The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-17 00:00:00

Liberal Dim:nonstrati= in Essex. MALDON, Dec. 16. The Maid= Liberal Independeut Ciub celebrated its fifth anniwarsary last evening in the public hall in this towo, which was tastefully thcorated for the occasion. The chair was occupied by Sir T. B. Wetcrn, B art., who was supported by Mr Chich , s ter FotteE cue, MT., Under Secretary for the Colo. nies ; Mr T. Sutton Western, MT. for Maldon ; Mr Charles Buxton, M.P. for Maidstone; Mr J. G. Rebow, the Liberal candidate for Colchester ; Mr R. B. Baiter, the Liberal candidate for South Mr R. J. Bagshaw, late M.P. for Harwich; the Rev. Sir L. Page Wood ; Criptain Byng, R.N.; Major Masse'', Colonel Western, Mr G. CAIN laud. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, The. CllerameN gave " Hey M:jesty's Ministers," rem irking that he was sure the toast would be well received, as Lord Palmerston was the most popular llirdster this country had had for a long time. Mr CHICHESTER FORTESCUE, M.P., responded. The right hon. gentleman said he was closely con nected with her Majesty's Ministers, and he re turned thanks on their behalf as one of the Liberal perty. In respect of their character as Conserva tives—if they had such a character—he did not at tempt to return thanks ; but his sentiments went with the Liberal party, and that was the reason why he acted under the present Ministers. Her Mae jesty's Government was in very good health at the present moment. It was true that during the past summer they had a very severe attack, but that at tack ended favourably, the recovery was rapid and complete, and he thought that their health had since been better than it was before. (Laughter.) He crud wish, however, that the members of her Alsjesty's Government were better acquainted within the walls of the House of Commons with the Liberals of Essex. It seemed to him that the great object of these political gatherings was that those present should exchange to the best of their power political information and political ideas, so as to keep awake and alive the spirit of the party. With this feeling he should venture to make a few remarks upon certain subjects which interested the country at the present tirae,and first of all with respect to those subjects with which he was personally most conversant, he would say a word or two upon one of the colonial questions. He would begin with the colony of New Z :eland. He wished he could announce to the meetiog that the war in New Zealand was at an end.. He was not, however, able to do so, and the last accounts from the colony were not quite so satisfactory as our hopes had led us to expect. The submission of the natives had not yet been secured, and it would evi dently require another campaign before peace could be restored. However, in spite of certain contretemps and certain disappointments, all he could learn from the colony by the mail which arrived only the pre vious day led him to the belief that the campaign 'which had lately begun would ba the last of a war which he hoped and believed would not be witnessed again. He knew that fears had been entertained by many good men in this country that the Govern ment of New Zealand was inclined to deal hardly with the natives to deprive them in an unjustifiable degree of the land and even to continue the war for the sake of the gain supposed to be derived from the imperial military expenditure in those islands. But be confessed that he did not believe in the desire of the New Zealand colonists to continue the war longer than it could be helped. His knowledge of the great sacrifices which they bad been and were still making, by the shedding of colonial blood, by the spending of colonial money, and by the paralysis of colonial trade, led him to the conviction that they would not be inclined to continue the war a day longer than could be helped. He felt also sure that the natives would not be treated unjustly with regard to their land. Precautions had been most properly taken by his right hon friend, Mr Cardwell, the present head of the Colonial-office, that the large powers with respect to the confiscation of native land which the colonial government had taken should not be abused. It was impossible that the Govern ment in the islands of New Zealand engaged in deadly conflict with another race could view these matters with that calmness and impartiality which the Imperial Government was able to bring to bear upon them ; and, therefore, it was the duty of her .Majesty's Government to take particular etre that no wrong should be done to the native race in the terms of peace. At the same time he thought that portion of the natives of New Zealand who had been to their great loss and ours perversely shed ding their blood and the blood of the colonists, and of her Majesty's troops, should receive a severe lesson, which should prevent them pursuing a simi• lar line of conduct in the future. Ho believed that that was necessary and just,-and the best thing which could happen both for us and for them; and this he believed would be the practical result of the powers given by her Majesty's Government to the Governor of New Zealand. He would add one word as to the general subject of our dealiegs• with this interesting colony of New Zealand and its native population, because there had been in the public press and elsewhere a good deal of ignorant and unjust accusation indulged in with respect to our dealings with that remarkable native popula tion. In • the first place, could we be blamed for having. taken the government of New Zealand ? Any one - who knew anything of the history of that colony must feet that we were not open to blame upon that point, Oar people had already gone to New Zealand in very considerable numbers before we assumed the government ; and it was perfectly certain that magnificent islands, equal in extent to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, could have been lett in the possession of a small, eparse, and already diminishing native race, and must inevitably have been, sooner or later, occu pied by some European Power. In fact, it was well known that it was a race between Great Britain and France as to which of these great Powers should obtain possession of New Zealand. Our Government sent them to New Zealand because they were forced to do so, and because it was their duty to keep order between British sub j,!cts already settled there and the native race. So far be thought we were open to no blame, and what had happened since ? In spite of the present unfortunate war, in spite of the prejudice which the power of a great country like this against a small native race might excite in some minds, he maintained that the war had been caused by no pro ccediags on our part. Let any one examine the history of our dealings with these natives, and he would find that however much we might have failed in otter respects, we had not oppressed them. In this war the natives had not risen against any vio lation of their liberties, against robbery of their property, against tyranny and wrorg. We had, he admitted, failed to maintain, for any length of time, peaceful relations between races differing so greatly from one another; but this was a result which per haps had not yet been achieved by any European nation. It was a result which we hoped to attain, but which we failed to attain ; but our sins had been more those of omission than of commission. We had not been oppressive, but on the contrary we had been tolerant. We had tried perhaps to do more than was possible, and had substituted theories for facts. For instance, we voted these natives to be British subjects, enjoying all the rights and privi leges of British subj cts. Our Ministers, in their early despatches to colonial governors, directed them to treat the native s as British subjects, and above all means to enforce law and order ; but the factions, th e natives of New Zotiand, declined the privileges offered when coupled with the conditions of law and order. The Colonial Government had no power to enforce the principle laid down, and it was found impossible to reduce the theory to practice. Then came a change which was highly beneficial to the English race in New Zealand, but not so beneficial perhaps to the native race—viz., the introduction of responsible government into the colony. R e did not mean to say that the responsible Go veroment of New Z ea l an d had oppressed th e natives, but that change had increased the weak ness of the Executive Government, and had induced those difficulties of a doable anthority under which we were now labouring—a state of things in which it was most difficult with a simi-savage race to deal with, to wage a war of any kind. In this war, and the difficulties with which we had to deal, we had been far from blame —we had not reached that beau ideal