The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

XONE y MARKET AND COXXERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A very active demand prevails in the Money Alarket for accommodation, and 31 4 per cent. are the lowest charges for short-dated bills. A further sum of £65,000 in bar gold was with drawn f rom the Bank yesterday for exportation. In the foreign exchafages yesterday afternoon a general downward movement took place. Since Monday last the imports of specie have a mounted to £723,500, and the exports to 4:706,000. The Bank of Hol'and has raised its rate . of dis count from 3 to 31 per cent., and the Bank of Frank fort from 32 to 4 per cent. The National Steam Navigation Company is a new undertaking of great importance. It is propos e d t o p l ace on the New York station a fleet of screw steamers from Liverpool and London, of large size and capacity, which, from the regularity of their passnges, will doubtless command a full share of the steam trade, as well as that of sailing vessels. As time stall mature the progress of the company's operations, steamers are to ply to ports in South America, and, when the war is over, to the American cotton ports. Provisional arrangements have been made whereby three new steamers have been secured, and contracts have been entered into for the building of others of about 3,500 tons each. The operations of the com pany are to commence by fortnightly services each way, to be increased to weekly as soon as all the vessels are ready. The ports of departure are to be—Liverpool for the weekly line, and London to the extent the metropolitan trade May require, Reference is made iu the prospectus to the success of kindred institutions, such as the Cunard and Inman Company, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, &c. The capital required is £ 2 ,000,000, which is divided into 20,000 shares of £lOO each. The board of direction is respectably and influentially constituted, and the project is recommended by about sixty London firms, includ ing Mes s r s . R othschild, Peabody, Rodocanachi, &c. The shares are now 41 to 51 prem. Two o'CLooK. English Sto c k s continue dull and without altera tion. There is an absence of speculation in this department, and the bona fide operations are also very small. Consols remain at 93 3 for money and account. The New Threes and Reduced are 91Z ; Exchequer Bills are ls. die. to 2s. prem.; India 5 Per Cent., 1093 ; do., 4 per Cent., 100/ ; do. 4 per Cent. Enticed Paper, 981 ; do. 5 per Cent., 104, 107 ; and do. 54 per Cent., 115.1. In the Foreign Market there is not much ani mation, and prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71/ 1 Mexic an ; do., Consolides, 53 , 401 I ; •Greek, 30 1 ; d o ., Coupons, 14i, Portuguese 491 50 ; do., New Loan, 13 21 prem ; Spanish Passive, 353 4 ; and do., Certificates, 131:-. Business in the Railway Share Market has be en moderately active, but in most instances prices have shown less firmness. Great Eastern, Great Northern, and North Western have declined ; London and Brighton, Metropolitan, and Mid land, 3; and Caledonian and South Eastern, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little Change of importance. Bank Shares have also in some instances been rattier flatter. Chartered of India, London, and C hina have declined to 72 1; Union of Australia to 603 . In the Miscellaneous Market London Financial Share s have improved to 161, and Royal Mail Steam have declined to 763. The latest current quota tions for several of the principal new undertakings are as subjoined:—lndia Land Mortgage Bank, 2/ 33 prem.; East L on d on 3 to 33 prem ; Mercan tile Credit, 33 33 prem. ; Swedish Bank, 43 5 Prem. ; National Shipping Company, 53 6 prem.; and,,Discount Company, 9 10 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. R e d uce d Annuities 915 a per Cent. C onso l s A nnu i t i es New 3 per C ent . A nnu i t i es India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO9l • Ditzo 4 per Cent. 1888 .. 1004 I Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... 181 8 1065 7 Ditto 5 per Cent 1155 1 )14o 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 i Co 93 3 E$ nslols for Account, Oct, 8 - " te ' l ecliter Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Cent 1 dis 2 pm 1 dis 2 pm Ditto £5OO 1 dis 2 pm Ditto Small Bra zilian 5 FOREI pee r Cent FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. _ o .• .. p, Ditto Scrip, 1863, £l5 paid G,, g nitian 7 t Cent .. - ,-; (1 n 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ea-Coupons 1011 s — 1 Ditto Account 304 30 Dill.° Coupons — 145 i ~.D'ttto Aceoluit 401 aleNican 3 per Cent 41k 404 1 1,11/uto Account ',a Granada — Pet ttvlan 3 per Cent. Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862 ....Dritte Account r oPtuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account . ' ' 5O 49! Rn esian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St — I)Itto 5 per Cent, 1862 . Sit :dinian 5 per Cent .... Ditto Account ............ 89. spani,h 3 per Cent 1 Ditto Acc,,Junt 1 - m .stto Pneve ********************** 55 Ditto A.ccount ************ ** ........... i i Sp inish Cert. of Coup. no7fu.n'ded ******* 351 - - Ditto Account --131 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Oft' to, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per C ent. 1862 71/ 1 Dit zo A ccount 71t1 'lrene: suela 3 per Cent. pi.;to 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the a b ove paya b le i n London Consols TWO O'CLOCK. :Ditto AM , you nt ney 93 Q c 93 1 THE LATE GALE, FLEETWOOD, Friday Night. T he life ooa t o f th e N at i onal Lifeboat Institution on this t taus performed most important service to a ship .l:,,,-eckee.. crew on the Barnard Sand Bank some distance t his pl ace . L as t n i g ht it was bl ow i ng a violent gale 1 3 : 1711 signals of distress were observed to "hibited from a vessel between Fleetwood and the Foot to I'VYre Lighthouse. The lifeboat immediately put off in ' 7 of the steam-tug .gyre, which towed the boat as near -12 Sand s as she could with safety, and then cast her off, Wh en th e lif eboat was soon hidden from sight. The boat the n proceeded through the broken water on the Bank to -41'4 ti le eignal li g ht s , an d soon came i n s i g ht o f th e sc h ooner sands e rn Light s , o f P reston, which was b eat i ng over th e terii)eav,ith several sail s se t, th e sea b rea ki ng ove r her with t o rroe.. After repeated trial s an d cour ageous exertions .. o . vo 7 .e " alongside, they at lengih succeeded in getting the lacrew on board the lifeboat, amidst the hearty cheers Pi e , t ati de• The lifeboat was then so far to leeward of av al , i w u p t °d , _ that it was thought impracticable to make head for, , r utl 'r ei t . eeth Of the gale, tide, and sea, and she there- Neh ere th el :r i ? the gal e f or Sunderland, near Lancaster, of this ved,all'ilanded i n safety about midnight. The cost ticeaal Lifebes- e_ lifeboat was rently presented to the Na t Institution by recently Miss \Vaasa'. During a terrifi c DROGHEDA., Friday Night. ties lifeboat of th e A. ll ° of wind this morning from the W, at this place was tiszheotrraiin;:wi with coals, Institution stationed Gipsy, of and for thi s "Ile of rescuing the crew of the ca me ashore on th e e from Preston, which bc.ur, where she n ow reratiWi all at th e entrance to the bar cr ,edingly well on the oc casion' The lifeboat behaved ex.. Pveerelites:th:e I t t o E l A l enwi i P pg riday Night. Captain toga Priest R.N. valuable ser utiony the lifeboat belonging ''ices rendered foreig r n e very stationed at this port. to the National Lifeboat lngstiat lie states—" It was blowin g ,day, veering from south to west. heavy gale here yeater dangerous 'were three vessels in the bay anchored w° P m., there rkisiLions, with signals of distress flying. A 8t : 3 1 1, Parted from her, a; and took in tow a foreign brig, but o w i ng a t t ug went fence of the wind and heavy sea the tug Nva ,, and the vessel was left in imminent danger ot, leea shore. Proceeded lifeboat was thereupon immediately launched, and Proceeded to the vessel's assistance. Upon reaching th e b rit;' two of the lifeboat's crew were put on board, under 'hose guidance she fortunately succeeded in weathering Carmel Point, and eventually bore up safely for Beauraaris. .The lifeboa•-, behaved admirable on the occasion. There '. 