The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-07 00:00:00

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Sixth Epoch.--The Middle Ages, from the begin. ning of the twelfth century down to and inclusive of the reign of Louis XI. (1483).—Sculpture (statuary and decorative), ivories, wood carvings, furniture, bronzes, coins, seals, plate, jewellery, weapons and armour, manuscripts, miniatures, niello work, champleve enamels glazed, pottery, stained glass, tapestry, tissues, embroidery, clothing, &c. Seventh Epoch.—The Renaissance, from Charles down to Henry IV. (1610). --Sculpture (,tatu.o.ry and decorative), ivories, wood carvings, carved furniture, bronzes, coins, medals, seals, plate, jewellery, arms and armour, cutlery, clocks, minia tures, manuscripts, painted enamels, glazed ear t h en ware, Henri IL ware and Palissy ware, glass and stained glass, tapistry, tissues embroidery, book binding, &c. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE.—This Day AND COMMEROTiL INTELLIGENCE, REVISED OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. The work of the Exhibition has commenced. There are no notices flowing from the English exe cutive ; there is little interchange of official talk, and, probably, the rules and regulations which we are now about to publish in extenso, will form the con cluding chapter of the business proclamations. These rules and regulations relate to the exhibition of work comprised in Group I—Fine Arts. At the begining of December we published a brief precis of these rules and regulations, which have been submitted to the owners of objectl of art as distinct instructions. They run thus, verbatim et seriatim. The following works will be admitted for Exhibition— VICTORIA CLUB-THIS DAT. A meeting of Delegates from Trade, Friendly, and Temperance Societies, and branches of the Reform League, was held last evening in Sussex-hall, Bou verie-street, for the purpose of considering the ar rangements for the Reform Demonstration to be held in London on Monday next. Mr. Edmond Beales took the chair, and remarked that the para graph in the Queen's Speech, and all that had been said in Parliament, made the demonstration of Mon day More necessary than ever. An address to Mr. Gladstone, drawn up by the Chairman, was read and approved by the meeting. The following revis e d p rog ramme of the proceed ings of the meeting o n M on d a y next was approved unanimously : The procession to form in the following order : Two Farriers mounted, one Farrier mounted, gene ral body of Farriers, three abreast, mounted ; two standard-bearers, mounted ; two messengers, mounted ; Marshal of the provincial branches, the provincial branches (which are to assemble in Tra falgar-square at 1 o'clock) ; Mr. Cremer, mounted Marshal of No. 1, or west division ; trades, branches, and societies from west, wezt central, and central districts, to march from Trafalgar-square at 2. Mr. Bannister, mounted Marshal of No. 2, or northern division ; trades, societies, and branches from north, nor th-eastern, and north-western districts, to as semble in Leicester-square at 1 o'clock, and march to Trafalgar-square at 1.30. Mr. Murtle, mounted Marshal of No. 3, or southern division ; trades, so cieties, and branches of south, south-eastern, and south-western districts assemble in Birdcage-walk, at 1 o'clock, and march thence for Trafalgar-square at 1.30. Mr. Coffey, mounted Marshal of No. 4, or eastern division ; trades, societies, and branches from east and central districts to assemble in Russell square at 1 o'clock and march to Trafalgar-square at 1.30. Mr. Brighty, mounted Marshal of No. 5, or Temperance Division. The temperance societies are to assemble at Lincoln's-inn-fields at 1 o'clock, and proceed to Trafalgar-square at 1.30 ; °pea car riage • No. 1 containing Mr. Beaks, president ; Messrs. Nicholay and Dell, treasurers ; and Mr. Howell, secretary of the Reform League ; carriages containing members of tho Executive Council of the Reform League, carriages containing deputations from the National Reform Union Northern Depart ment of the Reform League, Midland Department of the Reform League, the Oxford Reform League, the Newcastle-on-Tyne Reform League, the Scotch Reform League, the Irish Reform League, the Lon don Working Men's Association, &c. Among the trade and friendly societies which have signified their intention of taking part in the demonstration are the following :—Council and six branches of the Amalgamated Engineers, Council and branches of the Iron Founders' Society,Council and 37 branches of the Society of Amalgamated Carpenters, Council and several branches of the Amalgamated Cord wainers' Society ; the Council and branches of the Operative Brick of the Op makerse ra t (twoNTe B b r i r c a k n l a c h y e e sr; three e t branchesy, Steam engine Makers' Society, five divisions of Farriers, ten branches of the Operative Tailors' Society, eight branches of the Operative Plasterers' Society, Or ganbuilders, several branches of the Operative Painters' Society, members of the International Working Men's Association, Brasscock Founders, several branches of the Wood and Tin Pack ing-case Makers' Society, the Social Friends' Society, the Chelsea 'Working Men's Associa tion, six branches of the Operative Ma sons' Society, three branches of the Thames Lightermen and Watermen's Society, three branches of the Hand-in-Hand Coopers' Society, Upholsterers' Trimming Society, 10 branches of the Coach Painters and Coach Bodyniakers' Society, ironplate workers, the Coopers' Society, East-end Curriers (two branches), six branches of West-end Cabinetmakers' Society, Hatters' Society, tallow chandlers, seamen, the Old Friends' Society, iron moulders, smiths, carvers and gilders, shipwrights, braziers, bakers, silver trades, Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Society, curriers, &c. The temperance societies, which will comprise some 3,000 members, including the following:--Paddington " Lifeboat" Crew ; North Loudon, Chelsea, Peckham, and Vauxhall " Lifeboat" Crews. There wi'l be also among the temperance societies 18 Phoenix Lodges. The procession will move at 2 o'clock precisely from Trafalgar-square, and proceed to the Agricultural hall, Islington, by the following route :—Pall-mall, St. James's-street, Piccadilly, Regent-street, Ox ford-street, Langharn-place, Portland-place, Park crescent, Euston-road, and Pentonville-road. On the arrival of the head of the procession in High street, Islington, the first three divisions will pass Liverpool -road and enter the hall from the Liver pool-road entrance. The th'_rd or south division, on arriving at the junction of Liverpool-road and High-street, will proceed towards Islington-square, and enter the hall at the High-street entrance. The Marshal-in-Chief (Colonel Dickson) will be dis tinguished by a tricolour and a white scarf, and the two Deputy Marshals (Messrs. Langley and Brad laugh) by tricolour (white, green, and red) scarves and armlets. Th e Di v i s i onal M ars hals will wear tricolour (gree n , red, and blue) scarves, and the Foot Marshals s as h es o f t h e same tricolour. Speculation to-day was principally confined to the Lir e ., colushire Handicap, for which Christmas Carol was agcl