The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

Farewel Testimonial to the Right Hop. Seymour Fitzgerald. Honsium, Monday. A. large number of the friends of the Right Hon. Seymour Fitzgerald, who is about to proceed to Bombay as governor, assembled this afternoon atthe King's Head Hotel, for the purpose of witnessing the presentation to the right hon. gentleman of his por trait executed by Mr. Lucas. The chair was taken by Alr. C. S. Dickens, and amongst the company present were—Lady Elizabeth Dickens, Sir H. Po cock, Bart., Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Gerald Fitz gerald, Capt. and Mrs. Filgate, Major and Mrs. J. Aldridge, Capt. and Mrs. Bonney, Major Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Sanctuary, the Vicar of Horsham and Mrs. Hodgson, the Revs. J. Martin, B. J. Drury, and J. M'Curogher, Messrs. Rawlinson, Bostock, Mathews, Lintott, Thorpe, Moon, &c. Mr. Dtc KENS said he had the honour of being de puted by the town of Horsham to present to their bte representative a portrait which had been sub scribed for by his neighbours and friends, who hoped that at the expiration of his term of service abroad he would be restored in health and happiness to his friends and admirers. The address which had been adopted was as follows : " To the Right Hon. William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald. " The accompanying portrait of himself is presented on big departure from England to assume the governorship of Bombay, by those whose names are appended hereto, in testimony of their high appreciation of the eminent ser vices rendered by him during the 13 years he represented the borough of Horsham in Parliament, and of their admi ration of his great talent, ability, and eloquence displayed by him in the discharge of the arduous and important duties devolving upon him as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the Government of the Earl of Derby, in the years 1858-9 ; with their warmest congratulation on his elevation to the exalted office to which he has now been appointed by her Majesty the Queen. " January 14, 1867." The portrait was then uncovered by Mr. Lucas, amidst loud and repeated cheering and expressions of admiration at the striking likeness, and the beau tiful style in which it had been executed. The Right Hon. S. FITZGERALD, after the cheer ing had subsided, said—Mr. Dickens, ladies and gentlemen, I have, I assure you, seldom found my self at a loss in addressing a public meeting, and I have never felt myself at a loss in addressing my neighbours and friends at Horsham, because I knew that whatever observations I desired to make to them would be received with kindness and conside ration. (Hear, hear.) But I feel embarrassed in ad dressing you to-day, because I speak under very mixed feelings and emotions, to which I can scarcely give utterance. (Hear.) And, first, let me thank you, one and all, for this last and crowning act of your kindness, that will testify to all the world that I have not passed my time in vain amongst you— that I have not exerted myself uselessly in attempt ing to win from you your kindness and esteem, and it will be a testimony to those who come after me that amongst a constituency such as this—amongst friends such as I see around me—an earnest desire to do duty will at any time be accepted by them as almost equivalent to its fulfilment. (Cheers.) I see here around me many friends who have supported me through many a long contest and many a trial in this borough ; and I see around me what I must acknowledge with still greater warmth, many ladies who have kindly come here to-day to wish me God speed for the future, and to testify their regard for me in the past. (Cheers.) Will they permit me to do what is perhaps a little out of order, address the gentlemen first. (Hear.) I would say to those who have so long taken part with me in the political affairs of this borough that although I am going far away, yet I hope that when 1 come back the tie which has existed between us already may be re newed. (Cheers.) Of this lam quite sure, that whatever honours I may derive from her most gracious Majesty—in whatever position I may be placed— upon my return there will be no greater pleasure to me than to renew in every respect that I possibly can the ties that have existed between me and the borough of Horsham. (Cheers.) Gentlemen it is now many years since I first came amongst you, and first took a part in the political affairs of this borough. Before that time it is a matter of notoriety that this borough did not possess the fairest reputation amongst the constituencies of the country. It was my object—it was the object of those who fought my first battle with me—to re deem the character of this borough, to restore to it a character for independence, and to give the wealth, the respectability, and honesty of this borough that claim to the representation which from unfortunate circumstances it bad not been able to assert for many years before. (Cheers.) We succeeded, and I think that ever since that time this constituency has stood high among the consti tuencies of England for independence of character and for an honest exercise of the franchise that the constitution bestows. (Cheers.) You have sup ported me since upon many occasions. You sup ported me when 1 was enabled to take part in the Government of the country. and although that tie is now severed between us, it is your support, it is your regard, it is your esteem that will, in the dis tant climate to which I am going, and to the altered duties that I shall have to fulfil, be a great comfort to me, and will enable me, I hope, by my earnest desire to win your approbation in the new sphere to which I am called, to fulfil the far different duties which lam called upon to perform. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, the tie between us is for the present severed. I have said that I hope it will be renewed. But at the same time, although I shall be far away, and although the climates in which we are called upon to fulfil the duties of our stations are far different, although my name will be removed from the list of those who are entitled to take a share in the affairs of this borough, yet I hope that all pre sent will believe that in any respect in which I can assist you, in which I can co-operate with you, and in which I can labour with you for the benefit of this borough, my services will be most willingly granted and will always be at your command. (Cheers.) I hope when I return to find this borough in many respects greatly improved. You have very ancient privileges and an ancient name ; you have besides at ibis time a prospect of great prosperity, great in fluence in the county; and, in fact, an enlarged career and sphere is before this town. I hope and trust that in many local matters I shall find great improvement ; and let me say one thing in passing in reference to that matter—l have heard with great pleasure that it has been mooted amongst you as a desirable thing that the ancient privileges of the borough should be restored or revived. I believe that it is the great want of the borough at this time that we have no local governing authority, and that, instead of having the new honours of a mayor and aldermen and that sort of thing, you would much prefer to have the ancient privileges of the corpora tion of the borough restored and revived. As a con sequence of that Ihope to see the town-hall restored, enlarged, and adapted to the purposes for which it is required ; and if that restoration is undertaken I can only say that I shall be happy to put my name down for £lOO towards the accomplishment of that desirable object. (Cheers.) May I now turn to the ladies ? From the very first moment that I came amongst you I fortunately found that the ladies have always been upon my side. (Cheers and laughter.) And upon more than one occasion I am sure those who have supported me amongst the gentlemen of the town will say that their success and mine has been greatly contributed to, if not secured, by the co-operation of the fair sex. I have felt it the more because those who were opposed to me have not been in that position. Whilst I have had the favour of the ladies, they have had, perhaps, just a gleam or two of sunshine, which, like a ray of light coming into a dark room, has rendered the gloom of their position in that respect the more remarkable. There are many that I see around me who treated me with their favour and kindness in the earlier parts of my career, but with whom time has dealt so lightly that it requires me to look back to political life and circumstances, and not to them, to remind of the years that are past. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) There are others younger who have been kind enough to give me their support in later years ; and there are also some who, 1 hope, when I return, will follow the good example of those who have preceded them, and that when I seek to renew my acquaintance and position towards Naval and Military Intelligence. The detachment of invalid troops, belonging to the 16th Queen's Lancers, Royal Artillery, 2d bat talion 24th Regiment, 3d battalion 65th Regiment, 102 d Royal Madras Fusiliers, and the Royal Marine Artillery and Light Infantry, arriving at Gravesend in the New Era, from Madras, were disembarked yesterday, when the time-expired men were at once forwarded to the depots of their respective regi ments, to await their discharge. A few naval in valid troops also arrived in the same vessal, together with nine women and children, the whole under the command of Lieut. A. K. Seacome, Royal Artillery, and in medical charge of Mr. T. Crowdice. One man of the 33. battalion GOth Rifles died during the voyage, which occupied 110 days, repeated calms being met with. An order was yesterday reoeived at Chatham Garrison directing Ensign John E. Curtis and En sign T. A. C. Grubb, 45th (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment, to embark for Bombay, to join the ser vice companies of that regiment. Lieut. A. C. Maurice, 106th Bombay Light Infantry, and Ensign Underwood, 82d Regiment, are ordered to join their respective depots at Chatham Garrison. Ensign 11. A. Sawyer, 82d Regiment, has been placed under orders to join the service companies of his regiment in Bengal. The detachments of Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Marine Light Infantry for the Charybdis,l7, 400 horse power, Capt. A. M. Lyons, fitting for the Australian station, have left head-quarters, Chat ham, under the command of First Lieut. Powell, of that division. The War department transport Marlborough has left Chatham for the Tower, for the first consign ment of the altered Snider breech-loader rifles, for issue to the troops of the garrison. _ _ _ Her Majesty's 11-gun screw steam sloop Rapid, 672 tons and 150 horse power, fitted out at Wool wich, and commissioned on the 10th of June, 1862, by Commander C. T. Jago, promoted April 11, 1866, arrived at Woolwich to be paid out of com mission on Saturday last, from the Cape of Good Hope, in charge of CommanderW. Stubbs (acting), from the flagship Seringapatam, Commodore Cald well, on the Cape station. Although there was a heavy fog hanging over the shipping in the river, the Rapid, appointed to undergo the official inspec tion, was yesterday visited by Commodore W. Ed monstone, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, and Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, and his secretary, Mr. F. Lory, who went on board and in spected every portion of the vessel, and put the men through a course of general quarters, and also fire quarters, &c. The officers and crew are all well and healthy-looking. Of the total of officers, 15 in number, who sailed from Woolwich on the depar ture of the Rapid in 1862, the First Lieut.. A. E. Dupuis, the Master W. F. Rowe, the Surgeon, D. G. Pendrith, Paymaster Foster, Assist.-Surgeon Harvey, and five others, have returned with the Rapid. She sailed from Simon's Bay on the 21st of October last, and on account of the defective state of her boilers she made her way home under canvas. The voyage was performed with great caution, and extended over a period of 81 days. Her term of service—namely, four years and seven months--has been passed in the Mozambique Chan nel, on the coast of Madagascar, where she has been engaged in the suppression of the slave trade. She has captured ten Arab dhows, with about 500 slaves on board, by which the ship's company will receive prize shares amounting to £5 each. Her Majesty's Ordnance steam storeship Earl de Grey and Ripon, Commander H. T. Moore, da maged in the late gale in the Irish Channel, and ex pected at Woolwich on Saturday on her return from Cork, is still due. The sailing vessel Inkermann, in the same service, has shipped a cargo of Snider you as your neighbour and friend, and one who 1 arm:l and ammunition from Woolwich arsenal and takes an interest in the public affairs of the bales of military clothing from Pimlico, and will borough, I may look forward, although years have s: ail to-day for Cork and Dublin ; and the Sea I lover, hired freight ship, embarked stores from passed over, and although the climate may have made those years tell upon me, to the hope that the Woolwich for St. Helena. The Ordnance storeship fair ladies of Horsham will give me that encourage - l raglan, Commander Wilkins, sailed on Sunday ment and support which in past years they have so f roffi Woolwich, laden with heavy guns,.6oo-poun der ,shot, and other stores for the Channel Islands. cordially done. (Cheers.) Partings are always painful. I assure you that, although at this The Royal Alfred, 18, armour plated steamship, moment lam speaking with pride and gratification, was commissioned at Portsmouth yesterday by Capt. yet sorrow and regret press upon me heavily, and F. A. Herbert, as flagship for Vice-Admiral Sir R. Mur dy,i to relieve the Duncan, flagship of Vice you,are seeking for expression. I must say adieu to A one and all. I may have the opportunity of Adr viral Sir James Hope, G.C.8., Commander-in saying to you a last farewell up stairs ; but let me Chief of her Majesty's ships in North American and W in these few words thank you from the bottom ofest Indian waters. The Admiral hoisted his flag my heart for all your past kindness to me. Let ( P ro tempore) on board the Duke of Wellington, me express in the warmest terms I can command my C apt. Fellowes, under the customary salute from the sense of your great kindness in presenting me with Victory, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, flagship of the this testimonial, which I hope 1 may hand down to Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir T. C. Pasley, those who come after me, as a mark of your favour which was duly acknowledged from the Duke of and regard for the past, and for the future may I Wellington. The Royal Alfred will have some alte hope that there is a happy moment in store for me, rations made in her internal fittings, and a stern gallery affixed, before she will be ready to leave for when, upon my return, 1 may recognise old friends, and rejoice at the opportunity afforded me of meet- her station. ing new ones. (Loud cheers.) The Himalaya, troopship, was taken into No. 11 The CHAIRMAN then, in appropriate terms, dock yesterday at Portsmouth, to have s o m e slight defects madegood before being put into commission. thanked Mr. Lucas for the fidelity and zeal with which he had executed the important duty eu- The Urgent, troopship, Capt. S. Henderson, went trusted to him. out of Portsmouth harbour on Saturday for a trial of speed at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, under