The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-18 00:00:00

'CO ITAikET AND COMMERC tAT INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. v ery active i nqu i ry h as p reva il e d t o -d a y i n luent s disco unt cir c l es consequent upon some heavy pay have to be made in connection with the trad e of India and Australia. The rates have c ontinu e d very firm, without alteration, at 51, per cent. f or the best bills, although the floating eve at th e command of bankers and b ro k ers 414,Ve latterly b een Much trenched u p a. _, fil er° were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank yesterday. the a the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon r e was no material alte ra ti on . rTh d dine bar silver by the Tasmanian has been nt 55. lid. per oz. standard. .A.t the ordinary general meeting of the share holders of the N a ti ona l Di scount C ompany, h e ld to ay, a dividend at the increased rate of 20 per cent. 177 an num was declared, and the balance of the Os. 4d. was carr i e d f orwar d t o th e cre dit o f 'e next half-year's profit and loss account. f o : 11 ,„, ' r ePurt of the business of the Imperial Bank g : 'le past half year states that, after defraying cu rrent charg es o f th e b an k, ma ki ng allowance Or ba d and doubtful debts, rebate on bills, and providing, for a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. sir an num, togethe r w ith interest on the new e S) ther e rema i n a b alance of £ 5, 228 18 s, w h ic h the *L erectors recommen d to b e carr i e d f orwar d t o " 4. e profit and loss new account. At the ordinary general meeting of shareholders ' 3f the London and Westminster Bank, held to-day, a dividend to the shareholders at the rate of 6 per ' ellt • Per ann um, an d b y way o f f urt h er di vi d en d A' 0 1 the p ro fi ts, a b onus of 13 per cent. on t h e r - up capital was agree d t o . ye fifth report of the Imperial Bank has been a ,. sl ' e d in anti c ip a ti on o f t h e h a lf-y ear ly m eet i ng. It i a tes that a f ter defraying the current c h arges o f t h e at 'k, making allowance for bad and doubtful debts, sat e en bills, and providing for a dividend at the l e of 10 p er cen t. per ann um, together with in :rest on the new shares, there remains a balance of •c 0,228 1 8s., which the directors recommend to be carried forward to the profit and loss new account. Two O'CLOCK. te iAt Paris, this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's & . e graln, the 3 per Cents. were 67f. 05c. ; rather E xcepting in the new securities there has been I,,verY li ttle business transa c t e d t o -d ay a t th e St oc k „,-43'-ellange, and th e markets generally are very flat. The Funds, a f ter showing a partial recovery yes terday evening, have receded this morning, and Consols are ag the ac?ount.ain 89k for money, and 89i 90 for Annuities are 88/, The New Th ree s and Reduced preen. ; T A: ...n uia 5 8 9; Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. per Cents., 1031 104 ; do. 4 per Cents., 981 ; and Enfacedsl per Cents., 109 k. _ There h as b een very little business in the Foreign T urkish e° -rqarket and prices in mo s t i ns t ances h ave d ec l ine d. 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70i 71 ; ditto 2 , 118°1 ides, 491 50k; Mexican, 27k i; do. New, ; Greek, 244 ; Spanish Passive, 33f ; do. 'serttficates, 14 7 1- 15 ; the Confederate Loan, 56i 7i 1-I prem. ; Danubian, (112 '- 1)4 ; A lontevidea n , 3 I prem. ; and Italian 11 prem. la l3lir less in the R a il wa y Sha re Market has been st e r dull, a l t h ough pr i ces h ave i n one or two . al lees sho wn more fi rmness . M e t ro politan have Prciv ed 10s., an d South-Western, Brighton, and reat 'Western each ss. wi Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, ' - a ny material change in values. sh ar i a :"' and Miscellaneous Shares are generally a e 'latte r . I mperial Bank have rece d e d t o 33i ; u 11 lailee t° 33 4 3 • London Joint Stock to 50i ; and declined London to 53f ; London Financial have 82 23i ; and Italian Irrigation Bonds to 7 Cityof Milan Improvements are 2f prem. B RITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , GoIEUNTNIE ' . p er ce - NT FUNDS. 891 1 1 i ,_. An t. 0 ORSOIS 90 p-ueor „count, Feb. 9 881 9 8 1 New jellt• Reduced 9 8 1 li ew 2iPr Cent 7 81 11 & Do. 5 per uent. Jan. 1894 Au T4iti Per Cent Jan. 1873 Do . f es, 3 0 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 E D 1)1.3 0 yr • A o qt e , _ s, expire sth 1908 x liec tii : ea, Telegraph) Aug, par 4 pin pril, 1885 — D o r Rills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent P , t ,Do. £5OO aibi:oolC.:ltonugrilatild£SltooColl7,ansdl Xpe2rooCent LT 1 .2 Iticliat, 8)1. G,OVERNMENT SECURITIES. N An ocK, 1 01 per Cent., April 1874 — 05 'count 1032 4 3i ,o..per Cent. July 1870 -.1,-,) Account ' &Jo. 4 981 i D o ' En Cent., Oct. 1888 ___ Do. 5 aced Paper 4 per Cent b o. t , Per Cent., Jan. 1872 .1) ,... 0 1 per Cent., May 1879 lO9l B. 4,per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ T," Jplonds, £l,OOO ... "--'o• under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK, 13Arlisazturi an Bonds , 5 per Cent _ Do. 5 per Cent ........... • 4j per Cent., 1852-58-60-.......::::::::: --- Du ucl. 1863 .. enos Ayres 6 per C t Chilian 6 per Cent ... .en Colombian 6 p er Cent: D Cuba, 6 per Cent . .__ Do 5 per Cent, 1864 as 3 per Cent., 1825 Do'Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 ... . ******************** Danubian 5 per Cent., 1773-7 i :a ******** 93 I o paid ****** Principalities ' z _ . ?0_ £..01r5a ** ...... .... ................... dig Dad or New. . U nsohdated, 1 per • Cent... ''gl„ - 1 -- ) ~ Provisional Land Warrant ptian 7 per Cent ............ —. ......................... ' - i r ,•/ Seco e •L'o• £lOO B o nds ":::: .......................................... 9 - 4 ~.,0 D? . i i ti 1 ................... 961,- 5,1 . CrpV., • Scrip, £35 pan ........................ —pm t Account s ................................. pm per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 24 i f ,'-,0. Account 'Jo. Couons 10t 0 A , ccoupnt (zi i i)aternala 5 per Cent. 1,1)0. 1839 and 1850 l ' a lian 5 per Cent (Mareinniana Railway) 68 .r.n 3 per Cent. •L'o Account ....... . Do 1864 ,BDo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ° Scrip, £53 paid ~-u0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ..9tontevidean 5 per Cent., £25 paid 11Atoorish Imperial 5 per Cent . ew Granada .. . DDo 2 per Cent .......• o Deferred ........ ..." .... " .... : Do Land Warrants .......... Do Debentures, 4 per Ctil, 1864 — n Do do Aug.,A.., 1856 -rertivian 41 per Cent. .. .. Do 3 p er Cent. (Urib ............. ....... Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account .... .- ... . ... .. .. Portugues e 3 per Cent., ..... —................... DoAccount ............................... Do 3 per Cent., 18i6, i, '6, iiC;;76: . ;i*, -: Do Account . ........ . ............. ............ 471 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St., ......... Do 41 per Cent., 1850..................... 871 i 1860 Do Do 3 per Cent., 1859 o - , Do 5 per Cent., 1862 c ) T Do • 1864 Do Scrip, £6O paid .. S ardinian 5 per Cent... }3l,- - pm 'Danish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive - i Do A ccount 33 1 1 ) allish Cert. of Coup not funded Sw Do Account _ edish 4 per Cent. - I _ Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Acc oun t _ D o D o 6 per Cent. 1858 __ _ Account Do .£lOO Bonds D o 6 per Cent. 1862 07 i . Do Account 71 701 1-1- Do £lOO Bonds 671 D o 6 per Cent. 1863 -- Do G uaranteed, 4 per Cent ____ Venezuela 3 per Cent. 1)0. Account DDo. 6 per Cent, 1862 ............... — o Account ................................ a. 42 .. "0. 8 per Cent.: 1864 Do. 11 per Cent ............................... Austrianividends on the above payable in London. 5 per Cent., E. 10 Florins ... Belgian, '4i per cent., E. 251. ............ Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ............ PrencDo. 4 per Cont. Certifi—aes ............... h Rentes, 3 per Cent• .................. Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ......... Do. Account ................................ 641 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols_ 3ir one ... .. 895 t Money ............................... . Do, itccount ~,,, ................. , .......... 89-1 90 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINAR" .-... SHARES AND Men. p a i d. l Closing Business Price. done. 89 91 131 132 34 23 16 17 87 8.) 