The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-27 00:00:00

1 / 1 0NEY MARKET AND COMIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The transactions in the general discount market, this morning, have failed to produce any new fea ture. Tile general charge for first class bills still continues at 51 per cent., with occasional operations at 54 per cent. About 128,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for shipment to the East. The amount of specie to be conveyed by the b elte, which leaves to-day for Bombay is £624,120, of Which £250,000 is in gold for Alexandria. The return published yesterday evening by the Bank of England authorities is generally regarded as presenting some very favourable features. The bu llion has net been so largely decreased as ex pected, while the reserve of notes has been increased, and a falling off is shown in the amount of other securities. Annexed are the particulars: — Active Circulation. .. X 20,505,210 Decrease .. .. • • 5 9 2,260 Bullion .. • • • • 13,368,332 Rest pecrease 51,270 •• •• •• 3,201,351 •• Increase .. .. • • • • 8,150 :Public Deposits •• • • 7, 040, 534 Increase .. • • 588,681 Other Deposits.. .. .. 12,802,411 Decrease .• • • .. 601,031 Seven Day and other Bills 649,042 Decrease .. •• •. •• 31,842 Government Securities .. 10,710,330 *Decrease .• .. 100,000 Other Securities 20,022,886 Decrease 477,0z9 'cotes Unemployed 6,824,035 Increase .. .. 545,565 Arrangements have been concluded by which the old established firm of Messrs. H. and J. Johnston a n'a Co. have amalgamated their banking and 4 '4eney business with the Merchant Banking Corn- Pane of London ; and also that Messrs. C. Butler, F elix Pryor, and G. Magaw, partners of the f irm, have joined the board of the company. The bank will commence business on the Ist proximo in C annon-street. The progress of business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Market during the last few days has been animated, particularly as regards sugar, in Which large speculative dealings have been entered into at fully previous rates. Coffee has been in nioderate request, while there has been a more active inquiry for rice and cocoa. At the public sales of tea, Assam qualities have realised an advance of id to lid per lb., while China descrip tions remain without change. Fruit, at public sale --viz., currants, raisins, and figs—have been at rather lower rates, while in the tallow market considerable depression has prevailed, quotations for both present and forward delivery showing a downward tendency. The shareholders of the lonian Bank held an extraordinary general meeting to day for the pur pose of electing two directors. Mr. 011iver Ferrar occupied the chair, and in proposing that the names Of Mr. Alexander Pendia Petrocochino and Mr. Richard Ferrer be added to the list of directors, took the opportunity of stating that the question for extending the business of the bank in the neighbouring country of Greece bad been deliberated upon, but no final reso lution had, however, as yet been made. Before determining upon that subject the directors would seek the advice and approbation of their pro prietary. One of. the gentlemen proposed as a director was largely connected with the commerce both of this country and Greece, and it was believed that he would be able to afford the executive great assistance in arriving at a satisfactory conclusion. The business of the bank within the past year or so bad considerably increased, and it was found neces sary to strengthen the board in order to secure an adequate attendance of gentlemen efficiently to conduct its affairs. At a general meeting of the shareholders of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, the Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie, M.P., in the chair, the dividend as proposed by the directors, namely, at the rate of 81, per cent. per annum, less income tax, Was declared payable, and the report unanimously adopted. It was stated that the net profits for the Past six mouths amounted to £14,804, that the business of the company continued prosperous, and the wealth of the Canadian provinces showed in disputable signs of increase. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Routes were 66f. 95c. to 671.—Du11. The transactions is the English Stock Market to-day have been very limited. Speculation, as usual of late, being very dull, the fluctuation has been unimportant, and there is consequently no material featur e to comment upon. Consols for transfer are 92* th and for the account, less the dividend, 91* 4. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 90,1 ; India 5 per Cents., 1084 109 ; the 5 per Cent. &faced Paper, 'lO4 1,; and Ex chequer Bills, Os. 2s. disc There has been an absenoe of fluctuation in the Foreign Market, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 do. Consolides, 46i 47 ; Greek, 30: ; Spanish Passive, 341 ;- 7 1 ; do, Certificates, 131- ; Mexican, 37 1 ; Portuguese, 48* 1; do. Scrip, 11, pm.; Italian, 701 71 ; and the Confederate Loan, 551 561. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, the arrangements for the half monthly settlement having occupied the chief attention of the dealers and shareholders. Great Northern A stock has advanced £l, and the North Western and Mid land, 10s.; while Great Eastern have declined 55., and Metropolitan, IL In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has been no change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in fair request and generally sustain former rates. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities tp_e_r _Cent. Consols Annuities 9Ol i - ;;.,ew ' 5 Per Cent . . • 90 i i IN ew 23! per r r New 1 India Stock, 187.4Annui Ditto pitto 5 4 petper Cent, 1888 Cent, Annuities s Annuities.... . 222 1 1 8 8 8 7 8 0 lOBl 9 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent.. lO4l. Ditto 6f per Cent Ditto di'do April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991 Consols for AccoPint, Dec, 3.. 9lk Lithe Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Eira, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t 6 die Ditto £5OO .. 6 die Ditto Swan. F ( ,)REIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Btaziliar,„ 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto. 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. 87;} gY ptian 7 per Cent 991 9 1 bitto, Second Issue 'Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3 o} liexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862 ...Ditto Account Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. 481 Ditto Account Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £lO paid..,. 1 pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .*: s t — Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 ~ 88 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account.. — Ditto New Deferred Ditto Accoun' Ditto Passive Ditto Account .. r i panisb. Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 131 I Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Pitt°, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1362 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7O 1 1. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money -Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Sales of the week, 74,900 bales, including 21,260 on spec• and 15,680 for export. Actual export, 5,303 bales. Quotations: Middling Orleans, 28; Upland, 271 ; Fait Egyptian, 29. E,timaten stock, 256,100 bales. Imports of the week, 43,999 bales. Surats, 15.2601. thur, from apied ation royal suing ached Idson, South ckeo f Mr. t, the stern, idham t in as with iSbara Die St y. IT and ,aptain e goo.. had a surrey• to be 1-oMco. rive ill e duke Gondon a been erby at among aowsley enter- gen tl e - 'lug at private select lur has tierse°3 s iatif. aeSti° ll Sevres. d w"e 'erenn+'• riousl 7 l onnior t I am ) ne can lot hoar ;eide;p~t, heard, is grin . nament is grin' g WOTO le.") a rs dis dOOMed rm him Y hear• iat 00' oin ha° Led, and Mornel :..eedirg s t of our tho Pre • oar dell' the lion. nd I in -13 of the ervationt ai•o novr ; chaff Se teps, Oa dent. artialiri rried lails, t i san s 0 1 , it mar" L are, 011 OP Mille ° f?, noise , - . durlob rday t he there 1° ch inter, d d assured' ► not stop Ie rePc )rt rterb; but reloa r utter IPJ n t.l I ter, will O t Ise or °"6 futill ° ervati °n i g Nationt3 certoinlY ted in ti lt ; , e ; and " eet3 to nil SHARE MARKETS,—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUR S. Share] RailwaClosing Business ys. Paid.; Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Rost.,Slea.f.,andMid.Vo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian `orlt and Bandon Cornwall Do A(A Pete no di' i D N t o ' l9 lB till i n & b l e n6ePl paidt s P t a J u t t B. ay c. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. ,Glasg. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. stk 8 24 8 8i 81 83 118 119 Ili 7} 38 10 16 17 05 97 107 Ic9 49 50 45 47 7) 8i Ditto A stuck Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland !Great Northern Do A stock 127 122 132 13 1:44 136 99 iOl 63i 64 Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Irelano Great Virestern Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire b Yorkshir, Loudon and i3lackwal! Lon., Eright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 1081 104 71 73 110 )12 44 46 1034 104 1014 1021 48. IS! 111 117 12711 123 1 i IL) 96 98 Do. 4 shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee! Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds , 52 63 24 t 6 104 1011 58& 59 881 83 Do York Do Carlisle North London I Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction !Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock !Shrews. and Welchpool ;Shropshire Union ;South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWck (Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 180( ;Taff Vale.. Do B Do C ;Ulster Do Do 119 121 1 2 i 76 78 11 lli 124 126 42 44 93 100 61 52 32 33 95. i 06 VG 48 10 Q. 37 374 10 t 7 1 7 t, 168 16J 1 64 2f si p Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim 1 iWaterford tt Kilkeanyl !West Cornwall W. Hartlepool liar. it R I West Midland -Oxford, Do Newport' Do Ilereiord 86 PO 170 175 BRITISH POSSE ,SSIONS. Closing share Railways Paid. Price. Business don( _ 130 Atlantis &St Lawrence all 60 a Sk ißom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 106 107 , Gu. 5 per oent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 20% Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 6% 6% 10 Do. Freleranoe 100 1 Buflalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 16;4 100 et CloUtta.N S.Eastn. (Li n,) 100 104 1(1 st Cape Town L- Dock Seri} 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. r 100 108 109 stock East Indian. go. sp. c. 100 107 1(.8 107% 1 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 I%p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10u 20i 21% 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 16 100 Do. do. deferred all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 69 67% 100 Do. (10. deferred all 50 53 100 Do. 3d P. ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 26 stock GLlndiaPenln.gua.sp.c lOO 108 109 1081 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1% I%j. 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of In dia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 106 20% Gt. W. oI Canada Shares all 10 10 % 20% Do. New 18 lei 101 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 9e 95 100 Do. 5% p. c. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 % 41) stock Madras. guar., sp. c. stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc. 1,4 do lOO 26 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds lOO _ 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 57 59 571 100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds all 90 Newßrunswickz Canda Class A. and B. all 3 6 N.Rl.C'das pc Ist pi bds 100 82 84 stock &dude .....• •• •• 1 (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi ; ,• 100 105 106 105 20 Do. do . 4 , g 1... T, 1 2 % %p 5t Do. Punjaub .... tOC. 1 all 105 106 Do. Do. ........ , f u g. ,10 Stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) : k lOO : 101 103 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SBCURITIEs. kiii.uoy. 6 p.c.J a .t.J 111) , 1877-81 .... I Do. 6p. c. Feb. AG Aug. 100 tO2 it 4 I Do. dp. a. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 101 I Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 92 93 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 93 Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,1873 100 108 110 I Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 109 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 liauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 INatal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.ezJul) 100 104 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p x.,1864 100 101 102 IDu. Sp. c.,lBii to P.:7( 100 101 102 - Do. d0.,1888 & upwch 100 101% 102% New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 INova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. ' sterling,, 1875 lOO 104 106 1 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. C lOO 1 ; 1 113 r IS.Aus G6p.0.1678.& up lOO 111 113 , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 DO. to 6 ii.e. An.&Oot.. 100 1094 1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 Scl ' 'uliflord Amalgamated.. 36% 87% Deven G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 62 65 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. %d par d East Caradon ...... .... 2.14.0 25i 26% East Carn Brea. E. WlRussel (Tavistk )I , 8.9.0 54 6 1 Gam.&St.AuDyn(Gwen ) 581 , 11 13 ,Great South Tolg - us 175 5 6 1 G. \Vheal Vor (I.lelston, 40 11 12 Grenville Herr.... P.-loot 8.12 19 41 IA ingston Downs 4.:8.0 11 2% i Lady Bertha I Margaret Wily Lelant, t/A 20 22 M a rke Valley. • 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2% 1% 1 d New Sctun l O4 90 100 • North Downs •Zi 1 i 2 -- NAM 'I Baseet (Mogan 3.1.0 2% 3% ' North Wheal Crotty Par 'Consols (st. Blaze)) _ 20 Vrovidence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 ,3 45 Bouth Caradon(St.Cleer) 1% 410 120 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — _ F.. Wheal Fran. (Illogan, 18.1 8 .9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 35 37 IS i eamar Silv.dt Lead Min. a% k k fin Cron 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l% 9% 10% W C , radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5% 87s 92i Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 22% 27% IWheal Kitty (U.Lelant), 2.0.6 WhealLuckott ' 3.0.8 11 2% - Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 12 13 I— Wheal Teton 58% 17 20 180 174 Wheal Treilawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 0 J Wheal Union 3.17 2% 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 113 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. pf., 99k 100,E PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 1014 Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. B, 74 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 101} LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1011 Preston and `Pyre, 444 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. great Luxembourg, 124 amur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 8/ Sambre and Meuse, 9 FOREIGN MINES. Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.), it Yudanantutana of S. Austruia 21 DOCKS. London, 71 JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of Lou ;Lan and Liverpool (Urn.), 98 Anglo Austrian, 7k Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11 Consolidated Bans, Him, 9i Continental, lim., 10} 11 101 East London, Rm.. 74 English, Scotch, and Australian chartered, 231 Imperial Ottoman, 17f 4 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 7} London and County, 55* London Joint Stock, 36} London and South African, Ditto, new, 26} London and South American, lim., London and Westminster, 781 9 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 141 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 39 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57 Union of Australia, 55K6i MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace,,: — Ditto, pref., 119 Discount Corporation, limited, lei Egyptian Commercial and 'Trading, lim., 4 Gen. Crt dit and Finance of Lonuon, lim., Of Hudson's Bay, 13* 13 London Financial Association, lim„ 2.31 aladras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all). 