The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-05 00:00:00

MARKET XONEY AND COMMEY,c :AL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The cm : 4.er condition of monetary affairs is creat big quite a satisfactory feeling in trading circles. To-day fhe :rates out of doors have receded another per cent., and although this lowest quotation, viz., 5 i per cent., is only accepted for the best short datea bankers' acceptances, still it nevertheless 18 erves to point to the general tendency of values, !lid there is, therefore, hope that before long a sub stantial concession will be made in the official minimum. Everything now tends to inspire faith in cheaper money. The exchanges are not very unfavourable, and additional supplies of capital are daily added to the floating balances of the market. The demand for accommodation, too, is much less now that we have passed over nearly a week in the new year, and provision for the different engage ments falling due has doubtless been provided for. The enquiry to-day has not been very active, and the discount establishments have been cliarging Z.U, and, in exceptional cases, 51 per cent. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday comprised an influx of 56,0001. in gold, and a with drawal of 90,000 sovereigns for Alexandria. The bar silver by the West India packet has been sold at ss. lid. per oz. standard, showing a fall of id. when compared `with the price realised for the Previous supply, the demand for India being very small. The transfer books of the English and Foreign Credit Company will be closed from the 16th to the 31st inst., preparatory to the general meeting. The first ordinary general meeting of the Warrant Finance Company will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Tuesday, the 24th inst. The transfer books will be closed from Tues day, the 6th, to Tuesday, the 24th. The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees in bills on India took place to-day at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta, 17,33,000 rupees ;to Bombay, 12,00,000 rupees ; and to Ma dras, 67,000 rupees. The minimum price was as before--ls. Hid. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 114 d. on Bombay. The applications within the limits amounted to 71 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at is. 110. will receive about 7 per cent., and on Bombay at 25., about 76 per cent. ; above these prices, in full. Two o'CLoCE. - At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 67f. 20c. Very firm. The English Stock Market, to:day, has been very favourably influenced in consequence of the notifi cation that the amount to be expended by the Go vernment for the past quarter in furtherance of the reduction of the national debt will represent 646,892/. The market, though not very active, is exceedingly buoyant, and Consols are / per cent. better than last night ; the quotations for money and account being 898 90. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities are 88/ 89 ; Exchequer Bills, Is. to ss. prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 103*. Firmness is also the principal feature in the Foreign Stock Market, although as yet the altera tions are not important. Turkish Consolides are Steady at 48i 49 ; Mexican ex all, at 28 ; the New Stock is better at 24 a ; Greek Bonds are also higher, being 23-a ; Spanish Passive remain at 321 ; and the Certificates at 14f ; the Con federate Loan has risen to 54 56 ; Egyptian Scrip continues at 1 I prem. ; Danubian at 21 I- prem. ; but Montevidean is weaker at 2/ 4 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has regained rather dull, and with one or two excep tions prices have shown little change of importance. Great Northern have improved £1 10s., and Great Eastern ss. ; while North Western have declined 10s., and North Eastern (Berwick) 10s. The Forei gn an d Colonial l i nes s h ow no ma t er i a l variation. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in active, but in some instances are a shade firmer. Alliance realise 33 ; London and County, 83i ; Hudson Bay Company, 161; and National Discount Company, 161. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 81 i u Per Cent, Consols 89 Neverl)o. Account, Jan. 10 88 9 Cent• Re d u ced 89 84 9 3 • lie 2 Per Cent' Do. g Per Cell Jan. 1894 lin •'• Per Cent. Jan. 1873 nuities, 30 yrs, ex pi re sth jam, 1880 D0bo• for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1815.- ... (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Zzchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent. 08 Do. £5OO 1 pm t Do. £lOO and £2OO tank of Engl an d S tock, 54 per Cent 239 8 •'-'°• Account IlibT A r. ---N G OVERNMENT SECURITIES. _ . Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 s h u t . Do,Account 5 per C en t. J u l y, 18 70 Do Do. Acco unt Do. 5 per Cent., J O an. 1872 Do. 5 4 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bond; £l,OOO — Do. u n d er £l,OOO — pm FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Chaim 6 per Cent lOl4 Colombian 6 per Cent. Cub 5 6 per Cent. — Do per Cent., 1864 — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — ~ Do. 5 p er C en t ., 17 73-77, £25 paid zquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provi s i ona l L an d Warrant...., n Vptian 7 yer Cent 96 1 g D IO .I Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 9s} i Do. Scrip, £35 paid Do. Ac coun t pm Greek 5 per C ents., 1824-5, en C oupons 234 Do. Account Do. Coupons G uatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Mexicanltan 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 3 per Cent. Account 2Bi .1 Do 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Do Scrip, £5O p Moorish Imperial s aid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis New por Cent Granada Do 2 per Cent ................. Do Deferred ...... : ... ...... ...... ---: Do Land Warrants (I,feeta;e ... .... :....: Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864 Do do Aug., 1856 Peruvian 44 per Cent. Do 4} per Cent., 1862 ............ ,D 0 Account'-ovtug hese 3 per Cent., 1853 330 Account ................... po 3 per Cent., 18 . 60, 'i, , o, ';(i, ;di, i, 1)0 Account 4l 71. Ilus • 5 Cent., 1822, £ St. stan per ~ 7 D 0 44 per Cent., 1850 1860 Do _ I)c' 3, p e r Cent., 1859 88-1 " per Cent., 1862 1864 S Pm Do SeriP, £65 paid ardinian 5 per Cent • Do Account Spanish 3 per t Cent i Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Pa ssive • Do A ccount — Spanish Cert. of Cou not funded —Do Acco p unt Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cont. 1854 — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £ lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do A ccount.... i f Do £ l OO 80nc 80nd5 ........................ 6 69 4 9 69 70 9,0 0 6 per C ent. 1863 :!-) e a uaranteed, 4 p er Cent VZ. tla 3 p er C ent. D0...D0. 6 Per C ent, 1862 "nt ....... , .... ................. A Do. 61°•pece°rul ................................ 48 Do. 1.1 p er C ut, 1864 ........................ Dividener ...... - ...... ......pay.... . ... Austrian, 5 Per eonn the above able in Lond on . E. . Belgian, 44 per centt," Dutch 21 per Cent.,.Ex.xi 10 Florins .r f • ............ Do. 4 per Cent. c ertificate G s uil ............ 62, Frenchtßentes, 3 per Cent ............... Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, E. .4: .......... Do. Account ............................. ............. Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK. . 891 90 Do. A ccount ................................. 89i 90 • - 801 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 88 90 132 i 1 33i 6 7 34 2 16 17 90 92 106 1 8 47& 48t 74 8i 100 100 100 100 10 13i 135 155 156 1:30 .3: 100 10 1 , 100 OD 01 78 78 67 69 57 59 4. 45 100 102 1111 4151 89 84 105 106 37 39 118} 119 97 99 69 67 121 12! Mt 1371 10 107 55 67 z 5 27 li3 111 71i 72, 103 101 38 39 it 12p 9 lop 123 124 1 1 79 8,, 101 111 138 142 58 69 41 42 85 85 8 9 163 168 34 44p 108 109 38 40 481 8 1 1371 158 i 79 1 I I 116 i i I 107 6 38 8 121 I 98i 61/ 1241 4 1411 1 74 77 731 10661 paid. l Closing I Business Price. done. 1151 i 15 iSIONS. 