106 1 8 47i 48 74 8 131 133 1534 151 130 32 91 93 01 GO 6, 1 47 40 ,0, 10; 1164 1161 81j 854 108 1,0 17 39 1 It 124 98 90 61 62 1211 127 ; 2 1 1 21 13ii 119 108 110 55 56 z6i 27 1:41 1151 73 74 105 103 38 39 1 I.!P lOja 122 125 11 2i.; • 1 I.!p 79 8 ,, 11 11i' 138 112 (0 0! 99 50 8 1 87, 9 1 160 165 33 Cp 110 113 39 41 75 78 SIONS. 57 C 9 100 101 par ip 5 6 ; 8i 9; 75 60 93 98 75 85 98 100 100 101 101 103 20 21 89 91 67 70 57 69 6* 66 65 57 5.! 64 47 • 50 28 SO 26 28 101 1(2 par f p 93 101 9 01 1.; Ild 88 10 8) 62 1 0; d 09 101 9: 94 8) 91 60 62 3 5 82 81 102 103 102 A 103 d ip 1024 91 93 T SECU: 93 95 95 97 95 97 83 85 83 85 103 105 105 107 106 108 109 112 102 104 108 110 105 107 106 ►O9 106 108 105 107 95 98 97 93 93 95 9C 91 105 107 89 91 99 101 104 106 107 109 107 103 ....ei Rallwayt. Sho7 13 1 st at st 50 20 INo th BritiEh Do. York.... Do. Carlisle Northl:Ontiou : Do. New... Do. do. 184 8i7., ' & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div De. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Da. A stock . Do. B Do. New, is. at 25 pip Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n . gua. Do. South Wales.. Do W. Mid.—Ox ord Do. Newpo t Po. Ile eford Lanc shire &Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon , S Coast Lon., l - hat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, lii-min . Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. A shares %lid Kent Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchabe Do. Leeds Do. .*.tock. & Darling, De. 1855-.8 Do. do. 1860-61 worth Staffordshire N. & S. W Junction Scottish C ntral Scot. N E , Aber. stock o. Scot, Mid. st ick:. ews & welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern ' 4 taines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do C Vale ot Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W. Hartlepool Han& It Do. A irredeemable Do. A. redeemable 15RITISH PI Atlantic dt St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda. ¢ Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.: . Do. 14' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference — Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 87? Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1,1574 Calcutta & 8. E., Um a e Town & Dock, gu Demera• a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben, al, gu , 5 co East Ldian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. lat eref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr.f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 7d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. Cock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent D . 42 per cent Do Great Wca. of Canada.. D New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 00. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extensio❑ nelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's day New Brunswick & Can Class A and B 'Q. I.C'da, pc lst pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do . 1 1 6 . Do. Puniaub z Do.lndas St Flo " COLONIAL GOVERN3iE (British Columbia. 6 pert cent„ Dec. 31, 1572.... Can _Gov.° p.c.Ja.&July 18:7-S4 Do 6 p. e. Feb & D t. sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Insotibed sk Cape (i.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 to. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do' 1 , 00-1 Do. Jan. & July, I£9! Ceylon, Nov 1E08,6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. 18S?, May 5, Nov. 1, Natal qov. o per cent.. N.B.Gov. p.c.J a &July IN. S. W. Gov. 5 prc.,1866 Do. 5 p.c: 18 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 xo 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Sc •tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c b. Aus.G3v. 6 Ile 18 8-9 Do. 1873 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, r, pril & Oct BRITISH M INES. 2 Cam Consol. Gold, Um 1 1 1 Chiver• on Clifford A ma7gamate9 — 32 33 Devon G. Cons. gavot 1 575 595 Drakewal is 2.1.0 1 i East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 47 49 East Cara lon 2.14.6 19 20 121 11; as L Cam Brea 3 4.0 61 t 4 - East Grenville East Love.l 2. !3.6 145 lfii E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 4 ) 5 Gam & StAubyo(Gwen. 60/ 6 8 4 Gr. at L xey, limited all 18i 19.; Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist ,l, 40 32 31 Grenvil e 7.8.3 31 41 Herod's Foot 8.13 35 37 Hingston iiowns 4.18.0 31 41 Margaret Uny Lelant 96 8 9 - Marke Valley 4.3.0 41 51 4 mwyndy Iron Ore, 11w 26 11 0: 4 ,d Nanglies New Sewn North Downs 3 3 21 17 1 19 1 North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett , Mogan '3.10.6 1 +a North Wheal Crofty - - Prosper United 7.1.6 25 3 Pr videnoe Uty L. l ant 10.6.7 32 ?A S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 -- S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18 9 20 25 --tray Park 3017.6 16 18 Tin Croft 9 16 17 West rassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L , skeard 9,- 6 8 . West Chi verton ll (3) 65 West Seton 476 205 215 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 55 90 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 11 VW hea LudoAt 3.12.8 i I Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 13 15 Wheal Seton Wheal Ttelawney (Lis 7 18 20 Wheal Uni n...... • rm.:FERN:N( I E SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 2, Ditto, 6 per cent. pf, Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 103 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 91 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, A 6 per cent., 27i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and South-Western, 4} per cent ,100} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 111 i FOREIG' RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tlhn.) gua. 7 per cent., 15 Great Luxembourg, I2i FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, Urn., BANKS. Alliance (11m.1. 31r 31 Bank oritish Columbia, 18f vlt ßrazilian turpoepr ei aa iuOttoman,at t n a d n i k ' . or ii t ni u g ; 7, u e s s e il , 1. im . , 111 Consolidated. r.iltgaang ß ko a ( n ian s arn , n. l k i L m o3 . lf , li3lil India, um. , 51 t t in an p d er l ta i t o superni Southni Union d 11,0 if ~, . L .J )n a c to o ' n n and County, .82 a .I%l'ivenrclio_n._aj..n:dit:St:Snutdthei:NV:v'elitteri:,!ll3lanm.,:, 2iiim.3 I,smici,ipottard Exchange. linl, St a' Oriental Bnalieniv(iietornP vi n Ditto , oiai 3rporation, 001, ted, 19 181 is Union of London,„i rtee j rz , anun. b di I. maiin.. C 4 : I T , o u r ti a , t io n , line , 3/ T 21 CCA.ortlensdtt Continental e l t i; ot n na cl 3 i l ue o rn r ati Union u L d a u ll u r. i a d i os S b, a i t f ii ll'l d i 11 :14 . o i l ' i n i : E a Nn:e:;lr lim, d a : B ; i. i i. Ditto, new, 53 : - " Credit Fonder of Mauritius , lim., 7 Crystal Palace, 33 Discount Corporation, 13j Ebbw Vale, 46 Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., 4/1 English and Scottish Marine, lim., 5/ E glish and Australian Copper, 11 Financial Corporation, i Fore-street Warehouse, lim.,r9i 3 Gen. Credit and Finalize of London, lim., 71 i Hudson's Bay, 161 Humber Iron Wo ks, 23 Imperi,l Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.; 81 International Financial ,ociety, lim., 7a i International Land Credit. Um., 63 Italian Irrigation (Canal City our,. 9 3 Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 821 London Financial Association, In., 231 London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam, 5 Lon oa Provincial Marine, 33 Madras Irr gation and Canal, 4/ Oriental Financial, lim., 6/ Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 84 Quebrada Land M , Marine Mining,2i Thames and Mersey (Insurance),llro, 71 3 West India and Pacific Steam. Urn., la Warrant Finance, Urn., 91 i 'OSSK rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day)• COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) CHETWYND V. CIEETWYND. The hearing of this extraordinary case was resumed this morning by the examination of Mr. Henry Mathews, by the Queen's Advocate, on the part of Mrs. Chetwynd. He said—l am a barrister. I know Mr. and Mrs. Chetwynd at Longdon Hall. I have visited Mrs. Chetwynd like other friends. In July, 1862, I was at Stafford Summer Assizes. I was at lodgings at Miss Edwards'. I succeeded Mr. Huddleston. I had a small parlour down stairs looking on the Market-green ; persons passing could see me into the room. Mrs. Chet wynd and the children called to take some refreshment. Mrs. Chetwynd mentioned New Brighton to go for the season. I said I would try and go after circuit. Mr. Chet wynd drove four in hand that day ; he went and fetched them from the Swan and drove up to the door ; he asked me to accompany him to Longdon, which I declined. Mrs. Chetwynd