The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-10 00:00:00

ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN UE NF,W - ToRK ON.) RATT.W Y. COU PONS D Ist July m•x_ DIVISI he t vcia PAID in London, at the Cons lidated Bank (Limited), 4, Lombard-street, Lon don, at the rate of 4, to the dollar. London, No. 2, Old Broad-street, June 9, 1863. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, 112, BisboMee-street, London, June 9.1861 The DIRECTORS of the N ATTONAL PROVINCIAL BANK of ENGLA.N II ITEREBY GIVE 'NOTICE. That a H ALE -YEARLY DIVIDENC, at. the rate of Eight per cent, per annum. and a GAL '-YEARLY BONU' of Six per cent., will be PAYABLE on the Company', Stock on and after the 9th day of July next, when the DI idend and Bonus Warrants will he obtained at the ..omp L v's Office, 112, Ilishopsrate-street, car at the different Branches. 1 he Transfer Books will be Closed on and after Thursday, the itch instant, unil the Dividend and Bonus become payable. By Order of the Court of Directors. A. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager, Ti T .G ONLY OFFICE WHOSE BONDS AND POLICIES OF GUA RANTEE ARE ACCEPTED EY THE TREASURY, CUSTOMS, INLAND REVENUE GENERAL POST OFFICE, VAR, ADMI RALTY, HOME, COLONIAL, INDIA, AND OTHER GOVERN- INTENT DEPARTMENTS. T HE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. HENRY WICKHAM WICKHAM, Esq., M.P., Chairman, John Cheetnam, Esq., Stalvbridv. John Field, Esq., Wa7nford Court, City. Charles Forster, Esq., M.P. for Walsall. Richard Francis George, Esq , Bath. Thenry 11. Harrison, Esq., Hamilton-place, St. John's-wood. homas C. Hayward, Esq., Minories and Highbury. ohn Hedgins, Esq., Cavendish Club. James Edward M'Connell, Esq.. Wolverton. C , W. Reynolds, Esq., Eaton-place, Belgravia. Richard Spooner, Esq., late her Majesty's Commissioner of Customs, Bomb ,y ~.. 'Wickham Wickham, Esq., M.P. for Bradford. Thomas Winkworth, Esq., Gresham Club, and Canonbury. J. P. Brown-Westhead, Esq., M.P. for York. Security is provided in approved cases for Officers of Bank inz and Commercial Establishments, Public Companies, Municipal Corporations, and for other places of trust. Life Assurance may be combined with Guarantee on ad vantageous terms. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every information may be obtained from th e Chief Offices, 2, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London ; and 39, George-street, Edinburgh. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Inco rporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,12?,828. ANNUAL REVENUE, £422,401. . • . LONDON BOARD. John White Cater, Esq., I P. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. Chairman. A. Klockmann, Esq. Charle . Morrison, Esq., De- John Monett, Esq. putt' I hairman. Junius S. Morgan, Esq. GA. Be A rroyave, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq Edward Cohen, Esq. John 11. Wm. Schroder, Esq. James du Buisson, Esq. George Young, Esq. Ex-DIRECTORS. A. 11. Campbell, Esq. I Robert Smith, Esq. P. C. Cavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. P. P. Ralli, Esq. Manager of Fire Department—Georg, H. Whyting. Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre. Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. H. Burnett. Secretary—F. W. Lance. General Manager—David Smith. FIRE DE PARTMEN The Company vrints Insurances against Fire in the United Ringdorn, and all foreign countries. Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses promptly and liberally settled. Foreign Wsks.—The Director , , having a practical know ledge of foreign countries, are prepared to issue Policies on the most favoura.',le terms. In all cases a discount will be allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances. LIFE DEPARTMENT The following Statement exhibits the improvement effected during the las few years : No. of Policies Issued. Sums. Premi ums. 1R51.,~,. 46 5 1859..,_•... 67,5 ..... 449,913 18 0,,,..... 741 1 861 ....... . 785 1 862 ........ 1,137 Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623, aqiuring the large sum of £2,928,947. The leading features of the Office are:- 1. Entire Se urity to Assurers. 2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga tion. 3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums — unrestricted conditions of Policies—and general liberality in dealing with the Assured. Forms of Prop osa l an d every information will be furnished on application at the 14413 OFFICES ' LONDON. 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. EDINBIIRGII•..I34, Princes-street. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. WEST-END OFFICE : 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL. Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL. THE RESIDENTIAL CLUBS COMPANY (Limited). Incorr orated under " The Companies Acts, 1262." whereby the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £130.000, hi 26,0'0 shares of £5 each, with power to increase. First issue 13,000 shares. Deposit 10s. per share, to be paid on application, and 10s. per share on allotment. No call will be made until the contracts for the ground, and for the building of one clubhouse, shall have been signed. and three months' notice will be given of all subsequent calls. Each call not to exceed £1 per share. COUNCIL. edward Hates, Esq., North Frith, Tunbridge. Robert Levick, Esq., Hornchurch, near Romford, Essex. 4 . G. Malcolmson, Esq., Junior United Service Club. Bothwell Pounsett, Esq. (Grimlye and Co.), London. Barnet Phillips, Esq. (L. and B. Phillips and Co., East India Merchants), London. L ieut.-Col. Wheatley, 17, Wilton-place. Belgrave-square. BatexEns —The Union Bank of England and France,B3, King William-street, City. A RCIIITECT—John Giles, Esq., t, Verulam-buildings, Gray's inn. SOLI CITORS — Messrs. Hancock, Saunders, and Hawksford, 36, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn. AUDITORS —Henry Lloyd Morgan, Esq., Walbrook-build lags ; Edwin. Galsworthy, Esq., 32, York-place, Portman square. SECRETARY (pro tern.) —Robert De Neufville Lucas. Esq. OFFICES -1, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house. E.C. In the great increase made by the metropolis of late years, The residential and domestic wants of a large class of the ~_orllnitinity have ber n overlooked. Whilst aristocratic clubs nave multiplied, and model lodging-houses for the working classes have been erected in different localities, the conve nience of the middle classes, in this respect, has been wholly . I° Motten ; and it is the object of the Council of the Residm n - al Clubs C ompany to supply that desideratum by the erec tion of suitable buildings, combining comfort with economy. o n h this subject th e l ea di ng article in the "Times" of the t April observes Clubs : are one of the most remarkable and beneficial pro ducts of modern civil, sation, and their aivant Teri are not nearly developed. Amon the upper classes they exercise the same control over the condu t and deportment of men as general society exercises over the conduct of women. A Man with black mark upon his character has no chance of getting into a respectable club; a man who does a dis honourable act is expelled from his club. The clubs, with their ballots, their committees, and their power of expulsion, keep up the tone of manners in this country. They are courts of honour as well as large families of equals. We should like to ace associations exercising a like influence among the middle classes and among the workmen. We should like to see them a teat of character as well as a means of comfort to the humble, as they are to the wealthy." 