The Sun. — London, England, 1861-11-22 00:00:00

MONEY MABKBT AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK.. The Bank of England return, completed to the 20th inst., shows some very favourable features. The bullion exhibits a large addition, as also the Reserve Notes. The Other Securities have slightly decreased, while both the public and private balances show an augmentation. The Government Securities also have been further slightly reduced. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation .. Decrease .. • • Bullion ~ .. . . Increase .. • • Rest .. .. .. .. £20,483,150 .. 246,300 .. 14,713,587 351,092 .. 3,178,047 • • 13,148 .. 4,104,901 .. 335,632 Increase - - - - i .. • • • • Public Deposits • • • • Increase .. • • • • Other Deposits.. • • • • Increase .. • • • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease .. .. • • Government Securities Decrease .. • . • • Other Securities .• • • Decrease .. .. • • Notes unemployed . • • • Increase .. • • • • , 13,270,277 :: 79,971 775;390 • • 34,883 • • . 10,706,646 .. 105,541 .. 16,294,532 .. 97,983 8,035,140 :: 557,915 During the last few days the operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have been moderately active. Teas have slightly advanced, While good and fine grocery descriptions of sugars have maintained previous prices. Coffee, however, has slightly declined, while steady prices have been current for rice, spices, and fruit. A large business has been done in saltpetre at enhanced rates, but tallow has continued inactive for both present and forward delivery at rather reduced rates. Increased dullness prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were generally id. per lb. lower. The sales were only 3,000 bales. About £40,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The directors of the Bank of France have reduced the rate of discount from 6 to 5 per cent. A dividend at the rate of 71 per cent. per annum Will be proposed at the forthcoming meeting of the Intereolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. The half-yearly interest on the Cape of Good Hope Government 6 per Cent. Debentures, 1860, and on Swedish Provincial 40s. Mortgage Bonds Will be paid on and after the 2d proximo. The supply of commercial bills continues very moderate, and the market consequently remains in an easy position, as the large available resources of the banks and private establishments induce them to enter into active competition for the securities brought into circulation. A meeting of the proprietors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia will take place on the 6th December for the declaration of a divi dend. The Ecuatorian Commission of agency have called a meeting of the bondholders for the 27th instant. Business in the market for Public Securities to day has been rather quiet, speculation having been Conducted on a restricted scale, but the quotations have remained steady. Consols being 931 94 for transfer, and 921 1, less the dividend, for the sth proximo. The New Threes and the Reduced have declined to 921; India 5 per Cent. Stock is steady at 1061 I; Exchequer Bills, March, remain at 7s. to 10s. prem. ; ditto, June, 12s to 15s prem. ; Bank Stock is rather firmer, viz., 231 and 233, _ A general decline has taken place in Foreign Securities, and the dealings have been on a reduced scale. Mexican have receded to 271; Portuguese to 471 48 ; Spanish to 52 ; the Certificates have further declined to 6 7- ; and Venezuelan to 23 and ; Dutch 4 per Cents. are heavy at 991; Turkish Bonds are also depressed, the old 6 per Cents. being 8 01, 811 ; ditto, 1858, 711 ; and the £lOO Bonds have fallen to 72i. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been of a rather limited character, and prices have shown a decided downward movement. Caledo fian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Manchester, Shef field and Lincoln, and North-Eastern . (Berwick), have declined se. ; Great Northern, Great Western, South Eastern, and West Midland, 10s. ; Midland, 155., and North Westerns, £l. Brigh ton. and South Western, however, have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been de- Pressed. Recipe and San Francisco have receded 5 5.; Great Western of Canada, 55.; Grand Trunk of Canada, £1; and Madras 5 per Cents., 15s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in very limited request. London and West- Minster have declined to 701 ; Crystal Palace Stock remain firm at 37; and English and Australian Co pper at 31. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock Per a 92 Cent. Reduced A nnu ities tper Cent. Consols Annuities In.di t:4e'ic' a. 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 b Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 51 per Cent lO5l Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto C onsols for A ccoun t , Dec. 5 April, 1864 99 8f 921 i I ndia Stock f or Account, 5 per Cent March . June. Excheq uer Bills, Ll,OOO, I 2d.... 7 10 pm 15 12 Ditto £500 Ditto Small TOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 4/ per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 _Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O — Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St lOO/ Spanish 3 per Cent Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account 7l 1704 Ditto £lOO Bonds; * Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull. • . Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent... TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money Ditto Account TILE WEATHER. PROBABLE BEFORE MONDAY. North Britain S.W. to N.W. and N.N.E., strong; rain. Ireland East Coast ..., S.W. to N., strong ; rainy or snow. South England. S.W. to N., strong; rainy. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. , This Day, D. F. C. I' S. ketween 8 and B. E. M. 9 a m. .- I- - --- -- Nairn ! 29'06 37 $5 S.W. 5 1 i b. Aberdeen 129•03 40 36 W. 5 1 b. Leith... 29*22 41 39 W. 2 2 b. Berwick , 29'22 45 42 W.S.W. 4 5 0 . Ardrossan ; 29'28 43 42 W. 4 8 0 . I'ortriish 29'32 47 45 S. 5 2 b. Shields {2 2 .31 43 40 S.W. 5 1 b. Galway ; 29•55 44 42 W.S.W. 2 7 0. Scarborough ' 29.39 44 41 W. 5 4 b. Liverpool 29'52 45 42 S.W. 3 9 r. Valentin ' 29.6 l 47 44 W. 5 9 T. Queenstown... ! 29'60 46 45 W. 2 7 0. Y armouth..,.' 29 . 58 46 45 W. 5 6 0. London 1 29'68 48 46 S.W 3 9 1 0. Dover , 29/1 ,61 49 W. 3 9' o. Portsmouth . ' 29/ I 1 42 47 W. 4 9 f. Portland ...:' 29/3 51 49 W. 3 9 0. P lymouth I 29 . 68 60 49 N.W. 6 7; o. P enzance EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 ( leg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true-- not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; T., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). From an announcement made on Wednesday in the Commission of the Free Church General Assembly, at Edinburgh, it appears that the Lord Advocate intends to introduce next session a new Education Bill, apparently designed to extend the parish-school system in Scotland, and more or less to supersede the Privy Council grants. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN SPAIN.