u in request, and at sto 1 met with support, though no,t to large amounts, which, however, would have been inv,•ested at half a point more. Offers to bet bar ono were -nume rous, but Mount Palantine was friendless. Ater 25 to 1 had been booked about last year's favourite, Copen hagen, 20 to 1 was noted down to win about a thousand, and Problem was supported nt her quoted price. Longdown was backed fur a " century" at 25 to 1 for the City and Suburban, for which event Abergeldie was "put up," and au offer of 25 to 1 at once snapped up. The Rake was in better order for the Derby, an offer of 9 to 1 being readily accepted to £125. The Liverpoo r S t o e t i e l l t e l a „ ile i i n ite cha a ' d fc a s t w e his h 'a' un c s i d u s r o c e t a c d r d s c . e l l ) 3 1; ee at t mentioned.lvhi ehe Survey,w a showever invested TWELVE O'CLOCK. ALTERATION OF TIIE BANK RATE. To -day the minimum rate of discount at the Bank of England Las been placed at 3 per cent. The last date at which this low rate was current was June 15, 1865. This change is important ; and, u nfortunately for commercial logic, it is proved by practical results that mercantile interests are chilled and reactionary by the fever of the early summer last year, when there was a 10 per cent. rate, ple thora, failures, and increased distrust. There is something wholesome in the movement made by the authorities, because it is time that money should d escend to its lowest marketable point, in order that the superfluity of available cash may bring about confidence, and force it into legitimate channels, to the benefit of the investor, and for the welfare of the trading community of the kingdom. The biddings for bills on India took place to-day at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were --to Calcutta 17,75,700r5. (£177,570) ;to I\ladras, 2 ,96,400r5.; and to Bombay, 15,00,000r5. (£150,000.) The minimum price was fixed as before, at 1 S• 104 d. on all the presidencies. Tenders at 18. lOid. Calcutta and Madras will receive in full, an d on Bombay about 51 per cent. All tenders above that price will receive in full. To-morrow a call of £2 10s. will become due on the shares of Bolkow, Vaughan, and Co., the aggregate amount being £62,500. The Imperial Union Assurance Company, during the month of January, received 79 proposals for the insurance of £23,450, the annual premium of which amount s to £747 3s. 10d. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are steady, at 38 40, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 31 34. At a meeting, held to-day, of the London and County Bank, the report of the directors was adopted, recommending the payment of the usual dividend of 6 per cent., together with a b)nus of 8 per cent, for the half-year, both free of income tax. The dividend for the whole year 1866 will thus be 25 per cent. Messrs. Fowler and Co., brewers of the celebrated Prestonpans ales, having disposed of their business to a Limited Liability Company, have appointed Mr. R. T. Strangman, of 37, Broad-street Build ings, their London agent. The traffic returns of the railways in the United Kingdom for the past week, compared with the corresponding period of last year, are, with a few exceptions, of a favourable character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2,016 ; on the North-Western, of £256 ; on the Brighton, of £631 ; on the Midland, of £1,555 ; on the South- Eastern, of £207 ; on the Great Northern, of £ 3 ,435 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £2,707 ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £192 ; and ou the London, Ch a th am, an d D over, of £5BO ; while the South -Western exhibits a decrease of ; the North-Eastern, of £1,768; the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,431 ; and the (Treat Eastern, of £1,021. Do 3 per Cell _ Do. Defemd Do Laud .larrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 651 Do 41 per Cent., 1805 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Portaguese 3 per Ct.,1853'6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 434 itussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9l Do 44 per Cont. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 iv' Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1861 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid 874 Do. do. £25 paid l4 21424 pm Sardinian 5 per Cent 1)o. Account - Vpanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Class I.—Painting in Oil—Paintings on canvas, panels, and on other grounds. Class 2.—Oilier Paintings and Drawings.— Miniature, water colour paintings ; pastels - and drawings of all kinds ; paintings 9u enamel, earthenware, and china ; cartoons for stain-d glass, frescoes, water glass, &c. Class 3.—Sculpture and Die Sinking.—Sculptpr2 in the round, in high-relief, in bas-relief, repousse work and chasing. Medals, cameos, engraved stones. Niello work. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 5 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Mount Palatine (offered) 20 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Problem (taken) 20 to 1 agst Historian (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 7 agst Surney (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fan (taken) Eighth Epoch.—The • Reign of Louis XII. and Louis XIV. (1610 to 1713).--Sculpture, ivories, wood carving, carved furniture, bronzes, coins, metals, seals, plate, jewellery, weapons, clocks, miniatures, manuscripts, painted enamels, Nevus and Rouen pottery, Rouen and St. Cloud china, marquetry, bookbinding, tapestry, tissues, em broidery, &c. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 25 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 ngst Plaudit (taken) 10 to 1 bar one (offered) DERBY. 900 to 100 agst The Rake (taken) 12 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dragon (taken) Class 4.—Architectural designs and models. Studies and details. Elevations and plans of build ings. Restorations based upon existing ruins or documents. Ninth Epoch.—The Reign of Louis XV. (1715 to 1775). —Objects of a nature analogous to those enumerated for the proceeding period, vernis Martin, Chantilly, Mennecy, Vincennes, and Sevres china ; Moustiers, Marseilles, .Alsace, Lorraine, Picardy, &e., pottery. Passive Do Do Acceant 22i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent:_, Class s.—Engraving and lithography. Etchings, line engravings, mezzotints, aquatints. Coloured engravings, wood engravings. Lithographs and chromolithographs. The following w; 1 1 not be re ceived :-1. Ropes, except engravings and ?tho graphs, including those which reproduce a work in a manner different to that of the original. 2. o'l paintings, miniatures, water colors paintings, pastels, designs and cartoons for stained glx-s and frescoes, without frames. 3. Sculpture in unbaked clay. The Exhibition will open on the Ist April, 1867 and will close on the 31st October following. All works must have been executed since the Paris Ex hibition of 1855. The admission of works by foreign artists is left in the hands of the commission repre senting the different governments in the Exhibition. No works will therefore be admitted to the Exhibi tion if not sent with the authorisation and under the seal of the foreign commission. Do. ‘li per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do. Account Tenth Epoch.