58 60 102. 1036 par ip 5 5, b 9, 75 60 93 100 102 103 103 104 20 21 93 9! 70 72 61 64 65 61 b 6 58 53 65 47 48 30 31 28 30 103 104 iP par *P [OOl 102 I 11 101 103 9 91 lit ild 88 90 SO E 2 1 06d 1021 103 1 96 93 91 93 56 58 3 5 82 81 10Z 103 1021 1036 d 1021 103 i 95 97 29} I 101 f ; } Share! Railways. 13 1 st st at 50 20 10 10 Bir., Wol., & Str. Blyth and Tyne Brtstel and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon ..... • Cornwall gets no div D o . D. A t A. till6p.c.p.an.has 13 been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. st k. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock • D0.8.'0 Do. New. is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.— Ox.ord Do. Newpo t Do. He eford.. Lancashire &Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She!., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth Dun . Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1884 _ North Staffordshire . N. dz S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw ill W. Hartlepool Har..lol. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. fi I', Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t • 0. Scot, Mid. stock Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South E stern . itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath lAtlantic & St. Lawrence, Bom.,Baroda, Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent Do. 1 , shares Buffalo & Lake Huron, Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & t 4. E., lien e Town & Dock, gu Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p 1 East Bengal, gu., 5 Co East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. .?d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (hm ) gua. 5 per cent D it per cent.... Do Great Wee. of Canada.. _ D. , . New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 187; Do. 5 do. pay. 1877-8.: Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 44 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Meth. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Rl.C'da, pc lst pt.bds Do Delhi g i s Do. do ll Do. rani aub Do.lndus St Flo 'm 100 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. &Aug lOO 07 99 -- Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 97 9.4 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 81 86 841 Do. 5p c. Inscribed sk 100 83 89 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 105 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 105 107 Do. do' I'9o-1 100 106 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 109 112 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c lc° 102 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 108 110 Mauritius, fi p. C, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1•78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. to 103 106 108 Natal ficy. 6 per cent lOO 101 106 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 98 100 964 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,18e6 kOO 95 9 7 98 Do. 5 p.c: 18,1 to 1876 100 95 97 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 96 96 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 105 107 Do. 6 per cent lOO 89 91 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 'CO 99 101 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 104 106 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18t8-9 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 107 109 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do, tt pril & Oct lOO 106 107 1(7 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consul. hold, Jim 1 4 1 Chiverton Clifford A malgamated — 32 33 Devon G. Cons. (Tavtst 1 575 595 Drakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 47 49 East Cara ton 2.14.6 19 20 as 6 Carn Brea 3 4.0 61 64 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 41 54 East Love .1 2.13.6 146 156 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.8 4) 5 Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 604 6 8 4 Gr. at L txey, limited., all 181 191 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 1 16 G. Wheal Vor (Heist tt, 40 341 35 321 Grenville 7.8.3 3i 41 Herod's Foot 8.13 35 37 Kingston Downs 4.18.0 4 41 Margaret (Tiny Lelant 91 8 9 Marke Valley 4.3.0 41 51 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, Um 21 11 Qd Nangiles New Se ton. North Downs 3 324 17 4 19 1 North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 3.10.6 1 11 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.. .. 7.1.6 21 3 Pr vidence UnylAlant 10.6.7 34 36 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 23 25 Stray Park Tin Croft 9 16 17 West Bassett (Mogan _ 11 71 8; W. Caradon (L•skeard 9 6 8 West Chirerton ll 60 65 West Seton 474 205 215 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 11 Whea Ludc.,tt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 13 15 Wheal Seton 5Bl 195 205 2021 Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 18 20 Wheal Uni n 4 1 PREFERENCE S Great Northern, 5 per cent., 113 14 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf. 951 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase. 10 [MUGS. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chstham, Metrop. Ext., B B:per cent., n South Eastern 5 per cent., 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 FORE, GN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Great Luxembourg, 144 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 10/ Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 103 FOREIGN MINES, Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., I 1 BAN Kb. Alliance (Um.), 31 1 3 Ditto, new, 3lf Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 Is pd , 174 Bank of British Columbia, 18 Brazilian and Portuguese, Urn.. 101 Consolidated Bank, lim., 111 English, Sco!ch, and Australian Chartered, 201 European Bank, lim., I a Hindustan, ohina, and Japan (SIL), Ditto, issued at 6 pm.. Imperial Ottoman, 161 London and Brazilian aim.), 47 London and County, 83 t 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lira., 16 Soinde. Punjaub, and Delhi, lira., Union of Australia, 651 MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, Um., 51 Continental Union Gas, lira., 101 Credit Fonder and Mobiihr of England, 81 Ditto (£2), 5i East Indian Financi tl , lira., 31 Ebbw Vale, q 0 - en. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 71 Hudson's Bay, 161 Humber Iron Woks, 31 Imperi ,1 Mercantile Credit A sso., lira ., 8i International Financial t-ociety, lira., 7i Joint Stock Discount. lira., 91 London Financial Association. 11m., 221 Ditto, new, 231 London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 44 M dras Irrgatton and Canal, 4.} Milwall Iron Works, 41 ational Discount Company, 1 1 m., 181 National Provincial Marine, 21 Oriental Inland Steam, 2i Soclote Fina , dere d'EgYP l e. Urn., 5 Universal Marine. Insurance, lira., 51 f Upper Assam Tea, lira, 61 Warrant Finance, lira., 9 POSTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RIVER PLATE.