—The Liberal journal, the Iberia, has been again condemned in a penalty of 40,000 reals, for having, in a correspondence from Lon m, contained remarks in praise of Don Juan. Since the it of April this journal has paid 151,000 reals in the shape penalties. The Roxburgh Castle, with £202,000 in gold Las now been at sea 85 days from Melbourne, and the Wel wley, with £308,000, 66 days. ,Ll 2 631 . al 181 no of ho an ha l tit Og SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. paid l C r lo ri s ce in . g 1 Business done. 50 Belfast and Nor. Coun. 13.14 ,Bir., Wol., and Str. Val ' 25 , Blyth and Tyne 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andiklid.Co st ,Bristol and Exeter st :Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blrock, & Passage 20 ,Cornwall 10 Do A gets no div, t 10 Do . ' A been p pe aid to B. B till6.p an.has' 50 !Dublin & Belfast Junc. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June st 'East Anglian st :E as tern Counties at 'E as t e rn Union, A stock , st I Do Bdo do 25 ! DoNw A, late E U 3ds, 74 8 6 6i 93 95 105 106 st !East Suffolk st ; Edinburgh & Glasgow st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 j North & Clyde Junction Furness st ,Glasg. and S. Western ' 10 IGreattirthn.of Scotland st IG r eat Northern st 1 Do A stock 111 i 11 st IN; i 3 do st Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland, st GTeat Western st Do Str Val gua. stock 12 Irish South Eastern st Lancashire & Yorkshire] et London and Blackwalll st Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast; st Lon., Chat., and Dover,! at Lou. & North Western) st Lon. & South Wester* 25 ; Clerry & Coleraine 25 IL'derry & Enniskillen et elan., Shef., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12i Do # shares 10 Metropolitan st Midland i. 4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent _ 1 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle 10 Newry k Armagh, def. 20 Newry, Warnpt, k nos at Norfolk st North British at Nor.Dev.Rall&Dk.stook st Do A stk ; A rocs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß l st Do B stock st Nth. Eastern—Berwick 15 Do, G.N.E. purchase ' ;t Do Leeds ;t Do York at North London [0 Do new 16.4 North Staffordshire [0 N. and S. W. Junction. ;t Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal [0 Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney st Scottish Central st Scot. N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scat. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpool st Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. ,South - Devon 15 S. Durham & Lane. Un It !South Eastern It !South Wales it S. York. and River Dun 9 Staines, Wok. ,an dWok. :5 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do Do New, 1860 I Taff Vale. I Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail , 0 Ulster 25 Do .10 Do it Vale of Neath 10 Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterford & Kilkenny i 0 Waterford & Limerick ?1:1 West Cornwall f 0 West London 10 Do Ist class f 0 Do 2d class it W. Hartlepool Har.&R it West Midland Oxford it Do Newport' it Do Hereford LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln. &N.W Birkenhead lOO Do.&G.W 54 86 Buckinghamshire. Chester & Holyhead lOO Do 53 54 Do. 5) per cent 100 Do. 122 124 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O .. _ E. Lincolnsh. g6pr c. 100 Gr. North. 133 136 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 4) Do. Woodbridge.. .1 100 • • l• Gls. Barr.&Neils.Dra. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new 1 100 . Do.• .. . .• .. Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West.. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters 1 all D 0....... .. .. 17 Lancaster & Carlisle, 100 Ln.&N.W 198 202 London & Greenwich. 100 S. Eastern 61 63 Do. Preference 1 100 Do. Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 100 Peto &Co B5 87 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. j 100 Norfolk Do 0 per .x.. 4- j 100 - Dv. • Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M • •31 3/, 3) 1 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx } 5. 5.6. E Counts. par * p gua. 5 per cent... Northn. & E astn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. . Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—HartlePool 1(0 N. E. Ber .. • • North Western L&N.W Preston and Wyre. t all &L. yk. 1 43 45 44 Do. ) shares A. all Do. ••••.. .. .. Roys t n. Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 D o . Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 91 93 Wimbledn & Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 8) 9) PREFERENCE SHARES. Share( Railways. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.C. pref. issued at £5 Brie. & Exet. 4 p. c. st. • Do. shares Caledon. £lO, 41 p. cent Do. guar. shares, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. C. Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 p. c Do. Class B 6 per cent Do. Class C 7 per cent E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. 0. st Eastern Union, 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & D Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c Furness, 5 per cent.— Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm. Do. 4! p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm, Gt. Nh. Scot. Ist pref.' 'Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 6 per cent IDo. redeem. 41 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct IDo. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. I Do. Birm. pref. shares I Do. Chelter 8 p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Do. Birm. guar. stock.. Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnel.st£s 2s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb.pur Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. do Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 44 per cent. dm Do. 44 p. c. pref. shares Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4 p c. st.(div.deLliP6s Do. 4 per cent. pref Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c.pf. Do. West. Ex., B, 6 p. C. 11 o. Metrop. Ex. 13, 6 p.c. Lon. & S. IV., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. st., late 3d shares .... Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anus of 2s 6d LondondY. & Cole. 1 she Londony. & Ennis. 1 shs Man. Sh. & Lin. t per ct. Do. £6 : : DD D II3 DDD Iio: O O OO ia r . C L ral4lY 44 ae o; P eA di n p i '°P pp e c . d . reee . B e trCr a ni re r & n c . oc c i . e d s p en e C6n .: nr . & Pat e tO t r i ' f ß . tpl. 4 . 0 e • . e. pr.a.ipk c. tk. c. Ncrilk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 DN D 0 00 r .. l s l l vß p i Pref. itish, r . te 1 1 8 1 4 4 : 7. Do. New gua. per cent... Do. Bor. 13n. g. prf. she. Do. do. do. N th.Dvn.RaiL&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c.l Do. 41pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref., Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, El. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Rhymney Guaranteed.. Scottish Central. new pi Scottish North-Eastern p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6) Do. 44 per cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. C. Do. 41 per cent Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. 5 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. c. IW. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red , Do. Perpet.6 p. C. pf. 1866 1 Do. till 18691 101 103 NI 214 5t 6i 'lOl 103 112 117 110 116 110 116 107 109 123 125 80 82 [lO 112 89 91 80 82 , 114 116 110 112 102 104 107 100 97 99 99 100 89 91 90 92 102 101 94 10 16 17i 101 75 77 201 20 10 10 15 15 - - ,35 137 112 115 112 115 136 138 112 115 ,102 104 150 155 127 130 73 75 91 92 92 94 11 114 4 die par 1.041 5 I 100 I 100 54 I 160 94 3 I ioi [ll 113 131 14 124 126 1 im 65 70 I ilmn 36 138 .02 104 92 94 tog 111 107 109 1 lipm 99 101 98 100 die par idle }pmt 221 231 ,32 133 10 10 24 [OO 102 LOO 102 98 100 85 88 274 28i 32 33 32 33 45 47 124 128 121 123 102 104 121 123 117 119 Share' st 3 2s 6d 2 124 1 12/ 26i 13 20 100 1. 0. 6.1 5 6 42 44 lli ill 19} 192 54 55 47 49 33 36 93 95 301 31 104 106 1121 1131 [lO 111 130 132 103 105 71 71i 55 58 1081 1081 55 57 116 118 47 49 941 Olt 95 96 9 11 45 49 5 6 132 1321 14 llp 103 105 8 6dl 62 64 621 631 101 1011 }d p 57f 581 891 PO* 95 97 41 41 d 10} 101 90 92 122 124 40 42 97 99 45 46 37 39 761 761 94 96 5 6 38 39 8 9 pl 5 6pl 55i 565 25 35 5 d 51)1 12i 13 6 6i 48 50 45 47 89 91 1031 711 1 108 i i 11 11 117 i sti st 4 93,' 4 31 at 95 _.: 1311 i ii I p 63& I 11 I 21 101 loopi I ii[i) 13 I 21 2, 91 I 2 , 1 9i 45 } 76 1 i 2 , 94 2 , 5 1 i , 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Railways. NtlanVo & St_Lawrencej Bom.,BarodaSE.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per c,ent... [8 Do Do. !oi Buffalo and Lake Huron ',06 Do. New . ...... .0 Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,/¢Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin 10 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 10 Cape Town & Dock Scrip N) Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. I 7 Demerara... 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. took East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. ).0 Do. I` Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentra Do. 5 p. a. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 ,ock Grand Trunk of Canada )0 Do. 6 per cent. Pref /0 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct 10 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr 10 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 10 Do. do. 1867 10 Do. do. 1872 )ck GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 10 Do. New gua. 5 p. c /ck Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10 Do. do. ;04 Gt. W. of Canada Shares :04 Do. New 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. )0 Do. 5i p. C. do. '77 d 0... 10 Do. 5 3 / 4 p. c. do. '7B d 0... rck Madras guar., 4i p. c... rck Do. do. 5 per cent .... 10k Do. 41p. c. Extension 10 Do. 5 )ck Ilelb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds,l 10 Newßrunswick & Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g. 6 pe Class A Capital Share' Do. do. Land do ........ J. Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .... •. •• ,_ . Oude (Limited) ........ 1 stock Scinde ......... ri . 20 Do. Puniaub .... 4 El, 20 Do. Do. ........ Ici stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. • Eig. 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Paid. Closing Price. 55 60 100; 1016, 41 5} d :6 7 72 77 68 73 67 72 5 6} I id: 20 20b d 104 1031 90 101 100 101 100 100 21 21i 61 03 50 53 35 37 40 43 32 34 32 34 1001 101 i d ipr 1100 15 all 100 1 103 101 10 10f 10f 9f v 5 9? 93 93 90 92 100 101 93 95 !Business done N 1021 ; 5 7 1001 11 ICOI 20 4 6 1001 100 i 1021 1024 ta rvr 15 14i LAW INZ A 8 100 d .(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) ZUDGILENT.-EOLINSON V. BAYNES. The plaintiff filed his bill for specific performance of an agreement to pay his professional account for compromising certain equity suits, in which the defendants (father and son) were beneficially interested. The plaintiff held the defendants, jointly and severally, liable to pay his account. William Baynes, the father, denied all knowledge of the agreement, and that he did not know of the compromise of the suits in question. Edward Baynes, the son, admitted knowledge of the compromise, but as it was for the benefit of his father, he:denied his liability to pay. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor dismissed the plaintiff's bill against the defendants, except as to that part of the plaintiff's account incurred for the benefit of the father (William Baynes), by delaying the suits under compromise, and, as to these por tion of costs, allow decree against the personal representa tives of the father. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINO, NOVEMBER 22, 1861. .(This Day). JUDGMENT.-WILLIAMS V, WILKS. The question raised in this suit was, whether the plain tiff was entitled to a half or a fourth share of the residue of the testating property as her representative. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that Rebecca Wilson and Hannah Wilks and their children, were entitled to equal shares of this moiety of the testatrix's property, and appoint them or their representatives as next of kin. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Wheeler.) A SINGULAR SLIP OF THE TONGUE-GROVES V. HAWRESLEY. This was an aetion to recover for a mast and other mate rials and work supplied to the ship Celerity. Defendant pleaded never indebted. _ _ _ Mr Cottams called the plaintiff, a mastmaker of Ber mondsey. He stated that he agreed with Capt. Hawkesley as to the prices of certain goods, and the rest were neces sary upon such orders. Defendant ordered the goods. Plaintiff believed that Capt. Hawkesley was a shipshusband. Defendant—l am not, nor have I any interest in the ship. lam a shipowner, and I only went with Mr. Lynch, the owner of the Celerity, to call upon the plaintiff. I never gave any orders about the goods. The broker of the ship has written that plaintiff's demand is exorbitant. Plaintiff—About four months ago I made out an account, and delivered it at defendant's office. I met him a little time afterwards, and he asked for another, and then when I gave him the second bill he said he didn't owe the money. Defendant—l have no office. Plaintiff—l left the account with Messrs. Jenkins and Co. (brokers to the ship), ship brokers, of Fenchurch-street. Defendant—l have nothing to do with them. Mr. Cottams then produced two letters from Captain Hawkesley, ordering the work, and defendant said he had been ordered by the owner to look after the vessel. His Honour—Well, Captain, do you call any witnesses ? Defendant—l call our clerk. (Laughter.) I mean Jenkins' clerk. His Honour—You said "our" clerk. (Renewed laughter.) There is a celebrated character in one of our comedies of a Captain Hawkesley, and I am of opinion that the relations between you and Jenkins aro very intimate. Upon the letters put in plaintiff will have a verdict. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT TAE OPERA TAVERN.—Mary Gardner was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to commit suicide. _ _ . Wm. Watson, 299 A, said—About 12 last night he was called to the Opera Tavern, Haymarket, and informed by the landlady that prisoner had taken poison. He found the prisoner sitting on a form in front of the bar, and the landlady handed him a pewter pot which she had taken from the prisoner. He lost no time in taking the prisoner to the Charing-cross Hospital, where emetics were admi nistered to her, and he left her there and brought her away that morning. The house-surgeon had analysed the con tents of the pot, and said that the prisoner had taken sugar of lead. He also said the prisoner was to continue an out patient. Watson then handed Mr. Tyrwhitt a certificate signed by Mr. Travers, the resident medical officer of the Charing cross Hospital, to the effect that prisoner had taken sugar of lead ; and said the prisoner had told him that her hus band had deserted her, and that she had no home. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded her, that she might have proper attendance for a week. ANNOYING A. TRADESMAN.—Maria White, a middle - aged female, was charged with annoying Mr. Aldridge, umbrella maker, 126, Oxford-street. Edward Stenton, assistant to Mr. Aldridge, said the de fendant, who was related to Mrs, Aldridge, came on the previous evening aad asked for money, created a disturb ance, and upset the business by using very bad language before the customers. Defendant—Oh, you false young man I You'll never prosper. I'll serve you out. Mr. Tyrwhitt—What can a person do with such a woman as you ? _ . _ Defendant (with great rapidity)—Let them give me a pound. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then you will go and get more drink. Defendant—When they had me here before they did not do much good, although they did have a lawyer. They thought they would get me six months, but they didn't. The witness said she had an allowance to live on. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall bind you over to keep the peace for six months. Defendant—Thank you, I'm much obliged to you. The defendant, who has been at the court several times ; was then removed. THAMES. SINGULAR AFFRAY.—Peter Montell, a little, dirty, odd looking old man, a corn porter, well known in Mark-lane, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with assaulting and beating Mrs. Charlotte Shinton, his landlady, and breaking a lamp glass, a drinking glass, and other property. It appeared that the prisoner had been a lodger at No. 13, Dean-street, St. George-in-the-East, for seven weeks, and had giTen his landlady a good deal of trouble. Yesterday evening, the prisoner came home at seven o'clock and ordered his landlady to cook a steak for his dinner. Ho said he should bo home in 20 minutes, and went out again. Tho steak was ready at the appointed time, but the " queer little man" did not come home to eat it. Mrs. Shinton kept the steak " nice and hot" for him until half-past ten o'clock, when Mr. Peter Montell came home intoxicated, very noisy and full of anger. He demanded his steak, which was served up to him in first rate style. He then asked his landlady for bread. He was politely requested to obtain his own bread from his own room, on which he became exceedingly indignant and made a great disturbance. A young man named Morris Lyons interfered and endeavoured to quiet him. The prisoner made use of very bad language, and also attacked the young man. In the midst of the scuffle Mrs. Shinton went to the protection of her young man lodger, and the prisoner seized her by thp throat and hurt her very much. He also struck her on the arm with a lamp, and broke the glass, smashed a tumbler, and broke the banisters on the staircase. A scene of great confusion ensued, and the police were summoned to quell the riot, and take Peter Montell into custody. He then locked himself up in his room, and when a policeman named Franklin, 480 K, made his appearance, he rushed out of his room and endeavoured to strike his landlady in the policeman's presence. The prisoner pleaded guilty to all the charges, and said he was very sorry for what he had done, and begged of Mrs. Shinton to forgive him, which she refused to do so, and said Mr. Peter Montell was a dangerous little man, and she wanted him bound over to keep the peace. Mr. Woolrych fined the prisoner 7s. for the assault on Mrs. Shinton, and 3s. for the damage he had done, and, in default, 10 days' imprisonment. TRIS DA Y'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Nov. 22.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly ; moderate breeze and dull, cloudy weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrrived— Lizzie Colt, from London for Algoa Bay ; Ida, from Hartle pool for Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 21.—Wind W.—Arrived—Colleen Bawn, from London for Port Adelaido. OFF PENZANCE, Nov. 20.—Arrived—Hermine, from Havre for Buenos Ayres. GLOUCESTER, Nov. 21.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Howitt, for New York. KINGSTON, Nov. 20.—W ind N.W.—Arrived—Ocean Wave, from New York. CLYDE, Nov. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Wolf's Cave, from Quebec; Calabria, from Montreal; Berzilius, from Alexandria. (BY BL/ICTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Eliza, from Cowes. Sailel—Star, for Chichester. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GEIVRSIND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 22.—Pride, from St. Malo ; City of Rot terdam, from Levevier ; Bellona, from Rotterdam. Sailed, Nov. 22 Chanticleer, for Stettin ; Albion steamer, for Boulogne ; Metropolitan, steamer, for Ham burg. DEAL, Friday Morning Passed—Regina, from Antigua, for London. The Government have granted 100 acres of land in Umritsur to Mr. H. Hope for the purpose of experiments on the cultivation of flax and rearing silk-worms. BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS.—" Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold watches, sto 100 guineas; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated Pamphlet, free for two stamps, descriptive of every construc tion of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to select with the greatest certainty the watch best adapted to their use. Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, 46 And 47, CQraill, Ludo, Eic. Eltablished 1749. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 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Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Kedruth) Whcdt Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 2.14.6 7.4.0 551 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10. e 9 2. 11f 1.14.0 9.18.9 If 10.6.7 11 5.9.0 all I 18.18 S 2719. 13s 6dl I k 1 2 27 32 365 375 67 72 27 27} 2i 3 14 15 4 4i 51 61 11 1i 37 89 111 k 43 15 51 51 26 3 31 31 11 2 7 42 45 1 I 340 350 4 4i 95 1 0 0 31 33 11 11 61 71 it I 14:1 15} 45 48 295 aO5 80 85 75 85 21 21 1.7.2 6 6 15 i 64 154 161 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim V. Id i 6 ct 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 514 524 514 5 Do. Land and MlningCo. all 14 2 1 Clarendon Cons.MitiCo. die. 40 Cobre Copper all 35 36 Copiapo. 