The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-04 00:00:00

...,......... ....... XONEY MARKET SHARE f&ARKETS.-This day, AND ORDINARY SHARES AND S TOCKS. _ „ ft , Business A. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE; Share Railways. I , -4s- P aid. Closing !I --- 1 8 81 13.14., Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The unsettled condition of monetary affairs shows ‘l,g I Blythe at. Tyn m e,. a .. . c.. 0.. all - 8 - 81 0 st.,Sleat.,and 1 . little signs of abatement. The demand for money 81 53 82 at Bristol and Exeter .... 1 1 0 0 0 0 118 119 1171 3. . at Caledonian is still active, but as accommodation is sparingly 50 Cork and Bandon all - - ,ady afforded by the joint-stock and private establish- all 61 71 vell• 20 Cornwall 10 Do A ), all - - taen te, the public are obliged to seek what assistance gets no I dh the ' t hey requirelo Do. B been paid to B. ) till 6p c.p an. ia, , a ll - _ fact, at the Bank of England. Discounters, .60 Dublin & Belfast Junc. all 38 (0 U 25 ,Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 refuse all aid but to their regular customers, Whose st itenneuree & Glasgow. 100 95 97 05 irty hose bills must even then be short dated and first at Glasg. and S. Western. 100 107 l 9 osv n elite, , e e eforlleobe st Great Eastern, Ord. stk [OO 484 491 49 quotable rate for the open market can, at Ditto A stock , 100 49 46 Ces o ther et Ditto East Anglian st I 100 71 86 gifen, and at the Bank of England t GreatNorthof Scotland , 100 - - wee itsel f, the movements of the directors are so erratic at ,Great Northern lOO 125 127 a' theat ; Do A stock to preclude any quotation being given for That at IDoti do at Gt. S. ant W. of Irelan, 100 99 10 1 aess 8 a _ 1 establishment, although the official m inimum is still t I Great Western Per ce n t . at Do Str Val gun. stoci, 100 - - rove The st Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 ion 1081 168)1 8 f airly Bank of England returns published last st London and lllackwal 100 7t 73 st Lou.,right t S Coast 100 109 ill evening, for the week to Wednesday last, very !nee st Lou., Chat.,a'nd * Dove! 100 44 15 Lon. & North Weatern P? reflects the unsatisfactory position of affairs S a l 1 1 ( 0 ) 3 1 / 1 1 0 0 , 2 41 1 0 044 , n th e discount market, chiefly occasioned by the at Lo u . at h So'..lll Westerni 100 eas large w ithdrawals of gold. The other securities Man., 6 ef., & Carlisle.Lincon. 100 a11 4_7 4 - ea • „ 121 Do a shares , all - all 1121 1131 114} 1 131 13 hibl t an increase of more than £1,150,600, while st Metropolitan the at Midland d S took of bullion has been very considerably re- 6 .4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 06 98 and Waged as also has been the reserve of notes. An- 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - " e led are the particulars :- Oa 25 Do. )1 shares - - Active Circulation .. • • .. £,022,625 25 Mid Kent - 21 sant I Eunilzrease .. • • • • .. 517,415 10 Do Cray Line at North British - - 100 52 63 al l3 048 475 • .. .. .. .. , t at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 16 ~ __ ___ 1011 the Decrease • . .. 319,857 at Nth. Eastern-Berwic. 100 100 1 101 1 101)1 1001 Ile a , .. .... .. .. 3,184,193 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16 . 13 . 4 lent Decrease .. .. .. Public Deposits . 17,158 at Do Leeds lOO S SI 59 at Do York 7 234 891 .. .. .. , , at Do Carlisle lOO - - Increase .. .. 194,360 at North London On' two el. Other Deposits.. .. .. .. 12,924,545 10 Do New 5 12 4 , COO ,„ Increase .. .. .. .. 122,134 0 1.15.4 North Staffordshire Seven. Day and other Bills .. .. 663,107 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 11 111 des ° at Scottish Central Increase .. • • • • .. 14,065 at Scot N. E., Aber. stool, 100 42 44 Go vc.rnment Securities .. .. 10,710,330 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 ales No alteration. 10 Shrews. and Welchpoo! all - - Ctlii3r Securities .. .. .. 21,173,559 at Shropshire Union 00 ° .„,, Increase .. .. .. .. 1,150,673 at South Devon ...... -Notes Unemployed .. .. .. 6,061,76.5 at South Eastern at South Wales - - ale s Decrease .. • • • , • • 762,270 at S. York. and R i ve r Dun 100 96 18 Th ere was a further withdrawal of 163,000 soya- '2O staines, Wok.,andWok. all 10 )06 lay' re 26 .1; Darlington all e7i 37)1 A iglu from the Bank yesterday for exportation to 25 Stockton Do l7 9 10 c , le e - a ndria. 1 5 Do New, 1866 8 71 7)1 t 'ally at Taff Vale. .. . 100 158 160 ito o 1)u: dog the last few days there has been less 10 Do B 8 5 61, 0 4 activity exhibit e d i n th e Foreign and Colonial 10 Do C 3 21 31 p Pro -50 Ulster all - - du ce Markets. Sugar has in some measure been 25 Do - _-12.t0 p 1 Do - ter' n eglected, and a considerable quantity announced a Vale of Neath a nd fo r pu.blic sale has been withdrawn. Coffee has in at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 17 0 175 Lord st Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 - - s ome instances sold for rather easier rates, while at West Cornwall 1100 - - eria holders Hartlepool liar.&R ; 100 - - of rice have demanded fully late prices. In et W GO ° at West Midland --Oxford' 10 0 fruit and spices the operations have not been very at Do Newport 1 00 - - Nl° st Do Hereford 10 0 - - 01° extensive, while the tallow market has continu e d very dull, with a slight downward movement in yes' prices. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. P ace _ Closing share Railways Pale. Price. Rusin ems don. Two O ' CLOCK. Do mantic & St, Lawren - ,), all 60 63 it t ° The proprietors of the London Bank of Scotland Sk 1 Bom.,Baroda.t.Cent Inn 100 1051 1086 held a. meeting to-day for the purpose of applying i Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New . ...... ge l, to Parliament for power tBo Bart., 111. P., notes in Bu D ir o a . i. E . . n S d h L ar a e . s e Hu ron all 11 6)11 16ip Scotland. Si: John Hay, 2 20 0 1 Ot , presided, 10 Do. Preference too I a ll_ti . tlalo,yrant &Godricl, , c ,, and the necessary resolutions were carried. It was (p• ct. bda. Aug.' 1, 187 4- - stated that the bank commenced business on the 2d Do. do. July 1, 1879 100 reel/ too Do. do. June 1, 16:4 100 - November last, and that its present operations were at Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(Li r i; 100 0 103 01 1 1 1 0 ): such as to enable the directors to anticipate a great t st k Cape Town I: a Doc ,.u k Sc I 1 ight success. soc Eautn. Seng 1g . sp. 100 108 109 1061 1 7} 0•0 0 . nook East Indlan. gu. 5 c. 100 1151 1 , 74 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 lap 11 fested., A. better feeling is evidently now being mani- 20 aeo n tido' and symptoms of buoyancy once more pre- 73 75 731 el 0 o o c k Gran d Dl) ° o i l T s d f o n . p n r k e f il . ofCanada i3o d n o d . 1 : 1 1 0 01 2 1 01 2 1 1 i/ . 11 ;Wing T ail in all the Stock Exchange markets. There is too Do. 2d Pref. Bonus all Vs little, reason to doubt, however, that this firmness 100 Do. co. deferred.... 6660 693 or e t 1 1 00 00 .D D 0 o .. 3 d d o . F . 41 : deferred ef. e r stock red.. .: : : all .l i 4 5 8 0 6 5 3 2 'Wi ll not be of long duration, and that if money 411011 1 d become dearer another revulsion will be Es Do. Do. d 4 o h . deferred e el* . r s e t d o . , Do. de. deferred all 23 26 . 1 t.. - all al 2 38 7 2 4 9 2 Witnessed, The English Funds exhibit no change of stock Gt.6lon.thiewegnuin.a.gsupa..sop c. 10 12 0 1618 } 1 1 0 1 9 p 108 71 i mportance, though early in the morning they 20 Do. January, 1862 1, .m 8 12 111) stock Gt. South.of Path (L oc i n . were flatter. A few transactions have, however, guaranteed 5 per t 100 1041 1151 Wad i,„ 91 10 9 3 / 4 1 Imparted strength to quotations, and Consols are [035 90 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer a .. 1 81 20 Do. New ) ting i\T ! I for money, and 90i 91 for the account. The 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all 9t 95 100 Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 86 88 . 5 for w Threes and the Reduced Annuit i e s ar e 89 1 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I 61 3 1 ;Of ' i 90 a; India 5 per Cents, 106 i; do. 4 per Cents., 100,1; stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 105 3 / 4 1061 stock D 0.41 p. c. Extension 100 100 101 ;Ifey tlO. 5 per Cent. Enfaced,ll3; the Debentures, 99i; stock DILI* d 0........ 