The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-17 00:00:00

KET .ii, ,ii:rcii.EN7 7 ? : HY, Two f)'( .irket on. Saturday closed all descriptions were un ,rrent rates of Friday. The JO bales, 1,000 of which were The Railway Share Market stady aspect, at a slight improve- _ Paris weekly commercial report states that, notwithstanding the restrictions in discounting commercial paper, it is with - tisfactiou they re mark a decided return to ity in some of the regular branches of trade. The retail dealers of novelties are busy, and the manufacturers of fancy goods are beginning to experience a return of pur chasers to their warehouses. Other branches of trade are rather dull. Some foreign orders have been received by the manufacturers of Lyons, but the failure of a large house at Now York has de pressed the silk trada a little and is expected to be followed by others. The woollen and cotton manufacturers are active, but their operations are restricted in consequence of the continued high prices of the raw materials. In the spirit markets the tendency to rise has been checked, and some good qualities Have been offered at lower prices without finding purchasers. The progress of the wool sales at London has given firmness to the French markets generally; which has been further maintained by the accounts from Germany. Alto gether the present position of trade in France is much more satisfactory than was expected, after the perturbations in the money markets. The last return of the Bank of France, also, has contributed to sustain the buoyancy of commerce, and any fears of further stringency at the close of the year are not entertained. According to the advices from New York, per steamer Arabia, the Money Market in that city, at the latest date, was becoming tighter, the demand for discount, the rates for which had advanced, having increased. The last Banks' return exhibited further contraction on the part of the managers, the aggregate amount of the loans and discounts, compared with the previous statement, being smaller by about 202,8781. The specie, owing to the large receipts from California, showed a slight augmentation, although the shipments were con siderable. Trade continued brisk, and the balance of trade was against this country. In the week ending the 30th ult., the exports exceeded the imports by about 189,7531., the former being 'valued at $3,414,566. On the 14th inst. Mr. M. Slaughter, the secre tary of the railway dapartment of the Stock Ex change, addressed a letter to the Great Northern Railway Company, stating that parties were apply-1 ing about their stock, and suggesting to Mr., Mowatt, the secretary of that company, the pro priety of giving information on the subject. The following is Mr. Mowatt'a reply, which has been posted on the Stock Exchange this morning : " Sir,—l have to acknowledges the receipt of your letter of the lttth inst., for which I am obliged. "The current work of the registration department has unavoidably been interrupted by the painful discoveries which have hen made within the last few days, but every exertion will be made to extinguish the arrears OT work in hand, and I hope that all transfers and stock certificates now in the office will he sent out on Monday, but certainly on Tuesday. "For the satisfaction of individual proprietors I shall be happy to answer any inquiry, if the parties will favour me with a letter, stating britfly the particulars and amount of the Stock in respect of which they seek infor. mation.--I am, Sir, &c., (Signed) "J. B . M otrATT. " Mihill Slaughter, E , q., Secretary of the Railway Department, Stock Exchange. "Nov. 15, 1856." The Funds have been firmer, but the market is exceedingly quiet. A few dealings have been re corded for money, but the time operations are con tracted. The intelligence from Paris relative to the Money-market is more favourable, and the tendency of the quotations is rather upwards. Consols for transfer have been 921 and 921 93, Stud for account 93 to 93i. The New 3 per Cents. have been 91/ to 92, and the Reduced 91i Bank Stock is 215, and India Stock 226. Exchequer Bills are Is. dis. to 2s. prem., and the bonds 98g I. The Foreign Stock Market continues remark ably quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents. have improved Per cent. to 901 3 for the account, and the 4 per Cents. Guaranteed are firm at 100. Transactions in Sardinian S per Cents. have been closed at 90 for money. Mexican Bonds are steady at 21k, and Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates at 96. The Railway Share Market is without much 'variation, but some of the quotations are a shade lower. There are very few transactions, and the market presents a dull appearance. Foreign and Colonial shares are dull. Mines, Banking, and miscellaneous shares are Without any change of importance. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Official List.) no.. done. Bank Stock ....................................... 21'571.! 3 pet Cent. Reduced Annuities ............... 911 3 nor Cent. Consols Annuities ............ 2i 3 Ns, per 4','Ant. Annuities ... ......... 91/ 2 Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto .P Years, expire sth April, 188 5... 17 15 .16 India Stock ....................................... 2 2G 5 Indi a ords. 13000 • Ditto, under £lOOO •0 .. .. .. p Consols jor Account 2 . 93 i t Ezeliequer 24d. £lOOO . 25„npar2pld 1 Ditto Ponds, 1858,34 per Cent., 9B 3p . PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOOl Mexican 3 per Cent 2li Ditto Account 22 Peruvian Bonds 44,; per Cent Ditto Account .............. Ditto 3 per Cent. ........... .. Ditto Account ................ Ditto 4. per Cent. .................. 95 Sardinian Bonds, 5 p er Cent.. .... ... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ....... Ditto Account 23i lurk 4.11 Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account j Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account 351 ennn 7r •hr. othnve :arable In r.orio, French Routes, 4} per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. 67f. ex 25f. 20e. Belgian, 2. per Cent., ex. 25 francs Ditto 4/ per Cent.. ex. 25 francs Dutch Exchange, V i per Cen;., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .............96 5i THREE O'CLOCK. Consols (Money) Ditto ( A.econnt)Decetuber 4 GLASGOW UNIVERSITY. (Prom the Glasgow Commonwealth.) ELECTION OF LORD RECTOR. On Saturday forenoon Sir Ed war.' Bulwer Lytton "vs e lected by a large majority i n a ll the Nations. The fol lowing is the result of the poll : , NATIO GLOTTIANA. • Sir E. B. Lytton lO3 Lord St an l ey ... Majority LOUDONIANA. 40 Sir E. 13. Lytton Lord S tanley 28 Majority TR ANSFORTHANA. Sir E. B. Lytto n Lord Stanley 12 32 21 Maj or it y ll Sir E. B. LytfonROTHSELLNA. Lord S tanley 62 Majori . T otal rotes f or Si r E. B. Lty .............. 40 yttpn ............ 242 Tot a l vot e s for Lord Stanley ............ 134 Total majority for Sir E. B. Lytton_ 108 -- - - 1 , The forthcoming dividend of the Western of France 4i I WaY Ctonpai,y, it is stated, will be at the rate of 45f. Per k hare, beinz sf. less than that paid last year. t'ers.., LIVERMOL, Nov. 15.—Thrs Royal mail steam.ship ia feed s for New York to-day with 146 passengers, tr,64i,!" utnal mails. The Shooting Star, belonging 11 - '"e Eagle line of packets, :ailed to-day for Mel r,qurne, having on board a very large cargo and •.50 '4B"ng"B. Yesterday the Joseph Trratt was de 'Patched by Mesrs. 13.,i eA and Co , ass an extra ship for th "6 Rune dstinatio:; she had 105 extra on u4rd. MA tK ET 'his i ay. CORN EXC HA NGE. otod in wheat in the There was very little busines t s t o r n an Saturday, " and prices leading country markets h a were drooping is to oe M r. os about stationary. 2s et p u e r r en q c r ie l s o . w :Yost lr ok h he other 1( barleyitl s tradeo f produce w as h ruledea heavy, ' Throughout the continent, tho corn trade has been in a have had a down war d : depressed state, and prices generally supplied.tende tendency. The American markets continue to be w e ll were very moderate. rota . Up to our market last F week ab t , lte a r d ec w e e ip r t e s o o e f iv E o, n i g ;i l i is . h o6 s l7i i rns td.,416 oats, 425 beau:, 550 peas, 53 mustard-seed, 1,552 seeds and I 'l' i 1 0f corn, T , o l w i h t a h e a n e r ra o ets w : a '-4) s ° 07 a 5 5 : 1 v 3 :3 2 a e 1 :5 1 and y e : B c : f k l a ce s: 3-I ,: av e r a 6 g , 3015 quantitybarrels o o f f flteir. English wheat received fresh up from Essex and Kent, and the condition of most of the samples was tolerably good. For white qualities the demand was far from active; nevertheless, in most instances, last Monday's prices were supported. All red samples, however, met a very dull inquiry, at a decline iu the quotations realised on this day se'nnight of from 28. to 3s. per quarter. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary. Some of the holders were rather anxious sellers at late rates, but the majority of them were rather firm in their demands. The amount of bu'iness doing in all kinds was very limited, yet we have no change to notice in the quotations. There was very little doing in floating cargoes of grain. The show of barley was not t , .) say extensive ; neverthe less, the trade w as h eavy, and prices gave way is per qr. We had a dull inquiry for malt, on rather easier terms. The show of foreign oats was very large. Good sound qualities realised about previous rates, but inferior parcels moved off slowly, at 6d to is per qr less money. Although the supplies of beans and peas were rather on the increase, those articles moved off steadily, at late prices. The flour trade was dull. Country marks and American qualities were rathe r drooping in price. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier .. •• 76s to 77, Red ..,• new 54s to 68s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditt0........ old --s —s Lipcolnsla., Feed 23s 27, Ditto, White new 553 76s Potato . ... .. • • 263 3i s Ditto.... •... old —s —s Yonghal and Cork Noriblk and Lin- 81ack....• •• 218 23 Coln, Red, old —3 —3 Cork, White ••• •• 273 398 Ditto new ...• •• 54s 70, Scotch, Feed. .. •• 26, 29s aye —Old ...• •••••••• —s —B, tioans—Tick . ..... • 41s 44, Barl New ......•• •• •• ass 4251 Pigeons ...,., •• .• . . 44 7, Mey—Grinding ... —36 s P eas—Grey ..• •• .• •• 39 3 4 2, alting .....•••• 373 44s Maple... .. .• •• .. 438 46, Chevalier.... • • 44s 50s White. •... •• .• 44s 481 Malt — SuffolkandNor- Boilers ••••••• .• 43s 48, folk•••••••••• •• 663 758 Fl oor — Town-rnade • •• 98s 60s Brown ........... ••• . Os 61s Suffolk •••••••••• 4.5. 509 Kingston and Ware 76s 71Is Stoektn &Norfolk 45s 50s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. About average time•of-year supplies of foreign stock arrived in the port of London last week, the total import being 6,367 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 7,732 ; in 1854, 6,803 ; in 1853, 8,574 ; in 1852, 4,873; in 1831, 7,036; and in 1850, 6,191 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WARR. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Rottordam 371 ... 849 200 4 Tonningen ilarling e u 458 344 ... ••• 32 34 69 2,251 ... •.. 2 Froderickstadt 246 27 ... ilamburgh Bremen Dordt 52 Amsterdam Oporto Schiedam Ostend - •.. - ... - ... - ... 109 ... ___ ..--. • •. .--• _ --_ i T0ta1....1,691 ... 4,281 ... ... 327 ... 68 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1854 1855 2,026 ... 4,545 ... - ... 207 ... 3u 1853 0,161 ... 5,745 ... ... 472 ... 196 1852 761 ... 3,800 ... ... 258 ... 57 1 1851 1,538 ... 4,867 ... ... 367 ... 264 1850 1,772 ... 3,844 ... . 343 ... 227 Advices from Holland state that the demand for stock on French account has been rather dull of late. Prices, however, rule high. Only limited purchases of beasts and sheep have been made in Spain for consumption iu France. As some of the steamers laden with stock from Holland have not been reported, the show of foreign beasts and sheep here to-day was comparatively small. From our own grazing districts the fresh arrivals of beasts were moderately good ; nevertheless, as the atten dance of butche rs was rather extensive, the demand for all breeds tions realised d soonmew Mondayhat actilasve, t aof tain u advance the quot a - Scots sold at 4s 10d per ?dhs. 2 d per Blbs. Th e best The amptonsarrivals from m Lincolnshire, L e i ces t ershire, and hireamounted to 2,150 horns ; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds; from Ire land, 500 oxen ; and from Scotland, 80 Scots. The show of sheep was again but moderate as to num ber. In their general quality, however a great improve inent was noticed. The mutton trade was firm, at fully last Monday's currency. The best old Downs realised 5s 2d per Blbs. We were scantily supplied with calves, which moved off steadily at Friday's quotations. The top figure was 5s 4d per ' , lbs. Pigs, the show of which was moderate, changed hands steadily, at full prices. Per 81bs to sink the offal.. I. d. 8. d. S. d. l i lferior Beasts.... 2 Bto2 10 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 2 •iecond quality.... 3 0 3 6 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 8 ° rime large oxen 3 8 4 4 Prime small do._ 5 0 5 prime Scots, dtc. 4 6 4 10 I Largo hogs 4 '3 8 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 6 Small porkers ... 4 6 5 second quality _4 2 4 6 Suckling caly es— 2 23 0 30 ° rime crse.-vidled. 4 8 410 Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN 80PPLI. limns .......... •••.• •• 4,891 1 Beasts.. cheep •• ..... ....••• • •20,470 Sheep . ,aloes .......•• •• •• l7B Calres.....• .......• • .• • • •• 137 • A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Nionday, Nov. 19, 1855, and this day, -Monday, Nov. 17, 1856. Per 81bs, to sink tho opals. Nov. 19, 1855. s. . s. . Coarse and inferior beast s .„3 d G to 3 d 8 Second quality ditt o ...310 4 2 Prime large oxen ~,, 4 .4 4 8 Prime Scots, &e 410 5 01 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 8 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 2i 4 4 4 6i Prime Southdown ditto 4 8 5 0 Lambs ... 0 0 0 Largo coarse calves 4 0 4 10, Prime small ditto ... 5 0 5 4 Large hogs ... ... 310 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 Beasts._ 4 ,7 5 0 Sheep „. „, 23,850 Calves .. 249 Nov. 17, '56. la. d • B. (1. 112 Bto 2 10 0 3 6 ' 3 8 4 4 4 6 410 310 4 0 1 4 2 4 6 1 4 8 410 50 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 8 50 5 4 38 4 4 46 5 2 4,891 20,470 178 Pigs 730 ! 5u 5 SUPPLIE7 ON SALM, Nor. 20, 1854.—Beasts, 4,388 ; sheep, 24,730 ; calves, 121 ; pigs, 310. November 21 , 1 853.—Beasts, 5,628; sheep, 28,260 ; calves, 284 ; pigs, 305. NEWGATE AND LEADENUILL. The supplies of both town and country-killed meat on sale in these markets to-day are rather extensive. On the whole, a fair average business has been transacted as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. d. s. Jo inferior„ .... 2 4 2 10 Mutton, inferior Jo., d. middiing.....3 2 3 6 Do., middling Do. prime large.. 3 & 4 0 Do., prime„ - )e., do. 5ma11....4 2 Pork, l arge ~......3 8 4 4 Veal ......... 4 4 Pork, . small BOROUGH ROI% There is still a steady consumptive demand for nearly all new hops, and the late improvement in the quotations is well supported. The show of samples is good. Mici a East Rent pockets, 3/ 103 to 5/ 15s per cwt.; Weald andßent, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; Sussex 3/ Os to 3/ Eis. s. d. 9. fi 30 3 4 ,3 6 4 0 42 4 6 ,3 8 4 8 4 8 5 4 BOROTIGH AND SPITALFIELDS, Since Monday last our markets have been but mode rately supplied with potatoes coastwise and by railway, The arrivals from Scotland have turned out very inferior. The imports last week were 50 sacks from Emden, 15 bags and 33 baskets from Rotterdam, 3 bags from A.ntwerP, 18 ditto from llamburgli, 6 baskets from Amsterdatn, 21 from Harlingen, and 10 barrels from Amsterdam Trade steady, as follows :\-- York Regents, 100 s to 110 s per ton ; 'Cent and Essex do.; 90s to 100 s ; Scotch do., 808 to 905; ditto reds, 100 s to - •,-1 iv 0 , 1 60 to 70s ; Lincolns, 908 to 100 s ; blues, lOos ; Ini-L-tH, , 3 Os to 90s per ton. TALLOW. Our market is fiat, and the late advance in the quota tions is not supported. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is soiling at 57s 3d per cwt ; t own tallow s r%gh fat, 3s lid per Blbs. , SGI 3d nett cash ; 1852. 1853, 1 18 54. 718-EK----78-7-----)6 ,I . . 41.831 33,605 i 29,012 / 17,507 ) 13,010 47i id to 56s 94 ,66 s Oat° 72s 61 io' 57s 3 - 1 1 47s 94 tc , 57s 04 66s 6,1 —s 01 to —, 04 2,917 i 2.277 , 2,248 4513 2,935 45,01 1 52,541 , 37,559 64,592 62,419 1,735 : 4,963 ; 852 3,526 5,049 46,894 62,831 30,771 34,484 58,449 49 , 54 58.0,1 68s CO 74 , , 6,4 i 58 9 ~, Stock this day —• • • Price of Y. C Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from June' .... Price of Town --- STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. 'MI. 1853. 1852. Casks. Casks. Casks Tallow despatched from Cronstadt to Oct. 22 , 0.8. .............. 11,667 3,361 loading and lighters Total loaded off trom gt. Petersburg 112,000 102 0.% Loaded off atterwards 4,067 Total at the close of the navigation. 105,123 82,717 ...... _ London ....... • ....... •. 47,65 G 66,362 47,460 Liverpool ....... ... ,_ „ .... 9,170 11,510 12,910 Bristol... .. • • .. 4,966 3 , 503 3,240 Other English po ... ...... •••• • • • : 8,518 7,327 5,230 Ireland .• •• • . ............ ::-.. 977 337 2,270 Scotland ...• •• . ....... . • .., , , 2,203 2.8 7 494 Germany ..... ...., ....... .... 18,005 6 , 655 7,033 Frane, .... .......... ... .. 8,838 189 —__ AXErnicit ....., ~ .... Totr.l • • ... 1 1 ,t,695 7`.y)!7 WOOL. The public sales of colonial 'wool continuo to be well at tended by buyers, and the biddings are steady, at the have opening advance in th e quotations. The following rates been paid Australian —Clean sheep's is 8d to 2s 0 81 1 st o9:1:3 skin do. lambs' 2s to 2s sd, hard la 3d to la 6d, do. hardwashed la 4d to is Bd, pieces la 4d to is fici. Van Diemen's Land — Clean sheep's 18 . 9 d to 2s, scoured is 5d to 2s 2d, lambs' Is w id asli sw ed u l r s ed 3d ls t 11 ci to 28 4d, hkin,la i)pl to is Bd,locks is 4d to is Bd,gresse is to is Id. Cape—Clean sheep's is 2d to la 11d, :wowed is 3d t i o s 100, hardwashe'l is lod to l a bi d, lambs' is to ls Bd, pieces la 4d to is bd, grease 11. d to ls South Austrolian—Clean sheep's 1* 7d to 2s, scoured 187 d to is handwashed is Sd to . 