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 14 14 2 j Fortuna. 20 General all 23 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 p 14 ,Kapunda (Limited) 1 p 3 Linares all 7 8 5 {Lusitanian, 2 4 4pr 1 , Marlquita all 11 1 IN.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 4 1 id 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Port Philip i 1 14 14 14 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) i 10s. 4 id 10/ OKA United Mexican . all 84 94 9 1 ; Worthing (Limitell).... all Do. — COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 108 113 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2, 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB34 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb.. Aug. 100 107 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent... , .... 100 102 1024 102 -- Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 108 110 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 109 ilO Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. sp. c., 1868 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c.. 1888 &upwds 100 984 994 994 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875. lOO 109 110 S. Au5,G6p.0.1878.& up.. 100 -- Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. do. 6 p.c. 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Registered .... :a: 1 I I 140 10 Do. do all 4 6 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 pr - }p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr.Can. 5 —-- 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (Km.) 1 id I F 100 an Dlemea's Land SH.REWSB BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ACTON BURNELL STAKES. Squirt 1 Arab Orion Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Chiffoniere Duplicity Gaberdine Four ran. COLUMN HANDICAP. Frailty 1 Flirtation Petra Seven ran. AN AMERICAN STEAMER IN PURSUIT OF A BRITISH MAIL STEAMER. (From the Seots»zog.) A strange yet true story—showing how near this country has been, and perhaps is, to a rupture with the United States, or at least how very well dis posed our American friends are to bring about such an event—reaches us to-day from sources to be thoroughly relied on. The week before last our Government received information that a United States' war steamer had brought up in Southampton Water, ostensibly for the purpose of re-fitting, but under circumstances warranting the suspicion that she had some other object in view. Subsequently various circumstances, including the conversation of some of her crew who had come ashore, led to the discovery of the fact that her real object was the seizure of the West India mail steamer then due ! The United States cruiser had been despatched in pursuit of the Nashville, the vessel conveying the Confederate delegates sent to this country, which had eluded the blockade. The delegates succeeded in reaching Cuba, and there got themselves conveyed on board one of the British mail steamers. Their movements became known to the commander of the pursuing vessel, who took the remarkable step of running straight over to the British coast, with the intention of waylaying the mail steamer, and making capture of her as a neutral vessel, carrying, in the delegates and their credentials, " contraband of war." Upon the assumption of these being the facts— an assumption, it will easily be believed, not made and proceeded on without inquiry and conside ration—the British war steamer Phaeton was ordered to watch the American, and to protect against her any vessel bearing the British flag. As it happened, the American captain, perhaps attracted by hospitalities after a stormy voyage, remained in port for some days, and, then, putting to sea, was met by a severe gale on the south coast, which forced him to anchor at Calshot. The same cause that stopped his cruise expedited the voyage f the mail steamer which arrived two days before her time, and passed into her port unconscious of her danger. Comunications then took place be tween our Government and the American Minister, in which the latter disclaimed any such inten tion as that imputed to the proceedings ;of the United States steamer—or, rather, he disclaimed any knowledge of the matter. At the same time it was ascertained to be the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, that, according to the interpretation of the law as laid down in former decisions, the relations of Bri tain to the American belligerents are perhaps such that there might have been fair legal grounds for the American cruiser seizing the mail steamer as prize, even in British waters, if it could have been shown that she knowingly harboured the persons and property of enemies of the United States in the shape of the delegates and their despatches. The United States steamer has now departed; but is supposed to be cruising off the Irish coast for pur poses similar to those which brought her to South ampton. It cannot be necessary to point out the wanton effensiveness and danger of the course understood to have been adopted in this and perhaps similar cases by the United States government. That go vernment is entitled to do all in its power to pre vent egress or ingress at its own ports, and the ports of the Confederates ; but to leave these not half guarded, and come across to British waters on a roving commission to seize a British mail steamer which had taken on board ;at a British port two American passengerg and their portmanteaus, is an act easy to be understood and not easy to be endured. It indicates a desire not so much to pre vent the movements of American " rebels " as to insult and provoke the Government and people of this country. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will and two codicils of the Right Hon. Sir James Robert George Graham, Bart., M.P., P.C., G.C.8., &c., of Netherby Hall, Cumberland, and 46, Grosvenor-place, was proved in the principal registry on the 12th inst. by the executors, Major George Graham, Registrar• General, the testator's brother, and James Laman, Esq., solicitor, Lin coln's-inn-fields. The personalty was sworn under £35,000. This distinguished statesman has disposed of his property entirely amongst his family. Sir James made his will in 1858, being the year following the decease of his wife Lady Graham. In 1860 and 1861 two codicils were added to it. Sir James has devised to his eldest son, Sir Frederic Übric Graham, Bart., all his real estates, and has left him also the residue of his personal property. To his two other sons and to his three daughters sums amounting to £lO,OOO are left by will and settlement, his eldest daughter taking the furniture and some other effects at his town residence, Grosvenor-place. Sir James has empowered his trustees to present to his son, the Rev. Maline Reginald Graham, the next avoidance to the living of Arthuret, Cumberland. These gentlemen are also requested