The Sun. — London, England, 1867-01-30 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND OTH R COMPANIES. CAITHNESS. The first ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the Westminster Palace Hotel i the Earl of Caithness in the chair. The notice convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting was held in compliance with the requirements of the Act of Parliament. In fact, the state of the money market had rendered it impossible to proceed with the works as had been desired ; but he trusted that be fore long, not only would the Caithness line be ac tively proceeded with, but that they would have through railway communication by means of the Sutherland and other lilies from John o'Groat's house to the Lands-end. With respect to the advantage of the line to the town of Wick he had received a letter from the editor of a paper there stating that steamers were then not able to get into that port, and that upwards of 500 tons of fish were lying at Wick, the greater portion of which would be spoilt for want of convenient transport. So that, in fact, the Caithness people must put their hands in their pockets and endeavour to carry out this very im portant undertaking. He need not say any more on that occasion, as all they had now to do was to elect a board of directors, and he thought they could not do better than elect those named in the Act of Incorporation. Mr. N.. Giles was appointed hon. secretary to the company, and the directors named in the act were elected directors of the Caithness Railway Company. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding, and for the great inte rest he had exerted in favour of the undertaking. LONDON AND ST. KATUERINE DOCKS. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at the Dock-house, Tower-hill—Mr. Manning in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. T. Chandler, read the report, which stated that the earnings for the six months ending Dec. 31 had been £480,971, the expenditure £320,251, leaving a profitof £160,720. The balance of profit, after paying the interest on debentures and preferential stock, was £97,800. The directors recommended a dividend for the half-year of 1 per cent., making up for the year a dividend of 3i per cent.,leaving £12,640. There . had been a falli n g off in the business, the laden shipping having decreased 17,834 tons, the landing of goods 24,845 tons, and the stock 10,996 tons. The directors regarded with great concern the injurious effects on dock interests of the unequal competition to which the docks were more than ever exposed from " private" warehouses, • the owners of which had free access by water to the docks, the cost of constructing which formed so con siderable a proportion of the company's outlay, and entailed a heavy annual expenditure for mainte nance, rates, taxes, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re- port, regretted that the statements they conveyed to the proprietors were not more favourable. He said the company had to pay £5,000 increase of rates on the half-year in consequence of the cholera. They never, he said, paid their labourers less than half-a crown a day, and it was impossible toraise the wages for the addition of a shilling a week would cost the company £12,000 a year. The company never acted oppressively to those they employed, and provision to the extent of about £3,000 a year was made for those who had served the company, instead of turn ing them upon the parochial rates. The directors had also established a soup-kitchen for the labourers and their families. In proposing the 4 per cent. the directors thought it prudent to propose a safe divi dend, for the company had dangerous competitors in the 'wharves, and were about to make arrange ments to meet that competition. A Proprietor thought the staff might be reduced. Another Proprietor suggested, amid loud cheers, that a committee of three or four proprietors should be appointed to confer with as many directors with respect to the management of the property. The CIIAIRMAN said, without consulting his brother directors, they would be glad to have any number of the proprietors as a committee of investi gation, and .the directors would not take the pro posal as showing any want of confidence in them. (Cheers.) He then explained the disadvantages which the company laboured under as compared with the wharf owners. One of these disadvantages was that the company was bound to leave certain space, by order of the Legislature, between its ware houses, and private warehouses were differently placed. Then, the company was compelled to give admittance to the barges of these wharf-owners, which was somewhat costly to th e company. Mr. TALLER considered that the dock companies should be asked to combine, so as to compete with their dangerous rivals. Mr. CATOR seconded the adoption of the report, including dividend, which was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminates the proceedings. WESTMINSTER PALACE HOTEL (LIMITED). The half yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Hotel, Victoria-street, Westminster,—Sir C. Russell, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the gross receipts for the half year ending Dec. 31 last amounted to £15,971, and the expenditure to £11,356, leaving as net pro fits £4,615, which, after deducting £744 interest on mortgage, and charging £942 for the respective re serve funds, would, with £1,691, the amount car ried over after paying the last dividend, leave to the credit of profit and loss £4,620. Out of this amount the Board recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, clear of income-tax, leaving for next half year £720. The tenancy of the Indian Board would expire in August next, and steps had been taken to relet that portion of the building. Several applications for offices, shops, &c., were under consideration. The Board had reason to hope that the whole of the premises would, without any considerable loss of time, be profitably relet, although they feared the entire rental of £6,000 per annum might not be secured in the first 6 or 12 months. The expenditure on capital account amounted to £150,969, leaving a balance of £6,531. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the shareholders on the con tinued success which had attended their undertak ing, notwithstanding the monetary crisis of the past year, which had injuriously affected other compa nies and trade in general. He explained the course which was being adopted by the Board with a view to the conversion of the hotel or a portion of it into shops and of f ices, and thus to make the property as productive as possible. Mr. FRANKLYN thought that the India Board 'would not be ready to leave at the time mentioned, that the company should go on in the same success ful way as they had done with the hotel, and let the other portion of the building, as proposed by the directors. Mr. A. HATCHARD said they should not be in a hurry to dispose of their property, as it would im prove in value. Mr. Cnoucu, one of the auditors, explained that the company had realised dividends during the whole time averaging 6f per cent. per annum on the capital; that, with the exception of the Great WeEtern and the Charing-cross Hotels, they had been more successful than any other hotel company. Ile considered that the directors had managed their affairs well, and were taking the right course. The report was unanimously adopted, and the dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was declared, payable on Feb. 15 next. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceed- ings. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the examiners held sittings at the House cf Commons. Before Mr. Frere the follow ing unopposed Bills were passed :—Tendering Hun dred ; Hull Docks ; Idle and Shipley ; Lancashire and Yorkshire (North Lancashire Loop Line) ; Car narvona:re (Deviations, &c.) The opposed Bill of the Glasgow (city) Union was postponed till to-day. Before Mr. Palgrave, the unopposed Bill of the Car narvonshire and Nantle (Amalgamation) did not comply with the standing orders. The Newry and Greenore, and the London, Chatham, and Dover complied with the standing orders. Thp Cheadle made no appearance ; and the following Bills com plied:—The Barnoldswick ; the Devon and Corn wall ; the Swansea Vale (lease) and the Neath and Brecon (additional powers). There was no appear ance in the case of the Midland and South-Western Junction. Naval and Military Intelligence• VALETTA, Jan. 24.—Lord Clarence Paget left at 4 o'clock this morning in her Majesty's despatch vessel Psyche for Alexandria, to invest the Viceroy of Egypt as Grand Cross of the Bath. His Lordship embarked with Lady Clarence Paget and family on the previous evening. Capt. Inglefield, command ing the Prince Consort ; Capt. Stanhope, command ing the Ocean ; the Rev. Dr. Stothert, chaplain of the Viet-via; Mr. Mackenzie, midshipman; and Mr. Row, R.N., and Mr. Cannon, R.N., from the Commander-in-Chief s office, also proceeded in the Psyche. A number of naval and military officers left the previous day in the Caradoc, to be present at the ceremony, which is to take place at Cairo. They are Col. Robertson, 2d Battalion Bth Regt. ; Lieut.-Col. Chandler, R.A. ; Capt. Bowden, Aide de-Camp ; Lieut. Wallace, 60th Rifles ; Lieut. Markham, R.N., Lieut. Eden, R.N., and the Hon. Mr. Willoughby, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Vic toria Her Majesty's ships Arethusa, 35, Endy mion, 21, and Racer, 11, are at Alexandria, await ing the arrival of the Naval Commander-in-Chief. The Maltese yacht ARIAN of 24 tons, which left this island on New Year's Day with four naval officers on a shooting excursion in Greece, has been lost on the passage from Corfu to the Gulf of Arta. A telegram from one of the party, dated Prevesa, January 23, received this morning, in making the announcement, states that all on board were saved, but gives no further particulars. Among the passengers to-day from Alexandria by the Tan jore are a number of Japanese from Yokohama, who are going to King's College to be educated. The ages of the boys are from 10 to 18, but there is one young man of about 30. More are expected by the next Calcutta steamer. There are also on board some nine Japanese jugglers, as they are called, from Hongkong, among whom are two women—the first, I am told, that ever left their country. They have some children with them, two of whom are girls. Capt. Hoseason, superintendent of the ports, arrived by the Tanjore on return from leave. The quarantine on arrivals from Sa lonica with clean bills of health has been abolished. Her Majesty's screw steamer Eclipse, 4, 200 horse power, Commander E. R. Fremantle, arrived at the Nore yesterday morning from Australia, after being in commission three years and a half. She afterwards steamed into the Medway and took up moorings in the harbour to wait inspection by Vice- Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Commander in-Chief. The screw corvette Charybdis, 17, 400-horse power (nominal), Capt. A. M. Lyons, having com pleted the shipment of the whole of her naval and war department stares. and had her compasses ad justed, was yesterday appointed to sail from the Nore this morning, for the Australian station. On Monday she was taken to the Maplin Sands to make her final official trial of speed at her deep-load draught, when the result was found to be satisfac tory, and the certificate to that effect given by the officials connected with the steam reserve. - The Charybdis is a wooden vessel and entirely unar moured; her value, either for combative or defensive purposes, may, therefore, be set down as nil. She is, however, well adapted for the particular duties on which she is to be employed at the station to which she proceeds. The Barrosa, 21, 400-horse power, Capt. H. Boys, from China, will be put out of commission, and her officers and crew paid off to-day, after which she will be placed in the Chatham steam reserve until again required for commission. Her Majesty's screw troopship. Tamar, Captain Sullivan, C. 8., sailed from Portsmouth yesterday morning for Ireland and the Mediterranean, with a military detachment and naval supernumeraries. The hired sailing transport Norwood, 785 tons, Commander Frank Bristow, belonging to Messrs. J. IL Luscombe and Co., of London, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand, after a splendid run of 70 days. She has brought back the I Battery of Royal Artillery, with a number of time-expired and invalided soldiers, accompanied by the following officers :—Major Bostock, R.A. (and wife), in command; Capt. Marshall, R.A., wife, and child ; Lieut. Marshall, R.A. ; Lieut. Robson, R.A., and wife ; Lieut. Cos tobadie ; Mr. De Burgh Adams, purveyor's depart ment, wife, and children ; Mr. Diaper, deputy assist-commissary-gen., and two children ; Dr. Aplin, in medical charge ; Mr. Blake, veterinary surgeon, R.A. The Jaseur, 5, screw gun-vessel, 340 tons, 150- horse power, Commander W. J. H. Grubbe, arrived at Spithead last evening, on her return home from her term of service on the West Coast of Africa. She remains at Spithead waiting orders for dis mantling and paying out of commission. The whoie of the models of vessels of war belong ing to the British navy, prepared by the artisans of Deptford dockyard for the Paris Exhibition having been completed, they were yesterday forwarded to their destination. orkmen are now engaged at Deptford dockyard in laying down the timbers for two of the new de scription of gunboats to be constructed from the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor to the Navy. Last week Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, K. C.B. Commander-in-Chief on the China station, arrived at Sheerness for tfie 'purpose of hoisting his flag, on taking up his appointment. At sunset on the same day Sir Henry Keppel struck his flag, and proceeded on Admiralty leave. The Rodney, 78, screw steam ship, 2,770 tons, 500-horse power, which has for some time past been fitting in Sheerness dockyard, was at the same time commissioned as the gallant Admiral's flagship for China, by Capt. Algernon C. F: * lleneage. The following officers have been appointed, and taken up their commissions :—Com mander Edward White, Lieut.& W. R. C. Cookson, M‘Hardy (for gunnery duties), A. 11. Turner, T. P. Gordon, C. 0. Woodroffe, and W. L. Bamber ; Master W. 11. Harris, Staff-Surg., Dr. C. Forbes, Surg., additional, Dr. H. Fagan, Paymaster George Grant, Chief Engineer J. Coade, Sub-Lieut. H. M. Tyler, Second Master C. H. P. Douglas, Assist.- Surg. B. Gregory, Assist.-Paymasters J. T. Hugo and T. A. Irwin ; Midshipmen J. V. Fawcett, H. Horner, G. H. Moore, C. Hantingford, T. F. Ham ' moll, C. H. Whish, W. S. Taylor, S. A. Holt, W. IM. Atkinson, A. E. C. Kennedy, and Henry C. A. .Morshead ; Naval Cadets H. Ponsonby, G. Ellis, F. C. M. Noel, S. 11. Abell., 11. R. L. Phillips, S. R. Paltulo, and C. C. Woodland ; Clerk F. T. Lobb ; Assist.