Mr. LUCAS, in acknowledging the compliment, took the opportunity of correcting a statement the charge of the officials of the steam reserve and which had been put forth, that he was a member of dockyard, but the weather proving unfavourable she returned to the harbour, and yesterday was swung the Royal Academy. Now, although he had practised portrait painting in public for the last 37 to ascertain the deviation of her compasses. The years, during which time he had bad the good machinery was in good order and worked well, and fortune and distinguished honour of painting no it is supposed the trial will be dispensed with, as she less than 13 portraits of the Royal family—. is appointed to leave about the 25th for China, with although he had been called upon by the late Sir a number of naval officers and supernumerary sea- Robert Peel to paint the portraits of a number of his most distinguished colleagues for his gallery at Drayton Manor—and although there was scarcely a county in England, or a country in the civilised world in which his pictures were not hang ing, still he had not the honour of being a member of the Royal Academy. (Cries of " You ought to be.") The company then adjourned to the large room, where a luncheon had been provided. Mr. Dickens again presided. Major ALDRIDGE, in proposing " The health of Mr. Fitzgerald," congratulated the right hon. gen tleman on the high position which he had obtained, an I assured him that on his return to this country he would be heartily welcomed by the people of Horsham, with whom he had been so long connected. (Loud cheers.) The Right lion. S. FITZGERALD (who on rising was received with several rounds of cheering) said —Ladies and gentlemen, let me thank you most sincerely for this mark of your kindness in bidding me farewell, and express a hope that the time is not far distant when I shall be restored to my home again. (Cheers.) I have heard that there are some gentlemen in this town who, although politi cally opposed to me, have joined in this testimonial. I believe there is nothing so encouraging to a man in public life as the knowledge that he has not only the support of those who agree with him, but that he has been fortunate enough in the performance of what he believes to be his public duty to win the lesteem and regard of those who are opposed to him. (Cheers.) Ido not mean to trouble you with any lengthened observations. But I will say this, that it is possible, in the execution of my duty, in press ing my opinions on the public attention, I may have done so with an undue asperity and with too great a confidence in my own judgment. In so doing I may have unintentionally hurt the feeling of some parties. I hope that is not the case ; but if I have done so, I can only, on my last appearance, express my regret. To those who agree with me, I can only say that their approbation, their cordial. fare well, is the best—in fact, the only, consolation I have in separating myself from the ties that are dear to me. I shall look forward to future years when 1 can renew them, and believe me that the events of this day will never pass from my recollection. And with respect to those who may in future represent me, I hope they will never forget the kindness of my friends in Horsham, and will in gratitude feel bound to devote their ut most exertions to promote the happiness and pros perity of all those with whom I have been con. nected. (Cheers.) From my heart I thank you and now most respectfully bid you farewell. (The right hon. gentleman retired amidst loud and en thusiastic cheering.) Stopford, B. W. Walker, and L. F. Wells, to the Royal Alfred ; W. G. Eden, S. Browne, A. G. Cuth bert, J. E. C. Goodrich, E. T. Hume, M. F. Luther, C. J. Norcock, C. B. Palmer, R. S. Rolleston, W. R. Shakespear, and R. J. Simonds, midshipmen, to the Royal Alfred; A. Baring and H. C. Sayle, mid shipmen, to the Terrible ; W. F. Carslake and H. Sandford, midshipmen, to the Caledonia ; J. H. Meryon, midshipman, to the Achilles; W. T. Bourke, A. H. Leith, A. C.T. Mann, 11. H. G. C. Massy, J. F. J. Ryan, and F. H. Thomson, naval cadets, to the Royal Alfred ; H. 11. Adamson, G. S. Bosanquet, H. G. Morgan, and John Perkins, naval cadets, to the Bristol ; C. It. C. Leslie and H. K. L. Phillips, naval cadets, to the Achilles ; L. J. Thomas, naval cadet, nominated ; Dr. D. L. Morgan, staff surg., to the Royal Alfred ; W. Dewar, paymaster, to the Royal Alfred ; 11. Mortimer, second master, to the Dasher; L. 11. Edwards and A. Smith, assistant paymasters, to the Royal Alfred ; R. C. P. Law rence, assist.-surg., to the Royal Alfred; E. B. Robb and J. L. Veitch, master's assistants, to the Royal Alfred ; W. W. Backwell, assist.-clerk, to the Royal Alfred ; W. S. Carr, assist.-clerk, to the men The Medusa, paddlewheel steamer, Master Com mander Potter, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from Plymouth, with men paid off from the Gibraltar, screw steamship, Capt. Coote. She left again in the afternoon for the eastward, with stores for those living at Sheerness and Woolwich. The Lucifer, paddlewheel steamer, left Portsmouth yesterday morning with a number of workmen for the dockyard, as also a quantity of materials for the purpose of making fittings on board the St. George, at Portland, for the Staff cadets—a new classifica tion for the Masters' line in the Royal Navy. The hired steamship St. Lawrence arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from the Thames for the embarkation of troops for Gibraltar, which will take place to-day. Vice-Admiral Sir G. R. Mundy, K.C.8., was yes terday appointed Commander-in-Chief of the North American and West Indian station, vice Vice-Ad miral Sir J. Hope, G.C.8., whose period of service has expired. • In the Royal Naval Reserve Bloomfield Douglas has been appointed honorary lieutenant. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. F. A. Herbert, to the Royal Alfred, commissioned ; Commander H. F. Nicholson, to the Royal Alfred; Lieut. C. W. F. Ponsonby, to be flag-lieut. to Vice-Admiral Sir G. R. Alundy, K.C.B. ; Lieuts. R. Sheepshanks, S. F. Digby, the Hon. A. A. Hewitt, L. Dacres, and D. C. Stuart, to the Royal Alfred ; Lieut. J. W. Brack enbury, to the Royal Alfred, additional, for disposal; Lieut. C. J. Balfour, to the Caledonia ; Lieut. L. G. A. Roberts, to the Hector; J. A. R. Petch, master, additional, to the Indus, :for the Phcebe ; W. W. Kiddie, master, to the Royal Alfred ; Sub- Lieuts. W. F. Boxer, J. IL Corfe, J. A. Fraser, G, THE WEATHER. During the whole of yesterday the frost in Lon don continued very severe. At 9in the morning the thermometer at the receiving-house in Hyde park stood at 13 deg. only, but between 9 and 12 it had advanced to 25 deg. It again fell in the after noon, until 5 o'clock last night, when it was again down to 20 deg. Early yesterday morning there hung over the metropolis a yellow fog, which Wag extremely dense at the east-end. By noon, how ever, the fog had pretty well cleared away. As was expected from the continuance of the frost, the ice on the waters in the parks, with the exception of the less exposed part, the western end of the Serpentine, was tolerably firm, and in good condition for skat- ing, being, on an average, from 2 to 2 inches in thickness, and a consideeable number of persons t o l f i thus c e indaebnitesd took t o enjoy t e h e during exercise. th eAdalayr,ge were but n number one were fatal. In the Regent's-park about 3,000 persons were on the ice during the day. The members of the Skating Club, both ladies and gentlemen, mus tered in large numbers. About 2 o'clock, when there were nearly 2,000 persons on the ice, an alarm was given that some one had fallen in. A rush took place towards the spot whence the cries for help came, and the consequence was the giving way of the ice in