171 4 50 much sea on that the boat, mast, and sails were fro -quently lost sight of between the waves, as watched from high tower on she SHARE MARKETS—This days Closing Share; Railways. Paid.i fir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMidAdo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork awl Bandon Cornwall A 2 - ets no di \ L° Do till c.p au. 10 Do. B been paid So B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 45 Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. at Edinburgh & Glasgow., st Glasg. and S. Western. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk st Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anglian st St !GreatNorthot Scotland st ;Great. Northern et Do A stock st Do Bdo St IG t. S. an, IW. of Irelan,: . Great Western st I Do Str Val gua. stock St Lancashire & orkshire st ;London and Blackwall et 'Lon., Bright,& S. Coast St Lon., Chat., and Dover st .Lon. & North Western st ILon. & Sw.th Western it 'Man., Shet., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i I Do t 5hare5........ ., st Metropolitan tit Midland 4.4.0 Do New at Do Binning. & Derby 50 %lid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. y shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line st North British st lEdin., Perth, & Dundee st iNth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase it Do Lecds st Do York st Do Carlisle.....• •• .• st North London 10 I Do New 1 9.15.4 North Staffordshire N. and S. IV. Junction it , Scottish Central it Scot N. E., Aber. stock et I Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 !Shrews. and Welchpooi it 'Shropshire Union it 'South Devon it South Eastern 3t South Wales 13.14. 1 8 Si Rt 8t 83 65 12 1 0 121 1 all all / all all 7 7i 39 (0 16 17 98 1(0 108 tit) 50 St 47 48 7 9 129 130 133 134 M 4 130 , 100 C 6 C6l 'llli 112 71 73 110 12 16 (7 105 105/ 101 IL2 49 50 130 131 1294 30 if t 8 IQO 54 65 25 17 101/ 102}: 58 L 9 88 69 119 121 1 2 p 79 80 124 126 44 46 I I 100 102 SO 62 32 33i gel oil st S. York. and River Dun 20 ;Staines,Wok.,andWok. 25 Stookton & Darlington 93 100 Pf :06 866 374 86 9a u 7} 7 fP 165 160 46 66 r 26 36 p Do Do New, 186 G !Taff Vale. I Do B Do C 50 25 12.10 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Vietoria sta. and Pim Waterford do Kilkeuny West Cornwall Hartlepool Har.dat 1 West Midland -Oxford NewportDo Do Hereford; 86 DO 170 180 len ORDINARY SHARES AND STOoItS. 83 1191 501 1 S4f 4 90 891 521 3i; 961 I BRITISH POSSESSIONS. elosin,4 har, 41, ,Tn Hallways Paid. Price. Runinesa don. 100 lt antici ma ll zeutin : all 63 45 61 io dBat& Lawrence. Gu. 5 per cent ..... 1061 1071 107 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. .06 Buffalo and Lake Huron oh 61 61 (0 Do. Preterunce . all 81 94 00 j ilutlalo,Brant,22Godric . l. p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1,7 00 Do. do. July 1, 187:-. wt. 1 00 .)o. do. Juue 1, lr , lOU 81 . .Meuttaaci S. Eastn. 1,. 100 1(5 107 st !apeTown Dock Scr., 100 It 4 106 ,tock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 4 10u 108 109 gook East Indian. gu. sp. e. to , 108 109 1081 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 lip 20 Do. do. H do. rock Grand Trunk of Canadt, iv. 22 224 100 Do. Ist Pre( . Bonds.. 411 76 78 761 7 100 Do. no. deterred...... all 62 64 lOu Do. 2d Fret. Bonus.. all 70 72 711 100 Do. do. defer. ed...... all 54 57 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deterred...... all 41 43 43 100 Do. 4th Pref. 5t0..k... all 31 33 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 27 261 stock GLlndiaPenui.gua.sp.c 10u 1081109* 1091 20 Do. New gua. sp. u... 12 11 11, 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 11 11; stock Gt. South.of India(Lini guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 107 20 4 Gt. W. ot Canada Sharer. all 101 101 20 4 Do. New ., 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 96 98 961 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 f stock Madras guar., sp. 0. Stock Do. if p. 0. Extensiol 100 101 102 102 stook Dc. .p, do lOO 18 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock 11elb.Corp.o. p. c. Buds 100 sc' Melb. di Hobson's Bay. all 58 6) 100 Do. 7p. c. Nlortg. Bds. alt A 0 Newilr uuswick rt Can& Class A and B all 3 5 Ill.C'da6 pc Ist pt bdt lou n 84 8 1 , 00. Scinde (1..0 1061 1071 107 et • Do. Delhi . I 4.: 100 106 107 ( Do. do ••• • I V. t 2 4 al) 20 Do. Punjaub t 1 all ——p et Do. Do. . f u lg , Ito 106 107 8 ock Do. Indus.l4. Flo.) lor. , lO2 104 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. bp.C.Ja. t 1877-31 Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Auto 100 1(2 104 I Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 .02 1(4 I Do. tp. c. Jan.&July. 100 93 tl4 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 VapeG.llope, 6p c,187:. 100 108 110 Do.Ap Oct.& 188( 100 109 11l Do. 189( 100 109 11l Do. Jnn. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 113 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 119 i51.11.(1i0y.6p.c...1a.5.Ju1) 100 104 1( 6 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oci. 100 - N. S.W. (iov. 5p :.,13..• 100 1014 1024 Do. p. c.,18, to 1 100 102 103 I Do. do., 1888 &upwds 100 1024 103 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I steriinv„ 1875 IOU . 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO :1 113 18. Aus G0ip.c.187.1& up lOO 112 114 112 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 110 - Do. to p.o. kii.&Ocit... 100 110. f 11111 BRITISH MINES. 2 (Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 # id - ;1111ora Amalgamated - 37# 384 - ()even G. Con.. (Tavist 1 5 ' 5 . 55 - East Basmett (1 llogan) 30 611 72 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. Id Pax - !East Caradon ...... 1.140. 261 274 - !East Carn Brea... ... . ; 3.4.0 62 7t --1 3 r1Russel (Tavistk ; 8.6.6 3) 32 - IGam.ASt.Auhyn(Gwen j sB i 13 15 - ,llreat South Tolgus 17s 45 5 - 1 11. Wheal Voraleleton 40 10 11 - !Grenville ..• 41.16. 54 6 - El erc4l's-Foot 8.1) 34 :7(6 - (I ingston Downs 4. 8.0 12 21 - Lady Bertha - Margaret I. tiny Lelani 13 21 - Marke Valley.. 4 .11yndy Iron Ore (Lim , V It 2e, - New Seto') l9l 95 105 - - North Downs 24 12 2 - tia,wet(lllo4al( 1.17.( 21 3 - .77;orth Wheal Crotty - l'ar Consols(fit. Blazey, It - 20 erovidenee(Uny Lelnt.; 10.0.7 14 46 - frouthtlaradon(St.Cleer. 1i 415 525 - S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 - - I , ..Wheat Fran.allotptn Is. ) . 1, 6 0 6 5 'Stray Park 3 0 .1 7.6 36 38 5 Vainar Sil v.(15 Lead 11i0 t., / 4 - fin Croat s 19 20 19 - West Basset. (Illogan) l4 01 1 0/ • - W C. radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 - West Seto:s - Wheal Basset (Mogan 5# 75 50 - Wheal Buller(ltedruth, 5 18 22 - Wheal Kitty (D.Lehum, 2.0.6 - - WhealLud ott Wheal MaryAnni.2len b 111 121 - Wheal &ton . . 