-Clerks R. H. Clark, J. Hyde, and J. H. Potter ; Engineers W. Collier and H. W. White ; First-class Assist.-Engineers F. Hallett and Wm. M'Naught. Capt. W. G. Hale, First-Lieutenant F. Baldwin, four non-commissioned officers, two drummers, and 102 privates of the Chatham divi sion of Royal Marines Light Infantry were yester day placed under orders to embark on board the Rodney. Yesterday Major-General F. Murray made his first inspection of the troops at Chatham since his appointment to the command at that station. The corps inspected consisted of the depot companies comprising the Ist Depot Battalion of Infantry, including the Ist and 2d battalion of the lst Royals, Ist and 2d battalions of the 15th Regiment, the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, and the 109th Bombay Infantry, the whole under the command of Col. J. W. S. Smith, C.B. The various regiments were formed on the general parade-ground in front of their respective quarters at 11 a.m., the dampness of the ground preventing their assembling on the lines. The inspection of the remaining depot bat talions and corps in the garrison will be continued during the present week. Commander George Child Johnson died at his re sidence, 11, Carlton -square, New-cross, on the 25th inst., in his 93d year. He entered the Navy June 28, 1798, on board the Northumberland, 74, and witnessed the capture, Feb. 18, 1800, of the French ship Le Genereux, 74, and served at the blockade and surrender of Malta, and attended the expedition Tt-E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30 1867. of 1801 to Egypt. Major John George Richard son died at Crowhurst-road, Brixton, on the 25th inst., aged 80. He entered the corps of Royal Marines as Second-Lieut. on the 18th of September, 1805, and served in the Channel Fleet under Lords Gardiner and St. Vincent, and with the Belleisle squadron under Sir Richard Keats, and at the cap ture of La Rhin by the Mars, 74. He obtained rank as Major November 28, 1854. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Joseph B. Doyle, master, to the Vestal ; Silas H. Liddell, master, additional, to the Indus for the Vixen ; Sub.-Lieut. Nathaniel Cotton to the Vestal ; Alban M. Jephson, midshipman, to the Vestal ; Dr. Michael Walling, surgeon, to the Cambridge ; C. F. A. Courtney, surgeon, to the Donegal ; George W. J. Sutherland, surgeon, to the Vestal ; William Noble, paymaster, to the Vestal ; Dr. Belgrave Ninnis, assist.- surg., to Greenwich Hospital ; Dr. Adam Robertson, assist.-surg., addi tional, to the Wellesley ; Dr. John llorrocks, assist.- surg., additional, to the Cumberland; Alfred Smith, assist. -paymaster, to the Flora ; John Sear, chief engineer, to the Galatea ; George Lucas and George Booth, engineers, to the Galatea ; and James Nel son, William T. Bray, and William T. Ray, first class, assist.-engineers, to the Galatea. The following promotions have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieutenants.— Richard John Roe, Cuthbert Vaux, Henry Harris ; William Henry Smith, and Edward Johnson. Bacon's Descriptive Hand-book of America. (From the Anglo-American Times.) This book is something more than a Murray's guide. It treats of every subject of great general interest relating to America, and is so well con densed that the whole is embraced in some 400 pages. "It is designed to supply in a compen dious form a copious mass of facts valuable alike to the statesman, the tourist, the capitalist, the emigrant, and, in short, every one desirous of hav ing at hand a complete vade mecum of miscel laneous information concerning America and Americans." It meets a want much felt, and one it is surprising has not long since been supplied. The truth is, that before the war there was throughout Europe a general ignorance, coupled with indifference, in regard to America. Since the war commenced there has been a revultion of feeling, and now no other country excites so lively an interest all over the world as the United States. To the Liberals everywhere, it is the exponent of their principles, and the living example of their result in practice. To statesmen of all shades of opinion it supplies the grand experiment to test of the theories which dare not be attempted in old countries. IM the wide field of industry to the agriculturist— to the miner a region of hope, and of vast, though unknown, quantities of all metals. It is the para dise of manufacturers, and the "Land of Promise" as well for the capitalist as for the emigrant—the best mart alike for money as for thews and sinews. There are wide subjects of interest, embracing de tails in every possible variety. The Republic is immense in extent, and varied in climate and soil. It is peopled by the most energetic of races, whose industry branches into every variety of produce and manufacture. In view of this vast field, and of the space into which it was necessary to con dense the description, those less intimately ac quainted with the subject might have despaired of accomplishing the result so successfully achieved in this Hand-book. It was necessary, if the book was to be one of reference, that every point should be noticed and so arranged as to be readily found. A general description is first given, while the salient features of the educational system—reli gion, laws, finance, manners, and customs—are treated with wonderful perspicuity, considering the limits to which the authors were restricted. The book opens with an introduction, which embraces the history of North America, and which takes up the main points in a rapid and con densed form :—" The great civil war recently ended is the only event which has seriously menaced the unity' and progress of the United States. That struggle was, however, but the ex plosion of moral elements preparatory to enter ing into a more intimate and compact union. The two vessels which `by a singular co-incidence first landed during the same year Puritans and negroes on the shores of America had unconsciously sown the seed of oligarchy and democracy side by side. These'principles, so opposite in their nature, could exist together only so long as imperfect means of communication caused the two sections of the union to be in effect separate communities. The growth of commerce and the increase of travel, consequent on the introduction of railways and steam navigation, brought them into closer and closer contact, until, like two clouds strongly charged with opposite electricities, they en countered each other with a shock, which for a while seemed to threaten the exist ence of the nation." This is a good sample of the condensed writing of the hand-book, which crowds years of historical events into a few sentences. The Continent, as a whole, is described in its geographical features, and the description is depic ted by coloured maps, which add greatly to the value of the work, and assist the authors in conveying the various facts to the minds of their readers at a glance. From the general account of the country, the readers are carried into each State, which are separately described. Thus the parts which make up the wonderful whole, have each their space in this work, and reference can be made to the locality about which information is required with out trouble. One chapter is devoted to a description of the