2s, lambs' la lid to 2s, s ki n is i(1, do. handwashed is, piece 4 la 6d, greaae 10(1 to THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVEN IN G, NOVEMBEIi 17, 1856 is id per lb. Several parcels of foreign wool have like wise changed hinds. In the private market very little is doing. The imports last week were 161 bales from Shang hai, 58 from Tiambro', 1.317 from Algoa Bay, 612 from Sydney, and 477 from Mogadoro. The following are the current rates of English wool :- Down tegs, is 5d to is 5 d ; Down ewes, is 3d to is 4d . half-bred hogs, Is 4d to ls - 5d ; half-bred wetbers, la 3d to is 3.:41 ; Kent fleeces, is 30 to is 4d ; Leicester do., is 3(1 to is 4(1 ; flannel wool, ill to is 4d ; blanket wool, 9,1 t o Is 2,1; com bi ng skins, ill to is 24 ; and old skin, is Id to is 6d per lb. SEEDS. Owing to numerous arrivals off ccast from ports in the Black Sea and Sea of A zoff, linseed is more easy to buy. Linseed and rape cakes are quite as dear as last week. Rape and oilseeds moot a fair sale at about last week's prices. 'finva,whitc,per bush. 20s to 21e Swede • . —5 —s W,:ustz 8r0wn...... 16s 225, White, new • • .... 103 13s Pyres, Winter, new....5s Od 5s Gd Canary, per quarter . 70s 80s Rye grass (new).. .• • 24: 235 Clover, Red t , ;1 4 , . (cwt.) —s White .. . • • . —s --A Foreign Red...... White.... —s Trefoil, new • • —1 jCarraway •• 40. 42s Icoriander— —•.• • • •• 26s 30s Hempseed, per quarter 48, 5s Linseed, Eng. - lowing.. 62, 1;4 Crushing .. ••• • .. 52s 60m Baltic •• •• . • .... 51i 60s Odessa .. •••• • • •- 59S 658 Lineed Cake, pr. ton-- English .. l O, 5s 11 Os Foreign, per ton 10' 11/ IN ed Rape Cakes, per ton 51 15 6: 15a 'Rapeseed, pr qr. ~ .... 86s 81 LEM INITALLICTI'4O3.—(This COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE TILLEY. This bankrupt was described as of St. George's Wharf, Camden-town, &c., and to-day came up for his certificate. The debts are about 1,8701. ; assets, 1501. ; but the bankrupt had met with severe losses. Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Link !Wes for the bankrupt, and after a long discussion his Honour said he wauld consider the case, and give his decision on Thursday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Da: MA RLBOROUGH• STREET. SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A CAT. - -Colonel Arthur Padovani de Guise, of No. 29, Soho -square, appeared before Mr. Beadon, in answer to a warrant, granted at the instance of Mr. Wemys, the superintendent of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, charging him with cruelly illtreating and torturing a cat. William Hopkins, 4, Cbarlotte-street, Fitzroy square, said he was passing through Soho-square, on Sunday, the 9th inst., when he saw a policeman looking over the rails. Witness cut of curiosity looked over also, and saw the defendant with a large black Newfoundland dog, deliberately stoop down and throw several stows at a black cat that was in the hedge within the railing. The cat would not move, and the defendant the❑ poked it with a stick, which the cat got hold of, and defendant then pulled it out by the tail, and set the dog on it. Witness afterwards examined the cat, and Saw several marks of the dog's teeth on its head, and one of its bird legs swung as if hung by a string. He cried out "shame" and " brute" many times. A large crowd had collected, and he left the cat in the care of a man, while he went and fetched a police constable, and gave the defendant into custody. The cat was subsequently killed by the officer. The accused, in defence, said be cried out to the cat, in order to cause it to run away from the dog. The cat would not move, and he then poked it out with a stick. It was false to say that he set the dog on to worry the cat, or that he was going to leave the country, Who ever said so must have done so out of malice towards him. Mr. Beadon said the ease was clearly proved against the defen(lant, and fined him 20a. and costs. The money was directly paid. POLISH M TTIN G. THE LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART. To-day being the anniversary of the death of Lord Dudley Stuart, the Polish exiles assembled at Sussex Chambers, Duke-street, St. James's, to commemorate this melancholy event by paying a tribute of respect and gratitude to the meniory of the departed champion of the Polish cause. Major Gietgud occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings by a review of the pri gate virtues and public character of the departed nobleman, and of his entire devotion to Poland, and the loss it has sw , tainecl by his premature death. Major •Szueez Mere' then rose and spoke as follows : Another year has elapsed since the death of Lord Dudley Stuart, and we have assembled once more to do honour to his memory—to show that in the gloom of disappointment as in tho flush of hope we remember with equal gratitude the friend whose beautiful devotion to our cause was proved most conspicuously in adversity, though ever aspiring towards a better day ; and though the future prospects of our country may at this moment be more clouded than ever, I know I shall be speaking the sentiment of every true Pole, when I say, that through the dark mist of lowering shades the name of Lord Dudley Stuart will ever shine out like a star of hope and promise, cheering weary patriots to new exer tions, beckoning them onward to the goal which, if they flag not, must, sooner or later, be attained, for " the battle is to the brave," though the day of victory may be long deferred, and its fruits may only grow out of the graves of those who won it. It was thus with our lamented friend and benefactor. He was taken away from among us at the very moment when events were demonstrating the accuracy of the views and opi nions he had so long and patiently advocatel, in spite of scoffs and ridicule ; and even in what it failed to accom plish the recent war bears testimony to his political foresightedness, and his rare sagacity ; for it was not only he that had for years been pointing out the nefari ous policy of Russia, that threatened England and the rest of Europe as much as it oppressed Poland, but it was he who—when the eyes of Europe had at length been opened, and the conflict was impending —was the first to proclaim from his seat in Parliament, that a suc cessful naval war against Russia could only be waged with gun-boats, and that on land an effectual war against her could only be fought with Poles. Events have justified these predictions. The allies have been victori ous, it is true (and their bravery and endurance have gained for them the wannest admiration of the Poles, as of all other nations)—peace has been concluded, Russia has been thrown back for a while, perhaps, but has she been subdued ? Has that policy, which has so long hung like a threatening cloud on the horizon of Europe, received a lasting cheelek? Have those were e i l r y e e v intrigueser strikingb been downstaid w which here like least t t h expected, e gleams andof g raisingnng difficulties th a t pu t t h e war i est diplomatists at fault ? ii t Tee recent circular of Prince Gortschakolf, the man• ner in which she is endeavouring to evade the stipule. ions of the treaty of Paris, the shadows of change which have been flitting over the Western Alliances, the obstinacy of the King of Naples, the absolutist revolu tion in Spain, the uneasiness felt throughout Europe, so different from the jey and seeurity experienced after the conclusion of a bona fide peace.—all these must give the answer. Indeed, the whole state of Europe points now, as before, to Lord Dudley Stuart's policy, as regards Poland, as the only effectual cure for the chronic dis aein,rneinedirtinulatntdiloe,nrolwaonhfdi:ohuuriptrnahliastseiodnb:aiegnainiaistuffering ever sinc e th e "Pbe e n tw ie e n e e n e. Eu A ro n pe in a d n e d . ssia, is the o n l y means of effectually checking her aggressive Eiropenn policy, and her undue influence and power in the West, and is the only basis on which a free Italy and a free Hungary can be permanently " Ib lished, and the equilibrium be restored which will leavouH eno other battle -fields open to the 0 l ng peteunsetriye,g arnedvolutimonsurY bsnaaayEite: n t: f i a lf' r lEd f e 4ro p :rn e aP r g foundationsaivntnia:nintellectual ttthe ora t s h ne a c n f t thpoerpoeghconvictions -- wthoeuyld are ey founded y Pole, attuhhnesomweervainn: abroad, faith broad in Let God'su us sot iu providentialw i with eon Fig; inoe fo rri s: u a t ia b d r ew z a e lot a sr l l our lot may be cast, whatever history; Europe senhdefroler vgfeeelginafriaissured that the greater re thefBoPretChitn- a n d vedh he alth ihanelfitrdhi ' b in prounoti Y ant producovr ourselves as individuals, iv : th th e e ar e o n w eTi o e f s in w d e tr y tr u y t ofan and true goodwill li a g n h d tets rh tn u e t e t s i t a , l a c n o d u t a l diee naere! y labouring nde a bi°e f Pt : w i n r n e ee i e t n g h ttl i i e o i s f a classwrf feelings : an t : g o: l e : is gained, In eltejknl l!''