'the object of the Residential Clubs Company is to provide bachelors of limited income with gentlemanlike abodes, in the metronolis and suburbs, embracing most of the advan tages of the principal club-h ouses, thus combining style, comfort, society, and amusements with economy. At present, the cheerl ssness of hired lodgings, and the want of society, to ) often induce the desire to seek amusement at question able places of public resort. MODE Or OPERATION. It is groundpropead to purchase or take upon leases sufficient in ) ..ondon and the suburbs, easy of access by rail and 1.43;,td• thereupon to erect commodious and substantial •y_ ifio`,Neach building to contain a sufficient number of chem. ne.ra (all having fire-places), club, dining, reception, and read ing rooms, ekitchen B,lDaths, and other conveniences ; the whole letely and appropriately furnished, including pl!t_te, li n n n e ni n, P and all requisites for domestic use. The Suburban Residential Clubs will be surrounded by gardens, cricket and archer y of domestic serva n t s w i ll b provide d , groulds, &c. A sufficient staff vary suitably attired. The rent of the Chambers wi ll from 30 to 50 guineas per annum. A fixed moderato tariff will be published, and a table d'h6te served at separate hours, thus will the members have entire control over their daily expenditure. The reading room will be supplied with writing materials and copies of the principal London journals, reviews, and Other periodicals. A laundry will t e established upon an economical footing, and thus enable the members to have their waahin.g performed at a lower rate than they otherwise could do. The Council will be invested with power to make and publish bye-laws for the regulation and good order of the eatablishment. The advantages to be derived from the operations of the Company are security against imposition, facility and cer tainty in the administration of a small income, the indepen dence of a home in an establishment of high order and character, amusements hitherto attainable only by the wealthy, nd a safe and profitable investment for capital, on which, from caretul estimates, a net profit of from 12 to 15 per cent. may be confidently anticipated. There will be an entrance fee of two guineas, and an annual subscription of two guineas. From registered proprietors of not less than 10 shares, who may desire to reside at she Clubs, and who shall be duly elected, no entrance fee will be requ.red. They will also have the preference in the selection of any rooms which may be vacant. It is the intention of' the Council to commence operations by the erection and opening of one suburban building with as little delay as p. ssible. Two sites have already been pro posed contiguous to the Crystal Palace, and within five d°- e n s e t - n r b i l e et d . ge l o r th a e r r - Minutes' walk of the railway stat a ir d s t ‘ , 7 3 i l e f o r r i t ringdon-street. Charing-cro ps, contemplation. arrang ( ments beneficial Plans o f th e first building will be shortly read '' , at the offices of the Company. t ,The Council have already received notice of applications for ",.,e allotment of over 400 shares. Liche liability ofshareholders is limited to the amount for which they subscrib sh e. ApPlica tt and Silvester, th e b tions for shares may b s e made in the usual brokers 7, Lotahn b k u ers, solicitors (Messrs. co plicafio 1 7). or to t ese • but no ap sh h cretsry o l f th t e h co e on will be entertained un ess of the m d posit ' o f 10s. per are shall have been previously made to the bankers "PanY. This sum will be returned in full in the event of no allotment being made. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. Gray's-inn-road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rai l. way Terminus, a t King's-cross. QUEEN. President—The Patron—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, N.G. Treasurer —Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introdu th rinciple of free and instant admission to the de stitute c s e ick, e N p vithout the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form viz., that whi c h i s accom pcnied by sickn ess and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate su tit may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards P a rlor the casual sick of this great metropolvies.rY la i rge proportion of requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for reception of Moreover, these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures it gratuitously affords medical advice and mediCine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperativendtnintyuettoi s make an EARNEST APPEAL to th e pu b lic for co to enable resent them themselves to admit and relieve th e distressing u daily PP , t , cases that p. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane ; also by C o . Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Fferries and Co. ; hansom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD 0, SMITH, Secretary. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1863. N°. 22,137 MRS. BROTHERTON'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., RESPECTABLE SINNER S . By MRS. BROTHERTON, Author of " Arthur Brandon." SEA. —FELLOWS and CO., Shipbrokers, 127. Fenchurch-street, E.O , require MIDSHIPMEN and FOUR First-class APPRENTICES in an A 1 clipper India man, 1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages. Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages £35. authorities of the City, as it may very well be that the mismanagem en t w hich marked the procession and illuminations, and the attempts made at the Home Office to acquire the control of the Ci▪ ty police and new- mo d e l the corporation charities, have not produced the best feeling between the tw o governing bodies. B u t the squabbles of admini▪ s trative government should import ne disrespect to the Executive, and in a p u blic festival historical in its importance and specially intended to do honour to the Heir Apparent an d hi s c harming bride, it might be expected that the Ministers of the Crown would-have taken care no t to h a ve missed their becomieg share in the loyal greeting. The adjourn ment of the houses at an early hour made the courtesy easy, and the country will not be di6rsed to interpret very charitably so remarkable a slight on the Royal pair, unless Ministers are prepared with a better ex planation than th a t sug gested either by their misunderstanding with the corpora tion or their unwillingness to permit the event to be made the stepping-stone to those honou rs t o cor porate authorities which it is customary for the Crown to bestow on such occasions. present arrived, for he evidently entertained no hope of their producing immediately the desired result. Indeed, considering the self-confident and sanguine tone which generally characterises his lordship's an teswtoaethseemb o e u th se ie o g n t th eu e e subject of his foreign his peroration—" I ask with humgilliYty", policy, n°ncem th e e la r feel how ircapable lam of conducting affair s of p b e e a e l a i e n e g e in l talch great difficulty, but being responsible for the conduct of these negotiations, I do venture to ask your lordships to pause at this time, and to await the result of further