The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND / COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The paymits on the 4th of the month have made satisfactory progress, and already a little relief is experienced in discount circles. The current terms for the best bills are 51 and 6 per cent. The prospectus of the Royal Naval and Military Banking Corporation (Limited) has been issued, giving in detail the moans operandi and the objects of the directors of the corporation. The capital proposed is £1,000,000, which is to be raised in 10,000 shares of £lOO each, of which sum it is not proposed to call up more than £2O. The deposit is £1 per share, and the payment on allotment is to be £4 per share ; the residue of calls on capital invested is not to exceed £5 per share, and not called for at intervals of less than three months. The object for which this corporation is established cannot fail to strongly recommend itself to the favourable notice of the officers of both the army and the navy, whose special at tention is invited to the detailed prospectus, which will be found in another place. The distin guished names of the gallant gentlemen who form the directory is guarantee enough that the objects of the corporation will be fully carried out. We learn that during the few days the corporation has beenbefore the public, that a considerable portion of the capital stock has been applied for, and that the application list will close on the 9th inst. It will be noticed that the Board of Directors which at first was exclusively formed of naval and military gen tlemen, now includes the names of several commer cial men of standing. The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have not been very extensive owing to the unfavourable Weather. Sugar, coffee, and rice have been in fair request at full rates. Ia fruit and spices there has been very little animation, while a better tone has prevailed in the tallow market; a fair amount of business having been done for both present and for ward delivery. The Bark of England return for the week end ing Wednesday shows a further accumulation of gold, bat there is a reduction in the reserve of notes, and an augmentation in the other securities, owing to the recent activity in discount circles and the negotiation of loans prior to the payment of the dividends. Subjoined is our analysie : Active Circulation .. £20,243,400 Increase .• •• •• •• 568485 Bullion .. 14,034,222 Increase .. 214.810 Rest 3,778,873 Increase 212,779 Public Deposits •• •• •• 7,893,633 Decrease .. .. 259,968 Other Deposits.. .. 13,641,278 Increase 1,114,605 Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 557,474 Increase 24,518 Government Securities .. 11,174,584 No eteration. .. 20,708,852 .. 1,475,609 .. 7,670,965 .. 357,200 Other Securities .. Increase .. Notes Unemployed .. Decrease Two O'CLOCK. There has been a recovery of per cent. from the depression experienced yesterday afternoon in the market for the English Funds. At the same time, business has been extremely dull, and beyond the movement in prices already mentioned, these is not the slightest feature of interest. Consols are 911 for money, and 91} for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89 1 t; Enfaced Indian 5 per Cents., 106; and do. 5/ per Cents., 113/ 115. There has not been much animation in the Foreign Market, but more firmness has prevailed in prices. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 69 1 ; do. Conso lides, 501 ; Mexican, 431 1 ; Greek, 22/ ; Spanish Passive, 35 1; Portuguese, 471 48 ; Rhis sian, 831 89; and Italian, 66 /. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been on a rather limited scale, and prices have shown less firmness. Great Eastern and North Eastern (Berwick) have each receded ss. ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, and South Western, 10s. ; and Great Western, £1 os. Brighton, however, he ve improved 153., and Metropolitan ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue dull at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous shares remain inactive. Union of London have declined to 47/ ; London Chartered of America to 25/ 26. Crystal Palace Stock is firm at 34/. Credit Mobilier Shares are quoted 24 4 prem. ; Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company 2 to 21 prem.; Imperial Provincial 31 4 prem, ; Provincial Corporation 2 to 21 prem. ; Credit Foncier 21 2 prem; and Queensland Sheep Investment 1/ 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOTTE.NMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols . 9l i 901 li Ditto Account, March 5.... 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent Annuities, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1830 — Litto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 5 dis Ditto £SOO Bank England Stk, 4} per Ct., last hf.-yr, INDI&N GOTEILNNOINT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account , , — Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 106 Ditto 5} per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto bonds £l,ooo — Ditto under .£1,000..... Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1831 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent -- Ditto . 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - Ditto 1863 B6l Ditto Scrip, £55 paid - dis Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred — Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd Chiliau 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 pet Cent — Danish 3 per Cent., 1826 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent 991 100 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, es-Coupons — Ditto Account . 221 Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian 5 per Uent.(Maremmtum Railway) 73 I it Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. I.litto Account . — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent Pi schnontess, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (183) £42 Be. 3d. paid — pm l'o_rtuemese 3 pe r C ent ., 1353 Ditto Account — „Ditto 3 p er Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 _auitto Account It /174'' 1 , 6 , Per Cent., 1822, £ S t — Ditto r per Cent 1850.. BardinianTr Cent, 1862 Ditto A count ent Spanish 3 per cent ti t t t t7o A N c e e rt t e ' f • • •;; e • c i Ditto Account. .. Ditto Passive Ditto Account ........... • • •• — Spanish Cert. of Coup not f u . u .(7l e .d ..... .. . —3sk 41 5} Ditto ANiount .... it.:s:i 13i ... Turkish 6 per Cent. Ditto Account. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 _Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bends... Ditto 6 per Cent. 186 . 2 ...... — 69 - Ditto Account Ditto, :ClOO Bonds ................ • , 69% Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent......... 101 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Acc0unt........ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 59! Dicidends on the above payable in Load , n , Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Duteti 2! per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .... — Ditto G per Ceut, 1863 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 Ex. 2i) francs 6 ' sl , Ditto Account 66 1 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct.lix. Is. TWO O'CLOCR: Consols Money Ditto Account 1 1.• 911 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 'hart Railways Paid. Price. Business don. 100 - Atlantic &St Lawrenet all 59 Si sk 1 ilom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 1 031 1011 101 I Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New . . 8 p 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares 40/ Buffalo and Lake Huron all 61 bi 10 Do. Preference too f Buflalo,Brant,dtGodricli to , / 6 13. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:3 , 100 - - 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;0 100 - - st Clcutta.4 , S. Eastn. (1 i 100 101 103 st Cape Town e...