‘voab: ever defending the s b h e all be forwarding class at home, or it our brow to gain our daily bread belovedng the cause fatherland,o t h e ay go dowenartnoiLhefgrave befor e the though more e ff o e u c t r u h a e l a l y i s w m e liberty and independence of o tooryselrees the final victory or respect of the world we ins the memory of him who eharacter of the Poles, whether as a nati or pvirdouvainlsg, ifarotmhethhoehfleosutlmaasepneresriotratchaisstna m p e on u ou i e it ra , ha n 44 a i l l d d e e i- 0 in the best aff ec ti ons of our grateful hearts. The meeting was subsequently addressed at length by Col. B. WIERCINBKI, who, in the co at some speech, speech, ole,erved that the first message conveyed by is telegraph established by the Russians on the coast ( 3 :f the th Baltic Sea, was the exulting intelligence of the death toe Lori D. Stuart, as the greatest enemy of Russia, alid a protector of the Polish exiles , . After short speeches from Major JACKOWSKI and C GLEINICH, and a v o t e of thanks to the Chairman apt. , th e meeting separated. Naval and Military Intelligence. A Malta correspondent reports, under date of Nov, 10, the continued presence in Valetta Harbour of Rear- Adm:ral Sir R. S Dundas's squadron ; and its reinforce ment on the sth by the Brunswick screw steamship of the line from Lisbon, awl the Malacca screw steam fri• gate from Ajaccio. The Osprey steam gunboat errived on the 9th from Palermo, with despatches from the British Consul-General for Admiral Dundas. Her Ma jesty's screw steam-sloop Swallow left Malta on the sth for Beyrout. Her Majesty's steam frik‘to Gorgon left for Smyrna on the 6th. her Majesty s steam frigate Gladiator returned from Mar-Oles on the 9th. The other movements since last report are as follow: " On the 4th the Indus French poetal steamer arrived from Constantinople, Sinyrne, and Syra, and lett for Marseilles on the sth, when the Meandre, another French postal steamer, arrived from Alexandria, bring ing among other passengers Majer Fraser, returning from his especial mission to Kars, who in consequence of his incl•sposition landed at Malta, to go on to Mar- The Meandre lett fur M arsei ll es on the 6th. Tee French postal steamer I ; ) e a i e l k le e s t i v n e t c h t e is P , s o t s n i i i s lar w a a n y d t( o ) r E ie r i i i 4 t i a a l n C d o . mpany's steam- Capitol left on the 6:h for Messina, the continental ports of Italy and Marseille,, whence the French p , stal steamer Hellespont arrived on the 9 di, bringing Lord Seymour, the Rev. Mr. Shipley, and Lieutenant Shipley, R.N. "The Thabor French postal steamer arrived also on the 9th from Marseilles, bringing Colonel Pocklington, Assistant Quarter• Master General, returning from leave, with his family ; Lieutenant E iton, 31st Foot, and Cap tain Grey—all for Malta, and left on the same afternoon for Svra, Smyrna, and Constantinople. "The Vectis, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam•packet, from Alexandria, with the Overland India mail, arrived on the eight of the 9th, and left for Mar seilles at an early hour on the morning of the 10th. "The Egyptien French screw steamer left on the sth fir Beyreut. "The Sovereign screw steamer, which left for Tunis on the Ist, put back on the sth in consequence of having broken the sliding valves a few hours after departure. She experienced very tempestuous weather, and had to lay to, close off Gozo, for four days. She took a fresh departure on the Bth, having repaired her damages. " The Bmotia, screw steamer, left fer Algiers, Tan gier, and Gibraltar, on the 6,h, with 608 Mahometan pilgrims returning from the tom b of the prophet at Mecca, and a cargo of grain, cotton, and other goods, for Liver pool. " The Brandon screw steamer arrived on the 7th from London and Gibraltar, bringing for Malta Capt. Brin• ton and family, and leaves for Constantinople and Odessa immediately, " The lonia screw steamer, from Liverpool, arrived on the eight of the 9th. "The Ottoman steam frigate Saiki Chadi, with troops from Salonica, left for Tripoli on the 9th." The following Royal warrant, augmenting the daily pay of non-commissioned officers of the line, has been issued by command of her Majesty : " Victoria R.,—Whereas, we have judged it expedient to revise that portion of our Royal warrant of the Ist of July, 1848, which regulates the pay of regimental hos pital sergeants. Our will and pleasure therefore is, that from and after the Ist Oct., 1856, the daily pay of our infantry of the line shall be as follows :--Hospital ser geante, 2s. per diem ; do., after seven years' uninter rupted service as such, is. 6d. per diem. " Given at our Court at St. James' ,, , this sth day of November, 1856, in the 20th year of our reign. "By her Majesty's command, "VIIRE." The barrack rooms a t B romp t on B arr acks, PANl Chatham, which were used as a supplement hospital for those sick and wounded soldiers who were invalided home from the cavalry and infantry regiments which served in the Crimea during the Russian war, and which establish ment was p'aced ender the superintendence of First• Class Surgeon H. C. Heade, are about to be handed over, by direction of the authorities, to Captain J. Buck ley, the Barrackrnaster at Chatham, as they are no longer required for the purposes of an hospital, owing to the invalids who occupied them having received their discharge from the service, As soon as the requisite alterations have been effected that portion of the bar racks will be occupied by the Royal Engineers and the East India Company's Sappers and Miners, who are now quartered at Chatham. In case the whole of the bar racks should not be required for the corps of Royal En gineers it is the intention of the authorities to send a regiment of the line to occupy them, in order that they may assist in taking part in the duties of the garri on. A circular memorandum has been issued to all the commanding officers of regiments, directing that, upon the return of a regiment from foreign service, the coin - mending officer is to immediately forward to the Secre tary of State for War an account of the Three per Cent. fund, made up to the date of the arrival of the corps, the balance on which is to be credited in the current pay list. Application for a return of the balance may, however, he made upon the regiment again proceeding on foreign service. The horses and men belonging to the field train esta blishment of the corps of the Royal Engineers arrived:at Chatharn on Friday evening from the camp at Alder• shott, and have been quartered in the new buildings erected for their accommodation at Brampton B irracks, Her Majesty's ship Raleigh, 50, Commodore the Hon. H. Keppel, C. 8., sailed out of Portsmouth Harbour to Spithead on Saturday, and has taken in her powder, &c. She will sail this week for the East India station, where the gallant Commodore hopes to arrive to share in the achievements against Persia. Her Majesty' s steam sloop Hermes, el, Commander W. E. A. Gordon, arrived at Spithead on Friday night from the North America and West India station. She brought no news. The Clarissa :and Olinda commissariat transports left Spithead on Saturday for Woolwich. The splendid new frigate-built ship Eastern Monarch, 1,800 tons, Capt. H. Morris (late of the Earl of Balcar ras), the property of Messrs. Somes, of London, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Dundee, to embark passen• gers, stock, &c., for Bombay. The great land store shed for housing the gun and mortar boat flotilla at Gosport, is so far ready for the purposes for which it has been constructed that an expe rimental trial by hurling up a mortar-boat on to the rail ways and placing it in its allotted berth wasaccomplished of mwai ryalotyf PortsmouthPaon and 111 r. lo a ru. n t,r d h on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of all the officials I G ; T s hh p ie o te r g : :tahr u e nder tlse superintendence of the projector of the scheme, Mr. Schamp, of the Ad apllatweonrtkeeedofsttihffe s a h n i d p slip with difficulty, but a result was achieved amply showing the intention of the plan, and the stupendous space allotted for the carrying out of the e xperiments. To-day a gun boat will he hauled up, and the system further tested and exhibited. Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Shannon, 51, Capt. Wm. Peel, arrived at Plymouth en Saturday. The screw steam store ship Urgent, Commander C. G. Phillips, front Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday.morning, and, having embarked depots from the 54th and 66th Regiments, sailed in the evening for Southampton. These depots are hound to Winchester, and include all those men whose period of retirement is nearly complete, of those unfit, front the state of their health, for field duty, and of young men who require to be trained for that duty. The depot of the 54th, four companies, is commanded by Capts, J. S. Thomson, Burns, C. A. Thomson, and Lieut. Everet, about 200 men in all. The depot of the 66th is commanded by Captains Dunbar, Perrin, Torrens, and Galbraith, and 10 serjeants, 4 drummers, and 200 rank and file. The head -quarters of the 54th is stationed at Devonport, under command of Colonel Moffat ; the regiment now consists of eight companies, more than 100 strong each—about 900 men in all. The head-quarters of the 66th is stationed in Ply mouth Citadel, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Chas. Law; the regiment now counts 1,004 non-commissioned officers and men of all ranks. It is now settled that the experiments to be tried azainet the floating battery Trusty shall take place on the 25th inst. She will leave Sheerness early on that