The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

THE ' i'LVIL WAR IN AMERICA, (F in the correspondent of the Times) NEW YORK, Nov. 27. It seem .)d fated that the national solemnities ob served bY the people of the United States should this year: - be signalized by events propitious to their cause, alai 1. the Americans are, naturally enough, fain to s ee in the coincidence the best proof that "Heave ais with them." The 4th of July brought them e news of the victory at Gettysburg and the surreni ler of Vicksburg. 'Thanksgiving Day, for which the 26th of this month was appointed, cheere d them with the tidings of " the splendid victory of Grant's Grand Army," the capture of 5,000 to 10,000 prisoners and 40 pieces of artillery, and the retreat and probable dispersion or sur render of Bragg's force." As at Gettysburg, them was a moment, on the sec and day of the battle, in which the Southerners, by a timely movement, could have utterly crushed their enemies ; so an opportunity had equally offered itself to Bragg, soon after Chickamauga, to echieve the destruction of Roaencranz's army, had he taken ad-vantage of the extremities to which the Federals Were reduced, previous to the opening of their com ma nications at Bridgeport. After opening the Teriaessee River for their benefit, the Northerners have been undisturbed, preparing for that onset which, in the course of a few days, was to drive Bragg from a position which his own irresolution and aluggishness had rendered untenable. Alra,dy for several weeks the Southern papers had thrown out broad hints that Lookout Moun tain must leai abandoned, and all the accounts that reached us through deserters described the state of Bragg's army as anything but encouraging. We had , however, become very loth to believe, of h mere e runawr iy stories, and the " demoralisation ' Confeelerate army had been too trite a themeonthe part of the Northern press to deserve much atten tion. There seems little doubt, nevertheless, that it wat i through deserters that General Grant ascer tained, on Sunday evening, that Bragg was in full retmat. Roused by that report, the Federal COM mr‘raler in Chief ordered a reconnaissance in force on tt Le Alonday,which was followed by a general engag e . anent on the Tuesday, and ended in the total defeat of the Confederates on the Wednesday, The par ticulars you will have doubtless received before this letter can be printed, through the telegraph. I would only wish to observe that the battle occurred be tween an army which had been for weeks making ready for a regular enslaught, and another army caught in the midst of the hurry and confusion inseparable from a retreat. The aim of Bragg was to steal away, and the first discovery made by his enemy was that he had sent his heavy artillery to the rear. On the first day there was mere skirmish ing, the rifle pits were carried by storm, a few sharpshooters were captured. The second day wit nessed a m ore d eliberate attack on Lookout Moun tain, the occupation of a part of which led to the abandoh:nent of the whole. Missionary ridge, which `Pas stoutly defended on that same day, was given up oa the following, and the retiring Southerner, hopeless of farther resistance, only thought of mak ing good his retreat, by the destruction of bridges and the burning of stores, provisions, &c. That the fighting, except at one point on Mis sionary Ridge, was not of any great consequence, We may bo tempted to infer from the small number of ce.eual ties on either side, so far as we can make Out from the reports which have hitherto reached us. Gen. Grant gives no particulars of the killed and viiaun 3erl, rank and file, but simply the names of three ci.ficers killed and eight wounded, while the prisoners taken from the enemy are variously com puted at 5,000, 6,000, and even 10,000, besides 40 to 60 pieces of artillery, 5,000 stand of small arms, 10 I,attie flags, &c. dad Bragg stood up for the defence of so formidable a position as he held, oven with a weakened army, and against widely superior forces, he might have sold the victory to the enemy at a far dearer price. However comparatively easy and bloodless the success of the Federals may be, it is not the less full and signal, and of such an importance as to cast all their forever achievements into the shade. Bragg is said to have fallen back as far as Dalton. General Thomas announced on 'Wednesday evening that he ttvonld pursue the enemy in the morning. Hooker was reported to have reached Ringgold, about 15 miles from Chattanooga, and the upshot of it all was that the great position on Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge was irreparably lost to the Confederates, and that they had no great chance of a safe resting place between Dalton and their basis of operation at Atlanta. Can General Grant follow tto his victory ? His army, we are told, has long been on half rations; it is wanting in all supplies, especially in means of transport. It is not im possible that this consideration, and the activity of the Southerners in the destruction of roads and bridges, may induce him to stop in mid career, and put off the further advance into Georgia, and the final subjugation of the South till next spring; but in the meanwhile who can calculate the extent of this his late success, and its results on the relative position of the contending parties ? All the great valley of Tennessee is, at last, in Federal hands. The communication between Virginia and the South-west, along that road, is lost to the Confede rates, past hope. Burnside's army at Knoxville is released, and Longstreet, who was only yesterday : I ,e besieger, of whom Bragg w r ote that " he held e L tile roads l e adin g i n t o K noxv ill e , exce pt th e one bt ' v een Holston and the French Broad Rivers," will h ave reason to thank his good fortune if he is allowed to oin Bragg before some of Grant's Generaleatt a The k him in his rear or cut off his retreat. been gle'riotll threec or four days, meanwhile, have Y fresh and b r i g ht, an d th e A rm y o f the Potomac,i which people expectedhas would not again move duringe.avinter, because "King Mud and tolerable roads before it, and the order to "move forward" has been quartsra i ssue d. The news of ai rito : ytea,great doings had reached Meade's head the Soldiers..berfday morning, and had spread among desir e t ore they set out, thril ling them with eager Geo neral the valour of teir Western comrades. 10,0 4 c r a al Lee is said f to have 36,000 infantry and vastly inferior to that Which meade a cavalry—a mu o s r t c e e r against him. Hi s line extends along the south bunk of the Rapidan, from Whit e ' s Ford to Mile Run. President Davis was with Lee very l a t e l m y and is perhaps still with him. A great „ view of the Southern troops was held on Wednesday, when ue the President addressed stirring words to that march. enduring soldiery. Oa the other hand, the Federal army is said to i 4 presen t a ma gnificent spectacle;„ It marched yesterday, at 8 o'clock in the mornin g , i n three columns. A b a t t l e was expected to come eat at Germania Ford, but hitherto no action is reported. No pea of mine can attempt to describe the exul tation of these Northern people on the arrival of the gcand news from Chattanooga. The excitement " was great even hi this harum-searuat c ity was yesterday wholly beat on the full enjoyment of its holiday, and crowded theatres, saloons, and tellers to such an extent that tens of thousands of epectators and merrymakers beset the doors of all those pieces of entertainment, vainly waiting for a chance of admission. But in the more sober towns of New England, in Philadelphia, in Washington, the joy of the people rose to frenzy, and the bulle tins from the borders of Georgia were read in almost all the churches by way of text to the ser -1110 °las. The news is great in itself, but the f r iends of American Union exaggerate, if p oss ibl e , it s e t %nee, aad are ready to cry "Fin n i c Secesirel I" A e despatch from General Grant is just in, in which h e annoueces the " complete rout of the seems," t h e ground encumbered with waggons, caissons, and oe . camonai pieces of artillery ; 60 of these latter, at &rates. least,Generid bare been lost by the Confe continue to Red ciaran.n t adds that the pursuit will the morning, a place for which he was about to at art himself in a few hours e d Ciay a s mall post-village * B i n Whit e fi e ld county, Georgia, a few miles • In advance of veryßiog near the Georna. g l6 e and Tennessee boundary line. It is about nr , le . s to the north of Dalton a broach of the Eist iennese and Georgia on and its occupation cuts Off al l probability Rail way, probability of - Bragg, were he Longstreet an' to attempt to fail back upon h im. It is difficult to estirntte to its full extent the calamity which has befallen the Southern arms. Bragg and the Confederacy are not in a condition to recover the loss of the thousands of men and of the vast materiel that they have left on the field, nor is the army now on its way to Dal ton likely soon to recover from the panic s nd disor ganisation into which it has been thrown, while the tidings of its defeat cannot fail to strike dismay into the heart of Longstreet, and, perhaps, even paralyze the arm of the hitherto invincible Lee. So much has been lost by one stroke, not by actual de fect, but, most probably with very little fighting, by an ill projected and worse conducted retreat. Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, and, by way of enlivening the solemnity, a negro regiment (the 2d United States Coloured), the first that ever was seen in New York, was paraded along the streets. The appearance of these " gorillas in re gimentals," as the Copperheads call them, excited some attention, but gave rise to no disturbance, in spite of the merry-making Irishry through whom they passed, and notwithstanding the old grudge that Paddy is said to bear against Sambo. Neither, however, did [ yesterday see the clapping of hands, or hear the acclamation with which a sight of that nature was greeted in Boston, when I stood on the steps of the Tremont-house four months ago; for New York, with its motley population and its all absorbing dollar -worship, cannot be expected to go the lengths of earnest and stubborn and fanatical New England. That the Yankee must familiarize himself with the idea of a political association of the negro with his own proud destinies, that he must even wink at the fusion and amalgamation of t he races is, however, matter whi c h l eaves room f or little doubt. Already the blackie steps fearless and even somewhat swaggering in, elbowing his Cau casian brethren in all public rooms and conveyances. The barrier which centuries of instinct, or, if you prefer, prejudice, had raised is everywhere falling to the grow!, and the New York papers actually have matrimonial advertisements by " two full blooded, likely negroes away down South, who are looking out for some loyal young ladies of cheerful disposition, handsome, intelligent, dark-haired, dark eyed, fair complexion, and not over 20 years of age, with a view to mirth and marriage." Well might Mr. Ward Beecher preach yesterday from the pulpit at Plymouth. Church, Brooklyn : " There is nothing that will make the common people so quickly sympathise with the African as the knowledge that he will fight:and he does fight, and if that is a test, is there fore a man. Although war is not thought to be a civiliser, yet men have been held so low that even war is elevation. And so it is with the coloured men—they come up a great way before they have a right to touch the sword, and when they have laid their hand on it, the heroism of it fires their hearts, and with it they hew themselves, in their rugged and narrow path, a higher place. When 10,000 negroes can show that they, in heroic service for us, have given their blood for ours, then will you let them or their kind be ,rampled under foot any more ?" Well might the audience, regardless of the sacred ness of the place, welcome with loud plaudits the close of their preacher's sermon. As they chose to have the black to fight their battles, so it is right, not only that the black and their kind should cease to be trampled under foot, but also that the two races should be brought upon a footing of equality, sufficient not only to remove all civil, social, and political disabilities, but also to overcome all personal repugnance, and when the close of the war brings back to the North 100,000 swarthy Othellos, who have given their blood for the stay-at-home white min, it must go hard with them if they do not find among the Yankee girls 100,000 I)esdemonas, fair creatures, " in whose eyes a dark man may be a pearl." The stir among the working classes to improve their condition,under the peculiarly difficult circum stances into which a debased currency has plunged this otherwise thriving country, has generally sub sided, but will not be completely at an end till capital has everywhere done justice to the claims of labour. The latest class of men who have held out threats of a strike for a rise in their wages are the labourers in the Lord's vineyard, the clergy. The Bishop of New York, Potter, has addressed a circular to the churchwardens, vestrymen, and laity generally, in his diocese, stating " that the parochial clergy are subjected to serious loss an d suffering in conse quence of the depreciated value of the current money of the country," and " unless their nominal salaries are increased they will find it nearly impossible to meet their necessary expenszs.'' Increase, by all means ! Only if the great greenback bubble bursts, and the currency is established on a sound and rea sonable basis, will the journeyman's wages or the clergyman's salary be easily brought down back again to its former standard, and will the country have the means to hire either, even on the old scale of remuneration ? NOV} , MBER 28. Further accounts of the dissolution of Bragg's army come in almost hourly. We are too familiar with the Yankee style of despatch-writing and tele graphing to have any doubt that the tidings are grossly exaggerated. Grant's own bulletins, how ever, are entitled to full credit, and even if only half of his statements were to be admitted, we Should have to conclude that the rout is complete and the disaster irreparable. The number of prisoners swells now to 7,000, and even 8,000, and the disper sion of the implements of war, of course, keeps pace with the scattering of the soldiers. Ths Southerners throw down their arms, and seem only " longing to be speedily vanquished and captured." Some resist ance was attempted at Chicamauga, but it was soon overpowered. Bragg is falling back in the direction of Red Clay, but Hooker and Palmer were already, the evening before last, close upon him, 10 miles be yond Chicamauga. What is more important, if true, Col. Long's cavalry made a raid to the East Tennes see Railroad the same night, and destroyed 15 miles of it, thus effectually cutting off Longstreet's retreat, and depriving him of all hope of joinin g Bragg. Longstreet is likely enough to march round Knoxville, and attempt an escape into Virginia, though he would in all probability have to keep up a running fight with Burnside's lately besieged army, which would not fail to sally out of Knox ville and harass him in the rear. Of the real state of affairs about Knoxville we have, however, no recent intelligence. The army of the Potomac effected the crossing of the Rapidan on the 26th, on three points, divided in three columns, without meeting any resistance what ever. Meade telegraphed last night, at midnight, that "be had been successful at all points." Pos sibly he may only mean successful in getting across the river ; bat there are rumours of a battle having been fought near Orange Court-house, whence can nonading was heard. Up to this moment, 10 o'clock a.m., nothing positive has reached us. What was not achieved by Meade yesterday will not probably come to pass very speedily to-day, as we have again a dull sluggish rain in New York, which, if it reaches the Virginian battlefields, can scarcely fail t 0 damp the ardour of the combatants. The armies will stick in the mud. Th e Federal losses in the disorderly affair at Chat- La tIOOg% are dead andvaguely reckoned at less 3,000 d 3 000 many. ~ s i Wounded; very likely they were not so I repeat, tlir,tteenviction, from all I read and hear is, fighting. therei was but little and that desul torycame to Grant, saying," Mind, your enemy i, tryi ng want to o Y r in a g to steal away ;" and he said, have objecLion to giving t"hiefmthaeynelping kick;, wer - esh It is extremely probable that both parties tooialfalibthie.weather had ren each other, and might have yet shirked a battle till dered all operations a for, on the one Supplies ln y and ready m f e o a r n a hand, Grant did not yet deem his ' depressed spirit ent even in his nmfotvrea,nosnpoarcte, oaunndtßorfagags was s k too f . tiaueh aware of his ,ntuomrbiesrks,aan.n e d n g of c g th ern , good position if by a timely retreat he had been o in f fe h r i i : r t i r tr oo i p n s able to avoid it. 