communications." That these communications have been made with the best intentions and in a most proper spirit we do not doubt; that they ought to have been made with the view of clearing the ground is also extremely probable; but that " when her Majesty's Govern ment fearlessly produces to Parliament the results at which they have arrived," they will be " obliged to say that, after all our efforts, we have failed in obtaining those advantages which the Poles had expected to gain," we most confidently predict. The Government will then feel, when the exhaustive process has been completed, that the question will have been cleared of many of the difficulties which now complicate it, and will press nt itself for solu tion under another form. Lord Russell apparently has very little confidence in the armistice which has been proposed being accepted, " The question whe ther it is possible to have an armistice or not is sur rounded by immense difficulties. It is surrounded by such immense difficulties as makes me hesitate to give any assurance to the noble earl that we can come to any satisfactory termination of the discus sion." We have already pointed out what those difficulties were. If the armistice is allowed to take the form of an amnesty, it will be unanimously re jected by the Poles. The only armistice which they are likely to accept must be based upon two condi tions —one, that they are allowed to retain their arms, and the military advantages, whatever they may be, which they now enjoy; the other, that the armistice should be extended to every point not merely of the kingdom, but in the provinces where any insurrectionary movement exists. This will be paractically recognising them as belligerents, and will give them an opportunity during the i n t er val of negotiations of taking advan tage of the respite to raise money, import arms and ammunition, and consolidate their system of civil government t o which no armistice could apply; it would entitle them to a national flag, and would in many respects place them in a much more tavourable position for the resumption of hos tilities, more especially if the armistice could be protracted over the winter. Under these circum stances it is not likely that the Russians will con sent to a description of armistice which would only be agreed to by the Poles as a measure of strategy ; for the chances of any favourable solution of the question by the discussion of the six points pro posed by Austria are infinitesimal. Already a diffi culty has arisen with respect to the second point, and Austria has been obliged to submit that the assimilation of Poland to Galicia with reference to national representation did not correspond to the spirit of the treaties of 1815. By those treaties a distinction was made between the kingdom and the provinces. To the former the Emperor Alex ander granted an independent constitution and a national army, while to the Austrian and the Prus sian, no less than to the Russian Polish provinces, national institutions and a national representation were intended by the treaties to be accorded. While, therefore, Austria might stipulate that so far as the provinces were concerned they should have institutions granted to them similar to those conceded by her to Galicia, the kingdom would not be satisfied with any such limited measure of con cession. In fact, it is extremely doubtful whether, if the treaties of 1815 were complied with in the most liberal sense, and those national institutions which it was evidently the intention of Europe to guarantee were recognised, the Poles would now be satisfied. But inasmuch as the proposals of Austria fall far short of this, we may take it for granted that even if the weighty matter of the armistice were settled, negotiations would break down upon the points which would still have to be considered, more especially as it would be in the interest of Poland only to entertain them in order to improve her military position. Russian states men cannot be blind to these considerations; and while, therefore, we do not see what other course it was open for the Government to pursue under , the circumstances, we cannot hope from it a solu tion of the difficulty. Meanwhile Austria has shown a very proper sense of the obligation she is under to adopt a decided policy in a matter in which she is most nearly concerned, and we trust that she will be induced, by the support which has been accorded to her efforts thus far, to take a course which may ' conduce to the settlement of the Polish question in a way satisfactory to that nation, while it will give her an opportunity of contrasting the services she will thus render to the cause of liberty and consti tutional government, with the blows recently levelled at both by the monarch of another great German Power. Hurst and blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. SEA. —MIDSHIPMEN required for splendid ships for Australia and India. Premium, 50 to CO guineas, may be paid in two instalments. Apprentices also wanted, with and without premium.—Apply to W. Suther land, ship and passage broker, 11, Fenchurch-buildings, by 107, Fenchurch-street. Established 1551. HERR SPRENGER'S MORNING CONCERT will take place at the HANOVER -SQUARE ROOMS, on TUE , D AY,leth inst. Artistes—Lemmons-Sherrington , Louisa Vining, Elvira Behrens, Shepherd Ley, Reic ardt, Allan Lying, Regondi, aA Booth. Conductor, Herr Ganz. Tickets, ICs. ed. and 75., at the rooms, and of Herr Sprenger, 35, Clarendon-road, Notting-hill. HERALD.—The citizens of London have been showing the illustrious Princess who is one day, in the natural order of things, to hold the sceptre of the g British ree t ed her Isles, that receptionth e enthusiastic amongst n devotion which three months ago is part of that old-fashioned loyalty which suffers little from the influence of time. From Marlborough House to the Guildhall the metropolis poured out its countless crowds of ad miring spectators, and the welcome that greeted the Royal lady on her first arrival amongst us from the home of her fathers lost none of its warmth through the intermediate experience we have had of the merits that later have been justifying it. The visit to the City magnates was marked by none of the contretemps which cast a shade over the gaieties and triumph which marked the proces sion and illuminations that did honour to the reception of the Princess and the marriage of the Royal pair. Al! that a careful and long-sighted organisation could do to secure order in the visit and return was brought under requisition, and all that money could effect to make the Guildhall worthy of the historical pageant of which it was the scene bestowed with a profuse band and an amount of Mete not usual in civic festivities. Our reporters have already done justice to the decorations of the Guildhall. The reception hall is admitted to have been a model of good taste in the most splendid of its developments. Th© predominant hue, a light cream or stone colour, assisted the appropriate deco rations to an ea,,y relief ; and the mirrors and storied tapestries, set off with draperies of crimson, under the graceful arches of the old ha il, supplied exactly the coup d'ceil suited to a Royal reception. The splendour, however, which reigned in proportions more or less modest through the rest of the edifice culminated, we are told, in the central hall, where all that the picturesque beauty of the ancient con struction could receive of