585 175 185 - Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 20 22 - Wheal Union 3.17 24 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Stockton and Darlington, B 8 per cent., 33,E PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, Ste., bletrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 87 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gun. 7 per cent., 19 181 113 f San Paulo (lim.),gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (a,l), 221 Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 15k Western and North-Western of France, 201 FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Austrktia (iim.), 2; JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 4s Australasia, _ _ Ditto, new, 34 8k British and American Exchange (Urn.), 16 k Chartered Alen of India, London, and China, 72 k Colonial, 40 Continental, lim., 91 English and Irish (lim.), 14 Imperial Bank (11m.), 23i Imperial Ottoman, 181 j 18k London Chartered Bank of Australia, 30 London and South African, 28 London and Westminster, 80 Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (hm. ) , 61 Union of Australia, 59k 60k DOCKS. London, 691 9 St. Katharine, 69i MISCELLANEOUS. Gen. Crtdit and Finance of London, lim., 61 Hudson's Bay. 9 81 International Financial Society, lint, 10a Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 89 Joint stork Discount, 62. London Finanlial Association, Jim., 151 16, 1 16 National Dicount Comp iny, lim., 91 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 85 Ditto, new, 52 ly Royal Mail Steam, 76,1 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 5} Commander G. W. Watson, R.N., and the officers of her Mejesty's sloop Peterel, now stationed in the West Indies, have forwarded to the National Lifeboat Institution a kind contribution of £3. MONEY ORDERS.—In future when delay of Payment of a money order for ten days is desired, the re mitter must, at the time of issue, affix a penny receipt Stamp on the order, and write his name across it. The order ratiit then be handed to the issuing officer, so that the n ecess'iry instructions may be given to the paying.+ BY Com mand of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAVD /34 s':;cretary, 8t 8 cck TIM' SON. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCITOBER 31, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day, BOW-STREET. Denis Mehan was placed before Mr. Corrie, on remand, charged with violently assaulting John Whiting, a police constable in the F division. The constable stated a few evenings ago the prisoner and a man named Wiley were quarrelling in Drury-lane. He went up to them, and desired them to go away, when Wiley struck him a violent blow. He (witness) then collared Wiley, when a struggle commenced, and both fell to the ground. While they were down the prisoner Mehan came up and kicked him on the head, and as he (witness) saw he was about to repeat the kick, he put up his hand to protect his head, and in consequence he re ceived a blow on the back of the hand. He still kept his hold of Wiley, and calla for assistance, during which time Mehan kept on kicking him in various portions of the body, and Wiley endeavoured to escape. Fortunately, another constable came to his assistance, and both prisoners were secured and taken to the station-house. On the first examination Wiley was fined 40s. for the part he had taken in the transaction, but as the constable's hand was much injured the prisoner (Mahon) was remanded, in order that the nature of the injury might be ascertained. The constable is sill in capacitated from duty, and this morning he appeared before Mr. Corrie, and informed him that the divisional surgeon was of opinion that it would be a long time before he would be fit fur duty. Mr. Corrie said it was a most cowardly assault, and he should commit the prisoner to the sessions. Mehan, on hearing this, said he never struck the police man at all, but some one else might have done so, because ho had taken his (Mehan's) wife into custody for doing nothing. Mr. Corrie said he should send the case for trial, and for that purpose it would be necessary for the surgeon to attend and state the nature of the injury. He would, therefore, re oand the prisoner ttli Tuesday, but he had made up his mind what he would do on that occasion—v,z., fully com mit the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A MESSENGER.—ASSAULT.—Robert Wal lace, messenger to Miss Taylor, the keeper of a periodical office at 18, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing £ll3 in money, a post 'office order for £3, and ss. worth of postage stamps. Miss Taylor said that she left her office yesterday morn ing at half-past eleven . o'clock —the prisoner bring there-- and on her return at half-past one she found all the doors locked, and was therefore obliged to send for a locksmith to force the locks. The money in the drawers, a post-office order, and some postage stamps were taken away, and the prisoner did not return. Binstead Webb, a plain-clothes officer of the E division, said that yesterday afternoon he went to 32, James-street, Oxford-street, and saw the prisoner and his wife both in toxicated. Prisoner said that all the money he had was 60, but on being searched 3s 6d more was found upon him. On attempting to take the prisoner into custody he became very violent, and he (Webb) was obliged to get the assist ance of three constables before he could get the prisoner out of the house. Mr. Knox, on being asked for a remand by Inspector Draper, remanded the prisoner till Thursday next. Sarah "Wallace, the wife of the prisoner, was charged with assaulting a consti.blo who assisted Webb; but Mr. Knox, making some allowance for the woman, her husband having been taken into custody, and the assault not being a serious one, fined her 59. STEALING ROAD DRIFT TN HIDE. FARIE.—Two men, named Linwood and Buckingham, were charged with steal ing a cart-load of road drift from Hyde-park, the property of the Commissioners of Woods and Works. The case was proved by Browning, a park constable, who saw the prisoners fill the cart and then take and shoot the road drift outside a smith's shop in Single-lane, Lesson grove. He /hen asked the prisoners whether they had permission to take it, and on their stating they had not, he took them into custody. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners that it may be seen whether the Commissioners of Woods and Works wish to prosecute. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A BROTHER.—Thomas Gilbert Redman, an extremely respectable looking lad of 18, was charged with stealing a meerschaum pipe, value £3, and a number of other articles, Pauline Davis, the wife of Thomas, a stationer, 17, Lower Eaton-street, Pimlico, said that the prisoner having been out of employment some time, she and her husband had been very kind to him, and he was frequently there helping in the shop. Yesterday afternoon he came there as usual accompanied by another lad (her brother), and stayed there two hours and a half, when they left together. While he was there she saw him at a glass case, and thinking he was only dusting it, paid no attention, but after he was gone she went to the case and missed two pearl-handled pen holders mounted with silver, and some pencils, which were safe a short time before he came. In the morning he came again, and denied all knowledge 6f the robbery, but her brother informed her that he had also taken a pipe, a num ber of books, and various other articles, and they then gave prisoner into custody. James Bryan, the prosecutrix's brother, was then called, and said he lived in Lichfield-street, Soho, and was ap prenticed to the s3a. Prisoner, who had been in the navy, but discharged, lived with him. Yesterday he accom panied him to his sister's, and while there, prisoner took down the pipe and concealed it under the sofa. He thought nothflig mere of it till he got out in the street, when pri soner asked him to go to a coffee shop with him. They accordingly went into one in St. Martin's-lane, where pri soner showed him the pipe he had taken, six books, a church service, the penholders spoken of, and some pencils which he said he had taken from Davis's. Witness asked him what he meant to do with them, when he said, " Pawn them ;" anal the things were pawned in Hanover -court. Mr. Selfe—Did you go with him to pawn them ? Witness—l did. Mr. Selfe—Who had the tickets ? Witness—They were torn up. Mr. Selfe—How old are you? Witness—Sixteen, sir. Mr. Selfe—Did you nut stop him pawning them? Did you not know that you were making yourself as