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H o ll oway ' s Pill s ac t w ith the utmost safety and greatest efficiency. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1863. A HORRIBLE STORY. Mr. Sydney Hodges, Secretary of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, in a letter to a con temporary, dated Falmouth, December 7, says : For some years past rumours have been current that the brother of a mason named Porter, living in comfortable circumstances, had been kept for many years in close confinement in a small room at the back of the premises in which Porter and his family reside. Heartrending cries and howls have been repeatedly heard by the neighbours, especially on cold winter nights ; but, although the sympathy of many was aroused, n o one d eeme d i t h i s duty to in quireinto the circumstances of the case, not dream ing, probably, of the horrors that were to be revealed. Rather more than a year ago Dr. Byrne, a well known medical practitioner from the county of Dur ham, now residing in this town, was compelled to seek the warm climate of Flushing for his health, and incidentally heard these rumours. Not satisfied to allow the matter to remain nninvestigated, he col lected all the evidence he could, and was so satisfied that the case was one demanding a strict inquiry that, with a most praiseworthy decision, he com municated the facts to the Home Secretary, who at once appointed him special commissioner, and sent down two other commissioners, who, in com pany with Dr. Byrne, went to Porter's house on Thursday last and demanded admission to his brother. Porter himself was absent, but, after some little parley with the other inmates, Dr. Byrne, who had obtained some insight into the plan of the premises, led the way through the house across a yard and up a flight of steps, where, concealed from view round a corner, they found a door, which ad mitted them to the den in which the lunatic was confined. The sight which met their gaze was too revolting to be described with all its horrid details. The place consisted of four bare, wet, plaster walls, with a small window on one side, and the door by which they had entered; a doorway opposite, for, merly communicating with the house, was plastered up, so as to cut off all communication, except by the flight of steps at the back. In one corner of the room was a wretched truckle bedstead, with cross pieces of wood, rotten with filth, about six inches wide and the same distance apart. On these bare boards was crouched a being more resembling a baboon than a man, drawn and cramped, from long exposure and suffering, out of ail form of humanity, stark naked, and with only two old rotten bags for a coverlet. I have said like a baboon, from the peculiar form into which the limbs were drawn; the knees almost touched the chin, and were pressed close down upon the chest, I imagine for warmth ; the feet close together and bent down one over the other, also I imagine for warmth; the hands clinched and brought up close to the chin ; the arms closely pressed against the sides. The knee and hip joints were anchylose; the elbow joints were also stiffening. The floor and the walls were one mass of accumulated filth, the flour rotten with it, the stench horrible ; and there are other circumstances of the case too dreadful for publication. For up wards of 20 years the tender mercies of his nearest relatives have consigned him to this living tomb—not a rag to lie upon, not even a wisp of straw; nothing but the naked board, and the two old bags to cover him. Would a raving maniac be consigned to such a doom ? God forbid ! What, let ns ask, is the mental condition of this poor wretch ? Simply im becile. A most mild, benevolent expression of coun tenance, a childlike submission to all that is done to him, no symptom of violence or even anger of any kind, and strong indications of intelligence in many things, even after these weary years of neglect and cruelty. Yesterday, in company with Dr. Byrne and some friends, I visited the poor creature, for the purpose of getting a sketch of the remarkable position in which he had remained for so many years. The arrangements being then completed, two intelligent keepers from the county asylum washed, dressed, and took him away to that admirably conducted estabiisbment at Bodmin, where we fervently hope that both his mental and bodily condition may soon be improved. Of all the moving incidents of the case, not the least was the scene on emerging from the house. Many hundreds of people were col lected round the conveyance, to which the keeper carried him in his arms like a child. "My God ! Can that be a man " " God bless you, Dr. Byrne !" were the exclamations that burst from the lips of the multitude. Few eyes were dry, especially when some who had known him is a strong intelligent youth pressed forward and shook him by the hand. I am told the Commissioners stated that in ail experience of forty years they had never met with a case so awful. I trust, Sir, S ou will give it pro minence in your columns, for the terrible reflection forces itself upon us, when we see of what humanity is capable, that this ease may not be singular. Are there any other similar rumours of cruelty that demand investigation ? Alleged Negligence of the Police in the Case of Mr. Law, Yesterday Mr. John Humphreys, one of the Mid dlesex coroners, resumed at the Panther Tavern, Hope Town, Bethnal-green, the inquiry relative to the death of Mr. Charles Law, aged 45 years, a surgeon lately practising in the east end of the metropolis. _ _ On - last Saturday fortnight the deceased was arrested while in the act of surreptitiously disposing of the dead bodies of two newly-born children in the Kingsland-road. While in custody he mani fested symptoms of insanity, and on the Monday evening, when he was liberated on bail, his intellect was so completely gone that he could not be made to recognise any of his family, and he spoke, or rather raved of fairies dancing about him, and of birds and fishes. I-Ie died in that condition on Wed nesday morning of delirium tremens. It wart, alleged that his gaolers procured him no assistance while in custody. They declared that he was " only shamming," and it was said that they never called in any medical man to ascertain whether the insanity was feigned or real. When the inquest was opened, Dr. Wallace gave it as his opinion that if the deceased had upon the outbreak of the attack while in custody been attended by a medical man, and had received the necessary nourishment and stimulants, he would, quite possibly, be now alive. The coroner adjourned the inquiry to the present occasion for the purpose of investigating this serious charge against the police. Inspector Webster, N division, said that he was the acting inspector at the Hoxton police station. On Sunday fortnight he relieved Sergeant Smith at 9 o'clock in the morning. The deceased, Mr. Law, was then in the cell. Another prisoner was in the same cell. Mr. Law made no complaint of illness whatever. He got breakfast, dinner, and tea, which were brought to him. Beer and other stimulants were not allowed to prisoners. Witness was relieved at night by Sergeant Kimburn, who had charge of the prisoners till Monday morning. SergeantKimburn said that he visited the deceased six times during the tight. He was awake each time, but spoke quite rationally. He was taken to the police court on the Monday morning, and then appeared not to be incoherent. Inspector George Waldie said that he saw Mr. Law on the Monday morning, before he went to the police court, and he then did not appear irrational. John Bendall said that he was gaoler at the Worship-street Police court. The deceased was given into his custody after 11 o'clock on the Mon day morning. The prisoners were not given into witness's custody until after the magistrate had dis posed of them. In the course of the day witness noticed the deceased appeared very nervous, and waa apparently much absorbed in thought. When the deceased's bail came deceased said that he could not go out as there was a river of water before the door. Wi tness said, " Come, come, Mr. Law, there t 9 no such thing—take my arm, and step out." H e was then bailed out. Before that deceased had always Spoken rationally when roused from thought.. Mr. Albert Phillips, 18, Weym ou th -t errace, that be k new the police court. deceased and saw hir 'said :, at th e Ile saw d ecease d as he (- cab. Witness told hi m to ask _cane up in a be put off until his attorney ' tha4 .. his case should not appear to kn ow wh,. 