which we set before ourselves ; but, on the other hand, he was ready to maintain that, compared with the rela tions of any European Power with any other race of savages in the world over and at any period of history, our relations with New Zealand stood out in favourable relief. Let them be compared with our dealings in former times with the natives of North America, or with the dealings of the Govern. ment of the United States at this motnent with the. natives of North America, and reason would be found in spite of all drawbacks to congratulate our selves upon the degree of prosperity which in a very few years the young colony of New Z .aland had attained with a comparative freedom from outrage and bloodshed, or putting the white man against the dark man, or the dark man against the white man. He said this although war was raging at this moment, a war which he hoped would soon come to a termination, and which was being con ducted even by the natives themselves to a very great degree upon the principles of civilisation. (Hear, hear.) There were two other colonial ques tions of striking interest at this moment. The first was the question of transportation to Australia, and he could but congratulate the meeting upoe the abolition of transportation in that direction. It was well known by the public press that that system WAS at an end, the Government having announced its intention to put an end, with the sanction of Parliament, to that small remnant of transportation which still remained to Western Australia. Upon this subject he must say that our patience had been rather tried by out' fellow-countrymen on the other side of the world. They had taken the matter into their own hands with a degree of vigour and tem. per which had made it rather difficult for her Ma. jesty's Government to deal calmly and justly with the question. However, he was glad to say that the act of shipping a certain number of ex.cons victs back to these shores—rather a strong measure —had been the work of certain individuals at Melboarne, and not the act of the Colonial Government ; and, in spite of this somewhat provoking conduct, her Majesty's Government had announced to the colonists that in a short time transportation to Australia should cease. For him self he rejoiced at this, for he Ras perfectly certain iha;; transportation could have been continued for a very short time even to the colony of 'Western Australia; and as to the conduct of our country men, it must be remembered that while they exag gerated the evils under which they were now suffer• ing they did not exaggerate the evils of the past influx of convicts, and their feelings were so strong upon the subject that they were hardly capable of reasoning upon it. He confessed he had considerable sympathy with the feelings of the colonists, and that ho rejoiced for their sake as well as for ours that her Majesty's Government had come to a final decision upon the subject. (Hear.) The other colonial topic to which he wished to allude was the project of the federation of the British provin©e of North America. He had no authority to go into details upon that subject, or to express the opinions of her Majesty's Government, but he knew very well that they would very well represent the feelings of this country it they entertained 130 jealousy whatever of the grow• lug power and prosperity of those great provinces; on the contrary, her Majesty's Government, like all the rest of Englishmen, wished to see these pro vinces growing more and more in all the elements of power. He believed that the project in question would greatly contribute to such result. He believed that it was our interest and the interest of the human race, that an independent self-reliant power should rise up in North America, and that the whole popu• lotion of that vast continent should not be moulded upon one type. He had no doubt that the relations between this union of colonies and this country would remain the same as they were at present, and that they would remain under the sovereignty of the Queen. The only change would be that they would be better able than they had hitherto been to contribute towards their own defence, and instead of having several minor provinces, they would form one great dependency of the Crown, the Government of which would be an object worthy of the ambition of the greatest of our public men. (Hear, hear.) With regard to other affairs it seemed to him that this was a period in which opinion was a greater power than action, In point of action there was a lull in the political world; but opinion was maturing itself upon many important points, and the times of ripening opinion were perhaps not less important in the history of the world than those of stirring action. Among other matters opinion was forming with respect to our relations with the colonies. The main fact which struck him upon this subject was, that, while in former times the leading motive as to the relations between the Imperial power and the colonies was that of interest, in these times the lead ing idea and motive was that of dlty. It was thought in old times most important as a matter of self-interest to acquire as many colonies as possible, in order to obtain a monopoly of their trade, Those ideas were now exploded, and in these times there was a certain feeling upon the surface that we gained very little by our colonies. The truth of the matter was, that having acquired these colonies, it was our duty to keep them, and he believed that in the per. formance of that duty we should find that we had not forgotten our interest. It was impossible to believe for a moment that a country which had been able to acquire these magnificent colonies in America, Australia, and South Africa—these cus tomers for our goods, these faithful allies at distant points of the globe—these homes for our superabun dant population for many generations to come— could be sacrificing her own interest in doing her duty towards those dependencies. He was con vinced himself, and he hoped and believed, that the people of England would be convinced also, that in tiiis, as in all other matters, honesty was the best policy, and that in doing our duty towards the colonies we should be richly repaid. (Hear, hear.) As to domestic affairs, the discussion had lately been renewed upon the great question of Parlia mentary reform with considerable vigour, and he could only say that he hoped that the Liberal party would be able to discriminate that line which should admit—and, he must add, not more than admit—within the franchise that portion of the working classes in this country who could enter within these bounds with advantage to themselves and to the commonwealth. With regard to the re lations between the Es 'a blished Church and the Die senti n g bodies, it seemed to him that it especially behoved the Liberal party to keep in their hands and guardianship the princip.e of civil and religious liberty, and to maintain fairly ideas of equity be tween religious bodies. The maintenance of equity and equality was not inconsistent with the most sincere adherence to one's own religious belief—the danger was that religion, so essential in its own sphere, sometimes entered into spheres which were not its own, changed its own nature, and instead of maintaining, as it ought to do, contradicted the principles of equality and equity. Upon this subject he might be excused for saying one word on behalf of a very great and important class of Dissenters— he meant the great Roman Catholic body of Ire land. He himself, though a Protestant, was con nected with that body, and he should feel false to his duty if he neglected this opportunity of entreat. ing the meeting, as representing the Liberal party of England, to maintain good terms with that great and important body. In regarding this question, one was dealing with a nation which formed a very great and important part of the Queen's dominions, and it was not a mere matter of party interest to keep upon good terms with the great Roman Catbo. lie body of Ireland. Ho should be sorry to see the weight of that body thrown entirely into the Tory camp ; but the party interests involved were insig nificant in comparison with the public and national interests which were at stake. He knew himself, having been in Ireland lately, that the great bulk of the sensible Roman Catholics of Ireland wore rot disposed to wish was join th e T ory or O range party . was to act, as they had for many Tears acted, with the great Liberal perty ; and it h w :ses a highly desirabl e t h at such a state of should exist. Witte interve ntion in the a ffairso r f esp fo en re t ign to co n n o n n : tries — a Be • nfeeteswedhlehhe hthadoubgehetnit much discussed latel l was b y—he confessed to lay down any programme on such a subj ect s h ou ld bi n d a great country like this. Hebewliehvicehd