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I❑ explanation of our meaning in saying which, it will be enough for our purpos , . if we here particu larize the fourteenth chapter of the first volume of this History. What earthly goer! purpose Mr. King lake may, in some fit of wild hallucination, have proposed to himself the ambition of subservingwhen sitting down to write that deadly perversion of known facts, it would be difficult for us in any way to conjecture. The advance of truth it cannot possibly be : for truth has really little or nothing -whatever to do with it. In penning the pages we refer to, the member for Bridgewater would appear to have altogether overlooked several most im portant and significant considerations. He has apparently lost sight of the fact that for ten full years the reigning Emperor Napoleon has been living there in the midst of the French people, in the midst of the Parisians—not surrounded, like President Lincoln, by a bodyguard armed to the teeth, not carrying about with him, like the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, perpetually concealed upon his person, loaded firearms, by way of individual defence—but living there in France, in Paris, happily, peacefully, with his wife and child, driving about the streets, walking upon the pavements, at his own free will and pleasure, unharmed, nay, more than that, greeted with frequent evidences of loyalty and admiration. Again it appears never to have occurred to Mr. Kinglake that the creature, the wretch, the "demon" he describes in this singu larly malicious chapter of his history, though ao despicable and detestable in the estimation of Mr. Kinglake, has nevertheless during all these years past been good enough, in the estimation of our vir tuous Queen, to be admitted to her M.jesty's per sonal friendship, and to salute her Majesty with his lips upon his arrival as her guest at Windsor Castle. The animus, however, in which the writer of these otherwise noble volumes of modern history takes up his pen to write (History ?) about the reigning French Emperor, may be understood at once to partake of the nature of a monomania, when it is found to have beguiled Mr. Kinglake into such extravagances as those scattered with so lavish a hand through this grimly chapter fourteen ! Amenities, they are, such as, in our mere remembrance of them, stink in our nostrils. Instance—his describing Napoleon 111. as a poltroon so very base and despicable that at Stras burg, at Boulogne, at the Coup d'Etat, at Magenta, and at Solferino he turned green with fright ! Again the phobia into which Mr. Kinglake has been bitten may be appreciated readily enough when ever (as though it were the sheen of water that he saw !) he recognises the glint of this theme rising before him at intervals in the eourse of his narrative ! For—at such times—he is just fairly beside himself. St. Arnaud can never once hardly be mentioned otherwise than as " St. Arnaud, formerly Le Roy." As if Frenchmen were not often in the habit of chang ing their names, without the fact of their so doing constituting any brand whatever of their infamy. As well refer perpetually thus, as with a crushing irony, to " Voltaire formerly Arouet," or to " Lamartine, once upon a time Du Prat." The taunt is here simply ridiculous. The arch fiend himself, to the view of our author, is his Imperial Majesty. Scanning hint as from a lofty eminence, the writer manifestly feels some what as great a disproportion between their re spective natures as that experienced elsewhere by those " Superior Beings" (described by Pope) who, " Admiring wisdom in an earthly shape, Would show a Newton as we show an ape I" Depicted by Mr. Kinglake's damning brush, it is not an ape, however, that is here revealed to view— but rather a satyr-like, gorilla-like, Fiend Incarnate. And, so far from that kindly old proverb being in any way right which tells us that, after all, he is not quite so black as he painted, Mr. Kinglake assures us confidently—he is far blacker. From first to last—it is the painfullest error of judgment. The whole of these pages, moreover, are writ ten in the vilest taste—the view taken being invi dious and ungenerous to the last degree, we will not say merely to a great man (as he is), but to what is of far larger worth in the view of humanity, to a heroic army and to a great people. Otherwise than in this particular, and in the faint echo also of that pernicious cynicism (in all the references made to the holy mysteries of Christianity), which constituted the conspicuous blemish of Eothen, Mr. Kinglake's luminous record of the Invasion of the Crimea is a work at once quite worthy of his genius, and another glory added to our literature. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 47s 10d ; barley, 35s Od ; oats, 20s 2cl ; rye, 35s Od ; beans, 36s 7d ; and peas, 37s sd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s 7(1 ; barley, 34s 6d ; oats, 20s 5d ; rye, 35s 10d ; beans, 36s 10d ; peas, 38s 2d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 85,783; barley, 91,980; oats, 16,332; rye, 25; beans, 4,418; peas, 1,662 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts on sale in our market to-day was only moderate as to number; but the general quality of the stock was good. All breeds moved off slowly, at prices about equal to Monday. The best Scots and crosses realized 4s 10d per 81bs. We were rather scantily supplied with sheep, for which the inquiry was in a sluggish state, at previous currencies. The top figure was 5s 10d per 81bs. We have to report a slow sale for calves—the supply of which was by no means extensive—at Monday's quotations, viz., from 4s to 5s per 81bs. Pigs were tolerably firm; but mulch cows wery dull, at late rates. Per 81b. to a a. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, et - c. 4 84 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 10 Suckling calves, 10s to 20s 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Cows 132 Sheep 3,142 Calves 290 Pigs 3OO ink the offal. s. cl. s, d. Primecrs-wool do. 5 0 5 6 Prue. S' thdown 0.5 8 5 10 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 ; Small porkers ... , 4 6 4 8 ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. Sheep Calves Pigs .... MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENTIALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules steady, as follows:-- Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d , mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 8d per Gibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, January 21.—The supplies of stock were somewhat on the increase, and the trade ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d; mutton, 4s Od to 58 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, January 21.—Prime stock was in fair request, at full prices, otherwise the trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10c1 ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s 2dto 4s 8d ; pork, 4s tkl to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 10s to 18s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 29s ; and milchcows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 10s ; and straw, £ll2s to £1 16s per load. A slow demand. CUMBERLAND..