• Dock Scrii 100 103 lOs stock Mastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 105 106 steel: East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 104 1( 5 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 1 1 P 20 Do. do. II do. stock Graud Trunk of Canada Wu 191 20 j 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 2i 74 100 Do. do. deterred all 57 61 100 Do. 2d Pre(. Bonds all 66 63 10 0 Do. do. deferred...- all 5 0 53 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred- all 34 12 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 22 c 5 23 stock GLlndlarenin.grua.sp.c 100 1031 104: 1031 41 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. 12 1 20 Do. January, 1862 • stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 le4 201 Gt. W. of Canada Share:. all 91 10 20 Do. New .... . . . . In 11 101 , TI 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 IGO Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8 all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p ip stock Madras. guar., sp. 0. stock Do. It p. c. Extension 100 97 09 stock Dc, 44 d 0.... - 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- - stock 3lelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bud, " 100 - - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 63 100 Do. 7p. c. Hoag. Bds. ' all - - 90 Newßrunswick & Class Aan d B .. all 3 5 N. Itl.e'das po Ist pi bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde (100 103 104 1031 stock Do. Delhi,. lOO 1021 1031 20 Do. do . sr, 2 ip et Do. Punjaub c. all 1021 1031 103 Do. Do. ........ 100 - - stook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) tlOO ,98 103 , LONIAL GOVERNMEN T SeCtiIUTIES. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE, (Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Common Jury,) WODEHOUSE V. WODEHOUSE AND FARROW. This was a suit by the husband, an insurance agent, at Norwich, for a dissolution of the marriage on the ground of the adultery of his wife with the co-respondent, a wealthy farmer, who died last May at the age of 77 years. The re spondent, at the time the alleged impropriety took place was only 16 years of age. Bertha Bates said she had formerly been in the service of Mr. Farrow, who lived at Memdham, in Norfolk. She had seen frequent acts of impropriety between Mr. Farrow and Mrs. oodhouse. She was in the habit of going into his study in her night-dress, when he used to act indecently towards her. When Mr. Farrow used to enter the apart ment the respondent used to sham fainting fits, and after wards call for pudding and cheese. (Laughter.) The witness then swore to having seen the adultery committed. Cross-examined—She was dismissed in consequence of having an illegitimate child, but Mr. Farrow afterwards took her again into his service. She was now a married woman. Mr. Farrow left her a legacy in his will, but be afterwards revuked it. Henry Yallop said he had seen Mr. Farrow and Mrs. Wodehouse in 1856 commit adultery in a barn. S.veral other witnesses gave corroborative evidence, which closed the case for the petitioner. _ . Mr. Sergeant Parry then opened the case for the respon dent, and contended that the whole story told by the wit nesses, Bertha Bates and Henry Yallop, was false in every particular, With respect to the circumstances under which the witness Yallop saw what he had stated, he should show it was a physical impossibility, and therefore entirely un.. worthy the slightest belief. The learned gentleman then called the following witnesses : _ Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons, mother of the respondent, said her daughter was about 16 years of age when she went into Mr. Farrow's service, She occasionally went to the house. She remembered her being ill while there,. and after one year and eight months she left and was then put to learn a business. She then resided with witness up to her mar • riage, and after that she and her husband opened a small general shop, at which Mr. Farrow used to have some o f his goods. Wodehouse left his wife on the 9th of January, 1857, in consequence of a quarrel about her refusing to give him the key of the bureau in which the money was kept. He broke it open, took the money out and never returned but for a very short time. Mr. Farrow was present when this quarrel took place. After he had been away 20 weeks he sent her £l. After he left Mr. Farrow use 4 to come into the shop. 'While her daughter was unwell Mr. Farrow did not, as a daily rule, come into the room while her daughter was confined to bed, Cross-examined—Wodehouse never accused her daughter of an intimacy with Mr. Farrow. Mrs. Vernet, a widow, said he had charge of Mr, Farrow's house while he was unwell in 1858. She knew Mrs. Woodhouse, as she used to do needlework for the house; but when she brought anything home she never saw Mr. Farrow. The mother of Mrs. 'Woodhouse always came with her to receipt the bills, and during the five years she was in charge of Mr. Farrow's house she never saw Mrs. Woodhouse in Mr. Farrow's company longer than five minutes at a time. During the whole time of her residence in Mr. Farrow's house she never saw him commit the slightest impropriety towards any person. She knew the girl Bertha, and would not not believe her on her oath. Sho was dismissed by Mr. Farrow for bad conduct. She had four years experience of her character. Mr. Farrow told her she was born under an unlucky star, and that she was doomed to destruction for telling lies. - Re-examined—Mr. Farrow took Bertha into his house when she was four years old from pure motives of charity, as she was an orphan. _ Mr. Copeman, a solicitor to the late Mr. Farrow, said— Since the commencement of the present proceedings, the witness Yailop carte to him and told him he had never seen anything improper between Mr. Farrow and Mrs. Wode house. He afterwards came again to him, and having made a counter statement, asked him (witness) to which statement he should stick, and he told him emphatically to stick to the truth. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This 'lay. - ---e MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY All HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—George Wilson, a tall elderly man, who refused his address, but described himself as a traveller, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing from the person of Mr. John Battes, of 4, King's-terrace, Commercial-road, Stepney, cabinetmaker, a portemonnaie containing five sovereigns and some silver, arid the duplicate of a watch of the value of £l3 108., while at the pit entrance of Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket. Mr. Battes said ho was at the pit entrance of Her Majesty's Theatre last night with his wife, there being great pressure from the persons waiting to gain admission, when he felt a hand in his trousers pockets. lie, as soon as he could, got his hand down, and felt the prisoner's hand coming from his pocket, but not being able to hold it, held his coat and called " Police," and on a constable coming up gave him into custody. The prisoner said he was going to the pit of the theatre, but on the constable asking him for his ticket he said he had not got one, but had the money to pay, although it was necessary to have a ticket before entering the theatre. Mr. Knox—Was the prisoner dressed as he is now (rather shabbily, with a large woollen scarf round his neck) Mr. Battes said he was. Mr. Knox—What had you in your portetnonnaie ? Mr. Battes stated that he had five sovereigns, 83M0 sil ver, and the duplicate relating to a lever watch, of the value of £l3 10s. The prisoner put several questions to Mr. Battes, with the view of showing that it might have been somebody else whose hand was in his pocket; but Mr. Battes said that although he could not swear it was the prisoner's, still he had no doubt of it. _ _ Sergeant Butt, 95 A, said on taking the prisoner into custody he found 2s. or 3s. in his hand. At the station the prisoner refused his address. Sergeant Edward Langley, of the detective department, Scotland-yard. said he had known the prisoner for years as a thief, and he had been charged at Bow-street with rob bery at the Italian Opera House, Covent-garden. Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, that in quiries might be made respecting him. If the prisoner biok the purse he must have passed it to some one. Sergeant Langley said he thought it very likely the pri soner put it in some one else'a pocket—a thing often done by prisoners when detected, Remanded. PARLIAMENTARY DrnslON. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mute a 3. YEOMANRY CAVALLY. Order for committee read, Motion made and question pro- posed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to aid the words "the discontinuance in the present year of the assembling of the Yeomanry Cavalry for the accustomed period of six days' training on permanent duty, would be detrimental to the efficiency of the force, and contrary to the recom mendation of the committee appointed by Lord Herbert in the year 1861, and is inexpedient," instead thereof. Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question," The howe divided—Ayes, 158; Noes, 157. SHARE iviARKETS,--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOE.S. Share' Railways. Cl os i n g Businesr Paid, Price. done. IVol., and Str. Val. ;Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andhlid.k.ln IBristol and Exeter Caledonian ... Cork auc Bltndon Korn S El Pi 9 83 (5 1201 121 1201 'D o A A gets no div tillfipc.pan.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,l'erth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. etk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland reat Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelan , ' Great Western Do Str Val grim. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and lilackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & Scy.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares.. Metropolitan Midland I 5.4.0 Do New .. Do Birming. & Derby ad. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. ..... North London Do New North Staffordshire • N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber, stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an d Wok. Stockton it Darlington Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale 1)0 B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford do Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool HarAR i West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 3.14. 6 7 26 38 16 17 04105} 107 lu9 47 , 8 47 40 7 13 126 128 129 331 1n 131 95 97 63 634 101 1091 70 71 103 104 4J 41 1071 1072 p 9 100 51i SZI lOS 109 126 1 2 61 1i 96 96 54544 24 t 6 1011 102 58 59 911 D2} 125 130 14 2t p 774 781 11 114 t 23 125 44 44 98 lOU 63i 644 34 Z 6 COI eli 100 102 64 9} 28 39 94 104 r 79 ( 163 165 6 6 3 34p 92 96 22 24 Can. Gov. p.e.J a&J ul) 1677-51 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. ac Aug. Do. Ip. c. Mar. Sept. Do. 5 p. a. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock ICapc G.Hope, 6p c,187& Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 189 C Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p (Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Coy. 6 per cent.. 1N..6.G0v. 6 p.c. J a.daul) Do. dp. o.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. G 0v„ . 6 p 18sit Du. 5 p. c.,113/1 to 157( Do. d0.,1888 &upwds INew Zealand 6 p text. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling*, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c Aus (46p.c.1878.3z up Nic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.SOuly Da to 6 o.c. An.,toat.. BRTTIS. Cambrian Consol. Gold eliflord Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan)• • East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon East Carn Brea I FL 14"1 Russel (Tavistk ) Gam.&SLAuDyn(G wen ; !Great South Tolgus , (3. Wheal Vor(Helston) IGrenville Hercd's-Foot ingston Downs Lady Bertha Nlargaret (tiny Lelant. l M arke Val ley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) New Seton North Downs N. W h'l Basset (II lo ;an 1 Sorth Wheal Crotty F'ar Consols (St. Blaze) ,1 Providence (Uny Lelut.) , South Caradon(StCleer, S. Cans Brea (Illogan) W heal Fran. (Mogan , Stray Park Lamar Silv.lz Lead Mini fin Cron West Basset (Illogan) W Cr radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan)I 'Wheal Buller(Redruth)' W heal Kitty (U.Lelant)l Wheal Luckott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien) Wheal 3eton Wheal Treiawney Wheal Union I'RI IIENC.I4: SHARES. Great Western, Chester gua. stock, 77 0 Stockton and Darlington, C 6 per cent., 31 35i 4 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 41 per cent., pl., 1011 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 91} London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 994 Nottingham and Grantham R. 4 C., 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Great Luxembourg, 1611 • San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 83 Ditto (all), 21} 1 FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 31 l'udanatuutaua of S. Australia, lim., 2& JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon aan and Liverpool (lira.), 471 8 Bank of otago, lim., 31 1 Bank of Queensland (lim), 14f Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 81 1 British and American Exchange (lira.), 181 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 City, 116 Colonial, lim., 41 Consolidated Bank,llim., 101 East London, lim., 71 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 2 if Hindustan, China, and Japan (Urn.), 311 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm , 8 Imperial Ottoman, 181 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., nljt London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 521 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, Urn., 121 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26 51 6 London and Comity, 571 7 London Joint Stock, 401 40 Merchant Bank, lim., 111 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lint), 25 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lien„ 71 Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 311 Union of London, 471 DOCKS. London, 72 St. Katharine, 7.11 1 •_ . MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 197 Commercial Unlon (Insurance), 9 Consolidated Disconnt, 11111., 21 Contract Corporation, lim., Oi 5 Crystal Palace, 31# East India Irrigation and Canal, 31 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 48 I Gen. Credit and Finance of London, a Hudson's Bay, 181 171 International Financial Society, 121 Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, lira., 8 * Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 3 4 Land Securities, lim., 4 1 London Financial Association, London General Omnibus Company, Mercantile Credit Association, inn., 13i Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 781 Rio dc Janeiro City Improvements, Ditto (4), 13 South A i, lean Mortgage and Investment, 51 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Um., 6 1 : 1 1 1 Pasal Marine (IntitatinCe), lim., 101 103 100 W 2 99 101 84 91 81 91 106 108 108 110 110 112 108 109 111 Hi 106 108 IcB 110 101 103 99 100 99 10) go 100 108 110 104 106 ICO ill 10 111 jd E 6 670 680 65 70 313:4 4t 10 11 4 4k 35 37 6 6i 85 37 4 4f I 7 19 64 7 d 83 95 1} 2 2 24 44 46 440 460 ;30.17.61 65 60 23 30 4 20 20i 14 11 12 5 21 23 471 83 88 51 10 185 871 1 921 2.0.8 1 37 3.0.8 323 3 8 134 141 581 175 185 7 2 1 2i 3.17' 25 21 et (9.16.4 100 100 100 100 100 3.1:0 2.6.9 10.6.7 THE SIM, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1864. THAMES. A COUPLE or DISORDERLIES.