to inspect all Sir James's official papers, correspondence, documents, &c., and to destroy, preserve, or publish any, accord ing to their discretioß. To the executors legacies of £2OO each are bequeathed. The will of Henry Littledale, Esq., of Crick, Northamptonshire, was proved in London on the Bth inst. by the Rev. Charles L. Swainson, 8.D., Rural Dean, Rector of Crick, and C. H. Percival, Esq., of Liverpool, merchant, the executors, the per sonalty being sworn under £7,000. This gentle man's will disposes of property of a mixed kind, in some instances depending upon contingent circum stances. The testator has bequeathed to his mother, who it appears was twice married, all his real and personal property, and also any sums coming to hi s estate under the wills both of his uncle, the late Sir Joseph Littledale, and of his sister, Mrs. E. Bolton, appointing his mother residuary legatee. Tho testa tor bequeath es to his half-brother, the Rey. C. L. Swainson, a sum of £4,000 to which he (the testa tor) would be entitled on the decease of his mother; and a further sum to which he is also entitled under marriage settlement on her decease is bequeathed to the testator's godson, Mr. George Henry Trench. The will of Charles Tilt, Esq., of Perubridge-gar dens, Bayswater, which was proved' in London by the executors, W. H. Dalton, George Gladstone, and the testator's cousin, Benjamin B. Turner, Esqrs. was sworn under £189,000 pet sonalty. Mr. Tilt was a publisher of considerable prominence, and carried on anextensive business for several years in Fleet-street. His spirited enterprise resulted in the realisation of a large fortune, which he has be queathed almost entirely to his daughter, his only child. This lady is the wife of John Hall Gladstone, Esq., and the property is bequeathed to her for life, and on her decease to her husband for his life, and ultimately to devolve to their children. The official Gazette of '1 urin publishes a Ro3 al decree reorganising the battalion of young men instituted at Palermo by Gen. Garibaldi in June, 1860, under the name of " Institut° Militare Garibaldi." By this decree the battalion in question is to comprise 500 pupils, divided into four companies, and is to be assimilated, as regards instruc tion, t) the battalion of soldiers' sons at Racconigi. It is mentioned in the Manchester Guardian that throughout the Lancashire cotton districts the spinners are now generally making experiments with Indian cotton, and that the opinions expressed of the result are various, but that it is evident that, by a slight alteration in the machinery, this cott on ma y b o ma d e t o en t e r, in various proportions, into muc h hi g h er num bers than has hitherto been supposed likely, THE 31ISSING STEAMERS. We are still without any tidings of the steamer North Briton. She sailed from Quebec, according to the local newspapers, on Saturday, the 2d inst.,at 9.50 a.m., having the following cabin passengers on board :—From Quebec—Hon. P. M. Vankoughnet and lady; Major Fielding, 60th Rifles, and lady ; Felix Morgan, lady, and child; Felix Briard, Ralph Jones, M. Cone, john P. Strickland, A. W. D an can, Frederick Clark, W. H. Carville. From Mon treal—Dr. Woods, Thomas Damson, Mr. Robinson. From Kingston—Captain Bayley. From Toronto E. J. Smith, C. Jarvis, 87th Regiment, Mil. Price, Miss Price, Miss E. Price, Miss Allan, Capt. Lamerte and lady, P. Pelham, John Smith. From Hamilton—Sir Allan M'Nab and lady. The steerage passengers numbered 98 souls and the crew about 90, so that the total number of souls on board was about 220. According to a telegram received by the Glasgow steamer St. Andrew, which left on the 4th inst., the North Briton did not pass Father Point until that date, but in this statement there is evidently an error, as Father Point being only about 180 miles from Quebec, and allowing seven hours for detention by fog which it is stated she encountered, she would still have passed that point on the 3d. The Quebec papers of Monday make no mention of her delay ; and as the Africa's despatches, which bring the dates to the 6th inst. from New York, contain no reference to her at all, it is clear that she must have got beyond Anticosti ; as, had anything happened to her west of that point, intelligence could have been forwarded to Quebec in time for these New York mails, and this view is strengthened by the fact that the Jura, which arrived at Father Point from hence on the morning of Thursday, at about 4 a.m., makes no mention of having seen her ; and then not being over taken by the St. Andrew, which left Quebec within eight-and•forty hours after her, is further presump tive evidence that she must have got clear of the St. Lawrence and fairly out to sea. The supposi- tion, therefore, is that, having cleared the Straits of Belle Isle, she met with the easterly hurricane which had been blowing across the Atlantic during the whole of the previous week, as evidenced by the rapid passages of the Persia and the Jura. Of the severity of the storm we have accounts not only from the seaports of New York and Boston, but also from Quebec, where it raged with unusual fury all Sunday and Monday, and if, as we suppose, she encountered this furious gale outside the Straits, she may have had her machinery so disabled as to make her dependent on her canvas only. If this be so, there is no ground for uneasiness, for although the rig of the steamers of this line enables them as sailors to make excellent time, still a sufficient period, presuming she was heading eastwards, has not elapsed for her to have made the Irish coast. On the other hand it is probable that, finding the easterly gale continuing, she may have turned round for a western port, either St. John's, Newfoundland, or Halifax ; and in this event the arrival of the Anglo-Saxon, now overdue some 24 hours, will we have no doubt remove all snrmises. In the mean time it is due to the company who own the North Briton to say that she was one of the finest of their fleet, and that her temporary commander, Captain Grange, was as experienced and competent a seaman as ever crossed the Atlantic. Indeed, so highly was he thought of by his employers and so great a favourite was he with all who had travelled with him, that he was selected on the last outward voy age of tie North Briton to take charge of her, Lord Monck, the new Governor-General, having taken his passage in that vessel. A letter from Liverpool says :—The steamships North Briton and Anglo-Saxon, from Quebec for Liverpool, are now both overdue, the former having sailed from the first-named port on Saturday, the 2d, and the latter was to sail on Saturday, the 9th inst. The anxiety on account of the North Briton is in some measure calmed by the opinion which is pretty prevalent in Liverpool that, having become disabled in her machinery during the storms which have prevailed on the Atlantic, the North Briton has been fallen in with, and taken in tow by the Anglo-Saxon. In Liverpool no change in the rate of insurance on the North Briton was quoted yesterday. At Lloyd's yesterday the rate of insurance for