The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

r:1.0 NE Y MARKET '4.! 'TETA it rwo The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, but firmly, and prices of all descriptions Were unchanged from the current rates of last Week. The Railway Share Market opened steadily, but subsequently improved, and closed at a slight ialproVement on Monday's prices. The cornm, reial it(ivics from Paris report no change of importance, alt , ough increased con fidence has been engendered by the prospects of the money market. At present, however, the continuance of the discount restrictions prevents animation, but the commercial public expect a decided improvement early in the new year. The number and tonnage of vessels now on the }berth for Australia, New Zealand, Van Diemen's Land, bc., as compiled by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee-house, is as follows : Launceston Hobart Town New South Wales Melbourne and Geelong Adelaide Swan River Auckland, Wellington, Canter bury, and Nelson Total. Teasels. 6 ... Tons. 370 .... 1,083 7,994 ... 20,247 .. 4,364 ... 582 3,328 37,973 . _ The pressure for money in Lombard-street and at the Bank of England continues, but this is fully accounted for by the amount required to-morrow by the commercial community. The amount of bills falling due on the 4th December is usually larger than at other periods ; and as many have deferred obtaining the necessary supplies until the last moment, there is temporarily increased strin gency. Seven per cent. is the current quotation for the best qualities of commercial paper, and in very few instances is accommodation granted below that quotation. Under these circumstances it is scarcely supposed that the directors of the Bank will reduce their minimum to-morrow, and many lalagine that measure will now be postponed until early in the New Year. On the Stock Exchange, however, there is some difference of opinion on this subject, and prices are partially strengthened by an expectation that an alteration will be announced. The position:of the Bank has undoubtedly much improved, but perhaps the Directors may deem it advisable to limit their operations Until the various items of the national balance sheet shall have assumed a still more favour able appearance, because as soon as a change is made a very considerable impulse will be given to business in all departments. The amount of other securities at the date of the last return was still exceedingly large, and a le ech greater reduction is desirable before in creased facilities are given to discount transactions. Whether the position of the establishment has been sufficiently strengthened during the last week, llovrever, to render a reduction 'in the minimum desirable, is a matter known only to the authori ties, and the public, therefore, evince much 411Xiety for the result of the Bank Court tomor row. The steamer Ripon, to leave for India a nd China to-morrow, takes out upwards of 80 0,0001., chiefly in silver, to India. * e. °rChina the shipments am ,unt to about 158,000/. . i f34l 3', the rest being transmitted to Bombay, Ma utss, Calcutta, and Ceylon. A very small propor tion of the aggregate amount on board is in gold. Mnew Spanish Loan has been announced at adrid but the course pursued by clue Government 1 . 0 her British creditors will not tempt any capital ists in this country to contribute any portion of the 'Mai required—viz., 300,000,000 reels. In English Securities there is a general improve tnent, but the settlement constitutes the chief business of the day. The speculative transactions Sire numerous, and large amounts of stock have been carried over at per cent. Consols have been 9411 and 94f for money and to-morrow, and ° 5 l- I for January. The Unfunded Debt has risen to 4s. and Bs. premium. Bank Stock is 2154 217. The New Three per Cents, are 934- I, and the , 4 educed 92i 93j. Exchequer Bonds are 98k. The transactions in the Foreign Market have not -e'ttend(•cl to more than four securities. Turkish 6 ChCents. are b e tt er , b e i ng 951 ; and the 4 per - 11"I_te. are fi rm at 102 to 1021. R uss i an S ma l l - ds are 97, and Swedish 85. Rabe following are the nominal prices of Foreign —4B :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 7 ; Mexi li"4 I; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8; ditto Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., NRussian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per ir it s., 94 6; Spanish 3 per Cents., 431 1 ; ditto d i e : it Deferred, 23i 24; ditto Certificates, 5 ; "te Passive, 6 te : t moderate business has been transacted in Rail hi! shares, and prices have generally been well —4'otained ; in some few instances an advace of 4b llt to per cent. may be reported. Caledo -447) Great Northern, Great Western, Lancashire fl e d Yorkhire, South Western, and North Eastern vile a re a b ou t s s. hi g h er. The French lines v i t _ e , also shown an increased fi rmness, and Great a ntral of France, and Northern of France, are ..„ 8 ' better. The Canadian, East Indian, an d Bel watt bl ues are also fully supported, at rather im- Aro l , ed rates. o t ,... c 'iot-sto c k B an k s h ares h ave ru l e d d ull, but ti Z t ni n au Bank a n d Bank of Egypt h ave b een at ced quotations. c‘lo Miscellaneous shares no material alteration • 4 : i ci be noticed. Peninsular and Oriental Steam et I toYal Mail Steam were dealt in at f u ll y for rates. 11411 814 FU.NDS THIS DAY kr ON - ?'CLO, (From the Officza/ List.) ~,Ainf.,, don_ 3 4k 1 40* ... 217 15i 4 Per tJont. Reduced Annuities N:q Cent, Consols Innsities . 444. 7:1 ner I 'ent. Annuities . . 93} 454tunui expire 5 th1860... s chtt o 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 3 1- 1 .0,,,, /or A.ccount 9ll 4chequer Bills, 240. h 81000 4 R --itt°l3o l4; ' TB5B, 3i per Cent. 9B )Ditto, 1g59 ' 9Bl 111,.... 11 ,,_---Jts OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON F O'CLO k 8: 4 4 Fonds, 5 per Cent. lOO4 wan Ronds, IS2' , 1-2 St 5 per Cont — S -, ~ ~ 3itto mall . 97 i w _ e disla 4 per Cent. grkitt. ()ads, ti psi* cent bitto Account bitto Guaranteed, 4 pe r C ent. ividends on th e a b ove payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consrds (Money) ....... 943 91 Ditto Account Ditto Account (January) ....................... 95 95i ~....-......,___ „ Lord Vivian has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of ra county of Cornwall, i n t h e room of Sir NVilliam Tre• la w ny, aeceased. bousnE SUICIDE.—A horrible case of suicide was ell or nmitted w Lower Largo on the night of Saturday t 'a e at by Elizabeth White aud Janet White, twin sis . 4 6, about 30 years of age, and weavers by occupation. , 6 Y committed the deed about eleven p.m.,. b y tyhig -1.6 1 3 a of their own make to the joists of the loom they Itr r ,„ , I, k ignt at, and then must have tied it round their necks - "Y wele P both found hanging in the shop a b out half : Net (.1 by of the neighbours, who went i,,,, - oven p.m., one . ~`Lo the shop to see what haa become, of them, dead. `'ll that afternoon they were seen by their mother to twi rl 1 , 4 a rope, w hi c h was suppose d t o b e th e same as they ! . 