— Owing to the exertions of Major Munroe, of the British Consulate, Montevideo, considerable improvements have just been effected in the postal arrangements between that part of the world and Europe, prepayment of letters from Rio Plata being now permissible ; whereas, hitherto, the postage had to be collected on this side. suN,i _LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1865. nd, as hitherto, it comes to us filled to repletion with the most interesting, and, in a histrionic point of view, the most valuable information. Its record alone of the Great Events of the Drama extends over a period of Two Thousand Years. It contains a list, besides this, of the First appear ances of celebrated artistes, together with a full true and particular account of theatrical matters, past and present, altogether making up a very bijou of a Dramatic Almanack. LITERATURJ La [Razza Negra, del Prof. Philippo Manetta. Pp. 176. Torino. In the form of this singularly impressive, and at times remarkably eloquent, treatise upon the African race, we have received from the capital of King Victor Emmanuel, one of the noblest arguments we have for a long while had the gratification of perusing, in favour of Negro Emancipation. It is an argument, brief though its dimensions may be, of the most comprehensive character. It considers the Negro Race under its two widely-contrasting aspects—yonder, at home, upon its native soil—yon der, abroad,under the miseries of a remote expatriation La Razza Negro, in other words, nel suo stato sel vaggio in Africa, e nella sua duplice condizione di emancipata e di schiava in America. Scarcely an Anthropologist of any eminence, either in the New World or the Old, either in Europe or in America, but has had his pros and cons weighed here carefully, we might even say with a most conscientious scrupu losity, in the balance of his judgment, by the learned and benevolent author of this earnest brochure. Professor Manetta comprehends within his view the reasonings applied to this momentous theme, that is in regard to whatever capacity there may or may not be in the Negro Race for the reception or absorption, as one may say, by it, as a distinct race, of the ameliorating influences of all that is nobler in modern civilisation—our author, we would here remark, embraces within his view upon this subject the opinions put forth by almost every traveller of in telligence who has been brought, either more or less directly, into communication with the Negroes themselves. M. Du Chaillu, Captain Speke, Eliot Warburton—these with a throng of other names long since familiar to the readers of African Travel in this country, will be found re ferred to by Professor Manetta in the course of his argument, and referred to by him always with an ap positeness that sufficiently evidences his own fami liarity with their writings. The Negro as an excep tional type of Humanity, our author here takes to pieces, as it were, and examines so to speak in detail, part by part, piecemeal ! His trunk— his extremities—his skull—his very teeth—his brain —his voice—are the studies set apart, thus, in sepa rate sections, by the writer, for minute consideration. The learned Professor examines the Negro and the Mulatto, again, quite distinctly the one from the other. And in scrutinizing the Negro Race in itself —he draws a careful distinction between the various divisions of the Negroes—the Negro of Brazil, for example, the Negro of Haiti, the Negro of Cuba, arid the Negro of Jamaica. Wil lingly do we cling, with Professor Manetta, to the earnest hope, almost we had said to the inerradi cable conviction—that out of all the horrors of the dreadful war still raging in North America between the Federals and the Confederates, there will come, for the long oppressed and long despised race of the poor Negroes, the holy and priceless boon of their speedy and lasting Emancipation. Le Correspondant. No. 111. Charles Douniol : Paris. As is but right and reasonable--considering who is the author of it and what is his theme—M. de Broglie's eloquent discourse, sur La Liberte Divine et la Liberty Humaine—a discourse delivered by him on the 14th ultimo at Brussels, before the Societe d'Emulation—leads off the current number of our distinguished Parisian contemporary Le Cor respondant. Appearing, as this discoursee does, in Le Correspondant, almost simultaneously with the publication far and wide all over Europe, in the public journals, of the translations into various languages of the Pope's last " Encyclical," M. de Broglie's argument in regard to Divine Liberty and Human Liberty, could not by any possibility have ap peared more opportunely than it does—in thus coming forth in its printed form precisely at this juncture. It demands, as it certainly also deserves, a very careful and a very respectful consideration. And reading it, and bearing in remembrance the general purport of the Encyclical letter, the thought naturally comes back to us—whence ? who does not remember it ?—about the wisdom of this world and foolishness. M. de Broglie, it will be seen by all those who may be tempted to turn to his discourse, closes it with a mot borrowed by him from Bossuet—cette grande parole, as he calls it, " 0 Dieu, nous consa crons a votre empire libre et souverain tout ce que vous nous avez donne de liberte !" And so, speaking in those same sacred words of Bossuet, Albert de Broglie bids his hearers, and now, of course, his readers also after them, still to continue staunch in resting human liberty upon divine liberty. Other papers of some importance are comprised in the same livraison. Among these is a thoughtful article on University Reform, by M. Captier. It is noticeable also that in this 111th number of Le Correspondant M. Audeval brings to a close his serial of " Valentine." The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay. Part I. Longman and Co. The issue in a serial form of a popular edition of the miscellaneous writings of the greatest of Eng lish Essayists has now, we rejoice to see, been com menced by the Messrs. Longmans. The work will be completed in four monthly numbers, each at the price of a shilling. When completed it will bind up into a single volume, worthy of taking its place by the side of the People's Edition (already published) of the immortal Essays,and of the eloquent fragment of a History soi-disant of England, in reality of King William 111. The Miscellaneous Writings lead off with Young Macaulay's contributions to Knight's Quarterly Magazine. Here, for example, are " Fragments of a Roman Tale "—a paper (under date, June, 1823) "On the Royal Society of Literature"—" Scenes from Athenean Revels"— " Criticisms on the Principal Italian Writers," &c. Afterwards—leading off his Earlier Essays (pub lished originally in the Edinburgh Review) we have the whole of his article (dated January, 1828) on " John Dryden." That one article, as here re printed, is worth to the purchaser (even as cheap periodicals go now) the price of the whole of this initial part of " The People's Edition of the Miscel laneous Writings of Lord Macaulay." Hymns, Sacred Part-Songs, and other Pieces. Edited By Frederick Westlake. No. I. Lambert and Company. In the form of this shilling monthly publication,we are delighted, but in no way surprised, to recognise a re-issue of the Hymns, &c., already published with great and deserved success by the Messrs. Lambert and Company--the whole collection being still, as formerly, under the able editorship of the same distinguished Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, meaning Mr. Frederick Westlake. The Hymns, &c., as here given, are arranged variously for two, for three, and for four voices. They are published with a comprehensive score, or an accom paniment, according to pleasure, for the organ or for the pianoforte. What is chiefly remarkable in the collection is this--that it is a combination of really good music with (in a literary as well as in an ethical sense) really good religious poetry. The music (composed expressly for this work, says the title page) is contributed by various living com posers, many of them already of high reputation. Besides Mr. Westlake himself, we find here, on this attractive list of composers, musicians as emi nent as W. Schulthes, Henry Leslie, J. F. Barnett, and Herr Meyer Lutz. In Number One of the collection as now being re issued, Mr. Schachner leads off with a noble adap tation for four voices, soprano, alto, tenore and basso, of (in its English form) the Veni Sancte Spiritus. Then comes the Editor's " Jesus, Creator of the World," followed by Schulthes" , Majesty Divine." Besides these, as written expressly for this collection, there is Lutz's " Light of the Soul," Barnett's " Jesus is God," and an Evening Hymn of singular beauty by Frederick Westlake. Three other compositions, not written for the work under notice, yet judiciously comprised within its com pass, enhance the value of a first number that will make all subscribers eager for