bad as if you had stolen them ? Witness—He said he wanted money. Mr. Selle—Then you consented to them being pawned ? Witness—l did. Mr. Selfe—You had half the money of course ? Witness—l had ss. of it. Mr. Selfe—What did you do with the money? Witn-st , —l spent it. Mr. Selfe— Went to the theatre, I suppose, or some worse place. You're a bad follow to rob your sister like this. Prisoner—l assure your worship he was the instigator of this rol•bery. He it was who first hinted at it, and planned it on board a steamboat. I would not accede to his request at first, but he said he must have money, as he wanted to go to sea, and I then consented to do it, and we were to share the money. Ido assure your worship I would never have robbed Mrs. Davis but for him, and Mrs. Davis will tell you that I never robbed her until I became his compa nion, while he has been turned out of doors by his step father for robbing his own mother. His very indentures had been cancelled. Prosecutrix—That is not true, for he is going to sail in six weeks. Mr. Seife—lt is to be hoped his indentures will be can celled. Police-constable 295 B proved apprehending the prisoner, who told him of Bryan's complictty in the robbery. He was then sent by the Inspector, with prosecutrix's husband, to find the other, but they tailed to discover any trace of him. This morning, when he hurried up, the sister refused to charge him, as she said he would give evidence against the prisoner. Mr. Selfe—Would the sister's husband have charged him ? Policeman—Oh, yes ; we walked about till three o'clock this morning trying to find him. Mr. Selfe—Well, if I had known what he was going to say, I should have had him before me in the dock instead of in the witness box, for he is certainly as bad, if not worse, than the prisoner. I sh.ll not let him go without good bail. It is certainly hard for a sister to charge her brother, but he ought to be in custody. I shall not let him go without good bail, as I don't know exactly what to do about this. Lock them both up, jailor, in separate cells. They were locked up. THAMES. A BRACE OF RUFFIANS —Daniel Shea, aged 28, and Joseph Early, 19, two pow erful fellows, were brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk, disorderly and violently assaulting Mr. William Henry Mills, a licensed victualler, in High-street, Shad well, Robert Wass, his potman, and James Hayward, a seaman of the brig Ryhop. Mr. Mills said the prisoners came into his house last night at 10 o'clock. They were preceded by a confederate, who asked for a pot of beer. The prisoners knew he had forbidden them to come to the house on any pretence, and that be would not serve them. Directly they entered the house they abused, swore at, and insulted every person in the house,,and without any provocation beat an old man who could not defend himself. Early struck another man, and cut his cheek. Another man received a blow on the eye, which was blackened. He went into the tap room in the middle of the disturbance and ordered the prisoner to leave the house. Shea immediately seized him by the throat, while Early beat his potman. He sent out for the police, and others called out murder. He never saw two such ruffians iu his life, They fought desperately. Wass, the potman, confirmed his master's statement. When he requested the prisoners not to make a disturbance, they threatened to murder him, and Early knocked him down. He got up, and Shea hit him on the eye. Mr. Mills was recalled, and said his reason for not serving the prisoners, and forbidding them the house was, they had often made a disturbance there, One night Shea hit a man, as he was sitting down, in a cowardly manner. The sailor, Hayward, whose name was on the charge-sheet, was seriously injured, and could not leave his ship. Roche, the jailor of the court, said the prisoners were too well known to him. They were a pest to the publicans and shopkeepers in Ratcliff-highway, High-street, Shadwell, and Broad-street, Ratcliff. They were ualwhippers, and worked one day and were idle six more. They had been in the practice of going into public-houses demanding beer of the customers, and, if they did not give it them, they used their fists. Mr. Partridge said the prisoners were lazy and savage ruffians, and had been guilty of several violent assaults. Ho sentenced them to be imprisoned for six weeks for the as sault on Mr. Mills and six weeks for the assault on the pot mar, with hard labour in both cases, the second sentence to commence on the expiration of the first. If they were ever brought before him again for a similar outrage, he would commit them for trial. European Impressions of the Japanese Ambassadors. Every one remembers, says our Paris contem porary La Patrie, the Japanese Ambassadors who last year visited France and England. We have not forgotten their inquisitive curiosity. Truly these impassionate personages should not have forgotten a single incident of the entirely new spectacle which presented itself to their eyes. It was everywhere remarked with what avidity they listened to and took notes of the explanations of their interpreter. Oa their return home they hastened to arrange these notes, which have just been printed at Jeddo. A Frenchman who has lived there for some time, on seeing this book, immediately translated and sent us the introduction, which we give word for word, persuaded that it will be interesting to our readers : ,HISTORY OF THE TRAVELS OP THE JAPANESE COMMIS SIONERS IN EUROPE. Published at Jeddo, March 28, 1863. By Fou-yah. INTRODUCTION. The races of the West all closely resemble each other. They all clothe themselves in the same manner, eat with the same ceremonies, &c. They differ little in the dark ness of their complexion and colour of their hair. Their arms are the same. The French appear to value them more than their neighbours, and we were told that they are more skilled in their use. In truth, the movements of the French soldiers do appear more lively and active than those of the soldiers of the other nations. Their sabres are much inferior to ours, but they do not appear to attach much importance to them, and prefer firearms. We never saw sword or spear exercise; to make up for this they attach a sort of sabre to the end of their guns, and use it where we use the spear. The rit or ceremonies appear very light, although it would be very wrong to say there are none ; but the most striking thing about them is that these ceremonies are almost the same for personages of rane as for ordinary men. They lift their hat and make a slight movement of the head, such is the salutation for every one. It would appear that there is but little respect for, or distinction of class. Thus, in our audience with the Emperor of France and other Sovereigns, their Majesties were not separated from us by any veil. The consort of the Sovereign was even there, neither veiled nor concealed, seated on a seat as high as that of her husband. Notwithstanding this, the nobles were extremely polite in France ; even too much so some times, especially at dinner, where, in order to please them, it was necessary to eat and drink more than was agreeable. As to the other men, they are less polite. The greater nut•nber stared at and touched us and passed remarks on us in our hearing ; nor did they conceal that they thought us very ugly. Of the women, some are Very handsome—for example, the Empress. They are, however, in general less so than in America. Their noses are sometimes higher than those of the men—they walk like men, taking long steps ; look men in the face, and laugh a great deal, sometimes very loud. In order to make themselves look taller, they make their bonnets stick above their heads. Even tho modest women dance a great deal. They hook on to the arms of the men ; and there are days when every man has a woman hanging on to his arm. Are they their own wives ? We think so. In general the women enjoy great liberty. What we