4ame. Deceased did thought he was not " was said, and witness iipoihic and '' n h s right m i n d. H e did not or rationally, On Sunday morning witness had been to the station-house and saw a policeman, to whom he said that Mr. Law had been accustomed to a great deal of stimulants, and that if he was not supplied with some he might sink under it. The policeman said that they would not let him have any, and, therefore, it would be use less for witness to see the inspector about it. Wit ness told Mrs. Law that, and she asked him to re• quest that bail might be taken. He went back to the station-house, and was told that the inspector could not take bail. Police-constable Williams said that he took de ceased to the police court, and by the permission of the inspector he went there in a cab. Witness did not require him to walk to the Ciirtain-road, saying that "he was the same as another man." The cab was only obtained there. Deceased spoke ra tionally, and said that his friends were going to get a barrister to defend him, but that would be only a waste of money, and an attorney would do as well. Witness was not present at the station when anyone said that if stimulants were not given to deceased he would sink. If witness had heard that he should have sent for the police surgeon and acted according to his directions. The Coroner summed up, and said that the evi dence showed that the deceased would no doubt be alive if he had had proper stimulants and medical treatment ; bat he . had not been refused these stimulants by anyone that was responsible. If Mr. Phillips had made application to an inspector instead of being satisfied with the answers of police men, the case would be very different. Under the circumstances, no blame could be attached to the conduct of the police authorities. The inquiry was, however, necessary, because there was in the first instance a strong suspicion that the deceased had committed suicideatud that an allegation was made by the family which seriously affected the police. The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased, Charles Law,died from the mortal effects of delirium tremens, caused by excessive drinking." STATE OF TRADE. DUNDBE, Dec. S.—To-day the market was generally quiet, the only business done being for the supply of pre sent wants, for which full priees were paid. The continued small importation of flax (11,000 tons into Dundee alone under last ye .r at same date) and the increasing consump tion make holders firm to demanding full prices, and the small number of sales reported are at former rates. To w s and tri c e t s ° d t 1 l e a demand, aanl also o firmly Fine ,jute the market, and sales were made to-day at full rates. Medium to com mon is more abundant. The sales since last report are of limited extent, as spinners show little inclination to operate beyond their immediate requirements. Although the ship ments at Calcutta are large, the high prices paying there and the high freights advised by the letters received today are against low prices here, Especially when the greatly increased and still increasing consumption is taken into account, Yarns are slightly in favour of buyers, ex cepting where immediate delivery can be given, when full prices can yet be got. The American advices yesterday re port more doing in linens at remunerative rates, and orders were in consequence given out to-day for goods adapted for that market at about previous prices. The demand other wise was inactive, with prices tending downward, but the fall hitherto is not great, and makers are not pressing sales, having already so many foresold. LEiclismt, 9th.--There is fully as much doing in hosiery as is usual at this time of the year, and business generally is satisfactory for the season. Tne same remarks apply to the rural districts. Wools are making high rates, the mar ket being steady. In yarns there is no material change. Spinners are tolerably well employed, and extreme rates are realised. NOTTINGHAM, 9th.—There is still very little doing in most departments of the lace trade. Cotton goods continue a slow sale. The plain branch remains exceedingly dull, and no change is expected until after Christmas. A few small orders have been completed this week. There is very little doing in silk laces and edgings, but quillings and rnechliLs continue in tolerable request. Stocks of all kinds of goods are extremely light. There is an average amount of business doing in hosiery goods, both for the home market and for shipping, and business generally is healthy. The yarn market is firm, and high prices are realised. COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, At the usual weekly meeting of the Executive Commit tee, held on the Bth inst., a letter was read from her Ma jesty's consul at Pernambuco, stating that owing to the at tention now given to the cultivation of cotton, seed is eagerly sought tor, and that, if a quantity could be supplied of good quality, especially Sea Island, it would be immedi ately planted. Interesting letters from two different cor respondents were received respecting the cotton grow ing capabilities of Demerara. The colony is repre sented to be well able to furnish an almost unlimited supply of cotton and of the best kind. The long line of seacoast, extending from the Orinoco towards the south ' is described as well adapted to th e cu lti vat i on, an d prior to the abolition of slavery contained several estates which pro duced a high e!ass of cotton. Sugar has since taken its place, but there is now a general disposition to resume the growth of cotton ; land is abundant, the soil rich, perhaps the richest in the world, and both non-resident proprietors of sugar estates, small owners of land, and small tenants are directing their attention to the eubject, and it is expected that within the next nine months a considerable extent of land will be appropri , .ted to cotton. Judicious me isures have been taken, both by the legislature and the public, to promote the emigration of labourers from the United States and Bar badoes, where there is a superabundance of labour, and it is confidently expected the colony will again become celebrated for the quality and quantity of its cotton. A letter was read containing an interesting report of an experiment conducted by experienced agriculturists in the South Mahratta coun try for the purpose of determining the possibility of improv lug the system of cotton cultivation pursued by the Indian ryot. The experiment was conducted on 33 acres of land, 22 of which were ploughed with an English plough, har rowed, manured, and drilled, according to the English sys tem. The remaining 11 acres we r e pl oug h e d an d prepare d precisely after the native method. The produce of the 22 acres was 387 maunds of 281 b cacti, and of the 11 acres 73 maunds, or 17 3-sths maunds per acre in the one case, and 61 maunds in the other. Distinguishing the two as Eng lish and native fields, the English kuppas yields one part of fibre to 2.27 parts of seed, and the native kuppas one part of fibre to 211 parts of seed, or 14 per cent in favour of the former. Of clean cotton the English field has yielded at the rate of 1591 b per acre, and the native 581 b. The result obtained should have an important bearing upon the culti vation of cotton in India. Full details of the experiment s as well as samples of the cotton h ave b een f urn i s h e d. The opinion expressed that by carefully select ing eed i s confidentlyandcontinuing the system of selection for a series of years an immense improvement in the quality of the indigenous varieties of cotton in India would be effected, and that with Proper care and treatment such exotic varieties as New Orleans, Peruvian, and Egyptian may be successfully introduced into almost any part of cotton-growing India. A letter was read from the honorary agents of the association at Madras containing a detailed account of the distribution of seed forwarded to them be • tween June, 1861, and February, 1863, together with re ports from various recipients of the seed. The seed ob tained from the cotton thus grown has been preserved for resowing. Large quantities of seed have been supplied to the Agri - Horticultural Society. The