The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-28 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CiocK. There is a steady demand to-day for money, and the rates do not present any particular change, Since Monday last the imports of specie have only been £91,000, whiie the exports have reached £812,400. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. The of f icial returns relating to trade and naviga tion for the ten months ending the 31st October, have just been published. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports from the United Kicgdom for that period amounted to £ 119 ,377,045 against £103,519,269 on the like period of 1862, showing an increase of -.C15 , 8 57,776. The augmentation has been most perceptible on beer and ale, cotton yarn, cotton Ma nufactures, earthenware, haberdashery, and mil linery, hardware and cutlery, linen yarn, linen Ma nufactures, metals, and woollen and worsted ma nufactures. The importations of the principal articles were larger as respects live animals, raw cotton, hemp, provisions, sheep and lamb's wool, coffee, sugar, tea, tobacco, and wine. The ,shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the tonnage employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom, both for the entries inward and the Clearances outward, while a similar result is also apparent in the coasting trade for the same period. It is stated that the directors of the Peninsular and Ori en t a l St eam C ompany w ill recommen d t h e following payments to the shareholders in their an nual report, viz. —Dividend, 31 per cent.; additional Payment, 2 percent.; and distribution from under- Writing accouat, 19 per cent. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Iteuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66 f. 95c. There has been a depressed market for the Eng lish Funds, chiefly in consequence of sales induced by the statement that a French L oan for £12,000,000 is in contemplation. Consols have receded to 921 d for money and to 91 k less the dividend for account. T he New Threes and Reduced Annuities have been 90a- 4 ; and Exchequer Bills, 7s. to 6s. d ie. ; India Stock have been quiet ; the 5 per Cents. have been 1081 ; do. 4 per Cents., 1001 ; and the Debentures, 991 In the Foreign Market general dulness and and heaviness prevail, and there is no new feature. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 1 ; do. Con aelides, 461 4 ; Mexican, 37 4 ; Greek, 301 4 ; do. Coupons, 14 : 1 1; Portuguese, 481 4 ; Spanish Pas 817e, •341 ; do. Certificates, 131 ; Italian, 701 71 ; and Egypiiao, gst 991. In the Railway share Market the dealings have been restricted, the operators being still engaged With the settlement of the account. Metropolitan l‘idhaveiladned, declined about £2 ; South Eastern, 155.; and 58. ; while Great Northern A stock has E a dv aneud £1 ; North Western, 155., and Great aster n , 1 4 . The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material alteration as regards prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive. Consolidated have improved to 91 10; London and Bra zilian have receded to 521 ; Standard of British ISouth Africa have advanced to 244 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 85. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 921 t New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3} per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities — India Stock, 1871 — Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Diu() 4 per Cent. 1888 looa Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Dittos per Cent Ditto öi per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 99a i Ditto clitt4 Aug. 1864 or 66 99i t Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO •••• Consols for Account, Dec. 3 9l k I tdia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t 7 6 dis Ditto £5OO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 13razilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ... — Ditto 4 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 T.. Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid r 31 . 1., ~n os Ayres 6 p er C ent 9O tgYptian 7 per Cent 99 _Ditto, Second Issue l ki ttp re ltt k ttoo s CA p oc e ue r po C uonn en st t., 1824-5, en-Coupons — 14i lezi can 3 per Cent Ditto Account k °l3rish Imperial 5 per Cent •.,e'iv Li Gr anada 1, D itto Deterr.d — jr',l',l.lvian 3 pe r C ent . Account .. — Ditto 1 per Cent 1862 .. 4bit 1 , to Account — 0 1 ;t iltattotgo Di Account.. .. — u : se er 3. C P e e n r t C ., e 1 n q t 5 . 6, 1 ' 8 7 5 , 3 '9, '6O, 62 4B— .flitto Account — Ditto, 1863 it Ditto Scrip, £lO paid 11 ' 1 ,,E 4 jan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — ''' l tto 41 per Cent 1850.. • D. Ditto 1860 — ,Itto per Cent., 1859. — ...,itto S,, 5 per Cent. 1862 BB b all p. i . Bll 3 per Cent b,"O Account — n t . t to New Deferred Ditt o Accouu , --itt o p .Ditto a"ive r S n ; I , 4 ccount loa --"kisB". Cert. o f C oup not f un d e d 134 urh 6 Ditto per Cent. 1854 — Dittoitto Ace t oun.. b. 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto t , t t 0 , 6 A 4 c l c o o U unt Bonds !Lto 6 per Cent. 1862 per Cent. 1863 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs C Oneole TWO O'CLOCK, ~, M onov tO ' ACCOUiIt 92i a 91 ex div, SHIPPING—This Day. LownoN, Nov. 28.—Wind this day at noon—East; li ght breeze, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 27.—Wind Hugs, for Santander. CARDIFF, Nov. 26.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Advance, for Pernambuco. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Fatima, fr o' Montreal. Sailed—Alice Ball, for New York; Alma, ter Ralifax. QuEtxsTowx, Nov. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—Cereal, r 7 ) )1 New York. varcieltzsivtouTir, Nov. 27.—Wind E.—Arrived—Home /(t B ound, from Callao for Hamburg. f rom Nov. M.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Elinke, swkontreal. from e1'124, Nov. 27.—Wind E.—Arrived—Ocean King, 1 / 4 0 1NG FIXTURES FOR 1864. FEBRUARY* Lin coln Spring 23 MARCH. I\T°ltingilana Spring • • • • Derby Sprin ... " 14iverpool g ''''''''' 8 1° ...... CAP roxton-pa rk 1 .......... Pseol Spring ........ 7 Chelmsford Spring l5 York Spring Durham Northampton 29 LIL. Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 X. N i .,er 18 20 ......................... 1 1‘ I l a a r n p c o h n e d s e te n r "11 ................ 17 .Epsom JUNE eit 11S t n t r . a:: .................... 2 7 8 I NWeo'vroceasstteler-°(ns-1:1311:r). 32-09 JULY. Neviquarket J uly ...... 5 I Nottingham 19 AUGUST. hdn Qg .............. 11 Oxford 25 ...... 2:; Derby 30 ........ irk ........................ 9 3 Lichfield • 20 ,VV o a .4 , :ek: nd 22 ricester ....... 8 Monmouth tre.oon .................... 13 NowmarketFirst October 27 .......... 19 i o uc -- BER. vniarket Seco nd Oct 10 Newmarket Houghton.. :24 ester ............ 1 8 i OCTO NOVEMBER. 1 • 1 Worcester A.utumn. „. I 24. High incess )ve in Vales, k e de rriers, Major iciless at the f the Royal s o the inceSS s, the rOlige IfalZ' dance. I I the Castle B n ext high' reside a y at ) meet no of eld of •hood• s was The 3140 - Prin• or aary . ipletea t chess th the -louse, t their aiaed rescot, arqUiS r i ft ) of t Vis :•ey de Claud excel rkabiy [ouse, :shire, town Less of join Lich is ristus P.arl of lmill it way a left vorth a auc- y B 0 isit tO ROSS and me of . Ph. rugs: :trday sofa r£ls in f the ) f his -eh, rs at the gh of ILD'S rt oa eorge raids, door• thing" wo of aging Brea. with .Soto SHARE MARKETS.---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOURS. Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. . 1 Biz... Wol., and Str. Val Blythe end Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no dig Do A till (1p e.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Pdrth,&Ab. J une.l Edinburgh (!lr Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk I Ditto A stock .. Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do Li do Gt. S. ant W. of Irelaw; Great Western Do Str Val Grua. stock Lancashi:e & Yorkshire London and lilackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares... 1 Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. t shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line 'North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwich 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 Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon ... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, DM Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterfbrd & Kilkeuny West Cornwall IW. Hartlepool Har.dat West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH P SSESSIONS. Closing ihart Railways Pain. Price. Business don 4 100 atlantic &St Lawrene( all 60 a Skj Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind 130 1054 106/ 1064 Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 205 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 61 61 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 174 100 at Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin:; 100 IC4 1(6 at Cape Town Dock Seri' 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gm sp. c 100 108 009 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. Inn 117 1 , 8 1071 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 11p 20 Do. do. II do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada tuu 201 211 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 76 100 Do. no. deferred all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bones all 66 69 665 75 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 53 100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred— all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook... all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 23 26 stock Gt.lncliarenin.gua.sp.o. 100 1(8 109 1081 20 Do. New g,na. sp. e... 12 11 IL 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 I,i; stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 106 204 Gt. W. otCanada Sharer all lu 101 10 201 Do. New ... . ... 18 104 105 • 100 Do. 6 p.a. '73 with't opt. all 92 95 100 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 by stock Madras guar~ sp. o. stook Do. 11 p. o. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc. 46 do lOO 06 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock Melb.Curp. 6p. o. Buds lOO 50 1I lb. & Hobson's Bay all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. c. Stortg. Bds alt 20 Newßr unswick &Can& Class A. and B all 3 5 Itl.C'da6 pc lat pt bd 100 82 84 41•00 , Scinde (100 106 107 stock Do. Delhi 4.; ' 100 115 106 1054 at, . Do. do • I r. 2 22 et Do. Punjaub all 105 106 105 5 Do. Do. g 4 luu B`ool , Do. Indue.St. Flo j 1,106 101 IC3, COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.Js. a.) ui) 1877-84 - 100 103 1(5 101 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 il4 I Dp. 6p. c.3lar. Sept. 100 112 104 I Do. tp. o. Jan.&July. 100 92 83 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 93 Cape Galope. 6p c,1872 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189( 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 109 -- N.8.G0v.6 p.c..; a.&J uly 100 01 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 2.480 t 103 101 102 Du. sp. c.,18,1 to 167 i 100 101 102 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1011 1021 101/ - INew Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 Queensland GOT. 6p. c lOO 111 113 IS. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 112 114 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 1081 Do. io 6n.0. 100 1095 1101 ) 1105 91 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 / 18 laiflord Amalgamated — 36 37 Devon G. Cone. 'favist ), 1 550 660 !East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 62 65 1 I East Clogau Gold Ltd.! 52. Id par 'East Caradon ...... 251 261 - East Carn Brea... ! 3.4.0 65 7 - E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.)' 8.9.0 41 51 ;Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 582 11 13 Great South Tolgus l7s 41 5 ,G. Wheal Vor (Ral s t on , 40 11 12 !Grenville 6.16 ,1 1/ 51 Herc•d's-Foot 8.12 19 41 ingston Downs 4.'8.0 1/ 21 - ILady Bertha !Nlargaret (tiny Lelant 94 19 21 iNlarke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim 25 11 1 4 New Setun l9l 90 100 - • North Downs ll 2 N.Wh'i Baseet(illog•an 3.1.0 21 31 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (6t. Blaze), 20 Vrovidence(Uny Lelia) 10.6.7 13 45 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 11 410 120 —S. Cara Brea (Illogan) — - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1Q.9 60 65 (Stray Park 30.17.6 34 06 5 famar Silv.& Lead Min 4/ a fin Crort 14 19 20 West Basset (Mogan). 15 10 I ; W radon (Llskeard . , 5 18 20 West Baton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 874 924 Wheal Buller(ltedrpth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuthott Wheal liaryAnn !Lien ) 8 114 121 Wheal 3eton 585 170 180 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 Wheal Union 3.17 3 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. red, prf., 1031 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 103 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 115 i London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 911 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Northern of France, 3g Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean, 37 FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, ll Yudananiutatta of S. Austr‘ila (lim.), 21 i DOCKS. London, 74 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Anglo Austrian, Ma Australasia, Ditto, new, 46i Colonial, 401 Continental, Dm., 10i Hindustan, china, and .Japan (Um.),:271 Imperial Ottoman, in a London Bank of Scotland, lim., 71 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 29 8 London and South African, 27i 61 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 39 Ditto, ditto, 29 Scinde, l'unjaub, and Delhi aim.), 6 Standard of British South Africa (lime), 2li Union of London, 39 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 37 Discount Corporation, limited, 9,1 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., International Financial Society, fin., Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 85i London General Omnibus Company, him, 2 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., It Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 52 Royal Mail Steam. 791 1 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 51 I Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. - - Market opens quiet, but very strong. Sales, probably 8,000 bales, or much more ; import, 5,104. THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCII has granted from his private purse a pension of £240 per annum to the mother of the unfortunate clanscuse, Mlle. Emma Livry, besides £1,400 to pay for the expenses of her long illness and funeral. MLLE. STELLA COLAS.