—Mettiow hay, £2 Os to £4 5s ; clover, £3 108 to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. Trade heavy. WHITECHA.PEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to XI ss; clover do., £3 10$ to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 12$ to £1 16s per load. Supply good. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. at noon—W est ; LONDON, Jan. 22 . — W ind this da y strong bietze, and cloudy weather. TORBAY, Jan. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Johan na Hendrika, from Amsterdam for New York. PLyNtouTn, Jan. 21.—Wind W.—Arrived—Fortuna, from Smyrna, with loss of boat and bulwarks, and damage to bowsprit. 11,AmsnATE, Jan. 21.—Wind W.—Arrived—Ellen, from Middlesborough for St. Valery, assisted in from off the North Foreland, very leaky, and with cargo shifted, boat stove and bulwarks carried away, and three feet water in her hold. PORTSMOU TH, Jan. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Mars, from Malta ; Commerce de Paris, from Havre for Rio Janeiro. (37 MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, January 21—Yorkshire, from Melbourne ; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne. January 22—Delta, steamer, from Oporto. Sailed, January 21—St. Petersburg, for Konigsberg. January 22—Lord J ohn Russell, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Eleanor, for Bermuda ; Eirene, for the East; Sappho, of Liverpool, for Cardiff—all from London; Syren, of Arundel, from Sunderland, for Newhaven, lost her anchor and chain ; she has been supplied with anchor only. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.—At a special meeting of the members held on Monday, Jan. 19, Mr. Wm. Pole, M.A , F.R.S., treasurer and vice-presi dent, in the chair, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was proposed and unanimously elected honorary mem b er and the vice-patrol; of the livyel Institution. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues quiet and steady, the supply of bills on offer being moderate. The biddings for 40,00,000 rupees in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng land. The proportions allotted were—To Calcutta, 18,90,000 Rs. ; to Bombay, 19,50,000 Rs.; and to Madras, 1,60,000 Rs, The declared minimum price was as before—ls. 11?-,,d. per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and Madras. The applications, within the limits, were for about 140 laes. Tenders on Calcutta, at 25., will receive about 85 per cent.(; on Bombay, at 25., about 14 per cent., and above that price in full ; and on Madras, at 2s. in full. The Yorkshire, from Australia, has arrived, with £303,636 in specie. _ _ At the forthcoming meeting of the Scottish Aus tralian Investment Company, a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum will be proposed. The Bank of WTales is a new monetary establish ment, instituted with a view of supplying more accommodation to the mercantile and agricultural classes of the principality, whose continuous and increasing development of native wealth demands a corresponding expansion of financial facilities. The means of the present banks in North and South Wales are said to be restricted, and the directors believe that withn larger capital at their command, and the influence of their connection, success must attend their efforts. The directors have, moreover,en tered into negotiations for the purchase of private banking establishents, so that they will in all proba bility be enabled not only to commence operations immediately, but also to promise a dividend at no very distant date. The chief officer for the manage ment of the undertaking will be in London, and branches are to be established in all the principal towns of Wales. The nominal capital of the bank is to be £1,000,000, one-half of which is to form the first issue in shares of £lOO each. The project has been favourably received on the Stock Exchange, and the shares are 11 to 2 prem. Notice has been given by the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad (Eastern Division) Company that the pay ment of interest on the Trustees' Mortgage Certifi cates of the company will be commenced on the Ist proximo. It will, no doubt, be highly satisfactory to the shareholders to learn from this announce ment that the long-continued embarrassments of the undertaking are so far overcome, and it will be an additional gratification to know that the suc cess attending the Atlantic and Great Western Railway will materially assist in the attainment of the same object. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures txs under : 1863. 1862. Great Western North-Western South-Western I;righton Midland South-Eastern Great Northern I aneashire and Yorkshire 31,120 30,595 Bristol and Exeter North- Eastern Great Southern and Western of Ireland 7,324 7,035 Edinburgh and Glasgow These returns are generally of a satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an in crease of £2,039 ; on the North-Western, £4,482 ; on the South-Western, £1,264; on the Brighton, £965 ; on the Midland, 2,388 ; on the South- Eastern, £1,673 ; on the Great Northern, £2,423 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £525; and on the North• Eastern, £1,364. The Edinburgh and Glasgow, however, shows a decrease of £437. Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool cotton market to-day was steady. Sales about 5,000 bales, at nominally unchanged rates. The Three per Cent. Rentes opened to-day, at Paris, at 70f.10c. being 5 per cent. better than yes terday. Taere has been a quiet market to-day for the English Funds, and the small amount of business negotiated has not occasioned the slightest altera tion in prices, Consols being 921 a for transfer, and 928 I for the account. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced remain at 924 4 ; Exchequer Bills are rather firmer at ss. to Bs. prem. ; Bank Stock is 235; and India 5 per Cents. remain at 1081 t• In the Foreign department no material alteration has occurred, and business continues rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are lilt at 708 s ; do., 1862, at 668 ; and the :7onsolides,4ol 3-; EgyptiPn have improved to 951 96 ; do., 2d issue, to 951 ; Greek to 164 17; Italian to 691- 70; Peruvian, 1862, is heavy at 871; Portuguese, do., at 461; Russian, do., firm at 96; Spanish Passive are 248; do., Cer tificates, 91; and Venezuelan 6 per Cents., 604. Business in the Railway Share Market continued dull, and prices, in most instances, have shown less firmness. Great Western, Lancashire and York shire, North Western, South Western, and North Eastern (Berwick) have declined 55.; while South Eastern improved 10s. ; and London and Brighton, £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines were without change of importance as regards prices. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull, at about forme/ quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 92/ i New 3 per Cent. Annuities 8. umuties, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 15 346 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2li x d India Stock — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditte Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 95 , •Itto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 k g D ft. Bonds £l,000 Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, Feb. 5 9 23 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 7 5 8 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Egpptian 7 pet Cent 96 54 4 4 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins.. 164 17 Ditto Coupons 6l Mexican 3 per Cent - Ditto Account 324 New Granada 2 per Cent Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 121 Peruvian 41 per Cent. .. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account.. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Ac3ouut 47 Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 2l 1 pm Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 44 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 .. Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred -- Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account. 7 04 4 I Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Accoutre . Venezuela, 3 per Cent ZDitto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Ditto Account. 70 694 1 ConDsitotlos,Alvelcoonuenyt ........ .................. T....1..i...R....E6E9992210'CL0CK. an An influential meeting, representing all p ar ti es , unanimity, was held servic e g sc o and distinguished by ear nest un in the Mansion . h ouse y esterda y , for the ing and urging the c laims of the Galwa y Mail stef upport- a s mpa cke t Company to a restorat ion of the subsid y for p o stal between Galway and America. The custom of firing cannon at St. Petersbur g on the anniversary of the retreat of the French from Moscow in 1812 is henceforth abolished. The Emperor Alexander is said to have remarked that the anni versary having been celebrated fifty times, it should now cease. The Minister of the Interior has accorded to the department of the Gars a sum of 35,770 fr., chargeable on the credit of 3,5' o,ooofr. opened in the Budget of 1863, for grants to facilitate the completion of vicinal roads. The health of the King of Prussia continues to improve. His Majesty was engaged on the morn ing of the 18th with the Count de Bismark, and afterwards received Baron de Wrangel and M. Illaire, Cabinet Councillor, PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 95 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 97i 8 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent. pref., 116 f 7 London, Chatham, &c , Metrop. rat., B 6 per cent., 101 Metropolitan, 5i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4J per Cent., 92b Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 984 Wilts and Somerset, 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Ihn.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 Dutch Rhenish, 14 I N. Rail of Buenos ayres, gua. 7 per cent. (Rm.), San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., gi—Ditto (all), 23i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 231 FOREIGN MINES. East del Rey (11m.), II Fortuna (lim.), 41 Mariquita, ; I Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lim.), Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.),lf ; 1 United Mexican (Urn.), 51 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lira.), DOCKS. East and West India, 1361 JOIN T-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 94 51 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 24; 5 Australasia, 781 8 Bank of Egypt, 26 51 British North American, 51 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 9; 10 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chins, 211 1 Eng., Scot., and Australian Chartered, 21* Hindustan, China, and Japan (lira.), 81 % 8; London and Brazilian (lim.), 311 London and Colonial (lim.), 3 London and County, 39 * London and South African, 25,1 London and Westminster, 80 1 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), Reserved iss. at L 2 pm., 8} I Oriental Bank Corporation, 56 i 6 Ottoman Bank, 3' 4—Ditto, new, 81 7; Standard of British South Africa (lira ), 9/ Union of Australia, 4 .1 50 Union of England and France (lim Union of London, 3211 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 18 Crystal Palace, 311 g l i l a i n s a lr r n i d g. a A t i u o n s t r c a a l i a a n l Co , er, 2 Ita National Discount Company, 8} Peninsular and 0 iental Steam, 74) Scottish Australianl 7 Investment (lim.), 140 394 Mazzinian Modica, M. Arb3erthZ3 A Turin correspondent ------- pa _ondt of the Nord says:—"The The fact shows the im ar p i a o r h ti a a v li i t n y g o b f e t e h n e G electedoverndmepeuntty, whicht here. e b e t o a n i o n te e s d t., 7 unexpected success at remained neutral in the th o o rne g y for to th T ei u r rin . a warning de la Cote d'Or, has Another paper, for an article on Mexi canr.umour that the Italian been visited with , affairs, and for repeamtiandgnegaa ; there Oonnlythe events in Minister in Paris had the general specific charge is stated object N t o o allegation that the article contains throw discredit on the Government," and that the Mexico " calumnious allegations, hay n i of the Italian Minister's visit to Turi n Was attributed riorioue diplomatic di ffi Quitiee, ' COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Jan. 21. The Queen walked out yesterday afternoon ac companied by Princess Helena and Princess Louise. Lady Napier arrived at Osborne yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale arrived at Orleans House, Twickenham, a few days since, from a tour of visits. His Excellency the Belgian Minister has taken a mansion in Grosvenor- square for a term of years. The Earl of Chesterfield and Lord Huntingfield have left the St. George's Hotel. The Earl of Dartmouth left town yesterday for his seat, Patshull House, Wolverhampton. Lord de Lisle, Lord Methuen, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Hughes, and the Hon Mr. and Mrs. Mines have ar rived at the St. George's Hotel. Lord and Lady Norreys will leave town in a few days for Wytham Abbey, Berks, the seat of the Earl of Abingdon. The Baron and Baroness Khan have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jerniyn-street, for Vienna. The Right Hon. B, Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left Grosvenor-gate for Hatfield House, Hats, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury. The Rid de Grey and Ripon, Under Secretary of State for War, accompanied by Colonel Jervoise, Deputy-Inspector-General of Fortifications, with Mr. Bruce, Under Secretary of State for the Home-office, also Mr. Loch, Private Secretary to Sir George Grey, visited Portland on Tuesday, the 20th inst. They inspected the fortifications on the Verne, and were shown everything there by Major Nugent, Commanding Royal Engineers. They afterwards proceeded to inspect the Convict Estab lishment, over which they were conducted by Captain Clay, the governor, and Captain Buller, the deputy-governor. On leaving the prison, they visited the Portland Break water, and returned to Weymouth. A letter from Munich states that three days back the King and Queen of Bavaria honoured a ball given by the battalion of National Guards with their presence, and joined in a quadrille with some non-commis sioned officers and privates of the Line as well as of the National Guard. Before leaving, his Majesty, in expres sing his satisfaction, remarked that he was convinced, if any new crisis should occur, that the citizens of Bavaria would display the same patrio'ie, sentiments with which they had formerly been animated, and which were recorded in the inscriptions adorning the ball-room. FRENCH CRITICISMS UPON CHARLES DICKENS.