say of the women of France applies to those of all Europe. The latter, .with the exception of the Dutch, are inferior to the French. We will n°t speak of their costume ; it is impossible to understand it. In the evenings it is not always decent. The men are stiff and a little proud or rough. However the respectable as well as the lower classes carry no arms. A respectable man seldom carries about him any marks of his rank. It would seem that all classes—even the upper ones—frequent cafes. Even the superior officers go to the theatre, for which they have a great passion. We have regretted more than once not having understood what was said there. Almost every one was armed with opera glasses, which were often directed at us--doubtless through absence of mind. The shopkeepers are haughty, and saluted us only in a very middling degree. They did not like us to derange the articles in their shop much, and doubtless reckoned on our buying a great deal from them. We were able to see that the mechanicians and useful tradesmen were more respected than the mere shopkeepers. The articles of diet are almost the same as with us ; how ever, they eat but little rice and fish, but, on the other hand, much meat and pastry. We were extremely dis gusted at Paris and elsewhere to see beef and mutton still bloody exposed in the most public shops. To eat beef is often medicinally useful, but; why present it to the eyes of all the world. Is it not sinful thus to despise so useful an animal ? It was truly shocking to several of our party. However, the cookery of the French is good, and their wine excellent. The wine is the best thing they have, and does not yield in anything to our " saki" (a drink made from fermented rice). The dress of the men appears at first ridiculous and cur tailed ; however, it must be convenient and economical. ;In Paris as in London, every one walks very fast, as with us when there is a fire. Their houses are so high that they must fall on the first earthquake—they appear, neverthe less, to be proof against fire. We will speak of the marvel lous things we daw in the order in which we eaw them. THE TURKISH BATH AS A CURE FOR HYDRO PHOBIA.—Dr. Buisson has addressed the following communication to the Abellle Atddicale. We give it ver batim :—" A single vapour bath is sufficient to prevent hydrophobia by eliminating the virus , nevertheless, for the sake of greater security, I caused seven to be taken in as many days, at a temperature of from 42 to 48 deg. Reaumur (127 to 140 Fahrenheit). Care should be taken to press the wound well while in the bath, in order to pro mote the expulsion. Immediately after the bite has been inflicted, wash the wound with a piece of linen dipped in liquid ammonia, and leave it on, in a moist state, for at least an hour, to neutralize the virus. My treatment does not prevent cauterization—a very uncertain process, since all those labouring under the disease whom I have treated had betn cauterized. If the disorder has declared itself, I only prescribe a single bath, and leave the patient in it till the cure is efftcted, taking care to raise the temperature gradually. Hydrophobia may last three days; experience has proved to me that the cure is certain on the first day of the outbreak; on the second it is uncertain, and on the third impossible, from the difficulty and danger there would be in conveying the patient to the bath, and keeping him in. Who would wait for the third day, knowing my treatment? Nor should one wait for the outbreak; it ought always to be prevented. Hydrophobia never breaks out before the seventh day, so that there is time to per form a long journey to obtain what is called a Russian vapour bath."—Galtgnani's Messenger.—[The original in trcducer of the Turkish Bath once said,--" I should not mind my own child being bitten by a mad dog, so certain am I that the Bath would cure him." At the first public meeting held at Cork on the subject of the Bath, in August, 1836, Mr. Urquhart spoke as follows :—" Some time since I asked a medical man to find me a case of hydrophobia, as I was convinced that disorder must yield to the Bath. He told me that my idea had been antici pated, only ons case of cure being known. It was the case of a French physician, who, having been bitten by a mad dog, and suffering from the first symptoms of the disorder, knowing that medicine was of no avail, and thinking only how he could die most easily, had himself carried into a vapour bath, there to remain till death. He remained until life. He was carried out cured." QUARTERLY RE TURN.—ThisTHE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S comprising th e b irths return, and deaths in the quarter ended Sept. 2 0, and the marriages in the quarter ending June 30, shows some important changes. " After a season of depression which extended over two years, the marriage-rate rallied in the quarter of the cur rent year, and rose decidedly above the average in the sub. sequent quarter. The improvement inCicates increased con fidence in the minds of the people in respect to their ability to earn a sufficient and comfortable subsistence. The births were more numerous than they had ever been in the summer quarter before ; and the proportion they bore to the popula tion in which they occurred was higher than nsual. But while the aspect of the returns is favourable as regards marriages and births, a talc of deaths, which is heavier than that ofany summerquarter since the year of epidemic cholera,lBs4,shows that the public h alth was far trout being in a satisfactory state. The death rate was conside7ably higher than it had been in aoy of the corresponding quarters that have inter vened since 1854. Epidemic diseases spread with destruc tive force amongst the young; and app arently the season was less salubrious than it usually is to older persons. The number of persons married iu the Lune quarter was 88.116 ; they were married at an annual rate of 112 to a hundred persons in the population. The (scrap rate for the same quarter is 1.69 per cent. In the two corresponding quarters cf 161-2 the rates were 1 . 68 and I'6l. A certain number of the prospective alliances of those two years, deferred in expectation of better times, would doubtless attain their consummation in the present year." Captain Summers, the commander of the Lady of the Lake was brought up yesterday agrin before the magistrates at Southamptot on a charge of man slaughter, through running down a boat in Southampton Water, by which a fisherman Noss drowned. Tao magis trates, after hearing further evidetee, adjourned the case to Wednesday nest, LITERATURE. Miss Kavanagh's New Novel. Queen ilTab. By Julia Kavanagh, author of " Na- _ . thalie." Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Miss Kavanagh chiefly excels in the portrayal of strong emotions. Her stories do not lack incident, on the contrary, they abound with vicissitudes, but however interesting the adventures related in her narratives, that interest is subordinate. It is not the outward actions, it is rather the minor feelings of the hero or heroine that here chiefly enlist our sympathy and enthrall our attention. Mab 4, Queen Mab"—the very charming heroine of this tale is, like "Nathalie," endowed with very ardent sensibilities. With her, as with the former heroine, love is not an illusion of fancy or a temperate aff...e tion, but the master passion of a life. As Shak spere's Juliet, the ideal incarnation of that senti ment, when excusing her own ingenuousness, ex claims— 66 But, trust me, gentlemen, I'll prove more true Than those who have more cunning to seem strange." So does Mab attest her heart's fidelity by a life's, apparently hopeless, devotion. If Nathalie chained us by her coquetry, while she moved our sympathy by her emotions, Queen Mab has higher charms. Hers is a far superior character, and we are inclined to regard her history as the most successful of Miss Kavanagtes literary