The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-20 00:00:00

(JET 7-1 n „1 t v , A , 4 MARKET AND COrittra,ClAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. inAtLrnoderato d emand for money is reported today tra ° ' general discount market, and first-eldoB bills ,ytalaltill negotiated by the joint-stock and private 4ub.lihruents at 61 per cent. and upwards. h ll a , l , °nt 46 5,000 in bar gold was taken into t Yesterday. told ho lu PPly of bar s il ver b y th e Seine has been B i at .43, lid. per ounce standard. itotillted nee Monday lastthe imports of specie have £3649E1. to £271,602, and the exports to Th„ o Yt0,,,, was no alteration in the foreign exchanges Th 7 afternoon. thivi e o d l i , re t:tors of the Alliauce Bank have mace a flty b - 1 1 '' o f £5 per share on the 10,000 new shares, , 4 4 eon the 22d March. N u e eqamitteo of the Stock Exchange have ap klii,:d :heeday next a special settling day in the hi d ; °` the II Jugkocg and China Gas Company, 4 are to be quoted in the official list. l' ldt r r°B Peetus has been issued by the Alexandra 4 Pit a c °lll P 9n Y, in which it is stated that the share 0141, co nsists of 50,000 A share?, and 50,000 B ta e , B °f 45 each. A li m i te d num b er o f the former ittio - o to b e allotted. The debenture capital w i ll lhe porch to £300,000 , to pay f or t h e es t a t e s, and for as e of the International Exhibition build s P: ) ,,' 62 , now being erected in the park, and it is 4 hi tt t e a that th w hole of this sum will be redeemed pl k ) Bale o f sue rus lands' , At the Two O'CLOCK. Paris Bourse this morning, according to tilitedep tie li „ tEr 'a tolegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes wer e "f. 45c., 66f. 50 c., 66r. 45 3 . IL." S Sock Market is very u twi n nsettlal. t)i lt l t to u nfavourable political advices from the D oi 4ent. Consols have fdleri ' per ecnt., viz., 84 es i h f°r money, and 9O 91 for the account. Th e iv -t ve been pressed to a considerable extent. 5 417 Tbrees and Reduced Annu ities are 4 Dtr p i ' 4 °hequer Bills, 52. to 22. die. ; and Indi an b en -ent L, 104 8 7. 0 Itit e . l.lll4 ion his bean the principal feature . of the tl ‘ 'Market. M ex i can have bean 401 40: 4 " 411 d the closing price is 391 decline 1 212 tr Cent. Greek have receded to 22-2.- 62l g 14 d1V 4 2 bein g I b per cent. worse than they were yes 44tei ' I : ten : 100 o ; the Coupons are nominally dep.reh p~sout there has been no business. Spews i t , es have fallen I to 331 ; the Certificates are 6 , 18 0 . The Confederate Loan is 1 per cent. worse tl Tur kish Consolides arc down at 481491. ge tt °Perations in the Railway Share Market have ki te 61Merately active, but in most instances prices I,tetp en Optrather less firmness. Great Wes -4ltte;tltl South Eastern have declined se. ; South 4 41, 1 4 , 1 B righton, and Midland, 10s. ; North Wes khott."3. ; and Bristol and Exeter, Great Northern hlit ft ``) Tod Lancashire and Yorkshire, £1; Metro- T he n, however, improved 53. att on and Colonial undertakings remain r hat t :: 4° tive, and are at slightly reduced t ir l64B . hte l Z - and Miscellaneous Shares continue in mode -411 i v i "r. Union of Australia have improved to ttlue , Il e i°ll of London, to 431 ; Royal Mail Steam uul and Hudson Bay Company, 18 18i. (1 0 /311ITISII FUNDS_CLOSING PRICES. 1 14 4 N nttxr F • - I).itt,elent. Consolst :\ 'as. 91 951 lit ceonnt, March 6 knv i'ellt. Reduced 144,t1ie: Cent. i i i!t lu t i0 ; . 3 3 ? ) yrs, expire MI J an., 1880 "- 4V° (R ed `'re, expire sth April, 1835 5,‘,,. _ equer bills _. Telegraph), Aug. tuu3 Ih tto , ZI,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 2 5 die hitt ° 400 .. kik uno,„ d , 41 - 6 0 ani £2OO ...... t l 4 • - ..,tk,4i Pt . C last hf.-Yr• —er 4 , 11 DI&N GovEu• RN, S RITIES. b l , Stoc k , 10i DJ A P L-1 -Ecu-- . 216 i 4)1 ' - ''' - ' ll t., April 1871... Di t ° ccount ......... . .......... 4 I 11 44 ) 6 Per Cent. July , I s- N . ...... .10 bitt,-kceount ....... ............... 1/I tto 4Per Cf nt• Oct 1188 .......... bitt, ,t,rifiteed faller, 4 'OFT Cent..... ult. " Per Cent j 1872 .. t , 4 :la& ~ an. I ttoll Per Cent., May, 1879 . b„ eoentures 4 per Cl., ?Lpril . 1!3 . 9 _— bit. 410 dill() Aug' , 13° ~ . 014 ... qtto,"'1418E1,000 ............... 2 die Amer n £l,OOO .............. br "vi l .P-I tEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICF,S, hi t i , 4 ' 1 6 Per Cent ............. . • • • • hit t ° ii Pet Cent . ...... --- k i)i tt() 4' L lt 9 Do ~,n 4) , " and 1859 ............... ' —die ‘ i , is 6 '011 1 ) , 1883, £55 paid .....• . 1(13 mh akr cw. .• • • '.. .... iliNor er Cent., 1825 1 1P ) ris ti ,;" Consolidated, 1 per Cent. 103 i 3 o r tt o, o ' Per Cent.. 1031, 4 e l k 6 'econd Issue Ditto ler Cent., 1824-5, ea-Coupons 2 - 21 II Pitt,,,,ceeunt .......... I, ll itt;l'euP us ........ -4 tle c eeunt .... khuhAll 3 p A er Cent ....... 401 1 40} 1 1 relint ... „A. G r. rep,:rial 5 per Cent ....... tiitt o oin ........................ Li 2oti ) rr Cent lillitt f :, r 6 erred 0n4,..-itind Warrants (Hectares) _...- I ) lttZ"6 3 per Cont 1853 ......... • Oh i k eeeunt "• .„„• ... ellt °- a Per Cent 1866 '7 '9, "'"', 62,'3 -.4.,4reount " ' ' L itt() 4 13 1 7 Cent., 1822, £ St 9 li 2 1) ,,. er Cent 18.50 .... nit 1),, . 'LLo 1860 b't 3 Dor e 0.,, , .t0 6 ent., 1859 .. Ni t i Per (lent, 1862 li b itto 4tl A 6 Per Cent ........ 8 2 i tl4.l4llah'',entit P,Tilph';) l'er Cent. — 4 illo ~,,„1 )" Cent ultt n •ti -c r'net bitt n A " b t , f ,,... A ... it ...... d d .1 ) 1) 1) 14 1 0 0 itce ce4 , :te t.." . . '1 . ................... . I_3l 331 1 ik41 411 c c°44 t ............ I. to ,. of Coup not fun e .• • • klitish Pet 9,itto r Cent • 1854 ............. mt oitt,6unt • . 701 ditto A Cent. 1858 .............. ', 71 A 70 tit -, er)unt b it , , Riot, no n ., 1 ) . ,o G , Cent. WS ......... ts lit, fur 1862 oittc, Accou nt Nl*, 1100 Londe 691 Ditto 'tkla :1 a Cent. '‘ceeu t ' — b. 1 d.teeeunt .... 4 41 ,s i uk_ kllddends on the above payable in Loud , u qittP ' Per Cent. 1861 Ex. 25 francs — 6 iko n , , , -.WM, •• • N olo TWO O'CLOCK. 13 itt ' Ron o A ceo ey _ unt 1 L 1161. 1)cool Cotton Market—This Day, ",et dull. Sales, about 3,000 or 4,000 bales. S; ir4l ' IiORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—At an ordi .4 u h' i , e 46 41 meeting of this society, held yesterday uncil room at South . Kensington —Mr W. Wilson te4,14110, "t S , thoshatr—nia Majesty the King of ‘ , 4 -08 Was unanimously elected an honorary mem 4Pwards of 20 ladies and gentlemen were elected il trt Ry At, 4 -- AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE 4 14 , EEK —3l nday—B,Jyal Aesiemy, at 8, %IPtllr °Geographical, at 81. 1, Nth e 9 Profeour Westmacott; _ It tar • jr- I P 'thtteloolllll, it 8, " Tcaditions," Rev. S. W. Itli 2 l2 ‘i -c . ,, htiology if Ceylon," Mutu Cu.eara Swamy; II I(l l.stitution, at 3, "Experimental Opt i cs , " . Professor ' flgineers, at 8, discussion on Mr. Sopwith s paper, '44 4 , l u Mont Celli. Tunnel ;" Z3ologioal, at 9, " Osto 'l.44°Pf t ‘ ila Kigu, Mr, Parker ; " Habits of Spawning % %4 n ' air. Buckland Wednesday—Geological, at 8, ter4peitlford,'' b i kt ir"'ICH of Flint Instruments and Fossil Mammalia Mr. Wyatt ; "Discovery of the Scales of Zi T , " ' d Cephalic Shield of tbat Fish," Mr. Lankes (l4t,,,,`"aftiaa of B3thriolepes from Upper Devonian 1 1, 4t ri ,i 48 of Elgin," Mr. Roberts; Society of Arts, at 8, c d e rn," Dr. Marcet; Archreological Association, at tho Crewk erne G r ammar School, Mr. Cuming ; tiltt; / O ld Hall," Mr. Wentworth. Thursday—Au fplie ! I ,' a t 8 ; Royal Institution at 3, "Experimental tatit:: pr ofessor Tyndall; Royal nt B j. Friday—Royal bllla n ti°ll, at Qttarternary Flint Implements, Abbe tt a,u(e.. Mr. Prestwich. Saturday—Royal Institution, I , ll ,l thentsu m . 