its successors. THE DRAMATIC ALMANACK for 1865. By J. W. Anson --sustains its already high reputation. The present is the ninth annual publication of it. Mr. C• Buxton, M.P,, on Public Affairs. A public meeting of the electors and non-electors of the borough of Maidstone was held on Tuesday night in the Corn Exchange to hear addresses from their two Liberal Parliamentary representatives—Mr. William Lee and Mr. Charles Buxton. After a few introductory remarks from the CHAIRMAN (Mr. C. Dilis, ex-Mayor), Mr. LEE gave.a brief resume of the past proceedings in Parliament and their prospects in future. Mr. BUXTON then rose to address the meeting, and was enthusiastically applauded. After entering at some length into the distressing condition of the paper trade he pro ceeded to refer to his letter in the newspapers on the sub ject of Reform, and said—l fully own that the expression of opinion which has been elicited from the Liberal press has shown that there is scarcely a shadow of hope of any com promise being agreed to, at any rate, for a long while to come, upon this question. Many seem to think that any extension of the suffrage is so unlikely that it is idle to discuss the best modes of effecting it. (" No, no.") The genuine Liberals, on the other hand, the men who are heartily bent on raising the working class to citizenship, seem resolved to shut their eyes and ears to any conside ration beyond the one simple truth that tile working classes have a right to political power. I frankly say, therefore, that I gave up my scheme as hopeless ; I do not give it up be cause I think it unreasonable or unfair. (Hear, hear.) According to my proposal, almost every occupier in this country would have been at once put in possession of the suffrage. He would have been raised to citizenship. He would no longer have had to feel, what every working man may justly now feel, that he is a kind of pariah, excluded from any share whatever in choosing the lawgivers or in fluencing the policy of the land in which he lives. Now, I conceive that the first thing at which the Liberal party ought to aim should be to gain for the working classes that to which they are justly entitled, viz., a fair share in determining the policy of the country—(hear, ;hear)—and in the choice by those to whom it is to be governed. We are false to our first principles if we do not set ourselves to ob tain the enfranchisement of those vast masses of intelli gent and indstrious men who are at present as much shut out from 11,n y share whatever of political power as if, in stead of being Englishmen, living in the freest and most self-governed country in the world, they were serfs in Russia or negroes in Carolina. (Cheers.) But in seeking to get this justice done them it surely is the duty of public men not to blind themselves wilfully to these two questions ; Ist, whether some concession on our part is not essential to success in our main object; 2dly, whether that main object cannot be attained without sacrificing the just claims of those who already possess the suffrage. As regards the first question, the plain fact is that while the feeling in favour of reform among those at present debarred from the suffrage is growing in strength, on the other hand, the existing electors in many boroughs have become alarmed by the prospect of being swamped and lost in the list of new voters. Nay, those who do not take a selfish view of the matter, but look solely to the interest of the country, have, I think, become more and more struck with the truth that since the working classes in towns are to all other classes as four to one, if they were simply admitted to the suffrage they would overwhelm all others and become virtually the sole depositories of political power. That is the plain bare fact to which we can offer no denial ; and I, for one, do not affect to conceal that I feel the force of that fact. Deter- Mined as I am to do my utmost for the enfranchisement of the working classes, I cannot but wish that this should be done, if that be possible, without at the same time ousting the present electors from the power which they have used upon the whole so wisely and so well. Judging by the re sult we must give them credit for having stamped the policy of this country witha high and noble character. We could not justify ourselves in throwing them completely into the background and stripping them of all political power, by alleging that they had shown themselves unworthy of the trust committed to them. It seems to me, therefore, that both for the sake of turning the flank of an otherwise almost irresistible opposition, and again for the sake of maintaining a fair balance of power among the different classes, we ought to be willing candidly to examine the various proposals that have been made with the view of ex tending the suffrage to the working classes, but with due precautions against letting the middle classes be virtually disfranchised through the mere paucity of their numbers. These, I frankly tell you, are my views, and which I ex pressed in my letter to the Times. Turning to the notable incidents of next sessicn, Mr. Buxton noticed the promised Tory attempt to change the character of the Court of Final Appeal in cases of heresy which he hoped, the Liberal party, true to its principles of religious liberty, would resist. It is rather strange, he said, that the Tories should be engaged in such an enterprise as this at the present time, when bigotry and intolerance seem to be happily dying away, and men are learning to pay due reverence to the inde feasible right of man to think for himself in matters of re ligion. (Cheers.) I am the more struck with this because I have this year been in attendance on a commission ap pointed by the Government to inquire into the subject of the subscriptions and declarations required from the clergy. This commission was appointed in consequence of the re markable display of feeling in both Houses of Parliament, last year, when attention was drawn to the extravagant stringency and complexity of the declarations exacted from the ministers of the Established Church. It would not be fit ting for me to mention the conclusions at which that commis sion has arrived, but as some account of our proceedings has appeared in the newspapers, I may, without indiscretion, observe that I was surprised and delighted by the anxiety evinced by all my colleagues on that commission to treat scrupulous consciences with the utmost regard, and to give the amplest scope to thinking minds that would be com patible with their fidelity to the doctrines expressly affirmed by the Established Church ; and I think that the recommendation of the Commission, carrying with them the authority of four archbishops, four bishops, and several other dignitaries of the Church, as well as several judges, peers, and statesmen, will be hailed on all sides with lively satisfaction ; and, if adopted by Parliament, will do much towards preserving the intellectual vigour of the Established Church. (Hear, hear.) The hon.member then alluded to the next Budget. The next tax to be taken off, he supposed, would be the fire-insurance duty, but that would not exhaust the surplus. As to the malt-tax, there was no likelihood that they would be able to take it off wholly—and he thought the collection of a tax at half the present rate would be too costly a machinery compared with the result. He suggested the total abolition of postage on newspapers, thinking the loss to the country would be recouped a thousandfold by the gains to the people in knowledge and instruction. The hon. member then alluded to our national prosperity. Adverting to the Protectionist policy to which our colonies appeared to have a tendency, he thought that the Imperial Legislature should give them the option of imposing no higher duties on products than a 5 per cent. ad valorem one, or of withdrawing themselves from our protection. Such a separation in the case of Canada, for instance, which offered so tempting a bait to the cupidity and vanity of the