generally came to the Sessions and Assizes. I should think about a dozen times altogether; when I have seen her it was at Miss Edwards's; that would be generally at the adjournment of the Court. I never visited her, or put my arms round her waist, or took any improper liberties with her. Mrs. Chetwynd never stayed four or five hours at my chambers, or went home from them between 9 and 10 in the evening. There was no secresy in Mrs. Chet wynd visiting me, but was as open as possible. I went to New Brighton in August, 1862. When I arrived there I found Miss Edwards and the two chil dren in lodgings there. I have walked with Mrs. Chetwynd on the sands, but I have never passed my fingers through her hair after she has come out of the bathing machine. I have been to the Catholic Church with Mrs. Chetwynd. We have attended high mass. I returned to New Brighton a little before five. I saw Miss Edwards there. Mrs. Chetwynd went into her apartments, and I returned home to dinner. I stayed it New Brighton five days, and then returned to London. I recollect seeing Mrs. Chetwynd in October, 1862 ; she was staying with Miss Booth. I first met Miss Booth in 1861, when I after wards made her acquaintance. In November, 1862, I saw Mrs. Chetwynd at the Westminster Palace Hotel. Her sister was with her. She had been very ill, and her visit to London was for change of air. I afterwards saw them at Maida-hill. I first learned that Mrs. Chetwynd was going to London at Stafford. I travelled with her. She was ac companied by her servant Mumford. We arrived in Lon don about 10. She and her maid went to the Westminster Palace Hotel. I accompanied her, and remained about half an hour, and then left. After this it was that she went to Maida-hill. She remained in London about 10 days, and then returned to Longdon Hall. I may have written to her, but the last time I addressed a written communication to her was on the 9th of February, 1863. I am certain I never wrote after that. In 1864 I saw her in company with Mr. and Mrs. Knight, in London, at the Westminster Palace Hotel. The first time Mrs. Chetwynd ever called at my chambers was in 1861. She was accompanied by Miss Webb. She remained but a very short time. She never remained four or five hours. The only time she came after my dinner hour was on one occasion when she, and her maid, and Miss Webb called. Mrs. Chetwynd said her brother was not at home, and she then asked me to take her and her friends to see the great fire, which was then burning at London-bridge. We did so, and returned; but Mrs. Chetwynd did not remain for any length of time. I saw Mrs. Chetwynd alone in November, 1861. She came to consult me about certain matters. She did not remain more than half an hour. My clerk let her in in November, 1862. On that occasion she and her sister and another came and wished me to go to the theatre with them. I did so. Mr. Stavely Hill was the gentleman who was with the ladies. I once invited Mrs. Chetwynd, Miss Jesse Talbot, Mrs. and Miss Webb, and Major Wrottesley to dine with me at Richmond. We left by the Vauxhall-station, and after spending part of the afternoon in Richmond park, we dined at the Star and Garter. The conversa tion took a turn distasteful to Mrs. Chetwynd. She de sired to return to London, and I ordered. the flys for that purpose. I recollect Mrs. Chetllfynd on one occasion com ing into my bed-room. The circumstance was this :—The little girl came in and took up my bar wig, put it on, and began to laugh at herself in the glass. As I was prepar ing to dismiss the child, Mrs. Chetwynd came in in an ex cited state. She was very angry at the child being there, as the father had been calling 'her, and she could not be found. Mrs. Chetwynd spoke very sharply to me, and said she was very angry at the child being detained, as her father was waiting to see her before he went out. She told me Mr. Chetwynd was angry at my playing and spoiling the little girl. I did not know there was the slightest harm in such an incident as that. I have been twice in Mrs. Chetwynd's _boudoir. I believe there was a sofa in the larger of the two rooms. There never was any secrecy of my visits to Longdon Hall. I was treated pre cisely as the other visitors were. I daresay I gave the servant a gratuity when I left, but I cannot recollect what it was. It certainly was not for the purpose of purchasing secresy on certain matters. The two books produced are mine. On my last visit to Longdon Hall I left them there by accident. I never gave them to Mrs. Chetwynd to take care of. I intended to take them away when I next visited Longdon Hall. I did not do so, and the fact of leaving the books quite left my mind. The Queen's Advocate—Did you ever ask Mrs. Chet wynd to read the books ? Mr. Kinnealy objected to the question. The Judge-Ordinary—There is no proof that he ever did. The only evidence is that the books were found in a book-case, nothing else. The Queen's advocate—You recollect an occasion when, it is said, you ordered the postboy of the chaise to drive 93 slow ? 471 I 151 j I 811 } 1024 110 811 ' 109 i I 12111 91 (27f_i i 61 - 1: 1381 50i 87g } 101 1001 1014 1 4 ITIES. Witness—l was at Miss Edwards's when Mrs. Chetwynd and her maid arrived from London. Mrs. Chetwynd told me she had some news to communicate. The fly was ordered for Mrs. Chetwynd's return home. She told me she had not time to tell me then as she was anxious to get home. I asked permission to go with her a short distance in the carriage that I might Dear what she had to commu nicate. I told the postboy I would go as far as the hill of Cannock Chase and return. I did so, and then walked back to Stafford. 1083 8 Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—l cannot say the maid was riding on the box. I believe the reason I rode in the carriage on that occasion was because Mrs; Chetwynd had not time to tell me what she intended when she came to Miss Edwards's. I suggested the riding in the carriage. The last time I visited Longdon Hall was in April, 1862. I attend the Std.- . ford Assizes now. I have never gone to Longdon without an invitation, except on one occasion. I have never visited Longdon Hall since April, 1862. I have been on friendly terms with Mrs. Chetwynd since that. Nothing had oc curred till the end of 1862. At that time I heard some scandal amongst Mrs. Chetwynd's friends about my being intimate with her. I heard it from Lord Berkeley Paget, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Salt, and Mrs. Chetwynd's father. I did not see her after that until 1863, and then at my cham bers. In the autumn of that year I saw her at Miss Booth's. Mr. Chetwynd was not there, but the Knights were. I knew them by meeting them at Longdon. I have written to Mrs. Chetwynd and kept up since that time a corre spondence with her. I never received one of my letters back through the hands of Mr. Chetwynd. I admit writing a letter commencing "Most silent of ladies," but the copy put into my hands is not correct in many particulars. I never preserve my private letters as a rule. I have never had any personal communication from Mr. Chetwynd since the early part of 1863. I can't tell the date of the visit to Richmond. I cannot tell what broke up the party. I know it was something that Mrs. Chetwynd disliked. I cannot tell the matter which led to the making up of the party. I don't know who it was that gave Mrs. Chetwynd offence. It was something said in a tone of banter. It was nothing about myself ; of that lam cer tain, I asked Mrs. Chetwynd what it was that annoyed her at the dinner at Richmond, and she said she thought it was intended personally to annoy her. The whole con versation was in a bantering style. I cannot recollect even the effect of that conversation. With respect to the child, Florence, being in my bedroom, I should think she was there about a quarter of an hour. lam only guessing at the time while lam giving my evidence. Mrs. Chetwynd did not remain but a very few moments after the child left. I was dressed all but my coat and waistcoat when the child came in. I had my dressing-gown and slippers on. Mrs. Chetwynd was only there long enough to tell me that Mr. Chetwynd was angry at my detaining the child. Re-examined by the Queen's Advocate—l cannot recol lect the subject which led to Mrs. Chetwynd taking offence at Richmond. I spoke to her about it, and told her there was nothing at which she ought to feel personally annoyed. I did the best I could to remove the impression she had formed. I had written three letters to Mrs. Chetwynd be fore I wrote the letter which has so often been referred to. The Queen's Advocate—With respect to the scandal you have referred to relative to you and Mrs. Chetwynd, you say you spoke to Mrs. Chetwynd's father about it. Was he satisfied with the explanation ? Mr. Hawkins objected. The question was not answered. Witness continued— I had an interview with the other gentleman relative to the matter, and I wrote to Longdon, but I received no an- sorer to my letters. The Hon. and Rev. Dr. Talbot—l am a brother of Lord Shrewsbury, and a priest of the Catholic Church. Mrs. Chetwynd is my niece. In the year 1861 Mrs. Chetwynd made a communication to me relative to her entering the Catholic Church. She again spoke to me about it in 1862. She was received in the Catholic Church in that year, and she received her first communion on the Bth of December. I knew she was coming to London. I took lodgings for Mrs. Chetwynd at Clifton-terrace, Maida-hill. Miss Booth—l have known Mrs. Chetwynd from her childhood. I recollect her coming to London to receive her first communion. She stayed with me the whole of the time she remained in town. The two diaries were then put in, and the case for the petitioner closed. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., then rose to address the jury in reply, on the part of the respondent Mr. Chetwynd. The observations of the learned gentleman occupied the Court the remainder of the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE JOHN GLADSTONE AND THOMAS HALL GLADSTONE. These bankrupts were described as of White Lion-court, Cornhill, merchants, and their failure has caused no little excitement in the City, the liabilities being £600,000, with very disproportionate assets. At the time of the bank ruptcy John Gladstone surrendered, but Thomas left the country, and a reward has been offered for his apprehen sion. Some explanations have been made in court as to this absence, but it is stated that the reward has not yet been withdrawn. No day was appointed for examination and order of discharge. No accounts, however, have yet been filed. Mr. Linklater (for the assignees) applied for an adjourn ment of four months, as the accounts were very large. kicked me, Mr. Lawrence (for the bankrupts) said an adjournment of four months was too long. . Mr. Linklater pointed out that that time was absolutely necessary. For instance, Mr. Gladstone said that a firm in New York owed £350,000, and that firm denied owing a single farthing. His Honour granted the adjournment. POLICE INTELLIGENCES—This Day. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL CASE OF ILL-TREATING A WlFE.—Chas. Morris, a man about 35 years of age, was charged with the following disgraceful ill-usage of his wife: — Elizabeth Morris, a very respectable-looking woman, said the prisoner is my husband ; he has been so 14 years ; we have four children. He is constantly coming home ill using me, threatening me, and endangering my life. His ill-usage, which brings us here now, commenced at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and continued until lin the morning. Mr. Arnold—What was the ill-usage ? Prosecutrix—Taldng knives and threatening to cut my kroat, and trying to strangle me, besides which he Mr. Arnold—How did he try to strangle you ? Prosecutrix—Seizing me by the throat he kicked me, and swore he would have my life before the night was out. He got a sword, and threatened to cut my head off. Mr. Arnold—Where did he kick you ? - PrOsecutrix—ln the stomach and side, and I am in very great pain. Mr. Arnold—Was he intoxicated? Prosecutrix—He was not sober. Ho is in the habit of drinking. Mr. Arnold—This ill-treatment has occurred before? Prosecutrix—Frequently. He always ill-uses me when he comes home drunk. I have never charged him before, 'but have threatened to bring him to a police-court, and he has declared, if I did, he would kill me. Igo in great fear of him. He flourished this sword (produced) over my head last night. _ Prisoner—l am very sorry. I met with some shopmates yesterday and got too much to drink. Mr. Arnold—You are in the habit of ill-treating your wife. In one of your fits of drunkenness you will be the death of your wife, and will have to take your trial for wilful murder. _ . . James Ellar—l live in the same building as this man and his wife. For the last three months he has been con- tinually in the habit of beating her and very much ill-using her. She is a quiet, respectable woman. I have often seen her with black eyes and other marks of violence, and I have often heard her cries for help. She was crying "Murder" when I went to their room last night, and saw him standing over her with a drawn sword in his hand. Prisoner was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WHOLESALE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT GIRL.—A DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH ROBBERY, AND HER MOTHER WITH RECEIVING.—Sarah Sidey, a girl about 14 years of age, servant to Mesdames Barttens and Vignard, dealers in lace, &c., No. 18, Maddox-street, Regent-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with stealing three gold crosses, some rings and earrings, a quantity of ribbons and laces, and 150 f. in gold in 10 and 20f. pieces, and other property belonging to her employers ; and Mary Ann Sidey, the mother, residing at 27, Upper Charlotte street, Fitzroy-square, was charged with receiving a quan tity of the property, well knowing it to be stolen. Madame Fanny Barttens said the prisoner, Sarah, had been in the service of herself and partner for some time. Having for some time past missed a quantity of property, she yesterday taxed the prisoner with robbing her. The prisoner denied doing so at first, but afterwards took some of her property from her pocket, and some more property was found at the prisoner's mother's lodgings. Mr. Andrew Fenet, a friend of Madame Barttens, said that on being spoken to yesterday by Madame Barttens, and, on speaking to the prisoner, Sarah, she denied taking any of the property, but, on being given in charge, she said, " I have done so, and if you go to my mother's place she will give the things up." He then went with the prosecutrix, the prisoner, and the constable to the lodgings of the mother, at 27, Upper Charlotte-street, and found in a box belonging to the prisoner Sarah several articles belonging to Madame Bart tens and her partner. On asking for a pair of earrings the daughter said her mother had sold them for ls., but she did not know wheke. The mother was drunk at the time. A diamond ring was also missed, and the prisoner Sarah said that her sister had pledged it for a sovereigh, but that she did not know where her sister resided. A quantity of coins were given up by the prisoner Sarah-150f., in 10f. or 20f. pieces, being taken from Madame Barttens and her partner. Lazarus Howes, 95 C, said that, on being called in, the prisoner Sarah took from her pocket two brooches and some charms, and said, " That's all I have taken to-day." On asking her if she had any more property, she said that if he went with her she would give it up. He went to the mother, and found her very drunk. On looking in the pri soner Sarah's box he found some handkerchiefs, ribbons, brooches, and charms. The mother said she did not know her daughter had the things, but on looking in a box be longing to the mother he found 17 yards of lace and other property. He also found on the mantelpiece eight dupli cates relating to silk, also a silk umbrella, all identified by Mme. Barttens. The prisoner Sarah also said she had given her mother a pair of earrings, which she had sold for a shilling. Mme. Barttens identified all the property produced, but said a good deal more was missing. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THAMES. DEFALCATIONS OF A RATE COLLECTOR.