14 0 Plltsr J. wisu SERGEANT-AT-LAW.-- I° k 4 0, 11 4 t he recent promotions at the English bar 0 , ) of vet t , t he name of a co-religionist, John Simon, ` ue Middle Temple, who, according to the London P Liday last, has betn called to the degree of a i 141rlt-ttt-Law The learned gentleman, wo understand, (t he ° re nfih th.; nneknt cerittnony of receiving the " Coif' 1414 of his rank) from the Lord Chancellor at the the Of Lords on the 11th Mat. Mr. Sergeant Simon 1 1 ‘t j awitth member of the English Bar who has at i4llll 11, 3 , _l5 rank —the moot ancient at the bar; and wo 1 40, Z' n 4ratulate him on his welt-mid promotion.— , Wil'OliiC(C. FET.6,11.7. MA.7.72iT5,--This day. -3-- --- LRES AND STOCfs 9. Railways. raid. Closing Price. 8 Si end Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne...... Boat.,Slerif..andMid.Ue. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ............ Cork and 8and0n,.... Oornwall ..... . ....... Do Altii ( A g e " Do. B 1 Pc ^ In.lin~l t been p a id 110 B. pablf.n..k tJune. Ei 9 85 67 121 121 b Gb 7i r 9 16 i 7 94} Csi ^G 108 rin 47 49 71 8i Junc. tbnrgli et Glasgow. a)ad S. Westorri. Ord. stk Itnb'ir Ditto • A stook ..... 1 Ditto East Amglian 51 GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern........ Do A stock .......... Do LI do , ... t • S. and ot Irclan.: Great WeFtern •. ..... . Do Str Val gna. stock Lancashi:e & Yorkshire London and lilackwall Lon., liright•,& S. Coa.t Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Stan., Shef., & Lincoln. MarypOrt and Card:de. Do 2 shares... Metropolitan .......... Midland .............. Do Nnlv . .......... . Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 1 30 131 134 13 7 ii 134 130 95 9 7 , (5 e 5; I 11111 il2 72 74 100 107 90 42 110 110 i 100 101 52 b 3 104 10 5 1301 130 1 If I;d 99 101 Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray MD North British ..• •• Etlin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwio h Do, G.N.E. purchast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. ;NJrth London Do New INorth Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoci 1)0 boot Mid. stock :;brews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South DeTon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Our, Staines, Wok.,and Wok SIO:At , 00 is Darlingtoe 54 6 5 1 25 t 6 1 104 I(4i - tB4 t9l 91i !21 125 330 le 24 77i 78} 11 1:6 123 125 43 45 98 103 63 64 13 14 Vsi iG 90 101 Si z 8 39 94 10i , 7. 8 4 165 173 54 0 3{ 4) p Do Da New, 'Tag Va1e.............. 1)0 B Do C ..• •• Ulster v Do Do Vale of Nenth IVictorla sta. and Pim Waterford do Kilkeany West Cornwall W. Ihrtlepool west Midland -Oxford Do Newport' Do lieretord Rll all 100 100 all 1 all j 6S 92 167 172 23 25 BI ITISII POSSESSIONS. 4uhrt 100 Sk ti xilw*ye, "Jo I lan tie ESL Lawrence :3071.,Rsroctnd.CentIm i Gu. 5 per cent ..... Do. N'ew Do. E. Shares.. 9ulTalo and Luc liuron, Do. Preferonce .... • • Buffalo, BrantotGodrich 3 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 )o. Jo. June 1, 1879 ~ 'lcut t i ,&3. Karts. (Li: I Cape'rown e.; Dock Seri; Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c that Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 1)o. do. G Ext Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred...— Do. 2d Yrcf. Bonds D. do. diferi ed Do. 3d ef. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th l'ref. sto..k Do. do. deferred (3 t. In dt PCIIIII. ua gua.sp.c Do. New g. 5 p. c Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share, Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Du. 54 s. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. C. Extension Dc. 45 d 0.... .. • • Do. FMB Extension. 51c1b.Corp. p. 0. Bath,. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. &Wag. Bds Vc wßr uns wick Can& Claes A and B N.ltl•C'da6 pc Ist p 1 bd, Seindc ....•• ...• Do. Delhi.. Do. du . 4 fir.; Closing Price. 59 61 104 1 03 i p i p t7r 7/ S) stock steak e took 100 nook gook stock stock e tuck 20 stook 4tock at ock 6 ock 1)( -- ); Punjaub .... Do. Do. Do. In;fui.St. ['b.. OWN IAL.(toVEIL.• ,Car.Go v. ti p.c.J Jr.) ul: I D 1877-q 1 --I ... Aug . o. 6 A o. Feb.& Do. r, F. (3.1116 tr. Sept Vo. 6 11. 0. .1 uly. . . : tna . eri bed stock ( 'ape (i.llope, 6 p 0,187 Do.Ap Lt Oct. 1881 , Do. 189( Jar. & July, 1891.. --- Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p Maw/Droll ner cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cant... -• - .00. 6p. e.Ap. & IN. S.W.Gov.6p 1)u. 5 p. c.,lbr► to i Do. d0.,1688 &upw(l9 - New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scott& Gov. 6 p. a. M EN 100 102 100 102 105 )06 ic3i 1044 1 I) 101 201 72 24 56 60 G 6 6 6 5) a 3 49 62 34 Ca 20 22 t 5 103 124 a I / P 102! lo3i 101 lu " f 4 92 94 65 87 P in 1021 1 iO3b 96 93 r 2 95 58 60 3 6 82 64 1024 0 3 1 I(2} 1031 1(24 10J 97 09 r Businees dont 1041 31 731 2i 91 8 103} 21 i 100 10t) 100 1)0 100 gteriin, 1575 531 i SEC = Queensland Gcv. 6p. e. 18. Am; 0p.e.1878A up_ - Vle.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.danly - Da to h n.e. AoAcOot, - BILITISI 101 103 90 101 102 Ic4 89 91 89 91 106 IGB 108 110 110 112 108 109 110 112 t. 6 108 1.8 110 01 103 99 1 00 99 10 99 IGO icB 110 Il;tanbrian Consol. Gold httoril Anullginuated 1 'Devon G. Con, Jaylst ) . o:aSt Bassett (Illoon) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon . IEIII4 Carn Brea... I lrlitinowl (favistk ) : (latn..t St.A uhy n((i wen : ! Great South (4. Wheel Vor(llelsten, !Grenville ;Her:Ars-Foot ilingflton Downs 'Lady Bertha 'Nlargaret (Uny Lelaut NI ark e Valley,. Ilyntly Iron Om (Litre:, New Setun '..Zorth Downh • 1,1 - 111 Bitsp.t (1110; , Il i .';orth Wh Crotty 'ar Consols (n. Blazey ciovidenoe(Uny Lelnw iSouth Caradon(St.Cleer, S. earn Brea (Illogsn).. W heal Fran. (Illogsn 'Stray Park Lamar Silv.& Lead Abu fin Crott I West Basset (Illo(an) I C' radon, (I.(.keard) if r ettit SetOn Basset (I Ilerzanl IV. heal Buller(ltedruthl Wheal Kitt y (11.1.elant! IWhealLud.'ott 11' ilea , Mary Ann pen , Wheal Beton Wheal Trelawney kLts ) ,‘Vheal Union t.14.t 3.4.0 8.9.0 17K - 10.11.7 10 105 109 111 18.14.1 t 30.17.6 10 111 Id °,B 381 675 t.SS 70 71 Id par 2S Y 9 6 7 41 1 6 } 10 11 4 41 191 2 i l 51 h 35 37 41 hi 17 19 01 71 11 1 d 80 90 21 2 21 5 64 41 46 440 IGO 37i 32i 2t) 31 20 21 11 12 2.0.6 10.8 8 53i 7 317 21 23 S9} 90 Gl3 70 Igo 200 87) 04 40 43 2) 3 1'1) 14) 175 Ibs 23 24 2) I'ILIsIFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 2, 108 Great Western, 5 per cent. red prt., 102 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock. Mato, Bristol and Blrur.. 6 per cent., 137 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, il per cent. pref. 8,11/ LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Blanchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31 / Wilts and bouierset, t. 2 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lint) gut. 7 per oent., 17} 161 171 Great Luxembourg:, 14 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres , gua. 7 per cent., 10% Sambre and Meuse, 7i San l'aulo (11m). vim. 7 per cent., 8 Ditto (all), 20% West Flanders, 74 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim., Si 9 tit Capul ;Jiver, 1 Cobre Copper, 31 4; East del hey (11111.1, 2 2 Panulclllo Copper, dim., 21 Port Phillp,p} Scottish Australian, dim., United Mexican (11w'. 6j Yudan.muutaua of S. Allatr‘llll (11111.), 2 i 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon .4.3 n and Liverpool (11m.),471 Anglo Austrian, 51 Australasia, 76 Bank of London. 