— The Siecle of yesterday contains a highly eulogistic article, by M. Legouve, upon the reading recently given by Mr. Dickens, in Paris. M. Legouve says :—" Charles Dickens is in our opinion one of the most remarkable authors of the present day; our sympathy for him is pro found ; he seems to us at least equal to Balzac. The same penetrating observer, and sometimes as pitiless as our novelist, endowed like him with the faculty of breathing life into the most obscure beings, and of explaining the most complex emotions, he appeals more directly to the heart than Balzac. General questions touch him; the misery of the humble moves him ; he always e n d eavours t o com b a t some injustice, to vanquish some prejudice; his scalpel is not that of the anatomist who dissects, but of the physician who would cure ; he is a great writer, an excellent man."— Galignani says :—" It is with the greatest pleasure that we are enabled to announce that this favourite writer, at the earnest solicitations of his numerous friends and admirers, has consented to read, gratuitously, two evenings more, at the British Embassy. The readings will be for the joint benefit of the British Charitable Fund and of the Paris Fund in aid of the Lancashire operatives. The selections on each occasion will be from the most popular works of our illustrious countryman. They will take place on Thurs day, the 29th, and Friday, the 30th inst., and full parti culars of the programme will be speedily publi -lied. We have reason to believe that in order to afford the public at large an opportunity of attending these interesting re unions, the price of admission will be considerably reduced." THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—The following letter has been sent round to the Conservative members of the House of Commons :—" Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that Parliament will meet on the sth of February, and to express my hope that you may find it convenient to be in your place on that day, as business of importance will probably be brought forward.—l remain, sir, your faithful servant, B. DISRAELI, Hughenden Mane', Jan. 15." THE MARRIAGE OF MARSHAL CANROBERT.— Marshal Canrobert's marriage with Miss Mac donald, of Winatr, was celebrated according to the Roman Catholic rites at the chapel of the Senate, in Paris, on Tuesday last. Owing to a recent bereavement in the family of the bride only a few friends and relations were present at the ceremony. The witnesses of the Marshal were Count Randon, War Minister ; M. Rivet and M. Alfred de Marbot. Those of Miss Macdonald included Lord Cowley, the Due de Tarente, and Sir James Martin. EXAMINATION OF ATTORNEYS.—Yesterday a public examination of persons under articles of clerkship to attorneys was held in the hall of the Incor porated Law Society, Chancery-lane. Papers were de livered to each candidate : containing questions to be an swered in writing, classed under the several heads of common law, conveyancing, equity, and book-keeping. Letters from Italy now require three postage stamps, instead of two, as formerly. The amount of postage is, however, the same, the change having arisen from the following circumstance :—The tax of a single letter throughout the kingdom of Italy has been reduced from 20c. to 15c. Accordingly the 20c. stamp has been abolished, and one of 15c. substituted. The 60c., payable upon a letter for Great Britain, can now be made up only by a stamp for 40c., and two of 10c., or by one of 40c., one of 15c., and one of sc. mIi THE BANK OF ENGLAND FORGERIES.—The work of the police in this affair is by no means at an end. Their labours were facilitated in the first instance by the disclosures of the young man Henry Brown and by the general treachery of the gang; but the clue which has yet to be followed up will be darker and more intricate. Nearly the whole of the paper intended to be used for notes of large amounts remains undiscovered, and has probably been sent - abroad. This portion of the stolen material, it may bo remembered, was said to have been given by Brown to a mysterious woman in black, at the Waterloo Station. It is believed that she was the agent of some person on the Continent, by whom possibly an endeavour will be made to use the genuine paper in the forgery of £5OO and £l,OOO notes, for which it is fitted. Some further arrests, it is expected, will shortly be made in connection with the robbery at Laverstoke Mills. RELICS IN ROCKS.—Among the morsels of a por tion of cliff which fell in the neighbourhood of Havre during the late stormy weather (says Galignani) were found three bronze hatchets. Referring to that dis covery, the Abbe Cochet, in a letter to the journals, states that those hatchets are found almost all over Europe. They are common in France, and are generally found in groups. Some of them have been analyzed, and found to be com posed of 14 parts of tin and 86 of copper. The bronze is the same as that of an antique poinard brought from Egypt and anal) zed by Vauquelin, from which it would appear that the composition of ancient Gallic bronze came from Egypt. Archraologists generally attribute hatchets of this kind to the ()efts and Gauls, and give them the general name of Celtic, Those now found are neither pointed nor polished, but just as they came from the hands of the founder. One of them had formerly a ring by which it was suspended. BRITISH COLUMBlA.—Yesterday afternoon a me E t ing of the British North American association was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the pur pose of hearing an address from the Hon. Malcom Came ron, a member of the Canadian Legislature, and delegate from British Columbia to this country. The meeting, which was well attended, was presided over by the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P. Mr. Cameron addressed the meeting at considerable length, pointing out, in the first place, the great importance of the establishment of a direct line of communication either by road or railway through British territory between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and passing over the eastern range of the Rocky Mountains. From surveys which had been made along the whole route, it bad been conclusively proved that such a line of commix. niet. Hon, was perfectly practicable, and to establish its prac ticability he read several extracts from Mr. Paluser's report on the subject. He was also there to claim on the part of British Columbia the right to a Constitutional Government, so as to enable it to manage its own affairs. The privilege had been granted to Vancouver's Island, and he did not see how it could be denied to British Columbia. He could state from personal observation and experience that there was not a more loyal and well affected race of men in the British dominions than the inhabitants of British Colum bia. He hesitated not to say that in climate, soil, and mineral wealth it presented as fine a field for the labourer of Britain as did any other country in the world. If a Con stitutional Government were acceded to, whereby its inha bitants could take measures for working up its resources, it would be one of the most prosperous of their colonies, but if that were denied to its inhabitants it must in a great measure be allowed to remain the hunting ground of the savage. He hoped the association would aid them in ob taining the assistance of the British Government in form ing this important line of