the Anglo-Saxon, which started subsequently to the North Briton for England, and is now a few days overdue, has increased to 50s. . THE MURDER OF THE GAMEKEEPER AT OTLEY At Bingley, on Wednesday, James Waller, of Sconce, near Baildon, was charged with having, on the morning of November 5, wilfully murdered Wm. Smith, alias Davey, late gamekeeper to Mr. Timothy Horsfall, of Hawksworth Hall. Mr. Marsden, of Wakefield, appeared for the prosecu• tion, and Mr. J. G. Hutchinson, of Bradford, for the prisoner. The depositions of 12 or 13 witnesses were taken, as at the inquest. On the morning of the sth of November, the deceased and another gamekeeper, named John Fawcett, were out watch ing at Hawksworth, a short distance from each other. They had heard shots fired on several occasions on previous mornings; they suspected Waller was poaching, and they had arranged to be on the look-out, one at Springs Wood, and the other at Birks End, at five o'clock in the morning. Fawcett remained at Birks End till half-past six o'clock, and then heard a shot in the direction of Springs Wood. About 20 minutes afterwards, he heard two shots in the same direc- tion, one following the other in quick succession. A hill intervening prevented his obtaining a clear sight of the place whence the sound proceeded, but he observed the head of a man who was going along the road, under the fence, in the direction of Wal ler's house. On hastening to the place, he found that the deceased had been shot, and removed to the house of Mr. Jos. Batley, sen., farmer, at Low Springs. Mr. Batley, jun., and Mr. Batley, sen., had been first attracted to the spot by hearing the report of a gun, and found the deceased lying in the road. They were unable for a short time, in con sequence of the violence of the dog belonging to the deceased, to approach him. Immediately the shots were fired Waller ran into the house of a person named Ann Wilkinson, near his own house. He had a double-barreled gun in his hand, was dread fully pale, and his eyes (to use Mrs. Wilkinson's language) " seemed to be coming out of his head." He asked if she had a window or:door commanding a view of the place whence he had just come, and wished to seek refuge in her parlour. The alarm raised in the neighbourhood by the Battleys and other persons filled her with fear and apprehension, and she ordered Waller to leave the house. He did so, and in a few minutes having been at his own house and disposed of his gun and taken off his coat, he returned towards the place where a group of persons were standing round the deceased, but stopped at a distance of 20 m 30 yards therefrom. While there the elder Batley asked the deceased, " Who has done it ?" and he replied," Jim Waller has shot me." Batley called out to 'Waller, " Hast thou done this deed ?" He replied, "No ; this is the first time I have come out of doors this morning." Batley then said to the deceased, " Has not Waller done it ?" and the deceased replied, "He has." Batley then c alled out to Waller, " Come up, and hear what he has to say, face to face." He did not come, and Batley said to him, " Thou art a villain, and will have to answer for it." Mr. J. Steel, surgeon, of Baildon, and several other medical men soon visited the deceased. Ho was riddled with shot in the chest and abd omen, and died at about one o'clock the same day from gunshot wounds and the shock caused to the ner hveaull, e a s j y u s s t t e i m e e of . 11 , t i h r. e. peaceT . ll f o o r r s f t a h l l e , of Wrest H Riding,a k s worth his asked keeper,the d the deceased, ased l , 7h ab a o t ut ha e d o'clock.hightappened, saw w e took down his reply, th ough he did not swear him. The man's statement was as follows—" I was out watching this morning. About seven o'clock I heard a gun fired. I then saw James Waller. I ran after him. When I got within about 15 yards of him, James Waller turned round and fired at me, I then turned back, when Waller fired again, and hit my right hand. The first time he fired I was hit in the body. I have no doubt whatever about the matter. It was James Waller who shot me. I did not take the muzzle off the dog till he had shot me." Shot similar to those ex tracted from the body of the deceased were found in Waller's house, and also wads, similar to wads found in the road where the deceased was lying, and with which the gun fired had been charged. Waller, in several conversations with Sergeant Inman and others, had declared, that in conse quence of the deceased having been the means of e convicting him before the magistrates at Otley, h would shoot him rather than allow him to take him again. The magistrates committed the pri soner for trial at the asmixeo. THE NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT FOR DEBT. The case of William Miller, which has often been prominently p u t b e f ore th e pu bli c , was heard 3 Cs terday at th e Queen's Prison before the Registrar. In reply to the questions put to him he stated that he was arrested on the 3d of September, 1814. He at that time carried on business as a general cabinet-maker and carpenter in Christchurch, Hampshire, where he was born. There was no debt. He owed nothing to the man who arrested him. He was said to be detained for £l,OOO, but there wero no proceedings in any court against him whatever. If the Registrar would look at the document upon which he was arrested he would soe that there was no sheriff's name attached to it. He had never petitioned the Court of Bankruptcy or the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors because he contended that he owed no man anything. He had a life interest in some house property in Christ church, but he received no rents, and had received none since he was imprisoned, nor did he know who received them. He had sisters, very poor people, who resided in Christchurch. His mother was alive when he was arrested, but she had died since. The man Cull who arrested him seduced one of his sisters when he had been in prison six years. His sisters did not receive the rents. The only money he re ceived on account of them was from a tenant, who sent hifferent sums from time to time, amounting in all to £lO. He did not know if Cull took posses sion of the rents ; being in prison he could learn nothing about them. Cull had been dead for years. He was apprehended on a latitat which had never been signed by a sheriff. It could not be superseded, because it had not been issued out of any court. It was a forgery. There had been no trial. He did not know what Cull claimed £l,OOO for, and never signed any document. He never owed anything besides this claim, except a few shillings in the prison. He was kept in the old gaol in the city of Winchester until he was removed to the new gaol in the year 1849. In the new prison he was for three years in a felons' ward, because he would not petition the Court of Bankruptcy. He was detained in a floor underneath the felons' ward, and no one was there with him, except for about two months. He was in solitary confinement for three years. A gentleman pre sent said that no doubt the explanation