4 e d in this fic ti on, an d state d to h er that they b o th ilttpe int o th e world together, and that they would leav e te "Nether. Th e two unfortunate girls were very much ~,•1 3P eeted • and being steady, sober, and industrious .coln 'IV6, there can be no cause as yet given for their 411 tti ng r, s uicide.—frifeshire Journal s —The ladies 1 . trlvA p-Enoue ROOFS FOR LAME • . 0 e a ir „, the an 60 much latitude, or rather circuMference, uow 1 te. matter of d ress, t h at i t is very difficult for fashion iot ,l.n to t; l „ .(l Pread enough to their garments without subjec ', )4 41 to i nconveniences not easily overc-ome on ran., d bettltaenta and o b s t ructe d passage-ways. A new an b e ' article than whalebone for distending the dross has it 'III iutroduced. It is a cord made of gutty percha, which dress ca 80 heavy as whalebone, is more flexible, so that the 41 1 4' C an be folded close to the person when necessary,. ti 4 Preserve elasticity enough to resume its proper Ty ,Fi e% i li g a in• For the ladies' dresses :his is just the thing i_ hot'f ed n and it can be united by simply putting the ends A N; iWater. There is therefore no springing of the ends tla t f "'ring of the dress, Gin to percha is one of the most 84 1 articles known, - We have no doubt that the cord for q e c t , Terr e d to would make excellent clothes-lines, and better IP Pit'g ropes for the young ladies n o thi ng New York Evening Putt. d coul be ° l' more desirable."— 'co .10 rHE SUN, ON N, W DNLS E, Vii Nim , G k 5 DECEMBER 3 85 6 Li N' I]3 LE .1 iti D I,l' er,dl:o Ith/it/US LORD LUCIAN AND THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. was ready to give Lord Lucan an opportunity of justi• fying his conduct by inserting a letter from him. The learned gentlenion characterised the offer of the editor as an insult, and revolting to justic, and propriety, and Lord Lunan would have disgraced liiinself by writing a letter to a newspaper, denying the statements sot forth in the libel in question. He then read the correspond• ence that passed on the occasion, and which is given below, and in conclusion said the noble lord was before them for such scanty redress as the law would give him for an attack on his character, which was beyond fair criticism, reserving his other remarks till he had heard the nature of the defence. KA. tr. w I's COURT OF EXCHEQUER (THIS DAN). (Before the Lord Chief Barn and a Special Jury. This ❑corning Was sp:..cially appointed for the tria " Lord Lucan v. Smith and others," proprietors of the Daily News, for damages for an alleged libel contain e d i i n u a w n h a i c r h ti c t l h e e p y ttb e l r i i s t h ; c e l d , e i d n i h s a t l p ra a s p h e i r p , o s n conduct 2 6 th luly l r a i t g s, his command in the Crimea. The 8 offerings of the Eng lish army daring the late Russian war created at the time much Merest ; and absorbed public attention for a considerable period. As die public are aware it gave rise to much eiscussien in Parliament, and several offi cial inquiries took place ; and it was after the issue of the report of the Chelsea Board of General Officers that the article in question appeared in the Daily News. The defendants plead not guilty, and that the article com plained of was a fair and bona fide comment upon the conduct of the plaintiff as commander of the Cavalry Division in the Crimea, and was printed and published by the defendants as and for such comment, and without any malicious intent or motive whatever. About 10 days since the defendants applied to the Court to be allowed to plead a special plea, but the Court refused the application. As the defence will mainly rest on it we subjoin it. It is as follows : "And for a second plea the defendants say that in and during the war in the declaration mentioned, and until the plaintiff was recalled as hereinafter mentioned, he was the general commanding the Cavalry Division of her Majesty's fdorcaen, in h forces employedtedeclaration natio int he said e war,nt ,d, 3 and the said Lord Ca r - ig was the general coin mantling the Light Cavalry B r i ga d e, b e ing part of the said division, and disput es an d diff erences arose and existed be tween the plaintiff and th e sa id L or d C a rdigan touching their conduct in such commands respectively, and the plaintiff and the said Lord Cardigan wrote and sent to the Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's said forces letters in which they respectively complained of each other's conduct in reference to their said commands respectively, and the plaintiff also wrote letters to the said Commander-in-Chief, in which he complained of the course of conduct pursued towards him by the latter in reference to the plaintiff's said command. And the defendants say that such dis putes, differences, and complaints tended to impair the effi ciency of the services of the said forces in the said war. And the defendants further say, that in and during the said war great sufferings, lessee, end disasters were under gone, sustained, and happened by and to the said division, so under the plaintiff's command, as aforesaid, in men and horses, as well by reason of want of sufficient food, forage, and shelter, respectively and otherwise, as in operations undertaken against the enemy, and that such disputes and differences, complaints, sufferings, losses, and disasters had become and were before the committing of the grievances in the declaration mentioned matters of public notoriety, discussion, and interest amongst and by her Majesty's sub jects, and by divers of such subjects complaints were pub licly made of alleged misconduct and mismanagement in reference to the conduct of the said war by those in com mand over the said forces, or portions thereof. And the defendants further say, that the plaintiff was, before the committing of the said grievances, recalled by her Majesty from his said command, and afterwards and before the committing of the said grievances, made public speeches and wrote letters reflecting upon the conduct of the said Com• wander-in-Chief of the said forces, and others, in relation to the said war, and which said speeches and letters were made public. And the defendants further say, that before the committing of the said grievances, her Majesty's Sec retary of State for the War Department directed Sir John Me/sTeill and Colonel Tulloch to proceed to the seat of the said war to inquire into divers of the aforesaid premises, and amongst others, as to the want of such food and forage, as aforesaid ; and the said Sir John and Colonel Tulloch afterwards, and before. tho committing of such taergoevnr madepiihdedo his s grievances, sa, n cawne c ti e dadht s kai c , ohnedmnruumel forwardedbnpyyado uertdtrteswhmutoeci proceeded shcutaopdhanoieidnrmue ll s cyai ll tdthi d idovoi e cnef r hsrs :te s htec u aeh: ne. re h tdilt spaaas l iorm l I tnyna s te.t t ioe r ffwfm l 1 And a c snes t nnti