achievements—always'perhaps excepting " Madelaine," that short, simple, touch ing, " tale of Auvergne" which, now some years back, revealed to us the true story of the marvellous p atience and memorable triumph of the peasant maiden of Auvergne who, penniless herself, begged for alms from village to village, and town to town, until alone she procured funds sufficient to erect a hospital in her native dwelling-place. We cannot forget the simple pathos with which Miss Kava nagh c harmed us in that narrative. Since Made leine, we have liked none of her heroines so well as that charming, fresh, original, and most loveable creation. The story is divided into four parts; the two later " Mc.b's Faith" and " the cost of the vic tory" occupy the end of the second volume, and the whole of the third, and reveal the stormy history of poor Mab's loving heart in the furnace of great tribulation, but tender and truthful through good and evil. The two earlier divisions are entitled Mr. Ford" and " Mr. Ford's son." The cpening chapters, although full of interest, are most impro bable. In deference, perhaps unconsciously, to the sensational predilections of the day, Miss Kavanagh has enveloped Mab's history in a cloud of mys tery. The " secret" (so all-essential now a-days) is very adroitly guar d e d, an d we are pro perly m ystified until th e r i g h t moment . Mr. Ford, wnose weak, wayward, impressionable cha racter exe rts a powerf u l i n fl uence over M a b' s des tiny, is well described, and his errors and his good ness alternately enlist our sympathy and excite our contempt. Mr. Ford's family residence is a gloomy mansion in Queen-square. The house and its in habitants are going to rack and ruin. Mr. Ford, Hyi ng in the neglected parlour, habitually endea vours to solace himself for the decay of his business by an extra glass of grog. His three boys would be growing up in unmanageable idleness were it not for the discipline maintained over them by Robert, the eldest brother—" Mr. Ford's son," the hero of the second portion of the narrative. While the rest of the house is in this pitiable condition, under the s uperintendence of the devoted but slat ternly Susan, absolute cairn and abiding order reign undisturbed in the lonely drawing-rooms, where Mrs. Ford, the victim of some nervous indisposi tion, has been a prisoner for seven years. Devoted to his wife, who, unhappily, has learned to despise his weakness of character, Mr. Ford, abetted by Susan, keeps all domestic troubles from the know ledge of the useless but arbitrary mistress of the mansion. Here is a specimen of this marvellous state of things : OUR MIRY ANNE. Mr. Ford closed the door on his visitor ; then going to the head of the kitchen stairs, he asked, in a subdued tone, "Susan, are the boys ready to go and see their mother?" "The boys ha' been and adone all sorts of mischief, sir," shortly answered Susan, appearing on the stairs, and speaking in the same key ; "whilst I opened the door to the strange gentleman, one ate the tart, and the other the pigeon, that was for missus's dinner. They're worse than cats, them boys—they are I" Mr. Ford had a pimple on his forehead, which he always scratched in cases of difficulty. He now recurred to it with a look more perplexed than indign an t. "I a m afraid the poor fellows are often hungry," s i g h e d Mr. Ford ; lOU must get something. el se , S usan. " "Itold m is s us the cat had done it. G o d f orgive me all the stories Ido tell in this house. And she zaid, 'never mind.' " " Well, that is all right ; is it not ?" it Why, no, sir, it ain't. The cat made me bring in Mary Ann, and what do you think missus is up to now ? Why, she wants Mary Ann upstairs." Now Mary Ann was a fiction, the myth of the household, and this was a most inconvenient wish, as Mr. Ford's lengthened face expressed. "I p u t it off, saying Mary Ann was ill in bed," pursued Susan; "but that is not all, missus wishes for fruit. Now, sir, Covent-garden is not far off: but I put it to you, air, can I get cherries at this time of the y e ar ?" " Perhaps het• house grapes would do," suggested Mr. Ford, looking deep l y p er p lexed. " Perhaps they will," doubtfully said Susan ; " and per haps tilt) , will not; but that ain't all. Missus wants an organ." 6 6 A harmonium, you mean ; well—perhaps I can get one on hire." But when Mr. Ford looked round his wretched home, when he remembered his debts and his downhill name, he wondered who would be so foolhard y as to trust him with an instrument. "Perhaps an accordion would do," said Susan, looking sagacious; "organs are only fit for churches." But Mr. Ford shook his head. His wife had been an ac complished musician, and none but a first-rate instrument would answer her. " God help me I" he exclaimed, distractedly ; " it will be all out if she does not get that harmonium, and it will break her heart, Susan, it will break her heart, not for herself, bat for the boys and me," Tears stood in his eyes, and Susan looked sorely troubled, but the accordion had exhausted her short stores of com fort. " Well," said Mr. Ford, with a deep sigh, " I must put her cff for a while ; and say lam promised one. Tell the boys to dress, and come to me, Susan, and then I'll see." "I am afraid Captain George's loud knock disturbed you," said Mr, Ford ; but it was Susan who opened-----" "And why did Susan open ?" interrupted Mrs. Ford : " Susan is to wait upon me. I must insist on Mary Ann attending to the door." Mr. Ford scratched his pimple, but hit on a bright in vention. " Mary Ann was in the dumps," he said, gravely ; I gave her warning this morning—that girl is getting unmanage able," And so she was ; and Mr. Ford, whom the practice of seven years had not yet made perfect in the art of invention, had resolved to get rid of this troublesome person altogether. Mrs. Ford shut her eyes again, and sighed ; another man would have had a footman by this ; but no—thanks to his folly and imprudence, Mr. Ford would live and die with two female servants. " Mr. Ford," she said, gravely, " do as you please about Mary Ann ; keep or dismiss her—what is it to me ? but do not take Susan from me. She has enough to do in attend ing to me." " Certainly, my love, by all means." "As to that Mary Ann, I am g lad she is going. I am tired of hearing about her misdeeds." " And she shall go," emphatically replied Mr. Ford. " Take a first-rate servant-instead," pursued his wife ; " give her twenty, thirty pounds a year if need be—a little money morn or less is no t much matter." "Of course not." "And, Mr. Ford, get mean harmonium , if you pl ease. I cannot talk, and yet the si lence ot these roo ms i s too much for me." "Certainly, my love. I real l y do bel ieve you are getti ng better," cried Mr. Ford, ardently. As may be expected, Mrs. Ford is getting better, when the unexpected and unwelcome arrival of Mab arouses alike her mental indignation and her physi cal strepgtli. Mab's arrival, and its bewildering particulars, affecting as they do the " secret" of the story, we shall not touch upon here. We cannot but think that the plot, although admirably contrived, is too much lengthened out in detail. The interest Should have been more concentrated, but we forget that as we advance. We can only feel sympathy for the heart-trials of the poor forlorn lovelorn koroine, As we have already said, lgtss Kavanagh's tales are chiefly attractive as revela tions of intense feeling, and "Queen Mab" is one of the best of that class that she has yet given us. Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's New Novel. John Law : the Projector. By William Harrison Ainsworth. Prologue, Chaps. 1.