The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-21 00:00:00

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South Staffordshire— 6% - - South Eastern Do., No. 1 24 - .. Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 ............. 25 Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 South Wales ....•• 28 ...... - •••••. ..... ... South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Star. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..... ...... 17 1 ,¢...-- Vale of Neath ... .. .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 17% — .. Waterford and Limerick 47% Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin --. Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. - do: ... 10 West Cornwall West London Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class .... 20 Whitehaven & Furness 14 ...... Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 9% ...... Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ... ..... ... 25 Do. Original New and. Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 D. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... li Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 rorkantl North Midland 50 and Preference Do. East and West Rid ing Extension ...... 25 ...... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian). ... 5 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara ..... ....... Dendre Va11ey............ 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ...... 55. . ... Dutch Rhenish ..... .... 7%.... .. ...... .... East Indian 3 14 — ...... . ...• • Great Indian Penin su l a r 1 4 Louvain A, la Sambre ... 7% Luxembourg 7 ...... .. • Ditto ... lO ...... Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege Northern of France— 12 — Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 Paris and Lyons - - De. Do. . lO Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ......... 20 ...... ..... ..... . Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 3%,a .. Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes .. 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and H asse ll ...... 20 West Flanders B 3 / 4..... - 7% 25 3 / 4 13 1 A i 13% 7% 1••••• % 8 1 .4 3% ... 134 JOINT STUCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial 25 Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock lO London & Westminster. 20 National Prov. England. 35 D.tto,New National of Ireland 2 2 1,x..... ••• ••• Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto New... ..... ...... 10 Union of Australia Ditto,New... ...... ..... 2 1 /...... • •••• Union of London Union of Madrid 16% ...... 233%4 MINES. Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Com... 14 Australian 2 14 Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... ••—• British Iron Brazilian Imperial Br azilianCocaes&Cuisba 30 Cobra Do. Copper Gentr4l LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 21.—Wind this day at noon E., mode rate breeze, and fine clear frosty weather. Pressure of the wind 41113 per foot. Barometer, 30.42. Thermo meter, 34. WIND AND WEATHER, THIS DAY, 9 A.m. Colo Lester S.E., fine. Gosport N.N.E., frosty. Lowestoft E S.E., frosty. Portsmouth Southampton Yarmouth . .... E., fine and frosty. WEXFORD, DEC. 19.—The Ernalia, Demiton, from Constantinople, was on shore on Banncro Bay yester day and went to pieces, and not the Aspasia, as reported. PLYMOUTH ' DEC. 20.—Wind N.E. — Sld. L'Union, Guadeloupe; Alfen, New York, with most of the out ward bound. The Foam, late of London, has arrived here from tho Cape de Verds, under charge of an officer of her Majesty's ship Racer. PENZANCE, DEC. 19.—A gaff, with part of the main sail attached, identified by the maker's name on it, " Jennings, St. Ives," to have belonged to the James Wearne, has been brought in here. FISHGUARD, DEC. 18.—The Royal George barque, of Milford, foundered in Broad Sound 17th inst.; crew drowned. LOWESTOFT, DEC. 20.—Wind E., strong.—The Al bion has been got off the Carton Sand, after throwing part of her cargo overboard, and discharging a;portion of remainder. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 20.—Sld Washirgton .. steamer, New York. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind E.—Arrd. Rhyn, Brandlight, Cuba. Sld. Fairy Queen, Algoa Bay; He lene, Havannah. WATERFORD, DEC. 19.—The Jenne Vincent, from Bordeaux to Cork, reported on shore in Tranmore Bay, has entirely broken up; crew saved. The Little Queen, of Youghal, in running in the harbour, between Creden Head and W oodborough, was abandoned by the crew, and has become a total wreck. KINSALE, DEC. 18.—The Berenice, of and from;Havre to Genoa, was stranded yesterday on Ganethtown Strand, Conrtmasbery Bay, and bas become a total wreck; four of the crew drowned. DINGLE, DEC. 18.—A vessel was stranded on Jack Island,: and is now high and dry. CLYDE, DEC. 18.—Arrd. Rowallan, Bolton, Porto Rico. S'll. Pollock, New Orleans; Actaeon, ditto, 19th, Christian, Jamaica; Helen, Newfoundland. OFF THE WIGHT.—FIott, Havighorst, Porto Plata, for Bremen. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Masonic, Harthorn, Savannah; Louisiana, Barstow, New York; China, Attridge, Quebec. Sid. Aden, Hong Kong; Crossede, Calcutta; Judith, Lima; Astarti, Buenos Ayres; Liverpool, Rio Janeiro; Ann, Maranham; Ma truchia, Demerara; Arena, Jamaica; Porten, Vera Cruz; Laetitia, Akbar, Parthenon, Princess Royal, Monument, William Pirie, Achilles, Alice Wilson, and Kentucky, all for New Orleans; Virginia, Mobile; Challenge, Wil mington; John Marshall, Alexandria, United States; Gondor, Lotus, and Caledonia, Savannah; George, St. Thomas; North Carolina, Charleston; Oxford, New York. The Minton, reported under the head of Kinsale, 18th Dec., as wrecked near Oysterhaven, is supposed to be the Milton, from Palermo to this port. The Musco nomo, from Baltimore (discharged) took fire this morn ing in the Albert Dock, which was extinguished with trifling damage. ST. IVES, DEC. 19.—The Welcome Return ' off and for Falmouth, from Wales, got in contact with a vessel, name unknown, off the Landscnd, and ran into this port in a sinking state; mate missing. BE LEAST, DEC. 19.—The James Clark, of this port, Sligo to Liverpool, drove on shore at Larne, is expected off. The Elizabeth, of this port, is also on shore, but is expected off. The James, of this port, on shore 15th inst., has been got off. The Ruby, of this port, drove on shore at Larne, 15th inst., is expected off. The Edward and James, Liverpool to Glenarin, drove on shore in the gale, 15th inst., but is expected off: The Liberator, Liverpool to Westport, has put into Donaghadee, with cargo shifted, &e. The Francis and Mary, of White haven, for Dublin, put in here, 16th inst., with loss of bowsprit and other damage, having been in contact with the Perseverance of Maryport, which received consider able damage. MARGATE, DEC. 20.—Wind E., strong breeze.—The schooner Sophia, on the Foreness Rock, makes but little water ; cargo discharging. HARWICH, DEC. 20.—Wind S.E., strong.—The barque Gaz - 311e, of Bremen, Hamburgh to Dublin, has just put in here very leaky, pumps choked, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a heavy gale off the Texel. Must discharge. The barque Sylph, of Shields, is on shore on the Pye Sands. DEAL, DEC. 20.—Wind N.E., strong.—Arrd from the river and sld. Duke of Norfolk Jamaica. Arrd. Pollux, Batavia; Isabella, China, for London; Cairo, Hogg, Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind E., fresh breeze and fine.—Arrd. George Wilkinson, Brown, Quebec, for London; Samuel, Dixon, London. Sid. Victoria, New York. Off port, Douglas, Montreal, for London. FALMOUTS, DEC. 20.—Wind E., moderate breeze and cloudy.—Sld. Jupiter, Santa Martha; Mary and Ellen, Boston; Lady Flora, Cape and Madras. PENZANCE.—Wind N.N.E., fresh breeze and fine.— Arrd. The Josephine, from Nantes, and last from St. Ives. SCILLY, DEC. 18.—Wind S.W., strong gale.—Off port, Cicero, of Whitehaven, from Trinidad; captain and steward dead. BIDEFORD, DEC. 20.—Arrd. Secret, Quebec; The Kathleen, of St. Andrews, New Brunswick; Cardiff, for Quebec, has put in here from stress of weather. The Vandalia, Nuwport, for Boston, has put in with cargo Shifted. HITEItAVEN, DEC, 20.