reference ots n etu s ohn , ftedh a tee n hd er l de fendants further say that afterwards, and before the com mitting of the said grievances, her Majesty the Queen ap pointed Sir Alexander Woodford, Sir George Berkeley, Henry Beauchamp, Earl Beauchamp, Sir John Bell, Sir William R. , wan, Jonathan Peel, Esq., and William Thomas Knollys, Esq., to be a board to inquire amongst other things into the s a id con d uc t o f th e plaintiff, and which said board afterwards, and before the committing of the said grievances, duly proceeded and made their report under the said warrant, and humbly laid the same and the whole examination and proceedings before her Majesty. And the defendants say that the said reports, statements, proceed ings, and evidence respectively were respectively published, and became, and were, matter of public, notoriety, discus sion, and interesteamongst and by the subjects of our lady the Queen, and that the words in the declaration men tioned were, and are, part of an article printed and pub lished in the said newspaper in the declaration mentioned, and which said article so containing the said words in the declaration mentioned were, and are, a fair and bona fide comment upon the several matters and premises therein contained and referred to, and upon the conduct of the plaintiff as such commander as in the declaration mentioned in reference thereto, and were printed and published by the defendants as and for such comment, and without any malicious intent or motive whatever." The newspaper was then put in, and the article corn plained 9f containing the extract read by Sir F. Tnesiger, was read to the court and jury. The Earl of Lucan was then called, and Examined by Mr. Lush. He deposed —I am the plaintiff, and was Lieutenant-General Commanding her Majesty's Cavalry Division in the East. I arrived there in the end of April, 1854, and left the Crimea for this country 15th February, 1855. I attended before the Board of General Officers at Chelsea. The article was pointed out to me the day of its publication in the United Ser , vice Club, and I instructed my solicitor the following day. By Mr. James—l arrived in England 12 days after I sailed from the Crimea. I was recalled on the 13th of February, 1854, by Lord Raglan, and Lord Cardigan, part of my time, commanded the Light Cavalry Brigade. By Mr. James—Why were you called on to resign your command ? Sir F. Thesiger objected to the question. (To Lord Lucan)—Was it in writiog.? Lord Lucan—Ye,s. Mr. James—That makes no matter. The Chief Baron ruled the question could be put. Lord Luean—ln consequence of a letter he wrote after the report of Lord Raglan in reference to the battle of Balaklav,i he was called on to resign. Mr. Jamee—Was that not in eff€ct insubordination ? Lord Lucan---Is that a question ? Mr. James—Yes. Lord Lucan--Cert tinly not. I never withdrew that letter, nor was I ever asked to withdraw it. The Go vernment thought that in consequence of that letter there might not be that perfect good feeling between me and the Commander-in-Chief, and recalled me. General Airey did not advise me to with draw the letter. The report of Lord Raglan stated that I had misconceived the orders of the charge at Balaklava. My first difference of opinion with Lord Car digan did not occur until we were on board the" and net at Devna. A difference arose between me and Lord Cardigan then, relative to some fancied irregu larity on his part of my adjutant. I did not write a letter to Lord Raglan in consequence, dated Kula lee. I wrote one when near Varna, in August, 1854, and had to withdraw it. I never knew of any difference between me and Lord Cardigan till after the battle of Alma. Lord Cardigan wrote a letter complaining of me, which I forwarded to Lord Raglan with an explanation. Lord Cardigan was under my command. He complained to Lord Raglan in that letter of how I exercised my command over hice. I complained to Lord Raglan that I had been separated as much as possible from my division whilst Lord Cardi- ;an had been entrusted with his. command ; these com plaints and jealousies—though I am not aware of them —did not continue till my recall. I only wrote one letter of complaint to Lord Raglan. I complained in a letter to Lord Raglan that I could not act under au officer like Lord Cardigan, who had repudiated my authority altoget,her. That repudiation first took place at Devna. He refused there to recognise his divi sional general, and of reporting direct himself to the Com►nander-in-Chief We never had any personal wfference. Lord Cardigan, in a letter dated from the oivouac on 21st September, atter the battle of Alma, complained that he could not act under me, and in an swer to that I did not complain to Lord Raglan of nighty improper conduct on the part of Lord Cardigan in September, 1854. I sent to him certain facts, but I :wade no remarks on it. On being pressed by the learned counsel, Lord Lucan declined to give any positive answers on the point from length of time ; in that letter, I tbink Lord• Cardigan complains of my interference in the command of his brigade, but whether it was a com• plaint of my "unceasing interference" with him, or not, I can't recollect. I replied to the Commander-in-Chief, that certain orders were not attended to, but I made no complaint. It was not notorious in the army our differ t,nces, and that they were paralysing the service. I can't recollect any difference between us after Septem ber. I did complain to General Eicott, that Lord Cardigan had written an insubordinate letter; Before the court was opened a number of persons, notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather, had assembled in Westminster-hall, and on the opening of the doors the court was speedily filled by person:. anxious to hear the case and have a sight of his lord ship, who has become so popular and notorious by the proceedings that have taken place with reference to the army in the Crimea. Amongst them were several females. it had reference to our differences at Dev na, and the Commander-in-Chief informed Lord Cardigan to report through the Divisional Cora• wander. I referred the matter to General Escott, as Adjutant-General of the regiment, and not as a com plaint. Lord Lucan arrived at Westminster-hall before half• past nine o'clock, and on the opening of the court took a seat under the witness-bog. He declined to take a se at on the bench, being so personally interested in the case. Mr. James proposed to question Lord Lucan on a reported speech of Lord Lucan's in the House of Lords, relative to his command being withdrawn, because the General Pollock, the Chief Baron's brother, was accom modated with a seat on the bench. The Court was oc- terms he was on would injure the discipline of the army, cupied the first hour of the day in finishing a case rela tive to a patent for purifying gas. The special jury was called about .a quarter-past 11 o'clock, but seven only answered to their names ; five of the common jury were therefore called and answered to their names, and the case