-Mr. Walter, solicitor, and vestry clerk of the parish of St. Anne, Lime house, who was accompanied by the churchwardens and overseers, applied to Mr. Paget for a warrant to apprehend Edward Dudd Skillett, collector of the poor, general, sewer, and main drainage rates, for feloniously embezzling divers sums of money he had received for and on account of the parish. - - - The proceedings appeared to excite considerable interest. The defaulter had admitted a " failure" to the amount of 2,3001. His family and connexions,who are of the highest respectability, have been long settled in Limehouse and the adjoining parish of Poplar, and his brother is a marine artist of great ability. The defalcations of Skillett had been attended with considerable inconvenience. A call for £l,BOO has been made on the overseers by the guardians of the Stepney Union, of which Limehouse forms part, and there is a large call unpaid from the Limehouse District Board of Works. The parish has been singularly unfor tunate in its officers. In the course of the last few years the late treasurer and the late vestry clerk of the parish have been large defaulters. The late vestry clerk ab sconded, and a reward was offered for his apprehension. Mr. Walter said it was with very great regret he had to ask for a warrant against Edward Dodd Skillett, collector, who had acted in that capacity for thirteen or fourteen years, and who was considered a person of great moral worth and integrity. It was a most lamentable affair. The defalcations of Mr. Skillett amounted to upwards of 2,0001., and the parish authorities considered they had no alterna tive but to prosecute. Uunder those circumstances he asked for a warrant to arrest Mr. Skillett for embezzlement. Mr. Paget asked Mr. Walter for the books. Mr. Walter said he had not brought them with him. Mr. Paget asked some further questions of Mr. Walter, who said that Mr. Skillett had balanced his books properly, and made out a large sum, 2,3001. due to the parish, but could not pay the money. Mr. Paget said it was not usual to grant warrants in cases of embezzlement unless the party accused was out of the metropolitan police district, in which case a warrant would be necessary. The parish authorities could give the man into custody if they pleased without a warrant if he had embezzled the parish funds. He did not mean to say this was not a case of embezzlement, and he hoped he should not be misunderstood on that point, but it might be a debt, for which Skillett would only be liable by civil remedy. There were no books produced, and there was no precedent for granting a warrant in such a case as this, where the party was within the district. The police would act, if called upon to do so, but he must decline to grant a war rant. - - _ _ The parochial functionaries then retired with Inspector Bean, of the K division. THE CONDEMNED PRISONER AT CHELMSFORD. — Since he has been in Springfield Gaol there has been no change whatever in Karl Kohl's demeanour. He eats and sleeps well, and spends the greater part of his time in reading and writing. The chaplain, the Rev. G. B. Hamil ton, has been in almost constant attendance upon him, and the condemned man appears to pay great attention to his ministrations, but still persists in excitedly declaring he is " quite innocent, and as white as snow." He is evidently a man of great hardihood and determination, and the im pression of the officials is that if he does confess it will only be at the very last. At his request a letter was written to the Rev. Dr. Cappel, who had several times visited him while in Ilford Gaol, requesting him to come and see him, and on Monday morning the rev. doctor arrived at the gaol and had a long interview with the unhappy man, but no confession was made, and Kohl still persisted in assert ing his entire innocence. Yesterday morning he was visited by his wife, and we understand this will probably be his last interview with any of his relatives. He was seen by Dr. Cappel, who attended Muller in his last hours. Kohl still protests that he is innocent. The execution is fixed for Thursday week,—Chelmsford Chroniele. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—A GIRL IMPALED.—A young girl, the daughter of keeper Lucas, of Black nest, was engaged in picking acorns from an oak, when her foot slipped and she fell, but striking a dead branch, which had been pointed by age, in her fall, the point of the branch entered her body above the hip bone, passed quite through her, and came out above the opposite hip bone. Hanging head downwards some half minute, the weight tore away the lower portion of the body, making a fright ful gash thirteen inches long, and she fell to the ground. The mother of the poor girl was sent for, who, on ar riving and seeing the horrifying sight, fainted immediately. The patient, all but dead, was conveyed in a wheelbarrow to her home, and medical assistance sent for. Dr. Sandford was promptly on the spot, when he found, on examination, that the intestines, although protruding, were uninjured. He placed about a dozen stitches an inch apart across the wound, gradually got the parts together, and by isunre mitting attention and skill the patien t is now out ofdanger and able to walk about, with but a little cont r action o li, f th t e s abdomen as the result of the accident. —y and an , and Guildford Times. IN RE CAMPBELL. This bankrupt, who is a comedian, had been joint manager of the Royal Pavilion Theatre with Mr. Chapple, and attributes his failure to losses sustained in the manage ment of that house. The debts are only £276, with no assets, and to-day the bankrupt applied for his order of discharge. Mr. Campbell admitted having been a bankrupt in 1860, and his Honour granted the order. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE J. MATTHEW S. This bankrupt was described as of Paddington, job master, and will be known as the cabman who gave evi dence against the notorious Muller, and was instrumental in securing his capture. The bankrupt, who says he owes £6OO, and has no assets whatever, came up to-day upon choice of assignees and proof of debts, but no accounts are yet filed. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Sailed, Jan. 18=Island Queen, for Patras ; Belgium, (s), 'or Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Arri Ted and Anchored—John Pitcairn, from London, for Malta ; Artemesia, from London, for A]goa Bay ; Urania, from London, for Cardiff ; Marsh Mallow, from Shields, for Alexandria; Coral Nymph, from Sunderland, for Hong kong; Renown, from Yarmouth, for Leghorn. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per milk; pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 I7s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 stcrlin...:. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at abo t the same price in London and Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go d from the United States. THE POST MAGAZINE ALMANACK AND INSURANCE DIRECTORY FOR 1865 is an exceedingly useful pub- ication. It contains a vast amount of intelligence respect- ing Life and Fire Insurance Offices in general, in addition ,o the information usually found in best commercial alma- nacks. TESTIMONIAL TO DR. JOHN CAMPBELL.—Yester day morning Lord Shaftesbury, who was supported by a considerable number of influential members of the Nonconformist party, and admirers of the Rev. J. Camp- bell, D.D., presented to that gentleman, at Radley's Hotel, . . _ _ a testimonial amounting to £3,000. The presentation was accompanied by several speeches, expressing the highest respect•and admiration for the character, long labours, and services to the Nonconformist body of the rev. recipient. The occasion chosen was Dr. Campbell's 70th birthday. The amount was contributed by several hundreds of ad- wirers, scattered over Europe, America, and Australia, as well as in Great Britain, AN ENGLISH DWARF.—The Lyons joarnals state that a diminutive lady, of English birth, calling herself the Countess Gayton, has just made her appearance at the Cafe do Paris in that city, where she takes part in the concert by singing English songs. The editor of the Salut whom the countess honoured with a visit, states that she is 20 years of age, of a good figure, and shorter than Gen. Tom Thumb. He adds that she looks very intelligent, but that their ignorance of each other's language did not allow him to test her conversational powers. STRIKE AT MESSRS. LAIRD BROTHERS' YARD.- The shipbuilders of this neighbourhood have resolved to reduce the wages of their shipwrights from 7s,to. Qs. per day. In consequence of this 200 of Messrs. Laird's men struck on Friday. We believe this is only part of a gene ral movement amongst the men on both sides of the Mer- sey to resist the reduction. --Liverpool Courier. THE APPROACHES TO OLD PALACE-YARD AND THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. —Yesterday workmen were engaged in laying out the approaches from Parliament and Bridge-streets to the Houses of Parliament. A carriage and footway are being run diagonally from the corner of Bridge-street to the entrance at Westminster Hall, thus superseding the former inconvenient detour to that point. A portion of the intermediate space between Bridge-street and the cab-stand will, it is'understood, be formed into an ornamental inclosure. TOTAL Loss OF THE ELLEN SOPHIA—LOSS OF ALL ON BOARD.—LIVERPOOL 7 'Jan. 17.