this appointment, but that tho remuneration of the supposed licensed agent will consist of certain fees which he wili be entitled to receive, under the provisions of the Merchant Shippirrg Act. COUNT D'ORSAT'S COAT.—The name of D'Orsay was attached by tailors to any . kind of raiment, till Vestris tried to turn the Count into ridicule. Application was made to his tailor for a coat made exactly after the Count's pattern. The man sent notice of it to his patron, asking whether he should supply the order, and the answer being in the affirmative, the garment was made and sent home. No doubt D'Orsay imagined that some enthusiastic admirer had in this way sought to testify his appreciation ; but, on going to the Olympic Theatre to witness a new piece, ho had the gratification of seeing his coat worn by Liston as a burlesque of himself.—The Hon. Grange!' Berkeley's Life and Recollections. Vol. 111. _ _ NEW MUSIC.—" The Return Waltz," by the Marquis Chisholm. Duff and Hodgson. This talented musician, whose dance music is of the highest order, again surprises us with a brilliant waltz, which opens with a Japanese introduction. The arrangement of the whole shows palpably the touchings of a master-hand. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—If it be no longer news to our readers that Berlin is now witnessi ng j us t suc h a s t rugg l e as that which two hundred years ago put our own monarchy into abeyance and established the power' of Parliament, it would nevertheless not be very easy to persuade them that anything serious is to-be expected. Upon two questions o f th e hi g h es t con stitutionalimportance the Prussian House of Com mons is displaying a tone so uncompromising and resolute, exchanging defiances so fierce, and repre senting the popular sentiment so profoundly and so eloquently, that an English observer must expect something to come of it. The occasion is worthy of the spirit it has roused. A Minister more devoted to the service of his master, and to despotism, than our own Strafford has led the King into what we should think two very grave errors. By his advice the King has taken possession of the Duchy of Lauenburg simply as an appanage of the Crown, and is attempting to govern it on principles dis tinct from those to which he is bound under the Prussian Constitution. This is contrary to a special clause in that Constitution, which enjoins that any foreign realm that may be acquired by the Crown shall become part of the Prussian people, and share its laws. The Ministerial defence is that Lauenburg is too small to be a realm ; that it is not foreign; that the people themselves don't want entire annexation ; in fine, that Lauenburg is a political toy, and not a serious matter. The Cham ber feels itself trifled with, and proves its own sense of the slight put upon it by defying the new Duke of Lauenburg and protesting against his assump tion of the title, and, indeed, of the Duchy itself. The other matter is one which our own historical associations would invest with even a more omi nous import. It is just that question of Parliamen tary privilege upon which our own Royal Absolutist made his worst and most fatal blunder. The Libe ral members of the Chamber having expressed opinions and made assertions offensive to Go vernment, the latter has procured their condem nation by the Supreme Tribunal. This itself is contrary not only to all our notions of freedom of debate, but also to special provisions in the Prussian Constitution, as they speak for themselves, and as they are interpreted by their actual framers, taking part in the present debate. Indeed, the case is so plain that a tribunal had to be made for the purpose of obtaining the condemnation. Not only was this court a selection from the judges, but upon a hol low pretence supplementary judges were'added, and their votes were employed to neutralise the free votes of the very judges whose places they professed to supply. The tribunal was packed, and its deci sion is consequently worthless. If not actually con demned at this moment, there is no doubt it will be by an overpowering majority, when it will remain to be seen whether a false judgment obtained by intrigue or an open and all but unanimous deci sion of the Lower House will henceforth be the law of that land. To the English apprehension there is a very pretty quarrel. The antagonism