100 16 100 le, if 41 1 ( ! m il e e ig ß n onde, ss. die. to 2a. prem. 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. ap. o. Ends. 100 - - 1s i l l so Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 an , . 'nese is Stocks are rather active, and more firm -100 Do. 7 p.c. Hoeg. Bds. alt - - Newßrunswickx Canda ctio ll is perceptible in values. Turkish 6 per so Class A and B. all 3 5 ter M " -- ' 2 , are 69 1 ; ditto Consolides, 4 4 4 i ; N.lll.C'da6 pc lst pi bds 100 82 84 - eZica Rol , v erf stork &hide ..........) (100 105 i 106 i 1051 12 ; s n li n, ' : - .4 Greek, 251 z 3 ; ditto Coupons, 11 stock Do. Delhi l gi .- 7 1 100 1141 11.1511 a do 0 . a ,9 1 2 1 fp of ' -"3 " passive 321 f, •; Certificates, 12i 13 ; iv Do. do Portuguese, 474 i di tto a t Do. Punjaub .... rs cl, all 1(4 3 / 4 1051 a stlef -. e 48z; uL Scrip, par i prem. ; a Do. Do. ........ , t:t. ,10 - - and the Co nfederate Loan is 48 52. stook , Do. tndus.St. Flo.) ' ‘ lllo 101 103 NeeP o co of ;„, Business in the Railway Share Market has been COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ..ot e .• Aveo lave, but prices show rather more firmness. ,he 4 L - e,...e.... op.c.J a. &J Lit) an eashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and - 1877- S 4 ...... •.• •.•••• • " 103 105 103 ed its - Do. 8 p.c. Feb. et Aug. 100 lOt 104 Nor Eastern (Bet wick), have each advanced 58.; - , Do. dp. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 102 101 rra° ll , - Do 6p. e. Jan.&July. 100 91 93 91f 2 an d Metropolitan, 10s. ; while South Western have _ declined ' Do . . s p . e. stock 100 91 93 5 9. - ,CapeG.Hope, 8p (4167:, 100 108 110 a - , Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 109 111 tell er T he Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little or - Do. 1821 100 109 111 1091 Ina - , Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 ' . variation in values. - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p ( 100 110 112 000 1 - M 4 auritius a per cent .. 100 1 108 aa jd Bank shares continued fiat English, Scottish, tied - Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 1 , J7 109 a nd . ft , Australian Chartered have declined to 221; -. N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.dr,J u 1) 100 104 ltl3 Du bt, 13 4ue tropolitan and Provincial, to 21,-1; Oriental n. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - N. S.W. d l ov. 5p 1, 18, 100 100 102 Cl6' 11 30 a nk, to 57; and Union of London, to 391. - I De. sp. c.,18,A to 1;;7( 100 101 102 if 138 In t; the Miscellaneous Market Discount Corpora• --- I Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 10 0 1 0 1 102 101)1 - New Zealand 6la cent. 100 110 112 Lid b° " 01 1 have improved to 71; General Credit, to 68a; _ Nova Scotia Go s v. 6 P.C. 100 104 106 and e - sterAng, 187 . t hey• u oodon Financial, to 234 I. - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 1:1 113 - .S.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 112 114 - , Vle.Gov. 8 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 ed tt) A, se , BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - Do. to aux,. An.&oo-.. 100 108 109 ' 10818 } 4 ig o6l '4 Bonds, 5 per Cent u li !, B EL - k Ditto 1859 - BRITISH MINES. ~ .4 Stock - - they 2 !Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 / 4d a ° pe Per Cent. Reduced Annuities Lo lll4 - ealflord Amalgamated.. - 34} 351 Il e :. ent. Consols Annuities 9Ol 6I I - Deven G.Cons.,"r avist.)' 1 545 615 At °I isl e ; , Per Cent. Annuities - East Bassett allogan).. 30 t 7 80 tl d, N ew ' 2 l per Cent. Annuities - 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. to. )1d ;. , ar d of i per Cent. Annuities.. - - East Caradon ...... .... 2.14.. , 25 26 at , - East Carn Brea.... tl l ° . 6 9.t e u r Ce nt. Annuities,- Jan. 1873 - -iE. WI Russel (Taviatk., 8.9.0 4)1 4)1 bi li tt itie s, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - - iGamASt.Aunyn(Gwen.) 58 ( 11 13 oar bit'..° for 3 0 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. - - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 4} 4)1 Indittb% (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. - - , (1. Wheal Vor(Helston 40 116 1:1 but Dittn ' s t°ek, 1874 - - !Grenville • la ° f bi t - Pet Cent. 1870 106)1 6 - ! Der;:el's- Foot - !Li ingaton Downs 8.12 so 41 4.; 8.0 1)1 2)1 into 1314 ° 0 IPer Cent. 1888 ... 1001 'Lady Bertha tla s 144°5 lanced Paper, 4 per Cent...... - - 'Margaret (tiny Lelact vi 16 18 9 Dig Per Cent ° l p it l 2 , per Cent - - i Manse Valley.. Or 113 4 , Myndy Iron Ore (Lim.; 2 3 / 4 12 1 d p top, : - • 0 ditto April, 1864 991 1 - New Setun .. 191 90 100 D t - • North Downs ' ,)l 1)1 2 tat). Ditto ' fi t° ditto ;Aug. 1861 or 66 - -- N.Wh'i Basset (111o.fan 3.1.0 21 3 i n to Ditt o , ° oda £l,OOO 5 die 2pm - 1 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 5 51 saw tank 8; 111 , (18 r £l,OOO - i Par Consols (St. Blazey ) - - - the -- Co n 1 "'ex for Account 1,,,,. 0 8 for Account, Jan, 7.. 90)1 1 - South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 4b 125 :30. 'ula A xe Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.... - - S. Cant Brea (Illogan).. - - - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 1/1.1 R. 9 60 65 1.2 A 417f:111er Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t.... - 30.17.6 34 30 - 'Stray Park Lt Ja e D itto Small £soo - - 5 ramarsitv.ez Lead Min. 4 9 6 118te 19 - I fin Croft neVs 10 11 )1 111411m i:0 5 REIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - ' West Basset (Illogan) ll 22 24 23 3 / 4 per Cent - ' W C , radon (Liskeard, 5 r the _pato, 1839 and 1869 ... - - West Seton be" - - Wheal Basset (Mogan) , 5} 874 W2)l Ditto 46 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - Wheal Buller(Redruth)l, 1 221 271 •-• Ala . Ditto 1863 ~,s • Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid - - Wheal Kitty(U.Lelant)l 2.0.6 - - 2 i - WhealLuthott ' 3.0.8 1)1 2)1 .1612enos Ayres 6 per Cent • VVlleal Mary Ann (Men.) ti 116 121 Ditto Account.... - I Wheal 3eton 5 8 3 /4 1170 180 - , Wheal Treiawncy (Lis.) 7 Wheal Union 3.17 t 1 20 21 E P ef.. Ditto 1 p er Ce nt. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 36 gyntian 7 Der Cant rt./ 2 LI • ....• 1 2)1 3} lirazilian 5 per Ce FOREIGN nt FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ••• Ditto, 1839 and 1869 Ditto 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account.... — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 36 Egyptian 7 per Cent 971 8/ Ditto, Second Issue Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account 26/ 6/ / 1 Ditto Coupons Ditto Account ll/ 11 / Gratemale. 5 per Cent. - Ditto Account • • Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 33 1 2 g 3 21 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent — Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. ' — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — I)itto Account 4B i n Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £lO paid par i pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41- per Cent 1850 Ditto 1860 — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 B6i i ardinian 5 per Cent - (~ Ditto Account c tanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 53 Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive itto Account 32 1: 21 I B Panish Cert. of Coup not funded flitto Account l2i : Vveilish, 4 per Cent 44 rttish 6 per Cent. 1854 itto Account - -Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 D itto Account — Di tte, £lOO Bonds 76 • Ditt o 6 per Cent. 1862 I) ilfe A ccount Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 D itto Guararteed, 4 per Cent. — v l'iczuel a 3 per Cent. 4 -lit t 0 Account — Oat() 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 13 A A ettistr ia l r s lends on the above payable in London. per Cent.. Es. 10 Florins. 