decoration from modern taste was added with an artistic effect that made the scene more like the realisation of some painting by the romancist than the meeting place of a London corporation to do honour to their future Bing and Queen. But beneath all the pageantry of the spec tacle and festive pleasures of the entertainment lay the subtle meaning and wiser lesson of a political event. Whatever the h oma g e of the Cit y to their illustrious visitors, there w as a higher return from the Prince and Princess to the City. It was a revival of the old link bet ween the rei g nin g d y nast y i a n nd th th e e m s u p n ir ie it ip o a f li f te r i e s e institutions,t as impersonated day. The compact of the City of London with their Princes, and the aids which they so often rendered in emergencies when the existence of the monarchy was in question, w ere always based on the consideration of respect for thos e local privileges and liberties , have only lost theirwhich, sdescendingl u t e o o b u y r owt their i t r i m e gradual diffusion through the rest of the community. rhe commer cial spirit has always been favourable to the deve lopment of freedom. Among our ancestors was shown the happy art of reconciling a f u ll share of municipal privileges with the prerogatives of the Sovereign, and the earliest of our records point out London as acquiring in its local government privi leges which, while giving it almost the aspect of a republic in a monarchy, induced little jealousy and no serious opposition of the regal power. In our day the relation of the Sovereign with municipali ties is rather one of social ties than of political in terests, The meeting of the City with its Princes, where it is not a private tribute to traditional associations, is now a linking together of the three orders of the State, and a graceful acknowledgment on the part of the Crown that its rights merge in the duties of the position, and that whatever the i nequa lities of station betwee n t he grades of society there is a common g round on which all may meet for the cultivation of the good understanding on wi ';ich all our well-being depends. It is our duty, howecer, to remark, that the due effect of one of these greet occasions of state ceremonial is hardly wofhemnes found the first gues t of the - , orld with the chief Ministers the position of the , person age in discrediting the visit by L -nost proulinent fact of the ,i)ound to know what a re givenP of ri n t the Crown gre a tes t City in v t i h r e tu N‘ alt making entertainment.theirabmrsenecaerte not the precise relations of the e Goyernm nt with the ~ YI ~~~2~ ~.--.11; • 1' . 4 .4 . . i 1 / , .., . . „0 ,,,, (40 :A . .-.. . - .4-.A k . . .... ;1/4,',),a)'" l i a ~ - , , , . , . ''f If'. - , \:.;) ) " , ';ii.. , !" - c %. • IL= ' - -----:-.' ;` , .. 0 ,1 , 41r41 ) . 44 ' '‘\\:,. ~......,,,:, . - , , , 4., ,,, ,, to 4 b. . , - 1 )..- :I ; -4 ' z ] . . ‘.. :,, , , , •11 , : it _,,,..'t- 7 ,14 „,7T0 t a," 0 1: 16- ) f.: '''---" :-.47 . :1 7. . - - -"ail 0•1: 4j1} .. 11, ' 4,31 , i)11 . orr• 14 s c-411 "; -....;$ - ' •-• ''. 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TO CHRISTIANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.—An ADDRESS from the CHRISTIANS or ALL DENOMINATIONS in the CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERIGA, signed by ne4rly One Hundred Ministers of the Gospel, in THE INDEX of June 11.—Pub lished every Thursday, at 13, Bouverie-street, Fleet•street, B.C. Price 6d. THE CZAR'S DREAM, by " JOHN DAVIS," with Anticipations of Bibury and Stocaridge, by " BEACON" (late of Bell's Life); and all the Sporting News of the Week—see THE SPORTINti GAZETTE (Limited) of SATURDAY, June 13, the only p per that prophecied Macaroni and Lord Clifden first and second for the Derby, Queen Bertha for the Oaks, and the Ranger for the Grand Prix de Paris.—Price 3d. ; Stamped, 4d. Office—H. York street, Covent-garden; and to be had of all newsagents. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 28. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Green Pea. Madellene. FISH. Fried Fillets of Brill. soles ala Hollandaise. ENTREES. Mutton Cutlets ala Jardiniere. Vol au Vol ala Bechamel. JOINTS. Roast Beef. 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CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.- ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. This Evening the Marvellous ARTBUR and BERTRAND, the Two Fren h Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Comicalities, SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and G. HUTCHINSON. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green. Signor Bunali, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—lmmense Success of the Great Spanish Gymnasts, the ItISARELIS. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The 1./ admirers of Leotard are respectfully invited to witness BALAGER'S PERFORMANCES on the TRAPEZE.— FIRST WEEK. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. This magnificent Building, the Best Ventilated and Coolest Place of Resort in London, is OPEN DAILY from Twelve to Five FREE OF CHARGE. The Choicest Wines and Refreshments. 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Kingdom; and by the Secretary john.str Lewis, EN. beet, Adelpial , at the Office of the institption, H, , Loudon, W.V. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS TIMES.—In the House of Lords last night the measure entitled the " Security from Violence Bill" was read a second time. The technical heading is not so familiar to the public eye as the offence the Act deals with undoubtedly is to the recollection of all classes in this metropo is. It does not require continual repetition of a new variety of crime to fix all its circumstances in the public memory which retains a vivid impression of the process of " Garot ting." It was invented and introduced by the har dened ruffianism of London during the dark nights of last autumn and winter. More daylight, the in creased vigilance of the police, some exceptional severity in the application of the existing law, and a strongly manifested determination on the part of the public to protect themselves, all combined to repress this modern peril of the streets. But the number of cases did not decrease till they had created something like a reign of terror. Whole sections of a peaceable city community were on the verge of arrniag themselves against sudden attack,—an ex pedient which had dangers of its own, and was quite out of keeping with modern civilisation. The first alarm abated. but the feeling excited, and the cause of it, had too many unpleasant features not to produce a decided opinion that if legislation sfforded any possible means of preventing such outrages, the experiment ought to be made. The present bill, sent up to the House of Lords in June, gives effect to what war the general public conclusion in Dectmber, that a crime so singularly atrocious deserved some special, signal, and deter ring penalty. The bill, therefore, awards to those who perpetrate this kind of outrage the punish ment of flogging, in addition to a term of impri sonment, or in lieu of it, at the discretion of the Court. Of a practised " Garotter" the most san guine philanthropist must despair, and even a " very promising subject" of discipline may not be the less tractable when he has something to fear. The proposal runs counter to a favourite theory as to the treatment of criminals, which