—George Salmon, a la bourer, 25 years of age, with a bloated face, and Ellen Cun ningham, a withered old woman, both as dirty and dissi pated as it is possible to conceive, ►ere charged before Mr. Partridge with being drunk and disorderly, and the woman was charged in addition with breaking a large pane of plats glass, valued at £3 103., in the window of the Roebuck pnbliehouse, in Cannon-street-road, St. George-in-the- East. Mr. George Bruce, barman to the landlord of the Roe buck, said the male prisoner came into the house yesterday evening, and conducted hi..aself in a very noisy and disor derly manner. The man was intoxicated, but knew what ho was about. He Ejected him from the house. The prisoner then remained outside and made a disturbance. A taob of roughs, loose women, and others collected, and a riotous scene was the consequence. The female prisoner was the worst, and she took up a stone and threw it at tho window. It struck a stout pane of glass, and did not crack it. The woman then took up a large piece of asphalte and hurled it at a large pane of plate glass and broke it. The value of it was £3 or .£l. Mr. Partridge—Are you insured ? Witness—l believe Mr. William Sands, the proprietor of the Roebuck, has insured his plate glass. The prisoner Johnson said he was for three years in the employ of Messrs. Taylor brothers, cocoa manufacturers, and had been out of work twelve weeks; all he had to drink yesterday was a half pint of beer. Mr. Partridge said a half pint of beer would make no man intoxicated. Ho should fins the male prisoner ss, for being drunk and disorderly, and order the woman to pay 255. towards the damage she had caused, and a fine of 53., and in default of payment to be imprisoned for one month. The pair were sent to prison. WESTMINSTER. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES BY AI OSTLER. — James Morgan, ostler in the service of Mr. Watling, pro vision merchant and pork-pie manufacturer at Pimlico, was charged with robbing his master. • Mr. James Bird, of 26, Denbigh-street, Pimlico, Mr. tatling's foreman, said that from some information he had received of some hay having been removed from his master's loft, he placed himself in a room over a gateway leading to the stable and watched at a quarter past 9 last night. Ho saw the prisoner leave the yard with a truss of hay on his back, and following saw him take it to Mr. Rawlings stable in the Wilton-road. As he left the stable witness seized him by the neck and charged with stealing the hay, when he denied having had anything to do with it. Mr. Arnold—Have there been any previous losses from your stables. Witness—We have missed a great quantity of hay. This robbery has been going on for some lime past, George Reynolds, carman to Mr. Watling, said that he lived over the stable, and saw the prisoner leave the yard with a truss of hay. There had been three trusses in a cart in the yard just before. Edward Stenson, 227 B, said he apprehended the pri soner, and when told by Mrs. IVatling that she should give him into custody, he said he had lent the hay to a Mr. Rawlings, in the Wilton-road, in whose place it had been found, Mr. Arnold (to Mr. Bird)—llad the prisoner any autho rity to Icnil hip master's bay ? Mr. Bird—Nut the least, nor to remove it from the premises. Prioner was remanded until Tueeday. AYES -158. Adam,W. P. Gibson. T. M. Palmerston, Visct. Agnew, Sir A. Gilpin, C. Led, Sir H. Alcock, P. Gladstone, W. E. Peel, P. Baring, Sir F. Goldstnid, Sir I'. heel, J. Baring, Thos. Geo. Goscheta, G. J. lender, J. Barnes, T. Greene, J. 1 ilkington, James Baxter, W. E. Gregson, S. Pinney, Col ilazley, Thomas Grentell, H. It. Pollard Urquhart W Beaumont, W. B. Grey, SirG. Ponsonby, A. Beaumont,Somerset Gurdon, B. Potter, E. Bellew, It. M. Hadfield, Geo. Pryse, Capt. E. L. Berkeley, 11. lianbury, R. Pritchard, John Berkeley, C. Ilartington,Marquis Pugh, D. Biddulph,Tol. R.M. Hervey, LordA. Ricardo, 0. Black, Adam Headlam, Thus. E. ltobartes, T. J. A. Bonham-Carter, J. Henley, Lord Robertson, 11. Bowyer, Sir G. llerbert, H. A. Loebuck, J. A. Bright, J. Ilibbert, J. T. Bussell, Hastings Briscoe, J. I. li okrson, K. Russell, A. J. E. Bruce, 11. A. Butt, W. Salomons,Aidermius Buchanan, W. Ingham, It. Seymour, A Buller, Sir A. Jackson, IV. Shatto, IL D. Burke, Sir T. J. Kershaw, J. Shelley', Sir J. V. Butler, C. S. A. . Kinglike, IV Sheridan, R. B. Caird, James liinnaird, lion. A. Smith, J. B. Cardwell, lit. Hn. E. Layard, A. 11. Smith, M. T. Castlerosse, Fist. Langton, W. 11. G. Smith, Augustus Childers, 11. C. E. Lanigan, J. Staniland, M. Clay, James Lawson, W. Stanley, 0. Clifford, C. C. Leatham, E. Stansteld, J. Clive, George Letevre, G. J. S. Steel, John Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Lewis, Harvey Sykes, Col. W. H. Collier, Sir R. P. Lindsay, W. S. Tite, Vv Cowper, Hon. W.F. Lloyd, P. Tollemache, Hon.F. Cox, W. Lowe, Rt. lion. R. Tracy, Hon. C. Dalglish, Robert Lysley, W. Turner, J. A. Denman, G. Mackinnon, W.(Ly.) Vane, Lord 11. G. Douglas, Sir C. Mackinnon,W. A. Villiers, lit. Hon. C. Duff, M. E. Manners, Lord G. Warner, Edward Dunbar, Sir Wm. Marjoribanks, D. C. Watkins, Cel. L. Dundas, Frederick Mildmay, 11. . Whalley, G. 11. Dundas, Sir David Miller, William IVhitbread, S. Dunlop, A. Mills, J. R. White, Jas. Evans, T. W. Morris, D. White, L. Ewart, William Nettie, C. Wickham, H. W. Ewart, J. C. Norris, J. T. Williams, W. Ewing, H. E. C. North, P. Winnington, Sir T. Fenwick, Henry O'Hagan, T. Wood, bir C. Fermoy, Lord Osborne, it. B. Woods, Henry Fitzroy, Lord P. Paw, Col. Wyvill, M. Forster, W. E. Padmore, R. Fortescue, Hon. F. Paget, C. TELLERS, Fortescue, C. S. Paget, Lord C. E. Brand, H. B. Gavin, Major Palmer, Sir R. Knatchbull-Hugess NOES —157. Addington, Hon.W. Gore, J. R. 0. Nicol, William Astell, J. H. Graham, Lord Wm. North, Col. Bailey, C. Greenail, G. O'Neill, E. Baillie, 11. J. Greville, Col. P. Pakington, Sir J. S. Baring, Thomas Gray, Capt. Parker, Major W. 13arrow,:W. 11. Grogan, Sir E. I'cacocke, G. M. Baritelot, Col. Haliburton, T. C. Peel, Gen. Bathurst, A. A. Hamilton, Major I'ennant, Col. Beach, W. W. Hardy, Gathorne Pevensey, Viscount Bective, Earl of Harvey, R. B. Phillips, G. L. Bentinck, G. W. P. Ilassard, M. D. Powell, F. S. Bernard, Col. Hay, Sir J l'owys-Lybbe, P. L. Bernard, Thos. T. Heathcote, Sir W. Redmond, J. F. Bova!, Wm. Hennessy, J. P. Rogers, John J. Bramston, T. W. Hesketh, sir T. Bolt, J. Bruce, C. L. C. llodgson, R. Rowley, llon. R. T. Bruce, Sir H. Hollord, R. S. Russell, Sir Wm. Burghley, Lord llopwood, J. T. Scott, Lord IL Burrell, Sir P. llozsiall, T. B. Scourtlelo, J. IL ButlerJohnstone,ll. Hotham, Lord Selwyn, C. J. Cargill, W. Howes, E. Seymour, Danby Cave, S. Hume, W. Smith, 31. Clive, Capt. G. W. Jermyn, Earl Smith, S. G. Close, 31. C. Jervis, Captain Smollett, I'. Cobbold, John C. Jolliffe, H. Somes, Joseph Cole, Hon. H. Kekewich, S. Stanley, Lord Collins, T. Kelly, Sir F. Stirling, Wm. Dering, Sir E. Her, D. S. Stewart, Sir 3f. R. Disraeli, Benjamin Kerrison, Sir E. Stracey, Sir 11. Du Cane, C. King, J. K. 'Thompson, 11. S. Dunne, Col. Knox, col. Thynne, Lord E. Da Pre, C. Knox, Major W. S. Thynne, Lord H. Egerton, A. F. Langton, W. G. Torrens, R. Egerton, E. C. Leader, N. Tottenham,Lt.-Col. Egerton, W. Lefroy, A. Trefusis, lion. C. H. Elcho, Lord Lee, W. Turner, C. Elphinstone, Sir J. Lennox, Lord H. G. Vance, John Fane, Col. Leslie, W. Vausittart, Wm. Farquhar, Sir M. Long, R. P. Verner, Sir Wm. Farrer, J. Longfield, Robert Vyse, Co!. Fergusson, Sir J. Lovaiue, Lord IValcott, Adm. J. E. Ferrand, W. Macdonogh, F. Walker, James R. Fitzgerald, W. S. Malcolm, J. W. Walpole, S. H. Fleming, T. W. Malins, R. Waterhouse, S. vloyer. .1. Manners, Lord J. Way, Arthur E. Foley, 11. W. Miles, Sir W. Whitmore, H. Forde, Col. Miller, T. Willoughby, Sir H. Forester, Gen. Mills, A. Wynn, C. W. W. Fraser, Sir W. A Montagu, Lord K. Yorke, lion. E. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Montgomery, Sir G. Gard, R. S. Morgan, C. 0. S. TELLERS. Gaskell, J. M. 3lorritt, W. Getty, S. G. Mowbray, Rt. lin. J. Edwards, Col. Gilpin, Colonel Mure, David Ridley, Sir 31. W. Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were also present Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., V.P. ; Admiral Gordon, W. H. Barton, Esq ; John Griffith, EFq. ; Captain Wat d, R.N., inspector of lifeboats to the institution ; and Richard Lewis, Esq., the secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, a reward of £23 was voted to the crew of the Redcar lifeboat of the institution, for saving the crew of seven men of the schooner Brothers of Whitby, which, dur ing a storm on the night of the 17th ult., was wrecked on some roc's off Redcar. The lifeboat, which is the oldest in the kingdom, was stove in on the occasion, and was after wards found to be affected with dry rot. Messrs. John Crossley and Sons, of Halifax, have liberally promised to the institution to pay the cost of a new lifeboat for this sta tion. A reward of £9 was also voted to the crew of the in stitution's lifeboat at Dungeness, for saving 13 persons from the ship Golden Age of Liverpool, which was wrecked off Dungeness during a snowstorm on the 19th ult. Some of the crew and passengers were also saved by a pilot cutter. A reward of AG 108 was likewise granted to the crew of the Holyhead lifeboat of the institution, for having, on the 13th ult., brought to a place of safety the brigantine Boa Nova, of Oporto, and her crew of nine men. As the lifeboat was returning to the shore the schooner Bri tannia was observed in a dangerous position, and she was also safely brought to a sheltered place. The New Brighton (tubular) lifeboat, belonging to the institution, also rendered important services to the ship Contest, of Li verpool, whose crew were found by the lifeboat oft the Mersey, completely exhausted. Payments amounting to £l3 158 were also made to tbo crews of the s ciety's lifeboats at Lytham, Rye, and Winchilsea, for putting off with the view of saving life from wrecks, but when their services were not afterwards required. The silver medal of the institution was voted to Mr. W. C. Buck, R.N., chief officer of the coastguard at Winchelsea, Sussex, and Al each to five of his men, for putting off in a coastguard boat, and saving, at much risk of life, a poor fellow from the fishing cutter Thetis of Jersey. crew had abandoned him at Dieppe, and he had crossed the Channel alone in the smack. While returning to the shore ono of the coastguard men, named George Terry, was unfortunately washed out of the boat and perished. The institution voted £lO in aid of a local subscription for his widow. A reward of 2 was also granted to two policeman of H o l y h ead, f or wa di ng i n to the surf during a stormy night, a n d saving a man b e l ong i n g to the schooner Harmony of Dro g h e d a. R ewar d s amoun ting £ to £l6 10s were also voted to other persons for rescuing, during the late gale, 15 persons from a boat belonging t' the ship Royal Victoria of Liverpool; eight men from the schooner Anna Maria of Cronstadt ; four men from a fish ing boat off Port Stewart, county Antrim; and six men, and their fishing cobbles, of Staithes. It was reported that Mrs. M. A Hopkins, of Preston, and her daughter, had presented to the institution £250, to pay the cost of the Blackpool lie boat, in memory of the late Mr. R. W. Hopkins. It was also stated that Sir John Pakington, Bart., M.P., G.C.8., had kindly promised to preside over the annual meeting of the institution, to be held on'the 15th inst., at the London Tavern. The society had sent during the past month now lifeboats to Palling, Norfolk, and to Greencastle, near Lon donderry. It was slated that Messrs. Forrestt, the lifeboat builders, had now 13 lifeboats constructing for the institu tion. Payments amounting to upwards of £2BO having been made on various lifeboat e stablishments, and some minor business done, the proceedings terminated. THE FREEHOLD ESTATE OF THE LATE LORD LYNDLIURST.—The freehold estate of the late Lord Lyndhurst, Nos. 25 and 26, George-street, Hanover square, was yesterday disposed of at the mansion, in two lots, by Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Wools, of King- . street, St. James's. Lot 1. The capital and spacious free hold mansion, 25, George-street, situated on the east side, close to Hanover-square, the property, and for many years the residence of the late Lord Lyndhurst ; and all the fix tures included in the purchase—£l3,ooo (Mr. Duddell). Lot. 2. The capital family residence, 26, George-street, Hanover-square, adjoining the mansion of his lordship, let by the year to Dr Ilawkesley at the very inadequate rent of £l5O per annum , the tenancy expires at Mi c h ae l mas next ; all the landlord's fixtures included in the purchase —£5,000 (the same purchaser), THE DANO-GERMAN CORRESPONDENCE.—Part IV. of the correspondence respecting the Duchies was published yesterday afternoon. Including this publi cation, there have now been altogether no less than 620 pages of correspondence, including 815 despatches or other documents. The present part commences on tho 161 h of December, with an account of Lord Wodehoune's arrival in Copenhagen, and embraces negotiatione from that period down till January 31. The last document in the series is the summons to the Danish commander. in-chief to evacuate Schleswig, the movement of Austria and Prueeia to take the initiative having commenced about a month previous. Sir A. Malet, on December 30, communicated their inten tion to occupy Schleswig, and the greater part of the pre sent correspondence ref, rs to the subsequent negotiations. MISSING VESSELS.—LONDON, March 3.—The Otto sailed from Randers on or about Nov. 3 for London, and has not since been heard of. The Sophia sailed from Aalborg about Nov. 4 for London, and has not since been heard of. The Atalanta sailed from Liverpool on Sept. 29 from New York, was spoken on Oct. 4 in lat. 51 N., long. 8 W., and has not since been heard of. The Marianne sailed from the Tyne on Oct. 22 for Barcelona, and has not since been heard of. The Audax sailed front Casabouma, near Smyrna, on or about the 3d Nov., for London, and has not since been heard of. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MEROPOLITAN RAILWAY SCHEMES. In the copy of the report of the joint committee of the Lords and Commons which appeared in The Sun of Wednesday, the Tottenham and Hampstead Jaection (Extension to Charing-cross) should have been included in the second paragraph with the bills which should not bo proceeded with during the present session. In place of the Bth paragraph shouhl have been the following : "Two of the schemes—viz,, the Charing-cross (Northern) and the Tottenham and Hampstead Janction (Extension to Charing-cross), which are designed to be more or less connected with the Northern lines, and which pass through the centre of the metropolis to the Charing-cross Station—are open to the objection that they tend to create a great central station at Charing-cross." Instead of the 10th paragraph should have been the following :-- " As to all the schemes above referred to the com mittee would observe that in recommending their postponement they have been strongly influenced by the consideration of the great public incon venience and pecuniary loss to the inhabitants of the district that must unavoidably be caused by the interruption of thoroughfares during the construc tion of works of this nature ; and as the schemes which the ccmmittee (concurring generally in the views of the Lords' committee of last session) re commend to be proceeded with are of a very great magnitude and extent, they have thought that any schemes which did not appear to be of more than ordinary urgency migb t properly be postponed for future consideration." At the commencement of the 13th paragraph, instead of the Hammersmith, Midland, and North Western, it should have been the Hampstead, Mid land, and North Western. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD. The report of the directors state that the divi dends for the last half-3 ear, at the rate of £6 per unt. per annum on the consolidated stock of the company and on the amount paid on the new shares, and also at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum on the preference shares, had been received from the lessees, and were payable on and after the Ist inst. No application had been received from the lessees to make any further call on the remaining sum of £3 payable on each of the new shares, amounting in the whole to £65,052. The capital account to Dec. 31 showed that £847,271 had been expended, leaving a balance of £548. CORNWALL. The directors report states that the amount re ceived on the capital account during the past half , year, ending the 31st of December last, was £82,606. Of this amount £22,735 had been raised on deben ture bonds guaranteed by the associated companies, at a rate not exceeding 4,1 per cent. The remaining £59,850 was received on debentures unguaranteed by the associated companies. The expenditure for the half year hid been £40,966. The works on the extension to Falmouth, including the Falmouth station, had been completed during the past half year. The whole of the contract with Messrs. It. Sharpe and Sons had been satisfactorily and finally settled. The works upon this contract had been executed for £167,087, being £4,913 less than the sum originally estimated by Mr. Brereton, the company's engineer. The receipts on revenue ac count for the half-year amounted to £40,716, against £36,485 for the corresponding period of 1862, The working expenses, owing chiefly to the recent opening to Falmouth, had likewise increased, but the net balance was £18,128, against £17,524 in the corresponding half of 1862. There had been a reduction in the amount of interest &large(' in the half-year of £1,170 as cumpared with the corre sponding period of 1862. The capital account showed that £1,738,559 had been received, and £1,685,066 expended, leaving a balance of £53,493. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st of December last showed that £40,716 had been received, and £22,588 expended, leaving a balance of £18,128 to meet £21,237 interest charges for the past half-year, showing a deficiency of £3,109, which, added to £47,608, the accumulated deficiencies of former half-years, made a total de• ficiency of £50,717 in the net revenue to meet the interest charges on loans and preference shares, but prevision was otherwise made to cover that de ficiency. HATFIELD AND ST. ALBAN'S. The report of the directors states that preliminary agreements had been effected by Mr. Bidwell, the valuer, with most of the landlords and tenants on the line, and it was now hoped the directors would shortly be in a position to instruct the contractor to begin the works. The opinion which the directors had ever entertained of the utility of the lino as forming a link in the chain of railways from the Great Western at Uxbridge to the Great Eastern at Hertford continued to receive confirmation, and, without reference to the local accommodation it would afford, the directors thought that a fair return upon the cost to the proprietors might be expected from the east and west traffic. The capital account showed that 17,501 had been received and £3,095 expended, leaving a balance of £4,406. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in tke committee of which Mr. Woodd is the chairman, farther evidence was adduced by Sir Alexander and Mr. Davison in favour of the London and Brighton (Ouse Valley line), Messrs. Wells, Clements, Reeves, Holman, and Hood, being examined on the traffic case, and Mr. Bidder, Q.C., and others on the engineering. Mr. Barrow then opened the case for the opposition, on the part of landowners, and called Mr. Barton, a shareholder in the Brighton Company, to show that at a meeting of that company great dissatisfaction was expressed by the proprietors at the proposed line, the meeting being of opinion that the company had quite lines enough. The room having been oleared, the com mittee deliberated, and then decided that the pre amble of the bill was proved, but only as regarded the first two sections—viz., the line of nine miles from Cuckfield to Uckfield, and of ten miles from Uckfield to Hailsham. In Mr. Hardy's Committee, after hearing further evidence in illustration of the local traffic, and the want of railway accommodation in the district, and examining Mr. Brydone, C.E., and Mr. Belk, con tractor, the bill for the Watford and Edgware Junc tion Railway was passed, and their clauses settled. Farther evidence having been adduced in favour of the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax and Great Northern Amalgamation Bill, the Committee de cided that the preamble was not proved. The Committee then proceeded to consider the Bill of the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction for n ew works, and ultimately passed the bill. The next bill was that of the Lancashire and Yorkshire (additional powers) for the execution o f ne w works, and after hearing the case for the promoters the committee passed the bill. The traffic case in connection with the Blockley and Banbury Railway occupied Mr. Scourfield's committee all day, a number of witnesses being examined by Mr. S., Hill and Mr. Holway to show the general character of the traffic, and the large extent of it that might be anticipated to accrue to the company from the large beds of ironstone to be found at Blisworth and in the neighbourhood. Mr. Liddell, C.E., having been examined on the engineering features of the line, the committee adjourned. The following rail way bills were parsed in Mr. Massey's committee :—Llenelly (capital), Caine (amendmrni), Newry and Greenore, Swansea Vale, Carmarthen and Cardigan (1), Great North of Scotland. THE STIDDENNESS OP PRESCOTT'S I)EATIT. On the morning of the 28th of January, 1859, he was apparently in good health and spirits, talking about beginning work in earnest. Shortly before noon, he went from his study into an adjoining room. His secretary hear ing him groan, followed, and found him struck with apo plexy; aid at half-past two he died, never having spoken or evinced any sign of consciousness. The universal burst of sorrow with which the intelligence was received on both sides of the Atlantic was like that which a year later fol lowed the sadden death of Macaulay, or that which two months ago boro testimony to the great and good gifts of T hacker tkY.— 47i i 63 2 IC9I ;03 I 1071 991 If 8 1261 1011 i I I d 80i i 31} QuA 1 99i 100 111 10i An Old-Fashioned Ghost Story, (Extracted from Thom s Wright's Autobiography.) Mr. Wright states that the Earl referred to in this ghost narrative was the last of the Earls of Powis of the family of Herbert. The narrator of the story said she was a poor woman who got her living by spinning hemp and line; that it was cus tomary for the farmers and gentlemen of that neigh bourhood to grow a little hemp or line in the corner of their fields, for their own home consumption, and as she had a good hand at spinning tile materials, she used to go from house to house to inquire for work; that her method was, where they employed her, during her stay to have meat, and drink, and lodging (if she had occasion to sleep with them), for her work, and what they pleased to give her besides. That, among other pieces, she happened to call in one day at the Welsh Earl Powis' s country-seat, called Redcastle, to inquire for work, as she usually had done before. Tne quality were at this time in London, and had left the steward and his wife, with other servants, as usual, to take care of their country residence in their absence. The steward's wife set her to work, and in the evening told her that she must stay all night with them, as they had more work for her to do next day. When bedtime arrived, two or three of the servants in company, with each a lighted candle in her hand, conducted her to her lodging. They led her to a ground room, with a boarded floor and two