--V. Bentley' s Miscellany for November. Pleasant news for the lovers of romance! To wit that in what was originally Boz's Monthly bantling, what is still, though Boz has long ceased to have anything to do with it, one of the liveliest of our popular periodicals, Bentley's Miscellany, there is begun an entirely new and original story—a story of comparatively modern times, founded upon his torical data, and carrying us back to the begining of the last century, a new romantic narrative of mingled fact and fiction, by the author of " Jack Shepherd." Our only regret is that this new story is not to be illustrated, like so many of its former predecessors. A happier notion in the selection of his hero, eren Mr. Ainsworth has never yet had. And in the choice of his themes—as we ourselves in these columns have more than once had occasion to remark—the Romancist ot Rook wood is always peculiarly fortunate. Instance this —"The Admirable Crichton!" Instance this, again, "Dick Turpin," the famous Highwaymen ! Instance, " Jack Sheppard," the notorious house breaker, afterwards renowned (may we say, a trifle more creditably ?) in our criminal annals as the wonderful Prison-Breaker ! Instance, " Old St. Paul's," that tale of the Great Fire and the Great Plague of London ! Besides all which, who is there among Mr. Ainsworth's readers who bears not still in vivid recollection, the atmosphere of romance with which his pictu resque imagination has enveloped so many other of our grand old public buildings—yet sur viving amongst us--as is not the case in regard to the one already mentioned, namely, that swept down amidst the crashing ruins of the Great Fire, Old St. Paul's Cathedral. Palaces, for example, dating far back in our annals, such as the " Tower of Lon don," "Windsor Castle," " St. James's," and so forth—tales so exquisitely embellished by the mar vellous etching needle of rare George Cruikshank! Here, again, is as capital a subject in its way as any Mr. Ainsworth has hitherto hit upon—the wonderful life and adventures of the most extraor dinary financial schemer upon record, John Law, " the Projector," as our novelist calls him—the most audacious blower of bubbles that ever breathed the breath of life. The story, in its mere name, promises delightfully. And the five chapters of the Prologue already encourage this happy augury of success. Here is our romancist's vivid portraiture of his hand some hero— Businese done. 1291 111/ 71, 112 11i 46i 'lO4l 51 4/ I sot 4 1 504 1 130/ 30 1129 i JOHN LAW, THE LAIRD OP LAITRISTON. John Law was just then 34, but he looked almost 10 years younger. His personal advantages were remarkable— figure tall and commanding, slight, but admirably proportioned; features classical and regular in outline; eyes large, azure in colour, and somewhat prominent; complexion delicate as a woman's. Yet, with all this apparent effeminacy, a very manly spirit dwelt in his breast. John Law was remarkably active, excelled at tennis, rode boldly and well, was an ardent sportsman, expert in the use of pistol and small sword, and his courage had already been proved in more than one encounter. Though no shallow fop, who thought only of decorating his handtome person, John Law did not disdain the aid of dress, but, as we have seen, set himself off to the best ad vantage, just as he sought to improve his great natural endowments by study and art. In his tr anner there was perhaps a little—very little haughtiness, but it was totally devoid of insolence and assumption, and the pride he mani fested seemed almost inseparable from the consciousness he could not fail to possass of great mental powers and personal advantages. When he was resolved to please, his manner was so fascinating that he was quite irresistible. Whether that smooth and serene brow could ever be darkened by frowns, that soft and suave expression be obli terated by angry passions, those eyes of summer blue and a:most dove-like tengerness emit terrible and scathing glances—whether any such changes as these could be wrought, will be seen as we proceed with our history. The scene in St. James's-street with the Irish sedan chairmen—the scene in White's Coffee House where Law plays at Basset among the " Swells " of those days (then called " Beaux") and breaks the bank— the scene in the Ring at Hyde Park, where the two heroines are introduced, to wit, Belinda and Lady Kate—all these lead amusingly up to the incident of the present instalment (with the climax of which, it closes)—the Duel in Hyde Park between old Beau Wilson and young Charlie Carrington. We look forward with lively interest to the continuance of Law's adventures. The Prince Consort Memorial Fund. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the General Committee appointed at the public meeting held in January, 1862, to superintend the subscription then set on foot towards raising a national memorial of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort was convened at the Mansion house with a view to the final disposal of the fund, so far as they were con cerned, in accordance with the commands of her Majesty, communicated by Sir C. Phipps. The Lord Mayor acted as chairman, and there were also present Sir C. W. Dilke, Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Gregson, M.P., Alderman Wilson, Mr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge, Mr. Henry Spicer, Mr. Godwin, Mr. Charles Hill, Mr. Winck worth, Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. H. Ghinn, Deputy Obbard, Mr. S. P. Low, Mr. Hartridge. Mr. A. Croll, Mr. Goodman, the Rev. Michael Gibbs, Vicar of Christ Church, Newgate-street, and Mr. Samuel Brown. The LORD MAYOR having briefly stated the object of the meeting, Mr. Goodman, the Clerk of the Peace, at his request, read the subjoined commußi cation, which had been addressed to Mr. Cubbit, M.P., the President of the Fund, shortly before his death : "Balmoral, Oct. 2, 1863. "Dear Sir, —I have received the commands of her Ma jesty the Queen to inform you that her Majesty has ap pointed an Executive Committee, through whom it is her Majesty's intention to communicate her own personal directions for the carrying out and execution of the national memorial to her beloved husband, the Prince Consort, and the Queen has also named trustees (Viscount Torrington, Sir Alexander Spearman , with yourself and myself) into whose hands it is her Majesty's desire that all sums collected either by public subscription or vote of Parliament, should be paid, and who will hold the funds, subject to the orders of her Majesty, conveyed through the Executive Committee. " I am therefore directed to request that you will move the trustees of the Mansion-house Subscription for the Na tional Memorial, to cause the sums at present standing or invested in their names, to be transferred at the Bank of England to the account of the trustees appointed by her Alejesty, to whose account the sum voted by Parliament has already been placed by the Government. "Believe me, dear sir, sincerely yours, "C. B. Pliirrs." A report from the working committ ee read by Mr. Goodman. They stated that they had next taken such he ld meetings from time to time, and had was s teps as they deemed necessary for accomplishing b the duty assigned them. The cant utions received by them amounted to £54,355 odd,l and after pay mentr of the expenses inc urre d i n adve rtising, print ing, &c., and other disbursements on behalf of the t r ustees, they had invested £34,233 15s in the pur chase of 5 per cent. East India stock, and £17,000 in 3 per cent. Consols , in addition to the accruing interest upon those funds, amounting to £3,009 4s ld, which had been also invested in Consols, making a total of £54,242 19s ld, excl us i ve o f a b a l ance of b £236 Os 9d i n the ands of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and uen er Co. a t l he bankers, to the credit of the fund. The Committee tee at its meeting on the 26th of 1862 February, ,authorised the treasurer and trus tees " from time to time to advance and pay out of the f un d such sum or sums of money as m ight be required by the committee of advice nomi nated by her Majesty the Queen." In pursuance of that authority 600 guineas bad been paid to the architects selected