22* National Discount Company, lira., 01 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 1.4 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 21 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appe.tr that gold is nearly 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices tioniHamburg the price of gold is 4251 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mirit!price is, therefore, about 1-10th per cent. dearer in h amburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on Londo n f or bills a t 60 days' sight is 15)1 to 160 per cent., and the premium on gold is 45i t o 45 1 per cent. At these r a tes there is sc arce ly any profit on t h e importation of gold from the United tates. 3.14. 4.4.0 P. 18.4 THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1863, LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) WILKINS V. SMITH. This was an action for libel brought by the plaintiff; the proprietor of the refreshment rooms at the Peterborough Railway station, against the Telegraph newspaper. Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Keane were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. F. H. Lewis for the de fendant. Mr. Hawkins said the plaintiff claimed compensation and damages for the injury he had sustained in consequence of some comments of an unfair nature which had appeared in defendant's newspaper. A special reporter from the paper in question accompanied the Prince of Wales on his journey to the north, and the train stopping at Peterborough station to take refreshment. On the pub lication of the report of the journey the following day the special reporter said he trusted his royal highness had not tasted the detestable pure sold at the Peterborough star ion, and which.was composed of a mixture of horsebeans, with other such like delicacies. The plaintiff feeling naturally indignant at such a rdtection on the refreshments supplied, wrote to the defendant complaining of the report, and asking for an apology, when the following day an announcement appeared In the Telegraph, stating that they had been requested to state by Mr. Wilkins, that the soup sold at the Peterborough station was not made of horse beans. Finding all attempts to obtain an apology vain, the present action was brought. (The copies of the paper con taining the objectionable stricture and the announcement mentioned, were I_ut in and read.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, for the defendant, argued that although a misrepresentation respecting the ingredients of the plaintiff's soup had been made by the gentleman en gaged to supply an account of the journey of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the north to one of the newspapers, yet it was not of that damaging character alleged by the plaintiff. The public, he contended, were under a debt of gratitude to the press for the manner in which a reform had been brought about in the hotel system. Before the subject was put in its true light before the public bills of inordinate length were the invariable result of any person staying the shortest space of time at an English hotel. But, thanks to the press, hotel bills had been shortened, accommodation had improved; in fact, a com plete revolution had been the result of the comments made upon the objectionable system, and now an altered state of things was in existence• It appeared to him that the most had been made of a very rediculous mistake, and it also seemed to him that some allowance ought to be made for the disappointment that usually attends the first visit of a traveller to a railway refreshment room, He would not detain them by describing the contents usually to be found in those places—the antiquated and mathematically cut sandwiches—(laughter) — the suspicious bits of indestructible pork pie (laughter)— which might, it was true, fill up a vacuum, but which certainly would obstinately resist digestion—(laughter) —he would rather ask the jury their opinion of the soup usually sold to cold and hungry travellers. He had never been to Peter borough, so his remarks did not apply to that particular place ; but, speaking generally, he was sure that the man who had once taken soup at a railway station would be greatly indisposed to undergo the miseries of a second basin. (Laughter.) Supposing a soup was made of horse beans, he did not think it was the first article that was manufactured, and of necessity, bad, because it was made from somewhat coarse ingredients. To his mind it, appeared that the flavouring was the principal thing— (laughter) and although the plaintiff had called his cook that important personage had not been asked of what the identical soup prepared for royal travellers was composed. (Laughter.) The whole matter he thought was perfectly ridiculous, and he felt certain the jury would form a cor rect estimate of the damage the plaintiff had sustained for the publication of the observations. Baron Bramwell summed up the evidence. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff with £25 of damages. DIVORCE COURT. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) BAILEY Y. BAILEY. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Pritchard for the petitioner. This was an undefended suit by Clara Bailey for a disso lution of marriage with her husband, Loyd George Feachey Bailey, on the ground of cruelty and adultery, and also for the custody of the children. The par ties were married at Hunstone, in Sussex, on March 10, 1852, and there were three children issue of the marriage, two of whom are living. After the marriage they resided at Brighton for four months, and then emigrated to Aus tralia, where they lived for several years. The ill-treat ment was alleged to have taken place as early as June, 1855, and amongst the different alts detailed was striking or kicking the petitioner violently a week before her con finement with her first child. The object for which the respondent, who was originally a wine merchant, went to Australia having failed, the parties returned to England at the end of the year 1862. The respondent opened a confectioner's shop at 1, Duke street, Brighton, and in the beginning of 1863 he resumed his violence. On one occasion he followed her to her bed room and struck her a violent blow on the back of the neck which knocked her down and rendered her insensible. She was laid up for a considerable time afterwards from the blow in question. On another occasion he tore her mantle to pieces, and while she was washing a bottle in the kitchen he came in and knocked it out of her hand, and flung the piece at her. In the February following, while they were at tea in the parlour, without any provocation, he took the bottles and flung them at her one by one. He was addicted to intemperance, and had threatened to shoot her with a gun. The petitioner left her husband on the 23d March last, and had not since returned to cohabitation with him. The adultery was proved to have taken place with different females at Brighton ; and on one occasion, during the absence of his wife, the re spondent brought home a woman named Lee, who re mained in the house for an hour. The petitioner and other witnesses were examined, whose evidence fully proved the case. The learned judge made the decree nisi, with costs, and directed the petitioner to have the custody of the children until further orders. Mr. James Spence, of Liverpool, on Southern Independence. -- —4. Last night the City Hall of Glasgow was crowded to excess by a promiscuous audience, including all the chief business men, to hear an address on Southern independence by Mr. James Spence, of Liverpool. Mr. James Hannan was in the chair. Mr. SPENCE, on rising, was received with loud cheers. He said he appeared in answer to. a requisition signed by 200 of the citizens of Glasgow, inviting him to address them on the subject of Southern independence. It afforded him the utmost pleasure in responding to the request. Glasgow had a right to speak on such a subject, and any opinion it might express on a matter on which it had means of infor mation, not common to the whole country, would carry weight in every other pert of the kingdom. Before enter ing on the