sash windows. The room was grandly furnished, and had a genteel bed in the corner of it. They had made her a good fire, and had placed her a chair and a table before it, and a large lighted candle upon the table. They told her that was her bed room, and she might go to sleep when she pleased ; they then wished her a good night, and withdrew altogether, pulling the door quickly after them, EO as to hasp the spring-speck in the brass lock that was upon it. Wlien they were gone, she gazed awhile at the fine furniture, under no small Liston• ishment that they should put such a poor person as she in so grand a room and bed, with all the apparatus of fire, chair, table, and candle. Sho was also surprised at the circumstance of the servants coming so many together, with each of them a candle; however, after gazing about her some little time, she sat down and took a small Welsh Bible out of her pocket, which she always carried about with her, and in which she usually read a chapter —chiefly in the New Testament—before she said her prayers and went to bed. While she was read ing, she heard the room door open, and, turning her head, saw a gentleman enter in a gold-laced hat and waistcoat, and the rest of his dress corres ponding therewith, . . lie walked down by the sash window to the corner of the room, and then returned. When he came at the first window his return (the bottom of which was nearly breast high) he rested his elbow on the bottom of the window, and the side of his face upon the palm of his hand, and stood in that leaning posture for some time, with his side partly towards her. She looked at him earnestly to see if she knew him, but though, from her frequent intercourse with them, she had a personal knowledge of all the present family, heap. peered a stranger to her. She supposed, afterwards, that he stood in this manner to encourage her to speak ; but as she did not, after some little time he walked off, pulling the door after him as the ser vants had done before. She now began to be much alarmed, concluding it to be an apparition, and that they hed put her there on purpose. This was really the case. The room, it seems, had been disturbed for a long time, so that nobody could sleep peaceably iu it, and as she passed for a very serious woman, the servants took it into their heads to put the Metho dist and spirit together, to see what they would make of it. Startled at this thought, she rose from her chair, and kneeled down by the bedside to say her prayers. While she was praying he came in again, walked round the room, and came close behind her. She had it on her mind to speak, but when she attempted it she was so very much agitated, that she could not utter a word. lie walked cut of the room again, pulling the door after him as before. She begged that God would strengthen her, and not suffer her to be tried beyond what she was able to bear ; she recovered her spirits, and thought she felt more confidence and resolution, and determined if ho came again she would speak to him if possible. He presently came is again, walked round, and came behind her as before; she turned her head and said, Pray, sir, who are you, and what do you want P" He put up his finger, and said, "Take up the candle and follow me, and I will tell you." She got up, took up the candle, and followed him out of the room. lie led her through a long I boarded passage, till they came to the door of another room, which he opened and went in ; it was a small room, or what might be called a large closet. "As the room was small, and I believed him to be a spirit," said she, " I stopped at the door; he turned and said, " Walk in ; I will not hurt you ;" so I walked in. He said, " Observe what I do ;" I said, " I will." He stopped, and tore up one of the boards of the floor, and there appeared under it a box with an iron handle in the lid. He said, "Do you see that box ?" I said, " Yes, I do." He then stepped to one side of the room and showed me a crevice in the wall, where, ho said, a key was hid that would open it. lie said, "This box and key must be taken out, and sent to the earl in London" (naming the earl and his place of residence in the city). He said, " Will you see it done ?" I said, " I will do my best to get it done ;" he said, " Do,. and I will trouble the house no more." He then walked out of the room and left me. . I stepped to the room door, and set up a shout. The steward and his wife, with the other servants, came to me immediately ; all clung together, with a number of lights in their hands. It seems they had all been waiting to see the issue of the inter view betwixt mo and the apparition. They asked me what was the matter ? I told them the fore going circumstances, and showed them the box. The steward durst not meddle with it, but his wife had more courage, and, with the help of the other servants, tugged it out, and found the key. Sho said by their lifting it appeared to be pretty heavy, but that she did not see it opened, and therefore did not know what it contained:—perhaps money, or writings of consequence to the family, or both.' They took it away with them, and she then went to bed and slept peaceably till the morning." As the narrator of this spiritual incident was well known to have been (and then to be) a reci pient of the E art's bounty in consequence of the discovery of this box, the ghost element in the tale was widely credited. The story is at least as cir cumstantial, says the Athenceton, as any legend of the outer world with which we are acquainted. SECOND EDITION. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Mar. 20. via Marseilles Mar. 14. brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Mar. 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar, 30. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Marr. . 20. via Marseilles Ma 14 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .................. Mar. iO. .. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Sou tham p ton• . 0. via Marseilles.... Mar. 14 India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ Mar. 13, via Marseilles ................ Mar, 7, Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via SoutbaraPw blar. 13, via Marseilles Mar. 7. Newfoundland ............. Mar. 16. Oporto and Vigo ........ , ..... U. S. and British N. A.merica, by by ' Brit. 1J .b t. packutacket l\lar* 10 , •—• . p by Canadian pa c k e t. Mar. 4. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, andleuerifte .. Mar. 10, Bahamas, via New York Mar. 11. Mexico including Chili , Mar. 15, All parts of West Indies, , Chili ' reru C a lif o rnia. and British Columbia.. .... ..... ' IMar. 30 F LO GGING IN TUE ARMY AND NAN - L.—A meet ing of the members of the Society for Promoting the abolition of Flogging in the Army and Navy was held yesterday afterncon at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate hill —Captain Raymond, R, N., in the chair. on the motion of the Rev. T. Tutfield, of 'Woolwich, it was unani mously resolved—`• That this meeting is delighted to find that the expression of public opinion of late has had an in fluence on the W ar D e p ar t men t an d t en d e d to reduce the evil which this society purposes to remove, and sincerely trusts that by the faithful and energetic conduct of those members in the House of Commons who are favourable to their cause the bat barous custom of flogging will 8"12 be entirely eradicated.", (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. bOUTIIAMPToN, March 4. The Oneida, with the Brezil and River Plate mails, passed the Needles at 1.59 p.m. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLoch. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change in the market. Sales, about 5,000 bales. 'Throe per Cent. R.mtes, 6,635. WEEKLY REPORT. LIVERPOOL, March 4.—" Week's sales, 37,4 00 bales; including 3,650 on spec, and 7,060 fur export; actual export, 6,082 bales ; estimated stock, 241,500 bales ; week's imports, 43 . 