might still have been popular if the class subjected to it had not turned on society with such extreme ferocity. The combination of cunning and brute force which distinguishes this modern form of highway robbery , has made public forbearance impossible. The doc trinaires of the system which has had such a long trial must admit some cases of failure; and it is against these hardened characters or natures we are driven to adopt some measures of protection. The truth is we are now beginning to perceive practi cally an evil from which the,system of transporta tion gave us half a century of exemption. The " Garotter" is the type of criminal who a genera tion ago would have been heard of as the " bush ranger" of Australia, with a price set upon his head, like a wolf, or as the doubly-condemned convict of Norfolk Island, who had forfeited the privileges offered to ordinary offenders. The increase of crimes " accompanied with violence" is exactly the danger we have to expect from the return of men of this class to mix with the community on which they prey The type is exceptional, we trust, even among the criminal population ; but we must reconcile our. selves to the necessity of dealing with the peril by means adequate to the protection of the public. There are two measures that would relieve society from the worst description of criminals—transpor tation and imprisonment for life really enforced. But the enlightenment or philanthropy of tt a age, we are told, forbids both. To find or establish another penal colony is said to be impossible. A sentence of lifelong seclusion is practically changed into confinement for a term of years. The possibility of shortening the period of punish ment is held out as the reward of " good conduct in prison." The prospective remission, no doubt, makes the administration of the internal government easier; but the bribe that buys the " good prisoner" often lets loose on the public a very bad man, This is the root of the evil. Crimes of violence like garotting are the natural result of the system, and measures of " security" from them are only indications that the mischief is making itself perceptibly felt. The bill was read a second time by the Lords without opposition, and with as little criticism as could be anticipated. Lord Car narvon stated the case of the public and clearly, while Lord Cranworth made some objections of de tail, which may be removed, and a few on broader grounds of principle. To these the reply must be the necessity that overrides them. The possibility of a recurrence of such a panic as that of last autumn is not to be endured without an effort of prevention. We fear that the great" take" of ruffians who were sentenced in a batch by Baron Bramwell has not exhausted the number of the kind of criminals we have to dread. London is vest, like the ocean, and the worst of its dangerous classes are not to be se cured in one sweep of the legal net. The capture is a partial riddance, and may have some effect for a time, but the public requires something that pro mises more permanent security. The legislation which deals with crime as it varies in degree or form may not be scientific or logical, but the instinct of self-defence is apt to disregard such considerations. A great deal of our criminal law has been enacted, precisely as this bill will be passed, on proof of the existence of an evil, and a fair calculation that the statute would prevent it. II this is empiricism,it is more successful in law than medicine, for we have had repeated experience that in special cases special enactments have been effective. The instances are familiar, and were very reasonably referred to in the discussion as a justification of another experi ment in our customary " bit by bit" system of pro ceeding. Lord Cranworth's assertion that we are "recurring to the evils of the last century" is more correct in reference to the crime of " Garottine than to the punishment proposed for the outrage. It brings back Old London, unlighted and without a police. The penalty only applies as a deterring expedient a punishment we have retained as a means of enforcing discipline. The punishment for a slight offence, or for what under ordinary circumstances would be no offence at all, is now awarded to an atrocious crime. This is no great increase of severity, but merely an extension of what protects an officer inside a prison to the defence of the public against any attempt "to choke, suffocate, or strangle" individuals in order to plunder them with impunity. The defect of our old criminal code was that it gave undue protection to property with too little regard to life. But there is no danger of en listing sympathy on the side of the criminal by awarding four dozen lashes to a " Garotter." POST.—The debate in the House of Lords on Poland, on Monday night, furnished us with an additional evidence, were any still wanting, of the steadily increasing interest which the Polish ques tion inspires among all classes of the community. While the public generally watch the fortunes of the insurrection with a sympathy and favour that aug ment in proportion as a struggle is prolonged, which has evoked so signal a dispay of national heroism, statesmen and politicans looking on from a less sentimental point of view are becoming daily more impressed with the conviction that European interests are likely to be involved in the re sults of a conflict which has been sustained in so unexpected a manner; and that, even were we not committed by the treaties we have signed to take some decisive action in the matter, there are other interests at stake which should compel us to do so. However much Lord Grey may deprecate what, without the responsibilities of office, it is easy for him to term " unmeaning diplomacy," the circumstances of the case are such that it would be impossible for the Government of this country to stand idly by while oth e r European Powers, feeling the gravity of the cri s is, were endeavouring to solve n n e t s has s and shown w e ll -be a question whi c h a ff ec t s th e p eace of Europe no less t_han the h r a n p m p e i , then, wonder that g of i maisn of fellow -creatures. We cannot y millions the Gove its readiness upon all occasions cordiall y t o co-operate in so laudable a cause, nor c an we bl ame them if their efforts fa. l - There is a certain exhaustive process in diplomacy which eve r y Government resorting to extreme me n e t s is bound t o p ursue before tification of those measurecsres'not merely as a jus , should the necessity for them ever unfortunat e ly-arise, but because, how ever apparently hopeless the prospect of a compro mise may be, it is impossible to foresee co mbinations may not be suggested what new by proposals. i m practicable in themselves. Some suc h whensentimentshe described the point at which negotiations had at THE DUNDONALD PEERAGE. The further hearing of this case was resumed yesterday before the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords, The facts are these : The present Earl of Dundonald presented a petition a short time ago to their lordships' house, praying it might be declared that he was entitled to vote for represen tative peers in Scotland. His lordship's brother, Capt. Cochrane, RN., her Majesty's ship Warrior, presented a petition, claiming that he was the eldest lawful son of his father, the late earl, and that in consequence he was entitled to the peerage. Capt. Cochrane has since