that we had been very much disgusted with our failure in maintaining a certain treaty with respect to Denmark, and the result of that feeling had been to drive us into the other extreme. But there was no reason for us to come to the conclusion that we were never again to take any part in the affairs of Eu rope. The truth was that while on the one hand we should not indulge in any meddling policy, or at tempt anything for which our insular or maritime position unfitted ne, on the other hand we should not proclaim to the natior.s of the world that we were prepared to witness passively any wrong which might be committed by the powerful upon the weak in Europe. His belief was that if email States such as Denmark proper, Belgium, Holland, or Switzerland were to be attacked by some power ful neighbour we should find it impossib'e consis tently with our honour and our true interes's to sit by with our arms foided. Upon the subject of the lamentab!e war still raging on the other side of the Atlantic, it seemed to him that her Majesty's Go vernment had represented with peculiar fidelity the feelings of this country—and be believed that no thing was more creditable to the Government and to Lord Russell than the true and honest neutrality which had been maintained. He believed that they had been right in not identifying themselves with the enthusiasm for the Southern States so strongly felt by the Conservative party, or with the fanatic ism on behalf of the Northern States expressed by sections of the Liberal party. He sympathised with the Northern States so far as their struggle was for boundary and for the prevention of slavery in territories still free from it. On the other hand, he had not withheld his sympathy for those States which had fought gallantly for their independence. (Cheers.) 1r R. SMITH proposed "The Health of 111 r S. Western, M.P. for Maldon." (Loud cheers.) Mr WESTERN, M.P., briefly replied. Mr G. COURTAULD proposed the "House of Com mons," associating with the toast the name of Mr C. Buxton. (Cheers.) Mr C. BUXTON, in responding, observed that a great deal had been said of late as to the rapid effacement of all distinctions between 'Tory and Liberal, so that it was quite a relief to find that in one point at least the Conservatives were rapidly diverging from the Liberals and taking a course which, unless the Liberals were false to their priue ciplee, if the Conservatives were false to the pro fessions they were making, must bring the two par ties into collision. The Conservatives seemed to have got the idea into their heads that it would be their policy now to push themselves forward once more as the especial patrons of the Established ' Church, and to make the country believe that if Liberalism had its way the ruin of the Church was at hand. This assumption must strike any one who was not ignorant of the history of the last forty years with astonishment at its audacity. Would any man of common sense say that the magnificent position in which the Established Church now stood, rooted so deeply in the heart and mind of the Bri tish people, would have been possible had the To ries got their way ? They would hove preserved the Test Acts; they would have preserved the Acts which interfered with the freedom of Dissenters to worship God in their own way ; they would have preserved the splendid sinecures which excited such intense disgust. They would have preserved the abuses by which the old system of taking tithe was surrounded both in this country and still was in Ireland. It surely could not be denied that the true friends of the Church—those who had given her that mighty hold which she now bad in this coun try—were the Liberal party who rid her of the' abuses which diegt aced and weakened her; and he thought that no true friend of the Chinch, whether Liberal or Conservative, could have read Mr Disraeli's great speech the other day without some consternation in watching that dexterous orator balancing the Church on his chin, to the infinite amusement, it would seem, of his bearers—at least if we might judge from the laughter, much laughter, repeated laughter, with which his sallies on her behalf, and especially his great joke about external punishment, were received. What he (Mr Buxton) feared was lest this outcry of the Tories, that the , Church was in . danger, and that its true friends must hurry on to its rescue, should by degrees lead Liberals to take for granted that this really was so, and that as the Conservatives were the friends of the Church the Liberals therefore, as a matter of course, muse look on themselves as her enemies. Bat in reality the Liberal party was needed for the rescue of the Cnurch from a serious danger that did actually threaten her—not indeed in her connection with the State, nor yet in her emoluments—but lest the Conservatives should succeed in the endeavour they were making to recover that freedom of thought within the Church herself by which she had hitherto been marked. There was no doubt that of late men's minds had been much disturbed by what seemed to them dangerous opinions among the bishops and clergy themselves. Mr Disraeli, in his great ora tion, seized eagerly on this alarm, hoping, it would seem,that if the tide were taken at ies flood it would lead him on to fortune; and no doubt he thought that the tremendous broadside which he poured into the Broad Church party would be heard with general delight. Undoubtedly it was only a small section even of the Liberal party which belonged to that Broad Church; but he trusted the Liberals would not, either on that account, or from any fear of sharing in the distaste with which that party was regarded by the people at large, stand idly by while the Tory party availed themselves of a tem porary alarm in order permanently to cripple the energies of independent thought among the clergy. It was the most essential principle and the greatest glory of Liberals to be the advocates not only of civil but of religions freedom ; but let them not merely lisp the phrase of "civil and religious liberty,' without standing courageously by that great and true principle. Mr Disraeli, of course, with his usual skill tried to increase the unpopu larisy of the Broad Church party, by declaring that the comprehension at which they aimed was that of including everybody who believed nothing. He said they repudiated creeds, and rejected articles, and he did not hesitate to apply to them the word sceptical, and to predict that, if they became para mount, the result might in time be that opinions the must absurd might be developed, to be followed, perhaps, by the incantations of Canidia and the Corybaotian bowl. (Laughter.) The weapon by which the Conservatives hoped to drive out the Broad Church party was a court of final appeal, in which the clerical element should be supreme. It seemed almost incredible that in the nineteenth century a skilful statesman should set himself to restore ecclesiastics to that position which they had so invariably disgraced—the position of judges in cases of heresy. The Conservatives could not en dure that clergymen accused of heresy should be tried and judged by the Lord Chancellor, with merely two or three Episcopal assessors. They wanted the Church authorities to be absolutely supreme. What vres the real meaning of this pro posal ? Neither more nor less than this—that they wished the tribunal to consist of men who would share in their views, and might be trustee to condemn those who might trespass upon them. But after all, the only real question that such a tribunal had to judge was whether the clergyman who was accused had or had not violated the law of the Church by his teaching. Who was so fit to lay down the law as ho who bad risen to the very top of the legal profession, viz., the Lord Chancellor ? Wbo was most fit to ascertain whether the clergyman's writings really hed or had not violated that law—the Lord Chancellor, who came to the case an impartial judge, or the bishops who inevitably mart feel some kind of prejudice against the assumed heretic ? All experience had shown that bishops when intrusted with judicial power abused it, no merely to the ruin of the unhappy individual upon whom they eat in judgment, but to the prejudice of the Church to which they belonged. The express aim of some Conserva tives appeared to be to put down anything like indepen dence of thought within the borders of the Church of Eng land. They had what he admitted was a very natural feel ing—namely, an intense aversion to seeing others forming pinions of their own•of a novel kind upon religious topics. That feeling was natural enough. Almost everyone expo rienced it more or less; but he regarded it as the highest triumph of wis'om, both of head and heart, to be willing to allow others freedom to think for themselves, even when their thoughts might seem to us