03 S bale:. Quotations—Middling Orleur.:, 2 7k; 26 Uplands, 261. E st i mated fair Egyptians, 1; 261 ; Surat, 12.25. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (Ron the Illustrated London News.) The will of Admiral in theiralSi London CourtrHenryVit'ill iam Bruce, .c.B was proved by his son, Henry Stewart Beresford Bruce, Esq., the solo ex c ... cater. The personalty in this country was sworn under £5,000, and the testator was also possessed of East India and Canadian securities. The will bears date 1851, when Sir Henry was Captain and Commander, and was executed on board her Majes ty's frigate Penelope at sea, in let. 17.30 N., long. 22.30 W., and witnessed by Captain H. Lyster and Lieutenant F. D. Rich. This gallant naval offictr had seen much service. In July, 1852, he became Rear-Admiral ; in 1856, Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific ; in 1857, Vice-Admiral ; in 1861, Com mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth ; in 1863 be was appointed Admiral. Sir Henry, by deed of settle ment made the month preceding the date of his will, bad disposed of all his heritable property in favour of his son Henry Stewart Beresford Bruce, due provision being made for younger children ; and by the will he disposes of the rest of his property in certain proportions amongst his children, appoint• ing his said son Henry residuary legatee. The will of the late Frederick Huth, Esq., of Harley-street, a merchant of the city of London, was proved by his three sons, who are appointed executors. The personalty was sworn under £500,000. The will, dated 1859, after stating that he had five daughters and three sons, and that ho had made settlements in his lifetime of considerable sums in favour of his daughters, proceeds to make a further provision for them and their families, leav ing the residue of his property amongst his three sons. There are liberal legacies and annuities to servants and dependants, free of legacy duty. Amongst some specific bequests and presentat;ons which had been made to the testator, one of which is a gold snuffbox, with diamonds and a portrait of the Queen Mother Maria Christina of Spain, which her Majesty, then Queen Regent, presented to him in 1840. This, with some other presentations, he leaves to his eldest son, Charles Frederick, to be held as heirlooms. Other mementos and gifts of esteem and affection which had been presented to him he has distributed amongst his family. The will of John Moritz Oppenheim, Esq., of New Cannon-street, merchant ; and of Hamburg, Leipsic, and New York, was proved in London, under £250,000 personalty in Great Britain—the executors being George Kin g tou Smith and John Lloyd, &qrs. The will bears date 1853, and a codicil 1858. Tne testator has bequeathed liberal legacies to his relatives and friends ; the residue, real and personal, he leaves to the family of his partner, Frederic Auguste Schroeter, the husband of his niece. There is a bequest of £l,OOO to Louis Kossuth, late Governor of Hungary, as a trifling mark of respect, and in admiration of his wisdom, skill, and patriotism, To the five following insti tutions legacies of £lOO are bequeathed—namely, the London Ophthalmic Institution, St. Thomas's Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, Society for the Re lief of Foreigners in Distress, and to any hospital in Hamburg the executors may select. To e9ch of his clerks in England, America, Russia, and Ger many £lOO, and a like sum to his principal ware housemen ; to all other warehousemen end women in his employ £lO each; and to his servants ono year's wages. There is a bequest of two paintings to the National Gallery. SHIPPING—This Day, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGB.ArFI.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March 4-11 Trovatore, Souvenir, Sarnia, Two Friends, and Mermaid—all from Guernsey; St. Savior, from t.,aen ; Prima Donna, from Nassau; Bosworth, from Foo- Chow •Fcto ; Anna, from Jamaica; Ignie Fatuus, from Magador ; William. Melhuish, from Foo-Chow 13olena, from Terceira. Sailed—Mowe, steamer, for Bremen. Bank of England Return,.—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 2d day of March, 1564: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .......X27.914,305, Government Debt £11,015.1(n Other Securities Gold Coin Bullion 13,201,365 Silver Bullion .... .£27,011,36.5 £27,9 4,365, BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rent l'ublic Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Coinmin missioners of N a tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- Government Seen rifles (including Dead Weight An nuity) £11,174,584 Other Securities 20.708,852 Notes Gold and Silver 70AI Coin counts) 7.893,633 Other Deposits— 13,511,278 Seven Day and other Bills 557,474 A 10,324,258 M. X 40,324, 258 :ARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. March 3, ISM. SARCASM—THE GREATEST OF DR. NEW MAN'S CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS.—In one o f tho se lec tures to his Puseyito brethren in which h e used to pierce them so sharply, though so tenderly in m anne r , with every species of raillery, says the ' Spectator, Dr. N ewman eon treated very strikingly the secula r Protest ant - Government of sarcasm w e d o not remember : view of things,—the sort of v iew Lord Palmerston would take,—with the sacerdotal C atholic view,—the sort of view hospitals, lunatic asylums,and erfiohNieopneeouwlioeurlydetwakere' and a more char ac t er i stic illustration prisons—how per fect are t heir externals! Wh a t s kill and ingenuity appear in their st ructure, economy, administra tion! They a ro a s decent, and bri g ht, an d ca l m as w h a t our Lord s eems to name th em —d ea d men ' s sepu l c h res. Yea 1 you can hammer up a e o y ffi ou n e ; e y n o n u e c t a i n ;u p i i l d as i t t er e a t t h o e n T r i b ie ; you aro nature's undertakers,. yon cannot an pt feednt i c o: h eal full of sores. You see it gasping and panting with priva tionsand you sing to it, you dance to it, you show it your picture books, you let off your fire-works, you open your menageries. Shallow philosophers, is this mode of going on so winning and persuasive that we should imitate it ?" Who cannot hear the ring of mockery with which the father of the Oratory laughs at the efforts of the world to patch up a decent and present able show of earthly comfort ? There is the same under current of scorn in his most touching and tender addresses and appeals. Who that has ever read it does not remember that masterpiece of cruel oratorical effect in the sermon, written after his conversion, on " Neglect of the Divine Calls and Warnings," in which he describts the vain pleas of a lost soul against the condemnation of Christ, " I have had a conscience, 1 have a cultivated mind," Su., and then returns to consider all that may be said on earth of the wretch thus undergoing his final sentence of eternal torture ? " Men talk of him from time to time —they quota his words, perhaps they even raise a m onument to his name, or write his history. 'So e compre henst , a mind Such a power of throwing light on a perplexed sub j ect, , and bringing conflicting ideas or facts i n t o harmony Or, ' It was the a lying of a sensible man ;or , ' A great personae his rema r k s , so whom some of us knew;' or,' It Rasa rule with a ver y worthy and excellent ft f en d of mine, now no more ;' or, liNvelvye,rsowvaesrhsaistieleq,usao u l in society, SO injust no ttrusiv , e ;• or, I w as f or t una t e t o see him is country onto when d sud ; a b,oyhis discoveries or so great ;' of, , ' SJ great a b e nefactor t ' His philosophY 80 profound.' 0 vanity ! vanity of vani ties, all is vanity ! What profiteth it ? What profiteth it ? His soul is in h ell. oye childre n of men , while thus y ou ohaulaLl ai speak, his soul is in the beginning of those torments in which his body will soon have part, and which will never die I" 1091