104} Bank of tago, 11w., af Bank of Wales, Ilm., 12/ Chartered Bank of British Columbia. llf Chartered Ater. of India, London, and Chink 71 Continental, him.. 1 , 1 East London, lint.. 8 English, SGO; ch. and Australian Chartered, 211 English and Swedish, lira., 6 European Bank, lira., 91 Hindustan, China, and Japan (Um.), sin imperial Bank (diin.), 28) 8 Imperial Ottoman, 181 11} Land Mortgage hank of India, Jim., 3; 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26j London and Colonial Ulm.), 61 L radon and Conti t y, 58/ London Joint tock. :i8 London and South African, 271 London and We sties s e er, tOI 79/ M erc h an t/Bank, lira. 111 Mercantile and Exchant;e. 11m., 10 ?damp. and Prov. Bank (11m.), 2+l Oriental Bank Corporation. 61/ Seindo, Punjaub, and Delhi, 11m., 71 Ditto, new. Oi Standard of British South Africa (dim ), 271 Union of Australia, bill Union of London, 43 d 3 DOCKS. BIISCELLANEOUS. licrlin Water Works, lint., 9.1 Comnivrcial Union (Insurance). t I I Contract, Corporation, Itw., 51 5 Cryst 11 Palace, 33 Discount Corporation, linfiteil,:tol Egyptian Commercial and Trading', 4} (;on. Credit and Finance of London, lima, 7,1 I-1 titison't4 ltay, 15 International Financial Society, 1211 j Joiut•elvc,kl)l;icvuut, iiut., 01 Loudon, 73 share ,m 4.1 ::;~~t _ 491 I 130 133 J 0 G 5 41 106161 1091 10 9 109 1 1041 51 130 a 30 P TI/144 SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBIIITAPIT 20, 1864. LLI.Vi INTELLIG:ENCE,—(This COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Common Jury.) oiror.yg Y. OSBORNE AND MARTELLI. In this case the petitioner, Charles Stanley Osborne, prayed for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery. There was no appearance for the co respendent,,but the respondent pleaded denial, cruelty, and desertion. The respondent was a Frenchwoman, and the petitioner, who was a young man at the time of his first acquaintance with her, WAS then a civil engineer. Ho became in fatuated with the respondent, and some time after, in the year 1815, they were married at St. James's Churo, Piccadilly. Soon after the marriage the respondent represented to her husband that she wished to go to Paris to recover some iamily documents. She accordingly left, and on her return she and her hus• band went to Scotland, but again she wished to return to France, to which proposition Mr. Osborne consented. The practice of going abroad was continued every year until 1860, when they mutually separated, the petitioner allowing . her ;£l5O per annum. Circumstances ultimately came to petitioner's knowledge, which induced him to institute the present proceedings. Daring her resi dence in Paris the respondent lived at apartments in the Passage Saulniere, where she was visited by the co-respon dent, who, it appeared was connected with the French press. Mrs. Ann Wynne, sister of the petitioner, and wifo to Colonel Wynne, of the Royal Engineers, said she saw the parties in 1848 when they were on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Scott Russell. They appeared to be on very good terms. After that the respondent was in the habit of paying visits to Paris. Petitioner's conduct to his wife was very kind. She always appeared the master. She used to say " Charley shall do this" or "Charley shall do that." Petitioner always did as she wished. (Laughter.) On one occasion there was a quarrel between them which was so violent that she feared the police would come into the house. While she was walking one day in the garden respondent told her that on one occasion a person in whose house she had lodged asked her to "see the major" during the absence of her husband. Hypolyte Bondenot, a concierge, or porter, said that .he had care of the house No. 20, Passage Saulneire. He went there in 1859. The respondent, who represented herself as a widow, lived there previously, and remained for nine months afterwards. Sho left in June, 1862. She occupied part of a front room on the third story. He knew M. Alexis Martelli, who used to visit the respondent. The rooms were cn suite, and there was only one bedroom and one b‘d. The apartments were rented in the name of the respondent, but Mr. Martilli paid the rent. Elizibeth Fennell said she was employed at 20, Broadley terrace as charwoman. She recollected Mdme. Charles (the respondent) coming there with a gentleman in 1862. She represented the person as her husband, and they resided in the house for about a fortnight. They occupied the same apartment, and took their meals together during the whole time they stayed at the house. Mr. Wright, a solicitor, was cited to prove the state the parties lived in prior to their separation. Ile said the only thing she ever heard her complain of was that her husband used to keep the dinner waiting for hours. the never hoard her complain of the desertion of her husband. Mr. Karslake, for the respondent, said he should put a totally different complexion on the case. Ho should show that Mr. Osborne frequently ordered his wife to go to Paris. That ho positively drove her from his house in London, in order that ho might live unmolested with a mistress, The case is. not expected to conclude to-day. 'OLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGII-STREET. EXTENSIVE SILK ROBBERY.—Robert Henry Bardsley, assistant in the employ of Messrs. Marshall and Saelgrove, silk mercers, Oxford .street, was charged with stealing a large quantity of silk, of the value of £4OO, the property of his employers. Mr. Lewis, jun., prosecuted, and Mr. E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street. defended. It appears that the prisoner took a room at 61, King street, Regent• street, where 13.3 was in the habit of leaving silk on his way to and from the City. Information was then given to Inspector Draper, and he succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody and recovering property of the value of £4OO. The prisoner, who has only been in Messrs. Marshall and Snelgrove's employ ten months, was remanded. ' Mr. Marshall asked that the silk might be given up to him ; but Mr. Knox said he could make no order at present. GH AT t TIERI pj.ij~ TitY. MEETING MIS DAY. The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of Pa company was held this morning at' the liing's-crora Station—Cclonel Packe, 1\1.r., the C. put y chairman of the company, presided. The report. which has already appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. Tho CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said he ro• gretted the absence of their chairman, who had met with an accident. He congratulated the tharcholders in having to receive an increased dividend. Th 3 ompany was still going on prosperously, and their income was increasing. Ho regretted that the Great Eastern Company were, in a mest unwarrantable manner, invading their territory. They were going to Plrliimmt for powers o make a line in direct clmpatit _ n with the Groat Northern, without off,•ring any greater advantages, but taking a longer route. The com pany wrak' have to opp3se them in Parliament. The chairman then reviewed the other matters referred to in the report, and concluded by moving its adoption. Mr. VALENTINE KNIGHT seconded the adoption of tho report, but he objected to the acts of the directors. At the last meeting they found a large deficiency by compensation, paid in consequence of accidents to travellers through the negligence of the company's servants, negligence permitted by the directors that might have been prevented if the direc tors had been in the habit of periodically visiting the sta tion and keeping a sharp look-out on the servants (laughter). If the directors wer'nt paid for this, Mr. Knight wanted to know for what they were paid? At this meeting they found a great deficiency caused by law and Parliamentary expenses. Ho complimented the directors for the great wis dom they showed in having recommended the advance of L 30,000 at 31 per