principal cities, another to railways, canals, telegraphs ; a third is given up to natural curiosi ties, and objects of interest to travellers ; while everything relating to the Government, the popu lation, religion, the characteristics of the people, as well as all the great national establishments, such as the army, navy, post-office, &c., are very fully treated. The third chapter, referring to the public lands, is of great interest to " emigrants. Indeed the whole book should be carefully scanned by those who think of emigrating to the country. To them it will give all practical infor mation, which they can nowhere else procure in so handy and condensed a shape ; and we would strongly recommend the introduction of this vol ume into reading rooms and mechanics' institutes, where those who are too poor to purchase it for themselves, may have an opportunity of gleaning the valuable information it gives, in a form so con cise and convenient. There is also a large and excellent coloured map of the United States. became not quite certain whether she would suc ceed in backing out of it ; who remember the Persia on her first voyage racing against the Pacific, and coming into port with her bows stove in by a collision with an iceberg ; and who happen to have heard that the Scotia this last summer nar rowly escaped being sunk in the harbour of Queens town by a collision invited by the obstinacy of Cap tain Judkins on a matter of marine etiquette. We have a great respect for marine etiquette, but we doubt whether the 250 passengers on the deck of the Scotia at that moment cared whether the Scotia or the England put its helm a-starboard, when both seemed likely to go to the bottom." It would be impossible for the Tribune to have said anything more stronglyin praise of the Cunard vessels than these sen tenter, written as they are with an aninzus. Here is a list of catastrophes, for the oldest established Ocean Line, in which an enemy writing to expose their shortcomings is only able to allege that one ran too near Cape Race—another had to back out of a field of ice, and a third was near coming into collision with another vessel. Those who wish to write down the Cunard Line had better confine themselves to the inferiority of the accom modation—the short supply of sheets and towels, the bad food—and such items, which may be easy to assert and difficult to disprove. The Tribune ought therefore to enlarge more than it does on the shortcomings of the cusine management, and carefully avoid, a topic on which the Cunard is absolutely unassailable. That steamers may be built with better accommodation, that more comforts and conveniences may yet be supplied, we do not doubt. We have seldom, however, heard one word but in praise of the general comfort and even luxury found on board these vessels. The French Line between Havre and New York are magnificent ships, fitted up and appointed in the handsomest style, and so also are the vessels from Hamburg, as well as the National Steam Navigation Company, and those of that most liberal of companies, the Inman. Still, in public estima tion, the Cunard maintains the lead. This is not ac complished by keeping its mishaps out of the news papers—an absurd idea, impossible to carry out, but by guarding on all sides against mishaps. The Tribune commences this article by the following statement : " Since the war ended, there have been two, and only two, American passenger steamers plying regu larly between New York and any European port. Those two were the Arago and Fulton, and they were sold at aucti on on the 22d . As these vessels were put up at auction for the avowed reason that the line did not pay, we presume they are not likely to be again started for Havre. With their sale the American flag, so far as it covered any passenger traffic between Europe and America, disappears from the ocean. A na ti on which claims to be almost the first in its mercantile marine seems About to with draw from all competition for the very large and profitabl e b us i ness wh i c h s t eamers un d r other flags are doing between the two Continents." The Arago and the Fulton have not been sold, and the line has not been discontinued, as was inti mated by the agents, Messrs. Starr and Co., in our last number. From this error, the Tribune travels into a general condemnation of the Transatlantic Lines established, and the Cunard in particular. Whether these fleets be up to the mark or not, one thing is certain, that they are the best Ocean Lines afloat. There may be room for improvement in them ; but if so, other Ocean Companies are a very long way, indeed, behind the times. If the best be bad, then the world has not reached at the point of progress we had imagined ; but we are at a loss to know what the standard is, by which the Tribune has arrived at its judgment. —Anglo-American Times. . The Case of L. P. Mil igan. On thi le sth Oct, 1864, Mr. Milligan, a citizen of Indiana, wh ere h e had resided for 20 years, was arrested, by ord er o f Genera l H OVEY , t r i e d b y a military court on the 21st of the same month, and sentenced to be ha nge d. Th e p r isoner was arrested by virtue of an Act of Congress giving the PRESI DENT power to suspend Habeas Corpus wherever the public safety required. During the period that MILLIGAN was imprisoned the Courts of the State had met, performed their functions without any bill of indictment being found against him, and ad journed. The prisoner, after applying to the Cir cuit Court in Indiana, referred the case to the Supreme Court. Congress had deputed to the PRESIDENT by the Act March 3, 1863, the power of suspending the Habeas Corpus wherever he deemed it necessary. But that power gave no right to try a citizen, arrested by military authority, by a court-martial. The questions submitted to the Supreme Court were as follows : 64 First. On the fa c t s s t ated in the petition and exhibits, ought a writ of habeas corpus to be issued? Second. On the facts stated in said pet i t i on and exhibits, ought the said Lamdiu P. Milligan to be discharged from custody as in said petition prayed ? Third. Whether upon the f ac t s stated in said petition and exhibits, the military comm i ssion mentioned therein had j u risdiction legally t o t ry and sentence said Milligan . in. manner and fo rm as in said petition and exhibits is stated." These are the Constitutional pr ov i s i ons affecting —The trial o f a ll cr i mes, ment, shall b e b y j ury ; the case : and such trial shall be held in the St a t e w h ere the except A ep said crimes shall have been committ e d . . t r i n c le casesl I I . 0 , f s c m t i p o e n a 44 Amendments—Article 5.--No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous, crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service, in time of war, or public danger. Article 6.