The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-13 00:00:00

IVIOkEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Continued firmness is reported in the general discount m ar k e t, an d th e i nqu i r y i s ac tively main tained. There is an increase of £1.387 in the traffic re ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £1,488 on the South Eastern for the past week. The traffic receipts of the Dutch Rhenish Railway for the fortnight ending Dec. 31, 1862, amounted to £7,483 4s. ld ; and for the corresponding period of last year to 17,521 10s. 51d, shewing a decrease of 433 69. 41(1. against the present year. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days, there has been very little activity. Tea has continued at steady quotations, but sugar, coffee, rice, and saltpetre have been a shade cheaper. In the tallow market a heavy tone has prevailed, lower rates having been accepted for both present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool cotton market again quiet, and sales about 3,000 bales. The Three per Cent. Rented opened to-day, at Paris, at 70f_ 100., a fresh fall of s per cent. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Janvrin, Grassie, and De Lisle, took place to-day. The ac countants, Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co., submitted a statement, from which it ap peared that the liabilities amounted to £84,135 2s. 3d., and the assets to £36,342 6s. Bd. Messrs. Dobree and Hankey were appointed ad interim inspectors, and the meeting was adjourned till the 10th proximo, to enable time for the friends of one of the partners to make an offer of composition. The market for the English Funds has exhibited illoptoms of increased heaviness today, several sales on speculative account having been negotiated. The uncertain position' of monetary affairs, and the expected advance in the rate of discount, were the cause of the prevailing depression. Consols are 92/ for transfer, and 921 3 for the account. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are flit at 92i 9 3; Exchequer Bills have bee❑ dealt in at 14s. prem..; Bank Stock is 236 ; India 5 per Cents., after being 1081, have receded to 1081. There has not been much activity in the Foreign Market, and prices have shown less firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1851, are 831; ditto, 1858, 711 ; ditto, 1862, 671 ; and the Consolides, 401 1, being firmer ; Italian haN e receded to 691 ; Greek Coupons to 61; Peruvian New Loan to 871 ; 881 ; Portuguese ditto to 474 ; Russian ditto is steady at 951 96 ; Spanish Passive, 241 ; and Vene• zuelan Scrip, 11 1 die. ; Mexican Stock remains at 311 ; 32. In the Railway Share Market the dealings were limited, and prices generally exhibited further de pression. Great Easterns, Great Northerns, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and North-Westerns receded Os. ; Caledonians and South Westerns, 10s. ; and London and Brighton, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are dull and barely support previous rates, South Aus trian and Lombardo-Venetian being dealt in at 23t; Great Luxembourg at 14Z-; San Paulo at 23i ; East Indian brought 1072 108 ; Great Indian Pen insula declined to 106 ; and Scinde Delhi Stock to 104. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally are flat. Alliance of London and Liver pool have receded to 24t; London and Brazilian to 31i ; Union of Australia to 521- ; and Rio de Janeiro Improvement to 281. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 236 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities ‘lnnunies, 30 yrs, expi re sth J an., ,880 l5 3-16 1464 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. India Stock 228 Ditto 5 per Cent ' Ditte Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 961 D tto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100/ Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1004 D 'tf , Bonds .€1,0(;() Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, Feb. 5 93 24 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent l4 Ditto £500 Ditto Small l4 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 Egpptian 7 pet Cent 95 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons l6/ Ditto Coupons 6l Italian 5 per Cent. (Marenamana Railway) 731 / Mexican. .3 per Cent New Granada 2 per Cent 2B/ Ditto Land Warrants .. 41 Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 121 1 P - ruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 881 884 if 84 1 8 1 Ditto Accou n t. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto S Ditto 1862 crip, £25 id 1 Russian 5 per Cent p ., a 1822, £ St 3l 981 i Pm Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Spanish 3 per C en t 53i Ditto New Deferred ' Ditto Passive Turkish 6 p er C ent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account . . Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cents., 1862 (Scrip), £53 pd 11 1 dis Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 flori ns .... 67k Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f 691 1 Consols, Money THREE O'CLOCK. Ditto Account 92i 92A3 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closiq, , I Share. Railways Paid. Price. Business done 100 lAlt;antin kSt Lawrence all 67 69 stk 1 !Bom.,Barodait.Ceut In(' p i , 105 106 106 si xn( Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New - 201 ! Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 54 51 5 10 ! Do. Preference ...... all 71 8; 100 f 'Bufralo,Brant,&Godriel. ic , 77 so (6 p. et. bds. Au g . 1, 1 ,1 7‘. 100 Do. do. July 1, 187',' 10 , 7.t 76 ,' ~. 100 110. ~ o . .1 oi, 1, 1- .1 icc, 73 76 ~ st loin t ti ! ,,Ats.4 - ,,,,,,(i, 100 101 106 105 ' xn st ;CapeTown 8 ficok Zier i 100 II Si KO' 1044 stock !Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. r 10;1 116 ;' 8 Xn stork Es.st Indian, gu. sp. e. 10 , , 107 1' 8 1071 8 xn. 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 1 lip 1 - • . xn 20 Do. do. H do. .. 2 1 ;p 2} xn stock Grand Trunk ot Cana& 10t 211 224 21f 100 I Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. 311 73 77 761 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. all 65 67 , 100 Do. Sper et. Debentr. all 34 36 841 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all 18 52 50 150 100 Do. do. 1867., all 34 36 100 Do. do. 1872.. all 31 26 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 1(54 118 , , 106 4 6 xn 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 1 11p 13 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 1 ifs xn stock Gt. South.of India(Lint guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 106 xn 201 Gt. W. of Canada Share:- all 124 /2; 201 Do. New .. ....... ... 1 8 8 71!, 10; 100 ,Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 98 100 1 0 0 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 91 93 10 Indian Branch Limited Z i ip 25 stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 103; 1011 103 f 4 xn stock Do. 44 p. e. Extensior 100 98 10 1 stock Be. 4. , d 0........ 100 94 i 6 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - Xll stock Melb.Coru. Sp. e. lind - 101' - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53 100 Do. 7 p.c. tlortg. Bc1•;. alt - - 20 New Brunswick it Cand. 1 Class A. Capital Shan. all 1 3 5 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 1 3 5 , N.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pi bds 100 1 83 F 5 atocsi Seinde ........) (400 1x54 106; at Do. Delhi.. 1 g • ..-t ' 100 1 1 31 1 0 4, 104 xn Do. d 0...... .... '.: c• 2 1 i fl , 2 ' I I xn 20 Do. Punjaub .... (ct 15 11 i P 15 11 - xn st !Do. Do. .. ..„ . , T„; , 110 104 ; 105 1041 4 xn stock IDo. lndu s .St . Flo . . J k ! tit! , 100 202 xn 01,0 N! Al, (4( IV ERNM ENT S filC t , 111'11 1 , ,7 , , ..... k,it:(.(l . oV. (Ip.c.,Ja &J Lily ! 1877-St Do. it p.c. Feb.& Amr..l 100 1(6 (•8 1071 Do. 6 p.c.Mar.& Sent.; 100 106 108 - Do. sp. c. Jan.&July.! 100 16 97 962 4 xd - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 115 (.47 - Cape G.Hope, it p 0.1873 100 £O, 110 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 111 113 Do. 1890 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.! 100 111 113 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p el 100 - -- N.lt.Gov.6p.e.Ja.&July 100 1044 1'54 xd - Do. 6p. e.Ap. & Oct.! 100 - - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,1800 100 99; 1104 - Do. sp. e.,1871 to 1870 100 931 111:1 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwd, 100 9.3 89; ! 994 i xd - New Zealand 6p. cent., 100 100 111 I New Zealand 6 p. cent., I Nora Scotia Goy. 6p. I sterling, 1t75 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 'S. Aus G6p.c.1676.