subject, he proceeded to clear the way by re moving two misconceptions winch existed in some minds, lie had no hostility to the Government of this country, and while he denounced this cruel and unjust war, whilst he claimed for the Southerners that right of self-government which we accord to every other powerful community, he was no advocate or defender of slavery. He deplored it for its own sake, and for the sake of the Southern people. He entertained the opinion held by many of the greatest men the South had produced—viz., Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Clay—all of whom regarded slavery as an evil to their country; and advocating the independence of the South, amongst other benefits which he believed it would confer, he held it to be the only issue of this war that pro. prised a hope to the termination of the evil. He then showed, from the early history of the Union, that its pre sent constitution not only originated in rebellion, but was the fruit of a secession. He stated that the principle of the present constitution was that each State was a sovereign community, governing itself except in regard b those mat ters which, in common with the rest, it committed to the general government of the country. There wss not a word in the constitution to forbid any of the States retiring from it as they had done from its predecessor. Hence the coer cion now attempted by the North had not only no warrant in the constitution, but was the wrongful exercise of a power which was deliberately excluded from it. He affirmed not only that secession was a just right of every State, but that the ingenuity of man could not combine those rovereign States into a Federal Republic without the right of seces sion. lie did not advocate this principle of . secession, he was no believer in republics in any form, but right was right and if the American people thought proper to adopt certain principles or forms of government, it was their duty now to' accept the consequences. The Southern States had not only a right of secession inherent in the Federal compacts, but they had the same right from a still higher source, the de claration of independence, the fountain head of American political principles. He then quoted Abraham Lincoln's justification of Western Virginia receding from the rest of that state, and asserted that any one who sought would find an authority for the very grossest form either of rebellion or secession in Mr. Lincoln. Thus the Southern States had right upon their side ; they simply do what the Northern slaveowners did before them, and have taught them to ad mire ever since. But it might be asked whether, admitting the right, there was sufficient ground to exercise rt. H e then recited the causes which had led to secession, laying stress on the fact that the people of the . North and South are distinct from and antagonistic to each other, The North preached religious liberty, and practised it by persenteting and slaying all who differed from themselves. In like man ner they were the first to threaten secession; they were the first who took measures to secede; but now that others fol low their example, and they lose by it, they deem it the deadliest of sins. This was not an attempt to cut one na tion into two, but to compel two nations to be one. The fact that the Southerners ate another people, and the na tural desire which it created to have an existence and government of their own, that was the cause of this convul sion; but there was another, in the conviction which had long pervaded the South that the Union was worked to the profit of the North and their own loss. Some might be surprised that he did not mention slavery as one of the causes of secession. The very smallest reflection ought to show any one who took the trouble to reflect that slavery, so far from being a cause, was the strongest of all possiblereasons against secession. He then went on to show that in all the other cases of war or threatened war in America slavery had no part, and asserted that if slavery was the first object of Southern thought, they would have clung to the Union with the most desperate tenacity, but some might ask, Was not slavery declared to be the corner-stone of the Southern Confederacy ? That was a popular and parrot cry of the Northern advocates. It was true that a Southern orator said that the difference of race and the inferiority of one race to another was the corner-stone of the system ; but did they ever before hear of such a thing as taking a metaphorical expression of an orator and fixing it on 8,000,000 of people ? Leaving metaphor for fact, every man knew where to find the corner-stone of any confederacy. There was but one thing to which that epithet would apply, and that was its constitution. Now, in the constitution of the Southern States there was not a single principle in support of slavery which was not in the old one. Strange to say the only new principle was opposed to slavery, and that was the absolute prohibition of the slave trade. There was not one word in it to prevent any State freeing its slaves, and remaining a member of the Confederacy as befere. What did they think of the capacity of those who took up the sound of a phrase, and had not the penetration to discern the sense of it, and the limits of its application ? There was another question, Was it true that this war was carried on by the North in order to free the slaves ? Now, it was true there was a small band in the North of fanatical men who had made this sub ject a passion, and who, to gratify that selfish passion, were not only hounding on this bloodshed, but were ready to exterminate men of their own race, and to level every re straint of law and humanity in order to carry out their ends. But these men were a mere handful of the 21 millions in the North. The infinite majority regarded the negro with aversion, and maintained the war, some for the sake of Southern trade, some because they feared that separation now would lead to other divisions in the future, but by far the greatest number because, under the pernicious moral effects of the Union, boastful ambition had become the leading characteristic of the Federal mind ; and as their idea of greatness was the gross idea of greatness in size, they shrink from this reduction of dominion. Could there be any possible doubt on that point? Mr. Lincoln never wielded despotic power over what were called the Free States. If his objects were to free the slaves, would he not proceed with thcise who were within his reach ? He had all the slavenin Delaware,Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, ab solutely in his power. Why did he not tree them ? They were told the constitution stood in the way n that was a miserable excuse. The constitution might be laughed at when Lincoln wanted to imprison men, but it must be re spected when he wished to free them, Bat though he would not free those within his reach he was quite ready to free all who were beyond it. Those were the principles, this the style of virtue they were to sympathise with and admire. He characterised Lincoln's celebrated emancipation procla mation as a complete farce, and then asked the meeting to consider the subject of slavery, not as ranting declaimers but as thoughtful men. It was a great, terrible fact 4,000,000 of negroes—and the people of this country took these negroes from Africa to slavery in America. How was this evil to be removed ? Certainly not in the philanthropic manner proposed by the North of setting at liberty men who were powerless to make their way nethe world; but in his judgment, the first step to terminate this evil was the independence of the South. The problem, how to effect a c hange in the condition of so vas t a multitude without anarc hy or industrial paralysis, was the largest and m ost diffi cu lt ever presented to th e m i n d o f the statesman. When he reflected on the wonders the people of the South had accomplished , w hen he considered how they had raised and equipped great armies, he, they had created manu factures, or that self-devotion they had displayed, what calmness in the senate, what heroism in the field, he was convinced they were equal to this further task. What ended slavery amongst ourselves ? Rad the people of France invaded