cent, interest to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway so that they might complete their line from Earl-street to the company's station at Farringdon street. He was a shareholder in tho London, Chatham, and Dover Company. He recommended the directors to secure their advance well. Mr. nualiEs also regretted the great amount spent for law and Parliamentary expenses. He recommended that the shareholders would have the particulars of these ex penses specified in the report. They wore mixed up with other items, and it was impossible for a proprietor to judge of the justness of the charges made. In reference to the advance of £300,000 to the London, Chatham, and Dover, he did not agree with Mr. Knight that it was a wise act on the part of the directors. Ile should have given more weight to Mr. Knight'a opinion of the transaction if he were not a prcprieter in the London, Chatham, and Dover Company. (Laughter.) In answer to these an d other remarks, the chairman stated that there wer e no o ther claims for compensation pending against the comp an y. All such claims have been paid. The Parliamentary expenses would be cut down ; he thought it would be objectionable to specify the particu lars of the law costs. lle did not think it was the province of the direct ire to go to every station to look after the ser • vants. The directors had their managers and they looked after them. With respect to the advance to the Lon don, Chatham and Dover Company, he thought they wont& gain thousands by making this advance. A largo amount of coal, &e., would come over their line from York shire and Lancashire down to Dover, there to be chipped. If the £15,000 a year were altogether lost, tho lots would be more than trebly compensated by the advantages the company wculd receive by the traffic. Mr, MORGAN stated that every liability had been brought against the half-year, and as long as he had the honour of being one of the auditors of the company such a course would always be adopted. A proprietor objected that the particulars of the law expenses should be kept hidden. It was then made known that the directors had made an arrangement with their solicitor to this effect, lie was to receive so much a year, no matter how much or how little business ho would have to transact for the company. Mr. Leach, the solicitor, said he was not very particular about the matter. The amount could be stated if the shareholders very much wanted to know it, but ho did not think it need , ful to publish it at the moeting—(no no)—as they could easily find it out by the book at the office. After some further discussion the report was adopted. - --. -. It was then resolved that the various preference dividends be declared, also a dividend for the half-year at the rate of LS 15s. per cent, per annum on the original undivided stock of the company ;of £3 per cent. for the half-year on tho B stock of the company, making, with the £3 per cent. paid for the first half of the year, B per cent. for the whole of the year, as guaranteed by the A stock ; and of £5 153. per cent, for the half-year on tho A stack, being the balance after payment of £3 per cent. to B stock. The retiring directors, Edmund Denison, Esq., of Don caster; J. Astoll, Esq., M.P., of St. Neott's; and John Barff, Esq., of 'Wakefield, wore re-elected. It was then resolved that Captain Fitz Morris be elected as an auditor of the company, in the place of Mr. Amos, who resigned in his favour. A PROPRIETOR proposed that the. secretary's salary should be raised The CIIAIRMIN was extremely glad that the profession had been made, seeing how invaluable their secretary's ser vices were to the company. The matter, in accordance with the Act, was in the hands of the shareholders alone. The directors could not move in the matter. It was then moved and seconded that the secretary's salary be raised to £1,600 a year. Tributes were paid by sevaral of the directors and shareholders to the excellence of Mr. Oakley's labours, and the motion was ultimately agreed to. Mr. OAKLEY returned his thanks, and with a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting coded._ Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Lords of the Admiralty have decided on abo lishing the office of master rigger at Chatham dock yard, recently rendered vacant by the compulsory retirement of hlr. Degee—the officer who was in charge of the iron frigate Achilles on the occasion of her being allowed to got on a bank when in the act of being undocked—and have directed that the rating of master rigger shall be borne at Sheerness only, and that of foreman of riggers at Chatham. Under this arrangement the salary of the master rigger at Sheerness is increased to £2OO per annum, while the new foreman of riggers at Chatham dock as heretofore. yard will receive £ l5O , inbtead of £2OO per annum A notification has been received at Chatham from the Admiraltythat the paddlewheel steamer Dragon, 6, and the line-otbattle sailing ship Vanguard, 80, attached to the reserve in the Medway, will shortly be sold out of the service. The Dragon is a fine paddlewheel steamer of 1,270 tons and 580 horse power (nominal), but owing to the outlay required to place her in a thorough state of repair, as well as from the circumstance of Paddlewheel steamers nos being adapted to the present requirements of the navy, the Admiralty have decided on selling bar. The dockyard officials are now engaged in preparing a list of the stores, tve., belonging to each vessel, which will be forwarded to the Admiralty prior to the ships being sold as ordered. Her Majesty's screw corvette Wolverone recently undocked in Woolwich, yesterday returned to the dockyard, having terminated a lengthened trial of h y, Which was in every re spect ped exceedingly machinery, whi c h 'rho mean rate of full speed during six runs realized 12i knots per hour, with 201 b. pressure in the boilers, the engines performing 64 revolutions per minute. The War Department steam etoreship Balaclava yesterday sailed from Woolwich, laden with guns and war materials for Portsmouth and Plymouth, among which is the huge cupola gun intended for tho Royal Sovereign. Tho freight ship Meg Morrilies arrived at Wool. ladenhbrings ono private of his wife and fa m il y, an d a with returned stores, 2 w s i n d k a y A s r f s r e o n m a I B y e e s r t m c r u d d a a y . , the 99th Regiment, sol dier's widow. The appointment of Lieut. Cyprian A. G. Bridge to 11.N1.5. Mt gmra has been cancelled, us that s hip is about to be paid off. The estimated speed of the ironoased ship, a model and plans for which were submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty by Lieut. It. 11. Napier, N.R., is from " 12 to 13" knots, and not "12 to 18," as stattd in The Sun of Wednesday last. The following appointments have been made at Symons) to the Loyal Adela i de the Admiralty —Captain F. B. P. Seymour (not ; Lieut. It. H. D. King to be Flag Lieut. to Rear-Admiral King, Commanding in Chief on tae East India and Cape of Good Hopo stations; Lieut. H. W. Dowding and Lieut. Wm. C. J. Blount to the Princess Royal; Lieut. R. F. Hnmmick to the Cutacoa ; E. Spence, master, to the Cossack; J. M. Swincy,surgcon, ad ditional, to the Duncan, far Bermuda Hospital ; F. H. Moore, assistant surgeon, to the Plymouth Divi sion of the Royal Morino; T. Bishop, assistant sur geon, additionnl, to the Victcry, for the Royal Ma rines at Fort Elson ; and Dr. J. Campbell, assistant surgeon, to the Woolwich Pivieion of the Royal Marines. structicn at headquarters, Chatham, have under gone a lengthened examination by the staff officers and heads of the various departments at the Royal Engineer establlsliment, in order to ascertain their fitness for the ports to which they will be appointed, as well as their general knowledge on all subjects connected with practical military engineering. The examination papers, together with the officers' re port on them, have been forwarded to the Deputy- Adjt.