communication. It having to pass through the Hudson Bay territories, some arrange ment with that company which the Government alone could make would, no doubt, be necessary. A resolution was adopted highly approving the establishment of the line of communication in question, and pledging the association to lend its aid in obtaining the sanction and support of the Government for its formation, Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always ,good dike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the:Judge Ordinary, Mr. Justice Williams, and Baron Channell ) CHICHESTER V. MURE FALSELY CALLED CHICHESTER, This case came before the Court on a demurrer to the petition of George Augustus Hamilton Chichester, who prayed that the marriage with the respondent might be declared null and void. The Queen's Advocate said the petition of Mr. Chichester set out that the marriage, which it was now sought to dis solve, was celebrated on the 9th of August, 1859, between George Chichester, and Lucy Virginia Oliver,whose former husband's name was Mure, and who held the office of British Vice Consul at New Orleans. The petition also set out that the lady was incapable of entering into such contract, because her husband Mure was still alive. A decree of divorce was granted in this court to Mr. Mare on the Ist of July, 1859; and the 20 and 21 of Vic. provided that either party could appeal to the House of Lords, and as that time had not expired, his marritue with the respon dent was invalid. The respondent said the averments in the petition were bad, because from the date of the pro nouncing of the decree—viz., the 9th of August, 1859—she became a femme sole to all intents and purposes, and there fore quite free to contract marriage. The learned gentleman said the present proceedings would raise the whole question of the statute, and was of the last importance to every person in this country who might seek relief in that court. The 55, 56, and 57 sections of 65th chapter of the Act 20 and 21 of Vict, was clear under those circumstances, the marriage of the petitioner was clearly null and void, and of no effect, as nothing could be more definite than the meaning of those provisions, viz., that no marriage could be contracted by the parties to a decree of divorce before the expiration of three months from the date of the decree, because until that period had elapsed the House of Lords had the power of reversing the decision of the Court of Divorce. The learned gentleman quoted a number of authorities to surport his argument. Dr. Middleton followed on the same side. His observa tions were to the effect that the marriage of Mr. Chichester with the respondent was invalid, and therefore there was no necessity for the present proceeding. Dr. Spinks and Mr. Williams appeared for and supported the petition of Mr. Chichester. The Judge Ocd . nary, on the part of their lordships sail although there was no difficulty about the present case, yet, considering that the decision will be of much import ance to others they wou!cl prefer putting their judgment into waiting before it was delivered. The peculiarity of the present case is that the marriage of the respondent was dissolved with Mr. inure, on the ground of her adultery with the present petitioner. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1863. SHARE MARKETS--This Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuItS. Share Railways. 13.14 liir.. Vol., and Str. Val Illythe and Tyne. dost.,Sleat.,andMid.o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ork and Bandon Jornwall A gets no di \ Do A till6pe.pan.haF Do. B been paid to It. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A. stock Ditto East A ugh an st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Do. £5 shares (t. S. ant W. of lrelano Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool: Lancashire .l Yorkshire London and Blackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover. Lon. & North Westernl Lon. & Sonth Western Man., Shef., & llaryport and Carlisle. Do fi shares Metropolitan cllan d Do New Do Birming. & Derby 4id. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent 5.4.0 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiok Do, G.N.E. purchas€ Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle INorth London 1.9.16.41 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath _ _ 12.10 rVietoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.esß.l West Midland -Oxtord Do Newport', Do Hereford' Paid. I Closing 1 Business Price. ! done. 8 8i fi 7 86 68 114 1141 ei 7 41 43 13 14 86 87 105 107 95 46 42 44 2371 24i 128 129 133 134 136 138 104 106 CO (7i 1091 110 72 73 117 118 38 89 974 08 103 IC4 41. 92 10 I 128# 129 k 1 1 1 1 97 99 53 531 256 26i 99i 991 d 57 68 FBi £Bl 128 130 110 1;2 1 15i 1C 11 114 118 120 48 49 104 106 47 49 33 34 89 90 68 70 101 104 106 100 100 100 100 100 7 8 384 394 10 104 p 74 71 p 199 151 41 51 24 32 p 554 54 2 34 p d 4 p 87 90 140 145 129 134 31 29 31 651 74 109. 100 100 118 38 8 - 4 lj - 97i 8 10.1 414 I loi } 129 991 i d 89k Ei 92 2 42 44 35 37 94 26 SSIONS. Closing Price. 65 67 105 166 5 71 5 14 80 83 78 76 73 76 104 106 1(;S4 1091 106 sory4 106 i I(7i 1 lip 21i 22 75 77 65 67 34 36 48 52 33 25 33 25 105} irga l 1) rfPi 104 106 12} i2l 8 70 99 101 92 64 103 WI 97 99 93 a 5 52 53 3 5 3 5 83 85 IC5i 105 i 103} 1C4,, IP I * P 104 11)5 99 101 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—Tins EVENING. DERBY. 6to 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered, take 11 to 2) 9to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered. take 10 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered, take 13 to I) 21 to 1 agst Carnival (taken) 25 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (offered) 28 to 1 agst National Guard (taken) 2000 to 30 agst Cairncastle (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Baldwin (taken) 500 to 5 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Queen Bertba (taken) CITY BETTING—This DAY. CHESTEII. CUP. 25 to 1 agst Stradella (offered) 33 to 1 agst Black Deer (offered) 33 to 1 agst Le Marechal (offered) 50 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 50 to 1 agst Catch'em Alive THE DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered, take 11 to 2 fr) 11 to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hospodar 30 to 1 agst National Guard 40 to 1 agst Taje Bank of England Return.---This Day. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 21st day ci Jan., 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.631,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,955,365 Silver Bullion £27,605,365 £27,M5,365 1 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in clueing Exeue- Buer, Savings' anks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 4,965:298 Other Deposits 14,993,2 Seven Day and other Bills 721,921 L 38,463,925 I w. Jan. 22, 1863. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £lo 71n 1 4A ouier securities 19,393 938 Notes Gold and Silver 900,481 Coin £38,463,925 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. GLENNIE V. GLENNIE I3OWLES. The Queen's Advocate made an application to the Court to order the petitioner to pad• an additional sum as costs, over that paid into Court previous to the commencement of his suit, which was decided in its favour. The Registrar had fixed the sum at £l5O, but the expenses had increased beyond that sum, and therefore he asked that the husband be compelled to pay the additional amount. Mr. Kinglake, Q.C., opposed the application, and said it was, he thought, too much to ask that the husband should be compelled to pay all the costs the co-respondent had in curred in getting up evidence to prove the accusation of adultery against Mrs. Glennie false, and in which he had altogether failed. The Judge Ordinary said he saw no reason to disturb the arrangement that had been made at the outset of the trial. His lordship also directed that the costs of the pre sent application should be paid by the attorney on whose behalf it had been made. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A LOST DA.UGHTER —APPLICATION TO THE MAGI STRATE.—A poor woman, who appeared in great distress of mud, applied to the magistrate for his assistance under the following circumstances : The applicant, who said her name was Watson, and that she resided in Denmark-place, Soho, stated that her daugh ter, Allison Watson, had absented herself from her home for some days, and she was fearful that, being a good look ing girl, she had fallen into bad company and been decoyed from her home for some improper purpose. The applicant described her daughter as of fair complexion, and stated that when she loft her home she was respectably attired. She also stated that she had been advised to attend before the magistrate and make a representation of the circum • stance to him, in the hope that publicity being given to her application it might be attended with the desired result, the restoration of her child. The applicant having been informed by the Court that no doubt the press would assist in her endeavours to trace her daughter, she retired expressing her gratitude. NIGHT CAB HORSES.—Charles Pearse, cab-driver, badge 12,267 was charged at the instance of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as follows George Charles Smith, one of the officers of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that about four o'clock this morning, he was in Piccadilly in company with Young and the officer of the society, when he observed the defendant driving a horse attached to a four-wheel cab (2,749), and noticing the horse was very restless he examined it, and found some large open wounds on the shoulders of the poor animal, into which the collar was pressing. The animal was also in bad condition and spavined. The owner of the horse had seen it, and ad mitted it was in a bad state, and only fit for the knacker. The horse was brought in front of the court, and cer tainly bore out in its appearance the officer's statement. Mr. Knox said he should take the driver's own recog - nisance to appear in a week, and in the meantime the owner could be summoned. If the horse were destroyed in the meantime it might have some effect on his decision, but he would make no promise. ELOFEMENT,—Friday Last a person who ham re sided for some time in Belfast, and has given him self out as " a French doctor," eloped with a wa‘herwoman. "The doctor 'i is a married man, and has considerately left his wife and three children to the care of the poor law guardians. His companion is also married, and the mother of a little boy about four years old ; b h u re t e b o e r r husband, a sailor, has not been heard of f lived four years. The parties, both because long enough to have sown their "wild n's brother-in-law. acquainted at the sick bed of the wonia; terred in Friar' The "doctor" saw his patient safely _n s ofNrhomoatsho,r'a'vte 'sits to the house of mourning, for Bush, tut continued his vi hoped, of consoling the survivors the purpose, it is to be The washerwoman was u nder the afflictio n: T d industrious, and had saved some money, and it is just possible that the man of pills and blisters may have been aware of that in teresting fact when he proposed an elopement. It is not known where they have gone to.—Belfast ews Letter. ARRIVAL OF GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—The ship Yorkshire, Captain Iteynells, arrived in the Downs on Tuesday, from Melbourne, with 75,000 ounces of gold and 130 passengers. She sailed from Melbourne Oct. 30. She has on board the captain and crew of the brig Iceni, of ereellock, blunt at oet% on the sth mot. BRITISH POSSE Railways Atlantic & St Lawrenec Born.,BarodaA.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... 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Yesterday evening and through the night it blew with terrific violence, and though it has somewhat abated now, there is every indication of its speedy renewal. Yesterday the barometer fell to 28.9, the lowest point at which it has stood since the disastrous gale of May, 1860. The damage to the shipping is, up to the present, much less than could have been anticipated ; but with the wind from the westward, from which it has generally been blowing, Yarmouth Roads afford a secure shelter, The sloop Solid, from Bowness for London,has been driven from her anchors and towed in, and the brig Medora, of Whitby, has put in kith loss of mainmast and other damage. A large fleet of trading vessels is out, for the safety of which great anxiety is entertained. The schooner of and from Sunderland for Caen, with coals, drove ashore on the beach, and became a wreck. Yester day she was sold for £42, but during the storm of last night, in the course of which the wind blew at intervals from almost all points of the compass, she was dashed to pieces, and her masts, stores, &c., de stroyed. Since Thursday 21 men have been received at the Sailors' Home from vessels wrecked, but this morning no farther additions have been made to this large number. Intelligence was, however, received last night of the loss of the bark Sea Swallow,which was observed on Monday night making signals of distress on or near the Cross Sand. The men launched their boat and went off in a heavy sea. After they had made some way theyfound, however, that the ship was also standing out to sea, the wind blowing off the land. They followed her to such a distance that the Newarp and other lightships were well down, so that they were 16 or 17 miles from laud. When day broke they observed the vessel at the distance of about a mile. They immediately made for her, bat before they could come up with her she foundered. The vessel's boat seems, how ever, to have floated off her deck and the lifeboat soon afterwards fell in with her and took in the men who had escaped in her. The master, mate, and two seamen were found missing ; the remaining men, seven in number, were landed at Lowestoft, yesterday. This morning an alarming report bas obtained circulation here that the Cromer lifeboat has been lost with 17 hands. It is stated that she went to the assistance of a disabled vessel and capsized through becoming entangled with her when along side. It is earnestly to be hoped that this report may prove without foundation. SBIELDS, Wednesday, Noon. After the despatch was sent from this port yes• terday, at noon, very little improvement took place in the weather, and a gale from the west, with oc casional heavy snow showers, prevailed all through last night. In Northumberland the country is white with snow to-day, and we are experiencing a keen frost. The wind, which still continues to blow from the west, is very squally. It having, fortunately, kept