—A tele gram received in this town to-day, states that the ship Ellen Sophia, under command of Captain Birkett, bound from Demerara to Liverpool, was totally lost off Dingle Head, near Cork, early on Sunday morning. When last seen, the Ellen Sophia was scudding before the wind, and had signals of distress flying. She was evidently endea vouring to enter Smewick harbour, but missing stays, she ran full on to the rock near Dingle, and went down almost immediately. Not a soul on board, so far as we can at pre sent learn, has been saved. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL WAY.-The board of directors of this company have de cided upon recommending the payment of a dividend for the half-year of £3 per cent. on the consolidated stock of the company, making the total dividend for the year amount to 51 per cent. A Stockholm journal mentions that the King and Queen of Sweden, the Queen Dowager, and other members of the Royal family, were present at a ball given in honour of the new year at the Stockholm Exchange. It is the custom at this annual ceremony for the citizens to invite the Royal family. The ball is by subscription, and any person of the middle class may obtain tickets. The ladies are all dressed in black, even those of the Court ; the latter have, however, a white satin insertion in the upper part of their sleeves to mark the distinction. The proceedings commence with the singing of the national hymn, after which the King walks about conversing with different persons, and finally dancing commences. LORD PALMERSTON'S HANDWIITING.- 0 ur octo genarian Premier is not above enlarging on the ad vantages of cultivating a plain, large, legible hand, " with good thick up-strokes as well as thick down-strokes." It cannot be said that Lord Palmerston does not practise what he preaches on this occasion at least. In a complete collection of franks of a Parliament some five-and-twenty years ago, which lies before us, the handwriting of his lordship is, if not the very boldest, at all events one of the boldest in the entire volume, and the envelope of a letter not many weeks old which fell into our hands a few weeks since, with " Palmerston " in the corner, serves to show that his "up-strokes" and " down-strokes " are as bold and thick as they were then, though perhaps a trifle more shaky.—Guardian. THE IMPROVED OMNIBUS.--I am bound to say that in many respects the omnibuses and their men are greatly improved during my experience. The thirteenth seat, that awful position with your back to the horses and tour face to the door, where, in a Mahomet's coffin-like attitude, you rested on nothing, and had to contemplate your own legs calmly floating before you, very little below the faces of your right and left-hand neighbours, has been abolished; a piece of cocoa-nut matting is generally sub stituted for that dank straw which smelt so horribly and clung to your boots with such vicious perseverance ; most of the windows are, what is termed in stage-language, practicable, and can be moved at pleasure ; and a system of ventilation in the roof is now the rule, instead of, as in my early days, the singular exception. Thirdly, by da salu tary rule of the General Omnibus Company, aided by the sharp notice which the magistrates take of any impro priety, the omnibus servants, the coachmen and conduc tors, from insolent blackguards have become, for the most part, civil and intelligent men, while the whole " service" —horses, harness, food, Sm.—has been placed on a greatly improved footing. —Dickens's " All the Year Round." A curious incident took place on Saturday at the sitting of the Court of Assizes of the Seine. M. Lachaud was speaking in defence of a woman named Paul, accused of having abstracted certain securities belonging to the sue . - cession of a person named Paulmier, by whom she was employed whohad several. attendant, when one of the jury men, times shown his feelings by a s seval significant gestures, said in a low voice, but distinctly enough to be heard by the learned counsel, " That circumstance is of no consequence !" M. Lachaud immediately stopped, put on his cap, and declared that after such an improper manifestation he could not con tinue the defence. On the President asking M. Lachaud what course he intended to pursue, the latter replied that, considering the words used by one of the jurymen as an expression of feeling hostile to the prisoner, lie requested the affair to be put off to another session. That course was accordingly ordered, and the case will come , on again to wards the end of the month. COURT OF DlVORCE—',Yesterday,) (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CODRINGTON V. CODRINGTON AND ANDERSON. The following appeared is our Late Edition of last evening :—) The Queen's Advocate, late this afternoon, on the part of Mrs. Codrington, moved for a new trial in this case, which at the time of its hearing excited considerable - at tention, on the ground of " imperfect direction of the Judge," and also that the verdict was against the evidence. The hon. gentleman then read the letter written by Mrs. Codrington to Colonel Anderson, commenting upon his ap proaching marriage, and which, it will ba recollected, the learned judge, in his summing up to the jury, observed that it wa3 not the sort of letter an affectionate wife would write to a third parson. He could not deny there were certain parts of the letter which were peculiar, but the wr:ter was of a very romantic turn of mind—it con- tamed not one direct word as to criminality. On the con trary, the whole of the concluding rortions clearly showed quite the reverse. The learned Judge said he thought ho told them that the letter only went to a certain extant, a furt her step being wanting, The Queen's Advocate said the jury were likely Fe judiced by the comments of his lordship, but he did not make his motion on a certain part. His comphint was that the whole of the remarks led the jury-- His Lordship interrupted the learned gentleman, and asked to be furnished with the shorthand writer's note of his summingtup. This having been handed to his lordship he said he thought his comments went to show certain condi tions of feeling at the time the letter was written, and nc thing further. The Queen's Advocate said his lordship remarked that the letter went three-fourths of the way to prove the adultery. His Lordship said he perfectly recollected using that term. The Queen's Advocate, with the greatest respect to the Court, thought that the jury had been induced to place undue importance upon the letter. The verdict of the jury as it stood was exceedingly unsatisfactory, because it went the length of declaring that adultery had been committed without specifying when or where, and that of course was a great hardship to the petitioners. The allegation of adultery at Malta was absurd, because he felt certain no person would attach the slightest importance to such an unsatisfactory witness as Duck. He contended that the charge of adultery abroad was altogether groundless, and that he could only therefore come to the conclusion that the adultery, if any, was committed at .the Grosvenor Hotel. A careful perusal of the evidence would show that there was not a single word which would bear out such a construction. On the contrary, he contended that there was no evidence at all to prove that Col. Anderson ever went to the Grosvenor Hotel at all.. The evidence that was given on the occasion, only went the letigth that Mrs. Codrington and Colonel Anderson never went into a bed-room, supposing he was ever in the hotel, which was denied. Now, if there was no adultery com mitted at Malta or at the Grosvenor Hotel by Colonel Anderson, he could only come to the conclusion that the jury had in their minds at the time they delivered the verdict that attributed to Lieutenant Mildmay. The chief evidence on this point was that given by Mrs. Watson, which he considered was of a most extraordinary nature, because that person showed throughout her whole exami nation that she was imbued with the most violent and virulent enmity. He felt that the confession attributed to have been made by Mrs. Codrington was simply ridicu lous, because the most abandoned in the world would not be guilty of rushing into a room did, without the slightest intimation, make the declaration that had been attributed to Mrs. Codrington. The evidence taken by it self was peculiarly imperfect, because there was not a single admission of any of the witnesses _that they had ever men one single act of undue familiarity, such as kissing or em bracing, or even shaking hands. He did hope, as the result of the long investigation had