report from the Go vernment of Mysore states the total area under cotton in that territory to be 46,127 acres; the principal cotton growing halooks are in the Nugar division, bor dering on the Dharwa collectorate. About an equal ex tent has been sown with indigenous and exotic cotton, but in Chituldroog, where the cultivation has spread more rapidly, from superior adaptation of soil and climate, the foreign has in a great degree supplanted the indigenous and more than doubled its extent. In 1861 Mr. Davis was ap pointed supervisor of cotton in Mysore, with a view to .en courage the introduction of foreign seed. A large quantity, amounting to 4,652 maunds, was procured from Dharwar and distributed, but it proved insufficient to satisfy the de mand. Gins are in great demand, and it is proposed to Import them direct from England in future. A. letter was read from the honorary agents of the association, Bombay, enclosing a communication from the Pasha of Bagdad, who transmits samples of cotton grown at Bussorah and Khan nikeen, and states the quantity of the former to be compa ratively large, and that probably not less than 60 or 80bales will find their way to the Bombay market this season; but the quantity of the latter will be diminished by the ravages of the locusts. There is, however, every reason to expect an extended cultivation during the ensuing spring. A re • port was received from the India-office on the cultivation of Peruvian cotton in the Madras district. The seed was sown in the sand flats or drifts to the north of Ennore, the ground being slightly watered by the hand till the plants appeared above the sui face, and occasionally afterwards till they rose to gin. S o me of the plants reache d the height of 2ft. or 3ft., bore flowers and pods, and looked healthy, but most of them never came to maturity, and there can be no doubt that the seed was sown too late.. The experiment shows clearly that a fair crop can be obtain. ed from good im ported seed, whether Egyptian or Peruvian, and immense tracts of land are available which might be turned to good account. The ryots would extensively grow cotton if they had only a nominal assessment t o pay. Consular desp a t c h es forwarded by the Foreign-office w ere received from h er Majesty's Consul at Palermo, with enclosures from Mar sala and Catania, reporting that the extent of land un der cotton cultivation is double that of 1862. Full de tails are given, which w ill be published in the Cotton Supply Reporter. Samples of cotton from Par agua y, where the cultivation is extending, and of native g rown cotton from Natal were submitted for examination. Seven bales of the latter aro on their way to the association, Various grants of seed were made. At the request of the Committee, the President and Vice-President of the Association under took to obtain, if possible, an interview with the new Governor-General of India, prior to his departure, on the subject of cotton cultivation in India. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Yesterday. COURT OF DIVORCE. HAMILTON V. HAMILTON AND REMINGTON. Dr. Phillimore (the Queen's Advocate), Mr. Anderson Q.C., and Dr. Tristram, for the petitioner; Mr. Sergeant Shee and Dr. Wamby for the co-respondent. This was a petition presented by Alexander Henry Aber crombie Hamilton for a dissolution of his marriage with Sophia Hannah Adelaide Hamilton, on the ground of adul tery with the co-respondent, Mr. John Wilson Remington. The petitioner claimed the sum of £lO,OOO for damages. The respondent had put in no answer. The co-respondent denied the adultery. It appeared that the petitioner was married to the respondent, who is a daughter of the late Sir Robert Abercrombie, in Scotland, on the 19th September, 1854, and that after the marriage they went to reside at Milbrooke House, near Exeter, the residence of the peti tioner. At the time of their marriage the petitioner was 25 years of age, and the respondent about 23. The co-respondent, Mr. Remington, was on intimate terms of friendship with the petitioner and his wife, and was a gentleman of property, residing at Rockbeare H.use, within a few miles of the petitioner, In the year 1862, the co-respondent took apartments a No. 8, Old Burlington-street, while the petitioner and his wife were in London, and was visited by the respondent during the daytime. The petitioner afterwards returned to his coun try seat, and on the 18th October, 1862, during the time the petitioner was away for a few days, on account of his health, the respondent, who did not accompany him, left, stating that she was going on a visit to her aunt; but it appears she went to the co-respondent at Cardiff, and on the following morning respondent enclosed to the petitioner's sister a letter for the petitioner, of which the following is a copy : The days I have passed alone since you left this have made me think more, and consider how much I am wrong ing you in continuing to deceive you as I have done, for you can be little aware how much I have injured you; and the only reparation I can make—greatly as it grieves me to wound you—and which reason has prevented my owning it sooner—is to relieve you of one who is no longer worthy of being your wife, and for whom, by the time you receive this, you can no longer entertain either affection or esteem. You must be aware that, loving my children as I do, it can be no small struggle to own this and be parted from them ; but I can no longer continuo with this on my mind, and feel that they ought to be under better guidance than mine. When time has worn down the edge of sorrow, you will, I trust, have a happier house than I have ever made y,,tr ; ~nd all I implore of you now is not to utterly curse one whom all the world will condemn, and who is in much dis tress of heart.—Yours, S. A. H. The petitioner upon receiving it caused inquiries to be made as to where the respondent had gone, but not suc ceeding in finding her, he had an advertisement inserted in the Times, stating that her children, whom she was much attached to, were exceedingly ill, and imploring her to return. This she did, on the 26th of October, 1862, and on the following morning she went away with her brothers, and never afterwards returned to Milbrooke. There are two children of the marriage. Evidence was given of the marriage having taken place according to the law of Scotland, and an extract of the mar riage certificate was put in signed by the proper officer. Mr. Wm. B. Syms was called, and said that he was a brother-in-law to the co •respondent. That in the years 1855 and 1856 he was staying at Milbrooke with the peti tioner and his wife, who lived on very friendly terms with each other. That he went to India, and on his return again visited them. On the day on which respondent went away he asked her where she was going, and she stated to visit her aunt. Ile went at the requeat of the petitioner t 3 Car diff, and then on 'to Denbigh, and he heard of the respon dent at both places, but wag unable to overtake her; but she returned in consequence of the advertisement in the Imes, and on the following morning was handed over to her brothers, who had been telegraphed for. Mr. Follett, a gentleman residing near Milbrooke, who was in the habit of visiting the petitioner, spoke to their living on very friendly terms. Caroline Barnwell, who was a servant at No. 8, Old Bur- lington-street, stated that in the months of May, June, and July, 1862, the co-respondent took apartments there, and was visited,by the respondent, whom she knew as Mrs. Re mington. She afterwards saw her at Guildford at her brother's house. John 111‘Andrews, a waiter at the Cardiff Arms, Cardiff, proved that the co-respondent and the respondent occupied the same bed together on the 18th October, 1862, until the 20th. Mr. Jury, a surveyor and estate agent, was called to prove that the co-respondent had property in Dowgate-hill, in the City, which, after deductions, produced about £B2O per annum. Mr. Gibbs, a clerk in the London and Westminster Bank, proved that the balance standing to the co-respondent's account during the last three years was about £5,000. Mr. Serg ant Shea addressed the jury for the co-respon dent, and said that he could not dispute the evidence of adultery, and therefore the only question was as to the amount of damages. He should prove that the co-respon dent's income was not more than £BOO per annum. Mr. Smith, the co•respondent's solicitor, was called, and stated that the property which the co-respondent had in Yorkshire, and also at Doe-gate-hill, was mortgaged to a very large awount, over £23,000. His Lordship summed up, and told the jury that the only question was one of damages. ' The jury found a verdict in favour of the petitioner— damages, £5,000. His Lordship granted a decree nisi, with costs. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT —STAFFORD, Dec. 9. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton,) THE MURDER OP TWO CHILDREN AT WEST IMOD:MICH. Benjamin Holding was indicted for the murder of his two children, Jane Holding and Joseph Benjamin Holding. Mr. McMahon, with Mr. Stavely Hill, prosecuted; while Mr. Motteram, with Mr, A. Youtg, defended. The prisoner, a man in the prime of life, was a bundler at an ironworks, and lived at Hall-end, near West Brom wich, in the black country between West Hampton and Birmingham. He was married and had two children, one a little girl of four-and-half years, and the other an infant boy of only fourteen months. ro these and to his wife he always behaved with the greatest tenderness and affection. He bought for them a little perambulator, and in this it was his delight to take them about the lanes and roads about his dwelling every evening after return ing from his work. One of his favourite haunts cn these occasions was a neighbouring cemetery. He was also a religious man. He led a good moral life, read bis Bible often, attended regularly at church, and was a Sunday school teacher. In the summer and autumn of the present year he became afflicted with tic-doloreux, and suffered much from pains in his head accompanied by sleeplessness. On the morning of September 22 he went to his work as wa d. He returned at one o'clock and took his dinner. During the afternoon he remained at home, and was left there by his wife at about four o'clock. The wife went to the house of the prisoner's mother. In a short time she was alarmed by seeing her husband come in with wild, staring eyes, and in a most excited state. He remarked, "My little children are gone to heaven," and the two women at once ran to his house. There, on the hearth-rug, in front of the fire, they saw the little girl lying with her throat cut from ear to ear, and quite dead. On the sofa lay the lifeless and similarly mangled body of the infant boy. On the table was the carving-knife with which the fright ful deed had been committed. The neighbours tusked in, and to them the prisoner remarked that his time was short, and he wished his children to go before him. The motive thus given by the murderer himself, was the only one for the commission of the crime which could now be adduced on the part of the prosecution. For the defence a plea of insanity was set up. The mother stated that her paternal aunt and niece had died mad, and that she still hail a cousin who was also insane. The doctor said that madness among the poor was largely due to an hereditary taint, and that there existed an insanity known as homicidal mania, by which a man was impelled to commit crime even when he was free from delusion. in answer to a direct question, he also said that, assuming the facts of the case as given by the witnesses to be true, he did think it probable that the prisoner was mad when he killed his children. It was also shown that on a Sunday, six weeks before the murder, Holding, while in church, during the time when the con gregation was standing up, suddenly sat down, folded his arms, and looked wildly around him. On the morning of the occurrence he was observed by a fellow workman to be unusually silent. During tke trial yester day he appeared:to be in the deepest distress ; his tears for nearly three hours were profuse and ceaseless, The jury acquitted him on the ground of insanity. CHESHIRE CIRCUIT—DEC. 9. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) THE STOCKPORT POISONING CASE. Alice Hewitt, alias Holt, was placed at the bar on the charge of poisoning her mother, Mary Bailey, at Stockport. Medical evidence was given to the effect that the symptoms of the deceased's illness was consistent with poisoning by arsenic, and also to show that on a postmortem examina tion and analysis, arsenic was found:in large quantities. Mr. Swetenhaw, for the defence, urged that the case was en tirely one of circumstantial evidence, and nothing more than one of strong suspicion. They were asked to believe that while with one hand the prisoner fondled and caressed her mother, with the other she administered a deadly poison to her and calmly looked on her dying agonies. Did the priso ner's conduct warrant that conclusion? The charge was that being poor the prisoner had inured her mother's life, and in eager haste to clutch the money, poisone d her inearest s relative. He commented on the evidence of th for the prosecution, especially the contradictoryftheevidence pork pies, of Bailey and his wife. The whole story n o Bayley's. Mr. he submitted, was an after-thou Raynor's evidence showed that d g b a li r c o t e u o a , f sed was ill and vomit ht. If the prisoner ing the day before the pies were was administering slow poison to her mother, was it proba and applied for a medical ble she would have actually gone. prisoner said she was glad of order at the union. When the her mother's death, that was not in accordance with the re serve which would characterise a murderess, nor did it agree with Myan's evidence, which proved that the prisoner wept bitterly on hearing of her mother's death. Again, not a word was said by Ann Bayley before the Coroner about the prisoner promising to give her a black dress on the death of Mary Bailey if she would personate her mother before the insurance agents and the doctor. With regard to the brandy, in which it was alleged arsenic had been adminiatered, he would ask them to believe that the sediment was some ground root which the prisoner had put in through kindness. Had blue arsenic coloured according to law, been put in, the sediment would have been blue not ginger colour. The arsenic purchased by the prisoner on the 25th was used in " degging " the rooms; and might not some of the volatile poison have got into the mouth of deceased and been swallowed. No doubt the cause of death was poison, but was it absorbed by the body, and if not, was there any proof that the pri soner administered it? Deceased, before she died, drank largely of milk, and might not that milk have been put in the jug in which the arsenic was dissolved before sprinkling the floor, and that only through carelessness ? If arsenic was found in the crack of a teacup, as was alleged by the prosecution, how much the more readily could such a thing have occurred. His Lordship, in summing up, said there were two ques tions for the jury to consider. First, of what did Mary Bailey die; next, wbo caused her death. The first question was answered by the medical evidence. The next was for their consideration. They must be perfectly satisfied that the circumstances of the case were consistent with the guilt of the prisouer. His lordship then recapitulated the evi dence, and remarked upon the practice of assurance offices accepting insurances on lives in which the proposers hadno interest. The jury retired, and after about 20 minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty. On hearing the verdict the prisoner fainted. His Lordship assumed the black cap, and passed sentence of death in the usual form. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, HERALD.