—Wind, ►S.—Sld. British Queen, Antigua. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEVITGATE AND LEADENIIALL. These markets were heavily supplied with each kind of Meat, yet the general demand, owing to the favour able change in the weather, was firm at extreme curren cies. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s ad per 81bs, by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, DEC. 20. —For most kinds of prime stock, the supply of which was seasonably good, we had a steady but by no means a brisk demand, at fully last week's quotations, and at which good clearances were effected. Beef, from 3s 6d to 45 4d; Mutton, 4s to 55; Veal, 4s to 4s Sd; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d perBlbs, to sink the offal. ROXFoRD, DEC. 20.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and Pigs moved off steadily at very full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 53 ; Veal, 4s to 45 8d; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 6d per Sibs,. Suckling Calves, 18s to 245; and quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 21s each. HAILSHAM, DEC. 20.—Our market was well supplied with meat for Christmas consumption. Generally speak ing the demand was firm, at moderately high prices. Beef, from 3s ad to 4s 8d; Mutton, 4s to ss; Veal 46 2d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, DEC. 19.—We had a steady trade to-day, on the following terms :—Beef, from 4s to 4s 8d; Mutton, 45 4d to ss; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 45 . to 4s Sd per Bibs. CHICHESTER, DEC. 6.—Beasts and Sheep sold at full prices. Other kinds of stock were rather dull in sale. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suck ling Calves, 18s to 24s ; and quarter-old Store Pigs 16s to 21s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 13s; Clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 41 14s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 99 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 3/ 15s ; Clover ditto, 8/ lOs to 41 12s; and Straw, 11 3s to 1/ 103 per load. Supply but moerate, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 83 to 31 13s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 41 13s; and Straw, 112 s to 11 8s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Dec. 21, 1848, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Timms in Ragland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. I WIREAT. I BARLET.I OATS. 1 RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE • . I 47s Ge. I 315 4d I 18511 d 29s Ed 134 s 3d 38s ld DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 7s Od 2s Od 3s 0.1 2s Od 2s Od 2s Od CRIMINAL COURT : -(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. ARSON.—Henry Cook, 26, pleaded Guilty to an in dictment charging him with setting fire to an outhouse and other premises, at Plumstead, in Kent, and was sentenced by Mr. Commissioner Bullock to seven years' transportation. (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. — Thomas Powell, 22, a mariner; Guildford Hyde Waits, 24, a sailor; and James Lewis, 54, also a sailor, were indicted with stealing, on the 11th of August last, nine packages of gold dust, con• taining 1,700 ounces, of the value of 7,0001., the pro perty of Andrew Swanzy and others, in a vessel called The Lemuel, on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Clarke conducted the prose cution, and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Parry defended the prisoners. Mr. BALLANTINE stated the case for the prosecution to the jury, and from his statement it appeared that the prisoner Powell was chief mate, and Watts and Lewis were seamen on board the Lemuel ; that Captain Vickerman, the commander of that brig, had received for delivery in England several packages of gold dust from merchants in Africa, and that the three prisoners had, in the absence of the captain, in consequence of illness, broken into the place in which the property was deposited, stolen the packages and other property, and escaped in the gig of the vessel to a part of the coast ; that one of the packages was the property of Mr. Swanzy, an African merchant, who immediately went in pursuit, and captured the thieves amongst many of the natives, who had taken possession of the gold dust. Air. Swanzy was fortunate enough to recover the whole of the gold dust with the exception of about five ouncs. The Learned Counsel then called the following wit nesses:— Mr. Goodman, the clerk at the Mansion-house, who produced a box of gold dust that he had received from one of the superintendents of the Thames Police. George Viekerman, was master of the brig Lemuel, of Bristol, which anchored in the roads of Elmina on the 27th of July in the present year. On arriving there he caused notice to be given to several of the merchants of the Gold Coast, Western Africa, that he intended sailing for England on the Sth of August, and that all gold freight should be delivered to him on or before that day, and he received from several partiss e:ght b xes and pack• ages, stated by them to contain gold dust, one of which was from Mr. Andrew Swanzy, a me:mil:int residing at Annamaboe, to be conveyed as freight to England. That parcel contained 150 ounces, and was directed to Messrs. Foster and Smith, London. As he received them he placed them in the corner of his bed-room, in Elmina, to which he was then confined by iilness, but he did not leave the room while any part of the property was there. On the 9th be delivered eight of the packages to his second mate, Thomas Price, to take on board and de posit them in the state-room. Next ,fay he delivered one other package to Price to depcsit in the same place, being too ill to go himself; and he received the key of the room. On the 11th he received from Price the following letter:— " Sir,—l am sorry to inform you of what occurred this morning. The mate, Watts, and old Lewis went away this morning at about half-past three o'clock, taking with them all the gold, two chronometers, cabin-dial, fire-arms, cutlasses, &c. They went in one of their own boats, in which the mate cal-le to me to wish me good-bye. I then roused all hands, but they had all things ready in the boat. They went to sea, and I have had the ensign hoisted, union down all the morn ing. I could not let you know before. They have broke all the lockers. I hope you will be able to come on board.— I remain your obedient, " T. PRICE." Witness then applied to the Governor of Elmina for offi cers of police to accompany him on board the ship, where they found the panel of the starboard state-room burst in, both lockers broken open, and that all the boxes of gold dust, the value of which was about 7,0001., the whole weight being 1,760 ounces, were missing. He also missed a small box o Lich had contained two watches, from the same locker. and his two chronometers from the library, and other articles, amongst which were four cutlasses. Price, the second mate, gave him a portion of the box which had contained the watches. The three prisoners, who had been on board till he left the ship, were all absent, but without his permission, neither had they any authority to go to a place called Corman tine, nor had he told any one of them that any thing had been forgotten there, nor had they authority to take any portion of the gold dust or the other articles to which he had referred, from the ship. He also missed the boat called the " captain's gig" from the vessel, They had no permission to take that boat. In three days after the robbery he went to Cape Cuast Castle, near Elmins, and found the three prisoners in custody there; and he also saw there his two chronometers and other property of his own, and the gold dust in bulk, which was not in the state in which he had received it. The gig had been brought up to Cape Coast from An namaboe. When the prisoners were examined at Cape Coast Castle he heard Powell say before the magistrates that he was so drunk that he did not know what he had done; and he heard the others say that they were drunk. Powell also said, upon going into the cabin, that he had taken the gold dust. The witness underwent a short cross-examination by Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Parry, but his evidence in chief was not shaken by it. Thomas Price, the second officer on board the Lemuel, was entrusted, on the 10th of August last, by Bicker man with nine boxes of gold dust, which he locked up safe in the state cabin, and saw them safe on the night of the 10th. He was called up in the night by Powell, to wish him goodbye. Powell was then on the quarter deck, and witness asked him where he was going? He made no answer ; and by the time witness got to the gangway Powell was in the boat, and Watts and Lewis with him. He saw in the boat the boxes he had locked up. Witness then called to the people on board, .and afterwards called to Powell, and said " You are very foolish, for you will be caught;" to which he re plied, " We have begun with it, and we will go through with it." Heard one of the prisoners say they had no water on board, but it was no use to go back after it. Witness had no boat to go after them; and on going doe n to the locker and state room he found it broken open, the panels of the state-room broken in, and the property gone. He then wrote to the captain, and he came on board about nine o'clock the next morning. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—CouId not say that Powell was thoroughly drunk, but he had been drunk a good portion of the time. Benjamin Catchpole examined by Mr. CLanicsorr—l am master of the brig Tweed, of London. On the 11th of August my brig was lying off the Gold Coast. The Lemuel was lying at Elmina, and I was 24 or 25 miles off. At about eleven o'clock the watch gave me information, and I went upon deck and found Powell and Watts on board my vessel. The gig of the Lemuel was 1 ying alongside, and the prisoner Lewis was in the gig. I asked the chief mate into my cabin, but before he went down he said he was bound to Cormantine,which was about two and a half miles or three miles from where I was lying. When he came to the cabin, be said all the things had been left behind at Cormantine, and he had been sent for them. Ile thought of leaving in about an hour to go, but as the sea was very heavy I persuaded his to stop till the morning. He did not appear other wise than sober; but I did not exactly like his manner. It was not as if he was in liquor. They stopped till about six in the morning. I observed a bag of some thing in the boat, which I took for clothing and provi sions. Having observed when they left the ship that they pulled in shore, and as they got in they edged away to go in a different direction from Cormantine, my suspicions were excited, and I lowered one of my boats to pursue them ; but upon second thoughts I went to Mr. Swanzy, and told him what I suspected, and steps were taken to follow the prisoners, and I saw them in custody of Mr. Swanzy about the middle of the same day. Mr. Andrew Swanzy, examined by Mr. BALLANTINE, said, I am commandant, and also a merchant, residing at the Annamaboe Fort, on the Gold Coast, Africa. On the 12th of August I received a communication from Captain Catchpole, and in consequence I ordered my canoe to be manned, and went with him on board the Tweed, and sent a man to the masthead to lock out for the gig of the Lemuel, but it could not be seen. I then pursued in the direction Captain Catchpole informed me they had taken, keeping a distance from the shore, so as to see on shore and out to sea • and about half-past eleven I got sight of a boat, with the aid of my teles cope, close to the serf—as near as she could be with safety, and I immediately had my boat pulled to her, and found it was the gig of the Lemuel, and that Powell and Lewis were in the gig, lying on their oars. When I got within about forty yards of the boat, t hey pulled in shore towards the beach, and I did so also, and landed about forty yards from the gig, which was then lying close to the water's edge. Powell and Lewis were standing close by, and immediately afterwards Watts appeared with a great number of the natives. Some of the natives had possession of a large clothes bag, and one had two boxes containing chronometers in his hand, and two or three of the others had cutlasses in their possession, which they gave up directly upon being ordered by me so to do. I said to the prisoners, " You are my prisoners;" and one of them, I cannot say which, said the bag contained valuable property; and Watts said that the mate's jacket had fallen into the hands of the natives, and that there was a small quantity of gold dust in it. I after wards got the jacket, but not the gold dust. I tied up the bag, and gave it into the charge of canoe men. I also found a small trunk, containing fish-hooks, &c. I took the prisoners and property on board the canoe, to the Fort of Annamaboe, and next day I took them to Cape Coast Castle, where they were examined before a magistrate. I found amongst the other property three packages of gold dust, of 50 oz. each, which I sent to the Lemuel, and which I had valued at about 590/. They had my seal upon them, and had not been broken. I produced andal also r o C . a v p Coast nk er a Castle my presence, the in th heapde found, n e of t the prisoners, identified them as belonging to him. The box, which had been produced by Mr. Goodman, nr e c the clerk at the Mansion-house, was then opened by Forrester, and Mr. Swanzy identified several of the packages of gold dust contained in it as his property. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON, who was counsel for the prisoner Powell, did not feel himself justified in saying anything to the jury on his behalf. Mr. PARRY then addressed the jury for the other two prisoners, contending that they had acted under the orders of Powell, that he alone was the guilty party, and that had they disobeyed his orders he might have put them in irons immediately, he being at the time, in con sequence of the absence and illness of the captain, master of the vessel. Several witnesses gave Powell a good character. Mr. Baron ROLFE summed up. The jury found all the prisoners Guilty; and Mr. Baron ROLFE sentenced them all to seven years transportation. Lewis, on leaving the dock, declared, in a most ener getic manner, that he was as innocent as a lamb. THE EMBEZZLEMENT AND ARSON AT THE CAM BERWELL BREWERY.—SamueI Smith Mickleburg, who was convicted yesterday of embezzling the money of his master, Mr. Fleming, the brewer of Camberwell, was then placed in the dock to receive the sentence of the Court, the Learned Judge not having sentenced him yesterday. Mr. Baron ROLFE, after a feeling address to the pri soner, sentenced him to seven years' transportation. NEW COUR7. (Before the RECORDER.) William Richards and John Arhwright, one a labourer, and the other a grocer, were indicted for unlawfully conspiring together to obtain from Louis Mandell the sum of 201., with intent to cheat him thereof. The prosecutor, a Scotch sailor came to town on the th instant, for the first time, and while he was admiring the architectural beauties of Buckingham Palace, the first prisoner entered into conversation with him, and seeing that the prosecutor was a stranger in the metro polis, he invited him to go and see the Wellington sta tue. Subsequently they adjourned to a public-house, and whilst they were there the second prisoner came in and asked tho way to Chancery •lane, adding that a brother had left him an estate in Demerara, and as he had Lorrowed 100/. to commence a law-suit for the re covery of the property, he was going to see a lawyer about it. Richards advised him, if he had possession of the 100/., to have nothing to do with lawyers; and, turn ing to the prosecutor, he said, " There is a friend of mine, who has just come from tho West Indies; perhaps he can tell you something about the estate." Ark wright, after congratulating himself upon being so for tunate iu meeting with a person who knew something of the West Indies, described the property v‘hich had been left him as a slave estate, which excited the suspicions of the prosecutor as to the character of his companions, and his suspicions were confirmed upon A: kwright expressing his determination to take Richards's advice, and have nothing to do with the lawyers. But then, what