morning under steam power, assisted by two steam vessels, and a gunboat will be in attendance to convey the staff of officers who are to superintend the experiments, whioh will take place at Shoeburyness. The Trusty will be to a w tt e e d ry erected in o for t h esa then dwithin purpose 6 . oo o, yards'the range starboard f rd ti of re the vessel, on th e after body, a large target is to he painted, so th a t eac h gun may b e l a id f or t h e target, 32 s b until the monst er gun i s fi re d . It is reported th a t seve ralpounders will b e fi rs t tr i e d , an d th e we i g h t i ncreased officers and men have volunteered to remain on board. While under actual fire they will remain down in the fore hold, and after each shot will report the effect by a preconcerted cede of signal', which will be arranged and carried out by Captain E. P. Halsted and his officers belonging to the screw steam guardship Edinburgh. The second division of the steam squadron of reserve now in Sheerness harbour is composed of the following ships and ve• , sele :—The A-gue, 300 horse power, the Hawke, 200 h orse p ower ; the Russell, 200 h orse power; the new screw corvette Scylla, 400 horse power ; the Horatio, 250 horse power ; the Trukye 150 horse poser; the Thunder, 150 horse power ; the Terrible, 800 horse power, and th e gun b oats Th ras h er , S ur l y, Sepey, Mistle toe, Mastiff, M an ly, J u li a , H e rri ng , H as t y, Griper, Fly, Fidget, Dwarf, Bullfrog, and Tickler. The Pylades is ordered to be docked at Sheerness far repairs, as soon as the Wellington is floated out of No. 1 dry dock. The Meitimpue is being refitted in the baain at Sheer neßP. The brig Royalist, fitting out at Woolwich Dockyard, and intended to be moored off Somerset Rouse to serve as a Thames Police station in place of the investigator ; and screw gunboat Growler were on Saturday docked at Woolwich for completion. The iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel Trident having undergone considerable repairs, has, in addi t i on, been fitted with engines of increased force, which were tested on Saturday tinder steam in Woolwich basin and an swered catilfactorily. construct'oc e p cia ort D i7 ck of . n h t e T r Vl s ; a '9l m o;l7.enh u' machinery isgcrew s orderedwte to ship 13 7 1 1 74 i. o i Dock yard on S iturday. The freightship Alacrity, John Cooper master, arrived at Woolwich on Saturday, and embarked 300 quarter barrels of powder and combustibles from t h e Ordnance department of the Arsenal, and is under orders to sail to-dr.y for the Cape of Good Hope. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty : —Lieut. Harry T Veitch t o b e Lieu tenant of Haslar Hospital, vice Lieut. Parr, deceased ; Henry W. Death, Paymaster, to the Alarm ; Daniel Duncan, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Victory. SHEERNESS, Nor, 16. The following vast and important additions and alter ations have been made in Sheerness dockyard since the . breaking out of the last war—viz , the victualling depart ment, under the superintendence of Thomas lioching,, Esq., has been considerably enlarged, and the intervening spaces between the stores covered over with glass in ' order to pro' ect the multiplicity of goods from exposure to the weather. A new boiler-factory and weighing. • house has also been erected, which is now in ful work, and capable of manufacturing the largest boilers. Nos. 1 and 2 dry docks have both been lengthened considerably, to admit the long screw-steamers in to be repaired. New boiler cheers have also been erected, and a trarnroad made connecting the same with the boiler-factory. Be sides, we have the following buildings now in course of erection by the eminent firm of Messrs. J. and C. Rigby, of Westminster, under the immediate superintendence of W. .T. Cauld well, Esq., civil engineer—namely, a new and most substantially built steam saw-mill, some 3O feet in length ; a coal depot and testing-house, in the rear of the now smithy ; the painters' shop is also being enlarged, Ste. Fox, Henderson, and Ci. have the con tract, and are now enlarging and rebuilding a new boat ' house, which will have an iron roof and brick sides. A j new foundry is also being built on a very large scale on the south side of the dock (we believe the firm building this to be Messrs. Grissell). Besides the above there have been many minor improvements, the principal of which is having the yard lighted by gas, and a pier, or breakwater, erected at the entrance to the basin, to faci litate s es , e s halving in or out from the strong eddy tide that vets down alongside the deck wall ; in fact, any casual spectato r visitin g tei s y ar d ( a lth oug h we 'ire now in a time of peace), would fled chat the Achiiralty are fully carrying out th e wor d s o f t h e immorta l W e lli ngton —" flat the best wa y t o preserve t h at bl ess i ng to t h e country is to be at all times fully prepared for war." to him. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. DISBOROUGH v. HOLMES. The arguments in this case, which were part heard nn Fri;lay in the Court of Exchequer, were resumed on Sa turday. The action was brought by the plaintiff, Emma Die borough, who was formerly in the service of the defend. ant, Weinman Holmes, the proprietor of the Coach and Horses, in High-street, Shadwell, to recover compensa tion in damages for an alleged assault, whereby the Plaintiff had sustained a pecuniary loss. The defendant pleaded not guilty. The beamed counsel for the plaintiff having stated the case, which appears below in extenso, Mr. Baron Martin intimated that he was of opinion that the action could not be maintained, but at the Bug gy stiou of the defendant's counsel, who was anxious to let the case be tried on its merits, it was proceeded with. The first witness called was Emma Disborough, the plaintiff, who said—l am 22 years of age, and in September, 1354, I entered the defendant's service as nurserymaid. After I had been there some time, I was go i ng up stairs, when Mr. Holmes seized hold of me and tore the gathers out of my dress in trying to throw me down. I turned round and +save him a "spank" in the face, observing that I would' tell my mistress of his conduct. Mr. Byron Martin—That by clearly a counter assault. Examination continued—A day or two afterwards Mr. Holmes again molested me in the kitchen, and asked me to accompany him down into the cellar. He said he would give me a sovereign, and tried to pull me down into the cellar. I then struck him with a enife. The next time he attacked me was about three weeks after wards, when I was cleaning out the nursery, with no one in the room but the defendant's little child. He came into the room, shut the door, threw me ou the floor, wrapped his apron round my head, and ravished me. I resisted him in every way in my power, but not withstanding this he got the better of me. After this occurrence he told me to keep quiet, and not to tell my mistress, Mrs. Holmes, and he would befriend me. Mrs. Holmes was not at home at the time. The two barmen were in the bar. After the defendant had committed the act he went dawn stairs. About a week after this a similar transaction again took place in the nursery, and on my stating that I would inform Mrs. Holmes of his misconduct, he repeated that he would act as my friend if I would not do so, adding, "You don't know what is good for you." (Laughter.) He again repeated the offence, contrary to my inclination, about a fort night after, in the nursery. On the last occasion it occurred in the middle of the day, in the month of April, in the cook's bedroom, he having come into the room when I can in the act of making the bed. In May, when I was going up stairs, he urged me to go into his mis tress's bedroom, and on my declining to do so, he asked me what was the matter with me, observing, "Are you in the family way ?" I said " Yes." He said " He then took hold of me round the waist, but I resisted, and would not go into the room. I left my mistress's service in November, 1355, she having given me notice to quit. Previous to this the defendant told me that I was not to be discharged, saying Mee. Holmes was sorry to part with me. I left on the 19th November, when Mrs. Holmes paid me my wages, 305., and Mr. Holmes gave me 2/. to buy baby linen with, saying that was all he could do at present. I asked him if that were all lie could do for me, and be replied that he could do no thing more, and that I must father the child either on William Imes or David Midgeley, who were barmen in the defendant's service. I was confined on the 7th of December, in the same year, at a lodging which my sister took for me at the house of a Mrs. Champ. Three months after my confinement I went with my sister to see the defendant, who, baying been called out of his house, and being asked if he would do anything for me and the child, said with an oath that be would not. I subsequently applied to a magistrate for the purpose of affiliating the child upon the defendant. Cross-examined—Each and every time the defendant bad intercour , e with me was against my will. He ravished me four times, and on each occasion I resisted, but did nit holloa out. I tried to do so, but was unable, in consequence of his placing his apron over my mouth. When he threw