—The vote to which the German Diet came on Monday will, we may fairly hope, remain without effect. If, as the telegram would seem to indicate, the smaller states have carried, against the opposition of Austria and Prussia, the motion of Saxony for the sequestration of the Duchies until the Diet shall determine to whom they belong, we can hardly suppose teat those two great Powers will lend their aid to the execution of such an un warrantable and foolhardy step. They have recog nised the absolute, unconditional right of Christian IX to Lauenburg—they have recognised his right to Holstein, subject to the fulfilment, according to their interpretation of them, of the engagements made by Denmark in December, 1851, and they cannot, therefore, without a most flagrant repudia tion not only of the Treaty of London but of their recent declarations, assist to carry out a proposition to " occupy the Duchies until the Bund shall see itself in a position to give over these Federal terri tories to the administration of the successor recog nised by it as legitimate." Nor could the other Powers signataries of the treaty allow such a mea sure to he carried into execution. They may admit, perhaps, the technical right of the Bund to enforce by execution in Holstein the withdrawal of a law which it deems repugnant to the Federal obligations of the King of Denmark as Duke of Holstein, and a violation of the engagements made with it for the regulation of the position of that duchy in the monarchy ; but they cannot allow it to upset a set tlement which has an international character, and to deprive the King of Denmark of duchies which Europe has recognised as his, not on the ground that the conditions of that recognition have not been ful filled by him, but on the pretence that it is the su preme judge in the matter, and entitled to set at nought the determination of Europe. To occupy the Duchies under such a pretence would be to exceed the competence cf the Diet. It would be to declare war against Denmark, and to en title her to call upon Europe to assist her against an unjustifiable aggression. Austria and Prussia cannot permit Germany to do such a foolish thing, and if they pretend that they cannot hinder the Diet, the other Powers must step in and stop it. It, on the other hand, the Diet has resolved upon carrying out the execution already ordered to obtain the withdrawal of the ordinance of the 30th March, as Austria and Prussia strongly urged it, we may assume almost as confidently that the re solution will not be carried out. The professed object of the execution has been attained. The patent has been withdrawn, and the Diet must wait to see what measures the Danish Government pro poses to introduce to fulfil its obligations to the liolsteiners and to Germany. The mere withdrawal of the ordinance does not, indeed, satisfy all the demands of the Diet. It has insisted that the ordi nance should be annulled, and that the Danish Go • vernment should undertake to propose without delay some measure for giving all parts of the monarchy the equality promised according to its interpretation by the engagements of December, 1831. But it cannot retuse to allow •be King time to prep ,re a measure which would he beset by so many difficulties. NecessArily, therefore, according to its own laws and rules of procedure, execution must be stayed for a time, and the Diet can only proceed with the measure if the Danish Govern ment presents a project which it deems unsatisfac tory, or after a reasonable delay, presents no project. The attempt may be made, indeed, to justify execu tion even now upon the new common constitution for Denmark and Schleswig, which in Germany is regarded as practically that incorporation of the duchy which th King of Denmark promised should not even be attempted. But it is quite impossible for Europe to tolerate a measure which would be so plainly illegal—so completely, by the admission of the Diet itself, beyond its competence. The promises the King of Berme' k made with regard to Schles wig are of an international character. Any measure the Diet may take against him for a breach of them must be of the same character that it would take against a foreign prince who had violated his treaty engagements. It may declare war of course. It can decree the occupation of Holstein • but a l t h o ugh such a measure might be styled a F ederal execution, no Power in Europe could recognise such a title, and the German Confederation must be then considered as at war with the kingdom of Denmark. We sincerely hope that prudential con siderations will at last make themselves felt in the German Diet, and that if the smaller Powers still press on measures which may, we might say must, involve Germany in a war with Europe, Austria and Prussia will have the firmness—the superiority to the temptation of gaining a petty advantage over each other—to restrain them. All that can fairly be asked for the German subjects of Denmark may he obtained now. King Christian will be but too anxious to secure a general recognition of his title to refuse any concession which may justly be asked, and the influence of England and the other Powers will be exerted everywhere to overcome any oppo sition which he and his Government might be dis posed to make. The withdrawal of the ordinance of March is a concession to the wishes of England —a concession which may create some discontent amongst the Danish people, but will ensure them powerful support. If the Danish Government, in deference to the desires of the gre a t P owers ho interest themselves in the maintenance of the Danish monarchy, makes the concessions Germany has before demanded, and shows itself willing to make sacrifices for the sake of peace, those Powers con tract an obligation to protect Denmark against un just demands from Germany. If Germany shows that no concessions will satisfy it, that it will prac tically disregard the treaty, and has resolved to wrest the German Duchies from the Danish Crown, the Western Powers have no alternative but to throw their protection over Denmark, and against that bulwark all the strength and fanaticism of Germany will dash in vain. If war breaks out in Europe Germany will, as usual, have to bear the bulk of its evils. Will she be mad enough to wan tonly kindle it ? PosT. , —The custom of an annual meeting between members of Parliament and their constituents, which has come into fashion of late years, has so much to recommend it that it is to be regretted that members themselves should do so much, as many do, to depreciate the dignity and narrow the im portance of the occasion. It is undeniable that a member backed by a large constituency has only himself to blame if he do not rise to co nsiderable influence in the House of Commons. The house member sensitively alive to public opinion , and t a t e ns of e who can stand up confessedly support ed b y thousands of constituents h as as poweroluy well envy. which the representatives of small boro ugh s This is all as it should be. The nation sits in Par liament by representati on. i The houses the reflex of representative derives all his the political national net e hose whom he repres en t s, o i t a i t c i a o i n f a o l r mind.ee ffrom Th and it is therefo re very natural and very desirable that between the two there should exist the best pass'b' , "e understandi n g . And as t hey have a com mon interest in the transactions of a session anu in the political situation of the day, a friendly inter change of opinions is good for both parties. But this ie quite a distinct thing from that wretched ser vility which it seems to b e the pride of most large constituencies to exact from the gentlemen whom they return to Parliiment. A meeting of constituents for the purpose of hearing a frank ex position of public affairs from their representative is not only tol era bl e, as it is wise and useful. But a meeting to r ece i ve of his f romstewardship,'' as i thnr s c m om em m b o e n r ly " actialled ac count is a very degrading thing. This annual account, of stewardship, if persisted in, and carried to the lengths which some constituencies do not scruple to insist upon, and to which some members do not re fuse to stoop, will soon take away all independent action and seriously compromise the respect which is now so readily accorded to active members of the house who sit for important boroughs. We do not quarrel with the doctrine which represents a seat Parliament as a stewardship. No doubt every re sponsible position, from the Crown downwards. 