several directions, and no less than 21 persons were in the water, which was very deep at the spot. The icemen promptly came to the rescue with their lines, poles, and wicker boats, and several of them, who were provided with cork jackets, at once • jumped into the water. In about five minutes they had suc ceeded in rescuing the whole of the 21 persons from their perilous position. One only required medical attendance, and it was some minutes before he was restored to consciousness. With the exception of injuries from falls, no other accident of importance occurred in the park during the day. On the Long Water and Round Pond in Kensington-gardens, the ice was very firm, especially in the former place, and fully 5,000 persons were on it during the day, in cluding a number of ladies and gentlemen of the Skating Club, who have two spacious tents erected in the gardens. The Serpentine was entirely frozen over, but from the receiving-house westward the ice was not more than half an inch thick, and the park-keepers and icemen prevented any person from going upon it, although several persons were foolhardy enough to desire to do so. At the eastern end, near the Albert Bridge, the ice was tolerably safe, ail& several hun dreds were upon it during the day. About three o'clock in the afternoon Mr. J. Harman, of Ports down-terrace, Kilburn, had a narrow escape from drowning. He was skating very rapidly and the mo mentum carried him over the rope laid down where the ice became dangerous. In a second he fell through into water nine feet deep. His shouts for help soon brought some of the icemen to the spot, but several minutes elapsed before any effectual aid could be rendered to him, and he was at last got out ex hausted and carried into the receiving -house, where he was placed in bed and attended by Dr : Christian. It was not until a late hour in the evening that he had sufficiently recovered to proceed to his home. One of the icemen, named James Taylor, also nar rowly escaped drowning while attempting to rescue Mr. Harman, having fallen through the ice into deep water. In addition to the above seven cases of severe injury from falls were brought into the re ceiving-house and attended. In one of these cases the skate twisted round the foot of the wearer and inflicted a deep wound just above the ankle. The wound was dressed, and the injured man went home in a cab, he having previously deposited a sum of ABERDEEN, Monday Night. During last night and to-day snow continued to fall heavily at frequent intervals. Since telegram of last evening there has been no railway communica tion whatever to the north or upDeeside, and traffic in these directions has ceased. The London train of Saturday due at Aberdeen yesterday at noon did not arrive here till this forenoon, 23 hours behind time. A mail for London and the south was despatched this afternoon, but in the evening it was reported not to have got beyond Stonehaven,l6 miles from Aber deen. The weather to-night is fair and frosty. PORTUDUILLAEN (North Wales), Jan. 12. During a heavy gals from this morning (reports the Rev. John liughea), the smack, Cathe rina, of Barmouth, bound to that port from Liver- pool, with a general cargo, anchored too far to leeward in Porthduillaen Bay, and at low water struck the ground, on whi c h s h e for some time beat heavily. On seeing the dangerous position of the vessel, the Cotton Shepherd lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was at once launched. O n reaching the smack, which had parted from one of her anchors, the master availed himself of the e of the assistance of the lifeboat, and some of the men from the boat were put on boa r d , and ultimately the vessel and her crew were b rought safely into great_adv an t age having a lifeboat stationed he re. harbour. But for this t iraely aid th e vessel must h a a n v d e th b is ec i o s m a e fresh a total in instance t awnrceek m a very s h ort time, .) S WANSEA, Ja n . 12 . During very rough weath er on the morning of h the life boat Wolverhampton belonging to the N a ti ona l Lifeboat Institution was laun c h ed in reply to signals e 9th instant (says Alfred Sterry, Esq of distress shown by a vessel in the bay. After speaking several ships in the outer roadsteads the lifeboat ultimately found a french schooner with her ensign in the i oi r-g i** n g . She had lost two anchors and had her sails split. Some of the crew of the lifeboat were put ell heard the vessel, and the lifeboat also secured the services of a steamer to tow of Nantes, bound from Swansea to the disabled vessel into Swansea. She was the t ej l e m a t n p n l e a d ce 'A w r i e t ' h coal, and she would doubtless have been lost but for the assistance rendered by the lifeboat. Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. - - - The whole of the following paper will repay minute study. It affects, per h aps, the most vital question of the day, the struggle between labour and capital ; and no words of ours could add to the appreciation which these latest labours of the Impe rial Commission must win from all thinking men. The official document issued by the British section on the topic we have alluded to above runs thus : A. distinct order of reward, "instituted in favour of persons, establishments, or localities, which, by a special organisation or special institutions, have de veloped a spirit of harmony among all those co operating in the same work, and have provided for the material, moral, and intellectual well-being of the workman. These rewards consist of ten prizes of the total of 100,000 fr ancs may, value of 100,000 francs (£4,000), or £4OO eac h, and twenty h onourable mentions. O ne gran d pr i ze in addition, be awarded to the person, est a bli s h ment, or local i ty, di s ti ngu i s h e d under this h ea d , b y a very exceptiona l super i or it y. This form must be filled up by or on behalf of any person, establishment, or institution in the United Kingdom, for which the reward is claimed, and must be forwarded to the " Secretary, Paris Exhibi tion, South Kensington Museum," on or before the 20th January, 1867.* At the first meeting of the International Jury, held at Paris, on the Ist of December, 1866, the fol lowing principles were adopted :-Ist. The jury may doubtless take into account, among the facts presented for its consideration, the spirit of charity and beneficence ; but it is not specially charged to reward acts of that character. 2d. To constitute them the basis of a claim ,to reward the facts ad daced must have been the consequence of a free and spontaneous initiative, and not of legislative enact ments. 3d. It will not suffice that the work be praiseworthy in itself ; it must at the same time be compatible with sustained and progressive prospe rity. 4th. The circumstances of the position in * It is desirable that the questions should be answered as far as possible ; but it is not imperative that all should be filled up ; and there are cases in which the whole are ,not applicable. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1867, money is the charitable box of the Humane Society on the premises. It is worthy of remark that, not withstanding the intense cold, Mr. Williams, of the receiving -house, reports ten persons as having bathed in the Serpentine yesterday morning, and thatthere is not a morning throughout the winter, however cold, -w-hen there are fewer than 10 to 15 bathers. On the water in the enclosure of St.James's Park the ice was generally very strong, and many thou sands of skaters and sliders were upon it from an early hour in the morning until dusk. Numerous immer sions took place, and some severe injuries from falls occurred, but none of a fatal character. The above cases were all taken to the Humane Society's tent, and those requiring it were promptly attended to by Dr. ISl‘Cann. The Humane Society have 37 ice men on duty in the parks during the frost, some of whom are on duty all night, and the secretary, Mr. L. Young, makes a daily round of all the parks to see that the duty is properly performed. The Battersea and Victoria-park waters, as well as the ponds on Hampstead-heath and Clapham-common, and the lakes at the Crystal Palace, were all largely patronised by the lovers of skating. Great masses of ice were yesterday floating up and down with the tide on the Thames, and the traffic through the bridges, especially at Blackfriars, was very dan: gerous. says :—" The weather as very severe. Th ere in T E h d e in S b c n o r ts g m h a n n n o s f a y t es ur t d e a rd y a w y was a keen frost, and in addition a strong, bitter wind prevailed. There were one or two slight falls of snow during the forenoon, but, save at these in tervals, the sky was clear and by no means threat ening. In the afternoon, however, an unpleasant change occurred ; the wind increased until it blew almost a hurricane, and the snow, whi c h was fi ne ly pulverised, came down in blinding thickness, and drifted in places to a depth of several inches. To ' wards 4 o'clock the storm abated, and the night was clear though intensely cold. Sunday was a clear frosty day, with much sunshine, but no warmth. The barometer was steady, and during the night the thermometer, even on the walls of a heated build ing, fell to about 20 deg. The lochs on Saturday were crowded all day, and skaters and curlers, un deterred by the gale, enjoyed their sport with great success. Of the accident near Aberdeen the Scotsman says: —" We learn by telegraph from our Aberdeen cor respondent that a fatal collision occurred near Muchalls Station, on the Scottish North Eastern Railway, about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, be tween two pilot engines. One engine coming from Aberdeen, with a snow-plough attached to it, met another which was going north, and in the darkness they ran into each other. Thomas Cormie, fireman, and Alex. Anderson, foreman platelayer, were killed instantaneously. John Guild, pilot, however, saved himself by leaping off, when be perceived his danger from the engin e . J o h n Met h ven, th e d r i ven, h ad both legs and one of his arms broken, and his in juries were such that he died soon afterwards. The force of the collision was such that it knocked the tender to pieces, and it was one of the splinters that struck Anderson and kill e d hi m. C orm i e , a nat i ve of Markinch, leaves a wife and family, who live in Aberdeen. Robert Petrie, the fireman, was also much injured. Dr. Keith left Aberdeen for the scene of the accident in a dogcart. All the injured men were taken to Stonehaven, and were there attended to by Dr. Keith." EDINBURGH, Monday Night. About 20 mail bags from the north are overdue here. On Sunday many of the Aberdeen and Inver ness mails due on Friday and Saturday were received; but there has been again a large arrear, and no through communication has to-day taken place with Edinburgh from places north of Bair Athol on the Highland line and Montrose on the Aberdeen line. The latest telegrams from the north, however, inti mate the reopening of the communication between Perth and Aberdeen. The snow fall here has been slight, and a keen frost prevails. which competitors may be found should be duly considered. To have maintained intact traditional circumstances of harmony and happiness, whilst progressing in agricultural or industrial pursuits, is a good ground of claim; but the introduction of improvements where antagonism and suffering pre viously existed is not less meritorious. sth. The jury has not thought it right to exclude from the competition individuals or societies which, although not engaged in agricultural or manufactuk lug pur suits, have founded durable and prosperous institu tions, contributing to the propagation of good feel ing and happiness, of which it is desirable to seek the best examples. I.—GENERAL QUESTIONS WHICH APPLY TO ALL CASES. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The Ides of March are upon us. There may be frost and snow without, but the symptoms of the coming spring thicken. Streams of eloquence which have been pent up during the winter are waiting but a signal to issue forth once more. Al- ready we hear of the Parliamentary dinners which solemnise the opening of the sealed waters, and after—is it the deluge? What will it be when On iloois come ? is the thought of many a Laember now snugly ensconced in the country as he notes the signs of the advancing season. Will he be swept away clean out of mind, or will some lucky chance bear him into an eddy where he may, swiftly re volving cn his own axis, escape destruction ? This is the question which haunts the unhappy member as he looks backwards and forwards. Perhaps he is a Liberal who has always voted on the right side with a cheerfulness proportionate to his belief that nothing would come of it, and now dimly perceives that something may come of it. Perhaps he has been a Tory, stout and stubborn, and is tormented with a fear lest, like Lord Castlereagh, he may be required to turn his back upon himself. Anyhow, his peace of mind is troubled. The prospects and retrospects of many a member of the House of Commons are alike unpleasant, but we are assured that every cloud has its silver lining. If the recol lection of our own mistakes be irksome, we can divert ourselves by dwelling upon those of our neigh bours. " There is something in the misfortunes of our best friends," says the cynical Frenchman, "not unproductive of consolation, and our friends luckily are not aware of it." Among the signs heralding the coming Sessioh may be reckoned the republica tion of speeches, and it will indeed be hard if they bring us no Comfort. The Chancellor of the Ex chequer and Mr. Bright, acting, as we may sup pose, independently of each other, have resolved to reprint their speeches on Parliamentary Reform. The announcement of Mr. Disraeli's intention to collect his disquisitions on this question was first made, but, while we are still waiting for the fulfil ment of this promise, Mr. Bright's speeches have appeared. Mr. Disraeli's printer is, perhaps, a laggard ; perhaps his own Christmas holidays have been unusually prolonged ; perhaps his speeches require a great deal of editing, and the time of a Cabinet Minister is naturally somewhat occupied, However it may be, Mr. Bright has forestalled his formidable antagonist, and is first at the post. We cannot help regretting that it was thought advis able to include in the eightpenny pamphlet before us, the price of which might have been increased for the purpose, a reprint of the collection Mr. Bright published eight years ago. A certain repetition —a harping on the same theme with little variation of treatment, and no marks of progress, might, no doubt, have been observable ; but the earlier collec tion has long been out of print, and it would h ave been well to take the opportunity of giving it to the world anew. Mr. Bright's speeches are un- questionably the best thing about him ; hiswarniest admirers will probably allow that the legislation he has from time to time proposed gives little promise of practical statesmanship ; while his fiercest op ponents, if their ignorance be not equal to their dis like, must admit that in his own style of robust and manly eloquence he is without an equal. But we must be content with the speeches delivered since the end of last session, in the absence of a com- plete collection, and, indeed, they exhibit pretty fully the character of the speaker and the simplicity of his plans of Parliamentary Reform. All the sub stance of Mr. Bright's political philosophy is here. His reasoning is always transparent, and, indeed, it is impossible to glance through this little