to submit designs for the memorial, and £43 4s. to defray other expenses, making altogether £673 45. The committee had observed with much sat i s faction not only the deep and sincere symPathY expressed by contributors in their correspondence,. hut also the large number of smell contributions, furnshing, as they thought, a convincing proof of the general sorrow felt by all classes of the community, an d of the propriety of the measures adopted at the Man sion- house, for raising a national memorial to cop. memora t e the virtue s of the late illustrious p l i, ce presi dent,They could not, they said, close their report with out referring to the death of their respected Gallia, by whom the first meeting Mr. at th mamio _house W(l5 convened, which resulted in thee appointment of the General Comtuittee, and the adoption of the uneasnros referred to in their report; and they took that opportunity of marking the high sense they entertain ed of his uniform courtesy in presiding over their maetiugs, and the wiirm inte rest he took in the progress of the fund. On the motion of Mr. GREGSON, M.P., seconded by Mr. BODKIN, the Assistant Judge, it wo; un animously resolved theft her Majesty the Queen having intimated her plea sure that the amount now invested in the funds be ti .ansferred to the trustees appointed by her Majesty, Imd to whom the maney voted by Parliament had already been paid, the trustees of the fund be an horised to transfer the sum so invested, in more lance with the Queen's commands. A conversation then to,);'s piece in which the Lord Mayor, Mr. Godwin, Mr. Hartridge, and other gentlemen took part,, as to whether it was desirable or otherwise to continue the Mansion. House Committee. Mr. TITS, M.P., asked win a the use could be of their remaining incorporated after passing a reso lution to part with the money. The fo rm o f th e memo rial had been decided up on ; the G overnment h a d handed over the Parliamentary grant, and the trus t e es nominated by the Q ueen desired o n been e t e o t nh at have phi-. a: the rest of the money , in order to g o work. What was the use , therefore, of th eir kee p ing themselves together ? T he design of m,.G.1 bert Scott for the proposed memorial had proved, and they had no mean s of control, e i t h er in point of taste or of execution. Unless, indeed, it was to collect fresh subscriptions, their continuance as a committee would be simply an impertinence. He believed, if they wanted to do so, they m i ght raise more money. The time might come when the sum now subscribed would be found all too little, having regard to the splendour and extent of the work ; but, as to any artistic control, that was at an end so far as they were concerned.' The conversation then dropped, with the under standing that they would continue to exist as acorn mittee in the event of occasion arising for inviting additional subscriptions. On the motion of Mr. I'm, seconded by Alder man WILSON, a resolution was unanimously passed, expressive of the regret of the meeting at the death of Mr. Cubitt, their late president, and of their high estimation of his great public spirit and exemplary life. At the instance of Mr. GODWIN and Mr. CHARLFM HILL a vote of thanks was accorded to the Lord Mayor for taking the chair, and the meeting separated. SECONTD SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE.---This Da• NEWMARKET RACES—Turs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Cadiz • Cheerful Five ran. 2 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Birthday filly Topsy 3 2 Country Maid Four ran. £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Iphigenia Corsica 4 Eighteen ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Turnus filly Tadmor colt Four ran. HOUGHTON HANDICAP. Al ehymiet Peignoir Eighteen ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES..-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SWEEPSTAKES OF (.5 SOPS. Miss Emma 1, Jessie Eleven ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Canzonette Acteon Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOUS. Airedale Loafer Five ran. Mr, Sergeant Shee and the Vacant Judgeship (From the Law Times of To-day.) The Lord Chancellor is neither a bigot nor a fa• natic, but a man of large and liberal mind, having nothing in common with Exeter.hall. Hence the surprise so generally felt at the rejection of the un doubted title of Mr. Serjeant Shce to the vacant judgeship: We have reason to believe that the Lord Chancellor did not in this act upon his own impulse, but was overruled by other influences. It is true that the Puisne Judgeships are the exclu sive patronage of the Great Seal, and, as a rule, the Chancellors permit of no interference with this the most prized of their patronage. Nor is it probable that, on the present occasion, any direct pressure was put upon Lord Westbury; indeed, even a show of it would suffice to insure the rejection of the can didate so presented. But there are indirect ways of conveying desires, that are not offensive in form, and yet effective in substance. A surmise of the manner in this case will probably not be far from the truth. In the balanced state of parties the Government is notoriously dependent for its existence upon a com bination of sectional groups, the defection of anyone of which would at once place the Ministry in a mino rity. Not the least important, alike by its ac tivity, its zeal, and its numbers, is the party o f whom Lord Shaftesbury is the leader, and that potent in fluence has been given to Lord Palmerston through the medium of his relative. But for the support thus proff ere d amp l e remunerat i on is demee:ie. It and exacted. L or d Sh a f tes b ury c l a ims the fear _ • siastie a l p a t ronage, and possesses ' l The . speech of this party may be seen in the wavering ; his and hesitating acts of Lord John . Th i s was treatment of the American the party that dictated the reject ion a to t h e judge mount claims of Mr. Serjeant She an Catholic the Roman Catholic . ship, and the ostracism of whose profession is the para litthiees c is au o f used to be reli- Liberalism, and whose principle lawyers by a Governmen.nteipqiueesti°f gious liberty. Roman Catholic so much surprise is, mani fest; but that which the revival of Traced Chancellor, usually so firm i n his that the Lord .Btellt in the maintenance of resolves and so pers is tent be the truth d:tholircluisracbei believes to b have permittedoii uob nobler e m f i e n a d r , 8 and the that which he a o n f d h t i la s at c he right, should hiscol leagues bidding contrary to his leagues to away done and more liberal principles. larger own The Times has been silent upon this most grave should have matter, but the Daily leleyraph, although an habitual and very zealous supporter of the Govern ment, has bravely exercised an independent judg ment, and denounced the ostracism of Roman Ca tholic lawyers in an article which i sgratifying to us in this, that,if w e were the first to protest against the wrong, we do not now stand alone. The complaint of the Profession is echoed by the public. ~.........______ B URIED IN A 'WELL—On Wednesday afternoon last a fatal accident occurred at the village of Old Baotou], near Nottingham. About half-past 2 o'clock a nlan named Willi am M arr i o tt , 61 years o f age, was engage d in removing bricks from an old well. He had got nearly to the bottom, and was standing upon a ladder, when he was warned by th e man w h o was d raw i ng th e b ri cks ou t that t h e s id es o f t h e we ll were not sa f e, an d h e had much e better ascend. Marriott, however, refused to co me nt. In a few minutes the sides g ave wa y, f e ll in him,ll lrn_, and he was completely buried. Au al a rm was rioreiend, and seve ral men were speedily engaged in endeavou g to rescue could rescue before him, but upwards of an hour elapsed his be and quite dean. be found. He was then standing erect upon the ladder,