proceeded. Sir F. The.iger and Mr. Lush were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. James, Q.C., Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., and and greatly prejudice the service. The Chief Baron said that Lord Lucan, - as a peer, need not answer that question. Lord Lucan said he was ready to answer the question. Mr. James then varied the question. Lord Lucan said the ground given for my recall was in consequence of the letter I fs,rwarded to Lord Raglan, the Government fearing it might lead to differences between us, and not because they then existed. I am ignorant of what the Government felt. I can only state _ . Mr. Field, for the defendant. Sir F. Thesiger, in addressing the jury for the plain tiff, said this was not an unimportant ease, and required ,heir serious consideration. On one hand was a nobleman ghat they apprehended from the letter referred to. On the letter so stating I was recalled. The c)rrespondence relative to the article were then put in and read. The letter of the 6th Sept. was first of high rank, a distinguished military officer, who claimed justice at their hands for a serious libel affecting hie honour and character. On the other hand, they had a newspaper conducted with considerable talent, and enjoying an extensive circulation, which had thou;ht proper to attack Lord Lucan in the manner complained of. Lord Lucan stands before the world with hi pose read. It was from the nobh plaintiff's solicitor to the proprietor of the Daily News, pointing out the article to question, and demanding an apology or an action would be commenced for libel. To that an answer was tion and character known to them ; every circuuistanc, of his life might be searched out, and it was impossible for him to conceal himself from any shafts which malic ent regretting his lordship should feel aggrieved at the trticle, and offering Lord Lucan the insertion of a letter denying the facts. Other letters were put in in which the noble plaintiff refused the offer, and demanded an apology, might choose to direct against him. On the other ha' d there was a concealed opponent, unknown and invisible, to which the defendant called on the plaintiff to pint out the part complained of, which he declined, and charac who might be actuated by personal feelings and most, malicious motives, but who cou!d not be detected. It Lerised the article as a whole a libel, and informing the defendants of his intention to proceed against the de known it might turn out that the author of the article was a person whose judgment might have n weight with others, and whose opinion might be utterly insignificant, and yet a newspaper appeared to speak fendants for a libel. This was the whole of the evidence for the noble plaintiff, when Sir F. Thesiger addressed the jury, saying it was im possible to repress the indignation that must arise at the with a weight and authority belonging to a public organ representing public opinion. If D)rd Lucan had felt disposed to consult his own case he would have sat down quietly under the stigma, because he (Sir F. Thesiger) defendants' conduct from a proceeding so unfair and unjust as to be utterly unexampled, and he hoped would always be unpAralleled. The defendants, by the course they had pursued on the trial, had very much feared that this warfare would not end with this trial, considering the a iversary he had to contend with, Hereafter all his faults would be collected, eet down in a note-book, learned, carried by vote, and thrown in his teeth, and we find he would have to pay a heavy penalty for the offence of having called on this portion of the English press to an account of its conduct in a court nfjustice. It was much the prac tiee of the day on occasions of this kind to raise the not justified their coneluct by showing that Lord Lucan was guilty of what they charged him with, but had relied on the article being, as they said, a fair comment on a public maw. The defendants were at liberty to have gone into the whole of Lord Lucan's conduct during the time ho was in the Crimea, and to have producad such parts of the reports in evidence cry of the " Press i❑ danger," but never was a cry more misplaced or mistimed than that at the present time, for never did the press enjoy greater liberty than now. The danger to the liberty of the press, if there be danger, arises from the press abusing its powers from a want of a proper feeling of iti responsibilities, regardless of feelings used their great powers to licentiously assail the character of individuals, and if persisted in would as would justify their conduot ; but they had failed to do so. That was the course they should have adopted, and then have appealed to the jury ; but instead of that they had adopt ed a most unfair course by cross-exa-nining Lord Luctm from a book (L )rd Lucan's published correspondence), to use Ole answer so extracted from him to raise a prejudice on the jury's mind against the noble lord, or to induce them to believe the article was a fair criticism on the noble lord's con- duct. No proof of insubordination had been given, or that the noble lord had disgraced the nano or fame of require restriction. The learned gentleman then read a portion of the article in question containing the alleged libel, which was as follows : "11l as we think of Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan, we feel convinced that had they been under the orders of a competent Commander-in-Chief, of one who would have not h known ave anddi disgraced and themend discredited as sol i e rs the only ,name n and fame of even they would England, or would have been obliged to resign. Insolent, disorderly as they are—much inclined as they are to abuse their positions—relying as they do for support on a bad system of favouritism in high quarters, they are both brave men, they have both some military spirit and aspirations ; and used as instruments by a firm, vigorous, competent commander, whose firm will they respected and feared, something might have been made of them. Not being so com mended, all their naturaland acquired vices and defeats had full play, and have introduced into the military history of their country an episode of the most discreditable de scription, which is not to be shuffled out of because the board of general officers happena to have hit on the true cause why supplies could not be conveyed from Balaklava to the front. No, the Lucan-Cardigan sc an d a l s till re- England, nor of any of the otn3er charges, and the learned counsel then referred to Lord Lucan's relations with Lord Cardigan, wfu'cli, he said, showed there were no personal differences between them, nor anything to justify the attack tha t had been made. Lord Lucas's evidence had shown that his recall was not based on the grounds relied mit by the defendants. He contended that the defendants 'had failed to make out their case ; and called on the jur, ; r to vindicate Lord Lucau's character by giving their verdict for the noble plaintiff. Before concluding his addtress, the learned counsel