& up Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..&July' Do. in a me. AmacOns... j ICO 100 lOU 100 100 105 106 10 112 ilO9 111 1 1107 109 1110 llO 4 11011 lO i MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. S MITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. supply, very moderate—trade firm for dry produce. CI JIARERLAND.--Meariow hay, £2 Os to £4 ss; clover, £3 lOs to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. A slow trade. WHITEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 6s; clove! do., £3 108 to £5 lOs ; and straw, 12s to £1 16s per load. A moderate deman COLONIAL. TEA.,—A fair amount of business has been transacted, and quotations are well maintained for good and fine qualities. St GAR.--The market has been dull, and the few trans actions reco r d e d h ave b een at about previous rates. In the refined market there is no material alteration to record in Values. COFFEE —Only limited dealings have been entered into, and 1 ,te prices in some instances have been barely sustained'. RlCE,—Business has been dull, at about previous rates SALTPETRE, -The transactions have been extremely limited, and no change of importance has taken place in prices. TALLow.—The market has continued very dull, and prices have shown a downward movement for both present and forward delivery, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 43s 6d, and March delivery 44s 3d per cwt. As a bit of foreign intelligence, which may not perhaps be devoid of all interest, and especially to English tourists, it is said that a new region for gambling has been discovered in Switzerland, not far from the spot that inspired Lord Byron with his well-known " Prisoner of Chillon." This great discoverer is said to be M. Mires, who intends to erect a roulette table on the shores of the Lake of Geneva. The floating fortunes of M. Mires would seem at last to have found their element where the for tunes of others may float with his own. EPPING FOREST ENCLOSURES.—A meeting of freeholders of the county of Essex andoth to the us e other persons interested in the preservation of Epping by Forest Col. Palmer, of of the publi c , w hi c h h a d been convened Nazing-park, verderer of the forest, wasleheld,ll,, to on Saturday last, at th e H orse an d G room , Woodford % what step s s h ou ld b e t a k en t o pu t a stop to -the determine what rmin e en closures of the forest land, and to recover possession much of it as ha s a l rea dy b een en closed contraryille of so Colonel P a l mer pres id e d at t h e meet i ng , an d under ian that gentleman's a d v i ce it was unan i mous ly res olved that in:media e application should be made to the Lord Chan cellor to issue his writ for the election of proper persons to 1111 the vacancies in the verderership of the forest, with a view to legal proceedings being instituted against the offenders in the Verder's Court, or at the instance of the At torney - -General, in pursuance of the act of Parliament. It was also resolved that petitions numerously signed should be presented to Parliament in support of the motion of which Captain Torrens, M.P., has given notice, for an inquiry into the subject of these illegal inclosures. A deputation of the British community resident in Brussels had an i nterview with the burgomaster, requesting h s support for the erection of a place of wor • ship where the rites of the English church would be per formed exclusively, and without any dependence upon other communities who heretofore Lave shared the same chapel, and have eonsequ , ntly c used great inconvenience on account of the untimely hours when Divine service took place, The burgomaster gave them a very good recep tion, and promised them his assistance in choosing a spot en which they might erect a new church, ;lieri de of co la nient gand id he Dt 50 ca, in rs b©- ;ands t the light 1 and mer, After fisted, three f the i the All ier , inst., enced l saW raltar th to .us on ievere nger, miral trace, e de- Larsh 3hael 7 dered 3t de- Lords irated 1806, a the en is toyed coast :e was com e de ❑ the r, 42, i her rme& and, ; aged Jan. erved. wards Cam- ra t di rri by chid a the thara Lding- Lte for racted )n do- at the a, and a s the al." 130D'' Engi thann )r.reci •ush ►r be ,hou- .se of ction Tease loyal , er of ❑ un ,t the the med )lace ived ;apt. SHARE MARKETS—This Day. OKDINARY SilAgEs AND STOuh.S. Raliwayr. „ Closing . Business Brim done. b 86 88 MI 1151 Ca 7} 41 13 13 14 105 107 454 464 42 44 24 25 128 129 133 131 136 138 104 (06 67 (71 1101 1101 72 73 118 119 89 971 08 1021 1034 414 42 1 Di 91 LZ)I 1291 11 lip 97 99 63 531 25,E 26 100 1003 57 58 FPI 891 128 130 108 110 1 151 It 11i 118 120 47} 484 104 105 47 49 33634}, 9 894 68a cl 4 100 103 7 39 40 lot 101 p 7; 148 150 41 51 21 hp: 55 t - ) 3 / 4 8 4p' p 87 90 140 145 i 29 31 92 44 35 37 94 26 13.14 Wol., and Str. illythe and Tyne. Bristol anct Exoter jealecioulan !()ort.: and 1-3au:toit A v‘ iDo A I ' D D tl 61 "'P Do. been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Juno. .Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Arlo - Man st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Do. £5 shares IGt. S. an t W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock I Lancashire & Yorkshire (London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover' Lon. & North Western' Lon. & Smith Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. fit. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee INth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle... ... North London Do New North Staffordshire I N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock • 3t Do Scot 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool ;t Shropshire Union it South Deyon t [South Eastern !South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Death Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall . Hartlepool Har.Mt. , West Midland Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford FiRTTI STI NIT NE c= !Cambrian Consol. Gold , Jlinora Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ;East Bassett (Illozan !Last Clogau Gold Ltd. East .Caradon East Cam Brea... VIT'l Russel (Tavistk. (hm.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus Wheal Vor (11elston Grenville fierod's-Foot ----- iwrston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant Ilarke Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ; INew Setun orth Downs d.W Basset ( 11l o an ''orth Wheal Crotty ~ Par Consols (St. Blazey rovidence (Uny Lel Ili , South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Cant Brea (Illogan) ' Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tam ar Sil v.& Lead Min. Tin Croft West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard West Seton . ..... . Wheal Basset (Illogan,, Wheal Buller( Itedrutl)) Wheal tty ( WhealLud ott wheal Mary Ann (&ten ) Wheal Seton . ;'heal Tre I a wney (Lis.; Wheal Union par in 16 113 500 510 53 05 3.0.( 57 4 17, P iP 45 46 Ili 12 31 4 2? 2 6,1 7 0 41 61 43 50 21 24 1 ff 40 (2 84 91 do pr 145 155 24 3 2i 4f 5 8.1'? 4. 7.0 2.06 94 4.3.0 2,4.9 11 3.15.1, tB.l .9 28.9. 1 43 390 900 2 21 90 95 37 19 _ _ 13 14 31 33 285 295 771 621 471 621 7/ 81 9/ 19 15 10 !10 250 101 171 5t 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 ma 7 3.13 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great vorthern, 5 per cent., red, at 10 per cent. prem., 114 London, Chatham, and Dover per cent. pref., 97 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., £6, 5 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., si per cent. pt., 104 i North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.), 10,) LINES LEASED At' FIXED RENTALS. Hull ,nd Selby, 11 London and Chatham 4i per Cent, 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Copiapo (Extension), 44 Great Luxembourg, HI Northern of Fr.lnce 4li N. Rail of Buenos lyres, gua. 7 per cent. (lim.), 2; 3 Recife and San Francisco (litn.), gua. 7 per cent., 184 19 Sambre and Meuse, 5 per cent. pref., 9 San Paulo :bin.), gua. 7 per cent., 9) —Ditto (all), 2 3 414 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 23i South- Eastern of Portugal 7 per oent. pref., 13 West Flanders, 74 FOREIGN MINES. Fortuna (lim.), 41 Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lim.), 21 Port Philip, I St. John John del Rey aim.), 551 United Mexican (Hai.), 51 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), JOINT-STOCK TANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 241 5k Australasia, 736 2/ 31 Bank of Egypt, 251 Bank of Queensland (lirn.), British North American, 50/ Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 106 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 20,1 City, 95 4i Imperial Bank (Urn.), 101 London and Brazilian aim.), 3 1 1 4 London, B. Ayres, and R. Platealim.), 126 L,Lsuitooneanntinordadonooapunro. Standard andnn: ddfn Britishgps Colonial lorauonvtdh.i nsaf and France African, cp l i tah( r m ni m. Africa : (1c104 ; m1 . : 117 4 1 : 1, 101 Union of Australia, 521 3 Union of London, 336 6 East and West I n di a, 14 0 OCKS Victoria, ICO 99, MISCELLAITE Berlin Water Works, 6; —OII S. Crystal Palace, E. glish and Australian Copper 2l 2 M a d ra s Irrigation and Canal, ai Mediterranean Ext,nsion Telegraph (lien.), Oriental Inland Steam (lira.), Peel River Land and Mineral, 54, Peninsular and 0 iental Steam, new, 431 Rio de Janeiro Ci'y Improvements, 28 Ditto (T, 31 3 Boyai Mail Steam, 5 DEATH FROM BuwilNG.