North, would be an immense relief to this country. He then spoke of New Zealand affairs, expressing the opinion that the war ought to be pro secuted with vigour, and that while our right to confiscate was used in order to abolish tribal rights, we should take care to give no countenance to the attempt of some of the colo nists to take advantage of the war to oust the natives alto gether from the northern island. Mr. Buxton concluded by a remark with reference to American affairs, that apparently little attention had been paid to a passage in President Lin coln's Message to Congress, proposing to declare slave holders enemies to the human race. If the Federal States were to do this the crime of slave trading would vanish. A vote of confidence in both members was then passed. Mr, Sumner on the Relations between land and America. In the course of a debate in the Senate at Washington, on the 19th ult. Senator Sumner, referring to the St. Alban's raid, said—Now Mr. President, does anyone sup pose that those agents of the rebel Government were moved to their enterprise merely by considerations of plunder— that they merely risked everything to rob a bank or to steal a horse ? No such thing. Their object was much higher and more far-reaching. In one word, it was to em broil the Government of the United States with the Go vernment of Great Britain. I cannot doubt that this was their object, to my mind as plain as day. These agents, or rather the men behind them who set them on, knew the sensitiveness of our people, and how naturally they would be aroused against the foreign country in which the enter prise had its origin. They saw excitement, anger, and pas sion on our part were inevitable ; that out of these some complication or collision might ensue ; that any such com plication or collision must necessarily help the rebellion more than a victory on the field of battle. All this they saw, and acted accordingly. The whole proceeding was a trap in which to catch the Government of this country. It was hoped that in this way the rebellion would gain that powerful British intervention which would help to re store its fallen fortunes. For myself, sir, I am deter mined not to be caught in any such trap. There are many things which Great Britain has done since the out break of our rebellion, which to my mind, are most un friendly ; but I am unwilling that anything should be done on our side to furnish any seeming apology for that foreign intervention which has been so constantly menaced, and which was foreshadowed in the most hasty and unjusti fiable cession of ocean belligerency to rebel slavemongers who had not a single port or prize court. Nobody sees the wrong we have suffered more clearly than I do; but I see other things also. While never ceasing to claim our just rights, and reminding this Power always of duties which it has plainly neglected, I cannot forget that we are engaged at this moment in a war for the suppression of a long con tinued and most virulent rebellion, which has thus tasked our best energies. To this work let us now dedicate our selves without arosing another, through whose affiance the rebellion may be encouraged and strengthened. Let us put down the rebellion. Do this, and we shall do everything. Meanwhile I trust the Senate will not be moved by passion into any hasty action on any of the measures now before it ; but that each will be considered carefully and calmly on its merits according to the custo m of this body. This surely is the dictate of prudence, and I cannot doubt that it is the dictate of patriotism also. Washington, in his farewell address, solemnly warns us against the insidious evils of foreign influence. But the insidious evils are deadly as any influence now brought against us. Fore armed let us be steadfast whist them. Charge of Infringing the Foreign Enlistment Act. BOW-STREET—THIS DAY. This morning Captain P. S. Corbett, commander of the Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, was placed at the bar, charged on a warrant, issued, upon the application of the Government, by Sir Thomas Henry, the chief magistrate with infringing the Foreign Enlistment Act, by enlisting a British subject for service in the Confederate States of South America. The police have been for some time on the look-out for Captain Corbett, Sergeant Clark, of the metropolitan detective force having arrived in Liverpool several days ago with that object. The circumstance which led to the capture of the captain was the recognition of Mrs. Corbett, who ventured one day from the house where she and her husband were secluded into the street. Capt Corbett was conveyed to the detective office, and Sergeant Clark telegraphed to London to the effect that he would bring up his prisoner for examination at Bow-street. Mr Giffard appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Sleigh defended Captain Corbett. _ _ . The defendant, on being placed at the bar, gave his nam Peter Sutor Corbett, and by profession a master mariner. • Mr. Sleigh said on the; part of defendant he had to ask that the case might b e remanded without at all being gone into that day, as his client had but arrived in London that morning, and he (Mr. Sleigh) had scarcely received his instructions to defend him an hour ago. Sir Thomas Henry said it was impossible to do that, as it was necessary for him to hear some portion of the case to justify him in remanding the prisoner. Mr. Sleigh said he anticipated that would be the result of the application. He bad been instructed to ask for the postponent of the case, and it was in compliance with those instructions that he had acted. Mr. Giffard said that he appeared there to conduct the prosecution against the gentleman at the bar, which was one of no ordinary importance. The defendant in September and October last was the commander of a ship called the Sea King, and in the latter part of September he stated that his ship was going on a voyage to Bombay, the China Seas, Australia, and other places, but that she was not to be absent longer than two years. A crew was got together upon this representation, but immediately the vessel got out to sea she ran to Maderia, and then without going into port she signalled another steamer which was awaiting her there, and both ships then pro ceeded to the Deserter's Island, when the defendant in formed the crew he had sold the ship, and that those who remained in her would have a fine opportunity of earning a large sum of money. The ensign of the Con federate States was then run up, and a quantity of heavy boxes, which contained guns, shot, and shell, and other arti cles of war were then transferred from the Laurelto the Sea King, which was named the Shenandoah. The most of the men refused to join, although a bucket of sovereigns was shown to them as an inducement. Four however, he believed, remained in the Sea King, but the rest were taken in the Laurel to Teneriffe, where one of the men communicated with the British Consul, and he communicated with the Government, and the law officers of the Crown had been directed to institute the present inquiry. The evidence of John Purchase, which was given before Sir T. Henry when the warrant was issued, and which was precisely similar to that of the following witnesses, having been read, Edward Amos said—l am a mariner, of Herne Bay, in the county of Kent. In October last I went down to a vessel named the Sea King, lying in the East India Docks. It was on Oct. 5, 1864. I went aboard the Sea King and asked if he wanted any hands. I saw the chief mate. I showed him my discharge, which he retained. I then went to Green's Sailors' Home, and I there saw the defendant (Captain Corbett). I did•not make any observation with regard to a voyage to Bombay. I knew Capt. Corbett, be cause he had been pointed out to me. After I signed arti cles the boatswain returned me my discharge, but I after wards gave it to a lad, who took it to the defendant. The articles I signed were for a voyage to Bombay, at £2 10s. a month. I don't know what became of the