—This young and gifted actress, whose performance of Juliet at the Princess's Theatre was so attr a ctive a few month s sineo, is pursuing a successful career at th e Michael Theatres St, Petersburg. Naval Notification by the Polish Govern• meat, The following circular has been ussued by the Polish Government : WARSAW, Nov. 9, 1863. The captain•general hereby informs the mer chants of neutral powers that on the Ist January, 1864 (new style) he will open hostilities against Russia. From that date, and 'in conformity with the dispositions of the treaty of Paris with reference to naval hostilities, all ships and vessels under the Russian flag are declared lawful prize ; but the Polish navy will always and everywhere respect the rights of neutrals, and the captain-general hereby solemnly engages to do so, in the name of the Government and of all who have adopted its flag. For it is not a war of piracy which he declares against Russia ; it is a regular war, made in the name of a people regularly constituted, and under the authority of a power emanating from and sus tained by the national will. The Polish sailors will use the rights of belligerents, and will respect the obligations which that title imposes, while knowing how to make them respected with regard to themselves. It might nevertheless happen that during a battle, or in order to ensure the safety of Polish vessels, it will be necessary to drown or burn prizes without its being possible to examine the papers on board neutralsfromt hos a e n o d f t d h is e tinguish h enemy. t ri, e his in is te a rests of danger which inevitably results for commerce from the chances of war, and the captain-general hastens to point it out, in order to prevent its occurrence, by inviting all insurers, shippers, merchants, &c., of neutral States to abstain from loading and insuring Russian ships in future. The captain -general finds it for the present im possible to address this manifesto to regularly esta blished Governments, but he is confident that merchants will see in the publicity he gives to this manifesto a certain guarantee of the straightfor wardnesi with which he carries on the struggle. Ho has beed enabled to act for several months, rind as a proof of this it will be sufficient to recall the recent and fortunate expedition he directed on the coast of Circassia. But he has not wished to do anything in the dark, for by so doing he might have compromised the interests of neutrals and the flags of ships under his command. If he has thought it his duty to wait, he now declares it his duty to act ; and in conclusion ho again begs to state that he has fixed the Ist of January next as the date of the commencement of hostilities. The Captain General of the Naval Forces of Poland, MAGNAN. The Price of Gold. - The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2i per millepn a ari a the short exchange on Lon d o n is 25.30 per Xi sterling: (fin comparing these rates With the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold , it appe.cr that gold i s nearly 3-10ths 1 cr cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices fromil a mburg the price of gold is 425 k per mark and the short exchange on Loudon is 13 . 5 per .£1 sterlin g . Standard gold at the E ng li s h Miot . price is, therelore, about 1-10th per cent. dearer in 1 liuuburg than in Loudon. The course 01 exchange at New York on London for bills at 00 days' sight is 1.534 to IGO per cent., and the premium on gold is 45i to 451 per cent. At these rates there is scarcely any Profit ofi the koportation of gold flow the United States, 8 8i 8 81 81 83 118 119 61 71 38 40 16 17 95 97 107 169 49 50 45 47 7) 8i 127 128 132 )3; 14 136 99 101 01 64A jOBl 1091 71 73 110 112 14 (6 104 t 1041, 1014 IC2i' 181 48 115 116 1271 12t3 96 98 62 t 3 24 t 6 101} 1012 58& 59 884 S? 119 121 1 2 p 77 79 11 11i 124 129 42 44 93 100 51 52 32 33 VG 97 96 18 10 ioi 37 376 9 10 P 158 160 5 66 t. 21 3i p 86 BO 170 175 int 104 j i i I 1154 1 141 1271 06k 6 I 6 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day. DIVORCE COURT. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BURNETT V. BURNETT. This was a part heard case, in which the wife was the petitioner, and there was no defence. The prisoner originally prayed for a dissolution of her marriage on the ground of adultery and , cruelty, but not considering the evidence sufficiently strong to establish the first allegation, she obtained leave to amend her petition, and prayed only for judicial separation. It appeared that the marriage was solemnised in 1851, and the parties resided in Duk —street, Bloomsbury, where the respondent was in business. The last act of adultery alleged was in 1855, but the parties continued to live together in the same house subsequently, and from this fact the judge considered there should be some additional evidence to spew that there was no condonation, and ordered the case to stand over. Witnesses were called to show that the respondent ad mitted he had not lived with his wife for a considerable time previous to 1855. It was further proved that the re spondent had committed acts of adultery as late as 1832, and it was further elicited that during the cohabitationglie was guilty of conduct which amounted to cruelty. The Judge-Ordinary said that a great portion of the evi dence was of a character that the court viewed with great distrust, namely admissions. However he considered there was evidence sufficient to prove the petitioner's case, and if there had been condonation the respondent revived his original offence by his subsequent misconduct. Mr. Inderwick, who appeared for the petitioner, applied to the court for leave to amend the petition and again pray for dissolution of marriage on the additional facts elicited. The Judge Ordinary refused the application, and made a degree for judicial separation, and directed that the peti tioner should have charge of the children till further orders. The Alleged Manslaughter in a Music Hall. Yesterday, at half-pastl2o'clotk, Mr. H. R. Waltbew, deputy coroner, held an inquiry at the Garrick Tavern, Leman-street, Whitechapel, respectng the death of Thomas Bunn, who was killed in an affray with a vocalist at Wil ton's Music Hall, on Wednesday night. Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, appeared on behalf of the prisoner, Peter Melloy. • The case excited much interest amongst the habitues of the Music Hall. The first witness called was Mrs. Elizabeth Bunn,theNvidow of the deceased, who ap peared overwhelmed with grief. She said that she resided in Sr. Mark street, Whitechapel. Her late husband was a North Saa pilot, and was 49 years of age. Oa Wednesday even;ng witness accompanied him ID 'Wilton's Music Hall to hear the music. He was perfectly sober when he went in, but witness could not say that he was quite sober after wards. They went to the hall at 8 o'clock. He had three pints of ale with witness. Thera was a fight in the back part of the hall. The deceased was rather excited at the singer corning on to sing a third time. The people had encored him, and the deceased did tot like it. He called out to the singer, " Shut up." He Lade use of no other language, but he called out that three times. Deceased and witness were then about to leave, and to do so they had to pass the stage. When passing it deceased said " shut up" again. Mr. Melloy, the singer, then jumped from the stage and struck deceased somewhere about the head. He struck deceased twice with his fist. Deceased did not return the blow. He fell, and witness believed he died immediately. Deceased in falling did not strike his head against any He clutched witness's arm. Several persons called out for a cab, and the deceased was carried to one. She was certain that he was dead when he was put in the cab, as when she put her face to his lips they were cold. He was carried to his house. By the Jury— Generally deceased wis a sober man. He did not know the singer personally—le had no animosity against him. Witness bAieved he never saw Mr. Melloy before. He was an excitable man. En the Music Hall witness called out several times for a doctor, but the people around said, " Take him into the air—he wi Ibe all right directly." Witness never heard her husband say to the singer, " Come down, and I will fight you." Mr. Lewis said he would rather nol oress-examine the witness, as she was the widow. After some further testimony, The Coroner adjourned the prooaedings for additional evidence. MARKETS—Tb4s Day COVENT GARDEN. There was a short supply of fruit at cur market, with a good show of vegttablesr There was a fair business done at the following curriencies FRUIT. B. d, s. d. s. d. s d Pine apples ...... 8 oto 9 0 Mulberries, pr pt..o 9to 1 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per 1b.... 3 oto 6 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0 Foreign d 0....... 1 oto 2 0 I Filberts, per lb 0 9to 1 0 blelons ..... 00to 0 01 Walnuts, per 100 10to 2 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hi-sv. 1 9to 3 6 ; Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do .... 