pamphlet without understanding why he should be regarded with dislike by one large section of his countrymen and with distrust by a still larger number. Mr. Bright himself is, we believe sincerely, unable to comprehend why he should be the object of such feelings. The only explanation he can discover for the fact lies in the resentful arrogance of a proud aristocracy, or the natural depravity of the human heart. Dispassionate observers can be at no loss for reasons more satisfactorily explaining why men differ from Mr. Bright. We are not speak ing of the fanatical outbursts of those who have re ritorial legislation, for instance, will open a wide and important field for this, particularly in Utah. An initiatory step in this direction has been taken by Senator Howard, of Michigan, who offered the other day an amendment to the amendments re ported by the Committee on Territories to the bill of last session to regulate the selection of grand and petit jurors in Utah, and for other purposes. The most significant feature in this amendment is the following clause :--" And if any person 01;11 presual . .; to sol,nnuise marriage in said Ter ritory who is not by this act authorised so to do, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and, upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the Penitentiary not exceeding six months, nor less than one month, or both, at the discretion of the 1. Name of the establishment. Where situated. Full postal adaress. 2. Name of the proprietor or body of proprietors. 3. Name in full, description and address of the correspondent or secretary of the institution. 4. Principal object of the esta blishment. 5. By -whom was it formed ? 6. When was it established ? 7. Have the works or the institution ever been suspended ? If so, for how long, at what date, and from what cause ? 8. State the number of persons employed, or received into the institution-Adult males, ; females Youngpersons.-Within the ages of and males; ; females, . Children.-Males, females, . And the average number in each during ten years. 9. Are there any restric tions or qualifications for admission or employ ment in labour, namely :-Age, and at what age ? Instruction ? Apprenticeship, or other period of service ? 10. What is the proportion of married females employed? 11. What regulations are made to enable them to attend to their families and do mestic duties ? 12. Are any arrangements made for the protection of young females, whose employ ment necessitates their leaving home? 13. Has the establishment been remunerative or otherwise ? 14. Is any pecuniary assistance received from the Go vernment, or from any other body not participating in the profits ? If so, define its nature and amount. 15. Has the establishment any special privilege, or monopoly of any kind, and what is its nature ? 15a. Enclose a copy of all rules framed for the government of the establishment, or any informa tion which may specially refer to it, and any plans of the buildings. 11.-IN ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE ANY DESCRIPTION OF MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTIVE LABOUR IS CARRIED ON, STATE -16. Of how many partners does the establishment consist ? 17. Is their pecuniary responsibility limited? 18. Is the capital divided into shares, or owned in parts ? If so, how many, and of what amount or in what proportions? 19. During the last five years, what has been the average yearly profit per Cent., and in what proportion, and according to what principle, bas it been divided among-1. The partners or shareholders ; 2. The workpeople ; 3. Any other persons ; 4. Devoted to capital, or other purposes? 20. What are the daily number of hours of work at the establishment, exclusive of meal times ? 21. What are the average weekly wages now earned-By a family ;by a single work man ? What are the highest weekly wages ? What are the lowest ? 22. Have any, and what systems been adopted (payment by the piece or other) to stimulate the industry of the workpeople ? 23. Have dwellings, at the cost of the establishment, been provided for the workpeople ? of what charac ter ? when erected ? how many ? and at what cost ? 24. Wh a t are t h e average wee kly rents paid for such dwellings-By a family ;by a single workman? 25. Are any, and what regulations made and en forced relative to periodical cleansing of the dwellings and workshops? 26. Is there any co-operative society or arrangement amongst the workmen for the purchase of food or clothing, and how is the manageme nt pro vided and paid for ? 27. Do the employers contri bute in any way ? 28. Is the system of truck in any form adopted ? Are any payments made except in money to persons employed? 29 . Is any p rovision made by the proprietors, or by the workpeople themselves, for medical attendance in cases of sick ness ? are any, and what, allowances made to them, or in cases of death for their burial, and from what funds? 30. State the proportion to the average of the locality of the deaths of the workpeople employed ; their marriages, ; births legitimate, ; illegitimate, . 31. State the average duration of life of the workpeople :- Adult males, ; adult females, ; children, . 32. State if any, and what, provision is made for the education of the workpeople and their children, and from what funds provided. 33. State what provision is made for their religious teaching. 34. State what provision is made for their mental or physical recreation. 35. Is any arrangement made to promote temperance, and what proportion of the workpeople avail themselves of it ? 36. Are any plans adopted for taking charge of the savings of workpeople ? 37. How long have they been in opera tion? 38. What is the number of the contributors, and the averageamount of their savings? 39. Are there any instances of savings invested inlife assurance and to what extent ? 40. Hav any, and how many, of the workpeople, by means of their savings, become possessed of houses? 41. Have they joined any trades' union, or formed any such union among themselves ? 42. Have such unions had any, and what, influence upon their hours, or modes of labour, or their rate of wages ? 43. Have their been any strikes among the workpeople ? 41. State at what period, of what duration, and the alleged causes. 45. By what means and on what conditions were they terminated ? 46. Have any trade unions interfered with the management of the establishment ? And if so, give all parti culars. 47. Has the establishment given rise to any hostile combinations among the manufacturers or workpeople of the locality ? 48. Has it had any, and what, effects upon the poor's rate of the parish ? 111.-IF THE ESTABLISHMENT BE ONE IN WHICH NO MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTIVE LABOUR IS CARRIED ON, OR FORMS PART OF THE PLAN, STATE--- 49. The express nature and objects of the institution. 50. By whom is it managed ? 51. What is its gross annual income, and whence derived ? 52. What are the annual expenses o f management, and of collection where subscrip tions are paid ? 53. What are the number of paid officers ? 54. And their salaries? 55. The condi tions on which the inmates are commonly received, and the average duration of their stay in the insti tution. 56. The weekly cost of the inmates per head ; if entirely, or in what proportion, it is defrayed from the funds of the institution, or in what other way. 57. Is any, and what, money allowance made to the inmates, and any, and what gratuity given to them on leaving the institution ? 58. State what has been the total yearly cost during the last five years. 59. Answer as in previous questions with regard to sickness (No. 29), education (No. 32), religious teaching (No. 33), recreation (No. 34), temperance (No. 35). 60. What has been the average sum spent under each of these heads during each of the last five years? 