1 ) Man 4i- per Cent., Ex. z" inch '4 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — 1 ra l ie l t t . t t orlho, l l A 4 see p pn e eto r rei 3.,, C i a, e ,i n i t .1 per Cent., Certificates Ex. 251.. . . _-- I t Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7 ok TWO O'CLOCK, -, '' Inli'tt ii.itilllelt .. ..... fI. 9Oi PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 97 LINES LEASED Al: FIXI4D RENTALS. Mull and Selby, 112 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 96 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San ou Francisco (Um.) gus. 7 per cent., ., In Great Luxembrlli Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 111 FOREIGN MMES. Don Pedro. North Del Iley, I United Mexican (11m), 5j6 5; Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Um.), 2; JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ►lliance Bank of Lonzon and Liverpool (Urn.), Ditto, new, 25 Anglo Austrian, 7 1 Bank of London, 1511 Brazilian and Portuguese, Bm., 7; English, Smell, and Australian Chartered, 23 21 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 27; 1 Imperial Ottoman, 161 17 London and Brazilian aim.), 51. London Chartered Bank of Australia, 28; 71 llletrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 21; National Provincial of England. 133 Oriental Bank Corporation, 57 Seindo, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim.), 5; Union of London, 391 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 36 Discount Corporation, limited, 7 61 71 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonaon, lira., 61 f Hudson's Bay. 12 4:17. International Financial Society, lim., 91:4 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1570, issued 90, 86 London Financial Association, 11111., 23} London General Omnibus Company, lim., 2} Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 2 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 84 Ditto, new, 521 2 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 27} Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Sales of the week 51,580 bales, including 15,220 on spec and 10,690 for export. Actual export, 4,819 - Quotations:---Middling Orleans, 261; Up land, 2GI ; Fair Egyptian, 27!-; Surats, 281 29. Imports of the week, 20,781 bales. Very little doing at the opening, prices nomiaal. Sales probably 2,000 bales. M. DESJOBERT, A LANDSCAPE PAINTER of some eminence in France, lately died at Paris. Among his works are " The Landscape Painters" (in the Luxembourg Gallery), "A Forest in A utumn, " " Under the Apple Trees," several views. of Jersey (belonging to the Emperor)) az4 numerous scene* in Normandy, 1 3°. eY r gD P toe t Wit• W 5. 0 0 la a 1) 1 1 O li i i , d t°) L II P S cold ,rd:o'i ) (0" 3.1b41 Va sl „tll Eirl' THh SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEVIBER 4, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET• EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST Two RESPECT ABLE PERSONS.—Mr. Wm. Winchester, tailor, of Mad dox-street, Regent-street, and Mr. Charles Edmonds, of Brown street,Edgware-road, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing from the person of Susan Stroud, a licensed hawker, of 5, Selby-mews, Portman-square, the sum of 4s. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the accused gentlemen. The prosecutrix said that on the previous night while on her way home through Oxford-street, Winchester seized hold of her and Edmonds grasped her dress. and then ran away, and she missed 4s. from her pocket. Winchester would not let her pursue the other man. On a policeman coming up she gave Winchester into custody, and subs. quenily the other. Mr. Lewis crosz-examined the pro'secutrix in a most searching manner, and at considerable length, in the course of which she admitted that she had been in custody twice charged with felony, and several times for being drunk, but said she was not convicted. She might have been iu cus tody other times, but did not remember it, and she was always being looked after by Sergeant White, of the D division. She had never been charged with robbing chil dren of their clothes. She did not know what felony meant without it was stealing. She had been to see a respectable servant home, and had two pints of ale with her at a public house, and stayed till it was closed. She did not know whether her friends paid the person she was once charged with robbing the money that she should not appear—but she did appear, and she was discharged. She thought the man who grasped her dress and took her money was like Edmonds. Benjamin Loadstnan, 83 D, said on going to the spot he found Mr. Winchester held by the prisoner, and she at once charged him with stealing 4s. from her, saying that he held her while the other grasped her dress and took the 4s. out of her pocket. He told Mr. Winchester that he had better go to the station, and subsequently the other prisoner charged was given into custody. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the constable said he knew the prosecutor for years, and to be out late at nights. He had found Mr. Winchester to be a master tailor in Maddox street, and a highly respectable person. Mr. Knox said it appeared to him to be an impudent lie got up by the woman ; she could not have known how much she hactlost, as the constable.tound her holding Mr. Winchester when he came up. He should discharge both the accused, whn would leave the court without the slightest stain on their character. Mr. Edmonds said that he had never seen Mr. Winches ter before he waa given into custody. The accused then left the court. STEALING MA -MUD MONEY.--SYSTEMATIC ROBBY. —Samuel Knapp, a young man in the employ of Mr. John Fletcher, baker, 12, Nassau-street, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing some marked money from the till of his emplo3 er. From the evidence of Richard Aylett, 192 C, it appeared that, about 11 o'clock the previous night, he went to Mr. Fletcher's, and in consequence of what Mr. Fletcher in formed him, he marked a quantity of money, consisting of threepenny and fourpenny pieces and copper, and placed it in the till. He then concealed himself in a kitchen level with the shop, and, some time after, he heard the shop door close, and on stepping from his hiding-place and asking the prisoner wh a t h e did th ere , he replied " Who are you?" Having told th e p r i soner h e wa s a police constable, he asked what mon e y h e h a d a b out hi m , and on his turning out the contents of his pocket, ss. 4id. in marked money was found upon him, which the prisoner admitted was " the governor's," He then took him into custody, and on searching his box he found a bag containing 7s. worth of farthings and seven pots of jam• Mr. Fletcher said that he saw the constable mark the money produced. It was the practice to leave the coppers and the threepenny and fourpenny pieces in the till all night, and it was in consequence of money being continually missed that he communicated with the police. He believed the prisoner had been systematically robbing him. Remanded. CRIMINAL C OURT (This Day,) OLD COURT. BURGLA.RY. Charles Wright, aged 28, fitter, was indicted for bur glariously entering the dwelling-house of David Lyon, Arundel-square, Islington, with intent, &c. On the 28th of October the prosecutor and his wife were awoke from their sleep by hearing a noise of breaking of glass, and soon after they heard the window on the landing raised, and afterwards shut down again, and then some one proceed down stairs. On the prosecutor getting up and proceeding to the drawing-room he there found the prisoner hiding behind the sofa. The prisoner had not, owing to the rapidity with which he was followed, time to remove anything. A police-constable was sen for, and he was given into custody. The prisoner's defence was that he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing when he entered the prosecutor's house. He further said it would be most ridiculous for him to have entered the house without lucifer matches it he had intended to have committed a robbery. The jury found the prisoner guilty. No former conviction being proved, The Recarder sentenced him to nine months' imprison ment with hard labour. FELONIOUSLY WOUNDING. Daniel Henwright was indicted for feloniously wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor and prisoner belonged to two factions, the prisoner being a Kerry man and the prosecutor a Lime rick boy, and on the night of Oct, 17 there had been some quarrelling between the prisoner and some women lodging in the house in which the prosecutor lived, in one of the back streets in Poplar. At abaut half-past Bin the evening mentioned, prosecutor was sitting in his room at supper, when the prisoner entered, and, without the slightest ob servation, struck him on the head with a hammer. On his turning round to sea who struck the blow, he saw the pri soner,who struck him again violently three times on the head. He became insensible, and on recovering, ho found himself in Poplar Hospital suffering from a circular fractured wound on the back of the head of a very dangerous description. Mr. M. Williams for the prisoner, said the present was only one of those ordinary Irish scrimmages so common in the localities inhabited by natives of the Emerald Isle. The learned Judge said—Supposing it was so, he never beard that in either Ireland of England was a hammer invariably used as an instrument of defence. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The Recorder sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment. A STOPPER FOR " CIVIL JOE." Joseph West and Susan Palmer were indicted with having in their possession a quantity of property the produce of a , burglary, well knowing it to have been stolen. The prisoner West was suspected, and on the police proceeding to his lodgings a p trt of the stolen property was found, and the only account the prisoner gave of it was that he bought the coat and boots of a man in the Seven dials. The Recorder said there was no evidence against the woman. The jury, without the least hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty against West, and acquitted the woman, On it being asked by the Recorder whether anything was known of the prisoner, A police-constable said he had been frequently in custody. About eight or nine years ago he was in Parkhurst Prison for uttering counterfeit coin, but before the expiration of his sentence he committed a violent assault upon one of the warders of the prison, for which he was sentenced to a further 18 months' imprisonment. The next time he was in custody was for stealing some pieces of cloth, the property of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, for which ho was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. In addition to which he had been in July, 1361, sentenced to two years imprisonment, but shortly after his admission it was found necessary to send him to the County Lunatic Asylum, from which he escaped, after he had attempted to commit suicide by cut ting his throat. There was another conviction against the prisoner, for which he was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. The Recorder—Then during the last 12 years he has been in prison no less than six years ? • Police-constable—Yes, my lord. The Recorder, addressing the prisoner, said it appeared that short terms of imprisonment had been totally without effect. For the present offence, he should sentence him to six years' penal servitude. Ths prisoner, who is known amongst the thieves of the metropolis as " Civil Joe," ;on hearing the sentence, gaily turned on his heel, and afterwards hopped down the duck stairs in the most jaunty manner. SECOND COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) FELONIOUSLY WOUNDING. Catherine O'Brien was indicted for cutting and wounding Thompson Edward Downs, a sailor. _ _ _ The prosecutor, about 1 o'clock in the morning of the 15th of November, was wandering about a notorious place in Poplar, called Parker's Folly, where he met the prisoner, whom he asked where he could get a lodging. The prisoner, who was drunk at th • time, took him to a house kept by a woman of the name of Williams. W hen he wished to leave the prisoner detained his coat, in the pocket of which there was 45. 61, and a struggle ensued, and the landlady of the house hearing the disturbance went out and found the prosecutor bleeding from a wound behind the ear, which the prisoner admitted to have done. The wound was an exceedingly dangerous one. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced the prisoner to 18 months' imprisonment. Attempted Murder in Berkshire, and Suicide of the Murderer. MAIDENHEAD, Thursday. This town has just been the scene of an attempted mur• der of the most atrocious description, which, though hap. pily not terminating in the death of the intended victim, has been followed by the suicide of the intending murderer The circumstances are briefly these :—A young man, 22 years of age, named George Hooper, a native of Burnham, in Buckinghamshire, about three miles from this place, was employed as coachman and groom to the Rev. Mr. Gresley, incumbent of All Saints' Church, Boyne Hill, whose name will be remembered in connection with certain charges brought against him of alleged ultra-tractarian practices a year or two since. This young man was attached to a girl named Lydia Eliza Baker, a housemaid in the service of Captain Pyle, adjutant of the Berks Rifle Volunteers, who resides at Folly Hall, immediately contiguous to this town, but his passion was by no means reciprocated, the young woman having repeatedly told him that she was deter. mined not to have anything to do with him. This seems to have determined him to take revenge upon the unfortu nate girl, and on Tuesday last, between 11 and 12 o'clock, he went to the shop of Mr. E mad Thomas, gunsmith, in Maidenhead, and requested to look at some pistols. He selected one, and having asked the price, which he was told was 163., took it away with him, saying it was not for him self but for a friend, whose approval he must have before callpu rchasingwe againldbayieni the h Havingpistolevening or n promisedtoot,l ehe eIL M I ne Mr. Thomas o h w o a m wt t oh a t s eht t eh h re a ro t woul d hhhoiespfrkieenp dt t by Mr. Gurney, and bought some percussion caps. He then returned to his situation, at Boyne Hill, where he asked the butler for some powder and shot, observing that he wanted to try a pistol. The butler said, if he wanted to try a pistol, he should have bullets, but nevertheless supplied him with the powder and shot as requested. The same evening between 9 and 10 o'clock, he went to the house of Captain Fyfe, and obtained ar. interview at the back door with the objtct of his affections in the presence of her fellow-servant, the cook. Some conversation took place between them, and Hooper begged her to reconsider her refusal of him, but she repeatedly declared that she would have no more to do with him. He then asked her to accompany him to the front gate. This she refused, however, and wished him good night. She was about go to into the house, when Hooper, exclaiming "Then take that," discharged the con tents of the pistol into her neck, and she immediately fell back into the cook's arms, crying out " I shall die." Hooper decamped instantly, and went to the Red Lion Hotel, where he asked the landlord for a bed, which, how oval., he was unable to obtain, the house being full. In the meantime Mr. M'Graw, superintendent of the Maidenhead borough police, had been apprised of the circumstances, and he at once proceeded to Burnham, the residence of Hooper's father, thinking to find him there. Not succeeding in doing so, he returned to Maidenhead, and there learned rucneoetrgnetvdhii Hooper entertainedeßoi woman,noo bu e uee r rt s*aw she be b e e: ai n st that the body of the murderer had been found on the moor, summoned b sswhhi l enetdea n t trihl o efiii e l l s t edyt h eaetoty i rehy s e eoad(brFut thought, e i i hud n r Ttda s ,s hy . etc (Friday), a piece of waste ground near the town, he having literally senses, w e coroner's r:o Pn e n a n ol enut unfortunatedu hopesiposrn it i se i hb e u yal xeydops are will l h b a e t impor tant additional evidence will be given. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. 4.—Wind this day at noon —South. West; moderate breeze and fine weather. CLYDE, Deo. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Julia, from Quebec. I\IILFORD, Dec. 4 —Wind W.—Arrived —Amber Witch, from Madras for Liverpool. • (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Friday, 10 30 a.m, e Nv i i n li to pr t ( h l e m s b o iy un le d a . ve Thethe Estoeuannacishwii! The weather has moderated—wind westerly. Her Ma jesty's ship Black Prince (41), Capt. Wainwright, is now day, for the Cape and Calcutta. ro a n m don az , p i lo y c d e a e s d p i i n s g , tirrcomain 11 A.ll. The ship North of Liverpool, with loss of rudder, id now coming into the Sound. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed—Dolphin, for Antwerp. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Marian screw steamer, trove London, for Perms. Maxwell, from Calcutta, riding close to the Goodwin Sands, having cut away her mizenmast, and during the night cut away her mainmast, is now riding well, end weiither very Poclerate. THAMES. A DESPERATE OFFENDER.—MichaeI Lynch, a well known thief, was brought up on remand before Mr. Part ridge, charged with violently assaulting Joseph Cummings, a labourer, and breaking his leg. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, said a friend of his was in court, whc could identify the prisoner as having attacked him and stolen his watch, A police constable said the prisoner was also wanted fur entering a shop and committing a robbery therein. Mr. Partridge said there was only one charge entered on the police-sheet before him, and he would hear that first. It appeared from the evidence of Cummings that on the 21st of August last, he was in Dock-street, Whitechapel, with a woman named Mary Ann Bryant, "He was not sober and he was not drunk, but only half and half." This definition was received with some derisive laughter. He then proeeeded to state that three or four men came up and threatened him, and one of them hit him on the back of the head and he fell. While he was on the ground with his leg across the kerbstone a man jumped on it and broke it. He never saw the man before, and was not certain whether the prisoner was the man or not. He lost his cap and handker. chief. Mary Ann Bryant, who said she obta:ned a living by hawking fruit in the streets, and had lived 20 years in one place, deposed that the prisoner Lynch was the man who knocked down the prosecutor, and then seized him by the hair of tho head. Mr. Partridge—Now, describe in what way the prosecu tor was assaulted, and be very particular about it. Witness—Lynch ran across the road, caught him by the hair of the head, and knocked him down. He got up again, and the prisoner gave him the leg and threw him. I am certain Lynch is the man. Evidence was given that the prisoner was several weeks in custody while Cummings was in custody, and was even•. tually released on his own recognisance to appear and answer the charge. He did not do so, and afterwards committed several daring robberies. He was apprehended on the night of Monday the 23d ult. by Francis Kelly, 130 H, on a charge of stealing a watch. The prisoner had been since remanded twice, and all the charges of robbery and aqiaults not being complete, the prisoner was again remanded until Tuesday next. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of home-grown wheat fresh up to this morn ing's market were small. Both for red and white qualities the trade ruled firm, and Moneay's advance in the cur rency was well supported. With foreign wheat the market was by no means exten sively supplied. In all descriptions a fair average business was transacted at the extreme rates of Monday last. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. The supply of barley was tolerably large. Good and fine malting parcels sold steadily at full currencies. In ferior produce, however, was a slow sale on former terms. Malt changed hands slowly at previous quotations. The supply of oats on sale was moderate. On the whole, the trade ruled firm at full prices. Beans and peas were in steady request, and the quota tions had an improved tendency. In flour a fair average business was transacted at full currencies. ARRIVALS THIS VICEIC. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Float. English.— 910 I 1,420 i 1390 430 2,190 i ii i :o ish reign" ** .. :: .... 7 , 4 ; 2,581° 117,710 600 eke, 4,260 brls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade rules firm, at our quotations :7 Per Slb. by the carcase. ad ad • @dad Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime d 0....... 4 6 4 8 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Vea1. .......... 3 8 4 6 D arg . smalle pork .. 3 4 3 1 d 0... 4 2 440 Lamb ........ 0 t 1 0 0 Small Pork Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 4 0 4 4 BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a . steady demand for English hops, and prices rule firm. Fine foreign parcels move off freely , ' at extreme rates, and the value ot inferior foreign produce is well supported. The imports_are m oderately large, but Os to 6 Oa ~ the supplies Are at present chiefly derived from the Con- Os to 3 10a „ tinent. 5s to 8 Os ~ New Mid and East Bents'' £4 10s to £8 lOs per owt. New Weald of Bents' • 5 Os to 6 5, New Golding ........6 6s to 6 lOs 353 3 lOs to 3Ms „ New Sussex ........ 4 lOs to 6 6 8 ~ 880Year1ing5ea1divg5air.ai..............................; ............ American ......... P 5 '513 to 6 Q 3 Is ...........• COLONIAL. TBA.—The public sales have continued to progress very slowly, and prices have shown a decline of Id to 2d per lb. SUGAl..—There has been very little business transacted, and a large quantity of West India announced for public sale has been withdrawn, holders showing little disposition to reouce prices. In the refined market common lumps quoted 52s per cwt. COFFEE. —Only a moderate amount of business has been in raisins, currants, and figs have reported in Colonial Plantation; Ceylon, however, has been rather cheaper. RICE. —Owing to the high rates demanded by holders 1 the operations have been restricted to a few parcels for home Bold by on band, well maintained. ebenFenslutungli.itii—tendT.,hteadheinalginignto consideration the season of the year, cud pticos generally have shown less firmness. G ltF, EN Fay IT.—f he tale of oranges continues good, and Keeling and Hunt PSlOimcees,pcaornceslidseSritn. gMitchheagell,a.uTteirtyceira, Fayal, Valencia, Lis iethhosmeaoybtbaeingeduoltaesdt S e M l i l cii s lc u;P e o i rted. Almeria grapes, of Lis bon, Seville, China, and at public sale, went a prices equ , al w t h o h w i e g e h k e , r, exeeptin excepting Spanish f n o u r nuts St. fine quality, realise a high figure. A small cargo of Bilboa arrived. French walnuts in moderate demand ; a good crop is reported. TALLow.—Market continues dull, very little business bein g transacted, either for present or for ward delivery. P.Y.C. on the sect is quoted 41s, and Ppr!ng delivery 423 le cwt, THE FINANCIAL STATE OF FRANCE. The Moniteur publishes M. Achille Fonld's offi cial statement of the actual position of the finances of France. We translate this important document in extenso. " REPORT TO THE EMPEROR. " lay before you a statement of the finan cial condition of the country, and submit to your Majesty for your appreciation a measure which it appears to me necessary. The nature of my propo sal will justify the delay which has occurred in pre senting it to the Emperor. " The Council of State has under consideration the ordinary and extraordinary Budgets of 1865. "Its labours are so far advanced that I can already .announce to your Majesty the proximate presentaton to the Legislative body of the projects which do not differ essentially from those of the Budgets voted for 1861. " A Bill for euppletnentary credits amounting to 93 millions, of whic h 63 millions are for the army and navy estimates, and about 30 for the finances, has been laid before the Legislative body. " The estimates for the army and navy depart ments are chiefly intended to cover the supplemen tary expenses caused in 1863 by the war in Mexico. " The sum asked for by the Minister of Finances, destined chiefly to provide for the insufficiency of the credit opened as premium for the exportation of sugars, is only the compensation of the ditties levied on importation. " As regards these outlays there are 50 millions of resources assured by the recent laws which . have settled the agreements with the railway companies. These agreements have rendered disposable bonds to the amount of about 17 millions, and 1,430,000 f. rentes. They are derived from the reimbursement made by the companies ; the rentes being destined for the allowances (subventions), which, from the agreements I have alluded to, have been converted into annuities. " The excess of the credits to be asked for extra ordinary expenses will be 43 millions. " It is to this