2 6to 4 6 Figs, per troz. 0 oto 0 0 Oranges, per 100..4 oto 8 0 Peaches.. . Lemons, per 100..4 oto 8 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberries hi aye() oto 0 0 ;•Plutas, per d 0 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 ;Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto 3 61 Shallots, per lb 0 6to 0 S Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 3 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 13 , c1 ditto ........ 1 6so 2 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 10 to 1 6 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9 Cauliflowers, pdzo9to 2 0 i Beet, per doz. 00to 0 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 ' Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 oto 110 0 Smallsalad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 2 6 f Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr d 0.... 4 6to 5 6) Cos lett, score .. 0 10 to 1 3 Cucumbers ..... 0 oto 0 01 Mint and savory.. 0 3to 0 4 Garlic, per 1b..., 0 6to 0 8 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, 0.-sv. 0 0 to 6 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. lsn.. 1 6to 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto a 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Spinach ......... . 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6 Turnip radishes 0 oso 0 01 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE, Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P , at Maldon. MALDON, Nov. 27. The annual meeting of the Maid= Liberal Inde pendent Club was held last evening, Mr. T. B. Western, of Felix Hall, in the chair. On the Rev. Sir J. P. Wool) proposing " The Liberal Members of the House of Commons," Mr. C. BUXTON, M.P., replied, and observed that the history of Liberalism during thks last 250 years divided itself into three great epochs: In the first of these the whole heart and soul of thooe who were Liberals in fact, although not in name, were ab sorbed in the strife against despotism, and :n build ing up the great fabric of constitutional In the 18th century, owing maiely to the inc: esant wars in which England was en gaged,scarcely a :'step on wards was made, and the reaction from the Frenieo Revolution, and the tremendous wars which it pro duced, dashed aside every thought of political pro gress and reform. It was not until the peace that the second great epoch of Liberalism began ; and vast was the work which lay before it, for during the previous 100 years the British Constitution had become narrowed into little more than an oligarchy. The landed class had gathered all power into its hands ; Liberalism had to break down this narrow and pernicious system, and the victory which it gained transferred the dictation of the national po licy from a single class to the whole people. At the same time, th e repeal of the Test Acts and Catholic Emancipation, the great principle wasenforced, man should be wholly free torsh worship God in his ow n way, that every without any interference what ever from the St a t e Then there seemed to come a Conservative reaction. Lord Melbourne's Govern ment fell, and the T or i es camp r slain s s into power. But in reality this was but a pause in which the Her cules labour Liberalism io oHe hada addressing de n e g the Nemean was himself to o another lion of despotism; he had cut off t hydra of oligarchy; he had now to heads of the cleanse the Augean stables of abuses and grievancesa ccumu lated during 150 years. This was the third epoch of Liberalism, but it was not of such thrilli ng interest or such splendi d trium p hs, as Liberalism had now to carry freedom into the details of daily life, to cut the mischievous shackles which checked the development of trade and manufactures, and, in the words of the poet, " To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land." (Cheers.) A new policy was inaugurated with re gard to the colonies, and we gave them the bless ings of political and commercial freedom, which we had painfully won for ourselves. The work of Liberalism was now to a great extent accomplished —for although there were some evils to beremedied, they were trifles compared with the grievances of former days. Liberalism was now pausing, and once again w© heard of a Conservative reaction, but we were now passing into a fourth epoch, in which it was of the highest moment that we should adopt a Liberal instead of a Tory policy. Within the last 30 years the establishment of railways, steam shipping, and telegraphs, the expansion of trade and the increase in the power of the Press, Nast brought about a mighty change not only in the , policy of England but also of Europe. Every year Europe became less and less a mere aggrega tion of separate nations. Every year it became more and more an organised whole, each member of which throve or suffered with the rest—a common wealth of nations in which every thought and feel ing of the one thrilled to the hearts of all. We were now accordingly driven to dwell more and more on the dealings of England with other nations; in fact our relations with other countries had by degrees become the one paramount topic to which the statesman's mind had to be ap plied. Let us not delude ourselves with the idea that it mattered not whether this part of England's policy was Tory or Liberal. We had seen during the last few years Italy rise from her ashes, and organise herself into a first-class constitutional monarchy. The whole Liberal party of England looked on with heartfelt sympathy and delight, and the remonstrances of England induced Napoleon to withdraw from Gaeta, and allow Naples to become one with the kingdom of Italy. Yet the Conserva tive party, in both houses of Parliament and in the Press, could not help displaying its profound dislike to this great movement. Again, with regard to the tremendous strife in North America, nothing could exhibit greater divergence than the views taken of that struggle by the English Liberals and Conser vatives. It was true, that with some exceptions, both English parties had disapproved the conduct of the North. The Liberals had condemned the attempt of the North to subjugate the South, partly from a love of peace, and partly because they considered it a crime to thrust upon a nation, at the bayonet's point, a Government which she ab horred ; but the Conservatives had sided with the South, partly from a delight at seeing a Republic torn asunder, partly from a notion that the South was more aristocratic than the North, and partly because slavery was not looked upon by Conserva tives with that detestation which it kindled in the hearts of all true Liberals. Again, with regard to Prussia, every Liberal in England had looked with indignation on the endeavour made by the wretched King of that country and his creature Count Bis mark, to crush the freedom of the Prussian people; but the Tory Press gave Count Bismark all the countenance it dared to bestow, and actually offered the Prussians its solemn advice not to resist the beneficent intentions of their patriotic King. One would have thought that no Englishman could have looked at the infamous atrocities of which Russia had been guilty in Poland and not sympathise, heart and soul, with the helpless Poles; and yet, incredible as it might seem,,even there the leaning of the Tory party towards despotism made them sympathise rather with the oppressors than with the oppressed, and the Tory papers were filled with every tale which could be scraped together to the discredit of the Poles. He considered that England should do to foreign nations as sh e would have them do to her, and that in dealing with weaker and less civilised nations she should exert as much self-control as if treating with great European I nations, for, as Shakspeare said— " 0, it is excellent To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant." t to cupidity, Wh a t e v e r course might for the mome n ide, in appear the gratify our irritation, or p r long run it must be the prudent as well as the noble policy just, gene rous, of England t o be always found and humane. (Cheers.) d d th Several other toasts follow° ,an e proceed . wh i c h were altogether of an interesting legs, character, terminated. who has come asett o ahteh Pa da r mr i a s el time or o th er, -,--_-.