articles I signed. The shipping master, I believe, had them, but I don't know his name. Mr. Sleigh said he must object to any further inquiry on that point until the articles were produced. Sir T. Henry—Quite so. The articles must be produced for examination. Examination continued—The vessel sailed on the Bth down Channel. We put on canvas, and went straight off to Madeira. We did not put into the harbour. When we were off the port the steamier I was on board run up a flag, one of the English code of signals. It was answered by another steamer, which then came out. This vessel was the steamer Laurel. She came out towards us, answered the signal, and we both set out to sea. We went back to Desertas Island. When we got there the Laurel let go her anchor and we let go ours. We had over 17 fathoms water at our anchorage, which was close to the island. Sir T. Henry—How far from Madeira ? Witness—Can't say, your worship. Mr. Giffard—lts about 50 miles. It can be just seen on a clear day. Examination continued—When we got all right we rigged up tackle and hove in a lot of cases. I know they were heavy. One of them broke. I saw that it contained a gun. There were s i ix heavy cases and a number of others of a smaller description. Two of these broke, and shot and shell rolled out of them about the deck. We were from four o'clock in the afternoon until two or three o'clock the next morning getting in the boxes. We worked all night. The next day Capt. Corbett called the men together, and said, "I've sold the ship ; follow me." I said I should join the ship, but that I should go on board the Laurel. Capt. Corbett never asked me to join, but the officers aboard the Laurel did. I did not hear him say anything to the other men. Sir T. Henry—Did he not say when he had sold the ship ? Witness—No. Sir T. Henry—Nor to whom ? Witness—No. All he said was, " I've sold the ship follow me." Sir T. Henry—What did you understand by that ? Witness —Why, that we were to go aboard the Laurel. Examination continued—When we got aboard the Laurel I saw a Federal flag run up to the mast-head of the Sea King. Mr. Giffard—No, no, not the Federal flag. Just tell us what the flag was like. Witness—lt was a white flag with stars, with some red in the corner. Michael Early—l shipped on board the Sea King as a coal trimmer and ordinary seaman about a week before the vessel sailed. She was then lying in the East India Docks. I saw Captain Corbett about a day before I signed. I asked him if he wanted any coal trimmers, and he replied he wanted a few ordinary seamen and coal trimmers. I did not know the .destination of the vessel, but I know it was to be a very long voyage. I signed for two years. I signed articles at Green's Sailors' Home. The vessel went down channel under steam. We went to Madeira. I then saw an English flag run up, and the Laurel then came out, and we went in company to the Desertas Island. The Laurel then came alongside the Sea King. The crew took in a heavy cargo. I and the others were mustered round the capstan by Capt. Corbett. He said men, " I've sold the ship, and if any of you wish to go it will be a good opportunity for single men." Sir T. Henry—Did he say to whom he had sold the ship ? Witness—No. He said there would be good pay for all that remained. I was offered 51. 10s. a month to remain. Sir T. Henry—Who said that ? Witness—l don't know. I think it was the other gentle man who stood near him. I don't know whether it was a uniform the gentleman wore. It was a plain drab dress.] Sir T. Henry—Did he wear a sword ? Witness—l didn't see. Mr. Giffard—What was said to you at that time ? Witness—l was offered 51. 10s. a month and a good bounty. Mr. Giffard—What was the 5/. 10s. a month for ? Wtiness—To enter the Confederate navy. Mr Giffard—Was the Alabama mentioned ? Witness—Yew Captain Corbett said the Sea King was going on the sane way as the Alabama. Peter Tow, sailmaker, said on the 7th of October I joined a vessel called the. Sea King. I received a letter from a friend at the Home telling me there was a sailmaker wanted, and I went to the East India Export Dock, and there I saw the Sea King and Captain Corbett. I afterwards was engaged at kl a month for a voyage to Bombay and other places, but not to be absent longer than two years. When the Sea King sailed we went to Madeira. On arriving there, we went in company with the Laurel to Desertas Island. The Laurel was a screw. The master of the Sea King ordered the main-yard to be secured, in order to take in packages about three tons weight from the Laurel. This was done, and the men commenced passing over the cases. I don't know what the cases contained. I saw some gun carriages on board the Sea King, but no guns. I did not see one of the large cases "break open. I did the smaller one. They contained shot and shell. When the people came on board the Sea King from the Laurel the chaps aboard the Sea King said they were the cre w of the Alabama. person in light clothes came on bo ard, and Captain.or bett said he was the captain o f the ship. recollect c being m ustered off by Captain Cor bett. He said ew e as_ going a long voyage, but that if he could sell h the ship he should, as an intimation to that effect was stated in the articles. I said it was not in those I signed. He said these who did not go with the ship in the event of her being sold would receive two months' pay and a voyage home. I Was told the ship had been sold, and the gentleman who had been pointed out to me as the new captain asked me to join the ship. That he would give me 71. 10s. a month, and 151. down. He said there was to be no fight i n g unless we met a man-of-war. We were only to sink vess els, and go privateering. Captain Corbett heard all that was spoken by the new commander. Captain Corbett said he had sold the ship, and those who did not like to remain could go on board the Laurel for passage home. I wear aboard the Laurel and went to Teneriffe. Sir T. Henry —How many joined the Sea King ? Witness—Four. Sir T. Henry—How many ret rued in the Laurel ? Witness—Forty-two or forty-three. Mr. Giffard said that was all the evidence he proposed to offer that day. Mr. Sleigh said he supposed there would be no objection to admit the defendant to bail. Sir T. Henry said the offence was a bailable one, but he should require the defendant to crater into his own recog nizances for 5001., and to find two sureties of 2501. each. Mr. Sleigh said he had gentlemen in attendance who were willing to become bail for the prisoner to any amount. Mr Foster Mortimer and Mr. _James limning, both sub tantial merchants in the City, were accepted as the pri soner's bail. _ _ Mr. Burnaby asked the defendant where he resided in London. Captain Corbett—The only residence I've h a d i n L ondon has been the police-station. My residence is at 68 , Egertan street, Liverpool. After a consultation between all parties; the further hearing of the case was adjourned until Thursday, the 19th inst. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 37s 10d :barley 27s lld ; oats, 18s 10d ; rye, —s to —s ; beans, 36 s 8d ; peas, 34s 7d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 38s 2d; barley, 28s 7d ; oats, 19s 7d ; rye, 30s Gd ; beans, 37s 2d ; peas, 35s 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER.--Wheat, 89,02'2 ; barley, 93,345 ; oats, 9,849 ; rye, —s to —s.; , beans, 3,525; peas; 1,729 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with beasts, but their general quality was good. Prime Scots, &c., moved off steadily at full prices, the top figure being 5s 6d per 81bs ; otherwise the beef trade was in a sluggish state on former terms. The show of sheep was rather limited, and all breeds were in request at fully previous rates. The best Downs and half-breds realised 6s per 81bs. The few calves on offer were readily disposed of at quite Monday's currency. Prime small pigs moved off freely Li late quotations ; but large hogs were very dull. In milcia cows next to nothing was doing. Per 81h to sink the offal. s d s d e ds d Crse. & inf. heasts...3 R 4 4 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 ,econd quality do ..4 6 4 10 Prime b'thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 La-ge coarse calves. 