withdrawn this petition, and their lordships appointed yesterday morning for the further hearing of the evidence in support of the present earl's claim. The Lord Chancellor, in answer to Lord Redes dale, said that Capt. Cochrane's claim had been re ferred to the Committee of Privileges. That com mittee had all the elements of a judicial court, and he could not consent to the investigation being abandoned. _ Lord Brougham said that it was very well for Capt. Cochrane to withdraw from these proceedings after he had damaged his mother's reputation. Lady Dundonald's character had been attacked by her own son, and therefore, in his opinion, the case should proceed. Lord Kin gsdown did not consider that the case was at all altered because one of the claimants had with drawn. _ _ The Lord Chancellor suggested that the petition should be served on the third son. Lord Chelmsford said that Capt. Cochrane had produced a witness, Jackson, who had been exa mined at considerable length, and whose evidence was of a very extraordinary description. He there fore considered that after that evidence the com mittee ought to proceed in investigating the case. After some further discussion, Their lordships agreed to proceed with the case. The aged Countess of Dundonald was then called in. Her ladyship was accompanied by Lady Napier, and proceeded, at the request of their lordships, into the body of the house, and took her seat on the woolsack. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who appeared with several other counsel on behalf of the present earl, asked her ladyship if she was acquainted with a person of the name of William Jackson, who was flow residing at Long Clawson, ne.r Melton Mowbray—She said that she bad known him formerly, but was never on _ _ intimate terms with the man. She had never stated to that man that she was not married to Lord Dun donald, and she denied that she had ever told him that, when living with Lord Dundonald as his wife, she had offered to become the mistress of Mr. Basil Cochrane. She had never seen Mr. Basil Cochrane at that time. She had read the evidence of Mr. Jackson regarding her marriage; there was not a word of truth in Jackson's statements. I never stated to him that I was not married before the year 1818. I never said so to Jackson, or to anyone else. It is an infamous falsehood. I❑ answer to Lord Brougham—l never com plained or threatened to leave him because he had not married me ; how could Ido so when I was married ? I never denied the marriage of 1812 to this man Jackson, or anyone else. By Sir Fitzroy Kelly—She had never stated that she had a good mind to leave Lord Dundonald be.. cause he had not married her, and she had never said that she would go and live with his uncle, Mr. Basil Cochrane, as a mistress ; nor had Jackson said that it would be wrong to leave Lord Cochrane and go and live with an old man like Mr. Basil Coch. rane ; nor did she say that at all events he was a "clean man." She did not know what was meant by that statement. She had always despised this man Jackson. He was the greatPst enemy her hus band ever had. He had been formerly his secretary, and God alone knew the trouble he had caused her husband- She begged to state to their lordships that she was in no way related or connected with this infamous man. Sir Fitzroy Kelly then referred her ladyship to page 23 of the printed evidence of Jackson, and asked her if it was true that she had proposed to this man Jackson to go and live with him and leave Lord Dundonald. Her ladyship said she knew that he was a mar ried man with a wife and child; she was happy with Lord Dundonald, and his lawful wife. How could she do so? It was most false; it was all false. In answer to Lord Redesdale, her ladyship said that she had an elder sister, 14 years older than her self. She did not know at what place this sister was educated. The reason she was re-married in Edin burgh was because Lord Cochrane's relatives wished it. By the Attorney-General—She could not state at what place or when she had last seen Jane Moxon, one of the witnesses to the marriage at Annan in 1812. She was now dead. Sho said—l cannot re collect all these things; it is upwards of 50 years ago. Three counsel are questioning me, and all these noble lords. I have been questioned, I think, enough. In answer to Lord Redesdale, the Attorney- General said he had no evidence to bring before their lordships on behalf of the Crown. Lord Cranworth said it was for Sir Fitzroy Kelly to say what further evidence he intended to offer. Lord Chelmsford said that it would be desirable to have some explanation with regard to the reasons for the second marriage, and his lordship considered that it was the duty of the Attorney-General to see to that part of the evidence. The Lord Chancellor said that the arguments of SirFitzroy.Kelly might be so satisfactory that their lordships would not ask for additional evidence. Sir Fitzroy Kelly then proceeded to address their lordships on behalf of the Earl of Dundonald, and contended that no length of time could make his case better. The great opponent was no longer pre sent, and the evidence in favour of Lord Dundonald was conclusive. He could account for these extra ordinary marriages. Their lordships all knew that this great man, through his long and eventful life, never did anything like other men. He his careless of public opinion , and therefor?. his actions could not be judged like those of o ther men. Lady Dundonald had gone th roug h sufferings that few h had a long lice without a s hadow of r t o encounter, and had also gone epro ach. Captain Cochrane had made statements, d h a e ra, of their w ould be perpetua ted amongrl th r ough his noun. w h B in e u d f t r itohlfrom all maki ng ( b s y i r a F c- . womenthbroaudg lordships' House—statem en ts that his mother had lived unlawfully with his father, and that his own sel, to this Hou se a g ainst his t o h w e n r e m e o o r t c mo ther had proposed to carr y on incestuous inter ourse with his fathe r's uncle. The memor y of his l e 1111 theses i s n t r gs i nth:Le fathe r statements, oefnftos; g h ae a nr d yd n and ne t d d h e af t dr e a r u r e e rd d o. K e lly) contended that not only was the late Lord Dundonald not guilty of them crime, but that Lady --.,-- PRICE.— -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. Dundonald was without a stain of dishonour of any kind from her birth. The learned counsel then went on to show how Lord Cochrane met with her ladyship when a girl of sixteen, and proposed to elope with her, and did so. His lordship had t hought fit to conceal this marriage for five or si. years. He was than married in England, and again in Edinburgh. In 1847 there was some dispute about the C ,untess of Dundonald being presented at Court ; and Lord Spencer, the then. Lord Cham berlain, had the subject investigated, and her lady ship was presented at Ccurt, and had been the r:cknowlcdg:d guest of her Mjesty. Would the noble lords stigmatise this lady as a forger, a con ,pirutor, and something else he would not name ? With regard to this man Jackson's evidence, he called their lordships' attention to the fact that when Jackson stated that her ladyship had said she would become the mistress of the old man Basil Cochrane, she had just been confined of her first child. Sir Fitzroy then read a letter written by Lord Dundonald in 1814 to his wife, in which he signs himself "your affectionate