us to force emancipation upon us, should we have assented ? Nay, they knew better. In that case we should probably have been slaveowners to this day. It was ended und e r a calm conviction of duty. Carry that convic tion to the Southern mind, and they would gather the same fruit. H e thought, in considering the, question of inde pendence, they must also weigh the consequences of the other issue. He held that the first result of Northern suc cess would be a war with this country, which would be most disastrous to ourselves. The independence of the South appeared to him to be essential to the well-being of the whole American people, and the prolonged continuance of the war would be fraught with great evil, both of which points he illustrated at some length, and vividly portrayed the terrible effect of its prolongation on the Americans of both sections, and asking what could be done t o end that mass of evil. They could at least mak e the attem pt to do some thing. Neutrality did not n ecessitate :inaction. He did not urge recognition, but whathe did urge was that Govern ment should enter into relations with the other Powers of Western Europe, and in their united wisdo m deci d e as to the measures to be taken. Ou r inaction w as , indeed, con venient at the moment, an d saved responsibility and excused irresolution. This country did not attain its place among nations by a policy of inaction. It was not by doing nothing that we were ourselves what we are, and our emi nence would hardly be maintained if we were always to leave it to another Power to regale° the destinies of the world. It was the duty of this countr y the voice of outraged humanity im p lore d it. It was our luty as politicians to consider t he balan ce of pow er in the New W It was orld as well as the old. not to follow, b ut to lead. It was our duty as m en to hold out a ha nd when our duty as citizens to give some regard to the int erests o f this c ountry, and the danger threatening it in future. It was a duty w e owed t to our traditions to respect the duke for self-goveru nl T, expressed by a powerful people. and it uza a duty nehl<iu.: this country, the parent of America, owed to 'P B o , ce h r i ch ants to m a ke an effort to assuage the tempest . 1.) ;)" , re they were tern, and restore to t hem the blessings of pee on the only bas's on which it c ould ever was the independence of the South. He concluded amid loud appl a u se . The lecture having been very well received, and a few questions having been put and answered, the vast assem blage b ro k e up . endure, and that A NEW THEATRE at Alexandria, with accocmo• modation fur 1,500 people, and with two tiers of boxes, is to be opened i ll D ecem b er w ith ItaliLU opora. Uncle Baby, or (shall we say) the Born Idiot, Under the title of " Shadows," &c., we find the following amusing sketch, is the newly published number of Punch : Enter now our Theatrical Shadows, and at once we take off our hat to Mr. Pechter, expressing a hope that his Thea trical Shadow may never grow less i Tho romantic melo drama "Bel Demonio," has been preceded by a charming little piece, entitled " Uncle Baby." Any one with the slightest pretension to taste in theatrical matters ought to go early and see " Uncle Baby.'! For the benefit of those who, either by reason of a light dinner or dyspepsy, circum stances over which they have no control, may be prevented from witnessing this truly delightful comediet•a, we will attempt to give some slight notion of the plot, dialogue, and interesting situations. The curtain rises and discovers Miss Carlotta Leclercq, dressed as Mary (shall we say Mary ? very well), and seated at a desk. Miss Leclercq looks at the audience, and everybody cheers enthusiastically for about the space of two minutes, by Mr. Barnett's, the acting-manager's, watch. When this has subsided the play begins in earnest. Mary (putting some money in a secret drawer)—Ab 1 for these many years— (Goes on saying something which evidently affects her deeply, but which is totally inaudible in the gallery, and not heard in the other part of the House, in consequence of there being some confusion in the Box•keepers' mind as to the precise numbering of the seats.) Enter Mr, SHORE, lightly. (He is supposed to be in love with Mary—Shall we call him Arthur ? we never heard his name and it wasn't in the bills : —very good then, Arthur be it.) Arthur (aside)—Ah, she little knows who's down-stairs. (Aloud.) Mary I Mary (turns suddenly and almost crying)—Arthur I (Pouts.) How you frightened me. [Looks at the carpet and pouts again. Arthur (who evidently has very limited ideas on any sub ject—aside)—Sho little knows who's down-stairs. (Aloud.) Mary I [MIRY pouts and locks up sixpence in a secret drawer. Arthur (opening a door—aside)—She little knows who is down-stairs. Enter a Girlish Young Lady, whom we'll call Ellen. Ellen (with feeble passion)—Mary I Diary (emotionally affection ate)—Ellen I Sister I ["they embrace three times. Arthur (aside)— She knows who was down stairs. (Aloud a nd bashfully)—As it's your birthday, Mary, I've brought you• this. (" This" appeared from where we were sitting to be a small cabbage leaf, but as Mary called it violets on the spot, we suppose she was right.) Mary (rapturously)-011, Arthur I [Shakes his hands heartily. Ellen—And I've brought you this. (We forget what.) Mary (more rapturously and sobbing)—Oh, Ellen I [Embraces her several times. Enter a Little Boy about nine years old, whom we will call Jimmy. Jimmy (squeaking)—l've brought you some Vi-lets, be-cos Sister loves Vi-lets. [Finishes in a very high key. Mary (ecstatically)—Real Violets. (The others weren't then ?)-0h t r61:03 bmikagAs - , Timmy, who stands with his hands in his pockets. Then crosses and embraces Ellen, who embraces Mary, who shakes hands with Arthur, who pats Jimmy's bead. Arthur (suddenly)—Let's hide I [They all get behind tables and chairs.] Enter Uncle Baby, played by Mr. Widdicomb. Uncle Baby (in a wandering manner)—l met a friend, and I said, there's my Mary at home. [They all come out of their hiding-places.] Mary—Oh, you dear Uncle Baby. [Embraces him, he embraces Mary, she embraces Ellen, Ellen hugs Uncle Baby, Uncle Baby hugs Ellen and Mary, Arthur shakes hands with Jimmy, and then the business of the scene continues.] (Ellen begins telling her secret, supposed to be only in tended for her sister's ear, either ear of course, probably the one farthest from the audience.) Gentleman in Pit—Speak up I Gentleman in Boxes (angrily)—But l've got number 48, boxkeeper, and this is the third time that— Everybody (in every part)—lisssssassssssssh I Enter an aimless young man, played by Mr. F. Charles, let us call him Bumpkins. Mary (politely)—Mr. Bumpkins —my sister—Ellen—my sister Ellen. Bumpkins (jumping a good two feet from Mary by way of indicating a start, aside) —Ha I Ellen (giving a little cry)—A—(it doesn't get to "h.") Mary (cleverly)—You've met before. Uncle Baby (who knows nothing about it) —They've met before. Arthur (who has not said anything for some time) —I know what's down-stairs. (Goes to fetch it whatever it is). Mary (severely)—l understand it all. Gentlemen in Pit (loudly)—That's more than we do. [Exeunt everybody except Mary and Ellen, who being alone, embrace one another in the right hand corner of the stage, Mary (sweetly)—Ellen I (Ellen is supposed to say "Mary," as perhaps she does. Anyhow they walk to the left-hand corner and embrace again by way of novelty. Ellen tells her long and melan choly history, during which the following observations are made by the deeply interested audience.) Indignant Paterfamilias (in Dress Circle) —Look here, boskeeper. Where's 48 ? I've been put into — A Voice (close at hand) —A passion. [Paterfamilias turns, but owner of voice remains undiscovered.] P a terfamilias —I've been in 97 and 84— Somebod3 —'B4l Good vintage. [Remains undiscovered. Boxkeeper—Let me see your tickets. Lovers of Order—Hussassfeasssssh I Paterfamilias —I've given you my tickets. I've got none now. Boxkeeper—Well, Sir, if you've got no tickets you must go out. Paterfamilias —But I've paid, I tell you, and I've given you— Lover of Order— Hush, Hush, Hush I [Exit Pateifamilas with Boxkeeper, and they are heard having it out in the lobby. In the meantime Ellen has told her story, and Mary has embraced her and appealed to the picture of her mother over the door; Uncle Baby enters intoxicated. Uncle Baby—Mary, lendraertenpounds I Mary (opens desk) —My earnings— Ellen—Oh, Uncle I [Embraces Mary. [Exit Uncle Baby, and enter aimless Dumpkins, Jimmy, and Arthur. Dumpkins_Oh, Ellen I [Takes her hand. Arthur (bashfully)—lf she only knew what was down stairs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice Cock burn and a special jury.) SYMM V. FRAZER AND ANOTHER. The cross-examination of the plaintiff in this case (the particulars of which will be found in another column of The Sun), was proceeded with this morning. At its con clusion some friends of the lady were examined, who stated that they had never known her to be guilty of anything that could be consid ered the act of an insane person . The case for the plaintiff was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. A PEST.