was that for three years no one was in the same ward as Mr. Mil ler. From the 6th of December, 1849, until 1854 he was never in the sheriff's ward in the new prison. He was kept in the floor under the felons' ward in solitary confinement to force him to petition the Court. The Registrar asked Mr. Miller if he was willing to be made a bankrupt, and told him that he could adjudicate him one ; to which the reply was that no one could make a - man a bankrupt who owed nothing, and that he (prisoner) was not wil ling. The Registrar said he would take time to con sider what course he should adopt in the matter. Thirteen other cases were disposed of. TILE GIPSY CORONATION AT YETITOLM. The coronation of Queen Esther Faa Blythe took place on Tuesday last. There were two candidates in the field for the vacant honour. It was decided to settle the matter by election ; but on the day fixed for that purpose no opposition appeared, and Esther was forthwith chosen Queen, and the coro nation ceremony duly performed. The royal pro clamation which she had issued had the effect of calling together a goodly number of the tribe. Esther was attended by Princes and Princesses of the royal blood—her brother Prince Charles and nephew of the same name and title, and two of the Princesses acted as equerries to her Majesty, some of her Majesty's grandchildren also being present. The Queen, mounted on her palfrey, proceeded to the Cross, where the ceremony of coronation was to be performed—the crown-bearer and crowner fol lowing behind. The procession having halted the crowner stepped forward and placed the coronet on her head, a Scotch thistle being a very prominent ornament upon it. The crowner, from a roll of parch ment, proclaimed that he having crowned her deceased father, King Charles, from his inherent right of crowner, and from the fact of the late King dying intestate, he now placed the crown upon the head of Esther, and with public proclamation at the Cross of her dominions, he proclaimed her Queen Esther Faa Blythe, " challenge who dare." On the termination of the royal ceremony her loyal subjects with three times three cheers rent the air ; and "a reign of long life and happiness to Queen Esther" was the general cry. The Queen, in a short and pathetic speech, thanked her subjects for the high honour conferred upon her in choosing her to occupy the throne of her ancestors, and expressed a hope that during herreign they would conduct themselves quietly and live at peace with all men: Afterwards a congratulatory address was presented to her Ma jesty on her happy accession to the throne, and es . pressing a fervent wish that she might long worthily fulfil the duties of her royal house. A supply of genuine "mountain dew" was handed round, and flowing bumpers quaffed to her Majesty's health and happiness." The procession being again formed the Queen's piper riding his "sprightly" charger, his wife Elizabeth acting as groom in waiting, a whole host of followers proceeded through the villages,call ing at the various inns, and refreshing her atten dants ' • her Majesty frequently recognising indi viduals of her acquaintance. After they had again returned to the Cross, the Queen in a short speech thanked her attendants and subjects fortheir atten tion, and, seated on the chair of state, proposed that "Lamed Jamie" and her Majesty,with her sister-in law and royal brother, should lead down the dance, which was done with spirit, but the slippery state of the green prevented the free use of the feet. After a while, however, the rain compelled them to retire under cover, where her Majesty held a " levee," the Royal Princes and Princesses and retinue only being admitted.—Selso Chronicle. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week endini of Nov., 1861: the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, on Wednesday, the 20th day ISSUE DE Notes Issued ......£28,518,291 :PA lITMENT. 0 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,868,293 Silver Bullion .... X 28,518,290 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Government Scen ts' X 14,553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nuity) X10,706,648 eluding Exche- Other Securities 16,294,532 quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver missioners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- £28,518,290 115,297 counts) 4,104,961 Other Deposits 13,270,277 Seven Day and other Bills 775,390 £35,881,615 Dated November 21, 1861. Z 35,881,615 >HALL, Chief Cashier. THE WEST LONDON RAILWAT.—The following relates to the extension of the West London Railway, and. the preservation of Holland-house :—" Sir,—A slip of land, at the extremity of the Holland estate, some quarter of a mile from the park, has been sold to connect four of the principal railways for the conveyance of passen gers to the International Exhibition. This fact, added to the circumstance that a skirting of Holland park upon the Notting-hill side is being built upon and that a new plantation to take the place of the de caying elms upon the Kensington side has lately been made, has given rise to a fear that an intention exists to in fringe upon the domain proper attached to the noble old pile, and eventually to hem in, if not to desecrate, the ancient house itself. So far from this being the case, it would ap pear to be the fixed intention of Lady Holland to preserve, not alone the mansion, but the whole of the Kensington approaches and surroundings inviolate. More than this, every memento scattered about the house and elsewhere has recently been looked over and arranged, and a liberal allowance set apart to keep up the buildings and their grounds in the exact state and character they have hitherto '. hold. 66 A. CARLISLE ELECTION.—A committee of non electors issued an address to the working men of Carlisle on "Wednesday, in which they strongly urge them, on political and commercial grounds, to support Mr. Potter in prefer ence to Mr. Hodgson. The Catholics, who number about a score on the register, have held a mooting, at which they resolved not to support Mr. Potter on account of his views upon Italian affairs. They had written to Manchester and ascertained that he was secretary to the Garibaldi Fund. There is every probability that the contest will be a severe one. Both parties express themselves confident of success next Tuesday. The Correspondencia, a semi-official organ of Madrid, has accounts from Lisbon, which state that among tho common people the report was propagated that the se rious illness of the Infante Don Fernando anpdoptuhleaicieinofgL(iasE. the date the letters were written his Majesty was not . dead) had been occasioned by foul means, and that this belief hut the rail waycaused much agitation in the capital. The populace by bon had co m even pny accused beingu s theed co n Spaniards wt e h. m t ch pl matter, and he had marked the doors of their houses Correspondencia adds that the father o l f . th r e e h ga o l la an h d 4d nu fau me e r n ou ae s r p i zs i o y ns w e t o d crosses. s o e f s. ro connected with the royal hou4e- Trthue- 1511