off shore, no casualties have occurred upon our coast. Word has reached, however, that three well known old colliers have been rua into and sunk to the southward of Yarmouth Roads. They are the Thames, formerly ti well known goods trader be tween the Tyne and the Thames; the St. Helena, and the Naples Packet. On account of the weather having set in cold, coal freights to London hare im proved. Yesterday they were quoted at 6i 9d afloat and 7s 3d, at the wharf, for household coal. PRESTON, Wednesday. One of the most violent and destructive storms we have had to record for some time past visited Pres ton and the surrounding district during Monday night and yesterday. The heavy rains which fell on Sunday and Monday, with a strong wind from the north-westerly direction, had the effect of causing the Ribble to overflow its banks. At Preston yesterday morning the whole of Strand-road the bottom of Marsh-lane, the Marsh itself, the railway leading to the quay from the London and North-Western station, and all the low lying ground extending from the sloping gardens beneath Stan ley-terrace and the Preston Cricket Ground, were completely submerged. All the roads and paths were quite impassable. Men were busily engaged at much personal inconvenience and danger,in securing large timber's which were floating about. The cellars of the public houses and of other premises were filled with water, which numerous labourers were occupied a long time in damming up, For passers-by all along the Strand-road novel contri vances had to be called into requisition, planks and rails being used for locomotion. So high was the tide that men were seen passing over the roads in boats. The violence of the storm caused much de struction of property, chiefly, however, confined to the vessels moored off the quays. Five vessels, all schooners, broke loose from their moorings. The Ocean Queen, Captain Thomas Iddon, had her jib boom broken. About the same time the Punch, belonging to Mr. George Richardson, of Freckleton, and laden with a cargo of meal and oats, consigned from Newry to Mr. Richard Carr, broke from her moorings and drifted away, her anchor by some means piercing her hull, which speedily filled with water. She soon sank, and the force of the tide rolled her over on her side. Much of her cargo was lost, but men were on Tuesday afternoon engaged in endeavouring to recover as much of it from the sunken hold as possible. The Falcon shortly before had snapped her mooring and floated off, but she did not sustain mush damage. The Agnes and the Cabriole also broke away, and were considerably damaged. In the town of Preston a good deal of injury has been done to house property. Daring the violence of the gale a cottage, which had just been erected and was ready for roofing, in Ham mond-street, Moor-park, fell with a tremendous crash. Nothing now remains of it except a portion of the front and the wall of the lowest rooms. FLEETWOOD, Tuesday Night. We have this day been visited with a very heavy gale of wind, accompanied by a high tide, which has done immense damage along the Lancashire coast. The boat-house belonging to the National Life• boat Institution at this place has been totally de stroyed by the violence of the sea. It was erected about 3 years since, at a cost of £175. The lifeboat and transporting carriage have been seriously injured It was with considerable difficulty that they were got oat of the house by the lifeboat's crew, who risked their lives in securing the boat and her equipments. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 21. Yesterday afternoon the ship John H. Elliott, Capt. Somers, hence for New York, and the ship Admiral, Capt. Clarke, for Bombay, both of which sailed on Saturday, having encountered the storm, put back. In endeavouring to make the port while the gale was at its height, they got ashore on the Burbo Bank. The crews of both vessels, and 20 were k passengers on board the John li. Elliott, rescued. The Admiral had sunk up to herkdehcers in sand. She has since become a total he w sh r i e p c J. A. stern having parted from her hull. Storer, homeward-bound from tPortlandhisnierrrntion g t Kingston,Little laden with deals, went a shore this five miles north of Brighton, near Waterlorno,e ta a a h to w ta e l r w e reck. Fifteen of Liverpool, and has beco saved, but two the crew, besides the cap i of the sailors were drowned attempting to rea c h th e shore. Anot her ve s s el is also report e d to have got o n s hore near the same place, but no tidings hav i n g been heard of her crew it is f eare d they have been lost, though no positive evidence to that effect has been received. Portions of cargo, consisting of applee, have been washed ashore along the beach. From Southport information has been received that the barque Rubin, tiV oodpoint, for Glassin Dock, laden with timber, had gone ashore and become a total loss. Subsequent information states that she had floated off, and was knocking about, the crew having been taken off by the lifeboat. The Pride of Canada, from Benin for Liverpool, went. ashore during the night at the entrance of the Mersey. Steam tugs were at once despatched to her assis tance. HOLYHEAD, Monday Night. The barque Medea, of Liverpool, anchored in the outer roads at Holyhead. Her anchors did not hold. As she was dragging, the lifeboat of the Na tional Lifeboat Institution was despatched to her the lifeboat agloistAtice. On atriying alongside, had time to slip the chain of the vessel and to run her on the sands instead of the rocks, on which she was fast drifting. After performing this service, the lifeboat, which behaved, very well, was hauled up to leeward, as she was then unable to return to her station. PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday, 6 p.m. The gale has subsided to a strong breeze from the W., veering at times to W.N.W. The wind still re mains, however, sufficiently strong to have again put off the Himalaya's official trial of speed at the measured mile ; which had been fixed for to•day. The weather looks " hard," and the present strong winds give a promise of continuance. The baro meter is rising. LYTHAM. Wednesday Night. We have been visited with fearful gales during the last three days, but fortunately there is .only one instance of shipwreck to record. A vessel was observed aground on the Saithouse Bank while the wind was blowing very hard and the sea very high. The lifeboat of the NAtional Lifeboat Institution was immediately got out and mounted on her trans porting carriage, and quickly conveyed to wind ward, a distance of four or five miles over the sands, which were very soft. On arriving near the scene of the wreck the lifeboat, with her crew on board, was at once launched and pro ceeded off to the vessel, which was found to be the barque Rubin, of Liverpool, with a cargo of timber on board. The jibboom of the ship was carried away, and her rudder was gone. She had no boats, the yard tackle hanging in the water. With some difficulty, owing to the heavy seas, the lifeboat succeeded in rescuing the crew of 12 men and brought them ashore, amid the cheer ing of a large concourse of spectators. It is a s i n .. gular coincidence that this vessel belongs to the same owners, and was chartered with the same cargo as the barque Brazil, which was wrecked on the Sand bank on the 26th ult., and whose crew of 13 men were rescued