false or dangerous. To be sure, the clergy did not stand in this respect on the same footing with the laity, They had &tamed their adheeion to the doctrines of the Church, and in receiving emoluments they entered into a klhd of honourable compact not to vio late her doctrines ; and especially in the case of parish priests the laity had a right to demand that their clergymen should not outrage their religious feelings, Notwithstand ing that, he utterly denied that it could be for the real inte rest either of the laity or of the clergy, or of the Church herself, that the minds of her members should be bound down under a tight and narrow bondage, We might fairly claim that no man should serve at her altars who did not accept her leading principles; but it would be the greatest folly in the world to carry that stringency so far that the clergy should not dare to use their minds vigorously and boldly within those w ide bounds. (Hear.) It had been the unique characteristic of the Church of England, that she had given liberty to her ministers to stamp their mind and character upon their teaching instead of being forced to cut their teachings to one exact pattern; and at this time, when there was such a mighty stir of mind every. where, it would be most disastrous to the clergy and to the Church if they wore restrained by [outward artificial in whine' y, elaborated for the express purpose, from exer cisingitheir intellect upon the question of questions, " What is truth ?" He could not imagine how any thinking man, who knew anything of the :religious history of the world, could suppose that religious history in such a country as this could be kept at a dead stand-still. It must undergo some change, it must pass through phase after phase of development—and the rash endeavour to resist the univer sal law of nature, and to keep the faith of mankind in stagnation must inevitably in the long run, deaden the faith which it sought to preserve. (Hear, hear.) Those who in their terror of anything which bore the faintest semblance of unorthodoxy would set on foot the most potent machinery possible for its extinction, forgot one thing which it was of the highest importance to remember, viz , that if you put down all false thought lyou inevitably put down all true thought along with it. There was no alternative, if you gathered up the tares you would root up the wheat as well. The censorship of ,the press wherever it had been attempted had shown that if men were to be crushed the moment they passed beyond some narrow limit they would at length become afraid to stir—and if we shut up the minds and mouths of the clergy by creating a more stringent inquisition in opinion than that which now existed the result must be that thinking men would shrink more and more from entering the Church, and that her ministers who ought to be the leaders of religious thought would sink into mere repeaters of parrot phrases. We might depend upon it that the intellectual decay of the Church must in due time break her power over the heart and mind of the English people. He trusted, however, that the Liberal party—Dissenters as well as Churchmen —would stand by the great principle of religious liberty. (Cheers.) The healths of the Chairman—Mr R. B.:Baker and the Liberal Electors of South Essex—of the Liberal Electors of North Eesex—of Mr Rebow and the Liberal Electors of Colchester—of Mr Bagshaw and the Liberal Electors of Harwich—of the Liberal Electors of Maldon, and other toasts followed. It was announced that it was in tended to bring forward a Liberal candidate for North Essex—but the name of the gentleman in question was not indicated. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. (From the Civil Service gazette.) Home office—Mr J. C. A, Bones, deputy-governor of Portsmouth convict prison, has been appointed governor of Pentonville prison. Captain C. B. La Touche has been ap pointed deputy-governor of Portsmouth prison. War-office—Mr C. A. Ellis, first-class clerk, Royal Car riage Department, has been promoted to be principal clerk in the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, vice G. C. Munro, Bur erannuated. Mr J. Weld, second-class clerk, Royal Laboratory, has been promoted to the first-class, vice Ellis. Mr R. E. White, third-class clerk at Enfield, has been promoted to the second classorice Weld. The Post-office—Mr Robert Grime has been appointed postmaster at Doncaster. Customs—Mr John Rennison has been promoted to the Ist class of examining officers, Grimsby. Mr George Fuller has been., promotei to the 2d class of examining officers, Grimsby. Mr Joseph Read has been promoted from the sth to the 4th class of out-door officers, London. Mr J. B. White has been promoted from the 5111 to the 4th class of out-door officers, London. Mr R. M. Parks has been promoted from the 6th to the 4th class of out-door officers, London. Mr Joseph M'Dermott has been promoted from the sth to the 4LII class of out-door officers, London. Mr Robt. Johnstone has been promoted from the sth to the 4th class of out-door officers. London. Mr Wm Morton has been promoted from the sth to the 4th class of out-door officers, London. Inland Revenue—Stamp and Tax Branch—Mr John Purdue, inspector of taxes of the 14 Metropolitan district, has been superannuated. He served over 60 years. Excise Branch—Mr George Curtis, supervisor, Hinckley dictrict, Leicester collection, has been appointed to Mill• bank district, London, South, collection. Ireland—Mr P. J. Ivohy has been appointed a third class clerk in the Board of Works Office, secretary's de partment, vice Mr E. D. Thorpe, promoted. Scotland—Mr Thomas Wm. L. Spence has be'n appointed a clerk in the Lunacy Board Office, Edinburgh. The East Indies—Mr H. C, Barstow, assistant magistrate and collector at Agra, has been a pp o i n t e d t o o ffi c i a t e as a j o int magistrate and deputy coll ec t or . M r W. E. Neale, assist ant magistrate and collector, Meerut, has been appoint e d t o officiate as assistant commi s sioner in the Jhansidivision, Mr J. H. Carter, assistant magistrate and collector, Mutt has been appointed to officiate as assistant commissioner in n, the Jhansi division. Mr W. Johnst on , comm i ss i oner of excise and stamps, has been appointed t o b e a l so registrar general for registration of assurance in the N.W.P. Mr A. Shukspear, commissionerof the Benares division, has been appointed to officiate as member of the Sudder Board Of Revenue during the absence of Mr Muir. or until further orders. Mr G. P. Money, judg e or Allahabad, has been ap • pointed to officiate as commissioner of Benares. Mr A. S. Donald has been promoted from the 3d to ,the 2d grade of small cause judges in the Punjaub. Mr G. D. Westropp been promoted from the 3d to the 2d grade of small cause Ist3 el3s Peshawur, i Mr G. K nox, as sistant edges in the Punjaub. Mr W .Ford, d eputy commies i nner Ist class, has been promoted to th e commissioner of Pesha wur. Major J. M. Cripps, deput y commissioner, has been promoted from the 2d to the Ist class, Peshawur. C a pt. P. Maxwell, deputy commissioner, h as b een promoted from the Major T, W. M arcer, assis tantbeen pr omo t e d t o b e de , ,p 3 i d ustt ytaonettohme commissioner , m 2 el commissioner,iscsliaosnse, been appointed from the 2d to Peshawur.d has class s the Ist class, Peshawur. Lieut. R. G. Sandeman, assistant commissioner, has been promoted from the tSd to the 2d class, Peshawur. Lieut. Col. J. R. Beecher, C. 8., has been transferred from the Hisser to the Peshawur division. Mr W. Ford, commissioner, has been appointed to the Hisaar division, but to continue to officiate at Mooltan. Mr E. Wilmot pal of th e G overnmen t assistant commissioner, has Delhi iei to tilt Goorga on di s t r ict Mr J. G. Ryall, extra assist a n t commissioner, has been college i lm b been ° e t ant has transferred transferred from the Sealkot e t o the Jhung district. Dr p beeneihii A fromir appointed j. the rrprincipal Aitken has been appointed to o ffi ciate as assistant master at Madras, without prejudice to his other appointment. The Rev. J. R. Macfarlane, senior chaplainof the Church of Scotland, has been permanently attached to the station at Bellary. The Rev A. C. Bell has been appointed ohaptain of St. Andrew's Church at Madras. The Venerable T, Deal try, M.A., Archdeacon of Madras has been appointed to be jaint.chaplain of St. George's Cathedral. Mr W, C, Stuart has been appointed to be deputy collector and magistrate of the 3d class, in succession to 8.. Raghunda Row, promoted to be posted to the Malabar district. Mr J. A. Majoribanks, fourth-class deputy collecto r and magistrate in the Kistna district, has been appointed to act as deputy collector and magistrate of the third class, on full pay, in the place of D. V. Narasinga Row. Mr W. Hewitson has been ap pointed to act as deputy collector and