The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-28 00:00:00

MARKET MONEY AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of England directors have just sepa rated from their weekly court without making any change in the rate of discount. The public have been anxiously awaiting the result, and the lobby of the " parlour" and the several passages of the establishment were thronged by an expectant crowd. A reduction had been generally anticipated—not so much because good reasons could be assigned for a change, as the interests of the mercantile com munity led them to hope for some amelioration from the present stringent condition of the rates for money. The demand this morning has conse quently been almost nominal, but immediately the decision of the court became known, a large num ber of bills which had been held in reserve have been brought forward for negotiation, and the terms required have been the same as yesterday, viz., from 8i to 10 per cent. for the different de scriptions of fine paper. The resuscitation of the English Joint Stock Bank is proceeding satisfactorily. The appointment of an official liquidator being postponed by Vice- Chancellor Wood for a month, in order to enable the new arrangements to be carried out, and to which many of the shareholders and creditors have given their adhesion. It is intended to have a Lon don agency, and to confine business to those branches at which the directors feel assured a good business may be secured. At the Bank yesterday the bullion operations consisted of a withdrawal of 12,000 sovereigns, and an influx of £B,OOO in bar gold. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received on account of New Granada dividend the following remittances :—From the Custom House of Santa Marta, £370 ; from the Custom House of Carta gena, £450; making a total of £B2O. The mail from _Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £633115. 4d. on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. ' Two o'CLocK. Considerable depression has prevailed in the markets for stocks and shares, owing principally to the continuance of the rate of discount at its pre sent high value. The English funds have been chiefly affected, and lower quotations are current. Consols have receded 1 per cent., to 861 1 for money, and 861 4 for the account The New Threes are 851 861, and Redaced Annuities, 86 ; Exchequer Bills, Bs. dis. to par ; India Debentures, 100, and ditto Bonds, ss. prem. Foreign Secuarities are generally lower, but the depreciation is only, in most instances, fractional. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined 1 to 281 k ; Mexican, Ito 141 ; Spanish Passive, Ito 181 191 ; Certificates, Ito 141 8 ; Italian, Ito 401 ; New Mexican remain at 11/ 121 ; New Italian, at 50 51; Greek, at 11 1 ; and Brazilian Scrip, at 31 24 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds, 641 ; Erie Shares, 374 381 ; and Illinois, 731 74. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, the dealers and speculators being chiefly occupied with the settlement. Prices, however, in most instances exhibit greater firmnesss. Lanca shire and Yorkshire and North-Western have each improved 4 ; Midland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern each ; and South Western, f. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. • In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares a fair amount of business has been done at in most instances en hanced rates. Alliance are at 221 ; Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China, at 331 ; Imperial Bank, at 26 ; Oriental Bank Corpora tion, at 42 ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of Eng land arc marked 11 dis. ; Egytian Trading Com pany, 51 discount ; International Financial, 11 dis. ; London Financial, 131 dis. ; and National Discount Company, 71 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 roor Cent. Consols B6l 7 61 87 61 8 Do. Account, July 10. ?_Pcr Cent. Reduced 5 Now 3 per Cent 861 1 61 iNcw 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. ' 1880 Do, for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 190 8 — March. Juno. Exchequer Bills, £1,000, 3 per Cent par Do. £soo „ Do £lOO and £2OO Dunk of England Stock, 5 per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITLES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB7 4 — Do. Account ......... . .... Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates ............. . Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 ' l3 . 5} per Cent., May 1879 Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 18 66 Do. Bo n d s , £l,OOO Do. und e r £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS:—ONE O'CLOCK. tugentine Republic, 6 per Cent. , £l5 pd —,pm strian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent ........................ Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 .................... 1:1(3 Account Do B u • Scrip, £55 paid ...... . Do Ayres 6 per Cent ~, £lOO Bonds cirl per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.) :Jian 6 per Cent ........................... Do. 41 por Cent Do. 6 per Cent Do Scup, . . — Cub XOO pa i d mbian 6 per Cent. ipal 6 per Cent. D anish 3 per Cent., 1825 .. "tubfan Principalities , o. Account ....... . ....... . . Letador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — D O -, Provisional Land Warrant — IS Do Deferred ............................... gipdan 7 per Cent .-, 13. 7 Second Issue • - I, o £lOO Bonds Do. 1861: Do £lOO Bonds Do. G overn ment Railway Debentures BO 1)° • X6O aid ............................. dis Greek 5 pe p r Cents.,. 1824-5,.. ex Coupons 111 Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account ... Uuatemala 5 per Cent Italian 5 per Cent 1865 Do Account ...... . Do. Maremmana Railway .................. Mexican 3 per Cent Do. A ccou nt Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Montevidean 6 per Cent., £ 3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Ce nt Do Land Warrants (He ctares) .. Now Granada ....................... . Do 2 per Cent Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarr en ) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account ............... . - Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, 7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 43 Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 41 per Cont. 1850 P, 3 4 1- per Cent., 186 0 . 7 ". ° 3 per Cent. 1859 ............ . Do 5 per Cent. 1862 ........... . -„, —° 5 per Cent. 1 861 ....... ... ; 15,4 rdiman 5 per Cent D 1 o : Account 8,, 4 0 18 ? 3 per Cent 100 A ccount .b Do N ew Deferred ,_ Account ............... .. __. DPassive P 4i Account .Jon,- • oish Cert. of Coup not funded .., Do Account... zire.-1;_,............................ D0 7,-u 4 per Cent. 1 , 11 ,,,.. r. 1 / per Cent. 1864 /,' S ' i 'll 6 per Cent. 1851 Do Account D o 6 per Cent. 1858 51 ..I.J, • Account D o £lOO Bonds — V o 6 per Cent. 1862 ..!! Account 56 5 7 - 1 ,-),0 0 £lOO Bonds -. 6 per Cont., 1863 - " a 5 Per 1 2 , , . Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — ,0 Account Nrejj2' Per Cent. Guaranteed 2Bl 1 g i , ,ueia 3 per Cent. n Ditto account D ' -) . 6 per Cent., 1862 — 0 Account Do. r ) per Cent, 1864 — A us# Dividends on the above payable in London. -Bei 'Y i n, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 1/411aill' 4 1 per cent., Ex. 25f. Pr (!ii 1 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull — i twp _ch lentos 3 per Dent. Lula 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. -... c 0 ..._ TWO O'CLOCK. D g for money '-'O. Aceotutt Y 'OD ....... pm., B 6l It Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian • • Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, Sr A b.Junc E.London, bcrip Certi Do. Glasgow Utz S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm GtS. and W. ot Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. V4l. hail gua , Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxtord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lane 'shire Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigli.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., d; Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. 49 Share Do, Birmin.. Derby Aid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York D. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. do. 1865 . North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central ,Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock Vo. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union I 'South Devon lsouth Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff ... . . . Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Cornwall BRITISU Atlantic & St. Lawrence Rom., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake lluron I Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- I.• • ...• • Calcutta & S. E., lim Cape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J EXtCllll3iOll Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred .. • • De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ...• Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ...• Gt. India Pen. gu a. sp.c. I'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India ..... • gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do - - Great Wee. of Canada. v Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bas. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited sfadras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extensiou Sfelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. .h Icludson's Bay N.RLC'da,6pclstpts 5c1nd0...... . Do. Delhi . ....... g Do. do. •.;71 Do. Punfaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot, COLONIAL GO VERNAIEIs British Columbia, 6 per', cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.dt July -1877-S4 ......... Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July. Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. IST Vo.Apl.4tOct, 1890-19 00 Do. do: 1880-9‘. Do. Jan. &J u1y,.189 0 - 9 I Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oat., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Nfauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878...• . • Do. 1882. Kay lb, Nov: `is Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal qov. 6 per cent N. 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja..10 al) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 t) Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to iB7t Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent...• • Nova So Ala Gcv. 6 p. e s terling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-v Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.O.J a /July Do. do, .6 pril & Oct 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 BRITIS Cam. Consol. Gold, lien. Chiverton Cl iff or d Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Yarn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Love,l ......... E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gain.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus...• Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Ilelst Grenville Ilerod's Foot ..... .. • • llingston Downs gargare t (Uny Lelant Starke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, New Sewn N o rth Itosar h'l Baksscett (I Ilogan North W h ea l Crotty .• Prosper United.... • • • • Providence Uny Lelaut S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park VigrCroft and Clogan, lim West Itassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West C hi rerton • West Seton 'Wheal Bassett (Mogan Wheal Buller (ftedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis ili M. 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.6 t 1 27 29 350 375 Ii t I 17} 22& 9 1 1 3 5 1 2 6 7 674 7 2 4 125 / 35 80 85 i 24 174 3 b 170 18) 11 13 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2. Grea t Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent. pm. , Grea t Western Orig. 44 per cent pl., PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 41 per cent., 1858, London, Brighton, &c., 5 per cent. 1865, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 54 London and Black:wall, 851 rouio CIS RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Bahia and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., 131 I 4 Dutch Rhenish, 16/ Ditto (all), 204 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 6 Recite and San Francisco, Urn., gna. 7 per cent.. 101 South Alter/AU and Lombardo Venetian, 11f I FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, BANK& Alßant*, Rm., 2 / I Anglo Austrian, 44 Anglo Egyptian, I un., 81 Bank of Egypt, 20.1 Brazilian and Portugnese, Um. , 8 Chartered Bank of India. klifitrallft, and hin . Chartered kter..of India, London, and Ca, China 331 141 City, 16 1 Consoliated Ban, Hindustan, Chinak, and Japan, Um., 5, 6 Imperial Bank, lima. 25 Imperial Ottoman, 71 8 / London and Brazilian (inn.), Ditto. new, 65 London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 14 pm., 4 L on don Chartered Bank of A u stralia, 20, London and County, C 6 5i London Joint Stock, 41 14 London and South-Western, lim. 15 16 Metro politan and Provincial Batik, Rm., 14 Oriental Baltic Corporation, 90 .381 Union of London, 441 4 DOCKS• East and West India, 13) 1 ondon and St. li atharine, MISCELLANEOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph O Atlantic Tli elegraph, per cent. bus.,., i Ber lin Water Works, ra., 8} Ceylon Company, 711 I Commerc i a l Union, ns urance, 51 Credit Fonder and nobilier of England, 4 31 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 3f Electric Telegraph, 131 Fairb iirn Engineering, 4i Gen. credit and Finance of London, lim., 43 Home and f: .lonial A ssurance, lim, 2 Hudson's Bay, 16/ Internat i ona l Financial Society, lira., 31 f Italian Irrigation (Canal Cafour,, 3} Land Securities, 1,m., 2f I.ondon Financial Aesoclation, lim , 6 London General Omnibus Company. Um , Lone oa and Provincial Marine, 21 Nrtional Discount e ompailY. e Ditto, new, issued at 5 pr Pena., of which 31 is to pay, 4L5 n!psula and Oriental Steam, -- Ditto, new. Rio de Janeiro City ImproVeraelltS, hi ra " Ditto (£l6), 9 Royal Mail steam, ioq SHARE MA RKiii. —This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS• 89 91 126 127 50 60 13 15 4 6 67 7 0 70 72 112 111 36 37 5 6 no ! 121; 131 ;V, G2} 62 31 3) 121 12i 90 02 25 26 176} )17 gi 92i 591 601 3 6 1314 2 n I 1 85 87 1 41 124 93 55 57 4 20 HS 110 69 71 106 107 35 30 9 1 1 I , 120 122 1 2 1 ) 1 fp 74 76 108 112 198 152 65 67 45 48: 704 71 0 140 146 - 2 31 10') 103 53 55 Itei I 1301 la Paid.! Closing 1 J3llBlllO done. 11 Price. IESSIONS , 62 64 101 102 1 8 41 lp 4 8 9, 76 80 58 60 100 102 100 102 1(2 103 18 20 85 87 88 82 55 60 5o 65 48 52 40 45 37 41 24 26 23 25 107 106 I li I i 11c] gg 101 91 93 14! 15 5i 5 • Nt e 3 83 65 101 102 91 83 86 88 81 82 98 10 0 98 09 1 97 99 'T SECYR 95 97 92 15 92 95 78 80 78 80 99 1(1 11,2 1.1 10 104 102 104 86 8/ ILO 102 Its 1 7 102 IC4 103 105 101 1 03 164 106 99 100 111 yi 92 9S 90 96 8.3 88 91 96 74 70 96 90 96 100 ITIES. 104 100 IC2 101 6 7 6 8 441 4 00 12 7 8 I 21 211 61 3 3i 20 2 1 i 18 , 21 I I 2 37 1( 38 3;} 4 tl 31 4 2* 35 45 2 4 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1866; LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, Guildhall, before Lord Chia Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) . _ MYERS Y. THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL WAY COMPANY. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. H. James appeared for tho plaintiff, and Mr. Harrison for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover damages for in juries sustained through the alleged neglect of the de fendants' servants, to which a plea of not guilty was en- tered. The plaintiff is a commercial traveller, and had been for some years employed by a firm in the City, and wasalso en gaged in business on his own account. lle was examined at length, and stated that on Nov. Gth last he was pro ceeding in a northerly direction towards Fore-street, when ho perceived a large van approaching him at the wrong side of the road. lie attempted to avoid it, but before he could get on the pavement the wheel of the van struck a boy who was in front of him a violent blow, and the corner of a box which the boy was carrying was driven into his groin. lie remained for some time jammed between the wheel of the van and the box, and he had not recovered from the effects of his injuries. Prior to the accident he was in receipt of , a good salary, and was doing very well on his own account, but since then he was unable to get up and down stairs without pain, and his duties were consequently materially interfered with. The evidence was conflicting, and the jury found a ver dict for the defendant. His -Lordship, on the application of counsel for the plaintiff, stayed execution until next term. MR. BENEDICT'S CONMT. The great concert—we perhaps ought to say the great musical festival of the season—was given yes terday morning at 'St. James's Hall, by Mr. Bene dict, and often as we have had the extreme pleasure of attending the great musical treat, we never recollect witnessing a more brilliant or fashionable audience. The extraordinary . temperature of the atmosphere (the thermometer standing at 75 in the shade), it might be thought was disadvantageous as far as attendance of company was concerned, but the wonderful programme issued by Mr. Bene dict, embracing, as it did, the names of all the stars of Her Majesty's Theatre and the Royal Italian Opera, combined with the greatest musical celebri ties, both vocal and instrumental, in the world, was more than sufficient to attract an overflowing audience, which, for exquisite toilette, rivalled iu beauty the grand displays at Longchamps. The programme consisted of no less than 47 pieces of music ; and amongst the names of the vocal per formers were Mdlle. Titiens, Mdlle. Pauline Lucca, Mdlle. Biancolini, Mme. Maria Vilda, Mme. Parepa, Mdlle. Artot, Mdlle. Enequist, Mdlle. Liebhart, Mme. Irebelli Bettini, Miss Wynn, Signor Fancelli, Mr. Santley, Mr. Sims Reeves, M. Faure, Mr. Tom Hohler, Signor Gardoni, Signor Farranti, Dr. Gunz, Signor Garcia, Master Coker, Signor Bettini, and Signor Bossi. The principal instru mentalists were Mr. Benedict, Mr. Lindsay Sloper, Mr. John Thomas, M. Wieniawaski, Sig. Piatti, Herr Ludwig Strauss, and Madame Arabella Goddard. In addition to the above emi nently gifted artistes there was a perfect crowd of, other names familiar to concert visitors, but space prevents us giving a longer list than the selection we have made. The concert commenced precisely at half-past one, and the whole of the programme, with a trifling exception, was performed by a quarter past six, during which time, a space of nearly five hours, the greater part of the audience however retained their seats, and left the hall at the con clusion of the concert without the slightest appear ance of fatigue. The great secret of the concert retaining its charm to , the last piece on the programme, was owing to the excellent manner in which the pieces were arranged. Unlike many great concerts, Mr. Benedict's is not confined to the Italian language; he judiciously places in his programme English songs by English artistes, and thus additional charm is given to his entertainment, and the hours fleet by with remarkable speed. It would be impossible for us to remark separately upon each of the pieces of music performed, although each deserved the highest commendation. Such a task would involve upon us, single handed, a five hours' labour; therefore we content ourselves with briefly mentioning the chief pieces in the pro gramme which created greatest enthusiasm, and called forth the most rapturous applause. Mdllo. Biancolini sang Mercadante's aria "Ah ! s'estinto," with faultless expression. After which Master Richard Coker gave Verdi's aria from " I Lombardi" "Non fu sogno" with remarkable power and effect. Mr. Santley perfectly charmed his audi ence by his rendering of Schubert's " Wan derer," and for his new song " On Parting," the words by Lord Byron, and the music by the Patti, he secured a great success. M. Faure sang " Oh, lioto di," from L'Etoile du Nord, in the most artistic manner, and Mr. Tom Hohler, must have perfectly charmed the majority of the ladies present by his beautiful rendering of Balfe's Ro mance "Si to savais." Mme. Titiens sang in her own unapproachable style the scena from Der Frey schutz, " Softly sighs," and Mdlle. Pauline Lucca called forth great applause by the manner in which she sang Auber's air from " Fra Diavolo," " Quell' uomo." Tho piece, however, that produced the most rapturous applause was the duct by Madame Parepa and Signor Farranti, from "Don Pasquili," " Signorina in tanta fretta ;" it was most hu morously executed, and pleased the audience beyond measure. Mr. Sims Reeves, of course, secured an encore for the seem, " The Laly Ilildeed," but to our taste he could very easily have selected something more worthy of his talent. The great instrumental piece of the evening was the duo con certant for two pianofortes, by Mr. Benedict and Mr. .L;ndoeby 131uper, - anti certainly two finer performers on the instrument have not yet been produced. Tho elastic touch and vigorous treatment by the spirited composition of both gentlemen was beyond all praise—it was perfection of execution, and the applause it elicited was universal and enthusiastic. As both gentlemen rose after its performance they were again loudly cheered, and certainly applause was never more hon ourably won or deservedly bestowed. There were various other items in the programme that wo had intended to notice, but we must content ourselves with those we have already mentioned, and close our remarks upon this interesting concert with a word of praise to Mr. Nimmo, who for many years has had the control of the " audi torium." Nothing could be more perfect than his arrangements, as during the entire concert not the slightest confusion occurred, although there must have been between two and three thousand persons present. Remarkable Case of Mistaken Identity. (From the New York Time.t.) • Among the many cases of mistaken identity which have occurred in the police annals, none have been published presenting more singular features than the one we are about to relate. Although the main incidents occurred several years ago, the explanations which served to clear up the mystery have been but recently made. The affair at the time was widely canvassed, the newspapers giving every publicity to the case in its various stages ; and while some of our readers will doubtless remember the interest excited, they will be glad to learn the facts whioll will disperse the mystery which then surrounded the entire matter. Several years ago Inspector Leonard, then a cap tain of police, received a telegraphic despatch from the police authorities of Providence, lthode Island, requesting him to arrest John M. Cookson, master of a small coasting schooner plying between Providence and Norfolk, Vir ginia. The accused was charged with having murdered his wife at the little town of Seaconk, near Providence. Capt. Leonard at once sot about the task required of Lim, and in a very short time ascertained that Capt. Cookson's schooner was . then lying in this