-General for transmission to Field Marshal the Dake of Cambridge, and on the selection of the con-commissioned officers being made at Horse (herds they will at once proceed to join the corps to which they have been appointed. A general parade of the officers and men of the Royal Engineers took place at Brompton•barracks, Chatham, yesterday, on the occasion of tho promul gation of an order from his Royal Highness the Commander ia-Chief, awarding an annuity of .1:15, together with a silver medal, to Sergeant Major Leonard, Royal Engineers, for long service and exemplary conduct. _ . The 21 and 10th companies of Royal Engineers, under the respective commands of Capt. W. A. Frankland and Capt. E. D. Malcolm, will shortly proceed from headquarters, Chatham ; the former for Sir Helena, to relieve the 32d Company ; and the 10th to relieve the 25th Company at the Mauritius. A number of 68-pounder guns, manufactured at the Lowmoor Iron contract works, have been under proof for some days past in Woolwich Arsenal, and have withstood the teat satisfactorily, with ono exception. One of the gnus gave way at the breech, and was shattered into fragments. This was occasioned by a bar of wrought iron, apparently weighing about 81b or 101 b., which had fallen into the casting metal, and was found imbedded in ono of the fragments. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST LONDON BETTING. For the Lincoln handicap a now favourite was introduced yesterday in Anglo-Saxon, who was backed at prices ranging from 20 to 1 down to 10 to 1, which latter price was also taken each about Benjamin and suburtan. The Liverpool Steeplechase was talked about, but little betting took place. Closing prices : LINCOLN irANnic&r. 10 to 1 agst Suburban (taken) 10 to 1 agat Benjamin (taken) 10 to 1 agat Anglo-Saxon (taken) 15 to 1 agbt Despair (taken) 15 to 1 eget Flying Fish Fish (taken) 16 to 1 agst Bosh (taken) 15 to 1 agat Redcap (taken) 15 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECILASR. 9to 1 apt Bantam (taken) 100 to 3 agst Emblematic (taken) 100 to 6 agst Emblem (taken) 20 to 1 agst Serious Case (taken) 20 to 1 net Martha (offered) 20 to 1 apt Jerusalem (offered) 25 to 1 agst Portland (offered) 26 to 1 agst Leading Article (offered—tako 30 to 1) 30 to 1 agat Worcester (taken freely) 40 to 1 apt Bridegroom (wanted) 50 to 1 aget Thomastown (offered) 50 to 1 agat Romeo ((taken and offered) CO to 1 agst Jealousy (offered) 60 to 1 agat Rockley (offered) 6G to 1 aget Mauchlino (taken) 66 to 1 aget Tolurno (taken) 100 to 8 agat Sinking Fund and Jandalem (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (takt n) 60 to 1 agst Accident (offend) YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MAY 10. Acceptances for the Great Northern handicap of 100 soya in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, &o. Two miles, over the Old Course. 63 subs, 26 declared, and 2 did not name. Ago at lb Ago at lb Adventurer .. 6 9 0 The Clown.. 3 6 6 Wlngrave .. 58 12 Double First .. 36 12 Caller On 6 8 11 Goldylocks .. 3 6 11 Limosina 58 6 Lord Zotland .. 3 610 Oldmittster .. 6 8 6 Alabama .. 3 6 10 Blackdown .. 4 7 12 Greenland .. 3 6 10 Fantail .. .. 4 7 6 Greville .. 36 10 Welcome .. 5 7 4 Dr. !took° .. 3 6 19 Watchman .. 5 7 3 Alpheus .. 3 5 10 Donne Canto .. 15 7 3 Whitethorn .. 36 10 Barchottina .. 4 7 2 Bellasias .. 3 5 9 Trust 4 7 0 Cby Van Galen, out Fontenoy .. 46 12 of Vacuna .. 35 9 Alice .. 46 9 Veterinarian .. 35 9 Esst LancasLiro .. 4 6 9 Lord Cochrane .. 3 6 7 King Charming .. 46 9 Major .. .. 3 6 7 Count Cavour .. 46 9 Naxos .. .. 3 6 7 Farce 4 6 G Gaorilla .. 3 6 7 Lord Glasgow and Captain White did not name. DONCASTER. Srurwo MEETINCl,—Ponarth, Bantam, Maritana, Itarcy, Satellite, Shropshlre, Mauchline, Once More, Southport, Chamado, and Church Militant have paid forfeit for the Groat North of England Steeplechase; and Joey Jones, Carisbrook, Dunkold, Tourist, Welcome, Early Purl, Benjamin, Newchurch, St. Lawrence, Alice, Miss Emma, Count Cavour, Merry Maid, Starboam, Ma hometan, Cherry Hill, Tynomouth, Yamuna, and Wisdom for the Doncaster Spring handicap. HORSES STRUCK OUTEN OF THEIR ENGAGE MTS. On tho Gth inst., at 0.35 p.m., Sampson (dead) out of all engagements. On the Gth inst., at 9 a.m., King Cotton out of the Lin eolnshiro and City Handicaps, Lincoln. On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., Crusade out of the Ilurdlo Race, Lincoln. On the 12th inst . ., at 9 a.m„ Dunkold out of the Itous Handicap, Chelmsford. On the 12th icst., after 6 p.m., all Air. F. Fisher's horses out of their Chelmsford engagements. On tho 13th inst., at 9 a.m., Kingwood out of the Ruts Handicap, Chelmsford. Oa tho 15th inst., at 9 a.m., Donnybrook out of his Liverpool engagements. WESTMINSTER. A WOMAN'S MlSTAKE.—Catherine Luke, a creditable looking woman, was charged under the following circum stances : Police-constable Thomas Howe, 143 B, said that at 12 o'clock last night his attention was called to the defendant at Knightsbridge. She was intoxicated and conducting herself so offensively that he telt it his duty to interfere and to take her to the station, where she was detained, Mr. Selfe—You say she was conducting hereon so offen sively that you took her! What was she doing P Policeman —She was cursing every gentleman that passed her. Selfe—Was there any reason for it that you could discover ? Policeman—None that I could find, excepting that the defendant was drunk and did not know exactly what she was about. Mr. Selfe (to defendant) —What do you say to being drunk and cursing gentlemen? Defendant—Me curtseying to gentlemen 1 What should I curtsey to gentlemen for? No gentleman had done me any good. Mr. Selfe—The constable says cursing gentlemen, not curtseying to them. Defendant—And why should I curse them? Mr. Selfe—l am sure I can't tell. Defendant—l did not curse them; why should I? they had not done me any harm. Mr. Selfe—What do you say to being drunk ? Defendant—l had had a little something, end therefore I don't deny it; but as for saying I cursed gentlemen I do deny that. Mr. Selfe—ls defendant known ? Dennis (the gaoler) Sho has been here beforo for drunk. MOS. _ Mr. Solfe—l ehnllfino you 59. Defendant—l havo not got it. Dlr. Selfo—ln default you will go to prison for seven days. THAMES. A WATER-SIDE RODDERY.—Robert Dundrow, an am phibious thief, who has been convicted of robberies on land and on the river, was brought up on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing lead from premises, 275, High-street, Wapping. Thomas Brews, police•constable, 24C It, said that he was passing by some empty houses near the Newcastle Steam Wharf, High-street, Wapping, and upon looking through the keyhole of one of them he saw the prisoners and another man inside. He obtained admission to the back of the house from the river. The prisoner and his companion were on the top of the house removing the sheet load. Directly they saw him they both came down, and fled in opposite directions. The prisoner got through a hole in a wall into the building adjoining, and then jumped from the back of the premises on to the mud of the river, 20 feet below him. Witness made a leap after him and seized the prisoner as be was wading through the mud. The prisoner throw him down and they rolled over each other and were plastered all over with the river mud and half suffocated. He would not release his hold of the prisoner, and brought him out of the mud on to the shore. It was neatly low water at the time they had the mud bath. He found 12Ibs of lead in the lower part of the house. It had been tomoved from the roof. The proprietor of the house was a Mr. Frederick Swan, but he could not obtain the assistance of anyone to prosecute. _ _ The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Partridgo son tenced him as a rogue) and vagabond to two months' inx prisonment and hard labour to the House of Correction. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 20.—Wind this day at noon—Ninth- East; strong breeze, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Michael, for Ihreelona. On' PORTSMOUTH, Feb, 19. Arrived—Golden Sunset, from London for Canterbury. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GLIAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Napoleon, trout Gravelines. Sailed—Panupe, iot Marseilles; Lady of the Lake, for Natal; Arabistan, for 13athutst ; Matchless, for t h o Falk laud 151,42d5; Himalaya, and Cilminar, for Calcutta. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Britannia, screw steamer, from Cadiz for, L'on. don (not the London, screw steamer, as reported last night by intermation received). Sailed—Traveller, for London (iu tow). • NINETEEN CENTENARIANS DIED IN FRANCE IN 1863, of whom eighteen were in the departments and ono in Paris; the latter, the Count do Emu; who lived to the age of 104. Some centenarians, however, still remain. Chalons possesses Colonel Marechal, born at Lyons in 1763; there is one at St. Martin de Mauvelu (Maino•ot-Loire), and another, a farmer, at Puiteviniere (same department). At Paris there is a soldier named Uallot, aged 106, who still goes with his wife, aged 104, to receive his pension at thu Ministry of War. A woman, aged 106, also appeared recently as a witness at the Sixth Chamber of Correctional Police, and another, a cantinere, aged 117 years, living in tho Ruo Ifautovillo, broke her leg recently, and the surgeons express the hope of curing her, in consequence of her strong constitution. Of the cente narians who died abroad, ono in Canada and another at Oran had reached the ago of LO years,—•Galigstan's Jirsscver, TilE ARMY. The non.-commissional officers of Royal Engi neers selec;.ed in accordlnce with the terms of the recent War-oillco order to undergo a course of In struct'Lou and training, in order to qualify theca to become instruc tors to Engineer Volunteer corps, aTbq compltf,cd their pactieg and theoretical 111" COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO MEETING—FRIDAY. The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in spocio, by subscription of £25 each, the winner to receive£soo ; the second, £200; two dogs, £5O oach ; four dogs, £3O each ; eight dogs, £2O each; 1G dogs, £lO each; deducted for Waterloo Purse and Plato, £360. 64 subs. Fourth Tics. Mr H. lisywood's Robe beat Mr Spinlcs'a Sea Fink Mr T. Williams nd King Death boat Lord Grey do Wilton's Glendower Fifth Ties. Mr T. Williams nd King Death, by Canaredzo, out of Annoyance, boat Mr 11. Haywood's Rebe, by Regan, out of Lady, and won the Cup. The Waterloo Purse, fur the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup ; the winner to receive £100; seoond, £5O; two dogs, £l5 each; four dogs, £lO each; and eight dogs, £5 each. Second Ties. ion. Capt. C. C, Molyi:oux nd Streamer beat Mr W. S. Garnett's Glen Dhu. Lord 13iuning's Donald boat Mr W. Long ad Cheer Boys (1) Mr J. Knowles nd Tamar, b:. , at Mr J. Jardine's Inno 0011C3 Mr I. Campbell nd CalabaroGno, boat llr G. A. Thomp son's Tullocbgoruua Third Ties. Donald beat Stroamor (1) Calabaroona boat Tamar Sixth (Deciding) Tics. Mr Ivio Campbell nd Calabaroona, by Cardinal York, out of Canopy, boat Lord Binnivg's Donald, by Johnny Arm- Arm*, out of Dora, and Won tho Purse. Tho Waterloo Plate, for the 16 ,logs beaten in the second ties for the Cup ; the winner to roccivo £l5 ; accond, £2O; two dogs, £7 les each, and four dale £5 each. Second Ties. Lord Eglinton's Bainbowboatiir Blanshard's Bats Colonol Bathurst nd 0 versby boat Lord Sefton's Sparklo Third (Deciding) Ti*. Lord Eglinton's Rainbow, by Cardinal York, out of Maid of Lincoln, beat Colonel Bathurst sad Ovorsby, by Balby, out of Mazourka, and wou tho Plate A REMARKABLE COMPARISON BETWEEN oCIIIL LER AND 00ETIIE has bean made by a poetical Gorman, taking "Egmont" of ono pout and "Wallonstein" of the other as typos of the characters of their authors. The critic justifies his discovery of the similarity between the poets and their heroes by referring to Gootho'a quotation of the passago about the "cur of our destiny" from" Egmont," and to a statement of Schiller's, that in Cho drama of " Wal lonstein" ho had " exprossed his own manner of being." One part of the comparison which deserves praise for its critical acuteness is the contrast of the background of the two pieces—tho revolt of the Netherlands furnishing the backund to " Egmont," and the Thirty Years' War to backs " Wallenstein." Egmont's love of life, says the critic, is only to ho explained by tho state of things around him ; Wallenstcin is only psychologically possible iu the anarchy of the Thirty Years War. And in the same way, Egmont would he nothing without the people of the Netherlands; Wallenstein nothing without his army. A littlo extra German minuteness is perhaps required to discover a typi cal intention throughout Lager," a constant reference to the coming characters of the piece ,, so that the " Lager" is really an overture to the " Piecolomini" and Wallen stein's " Ted." Thew critic finds that the cuirassier in the " Lager" is a typo of Max, the caraLinoer a typo of Tersky, the Croat of Isoloni, the dragoon of Bottler, while the ser pant is a parody of Wallenstein himself, and tLo Capuchin Inca cf Quectenberg. rim CO:LIVICT.S IN NEWGIVIE, TO TTIE EDITOR OP THE SUN SIR,—So great and universal has been the odium which has fallen upon the whole of the unhappy men now awaiting the extreme penalty of the law that I would have hesitated to address one word to you on their behalf were I not authorised to do so by the possession of special information, acquired through the daily and confidential intercourse which in the course of my duties, I have held with them. This has convinced myself, beyond the shadow of doubt, that, should the law be allowed to take its course without discrimination, there will be a allure of justice, and that a more satisfactory conclusion would have been arrived at if' in this instance the usual forms of the law could have been departed from, and the declarations of the accused them selves been admitted as available evidence. It is erroneously asserted that they have all con fessed their guilt. This is very far from the truth; three only have made admissions to any extent, and these with the solo obj cot of clearing from blame two others of their number—Marcolino and Basilio do los Santos. I must repeat that it is most unfor tunate that exceptions due to the peculiarities of a case like the present cannot sometimes be allowed, and therefore that our judicature, usually so benig nant in its operations, should at times press so unequally. Several mysterious circumstances might thus have been explained more equitably than by the sweeping conclusions of the presen t tion, or the indiscriminate malignity of popular clamour. The men could neither understand their officers nor make themselves understood by them, and their delay in obeying orders was interpreted as laziness or insubordination, and punished accordingly. Short allowance of food and water is an intolerable punishment in the tropics. Against Juan Loon (Lyons) the weight of evidence has been allowed to prevail with peculiar unfair ness. Being the only foreigner on board able to interpret intelligibly ho was employed