—_-- LA MORGUE.--EverY one Ouctries, and for the first time must, at some passed by a low long building, not far from er have the ' of Notre Dame, and of such singular as pect as an inquiry as to its purposes and etn--1 to call for P ° Yment The female portion of the visitors burn pale and shudder, ' of "La Morgue" answers their inquiries, thou sand stories connected with this as the their memories, whilst most of their ominous word rush upon visited, or will on some occasion male companions have so many dramatic incidents. or other visit, the scenes of La Morgue is shortly to be done Well I the old building of and far more commodious o away with, and a new course of next month, when on e is to take its place in the will be completed. The en a few minor interior details Notre Dame, between present building is situated behind Archeveche, and the Bridge St. Louis and that of the wings, destined to consists of a main building and two and provide for its lod ge various necessities. The ball ill the groura.iloo s are to be exposed to the publics is on light, and by t r and is lighted and ventilated by a sky large windows, which serve to li cep i t i l iH P a free current o hall are twelve of air. The only articles contained e t (1i:301:m -110n may be easily'm r d b i l v e in sl e a d bs orA Art the of r f e w ut h i t i ychotf tin ;,S hall is another, called Sallee des M.orts,ewehich is intendie fted: tcom o re ceive the deadbodies when first brought; int and wh: municat e s with another room, containing largo batliFt, with water -cocks, where the necessary ablutions are to ar b b e le e arried on preparatory to diseosing the bodies on th i or m. d ; . Further on are closets, provided with she ves, a o n f I neans of drying the garments of the decoased,./13 we ll An aying them aide for their further identi fi cation> i ron -work gateway shuts out the public hall, which is situated to the left hand as you enter, while to the left is a with ementa large room destined for the overseers. All the arrang , a view to secure cleanliness and prompt services, are ton the very hest footing, and the present Morgue offers alt( igether a vast improve,nent on the interlor as well as the 0 utward appearances of its long-establisheil predecessors, who6e dismal aspect has been so long familiar to all wb .0 have i grown acquainted with the quaint but picturesque q 0 t - 4 r ter de la Cite. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, NOT. 25. The explanations of Count Rechberg as to the course intended to be pursued by the Government in the Schleswig-Holstein matter are expected to-day. Public opinion is beginning to cool down from boiling point upon perceiving that neither Austria nor Prussia care to violate th,s London protocol, and l'un the risk of bringing about an European complication. PRITCHARD V. PRITCHARD AND -WILLIAMS. This also was a part-heard case, in which the husband prayed for dissolution of marriage. The parties resided at Pembroke and afterwards at Chatham, the petitioner holding a:situation in the dockyard, and the co •respondent a master mariner. Whilst residing at Pembroke they lived opposite each other, and an intimacy sprung up between them ; but shortly after the removal of the petitioner and his wife to Cheltenham the respondent eloped with the co-respondent, and they were afterwards traced to a house in Camberwell. The case stood o%er for further evidence, and this having been supplied, his lordship granted a decree nisi, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice Cock- burn and a special jury.) SYMM V. FRAZER AND ANOTHER. The court was occupied the whole of the morning with the examination of Dr. Andrews, one of the detendante. He said he entirely agreed with Dr. Frazer that the plain tiff dieliked everybody and everything, that she was un cleanly, and refused to take any medicine, and that the treatment her case required was all that was done for her. The case will not be concluded to-day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND ON HIS WIFE.— Thomas Haddin, a morose and determined looking fellow, aged 46 years, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with assaulting his wife Henrietta. _ _ The complainant's face was terribly disfigured, and her eyes ware swollen and blackened. This was one of the most aggravated cases in the annals of wife-beating. The unhappy couple have been married 24 years, and have been lately dwelling at No. 2, Thomas-street, Commercial-road East. The prisoner is a tobacco pipe maker. He has been frequently charged with assaulting his wife, and punished for so doing. On one occasion ho was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for a violent assault upon her. Repeated punishments had no effect in checking his brutality. This morning at one o'clock he came home intoxicated, bringing with him a disreputable strumpet, and on the door being opened ho turned his wile out of the house, and told her he had brought home her mistress. The wife forced her way into the house again, on which the prisoner beat her in a savage manner over the head and face with his clenched fist. Blow after blow suc ceeded each other, and the unfortunate creature bled pro fusely from the nose and mouth. Sho was covered with blood. George Vincent, of Plaistow-marsh, Essex, said—l was passing the end of the court named Thomas-street this morning, and heard cries of "Murder," and "Police." The prisoner opened the street door of his dwelling, and struck his wife on the mouth, and again on the nose and head, and also kicked her. The wife forced her way into the house again, and directly afterwards I heard the noise of a most tremendous blow, When the wife came out of the house again she was a frightful sight. She was covered with blood and sould not see out of her eyes. I heard the prisoner say, " You go out, I have brought home my mistress, and don't want you." Samuel Rawlings, a police-constable, No. 116 A, said he found the complainant on the ground exh.,usted and bleeding from the nose and mouth. She was carried to the station house, and was very weak and exhausted. The pri soner was taken into custody and said he had had three months' imprisonment, and did not care if ho had eighteen months. The prisoner, in defence, said his wife was a drunkard, and he could not live with her. The wife admitted that she had taken to drinking too much at times. Her husband had driven her to drown her sorrows in intemperance. Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner was a savage ruffian, and ought to be the last man to complain of any intemperance on the part of his wretched mad ill-used wile. The pri soner was a drunkard and a savage, and had the audacity to bring home an abandoned woman as well as himself, and turn his own wife out of doors. He never met with a more unmitigated ruffian. He sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s Od to 9s Od ; geese, 4s Od to 8s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, is Od to Is Od; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od ; ra bbi ts, i s Od to 2s Od eac h ; w ild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 8d each; Surrey fowls, 7s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each; pheasants, 2s Od to 3s Od ; partridges, is 4d to 2s Od ; woodcocks, Os to 3s 6d; snipes, 9d to Os Od; teal, Os 9d to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to is 6d ; widgeons, Os Od to is Od; plovers, Os 9d to Os Od each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is Od ; English, is to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 12s Od to 14s Od ; French do., 8s Od to is 10d per 100 ; leverets, is 6d to 2s 6d ; grouse, 2s 6d to 3s Gd each. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, Os Oil to Os Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 8s Od to 30s ; cod, 5s Od to 203 Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; dorevs, 5s Od to Gs Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, is to 4 - s Od; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, is to 4s Od per pair; common oysters, 10s to 15s ; natives, 60s to 63s per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 6s ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; sounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, 6s to 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s Sd to 4s Od; mutton, 3s tid to 4s 6d ; veal, 38 8d to As 4d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d. per 81bs by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 28 10d to 48 2d; mutton, 3s al to 4s 8d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and lamb, Os Od to Os Od per 81bs by the carcase, BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from bid to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41) loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to aid ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3 . 1 d ; 721 b to 801 b, 32d to 4d ; 80 1 b to 881 b, 4d to 41d ; 381 b to 961 b, 4d to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, 41-dto 51d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, , P to 6d. Hors e bid es, lOs Od tol2 Od ; calf skins, light, 2s - 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, 9s Od to 12s Od ; half-breds, 7s Od to 98 Od ; Downs, 58 9d to Gs 9d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; sheailings, Cs Od to Os Od. HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s 6d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 6s to SI lOs per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £:lss Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 Cs to Ll 12s per toad. I'rado steady. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to V 12A 6d ; clover. £1 Os to £d 'Us Od ; and straw, £1 Os to £1 lOs per load, supply good. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts., Railways. 1863. 1862. " 1863. 1862 1,964 2,007 601 607 1,990 1,263 6,596 5,315 17,428 16.218 313 316 3b5 859 120 173 360 306 1,235 1,133 258 266 1,:-,70 1,398 1,664 1,53 192 109 2,0 91 1,517 7,908 7.241 B B e e l l t f a a a s t t aanndd County un Co t u y ti w s .. . n . .... 1 4 3 96 T , ter 1228 1214 B ll r ly ia t t li nl an an d d T E yn at e 2B Caledonian Cockermouth& Workington 2 34 !4 ' C ' 344 Cork and Bandon 2- 2,, 8 1 Cork, Blackrock, &Passage " 20 • Cork and Youghal 6l 61 Cornwall •• •• • 324 324 65 5 531 Deeside 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 17 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 6$ Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 544 z 484 Edinburgh and Glasgow 16 91 1694 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O 5 ) Glasgow & South-Western • • 198 1 98 - Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern Great North of Scotland lit. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll qt.Southn. & Westn , ( l r lnd.) 3734 ai 820 2 Great Western ....... Inverness & Aberdeen Jum B6 864 Inverness & Perth Junction 145 . Irish North-Western 1 145 La ncas hire& Yorkshire 402 8951 24/ 241 Limerick and Ennis... Limerick and Foynes Llanelly 464 461 London & North-Western London and Blackwall London & South-Western 4501 4411 London Lo nd . Bf C I g n h a t t o n n a , in & , S iz . C Dover oast .. Do, Metropolitan Extension 104 54 4 39 2 1 4 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend lian.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh 2 4 3 295 4 Manch. S.J un.&Altrincham. • 28! 281 Ilaryport and Carlisle 51etropolitith 2 Midland (incl. N.-Western).• 641 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2595 Monkland 714 Monmouthsh: Rail, & Canal 44 North British, Edin Perth and Dundee ' .. ...... 414 4104 11,914 10,701 N , Etiatern and Stock. & Darl. 1055 1077/ 53,50+ 51,566 North Loudon 9 - 9 3, 4 36 3,178 North Staffordshire 254 252 8,653 7.6 69 Oswestry and Newton 59 42 1,009 855 Rhymney l9 19 955 915 St, Helen's Canal & Railway 52 52 2 , 238 2,065 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern - 138 132 1 4,770 4.467 Somerset and Dorset 66 394 646 376 South Devon ..... 755 „„ 75 1 3.112 2,928 South-Eastern • 306 . 1 . 1 15,79 J 18,181 Taff Vale 57 c'. s 5,965 5,296 W a t er 045 al. 1,957 1,667 Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 325 25 } 2,498 2,064 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 283 412 IVaterford and Limerick 77 77 1,286 1,305 West Cornwall 274 274 763 62 W. 11 a7tlepool H arbr.&Rail 39 39 4,0.2 3.742 W'haveu,Cleator,& Egrnint 7 7 637 5,0 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 907 800 Wtt i t enliven & Furness Jun- 35 35 883 ;49 FOUI;IGN AND COLONIAL. N1A.in.,,,4t,i,A,,xe:-:;.4,ir.i:a)iainil:,ii..,lultoctet.e.r.d,a.m.. Austrian 8.!8 828 34 , 76 7 40 11s3rBelgian Eastern Junction 264 2,4 145: 3 ,1:1000 528: , 4( ' 3,66 9 : 9 1 114 b 1(74 , n i Ci u L ° a ci t a e • & ll ( ti c r u o n j 19 2:; 8 77 7 1 56 8 2 2( 2 ? 1 ,: , 16 3 1 : 0( 7 9 ) ...iN D oo e r, i . • tt r il o iwe i t rrin a t n oo t ti l c A r l , i u l s a v atiki e Dutch Khcnisli . _G(I Great. : 1 . . 1• ee : s t aa i t i tt d l si l' l ‘ fi i, ' l l : l l ln i n ti:e : in o n t oo C r :. t t la Peninsula t n ( d l ai , i da . a .. .... .... .... i, Great ,.ic .: , ,,:x a e r n ,, :b .c o ,s, u: d g t A..1i..c.an...t: ,6 1 5 .5 : 0 4 1 1 3 7.1 :72 4 6 :: 1: ( 3 ) : 51: 9 51,4 4 1 ; : 82 41 6 9 1 09 8 9 520 48 , ) 490 15,336 15,8)4 . 91 91 2 125 1,831 ranee ...... - 44 4 1 v 66 963 Ottom an k 485 - 8 z 42 ?axis, t.m.i , L yons, & Mediterrn 1895 1670 1,17 , 5,..7 141,214 s and Orleans 1614 1 " 4 69,395 60,573 - 454 - Perilai li b uco ROY4I Danish 69 69 4.0 023 Sambre ft:Ltd M euse.,,., ...eUSe.• • , 68 till 1,15,, 1, 17 2,771 2,6.15 8,561 7,9J8 29,179 26,170 33,70 29, 0 0 3 1,663 1,842 477 379 7,658 7,619 57,438 53,519 1,181 1,011 1,30) - 1,490 1,806 34,340 31,469 130 160 131 168 655 511 95,358 87,014 1,769 1,615 19,110 18,878 16,024 16,057 4,514 2 895 1,040 150 1,099 1,072 15,963 14 631 1,219 1,021 1,418 1,356 - 1,841 - 6144 41,623 38 , 716 1924 1,625 4,128 714 1,661 1,559 14 0,547 2,5 PURE GOLD. Some of our popular authors would do well to imitate the unostentatious manner in which Mr. Westland Marston has brought forward his new play "Pure Gold," now performing at Sadler's Wells Theatre. The author has depended upon the intrinsic merit of his composition rather than the immense posters and preliminary puffing which usually herald the first representation of " a new and original drams," and a success as genuine and unmistakeable as the play deserved has been the result. In "Pure Gold" Mr. W. Marston has departed from his usual style of writing, and, in the present instance, he tells his tale in prose, enriched in numerous instances with an ingenious and happily expressed metaphor of the most truthful and eenobline. nature. " Pure Gold" differs essentially from the gifted author's former productions, " The Patrician's Daughter" and "Anne Blake,' in both .of which there was a want of sustained interest that the most graceful, poetic, and refined language could not outweigh ; and although every person could not but admire the elevated thoughts in those two plays, clothed as they were in the most glowing language, both failed to maintain a position on the stage, owing to the absence of the one essential element. The four acts into which the new drama is divided, combined, tell a very effective story, abounding in strong situations, and one which maintains the interest unflaggingly to its ciose. In the first act, or perhaps we should say prologue, we find a certain Mr. Langley, a civil engineer, with his nephew, Frank Rockford, and his young wife, at Baden-Baden ; and, at the same time, amongst the visitors, there happen to be Sir Gerard Fane, a spendthrift baronet, and Miss Fortescue. Langley unfortunately cannot withstand the temptations of the gaming -table, and, having already lost a con siderable sum, he ventures to entrench upon money he had determined for another and better purpose, in the hope of regaining that which he had pre viously lost. This also he loses, and, in his despair, Langley hints that there has been more than chance in his ill-luck, and this remark provokes a quarrel with two political