me on the bed in the cook's room he turned the bedclothes over my face. I did not tell the cook that I had been ravished ; neither did I tell my sister ; but I said I never could go about in consequence of ray master's misconduct. It was quite apparent that I was in the family-way before I left, but no one made any observation to me about it. Mrs. Holmes was confined about two months before I left. Mrs. Holme's sister, who was in the house at the time, discovered that I was in the family-way, but Mrs. Holmes never asked axle who the father of the child was ; she said she thought she knew whose child it was. I said the father of the child was not in the house at that time, as Mr. Holmes was then out walking. When I attempted to affiliate the child on the defendant I did not mention that be had committed four rapes upon me. I merely answered the questions asked me. Mr. Ballantine—When did you first discover that Mr. Holmes had ravished you, then t Witness—l should say when he committed the as saults. (Laughter.) One of the barmen, Wm. Imas, came into the room when I was making the bed, as it was my duty to do, and I left it at once. I don't know where Imas is ; I have not seen him since I left the defendant's service. I was always civil to my fellow servants, but did not keep company with them. Mr. Ballantine—Did you go out talking with the bar men Witness—That's my business. Mr. Ballantine—Now tell me ; see how mild I am with you ; we shall get on well together if you answer me. Witness—You won't get on well with rne. (Laughter.) Mr. Ballantine—Then I will have an answer. Now, on your oath, did you ever go out with that young man, Wm. Irons ? Witness —I did—once I went to Primrose-hill with him on a Sunday, and returned home about ten o'clock at night, having parted with hiM, and having gone to see my slider. He came home beton me. I never gave him my likeness. Mr. Ballantine—l don't mean his likeness in the shape of this baby of yours. Witness—He gave me his likeness, but I returned it Mr. Ballantine—Was it like the baby ? Witness—No ; I gave it back because I did net wish to encourage his advances in consequence of my master's misconduct. Mr. Ballantine—Now. girl, have a care ; have you been see❑ in Imas's bed I Witness—Never, except on one occasion, when the cook was sitting on his bed with me. The cook and Imas had been "larking" in the other bed-room, and he threw her on the bed. After this they left the room. Mr. Ballantine—Not so fast ; we will keep them on the bed for a bit yet. (Laughter.) Witness—l don't think they meant any harm. Mr. Ballantine—By all accounts it seems to have been a nice establishment. Examination continued—Mrs. Holmes said to me that a girl had told her that Mr. Holmes had locked her (the girl) into a bed-room. I never had improper intercourse with any man except the defendant. Elizabeth Disborongh, the sister of the last witness, was next called and corroborated the statement made by her sister as to the interview with the defendant, and as to her sister having incurred the expense of lodging in consequence of her confinement. She also stated that when her sister left Mr. Holmes's service she had more than 3/. in her possession. Elizabeth Champ proved that the plaintiff had taken apartments in her house, when she Lad been confined. This having closed the case on behalf of the plaintiff, the tollowire evidence was adduced for the defence : David Itlidgeley said—l was formerly barman in the fendant's service. There was another barman named William Imae. I left in July, 1855, and went to keep the King's Arms at Shad well. During the time I was at the defendant's I observed familiarities between Wm. Imes and the plaintiff, Emma Dieb,irough. About a month or two after she came I proposed familiarities to her, and she told me that she was on intimate terms with William, and therefore did not wish to have anything to say to me. She told me that she had William's likeness. I have seen Emma Dieborough leave William Imas's room on several occasions. I have seen them kiss and " cuddle " each other in the bedroom and kitchen. I have also seen him tambling her about, on one ccasion on the bed. Cross-exarniued—l have never taken a liberty with the plaintiff, although I may have pulled her about. I never had improper connexion with her. I did not know that she was in the family way till after the child was born. I then paid my addressee to her. I was not fa• miner with her. At this stage of the proceedings several letters, dated in December, 1854, and January, 1855, were handed to the witness, which he admitted he had written, and which began, "My dear Emma," and, after having ex re,sed himself in most affectionate terms, went on to - inquire, in allusion to the plaintiff's confinement, whe ther she had made any application to Mr. Holmes, adding, "The least he can do is to give you a. character, so as to enable you to obtain a situation ; and if ho does not he must put up with the consequences." Examination continued—l mean to swear that, pre vious to writing these letters, I had seen the plaintiff carrying on the improper intimacies with William Imas to which I have spoken. I did not know, when I wrote mean N n V b h y y your saying letter that states r those letters, that the defendant was the father of the child, and she never told me so. \ se l l with t t h d e o you consequencesm ea n b ? y " Mr. Sergeantj v h h o a m t Thomas—What the contrary. ll( N il l m r. eB ßac ‘ o m n us iN t l t ac u t t in u — p stating that you were not familiar with the girl after what you wrote to her The witness did not ans wer, an d having become deadly pale, was obiged to be eupported in the witness-box. Having taken a glass of water, he said he was prepared to go on with the examination. Mr. Sergeant Thomas —Were you intimate with that girl in an improper way Witness--No. Mr. Sergeant Thomas—Did ehe tell you that the de fendent was the father of the child ? Witness—No, Mr. Sergeant Thomas —Then, why did you write that letter to the plaintiff in allusion to the defendant being the father of the child ? Witness —Because I had her word for it that Holmes was the father of the child. (Sensation.) Mr. Sergeant Thomas—Then she did tell you. Why, you have just said that she did not tell you. What do you mean, sir. by this trifling and prevarication ! I have no more questions to put to you. Ite•examined—l have been married since the occur rences I have spoken of. I never mentioned to the defendant's solicitor that I had carried on a corres pondence with the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Do you mean to say that you have not carried on an illicit connection with the plaintiff ? The witness hesitated, appearing incapable of mak ing a reply. Mr. Baron Alderson—Tell the truth, my man. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—l must implore of you to answer my question truly. Witness On my oath, I have not. Mr. Wainman Holmes, the defendant, was next examined. He said—l am a married man with four children. I never took any liberties with or had 0012• section with the plaintiff, either in the nursery, on the bed, on the Hoer, or elsewhere. I have never taken the liberty of speaking to her, except on business. I seldom speak to my servants. Cross -examined—I never gave her any money. ex cept as wages. I met the plaintiff and her sister in the street, and when they asked me for money I told them to go away and refused to give them any. James Taylor stated that he had seen Holmes pull the plaintiff about. Mrs. Mary Holmes, the wife of the defendant, said —I discovered that the plaintiff was in the family way during my confinement in September. I ac cused her of it, and she did not deny it. I asked her who was the father of the child, and she replied, " No one in this house, or any one that has been in it." I heard the plaintiff's Fist,. r say when she called that she would make my husband support the child whether it was his or not. C oss-examined—Tt was the plaintiff's duty to make the beds in which the barmen slept. Mary Iverson, the cook to the defendant, was called, and stated that she had never witnessed any romping between the plaintiff and Wm. Imas in the manner spoken to by the witness Midgeley. The lear 'ad counsel on either side having addressed the jury at considerable length, Mr. Baron Martin told the jury in the course of bis summing up that this was a case of 0 msiderable impor tance, and one which demanded of them their utmost care and attention. This was the first instance that he was aware of where a woman brought an action to re cover damages for a criminal assault ; for if the plaintiff was to be believed, such had been committed. There were many instances in which a young woman objected at first to improper intercourse being had with her, hat where it was followed by further intimacies, that would have the effect of getting rid of the charge of a criminal assault; and had in this case leave and licence been pleaded it would have been a bar to the action. However, that had not been done, and the action was brought for an assault, which, if the plaintiff's version of the case was true, was of a very serious character. There was clearly no rape or ravishment, aocording to the plaintiff's own statement. Had the girl considered