- - Dan Mahomed, a man of colour, who is well known to West-end tradesmen as a beggar, and about the greatest pest in that line in the metropolis, was charged before Mr. Yardley with wilfully demolishing two panes of glass in the window of Mr. Feodor Leihtwitz, tobacconist, of No. 3, Old Compton-street. Mr. Leihtwitz was standing at his door yesterday after hoon when the prisoner passed, and after going a short distance rushed back. Mr. Leihtwitz, fearing the prisoner was about to attack him closed the door, and the prisoner finding he could not get into the shop broke two panes of glass. Mr. Yardley asked how many times the prisoner had been in custody ? Barnes, the gaoler, said at least twenty times—for ruf fianly and unprovoked assaults, stealing meat. publicans' measures, begging, in fact, for nearly every offence, and he spent the best part of his time in prison. Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for two months' with hard labour for the wilful damage. THAMES. THIEVES DISTURBED.—Three lads named James Lowe alias Law, Thomas Perkins, and Henry - Upson, were brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with being in a stable in North-street, Limehouse, for the purpose of com mitting a felony. James Briden, a police sergeant, No. 4 K, stated that at two o'clock this morning he found the prisoners in a stable in North-street, Limehouso. They had obtained admission to the stable by removing some of the tiles on the roof, and displacing a board. All the prisoners had homes to go to, and had no business in the stable which contained two horses, harness, sacks, corn, and pro perty, He knew all the prisoners. They were notorious thieves. The youngest, Upson, who was only 11 years of age, had recently come out of prison, after an imprison ment of 21 days for stealing a till in a shop. Perkins had been imprisoned three months in Canterbury Gaol for a robbery, and was recently discharged, after a week's remand, from the Woolwich Police-court. Lowe had been sum• inanity convicted for stealing a till, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Ho believed the intention of the prisoners, after remaining in the stable a part of the night, was to go out and plunder anything they could lay their hands on. They belonged to a gang of juvenile thieves who were the terror of small shopkeepers in Limehouso. The little fellow Upson was in the practice of going round counters and stealing money out of tills, and was the most dangerous thief of the three. Love, 'Who is 18 years of age, on being called on for his defence, said I went to the play last night, and it was not over until one o'clock, and I did not like to go home to my parents, because they would " wop" me for being out so late. Perkins, who is 16 years of age, said T went to the play and didn't like to go home. Upson-1 say nothing. Mr. Woolrych sentenced Love and Perkins to 21 days' imprisonment each, and ordered that Upson should be de tained in the Felatent School of Industry for three years, The father of the boy Upson would bo compelled to contri bute to his support. 491 1 64i los& 2 103jft 1011 116 1271 i 8 951 6 Enter Uncle Baby, sober, (Uncle Baby—l've seen him and sold the annuity, and got permission for you all to be married. Take her—bless you—be happy ;—and if our friends in front will only join, then there will not sit down a happier party to supper than Uncle Baby.) Curtain descents. This piece, turned into a very pretty ballet, with costumes a la Watteau, and sparkling music by Mr. W. H. Mont gomery, would open the evening very well ; but who that knows how to give a good entertainment will dose his guests with a glass of sixth-rive Chablis with his oysters, simply because the remainder pf the dinner is to be washed down with the very best sparkling Moet and Chaudon No, no, Mr. Fechter, Bel Demonio will suffice for every body, and begin at eight by all means ; but if tbere must be a comedietta, by way of first course, then let it be some thing better of its kind than Uncle Baby. An absurd effect was produced one night last week at Marseilles, where they were playing th e "Huguenots." When the soldiers tried to fire on M arcel, Valentine, and Raoul, in the last act, it was found that the powder had not been put into their muskets; naturally the caps a l on e exploded; but this did not prevent Valentine and Raoul falling down dead, amidst the roars of the au dience. Marcel, an older soldier, stood up like a man till a scene-shifter took a shot at him from the slips, when he fell over the bodies of his prematurely deceased friends, and the curtain fell upon the group . A GREAT GARDENERS FR:ST ATTEMpT.--1 will Thomas And rew relate an anecdot e of the great Knight, who, w hen a child, on seeing the gardener bu sed p l an ti ng beans in the g rounds, asked him why he those bits of wood, and was told that they would grow into bean plants, and bear beans. lie watched the evelit, and, finding that it happened as the gardener laid foretold, deter otation of its mined to plant his pocket-knife, in the eIEP an d when he saw also growing, and bearing other knives • to consider the that that did not take place, he set hini's.o thus was led to canoe of the difference in the two cases, and pts at tracing occupy his earliest thoughts with those at' On the vital Phenomena of plants to their c ones, and upon w hi c h he eventually constructed so bri lliant a reputation, for a greater vegetable physiologist never lived . than the late Mr. Knight, of Downton Castle.—.72/14.)berd's Gar- dener's Magazine. LE GEANT.-- , Of former GIANT PRED ECESSORS O F ballons with which a comp a rison may be made we g gigantic balloon built of skins, and have first Egg's Folly, internally a small gas bladder, in form like a fish, having sof dimensions sufficient and this app en dage ° veil when wa the fish balloon itself was to take up, in after years, at the Surrey Gardens. no more, Barnum's Tore Thumb The Glob e , a French ballc.in, which ascended from Cre morne in 1852, would take up five-and-twenty persons, and was, we believe, fully as large as t 1 10 Geant. 