was he to do with tho 1001.? Richards suggested that he had better lend his friend the prosecutor 50/. of it, at 51. per cent. interest. Ile had no objection, he said, to do this, but before he advanced the cash he required that the prosecutor should satisfy him that he was a man of substance by producing 201. The prosecutor replied that he had not so much with him, THURSDAY EVEN N&, DECEMBER 21, 1848: but 1c was going to receive his pay on the Monday, and if his friends would meet him in the course of that day at the White Hart, in Union-street, B3rough, he would be prepared with the 201. The prisoners con sented to this arrangement, but in the meantime the prosecutor consulted a police-officer on the matter, and it Ras agreed that the appointment on the Monday should be kept, but instead of the 201. being produced the prosecutor was to exhibit the cheque for the rmount. On the Monday, however, the prisoners required that the 201. should be in gold, and one of them produced a purse which seemed to be filled with bank-notes, which, when examined after they were paid to the prosecutor, were discovered to be "flash." The RECORDER regretted that the case did not go far enough to constitute a conspiracy. The prosecutor should have allowed some money to pass between them, and then they might have been transported. In the absence of that proof, however, there was no evidence of a conspiracy, and the prisoners must be acquitted. The jury accordingly Acquitted the prisoners. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) James Rogers, a young man of rcspectable appearance, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with at tempting to utter a brass medal pin porting to be a so vereign. The prisoner, it appeared, went into the house of Mr. Cator, a licensed victualler, in Park-street, Gros venor-square, about ten o'clock last night, and called for a glass of brandy, in pa 3 ment for which he ten dered the medal produced, and demanded his change. The trick was, however, discovered, and as the defen dant persisted that the medal was a genuine sovereign, he was given into custody. Police constable li 97 proved taking the prisoner into custody, On their way to the station the defendant dropped two shillings on the pavement, which witness took possession of. The defendant denied all knowledge of the coin being a counterfeit. He was highly respectable, and would not be guilty of such an act as that imputed to him. Mr. BINGHAM said be could not let him go till some further inquiries were made about him. He could not help fancying that the defend an t had been practising similar tricks prior to this. He should, therefore, re mand him till Tuesday next. CITY ELECTIONS.--(THIS DAY.) This being St. Thomas's Day, according to annual custom wardmotes were held by the several Aldermen in their respective wards, for the purpose of electing Com mon Councilmen and other ward officers for the ensuing year. In several wards the old members, being unop posed, were consequently re-elected; and in those wards which are contested there is a total absence of that ex citement which has been apparent on similar occasions. CORNHILL WARD.—(RETIJIINS SIX MEMBERS.) Sir J. Pixie, Bart., Alderman. The following were re •elected:—M, ssrs. E. Harrison, John Carter, Robert Deber, James Waterlow, Ran dall, John Hunter. ALI)GATE WARD.—(EIGHT MEMBERS.) J. Humphery, Esq., M.P., Alderman. The following gentlemen were returned :—Messre. Lake, Massey, Fisher, Clifton, Turnley, Bucknell, Free man, Whiteside. PORTSOKEN WARD.--(EIGHT MEMBERS.) F. G. Moon, Esq., Alderman. The following gentlemen were proposed to serve as Common Councilmen:—Messrs. Wright, Knee, Hay ward, Danford, Christie, Thompson, Barker, Jutsum, Vile (new member). LIAE-STREE r W RD.—(Fou MEMBERS.) C. Farebrother, Esq., Alderman. The following were re-elected:—Messrs. D. Cook, (Deputy), J. B. Simpson, T. Symonds, W. Simpson. BROAD•STREET WARD.—(EIGHT MEMBERS.) The following were re-elected :—Messrs. T. Curney (Deputy), R. W. Junp, C. Wharton, T. W. Foster, T. Gadsden, W. Marriott, S. Baker, H. Brown. COLEMAN STREET WARD.—(Ercirr MEMBERS.) W. Hunter, E: q., Alderman. The following gentlemen were returned:—Messrs. Allen, Hill, Hall, Johnson, Davis, Braelicr, Perkins, Webster. BISIIOPSGATE WARD. W. T. Copeland, Esq., M.P., Alderman. . - The following gentlemen were returned :—Messrs. Stevens (Deputy), Peacock (ditto), Carr, Johnson, Ashby, Patten, Pilcher, Owden, Hale, Thomas, Jones, Sharland, Gilpin, Hopgood. CRIPPLEGATE T. Challis, Esq., Alderman. The following were returned :—Messrs. Dixon, R. E. Jones, W. King, J. Johnson, T. Eldred, Meadw ay, F. Sadler. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the plea sure grounds at an early hour this morning. The Prince of 'Wales, the Princess Royal, and the other Royal Children took pony and walking exercise to-day in the adjacent rides and walks. The Court will, it is expected, leave Osborne to morrow (Thursday) morning for Windsor Castle. His Excellency Mehemed Pacha, Ambassador from Turkey, who arrived here on Saturday last, paid his official visit to Lord Palmerston at the Foreign-office, and was introduced by Prince Callimaki. Prince Callimaki, who, for two years and a half has occupied the post of Ottoman Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court, leaves London in a day or two for Paris, where he is accredited in the s.tme capacity. Mr. J. Abel Smith had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Lieutenant Waghorn had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lord Campbell left town yesterday for Hartrigge House, Roxburghshire. On Monday and Tuesday the royal alms were dis tributed, under the auspices of the Lord High Almoner (the Bishop of Oxford) and the Sub-Almoner (the Itev. Dr. Jelf), by Joseph Hanby, Esq., the Secre tary and Yeoman of the Royal Almondry, to upwards of 900 poor and aged persons, who received a crown each. The Royal Gate Alms were also paid to 168 aged and infirm persons, each receiving thirteen shillings, being sixpence per week for the past half-year. The ages varied from 60 to 100 year, and many were relieved under th ose ages, w h o were suffering from blindness, paralysis, and severe bodily infirmity. ----- THE PALACE OF THE ELME BOURBON.—The Palace of the Elys(m National (formerly the Elysee Bourbon), which has just been placed at the disposal of President Bonaparte, bore the name of the " Hotel d'Evreux" at the commencement of the last century having been built in the year 1718, by Lieutenant-Ge neral the Count d'Evreux, Governor of the royal chateau of Monceaux. Madame de Pompadour, the infamous mistress of Louis XV., purchased the palace from the Evreux family, and retained possession of it up to the period of her death in 1764. The Hotel d'Evreux then passed into the bands of the financier Beaujon, who sold it, in 1786, to Louis XVI. The revolutionary Govern ment converted it into national property, and it remained untenanted under the Republic ; but under the Etapire it came into the possession of Murat, the King of Naples; and at the period of the second restoration it was an nexed to the State domains. The law, which, in 1830, settled the civil list of the ex• King Louis Philippe, as signed the Elysee Bourbon as the residence of the ex• Queen Arr 6ie, in the event of her surviving her hus band. The Ely s6O Bourbon is the last palace inhabited by the Emperor Napoleon. It, was here that he resided after the battle of Waterloo, and it was there that a few days afterwards he abdicated in favour of the King of Rome. Up to the present moment the palace has been one of the " lions" of Paris, and a sort of show-place to strangers. It is en tered from the Rue Faubourg St. Honore by a spacious quadrangular courtyard. After ascending a lofty flight of steps, the visitor is conducted to the suite of apartments on the first story. They include the bed chamber occupied by Napoleon during the 100 days, and the council-room in which the Emperor Alexander trans acted business during the occupation of Paris by the allied armies in the spring of 1814. These rooms are furnished with some splendour, and are adorned with several fine paintings. The garden at the rear of the palace extends as far as the Champs Elys6es. ANECDOTES OF THE ARISTOCEACY, DT J . B. BURKE, Esq., Author of "The Landed Gentry," "The Peerage, ' &c.; 2 Vols.