that she bad been raped, she would have taken the first opportunity to have made public that most heinous of crimes. Nothing of the kind occurred ; but if her statement were worthy of credit, it was in every sense of the word an assault, and she would be entitled to a verdict at their hands. There was no doubt that the most wicked perjury had been eommitted on one side or the other, and it was for them to say on which side it lay. The case on behalf of the plaintiff rested entirely on her own evidence, and it was in direct opposition to that of the defendant's, by which it was intended to be shown that Wm. Imas was father of the child. The witness Midgeley would doubtless have deposed to this had not his letters written to the plaintiff been produced. Midgeley's evidence was, in his opinion, utterly unworthy of belief. That man had even contradicted himself and denied what was manifest from his own letters. He would ask them would he have written those letters, some of them after the girl's con finement, if he had not believed that he was the father of the child On January 26th, be wrote to say, " I will not interfere with the affair." What affair ? Was it the attempt to affiliate the child on the defendant ? In another letter he wrote saying, " You are quite welcome to what you have had from me." What did that mean ? He would leave the jury to deal with these facts. The learned judge said for his part he believed that Midgeley was the father of the child, and that he had conspired with the woman to affiliate it on the defendant, who was, on the other hand, led to believe that Midgeley could prove that Imas was the father of the child, as it had transpired, in the course of this most extraordinary case, that neither the defendant nor his attorney knew anything of the correspondence w:tich had been carried on between the plaintiff and Midgeley. It was difficult to direct them as to the amount of damages they could award i❑ the event of their returning a verdict in favour of the plaintiff. That he must leave to themselves, feel ing satisfied that they would return a verdict according to the evidence, and give such damages as the justice of the case demanded. The jury retired, and after being absent for some con• siderable time returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 20/. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT ST. PAUL'S, KNIGHTSBRIDGE. Yesterday morning, during the performance of Divine service at this now notorious church, the fog having ren. dered the use of lights necessary, the candles at the desks of the clergy and choir were lighted. Shortly after the commencement of the Litany Mr. Westerton, one of the churchwardens, directed the beadle to light the gas• burners in the church, so that no difficulty might be felt by Mr. Liddell and his curates when they had to per• form that part of the Communion service which precede the sermon. While this was being done, and the prayers following the Litany were beingmonotoned, Mr. Liddell, although ostensibly engaged at his devotions and on his knees in the chancel, ordered the beadle to light the great candles on the altar. It will be remembered that these candles form a portion of the furniture attached to the ceremonial at this church, for which the long_de• layed judgment of Sir John Dodso❑ is looked for in the Arches Court. The beadle having lighted them returned to the other end of the church, and when asked by Mr. Westerton why he had done so, he replied that Mr. Liddell had or dered him to light them. The practice of having huge candles on the attar is one of the many Puseyite imita tions of the Romish ceremonial which has given such offence to the Protestant portion of the parishioners ; and so loudly were they denounced that the lath Bishop of London, with that love of compromise which seems inherent in so many of the authorities of the Church of England, and is so fatal to her best interests, although he objected to them, permitted them to remain, but for ' bade Mr, Liddell to light them. Mr. Westerton now felt himself called on to act ; there was not the slightest pretext on the score of darkness for using these candles, the gas burners he had ordered to be lighted being sufficient for the whole of the church. He therefore left his pew, went up the nave, ascended the chancel steps, aud. passing by Mr. Liddell, entered the vestry, re-appearing with the extinguisher. Going withist the dwarf screen raised for its protection from the unsanctified feet of the laity, he reached the altar and extinguished its monster lights. Returning the extin guisher to the vestry he then retired to his pew, having done it so quickly and so quietly that not the slightest interruption was caused to the performance of the mr P . rayer to Liddell, ser vice. When Mr. Liddell and Messrs. Smith and Westall, form m theicurates,r usual gst procession upattheend t to of the th altar, the Morning to the surprise of the who le con g re g atio n , who were then standing while the Sanc tus was b eing chanted by the choir, darted off into the vestry, followed by Mr. Smith. They returned with 11 lighted candle They then all went up to the altar, Mr. Smith relighting one of the great candles, and Mr. Westall, before being able to accomplish a similar feat with the other, was obliged to lift it down with its massive candles tick, and light it on the floor— the congregation all this while looking on with the greatest amazement. The Communion service then proceeded, and Mr. Westerton, feeling that further interference would not only have prevented the- service from being carried on, but led to a personal struggle between himself and the clergy, very wisely and .most judiciously remained in pew. But for this discretion on the part of the churchwardens a scene ns.ust inevitably have ensued which would have added another to the many scandals to which the conduct of the clergy both of St Paul's and St. Barnabas has given rise. Where is the new Bishop of Londsn ? For nearly two years, during the indisposition of his predecessor, these Puseyite innovators have been allowed to run riot in ils• diocese. Of what use are bishops and authorities in the Chtuch if its curates are allowed to do as they please. Can none of the courts tell us the law and enforce its penalties? - Mr: .Liddeil's sermon, which followed this scene yes terday, Was the third which, for three successive Sun days, he has tormented his congregation with since the sentence of deprivation was passed on Archdeacon Deni son, and in which ho has boldly and defiantly upheld him, denounced the judgment of the archbishop's court, and identified himself with his doctrine. Amongst the congregation was the Duchess of Wel linc;ton ; and we are grieved to learn that the Duchess of Sutherland arid other ladies and gentlemen who hold posts ot honour arid confidence about the person of the Queen and her relatives are in the habit of for saking their ow/ t parish churches and attending this or its chapel of ease , St. Barnabas. Are her Majesty and suit ,, an d households ? Her nt li g l e a o j n es t t h y e her Royal relatiN -es aware ot these proceedings of these members of their is by the law of ti Le laud the bead of the Reformed Pro. and at this crisis i non i itaal ha testant Church of England, tory it behoves all •who are true to it to avoid g i v i ng any countenance wbates vieirn to tha m t e c n h w ur h c o h , , li a k r e e wJeosrukiitnsgiinnetehse. guise of sleirgyn 3 ei sim plicitysan sandy to of p itsr 0 n.;: o t r e sl is h it,pg. o; a etnerhdtechi church faithouo r w pc , iht b , itl y oao perverting ir,gtsheeancde rfeeen groups collected doctrines of the Or t o ir i ch wli of ic ß h o t m h e e . y had been to x g t A r e ,, t s o b r e t d r h i e n t ar o Pe 'i y 6 n P t s e le c r e C u ti e aa , witnesses. TIPPERARY BANS :.. — Notice is given of a billasst session to ineilitat e th e windin g -up of the i T Bank affa ; rs, by e ta b ling the crditors to ner j mice with the shareh . aders or o ffi cial manager s. " r Pr eave was obtained ou Fri hay in the C ommon Pl ea s Court, D u blin, by Mr. Vince tit Sc u ll y, one of the defen d an ts , to put ii certain ne 11 7 pleas, one of which is, that by the deed of settlement , cinder which the co-partnership was established, certa t,;n powers of transfer were given to each shareh, ..der, and that under these powers Mr. V. Scully , was legally en titled to make tke transfer of hi s share e, which he did make in 1855, return of the b an k un d,sr: points eft+le in question legaility of the Stamp-dice long befor e t h e f ailtre oft .h e b an k. Another of the new th e which Mr. Scully was held liable. O n S a t ur d ay M r . Si mon Arm stron g , one of the original sh are h o ld ers , and also s et down 17 Messrs. Sad. leir a s a di rec t or , sur rendered' to a commission of bank ruptcy, and underwent A priv.at , , 1 examination. SOCIETY AMONG THE MORMONS. (Prom the New Fork Times.) The following items of news will serve to illustrate to the minds of the people in the States the situation in which the United States' officers and the " Gentile" resi dents in Utah are in, and also the importance of imme diate action in respect to the state of affairs in this ter- ritory. In the first place, when the United