harbour. Ho at once boarded the vessel, and on inquiring for the master, Capt. Cookson appeared in person. The officer notified him of the charges against him and of his purpose to arrest him. Cookson turned pale, stammered, wfukconfused, and in fact showed all those signs of embarrassment which aro gene rally interpreted as evidences of guilt, but may also be the effect of surprise and virtuous indignation. He, how ever, submitted quietly to the arrest, protesting in the most solemn manner his innocence, and declaring that he knew nothing of the whereabouts of Lis wife, if she was not at home. The officer conveyed his prisoner at once to Seaconk, and there learned the facts which led to the arrest. It appeared that Cookson lived in the outskirts of the village with his wife, with whom ho was not on the bestof terms. Quarrels frequently arose between them, but no violence on Lis part had ever been observed. On a certain morning Cookson and his wife were overheard by the neighbours quarrelling violently. Shortly after wahls Cookson started for Providence, and immediately for Norfolk with his schooner. His wife was not seen dur ing that day nor the following, but no attention had been paid to that fact. On the third day some children, who were picking blackberries near the village, were attracted by the unusual movements of a dog which accompanied them to a spot where ho was pawing up the earth in a frantic manner, and barking violently. On reaching the spot the children wore horror-stricken on beholding the face of a tided woman exposed to view where the dog was scratching. Tho citizens having been notified of the fact hastened to the scene, and in a short time had uncovered the body of a woman, over whose remains an inch or two of dirt had been scattered. It was found that the body was frightfully mutilated, and had been sprinkled with quick lime to aid in its decomposition previous to being covered with earth. Tho body was conveyed to the village, and there identified as the remains of Mrs. Cookson. The mother and sister of that lady positively identified the body, not only by its general appearance, but by certain marks. Mrs. Cookson's hair was somewhat singular in its colour, and her manner of wearing it was peculiar. She had lost one of her front teeth, and another had been filled with composition. These marks all appeared on the body of the dead person; and the mother and eider were not only positive on those points, but also identified the clothing with which the oorpso was covered. The fact of the quarrel between Cookson and his wife became known, and the dead body of the woman found in the woods being recognised as that of Mrs. Cookson, led to the belief that that lady had fallen a victim to her husband's violence. The despatch to Captain Leonard and the arrest of Cookson followed. When the prisoner arrived at Seaconk the indignation of the citizens against him was 'most intense, and for a short time it was feared that lynch law would be called into requisition. Good t onse, how ever, guided the citizens, and the prisoner was confined in gaol to await the action of the grand jury. This body soon mot, and with little delay found an indictment against John M. Cookson for the murder of Lis wife. Additional evidence of a circumstantial nature was adduced, calcu lated to remove all shadow of doubt as to the guilt of the accused. It was shown that after the quarrel with his wife the accused had come down to Providence and there purchased a barrel of lime, which had been sent on board his schooner. From this time ho was lost sight of for several hours, and the next that was known of him was that he had boarded his schooner at an unreasonable hour and suddenly put to sea. The prisoner explained that he certainly did quarrel with his wife, and, leaving her in anger, had determined to start upon his voyage as speedily as possible. As ho was going to a southern climate in hot weather, he had purchased the limo to be used as a disin fectant on board his schooner. lie could suggest no pos sible place where his wife could have concealed herself, and, indeed, had no doubt that tho body found was her re- mains. Ills explanations, of course, were disbelieved, and Lis fate was considered settled. The prisoner himself thought that thoro was no possiblo way by which to establish his innocence—the ovidenco against him ap- pcared conclusive, and the only opposition to it he could interpose was his unsupported statement. He abandoned himself to despair, and as the day for his trial approached all hope had fled from his bosom. Arrangements for his trial wore completed, the day was fixed, counsel Lad volunteered to defend to the extent of their ability the seemingly doomed man, when, the day before the trial was to commence, Mrs. Cookson, alive and well, appeared upon the scene and claimed her husband. Of course the prison doors were opened, and ho who had so long stood beneath tho shadow of the gallows was restored to socioty with an unblemished reputation. Mrs. Cook- son accounted for her absence by stating that after the quarrel with her husband aad his departure for Nor folk she had departed quite as hastily for Now Hampshire, where she had been visiting some friends. Being an un- educated woman, she had held no communication with her relatives, and they had been in utter ignorance of her whereabouts. She returned at tho critical time she did, supposing her husband would have completed his voyage, but not knowing that ho was imprisoned on a charge of having murdered her. Tho question then arose, "Who is tho woman who has been thus murdered ?" But no satis- factory answer could be given, and although the police long devoted their energies to unravelling the mystery, no solution to it could be obtained, and the affair was for gotten. Tho unfortunate woman slept in the graveyard at Seaconk ; no friond visited her grave, and no one could tell her story. Her sad fate and her remarkable resem blance to another had secured for her Christain burial, and that was all that was known of her. A short time siuee, Inspector Leonard had in custody a noted burglar, who had long boon known to the authorities as being ono of tho most skilful of his class. This man gave the inspector a solution of the Seaconk mystery, which has never been printed. Ll 6 said that tho murdered woman was the wife of an export English burglar named Collins, who is now dead. Collins had long followed his nefarious profession, from the pursuit of which his wife had endoavoured to wean him. She was awale of many of the secrets of the gang to which Collins belonged, and particularly of all tho facts connected with a burglary perpetrated at Provi dence shortly previous to her death. The gang had be • comp suspicious of her, and, fearing that she might expose them, had rosolvod upon her death. She was accordingly most brutally murdorod by her husband and his associates, and her body disposed of in the manner described. Col- lins immediately left the scone, and shortly afterwards died in prison. The burglar who related these facts know _ _ nothing regarding the history of the unfortunato woman, save that she was born in England and was Collins's wife. Tho old adage that " murder will out" seldom fail; al though its exploitation may sometimesbe dolayod until the perpotrator has answered the charge before a court from which there is no appeal. MARKETS.---This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with beasts iu only:middling condition. Owing to the heat of the weather sales progressed slowly in all breech., at Monday's currency. The general top price was 5s 8d per 81bs. Sheep were in moderato supply and slow request, at Monday's currency. Prime Downs and half-breeds changed hands at 6s. per 81bs. Lambs were in but mode rato supply, and all breeds moved off steadilyat full prices, viz., at from 6s 4d to 8s per 81bs. Tho demand for calves ruled inactive on former terms. Pigs were in slow request, at late rates. Per 81b to sink the offal. ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 4 10 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 4 Primo Scots. &,0....5 0 5 8 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 8 4 2 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 s did Pme ors-wool sheep 5 2 5 S Prime b'thdown d 0.5 0 d 0 Large coarse calves 4 8 5 4 Prime small do 5 6 5 10 Large hogs ....4 0 4 4 Small porkers. t 6 5 2 Lamb.... 68 ld to 88 3d. Suckling calves, 21s to 238; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 335 each. _ _ Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts BOO Beasts 291 Cows lO5 Cows. Sheep dud lambs 8,300 Sheep and I nib i Calves 2 ;O Lia yes.. lll figs 250 rigs — What are th 3 Police About ? A writer in a contemporary says the advice which Mr. Bright gave to the mob at Easter is now being followed. Every day a gang of ruffians is permitted to assemble in Palace-yard and to insult members of Parliament proceeding to and returning from the discharge cf their duties. This is done, not only without an attempt at pre vention on the part of the police, but apparently with their sanction or' connivance. Yesterday the disturbers of the peace were drawn up in ranks abreast with the police, and as I passed along the line I observed a fellow who was standing next a policeman hoot a member of Parliament, and the policeman took no notice whatever of the offender. This, I suppose, is what your reporter, writing ap parently without an adequate sense of the import ance of the subject, refers to, when he speaks of the actors in this disgraceful and illegal proceeding as being " very good humoured and easily amenable to police regulations !" Your reporter states that " Sir John Pakington, for the moment, had some difficulty in managing his horse amid the expres sions of disapprobation which his appearance ex cited among the same group." This " group," we are informed, had previously been insulting other members of Parliament. Sir J. Pakington had reason to congratulate himself on his man agement of his steed ; but a less skilful horse man might, under such circumstances, have had to bewail a broken limb or fractured head, for there are few things which startle a horse more than a shouting crowd on each flank. One asks, in as tonishment, why this flagrant breach of the law is permitted, if not encouraged, on the very threshold of the Chanibers in which the laws are made, and of the courts in which they are administered ? If a poor girl with a basket on her arm were to attempt to sell oranges in Palace-yard, the polide would soon direct her to " move on," would and if she refused lock her up. Should you think fit to publish this communica tion to-morrow morning, Sir R. Mayne will know what course he is required to take in the afternoon and for the future. THE VOLUNTEERS.—Lieutenant-Colonel Elliott, district inspector, reviewed the Bedfordshire Volunteers, numbering 400 rank and file, at Ampthill-park, on Tues day, in the presence of a largo number of spectators. The battalion, commanded by Lieut.-Colctiel Hastings Russell, M.P., received the inspector in lino. After the usual field movements, two companies were sent out between wooded knolls, two marched up a ravine as supports, and the re mainder kept in tho rear as the reserve. When the summit of the hill had boon gained the skirmishers were called in, and the whole fornied into line. They then poured a suc cession of volleys into the retreating enemy. At the con clusion, Lieut.-Colonel Elliott addressed the men, and told them that for Volunteers their movements had been exe cuted with great steadiness and precision. The volley faring wore much sup er i or t o w hat ho had frequently aud skirmishin g witnessed. Ho congratalatod Colonel Russell in commanding so good a regiment. Tho battalion were then marched to an enclosure, where they piled arms, and wore enteiLained by Colonel Russell at a collation provided for them under 0 tent. MEAT. NEWGATE AND LEADENumx.-.—Only moderat e supp li es of meat are on sale, yet the trade is slow, as follows :—Beef, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; mutton, 46 4d to Gs Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 75 4d; veal, 46 Od to bs 0d; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s ; clover, £5 5s to 46 16s Od ; and st raw, £ 1 18s to £2 4s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—M' oltdow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs Od; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load. A quiet trade. WHITECHAPEL—Meadow h £4 4s to £5 10s; clover, .C 5 5s to £6 15s Od; and straw, £1 183 to £2 4s per load. Trade inactive. Now meadow bay sold from £1 to £4 5s per load. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. Present—Lord Wensleydale, Sir J, Coleridge, aUd Sir E. V. Williams. POLICE JNTELLIGENCE.--This Day. ;MARLBORO -UGH-8 TREET. SENDING A CHILD OUT TO BEG.—Mary Ann Evoland, 12 years old, was charged before Mr. Knox, by the Marquis of Townshend, with begging. The Marquis of Townshend said that on the previous night, about half-past 11, the prisoner came up to him in Piccadilly, and asked him for a penny, stating that she was very hungry. As he recognised her as girl he had charged with begging about two months ago, and who was discharged by Mr. Tyrwhitt, after a week's remand, on the father promising not to send her out to beg again. he gave lief into custody. From inquiries he had mapehe had ascertained that the father was a very bad character. Sergeant Bunce, 5 C, said that he was called by the Marquis to take the girl into custody on the previous night. Ile saw her bogging, and as soon as she saw him she ran away. In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said he had seen the girl nightly about begging. Mr. Knox said he would have the girl sent to the work house for a week, with the view of getting her into a re fuge, and her parents would then attend. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THROUGH A DAUGHTER'S MISER HAVIOUR.—Jano Davis, a neodlowoman, living in Little Palteney-street, was charged before Mr. Knox with at tempting to commit suicide, by taking oxidil acid. Police-constable Wilson, 110 C, said that yesterday evening ho was ordered to No. 3, Little Pulteney-street, and informed that the defendant had taken poison. He found the defendant with some stuff in a tumbler, and on asking her why she had taken it, she said it was through trouble. The defendant was taken to the Charing-cross Hospital, and there an emetic was administered. Inspector Bowles said he understood the defendant had taken oxalic acid. The defendant said she was a widow, and that it was her daughter's misbehaviour had caused her to act as she had done. Sho did not know where her daughter was. Her daughter was 17 years of age, and the only child she had alive. Sho was sorry for what she had done. The defendant's brother then came forward and said he would do all he could to prevent her repeating the act. Mr. Knox remanded the defendant for a week, so that she might have the advice of the chaplain of the House of Detention. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION. -- George Kellar, licensed victualler, of the Old Clock House, 132, Royal Mint-street, alias Rosemary-lane, and Attila Quinter wore brought before Mr. Paget charged with keeping a disor derly house at No. 1, Little Prescott-street, Whitechapol, near the end of the Minories. Mr. Mitchell, solicitor and vestry clerk of Whitechapol, who said he was set in motion by two inhabitants, con ducted the prosecution. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, de fended Kellar. The warrants made out were for the apprehension of two persons named Right, and Mr. Mitchell said the parties who conducted the disorderly house had assumed various aliases, Mr. Paget said he should receive the names which ill.: parties now gave... The prisoners are natives of Germany, and evidence was given that the woman Quiuter conducted the house in Prescott-street and its nefarious business, received the pro fits thereof, and that it was a most notoriously infamous place. The scenes tbo witness:lnm emu...a .4-oev too revolting to be published. The case against the woman was clearly made out. She told Rowland, 89 K, the con stable who arrested her, that she was not married, that she had three children in Germany, and that if she was allowed one day, she would return to her own country. Sho also said that she paid £2 18s per week to Mr. Killer, who was her landlord. Evidence was also given that Killer had been frequently seen in the house, and that directly after she was arrested last night ho closed the house. Daniel Davey, a police-sergeant, No. 3 H, said th a when ho took Kellar into custody he said that ho had only to do with the furniture. Mr. Charles Young — That is reall y so ; ho sold her the furniture, and she was paying off the debt by weekly in stalments. He is not the proprietor or manager of this infamous place. Mr. Paget would hear Mr. Mitchell on the point whe ther Kellar ought not to be committed. Mr. Mitchell, acting for a public body, would withdraw "" the case against Kellar. Mr. Pagetthen: committed the woman Quintet. for trial, She was asked if she had any bail, and she said Mr. Kellar, her landlord, and a gentleman named James, at the West-end, would be her bail. Mr. Charles Young would advise Mr. Kellar to have nothing to do with the matter. The woman in default of bail was committed.: WESTMINSTER. IDLE l'AurEns.-4eorge Saston, a young man, was charged with refusing to perform the labour to which he, as a pauper, maintained by the parishes of St. Margarot's and St. John's, was sot. A relieving officer produced copies of the rules and regu lations duly made by the guardians for the control of the poor. On the 20th inst. the defendant was hi tho wash house, and on tho following morning applied to witness for relief. Ho gave him s.nno bread, and handed him a ticket to go to work at the stone yard, but, as ho after wards learned, ho never wont, but ho again presented him self for relief and received it, and again refused to do the work allotted to him. Mr. Arnold—Did ho complain of the work being unfit or anything of that sort ? Witness—No, ho did not. Mr. Arnold—Nor of illness ? Witness—No, or he would have boon sent to the doctor. Ho appeared in very good health. The Superintondont of the stoneyard said that defend ant did not come to work, and when witness met him and told him he would get into trouble, ho said he did not care—ho should not go to work. Mr. Arnold—What could he earn per day ? Superintendent —Whop he worked ho could earn ls. 7d. per day. Mr. Arnold (to defendant) —What have you to say Defendant—Nothing. I could not earn sufficient. Mr. Arnold—The superintendent says you could earn is. 7d. Defendant—Not always. Mr. Arnold—On this occasion it is quite clear you would not help. You never went to the stoneyard at all, and although you would not for your living, you again applied for relief. You have had a former caution and escaped for this sort of thing, and I shall now commit you to hard labour for 14 days. LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mr. Fechter's benefit is fixed for next Saturday, when the public will have the last opportunity that can occur this season of witnessing his famous impersonation of Hamlet. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—A supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday contains Orders in Council, dated Juno 27, 1866, revoking so much of an Order prohibiting the importation of cattle from the domi nions of the King of the Netherlands as would apply to cattle the produce of the provinces of Friesland and Gronin gen, parts of the said dominions, and authorising any such cattle to be imported into any port or place in Great Britain from the ports in Harlingen, in the province of Friesland, and Delfzyl, in the province of Groningen, only, subject nevertheless to all the regulations heretofore or hereafter to bo made by the Lords of the said Council, or by any local authority under the order of such Lords, applicable to the importation of foreign cattle or sheep into any port or place in Great Britain. Her Majesty, with the advice of her Privy Council, has ordered that on and after July 1, 1866, no horn, hoof, raw or wet hide or skin of any such cattle as aforesaid shall be imported or introduced into the United -Kingdom which shall come from, or shall have been at, any place within the dominions, situate in Europe, belonging to his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, other than the provinces of Friesland and Groningen; and also that on and after the said Ist of July, no horn, hoof, raw or wet hide or skin of any such cattle shall be im ported into the United Kingdom which shall havo been on board any vessel at the same time with any cattle which shall have come from or shall have been within the afore said territories and dominions other than the said provinces of Friesian awl Groningen. MAIL TRAIN-A MYSTERY. (From the Sporting Life.) [The following extraordinary document was picked up near our office a few days since. The writer evidently means something, and we leave our readers to interpret it.] CHRONOLOGIA MAIL TRAINIANA. 1864—Mr. William Day dreams that he has a horse in his stable which will pull off ono of the big handicaps. He gets up early, and telegraphs to a friend or two. Betti ng —66 to 1 Mail Train. 1865—Mr. W. Day not wishing to distress Mail Train after his severe eiertions in the Cesarewitch and tte Cam bridgeshire, does not bring him out during tho whole year. The horse is, however, persistently entered, and hungrily nibbled at by the public. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1866 Mail Train is made a great " pot" for the North amptonshire Stakes, and manages to run second. Tho public insist that the money was not on, and that " the Mail Train" is still in reserve for something. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1867—Mail Train having failed on the flat, is tried as hurdle racer. Betting -66 to 1 Mail Train. 1868—Mail Train having failed both as a hurdle racer and a flat racer is put to steeplechasing, and is entered for the Grand National. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1869 —A tipster having ruined the majority of his sub scribers by continually sending Mail Train as a good thing for fiveycars in succession, goes mad, fancies himself a locomotive, and incessantly shouts "Look out I The Train's coming !" Betting- 7 -6G to 1 Mail Train.' 1870—A bookmaker having realised a fortune by 'laying against Mail Train, retires, and leaves the business to his' son. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1871-72-73-74-75—Mail Train is put into physic, and nothing else of consequence occurs except that the public will continue backing M.T. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1876—A year of wonders. Lord Glasgow, seized with a fit of remorse, names two of his horses ! Mr. Nailor wins a race, two horses having Inn, and the first being disqua lified!! Lord Stamford Wishing to back something of his absolutely succeeds in doing so at the liberal odds of 5 to 4! !! Sir Joseph Hawley is seen without his umbrella!!!! Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1877 and 1878—Mail Train is turned out of training, and is successively driven in a Hansom, an omnibus, and a parcels' delivery cart. The public will no; however, be stalled off. Betting—C6 to 1 Mail Train. 1879—The Sporting Life accomplishes the 20th year of its existence, and commemorates the anniversary by offer ing to bo run for a Consolation Cup, for horses that have never won. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1880—Mail Train is put into training again; and "Our William," remembering Cosmopolite, fancies that the " ohrun" may do something after all. Betting —66 to 1 Mail Train. 1881—Mail Train is turned out to grass, and there meets a follow-sufferer—Lord Zetland. Affecting interview. Bet ting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1882—Mail Train is entered for the Grand Barnet Han dicap at sst 101 b. The public is indignant at his being so heavily weighted. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1 883—International Railway completed. Trains start every five minutes from Farringdon-street to Paris direct. Mail Train goes over to run for an all-aged race. Betting —66 to 1 Mail Train. 1885—Mail Train takes his 54th maiden allowance at the Clapham Common Summer Meeting. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1885—A stableman, who has attended on Mail Traiu . from his infancy, di es o f a b ro k en h eart. The horse re f uses Ws corn, and is slightly ashamed of himself. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1886-1890 —No tidings of Mail Train during this interval. Thai nowing ones declaro that ho has gone all to pieces, but the public won't have it. Betting-68 to 1 Mail Train. 1891—The Brower dies of extreme old ago, and being the oldest inhabitant of Epsom is buried with great pomp. Betting-6G to 1 Mail Train. 1892—The Stud Book is accidentally destroyed by fire, and Dr. ShorLhouse being unable, through lapse of time, to remember Mail Train's pedigree, he is entered as "sire and dam unknown." Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1893—Mr. W. Day, having scratched all the hair off his head in thinking of Mail Train, is compelled to ordor a bath. Ho sti'l thinks the horse will do something. Bet ting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1894—Lord Mayors and Aldermen abolished. The busi ness of the Albert Club removed to the Mansion-house ; Sir Ishmael Fisher, Bart., president. Betting---66tolMail Train. 1895—Mr. W. Day, awakening at length from his dream, disposes of Mail Train to the veteran Tommy Hughes. Betting-66 to 1 Mail Train. 1896—The Earl of W— pays his throe surv:v:sg cre ditors a furJior dividend of twoponco halfpenny in tho pound. Betting—CG to 1 Mail Train. 1897—Mr. John Valentine's grandson rnatries Mr. Henry Wright's granddaughter. The venerable John Read gives the bride away. Bettiug-66 to 1 Mail Trait]. 1898—Admiral lions completes his 103 d year ; anti his sympathisers present him with a gold nib to replace the pen ho has worn out in repeatedly writing Mail Train's name and weight. Betting—GC to 1 Mail Train. 1899—Messrs. Quilter and Ball, the eminent account ants, are requested to furnish au estimate of Mail Train's cost of keep and other incidental charges. Estimate given in, £3,742 IGs. 9 . 1 d. Betting—GC to 1 Mail Train. 1900 - Dr. Culiiming's prophocy is fullilled, and tho world COmoS to an end. Butting-66 to 1 Mail Train. Jamaica—A Parallel. A writer in a contemporary says the follow ng is copied out of De Lolmo's " Constitution of Eng land," and may have some bearing on the Jamaica massacre : "A groat number of instances might be produced to prove the above-mentioned subjection of the civil to the military power. I shall introduce one which is particularly remarkable: I moot ilith is in the periodical publications of the year 1746. " A lieutenant of marines, whose name was Frye, had been charged, while in the West Indies, with contempt of orders, for having refused, when ordered by the captain, to assist another lieutenant in carrying another officer pri soner on board the ship. The two lieutenants wanted to have the captain give the order in writing. For this Lieut. Frye was tried in Jamaica by a court-martial, and sen tenced to 15 years' imprisonment, besides being declared incapable of servingtho King. Ho was brought home ; and his case, after being laid before the Privy Council, appear ing in a justifiable light, ho was released. Some time after ho brought an action agst Sir Chaloner Ogle, who had sat as president to the abovo court martial, and had a verdict iu his favour for £lOOO damages (it was also proved that ho had boon kept 14 months in the most severe confine ment Wort) ho was brought to trial). The jury, moreover, informed him that ho was at liberty to bring his action against any of the members of the said court-martial Le corld meet with. The following part of the affair is still more remarkable. Upon application made by Lieutenant Frye, Sir John Willos, Lord Chief Justice of the Corn mon Pleas, issued his writ against Admiral Blayne and Captain Renton°, two of the persons who had sat in the above court-martial, who happened to bo in England at that time, and were members of the court-martial that was then sitting at Deptford, of which Admiral Mayne was moreover president; and they wore arrested immedi ately after the breaking up of the court. The other mem bers resented highly what they thought the insult. They met twice on the subject and came to certain resolutions, which the Judge Advocate was directed to deliver to the Board of Admiralty, in order to their being laid before the King. Iu these resolutions they demanded satisfaction for the high insult on their president from all persons how high soover in office have set on foot this arrest or in any degree advised or promoted it,' moreover complaining that by the said arrest 'the order,'discipline, and Government of his Majesty's armies by sea was dissolved, and the Statute 13, car. 2, made null and void.' " The altercations on that account lasted some months. At length the court-martial thought it necessary to sub mit ; and they sent to Lord Chief Justice Willes a letter signed by the seventeen officers, admirals and commanders, who composed it, in which they acknowledged that 'the re solutions of the 16th and 21st May were unjust and un warrantable, and do ask pardon of his lordship and the whole Court of Common Pleas for the indignity offered to him and the court.' This letter Judge Willes road in open mutt , and di rected the same to be registered in the Remembrance-eine°, 'as a memorial to the present and future ages' that who ever set themsel ves a b ove the law wi'liu the end find themselves ra'staken." " The letter from the court-mai thil, together with Judge Willea's acceptation, were iusei'i,ed in the next Gaze: te, Nov 15, 1746." TILE AMERICAN FREE-TRADE LEAGUE. —The fol lowing resolutions acknowlodging the receipt of the Free -trade address recently sent from this country to the United States have been received by the Secretary of the Free-trade Association :—" 115, William-street, New Yoik, June 7, 1866. On m otion of the chairman, seconded by Mr. Alfred Pell, jun., Resolved, that the officers and mem bers of the .A.morican Free-trade League have read with much pleasure the address of the London Free-trade Asso ciation. Resolved, that the League feels greatly encou raged by the proofs of sympathy and the deductions of ex perience embodied in the address!—C. A. BRISTED, Chairman, pro tem." rADTERTISEMENT.]-liolloway ' s Pills and Ointment. Dyspepsia—Disordered Digestion.