magistrate, during the absence of Mr Boalth on leave, and to continue in the Mala bar district. Mr Huntly P. Gordon assistant to the collec tor and magistrate of Coimbatore, has been vested with the powers of a subordinate magistrate of the first class. The Extensive Forgelies on Malton Firms. It has been stated that during last week forgeries upon the Halton corn merchants had been discovered to have been carried out by a member of the trade at Scarborough, who had absconded. The person charged with forging acceptances of the Messrs Russell, of Malton, and Mr Pearson, of Hungerford House, Norton, and others, to bills of exchange for large amounts, and which he had got cgs■ counted at Scarborough, &c., is a young man named Isaac Huddlestone, 27 years of age, who has now for some time carried on business as cornfactor in Scarborough, and has there ranked as one of the first men in the trade. It appears that Mr Thomas Pearson, of Melton, by accident made the discovery that 'lucid!eaten° was floating bills bearing his acceptance, This gentleman and the other firms whose names have been used never gave a bill in their lives. An investigation ensued, which resulted iv the flight of Lluddleston, and the issuing of a warrant for his apprehen eien. Since this instrument has been placed in the hands of the superintendent of police at Scarborough, more extensive forgeries have been detected. The specific charge made against Huddleston is that he felo niously forged the acceptance of a certain bill of exchange fcr the payment of £ll3 25., with the intent to defraud; and with uttering the said bill of exchange, well knowing the same to be forged. It is, however, stated that his bad paper will reach a startling amount. Huitileston, it seems, kept his carriage, and actually drove out of town on Sunday week, es usual, to a small Eta ti on , He is married, and took his wife with him. But it is ascertained that before absconding he purchased and took with him a new Sharpe's repeater re volver and 500 cartridges to fit, and he also took a now rifle of Moorhouse's stamp, It seems, therefore, he is fully pro vided for close company. Yesterday a reward of LP was offered for information which shall lead to Huddleston's being found by the police. It is, however, the opinion of many that Haddleeton, getting some days' start, has sailed from the c Juntry. The affair has cluatal no little stir in the district. The fugitive was a native of Scarborough, and quite a leading ma/at—Zeds Xercury. The Collection of Naval Models at South Kensington Museum. The great bulk of the co lection of Naval Models formed by the Admiralty has lately been removed from Somerset house to South Kensington, where it has become for the first time accessible to the general public. This collection was commenced by Sir R. Seppings, who was Surveyor of the Navy during some years in the beginning of the present century, and it has been continued by his successors to the present time in a tolerably complete series. The first in order of time and historic interest is the Great Harry, which was built in the reign of Henry VII., and played an important part at the unsuccessful attack on the French gal leys at Brest in April, 1813, where ehe bore the flag of Ad miral Sir Edward Howard, whose impetuous bravery cost him his life in that engagement, which gave the English command of the narrow seas during the whole reign of Henry VIII, Of this ship the Admiral thus expresses himself in a letter to his Sovereign :-- " She—Your good ship is the flower, I trow, of all ships that ever sailed. Sir, she is the noblest ship of sail is this great ship at this hour that I trow in all Christendom." She possesses a special historical interest, also, as having been the first vessel of the Royal navy properly so called in England, the Crown having been hitherto dependent on the Cinque Ports for a supply of vessels which were required for any emergency, and which were resumed by their eveners as soon as the special service for which they were required had been rendered. The Great Harry was accidentally burnt at Woolwich in the year 1553. It is a very remark able structure, and conveys a good idea of the requirements of ships of war at that period. The observe.- cannot f.ril to be struck with the small extent of the immersed portion of the hull compared with that out of water, and the enormous structure at the head and stern—the forecastle, aptly so called, and the poop, intended to harbour and protect large numbers of bowmen and arquebusiers, who played the most important part in naval engagements of those days, which were chiefly carried on hand-to-hand. The broadside guns were small and of light weight. With an armament similar to that of our modern ships, the Great Harry would have been absolutely dangerous. As it was, it mug• have been a matter of no slight peril to navigate her during high winds and through heavy seas, even in toe Channel. To have crossed the ocean in her would have subjected the bold mariners who attempted it to almost certain shipwreck, It is instructive to observe in the series of models of later date how very gradually the dimensions of the forecastle and poop were reduced to meet the exigencies of a heavier and more effective armament, and of ocean navigation. A strongly marked forecastle and poop were characteristic of our ships until nearly the middle ef the 18th century, while the practice of building large vessels, with flush decks, as in the case of our irooclads, has been introduced only within the last few years. Between the building of the Great Harry and that of the Royal Sovereign, or Sovereign of the Seas, built in the reign of Charles I. with the ship-money, the collection of which led to such notable results, an in terval of nearly 150 years occurs. 'I he disturbances arising from the change of religion in the days of the later Tudors, and the consequent exhaustion of the Exchequer, prevented all addition to the Royal navy during this period. The vessels which played so important a part in the reign of Queen Elizabeth in defeating the Spanish Armada and es• tablishing the supremacy of England at sea were hired from the private trade to meet the emergency, and reverted to their original owners as soon as the emergency was passed, and were engaged probably during the remainder of their existence in a traffic much resembling piracy, which com pletely broke the Spanish power at sea. These ships, pos sessing so high an historical value, are unrepresented in this collection. The Sovereign of the Seas was built in 1635 by Mr Peter Pett, the second of a generation of naval archi tects who were the chief constructors of the navy from the reign of James I. to that of William 111., and is a consider. able improvement on the Great Harry. From this time the series of models is tolerably complete, though the names of many of those of the period are unknown. Among those possessing an historic interest may be mentioned the Vic tory, of 100 guns, built in 1735, lost in the Channel in 1744; and her successor, launched in 1765, the renowned flagship of Lord Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805, which still, as the flag ship of the Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, perpetuates to successive generations the memory of teat glorious era in our naval annals ; the Royal "William, built in 1682, and the Royal George, launched in 1756, which went down at Spithead with Admiral Kempenfeldt and all her crew in 1782. The models of the ships are arranged according to their rates, thus enabling the student to estimate the progress made in shipbuilding in this country from time to time. This was exceedingly slow up to the commencement of the present century. In 1719 the Navy Board, content with the performance of the vessels then in the Royal service, laid down a table of dimensions and tonnage for yes• eels of each class—from the first-rate, carrying 100 guns, down to the gun-brig--from which the constructor was not at liberty to depart. A vessel of the highest class was thus limited to about 2,000 tons burden, and no latitude %% as left for improvement or for adapting the ship's carrying power to increased weight of armament. Although, as a matter of fact, some deviations were ad mitted, especially in the attempts which even then were made to introduce the improved French types into our ser vice, yet so little real progress was made that when in the middle of the century the master. ship .rights of the several dockyards were required to forward to the Navy Bourn pro posals for an improved scale of dimensions and tonnage for the several classes of ships, the changes proposed were trifling, and in some cases were absolutely nil. Thus, the scale of 1719, with very insignificant alterations, remained in force until the peace of Amiens, when a greatly improved scale was