—We regret to state that a young lady, 15 years of age, daughter of Mr. M'Glashan, Mayfield-terrace, met with a fatal accident from burning on Wednesday, shortly after the marriage of her sister, at V hich she was present. In the afternoon, while preparations were being made for the wedding dinner, the unfortunate young lady was attacked with toothache, and in order to alleviate the pain she sat down at the fire place of one of the rooms, holding her cheek forward to catch the heat. While in this position her dress became ignited and was quickly in a blaze. Several members of the family being close at hand, assistance was at once ob obtained, and the flames were extinguished, but not before Miss M`Glashan had been dreadfully burnt. She suffered great agony from the severe injuries she had received, and, notwithstanding every effort to save her life, she expired eat morning about 6 o'clock, --Edinburgh Cote ant, : C0111i: 6.4.0 19.16.4 12.10 24} 1281 13F.f, f ' 671 i 1101 i 72 1181 1 18 97; 1021 41a ; 100} 100 991- a 891 1 9 0838 ,r7A - 1 . 0, 1 : n • 'l, THE SUN, LONDON, TITESDXY EVENV4 1, JANUARY 13, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice.) MOLYNEUX V, THE POOR LAW BOARD. Mr. Coleridge, on the part of the Rev. Mr. Molyneux, made an application to the court to call upon the Poor Law Commissioners to show cause why their order should not be questioned. A difference had sprung up between the rev. gentleman and the Guardians of Sudbury, in which the plaintiff held the office of chaplain to the Union. The Guardians had laid the circumstances before the Poor-Law Board, who had directed the cancel ling of the appointment of Mr. Molyneux, and the election of a fresh person. It was accordingly, done and the ,Rev. Mr. Cingham was elected to fill the office. Mr. Coleridge contended that the rev, gentleman being a person in holy orders was not subject to the orders of the Poor-Law Board. The Court was of opinion that Union chaplains were paid officers created under an act of Parliament, and there fore refused the applicati n. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) PELLY Y. COMMISSIONERS OF THE ST. MARGARET'S BATHS AND WA.SIIIIuUSES. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover compensation for injuries received through the defective state of certain portions of the building. The plaintiff had the misfortune to break her leg, it was alleged, through the negligence of the commissioners. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Erie, and Justices Keating, Williams, and Willes.) SHERBOURN T. LORD HUNTINGTOWER. Mr. Lush, Q.C., on the part of tho defendant, moved for a rule to stay proceedings in an action brought by the plaintiff upon warrant of attorney executed more than 20 years ago, on the ground that the action was void and brought in breach of good faith, the Court of Queen's Bench having in the last term refused an application made on the part of the plaintiff to enter judgment on the warrant, on the ground that it was barred by the defendant's bank ruptcy, and the statute of limitation. The Court said the application was a novel experiment to stay proceedings in an action on which might be consi dered a covenant to pay. They thought the defendant was entitled to the rule as asked, with stay of proceedings in the meantime. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE NEW ROYALTY THEATRE.—Joseph painter, residing at 17, Goodge-street, Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following ifs orderly conduct in front of the New Royalty Theatre, Dean-street, Soho. It may be as well to state that in consequence of threats to disturb the performances at the taeatre last night, the precaution was taken of having extra police on duty within the theatre, which had the effect of preventing any attempt of the kind, and the performance went on without inter ruption, the house being well attended. Outside the theatre the conduct of the opponents of the present proprietor was of the most disorderly nature, as will be seen below. Sergeant Ezer Freeman, 10 C, said that about a quarter past 11 last night he was on duty at the New Royalty Theatre, when he was told that there was a great disturb ance outside the theatre. He left the theatre, and found in front of it a mob of about 60 or 70 persons, six or seven of them carrying boards with placards on them, all the persons being more or less drunk. Mr. Tyrwhitt—They were so distressed that they were all drunk. Sergeant Freeman said the prisoner gave one of the men carrying a board some directions, but the man did not seem to understand his directions, and he then pulled the board off the man's back, and said, " Here Mr. Fatty [the ser geant is rathcr stout] this will lick you," at the salLe time holding up the board with the placard on it. [The board was here exhibited to the magistrate, and had on it, " Notice— The stage carpenters have not been paid,"] He (the ser geant) having previously cautioned some of them during the evening, look the prisoner into custody, as there was a great disturbance going on, when he resisted violently, and his companions, who were like the prisoner himself, drunk, made an effort to rescue him, but sowe other constables who had been drawn to the spot by the disturbance coming to his assistance, he was taken to the station. The persons in the crowd bade defiance to the police, and hurrahed and made a very great neise. Pergeant Edwards, 2 C, said that he saw a great crowd assembled in front of the theatre in Dean-street, and the prisoner appeared to be in command of the men with the boards. He saw the prisoner hold up the board and say he would do as he liked. Prisoner was very drunk and dis orderly, and the police had great difficulty in getting the board, as six or seven of the mob seized hold of it. Prisoner said the men were not under his command. He saw a man amongst the others he knew by the name of " Fizzer," and went up to relieve him of his board, and was then taken into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the officers if there was any doubt about the prisoners being drunk, and they replied " Not the least," but the prisoner asserted that he had been a tee totaller ever since New Year's-day. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he much regretted that the men had not got their wages, but when they got drunk and created a disturbance and caused mischief, they must be punished. He should fine the prisoner 40s, or 14 days, and if ho came to the court again he should send him for a mcnth. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATIERSALL'S -LAST EVENING. The attendance this afternoon was larger than any that has mustered at the Corner since the close of the past racing season,.and the betting was unusually heavy, certain ani mals being supported for many hundreds. And the publi cation of the Chester Cup weights on Friday next will lead to a still further increase of business. It will be perceived, from the list of closing prices which we append, that specu lation on the Derby included a very large number of horses, indeed more than have been known to be in the betting for years at this early pariod. Some stiff commissions were still in the market, and those gentlemen entrusted with the outlay of the money completely tired out the layers. Lord Clifden gave further indications of the immense fa vourite he is sure—bar accidents—to become, and in the City during the morning he was backed for £5OO to 6to 1. On assembling at the Corner the very first offer made was to "take 1300 to 200 three times about the favourite." Those odds could not be obtained, and backers finally accepted 6 to 1 to several hundreds of pounds ; in fact, at the break-up we question whether more 1 han 11 to 2 could have been se cured to anything like money. Saccharometer's name was barely mentioned, and it was plain that Lord Strathmore's colt was regarded as a trifle " fishy." At length 10 to 1 was offered against him, but even this increase of a point over his last quotation did not tempt his friends. Hospodar's posi tion at the commencement of business was somewhat un certain, but afterwards 13 to 1 was taken to £5O, then to £lOO, and at length 12 to 1 was booked to various amounts, though these odds were offered up to the close ; 20 to 1 was the opening offer against Carnival, and for some time layers declined to lay more than that price, but ultimately 22 to 1 to £5O was laid. Automaton was one of the first horses inquired after as soon as anything like a "ring" was formed, one of the well-known Strand commission " firm" immediately accepting 1,000 to 45, which he booked three times, with an offer to "go on" at that price. At the finish no more than 21 to 1 was offered against Lord Stam ford's colt. The confederate of the owner of Tom Fool again sought to back that colt, and demanded 25 to 1, but no more than 22 to 1 could be obtained. Blue Mantle's price was almost nominal, but towards the close 1,000 to 35, or 28 to 1 was laid, the demonstration in the colt's favour last Monday having obviously somewhat cooled down. A large number of outsiders were again " put up" in the market, and concerning one or two of them some really heavy wagering took place-30 to 1 was the nomi nal figure each of National Guard and King of Utopia. John Scott's four—Early Purl, Michael Scott, The Beau, and the reputed "roarer" Melrose—were supported at 40 to 1 each, which price was booked to £3O about Rapid Rhone. The indefatigable " commissioner" who had backed Automaton was also eager in his support of another animal—Taje, whom he backed for a deal of money, the outlays upon this colt in the course of the afternoon being to the extent of at least £5OO ; 50 to 1 was taken about the Austrian horse, Giles the First, to a small amount, and 5,000 to 75 or 66 to 1 about Trojanus. 1,000 to 80 was taken five times about Overstone, and the same odds about Bright Cloud. Two or three long shots were laid, 1,000 to 5 each being belted several times to the Stock Exchange representative about Avondale, Queen Bertha, and Dunsinane (late Moorcock). Some lot bets were laid during the afternoon, 20 to 1 being taken to £lOO about Lord Glasgow's lot; and Mr. Saxon, after a little bye play, took 1,000 to 20 that one of his team (which includes Countess, Amazonian, Lady Superior, and Jerry) wins the Derby. The Two Thousand was almost at a dead lock, 100 to 30 about llospodar, and 15 to 1 about Brick, the lat ter to a pony being the only bets laid. Saccharometer was friendless at offers of 4to 1. Closing prices : TWo THOUSAND. 100 to 30 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (t) 4to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (offered) 15 to 1 agst Baron Niviere's Brick (taken) DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (t f) 10 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer (off) 12 to 1 agst Count F.de Lagrange's Ilospodar (taken and offered) 21 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's Automaton (taken) 22 to 1 agst Mr. Naylor's Carnival (taken) 28 to 1 agst Captain Lane's Blue Mantle (taken) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's National Guard (offered) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Whittaker's King of Utopia (off) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Early Purl (taken) 40 to .1 agst Mr. H. L. Wigram's Melrose (taken) _ 40 to 1 agst Lord Durham's Michael Scott (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Rapid Rhone (taken) 40 to 1 agat Lord Annesley's The Beau (offered) 50 to 1 agst :Sir H. Des Vcaux's Taje (taken) 50 to 1 agst Count Henckel's Giles the First (taken) 55 to 1 agst Mr. Park's cby Tadmor, out of Glenochty (taken) C 6 to 1 agst Mr. BrUce's Trojanus (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Capel's Bright Cloud (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Penton's Overstone (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lord Stamford's Onesander (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Sir. W. Booth's Dunsinahe (late )I.oorcock) (taken) 1000 to 5 agat Mr. H. J. 'mith's Avondale (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Mr. T. Valentine's Queen Bertha (taken) 450 to 200 agst The three favourites, Lord Clifden, Hospo dar and Saccharometer jointly (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon't, lot (taken) CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 25 agst Hospodar (taken) Bto 1 agst Brick (offered) 10 to 1 agst Tom Fool (offered) 10 to 1 agar Blue Mantle (offered) 350 to 200 agst Hospodar and Saccharometer, coupled THE DERR T. 3000 to 500 agst Lord Clitden (taken) 2000 to 160 agst Hospodar (taken freely) 22 to 1 agst Tom Fool (taken) 22 to 1 agst Automaton (offered) 25 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (offered)—take 28 to 1 40 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 40 to 1 agst Michael Scott (offered) 50 to 1 agst Tambour Major (offered) CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 agst Berkeley 33 to 1 agst Investment COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. The Judge Ordinary sat for the first time this morning, and disposed of a large number of motions relative to the mode of trial of causes which had been set down for hearing. The Divorce and Matrimonial causes amount to 88, of which 10 are to be heard by special juries, 22 by common juries, and the remainder to be disposed of by the learned judge. WINDHHAM V. WINDHAM AND GIUGLINI. Dr. Wambey on the part of William Frederick Wind ham, made an application in this suit which was for the dissolution of his marriage, on the ground of adultery com mitted by her with the co-respondent. Mrs. Windham in her answer to the petition which charged her with adultery on the Bth of October, 1862, said the petitioner had condoned adultery up to the 29th September. He did not think that could be called an answer, and in the others she had put in he thought she ought to be called upon to amend them, as in the Bth and 9th article she said petitioner had been guilty of various acts of cruelty, and also of adultery with divers persons. The Judge Ordinary said with respect to the allegation of condonation that could be met by demurrer ; but with respect to the others, he was of opinion that the answers were too indefinite, and therefore they ought to be amended. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN . RE ➢INKS. This bankrupt had carried on a very extensive business as a tea dealer, &c., in Fenchurch-street, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr. C. E. Lewis applied that the bankrupt should be allowed to pass. The case had been adjourned for him to answer certain requisitions by the assignees, which he had done. Mr. Sargood asked for an adjournment, as the assignees had not had an opportunity of testing the accuracy of the statements. Mr. Lewis said there had been ample time, the general and deficiency accounts had been filed some months. Mr. Sargood said that the bankrupt had obtained goods to a large amount just before his bankruptcy, and stated he was perfectly solvent, and that he did not owe his father anything, but after the bankruptcy the bankrupt returned him as a creditor for between £3,000 and £l,OOO on a part nership account, which had previously existed. The as signees now wished to have these accounts investigated before the official assignee. Mr. Lewis complained of the bankrupt being called upon to answer more than the assignees had already required. Mr. Sargood said that the answers themselves required explanations, and on a matter of account those explana tions could be better obtained by a " viva vcce" explana tion than by interrogatories. It was ultimately agreed that the matter be referred to the official assignee (Mr. Stansfeld), and that before the adjourned last examination the assignees should give notice as to the grounds, if any, of opposition. - IN RE ROGERS. A petition was presented by Mr. J. B. Sorrell, Mark lane, on behalf of this bankrupt, an advertising and com mission agent, of Southampton-buildings, and elsewhere. The bankrupt surrendered, and this first meeting was ap pointed for the 3d of February. THE LATE ACCIDENT IN THE WATERLOO-ROAD. —ln the case of Robins v. Jones, tried before Mr. Justice Willes last term, a verdict of £2BO was awarded to the plaintiff, the widow of the person who was killed by the falling of a grating in the footway in the Waterloo-road, subject to the opinion of the court on a point of law. Yes terday leave was granted to Mr. Lush in the Court of Queen's Bench to show cause why a nonsuit should not be entered. DISOBEYING AN INJUNCTION.