by the cap. tain, and afterwards by the mutineers, as the chan nel through which orders were convoyed. This circumstance was certainly not sufficiently borne in mind during the trial, and the orders transmitted through Loon, as the mouthpiece of others, were taken as emanating from himself. His own account of his conduct was confirmed by the evidence of Taffir, the second mate. It is, that being seriously wounded in the darkness by tho knife of ono of the assassins ho had gone to the cook's berth to have his wound dressed, when ho was ordered down by the mutineers, who, being themselves unable to converse with the second mate, than afraid to come out of his cabin, called him to assure Taffir that his life should ho spared, and to ask him to navigate the ship. Taffir at last came out, and clung for protection to Leon, who induced the others to pledge themselves to do him no hurt. This they readily did, for the second mate, unlike the other officers, had always treated the other mon kindly, and had at times shared his rations with them. On a second occasion Leon saved Taffies life, when some of the crow, and especially Frank Paul, suspecting the mate of having betrayed them to a passing ship, wished to kill him at once. This is apparent in the evidence given on the trial, where not only the mato, but Canderean, Anderson, and Early declared that their safety was duo to Loon, who was, moreover, ill during the whole voyage. It has been rashly assumed that the witnesses and all who have perished were innocent, and that the accused were all equally guilty. It is far more probable that two, at least, of the former and as many of the latter were as guilty as any of the con demned. According to the convicted prisoners' in dependent but accordant declarations, indeed, Tali r, Anderson, and Early were the only members of the crew who can bo justly declared innocent. It is somewhat strange that no motive has been sought for the apparently wanton acts of pelting the steward until he was knocked into the sea, and leav ing the cook and lamptrimmer to go down with the vessel. The truth, however, appears to be that on the scuttling of the ship the boats were got along side, and the steward, cook, lamptrimmer, Taffir, and others, wore ordered into one (an act cer tainly not implying malice aforethought) while the others wero engaged in scuttling the vessel. Tho steward out loose the boat and at tempted to got away, leaving those on board to perish, and the boat was brought back by others against his will. Those in the ship then ordered all oat of the boat, and irritated at the steward's refusal to come on board they throw bottles, &2., at him, and he either leapt or was knocked into the sea and was drowned. It should bo remembered that at this time all the men, Taffir included, wore intoxicated. The cook and lamptrimmer refused to leave the ship, preferring to take their chance of swimming ashore upon the loose spare. All unite in exempting Marcolino from the slightest share in the murders, and state that he was always opposed, oven at his own personal risk, to any act of violence. They assert that the carpenter totally misinterpreted the three words spoken by Marcolino when the latter was endeavouring to tell him that ho had boon struck by Marco Watto, and this is the solo item of evidence against Marcolino. Basilic) do los Santos is not proved to have struck a blow or taken any active part throughout the affair. Conversations inculpating himself consti tato the only evidence against him ; and, when wo recollect that after the murders nearly all on board were more or less intoxicated, I need scarcely re mark how unreliable this must be. In point of in tellect this individual is the lowest in the scale, and is going to death in the most stupid state of uncon scions and even smiling fatuity. Manilla men are proverbially faithful and docile; Spanish shipping is to a large extent manned by them;and from many years' experience I can say that a complaint is unheard of. While utterly incapable of organising a plot, their low range of intellect renders them peculiarly liable to become the tools of othars of superior powers. It is strange, but true, that the man who origi nated the plan of seizing the vessel, and who assisted in throwing the first victim into the sea, has escaped the extreme penalty of the law. The conduct of these Manila men since their son• tenco has been most quiet and exemplary. They listen attentively to their spiritual adviser, and pass their time in constant devotion. They have repeatedly begged to be allowed to pray once together, but this of course the rules do not allow. One of the prisoners at the moment of his sentence, and immediately afterwards, exhibited a most un becoming levity, but his behaviour and countenance have undergone a striking change within the last few days, and his mental sufferings are evidently most intense. Ito is the only son of a widow, and refused to allow her to bo communicated with, as he declared it would be her death-blow to hear of his position. Hoping you will kindly insert this statement on behalf of these unfortunates, I am, air, your truly, a. R. STEEP, Chancellor to the Spanish Consulate. GIG ANTIC RAIL WAY IVMM—ft= of the works on tho Great Indian peninsular lino aro of could( r uble importance and magniludo. Among them, the most remarkable is tho passago through the celebrated Bhero Ghent, between Bombay and roontah, on the lino to Jul.ul pore. In a distance of 15 miles the rail way climbs an ascent of 1,831 foot, the difficulties in its course being overcome by such a series of cuttings, tunnels, viaducts, and embank ments as aro not to bo found within the same space, we aro asbured by the oMoial report, in any other quarter of the world. The earthwork alone necessary to effect these oh • jccts amounts to 4,600,000 cubic miles. S,,veral of the em bankments exceed sixty feet in height, and there is a cut ting of ono hundred and fifty feet through bond rock. Ono of the viaducts !a 143 feet from the snrfaee: Some idea of the general nature of the works may bo formed from the fact, that their construction occupied seven years and a quarter, about four years being spent in preliminary opera tions. The Bhoro Ghaut, it appears, was first mado prac ticable for the passage of artillery by the 1)uko of Welling ton, when in command of the forces in the Dckhan, who, with inbtinctivo foresight, caw the importance of improved communication with Bombay ; and about 33 yo ma ago Sir John Malcjlur opened the (Mout for cart traffic. But it may be doubted if either of these two great men over dreamed of the toilsome and difficult path through which it was just poecible to drag great guns, or transport stores in rude native vaiiclea drawn by oxen, being superseded by a royal road in the shape of "Xi tin' L.TT.ACE BY A DANISH IRONCLAD OH EGUNSUND. (REUTEIt'S TELEGIIAIL) FLENSBURG, Feb. 19. A Danish ironclad appeared before Eguusund, to destroy the bridge that had been thrown across it by the Allies. The P. ussian batteries at Itofinis and Rinkenia opened fire upon her. After an hour's engagement, during which the ironclad received several shots, she retired without having attained her object. Tho brigade under General Keeler, in coojur.c tion with the 64th Regiment of Infantry, carried in, the first assault the EaTelkoppel, occupied by the Dance. Thoy drovo tho Dancs hick to their entroneh runts and captured GO prisoners. 'the loss of th e Prussians Wri two killed and 10 wounded. The Prussian Hussars of the Guard, forming part of tho allied vanguard, had a successful skirmitih with the Danish dragoons on tho frontier of Jut land. ATTACK Og THE DANI3II OUTPOSTS. COPENHAGEN, I'ab • 18, 1.0.3,5 p.m. The following official despatch has been received 'ram tho seat of war : This morning a force comprising infantry, cavalry, and artillory attacked oar outposts along the whole line. After an engagement lasting several hours our troops were repulsed, but at 3 p,na. they reeccuibud all their former positi ons . Our loss amounts to 35 killed and wcundcd. According to private intelligence rsceived. her?, the cuemy has entered Jutland. LONDON GAZETTE,—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JA :c: 1: Tho Queen hal ly•on graciou ily . pkue tad to appoint G - rite Braciv,nbu . y, Esq., now her Majelti'a Uonaut at to be her Mcioai.v's Consul at Charente. DO WNING-STILEET, Fnn, 19. The Queen has bean pleased f appoint Michael Richard Barry, BK., to be Queen's Advue Ito for her Majesty's Forts, end bettloinenta on the Gold Coast; and Branch Pollard, Esq., jun., fl bo Colonirl Civil Ent;;neer and Overseer of Public Worl - 1 for tho Colony of British Galen% CROWN OFFICE, Fmn.l7. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TEE I'RESENT rAu- LIAMENT. Borough of Brighton—Henry Moor, of No. 5, Clcren don-teirac 3, Brighton, Esq., in the room of Willfam Conyng ham, Esq., who bee accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty a Manor of Northstead, in the county of Ycrk. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 18., Royal Marino Light Infentry—Sceond Lieutenant Orlando ltobert William Wood to bo First Lieutenant, vice Younghusband,—name removed from the Het. BANKRUPTS ----- The following are the only bankrupts 01 comme:elal portance In the Gazette: — David Evans, draper, Brecon John C. Ramsuen reed maker, Bradford John liolmao, tailor, West Cuwes Homy Taylor, ahipbuilder, Berking Maximilian Low, merchant, 13asinghell-street Jeremieh Brown, stone merchant, Yarmouth' Newman Levy and John Kaekran, clothiers, Artillery-at Mark Allen, professor of music, Lichfield Dm id Lesser, shoe dealer, Birmingham William Griffiths, shoe manufacturer, Bit micghana Irony Lees, silk manufacturer, Leek, Steffordshlre William Edney, hood end shoo maker, Ludgate-street Riehrrd Celess, plumber, Urove-rord, Wlinhl: lon Wm. W. Sterlingjewellor, Amwell-sireet, Cletkortweli William \Vise, auctioneer, Northol ler tea Joseph M. Burgess, draper ' Liverpool William I'. Mullorky, ei'k dyer, Uroyladen John Box, brickmoker, Stratford John Orchard, silk merc3r, Regent-street, Middlesex BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLILD. Joseph Francis, builder, Bedford Robert Adolph Farmar, chemist, Lambeth SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. H. Abondroth and Co., merchants, Ulu igow William Collie, engiw or, Aberdeen Andrew Borthsick, dyer, Aberdeen James M 4 Killop, confectioner, Ayr Rob3rt Seller, farmer, Huntly Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Imsterdarn Ditto Rotterdam .. 12 Ot 12 1 Antwerp .... 26 70 25 75 Brussels — 25 70 25 76 liamburgh ... 13 8 13 8i Paris Ditto 3 Months, 25 721 25 80 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine .... 1193 1191 Vienna . 12 25 12 35 Trieste Fetersburgh —32 A Berlin — Madrid ...... Cadiz Leghorn — 25 871 25 92 4 Milan — 26 871 . 26 92i Genoa •—• 25 87i 25 92 Naples - 25 871 25 92i Palermo ..— 25 871 2.5 02A. Messina — 26 57b 25 921 Lisbon — 62 64 Oporto,- , 4. Foreign acid in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointnient3 in the Civil Service. (From the Civil Service Gazelle.). FOEIIIGN OFFICE—The consulship at New Orlean?, United States, has become vacant ty the death of Mr. W. /duo. llorsn or Comtexa —Mr Arthur Fitzhardingo liings• cote has been appointed a clerk in the committee office. Boa.un or Ttunn.—Mr George Francis Fcek has been appointed a temporary clak in the Registry of ticamen's °Like. LAW DErAUTMENT.--A. 'vacancy for a clerkship in the Crown office, Court of Queen's Bench, has boon caused ty tho death of Mr Fradcrick Cornelius Lillynaan ; Mr Michael llicluird Barry has been appointed Queen's Advoeato for the Gull Coast. Tun Posv-orrice—Mr John Thomas 13cales has been appointed a temporary clerk, London. CUSTOMS-Mr Charles S. Cartwright, clerk, first class, in tho receiver genorers office, has boon promoted to be as 'Aslant receiver general, London. Mr Henry R. Poole has been promotod from the second to the first class of clerks ; Mr James Gay, from the third to the socond class of clerks; and Mr Thomas Smart, from the fourth to the third class of clerks, in the receiver geueral's office, London. Mr Josos Boddy has been ptomo)ed from the third to the second &Ass of clerks ; Mr Mark Smith, from the fourth to the third oleos of clerks ; and Mr Frederick Springett, from the fifth to the fourth class of clerks, in controller general's office, London. Mr Sydney J. Brewer and Mr W. Peyton have been promoted from the first class of examining officers to bo assistant surveyors, second class, London. Mr 'Thomas Jefferson has been promoted from the second to the first class; Mr William F. Braman, from tho second to the first class ; Mr W. E. Monger, from the third to the second class; and Mr John J. Doan, from the third to the eLeond class of examining officers, London. INLAND RBI/viva—Stamps and Tax Branch--Mr Q. Messevry has neon appointed a clerk in the chief e.ecount ant's department. Mr J. W. C. lluxham has been ap pointed a tomporary clerk In rho special commissionera' de partment. Mr Robert T. L'onagby has boon appointed a clerk in rho Income Tax (Mee, Dublin. Exciso Branch — Mr Allen Routledgc, suporvitsor, Conway District. Wales, North co:lection, has been apvoiut( cl to Stockton district, Durham collection. Mr Wm. cirillith Pree., supervisor, Dies district, Lynn collebtion, hats I •c ;um appo.n.e.. to Con way district, Wales, north collection. Mr. E. Watcon examiner, has boon appointed supervisor of Dias district, Lynn collection. Mr S. Wylde, supervisor, Whiteeburch district, Chester collection, has been appointed to Onus kirk district, Warrington colloction. Mr William TtP)nrai O'Reilly, examiner, has been appoir tod supervisor of White church district, Cheater collection. Mr John liarwise, supervisor, Boston district, Grantham col loction, has bee n appointed to K en d a l di s t r ict, L anc aster collection. Ralph Philp, examiner, h as been oppointod supervisor of /3Jaten district, Urantham collection. litumm---The Right lion. J. 1). Fitzgerald and the Hon. Thomas Preston have boon appointed commissioners for national education in lroland, in rho room of Dean Meylor, deceased, and Mr Jeremiah J. Murphy, master in. Chancery, resigned. The lion. Shapland Francis Carew has boon appointed resident magistrate for the county of Leitrim. Mr R. Ross Todd has been appoiutod clerk of the Crown for the County Down, in (ho room of Mr Thos. Courtney, deceased. SCOTLAND—Mr James Stivon Adam has boon appointed on extra clerk, Lunacy Board, Edirilugh._ A CVIII , `ES TRICK OF RIFLE S./EMOTING was perforure s timo t: h don Tuesday. A Swiss gentleman backed him olf tuaukae,a,ilmanwd'eidth,,his carbine, thou supp ort it with his right arm, then with his left hand p ut his a ver tho muzzle, and hit the centre mousy.treofthe target. This ho t o did throi TILE DANGER nat c artaiu is al HALVING being made f the lal Opera of Vienn, which it is thought will or keep a the en mperi the stage from penetrating the houso, but d u ubtleas protect thusoturs if the fire breaks out ia front of the curtain, and oaten the singe. THE LOST Dunes Fon:4l).—A Jew, an officer in the British Navy, during the last war in China, discovered 30 miles rtp a great river an immense city, sturounaed ou all sides by walls and fortifications, which contained obova a million of inhabitant', all In no other port a the Chhwse Lrapiro are there any J LIVd. r iel eire• e P. 13.41 done. V El 1