emissaries, both of whom waylay him in a wood and compel him to fight a duel, in which ho is mortally wounded. The nephew, who has previously been despatched by his uncle ,en a mission to procure more money, and to whom he has given a diamond ring, passing near the spot is startled by the sound of pistols, and, fearing the worst, he seeks his uncle and finds him mortally wounded. The police arrive just as the poor gamester dies, and Frank Roch ford is arrested as the murderer; his situation, the diamond ring on his finger, and other unfortunate circumstances, all tending to confirm their suspicion. Fifteen years are supposed to elapse, and the second act opens at the house of Miss Fortescue, near Dover. Here we learn that Frank Rochford has been condemned to imprisonment for life on the charge of robbery, escaping the scaffold only for th e prison, that grief has killed his wife, and their child Evelyn has become a dependant on the bounty of Miss Fortescue. Evelyn her; been kept in ignorance of her father's fate, and we find her on the point of marriage with Gilbert Brackenbury, the son of a poor but proud gentleman, her kind pro tector having endowed her with a large fortune, The dowry attracts the attention of 'Sir Gerard weighty reasons fi n d s it Fane, who for sundry necessary to marry a lady, possessed of money of course, and accordingly he lays siege to the lady's heart. Annoyed at an imagined coolness in Gil bert's manner, Evelyn flirts a little with Sir Gerard, and this only serves to increase his desire for a marriage with the wea:thy orphan. Rochford, through some noble exertions made at a conflagra tion of the prison in which he was incarcerated, is pardoned and set at liberty, but the fact that his innocence has not been clearly esta blished, and the loss of both wife and child, still presses him down. He arrives at Dover to under take the care of a pupil whom he has been engaged to instruct in drawing, under the assumed name of Vernon, and while in the gardens of Miss Forteseue, he encounters Sir Gerard. The pupil, Vernon knows to be his own daughter, and his indignation is fired when he discovers the object of Sir Gerard. They meet, and to the misfortune of Vernon, the heartless libertine threatens to discover him to his own daughter as a convicted felon, and to the authorities a s an escaped convict, in the event of his refusing to aid him in his schemes to marry Evelyn. This hurries on the father to discover himself to his child, when Rochford tells his own history to Evelyn as an imaginary one. The daughter listens attentively, and at length nature penetrates the veil of mystery, and Evelyn sinks fainting into her father's arms. The baronet, foiled in his attempt to gain the fortune of Evelyn, reveals the position of Rochford to Gilbert Brackenbury's father, the marriage is broken off and villany seems to be triumphant ; but, thanks to Lancia—a noble and brave refugee, who was at Baden when Lang ley was murdered—the stain that rested upon the name of Rochford is removed, Evelyn marries Gilbert, Miss Fortescue bestows her hand on Lancia, and Sir Gerard Pane, baulked and defeated in his villany, in cour se of time, we suppose, e ith er has to surrender his precious person into the custody of the_ sheriff, or take the benefit of the Act. Many of the situations in the drama have been arranged with the utmost dramatic skill; for instance, the meeting of Vernon with Sir Gerard Pane, and, best of all, the interview between the almost heartbroken father with his unsuspecting daughter. And the embodiment of the author's idea was most effectively realised by Mr. Henry Marston and Miss Marriott. Her conception of the part was correct, almost faultless, and her acting was marked through out with tenderness and emotion. Mr. Marston pourtrayed the innocent but strongly suspected father with all that emotional passion which is the great distinguishing feature of his acting, and Mr. Edmund Phelps as the roue, Sir Gerard Fane, proved most unmistakably that he has studied hard, and, we must add, successfully, to improve his abilities as an actor. Mrs. Bucking. ham White as Miss Fortescue acted with her usual excellence, giving the satirical hits of the character with the utmost keenness and polish. The trifling part of the Italian refugee, Lancia, was well sus tained by Mr. W. D. Graham, but of the other performers we cannot speak in complimentary terms, and therefore pass them over silently, We have to congratulate the management on the determination and spirit already evinced, and sin cerely trust that Miss Marriott's effort to restore Sadler's Wells to its former reputation may be crowned with success. The marriage of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Charles G. J. B. Elliot, C. 8., brother of the Earl of Minto, with Miss Blackett, daughter of Sir Edward Blackett ) Bart ., will take place the week after next. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 27.—The Meteor, from nava nah for Matamoras, with an assorted cargo, was captured near Bayport, Florida, on the 28th October, and sent to Ney West. BODY OF A LADY WASHED ASHORE AT ROTTIN that DEAL—lntelligence reached us to the effect a the body of a woman has been washed ashore at Rottfing dean. From the appearance of the corpse, on one o the fingers of which were three valuable r in g s, the unfo r tunate deceased must have moved i n the upper is surmised it, walks of life. Some letters or papers were found in her pessession, which will no doubt b e read at the inquest,— East Sussex News. SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. --The council of this association unanimously resolved, a t a meeting held last Thursday, to hold their meeting next year in the city of Y o rk. The executive committee was at the same time authorised to carry out a proposed union between the asso ciation and the Law Amendment Society. Arrangements are in progress calculated g reatly to increase the activity and efficiency of the department, and to secure more defi nite results from the discussions at the annual meetings. A PRETENDED MADAME Du CHAILLIL—M. nll Chatlla w rites to Sir R. Murchison from Accra,west Afriea, " that he was surprised to hear that some female we-- who had been assault•:d whilst bathing at Ram; f t e e In h a a l had assumed his name and called herself his wife lie windy repudiated ever having be( n married,'" indig nock,eh. CALAIS, Nov. 26 uaasasetoeind come here * —A large thre steamer, named the Rappahan to-day. She bears the colours of the Confederate States, has two funnels, and is fore and aft rigged, and pierced for eight guns. The vessel is 1 tin unfinished state, and has a number of carpenters and ocher is at present detained by the Customs p a e u o 12 1 e qsj o nt ties. board. she She Sheerness yesterday. TEE CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL, PROM OUR, srEcraL REPORTER. TENTH DAY. [me following appeared in the Third Edition of "The Sun" of last evening] : ssetu bleu' Friday Morning. at 10 minutes after absent fr om indis position.the 6th (T nn i s k il- ALDERSUOT ' This morning the court rea 10 o'clock, Colonel Lodder Wing s till Gavix Ainslie Turnbull, surgeon of ling) Dragoons was recalled for cross-examination, said, in reply to Colonel Crawley, th a t his after repo H ° mo dified to a certain extent the op inion he expressed in the detailed case, but to w hat . extent he could not previously state, but his o p in ion with r egard to the other causes remained substant ially the same On the information supplied to him b y C olonel Crawley. and Assistant Surgeon Barnet that a quantity of brandy had been consumed, he was led to the belief that the prisoner might have consumed that quantity of spirit, and that it, was calculated to increase the predisposition to an apoplec tic seizure, but to what extent, of his own personal know. ledge, he was unable to state, as there was no indication in the post mortem appearances which would lead him to sup pose that the man had died from using drink to excess. Nor has he ever noticed any indication of drink about the prisoner during his lifetime. Colonel Crawley—ln you: opinion is it part of the duty of a regimental surgeon to ascertain, whether a soldier of plethoric habit of body under close arrest in India, does not consume a considerable quantity of brandy daily ? Witness—lf he has any reason to suppose that the pri soner is addicted to the use of ardent spirits, I think it is the duty of the medical officer who attends upon him to find out whether he does consume a considerable am. . . Spirits u e o d u a t i i l u y u , a o t r i not. en, w Major Lilley for the saw him frequently during the i p *t u n r e p ss oe s e at e ci f he never visited . . Sergeant i h n t g e a to rr r ee h t period of the duty of Ass' daily. He could not Barnet to see the prisoner 7 . 