—ln all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and pub lic trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previouslyascertained by law; and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him ; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favour ; and to have the assistance of counsel for his def e nce." The nine Judges composing the Court unani mously held that trials of civilians by military courts, where the civil tribunals were open and un obstructed, is unconstitutional, Not only was the opinion unanimous, but' it Was expressed in the strongest language. The Judges said— " The constitution of the United States is law for rulers and people equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men at all times and under all circumstances. No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences were ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during any of the great emergencies of Government. Such a doctrine leads directly to anarchy and despotism ; but the theory of necessity on which it is based is false, for the Government within the constitution has all the powers granted to it which are necessary to preserve its existence,_ as ha s b een h app ily p r oved by the result of the great effort to throw off its just authority." There was no difference of opinion whatever among these nine leading lawyers of the United States on the main questions at issue. But a dif ference did arise on a supplemental question inci dentally thrown out by the majority of the Court, that Congress cannot constitutionally authorise the trial of civiliansrby military courts where the civil courts are open. Against this opinion Chief Jus tice CHASE di ssented both on h i s own beh a lf a n d and that of -J ustices W AYNE , SWAYNE, and MILLER. All agreed that where Civil Courts are actually c l osed, and cann ot administer justice by reason of foreign invasion or civil war, until the laws have again free course, military power can lawfully be exercised over civil cases. The minority, however, contended that Congress may authorise trial of civilians by a military com mission, in case of conspiracy or civil war ; and that, had it authorised the trial of MILLIGAN in Indiana, that trial would have been legal. But Congress had not authorised such trial in Indiana, and therefore MILLIGAN'S case was illegal. The Supreme Court could put no other construction on the Constitution of the United States than it has in this case, and their decision has been dictated by the simplest rules of legality and common sense. The decision, however, has excited the deepest in terest throughout the United States, as it is con sidered to be a check on the course taken by Con gress. Mr. TIIADDEUS STEVENS made an ill-advised speech in Congress, denouncing the Supreme Court. Although Mr. STEVENS may nave had good grounds for the fears h e expressed, t h a t th e result o f thi s decision t-4. South would be to unsheath the dagger of the assassin against the loyal Union men, yet the law and Constitution of the United States, must be applied at all hazards and through all trials. The Constitution of the country cannot be cut and patched to suit the temporary exigencies of any party, or it will quickly be rent to shreds. It may be very incon venient for the Constitution to stand in the way of the designs of any party, however dominant may be their principles in the minds of the people. Where the Constitution, however, clearly bars the way, another path must be sought. The principles of the Constitution which have gulled the Judges of the Supreme Court in their decision are founded in everlasting justice and expediency, while the plans they baulk are but the exigencies of the day. A law-loving nation bows to the law ful decision, whether it chimes in or not with their own cherihed hopes and aspirations. We have little doubt—though the difficulties of governing the South may be in'creased for the time, by this ruling of the Supreme Court—that the nation will accept it with little demur, and shape its policy in accordance. —Anglo-Amtrican Time.. Game Laws in the United States. --.0. The Farme r has published extracts from the report of the Minister of Agriculture in the United States, with reference to the game laws which prevail in different parts of the Republic. The admirers Of American institutions and denouncers of the English game laws as badges of feudal servitude will be interested in observing how they manage these things in a democratic country. In most, if not all, of the States the rights of property are fully respected in regard to game, and fines are imposed for killing game on any land without the permission of the owner. Pre- serving is so far front. being regarded as a crime that special enactments are made for its encourage- ment. In regard to the different kinds of birds to which protection is extended the American laws are much more comprehensive than our own. The small birds, such as sparrows, thrushes, larks, lin nets, curlews, &c., down to robins and wrens, which have been almost utterly exterminated in France, as the farmers are now discovering to their cost since a plague of insects has set in, and on which, in our own country, "sparrow" and other clubs wage such cruel war, are all protected in the States, some during part and others during the whole year. The following passages from the official report will give an idea of the nature and scope of the Ameri can regulations : " The penalties for the violation of the Massa chusetts Bird and Game Laws are as follow : —Two dollars each for killing at any time robins, thrushes, linnets, sparrows, bluebirds, bob-o'-links, yellow birds, woodpeckers, or warblers ; the same for kill ing birds on salt marshes, the owner excepted ; five dollars for killing partridges or quail between March 1 and September 1, and woodcock between March 1 and July 4; five dollars for trapping or snaring birds at any time, save partridges ; twenty dollars for killing grouse or heath-hen at any time, and ten dollars to the owner of the grounds, and a search warrant authorised for any one suspected of the offence ; and twenty dollars for hunting deer with hounds or dogs in Plymouth or Barnstaple counties, There is a fine of one dollar for killing between sun set and one hour before sunrising any plover, cur lew, dough-bird, or chicken-bird. Any city or town may vote to suspend, within its limits, any of the provisions of this law. " In Connecticut a fine of three dollars is imposed for killing, selling, or possessing, or destroying a nest of eggs of woodcocks between the first day of February and the first day of July ; pheasants, par tridges, or ruffed grouse, between the first day of February and the first day of September ; quails of any species, between the first of February and the first of October ; wood duck, widgeon, black, grey, broad-bill, canvas-back, or teal duck. The fine is one dollar for killing, or trapping, a nightingale, bluebird, Baltimore oriole, finch, thrush, lark, spar row, catbird, wren, martin, swallow, or wood pecker, at any time, or :a robin or bob-o'-link, be tween the first of February and the first of Sep tember. Tait taking of brook or lake trout between the first of September and the first of January is fined one dollar. It is also forbidden, under a penalty of ten doliars, to take pheasants, partridges, or quails, on the land of any other per son. " The laws of New 'York, both local and general, relative to birds, and other game, are numerous, and frequently modified or suspended. By the re cent law, insectivorous and other birds are protected between February 1 and October. The fine is placed at five dollars for each woodcock, between January 1 and July 4 ; ruffed grouse, between January 1 and September 1; quail, between January 1 and October 20 ; wood, black, grey, and teal duck, between February 1 and August 1 (ex cept upon the shores of Long Island). It is for bidden to catch quail or ruffed grouse with a snare at any time ; and it is unlawful to take prairie fowl within ten years, under penalty of ten dollars for each one killed or taken. Five dollars each is the penalty for taking trout between September 1 and March 1. Deer are prohibited game from February . 