established on the plan of the French navy, the vessels of that nation having proved their incontestible superiority during the revolutionary war. Even then, how ever, the fatal mistake of requiring a fixed tonnage for each class of ships was adhered to, and rendered nugatory the attempts at improvement made after the peace of 1815 to 1830, by building experimental ships to compete with each other. Sir William Symonds, who was appointed Surveyor of the Navy by Sir James Graham in 1831, was the first constructor who succeeded in freeing him self from these fatal shackles. The injurious results of these restrictions is plainly traceable in the sameness of the models during all this period. The rule for determining the tonnage being based on purely arbitrary principles, leaving one of the dimensions—the depth--at the disposal of the constructor, led to the flaring bows, falling-in stern ports, and full, deep bodies which so long characterized our ships and rendered them bad sailers, and especially dan gerous on a lee shore, from the great amount of leeway they made. During this period the French had encouraged the appli cation of scientific principles to shipbuilding with great comparative success, the French ships captured in war and taken into the service having uniformly proved to be far the best of their class. The observer will not fail to trace the causes of the supe riority in the models a the French ships in the collection a superiority due to th 6 absence of the restrictions so fatal to progress in England, leaving the French naval architect free to avail himself of all the resources of his art. The models of English ships of war built since 1832, under the influence of more enlightened knowledge, will bear com parison with those of any nation. The vessels of the last few years are almost unrepresented in this collection, the only model of an ironclad being that of the Northumberland, now building at blfllwall. This is much to be regretted, as vessels of this class possess a special interest at the present moment. It is to bo hoped that this reproach to the collection may speedily be removed. For many centuries the principles on which the strength of ships and stability of their forms depend seems to have been utterly unknown by naval constructors. A ship—of course built of wood, there were none other in those days— consisted of a series of vertical frames tied together by horizontal planks, presenting the same mode of construction as a gate would do if it were made only of upright posts joined together by horizontal bars. Every one knows the speedy fate which would overtake a gate so put together. It is, therefore, no matter of surprise that the vessels built on a similar principle exhibited material symptoms of in herent weakness, many having been recorded as having " hogged" or "sagged"—i e , having broken their backs by the tailing in of the portions fore and aft to a very appro. ciable extent even in the act of launching. The very simple expedient suggested i , self to Sir Robert Seppings of binding the vertical and horizontal pieces of which the ship was composed by diagonal tie-beams or riders, thus converting the rectangle—a farm of known instability —to that of the triangle, a form of equally well-known permanence. This improvement was introduced about the year 1820 with a good result, which justified the expectations of the inventor. Sir Robert Seppings, naturally and justly proud of this success, had several very elaborate and interesting models illustrative of his new method of construction made. These are to be found in this collection, and may even now be studied with advantage. At a later period, during the surveyorship of Sir Baldwin Walker, these wooden riders were replaced by iron—a simple substitu'ion, representing in a first-class ship a gain of 61 tons in weight, and adding greatly to the neatness and finish of the structure. The modes of platting together an iron ship are illustrated by a series of models of parts of the Warrior, the first built of our ironclads, ono of them showing a whole rib, or trans verse section—others showing smaller portions in detail, together with the armour plating and the mode of putting it on. There are also other models of the mode of putting together the frames of an iron vessel, acocrdiog to the prac tice of Mr Samuda, the eminent shipbuilder. Nevertheless, this most interesting department of modern naval construction is not represented as fully and completely as its importance merits, and it is to be hoped that the authorities of the Museum will lose no opportunity of making additions to it. Among the Admiralty models will be found many sent to the Admiralty by inventors seeking Government patronage for their schemes —some of them grotesque and strange enough, all, however, interesting and instructive; for much may be learnt even from the study of plans which no sane person would think of adapt ing ; and there are few plans so absurd but that they hav e a glimmering of sense in them. Besides the Admiralty models there are some—by no means as many as could be desired—sent by private persone. Among these the most conspicuous and valuable is a series illustrating Lloyd's rules for putting together wooden and iron ships, These rules have not been adopted without great care and consideration, and may be said to embody the most approved systems of construction adopted in the private trade, and will well repay a careful study. Mr G. Turner has also sent some interesting models, and Mr White, of Whitehaven, has lent a set illustrative of his mode of building adapted to the Nautilus propeller. Besides the forms and modes of construction of ships, the masting, rigging, ropes, and chain cables are amply ilium. trated—and models of details of many of the operations employed in the dockyards, several kinds of gun and gun carriages and mortars, engine -room signals, and various kinds of inventions for steering, &c., are exhibited. Among these the curious observer will find a complete set illustrative of the block-making machinery invented by Sir I. Brunel for the use of the Government early in the present century, and set up in Portsmouth Dockyard, where it has remained in use to the present day. This invention was rewarded liberally by the Government of the day, and was considered a masterpiece of skilful adaptation of ma chinery. Since that time the principles of machinery have become more extensively recognised, and successfully ap plied to most ingenious and important uses. No factory or workshop but abounds with such marvels of the ingenuity of man at the present day; but the name of Sir I. Brunel as one of the more successful pioneers in this now well trodden field must ever stand pre-eminent. It were endless to enter upon :he details of the boats, spars, and other accessories of the armament and fitting-out of ships, which may to studied with advantage in the Naval Gallery at South Kensington, to which the public have now free access. Enough has been said to establish its national value. It were much to be desired that the modern modes of propulsion were as amply illustrated as the details of naval construction, and that models of marine steam engines, screws and paddles, with the details of the several parts of each as adopted by various eminent makers and employed in the Navy, were here exhibited. It may, perhaps, be not out of place to remind shipuilders and engineers that the loan of models of vessels and engines, and their several de tails, will be thankfully received by the authorities of the South Kensington Museum. Metropolitan Board of Works, The ordinary weekly meeting of the Board was held yes terday at the offices, Spring-gardens, Mr John Thwaites (the chairman) presiding. The cash statement of the Finance Committee presented showed balances in the hands of the treasurer as follows : Currunt accounts, £61,318 5s 2d; deposit accounts £320,800; and Government securities, New Three per Cent. Annuities, £97,403 Os Bd. THE IMPROVEMENT OP PARK LANE. The question of the Park-lane improvement was brought forward by the Solicitor, who stated that the next step to be taken in this matter was to present a petition in favour of tho " Piccadilly and Park-lane Now Road Bill,'' the usual notices for which had been served. Mr RICHARDSON observed that it would be absurd to present a petition in favour of the bill, as though the Board really intended to carry out the improvement, when there was a great difference of opinion among the members as to the course which should be adopted. Another member suggested that the subject should stand over, The CHAIRMAN replied that it was necessary the petition should be presented at once, in order that the Board might maintain its locus standi before the house should it be decided to make the improvement, Ater some conversation the petition was sealed, THE RANELAGH SEWER NUISANCE. At the assemblage of the Board Mr Roche introduced to the Board a very numerous and influential deputation from the vestry of Paddington to present a memorial urging the necessity of immediately covering over the open Ranelagh sewer. The memorial was read by Mr Pollard.