under similar perilous circumstances by this va'uable lifeboat. SOUTHPORT, Wednesday Night. We have had a very strong gale here with a high tide. The lifeboat belonging to the National In stitution put off this morning to a vessel on the Salthouse Sandbank, which had signals of distress flying. On arriving there, however, she was found to be abandoned, the crew having been taken off by the LythLm lifeboat. She was the barque Rubin, of Liverpool. She had floated off the bank, and her deck was nearly level with the water. The extraordinary high tide foiced open the large fold ing doors of the lifeboat house, and washed away the boarded fencing round the house. (BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) CROMER, NEAR NORWICH, Thursday, Noon. Mr. Henry Sandford, of Cromer, the hon. secre tary of that branch of the National Lifeboat Insti tution, reports that no accident had happened to the Cromer lifeboat by a disabled vessel falling on her. The lifeboat had not, fortunately, been re quired during the recent gale. THE GALE IN THE WEST. In the neighbourhood of Bristol the gale of Tues day morning raged with great fury. At Lypeat buildings, St. George's, the front of a house, occu pied by Mr. Adams, contractor, was blown away from the roof to the first floor, but fortunately with out injury to any of the inmates. Various other buildings were injured. The heavy sea running from the Bristol Channel caused the Avon to rise Eft. above the height indicated in Burt's tide-table, being higher than the highest tide registered for the last 17 years. The banks from Pill to Cumberland basin, and at the foot of St. Vincent's rocks, were so overflowed that it was impossible to pass along them. Much damage was done to houses along the waterside at Pill. At St. Philip's Marsh Mr. Clark's ropery was completely inundated, the water on the walks being fully sft. in height. The workpeople in the cottages had to quit their ground floors, which were flooded to a depth of 3ft. The rifle-ground at Sneyde Park was completely submerged, and doubts are entertained whether a match fixed for Thursday can come off. At Cardiff the locks of the outer gate of the East Docks gave way, the chain which held them toge gether being broken in consequence of the pressure of water outside. About 10ft. of the bridgeway over the locks were carried away, and the coping was much shaken. At the Bute esplanade the tide forced its way over the sea-wall in front of a fine row of houses recently erected in that locality. Part of the sea-bank erected by the Bute trustees in the old park, near the river Taff, was washed away, and the water rushed into the park. A large portion of the Penarth-road was rendered impassable, and the ropeyard of Mr. Verity and the premises of the Car diff Gas Company were under water. At Weston-super-Mare the wind caused the sea to rise to a considerable height, washing down so large a portion of the sea-wall that the road was rendered impassable. Great fears were entertained that the whole esplanade would be carried away. Large pieces of timber, and a broken pilot boat, were washed ashore at Sand Bay. About 100 sheep were swept away on the St. George's Warth , which, together with Portbury Marsh, was entirely inundated. The shipping in Kingroad and Penarth-Roads weathered the gale with but slight injury, and fur nished another proof of the safety of their respective anchorages. EXECUTION OF THE INDIANS. A Minnesota paper, giving an account of the execution, states that it was limited to such as had been guilty of mur der or rape. Most of the condemned freely admitted having been engaged in the several battles, but denied the charge of having " wantonly and wickedly" murdered white people. On the morning of the execution they shook hands with the officer who came in among them, bidding them good-bye as if they were going on a long and pleasant journey. They had added some fresh streaks of vermillion and ultramarine to their countenances, as their fancy suggested, evidently intending to trick themselves off as gaily as possible. They commenced singing their death song. White Dog requested that he might not be pinioned, and said he would keep his hands down, but of course his request could not be complied with. After all were properly fastened they stood up in a row round the room, and another exciting death song was sung. Father Ray.ux came in, and, after addressing them a few moments, knelt in prayer, reading from a prayer-book in the Dakota language, which a portion of the condemned repeated after him. The caps were then put on their heads; whon tar procession,e still ' po e unr le a e d t ie d su r 2 yus and s e addressed they only came down to the forehead, and allowed their • painted faces yet to be seen. They bore this with evident dislike and shame. Chains and cords had not moved theta —their wear was not considered dishonourable, but this co vering of the head with a white cap was humiliating. There was no more singing, and but little conversation and smok ingi now. All sat around the room, most silence, themee,or na crouching position, awaiting their doom lis tening to the remarks of Father Ravens, thator into pa a i them. Once in a while they brought the i r the. small looking glasses before the w ir ere fac m ee: rs ti d E ue e dm yet preserved the proper m 10 o'clock they marched throu gh files of soldiers to outacros th theeachstree t cro w dingandjostl i ng other be ahead, just like a lot of hungry boarders rushing to dinner in a hotel. As th e y commenced the ascent of the scaffold th e eat d h -song was again started, and when they had all got up the noise they made was truly hideous. It seemed as if Pandemo nium had broken loose. It had a wonderful effect in keep ing up their courage. One young fellow, who had been given a cigar by one of the reporters, just before marching from their quarters, was smoking it on the stand, puffing away very coolly during the intervals of the hideous 4; Hi yi-yi," and even after the cap was drawn over his face he managed to get it up over his mouth and smoke. Another was smoking his pipe. The gallows was 24 feet square, and was so arranged as to afford room for ten In dians on each side. Three slow, measured and distinct beats on the drum, and the rope was cut, the scaffold fell, and 37 lifeless bodies were left dangling between heaven and eatth. One of the ropes was broken, and the body of Rattling Runner fell to the ground. The neck had probably been broken, as but little signs of life were observed, but he was immediately hung up again. While the signal beat was be ing given, numbers were seen to clasp the hands of their neighbours, which in several instances continued to b e clasped till the bodies were cut down. As the platform fell there was one, not loud, but prolonged cheer from the sol diery and citizens who were spectators, and then all were quiet:and earnest witnesses of the scene. For so many there was but little suffering ; the necks of all, or nearly all, were evidently dislocated by the fall, and the after struggle was slight. They were all deposited in one grave, 30 feet in lengt h by 12 inches wide, and four feet deep, being laid can the bottom in two rows, with their feet together and their heads to the outside: They were simply covered with their blankets and the earth thrown over them. 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