—We are requested to state that the above work is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may be had of all booksellers. Also, 2, Adventures in Borneo, Dedicated to his Excellency Sir James Brooke, K.C.8., &c.; 1 vol., 7s. 6d. bound. 3. Chateaubriand's Memoirs of is Own Times, Part 2, price only 2s. 6d. 4. The Castlereagh Letters and Dispatches; 2 vols., 28 9 . 5. The 11th and 12th volumes of Miss Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England, completing the work. 6. The 4th volume of the new edition of Pepy's Diary and Correspondence, 10s. 61; to be completed in one more volume. 7. A second edition of Mr. Ross' Yacht Voyage in Lord Rodney's cutter The Iris, 1 vol., 10s. 6d. bound. And, 8 (just ready), Sam Slick's new work, The Old Judge; or, Life in a Colony; two vols. DEATH OF JOHN DAVENPORT, ESQ., FORMERLY M.P. FOR THE POTTERIES.—Died, on the 12th instant, at his seat, Westa ood Hall, in this county, aged 84, John Davenport, Esq., a Deputy-Lieutenant of the county, and late Member for the borough of Stoke-upon- Trent. Mr. Davenport commenced his career towards the close of the last century, when the manufacturing interests of the country were beginning to devolve their greatness. He entered the Potteries an almost friend less youth; but he had resolute determination and perse vering industry on his side, and he lived to attain com mercial eminence and a large fortune. He commenced business in 1794, and was remarkably successful in all his undertakings. Mr. Davenport was one of the Mem bers for the Potteries from the passing of the Reform Bill in 1E32 to the dissolution of Parliament in 1841, when he was induced, by advancing years, to decline the request of his friends for a renewed offer of his services. As a politician he adhered to the Conservative party, and was a warm admirer of the Duke of Wellicgton.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. LINE OF PACKETS BETWEEN DUBLIN AND NEW Yonx.—We are happy to state that a regular line of packets, to be called " The Shamrock Lint.," has been started, to run direct between Dublin end New York. We need not point out the benefits of this arrange ment; for, although the projectors cannot, perhaps,ex pect at present much outward freight beside the emigra tion of the poorer classes, the saving of time, expense of transhipment at Liverpool, arld other more enterprising ports, with brokerages, shipping charges, &C., in bring ing goods here, will be a large profit in its( If, to say nothing of the advantages to the port of Dublin from the regular Visits Of these yessels.--Dublin Pilot. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Another version of the Cutitts for Two of the Prin cess's was produced here yesterday evening, under the more catching title of Your Life's in Danger. The inci dents are precisely the same, and the dialogue nearly identical, some slight changes in names and localities being all the recognisable difference. As we gave an outline of the Princess's plot in our notice of yesterday it will be unnecessary to repeat it here. Ail we shall say is, that the Haynurket version, with Keeley for its hero, went off most triumphantly, and was announced for repetition amid thunders of applause. The Hay market version is from the practised pen of Mr. Madison Morton. :I)trb EVition QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord PENMAN and Cont imon Juries.) GODEBERT V. SPALDING AND SLOWNITZ. This was an action to recover comiensation in , damages for an assault on the plaintiff by the defendants. It appeared that the plaintiff* is a Frenchman, and a teacher of languages, and that he bad resided in this country for the last 30 years. He occupied a house in Eastbourne-terrace, Sussex-square, Hyde-park, and the defendants came to reside with him as partial boarders in the early part of the present year, the defendant Spalding, who holds an appointment in the Post-office, agreeing to pay 604 a year, and Slownitz, a teacher of the German language, 401. Spalding having been absent about a month was excused the payment of his board during that time. When the bills were presented, which were stated to have been but indifferently discharged, Slownitz claimed " exemption for two or three. •' teas," which he had drank elsewhere. The plaintiff declined to make any exception for so trifling a matter. 11l .feeling, therefore, sprang up, and the defendants having been pressed for payment of their rcept cti% e accounts, they b( came offended, and gave I notice to leave. On the 28th of August, the day they were going to leave, Slownitz followed the plaintiff up stairs, collared him, and called upon the other defendant, who was above, to come out of the room. Spalding came down, and struck the plaintiff a violent blow between the eyes which produced a black-e3e and confined the plain tiff to his home for a fortnight. He also threatened to turn him out of the house; and told the plaintiff's wife that if she was a man lie would strike her. No evidence was adduced to dispute the facts pro duced on behalf of the plaintiff. It was shown, how ever, in cross-examination, that Spalding had said that he would rather have give 1,0001. than the occurrence should have happened. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 204 EXCHEQUER. -(THIS DAY.) HILLARD EXECUTRIX V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORK SHIRE RAILWAY C , AHPANY. This was an action brought, under Lord Campbell's Death by Accident Act, to recover compensation in damages for the loss sustained by the plaintiff in conse quence of her husband having been killed on the de fendants' line, through the negligence of their servants, The defendants had simply peaded not guilty. On the 16th of September, 1847, the deceased, a young man, twenty-seven years of age, who was an inspector in the service of the Manchester and Leeds Electric Tele graph Company, was travelling on the defendants' lino by the evening express train from Manchester to Wake field, when the carriage in which ho was got off the line, and after being dragged for a considerable distance, and through a tunnel, came in contact with the platform of the Sowerby-bridge station. A little be yond this point the carriage was detached from the train, and the wheels torn off by an ash-pit, and hence it was that the deceased was dashed from the carriage. The carriage at the time contained Mr. Weston, the Sur veyor-General of the Customs, Captain Ellis and his secretary, Mr. Moon, and the deceased. The deceased was killed on the spot, Mr. Weston died almost imme diately after he was taken up, and Mr. Moon was carried home insensible. For the defence it was alleged that the accident was caused by: a broken rail, and therefore it was una• voidable. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 7501. PRESIDENCY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. The following is the state of the gross poll for all the candidates as officially announced to the National Assembly : Louis Napoleon Bonaparte .. 5,434,226 General Cavaignac .. 1,448,107 M. Ledru Rollin .. .. 370,119 M. Raspail .. 86,900 M. Lamartine • • 17,910 General Changarnier • • 4,790 Votes lost 12,600 The Committee of Public Instruction examined on Tuesday the proposition of M. Rolland, tending to transfer the National Library from the Rue Richelieu to the Palace of the Tuileries. In general, the com mittee appeared favourable to this change. Several members connected with it the idea of tinibhing the Louvre, with a view to see the libraries and conserva tories placed near the museums. The expense of ap propriating the Tuileries to the above purpose could be defrayed by the sale of the buildings and ground now occupied by the National Library, the funds re maining over being employed in the completion of the Louvre. During the sitting of the National Assembly yes terday, the Members of the Montagne passed trom hand to hand a pamphlet, which caused a certain sen sation. It contains counsels from M. Emile de Girardin to the future President of the Republic. The following is said to be, in substance, the measures which M. Emile de Girardin thinks useful, and even indispensable A reduction of the number of Ministers to three; a Minister of Direction, a Minister of Receipts, and a Minister of Expenses, with nu merous secretaries-general and directors charged with special duties. 