15 to August 1 in all counties except Clinton, Frank lin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer, Hamilton, Essex, Warren, Fulton, and Saratoga, where the prohibition is taken off only in October ; and in King's, Queen's, and Suffolk, where Novem ber is the only month for their pursuit. The fine in the last-mentioned counties is 25 dollars each. For fishing, except with a hook or line, in certain inte rior lakes, the fine is 25 dollars. A similar penalty attaches to tre3pass in fishing after public notice has been given." In Pennsylvania, in addition to the protection afforded to pheasants, woodcock, and partridge, there is a penalty of five dollars for each rabbit killed during the breeding season, or from February 1 to October 1; and in Delaware the laws are strict and the penalties heavy, amounting in some in stances to 100 dollars. In Ohio " exposing for sale or h av ing in possession incurs the same penalties" as for killing certain specified birds and animals, including hares and rabbits, "and the costs of pro secution are in all cases to be paid by the offen der."—•Pall-Mall Gazette. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-Generars Return.) In the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 26, the births registered in London and 12other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,430 ; the deaths re gistered, 4,141. The annual rate of mortality was 35 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,160 boys and 1,077 girls, in all 2,237 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years 1857-66 the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 2,153. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,880. It was the fourth week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,641. The deaths in the present return exceed the estimated number by 239. The deaths registered in the last three weeks end ing Jan. 26 amounted to 5,485, while the deaths of the three preceding weeks ending Jan. 5 amounted to 4,250; and the difference is 1,235. Now the mean temperature of the three cold weeks ending Jan. 19 was 30.2 deg. ; of the three mild weeks ending Dec. 29, 42.9 deg. ; leaving a difference of 12.7 deg. So every degree of depression over three weeks corresponded nearly to 100 deaths in London. The excessive number of deaths is thus distributed over five ages : 164 at ages under 20 ; 123 at 20-- 40 ; 312 at 40-60 ; 531 at 60-80 ; and 105 at the age of 80 and upwards. When the deaths are com pared with the numbers living at the corresponding ages, these results are obtained : to 100,000 persons living at each of the five ages, the deaths were 12 at 0-20, 12 at 20-40, 56 at 40-60, 297 at 60-80, and 888 at the age of 80 and upwards. As age advances after childhood, the power fails of produc ing the internal warmth by which life is upheld. So while youth and vigour enjoy the frost age and feebleness perish. The mortality was raised by the severe weather in all the large towns. The annual rate of mortality last week was 32 per 1,000 in London, 32 in Edinburgh, and 43 in Dublin ; 35 in Bristol, 28 in Birmingham, 41 in Liverpool, 48 in Manchester, 40 in Salford, 31 in Sheffield, 29 in Leeds, 30 in Hull, 43 in Newcastle upon-Tyne, and 42 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 19th inst., when the temperature was 61 deg. Fahren heit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 29 per 1,000. Nine water companies state that they supplied London on a daily average with 91,054,159 gallons equal to 427,331 cubic metres, or about as many tons by weig'at. This was nearly a ton of water, or a cubic metre to a house. Dr. Franklin's careful and impartial analysis shows that the solid matter in 100,000 parts of the waters ranged from 31.34 (Chelsea) to 39.40 (Kent) ; the organic matter from 0.69 (New River) to 2.64 (East London). The waters, except those of the New River, were turbid when drawn from the mains. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.652 in. The barometrical reading increased from 29.31 in. on Thursday to 29 . 97 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 37.2 deg. below the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 54.5 deg. on Thursday. The lowest night temperature was 22.0 deg., on Tuesday. The entire range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 32.5 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 32.8 deg. ; that of the lowest was 30.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 4.8 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 82, complete saturation being represented by 100. The direction of the wind was variable. Rain fell to the amount of 0 35in. On Tuesday, at 730 p.m., the tempera ture then being 23 deg., a remarkable shower of rain commenced to fall, and the drops as they were deposited on the surface were instantly frozen. The temperature then began to increase ; by 9 p.m. it was 25 deg., by 10 p.m. 30 deg., and by midnight 33 deg. Throughout the whole of this time occasional showers were noticed, and the surfaces on which the rain fell became thickly coated with ice• After midnight a very rapid thaw began. According to a return furnished by the engineer of the Metro politan Board of Works the average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the River Thames at the southern outfall works, Crossness, was 57,865,359 gallons, or 262,000 cubic metres, equivalent to about as many tons by weight. The Registrar-General has to acknowledge the courtesy of the London Water Companies, who have furnished him with the average daily supply of water supplied for the month of December, 1866: thus, according to their account, 427,331 cubic metres of water, equal to about as many tuns by measure, tons by weight, were supplied daily, or 975 litres, rather less than a ton by weight,weresupplied daily, or 975 litres, rather less than a ton by weight, to each house, and 139 litres (equal to 33.7 g,.1:0n..) to each person. The Reorganisation of the Spanish Army, MADRID, Jan. 25. The text of the Royal decree for the reorganisa tion of the Spanish army is as follows : " In conformity with the recommendation of the Minister of War, in concert with my council of Ministers, " I decree the following : " Art. 1. The strength of the army of the Penin sula will be in future 200,000 men, divided in the following manner : " 1. The permanent army. " 2. The first or active reserve. " 3. The second reserve. "Art. 2. The permanent army will consist of the force which, in accordance with Art. 79 of the Con stitution, may be annually designated by the Cortes upon lily proposal. The first or active reserve will be composed of all persons belonging to the army of the Peninsula who, without reckoning.four years of active service, shall have exceeded the number of years fixed by law for the permanent force. The position of these persons will be that of soldiers upon six months' furlough without pay. The second re ser:e will consist of all those belonging to the army of the:Peninsula vrho, proceeding from the recruits, shall have had four years' effective service, only excepting those who at their own request or for the convenience of the service may be allowed to remain on the active list. Nevertheless, until