sum of 43 millions that the deficit of the budget of 1863 will be reduced, although the indirect revenues do not promise to reach the expectations of the rectifying Budget. The political anxiety which has weighed throughout the whole year on public business has been especially felt upon the registration of landed property; but the differ ence will probably be compensated with some re turns and by an improvement in certain branches of the revenue. " Nevertheless, if the movement of progress has been slackened, it has not bee❑ stopped. The un favourab:e iofluence of circumstances would have been more seriously felt if there had not been such an abundant harvest and the recent monetary em barrassments which I trust will shortly be removed would have been much more serious if we had been compelled to purchase the necessaries of life in foreign countries. "The result of the Budget of 1862 is known. I had announced that the deficit would amount to 35 millions. It will be below that figure, and the deficit of the year will scarcely exceed 32 millions. Adding to that deficit what may possibly be farseen for 1863, we come to a maximum of 75,000,000 f. "The extraordinary expenses occasioned by the Mexican war in the years 1862 and 1863, the ac counts of which have been made up to the Ist of January next, and sent to the Mexican Govern ment, amount to 210 millions. To this must be added the expenses caused during the same year by the occupation of Cochin-China and the presence of troops and ships of war in other parts of the ex treme East. Those expenses may be estimated at 60 millions. Our war expenses have been, there fore, 270 millions. " The deficit of these two years being only 75 millions, there is a difference of 192 millions, more than half of which has been provided for by the surplus of the ordinary revenue. " This result allows us to look with more gratifi cation (securite) upon the general condition of our finances, as it has been obtained . without any re laxation in our public works, granted in 1862, with 121 millions, and in 1863 with 125 millions.• "This is a proof of the facility with which we can support all the ordinary charges of our Budgets, and even largely support great enterprises which have so powerfully contributed to develope the prosperity of the country, and which will develope it still more. "As regards the Budget of 1864 the resources realised will exceed! the provisions agreed upon between the Government and the Legislative Body. This surplus will diminish the estimates whi c h the maintenance of our troops in Mexico might ren der necessary in case the negotiations entered into with the Mexican Government should not respond to the expectations of your Majesty. " Whatever confidence I may entertain in this respect it is, nevertheless, my duty to call the Em peror's attention to the importance of oar deficits. The deficits of 1862 and of 1863 are not great if we consider the extraordinary calls that were made ; but, added to our former deficits, they amount to 972 millions. This amount exceeds the figure which prudence ought to allow, and it is necessary to re duce it, by the consolidation of a portion of the floating debt to normell proportions. "This operation will not throw new burdens upon the Treasury, as the interests of the fluting debt will be relieved of the amount, which will be carried over to the Budget, for the interests of the consolidated debt. " I had fancied that it might have been possible to avoid this necessity, and that a prompt solution of the affairs of Mexico might, on the one hand, have limited our expenses to a sum less than what we have expended, and, on the other hand, effected by a loan contracted with Mexico the reimburse ment of our advances. But, despite the confidence which we entertain of seeing a regular form of government established in 11Iexico, we cannot place the safety of our finances upon its settlement of the debt to us. "It must also be admitted that the floating debt, when it is out of proportion with the ordinary re sources which supply it, costs more than the con solidated debt, and that it is not without disturb ing the general transactions of the country that capital is sought for by the State at a high rate of interest. Every branch of commerce suff4rs from it, and, instead of reducing the rate of interest, which ought to be the case, the Treasury helps to raise it. "Everyone will understand how important it is to shield the State against inopportune claims which would compel it to have recourse to onerous operations which might compromise public credit. " Such a state of affairs is a cause of anxiety and hindrauce to commerce. " A regards myself, Sire, I had entertained the hope that I need not have opened the ledger (grand litre), and it is not without mature reflf ction that I submit to your Majesty the proposal of reducing the floating debt by an appeal to credit. " This loan differs from ordinary loans in this favourable sense, that as the produce is to be em ployed for the repayment of Treasury Bonds issued, it will return an equal sum for circulation. It is a transformation, not an increase of debt. " The amount of the loan remains to be considered. I propose to your Majesty to fix it:at 300 millions. Our deficit would thus be reduced to 672 millions. " The floating debt will remAill beneath slower than the collection of taxes. The sums due to the Trea sury exceed 600 millions. She more easily settled " This debt will be all when we have succeeded in the steps w hi c h we have taken to obtain repaY went for what we have advanced to Mexico." .--.....'...--' * This includes the credits carried over from IS6I to 1*62, and from 1862 to 186.3. The Saturday Review is certainly very delightful. it goes up to a great stately reputation and smacks it iu the face! This very week, for example, it says— ,. Th e Edinburgh Review is now about the most ponderous, timid, and conventional organ of London Whig society. The old Scotch devil is quite gone out of it, and we must ow n that the substituted London devils do not appear to us to be an improvement." BIstIOP BLOMFIELVS Chesterford Reminiscences included among them the answer of a school-boy, who, on b e ing asked what was meant, in the Catechism by succour ing his father and mother, replied promptly, " Giving on 'em milk 4" TILE CRAW MARTIAL, (FROM 01:R OWN REPORTER.) FOURTEENTH DAY. [The following appeared in the Third Edition of " The Sun" of last evening] : ALDERSHOT, Thursday. The Court was opened this morning at half-past 10 o'clock, when Colonel Shute was early in attendance, with a view to being cross-examined by the prisoner. The members of the court m artial remained in consulta tion for some time before the opening of the court. The President and members having taken their seats, Colonel Pipon said that the prosecutor had stated yester day that he had recei 'ed a let ter from the Adjutant Genera:, directing him to decline the production of the letter of the Commander in Chief to Colonel Shute. The Court would request the prosecutor to hand in the letter which formed the grounds of their decision yesterday. Colonel Sir A. Horsford said that the letter had nothing to do with the proceedings of the court-martial. He had no objection to hand it to the Court, but not for the purpose of its being recorded in the proceedings. Colonel Crawley stated that having had an opportunity, by the kineness of the court martial, of considering the course be should adopt on the subject, recapitulated what had taken place on the subject, and the pledge given by the prosecutor atter he had a knowledge of the contents of the letter, also of that of the Adjutant-General, and after expressing rograt that the production of the letter should be considered detrimental to the public service, he begged to suggest that in order that the Court might fully appreciate the difficulties with which he had to contend, the letter of his Royal Highness should be hand e d to t h e mem b ers o f th e Court, not for' pub. lication, but to enable them who were his judges to form a just opinion of his case. He felt that under the circum stances he could not make any further attempt to cross examine Colonel Shute in the circumstances in which he (Colonel Crawley) was placed. By the course he suggested substantial