regard." With regard to the description in the second marriage of bachelor and spinster, how (contended Sir Fitzroy) could they be described in any other way ? They were going to be married again. Why, a Lord Chancellor, an Archbishop of Canterbury, and hosts of noble lords had done the same thing. Was Lord Dundonald a more discreet man than Lord Eldon, who had done the same thing when remarried in in England ? the year 1862. After some other remarks, the further hearing was adjourned till Monday next. LETTER FROM THE SOU TH. The following interesting extract is from a letter addressed to a lady in Edinburgh by her sister, resident near Jackson, Louisiana, forwarded by hand to New York, and thence posted here. Its date is the 10th or 12th ult. is now two years since I heard from you. This horrid war has shut up all avenues of communication, unless such a chance as this, should it reach you. It is by a friend who is trying to get to Europe for the benefit of his wife's health. For the last two years our country has been mourning and lamenting for those who are no more. Many a battle-field has been crim soned with the blood of friends and foes—many mothers mourning their sons cut down in the prime of life. Our land is fall of Rachels. I know many widows who have lost their oldest sons within afew months, and in some instances their prop and stay. M—'s oldest son was wounded in the right hand, so that he has partly lost the use of it. He was discharged, and has been at home ever since—now a year. The second has been in the army the past year, and is now in Vicksburg. Mr. M-- had a niece married two years since in June. Her husband went into the army shortly afterwards, with three brothers. One died of sick ness in the camp—the other three wounded in battle. Anna's husband had to have his leg am putated; so he is disfigured for life. There is hardly a family but is mourning the loss of some dear one. Everything in the way of clothing and provisions are at fabulous prices. We were fortu nate in having this little farm. We have not yet suffered, but many families have; our only want is flour, and I still manage to keep a little on hand, using it sparingly. We made our own meat—pork and beef ; had plenty of butter and milk, with vegetables ; had a good supply of coffee, and eke it out by adulteration—burnt sugar made into a syrup. It is the age of invention and economy. We make our own candles and soap ; starch from potatoes, and raise plenty of rice ; so we divide with our less fortunate neighbours. My supply of tea was rather short, but we have recourse to sub stitutes—ane is the leaf of the peartree, which dried and mixed with black tea drinks very well. Most of the planters are Making their own cloth, at chair, least the females, the most of the men being gone. Times are sadly changed; still there is no mur muring or dissatisfaction, all are willing to submit, could we only gain our independence. The ladies cut and make our soldiers' clothes, knit all their socks, make lint to dress their wounds, attend their sickbeds, and divide with them any luxuries we may have. Such a people can never be sub. jugated. We have a ruthless, brutal foe to deal with ; they not only take away our servants, but carry off everything of value in the houses—stock, poultry, meat, everything—leaving ruin and desola tion in their track. Many are completely ruined who were in affluence and ease. It is not for the love of the negro—oh, no. They treat them in many instances so badly they have stole back to their former owners. We have to make our old clothes last as long as possible. Everything is at fabulous prices. Prints, 21- to 3 dols. a yard ; every thing else in proportion. Butter, 1 dol. per lb, Eggs, 1 dol. a dozen. M-- gave 12 dole, for a pound of black tea. 'Tis astonishing how persons make out to live; still, I don't hear of any actual suffering, and the poor are not forgotten. Oh I I cannot tell you how I long to hear from you all. I have many questions to ask, but how am I to be answered ? Your lqters would have to pass through Federal hands, and there is no chance of reaching us. May God in his infinite mercy stop this unrighteous war, and send us a permanent peace !" The following extract from a private letter from an officer in the Confederate army is interesting : _ "My dearly beloved Parents,—l wrote you a let ter some three weeks ago, but do not know whether you have received it. Do try and write to me; find out in London the name of some merchant in Nas sau (where all the steamers lay for a while before they run the blockade into some Confederate port), and write to me in care of that firm, and put on the envelope from yourself in England to a son in the Confederate army in America.' Oh, Ido so long to hear from you all. I am in tolerably good health and hope it will continue, and that my dear mother and sisters, Charlie, and all my relations, are alive and well, and that my dear father is also alive and well and knows no trouble; but I am afraid he has known too much since this war began. Provisions and clothing must be very high in England ; in fact, I expect everything or nearly so is. I wish with all my heart this war was over, and then you may be sure it would not be very long before I see the old cliffs of dear England. Oh, England how I love thee ; never so much as when separated from thee. I love my country, but I had to join in this war as we are in the right, and the North wa nts to crush We us out entirely from off the face of the e arth. have now about 400,000 troops in the field, and the Yankees have twice as many if not more, and yet much as I they cannot whip us, and seveerwilel; for nver will I give love my dear old soil , Eng l a nd, up fighting for liberty and d; i n dependence. We would all like this war to cease, but only on one condition— sePara tion. No union any more for us. Why, the meanes t beggar man lives better than w e d One pint of Ind ian corn meal and of fresh be o e . f or Soz. of salt pork, constitute our daily meal, with a drink of water; no coffee or sugar. Coffee only costs(when there is any) 20s a pound, and sugar 5 8 ., salt 4s. a pound ; shoes, £6 10s. ; coat, £2B ; trousers, £8 ss. ; boots, £l5 ; flour, £l7 a barrel of 200113 ; eggs, 4s. a dozen ; chickens, 5s each ; butter, a s . 6d a pound ; ink, 18s. a pint ; pens, 6d. each ; common tallow candles, 3s. each; shirts, £2 55., and everything else in proportion. The ladies cut up their carpets to make blankets for the soldiers. When you have something good to eat, just think of me in America; 26 years old this year, going on seven years since I left home. Oh, Ido so long for the time to come for me to go home, and I hope God will spare my life until that end is attained! "Army of Tennessee, Tullahoma, Tenn,, C.S.A., April 5." Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. Rifle Challenge from Australia. ;:qt4,7 - zi-4, , isql* A copy of the following correspondence ha egf,s• l / 4 . forwarded to the council of the National Rifle 8.2'01' elation from the War Department : <577 Adelaide, South Australia, March 26. I\-: Sir,—l have been requested to forward a challenge from the Mi!ang Rifle Company to the company who made the beet classification in England for the year 1862. The Milang Rifles made the highest scores in the colony, and are therefore desirous of trying their skill with an English volunteer com pany. I beg to forward the terms of the match, end also a statement of the strength and classification of the challenging company. I trust the match will take place, as I can assure you that the shooting of the home riflemen is watched with great interest by therSouth Australian volunteers.