2. A general amnesty, without other exception than for persons convicted of ordinary crimes. 3. An absolute and unlimited freedom of the press, and no caution-money. Interdiction of the sale of journals in the public thoroughfares. 4. Unlimited liberty for associations and clubs. A strict repression of attroupements. 5. An unlimited freedom of education. 6. A recal of the exiled princes as simple citizens. 7. To give the government of Algeria to the Duke d'Aumale, and the Presidency of the Board of Admiralty to the Prince de Joinville. RUMOURED DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIANS BY THE HUNGARIANS. The National of yesterday states that letters have been received in Paris from Hungary, announcing that the Hungarian army posted in front of Pres burg, under the command of General Gorgey, had had an engagement with 30,000 Austrians, in which the latter had been completely defeated. The Aus trian cavalry which had, it was said, been drawn into an ambuscade in the midst of uneven ground, bad suffered immensely. It was also said that several pieces of cannon had fallen into the hands of the Hungarians. The National, without guaranteeing the authenticity of this intelligence, says that it ema nates from persons of honourable character in whom reliance may be placed, and that the report of the entry of the Russians into Transylvania seems to confirm its accuracy, as the Austrian Government would only solicit Russian intervention in the last extremity. FRANKFORT. The Austrian Deputies to the German Parliament hare formed themselves into a clique under Schmer ling, and are ready to side with any party which will oppose Prussian supremacy. _ _ At the sitting of the 18th the first order of the day was the election of a President. There :were ;two candidates for the honour—M. Simeon, of Konigsberg, of the " right," and M. Kirchgessner, a liberal Bavarian, of the " left centre." The contest was very close, and three ballots took place before an " absolute majority" could be ob tained. The first gave 187 votes to M. Simeon, and 126 to his opponent ; the second reduced this ma jority to a single vote, the Austrian members having cast their suffrages into the scale of M. Kirchgessner, who thus obtained 214 votes to M. Simeon's 215. The third and decisive ballot, however, conferred the Presidency on the latter gentleman by a majority of 10, the numbers being 233 and 223. A message from the Reichsverweser was after wards read, announcing the appointment of M. Von Gagern (late President of the Assembly) as Presi sident of the Council of Ministers. The new Minister hereupon rose, and read a paper proclaiming the principles on which the Ministers imagine that the relations with Austria may be re gulated, and concluding by a request that the Parliament would authorise the Cabinet to negotiate. The reading of this document excited great in dignation amongst the Austrians of all parties, as well as the Radicals. It was referred to a committee, with ordess to report. HOLLAND. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL. Tux HAGUE, DEC. 20.—At the opening of the sitting the President communicated a message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanying the text of the additional articles of the treaty of May, 1818, constituted between the Netherlands and Great Britain, on traffic in slaves. These pieces are ordered to be printed, and pre sented to the Committee, who are to reporti to the Chambers. M. Von Vollenhoeven desired to put some ques tions to the Government relative to the state of the West Indies. " Some days since," said the Hon. Member, "some of the public journals contained a letter from Pa ramaribo, which contained some very disquieting intel ligence relative to the future prosperity of our colonies. Several Dutch houses, and the Hon. Member himself, were then made acquainted with facts which justified these apprehensions. The emancipation of the slaves was !spoken of, nay the very time for that emancipa tion fixed without the slightest allusion to any in demnity to the proprietors of those slaves. The letter also made mention that the Government had refused to aid those proprietors, whose slaves refused to work. The disquiet caused by these assertions to persons in the colonies, and also to proprietors resident in Holland itself, respecting their property in those countries, might be readily conceived. He, therefore, called upon the Government to give a categorical reply." The Ministdr of the Colonies and Minister of Ma rine, wbo is charged, ad interim with the porfolio of the Colonies, replied that the Henze Government had not sent out any instruction whatever to the Colonia Government relative to the emancipation of the slaves and that what was written in the letter in question, and in the journals alluded to, was utterly without foundation. —Dutch papers, Dec. 20. ITALY. We have received the following statement in the Contemporaneo of Rome, of the 10th inst.:— "Cardinal Castracane, as we are assured, has ex plained the state of feding in the country to the Pope. which, if his Holiness does not return forthwith, or it he does not fully accept the programme of the Ministry, is disposed to establish a new Government. The reply of the Pope is expected to-morrow, and if the reply bo a refusal, there will be an end to the domination of the Popes in Rome. The Government of the Popes is, in truth, not so heroic or so glorious that it ought to be preferred to civil war, nor can we suff.-r society to be exposed to such serious perils in order to wait until it shall please the Pope to return to a city which he has abandoned. The Roman people by their reiterated ap plications to the Holy Fatker have shown their respect for Pius IX. on account of his previous conduct, but that respect ought not to induce them to betray the country, to sacrifice principles to an individual, and rights of the people to a man. Why does not Pius IX. address a proclamation to the entire Italian nation convoking a constituent assembly ; why does he not abandon the wretches who have ruined him, and return to Rome, he who cannot move a step at Gaeta without being escorted by two colonels of the King of Naples ? Oh! if Franco comprehended her interests, or rather if her statesmen really loved their country, all would come - right in a few days. Rome and Paris would give each ether the hand, and an Italian-French alliance would be founded on principle and on religion." Il Pensiero Italiano, of Genoa, of the 15th instant, applauds the acts of Sterbini : " We believed you hitherto, Sterbini," says that journal," to be an intelligent man. We shall henceforth count you amongst our most courageous men. But, for God's sake, do not suffer the opportunity to escape of saving the country. That which must be done instantly, is to convoke the Italian Constituent on the basis of uni versal suffrage and assemble it in the capital. But watch! watch! To arms! To arms!" The Alba of Florence states from Avenza (Carrara), that on the 12th two hundred Piedmontese entered that town, accompanied by the sub-intendant and the syndic of Samna, with the intention of occupying it under the pretence of maintaining order and tranquillity. But the energetic remon strances of the Tuscan authorities induced them to retire again beyond the frontier. Some disorders took place at Parma, on the 9tb, against the police, w h o are a ll A ustr i an agents ; b ut the National Guard, fearing to give a pretext for the Austrian troops to enter, restored order mainly by persuasion. In the sitting of the Deputies of Rome on the 9th, the project for a Constit uen t A ssembly, as proposed by Minister Mamiani, was approved by a large ma jority. The 4th and sth articles were adopted unani mously. We find in the Alba of Florence the following de tails of the events that took place at Rome on the 11 th :—" This day the Chambers were to assemble to decide the fate of the country. The