is complete, and neither party seems to have left itself a way of escape. Indeed, neither party wishes to do so. Some personal encounters show that the element of bit terness is not wanting, and betray the fact that the battle is fought as hard in the outside world as on the floor of the Chamber. Old politicians, judges, and literary notables deliver themselves with a dig laity, a solemnity, and a wit that go to the very heart of the Prussian people, and ought to make some impression on the Conservatives. Viewed by all our lights, they speak reason and truth, and can only be gainsayed by men who have cast in their lot with force and resolved to trample on law. The municipalities and people of all the great Prussian towns are coming forward to support their repre sentatives, and to leave no doubt that these men have not spoken for themselves alone. All Prussia is moved, and the issue is plain. We understand it, because we have seen the like before, and we seem to know what is coming as surely as if we saw on a German stage the performance of one of Shak spore's tragedies. The Germans have borrowed some things from us in return for much they have done, and this, we seem to feel sure, is one more British idea. They have everything, except that v hich is necessary to bring it all to an actual con clusion. The tLiermans can feel, and think, and write, and talk ; they can do this individually and in popular gregarious fashion. They can even do it too much and too well. It is their misfortune that they are such adepts at this part of the busi ness, and they attain a success so satisfactory and complete in itself, that th ey procee d no f urt h er. When the brain, the tong ue , an d even th e pen h ave done their work, and the argument is triumphantly established, the arm falls as in a trance, and the sword is not there. It is, indeed, a strange satire upon that philosophy, that subtlety, that know ledge, that command of ideas, and that mastery of language, which is to some so lofty an ambition, to others an object of such miserable envy. One would think the happy possessors of these high gifts must be the true Kings of men, ruling hearts, moulding events, and controlling the course of the world. Never was there a greater mistake. When these have had their say, a brute arm, backed by a strong will, cuts the knot of the controversy, and politi cians, philosophers, orators, judges, poets, essayists, and an entire speculative world seem to melt into controversial haze and dim memories, while the man of the sword slices continents, parcels territories, and shapes Constitutions. So, at least, it is in Germany; and so it will continue to be for all we can see. With all our admiration of that great thinking people, we can never persuade ourselves that they will do what they say. So we watch their performances with every possible interest, except that which arises from the expectation of actual re sults. The truth is, though there is one nation; there are two classes before us—more than two, of course, but two as regards thi s quest i on. Th e aris tocracy, with its territorial influence and its army, is the one ; the people, with its philosophy, elo quence, and high aspirations, is the other. The men whose burning words might justly lead us to expect mighty deeds, are good and true men, earnest enough, and not without hope ; but they are not men of action, and th e means o f act i on are no t i n their hands. They and their Chamber do not even hold the purse strings, for the taxes once voted in Prussia can always be collected, and there is no Appropriation Act which shall annually compel the Crown to square accounts with the people. The King of Prussia could manage to get on, not quite as well as he wishes perhaps, but as well as some of his neighbours, without any parliamentary concur rence in his policy and measures. It cost a great struggle to wrest the command of the public purse from our own great Absolutist, and the Prussians have yet to do their part. Perhaps circumstances may come to their aid. But they must be not only much more resolute, but also more proof against evil solicitation, before they can avail themselves of the opportunity even should it present itself. They must resist the epidemic passion for wars of annexa tion and conquest, under whatever guise. In these wars they sell tijeir liberties instead of winning them. They place themselves under the law of the soldier, and the Minister who governs not by reason, but by the greater force. That Germany will ever resist a temptation too natural in her case we doubt; but, till she does, she will not have constitutional freedom, or possess liberty of speech, except for the benefit of other nations. POST.