(the clerk). It stated that the present open Ranelagh sewer was a great nuisance, and emitted the most offensive exhalation, and as it was proposed to cover the land adjacent with a number of houses of the first class, they hoped the Board would at once take steps to cover this sewer, which was a complete pest to the entire neighbourhood, especially so as at the present time. The district was subject to an assessment of £758,000. Alter the memorial had been read, Mr SHAW, in the absence of the incumbent of the palish of Paddington, addressed the Board in support of the prayer of the memorial. Mr CARP:4AM, here interposed, and begged to be allowed to proceed with his notice of motion which stood on the paper, which was as follows'—" That it be an instruction to the engineer of the Board to prepare specifications and plans to the amount of XlOO,OOO for the works required to be done to the main sewers according to the urgency of the cases as reported to the Board on the Bzh March, 1864." He said, when he gave notica of his motion he was not aware that they would that day receive a deputation to enforce the views he contemplated by that resolution, but as it was the gentleman who had so eloquently addressed them on a great measure anticipated him in a good deal he should have felt it to be his duty to urge. Under those circumstances, and as he had no desire to take up the time of the Board, he would simply move the motion which stood in his name. Mr ROCHE, in a short speech, seconded the motion. Mr H. L. TAYLOR wished to know how far they could do tnese works unlit they had approved the report of the en- gineer. Mr D' IFFANGER said this was an evil that ought to have been attended to long ago, for were it not it might soon spread to Marylebone, whi3h was the adjoining parish. The CHAIRMAN said the Board had power to raise £lOO,OOO by way of loans for these works for four years, arid he thought they ought to adopt the Ranelagh sewer as one of the most urgent cases. Mr H. L. TAYLOR said he was willing to adopt the en gineer's report as far as they could at the present time,and take up the covering-in of the Ranelagh sewer first. Mr S. PHILLIPS said if they were satisfied with the en gineer's report he did not see any reason, why they should not take it up as the first thing. The CHAIRMAN said there was no doubt that the engi neer would place the Ranelagh sewer first in the paper, but he ought to prepare the plans for the other works. They would get the money in March, and they might as well deal with this case at once, instead of deferring it to a fu'ure day. He would suggest that Mr Carpmael's motion should for short eel tain sewers to be covered and deepened be agreed to. The CHIEF ENGINEER (Mr J. W. Bazalgatte) recom mended that the Ranelagh sewer should be covered and deepened at a cost of £23,ooo—the Stamford-brook sewer, covered and deepened at a cost of £24,ooo—the Falcon-brook sewer, diversion, interception, and covering, at a cost of £31,900. These recommendations were agreed to. Mr MORELAND said that unless the London-bridge sewer were deepened the drainage in the parish of St. Luke could not drain into it. Mr FREMAW said there could not be a shadow of a doubt that this sewer was a pest and a nuisance. It aas only a short time since ho dined with a friend in Bristol-gardens, and the stench was so great that they could not open the windows—and he was surprised the parish of Paddington had not taken steps for removing it before. Mr Carpmael's motion was then put and unanimously agreed to. IMPROVEMENTS IN THOROUGHFARES. A report was brought up from the Building Act Commit tee, recommending that the lino of thoroughfare extending from Rose-street on the north-eastern side, and from King street on the south-western side to Long-acre, in the parishes of St. Paul, Covent -garden, and St. Martin-in-the• Fields, in the county of Middlesex, be re-numbered—that the names King -street and New King-street abolished ; and that the line of thoroughfare be named Garrick street. Mr LB BRETON moved the adoption of the report, which was agreed to. The same committee recommended that the line of tho• roughfAre between Newington-causeway and Harper -street and now known as Union-road and Horsemonger-lane, Le all called .Union-road.—Agreed. TIIE SEWAGE QUESTION. On the Clerk reporting that a letter had been received from Mr Ellis relative to the granting the concession of the sewage of the north side of the metropolis, a discussion ensued, in which it was urged on one side that it ought to be entered on the minutes; while, on the other side, it was contended that, as it was not respectfully worded, it ought not to be entered on the minutes; and he had stated that the co;cession of the sewage had been obtained by false re. presentation. Mr LE ERETON moved that the letter be acknowledged, upon which a division took place, and this amendment was carried by a majority of 19 to 7. Mr HALL then moved, and Mr SAVAGE seconded, a motion that the letter of Mr Ellis be read, which was carried. The Clerk then read the letter, after which the motion for merely acknowledging the letter was put and c Arried by a majority of 19 to 8. THE PNEUMATIC DESPATCH COMPANY. The Engineer reported that the plan proposed by the Pneumatic Despatch Company fur laying their tubes in High-Lolbora would seriously interfere with the sewers under the control of this Board, and he recommended that the solicitor be requested to enforce the necessary require ments of the Board in respect to the m. The suggestion was put as a resolution and adopted. The routine business having been disposed of, the Board adjourned. Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Alice Jocelyn, who are expected to arrive in town to-day from St. Leonard's, will proceed to Broadlands on a visit to Lord and Lady Palmerston. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment Sores, wounds; ulcerations, and other diseases affecting the akin are amendable by this cooling and healing unguent. It has called forth the loudest praises from persons who had saffered for years from bad legs, abscesses and chronic ulcers, after every hope of cure had long passed away. None but those who have experienced the soothing effect of this ointment can form an idea of the comfort it bestows, by restraining inflammation and allaying pain. Whenever this ointment has been once used it has established its own worth, and has again been eagerly sought for as the easiest and sattia remedy fat all ulcoiOni complaints. In neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout, the same application properly used, gives wonderful relief. An Incident of General Butler's Rule a t New Orleans. The action brought by Messrs S. and A, Smith, to recover 150,000 dole., damages for an alleged trespass committedbY Gen. Butler, in the spring of 1862, by entering the bankulg house of the plaintiffs, at New Orleans, and taking away by force 60,000 dols. in gold coin, besides breaking up and tbs^ striae ing the plaintiff s ' busine s s by depriving them of their capital, came on before the New York courts on the 30th ult. Gen. Butler's counsel moved that the cause should go r before the Federal courts for trial, but the motion wa s o posed by the counsel for the plaintiffs, who read the affidavit of Mr S. Smith. In his affidavit, Mr Smith states that when New Orleans was threatened by the Federals in 1862, the people of that city feared that they would be plundered by the mob and the troops. "Deponent had about 60,000 dole. 1 12 gold coin in his safe, which h e h a d hoped to save. In this frightful consternation, deponent took 54,000 dole of the gold coin and secreted it in the a i r -c e ll s a r o und his safe, and left about 6,000 dole, of hi s own i n th e sa t e , besides a small amount belonging to some of his customers. Acmiral , drR ragut's success left New Orleans at his mercy, and Gerl Butler entered the city on the Ist of May, and the rebel soldiery fled, and there was no pillage of the town. Forthwith General Butler issued his proclam ation dated May 1, 1862, and di rec t e d ever y man to ret urn t ; his business, and pr om i s i ng th e f u ll es t pro tection. Pa ponent did not suppose that thi s so l emn proclamation by general of the Unit e d St ates was i nten d e d as a d e lusion a n . d a snare, and opened hi s b an ki ng -h ouse i n th e f u llest coe . fl dance that the general would no t v i o l a t e hi s plighted MO' The secreted coin could not be reac h e d w ith out tearing do wn a wall of masonry, and d e p onen t b e i ng unw