agitation of the people is at its height. The Chambers opened at 1 1. M. The tribunes were filled to suffocation. However, at half-past two, the legal number of Depu ties had not not yet been completed. The people evinced great indignation at this circumstance, and threatened to decide the question alone if the Chamber was not able to do so. They loudly demanded a Provisional Government, and a convocation of an Assembly by universal suffrage. At four P.M., the Chamber declared unanimously that a Regency should be formed of three persons, not deputies, to act in the name of the Pope, a n d receive from him the proper authority. This junta to cease its functions on the return of his Holiness. On the same day the Bulldog steamer had arrived at Civita Vec chia with the son of Lord Napier, who had imme diately proceeded to Rome. As this steamer had brought no answer in writing from the Pope to the declarations of the Romans, the Chamber, with much solemnity, proceeded to name a provisional power, composed of three persons, Corsini, senator of Rome; Zucchini, senator of Bologna, and Came rata, Gonfaloniere of Ancona. It ordered a Constituent Assembly to meet immediately, having the power, should the Pope refuse to recognise it, of declaring him fallen from his temporal power, and of constituting a new form of government. Sherbini declared that the Pope might return to Rome as a Bishop, but not the Cardinals or Prelates. The people cried in the streets :—'Down with the Pope I Death to the Cardinals ! Long live the Constituent Assembly No disturbance, how ever, took place. At that date the following foreign Ministers had left Rome. viz., those of Sardinia, Prussia, Belgium, Russia, Chili, Mexico, and Ecuador. Ti.e Roman Government has issued a declaration con. cerning Cavaignac's determination of the 28th ult." TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING, .six o'CLocx. CHESTER CU?. 1,000 to 15 agst Geraldine—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Melody—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lugar—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Pius the Ninth—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Ellerdale—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Sylvan—taken DERBY. 3,000 to 45 agst Magician—taken 1,000 to 20 apt Old Dan Tucker—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Indus—taken IRELAND. DUZLIN, DEC. 20.—The argument of the plea in abatement proceeded yesterday morning, and will last during the day. The Attorney-General entered a de murrer, and contended that the common law or the statutes did not disqualify jurors from having any free. hold in the county for which they were impannelled in counties of cities, and townr, nor need they necessarily be inhabitants, provided they resided therein, that is, transacted their business, or held their places of busi ness, in the county, in the body of which they were im pannelled; that at common law every loyal subject was qualified who dwelt within the body of the county. Should this question be decided as it is generally presumed it will, in favour of the prisoner, th-, effect will be strange and embarrassing to the Crown. This is the third commission since Mr. Duffy first was in dicted, and under the Habeas Corpus Act he is entitled to be now put upon his trial, admitted to bail, or dis charged. As regards the second indictment yet sub sisting, that found in the county, the Crown seems al ready to have abandoned it, and both grand juries having been discharged, no new indictment, either in city or county, can be preferred at this commission. What course then remains to prevent Mr. Duffy's release on bail, unless, indeed, the powers of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act be invoked against him, and he shall be continued in prison under a warrant of the Privy Council? The question of the demurrer was argued yesterday by the Attorney-General; and Mr. John O'ilagan, with Mr. Napier, Q.C., supported the plea. Mr. Ser geant O'Brien replied on the part of the Crown. At the conclusion of the argument the Court intimated that the question to be decided was too grave, and the authorities quoted on both sides were of such numbers and importance, that they could not be considered and . judgment upon thorn prepared to-morrow. The Court, therefore, will not give judgment today, or probably to morrow. It is likely that the judgment will not be de livered until Saturday. After their Lordships had declared their resolve to ponder on the question, Mr. Justice Perrin adverted to the order prohibiting publication of the proceedings. His Lordship said that some very foolish strictures upon the order promulgated by .the Court had been brought under his notice. Ho advised these parties to beware. What the Court had directed was within its jurisdicti on , and it was determined th a t i ts l egal obligation should be enforced. He cautioned those parties how they dis obeyed the order. Baron Richards expressed his :concurrence in the de termination of his Learned Brother, and in the propriety of the order, and referred to precedents, amongst others those afforded by Lord Ellenborough and Mr. Justice hlolroyd. Mr. Duffy then addressed the Court, and said that he would show that the prohibition of publica tion was the cause of substantial injustice towards him. Mr. Justice Perrin said the order was made as well for the protection of the prisoner as the Crown, and it would equally protect both. If, however, the prisoner had anything to urge against the order, let him instruct his counsel to put it forward, and the Court would give it due weight, otherwise they could not hear anything against the order. SERVICE OF PAALIAMENTAET NOTICES THEOUGN THE POST-OFFICE. - All Parliamentary notices, which by the standing orders of either House of Parliament may be served later than the 15th day of December, m ay be posted after the 12th of December, subject, however, to the like regulations for the posting, dispatch, and delivery of the same, as those already appointed by the Postmaster-General for notices required to be served on or before the lith December. MARRIAGE OP THE DAUGHTER OP SIR CHARLES MORGAN, BART., OP TREDEGAR PARR, MONHOUTH. sninn.—This happy event—so long the subject of in terest in the fashionable world, of the marriage of Rosa mond Marianne, eldest daughter of Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., to William Henry Marsham Style, Esq., eldest son of Captain Style, took place on Monday, at the family church, Basseleg, Monmouthshire. The event gave rise to a general rejoicing throughout the county, and many thousands, including most of the leading families. oon gregated to witness the ceremony, which was performed by the uncle of the bride, the Rev. Augustus Morgan, the vicar of Machen, assisted by the rector of the parish in which the marriage was solemnised. Upon the return of the party to the family mansion, a numerous and dis tinguished party sat down to a magnificent breakfast, at the conclusion of which the youthful bride and bride groom started for Ruperra Castle (one of the family mansions of the House of Tredegar), where they pur pose passing the honeymoon. In the evening Sir Charles and Lady Morgan entertained a distinguished company, and numerous dinners were given at various parts of the estate to the tenantry and lag:Well in the service of the family. ADELPHI THEATRE. Mr. Webster is certainly the most enterprising and the most liberal of lessees. It was only yesterday morning that Mr. Charles Dickers's Christmas volume, The .Haunted Nan, and the Ghost's Bargain, was published, and last night a dramatic version of it, written and acted and put on the stage with the greatest care, was produced, and produced with a degree of success which promises well to reward the lessee for the spirit with which he invariably caters for the amuse ment of his patrons. It is a work of the merest supererogation to detail the plot. Every reader by this time has read the book and has formed his own judgment as to the merits or demerits of the story. In the Adelphi dramatic version the tale is as literally reproduced from the work as is compatible with dra matic exigencies, and even where