justice would b e d one ; an d t h e court wou ld be come acquainted with the diffi cu l t i es i n w hi c h h e stoo d , an d the facts on which he relied in justification of the course he in reply, s t a t e d that anything handed had pursued. C o l o nel Horsford, to the court would become evidence, and must be recorded on its proceedings, which would be in violation of the orders information the evidence t o they he had received , which were not to produce a letter of a confidential charac t e r. The letter fro m. the Adjutant- General,ingui wasry, so f aar meref rom official conveying the court relative letter, conveying i nstruct i ons to hime;'riefqwued. He had n why ybe could not layo objection before to that letter being recorded on the proceedings. Colonel Crawley said that the same course that he wished to be pursued with the letter of the Commander in Chief was now being pursued with the Adjutant General's letter. The court retired to consider the point. On their return into court, Colonel Pipon announced the decision of the court to be that the letter produced should be recorded, and they de cline to receive any communication which is not to be recorded on its proceedings. The letter was then read, which simply stated that his Royal Highness objected to the production of any letter, or any extract, which was strictly confidential in its character. George Cowley, private of the 6th Dragoons, was re called and re-examined by the prosecutor. Sir A. Horsford—How long have you been in the regi ment P —Four years and five months. Colonel Crawley—Were you ever posted sentry over Ser geant Major Lilley, and if so, state where ?—I was posted sentry once only over the sergeant major in No. 2 room in the first bungalow at the door of No. 2. Did you ever see Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom P—No. William Clerk, private of the 6th Dragoons, called. Sir A. Horsford—Were you sergeant during Sergeant Major Lilley's confinement ?—Yes. Did you attend Sergeant Major Lilley in his exercise, and if so, how often?—Twice, but I do not recollect the dates. When you attended him did you go behind him or by the side of him ?—The first time by the side of him, the second time 10 or 15 yards in the rear of him. Were you armed f--Yes, with side arms. Colonel Crawley—Did you ever visit the sentries over Sergeant Major Lilley, and if so, where were they posted f —They were posted in the little room in the rear of Ser geant Major Lilley's bungalow, No. 4 room. Did you consider the position of the sentries any annoy ance to Mrs. Lilley F—No. Did the sergeant major or Mrs. Lilley ever make any complaint to you F—No. Do you consider the place where Sergeant Major Lilley was exercised a good place fur such a purpose ?—Yes, a very good place. Is it usual on all duty for a sergeant to be armed with his side arms ?—Yes. Sir A. Horsford said he had to inform the Court that it was not the intention of the prosecution to examine any more sentries in chief, nor would they call any more had it not been that they had given the prisoner a list of them, and it was usual to call all in order that the prisoner might cross-examine them if he desired to do so. Colonel Crawley said that with every desire to save the time of the Court, he was advised he could not, without injuring his defence, release the prosecution from calling the witnesses, He did not think that to take a different course would save any time. If the prosecution would call his witnesses in succession it was probable that with regard to most of them he should not have any questions to put. John Love, late of the 6th Dragoons, was called — Sir A. Horsford—Were you orderly-room clerk during the time of Sergeant Major Lilley's arrest F—Assistant orderly room clerk. Cul. Crawley—l have no question to put. Sergeant George Robins of the 6th Dragoons called. Sir A. Horsford—l do not propose to examine this witness. Col. Crawley — l have no question to ask him. William Rhodes, corporal of the 6th Dragoons, called. Sir A. Hereford—l don't propose examining this witness in chief. Col. Crawley—l have nothing to ask him. Private James Doherty of the 6th Dragoons was called, and was not examined either by the prosecutor or prisoner. Private Francis Dribble, of the 6th Dragoons, was called, and there was no examination in chief. Colonel Crawley—Did you see Sergeant Major Lilley drink any brandy when he was under arrest. If so, state what ?—I saw him drink several glasses of brandy. Did he drink several glasses of brandy on one occasion when you were on sentry, or on several ?-0n one occasion. What sort of a glass was it he drank it out of f—A tumbler. Did he offer you some brandy?—Yes, he asked me to drink, but I did not take any. How much brandy was there in the g lass when he offered it to you? Well, there might ha ve been a goo dram in it. What became of the brandy lie offered you when sergeant you refused to drink it ?—I had occasio n to take t.oeame major to the rear, and he drank t he brandy whenhe back, goons s iv w at e e James recalledD, but there and w Pr a i s va n te o side. Iclxuannoafttiahne 6th eitherDra- Sergeant Francis Johnson, 6th Dragoons, called. There was no examination in chief. C o l one l Crawley—Wer e you servan t to Sergeant Major in the hF bit of drinking a Jae was p l a ced in arrest ?—I was. Lilley three years befo re Was Sergeant Major Lilley certain amount of spirits the first thing in the morning?— He used to drink a certain a mount but not to excess. He would take half a dram of arrack in a cup of coffee the first thing in the morning. In your op inion after his arrival in India, was he a stron g m an or was h e frequently ailing P—He was ill three times i n India befor e his arrest. Was he a man who could drink a considerable quantity o f s pirits wit hout showing its effects ?— I could not say. - P r ivate Jam e. Nye called. Sir A. Ho rsford—Were you at any time Sentrythbest of my over Ser geant Major L ille y , and if so when?—To date, and recollect i o n on the 2 7th of April. e How often were you sentry , and when ? —Th ree t i mes, on the 27th Ap ril. I don't remember the second on the night of the 11th of Ma y. Did you go over with Sergeant Majo r Lill ey to the second I w e e s nt from the fi rs t b ungalow to the second, ' P—ln al , e small room, No. 2. bu N n v g h a e lo n w y P o — u where were you posted n could somwehtiemneistdwowasndfo—wYes. and was it sometimes up and Was there a chick th ere , Why ?—There Was nothing in the room when I went you see through it—could you ever see the bed ?—Not in th e second bungalow. down. Was there anything in the second bungalow at any time when you were sentry ? In the first bungalow could you see the bed ?—When there was a light in the room I could just discover the bed. Colonel Crawley sail ho had no questions to ask him. Private John Mackey was called, but was not examined in chief. Colonel Crawley—Were you a guard over Sergeant Major Lilley in the second bungalow on the 15th of May ?—Yes. Did you ever see Sergeant Major Lilley in the verandah of the second bungalow before that day ?—Yes. Private E. Rendell called—There was no examination in chief. Colonel Crawley—Where were you posted when you were ! first sentry over Sergeant Major Liiky ? .—Outside the 11 bungalow. 8 Do you remember being moved from there, 1 don 't know an d why w ere you moved ?—I was removed about 4 o'clock. n ac,eount of why I was removed, but I suppose it was the sun. Were you sentry a second time i n side the h ouse ?—Yes, in No. 2 room. wh i c h hung in the door. Could you see through the chick I co uld not. were you posted ? At what distance fro m her bedroom I should think about 10 or 12 feet. way into Mrs. Lilley's b edroom Private James lielley called. Sir A. Io t he s —Were you posted over Sergeant Major 14iiey when ' 1 55 in the scowl bungalow was. Sir i f Did he make any complaint ?—He made no complaint. Colonel Crawley—What was the room used for in )vhich the sentries were placed ? A servant's room, and for he dding :saddlery. Colonel Crawley said he wished to know whether the pro secution intended to examine any more sentries in reference to the annoyance caused to Mrs. Litley. If not, he was con tent to rest his case on that point where it stood. Sir A. Horsford said the prosecution thought it unwise to , say more ab ou t th e i r mo d e o f con d uct i ng t h e p rosecu ti on . .l'he Court shortly afterwards adjourned. SECOND EDITION. bUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, Dec. 3.—The Nalzon pub:isbeki some days back:, the draft of a Constitution which is said to have been submitted to the Powers by Prince COUZA. The statement made by that journal is unfounded. The Committee on me Adoress in the Chamber is entirely composed of members of the Opposition. HOMICIDE BY AN OFFICER. Th2Military Tribunal of Paris on Tuesday tricd Lieutenant Fleury, of the 4th Regim ent of N . O - 1,; • geurs of Oa Guard, aged 28, on a charg e of havin g murdered, on the 18 th Au gust last, a woman named Petit, a cleer - starcher, ho h ad a i shop in the Passage de Cherbourg. The facts o f the case, as ascertained from the prisoner's confes sion and the evidence of numerous witnesses, m ay be briefly stated as follows ;—On the 10th Ap r il the prisoner, when passing through the Passage de Cherbourg, saw the woman Petit fur the first tim e‘ and at once conceived a strong passion for her. R e returned in the evening with the intention of ob taining an interview. In this he succeeded, an was chagrined to learn that she was married and had a husband living, who was a painter by trade. This discovery, however, did nut deter him, for he saw her again on the following day, and she then. consented to visit him at his own lodgings. She kept her word, and remained with him alone for several hours. A day or two later the prisoner went to the woman's shop, under the pretext of having linen to wash, and was introduced to her husband. From that time he spent all his leisure hours at the shop, often going in full uniform, and sometimes stayed all night, sleeping on a bed made up on purpose for him in the same room where the wife and her husband slept. This continued for two months, when the woman persuaded him to leave his lodgi ng i n the Rue de Vienne, and to partially furnish an apartment which he had hired in the Rue St. Nicolas, an d nom which they afterwards rre moved to the R ue L aborde. Hero they led a very gay life, freq uent l y giving parties which were attended by the p r i soner ' s friends, accompanied by the b y twhoemiramnisptreetstsc.ese.xcitOed the prisoner's On some of ibex©n er,s occasions jealousy her conduct towards the male visitors. This was especially the case on the 9th August, w h e n a lieutenant named Giuganti and his mistress was present. Tne prisoner was so m uch I o ffended on this occasion that he ev en th reatened, to cease all connection with her, and even wrote to his father for money to enable him to settle his accounts with her. Unfortunately the money was refused, and the prisoner's resolve to break with his mistress was not carried into execution. On the contrary, his infatuation became greater than ever, And the woman irritated him more and more by saving rendezvous the object of which she refused to explain. On the morning of the 18th she pro mised to be at home when he came, but was absent, and he then learned from one of her washwotnen that she was out with a gentleman. A few minutes later he saw her alight from a hackney coach at the end of the passage, and he received her with re proaches, which she answered in the most offensive, manner. She even told her workwomen that if Bebe (such was the nickname given to the prisoner at the shop) were ever troublesome they must smack his face and turn him out. Peace, however, w as restored by the arrival of a stranger, and the pri soner afterwards asked pardon for the language he bad used, and said that he would come and take her out for a walk in the evening. She replied that she would not go with him, as she had an engagement which she intended to keep, but would not say wiLh whom. The prisoner then exclaimed—" I will take care to prevent your going." He soon afterwards withdrew, but returned just before eight in the evening. After his arrival, the four women Who were ironing in the shop fancied they smelt gun powder, and one of them went out to see if any boys were letting off crackers in the street. The prisoner appeared to take no notice of what had been said. About 9 o'clock the woman Petit seeing Lieutenant Giuganti passing before the shop, called him and said, " How proud you are, wont you COlllO in and kiss me ?" Giuganti did as she wished, and after wards asked her to go with him and the prisoner to the latter's lodgings, which she refused, saying that she had an engagement elsewhere. About ten the woman Petit sent one of her women after a man who had just passed the door. Ia a minute the mes. senger returned and said that the gentleman was waiting for her mistress in the Rue d'Anjou. Th e t exclaimed ina buted stunned latter was going out at t he back door, when the pri soner seised her by tn e hand to detai n her. u er e is a tab s b e e a d h e e ly r th ut t e red these words when She re fused to stop, and he then dischar g e d a pistol at he r et pt o trison :le street, gave ' nd rc . a o e th d'. ‘ e . l h y e s her, a rl i.rg The ba l l sight and, i g o ing . l ea ning and, d on a table, she i d not penetrate he skulle S rus h in g ou hi m self up into the custody o f a serpe n t d e V ill e . Giugauti, who was present When the pistol was fired, seemed to have lost hi s Wits, for instead of a rresting the murderer h e ran away as fast as he established could. All these f ac t, were f u ll y the evidence given in cottheby time. A urt, and the only doubtful points were wheth er the murder was premeditated, and whether the prisoner on the father's and moth er ' s s id e , were su bj ec t to in sanity.great many Wit nesses was insane Hi s deposed that his family, both and he ha s two grandmothers had died raving mad, aei h wh o at the present moment in a luna tic asylum o fancies that she is the spouse of Jesus Ch r i st, and has been told so by an angel. The medical witnesses who gave evidence respecting the prisoner's sanity all agreed that, whatever he might have been at the moment of the crime, he has net been mad since. The prisoner's counsel (M. Lan chand) endeavoured to show that the disease here ditary in his client's family might reasonably be supposed to have been the cause of the crime, The Tribanai, however, did not consider such to be the case, for it declared the prisoner guilty of wilf ul murder, and unanimously condemned him to 2° years' hard labour, military degradation, and t o be under the surveillance of the police for life.— rnant. Bank of England Return,•--Yesterday. An Account, pursuant t s o the Act_7l, , .t - Vf la d y , st t h he Y 2 ic ci to d ri a a y , cap. 32, for the week ending on Nve 7n r e . nt Debt X11,015.1C0 of Dec., 1863: Notes Waned .........2 8 7, u 0 11 84, D 39 E ) PAJ G: ves: Other necurlties .. 3.634 (.400 Silver Bullion Bullion 12,434340 silver Bullion .... : • 427,081,390 , s pArrmENT. Government Se9-a rities (including DeadWeightAn nutty) £10,710,330 Other Securities . • 21 .173,559 Notes Gold and ;Silver 611,1455 Can ........... C. 38,559,7 . ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. n X 27,0 51 o°l t'roprietors' —.. BAN ILIN 0 0 ' Capi- 00 3,184,"", t al „04.5 53- in Rest Public Deposits (I' eluding Exce: quer, Saving.' Banks, Cornnits missiorsotiNA: tional Dneebt, And Dividend Ac- , counts) ... , F.234,894 Other Deposits— 12,924,513 ventray and Se otha Bills 663,107 -- X 35,559.739 DI. -- THE " FALSE COAST" OF THE DELTA OF THE NIGER, as described by a F. R. G. S., in l'i' Wanderings in Western Attica" :—Nothing is more simple than to Sketch the view as seen from the sea. g li a Above, au azu re space based upon a band of dul l an d bright greens, resting deeper ultramarine th an in the upon a thin line of golden san d, and in the foreground air. I n t h e rainy season, change the blue above to a heavy mass of clo u d s, repos i ng upon t h e l an d, a nd the blue below to a brown olive. Where a river gap exists it will be de,- noted by an uneven notch in the land, and, as a rule,the b proper right point—that is to say, th© The apparent continent somewhat higher than the other. 1 d o , and subdivided western—will . into I will be found divided into islan , c crpe , e. 1 islets, by river-like rhangrove-hauu.t. I ~. ii.