been so unsatisfactory, that his lordship would grant his application for a new trial. Mr. Price, Q.C., on the part of Col. Anderson, said he had to make a similar application, and he did so on the ground that the verdict of the jury was against the weight of evidence, misdirection, and misconception of evidence. The great point that had been made against his client, Colonel Anderson, was that he was at the Grosvenor Hotel when he met Mrs. Codrington ; but on a calm reflection he hoped the Court would agree with him that it was not at all likely that a gentleman of Colonel Anderson's position would go to one of the most public hotels in London, and risk the loss of rank and the dis grace of exposure, and there commit the atrocity he was accused of. Ho contended that such a conclusion as that of the jury was perfectly monstrous, and one that ought not to remain on the records of the court without another investigation. The learned gentleman having made some very strong observations on the letter said to have been sent to• Colonel Anderson by Mrs. Codrington, in which, his marriage was referred to, said that if such a matter was allowed to rest where it was it would be, in fact, placing every person at the mercy of any flighty person who might feel disposed ,to write certain accusations against him. The learned gentleman then referred to the case of Robinson v. Robinson and Lane, in which similar inflated and extravagant language had bepn written by the lady in her diary, and where the Court had decided that no reliance could be placed on the writing of one who was vain enough to imagine that every person with whom she came in contact was in love with her. He thought it had been shown beyond contradiction that Mrs. Codrington was a lady fond of admiration ; and, with the case he had mentioned standing as an authority, he hoped, as a matter of justice, a new trial would be granted to his client, Col. Anderson. His Lordship said the case had been - .very ably argued, but he would consider the matter before he gave his deci sion. LONDON GAZE'TT'E—Last Evening OSBORNE, JAN. 14. The Queen, as Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, has been graciously pleased by letters patent under her Royal Sign Manual and the Great Seal of the Order, bearing date this day, to dispense with all the Statutes and regulations usually observed in regard to installation, and to give and grant unto John Poyntz, Earl Spencer, Knight of the said Most Noble Order, and invested with the En signs thereof, full power and authority to exercise all rights and privileges belonging to a Knight Companion of the said Most Noble Order of the Garter, in as full and ample a manner as if he had been formally installed, any decree, rule, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 13. • The Queen has been pleased to appoint Susanna Ste phania, Duchess of Roxburgh°, to be one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Caroline Augusta, Dowager Countess of Mount-Edg cumbe, resigned. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Caroline Augusta, Dowager Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe, to be an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to her Majesty. FOREIGN OFFICE,- JAN. 14 The Queen has been pleased to divrove of Mr. A. Au gustus Porter as Consul at Clifton, Canada ; Mr. Daniel K. Hobart as Consul at Windsor, Canada ; Mr. James Weldon as Consul at Prescott, Canada ; and of Mr. Wil -I:am H. Huestis as Consul at St. Lambert and Longueil, Canada ; for the United States of America. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Captain Edward Bunbury Nott CoConsul at Deal, and of Mr. Wil liam Henry Garland as Consul at Lynn, for his Majesty the King of Hanover. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Henri Du Chesne as Consul at Hong Kong for his Majesty the Emperor of the French. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C. Kuhling as Consul at Hull for his Royal Highness the 0-atnd Duke of Oldenbnrgh. The queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Geo. Worms as (56zisul-General in the United Kingdom of Great B r itain and IreitZ.nel for his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse. The Queen has also bean pleased ° to approve of Don Francisco de Uncilla as Consul at Malta for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. JANUARY 17. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Sylvanus B. Hance as Consul at Kingston, Canada, for the tufted States of America. COUNTY OF BUTE. The Gazette contains the Speaker's warrant for issuing a'new writ for the electing of a member to sore in Par liament for the countyof Bute , '" n the room of David Mure Esq., who has accepted the office of one of the Judges o her Majesty's Court of Session in Scotland. DOWNING-STREET, JANUARY 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Louis Antoine Aimed de Verteuil, Henry Watts, and Andre Bernard, Esqrs., to be Members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Trinidad. --- - - WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JANUARY 17. sth Regimot of Foot—Major-General William Longworth Dames to be Colonel, vice General William Lovelace Walton, deceased. Bth Regiment of Hussars—Lieutenant Henry Crawley Norris, from 73d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Swindley, who exchanges. 12th Lancers—Lieutenant De Burgho Edward Hodge to be s Captain, by purchase, vice John Cuninghame, who retires nt —Cornet John Edward Pearce Hooper to be Lieutenson,, by purchase, vice Hodge—George Arthur Thonap Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hopopeit% °, be Lieu aprn,:3ll:Beiveoreevt_Dltur-aeGeniveoelori 14th Hussars—Cornet Thomas Bington tenant, by purchase, vice Rawdon John son, who retires—Ensign Malcolm Alfred the 18th Foot, to be Cornet, vice Baker. Thomas Stawell Royal Artillery—Staff Assistant-Surgeonco vi GeOrge Arthur Barry to be Assistant -Surgeon, BCakort-rlana Thomp- Grant, deceased. lonel vice Brevet-Colonel 1 n ! Hen e:eoiiowa rb F yde r n e yL d Lai e eyr r udo i t c g n_neks •e nail Breve t-Colonel beisiajor ld e w n a e r r d al G2 Grenadier Guards Wynyard to be Li n romoted, John Arthur Lambert, —Matjeor antleto, Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, Lieut. a ioe p nu t . sto. and n by and L t o i c 7 l : t -Col o. . 3bet na • jc,. . Otway Pearson so, vice Brevet-Col. Ponsonby—Ensi c w k it W ho i u ll t ia p m urchase, vice Brevet-Ma' without p Brevet-Major t of Foot—Captain George William Frederick n+ hna n aßu d etg L ia i rn e a u edn i. u c F l a .c p rhe t a l ri , ~.DPeaavrise:nith, from 29th Foot, to be Captain, vice May cock, who exchanges. 9th Foot —Ensign Marsden S. James Sunderland to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Richard Fenton, who re tires—Albert Charles Pickering, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sunderland. 18th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George William Nesbit Rogers, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Malcolm Alfred Laing, transferred to 14th Hussars. 127th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Oliver Wingate, from 29 evvbe th aep F cstata o pin,In o t t-- a — in:via. the 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice CilasgoTv, who ex changes. sth Foot, to C iee a v p i tfin eewsimi F s, r t e wh, de h r v i vo e he k ox li cehx a ac y nh co gane c s k, a. exchanges. 40th Foot--Captain Walter Higgin, from 65th Foot, to be 59th Foot — Lieutenant Duncan Tylden Chisholm, from 3d Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Shephard, who exchanges. atietnini vice Higgi n , w h o exc h anges . F rederick Swindley, from the Bth 65th Foot—Capt a i n J oseph William Lewis, from the 40th 73 F d o r o o t, ot_ to be Lie C u Hussars, to be Lieutenant, vice Norris, who exchanges. 74th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Bruce Robertson Glasgow, from 24th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Winga,,e, who exchanges. 98th Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major Edward Grantham to be. Major, without purchase, vice Francis Haden Crawford, deceased—Lieutenant Charles H. Griffin to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Grantham —Ensign Henry Win. Roberts to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Griffin—Ensign Augustus Keith Abbott, from the 9th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Roberts. 100th Foot—Lieut. Richard Charles Clarke, fromsthe Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Jackson, who exchanges. Rifle Brigade—The Hon. Neville Gerald Lyttleton to be yard, who retires. Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomas Blazkbore T. Hild -Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant John Chas. Jack son, from 100th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Clarke, who exchanges. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant John Shepherd, from 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Chisholm, who exchanges. STAFF—Major and Brevet-Colonel the Hon. Hugh Clif fard, Upattached to be Aaeistant Quartermaster-General at Head Quarters, vice Major and Brevet-Colonel E. H. F. Pocklingtor, appointed a member of the Council of Military Educ :MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff Surgeon Major Murray Webster, M.D., to be nel-mi:,ted to retire upon half-pay, with the honorary rand of Deputy Ins actor-General of Hospitals. BREVET. The following promotions to take place consequent on the death of General Sir Wm. Tuyll, Colonel of the 7th Hussars, on the 26th December, 1864: Lieut.-General Alexander Fisher Macintosh, Colonel 93d Foot, to be General. Major-General Sir William R. Mansfield, K.C.8., Colonel 38th Foot, promoted for distinguished service and Super-. numerary to the Fixed Establishment of General Officers, to have the rank of Lieutenant-General. Major-General Geo. Moncrieff to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel John Arthur Lambert, from Lieutenant-Colonel Grenadier Guards, to be Major-General. Major Wm. Roberts, 28th Foot, to be Liutenant-Colonel. Captain Michael E. Smith, Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im. ortance in the Gazette : Henry . Chapman, commission agent, Cheapside Frederick James, builder, Camden -town William Twigg, button make; Birmingham Alexander Graham, cooper, Birmingham James Biss, chandler's-shop keeper, Long-acre James Mason, glazier, Hammersmith. Thomas Downing, shoemaker, Stoney Stratford Nathaniel D. Norris, hop merchant, Hereford John Rice, builder, Wellington, Somerset John Haine, butcher, Liskeard, Cornwall John Beddows, farmer, Bronheulog, Salop Peter Bevan, farmer, Suckley, Worcestershire James C. Dix, engraver, St. Anne's-lane, City BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Wm. Spenseley, silk broker, Alderman's-walk, City. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. H. B. Webb and Co., produce brokers, Glasgow James Wilson, sugar refiner, Glasgow Thomas WCulloch, plumb3r, Edinburgh lames Lawcon, miller, Edinburgh James Young, farmer, Aboyne. Niven and Co., merchants, Glasgow. John Gillan, metal refiner, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. 4- Amsterdam Short. 11 14 11 15 Ditto 3 Months. 11 171 11 17,E Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 471 25 55 Brussels .._ 25 55 Hamburgh Paris Short 25 15 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 471 25 Tif Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —119 f Vi enna — 11 80 11 85 Trieste — 11 75 11 85 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid — 46 1 4 461 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa ' g 5 623 25 671 Naples — 25 65 25 70 Palermo Messina Lisbon — 51 1 . 51f Oporto — 511 511 Foreign Gold in bars (standard)....£.3 17s. 91 per oz. The Fatal Railway Accident n ear Southampton, SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Evening. This afternoon Mr. Colwell, the coroner for the borough and county of Southampton, resumed the inquiry at the Portswood Hotel into the circumstances of the death of Wm. Harvey, who was killed at the St. Denis level cross ing of the South-Western Railway on the night of Satur day, the 7th inst. The evidence adduced at the first hearing showed that the deceased was in a donkey-cart, and crossed the line about half-past 11 o'clock at night in front of the down mail train, which smashed the cart, killed the man Harvey, and most seriously injured the woman, who is, however, happpily recovering. At the hearing to-day evidence was given to show that the gatekeeper called out to Harvey to "Hold hard !" aS he was passing on to the line. Mr. Godson, superintendent of the line, being called oil by the coroner, produced the instructions to gatekeepers at level crossings, which stated that "unless a written notice is given to the contrary, gates must always be kept closed across a road, except when required to be opened to allow the railway to be crossed, and then opened for the shortest possible time." d. t wr w T o h uo e ol d C d o o nr theol y n egbr gateman, tsaidm aftera hn givingi w f o h u o l dt himht thought g e d hu tteh fitee a us to tt man e m tkh e e n a t t a what yh f a U t b he t e - t said Ro n h l t ig u h n t d b o e r w u s o e o d d, h o e n r e h a o f t t n e r g a s s w e o v r n i d a e t n ce. his own request, said —On the night of Saturday, the 7th of January, I had occa sion to retire for a few minutes to the watercloset, which is situate within twenty yards of the gates, on the western up-side line. I came out and saw the 11.30 mail train just passing under the bridge at.the Portswood station. lat once started to the box to get my lamp. The lamp being out of reach from the outside I had to unbuckle the door, but in the hurry of the moment I turned the button too far, and so hindered myself. On turning round to show my light I perceived the man Harvey and his wife in the donkey cart. The donkey was just advancing on the up-line outside rail. I thereupon shouted to Harvey, " Hold hard ; for God's sake, Harvey. stop !" He, how ever, urged the donkey forward with blows. The donkey cleared the down line, but the engine struck the cart, killing the man Harvey, and hurling the body with that of his wife into the adjoining ditch. When I saw the man Harvey persist in endeavouring to cross the down line it would have been impossible for me to interfere, except at the cost of my own life. I solemnly swear that I was not away from my post at the time of the accident, as is proved by the fact of my obtaining and showing my lamp as the train passed, although I acknowledge, with bitter regret, that I did not first wait to close the gate when I went to the closet. Not having a timepiece, I was not aware it was so close upon the time of the mail train being due ; at the same time I am confident that, had Harvey stopped, the accident could not possibly have occurred. The coroner having summed up, The jury returned a verdict—" That the death of the de ceased was caused by the neglect of the gate-keeper." The Coroner—That is, gentlemen, a verdict of man slaughter against Robert Underwood. The foreman of the jury said that his bret hren express to express a hope that the company would make a n alteration in the present arrangements of the crossing. ---- Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. __ _ Market quiet. Sales, about 4,000 or 5,000 bales. The report of th e London, Italian, and Adriatic to be presented on the 24th t Steam Company) InS • s t a t e s the profit on working account to have been £5,406, and record mends the payment of interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, which will absorb £l,lOl. It is understood that the English and Foreign Credit Company will pay a dividend o f s s . p er s h are , b e i n g at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, and will carry forward nearly £3,000. cuAadtraam, Encino, gyaensr Co.,da y of of th swi e'e thin redi ,s to_ lan rs o e f , A t te e ss rs. ac countants, Messrs. Hart Brothers and Myles, pre sented a balance-sheet which showed liabilities esti mated at £93,133 and assets at £99,800. It was stated that it was thought the creditors would ulti mately receive 20s. in the pound, and it was resolved to wind up the estate uuder inspection. The Cape of Good Hope Government 5 per Cent. Loan of £234,000 was disposed of by public tender yesterday at the offices of the Crown agents for the colonies, at an average rate of £9l 12s. 3d. per cent. The total amount applied for was £307,700, -at prices varying from 81 to 105. The minimum was fixed at 90. THE STRAND MUSIC HALL.—The Gazette of last evening contains a notice that a petition has been presented to the Lord Chancellor by Mr. John Sharman, builder, for the winding-up of the above company by the Court of Chancery. The petition is directed to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley on the 27th inst. ot bc oe Og 6 At" Niel r ol? , t 0 the the 46'1 01 .1 1 ice 9 .; ter f ,aeev n ci ell 00 1~ e 9 • ~rr le (le 1 ,3, )0 lie ee P vi o f ' P af otV 8 0 106 st 1 20 100 , 00 1(0 100 10 103 10 10 10 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 101 109 100 Ico 100 100 10 100 100 ti 6, 6 N 81