—Yesterday Vice- Chancellor Wood issued an order for the committal of a person named Zadig for not obeying an injunction which had been obtained against him for selling eau de cologne in imitation of that manufactured by Johann Maria Farina. FALSE WEIGHTS AND SCALES.— Yesterday about 40 persons carrying on business in the Tower Hamlets districts were fined in various sums for having false weights and scales, by which a gross imposition had been practised on the poor residing in that neighbourhood. A person named Edward Wilmott has been com mitted for trial, for illegally having in his possession a letter which had been deposited in one of the pillar boxes, situate in the Queen's-road, Peckham. THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE.—St. John's,lNew foundland, Dec. 29.—The screw steamer Princess Royal arrived here on the 26th, 13 days from London. She took in here 200 tons of coal and a few tons of codfish. She sails to-morrow, it is alleged, for Halifax. She is well adapted for running the blockade. New York, Dec. 30. The Confederate schooner Relief, from Mobile, arrived at Havannah on the 21st ult. with cotton. She reports that the steamer Florid a ( a li as O reto ) had got out o f M o bil o with 100 men on board, having passed the blockade during the night. The Lizzie Southard, Starrett, from Antwerp, has arrived here. On the 19th of Nov., in lit. 50 30, long. 32 40, she was chased by a vessel supposed to be a privateer. She first set the English colours half-mast. After a while she hauled them down and sat French colours at half-mast. She followed for two hours, and, finding she could not gain on the ship, she wore round, and stood in the direction of another ship, which was in company. - The suspicious vessel was long and narrow, bark rigged, painted black, with a white streak. The captain of the bark Trent, at Halifax, from London, reports that on the sth of Dee., in about lat. 41 and long. 42, he saw a ship on fire, and another ship bound east, which probably had the crew on board. This is doubtless the work of a privateer. The Nonesuch (schooner) was captured by the blockading squadron within a mile of Joulter Cay. The Nassau Guardian of the 6th says :—" We are glad to observe that the Governor has issued a proclamation warning our native seamen that if they engage as pilots to Union or Confederate men-of war they will bring themselves within the scope of the Foreign Enlistment Act," A HARDENED SCEPTIC,—One day a man came to the house of the Hodja and asked him for the limn of his donkey. The Hodja replied that the donkey was not in the house. But it so happened that the donkey com menced to bray within. The man th en told the Hodja, "Oh I Hodja Effendi, you say that the donkey is not in the house while he brays in it!" Th e Hodja answered, "What an extraordinary man , you must be, y ou believe the donkey. and do Doi, believe me with my grey beard I, —Smyrna Paper denOtßoj f E c a T c l o o n N t A e B ui L p E o S r a u r ß y N w oi r E t e s.— s: — A “ Tu if riitn will ebsepaenn y consolation to the possessors of the objectionable surnames enumerated in Mr. Buggey's list (see the limes of the 30th December), I beg to assure them that they have a very re spectable muster of fellow-sufferers in the o ther countries untranslatableo( o f an E g. no u no r b e (b . esi C ti cdohens)fi,n designationsn g ourselves as e t a o g Iliteanl , andi w e c h a s. e v a e ee here A f i such tte (affiieted), Spaventa (frightens), Padella (frying pan), Ca tenacci.o (door chain), Bevilacqua and Bevilatte (drinkwater andc drinkrailk), Pochintestata (little-in-head), Cane (dog) Mangiagatti, and other Salsa o ( g s (s auce), c m e i)a,lVer enigmasdura ( g a r s e e s n p s a ) e , Fumagalli ( chalksplitter , cockeat eC e a r ci , Pr a eat n la d a' cocksmoker. With time and observation the list might be immensely extend e d. Your of Naples e ccentricities, that bein g th e part of the country where they luxuriate in the greate s t profusion. " cor s r im es i p l o a n r d a e p n p t eu c could f ur nish you with a choicetiv d selection e AMERICAN 6FU6 Oh, come let its worship," are all OBSEQUlES:dis carded...At our funeral celebrat ions the ol d airs of the "Dead l‘iareh'' in n Th S e brass aul l bands play lively airs, such as " L ucy Neal," Old Dog Tray," "Never give it up so," ae, WESTMINSTER. some cigars and a t o b acco p ou ch. AN UNLUCKY ADMTSSION.—George Hobbs, a porter in a m lin a g nager to Mr. Taylor, s a id that his the employment of M r . Taylor, warehouseman, Pimlico, last evening i n remov i ng some goo d s menwas c wh Stephenea r r e g e e B d ma w pr n i o t h h y ae s rnd t e from 71, Denbigh-street, Pimlico, to the depository. Mr. Robinson, the owner of the property, having complained that a number of cigars had been stolen, and that he knew, by a piece of string which was around them, that one of the porters had stolen them, witness examined the men's coats, which were lying on the ground while they were em ployed in the removal of the furniture, and found the cigars in one of them. He then replaced the coats, and calling the men, told each to put on his own, and prisoner took the coat which had had the cigars in its pocket, and was sub sequently given into custody. Mr. Paynter—What did he say to the cigars being found in his pocket ? Witness—He denied all knowledge of them ; he said he he did not know how they came there. Mr. Paynter—How long had the coats been lying where they were ? Witness—They had been there the greater part of the day. Mr. Paynter—There were several persons going in and out employed in removing the furniture besides the ser vants of the house. Anybody had access to the coats. The cashier at Mr. Taylor's said he had known the pri soner from chit hood, and he bore a very excellent cha racter. Mr. Taylor had felt it his duty to bring the mat ter forward, but wished the man leniently punished. Mr. Paynter—l cannot punish him at all yet ; there is nothing whatever proved against him. A collar and telescope also found in his coat pocket were produced and identified by Mr. Robinson. A policeman said that prisoner denied the charge last night, but on his way to the station this morning ad mitted he took the cigars. Mr. Paynter said that was enough, and committed him for three months. The Capture of the Ariel by the Alabama. The following is the purser's statement of the circumstances attending the above captuie:— "On the 7th inst., at 1.30 p.m., when rounding Cape Maysi, the eastern point of Cuba, we saw a vessel about four miles to the westward, close under the high land of Cuba, barque rigged, and under canvas. As there was nothing in her appearance indicating her to be a steamer, her smoke pipe being down, no suspicions were aroused till in a short time we saw she had furled her sails, raised her smoke stack, and was rapidly nearing us under steam, the American flag flying at her peak. Such was her speed—in comparison to ours—that in half an hour she had come up within half a mile of us, when she fired a lee gun, hauled down the Ameri can ensign, and ran up the rebel flag. No attention was paid to the summons, and the Ariel was pushed to her utmost speed. She then-sailed across our wake, took a position on our port quarter, about 400 yards distant, and fired two guns almost simulta neously, one shot passing over the hurricane deck, between the walking beam and smoke stack, and the other hitting the foremast and cutting it half away. "A body of United States marines, consisting of 126 men, passengers on board the Ariel, had been drawn up and armed ; but the officers in command deemed it worse than folly to resist, as we could plainly see they were training a broadside to bear on us, and the boarding officer on coming aboard at once assured the passengers that none should be molested, and that all baggage and private property should ho respected. He then demanded the keys to the special locker, together with all the ship's papers and letters, and informed the captain he must be in readiness to go on board the Alabama with him, where he was detained as a hostage until the next day. The money in the ship, amounting to 5,500 dols, was taken off, and the prize crew, 20 in number, all well armed, put on board. The engine room was taken in charge by two