4 6 5 2 Prime Scots. &c.... 5 4 5 6 Prime small do 4 5 10 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 2 4 8 Large hogs . . ..3 8 4 0 econd quality do ..4 10 5 2 0s as t Small porkers . 42 4 Lambs....o oa od. Suckling caav es,:too to zzs ; atm quarter-old store pigs, 206 26e each. . _ Head ofsto l e ß k ea o s n ts ;:t ign supply. Total supply. Cows Sheep Ca ves 97 Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Beasts Cc ws .. 1 6 2 Sheep ,914 Calves l2O 330 Pigs 200 - - Prime meat is in fair request, at full prices ; but inferibr kinds are a slow sale. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s Bd, per 81bs. by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, Jan. 4.—The supply of fat stock here to-day was moderate, and sales progressed steadily, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4a to 68; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs., to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Jan. 4.—Prime stock sold freely, at full quo tations ; otherwise, the trade was inactive. Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 6d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 68 ; veal, 4s 6d to ss; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 16s to 20s quar ter; old store pigs, 20s to 265; and milch cows, 151. to 181. each. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Jan. 4. (Before the Assistant Judge.) John Sherman, an aged man, and a pauper belonging to the Greenwich Union, was indicted, as follows :—That he, John Sherman, being a person employed in the execution of a warrant for the removal of Julia Hannen and Edward Hannen, her child, from the parish of St. Nicholas, Dept ford, in the county of Kent, to the parish of Killarney, in Ireland, duly issued under the authority of the Act of Par liament, did unlawfully and wilfully desert the said Julia Hannen and Edward Hannon, her child, in the parish of St. Botolph Without, Aldgate, in the county of Middlesex, and before they had been conveyed to the place of destination named in the said warrant, against the statute in such case made and provided." Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted on behalf of the guardians of Cork Union; Mr. Poland appeared for the defendant. Mr. Metcalfe having briefly opened the case, Mr. John Patte, relieving officer of the Greenwich Union, was called, and said that on the 24th of October Julia Hannen, who represented herself as a single woman, giving the name of Mary Sullivan, came to him and asked for relief. She was admitted into the Greenwich Union, and there gave birth to a child. On the 19th of November she discharged herself, and afterwards again applied for relief. On the 29th of November he obtained an order for the removal of the woman and her child to Ireland. This was a warrant granted by Mr. Maude, the magistrate at Greenwich, for the removal of Julia Hannen and her infant child to Killarney. He entrusted the execution oithis warrant to the defendant, who was his assistant and manager. He gave him the ma gistrate's warrant and money to pay the woman's fare to Cork, and ordered him to provide her with sufficient food. He also gave him instructions to present the woman with half-a-crown to assist her after she left Cork, as, from what she had said to him, he believed it was the woman's inten tion not to stop at Cork. The, defendant left her by his orders on board the steamboat. He had executed similar warrants for many years. He had no special directions from the Greenwich Board of Guardians as to the execution of warrants for the removal of Irish paupers. In obedience to his orders the defendant left the woman and child on board the steamboat. Julia Hannen, who was carrying a young child, said—l am the wife of Edward Hannen. I was taken before the magistrates at Greenwich as a pauper, and ordered to be removed to Ireland. lam the person who is named in the warrant. The prisoner was sent with me to take me on board a steamboat that was going to Cork. I was taken on board the Ibis steamer on Dec. 1, at 8 o'clock in the morn ing. The defendant gave me four half-quartern loaves, 2oz. of tea, lib. of sugar, a piece of meat, and 2s. 6d. in money. I was taken on board, and left on the deck. He gave me the warrant, and told me to give it to the relieving officer when I got to Cork. He paid 12s. 6d. for my fare. That was the deck fare. When I saw the amount he paid, I went to the mate and asked him - where I was to go to, as I could not stop on the deck. I was told that for the money paid I must stop on deck. The mate then followed the man, and asked him if he was not going to pay more for me. The defendant then gave him 3s. more. A policeman was on board, and he came up to me and asked me how old the child was, and I told him that I had been confined a few days over a month. They paid for me 15s. 6d. alto gether. The passage occupied four days and four nights. The mate allowed me to go into his berth. The weather was very bad and cold. When I got to Cork I gave the warrant to the relieving officer, but I had no money to pay my expenses to Killarney. I spent the half-crown at Cork. William Cox said he was an inspector of the Thames police, and on Dec. 1 he was on duty near the Ibis steamer, bound for Cork, which was lying off the Dublin-wharf. He saw' the defendant there, who was accompanied by the last witness and a baby. When he saw the defendant he asked him if he was going to send any one in charge of the woman, and he said he was not. Witness said " You know that is doing wrong," and the defendant replied " If I am doing wrong you had better write to the guardians ; lam but a pauper myself." Seeing that the woman had an infant in her arms, he asked her in the presence of the prisoner how long she had been confined, and she said about a month. He asked him if he was going to pay chief cabin fare for the woman, and he said he had , given 12s. 6d. to pay for her passage. Witness then left them for a time, as he had 'other duties to perform, and when he came back he heard the mate of the vessel say " Come into my cabin, and I will take care of you." She went into the mate's cabin, and witness said the defendant ought to give him something for his kind ness. The old man paid 3s. to the mate, got into a boat, and went away, and the steamer soon afterward proceeded on her journey. The amount of deck fare is 12s. 6d, and the cabin fare 255. There is only the deck and cabin for passengers. There was a kind of barrack room on deck for soldiers, who were allowed to go iitto it for deck fares. No persons but soldiers were allowed to go in there. Witness told the defendant that he knew be had done wrong, and had spoken to him before on two or three other occasions. Witness told him that. he was not complying with the terms . of the act of Parliament. He told him that he ought to send some one in charge of the woman, and that he ought to provide shelter for these persons during the winter months. The relieving officer appeared before the magis trate at the Thames police-office, but no attorney was apponted to defend the prisoner. In cross-examination by Mr. Poland, the witness said he had attended the Cork boats for four or five years, and he did not know that the barrack room was used by soldiers' wives. He never heard of paupers occupying the same place as soldiers' wives. He knee( Mr. Frost, a contractor, who always sent a person in charge of the male paupers, and he gave the females into the charge of the stewardess. Witness had spoken on this subject before to the defendant, and also to another man from the Greenwich Union, within three months. He had never conlmunicated with the guar dians, and he knew that the defendant was a pauper. Re-examined—Mr. Frost is a contractor for other unions, He knew of no other union that sent its paupers away in this manner. Mr Patte was recalled, and, in answer to questions from Mr. Poland, said he gave the defendant 305., and he was to pay all expenses. After paying all the expenses he returned 7s. 