expressed his opinion that that ,uart of the article mostly complained of by Lord Lucan, was written by another pen than the other part ; and =in passing paid a glowing eulogium to the late Lord Raglan, whose life had probably been shortened by the slanders that had been cast on him without cause, and with which the article in question abounded. An article of this descrip tion had a great effect on srich men as Lord Lucan. The leading journal enjoyed an immense circulation, and the public were disposed to take certain infor mation on trust rather than take the trouble to mains undiminished in real gravity, at once a warning and an instruction to the Duke of Cambridge as to the heavy responsibility he has assumed at the Horse Guards. His first, his imperative duty will be to throw himself upon the young and energetic officers of the army ;, to seek out and elevate to places of trust true ability and zeal ; to in troduce into the service a deeper sense of responsibility, a more earnest sense of duty, than the truculent insubordi nation of the two whitewashed ( , eers, and the frivolous tone of the Report upon which we have been commenting, proves to prevail among the senior members of the profes sion." Inquire into its truth themselves- Thisjourt;a bad gone forth to all parts of the world with a statement, connect ing discreditable circumstances with the name of Lucan. The esteem of our fellow-men was highly prized, and i.dignalod and resentment were, therefore, aroused to repel any attack on its character, one of the best possessions a man could have, and "fame is the spur of noble deeds," and it was well it should be thought so. The noble plaintiff did 13 , 0 t ask The learned gentleman then referred to our army being in the Crimea, and the various official reports thereon, and said that the libel in question appeared in the Daily News in July. In September Lord Lucau's solicitor wrote the Daily Nov 3, complaining of the lib el, and de manding an apology to be placed in a conspicuous part of the paper. A reply was sent, stating that the editor or heavy damages ; all he required was a vindication of his character from an attack such as that complained of, Mr. James then addressed the jury for the defence. He commenced by stating that the counsel for the noble plaintiff, feeling the weakness of Lord Lucan's position, had directed the jury's attention mainly to what was not substantially the point in the case. He had dwelt in elo quent terms on what he was pleased to call he attacks on private character from what he called a malicious and a licentious press. He (Mr. James) would venture to say that any person who had heard the article read, because they must take the whole of it into their consi deration when they considered the Verdict, would find no attack in it on private character, but that it was the language of the historian writing for the information of the public freely and without control, and that there was nothing licentious or malicious in the article. It was an article written on a subject of vital public interest, and he trusted, in praise of his country, written freely as an editor bad a right to write, free from control and censureship, and without private malice or malignity. It was an article, as the plea stated, a public comment on a question of public iterest, and jt was an article written by the historian on what was past for the benefit of futurity, and calculated, as be would show it was, to expose the insubordination and want of discipline in the army. It was not an article written on the private character of an individual, but en a general to whom the public had entrusted their national honour. Sir F. Thesiger bad been pleased to remark on the unjust and unfair manner in which the defendant's case was conducted and he was as full of complaints of him (Mr. James) fom it, as his noble client eas of Lord Cardigan But was his learned friend not aware of the fact that the book from which he examined Lord Lucan was published by him, and con tained his correspondence. This case was of great importance to Lord Lucan, there could be no doubt, and it was equally so to the public. The article in question was written with a boll hand as history ought to be written, and with an unflinching hand. It pointed out that system of mismanagement under which the finest :army that ever left this country melted like snow before the sun,—which melted and dwindled away, not before the foe, but before mismanagement and favouritism. By the same right that Sir A. Alison had stated that Wellington was Surprised by Napoleor, the defendant claimed the right to state that Lord Lucan was incompetent to the command. These Lucan-Cardigan squabbles were a cllsgrace to the army. Lord Lucan was of an imperious temper, and there was not sufficient control exercised over him at head-quarters, and the article reflected more on Lord Raglan, to whom it did not say one unkind word, than to Lord Lucan, and pointed out Lord Raglan's deficiences, who was deficient in energy, and did not possess the iron will of Hanibal or Napoleon. He was a general of a most courteous and kind disposition, and as brave as the sword be wore, but unfortunately he was not possessed with that fore sight and prescience and energy required in a Com mander-in-Chief, and the article was wrttten as a matter of history. The remarks of the learned counsel with reference to the effect of slander on the late Lord Raglan was here out of place, because the article was written atter Lord Raglan's death. [We shall give the conclusion in our late edition.] MARKET NEW .—(This 'ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. We Lad only a limited supply of English wheat in to day's market. For most kinds the demand ruled steady, and Monday's prices were well supported. The imports of foreign wheat are 12,390 quarters. Good heavy parcels were in fair request, at full quotations. In other kinds very little business was transacted. We had a fair inquiry for barley, at fully late rates. Malt, however, met a slow sale, on former terms. The oat trade was less active ; nevertheless, the quota tions were supported. Beans, peas, and flour were steady, but not dearer. • ARRIVALS THIS WHIM Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. 'l'm, English .. I 1,650 2,870 950 I 40 I 1,920 Irish .. 2,821 -- Foreign I 12,390 5,230 29,740 1 6616 brls. 370 scks. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for most kinds of hops continues steady, at full prices. SHARE MARKETS — (This DAV. . !rw., 50 4] .3i si am. :114194;‘,„.. Jur., 'il,:,lver•h yester.,av 18,i 19. 16.1. 17, 3 14' = dor this t 32 I al 25 I all all . ilik 10C St. 100 all 20 al! 20 all S!^ _i Ve.11. - s• do. . Blackburn Rll5 i. .... .2 Chestcr Cork and Rtudo - .,. Cork, Blaok, , f 4 ?a, Corow:;l ....... Do. A Do. B Dun. P. ( - 4 A . . 'East Eastern Countioe. E,st. Be., B. Stock ... East Kent . East Suffolk Do. F,dinou ; lEdinl;.at.„ Peobiu. 'Min. Prti. 6 Duro 'Forth d ;, O[yde Tun Furness. Glasgow di S. Westrn Great N. of Soutar: Great Northor. Do., A. Stock.... Dv., B. rit0...., Gt. Sill. 4l"Vost. IT , ) Gr , at Westera I - 1...: ..ttcur 1 7 +11 RN Gna. Stk. ... Irish iouth- ii74l,E, tf:::. L;.nolstel. k q9,1..ii Do., Thirds ..... ... Do. Nov Thirds._ LAccasL. AndYOrk Da., , Vs;, Ritling.c t: Do. South?, or; LoAon & Illackwa Lotid.Bright & S.C. . I Load. and N. Weyl. 1 Do. Fifths ~.,,.. .. D0.101.1.11.,11,f,i.i ? Do. Eigrithe .„..., London and S. We , l.i. 1 1 ..win irry - - ;olc.ra: 1 . 1 4ndp.,/rr7.& Ennl;4 ` , 1"anch,,41. - ..7.,4 Lind:, Wetropolitar: ...... ... Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement... .Ntidlan . .. : Pirr_any ')e) 41 , 11 d, (4, West. ( I • si are ; Taireantie & iwpt.Aberg. &11.;:r. Wry & EnnighTi. f, wry , Warrob cv n u. 1 ,, liostre <Tor •- -7tim.Coratt - North Bettis , . Rail. Dock Stock A 5t0ck...... , B Stock I.Eaatern—Berw do. Lixteamio, Puro , {)o. Leeds ),. York ..... .tiorth Lor.L,ioA S. WstrL., : st :ad, and Cit! J. ;ofti, Stattords!li orth WeAtorn., Ar Westrn.Jio; 1,, Afore., I. To:, r , . Rhymney . ott: Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Scot. aid. St Sitingbourne Sheer. !L 1) ••,/tii.. icat;‘, Eas:eral quth IfVf.les - -, lzgh. Eiv. Pll 4 Wok. ALW S i tookton & Dar'ing do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 =(.;:kt9r: liartiek , v a l e , . No. I, ' amos Hay. D.& 11 , Neath... , Vate,rti, ii-tterforl&L!rzer • West Cornwall.. ' -at F,D, I . of Loari. Cryetal Peace Do. B `V'qt Do. Fig st Class Do. Second Class.. urrimhl COLONIAL ..t `en. hadia, g. 5 g. Do. Ceylon A sharos Do. B. do ~ ,, Ser~: Eastern Bengal - 4nit tndiaL A and B, g. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, go. 5 p. c. Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 00. do. do., 'IW, dc.. Geelong V, Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... Gd. Trunk of Canada 00. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. MT: , ilo. Comp. 6 p. e., Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c jt, Western of Carr iz Do. New Do. Bds., payable Do. do., '76, p. '60.. !fro. do., '73 do Do. do., '73, withnn option.. ad rev, guar. 4 • p.c 1)o. do., 5 p. c Do. 44 p. c. Exton Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c Scinde, guar. 5 p. c Do St. Andrew's :.),nebe,c fxi LOk. , ntwerprr.ts,Qtt rdtm Ardennes celgian Ea*ta. June :,,ziers to Ontissesa, c Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Cariaeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. : P.,ilen)sh Tastern of Frana.. ew . . . Euphrates Valley it Central of Prim , c 'rest Luxembourg... Italian Junction Conn. Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Piat. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Glon,va one tr IVlerliterran.! Varis Antonin ... Do. do. New var Tar TAeo•e Do. do., C p. c. Prof. Northern of Franc. NorwegismTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ptri. a-. , 1 Orleans Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Swedish i4rabro and Mende ;la. 6 p. cent. Prof ic,ltti-,ern of France Vest Flandors Do. 64 per c. Prat_ & N. W. of forme( Western of Austria , Vest. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do, Sper cent. Pref, JOINT-Sert 11( :a :~=tr:.lssi:. Bank of Egypt Bank of London C o l . !....1:-.syLn. r } titH N. a.merican Chartd. flank of Asia ( Thrtd. Rnk. of A ,3 . , !tra117.., 'City ...... jjolonial n l omin3r , 3l.al of Lord n g. 4 not.&A.na.Cht knid. 0:::art. Bk. of Australia. ..... I T)itt o New, ..• Lon ion and County I ind E. Bnkg. Corp London Joint Star.! 1.0 ad.& Westminstet ',latlonal Pro.cf "Eng Do. Naw, ........... a Natlon..l Bank . New South Wair... ritr,tal f!orp..,. Ottoman Bank eruvincial of treltd too. N , nv .......... r, &Go fin ("!, of A.e.striiirs rT • f Unity Mutual Weatieru kik of bond, Lc. t.i & C 'E. Count. Uo Gt. Yrest n „. „ S VlF.st=, 1 Pe Do tiort,ll.. L.& N & En, Conn. E. Count. Po.. L.& N. Do Gt North Lam:ash& Yorksh. T. Brassoy tockt. Oaringt. ..... 10:tW , )stn. Ciy i)1. 91, .U1:1' v' f, E. Un. H. f)tas. Barr. Direct ;;9. New I alatr.ez Dn Fr 'Jrtij)L U- Railway, , & 8.3 Do. L Do. ; ,11 LOD.. ct.T. G roe 11-cs , 11 80. Preforan:T 19 Lon., Til., e 7, :•;;. 311 Do. Bark. Sh. ):1 1 - 40 , 08;oft gr. 4 par cont. Do. 6 per et. al M . A. nod. Bsta. And 4 11 Miltileobr,' - , t - IYLC.2; 1- )) • Newmarket Bury E. G.spc 611 .L& ESt.5 p.c. ai Do. 6 per et. 11 Do. _Pixeds p c 4 11 .Prest. ;it 0, y: - ,11. De. Shn. A Ft' ystri.& hit. ' 2 ,1 Sher. Roth 11 30010g.5 p.c Al Shrews. &Her .0; S. Staflordsh. I Wear Vaikyg r cent._ 11 ,r.mrst Closing Prices yester , ay 97 98 98 102 12 - 14 133 -133 - 4 4i 11..7 )9 - 28 114 1 Pi Business i this day WHITECHAPEL. We have had a very slow trade to-day, at barely late rates. Beef from 2s led to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 5s 4d per Sibs., by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This D►ay.) LONDON, Dec. 3.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; light breeze and dull hazy weather, with rain, snow, and sleet at times. CORK, Dec. I.—The Cormorant (s.s.), for Liverpool, ran into the brigantine Orleans, from Newport, on the 28th ult., off Blackcock Castle, doing her damage in the bow ; she also carried away the bowsprit and cutwater of the Eliz 1, from Newport, both vessels being in tow of the same tug. FALMOUTH, i Dee. 2.—Wind N.—Arrived--Helene, from Ibrail. CLYDE, DAs. I.—Arrived—Jane Brown, from Montreal; Charles Napier, Palermo. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived--Chris tine from Swansea, for Charente, to stop a leak. MILFORD, Dec. 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrived.—Leander, from iingapore, and sailed for Liverpool. MR ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.S.E. Sailed—Claudia, for Palermo ; Amelia, Havre. QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 1. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—BeHairs, from Monte Video; Livorna, Memel. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.45 a.m. Wind, N. W. ; tide six hours' ebb ; raining. Arrived, Dcc. I—lmpetuous, from Patras. sailed. Dec. 3—Panther, (s.), for Boulogne ; Belgium, (s.), Ostend ; Dragon, (s.), Hamburg ; Royal Albert, Adelaide. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.40 a.m. Wind W.N.W., moderate. Passed— American Congress, from New York; Gladio lus, Madras; Dorothy, Mauritius— all for London; Grey hound, from Jelsey, for Dundee. Sailed—Salabra and Actaeon, for Hull. DISCOVERY OF IRON IN WILTSHIRE. —A paragraph has appeared in some of the local, papers stating that iron ore had been discovered near Caine. It is, however, at Seend,three milts from Melsham, and near the Ken net and Avon Canal, that the discovery has been made. The ore is described as being very good. A PUNCTUATED RETRACTION. —A member of the Eng lish Parliament having charged an officer of the Govern ment with dishonesty, was required to retract it before the House of Commons, which he did in the following words :—" I said he was dishonest, it is true ; and I am sorry for it." This was pronounced satisfactory, but he managed to have the printed report of the trans action read thus :—" I said he was dishonest ; it is true, and I am sorry for it." THE FRAUDS ON THE NORTHERN RAILROAD OF FRANCE. —Parot, Grelet, and Debut, charged with frauds upon the Northern Railroad of France, have at last bad a hearing upon their motion to be discharged from arrest, and the Courts have taken the papers for decision. The grounds urged for discharge are that the order for arrest had been granted on irregular and insuf ficient papers, that the documents alleged to have been taken were of no value, and that the Court had no juris diction. Parot puts in an affidavit to the effect that ho was a dealer in hrrses, 24, Rue Chaussee d'Antin, that Felicite Debut was his wife, and kept a hotel at No. 4, Rue de Grenelle ; that wishing to come to America he sold part of his horses, and his wife sold her furniture, and taking the money (amounting in all to 45,000 f.) n i Bank of France notes , they c ame to this country ; that he knew Grelet in France, but never aided him in ab stracting any certificates of stock ; that the notes be took to Mr. Belmont to get cashed, and which were the cause of his arrest, were part of the proceeds of the sale of the horses ; together with various other allega tions as to the people to whom be bad communicated his intention of residing in America, and his innocence of any complicity in the matters charged against Carpen tier and Grelet. APPALLING ACCIDENT. —On Saturday last an accident of a moat painful nature happened at the Clay-cross Ironworks, near Chesterfield, which it is feared will terminate fatally. A labourer named Kelly was employed in wheeling materials into the furnace, from a calcined heap of partially fused ironstone which had been co n . 4derably undermined, when a large burning mass fell upon him, burying him tip to the middle. Halt an hour elapsed before he could be released from that fearful position ; the debris having clinkered round him, bad to be broken with hammers and crowbars in order to his release. During this time his cries were pitiable in the extreme, and he frequently begged of the bystanders to carry him into the reservoir close at band, and drown him to relieve him from his misery. His injuries were found to he of so extensive a . nature that amp u t a t ion o f the by right Messrs.leg above a a t r l s i e and Holland, knee joint ad t o b e resortedto b t to e works, and it is flared the other leg Neill also have to be sa crificed, so dreadfully is it burnt. Scarcely a particle of clothing was p l e e r ft ilb o u n s t p h o e si p t o io l_fel .a l re leased from his ie w n ch h e s e t er n h E e x a w m a s i n er PRICE or GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 6 per mille premium, and the short exchange on London is 25•221 per 11. sterling. On com paring these rates with the English Mint price of 31. 17 B. 10td. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is n early 4-10ths per cant. dearer in Paris than in Lo ndon. By advises from Hamburg the price of gold is 423: per !nark, and the short exchange on London is 13 . 34 per 1/. ster ling. Standard gold, at the English Mint price, is there fore about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange a New' York on London f or bill s at 60 d a y s ' s i g ht is 109 per cent., which, when com p are d with the Mint par between the st England ; two countries, s h ows th a t the exchange , is slightly against transport and difference of interest, the pre sent but, after making allowance for c hargesratef leaves no profit on the importation of go ld Pe nt the - United States. 100 10() 100 IY , 100 10' 54 9 -i) 2i, 3b all ail t.t. 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LS4 Van Diemen's Land ),(ip e c auesE ul: 40 I al • 5 St. al g 5 al 20 all 1 ' all 44 ail 5 all 1 all 3 I al' 5 1 , al, al 15 al 30 L 1 a, 1 al 1 a: 2 . N 1 11' 10 50 100 St. 121 22 1 2 111 o• 21 • 2i 90 42 59 -- 57 132 135 - 8} 3 3 d ?3 - ''4 8S 90 Pit VE ttENCE 95 9 41 5 6 107 103 - 112 108 ip OP •.. 75 --- 77 .18 r 118 109 - • 111 103 - 105 61 - 63 91 - 10; 93 -- 95 86 - 88 99 101 10 -- 10* 161 - 171 10 -- 10 73 - 75 194 - 20. 91 10,j 141 - 15,j 37 133 139 142 115 - 117 157 - 159 h 66 - 70 era "" 137 - 139 98 - 100 88 - 1 - • .6 • • 110• :164 92 —94 - d 07 108 rri 1: lei . ••• 23 - 24 101 - 103 10 -10. E ••• '"" 274 -- 2 Q 1 - 3i 112} 5i 6 3i 70 i 15i 666 i THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. COURT OF APPEAL—(THIS DAY).4 (Before the Lords Justices.) AITCHESON V. LEE. Sir Fitzroy Kelly commenced the arguments in this case to-day, on the part of Mr. Harding. It is an a weal to the Lords Justices from the decision of Vice-Chan cellor Kindereley, who, in a cause lately argued at great Itingth before him, decided that the future proceedings for the settling and adjusting the affairs of this unfortunate con cern should take place in the Court of Bankruptcy, in preference to winding up the bank under the provisions of an act of Parliament passed a few years since, and known as the Winding-up Act. At the time his Honour gave his decision in favour of bankruptcy, be at the same time signified his intention of ordering Mr. Harding, the official manager, who had been appointed under the Winding-up Act, to deliver up all papers, books, and estates of the bank to Mr. Lee, the official assignee of the Court of Bankruptcy, and from this decision the present appeal was brought. The arguments in the case are expected to continue for some days. Doriug the day, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather, the court was densely crowded, and the greatest interest seemed to prevail as to the result of the present application. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY FRAUDS. EXAMINATION OF REDPATH AND RENT. (THIS DAY.) This afternoon, at half-past One o'clock, Leopold Red path, and Charles James comyns Kent, were placed at the bar of the Clerkenwell police-court, before Mr. Tyr what, charged with defrauding the Great Northern Railway Company of an immense sum of money. Mr. Criffard was again in attendance for the prosecu tion, and Mr. \Vontner appeared fur Redpath. Amongst the rail wsy officials in court we noticed Mr. Mo watt, the secretary pf the company ; Mr. Clark, w h o was the pre lecessor of gedpath in the registration de partment of the Great Northern Railway, and a great many other persons connected with the company. The body of the court wag densely crowded, and the utmost interest was exhibited by every person present as to the result of the inquiry. It was announced that Mr. Hawkins was unable to attend, and an application was made to postpone the hearing until Friday next, but it was ultimately agreed to go on. • Mr. Giffard said he wished to-day to proceed with the common law part of the offence, which was one of misdemeanour. He should proceed with similar cases to those already proved, and in doing so he shGuld lay before his Worship the modus operandi pursued by the prisoner in carrying out his schemes. The learned counsel then went into a detailed account of the mode of transacting business in the transfer department of the railway, and also in the registration department, and the device pursued by Redpath to prevent discovery would disclose a mode of proceeding that entirely dis armed suspicion. These were four other cases of forgery against the prisoner, and such being the case, it would not be possible to finish the investigation to-day. He should conclude t►ye cases brought forward on a previous occasion before opening any new ones. Mr. R. Mortimer, stockbroker, 77, Old Broad-street —I produce a transfer, 11,668, of stock in the Great Northern Railway Company, the original transfer was numbered 8,451. It was from Mr. J. Arbouin for 212/. 10s. to Mr. Redphth. I attested the transfer of that stock to Redpath and received the money. Mr. Pardon was here cal2ed and produced a cheque. Mr. Mortimer continued--I can't say whether that cheque is the one I received. It has passed through my banker. I received consideration money far the transfer. The original transfer numbered 11,668 for 5,0001. Consolidated A Stock of the Great Northern Railway to Leopold Redpath, to Alfred M‘Nisb. I attested the acceptance of M‘Nish to that transfer, but no consideration was paid for that transfer—it was to enable M`Nish to re-transfer when a purchaser was found. Mr. Tyrwhitt —Then Redpath received nothing, but M'Nish was in a position to receive any proceeds of such a sale ? Witness—Yes. By Mr. Giffard—That transfer is dated 10th Feb., 1854. I found by my books that I paid to Redpath on the 14th of Feb., 2,7231. 19s. on account of this sale. I charged a balance on that account for a debt of 6001. for that and other things. I paid the money by the three cheques produced—one for 7001., paid to Red path; another for 1,1631. 49. 3d., to Messrs. Field and Wood, by Redpath's orders ; and the other for 870/. 145., also to Messrs. Field. By Mr. Wontner—l did not attest the signature of Redpath to the transfer 11,668. Kent was the attesting witne„s. The last transfer was in the name of M'Nish, and was for temporary purposes. lam not aware of nominal transfers being made. If the transaction had been unusual I would not have been a party to it. By Mr. Giffard—The stock could be cut up as well when it stood in Redpath's name as that of MiNiblss Mr. Wontuer—Who is M‘Nish ? Witness—My clerk. Mr. 11. Tudor said on the 14th of February, 1854, I bought 5,000 consolidated A Stock of Messrs. Baines, Of the Stock Exchange. On the 14th of February fol lowing I paid them 3,4501, for the Stock, and 17s. 10d. for the stamps, by cheque. The three transfers I hold in my hand, numbered 12,385, 12,386, 12,387, relate to that transaction. (We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.) MEETING OF PARLIAME.NT. (From the London Gazette of last Evening.) BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION. VICTORIA, R.—Whereas our Parliament stands pro rogued to Tuesday, the sixteenth day of December next : We, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby pub lish and declare that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued, on the said sixteenth day of December next, to Tuesday, the third day of February next; and we have given order to our Chancellor of th at p art of our United King dom called Great Britain to prepare a c ommission fur pro roguing the same accordingly and we do further hereby, with the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal will and plea sure that the said Parliament shall, on the said third day of February next, be held and sit for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs : and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for shires and burghs of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly at Westmin s t er on th e sa id third day of February next. Given at Our Court, at Windsor, thi s t wen t y - e i g hth d a y o f November, i n the year of our Lord one thou. sand eight hundred and fifty-six, and in the twentieth year of Oar reign. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. DROUGHT AT MORETON-BAY.—At Moreton-bay, Tas mania, there has been great mortality among the horses and cattle, awing to the prolonged dryness of the season and the severity of the weather, which had the effect of withering what little pasturage there was, and impeding the growth of the young herbage. The Grand Duchess Com:tantine of Russia arrived last week at Weimar. The sojourn of this princess has been celebrated at the court by brilliant festive parties. Her Imperial Highness was accompanied by her High ness the Princess Theresa of Saxe -Altenburg, her sister, and her father Duke Joseph of Saxony. to r OXFORD, ecord the D ec. death 2.— o l f t isth the with e vd.e Robertepregret a t_h at we have ß .D . History, which melancholy event toot, p itß Beau mont-street, of Christ Church, and Regius Professor ofiacßuceestsleheLis'aastlitcearl. ro no o o o n t ,. s a t f r t e e e r t a very short illness, at hisb reersridorenctbeaitn Tile Debats says• that it was . y ia , aide-de-camp to ig3 to complement the r t i h o e un K c i e n d g t o h f e sdaeprdairottnia-re oirfomCaTunutriCnt., ~ The Count is gone to Emperor o: Austria, at RY.—On Monday while a labourer, Egypt with presents for V th e e n evening, a little before jiveking ,clock, wood at the Highgate SUICIDE AT HIGHGATEE Cemetery, on a the right-hand side of Swain's been recently enclosed o . . the superintendent's (Mr. V o ;ce m. r n o_ T y „.E . , named Collins ' wpaosrtisotna:of the new ground which has Broadbent's) housez,owever, be took no particular notice andei°l3lefialrndg the report of fire arms a few yards immediately fromhim. so lone a locality, to discharge hut continued to work until five sussing,ibnll tolled for all to leave the i as . t is a common practice with Mr. Broadbeut, Ils e then ptoceeded towards the gate for the grounds. . fofioofTeretlahohrcimssk,,:‘ivnniti:u iht3e purpose of leaving the ceeaetery, but in passing do wn the p ath close to the spot whence the firearms e x pl os i on pe dto have co me, he observed a human body, with athpehaeraed frightfully mutilated. Without delay he infor med Mr. Broadbent, who at once proceeded to the spot, and there discovered an exceedingly frightful spec taele, as the deceased, who presented the appear of a gentlemanly - attired person, lay on the ;L e nd, with the right side of his face and head corn P _ letely blotvn awa y . In his right hand th e deceased grasped the stock of a pistol, and the barrel, which nal been blown off by the force of the explosion, distance from the body. Mr. Broadbent iminediat!ily to be a- h e gentle man at some sent off to acquaint the police, who, on examining deceased's clothes minutely, found that dressed in dark clothing, and appeared man ; he had a gold ring with a white . finger, a serpent ring through which passed, and a gold pin in his shirt • " elk is er hu chi e e u f vi w ,si as h ; . t n o e in it on his marked " Henri Feuhonlet." it i t St. 10 all 2 , 50 5U LaN . 112 106 i 21 10 08 ! :06 71 2'4 1