illi n g to exc ite notice by tearing down a h ea vy b r i c k wa ll an d withdraw ing the coin, when the city was in such a fearful state, let it remain for a few days to await events. General Butler soon began to examine into th e a ff a i r o f b an k s , bankerse ol ' men supposed to have money, for what public end n o one could understand, for what private end many were wad e t° know. On May 10 Gen. Butler ordered deponent to op' ll his safe, which he did; but the general finding but 6,ooodei° in coin in the safe while deponen:'s bonds showed 60,0e0dele in hand, demanded the concealed coin, which deponent I ' 6 ; fused to give:up, telling Gen. Butler that it was concealed and the object of its concealment, but declined to reveal the place where it was secreted. The general then ordered de:" ponent to prison, and threatened to confine him to Fort Jackson until he revealed the place of concealment, Dad ponent was powerless, without the protection of law, 01 1 at the mercy of despotic force. After being imprisoned 1° the manner above described, deponent revealed the place where his gold was secreted. General Butler tore doWII the masonry, and carried off the 45,000 dole in gold, besid es the money in the safe, and after a few days he returned t° deponent the 6,000 left in the sale and 4,000 dole of the Coo" cealed coin, keeping 50,000 dole in gold, which be has retained from the deponent to thi s h our . The gen eral then lot the deponent go, despoiled o f hi s hard-earn ed property, and with his b usi n ess b ro k en u p an d destroy ed ' Thu statement that this gold was condemned by military commission as the proceeds of the robbery ° the United States Mint at Now Orleans' is w i t hout $ shadow of truth, is utterly malicious, and is in syllable basely talse. Every dollar of it belonged to I °"' plaintiffs; it was the proceeds of l ong an d p a ti en t toil; 130 t a penny of it ever belonged to the Mint or to any Confede". rate state, office, or department thereof, and the nallit e l commission so found. That commis s ion w as compose d n 0 three able and upri g ht men —G overnor Shipley, °°'°-‘ Thomas J. Durant, and Dr Mercer—and thei r report pro v° the shameless falsity of these slanderous telegrams. 1) * ? "‘ ponent took the oath of allegiance, the amnesty oath 816° ' and is as true and loyal a man as he who, by military W ee, has taken awry the deponent's property." The court tool time to consider its decision with resp e ct to the change ° venue. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—FRIDAY. I With an average attendance of m ill ers an d dea ere a t ti o l l° morning's market wheat has met a fair coneumptiv, e , 0 r quiry, without the least cb . ange from this day week. xr 6 l remains the same. Indian c orn o p ene d ver y dull. a il ' „0 per qr cheaper. Oats and o a t mea l d u ll. B ean s and p e tit steady. Feeding barley is offering freely an d m ay be bolo . the turn lower. LINCOLN. White wheat new, 40s to 416 Red do. 36s to 38s I Old white 42s to 47s Red do 39s to 43s Barley, malting 33s to 31s [—FRIDAY. Barley, grinding.. 28 to 30s 63 Oats, old, .. 248 t t New do ''''''22s o 24 0 Beans. 40s to 42s Beans, new...... 360:10 395 WAKEFIELD—FRIDAY. Fine dry wheat met a moderate consumptive dereantirt last week's prices. In barley no c h ange . Beaus 161 lower. Averages for the week : Wheat 1528 qrs., at 4 Bs Id Oats 65 8ar1ey......... 1484 Peas .. 120 Beans STAMFORD—FRIDAY. White wheat, 40s_to 425; red, 35s to 38s per 36 atom : Barley, melting, 31s to 35 5; gr i n di ng, 27s to 30 5 Per cler Oats, 18s to 21s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 385 to 425 P qr.; new, 36s to 3;:s. BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY. During the last day or two there has been rather rti°r nf disposition shown io do business, and several parcel the West India have been sold a t p r i ces no t o btainsbl3 in 'r e , early part of the week, Refined sugar are in Unproved wand, and 6d dearer. Rum sells steadily at lull prices. COAL MARKET. Prioes of Ccal per Ton at the close of the market. s. d. ! Cowpen Hartley 18 3 Lambert's West Hart- .. 22. 6 Hetton ............ 21 9 ley 18 3 Heugh Hall .............. Bates'sWest Hartley 17 9 Kelloe.. ..... ...... 21 West Hartley 18 3 ' South K e ll oe ....... 01 u Holywell lB 6 Russel's Hetton .... ..3 Hastings Hartley lB 3 East Hartlepool ..... Wylam 18 6 Hartlepool ......... . 21 6 \A alker Primrose 17 0 South Hartlepool... •• 22 ranfield Moor Butes lB 0 St ewar t' s ........... . 20 6 Tunstall . ......... : . .21 3 Acorn Close. ........ 21 6 Eden Main.......... 2 0 Bell •••, ............ .. 2 2 6 „. Haswell ....... •• , 2 ,2 Cassop .............. ' 2 1 . u Belmont ...... Walls End. South Hetton 22 6 I KeiperGrange 21 i3raddyll'© Hetton 21 9 Framwel)gate ..21 3' Caradoc 22 3 Ships at market, 135 ; sold, 124, GRANT'S SECOND CORPS.—I n accordance With po t orders from army h ea d quar t ers , suc h arrange ltl lo l and disposition of the t roo p s opera ti ng aga i ns t Fet ers f - a iii has been made as will, t o some ex t ent, re li eve the 8- 0 i upon this corps,which has been uninterrupted since th e crossed the Rapidan in May last. From that time 11 ; t 0 the present it has been constantly marching, fighti l4 ::loo work in the trenches, and it naturally needs rest, an s " - t therefore been placed in position to enjoy it to as g re6 extent as is compatible with the interest of the service' t ile have left the second corps dead on the fields betvic eli v rt Rapidan and Petersburg," said the brave Hancock; $ t ho se time previous to his departure ; and indeed but fa/ ° , f L itt' comprising it when he took command are now lef t jjl New York Herald. o rSt BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.—Homo3vathio practitio °co and the medical profe ss i on genera lly, receramel ld , c doc' as being the most healthf u l o f a ll b everages . When trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this ef h - e r sit" there were to be obt fined no prepar a tio ns of cocoa e i " t - tie no t tractive to the taste or acceptable t o th e s tomach ' 4011 i was either supplied in the crude state, or so un ° ,7,o o * manufactured as to obtain little noti ce . J. Epps, ° 1 ,," - f ° o W I ! Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 181' Nith his attention to this subject, and at length succeedei; the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being t- r egn e l . to produce an article pure in its composition, and °_,O4. passe ' by the perfect trituration it receives in the process ",,,,`, 0 0 13 ' through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate Swinidge For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as ail,,mt dell: rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing,' a _ A ra " - Lt d dons aroma. Dr. Ilassa , l, in his wodt, "" . :,, t y ° 00 0 :; Adulteratio is," says -" Cocoa contains a great va r " --- B ari &- portant nutritive principles—every ingredient nee° „As the growth and sustenance of the body." Aga in ce e nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than d e r elt or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the Pcsiseoured breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk- d bold Di in tin-lined Alb., Alb., and 11b. labelled packets, sri all grocers, confectioners, and chemists.--EAn“i Births. c /Je ri° BUCHANIN.—Ort the 13th inet , in Paris, Lae,' -Id. Buchanan, of a son, stillborn . t. W i. ' ORR —On the 14 h inst., at Oxford, the w ife of Cap ILA., of a son. t pl. SIIDLOW.—On the 14th inst.,at Old Charlt on, Nell' Sudlow, of a son. Marriages. p SAUNDERS .—On. the 15th inst, at Christ Chtircik,Cb4r. William Saunders, Esq., of Burton-upon-Ttei ll ',7 P C O lotte Isabella, daughter of the late Charles PO' ' of Derby. WATsorr—CLARK.—On the 14th inst., at C hrifle ' i : lureP' Albany-street, Dr. Burdwood Watson, phric,l,3r-LI vant, Hants, to Minnie, on ly surviving (laugh" late Thomas Clark, Etq,'.of Leeds. FI I T a Z s_ HFLBERT.—On the D m e t a h t i h n s s t . t kir fair, ' 4 '4 Fitzllerbert. " , WO' GREY.-0a the 12th inst., t St. T rd's-on -60, or• a ,eona a Call u Sollory G E Grey, sq, formerly of Bombay' an streo, London, aged 63. 51 7.83 ' SEWEL in Curzowstreo I L.—On the 14'h inst ,at Posendale gouse. i,rail thew, John Sewell, Etq., Of the Quartericaster-11' _ thee, Hors Guards, aged 61. ho l l°. STRUT:C.—On e tho 14th inst., at Feering, Essex) t Emily Strutt, aged 74. IroOlvfiell' SPARRE.—On the 12th inst., at Brewer-street,.l 001 Lieutenant John Sparke, retired, Royal Bog -,...!...,1191 - 91 ~..!...,11 y V London: Pritaed and Frt , ffshed by WILLIAI.II 13 N‘3trand, Friner, im SUN p its of 112, Strand, in he rrecinot t of the S a voy, in the Ccl 4liatuviiex.-7atti.rday, December 17, 1,111, THE SVN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1864. Z