61. By whom and under what control are the funds managed ? 62. Have you any other information to offer on this subject or in regard specially to your establishment ? Signed by , , Manager, , Public officer of the establishment. We certify that we are well informed of the management of the above establishment, and that we believe the foregoing statements to be true. N.B. The above certificate must be signed by at least two of the magistrates, or one magistrate and clergyman, or other well-known person residing in the locality. I ADVERTISEMENT. Holloway's Pills.— Th e G ran d Secret.—With the fogs and foul vapours of winter ill health will creep in unless the blood from time to time be purified, and noxious matters expelled from the body. In this matter the^public may be its own physician. Hollo way's pills may be purchased at a trifling cost ; instruc tions for taking them will be furnished with the pills, and a little attention, with a few restrictions, will enable per sons to keep themselves in health under very trying cir cumstances. These pills act as alteratives, tonics, and aperients. Holloway's medicine should find a place in every house and home, where it should be ready for in stant administration when the slightest symptom gives warning of approaching indisposition. cently been doing their best on the hustings, or under the excitement of Conservative tea parties, to further the ends they dread. Liberals of unimpeachable character stand aloof from the member for Birmingham. We find in these speeches an expression of regret that Mr. Baines had declined to appear at one of the meet ings he addressed. It is not very long since Miss Martineau—whose faults are certainly neither timidity nor illiberality -- denounced Mr. Bright as a representative demagogue. It would be easy to multiply instances of such feeling, and the pamphlet now published shows how it arises. If we use Miss Martineau's phrase, we do so in no offensive sense, but it is because Mr. Bright is in herently a demagogue that his influence is distrusted. Mr. Bright's power is purchased at the cost of breadth of view. Inflamed at the sight of what he deems, and often rightly deems, to be an injustice, he hurries to its reparation without taking count of the mischief he may do in the process. Like the cannon-ball, he goes "shattering that he may reach," if not " shattering what he reaches." His concep tions of a State are alike crude and superficial. He has never said anything to lead us to believe that he has conceived a nation as containing an infinite num ber of classes, the members of which may and should pass from one to the other, but which always remain themselves to maintain by their varied tastes, habits, and culture a healthy and vigorous national life. On the contrary, Mr. Bright's arguments and plans of Reform point to a national uniformity, which is not redeemed by any touch of loftiness. His pattern nation would consist of men moulded after one fashion. His pattern Legislative Assembly would not be a deliberative body furnished with every variety of thinkers so much as an assemblage of men of the same opinions shortly determining ou the same ends. If we may borrow the party names of the United States, we may say that Mr. Bright is naturally a Democrat rather than a Republican, though accident has thrown his sympathies in the contrary direction. It is a consequence of the de fect we have noticed that Mr. Bright should be un able to see why people differ from him, though it ca nnot excuse an impatience which refuses to try and comprehend the grounds of difference. Mr. Bright is thus habitually, if not wilfully, unjust. A single instance may be cited out of the many with which the pamphlet before us abounds. Referring to Lord Stanley's speech on the amendment to the Franchise Bill of last session, Mr. Bright says that it led to the conclusion that Lord Stan ley would give no votes to any of the working classes until he saw by the distribution of seats that these votes could be of no use to them. No charge could be more unfounded, and none could be more characteristic of the accuser. Indeed, it is impos sible that such a misinterpretation could be made, except by one who had narrowed his mind so as not to admit the existence of opinions sincerely differing from his own. If the collection of Mr. Bright's speeches impress us only too strongly with the same sense of the partiality of vision, the narrowness of thought, the injustice of judgment which we felt in reading each when it was delivered, we shall not copy the speaker's e rrors i n therefore d enounc i ng his speeches as vain. The usefulness of the Member for Birmingham in the body politic is sadly marred by these defects, but his great gifts cannot be ren dered wholly worthless. Much of his labour has to be counteracted ; but he still does service in urging us forward. The main fault of Mr. Bright lies, however, in an impatience of mental labour. In the first of the speeches before us he told the people of Birmingham how well he remembered 1832, when his young heart was stirred by the trumpet blast that was then sounded. The impressions of early manhood are always those most vividly pre served ; but it is to be feared that Mr. Bright has done little or nothing to correct the first judgments of his youth. There is nothing in these speeches, there is nothing in his political career to induce us to suppose that he has modified one opinion or ad vanced one hair's breadth since the time of the Re form Bill. The ideal of representative institutions to which his speeches point consist of household, if not universal, suffrage, equal electoral districts, and vote by ballot; and, it would seem that he bas never for a moment doubted the justice or wisdom of a creed which is founded entirely on the prin ciples of Lord Grey's Bill. In the years which have passed since 1832 men have discovered the Radical defects of a scheme which, if realised, would destroy representation altogether, but Mr. Bright has been unaffected by this growth in knowledge. As he goes from town to town addressing meeting after meeting he reproduces arguments which are of no force, except in supporting ideas of legislation which may be pronounced obsolete. The arguments are embellished from time to time by quotations from the rhetorical poets ; but they are no otherwise varied. This absence of growth springs, possibly, from the impatience which is the root of Mr. Bright's other faults ; but it is in itself a main cause why the men of the younger generation are repelled from his side, and his apparently studied ignorance of all that has been written or spoken for the past thirty years on Reform justifies their refusal to ac cept him as a Reformer and a guide. THE AMERICAN PRESS. Our claim to be a nation has been vindicated, and it must be confirmed by the energy with which from a new point of departure, we shall swiftly ad vance along the path of empire. Without wasting time in attempting petty and spiteful encroach- rnents upon the executive powers of the President, Congress will now have ample scope for the exercise of its own legitimate constitutional functions. Ter- court." This is a direct blow at polygamy as practised among the Saints in Utah; for it extends to that territory the provisions of common law enforced elsewhere in this country, which prohibit magistrate or minister from solemnising a marriage between a man and a woman when either party to the con tract has already a, wife or a husband. If this amendment be adopted by Congress, and enforced by legal and military authority, Brigham Young and the Mormon elders may well tremble lest they lose even the heaven-delegated anti ority which they will plead in opposition to it. Of course, all the Mormons in Salt Lake City will groan over this profane interference by Gentiles with what