States' mail was preparing to leave this place on the 2d of this month, we were much astonished to see a body of 14 horsemen, with arms secreted about their persons, among whom were Bill Hickman, Hiram Clau• son, J. C. Little, and Brigham Young, jun., ride down to the United States' mail carriages and follow them wherever they went, and forming in a lino alongside of them whenever they stopped. They escorted the mail in this manner until it reached the mouth of Emigration Kenyon, when Mr. Maxwell, the conductor, stopped the carriages, and, riding back to the posse, told them that he would proceed no further until they gave him the reasons for their unwarrantable con duct. They gave him as an excuse that when the mail came into the city the mail carriers had shouted and made a great noise, and that to prevent them from doing so in going out they had been ordered to escort them. They then returned to the city and the mail proceeded on its way. It was, however, rumoured in the city, and generally believed, that there were persons who in tended to go in the mail carriage whom they wished to prevent from leaving the country. The following Sunday Brigham Young told the people in the tabernacle that any man who would sell a bushel of wheat to a " Gentile" would have to give the same amount for the benefit, of the Church, and that if he per sisted in so doing his property should all be confiscated. Again he said, "If you owe anything to the Gentile mer chants, suffer yourse:vem to be sued, and your horses, cattle, lands, &c., to be taken from you, before you allow a bushel of wheat to go from your granaries." Thus simply telling them that if they did not pay the merchants the wheat, which many of them are under bonds to deliver for debts which they have incurred i❑ anticipa• tion of the harvest, he would see that they would lose nothing by being sued. Also, in speaking of the Gen tiles he said that he bated the very sight of them, "and if you were all," said he, "real good Mormons—such Mormons as I should like to see you—net a single Gen tile would remain i❑ the place a minute. It would be too hot for them here. You would make it hotter for them than the south-east corner of a Methodist hell." But the event which has created the greatest excite ment in this city was a most outrageous attempt at assassination which was made upon a United States' officer in the public streets under the sanction and countenance of the authorities of the Mormon church. The facts are these :—About dusk one evening Mr. Joseph Troskolawski, a United States' deputy surveyor, went to the store of Messrs. Hooper and Williams to make a few purchases. Here he met Bill Hickman, a notorious member of the "Danite Band," who engaged in conversation with him in a friendly manner, no one having any suspicion that he had the least unkind feel ing towards him. Mr. Troskolawski then left the store alone to go to his lodgings. He had gone but a few steps when three men, asssciates of Hickman, stepped up behind him and knocked him down. One of them then commenced beating him about the head with the butt of a heavy loaded whip, and the others stamped upon and kicked him, being assisted by Bill Hickman, who had followed him up from the store, and who cried out to the other villains, " Kill the -- son of a ! kill him quick, I'll stand the consequences!" Messrs. Hooper and Williams, hearing a cry in the street, ran to their door, and seeing these fellows beating a man rushed to the spot just in time to save Mr. Troskolawt-ki's life. Mr. Hooper seized Hick man by the collar, when the latter drew a knife upon him. He, however, succeeded in throwing him off. Mr. Williams in the meantime throwing the other two fellows off liberated Mr. Troskolawski, who staggered, blind and strangling in his blood, towards the office of the mail agent, and was caught by Mr. Dotson, who carried him in. Hickman and his associates then jumped on their horses and rode off unmolested, yelling and shout ing like Indians. On examination Mr. Troskolawski was found to be very seriously hurt, having received a severe internal in jury and being dreadfully cut up and bruised. He had re• ceived heavy blows behind each ear and on his forehead. He passed four days in the greatest agony, his friends expecting every moment that he would die ; but under the care of Dr. Lee the intammation was arrested, and he is now slowly recovering. No cause was assigned for the attack, except that Mr. Troskolawski had used too great freedom of speech in expressing his views of the Mormon religion. Bill Hickman was in town the next day boasting of what he had done, and saying that toe was not afraid ; that he could pay damages and stand a trial, for his counsel was a high one. Towards the middle of the day Brigham Young, the governor of the territory, sent for Hickman, who remained with him some two hours. There was a great deal of excitement in the city, and the sympathy of the mass of the people was for Mr. Troskolawski, although many of the leaders said they were sorry the -- Gentile had not been killed. Hickman was in town every day that week, and no effort was made by the authorities to bring the offender to justice. It is useless for the Gen tiles to make complaint, for there is not the least shadow of law or justice in Utah. Brigham Young is absolute monarch, and his word is the only law acknowledged. On the Sunday afternoon folio wing Jedediah M. Grant, the second counsellor of Brigham, made the following re marks in the tabernacle, rebuking the people for the sym pathy which they bad evinced for Mr. Troskolawski. He said —" I am sick of this sympathising spirit which you, as individuals, have with the Gentiles and apostate Mormons. I abhor this sympathetic feeling you have towards the wretches who would cut your throats, and of whom I can say, as I have said, of Martin Van Buren, that they should be winked at by blind men, they should be kicked across lots by cripples, they should be nibbled to death by young ducks, anti be drawn through the keyhole to hell by humble bees. Because a pour scoundrel will come into our streets drunk and fall into a ditch, and some of our shaupip' brethren happened to stumble over him, you should sympathise with him ! lam ashamed of you " "We ask no odds of the Gentiles ; we care not what they say or do, nor fear what they can do." (Brigham repeated, " Yes ;we a-k no odds of any of them.") He spoke in this manner for an hour, using language which would net be tolerated amongst the lowest and most degraded class of persons any where in the world. After Jedediah bad finished speaking, licher C. Kim ball, Brigham's first counsellor, rose and remarked that he agreed with all that Jedediah had said, and then added—" This occurrence, alluded to by brother Grant, I never heard of until a day or two ago ; ar.d if another such occurrence takes place you'll not hear of it at all ;" and then continued in about the same strain as the pre ceding speaker. They then finished by ordering Thomas S Williams to go on a mission, as a reward for his in• terference in the affair. The above are the passages which are fit to be publish. ed, for some were too indecent to be repeated. The whole rift of the afternoon discourses was that the church ap proved this deed and upheld the " shanpip br,threti" (not Danite, as formerly) in what they had dune; that the people had no bu.onesa to be surprised ; that they re• proved them for the excitement which had been created, and that the next time such a deed was committed there would be no occasion for any noise to be made about it. Bill Hickman was sent out to Green River the week after with a couple of wagvon loads of goods for Wash-a keek, the Chief of the Snake trite. Why he was sent instead of Armstrong, the Indian agent, remains to be ascertained ; but probably it is part of the excellent peace policy which Brigham has found to work so well, and in pursuance of which he distribute i presents to the Indians in the name of the Mormons (taking care to make the distinction broad between Americans and Mormons), which presents are paid for by the United States' Government. The immediate cause of these presents being sent is that news has been received from the upper country that the Snako and Bon nook Indians are all ready at a moment's warning to make war upon the Mormons, and that they are only waiting to hear the saccess of the war in Oregon to .commence SHIELDS, Thursday .Night.—We have experienced a very favourable eliange of the weather in the north to day, and this afternoon the steamships for London, Scotland, the continent, and other parts, which had been detained in harbour all the week by the' north-east gale, have proceeded to sea. About 60 sail of laden colliers also got to sea by the afternoon tide. We have fortu nately had no losses to record iu our neigilbourhood, oc casioned by the violent gale which prevailed from Mon day until this morning, but some Tyne Nressels are re ported as wrecked further south. Some) damage has been done to the wurks at the Tyne Piers by the heavy sea that broke on the coast, which was tto violent ou Wednesday morning that it swept away a, considerable quantity of gearing in Tynemouth Have) a, and hurled two waggons heavily laden with stones a• considerabl e distance.