'Chen, again, Hoare's immense fire balloon, which played such sad antics he Beulah 5 p a --s ta rtin g cff without due notice of its at ,s, aut i „ rr ying off in its netting s ome of the poor intentio. land them with broken. bones. Indeed, the workmen, to - onster brought it to * nu untimely end, for, vagaries of this re. neuter occasion at the Surrey Gardens, refusing to go uP on ' halfpence shied . by the infuriated . it was cut to pieces with ip in America, which was built multitude. Lowe's aerial t. a to cross the Atlantic mate tbtr , : e size o f the Greallt , years since, was double the PRISONERS OF WAR, The exchange of sick and wounded prisoners, but of no ethers, still proceeds; 185 Confederate sol diers, all maimed and wounded, were delivered at City Point on Oct. 29. In exchange for them 185 Yankee prisoners, all in the same or a worse con dition, were placed on board flag of truce boat. A detachment of the Richmond Ambulance Committee went down to take charge of the moving of these mangled wretches, and provided also with refresh ments and comforts for the alleviation of the suffer ings of their fel ow creatures on both sides. This is sad work. All these prisoners on both sides were unfit to be moved in their present condition, and many of them forfeit their lives in the procees recovering their liberty. It is a cruel necessity which our enemies impose upon us, by sending us none but the maimed and suffering, who are likely, as they hope, to be o: no further service in our army, because our authorities have no alternative but to drag an equal number from their beds of pain to make the suitable return. It is a wanton and barbarous aggravation of the inevitable horrors of war. We understand very well the policy of the enemy in making so many difficulties about the exchange of prisoners, and in breaking the arrangement of the cartel, save as regards the sick and wounded prisoners. They feel themselves strong in the numbers of their people, such as they are, and in their ability to bring over hordes of hungry Europeans to replace those who may fall or be taken ; and they hope by degrees, if they have luck, to make our armies dwindle in numbers, being quite willing that we should keep their men in prison till the end of the war, knowing that they have far more than a compensation in keeping from the field an equal or even smaller number of ours. It is a compliment to the Confederate soldier; and in that point of view we may derive some comfort from this policy, but it is not the less a barbarous, brutal one. We believe there are too many prisoners taken in this war —far more than in any other of w hich history makes mention--and perhaps some thing wdi be gained if the breakicg off of the cartel shalt induce soldiers on both sides not to be taken prisoners. We certainly recommend it to our men not to surrender ; if they do so their lot is pro bably to be crowded in such filthy dens as Fort Delaware till the end of the war, only to be exchanged when their health is broken bitterly, so that they can be of no use either to the cause or to themselves. If our words could by any means reach the Yankee soldiers we would tell them their fate also, if they come here as prisoners, cannot be a very bright one this coming winter. It is true our authorities do what they fairly can—with ins- tice to our own people —to give them humane usage, and that our medical officers afford them every assistance in their power, but there are 13,000 of them now in Richmond, not to mention those de tained in other places. There is here, if not a scarcity, at least a great dearth of provisions, and not less of fuel; while, as to the medicines, they are contraband of war, and our enemies use extreme dili g ence in keeping them from us altogether. We would assure those Yankee soldiers that death on the field were far ,better than captivity here this winter, and would accordingly counsel them also not to be taken alive.—Richmond Enquirer. MARKETS—This Day MARK-LANE. A moderate supply of home grown wheat was on sale hare to-day, and the trade ruled firm both for red and white qualities. Selected parcels were held at is per qr. more money than on Monday last, and inferior produce commanded extreme rates. There was a fair averge show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands. Holders of all descriptions were very firm in their demands, and an advance of is per quarter was in several instances realised. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and quotations had an improved tendency. The supply of barley was tolerably large. Good and fine malting qualities moved off steadily, at full prices. Other wise the barley trade was dull, at the late decline in prices. Malt was in fair average request, at fall quotations. The supply of oats on sale was small. Both for English and foreign qualities the trade ruled firm, at an advance of 6d per quarter from Monday last. Beans and peas met a steady sale, and Monday's currency was supported. The flour trade was firm, and quotations had an upward tendency. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt- Oats. Flom. English...". 1,130 I 1,620 490 110 1 610 Irish.. — 220 1900 2,130 10,020 2,200 1730 20 aks, brls. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale here is moderate. Generally speaking, the trade is heavy, and prices are rather lower. Per 81b. by the carcase. s d s d adsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Middlingmutton 3 8 4 2 Middling do. .. 32 3 6 Prime do 44 4 6 Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Vaal .... . Do. .. 40 4 Small p ork 3lO 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 BLamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 , BOROUGH HOP. On the whole, the hop trade is steady. The amount of business doing is by no means extensive ; neverkheless prices rule firm. The imports from the Continent are mo derately large, but from America the receipts continue sn3all. New Mid and East Kents £4 lOs to £8 lOs per cwt. New Weald of Kents 6 Os to 6 5s ~ New Golding New Sussex Yearlings Olds COLONIAL. TEA..—A limited amou nt of business has bee Go done in o ehip- Chine descriptions, ac about previous rates. ping congou is quoted Hid to I2d per lb. SOO/LB.—The market has been active, owing to specu lative dealings, and the late advance in West India has been fully supported. In the refined market,oY wev.er,less firmness has prevailed, owing t o a better suPPI ot good being on offer. COFFEE. —A strong business has been done in colonial w hich have realised en descriptions, at about previous quotations. . dull, and quotations Wm —There has been rather more demandifor good and fine descriptions of East India, 0 ,,, the spot is marked 42a 9d ; ha T need ALL r o a w te . s -LBasiness has been v erY exhibit December , s les 42s 3d to • 43 a 6d; P.Y.C. j oad spring delivery, arr ivals of oranges are of an eaten- GREEN per cwt, 43s 3d FRUIT.—The f Lisbon, Malaga, and Palermo, sold public sale, were taken freely by togethersi ve har a w c i t t e h r, , parcelss o m e cargoes o inducing by Keeling and Hauteat Black Spanish nuts are held firmly. the trade, the modera figure sustain their value. purchases. Lemons New Barcelona to hand, and the opening Chestnuts dull of eale, owing to the mild weather. Almeria grapes of goo d quality in demand. price moderate. SECOND EDITIO SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. DENMARK. GOTHA, Nov. 26. Prince Frederick of Augnstenburg has proposed to the Germanic Diet to adopt measures for the protection of the functionaries in the Duchies who refuse to take the oath of allegiance to the King of Denmark. Colonel Duplant has just arrived from Hamburg to assume the direction of military affairs. SIIIPPING—This Day LOD or ' Nov. 2 7.—Wind this day at noon—South- 1 Bost; light breeze, and fine weather. 111,10 ROAD, Nov. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rlinke'r from Montreal. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Harvest from New York. (13Y MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 26—Onward, from Rouen; Arrived, Flirt, from Wyborg. Nov . 27—Gustaf Wasa, from Gottenburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Caldon, from London, for Buenos Ayres ; Patentaus Barque, from Grimsby, for New Orleans; Mel bonene, from Shields, tor Alexandria; Stiaton, of Jersey, and B. C. J. M. Commercial Code, both from the north, for the west. Sailed—All the outward bound. The brig Glengarry, o f Liverpool, from London to Car diff, Stillwell, niastrr and owner, got on shore near St. Margaret's bay, at 6.30 last evening ; was assisted off by Deal galley, apparently without damage. THE CELEBRATED VIOLINIST HERR JOACIIIM AND xis YOUNG WIFE will, it is understood, visit London in the spring. He is at present giving a series of quartet concerts at Hanover. A MODEL MANAGER.