11 :et not state how often h e vis it e d t h e Stir geant M a j or, nor did he visit him for the p ur p ose o f minutely enquiri ng inspection into the state of his health. He never his arrest. The not sent to the hospital sergeant previ ous to b e i ng conf i ned was for of f effical exam i nat i on . H e was not aware what th e nature to be when he was fi rs t placed i a his imprisonment w as go i ng anticipate it was to b e so long Theesergeant confinement, nor did he , suffer from any specific complaint du . major did not died, He did not anticipate Sergeant Zn 9 g his arrest until he consequence of the arrest un d er which he was death as did not recommend before the 30th of April thatplac e d, H e Major Lilley should have exercise, because he didnot K now Ser geant the nature of the confinement which h e was undergoing, The circumstances connected with his arrest were of unusual, and, as he considered at the tim e , o f so mysteriouss° a nature, that he did not know exactly h ow t o act intla e matter. It was unusual and mysterious so far that he understood the prisoners were not ex am i ned in the orderly-room of the regiment, nor were they examined before the adjutant or any field offi cer o f the regiment. Between the 26th and the 30th of April, to the best of my recollection, he believed he did inquire what was the nature of Sergt. Major Lilley's arrest, and, so far as he remembered, he did not find out the exact nature of his offence. He understood that the three sergeant majors were under close arrest, and that it was Colonel Crawley's wish that they should be so. He never anticipated that Sergeant Major Lilley's imprisonment would have been prolonged, and that was the reason why he did not make earlier application on his behalf for exercise, A detailed medical history of Sergeant Major Lilley's case was, he believed, sent to Colonel Crawley on the Bth of June, or it may have been the 7th. It was on one of those days that the report was sent on. After the report was sent in Colonel Crawley asked him in reference to the quantities of spirituous liquors Sergeant Major Lilley was supposed to have drunk, and inquired of him whether he wished to make any alteration in his report, At the inter view which he had with Colonel Crawley he said he did not consider that any additional report from him was necessary, as he was convinced that the man had died front heat apoplexy, and that he had no proof that excess in spirits was the cause of death. Assistant Surgeon Barnet was Sergeant Major Lilley's medical attendant, and it was he who gave witness the information relative to the con sumption of spirits by the sergeant major, which induced him to mpdify his report. He never heard that Lilley drank large quantities of brandy from any one but Assistant Surgeon Barnet and Colonel Crawley. If ho had ever made such a statement he did not mean to convey that meaning. Colonel Crawley—Have you said that in none of your medical reports was there anything that could be con. strued to attach any blame to me ? Witness—There is a letter I addressed to Sir Hugh Rose in October which conveys that meaning I think. The witness was next examined in detail with regard to his medical reports, and to certain portions of them which had been expunged, bat he did not know by whom that had been done. Captain the Hon. Edward Bourke, of the Gth Dragoons, was called, and a letter being shown to him, he was asked whether he wrote it, and whether he had any objection to its being read to the court. He said he did write the letter, and had no objection to its being read. The letter, which was read, stated that the writer had known Sergeant Major Lilley as a sober, worthy non-commissioned officer, for whom he had the greatest respect. He had known him from the period of his joining the regiment, in the beginning of 1858, till he left the regiment in India, in March, 1862. Surgeon Turnbull was re-called. and his cross-exami continued. He had state in one of hi s n ti o n was d reports that Sergeant Major Wakefield was admitted into h A man migh t b e said to be admitted, a nd yet not dospital. etained in hospital. He remembered seeing the letter produced (the letter was read). It was from the Commander in Chief, and it was remarked that Sergeant Major Wake field was admitted to hospital on the 25th of May, 1862, labouring under feverish and nervous excite ment. Other entries were shown to the witness on this subject, but be could not verify theta to his private notes, 43 n the without reference 28th of June he for wa warded to Colonel Crawley a letter purporting to co ntain an abstract o f M r. W stated that Sergeant Major Wakefield's case. (Th e l e tt er hospital on the 25th of M Wakefield was ordered into li May, the day on which Sergeant Major Lilley di e d) . the 25th of J une, and e recovered, and was readmitted on was discharged convalescent on the expiration of eleven da ys. There was an abstract of Wake field's case entered he had h a d a communication in. one of the books the day after with Col. Crawley, to whom he mentioned the circumstance. It was 13 months after the date of the case that the particulars were entered from, witness's p • rivate notes. He officially informed Colonel C' awl . ' eY of the facts, and he had all the correspondence. He did not recollect whether at the time Colonel Crawley asked him for his pri va t e memoran da, or whether be produced any, Colonel Crawley expressed his surprise tha t wit: a a should b ave g i ven f or t h e use o f the Com mander-in-C hief edlime is copy of a case 'ehich was not at t hat took the h the books. On the 29th of June h order: book to Colonel Crawley and t o ld him that anot h er registry he had found Wakefield's cas e 't register it ot which he had no knowledge. In that e nd a different date ap peared that there had been an erasure : substituted, for which he co uld not a oo=t. The ori g inal entry was dated May 25, but t h a t had been erased best of his belief and June 5 substituted. To the man was detained on he altered the date, becausde the the sth of June. Head- the 25th of May and onadmitteuerasure, but the circumstances witted that there had b i a t e h n ou a t reference to his private notes. he could not explainwithout recollection he made the erasure himself. To the best of his s were put to the witness connected SeVeral other whichquestions he gave most elaborate answers. with this subject, to Ia questions had in many consequence of this the . n . cases to that it was im possible repeated, Colonel p rotested Piprodnthhaevalnsgwers. possible for him c to record der The witness was still auexamination when the Court rose at 4 o'clock. The President announced that the next meeting of th Court would tak e p lace at 10 o'clock on M onday next. e Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. A m sterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. --- 11 19t 11 191 Antwerp w .. • . --- 25 6 0 2b 721 Brusqele — 25 60 '25 721 fla burgh I'ollB -- 13 84 13 81 • Short. '25 25 25 35 Ditto ............ 3 pionths. 25 67i 25 72f ;Marseilles .......... 211 671 25 721 / .. 'ritnktort on Maine.. 1191 . 119 i v tenna .......... 12 40 12 a 5 12 65 Trieste ........... 12 40 :' t e i,i i i r z .-: blll-:1.1 .. . . __— 2255 ;,:38, 8:00 33 Berlin .............. 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