—The Reign of Louis XVI. and the Revolution (1775 to 1800). RACING FIXT Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account . • Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 55 61 51 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 — Do. 4 per Cont. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 3l 2 Ditto 11 per Cent. — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cont. 1851, Ex. 251. Do. Account 541 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 90 1; -1. Do. March Account 9Ol 91 RES FOR 1867. TARY. West Drayton q6 Derby PORTUGAL. FEBR Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring Nottingham 26 LISBON, Feb, 6. The Chamber of Deputies are discussing the motion for a reform of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. A modification of the Cabinet is rumoured to be imminent. MAI Liverpool Spriug Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Bromley Epsom Spring 2t Lowes Spring . 28 Croxton Park 29 Ili. AP Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Craven 8 Abergavenny _ _ Tliirsk Newmarket Jst Spring 22 I)urha►u Catterick Chester Sti AMERICA. (By ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The House of Representatives has passed a reso lution instructing the Committee of Ways and Means to report a bill to prevent the further con traction of the currency during the current year. The In►nan steamer City of Paris arrived out to-day. Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath Harpenden Epsom. Croydon Newton 2'J The Imperial commission will not correspon d directly with foreign exhibitors. All communica tions must be made through the medium of the com mission which represents them. Works must be sent in the name of the artist. No work can be exhibited contrary to the wish of the artist by whom it is executed. _ _ Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer 12 Hampton B ° i ti b i u h r a y m 1 Club 7 18 I Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer . 26 I Newcastle .. 25 Ipswich. 27 I Worcester Summer 27 'LY. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. J U Carlisle Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 BOW-STREET. THE JAMAICA INSURRECTION. No work'of art, or object exhibited in the Exhi bition Building, or in the Park, may be drawn, copied, or reproduced in any manner whatever, without the authority of the exhibitor, who is the author of it. The Imperial commission reserves to itself the right to authorise the taking of general views of the Exhibition. Down Royal Cuiporatn l7 Stamford Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood This morning, Mr. Fitzjames Stephens, with Mr. H Payne, attended before Sir T. Henry to renew the applica tion for warrants against General Neilson and Lieutenant Brand for the wilful murder of Gordon. A witness named William Desborough, No. 1, Tenny son-street, South, said that ho was acquainted with Lieutenant Brand, and had soon him going in and out of Lane's Hotel, St. Alba.n's-place, Regent-street. Mr. Stephens, in applying for the warrant against Lieut. Brand, said that nothing could be further from the wish of all concerned than that any personal indignity not posi - tively required by law should be offered to those gentle men; and if those who were more familiar than him sol f with such matters could devise any means by which they could bo spared the humility of being taken into custody the prosecution would be glad to consent to it. Ho wished to know whether it would be permitted, but the officer should give Lieutenant Brand notice a warrant was issued, but that if he would give his word to appear he need not actually bo taken into custody. Sir T. Henry said that power could hardly bo entrusted to the officer that served the warrant. Ripon AUG a Brighton Brighton Cluu 8 Lewes Eghain ... . l3 Wolverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford .... 13 Hastings York August UST. Dover West Drayton 22 Plymouth Oauterbury Derby .. Lichfield Weymouth Tunbridge lliden Baden No work of art, or object exhibited, may be re moved before the close of the Exhibition, without the special authority of the Imperial commission. Furthermore, to prevent misunderstanding, and to save the contributor trouble, the English Execu tive forwarded a label to be affixed to the back of the frame (not the canvas) of the picture, in which were to be set forth the Christian name and surname of the artist, the title of the work, and the name and address of the proprietor. A printed columnar table was appended, in which was to be inserted the list of the works solicited for exhibition. In this table were furnished the title of the work, the art;st's name, and the value for insurance. Two O'CLOCK. Money, long locked up, is comi ng i n t o ac ti ve p l ay . This has been instanced by the investments made In all Government securities, British and foreign. It would have been noticed by those who have recently watched th e mar k ets that a cons id era b le abso rpt i on of English Stock, C on ti n ental and Colo nialhas taken place. To-day there has been 114 impuls e t o this process, attributed to tho reduc tion of the rate of discount, but solely produced by th e general belief in the old aphorism, that when affairs reach their worst they mend. The latest quotations of Consols are 90/ to 90f for money, and 9 01 to 91 for the March account, showing an in crease of per cent. BMost Foreign Stocks are higher, especially Turkish 0115 , Spa n i s h P assive and Certificates. Subjoined Some of the latest quotations :—Turkish 5 per Cents. 313. ; M ex i can st oc k, 17a ; Greek Bonds, 14 1 n 14i ; Spanish P ass i ve , 22} ; Certificates, 14i 1 ; and the Italian 5 per Cents., 1861, 54 a. The Russian Loan Scrip has advanced to 2 2i prem., and the Chihli Loan Scrip to d prem. , American Securities have in one or two instances been rather firmer. Erie Shares have advanced I, to 40 40i ; United States 5-20 Bonds are at 72i /, a nd Illinoi s Sh ares at 80f 81. Business in the Railway Share Market has been more animated, and prices generally have tended 11 P w ards• Great Eastern have improved 1, and Lancashire and Yorkshire and North-Western each While Midland and South-Eastern have each declined k. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, at about previous quotations. In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been a very moderate amount of business entered into, but prices generally have shown a slight improve /tent. SEPT. Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon IMBER. Richmond l7 Ilendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 24 OCT Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Newmarket 2d October 7 OBER. j Bedford Cheltenham l5 I Newmarket Houghton MBE R. 1 Leamington Hunt Mr. Stephens said this was necessarily what would be considered a severe measure, but they were anxious not to add any unnecessary severity to that which a compliance with the law involved. The British executive declared also that they would undertake the collection of all works in the metropolis and the suburbs. They also defray all expenses connected with the carriage to London, transmission to Paris, and return to their respective owaer.,:, of all works that may be requested for ex hibition. NOVI Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll Sir T. Henry said at the present moment he should not offer an opinion in the case beyond this, that he considered a sufficient case had been opened to call for further in quiry, and ho should therefore issue the warrant. With respect to the question of bail, it certainly WAS not usual to take bail in cases of murder, but this case was °soap tional, if_.not unprecedented, and he should therefore take the exceptional course of accepting bal i❑ this instance. Mr. Stephens said they wore unable at that moment to produce a witness to say that General Neilson was within the jurisdiction of the Court, but that he was instructed that that evidence could bs supplied by James Laing, the hall porter, at the United Service Club, for whose attend ance ho asked the magistrate for a summons. A summons was at once issued for his attendance. STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen 5 Harrow Spring Birmingham l2 Derby Windsor Vans have been especially constructed for the conveyance to and from Paris of works of fine art lent for exhibition, in order to avoid all risks con nected with their shipment and transhipment. The British executive will also effect insurances against all risks when desired, in which case the value should be inserted in the above form. MARCH. Liverpool Spring Grand Military Chertsey Malton APRIL. York SeTenoaks It must be confessed that nothing has been left undone. Ample directions for packing the pa'ntings have been issued. They run thus : "1. See that the painting is securely frstened into the frame, and that where a fiat forms the inner part of the frame it is strong enough to bear the weight of the picture, and is properly nailed in, especially when the picture is painted in panel. Neglect of these precautions is the most frequent cause of damage in removing pictures. " 2. See that the wedges of the stretching frame arc tightened where necessary, so es to prevent the canvas from bagging ; but great care should be taken not to tighten them so far as to damage the texture of the canvas. COURSING. Shortly afterwards James Laing attended, and deposed —I am one of the porters at the Senior United Service Club. I know General Abercrombie Neilson, who is a member of the Club. 1 last saw him on Saturday last. I don't know his private address. When in town he calls daily at the Club for his letters. I cannot mention any other place at which a warrant could be served upon him. The warrants were then issued against General Neilson and Lieut. Brand. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. FEBRUARY. Name. Judge. Days of Running Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire Tauiworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick MARCH. Irish Grand National (Open), county Louta - Ardrossan, Sharphill - South Lancashire (South-- port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &o Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - SEPTEMBER. "3. When the picture is glazed strips of strong paper should be pasted across the glass. " 4. Each picture should have one of the accom panying labels, filled in with the necessary patticulars, attached to the back of the frame, under the direction of some person competent to identify the picture. In no case paste or gam any label to the back of the canvas, as it invariably causes a mark on the surface of the picture. When the painting is not on panel, the Libel should be affixed to the stretching frame or frame of the picture. Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick OCTOBER. ♦ncaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire Mr. Spofford MARKETS.—ihis day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. On the motion of \lr. CREMER, seconded by Mr. BANISTER, it was resolved that the following an nouncement should b 3 printed and circulated largely in the metropolis : " On Monday evening next the Government will state their intentions on the question of Reform. On Monday m orn i ng next the people will state theirs. All who w i s h th e G over nment to under stand the people' s v i ews on R e f orm are invited to join the Reform League Demonstration." The CHAIRMAN said the carriages for the coun cil and deputations would be assembled at the Duke of York's Column, so that it would be easy to treat the members of the different Clubs to such demonstrations as might be fitting. (Laughter and cheers.) On the motion of Mr. ODGUR, the following re solution was carried : There was only a moderate supply of beasts on sale here to-day. For most breeds the demand was inactive at Monday's prices. Tho best Scuts and crosses sold at 5s 2d per 81bs. With sheep we were scantily supplied. On the whole, the inquiry for them was steady at previous currencies. The best Downs and half-breds, in the wool, realised ;is 2d per Sibs. The few calves on offer were dis posed of at full quotation; viz., from 4s 6d to 5s 6d per Sibs. Pigs changed hands slowly at late rates. The top figure was 4s 4d por Sibs. Per 81b to sink the offal. ssd s d d s d Crse & iaf. beasts... 3 6 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 10 Second quality do ..3 10 4 4 Prime.S'thdown 00.6 0 6 4 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 10 Large coarse calvcs.4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, .¢ c....5 0 5 2 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6 Crse. and int. sheep. 3 10 4 2 Large hogs ....3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..4 4 5 0 Small porkers 3 10 4 4 Lamb...,00 Od to 0, Od. " 5. Do not fasten the paintings either to the top or the bottom of the packink-case, but attach them by screws„to battens, which should be securely fixed into edges or notches within the sides of the case, and placed at such distances as will keep the pictures well apart from one another. " 6. Seethat no nails or splinters project, and that nothing is left loose within the case. The lid of the case should be screwed down, not nailed on, the name and address of the owner marked on the inside, and the enclosed address label placed on the outside. Suckling calves. 20s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 24a to 27a cacti. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 632 IBeasts 212 Cows. — Cows. — Sheep and lambs 2,670 Sheep sud Lmbs "That this meeting, composed of representatives of Friendly, Trade, Reform, and Temperance So cieties, considers that any Commission appointed by the present House of Commons, or the present Government, to inquire into the doings and deal ings of working men's associations, will be alto gether unsatisfactory unless a fair number of their own class are allowed to sit and take part in the business of the said Commission." The proceedings then terminated. "All pictures to be forwarded to this (South Kensington) Museum at the latest by the 2d of February, 1867. Generally speaking, the response to the official invitation has been satisfactory. In painting, water colours, and engraving, many of the best works (executed within the last ten years) of our most distinguished artists will be ex hibited. There are but one or two exceptional omissions, for which the painters have but to thank themselves. 76 i Ca.ved rigs 2OO Illge 3ll TULIPS AND HYACINTHS FOR THE DRAWING- Eooll.—l want to present amateurs with a key to perfect success in the embellishment of tables, windows, and sideboards with these lovely spring flowers. It is to grow the bulbs in boxes of light rich earth, and force them as required. Then take them up, shake all the earth from their roots, and insert them where wanted, in elegant they by are se r v very vases, in moss baskets , an y where and everywhere. When actually flowered in vase s an d glasses, the spikes are lanky, the colours weak, th e a glasses n d i a somegetbroken cases much in the way,an d in dusting, &c., &c. Let those who love the amusement of flowering them in water follow it to their heart's content, and may gr( <t success attend their efforts ! The plan I now recommend] insures an abundant display of perfect flowers, which it is impossible to obtain by any other method. On Christmas-day last my dining-room was as gay as a flower show with poinsettias, epacris, camellics, and the rest of the subjects available at this season. But the best effects were produced by filling large vases with Van Thol tulips in four colours, and mixing with them bits of foliage, such as fern fronds. The tulips were drawn out of boxes, and the earth shaken off them by one tap on the side of the box, and were then grouped as required. They lasted fresh and bright beyond Now Year's-day, though, there was constantly a fire, and that sometimes a strong one, in the room. Had the bulbs been cut away, they would have perished in three days at most. The same method answers admirably for conservatory decora tion. Tulips may bo flowered in quantities in boxes in the forcing pit, and be taken out of the boxes and potted, so as to match exactly iu height, colour, &e. When forced in pots, there are always some that open prematurely, or that lag behind the rest ; and if there be five bulbs in a pot, and only three in bloom, the effect is unsatisfactory. But by potting tkem when they are in bloom, the nature of of the display is at the command of the cultivator ; and it does not injure the bulbs for future use, if they are pro perly treated after flowering.—The Garden Oracle and Florio‘tural Year 13c9k. As far as we can learn, it would seem that our leading sculptors have been for some time engaged on large monumental works of a class not very suitable for exhibition. The space provided for these and similar works from our own countrymen by the Imperial commission affords only inadequate means for its proper display. And this branch of our art will not, it is feared, make much display or attraction in Paris. It may be remembered that on a previous occa sion we mentioned the circular issued by the Count de Nieuwerkerke, the superintendent of the Fine Arts for the French Empire. This circular, which was addressed to possessors of works of art, &c., whose co-operation was desired, was of a somewhat ambitious aim. It concerned the epochs of the history of labour adopted for the classification of the works exhibited in the French Section. First Epoch.—Gaul, anterior to the use of metals. —Utensils in bone and stone, with the bones of animals that have now disappeared from the soil of France, but found with these utensils, and indi cating the period to which they belong. Second Epoch.—Gaul, indopendent.—Weapons and utensils of bronze and stone, objects in burnt clay. Third Epoch.—Gaul, under the dominion of the Romans.—Bronzes, weapons, Gallic coins, gold smith's work, jewellery, figures in white clay, red and black pottery, inlaid enamels, &c. Fourth Epoch.—The Franks down to the coro nation of Charlemagne (800).—Bronzes, coins, goldsmith's work, jewellery, weapons, pottery, manuscripts, charters, &c. Fifth Epoch.--The Carlovingians, from the be ginning of the ninth to the end of the eleyenth MINING MARKET. THURSDAY, Two o'Clock. There has been considerable activity in the Min ing Market. The principal demand has been for Great Retallack, South Herodsfoot, Great Vor, Provid ence , No r th C ro fty, and Great South Tot- Sub. Annexed are the current quotations : Bry n G w i og , ; Carn Brea, ; Clam CAM borne, 223 Od 24s Od; Central Minora, —; Chiverton Moor, 6 61 ; Uhon:alos Gold, 21 1; Clifford Amalgamate, vi ; Condurrow, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 101 111 ; Drake- Wells, 21s Od 23s ; East Bassot, 20 21 ; East Caradon, 11 ; Bast C ara B rea, 3 31 ; E as t L ove ll , 101 11 ; E ast —; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2} ; Great Le.xey, —; Great _North Downs, 31 31 ; Great Retallaok, 46n 6d 48s Od ; South Ilerodsfoot, 5 6; Great South Tolgus, 19s Od 214 Od ; Great Wheal Tor, 17 4 ; Marks 'Talley, 41 1; North Crofty, 54 3i; North Roskear, 10 12 ; North Treskerby, 21 21; Prinee of Wales, 314 113 s Od; Prosper United, 3 34; Providence Mines, 27 29; Redmoor, —s Od — s; South Caradon, —; South Condurrow, —s Od Od; Mown Darren, ; , S outh Fra nces, ; South Grenville, 9. Od 115 ; St. -11rea Consols, —; Stray Park, —s —s ; Tinoroft, —; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiverton, 64 65; West ?r ant(); —; West Seton, 1271 1321; Wheal Buller, 26 28 ; Wheal Chiverton, 84 4 ; Wheal Orabor, --s —s; -Wheal C.irenville, 21. 23s Od; IWheal Soton, 100 110 ; 'Wheal Basset, 65 671; East Gunnis Lake and South Bed ford, 40s 50s. BRITISH FUNDS—ONH O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Dor Cent. Consols 3 per Cent. Reduced 9O 891 901 New 2 New 3 per C ent 90 891 901 Do. 1 per C ent. Jan. 1894 721 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuitie Do.for s, 30 yrs, expire sth J a n., 1880 12 1 30 yrs, expire sth April, 14, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Doxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — .................. £5OO It Do ............ £lOO & £2OO , Pra Bank of England Stock, 6} per ' Cent 249} m INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 214 Do. Account ................................. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ............... 1071 DO. O 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ............... o. Certificates ......................... Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent....... . ... ... 84 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ............... Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 ............... 107 Do. Dub., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...... 1021 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO ......... Do. under £l,OOO ...... pm pm FORHIGA FUNDS—ORB. O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bowls, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 4/ per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 7 31 Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred .3 per Cent. Cnilian 6 per Cent ) Do. 4/ per Cent &to. 6 per Cent A B Colombian, ' 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cunt. 1823 D. 5 per Cent., 1864 uannbian Principalities Do. A ccount 661 Equatior New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — -Do. ' Ptovisional Laud W arran t De Dell 7iel yr Cent I . 1i) Account . &cowl D0..£100 Do. Is6l MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRIORDINARY CHARGE.—ATTEMPTING TO SHOOT A MAN.—John Graham, a young man, who gave the address 53, Clarendon-street, Clarendon-square, and described himself as a boiler-maker, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to shoot a young man named William M'Evoy with a revolver. Dennis Carney, 1, Monmouth-court, said,—About 1 o'clock this morning I was going along, and heard the prisoner say to a young man, as he was passing from Greek-street into Compton-street, " Why do you follow me ?" Tho young man said, "I am not following you. I am going home." The prisoner then said, "If I knew you were following me I would blow your brains out." The young man again said he was not following the prisoner, and that he would not go away for him or any one like him. The prisoner then put his hand into his breast and drew out a revolver and pointed it at the young man, and although there was no report there was a snap. I ran acrcas the road and the young man rushed upon the pri soner, and the prisoner then struck the young man on the head with the revolver, and the young man got the re volver from the prisoner,when the prisoner said that if we would give it back to him ho would give us eighteenpence that being all the money he had about him. 'We went up Compton- s t reet together and walked until we got to Museum-street, wh en, seeing a con s t a bl e , wo ca ll e d t o hi m and he came, and th e young man, who still had the re volver in his posse ss i on, gave the prisoner in charge for attempting to shoot him. Mr. Knox—Was the prisoner drunk ? Witness—No more so than now. Mr. Knox —Are the prisoner and the young man known to you ? Witness—The prisoner is a stranger, but I know the young man by sight. (It was explained that the witness was a costermonger, and that the young man who was not in attendance was a cellarman at Messrs. Cross and Black-- well's, in Dean-street.) The prisoner—l was walking quietly home after seeing a friend when I was followed by two persons for half a mile, and I think the witness and the other man were the men. Witness—l deny it. The Prisoner—You were one of thorn. You were one on one side of the street and one on the other. I own I did pull out the revolver, being afraid. Mr. Knox—Why do you carry such a thing ? The prisoner —I brought it from America. I have car_ ried it for the last four years, and never thought of taking anybody's life in this country. Police -constable Barber, 42 E, said—Hearing a cry Of " police" this morning about two o'clock, I wont to the spot from whence the sound proceeded, and met the wit ness, who said that a young man had attempted to shoot another. On going up he found the young man had a pistol in his hand, and he charged the prisoner with point ing it at him and snapping a cap, and showed me his knuckles with the skin off, stating that the prisoner had struck him with the revolver. [The revolver was handed to the magistrate, who found that all the chambers were loaded, but that one of the caps was gone.] Mr. Knox —It was by God's mercy that the charge did l u e o t t t e h x e p p l o e i d s e o . I s h h o a g l l a r v e e m h a i n n d l ithe chargeprisoner att e f ui o c. ra week, and SHIPPINdiiLiThis Day. (By Electric Telegraph,) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 7.—liol.and, steamer, from Ostend Lucerne, steamer, from Patras. S a il e d.— Cologne, steamer, D fo E r ja, Thursdayßoulogne. Morning. Anchored.—Sarah Ann, from London, for Trinidad. Sailed.—Corcyra, screw steamer, for Malta. PRINCESS'S 'THEATRE, The new three-act drama, produced last night, entitled "The Shadow Tree Shaft," met with un bounded success. The scenery created so great a sensation that the painter, Mr. LloYds, was called forward no less than five times. Want of space compels us to postpone our notice of the performance until to-morrow. Share Railways. I Paid. ] Closing I Business I Price. done. %r ... et 'Bristol ancTExel st !Caledonian ... . et Cambrian 'Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„l'erth, & Ab.Junc E.Lonclon, scrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No 2 1 Great N orth of Scotland! Great Northern .1 DJ. A stock .. Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pa, cit S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D.,. S. Val. Rail gas.' Do. South Wales Do. \V. Mid.—Oxtord Do. Newport Do. llereford I j Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Black wall Lon., Brigh., & S Coas Lon., Chat., and Dover , Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lun. & North Westernl Lou. & South Western Man., Sliel., & Lincoln l Metropolitan..... Do. New Do. Extension Sletropolitau District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birtnin.. & Darby slid Kent North British Do. Ed., I'th., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwic Do. G.N•E purohask Do. Leed-3 Do. Y ork Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-13 l North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1866 . North Staffordshire N, & S. W. Junction Scottish Central ' Scot. N. E , Aber. stoc Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Pali Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall $7 8 118 120 40 46 4 6 65 63 70 72 1 6 ;18 33 3, 6 8 119 121 1.9 130 91 93 5i 65 BRITISII i•ossi iSIONS. 32 35 33 3d 128 130 8k 86 IS lu tO ►23 ;24 8, V 7 61 63 28 119 2 1 %PI 101 11 0.3 124 lid II 92 94 38 39 4 18 106 106 6t 66 100 101 35 361 10 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 72 74 115 120 148 152 48 60 72 73 9 10 153 169 3 4; Atlantic S t.L a;;;renee Rom., Baroda, Cen.ln. _ - - gu. 5 percent... Do. 1' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff,Brartt,&Goderich 6 p.c. Calcutta & S. L, lir 11 .• .Jape Town & Dock, gu.l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do' East Indian, gu. 5 Do. J Extension ti rand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pr, t. Bonds 1 Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Fret. stook . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. J o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0.. tit. South gua. 5 per cent D.. 4f per cent 55 68 Do ..... . ... Great Were. of Can9.tht.. Do. New .. .. Do. 6p. o Bus. pay. 1873 00. 5i do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do 100 101 ip 4 4i 74 at 50 55 101 103 101 163 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 10 23 25 Do. 4; do . Do. Filth ExtensioD 31elb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N.l{l.C'da,6pcletpt.bel Scinde .... ri Do. Delhi I D°. do 6 . Do. Puniaub ) :4 tii . Do.lndus St.Flot 64 106 106 1 'CO 102 91 93 100 100 10 too 100 12/ 13} It 12 F 8 02 81 84 - 11 MAI 160 102 92 94 85 90 82 85 97 93 97 93 1 97 98 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 - - 'Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 99 101 - sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 99 101 1001 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 83 85 841 - Do. sp. v. Inscribed at 100 / 83 85 - Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 104 Do.Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 100 104 106 - Do. do 1880-9 u 100 103 105 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-0' 100 101 lu3 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 00 72 - Cej lon, Nov. 1868, 6p. t 100 101 103 - Do. 1878, do lOO 11.3 1 8 - 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1'478 - Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. o 100 1(3 ic6 - Do. 1805, Feb. & Auir lOO 115 107 - fatal 'iov. 6 per cent lOO 99 111 - N.B.Gov. p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 95 97 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p •c., 186 u 100 90 93 - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1871' 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 100 85 P 6 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 9) 101 - Do. 5 percent.... - Nova SoJtia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 lOO 96 98 03 - Queens4tud Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 93 921 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards , 1.0 104 106 Vie,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 - . Do. do, April & Oot. 100 107 108 1071 BRITISH MINES. 'am. Consol. G old, lira. 1 - - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated. 30 7 8 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst. 1 410 420 - Urakewalls 2.1.0 15 11 - East Bassett 291 22 26 - East Caradon 2.14.0 6 7 - East Carn Brea 3l 3 31 - East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 4 I - East Lovell 3.9.0 9 10 - E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 21 24 - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 116 5 6 4 Great L mey, limited all 17 18 Hi 17 - Great South TOlgus 0.14.1 - - Great Wheal Busy 11.0.0 - - Cr. Wheal Vor (11elst.,11 40 15 16 174 - Grenville 8.15.0 11 16 - Herod's Foot .. 8.10.0 30 32 - llingston Downs 5.10.6 24 51 - 3largaret iUny Lelant 13.17.6 2 4 - llarke Valley 1.10.6 34 41 4 NI wyndy Iron Ore, link 31 25 11,1 - Acw Se ton - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 - - , - orth Wheal Crotty - rosper United 7.1.6 - - 'ruvidence Uny Lelants 10. G.: 21 26 ,S. Caradon (St. Clcer) ll 300 820 - South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 11 - &Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 22 - Stray Park 36 15.6 - Crott..... ..... . - Vig,ra and Clugan, lim all p lu - West Itassett (Illogan - W. Caradon (Ltskeard 11 12 14 - West Chirer ton ll 54 56 -- West Seton 471 115 125 -- Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 65 75 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 18 20 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 13 12 - Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 rtiEFERENCE SHARE S. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stook, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4i per cent., rd., 95 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, ill Nottingham and Grantham H. and C, 91 14'OREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam. 91 Great Luxembourg, 114 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 22 3 Royal Swedish, FOREIGN MINES. Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, 1-16 pm Cape Copper, Jim., Don Pedro, Nor. h Del Rey, 5-16 pm Fortuna (lira.), 2 2 DOCKS. I. ondon and St. Katharine, G2i lt BANKS. Anglo Austrian, (I Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 181 consolidated Bank, lira., 4 Imperial Ottoman, lira., ti 9 Land Mortgage Bank of India. Ilm., 3k London and Brazilian (lim.), 29 Ditto, new, 41 London Chartered Banc of Australia, 221 London and County, 67 1 London Joint Stock, 43 London and 11 estminster, 951 Metropolitan Bank, lira , 8 Provincial Banking Corporation, lira., 41 Union of Australia, 47 Union of London, 45 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 Anglo-Mexican Mint, 15/ Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cunt., 621 Berlin Water Works, lira., 121 4 Commercial Union, Insurance, .11 Gen. Credit and Discount, lim., 5 1: Hudson's Bay, 16 International Financial Society, lira., 3 Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lim., 2i Freehold Land and Dock, 8 5 Nr.tional Discount C ompany. 13k National Provincial Marine, lira , Nerbu,ida Coal and Iron, lim., 51 Peninsula and Orenial Stearn, 651 7 6 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, Urn., 5 THE SUPPLY OF MUSSELS hitherto derived from our own sea-coasts is rapidly diminishing; year after year, spots, regarded as prolific mussel banks yielding inexhaus tible supplies, are rendered now mere barren wastes by the constant and growing demand for mussels. The old mus sell are picked off and carried away, and no persons appear to deem it necessary to rear and provide growing stock to replace them. What should we predict of a farmer who went on and on killing his stock of breeding animals, without ever bestowing a thought about rearing others to fill tho vacancies? Nevertheless, this is precisely what our fishermen are doing, in regard to mussels, and, as a matter of course, they are rapidly exhausting their bait farms.—Qnce a Week. 10u et 1 20 204 10 100 1 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 137; ; Sterling Exchange on London, 1081 ; 5-20 U.S. Bonds, 1081 ; Illinois, 1141 ; Erie, 581 ; Upland cotton, 33c. PROSECUTION OF GOVERNOR EYRE. The following appeared in our Third Edition of yester day evening:— An application was made to the chief magistrate at Bow-street (Sir Thomas Henry), this morning, by Mr. Fitzjames Stephens, for warrants for the apprehension of Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand, on the charge of the wilful murder of Mr. Gordon, at Moraut Bay, in the county of Surrey, in the Island of Jamaica, in October, 1865. Mr. Stephens, with whom was Mr. Horne Payne, was instructed by Messrs. Sheen and Roscoe. He stated that the actual prosecutors were Mr. John Stuart Mill, the member for Westminster, and Mr. P. A. Taylor, the mem ber for Leicester, both now present. The name of Governor Eyre was not at present included, because that gentleman was not at the present moment within the jurisdiction of the Court. There was no doubt, however, that he would be ready and willing to meet the charge, and they had an in timation from his solicitor that he would attend upon due notice. He was desirous of doing perfect justice to all parties, and must, therefore, state that Mr. Eyre had shown the most honourable and courageous determination to meet most fully and fairly every responsibility properly devolv ing upon him. He (Mr. Stephens) was sorry that the great questions at issue could not be decided upon a less grave charge than that of murder, the parties who instituted the prosecution being actuated solely by motives of public jus tice, and not by any petty party or personal ill-feeling. But he should contend that the act, if, as ho alleged, illegal was an act of murder and not of manslaughter. The deli berate putting of a man to death illegally was murder, and was not excused either by the good faith or ignorance of the parties, :or by the argument that they acted under orders of superiors. Mr. Stephens went into an elaborate statement of- the motives of the prosecutors, the facts and the law of the case, contending that the question at issue was, whether the law of England was supreme, or whether the Sovereign had power, in tiu:e-of rebellion, to suspend all law, and set up a military despotism with absolute power over the lives of the subjects of the realm. Dr. Alexander Fiddes, examined by Mr. Horne Payne —I am a medical man residing in Kingston, in the Island of Jamaica, and was medical officer to the late Mr. George William Gordon. The last time I saw him before the outbreak at Morant Bay was on the 26th September, 1865. He called at my house, rely sick. I did not see him again to the best of my recollection till the day of his arrest, the 17th October, but on the 16th I re ceived a letter from him. On the 17th October I went to seek for him, and found him in the house of his cousin, in the parish of Kingston. With him were his wife, a male friend, and the inmates of the house. I informed him that Government had issued a warrant against him, and he concurred in the propriety of going to the Government. Sir Thomas Henry—You can hardly go into that unless they are present. Mr. Payne—Did you go anywhere ? Witness —I went to Gen. O'Connor's, where Governor Eyre told him it was necessary to apprehend him, as it was his duty, and took him in custody. I saw him taken from the house in a carriage with Dr. Bowerbank. A few mounted volunteers accompanied the carriage. There was not any disturbance at all in Kingston at the time. The general's house, in which Mr. Gordon was arrested, was in the parish of Kingston. I knew Mr. Gordon. He was not iu the military service nor in the militia. Mr. Andrew Henry Lewis—l was in Jamaica in 1865. I was a member of the Assembly and Justice of the Peace in three parishes. I was summoned to attend a Council of War to be held on Oct. 12, 1865, at the King's house—(cor recting himself) at the General's house. The Council de tided to proclaim martial law, and I was an assenting party on the representation of Governor Eyre of the state of that part of the country. Martial law was proclaimed in the county of Surrey, with the exception of Kingston. Copies of the proclamation were printed at Fort Morant, in the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-East. I accompanied Gover nor Eyre and Gen. Nelson on board the French steamer, the Garavelli, and proceeded to Id.orant, Bay, where we arrived, I think it was, on the 13th of October. Go vernor Eyre afterwards went back to Kingston, leaving General Nelson in command at Morant Bay. I did not see Mr. Gordon land at Morant Bay. I saw him on board the Wolverine several days after I arrived at Morant Bay. He was then in custody. When he left the Wolverine he was landed at Morant Bay. I saw him there. There were several other pasoners. On the following day, about the 21st, I wasp resent at the Court, composed of Lieutenant Br and, R.N., Lieutenant Errington, R.N., and Ensign Kelly. Mr. Gordon Ramsay was provost-martial. He attended the Court. Witnesses were examined and documents produced. Mr. Stephens—Was he called upon to plead? Witness—l saw him tried, but I was not there at the commencement. Mr. Stephens—Was he called upon for a defence ? Witness—He made a defence. Mr. Brand was the pre sident. At the close of the evidence the court was closed, and I did not hear the sentence until very shortly before it was carried into effect. I saw Mr. Gordon hung, under the orders of the p revost-marshal, who was present. It w as done by sailors, to whom he u h n u t n t h f u o r was a quite dead.considerable gave the orde u rs. he T n The doubt W time, there uu He was not a sold ier. Ido not know whether he had dy ever been in the militia, but that force had not been called out for some years. I was at Morant Bay from the time I arrived until the execution, and during that period there was no armed resistance to the authorities or breach of the peace. Charles Saville Roundoll—l was secretary to the Jamaica Royal Commission, and was present at their sittings. I have custody of the documents which were produced be fore them, and have them here. Mr. Rouudell being called upon to produce these docu ments, stated, that as they came into his possession as secretary to the commission, and for public purposes, he wished to produce them only on proper authority, and, therefore, asked the magistrate if he was bound to do so now ? Sir Thomas Henry said he was. The documents were then put in. The further hearing was than adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock. SERIOUS EXPLOSION IN MANCHESTER.—About eight o'clock yesterday morning a number of drying cylinders, forming part of the apparatus at Mr. Lake's size works, Water-street, Manchester, exploded with ter rific violence, and caused great damage of property. The roof fell in, some of the walls were thrown down, and about half a dozen workmen narrowly escaped injury. A large quantity of steam, boiling water, and debris, were scattered about the shed, and hew the men escaped being hurt is almost a miracle. MEAT. NEWCIATN AND LEADENNALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is steady, as follows:—Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d; pork, 3s Od to ts 4d per 81bs by the carcass. HAY. SMITHPERLD.—Moadow hay, £2 15s to £4 ss; clover, £4 103 to 15 10 s; and straw, £ 1 16 s to £ 2 6s per load. A fair demand, CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, £3 Os to £4 58 ; clover, £4 5s to £5 lOs 6d ; and straw, £1 186 to £2 6s per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 5s ; clover, .£4 5s to .£5 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 68 per load. Trade steady. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The market opens un c hanged. Sales probably 8,000 bake. A Suß-EDIToR.—Mr. Pruth was a small, dark man, who always dressed in black, and never smiled, whence, by light-hearted collciborateurs he was known as the Undertaker. But he was not in the least saturnine, and was a very good fellow. But he was newspaper all over. He thought, spoke, wrote, dreamed of nothing but news paper. His first great duty in life was to see that the new number of the Vivisector was all right, and his second was to prepare material for its successor. lie was an invaluable second to Mangles, and inasmuch as, though a gentleman, he cared little for society and man's com panionship (a spinster sister at home, who read theolo gical works all day, and narrated their contents to Lim in the evening, over their tea, being the only person whom he was supposed to love), he W='S especially useful when disagreeable things had to be done, as they would have to be in msnaging a journal, were angels the contri butors. The slash that took out a too warm or too causti Fragraph, the manipulation that transeformedbbreviation a ferocious sarc asm into a grave remonstrance, th a brought a vast article within reasonable limits, these were Mr. Pruth's doings, or Mr. Mangles said so, and Mr. Pruth accepted the responsibility. Mangles would allow no quarrels with himself for anything which he chose to say Pruth had done, and so enraged and able men cursed Pruth in his absence, everybody's mind was relieved, and the Vivisector was capitally edited.—" Sooner or Later," by Shirky Brooks. 20 et et 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 331 4 129 i 3 2 4 19 1 1221 i 31 t 7 12q 8 1231 f 1 I , ,ii Si eft lUOi 71 1 106 51 Elf 1 I.lk