engineers from the Alabama. The officers and marines on board the Ariel were paroled, and their arms taken as well as some belonging to the stip. " Both vessels lay off the cape during the night, and part of the ❑ext day. On the afternoon of the 9th our sails were thrown overboard, and the steam valve taken away, in order to prevent our escape, should they give chase to any other vessel, as they were expecting to capture the Champion also, and had been lying in wait several days at this point for that purpose. The same night our valve was returned, and the intention of landing us at St. Domingo changed to Kingston, Jamaica. Both vessels were then headed for that place, and on the 9th inst., at nine p.m., we arrived off Point Morant, about 40 miles from Kingston. Near this point the Alabama gave chase and boarded a vessel, from which some information was received, which in duced Capt. Semmes to again change his mind, and take heavy bonds for the ship and cargo, permitting us to resume our voyage. The reason given was, that this vessel had reported yellow fever raging in Kingston, and he would not subject our passengers to its ravages; but we were afterwards informed at Morant that no yellow fever had prevailed there for some time. " rhe conduct of the officers and crew of the Ala bama in charge of this ship was ex tr eme ly cour teous. They werein regular communication with the United States, both by letters and papers, and were fully cognisant of our days of sailing, and that no cruisers were in these waters to intercept them. For this reason the specie to come by the Ariel was left at Aspinwall, as Captain Jones did not think it prudent to bring it. The Al a b ama d eta i ne d t h e Ariel until the 10th inst., when she allowed her to inwall, upo n h er g i ving a bond in the proceed to Asp sum of 228,000 dols. as a rensom." HOLLOWAY'S OINMENT.—A motion was made yesterday afternoon in the Court of Queen's Bench in the case of Silleen v. Holloway, to enter a verdict for the defendant in a cause which had been tried last term for the recovery of £5OO for procuring the defendant the privilege of selling hi s ointment in France and her colonies. The Lord Chief Justice granted a rule to show cause, b u t told Mr. Bovill, who made the application, not to be too eau sine about 10 being absolute, Abduction of a Farmer's Daughter. At a session of Glocestershire magistrates of the Chipping Sodbury division, held on Friday, at the Cross Hands Inn, John Richard Crampton, late schoolmaster of the Horton National School, was charged with having taken off an unmarried girl, Emma Stinchcombe, daughter of Daniel Stinch combe, against the will of her father, she being under the age of 16 years. The complainant. Mr. Stinchcombe, is an extensive farmer, residing at Horton, and the prisoner, who is a married man, and who appears to be something of a musician, frequently visited the house under pretext of giving lessons to Mr. Stinchcombe's son in the piano. Crampton seems to have availed himself of the opportunity thus afforded to engross the affections of Miss Stinchcombe, a girl 15 years of age, and to have induced her to quit her father's house surreptitiously in the nighr of the 3d inst., and to proceed with him to Chippenham, from which place they took the train which leaves for Reading at 2.55 p.m. The elopement of the girl was discovered early on Sunday morning, and the matter was placed in the hands of Mr. Rawle, superintendent of the Gloucestershire constabulary for the Sodbury division, who succeeded in tracing the fugitives to Coppenham, and telegraphed a de scription of them to the police authorities at Read ing. On the arrival of the train at the latter place, Crampton and the girl were detained till the ar rival of Superintendent Rawle, who at once took Crampton into custody on a charge of abducting the girl. In reply, the prisoner said that he was going to take the girl to his wife, that he knew be had done wrong in taking her away without her father's consent, and that he was sorry for it. The prisoner and the girl were brought back to Chipping Sodbury, the prisoner being lodged in the station house, and the girl handed over to her uncle, Mr. Thomas Stinchcombe. The above facts having been proved in evidence, Crampton expressed is wish that Emma Stinchcombe should be examined as a witness. Mr. Rawle, however, stated that he did not call the girl on the part of the prosecution. The prisoner then stated that' the girl left with him by her own wish, and that he did not know that he was laying himself under the lash of the law in what he was doing. He denied that he had taken her away with any evil intent, admitting that he had acted more out of foolishness than wickedness. He implored the prosecutor not to press the charge, stating that he was already a ruined man, and beseeching forgive ness of God for his conduct. The prosecutor said he should let the law take its course. Mr. Hartley, magistrate, said the case must go before a higher tribunal, and committed the prisoner for trial at the next assize. Crampton was then charged with stealing a silver spoon, the property of Mr. Stinch combe. In this case the girl Emma Stinchcombe was called as a witness, and she stated that she had left the spoon at the school at Horton, and that Crampton had told her on two or three occasions to take it home. The last time he did so was last Monday week, and then he said he would put it in his pocketbook and take it down himself. The magistrates decided that the evidence was inconclu sive, and the prisoner was accordingly merely com mitted on the charge of abduction. LEITH.—THE STEAMER BOUGHT FOR THE CONF EDERA TE STATES. -- S ome time ago we : her noticed that the Britannia st eamer, a new swift-going ves sel intended for the Newc astle and Leith trade, had b een purchased with the view of b e i n g sent out tothe donkey cranes Confede rate States of Ameri ca. Since that time she has been under going alterations , for repairs she required none. Her in ternal generallyfittings have ffound und undergone u s euseful for er loading alterationsand unloading cargo es, have been removed, and the clear space on deck a long voyage, but P t known. for There is little enlargedwhither S he is e t toa has proceed been is s fitted not else on board than coal, but and it is supposed th a t with these she is deeply laden, before she other go far she will take in cargo. She left Leith on S pro ceeded to Granton, for the Saturday afternoon and her conipasses.... _ ow purpose, it is said, of adjusting ~ MM. Iv -I IRELAND. DUBLIN, Jan. 12. The Board of Superintendence of the Dublin Prisons, in their annual ieport just printed, make some imporcant and seasonable remarks on ticket of-leave men and the Irish convict system. Refer jog to the number of criminal offenders sentenced to penal servitude, which shows an increase from 42 in 1861 to 78 in 1862, the Board express their gratification that, while the English convict sys tem has been pronounced a failure, the Irish convict system, from its judicious management and effec tual supervision, has not only been found free from such alarming evils as prevail in England, but has been of much benefit to the convict desirous of changing his former life. Conceding, ho waver, to the warmest advocates of the ticket-of-leave system all the advantages believed to be derived from it, it should, nevertheless, be remembered that the Irish system has not yet had time to develops itself, nor has it the same difficulties to contend with as exist in England. The experi ence of the Board of Superintendence leads them to apprehend that the present convict system is un availing with the harden:d and habitual criminal ; that professed thieves and burglars, brought up from their youth in vice and crime, cannot possibly be reformed ; and that if some more rigorous method of I dealing with such hardened offenders be not devised, " garotting" and other acts of personal violence will soon extend to Ireland. It has often been remarked by those practically conversant with the working of the convict system that the treatment which con victs receive in the Government prisons affords them such advantages as to furnish an inducement to com mit crime. In many instances it has been found that criminals, when receiving the sentence of the court, earnestly supplicate to be consigned to penal servi tude. As an instance of this, the report alludes to the conduct of a large number of the paupers who pleaded guilty to the charge of setting fire to the South Union Workhouse, and subsequently on re ceiving the sentence of the court. The opinion of