—In the movement now taking place in favour of erecting improved dwelling-houses for the working classes there lies more wisdom, and conse quently more merit, than in many efforts having what are conventionally to be considered higher objects. The philanthropy of this country, which is constantly on the look out for fresh fields of action, is accustomed to adopt, without much reflection, the first to which its attention hap pens to be called with sufficient loudness, and as often as not the only good it produces is the bringing into contempt of some mistaken idea by carrying it to a more ridiculous extent than was contemplated by the first originators. Ticket-of leave men, poor curates, and pretty horsebreakers have each in their turn been made the objects of an enormous and disproportionate amount of public sympathy, only to relapse again shortly after into a state of more than ordinary oblivion or contempt. It is therefore reassuring to see the phil anthropic taking up a subject which unites so clearly the advantages of good sense an 1 good feeling as the improvement of the workman's dwelling, and the direction the exertions to this end are taken en courages the hope that for once the soft emotions of philanthropy will go band in hand with the hard grained maxims of commerce, and that the effect will be seen in a material and permanent ameliora tion of the condition of a large and most important section of the community. The public ear has lately been shocked by highly-wrought accounts of the dis comforts of the homes provided at the public expense for those who cannot or will not work to provide homes for themselves. But it must not be forgotten that equal discomforts are endured by thousands of hard-working independent men, who have never received a shilling beyond what they earnt in their lives, and who look upon the parish with horror and contempt. The London labourer, struggling to maintain himself and his family, who comes home from his toil to his one room, or perhaps part of a room, in a close court, reeking with every abomina tion, horrible with the accumulated filth of years, and crowded with human beings, can scarcely be blamed if he loses dignity and self-respect in an atmosphere where they cannot live, or if he shows his distaste for such a home by seeking refuge in the nearest tavern. As so much sympathy has been shown—and properly shown—for the miseries of the pauper, it is not too much to expect at least an equal sympathy for the equally great miseries of the labourer; and the expression of such a sympathy in a practical form is, we venture to think, likely to be of infinitely more benefit to the class concerned than either £6 franchises, vote by ballot, or any other of the many schemes promoted for their special advantage. The metropolitan railways are charged with being the cause in a great measure of the evils complained of, • and doubtless a deal of the overcrowding is due to the demolitions rendered necessary by the construction of new lines. But in fact these evils existed long before railways, and although aggravated, were not produced by them. It has long been the practice to sub-let the poorer classes of dwellings in batches, and these batches are often split up again and re-let. The poor are in fact the victims of a class of middlemen who have contrived a scheme of living upon their very poverty and helplessness. The landlord himself is probably a well-to-do, and possibly a humane person enough, but the middleman or the middleman's man, with whom the labourer actually comes into contact, knows no pity or compassion. He lives by squeez" ing blood out of a stone, and, as he has to provi de for two others besides himself, he has to squeeze three drops where one should suffice. Hence the labourer has always paid enormous rents in propor tion to the accommodation he has enjoyed, and hence, too, the object of those who reap their har vest from his labour has been not to keep his dwell ing in habitable condition, but to allow it, to fall into