—Villebecque acted be comingly to the young► charge which Stella had bequeathed to him. Ho was himself, as we have intimated, a man of enterprise, a restless sprit, not content to move for ever in the sphere in which he was born. Vicissitudes are the lot of such aspirants. Villebecque became manager of a small theatre, and made money. If Villebecque, without a sou, had been a schemer, Villebecque with a small capital was the very Chevalier Law of theatrical managers. He took a larger theatre, and even that succeeded. So on he was recognised as the lessee of more than one, and still he prospered. Villebecque began to dabble ill houses. He enthroned himself at Paris ; his envoys were streterrburg. heard of at Milan and Naples, at Berlin and His controversies with the Conservatoire at Paris ranked opera. among state papers. Villebecque rolled in chariots and drove cabs ; Villebecque gave refined suppers to great nobles, who were honoured by the invitation ; Villebeccue wore a red ribbon in the button-hole of his . frock, and more than one cross in his gala dress. --Disraci" ConingsbY, THE CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL. FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER. NINTH DAY. [The following appeared in the Third Edition of "The Sun" of last evening] ALDERSHOT, Thursday. The proceedings were resumed this morning at a quarter past 10, all the members being present with the exception of Colonel Lodder, who is still too ill to leave his bed. Sir G. Wetherell, K.C.8., presided. Assistant Surgeon Oliver Barnett was recalled, and his examination in chief continued by Col. Sir A. Horsford as official prosecutor. The last question put last evening and answered was read as follows : Q. Is the opinion expressed by you and Dr. Turnbull as to the causes hi the detailed medical report of Sergeant Major Lilley's death correct, or do you wish to qualify it in, any way ? A. I consider it correct, and I do nct wish to qualify it in any way. Colonel Sir A. Horsfozd repeated the question this morn ing, and the witness said I do wish to quality it, inasmuch. as in a subsequent report made by Dr. Turnbull, in which I concurred, that opinion was, to a certain extent, mo dified. Colonel Sir A. Hursford—Can you state to the court to what extent that opinion was modified ? Witness—lt was modified to a certain extent, to what extent I cannot positively state, but I believe it left the original statement substantially the same as before. The cross-examination was postponed., Cornet William Thomas Skinner Snell was recalled, and cross-examined by Lieutenant• Colonel Crawley, who said— Mr. President and gentlemen, before I proceed to put any questions to Cornet Snell, 1 wish to put into his hands a certain paper, not for the purpose of putting it in evidence, but that he may refresh his memory. I consider this to be a fair course, so that he might not be taken by sur prise. Colonel Sir A. Horsford did not object. Colonel Crawley—When you became acting adjutant on the 4th. May, was it at the request of Lieut. Fitzsimons that you might perform the duties of adjutant for him. while he was unwell ? Witness—Yes ; and the request was made through me. Further questioned, when witness continued—l am not prepared to say whether the orderly room was in the bar rack yard or in Lieut. Fitzsimons' bungalow. A request had been made some time previously that I should go into the orderly room and see the duty of adjutant done, in order that I might be able to undertake the duties of the office, if the adjutant should fall ill. I can swear that I made that request myself, and it was also made I believe by Lieut.Fitzsimons , From the 4th to the Bth May I was acting for Lieutenant Fitzsimons as adjutant. I lived in the same house with Mr.Fitzsimons, but 1 do.not remember his giving me any instructions whilst I was doing the duty of adjutant. The first morning Mr. Fitz simons did examine the papet s I brought to you for signa ture, but to the best of my recollection not afterwards. I received the first orders as to the prisoners under arrest from Mr. Fitzsimons, but they were not in writing. When I revisited the sentry afterwards I did not make any re mark or report to you when I found the sentries were not in the same place where I posted them on the 7th of May. As a rule, I always asked Sergeant Major Lilley if he had any complaint to make, and he never made any, I cannot say my visits were confined to twi ce a day. I visited him frequently. I asked Ser geant Major Lilley frequently, to the best of my recollection, but never received any complaints. 1 was never actually put in orders to act as adjutant. I am not aware that on the Bth of May, the day I ceased to act as adjutant, Mr. Fitzsimons was reported sick. (Order book produced.) On looking at the order book, I am aware of it most de eidedly—(a laugh)—the order is there, and it is so stated, but I am not aware of it more than I was before, except from what I see in the book. I remember going with Ser geant Major Cotton to visit the sentries but not to post them. Ido not remember going with Sergeant Major Cotton to alter the position of the sentries. Sergeant Major Bernard recalled and cross-examined by Colonel Crawley—Lieut.Fitzsimons acted as adjutant at the time of the conversation detailed in my examination in chief. I occupied quarters next to SergeaLt Major Wakefield when he was under arrest, and once put notes and papers through a hole in the wall for the sergeant major. The President cautioned the witness not to say anything that might criminate himself. Cross-examination continued—l received some money from Sergeant Bennett for Wakefield, and gave it to a native to give to him. I never told Bennett that I had made a hole in the wall, and could pass money and notes to Wake field without the sentries seeing it. I never asked Bennett to get money from Smales to Wakefield at the time of the arrest. Colonel Crawley said he had no questions to ask Mrs, Cotton in cross-examination. Major James Hyde Champion was recalled and cross.. examined by Colonel Crawley as to the contents of a letter i t n e de byrMrs. produced and reported yesterday, but the evidence merely recapitulated the facts in the letter. recalled and r an aw d ley ea v a i ar si kColonelAssistant-Surgeon Lilley during her illness before the arrest of the sergeant ttgt a - , : 1 u e 717. major, but lam not quite sure of it. Ido not recollect be ß li i rve et t t ha r t eca M ever meeting Mrs. Crawley at Mrs. Lilley's house. Mrs. Lilley's back was inspected long before the arrest of her husband. I remember you giving Sergeant Major Lilley leave to precede the regiment to Mhow on account of the death of one child and the illness of another. Ido not remember the dates of the death of the children. One died while we were on the march, and the other shortly afterwards. I do not believe you were aware that the close arrest of Sergeant Major Lilley was inflicting fatal .injury to his health. I was on intimate terms with you during the time of the arrest of Lilley, and was daily and nightly in vour house in consequence of illness in your family, and was in almost hourly attendance on your wife and her mother at that time. I never, that I re member, made any representation official or non-official to Colonel Crawley, or to any member of his family, with reference to Sergeant Major Lilley, nor with regard to Mrs Lilley, as to the position of the sentries and the annoyance caused thereby. I have always found Colonel Crawley de sirous to carry out any suggestions made by me as to the condition of the regiment, but it was only in the absence of the surgeon of the regiment that I ever acted for myself. I reported all the circumstances of Sergeant Major Lilly's arrest, the illness of Mrs. Lilly, and the position of sentries before Dr. Turnbull,aud it was on my recommendation to the doctor that the three sergeant majors were allowed exercise. I believe Dr, Turnbull did not make any representation to you as to the inconvenience caused to Mrs. Lilley by the position of the sentries, but I have not any recollection that the doctor said he would not do so. From what I know of Col. Crawley, I believe that if I or any one else had represented that the close arrest of Sergeant Major Lilley was likely to prove fatal, steps would have been taken to avert that sad calamity. No one could have anti cipated Lilley's death. I did not know he was in his u sual, health the day before his death. After some further evidence, the court adjourned. Bank of England Return,--Yesterday, • An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th andh 8t Victoria, c,tp. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 25th day of Nov., 1863: HMI DEPORTMENT. Note it issued .......£27,329,245. Government Debt £111,015,1c0 Other Securities 834,9 08 2 879,245 Gold Coin. s. 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