the new plan shall have commenced to come into effect, and in order to observe the proper proportion be tween the active army and the reserve, my Govern ment may anticipate the period of passing into the second reserve, even before the completion of the four years of active service, in the case of that number who, between the permanent army and the first reserve may exceed 100,000 men. Art. 3. Upon the entry of individuals into the second reserve their respective corps will remain de finitively reduced. They will return to their homes upon unlimited furlough, and will be permitted to change their residence, as may be required by their trade or business upon making representation to that effect, and obtaining written permission from the chief of the provincial commission. " Art. 5. The permanent army will perform their military service iu the form prescribed by my Go vernment. The active reserve may only be called out wholly or partially when my Government may entertain apprehensions based upon events abroad, which may render it expedient to establish an army of observation, or when public order may be seri ously disturbed in the interior. The Government will subsequently render account of such measures to the Cortes. The second reserve cannot be called out or 'placed under arms, without the Goverment being authorised by a special law. In any case all persons belonging to either reserve who may not present themselves for service in compliance with the legal summons will be tried by the military laws. "Art. 6. The permanent army and the reserve having completed the eight years of service conjointly obligatory upon them, will be entitled to absolute discharge. Art. 8. The existing cadres of the provincial militia are abolished, and the commands of half bri- gades in the militia of the Canaries are suppressed. " Art. 9. The posts of fiscal commandants of bat talions and captain secretaries of colonies are also abolished. " Art. 10. Third battalions are created in the pre sent 40 regiments of infantry, consisting in time of peace solely of the generals and officers in the num ber and proportion that may be determined. These cadres will form an effective part of those regiments, will perform the duty assigned to their rank, and replace the officers indefinitelyor temporarily absent. " Art. 11. Permanent commissions, consisting of a major, captain, and lieutenant, will be established in the capitals of the civil provinces. (The remain ing eight articles of the decree refer to various mat ters of detail connected with the execution of the above measures.) " Given at the Palace, 24th January, 1867. " Signed by the Royal hand. " The Minster of War, Ramon Maria Narvaez." The Ministerial, preamble to the decree, after adverting to the general tendency towards the creation of large reserves which has prevailed in Europe since the last great war in Germany, says " Although Spain has based her policy upon her position as a continental power with great provinces in Asia, Africa, and America--a policy which con sists in maintaining peace and amity with all na tions and in which she will certainly never fail of her own will—yet she can neither separate herself from this preventive movement now extending throughout gurope nor abandon to chance the main- tenance of her policy by which she can alone ad vance her legitimate interests. It is certain that our geographical position in the extreme west of Europe and the topographical conditions of our soil, very irregular in its surface and naturally defended, re moves from us in great measure the probabilities of war, and also relieves us from great expense in the event of having to defend it. . . If our financial circumstances did not counsel the reduction of the permanent army to a point which would hardly have sufficed to meet peremptory military neces sities, it would be sufficient to double it by a reserve of equal strength ; narrow, but reduced to such limits So small a reserve would not meeet the pre parations required at the present, and which are rendered incumbent upon us by the great armaments of other nations. Tile Consultative Junta of War and the military gauthorities consulted by the Go vernment agree that the total strength of the per manent army and the reserve, cannot be fixed below 200,000 men in time of peace, considering the military condition of Spain and the state of Europe. The opinion is shared by the Government and has formed the basis of its calculations." The Minister proceeds to state thot 100,000 men will be adopted as the extreme limit of the standing army, and that this effective may be reduced accord ing to circumstances by the annual vote of the Cortes upon the force of the standing army for the year. " Drawing by lot will be adopted for all the services ; that is to sr y, the standing army, tin. re serves, the civil guard, the marines, the naval ser vices, and the colonial armies. It has been shown that the annual recruitment cannot be fixed below 43,000 men. If this should appear excessive and onerous, it must not on the other hand be forgotten that instead of being eight years under arms as a t present, he will only serve four years ordinarily in future, while the second reserve will only be called under arms when no available citizen would or could exempt himself from service." COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. At this market there was a fair attendance of the town and country trade, but little disposition to do business. Wheat and flour may be quoted 3d per 100 lb. and is P r e r sack and barrel lower, with littl e d o i ng a t th e d ec line. oats a decline of ld per 431 b., and in oatmeal of is per load may be noted, and sales very limited. arley, 1301 and peas were each rather lower, and neglec B tel. American Indian corn, with more offering, was obtain able at 41s 6d per 4901 b., but fine white white brought 42s 6d per 4801 b. LEEDS—TUESDAY. The attendance this week is not large. The wheat trade is exceedingly flat to-day, and very few sales have taken place, at a decline of 2s per qr. Barley, unless fine, is to 2s per qr. cheaper. Beans and oats 2s per qr. lower. Average prices: Wheat, 61s lid; barley, 40s 9id; oats, —6 Od. SHEFFIELD—WEDNESDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat on offer by sample, fo r which there was a good demand at the full prices of last week. A steady trade in beans and oats at late quotations. Barley somewhat scarce, and selling at extreme figure's' No change in flour and other articles. lied wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushels....23s 01 to 218 01 White do do ....258 01 2 78 O d New red do do ....2 Is Od 238 Od New white do do ....21s Od 26 8 O d Beans do do ....20s Od 22$ 01 Peas, per qr . l's 61 19 8 6d Grinding ba, ley, per qr 35s Od 3 8 8 Od Malting barley, i o A oB Od 48s Od Oats, do 2's Od 328 ud F10ur....1s 10d to 28 ad per 141 b, MARKET HARBOROUGH.—MONDAY. Old white wheat, 60s to 73s ; new red, 50s to 68s per s,u stone. Barley, fine, 52 8 ; oth er kinds, 23s to 36s per 30 !. u, ' Oats new, 228 to 23s ; old, 30s to 34 s p er qr . B e ans, 01 50s to 555; new, 468 to 48s per qr. BRISTOL—TUESDAY. Slight rain falling. Market dull, and but little doing• Wheat moved slowly, at is decline. Barley, fair trade , uAalt.,..rcd. • Nael: cats, 3:1 &erne. Maize, P'' and beans unaltered. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TUESDAY. White wheat, 66s to 748 ; red, 50e to 66s per 36 stone: Barley for malting, 408 to 52s p er qr; f ee d, 32 s to 388 Pe; 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 35s ; new, 22s to 29s per 2 1 s" Beans, old, 52s to 545; new, 46s to 50s per qr. The Cunard Line. Of the three leading Ocean Lines, thefirst place in general estimation is awarded to the Cunard. The Peninsular and Oriental Company possess a far larger fleet, they traverse a greater space, and con nect points more widely separated. So also with the Royal West India Mail. These three great companies have lately been exposed to strong competi tion, in which France has led. Still, so powerful is the Cunard, so high is its prestige, so widely spread the belief in its efficiency and careful management, that it maintains its proud position of being the foremost of ocean steam lines. Not only have the finest steamers afloat been constructed for this fleet, but they have been commanded by those so carefully trained, and by officers under a supervision so strict, that the most tempestuous ocean route has been navigated with such safety and regularity that scarcely an accident has occurred, or even alarm been excited by undue delay. That many people owe their lives to the excellence of the system is shown from the experience of other old-established companies. Contrast the safety of the steamers of this fleet with the fate of many of the vessels of the Canadian line. Shipwreck with that company has succeeded shipwreck with startling frequency and appalling results. The New York Tribune, writing with great asperity about the Canard vessels, has only been able to make out the following list of accidents : "This line has for the most part avoided acci dents, or has had great success in keeping its mis haps out of the newspapers, but those may judge between skill and luck who remember the Europa collision ; who remember how near a certain ship once came to Cape Race ; who remember the Arabia pushing her way into a field of ice till it Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and . New Zealand, via Southampton...., Feb. i 9. Ditto, via Ararseilles Feb. 11 Brazil and Cap.! Verde, by British packet. Feb. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena..„Feb. 2 7 China , Penang'. and Sin ;spore. via Southampton Feb 2 - Ditto, via Marseilles. • Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Jan. 28 Endia (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 0 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 28 _ . .., Ditto, via slarseilles .. Jan 27 Italia, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 2-' 4 • Ditto, via Marseilles . J'tn 27. Wauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseille 1... .. }Vb. -3 • Newfoundland ..., - „Fcb Poring al Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Jan Wet Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 3 West Indies and Pacific (except Baba naa and Honduras) ,Pin 2 S Bahama, via New Y ork. Feb 7 ' Cuba and Mexico Jan 28 Bermuda, via Halifax Feb. 13. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—A few days ag° a young man named Reed, son of a farmer near Honitavi Devon, was out walking with his father in the fields. Sud denly the gun, which h e carr i e d i n hi s poc k e t, went off, and wounded him so dreadfully that in a few hours after wards he expired. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SHIPS. - The Tin ze i s asks how the fa c t i s t o b e exp l a i ne d th a t, 'ol lie ' the American ships are managed so much better than our own, we are nevertheless appropiill t : ing the trade, and driving the Americans out el , the market. The re su lt mus t d epen d upon a g eneral balance of advanta ges . Th e carry i ng tra d e Nvil belong to those who perform it best for the leas t money. Cheapness, as working-men of all trades should remember, is what brings custom, and cheap' ness in the merchant service means cheap ships as well as cheap seamen. C ertain rates of fre ight will only afford certain rates of wages, an d ' freights we re ra i se d b eyond a certain point/ th e trade might be lost. The Americans are compelled by the value of labour inAmerica to give more 013 11 we do in the form of sailors' wages ; but that they always did, and yet, until now, they could com pete with us ou very fair terms. The truth is, they are now made to pay too much for their ships. Th e heavy taxation and the protective duties levied in America, together with the high wages of the &lir wrights, have made ships excessively dear, and th e consequence is the sacrifice—first, of the ship' building trade, and then of the carrying trade. Th e Americans treat their seamen so much better thal l , we do that they hav e th e p i c k of our mar k e t, an can take off our best hands. Nor do we doubt t ha t in this respect the outlay would repay itself, an prove a good investment ; but, on the other han d ,' our wiser com merc i a l po li cy ena b les us to build ships more cheaply than the Americans ; and by the aid of our cheap ships, we carry awaY the trade from them, no t w ith s t an di ng our mistakes in the treatment of our' seamen. But there are tw o classes who should take a lesson from this story Our shipwright s s h ou ld o b serve th a t wages a l)° , y . a certain standard m a y cos t th em a ll th e ir trade' and our shipowners should feel that it is unsafe : allow other nations a permanent superiority ill the important element of seamen. Births. ATTLER—On the 28th inst., at Rose mu, Dorking , the wife of John Attler, of a daughter. ; f a of BROWN—On the 27th inst., at 26, Wilton-place the w• -- . Major Francis Brown, of a son . r . INNEs—On the 26th inst., at Southsea, the wife of -.1,,* W. Innes, C. 8., D e p u ty I ns p ec t or -G enera l o f 1100 4-- of a daughter. Oa t, WESTMACOTT—On the 29th inst., at 29, Hertford-st r Mayfair, the wife of A. F. Westmacott, of a son. Marriages. THOMSON—BIRDWOOD- -On the 26th i ns t., a t Mai11.,9 1 1: Church, Captain David Thomson, It.A., to Ernilyl4:B eldest daughter of Brigadier-Gen. Birdwood, of Indian Army. WERE—WILSON—On the 26th inst., at St. James'sCh in , ire , Notting-hill, Charl es Were, Esq., late of Norland-sq,,q,, to Ann Rossiter, widow of the late Thos. Wilson, Grecian Villa, Cockermouth. Deaths. Cas tle, CASTLEMAINE—On the 27th inst., at Moydrusl Athlone, the Lady Castlemaino. ,job, GOWER—On the 28th inst., at Nova Scotia House, Vs - Charles P. Gower, Esq., aged 59. lIAINEs—Ou the 28th rust., at Wilton House, -`" square, Mr. George Haines, aged 69. pat- HunLocx—On the 27th inst., at Lansdowne-place, ton, F. Cra l nstoun Hurlock, Esq., aged 27. re the JERSEY—On the 26th inst. , at 38, Berkeley-ST"' Countess Dowager of Jersey. p. METCALF—On the 26th inst.. the wife of Charles Metcalf, Esq., of Cannington, near Bridgwater. e O, MIDDLETON—On the 29th lust., at 14, Chester -te r g. Regent's -park, C a pt. J o h n D. Middleton, R.N., 1 )-g e ia d NOYES—On the 28th inst., at Dalston, Mr. Thomas of of Mincihg-lane, aged 88. Orl° PETERS —On the 27th inst., at Wouldham Hall, Sent , Pete, Esq., aged 74. WARN— rs On the 25th inst., at 17 v lj r ” Dawson-street, - after a short illness, Mr. Richard Warn, aged 64. London: Printed And Published by WI L L IAX AD 19 ,,, T it ,., 11% of No. 112, Strand, Piiriter at Tn.:, SUN 01-not , 0 4 Strand, in the Preeinat of the Savoy, in the CO O- Middleeez ! -_-WedneKlay, Jauuary 30,1867. V~~ L~L I g,ftar On i ex T 4 , 1,1 hap