the very utmost state of filth and dilapidation allowed by law, in order to get the highest poesible rent at the lowest possible outlay. The remedy fo r such a state of things was not easy to find. For the philanthropic the subject presented few charms, lacking as it does the sensation element so plenti fully present in most of the schemes of benevolence presented to the public. To say that a man is ac tually in want of the necessaries of existence shocks at once the feelings and opens the purse-strings Of the most indifferent ; to say that he is destitute of spiritual instruction awakens the zeal of the pious but to say that he is simply living in a small and dirty room, overcrowded and evil smelling, awakens no particular sympathy. It is perhaps fortunate that it is so, since, after all, it is not an extended scheme of charitable contributions that is needed, nor is it advisable or proper that a man who is capable of paying for his own home should be even partly in" debted to charity for it; but what is wanted for him is fair play and the power of obtaining his home for what it is honestly worth—neither less nor more. Nor would capitalists regard with favour the idea of investing their money in any scheme for erecting dwellings for the poorer classes. When ranging over the financial world for an investment, with all the glittering baits before them held out by j o int- , stock companies and foreign loans at incredible interest, few would bestow a thought upon all scheme for making a good thing of letting rooms at half-a-crown a week, or would even believe ill the possibility of many of the half-crowns being paid at all. The event of a trial, however, has proved that the poor pay their rent with a punt' tuality seldom to be found in classes better to do, and that, if properly managed, there is 14 certain a profit to be made out of Bethnal-gree n lodging-houses as out of Belgravian mansions- To Mr. Peabody we are indebted for the first illustration, on a large scale, of the fact that in this particular it is possible to do a positive an d indisputable good without violating sound econo; mical principles, and that those who are so dispose' may, at one and the same time, do their duty to their neighbour and make five per cent. by the transaction. Still, there is a lingering suspicion 0 a plan bearing so strongly the marks of a beneiro• lence not usually associated with commercial vim' tures, and some extraneous aid is still needed to give stability and permanence to any general scheme of the sort. That aid is of a nature which can more properly be given by the State than by any other means, and it is gratifying to find that the Govern ment has determined to give it. The bill int r°- duced by Mr. Childers provides for granting load, at a low rate of interest to be employed in the erec tion of improved lodging-houses, and it is to be hoped that it will give just as much assistance as induce a proper outlay on the part of capitalists' and so promote a permanent improvement in v . ‘"‘T homes of the working class. COUNTRY MARKETS. HULL.—T LIESDAY. Since our lait a fair business has been done in English wheat, at a reduction of is per qr, excepting on the vex/ finest and driest samples. English old white wheat, 48s to 54s ; old red, 42 s to 4sl' Barley, English, 37s to 425. Oats, Russian, 248 to 258. Beans, new English, 43s to 445. Peas, English blue, 4 05 to 41s Od ; grinding, 40s to 41s Od per 36 stone. SALISBURY.—T UESDAY. The attendance this morning was about an average ; offer of wheat was short and out of condition, and sa le° were much more freely effected than last week at the 81 , figures. The following are the quotations :—Wheat realised from 38s to 525; barley, 35s to 40s; oats, 22s to 325; beans, 405 to 52s ; and peas, 42s to 50s per qr. Tare; from Gs to 70 Od per bushel ; Best bread, 13d ; household ditto, 12d• per 81b loaf. Flour, 34s to 40s per sack. the SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. There was a good attendance to-day, and'a fair show ° f wheat and other grain. Red wheat, per toad of 3 imp. bushels....l7s 6d 185 Od White do do _Ds 6cl to 2 00 ( • ) ( 1 New red do do . ,Gs 6d )76v1 .New white do a d o o Beans do Peas, per qr Grindincr ba ley, per qr 3(8 Od 34s Ou Malting barley, , o B4s Od 3 " nA (id Oats, do 26s Oct 29 5 ''''' .• ...• :1 8 7: °Odd 2 1 ° 9: 620:1 F10ur....1s 9d to 23 kd per 14th, MONMOUTHSHIRE--T ITESDAY. There was rather a large supply of wheat on offer at tho several markets, but a great deal of it was in a damp dition. LYNN—TUESDAY. At to-day's market the attendance was good, but thed: was only a limited show of wheat, for which the Us ruled very firm, at last week's quotations. New wheat, 46s to 48s ; new red, 42s to 44s ; old Wil it ,, ° ; 51s to 52s ; old red, 46s to 48s per 36 stone. Barl©y ', 7(' "" malting, 34s to 36s ; secondary, 26s to 325. Oats , ' le i , 18s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, small, 43s to 460; 14 * 40s to 42s per 28 stone. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. d. 8. d. s.V 6 .. ..... .. Hetton ... 17 6 Hartlepool .. 1 - 1 6 - - N.Staffordshire 17 0 South Hatton ......... . 1 -,, 6 Sha.w'sHartley lB 6 Walls End Haswell.. it s 6 3 Tunstall Wylam l7 0 East Hartlepool ...... 16 • 3 Haugh Hall l6 9 Cowpen. Hartley ...... , 17 6 Eden Main ........... 16 3 Tees Caradoc l7 3 Hastings Hartley ...... :;-: 9 Braddyell's Hetton l6 9 South lielloe ......... - . 1`, 1 6 Walls End Byron - 5 Buddle'sWestHartley 16 3 T hornier .............•• Iv .. -- - Ships at market, 76 ; sold, 65. A RICH BEGGAR.--On Tuesday, at the M al ; i l chestcr police court a col oure d m an, named Act Hassan, was convicted of begging, and committed for a days. It was st a t e d th a t w h en th e p r i s oner was search to there was found on him £3 17s. Mr. Fowler said that to prevent the prisoner from annoying persons as he had to e t doing for some months past, he should order that the e l l s of his maintenance be taken from the money found ill possession. FA.DVERTISEMENTd — HoIIaway ' d Stomach.—Few permits, save those who have longforra dorsed the hydra-headed disease called dyspepsia, c an tailo any notion of the great expense chronic indigestion en 005 on muscle, nerve, mind, and temper. In the early ancl ape of 6%1%0- of this protean malady the purifying, regulating , Jo st rient pills invented by Professor Holloway exert tla a o of wholesome power, by accurately adjusting the functional, the stomach, liver, bowels, and the minor organs s lib b s uitY ing the solution of man's daily food. In confirmed de , ieo, of digestion Holloway's pills are likewise reliable rencte"bic7 which may be confidently resorted to in all stonlacthe hepatic, renal, and alvine derangements, withoutfroo slightest doubt of their ability to release the sufferer almost insupportable misery. Births. ife of CHURCHILL.—On the 12th inst., at Hampstead, the John Churchill, jun., Esq., of a daughter. „hot Cox.—On the 14th inat ,at Laurel Lodge Tvirici‘ e-- the wife of Geo. R. Cos, Esq., of a son. „ A f e of 0. HOUGHTON.—On the 14th inst., at Leyton, the J. Houghton, Esq., of a daughter. w e st- INGRAM.— On the 11th inst., at 3, Little Dean's-9 2 77, r ' • 111-' minster, the wife of the Rev. H. M. Ingram , ° ..111 son-and daughter. — M on ar th r e ia n g t es : T . . ty . 6 - 1 , 0 0 13 / EMBLING—COPLAND. Marylebone, Albert James, St. jste d it Wm. Embling, Meadow Lodge, Bleated, near Ar un r e ge ussex, to Louisa, youngest daug hter of the late G° Q Copland, Esq., of Paternoster-row and Dalston• ~ ;,,.. 13th inst ., at Tr in ity Tortilla Air. WYNDHIH—FRANCKLIN.—On the 13th inst., at 1-elb, mouth, Florence Wyndham, Esq., to Emily W.e ntsv°r daughter of the late Rev. Wm. rancklin, Al-bi - Deaths. O f 49t BARNES.—On the 13th inst. Joh n Barnes,Ems" / 4 0 Tts, Princes-square, Bayswater,, arnes, and Charleywood, aged 76. John BAKER.—On the 12th inst.. at the Vicarage, the ReY,' D. Baker, B.A. vicar of Bishop's Tawton, aged 6 2 home , BERNARD.— On the 29th Jan., at Malta, on his I r 3 i reTal Wm. Dallas Bernard, Esq., Deputy Coraniissary-,, 11 of Ceylon. DEL Pi AN mI O ic .- 0, Ownint.l3e Delano, l4th a i g n e s d t., 6o a . at 12, WinChOStOr-aetni:svet: GOODFELLOW.—On the 11th inst. , Thomas Goodf Esq., of Hoviley, Hyde, aged 28 ,„„,..paric, POST.—On the 13th inst., at Loat's-road, ClaPw" — ^ Hermann Otto Post, Esq., aged 77. WiTnNALL.—On the 14th inst., at his own residence, 38 1 Walworth-road, John Withnall, late of Clerken.well 9.1' Aldersgate-street, aged 62. ----"1-4- zif 6 London : Printed and Pnbilahed by WILLIAM N of No. 112, Strand, Panter at Tita Sorg 0 0 % 0, Strand, In thf Precinct of , the Savoy. in the C01"'"' of Middleaex.—Thutoday, February 15, 1866. ~~