'Up to the time he went to the Thames police-court he always believed that there was a Arst and second cabin for passengers. By the Assistant-Judge --On no former occasion did the defendant tell me that any complaint had been made. On this occasion he told me that the inspector had spoken to him, and I said I was glad that the inspector had done what was right in seeing that the woman had been put into a cabin. I always pay cabin fare for women and children, let it be winter or summer. The inspector complained that cabin fare had not been paid, and that some one had not been sent in charge of the woman and her child. By Mr. Metcalfe—The defendant told me he had given an additional amount of as., but I knew that was not cabin fare. I received back 75., which I placed in the parish funds. The defendant was formerly a shipowner, and by no means an illiterate man. By the Assistant-Judge—This question was discussed before the board of guardians about 18 months ago, and I was desired to continue in the same manner. Three or four weeks ago some Irish paupers were sent away by the pre sent defendant. This being the case for the prosecution, The Assistant-Judge asked how any criminal act could be made out against the defendant. Mr. Metcalfe said the statute of the 26th and 27th of Vic., cap. 85, enacted, " That any person being employed in the execution of a warrant duly issued, who shall wilfully desert any person mentioned therein before he or she shall have been conveyed to the place of destination, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour." Now, this man was sent to execute this warrant, and became responsible. The Assistant-Judge—But he had only a limited power. Mr. Metcalfe replied, that even under the instructions of his master a servant was not bound to do that which he knew was illegal, and there was little difficulty in this case, as any penalty the Court might inflict would be paid by the guardians. Mr. Poland—The guardians are not defending this case, and will not pay. The Assistant Judge said he did not think any jury would convict this man for carrying out the instructions of those who sent him. Mr. Metcalfe said he did not want to punish this man, but they really wanted to hit the guardians. The Assistant Judge said that in consequence of the shameful way in which Irish paupers were treated, the Le gislature had imposed certain restrictions ; and he thought the guardians of the Cork. Union had acted most properly in bringing this matter forward, so that public opinion might be brought to bear upon the guardians of the Green wich Union ; and after that, if they sent paupers away in such a shameful manner they would be unworthy the title of guardians of the poor. The Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Assistant Judge—What is now to become of this woman ? Mr. Poland said she would be taken care of by the Green wich Union, and then sent to Ireland in a proper manner. The Assistant Judge (to Inspector Cox)—l hope you will keep an eye on this woman ; and I must say you have acted in a very proper manner. A GALE.-+SHIELDS, Wednesday Forenoon.—Ad miral Fitzroy telegraphed on Tuesday that stormy winds might be expected, and during last night a very violent gale blew from the S.W. It was at its height about two o'clock this morning. At daylight the wind had got round to the W.N.W., and the gale is still very strong, but not so violent as during the night. As the wind is off shore the is calm. During the past two days there has been a fair arrival of light ships in the Tyne. -""". HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 ss; clover, £5 5s to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 12s per load. Trade steady. CumBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 7s 6d ; clover, £5 5s to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 12s per load. A moderate supply. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade inactive. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day, LONDON, Jan. s.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. FALMOUTH, Jan. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Atlantic, from Sulina _ SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 4.—Sailed—Delhi, steamer, for Alexandria. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Brant, !rom Buenos Ayres ; Commerce, from Iquique ; Bemedro, from Sulina. MILFORD, Jan. 4.—Wind W.—Arrived—Sarah, Ellen, 'rom Monte Video. SWANSEA, Jan. 3.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Coquimbo, for Caldera. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 4—Martaban, from New York. Arrived, Jan. s—Furet, from London DEAL, Thursday Morning. Put back—Belgravia, for Auckland. Liverpool Cotton - Market—This Day. The markPf continues :dull. Sales about 4,000 bales. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, RACING FIX' LES FOR 1865. x. JANIT, Harrow FEBR' Birmingham l6 Lincoln Spring 2l MA] Derby Spring 2 Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring 9 Doncaster Spring l4 --- 81 TARY. Nottingham Spring Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring 28 Barham 3O Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Cat teriek Bridge l9 Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Epsom Spring Manchester 7 Chelmsford 7 Ascot l3 Alexandra Park 2O Hampton 2l Newton .Y. I B a th 23 Harpenden 26 30 I Epsom Liverpool Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge AUGUST. B r i g ht o n Brighton Club 3 Plymouth 24 Huntingdon 8 Lichfield 2B Reading 10 Devon and Exeter 29 Egham l5 Derby Summer 3O Oxford l7 Weymouth 3l SEPTEMBER. Leicester Doncaster 12 Manchester Autumn 22 Brecon lB Newmarket Ist Oct. 26 Richmond 19 Walsall 27 OCTOBER. Northallerton Newmarket 2d Oct 9 1 Worcester Autumn 3l NOVEMBER. Shrewsbury l3 STEEPLE CHASE FIXTURES FOR 1865. JANUARY. Aberystwith Hunts, 24, 26 I Harrow . 3l TEBRUARY. Harrow 1 Birminghani ............ 14, 15 7, I 9 Datchet .................. 16, 17 Carmartheushire MARCH. Liverpool Shrewsbury 10 Grand Mil. (Rugby)...24, 25 S car b o rough l6, 17 Torquay ..................... 28 West Somerset 5 MIL. I Abergavenny 20, 21 ag of en th th e . " Turf") Now ready, G. SHELTON'S Derby Guide, Is. G. R. Glenie, Sporting Library, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park ; Sunday EToit: g,fliz,,TvFol.e_ets-sitreffiret;:(Euddttllor i 4 Analysis of the Derby, Two Thousand, and Oaks; ' together with a copious index of dates of the most re markable oceurrenees7" Turf" . offi ce, .3, shoe-lane Fleet-street ; and Glenie 's Sporting Library, Connaughe ilyde-park, W. terrace, Th e last week's railway rec,eilits, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under Great Western .„ North Western South Western ... Brighton Midland ... South Eastern ... Great Northern ... Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter North Eastern ... 1864. 1863• ... ....£56,918 £56,776 ... ... 85,831 89,275 ... ... 18,908 20,475 ... ... 17,348 15,013 ... ... 47,156 88,440 ... ... 20,860 18,622 ... ... 29,817 28,901 ... ... 36,110 36,740 ... 5,067 ... 54,888 - - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 18,445 Great Eastern ... ... ... r . _32,550 5,365 48,786 16,416 27,849 These returns, when compared with those of the same period of 1863, are, in some instances, of a rather unfavourable character. On the North- Western there is a decrease of 3,442/. ; on the South-Western of 1,567/. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of 6301; and on the Bristol and Exeter of 2981. The Great Western, however, shows an increase of 142/. ; the Brighton of 2,335/. ; the Midland of 8,716/. ; the South Eastern of 2,238/. ; the Great Northern of 916/. ; the North Eastern of 6,102/. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of 2,029/. ; and the Great Eastern of 4,7014 100 1 100 100 20i 204 100 100 ISSE 100 1100 2 100 100 58 1001 Iwo', i