it has been neces sary to turn what in the work is description into dialogue in the drama, the words of the author have been preserved wherever that is possible, so that the drama may be said to be by Charles Dickens as well as the book. Mr. Dickens could not have had a more conscientious adapter. The character of Redlaw, the haunted man, "taciturn, thoughtful, gloomy, shadowed by habitual reserve, retiring always, jocund never," the man haunted by "an awful likeness of himself "—the man who accepts the fatal gift of oblivion of his own wrongs on condition that he shall impart that gift of oblivion to all whom he approaches, was admirably sustained by Mr. Hughes. It is a long, and in some respects a thankless character, with much to say and little to do, and scarcely any opportunity of making a point. Mr. Hughes, however, thoroughly en tered into the spirit of his author, and depicted the gloomy, moody, melancholy, disappointed man with a force and power that we have never seen (quailed, since we saw last Young iu Penruddock. Not only is Red law oneof the very best things that Mr. Hughes ,has yet done, but it is one of the very best things that has been done at the Adelphi fur some time. 0. Smith was the phantom, and a:naost ghastly ghostly phantom he ap peared. It appeared really doubtful whether he were a thing of flesh and blood, or only thin air. The 'flu sion was made the more complete by the gradual manner in which the vanishing of the phantom was managed—it _evaporated rather than disappeared, and by the adaptation of sliding machinery it glided noiselessly from place to place without lifting its feet. Miss Woolgar was Milly, the " calm and quiet wife" of William Swidger, and exquisitely did she portray this beautiful incarnation of every feminine virtue. The Swidgers, o'd Philip and )(rung Wil liam, were excellently acted by Lambert and Munyard, and the Boy, "the young monster, a child who never had been child," the type of thousands who infest our streets, of those unfortunate neglected children who people our prisons and our hulks, and for the reformation of whom our ragged schools are instituted, was acted with immense power, truthfulness, and intensity by Miss Ellen Chaplin. Her making up of the character was magnificent ; there was no attempt to hide the squalor of the boy, no coquettish endeavour to look pretty in rags; with true artistic feeling she forgot Miss Ellen Chaplin in the boy, and was the very boy him self. The Tetterby group was admirably delineated; Wright made up A. Tetterby and Co. in excellent style, and produced an immensely hu morous effect from his peculiar method of wiping " up" his nose. His acting too was full of unc tion, and the scene in which he has to keep the eight juvenile Tetterbys in order, con. vulsed the audience with laughter. Mrs. Prank Matthews was delightfully short and snap pish as Mrs. Tettei by—her manner of cutting the bread and butter was superb. Master Wood ward played the part of Johnny Tetterby with a depth of feeling and power and dramatic talent which in other days would have procured for him the title of a " Young Roscius." There is "stuff" about this clever boy, and if he be pro perly cared for he will one day be a great actor. The scenes are fac similes of the illustrations of the book, and the whole went off with the greatest success The house was crowded. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The season will commence on Monday, Jan. 15, when, in addition to the established entertain:nent of comedy and vaudeville, Mr. Mitchell purposes intro ducing the opera comique, for which he has engaged a very efficient company. The repertoire will com prise many light operas, in one act, as well as the most popular modern works of Tuber and others, of which the following is a list : Le Maitre de Chapelle Music by Peer. Le Nouveau Seigneur Le Tableau Parlant Le Valet de Chambre „ Carafe. Richard Coeur de Lion L'Eau Merveilleuse II Griser ' _ _ Le Panier Fleuri Adolphe et Clara ... La Eidele Berger ... Le Domino Noir ... Thomas. tl Dalayrao. II Adam. 9 f Auber. L'Ambassadrice Fra Diavolo ..... ~ Auber. ItAuber. Auber • La Dame 81anche......... 9 - 1 Boyeldieu. The company will be numerous and complete. Amongst the principal members we may mention Mdlle. Chartan, of the Opera Comique, Paris ; Mdlle. Morel, Mdlle. Guichard, from Brussels ; and Mdlle. Constance Martial, from the Theatre of Mons ; M. Couderc, of the Opera Comique, Paris ; M. Beauce, baritone, of the same Theatre; and M. Bonnamy, tenors leger of the theatre of Lyons. The orchestra will be selected from the bands of her I\lajesty's The atre and the Royal Italian Opera. Tolbecque, Beret, Baumann, Lazarus, Pilet, Deloffre, Islewsham, &c., are already engaged. WOOLWICH, WEDNESDAY. EXPERIMENTS IN THE MARSHES.—CoIoneIIn.. das, C. 8., Inspector of Artillery, and Lieutenant- Colonel Chalmer, Assistant Director General of Artillery, attended in the Marshes, at two o'clock F.M. to-day, to witness experiments with a new de scription of 32-pounder shell, submitted by Captain Thistle, of the American army, who was also present. Captain Thistle's shell is formed very similar in shape to a sugar loaf, only rather more tapering at the point into which a nipple is inserted, and grooves are made along the cone, nearly its entire length, in a slightly curved form, which caused the shell, apparently, when fired, to go forward in a straight direction, as an arrow, instead of revolving in the same manner as the common circular shells. The first round fired was from a 32-pounder gun, charged with 41bs. of powder, and one of Captain Thistle's shells, and its range, when it struck the ground, was about 550 yards. The second round was fired from an 8-inch gull, with a charge of 41bs. of powder, and one of the usual 8-inch shells of the service, weighing ,about sGlbs., and its range when it fell was found to be 850 yards. The third round was fired from the 32-pounder gun, with 4lbs. of powder and one of Captain Thistle's shells, and its range was ascertained to be 950 yards. The fourth round was fired from the 8-inch gun with the same weight of charge and 56-pounder shell, and ranged 875 yards. The fifth round was from the 32-pounder gun, with the same weight of powder as the first and third rounds and one of Captain Thistle's shells, and its range was about 550 yards. The sixth round from the 8 inch gun, with 4lbs. of powder and 56- pounder shell, ranged 87 5 yards. Captain Thistle did net appear at all satisfied with the firing of his shells, declaring that with 41bs. of powder, when he tried them in America, they never ranged less than 950 yards. The Captain previous to the seventh round being fired, ran up to the ammunition boxes, mad took up the next charge with which the 32- pounder was supplied from the box whence the 8-inch gun charges were supplied, and the Gallant Officers of the select committee allowed the Captain to have his own way. The result of the firing of the seventh round was about the same, as near as possible, of the first and second of the 32-pounder shell on his prin ciple, 550 yards. The eighth round from the 8-inch with the changed charge of powder, gave the same result as the other three rounds fired from it, about from 850 to 875 yards. The experiments with th e shells having been completed with the results stated, a charge of 41bs. of powder was put into the 32- pounder gun with a 32-pounder solid shot, and the range was found to be 1,000 yards. A second round was fired with a similar charge and solid shot, with the same result, 1,000 yards. All the round s o f b ot h g uns were fired at an elevation of 3 degrees, and showed that the service of the guns and the shells used in the British service could le depended upon, when Captain Thistle's shells only in one instance made a range of 95 0 yards, and the three others only 550 yards, with the same advantage in every respect. What is the difference between a law stationer and bis clerk ?—While the latter merely engrosses the deeds, the former engrosses the profits.—Puppet Show. -. ITS. esti n on )ales ; )ales 2d ani- The sup ugly uro and and Ids, Inge ter y to Is of )fa fight ican itch Tree the are live. 44 p ;9 p Pi p 12p 44 p 42 p ra )14 m