15 a stewardship in somesense, but we do quarrel with the practice of summoning members of Parliamen! before their constituents and exacting of them Ls full account of all their conduct, and a reason )or every vote and every absense. Every one who Know's' bow the business of the House of Commons is conducted ; every one who knows anything of the tactics and exigencies of party, and who knows how men confessedly of no party are often obliged to shape their Parliamentary conduct in order to give effect to the opinions they hold, or to secure triumph for the principles which they are promoting or defending ; every such person knows full well that it is as impossible sometimes to avoid being mixed up in certain combinations as it is at others to avoid standing aloof altogether from those with whom under most circumstances there would be the most perfect accord. There must also arise manY occasions when a member feels bound to vote other wise than the majority of his constituents might at the moment approve. Many reasons enter into the decision of a Parliamentary question which the ma jority of persons out of doors never know, and re specting which they have not the means of forming a sound judgment. It is therefore as absurd as i t is humiliating to tie up the discretion of a member of Parliament, and to call him to a minute account of his Parliamentary conduct. Independent mem hers owe it to themselves and to their self respect to refuse to submit to annual inquisitions of this sort. They have it in their power to put down the Dula . ; ante by standing upon their own dignity , and simply refusing to be badgered and bothered b 7 every unwashed 40s. freeholder who may choose t A rr make himself conspicuous at a political meeting. wholesome habit may by abuse become a vice, enu so it seems likely to be with some boroughs. EveU men of the calibre of Mr. Cobden and Mr. Br i g" 4, are content to forget the attention shown them si= Parliament, and to drag their self respect throng h the mire when a public meeting of constituen t " h i° to be propitiated. Everything that can humble f ' 4l accounting member is submitted to, lest by an d chance the much coveted vote of approbation a n , confidence should not be forthcoming. For our P ar " we admire the pluck of Mr. Horsman, though we differ in Coto from the line he took on the (weal% to which we refer. The people of Stroud viol not give him the usual vote of confidence. I"' would not truckle to them for it. He went dewt and gave straightforward reasons for the opin 1011 " he held, the speeches he had made, and the coal he had pursued. The constituents disapproved s' called on him to resign, but he, knowing that thelr had no adequate means of judging him, stood 1113°,,12 his right to form an independent Judgment on p ub ' lie questions, and refused to resign. Despite 01 , absence of the vote of confidence he is member 04' Stroud stilt, and has recently addressed them sc,ita great acceptability and effect. We should be girld to see something like this moral courage disp laie d by members who at this time of year are e2cpe n n te to address the electors who have sent them to I-B. r , ; liament. Let them put their annual appearantee before their constituents on a right footing--1: footing of mutual confidence and frank explanstnra —and let them rid it of all servility an d blind ~i 0 a l3 hypocritical reverence for uninformed P ti ",„p opinion ; and then we may hope to see one great ar'e taken in the direction of the elevation of largo, metropolitan constituencies out of the depths which they have of late years been gradna" sinking. COUNTRY MARKETS. ___-,t----- LYNN—TUESDAY. 3 , 813 t, At to-day's market there was'a fair supply of svm 00 $ with a good attendance of the trt de. The aemand scae te d, active, but the prices of last week were fully supPl nre . Malting and grinding barley at late rates. Oats as bu " Peas and Leans were steady. W 3. White 45s to 46s i Barley. ..... 37s 340 Bed .. ..40s to 41s 1 Grinding .. 33$ t° Os Beans .43s to 44s I Oats .. .22$ t° .... ... ..... 4 to New 38s to 40s I Peas HULL—TUESDAY. At this day's market the 'show of English Wh eat woe fair, with a blow sale, at barely late rates. Foreign 0 a neglected, but holders did not press sales. Barl e y nis e,g4 slow sale, at prices in favour of buyers. Beans and Peed unaltered. Oats dull, but not quotably lower. 1-41115 sales cau only be effected at is to 28 decline. Wheat.... Old white....per qr Old red II Neu white .. ~ New red .... ~ Barley.... English malting 32 s Od to 365 6a Grinding 34 8 3 s s 0 0 d d t t o o 3 4 9 5 5 9 00 1 24s Od to 260 Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 3 os Od to 31$ Od Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per tit Osl2ld to ,gd Frieslan and Dutch oBl3d to o s a ~,i Swedish and Danish 331 v. Beans ....English, old, per qr. 4 o ° : l o2lV° 4o Od r t e ° 33 . ( 6 ),i d New pigeon 43 4 00 2 e$ s 00 0: d V.) 1 13:45, ,- )i i New tick. Etian Peas Foreign boilers ... 3 3 2 2 : ° 6 d a t t ( 3 . .. _ . 3 : o ° cl c Grinding .....s Od to 3 4 s od Tares ....Spring Indian Corn Linseed, feeding to ~ Od 40s O K I t° 5.8 0 s 0 crushing . Linseed cakes (Hull) Foreign i9 B 155 oto 0 0 0 Rape cakes • 6 0 oto 6 10 0 0 to 1 0 0 Bones 5 5 OW .. MELTON MOWBRAY—TtiEsDA Y. heat , The following were the currencies :—New white vf- • 42s Od to 45s Od ; new red, 398 Od to 43s per 36 stone beans, 378 to 408 for old; new sorts, 35s to 3'70 per 31 : s for grinding; barley, 33s to 37s for malting, and 29s to 31s p 4 ,1'268 to 30s. new oats, 22s to 25s Od per 24 stone; ow, IPSWICH—TUESDAY. Supplies of wheat continue mod erate. Merchants errle: deavoured to-day to purchase cheaper, but the grovierStiti fused to accede to lower te rms, and only a email OW changed hands. Barley plentiful, at late rates. Old white wheat..44s to 498 I Old red wheat, , 42 s to 4433: New do. 46s to 48s I New do. 4ls ; 0 Malting barley.... 34s to 368 I Oats. 220 t° . 2 7$ Grinding d0.....28s to 318 I Beans 3 6s 0 COAL toe close of the viaaet° "'vow) of Coal per Ton al d. Lambert's West Hart ley l6 6 alker Primrose 16 0 walls Bud* 0 Cas801) .............. 21 l e r a e r t a t d o n o: .......................... 220_ 60 ; sold, 14. Ships at mark Foreign Mail. Packet Lists MAILS DUE. I9. Australia and Mauritius , Mauritius, via . Smiths. nipton. ...... pea. 13. Brazil and Cape Verde, bvylaßriltairssehipliaecB,l/4e.t.. .............. j:!9'. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. lielena..pec. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southainpton.Dec. via M arseilleg • .•Dee. 13, a ,and G Fal ib k ral la t n a d r, ls v i i India Southampton (Calcu a t an ta d ) via Marseilles nee' 0. India (Bombay), via Southampton De e ' 6. Ceylon , .. ... ..... . . , via Marseilles Dec. 4, via Southampton Dec.l3, Portugal.... Jail 0. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, . v . i . a . Southampton l ) o°' 6, via IVlarseilles • De c ' 9, Newfoundland ............................. • Dec• Oporto and 'Vigo 9, U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Deo' by 17.5. packet 0, by Canadian packet De c ' 10. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. Dec• ij, Bahamas, via New York' Dec• 0 , Mexico. ................................. Deo' 14• All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Dee , 1' California. and British Columbia. -----*!--'7" Births. 4 0 °f i, i' , RONEY.—On the 7th in st., at Sunderland, talioltv Lieut.-Colonel R. Roney, Assistant Inspector of . teers, of a da u g hter. io Of ROSE —On th o 9th inst., at U pp er Tooting , the Iv Alderman R o se, of a son. tb e A g ob, is it ,, E y.—Ou the Bth inst., at P en - y -B on i, St. As- - ;, (P wife of Major Riley, late 88th Connaught Paig e -4 son. Marriages. ii tro, 3 ° Rear-Admiral the Hon. Charles G. T. ELLIOT—BLA.CKETT.—On the Bth inst ,at Matie— C C.- . ' to Louise, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Blacl' e ' Saint roll ot Matfen, Northumberland. r 13 LAVENDER—TEBBS.-011 the Bth inst., at ..,ton. to SI Islington, John Lavender, Esq., of Ikon:1110i Tebbs, et Bedford. B. Elliotit 0,4 Coma/vs.—On the 6th Deaths.i inst., st.,; 1 , ;" uddeniy, Ca of Lela Collins, late of the 13th Light Dragoons, and a P e Kin ' -, g s county, Irelan. Diller' ls" Di I, L EL—On the Ist inst., at Mitcham, Mr. D. of Chandos-street, aged 66. PAT3cill FITZGERALD —On the 7th inst., at liingstowlif Lewis Fitzgerald, , aff Surgeon, aged 34. jp, the GARNiEn.—On the 7th inst., at the Deanery, lii nec' e d bl' Very Rev. Thomas Gamier, Dean of Lincoln, 8g so ti LAKE.—On the 7th inst., at Lytham, Charl6B LIA 0! late Captain Scots Fusilier Guards, aged 78. Tie QUANTOCK.—On the 7th inst., at the Chestuuts2v-tioe, /1° John mathew Quantock, Esq., of Norton. o'l 8 0 minster, Somerset, age d 53. 0011 3 RUTTER,—On the 6th ins t., at Hackney, Jaoes Rutter, Esq., aged 39. _.......... --t" ; fr London : Primed and rubiished by WILLIAA I it:. ot No. 112, Stran d, Printer, at TIE SUN Office awl Strand, In the Precinct ot the Savoy, in the 0° MiddleoeX.—ThurOdaY. December 1 0 , 1863' k The t S ALE erch Pant, 14P] Eb/ vA Insu r. tTititled Clared N~ Life ad ditio l Nit t 1 • P P , ' op th.., —.4,, , ti h , tl n i I Pte,; ell {ll t 124'- 14 4 / 1 0x CAL lib eral F a the iir4 to bol tr) l7 _ I,osiT] T 0.,„ Tx) by It T o tJ t ot , a( At T hous, /011 r t i b A 44se ,A,l Bn vekebr• A 11 Ild '!QN' Pli AP-'.--., .„': ...__ A' jetc V•tb A k I] , 4 4 1 c oc4e4 e k , ll