the Board of Superintendence is, that whenever such characters are convicted of any serious offence, after having been discharged from penal servitude, tran sportation should be their next sentence. The Ballinasloe winter fair, which was held on Saturday, is said to have been the dullest since its estabiishment seven years ago. The supply of cattle was equal to former years, but visitors and buyers were scarce ; not more than a fourth were sold, and these at prices 30s. a-head for cattle less than last year. The causes assigned for the bad demand were the late heavy rains, the distress in Lancashire, and the want of due publicity in the newspapers. There were buyers enough, however, if they could have got great bargains. But the far mers preferred not to make the sacrifice, and drove home their stock. Their being able to wait is a proof that the farmers are not so badly off as some represent. On Saturday George Samuel Matthews, a respect able looking old man, was brought up at the Head Police-office, in custody of Acting Inspector Daw son, of the G division, charged widi stealing a num ber of books—in all about 100—from the libraries of Trinity College, the Royal Dublin Society, and the Dublin Young Mel's Christian Association. It ap peared that on the 2d inst., Dawson, while in the pawn-office of Mr. Cairns, saw the prisoner offering a book entitled " The History of Greece" in pledge. Suspecting that he had not come by it honestly, the detective searched him, and found pawn-officedupli cates for nearly 80 volumes in his possession. He then, of course, arrested him, and recovered the books, which consisted of costly medical, scientific, and historical works. The prisoner had obtained admission to the libraries of the College and the Dublin Society, as a reader, and had been known by the librariiss in the latter place for ten years. A number of witnesses connected s ith the libraries having been examined, the prisoner asked his worship to dispose of the matter at the earliest pos sible moment. He felt that his character was gone, and the result, be it what it may, was a matter of indifference. The magistrate decided on sending the case for trial to the city sessions. FOUR FRENCH STATESMEN. As Sketched by Daniel Stern. M. LEDRu RoLLrer.---The new Minister of the Interior was sufficiently gifted to become conspicuous in the ranks of the militant democracy ; but from the moment he was lifted up to the pinnacle of power, these gifts lost much of their value by the absence of a quality which ought to have united, and in some degree crowned all ether advantages. M. Ledru Rollin was devoid of authoritative power. Neither his private life, which he had not been able suffi ciently to regulate ; nor his sincere, but somewhat ostenta tious patriotism ; nor his open and generous, but slightly unsettled character ; nor his more showy than solid acquire ments; nor even his natural uprightness, too open spoilt by an excessive thirst of popularity, made him fit for com mand. Lie was quite conscious of this incapacity, and to escape the uneasiness which it caused to him, he made use of a device well known to minds whose ardour is not sus • tained nor tempered by judgment. He affected haughti ness of speech , he used big words, and tried to play the despot. Feeling not sufficiently strong to lead the revolu • tion, he wanted to outdo it. Unable to impose respect, he attempted to create terror. It is here that lies the secret of all the contradictory actions and movements of M. Ledru Rollin. From the moment that he began to perceive the success of his tactics; from the day that he saw fear take hold of the public irnaginati ,n, and beard his name pro nounced in faltering accents; from the time he knew him self compared by his flatterers to Danton, he fancied he possessed an immense power. The more his form of speech was in exaggeration of his real sentiments, and his words opposed to his intentions, the more he believed himself a profound politician. He seemed to think with native sim plicity that the best method to prevent a recurrence of the terrorism of 1793 would be a suspended threat of the same. He evidently did not understand that this momentary effect could impose upon none but the most verdant in poli tics. M. GuizoT.—To see this large head, too big almost for the feeble shoulders, thrown back with an effort as if to grasp a power which will escape ; to regard this pale and ascetic face, the high furrowed forehead, the fine, proud mouth, thet bilious lines of the depressed temples, the eyes so full of subdued fire—to regard this whole form, the im pression is left as of a long struggle in a proud soul between good and evil, ending in a victory of all that is great and noble over low and vulgar passions. But from the moment this head begins to speak, the picture changes, and we see nothing but a man p ssessed of no faith. Under a sea of imperative formulas is hidden a deep current of inveterate scepticism, which is involuntarily communicated to the hearer. We hesitate; we suspend our judgment; we fee an insurmountable uneasiness in listening, and we end by either disliking the orator, or according him a forced admi ration. Though Prime Minister, M. Guizot was never able to divest himself of the professor, the man of Geneva, the Calvinist. M. PROUDHON. — M. Proudhon appeared in the political arena with an audacity of aspect and strangeness of speech which struck all bystanders, and, the circumstances being favourable, at once fixed public opinion on him and his works. Born in a small village of Franche-Comte, he went through a painful system of self-education; but in spite of great personal sacrifices, was only enabled to make the most incomplete studies. With the rude stubbornness of tt2 , men of -his province, he first turned his mind towa rc tls efi reli gious questions, and occupied himself with rese a rches la the origin of Christianity. But soon after he literary a ddressed to bours took another direction, and in 18 0 4 1n O oir, in which he the ,_Academy of Moral Sciences ra e at of his researches most respected, and stated that, having chosen for th t eEu d b! " one of the oldest, least coarth,,, namely, the right t most universal things upon ea. ved at the • right to conclusion that hold property, be had finally am. an absolute ne there was no suchrighhte. lie insisted upon Theft.unth inSktinrugckpebo gation, expressed in-t - ec 2) ce r n i) tri ri e 3 i l t 6 ; c' ste le vol, propertYdiseu, p y le Ch t e hereupon be of these forms and i gan to f a ncy that there was a p ro f ound originality in M. r ro udhon's writings ; and even a few more serious minds, who had gone through his works superficially, joined the chorus of admiration. They all regarded M. Proudhon as a philosopher, while he was nothing but a sophist, M. DE LA.MARTINE.—. de Ltine few rivals His rich and hi g hl y colo u red poetical sty has e, splendid often to gorgeousnes s ; th e sonorous flow of his diction, accom panied in speaking by a deportment and air full of majesty ; the even march of his sentences, which come rolling on, in their magnificent monotony, like the waves on the sea shore, make him an orator of gigantic proportions. Rarely he rises into a passion ; more rarely still he descends into familiarity. Neither the heat of the debate, nor the right L of replying to an attack, ever brings from his lips a bitter Iword, or even the shadow of a sarcasm. His thought always dwells in serene regions. The very essence of his mind is foreign to satire, and to French humour in particu lar. He has never read Aristophanes ;he detests Rabelais, and does not understand either Montaigne or L a fontaine. It may almost be said that the faculty of observation and criticism exists not within him, and that he i s conscious only to a very feeble degree of the necessity of facts (le Nevin do la certitude). THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. (From MB London Gazette ol.this _Evening.) BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION. VICTORTA, R.--Whereaa our Patliament stands' pro rogued to Tuesday, the 13th day of January instant ; we, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare, that the said Parliament shall be further pro rogued, on the said 13th day of January instant, to Thursday, the sth day of February next ; and we have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain to prepare a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly : and we do hereby further, with the advice aforesaid, declare our royal will and pleasure, that the said Parliament shall, on the said Thursday, the sth day of February next, assemble and be holden for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burgbs of the House of Commons, are hereby r equ i re d an d comman d e d t o g i ve th e i r a tt en dance accordingly, at Westminster, on the said Thursday, the sth day of February next. Given at our Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, this 9th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1863, and in the 26th year of our reign. God save the Queen. LONDON GAzETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN OFFI( E, JAN. 13. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the following gentlemen, now Attaches at the places under mentioned, to be Third Secretaries in her Majesty's Diplo matic Service : Christian William Lawrence, Esq. M adrid. sR Berlin. Frederick James A nt r F o be Ferguson , Bsci., WHITEH.ALL, JAN. 12. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Peter Neil Mackichan to the church at Lochgilphead, i n the parish of Glassary, in the presbytery of Inverary, and shire of Argyll, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. John Stewart to the charge and office of Third Minister of the united parish of Inverness and Bona. CRO WN-OFFICE, JAN. 12. MEMEER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Kent (Eastern Division) Sir Edward Cholnibley Dering, Bart., in the room of William DeedeB, Esq., deceased. ___ _ . THE INDIAN ARMY. The Gazette contains a number of promotions in the Indian Army. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William Hambidge, licensed victualler, Great Warley. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupt s o f any importance which appear in the Gazette : Richard N. Collier, clerk, Chatham Thomas Peet, publican, Thomas-street, Oxford -street Wm. M. Edwards, wine merchant, Mark-lane Wm. H. Robinson, draper, Southampton - Thomas Y. Kimpton, surveyor, Hertford John Marklew, licensed victualler, Stafford Georg€ Mortimore, baker, Chelgea John Winchester, plumber, Chelsea Samuel Griffiths, iron manufacturer, Wolverhampton Thomas Atkinson, publican, Gateshead Daniel Whereto, publican, Kingston-upon-Hull Thomas Joshua Lockwood, coal merchant, Sheffield Elizabeth Alway, licensed victualler, Bristol SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Reggie, grocer, Glasgow Alex. Kinghorn, draper, Dunbar Andrew Craig, cattle dealer, Dunfermline David Edward, farmer, Huntlyhill, Forfarshire William M'Gregor, farmer, Inveriscandye; Forfarshire Course of the Exchange—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 162 11 17 Antwerp — 25 372 25 422 Brussels — 25 371 25 421 Elamburgh — 13 61 13 6} Paris Ditto Nlarseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1181 119 Vienna Trieste PetersbUrgh 1 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 521 25 60 Milan — 25 521 25 671 Genoa — 25 52 26 671 Naples — 25 57 1 25 621 Palermo .— 25 52t 25 65 Messina - 25- 521 25 65 Lisbon * 521 .621 , Oporto — 522 - ' • 53 -' - Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars - c Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather. A dense og in the morning, with heavy rain. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Saxonia, steamer, from Hamburg; Gipsy, from Llanelly; Fanny, from Cardiff ; Florida, from Newport ; Argo, from Sunderland. Sailed—Griffin and Catherine, for Sunderland. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 12—Zephyr, from Monte Video. Arrived, Jan.l3—Finzel, from Shanghai; Twee Broders, from Wore= ; Furret, from Gravehines ; Superb, from Gottenburg ; Queen, from St. Michael's. Sailed—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. No arrivals. TEE SCOTCH HERRING TRADE. The trade has during the past year been marked by greater fluctuation in price than in the previous dozen years. At one time a perfect panio prevailed, and prices drooped excessively. They again advanced on the restoration of con fidence, and buyers are now offering 24 s.for full crown brands. The stock of herrings in the North of Scotland at the Ist Jan. is considerable. There are in Peterhead about 1,000 bar rels ; Fraserburgh, 3,00 C barrels ; in Gardenstown, about 1,000 barrels; in Buckie, Portessie, and Findochty, about 1,500 barrels; on the Morayshire coast, 2,200 barrels; on the Caithness doast, 9,368 barrels—in all, about 18,063 W - I els. These are mostly C.B.F. It is estimated that there are in Stettin about 17,000 Scotch barrels herring's. Thus there are of catch 1862 not less than 35,000 barrels yet to enter into consumption, and of which there are likely to be a considerable portion remaining by the time the fishing o f circu mstance begins. This eireustanee will of cours e a ff ec t prices. The value of last year ' s Scotch fishing will also be affected by the produce of the Norwegian winter fishing new proceeding, and of which already a catch of 24,000 barrels is reported. The Dutch herring fi s hing is reported as being 15,000 barrels in excess of average years. Advices from Stettin of the 27th ult., say :—" One of our commisssion houses has had orders to sell out a parcel of few crown brands lying here before the end of the year, which was done at one-fourth dollar under last quotations. Four cargoes of Scotch herrings, and five cargoes of Nor wegian fat herrings, quality as good as finest Scotch, are lying at Swinemunde, being prevented by the ice from get ting up. There is little doubt that prices will recede on the reopening of the navigation, when supplied again com mence to drop in."—Banffshire Journal. THE MIINDFORD POACHING CASE. An application made to Mr. Justice Wightman in ( Cham bers on behalf of Phillip Fuller, who was con victed in the full penalty of £5, and £1 4s. costs, at the Mundford Petty 1 Sessions, on the 3d ult., by the magistr ate ' (the Hon, P. Baring, Rev. A. Sutton, and the Rev. J. A. Park), under the recent act for the pr evention of poaching (25 and 26 g game in his possession, was last week h ear d b y M r. Vic., c. 114), on the info rma tion of Inspect or N ew l and, for hay in J us ti ce Mellor. The magistrates h a d refused to state a case for th e Court of Queen's Bench, saying that the defendant the Sessions, y application was fo r an or d er on t h em to s h ow us they should n o t s t a t e suc h andot we h t had a right of appe a l t o the Quarter with a case. The ; facts charged -11- the indictment appearing in the discussion, were simply that defendant had been fouls game in his possession, and searched by the constable under the authority of the act, but there was no evidence as to how he had come into possession of the game. His lord ship's attention was particularly called to the observations ( I Mr. Baring, one of the convicting magistrates, to the effect that the man's refusal to say anything as to how he obtained the game weighed against him, and that three convictions, of which they were informed of being mixed up in poaching cases, aided them very much in coming to a decision. t. If," said the magistrate, "he had borne the character of an industrious, hard-working man, who was not in the habit of mixing up with poachers and breakers of the law, he should have required a very great weight of evidence against him to come to a decision to convict him. But instead of an industrious, hard-working man, we have to do with a person already convicted—a ma n whose habits are those of a man mixed up with poac hing in Thetford, and we very unwillingly come to the conclusion that the game was unlawfully in his possession, and that he is liable to the penalty of £5," &c. Mr. Justice Mellor—That is subversive of all justice. I must make the order for t e h n e a c u a e s h e. a case ewa hads stated power t thato make a the justices during an appeal the appellant enter into recognisances with sureties for such sums as to them might seem meet, and Mr. Herrer, for the appellant, asked for some direction on that point, or the magistrates had the power, by fixing a high sum, to prevent the a ppellant, who is a poor man, from proceeding to take the opinion of the Court, and so to make the present order useless. Mr. Justice Mellor said he had no power to interfere with the magistrate in that respect, but he could not think they would take such a course, and expressed a hope that they would do nothing to present the opinion of the crJurt being taken,—Bury and .Aorw4'.4 Pod. the been the the 9. tte at in the Dame teed lined fol , ar- were the ;and Uon ;And Bic eded was Band him ,8 o and Bat- , ar- nuti, ds of wing were 6tive, to at than' that bark COM - COM' nova 22d full have .J. fol ence ieut- vg's En y at iken oy al Ob' Share 87i 1156 91i 124 11111