they deem their sacred right of regulating marriage by the rules of their own Church. Nor will there be wanting, perhaps, some opponents to it among the strangers within their gates. Certain Gentiles, there and elsewhere, may contend that, inasmuch as marriage is legally re cognised in this country (in the State of New York for example) only as a civil contract, and as all acts of legislation are ultimately dependent for their force upon public opinion, Senator Howard's amendment would prove virtually a dead letter, so long as public opinion in Utah should remain irre concilably hostile opposed to it. The change in public opinion as to the matter of slavery has wrought a change in the laws relating to it, cancelling or ren dering obsolete those which, as the exponent of a different public opinion, formerly sanctioned and sustained it. A similar change of public opinion as to marriage might leaven legislation concerning it, either changing the laws entirely or practically nullifying them. Nay, shrill voices have scarcely ceased echoing in the halls of Cooper Institute (where the Women's Rights Convention has just been held), which predicted that the move ment for equal rights, irrespective of sex or colour, is bound to be successful, and will end by giving women votes, simply by the force of an inevitable change in public opinion. Now, as there must be two or more women to one man in each polygamous marriage—" seven women laying hold of one man" in the good timecoming which is anticipated by these petticoated philanthropists—the women will be the principal parties to the contract in question, and when they shall come to express public opinion by voting, legislation may finally pass into their hands. And is any man competent to say what their deci sion may be ? Seriously, now that the old laws of the Church have been so generally annulled by society, and a fatal facility of divorce exists in the Eastern States, while polygamy flourishes in Utah, it is high time that thoughtful men and women should thoroughly study a subject in which our social and national life is so deeply involved. They should not overlook such tendencies as are indicated by Senator Howard's amendment towards recogni tion of its importance and definite legislation regard ing it.—New York Herald. The New York Herald first announced Mor monism at its very birth, and closely watching its extraordinary growth, has frequently called attention to its possible influence as a disturbing force amidst the social, religious, and political elements of our American system. Philosophical foreigners have thus been led to study Mormonism as a problem which struck many of them as not less difficult and dangerous within its sphere than the problem of slavery. Its vital importance has at length engaged the practical attention of Con gress. Not only Brigham Young and his seventy • elders, the apostles, bishops, missionaries, a nd other eminent saints of Mormondom, together ' with their wives and children, " too numerous to mention," but all families throughout the land are I interested in the results of Senator Howard's blow at polygamy. Polygamy was denounced in the initial platform of the dominant Republican„ party as one of the " twin relics of barbarism, and it behoves this party to do all that apprO ' priate legislation can effect towards its anni hilation. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER.-JAN. 12. A scanty supply of wheat met a ready sale at is per qr• advance. Fine barley sold at very extreme prices, and ia" ferior qualities were in good demand at late rates. Beau° and peas scarce, and is per qr. dearer. Wheat, white C4s 70s Beans, Mazagan......33a 409 red 62s 673 Middle and stnall._443 443 Barley ........ 42a 663 Peas, white 383 429 Oat 4 .. —a - s grey —303 42° CHELMSFORD-JAN. 11. The market was fairly supplied with wheat, and millo: 5 and merchants showing an inclination to buy a good busi ness was done at the rates of last week. Spring corn 01 all descriptions remain as last quoted. Mice, old white....s2s 663 Peas, Partridge 41s 433 new , .E, s en White..32s 363 old red %Os 593 B,iling .. new. 50s 583 Dun.... ..... 3Bs 400 Barley.... 26s 336 dit!o, new....--s --a Chevalier —8 —s Beans, Tick, old ......408 459 tirrincl,ng - 58 30s new. ...38s 423 Malt sBs 603 Harrow i icks.42s 46 ' Chevalier Gus 628 new.... tO3 4', 4 , 6 , Oats .• • 2ls 27s Mazagan . ..... :93 4" GRANTHAM-JAN. 12. Old white wheat, 65s to 725; old red, 60s to 68s ; no W white, 68s to 71s ; new red, 56s to 64s per 36 stone. Bar ley for malting, 38s to 455 per qr. ; grinding, 30s to 34s PI 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 32 s ; new, 25 s t o 30 s per 2 stone. Beans, old, 42's to 52s ; new, 39s to 46s per 38 ston e ' Peas, 35s to 40s per 36 stone. NORTHAMPTON—JAN. 12. New white wheat, 58s to 655; new red, 4Gs to 64s ; old white, 62s to 68s; old red, 61s to G6s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 42s to 51 s p er qr . ; gr i n di ng, 29 s to 36 s per "- stone. Oats, old, 26s to 33s ; new, 23s to 32s per 24 stone' Beans, old, 46s to 49s ; new, 42s to 45s per 38 stone. I' o '-' s ' 38s to 42s per 36 stone. ABERDEEN—JAN. 11. At our market to-day wheat was in good supply, mid the trade was inactive, at about former terms. White wheat 52s Od to 60s OD 62/ bushel. Red wheat 48s Od to 55s Od; Potato oats 24s Od to 26s Od } 401 b l i l bushel' 11 Common oats • 23s Gd to 25 s Od Bore 31s Od to 328 Gd 531b-1 bushel. Barley 3 2 s Od to 33 s Odi Oatmeal 20s Gd to 2 1 s Gd it boll of 2 8 p 10° Flour, fine 43s Od to 50s Gd ll sack of 2 80* 1 KIRKCALDY—JAN. 12. Good supplies of wheat, barley, and oats. All Idu cl° sold freely at a rise of 6d per qr. Wheat. Barley. Oats. First 5Gs Od i 31s d 22s Oct t - econd :Os Od 1 38s Od 2.38 Od 1 Third 6ls 0.1 4 s Od 29s Od COAL MARKET. Price per tou at 1. 1 .1 u eluee of the market. s. d. s. 0 6 Lambert's W.Hartley 16 9 Walls End Iletton ... 24 6 lletton Lyons ........ '22 3 Cassop Tees Wentham Ships at market, 15—sold. 7. The Austrian Government has issued an amno t i for all offences against the press law, and relieving the newspaper from all leg a l cons e quen ces of th sentences which have been passed upon them. Births. O r DEANE—On the 9th ult., at Madras, the Hon. Mrs. 1 3 ° 13 Doane, of twins. MORTIMORE—On the 14th inst., at 5, Hyde-park-terr a o l Kensington-gore, the wife of Foster Mortinioro, ES(1•1 a 808. PEEL—On the 12th inst., at 2, Hesketh-terraco, Tor' °4' the Hon. Mrs. Fred. Peel, of a son. RAVEN—On the 12th inst., at 63, Ililldrop-crescent, I•T' Mrs. John Raven, of a daughter. Marriages. COLES—MARsHALL—On the 19th ult. at at All Souls' Ch,t, ll Langham-place, Charles IL Coles, ' Esq , of the 9th "'"t; bay N. 1., eldest son of George oles,.Esq., of Bta b ' 4 lll Mary Anne, thi r d d aug ht er o f th e l a t e W m . 3larsb‘ Esq., of Beckenhatn, Kent. 0 3 1 WE the 27th ult., at St. Jo h„ - 0 Evangelist's, Clifton, Alfred Sheldon, youngest sl 3t et the late J. G. Williams, Esq., to Ilartiet, second dtluvvia" of the late Rev. T. Stevenson, rector of St. Peter's , chester. Deaths. i Ol ARGLES —On the 13th inst., at Hampstead, Edwd. A e Esq., aged 64. tl O ATTKINS —On the 13th inst., at Langley House, Thio kol Rev. Henry T. Attkins, aged 69. u tlit HAWKER—On the 11th inst., at Seventrees, Plyr a° James Hawker, Esq., aged 37. _„ of MAITLAND —On the 14th inst., Henry Maitland, Ems" Abchurch-yard, aged 72. ire' WATsoN—On the 12th inst., at Bitteswell, Leicester° Thomas Watson, Esq., aged 62. eqSi i ! YORKE-0 n the 10th inst., at Plas-y-Gwernant, New_ ' yti- Emlyn, James C. Yorke, Esq., late Captain in We Dragoon Guards, aged 51. _....e.,' London : Printed gad Published by WU. LIAM AN./:;" of No. 112, strand, Painter at Tnn Sun ()dloe, I %, °. ist of Strand, in the remind of the Sam, in the GO" Middleaex.--Tueaday, January 15,1567. _