—Some persons are par ticularly prone to stomach and liver complaints—while in others these diseases are produced by sedentary habits, irregular living, or mental disquietude. The liver and amnp both re d, t n h d e a a r n t o dn a nbtdohd body lunge shorTl o y n su sy ll m er - . Is,taotmhiasechwbeitlint g th dis em th , s T o h o e n se res ad to m re ir t a h b e l m o p t i o lls a a n c a t ti d ir i a r l ec a t n l y d healthy condition. n o di rg t a io n n s : The aild impurities e a r r e e l d e v i s e c d h , a t r h g e e d h e f r a o t e m d t bto sy d ste co nl' olo t d h , e a re nd spi b ra ili th o r is secretion regulated, the heart's action becomes tranquil, the nerves acquire strength, and health benignly dawns a st g o l e n d , happiness easy appiness returns, and the pati en t i s thoroughly digestion,re cheering thoughts, and refreshing repose. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Da: El Cid ... Missile Louisa Hastings 2l York :August "1 Dover :2: , Plymouth Tunbridge 2d Yarmouth Derby Summer Y9 Weymouth . 29 Baden Baden ... 31 BER. Newmarket 2d October... 8 Hereford ..... 1 $ Newmarket Houghton ... 2A Monmouth .... 20 Manchester Autumn 21 Newmarket Ist October 25 Walsall Lanark _ - NEWCASTLE RACES—Trus DAT. • AXWELL PARK STAKES. 1 Six ran. RACING FIXTI JIT Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reacting Nottinghain Down Royal Knutsford Stamford l9 TES FOR 1866. Radeliko 23 Winchester- 24 Spilsby E 4 Chesterfield Southampton • 25 I Huntingdon °ROD 29 I Goodwood 3l. AUG Airdrio _ 2 Deauville Ripon 6 Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes lO Egli= l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 OCT Northampton 2 Lothians' Racing Club 3 Ityl. Cal. Hunt and Kelso 3 Bedford 4 SEP Warwick September. 4 Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB Richmond Lincoln NOVFMBER. 1 Shrewsbury ............... Liverpool Hunt ......... I'J IRISH RACING FIXTURES. JULY. Carlow SEPTEMBER. Curragh 4 1 5 , 6 OCTOBER. Curragh FRENCH Toulouse JU 1 St. Omer Rouen Metz B, 9 Amiens Deauville...... 4, 4,5, 6 lk)chefort 5 13ourge5... Valenciennes Moulins Cherbourg lO SEPT. Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7 Chantilly 16, 17 la :LTG FIXTURES. rLY. I Abbeville Le Pin 22 Chalon-sur-Saone ... 22, 23 Saintos 2B, 29 Caen 29, 30, 31 FUST. Le Mans Laon IP, 20 Tarbes l9, 22 Blois 26, 28 Baden-Baden 3l, MBEP. Paris (Autumn) 23, 30 TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, Jermyn-street, St. Jam es ' s , LO NDON. MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the principal races throughout the season, from upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting prices on the day of a raee at all the principal meetings. For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. N.13.—1t is particularly requested that ALL LETTERS containing CASH be registered. The Sporting Life, Aug.2o, 1864.—" We are satisfied that all intending backers of horses, who may have been for merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita tion, send their commissions, to any amount, to 100, Jerinyn-street." THE WAR IN GERMANY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Brrum. - , June 27. 7 Last night the army of the Elbe had a successful engagement near Turnau, taking seven Austrian officers and 500 men. TEE AUSTRIAN AND ITALIAN ARMES IN THE TYROL. BERNE, June 27. The Austrians have returned to the first station upon the Stelvio. , The Italians have taken up a position near the Pont du Diable. Liverpool Cotton Market—(This Day.) Market opens quiet at unchanged prices. Sales probably 8 or 10,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. This Day. LONDON, June 28.—Wind this day at noon—North ; light broczo and sultry weather. BIUSTOL, June 27.—Wind S.W. - Arrived—Nelson, from Quebec. LryzuPoor., June 27.—Wind for Sierra Leone. OFF LIVERPOOL, June 27 . — Arrived—Imurch, from St. John's, N.B. CARDIFF, June 27.—Wind S.W — Sailed—Golden Age, for Callao. PORTSEOUTH, Juno 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Percy, from Auckland, N.Z. COWES, June 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Baltic, screw steamer, from New York. SOUTHAMPTON, June 27. —Wind S.W.—Sailed—Sasonia, screw steamer, for Now York. LBT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAYum; Thursday Morning. Arrived, June 27.—Centurion, from Sydney ; Star, from Riga; Wild Duck, from Wellington, New Zealand. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed.—Veritas, of Guernsey, from the north, for the west ; Sea Belle, from London, for Hongkong. Passed in tow—Lucibelle, from Melbourne, for London. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up ,o this day, aro in round figures as under : 1866. 1865. Great Western 77,156 74,818 North Western 124,390 121,497 South Western 97,257 80,801 Brighton 29,979 22 , `257 Midland South Eastern 25,833 25,272 Great Northern Lancaster and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 7,763 7,280 North Eastern 72,051 69,828 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,281 19,651 Great Eastern London and Chatham and Dover These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are generally of a favourable character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2,838 ; on the North- Western of £2,893 ; on the Brighton of £722 ; on the Midland of £1,238 ; on the South-Eastern of £561; on the Great Northern of £338 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,058 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £483 ; North-Eastern of £2,223 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, andLin D c o o v ln er of of i lo , 3 6 9 33 : and on the London, Chatham, and while the South-Western shows a decrease of £3,544 • and the Great Eastern of £ll6. Venezuela si x per Cent. Loan , 1864.—The Gener a l Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited) are in receipt of adviceadvicefrom their agents, M essrs. H. L. Bola's° and Co" dated La Guaira, Ja n 8, 1866, of duties callected and remitted on account of the above loan, as follows :—Per statement No. 93, from Porto Cabello, $5,354.86 ; per statement No. 94, from Porto Cabello, $3,572.52; per state ment No. 80, from La Guaira, $3,277 ; per state ment No. 81, from La Guaira, $12,101.74 ; total, $24,309.12. MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—Now that excursion trains are daily reaching the metropolis from every part of the kingdom, we venture to call the special attention of visitors to Madame Tussaud's popular historical gallery hi Baker street, where an intellectual hour may be well spent. Life size portrait models of most of the distinguished personages of Europe are to be seen therein, including those of the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, the King of Italy, Garibaldi, &c. &c. 0 W LSLIGHT.—Prince Teck has, been offend a com mand in the Austrian army, and will leave England imme diately for Vienna. The Princess will probably accom pany him. We learn that the Duke of Argyll is likely to be appointed chairman of the Royal Commission about to be issued to inquire into and report upon the extent and the mode of working of the coal fields of Great Britain. Colonel Conolly, A.D.C., to the Lieutenant-General com manding at Aldershott, has proceeded to Frankfort as mill. tary attache to the mission of Sir A. Mallet, K.C.B. A. marriage is arranged between the Evelyn Ashley, s econ d son of the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Miss Sybella Farqu har, second daughter of Sir Walter and Lady Mary Farqu har ; also between Viscount Polhngton, eldest son of the Earl of Mexberough, and Miss Venetia Errington, daughter of Sir Rowland Errington ; and between Miss Bertha Tal bot, daughter of Mr. Mansell Talbot., M.P., and Mr. Fletcher, son of Mr. and Lady Charlotte Fletcher. We are informed that Mr. Winter Jones ; keeper of the depart ment of punted books in the British" Museum, will suc ceed Mr. Pauizzi as librarian.--The Owl. UST. 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