--I am, &2., (Signed) W. ELYTII, Major 40th Iteg,irnent, Colonel Commending V. Forces. Col. Blyth, Milar:g, rch 9 3. Sir, —I have the honour to rt.quesr, that you will he good enough to forward by I hit; mail the p.ecorn pa.nying challenge to the proper qu , :rter, with a certificate oi . the position held by the Alilang Com pany as marksmen. I regret not having sent it to you a little sooner, as I doubt not your time Ni ill be fully occupied, the time of departure of the mail being so near.—l have, &c., (Signed) JAMES RANKINE, Capt. M.R. To the Captain Commanding the Company of Volunteers in England having made the highest proportion of marksmen at the classification of Sir,---I have the honour to propose a friendly match between our respective companies, on the following conditions, viz. :—Ten men a side; rifle, the Long Enfield ; distances, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 yards, 7 rounds per man at each distance ; position, at 200 yards standing, other distances any position ; system of scoring, that adopted at last meeting at Wimbledon ; neither company to fire on its own or customary practice-ground, and no practice to be allowed on the day of the match; the match to take place in the next September—the day of the match to be named by each party not less than seven days pre vious in order that umpires may have sufficient time to make their arrangements for being present ; no person to be allowed to fire who has not classified with the company he represents at the classification of 1862. The above challenge is offered simply on the ground of the challengers having taken the highest position as marksmen in this province, a certificate of which fact from the colonel-commandant of the volunteers in this province will be handed you along with this challenge. A reply by return mail will oblige.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., (Signed) JAMES RANKINE, Captain Milang Rifles, South Australia. MILANG RIFLES. Target Practice Classification, 1862. V. M. F. Office, Adelaide, March 25, 1863. Number of Third-class Men—None. Number of Second-class Men—None. Number of First-class Men-30. Total number of Men classified-30. Number of Marksmen -22. (Signed) T. H. BEGIGS. United Kingdom Railway Officers and Servants' Association. A numerously attended public meeting of the subscribers to this association was held last evening, in the large room of the Bridge House Hotel, Lon don-bridge. The meeting was convened for the purpose of promoting the general interests of the institution, and establishing a fund in connection with it to be called " The George Stephenson Fund," for the purpose of giving annuities and as sistance to railway officers and servants who, from accident or old age, might be unable to attend to their duties. Mr. H. B. Sheridan, M.P., one of the vice-presi dents of the association, having been vo►ed to the Mr. DYNE proposed a resolution to the effect that, considering the important influence that rail ways had exercised in developing the resources of the kingdom, and that they owed the existence of their great railway system to the genius and energy of the eminent engineer, George Stephenson, the meeting, as a mark of respect to his memory, de sired that his name should be permanently allied with the United Kingdom Railway Officers and Servants' Association. Mr. WILLIAM CLARK, of Pickford and Co.'s, seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Mr. THOMPSON, of the Great Western Railway, next moved a resolution to the effect that the meet ing was of opinion that the best mode of connecting the name of the late George Stephenson with the association was by establishing a fund in commemo ration of his memory, to be called after his name, for the temporary and permanent assistance of those in the service who from accident or other emer gency might be unable to perform their duties, and that such fund be now publicly inaugurated. Mr. LANE, of the South-Western Railway, hav ing seconded the resolution, Mr. ALFRED BURR, the secretary, stated that several subscriptions for the fund had been already received, and he read a list of them to the amount of £IOO, one of them being a donation of £25 from Mr. Cley ther, the contractor, of Reigate. Some 600 subscription cards had been circulated, but only about 50 had as yet come to hand, with sub scriptions varying from one to two guineas, and it was expected that a considerable amount would be realised from them. The association now numbered very nearly 1,000 members. The resolution having been put from the chair, avas then cordially adopted, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. IMPORTANT JURY TRIAL. At a Jury Court held at Capar on Monday Sheriff Mackenzie presiding—William Simpson, a chimney sweep, Robert Anderson, a cork cutter, and Robert Leslie, a coal storekeeper, all residing in Kirkcaldy, were charged with having broken into the workshop of Brownlie and Sons, plumbers, Kirkcaldy, on the night of the 4th March last or following morning, and stolen therefrom five bars of lead, weighing 1 cwt. 181 b. Mr. Black appeared for the crown, Mr. Murray for the prisoner Simp. son, Mr. Farmer for Anderson, and Mr. W. A . Taylor for Leslie. The prisoners having pleaded n not guilty, the case went to trial, the leading wit ness in which was Wm. Brownlie, a socius criniis, who that he was the party who entered admittedthe premises and took out the lead, being a ssisted by the others. In the course of the evidence it was brought out that the proprietor of the firm died two or three days before the theft was committed, and that he left a third to his son ' James Bro wn li e , w h o was carrying on the business; another third to his daughter ; and tie remaining third to the family of the deceased son, five in number , and of whom the witness, Wm. Brownlie, was a number. It was also stated by Wm. Brownlie that it was only some time after the theft he knew he had any right to any of the property. The declarations of the prisoners concurred in admitting having seen the lead on the night in question, but stated that they were told it was Wm. Browulie's. After the agents bad ad tiressed the jury for their respective clients, the Sheriff expressed his doubt upon a point, on which he should have liked some authorities to have been produced. The question was, seeing that a fifteenth part of the property belonged to Wm. Brownlie, for there could not have been less—could it he said that he wss guilty of theft when the property was his own ? This nice point gave rise to considerable discussion, and the Sheriff seemed under a difficulty with regard to it. In su mming up, the Sheriff said the jury could not f ound a conviction upon the evi dence of a wins crintinis, when strong corrobora tive facts were wanting, as in this case, and in the face of the concurring declarations of the three pri soners ; and he was not prepared to say that Win. Brownlie, who had turned Queen's evidence, was guilty of theft in point of law, when it had been proved in the manner it had been done, that he was the joint proprietor of the property. The jury, after the Sheriff's statement, unanimously returned a verdict of not proven, and the prisoners were dis. m issed from the bur.—Scotsman: