The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

Ilf 0 N E --- i MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. There is less demand for discount accommodation, and more disposition on the part of bankers and bill broker s is shown to secure business. This state of 1 ft : Ii " is engend ere d b y the competition which has en to some concessions on the terms recently asked In the open market, where mercantile pap e r can no m be negotiated on term s qu it e as f avoura bl e as those e nforced at the Bank of England. Annexed is the circular issued by M., de Mattos, those suspension we announced yesterday : " 9 7, Leadenball-street, Dec. 9, 1863. "It i s w i th feelings of deep regret that I have to announce L ° Sou that I have been compelled to suspend payment, atl"I have c a ll ed in the services of Messrs. Coleman, Tur 'ittd, Yo uage, and Co by whom a statement of my affairs will b e forthwith pr ' epared and submitted to my cre ditors, "In the meantime, soliciting your forbearance, "I am, your obedient servant, " - W. N. DE MATTOS." Africa scrip certificates of the London and South Tay, Ba n k' s new capital (£100,000), issued in a 3 7, are t o b e left at the o ffi ee of the company for registration and in exchange for the share certi 4eates, A divid en d of 2s. per share will be recommended a , the forthcoming meeting of the Crystal Palace Com pany. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to I ° lB day are in round figures as under : 0,41, 1863. 1862. '''Western w eeern . 19,211 17,365 ‘6'real Western ********** 56,346 52,351 ti%,t I\rorthern. ** 30,311 28,577 , Ilatorx .. 16,156 17,678 0,,,231d .................... rrti'4'4 -Eastern . l- Eastern ........... 55,918 49,966 iial'eaaltire and Yorkshire 35,250 31,687 r,t1,101 and Exeter ;,reat Eastern ;,,!th British 7,900 7,179 sand;'ilttltiburh and Glasgow .. 8,307 8,105 fi w South -Western 411 e 8 e returns, with one or two exceptions, are of m oat satisfactory character. On the North western there is an increase of /9,005; on the South Western, of £1,84.6 ; on the Great esters, of £395; on the Great Northern, of " *; on th e Mi dland, of £3,853 ; on the North 4-distern, of £5,952 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire 0f 4 5 63; on th e G reat E astern, of /2,838; on t he North British, of £1,020; on the Edinburgh IN Glasgow, of £721 ; an d on t h e Glasgow and S outh-Weste7o of £202. The Brighton, however, shows a decrease of £1,522; and the South eastern of £l7B. Two O'CLOCK. 4At the Pails Bourse this morning, according to sater's tel egram, the 3 per Cent. Itentes were 67f. e. Th e English Sto c k M ar k et opened this morning wwere ith a very improved appearance. Speculators induced to effect purchases in consequence of she comparati ve ly tranquil aspect o f monetary h air s , The pressure for discount accommodation bi le been relieved ; capitalists are negotiating do and snaking loans not only with geeat er free -4°41, but a l so on easier terms, and there has been ttemporary cessation of gold withdrawals from the park °f England. The upward tendency of the these e Bours e i s another encourag i ng f ea t ure , and ' v arious circumstances having all operated r'l e , acia llY, the m ar k e t s f or foreign securities and gay sha res, as well as the Engl i s h F un d s , h ave e:tiallY recovered from their recent prostration. a : s°l6 are 90; 91 for transfer, and 911 1 for the th c"lnt • At one moment they were fully 911, but co n e ' mar ket, although less buoyant, still denotes e Bider abie firmness. The New Threes and Re raarekd `annuities are 90i 91 ; Exchequer Bills are 1 04 88 * to 7s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., are 83 . di;: , rlfaced, 103; and the Boadr, 15s. to 4 ee „ —a uk Stock has been dealt in at 235. thflveral decid e d i m p rovemen t h as t a k en pl ace Ttlri: ) ," r eign M ar k e t, an d b us i ness i s ac ti ve . ditt o -; 6 Per C ents. , 1862 , h ave r i sen to 691 7 0 1 ; Ureo s . -418 °Iides, to 461 47 ; Mexican, to 341 b ; l'ert t° 26 .1 1; Spanish Certificates, to 131 ; Ra aa ll i "ase, to 48t ; ditto Scrip, to premium ; t 'an, to 88i 89, and Italian, to 71. koci n sine BB the Railway Share Market has been t har "4 , tel T active, and owing to the favourable eip al fl i e . -a r of the traffic recsipts on most of the Gresprin il.l,?B, prices have shown increased firmness. - ""tern, North Western, and South Eastern litmt°" a nced ss. ; L incas hi re and Yorkshire, 10s. ; ri ßatnn and Metropolitan have improved £l. i nae .a Fo re i gn and Colonial lines have remained tl°e at ab ou t p rev i ous quotat i ons. hibl- : 11k and Miscellaneous shares generally a Bli ght upward movement in values. ex- BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 235 too_ ...,, Stock .... 90i 1 a Per Cen t 901 9Oll Viper Cent. C e R. ducedAnnuities , le Annuities ew 3 Per ‘..enite.°Annuires 9oi 1 I'Ve t , 3 1 v 2 per Cent. Atzulties - , , e'w 21 per Cent. Annuities.. ,Per Cent. An/aUities Jan. 1873 -'4laites 30 1 ash Jan., 1880.. D ittos forYrs' "Pl . re a A ril 1885. 30 yrs, expire sth 14.itto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. _.-- ,(11 Stock, 1874 106 a k .uitto 5 I),_ pet Cent., 1870 1 ) !`Lo 4 per Cent. 1888 bitto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 103 ut 6 Ditto per Cent 5 i per Cent April, 1864 Ditto ditto .4 L Ditto •••• Aug. 1864 or 66 8 dig . 4 1 1 j;7 Stock for Account ditt b., t fi Isonda £l,OOO 15 dis Cot.l'o, Under £l,OOO 911 i Ile, ° lti for Account, Jan. 7 Cent — . k t. „1 . 4 Stock for Account, 5 per,., ... t 7 die ' 4 e • 1 000 3 p er "'e" /)., quer Bills, 1 ? I o { o i5OO 8 dis Itta Small At t , . . FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE ‘tian Bonds, 5 per Cent 11r4,,.„ Ditto 1859 ........ O'CLOCK. bit ,a n 5 per Cent. te 1839 and 1859 - 1,., 861 4- 'itto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-6011 .... 86 bit Ditto 1863 _ Ooln„,,t?,.Serip, 1863, £3O paid _ DlThi-isuln 6 Scrip £l5 pd iii°,'•*l3er Cent. 1863 DttZ , Brovisonal Land Warrant 2t bitt,' o ' Per Cent. Ex, 12, I)ebent4. ' et Oct., 188 .. quador N,,,, ,•eR, 4 per '' Guilders 3 44 •I'Ptian 7 1:4-c6nesolidated, 1 per Cent 98 — Ditto, Second I 'lt Greek 5 Per ..set te Cent) 1 824-5, ex-C0up0n5..,.... 261 i i 1. P)iitttto Account .............. ... 1/D'tt ° CA°ll3cals ..... 1 1 1-c) 'lecipUnt IQ%ha..enials per ...... ...... ) Account ... • .......... ' • . -- 41„ 1 !In 6 Per Cent.Dla./..e.m. ~ , ie4 , - .., innua 6„ a 0 per Cent .... 31/ i i i 5 k,;,„!,0 Account ................ _ Ikie,„', Imperial 5 per Cent 14 bitranada .............. 2 Per Cent. btt ° bitt`o'beterred ........ _ /),,itr. Land Warrants (Hectares) li t On 3 per Cent. .. _ bit,.° Account ............ _ ,Di t i t l: ' li per Cent., 1862 ...... 86/ 4- o rt 4 ACCOIInt .............. bltntokUese 3 per Cent., 1853 • Dit to A ccount ..... ! .. ! .. ~.., _ 48i Ditto to 3 Per Cent., 1806, '7, 9, 60, 6. • _. ~UtnA ccou nt ................... . 1 86 ,, ......... 4 uttito scrip" £l5 paid .. .., ......... Ipm tly,'-an 5- ' , 1822, £St ........ 91 per Cent., . ...... .. 88i &lit/ 0 ' 4 1 per Cent 1800 1). D it . to 1860 _ IP 3 per Cent.. 1859 88 9 Nrf l i t i,, 4) . 5 Per Cent, 1862 t.-.lan per Cent .... 8 6 h '-' (.1 Account j - j 1 . 1 ,:: 1 1 3 per Cent b. .o A c:,tount ..... bitt._tolVetv Deferred 11:;`" Account n -. 40 14 nv 331 i a •st',it;t° AcBeounet ii:lt'4ll ert. of Coup ..t0 Account 1•74 el4Bll , 4 C e nt not funded .. —l4 a a ki,3 ~ per t r fi t 4 Per Cent. 1854 -- bi,tl-0 Account Ditt o 6 Per Cent. 1858 .. 70 1 tii.:o Acourtt b it ' t ioo•tot.) Bends ~ 09!.. b it . 6 per Cent. 186..: 693, 70k i,.,,,, '4, keeennt _ .07t7INa. 3 per Cent. ,i); 0 Ae,..)unt ................. — Ditt o t; Per Cent 1862 55:1 A c e(t " ...... kw Dividends on . t . 1 1 .; ........ PaYabie' i 11 . 1) 111 2' 5 Per Cent., 1 861, Ex. 25 francs 71 I,i t.o Accoun t London. csdniontese, 5 pei..Cent Ex. 25r ~ TWO O 'C LOCK. 00ne01,,, Irrn PO4 9 1 bqto Ace,ouezt ................... ni ........ ta ...... SHARE MARKET S.--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCfsS. 1 Closing ! Business I Share, Railways. Paid. Price. ! done. i 13.14. 1 Mr., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 8 1 •46 , Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co all 8 84 at (Bristol and Exeter at 'Caledonian lOO 117 118 118 50 .Cork and Bandon all , 20 Cornwall all 64 7 I (A gets no dig ) all 10 IDo A til l t l pc.pan.lia„ 10 ;Do. B been pa i d t . o B. ) all 50 Dublln & Belfast June. all 38 40 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.i all 16 17 at !Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 04 96 st Glasg. and S. Western. 100 107 109 st Great Eastern, Ord. atk 100 484 491 40 1 4 at Ditto A stock ' 100 45 47 at Ditto EastAnglian st 100 7; 84 at GreatNorthot Scotland 100 at !Great Northern lOO VA 126 1251 1 at Do A stock at Do 13 34 131 1304 do ' 100 la 136 at Gt. S. anl W. of Ireland 100 99 101 96 st ,Great Western et I Do Str Val gua. stock d 100 at LaneashiAt & Yorkshir , 160 1085 1081 logi 4 st !Loridon and Blackwall 100 71 73 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1(8 07 1054 7 st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 53 44 41 at !Lon. & North Western 100 1(5 1054 1064 6 at !Lon. & So*.th Western 100 101 102 1010 at !Man., Shet., & Lincoln. 100 47 48 474 8 5 0 iMaryport and Carlisle. all 124 IDo j shares... all at !Metropolitan all 111 112 1121 13 124 at Midland 5.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Heat 10 Do Cray Line et North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 16 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1004 1015 101 1001 11 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d at Do Leeds lOO 58 684 584 at Do York at Do Carlisle.. at North London I 10 Do New 5 1 2 p JP.l.6.4lNorth StatTordshire 10 IN. and S. W. Junction all I 11 114 st Scottish Central at Scot IN. E., Aber. stock 100 42 44 st Do Soot. Mid. stock lOO 93 100 10 Shrews, and Welchpoth all at ,Shropshire Union at !South Devon lOO 31 12 at !South Eastern at !South Wales St IS. York. and River Dun 100 97 19 20 Staines, Wok.,andWok all 91 :01 25 Stockton & Darlington all 471 374 25 Do l7 9 10 ~ 4,5 Do New, 1866 8 71 71 p at Taff Vale 10 Do B 8 5 64 c 10 Do C 8 21 31 p 50 Ulster 25 IDo 12.101 Do 54 at Vale of Neath 1 100 82 87 st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 at Waterford & Kilkenny! 100 at iWest Cornwall 1100 i at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO at West Midland -Oxford 100 at Do Newport 100 1 -- at Do Hereford 1 100 , HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 9. The Lord Chancellor arrived at the Castle yes terday, and had an audience of the Qaeen: The royal dinner party included the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, Princess Helena, the Duke of Brabant, the Lard Chancellor, the Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer; the Dowager Countess of Mount- Edgcumbe, Countess Hohenthal, Baroness D )be neck, the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish. the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Count Far stenstein, Major Von Schweini'z, two gentlemen in attendance on the Duke of Brabant : Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord in Waiting.; Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Groom ; Lord Alfred Paget, and Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. de Ros, Equerries in Waiting to her Majesty, Lieut.-General Koollys, Lieut.-Col. Keppel, Sir James Clark, Dr. Holzmann, Mr. Fisher, and the Master of the Household. His Royal Highness the Duke of Brabant loft the Castle to-day for Frogmore House. Pomari, the Maori chief, with his wife and infant child, to whom her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to be godmother, had the honour of an interview with her Majesty on Friday last, previous to their return to New Zealand. Mr. R. Dowling, commissioned by the Tasmanian Government, has been honoured with a sitting from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Frog more, for his portrait. Mr. Morton Edwards, commissioned by the cor poration and town of Toronto, has also been honoured with a sitting for a bust of his royal highness. THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA has retuned. from the Crimea, and has taken up her residence at Tzarsko-Zelo. Their ItoyA Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale have been the guests of the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury at Hatfield House, Herts, during the greater part of the week. The Duke and Duchess ar rived on Monday, and were received at the railway station by the Marquis of Salisbury. In the evening a distin guished company had the honour to meet the Royal guests at dinner, covers being lard for twenty. six persons. The "house party," not including the Royal visitors, comprised his Excellency Count Apponyi, the Austrian ambassador; the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl and Countess of Clar endon and Ladies Villiers, the Earl and Corintess of Hard wicke and Lady Agneta Yorke, the Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady Harriet Grimston, Lord Stanley, M.P., Lord Richard Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Eustace Cecil, Lord Loughborough, Hon. and Rev. W. and Mrs. Talbot, Hon. Reginald Talbot, Mr. Duncombe, &c. During the stay of their Royal Highnesses there was a dance after dinner in the gallery. The Duke and Duchess d'Aumale took leave of the noble host and hostess this day week (i.e. on Thursday), and departed for Dudbrooke, Essex, on a visit to Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester For tescue, M.P. The Count and Countess d'Albourg have left the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, for Naples and Rome. Major General and the Hon. Mrs. Stuart and the Marquis of Bute have left the St. George's Hotel. Lady Henrietta Allen and the Misses Allen have arrived at their nsidence, 27, Chesham•street, front Scot land. • His Excellency Lord Wodehouse had a lengthened interview with Earl Russell yesterday at the Foreign-office. Lord Wodehouse left town last evening by the mail train for Copenhagen, on his mission to King Christian IX., to congratulate his Majesty on his accession to the throne of Denmark. His lordship is accompanied by the Hon. Henry Wodehouse, Mr. P. W. Currie, and Mr. T. H. Sanderson, as secretary and attaches to his mission. Lady Bloomfield has left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Hard wicke, at Wimpole House, Can - bridgeshire. Lord Bloomfield is unable to quit his diplomatic post this winter. Lord and i. ad y Aveland are entertaining a suc cession of visitors at their seat, Normanton Park, Rutland. THE DUKE DE BRABANT is now in England for several days' sojourn. THE KING of SWEDEN is suffering from a slight attack of bronchitis. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained his Excellency Prince' de la Tour d'Avergne, the French Ambassador, last evening at Cambridgo.house, Piccadilly. The Duke and Duchess of S.omerset and a select party were invited to meet his excellency. The Earl of 'Westmoreland is so far recovered from his very serious illness that no further telegrams are necessary to relieve the anxiety of his friends. Should his lordship continue to improve, of which there is but lii tie doubt, he will be able to return home in a few days. The Earl and Countess of Warwick and family have left the Stable-yard, St. James's, for Worthing. The Earl of Haddington has left the Alexandra Hotel for Tyninghame, Prestonkirk, DEPARTURE OF SIR JOHN LAWRENCE.—Sir John Lawrence, the recently appointed Vicroy of India, and suite left Landon hat evening for Marseilles, where his Excellency will embark for Alexandria, en route to asSurno his duties at Calcutta. THE DUKE DE F RIOR is the Spanish nobleman who, it is reported, is about to many Miss Balfe, lately known as Lady Crampton. Admiral Van Hambro has arrived at the Bruns wick, Jermyn-street, from Liverpool. The Right Hon. T. NElner GibEen left town yes terday. Oa Tuesday, the Bth inst., was solemnised at Cattistock, Dorset, the marriage of Mr. G. H. Wyndham, second secretary to her Majesty's Embassy at Berlin, and eldest son of Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Wyndham, of Rogate Lodge, Sussex, to Charlotte Elizabeth Sophia, second daughter of the Hon. and Rev. W. H. Scott, rector of Maiden Newton, Dorset. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. 59 51 - 105 i 1061 6 1 p 1 p 6i 80 94 103 105 1)1 103 1(8 109 1064 1474 lip tr liP 20 21 72 'l4 53 31 63 69 50 53 47 50 38 42 26 28 21 23 107} 108 i 11 1'1; 1044 1C53 in to IL 104- 9_' 95 86 88 105 0 1 Xo6 } 100 101 t 6 100 57 59 3 5 82 84 ICG 107 IC4I 105! fp IC4i 1051 101 103 T SECURITIES. 103 105 102 04 ill 104 91 03 91 93 108 110 109 111 109 111 112 114 110 112 I'6 108 IV7 109 104 100 100 102 101 102 101 102 110 112 [O4 106 l:1 113 111 113 [O7 109 [OB 109 22i li t Hall ways Atlantic At St LawrenAt 13om.,Baroda6z.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New ... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laae Huron Do. Preteranoe [3utlalo,Brant,&Godricli o p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187 - 4 Do. do. July 1, 187:-; i)o. do. June 1, Ml , l Clcutta.,t.S. Eastu. (Li ape Town Dock Scrii Itlaotn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. ao. deferred...... Do. 2d Pret. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Piet stock ... Do. do. deterred._ Do. 4th I'ref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndtaPenin.gua.sP.c Do. N ew gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share,. Do. New ... Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. c. Extenaioo Dc. 4a d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension 31e1b.Corp. a p. c. Bnth 3lelb. & Holoson'a Bay. Do. 7 p. c. &lortg. Bds. Newilzur.swicic Candk Class Aan B N.ll.l.C'da3 pc Ist pi bds Mode .......... 'Do. Delhi Do. do a Do. Punjaub Do. Do. .......• ?g . Do. En dus.St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVER —an.lTuv. u p.c.J a .k.J tit) 1877-Si ..............: I Do. 6p. c. Feb. tt Aug. Do. 6 p. c.Mar.& Sept. , Do. 5. p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 inscribed stock 'Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,187., Do.Ap & Oct. 186 t Do. 1891 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p Mauritius 6 per cent Natal Gov. 6 per cent 'N.l6.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&Jul) ' Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. , N. S. W. G ov. 5p 1,180 Do. 5 p. c.,Thrt toll it - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 6 p cent. ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterang, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. ,S.Aus G6p.c.lB7aez up - I Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. to a n.o. An.dcOnt.. - 100 100 100 100 100 BRITISH Business don( 109 81 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 jd kAillord Amalgamated 33 84 Deven G. Con.. ( Tavist , 1 545 655 !East Bassett (Illogan) 30 t'7 60 1 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. id par East Caradon ..... 114.6 251 261 East Cam Brea.... • N.4.0 61 61 - VV'lltussel (Tavistk.)l 8.9.0 44 5 - , Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ;1 58i 8 10 IGreat South Tolgus ' 17s 4 41 - !lir'. Wheal Vor(lielston 40 114 ley !Grenville 6.16., 41 44 IlerA's-Foot 8.12 A 9 41 kiingston Downs 4.!8.0 14 24 I Lady Bertha iiiargaret (tiny Lelaut '4 14 1 6 Marke Valley.. 4 Alyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 2) 11 1 d New Setun 192 90 100 • North Downs tl 14 lf S.Wh'i Baseet(lll.o;an 3.1.0 24 24 North Whktal Crotty Par Consols (5.t. Blaze), 20 t'rovidenee(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 415 125 IS. Cant Brea (Illogan) — Frau. (Illogau) 1R.15.9 GO 65 'Stray Park 30.17.6 30 32 S fainitrSilw.Sz Lead Min. 44 4 4 fin Croat 9 18 19 18 West Basset (1110 , , , , , ,an) ll 04 10 4 VV C: radon. (Liskeard, 5 20 22 West Seton M Wheal Basset (ogan) 54 874 02 1 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 221 274 Wheal Kitty (li.LelAnt) 2.0.0 •••• - Whealtodiott Wheal Mary Ann 12 1 3 'Wheal seton . . 581 1161 170 1621 - wheal Treiawney (Lis.); 7 191 204 Wheal Union 3.17 24 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 94} Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. N0.:2, 110 Great Western Orig. 4} per cent. pf., 99* 100 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, Ditto, 7 per cent. pf. st., 1500 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 94 5 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pt., 102 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 210} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 171 San Paulo (line), gua. 7 per cent., si FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, 11 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon :on and Liverpool (Urn.), 444 Anglo Austrian, 7i Bank of Wales, lira., 12 East London, lira., 7i English, Scold', and Australian Chartered, 221 3 European Bank, lira., 44 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lira.), 27; Imperial Ottoman, 18t 8 k Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 44 London and County, 65 London Joint Stock, 30 London and Northern (lint.), 151 London and Westminster, 79 Mercantile and Exchange. Urn., 131 National Provincial of England. .Ditto, new. 29 Scindc, Punjaub. and Delhi (lim.), 61 Union of Australia, 5£ 111 MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, lint., 3 Canada Land, rim., 824 Crystal Palace, 6,t Discount Corporation, limited, 7 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lira., :I 4 Gen. Cri dit and Finance of Lonuon, rim., 01 1 N i n t n aa l l lt e d ii r ao s n o n ,z i a t ' i i r s o : B n i : a s a f t :F i 0 1 1 nnlia (Canall av Society, ou r l . ~ 9: Ditto 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 London Association, lim 23 LondOriental ianci ount Comp my, Um. , 9 lin en ia u n r d al s O te m a n m ib , u n s in C .l :any,"lim., 2} G •••• °l)re Ditto Oiiental Steam, 83,4 Rhymn ' l ' , Al ey " cm Van Diemen'-' 30 Land, 104 TnE WESTMINSTER PLAY iS to be given in the College Dormitory on the 10th , 15th , an d 17 t h i ns t ant. Th e play chosen thi s y ear is the " Adelphi," and will be per formed under the management of Mr. Trevor. TIIE WORK OF PILE -DRIVING FOR THE EM BANKMENT of the southern side of the Thames has been been begun opp , site Lambeth Palace, Very shortly it is expLcted that works All be commenced to recover from the river the lend on which new St. Thomas's Hospital is to stand. rtiE SUN, LONDON, THUBSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1863. 434 , tlttlibir THE GREAT FIGHT FOR £2,000. (THIS DAY.) (FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.) This contest, which has excited immense interest, was brought to an issue today, near Wadhurst, Kent. The rival combatants entered the ring—Heenan eEquired by Sayers and M'Donald, and King by Jem Mace and Jerry non. The fight lasted only 35 minutes, during which time 25 rounds were fought. The same disposition to " hug" which characterised Heenan's fight with Sayers was again dis played by him in this contest, but King escaped nis uninviting embraces wonderfully well. The first blood was awarded to King. Towards the commencement of the fight Heenan seemed to be cot fident of winning, but as the contest proceeded fortune seemed certain to award the golden prize to King. The last three or four rounds told immensely upon Heenan, and King, amidst the greatest excitement, was, after the 25th round, de clared the victor. Heenan escaped personal dit , figurement, with the exception of a cut over one of his eyes. The fight seemed to have been lost through sheet exhaus tion on his part. Very little mcney was laid out in betting after the men entered the ring. Heenan, of course, was greatly depressed at the result of the contest. The fight was gone through without interruption, and as orderly as could be expected. (Fuller details in cur next edition.) AMERICA. (REUTERS TELEGRAM.) Reported Capture of Burnside's Army, LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. It is rumoured that General Longstreet had cap tured Burnside's army at Knoxville, b;tt nothing authentic to this effect has been received. The report is probably suggested by the advance in the price of gold on the 28 . 11 ult. TEE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL. _~_- (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) EIGHTEENTH DAY. [the following appeared in the Third Edition of "iht Sun" of last evening] t ALDERSitoT, Wednesday Morning. The Court re-assembled shorily after 10 o'cl.mk. Colonel Crawley proccedet with the letter of Sir High Rose, alluded to at the close of the proceedings yesterday, and which went into detail at great length with respect to the former character of Sergeant Major Lilley, combating the assertions of Mr. Fortescue and Mr. Coningham, made in the House of Commons, and complaining that almost every statement which had been made in the public new papers with regard to the treatment of Sergeant Major Lilley was incorrect in part, and tended most unjustly to prejudice the public mind both again: t Sir Wm. Mans field and the commander of the regiment. The letter also contradicted the statements made in the House of Commons with respect to the nature of the place of confinement, but inasmuch as full evidence has been produced before the Court, the public have a better means of judging of the place of confinement of the three sergeant majors than Mr. Fortescue at the time ho made his statements. The document also went at considerable length into details which allect the general administration of the army in India, and quoted the opinion of medical men of high authority with reference to the nature of the climate and its general effect upon our troops. The reading of the docu ment occupied the time of the Court a long time. On its conclusion, The Prosecutor remarked that this was a letter w'itten by Sir H. Rose for the information of the Commander-in- Chief, and embracing a great variety of subjects, among them the character of Sergeant Major Lilley. Now, the opinion of SirH. Rose on that matter, to be admitted, could only be founded on evidence, and apart from tbat evidence the opinion was mere hearsay, and as such could not be re ceived as evidence in the present case. As, however, it would now be futile to treat the letter as not having been produced, it was suggested by the prosecution that it should be appended to the proceedings, and used by either party as they might think necessary. He further suggested that to avoid similar difficulties in future all documents intended to be produced should be first submitted to the Court, and that the prosecutor might have the opportunity of stating his reasons against their admissibility as evidence, and taking the decision of the Court upon the point before they were read. Col. Crawley—Mr. President, I have no objection to the prosecution treating the despatch of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in India according to what the prose. cation is pleased to term its seeming worth. As to the course proposed by the prosecution, it is entirely at variasce with the example they themselves have set, and it is in direct opposition to the first principles of the administra tion of justice. In the case of their own evidence, as for instance in that of the letter of Sir Wm. Mansfield, which was put in as against me, no private investigation took place. I sought no cover of secresy, but the prosecution has regarded no seal of confidence. They without hesi• tation put in confidential documents without any objec tion being raised on my part. Not only that, but they put in proportions of the blue book which were read in open court, and passages from which were afterwards pronounced to be inadmissible. Why then is it that as soon us the defence is begun they seek to change the course which has hitherto been pursued ? "Why is it that they seek to turn an open court of justice into a court of secret inquiry ? I ask the Court, then, to permit me to pursue the' course which the prosecution has pursued, with this exception, that I ask to put no confidential docu ment in evidence. As to the particular letter which has been just read, I am advised that there can be no question about it. If the letter is relevant on any point it is admissible. I could mention twenty reasons why the letter is relevant, but I will mention only one. The surgeons of the 6th Dragoons have stated that it was not their duty to interfere with dis cipline by reporting any anticipated injury to the late Ser geant Major Lilley ; but the letter of the Commander in- Chief, who is the proper person to state what, according to his instructions, was their duty, bears :upon that point. I beg also to remind the Court that a list. of these docu ments was furnished to me by Sir William Mansfield, for the express purpose of being used on the trial ; and I have been permitted only last week to copy them, in order to pro duce them in court. I have only to add most respectfully that, under no circumstances, can I consent to the privai e investigation which the prosecution proposes. The Prosecutor—lf the Court will permit me, I think I can wake this matter clear, though in doing so it will look as if we were going back to the very elements of jurispru dence. A tribunal consists of a judge or judges, and judge and jury. Courts martial are composed of judges alone, and are more like the courts of equity. In such courts the practice is, that if a document is tendered in evidence the judges first see it, and determine whether it is admissible in evidence. If they think it is not it is rejected ; but if it is, it is attached to the proceedings, and forms an element in the judgment. The same course prevails in courts martial ; therefore the prosecution feels no doubt in the course they have adopted. The latter of Sir William Mansfield con. tained the order for the arrest of Sergeant Major Lilley, an d therefore they were bound to produce it, Colonel Crawley—l wish to remind the Court that when the prosecutor put in from the blue•book Sir Hugh R ose ' s remarks, they made him in fact their witness, and the ob jection they now take to his letter would apply equally to his remarks. I did not object to them taking the course they did, but I must remind the Court that if the observa tions of Sir Hugh Rose are good for one purpose they are good for another. 'rho Court retired to consider the point. On the return of the court, Colonel Pipon said—As the court was closing the follow ing was put in by the prosecutor :—The blue book was read out at the express instance of the prisoner, and against the urgent request of the prosecutor. The court adheres to the decision to decline receiving any communication which i s not to be read and appended to the proceedings. With re ference to the letter last read, the court has to observe, that the prosecutor stated that the document to which he now objects was one of those given to the prisoner for the ex press purpose of using them in his defence t and he also stated that he had no objection to the copies being read to the court as evidence. It therefore rests with the prosecu tor to show what part can be legally objected to. Colonel Crawley suggested for the consideration of the prosecution whether, with respect to the documents he was about to read, the same course should not be taken as was taken in the blue book, namely, that he should read the documents, and that the prosecutor should state his objec tions collectively ; otherwise the proceedings might be in definitely prolonged. Sir A. Harsiord said the matter was in the hands of the Court. Colonel Crawley then proceeded to read the letter from Colonel Hatch to the Commander in Chief in India. stating his opinion that Sergeant Major Lilley might have been convicted by court martial not only for disobedience to the orders of the commanding officer, iu making public the pro ceeding of the court martial then sitting, but for uttering violent and beastly language against his commanding officer; and that, although the confessions of the sergeant majors could not be used as evidence against themselves, they not having been previously cautioned, yet there was, in his (Colonel Hatch's) opinion, evidence against Sergeant Major Lilley of the encouragement of disobedience to orders. The letter was signed "G. A. Hatch, Deputy Judge Advocate General." A second letter was then read from Col. Hatch, dated July 10, 1863, in which he states that the art est of the three sergeant majors was perfectly regular on the part of Col. Crawley, he having stated that they had been arrested on a charge of conspiracy, and that the major general had sanc tioned their close arrest, and that any responsibility arising from the continuance of that arrest was shifted from Col. Crawley to the superior officer. The next letter read by Colonel Crawley was one dated 16th of April last, from the headquarters at Simla, and ad dressed by Sir Hugh Rose to the Adjutant General at the Horse Guard, in which the Commander in Chief stated t f ha t the evidence submitted to him fully established thesee:- that a cabal existed against Colonel Crawley, and that geant Major Lilley was a party to it. The next letter was from Sir Hugh Rose to the Aindjutant 'edgg the General, dated Lucl now, Jan. 20, 186 with memorandum of the Duke of Cambrid ge, t o his (Sir regard to that part of it which h ad refe r ence 8 137:tating, y ter Smales, that H. Rose's) remarks on the tria l of P ahr:san addendum — Surgeon Turnbull had forwarded to the one referred to in evidence —winking fully bore out the habits being the evidence of the sergeant m a j or ' s cause of his death. The letter also e nclose d fresh infer the hamyoarly report of M ajor General ora tion—namely, iekilling Dragoons, and Farrell on the state o f the 6th lun he (Sit H. Rose) ventured to entertain the hope that when his Royal Highnes s the Commander in Chief had pet used e would mod if y the opinion he had ex p r essed thatin evidence b reference to his (Sir Bt. Rose's) conduct. Another letter from Sir H. Rose to the Adjutant Gene ral, dated s th of MAY', 1863, was read, which s t a t e d that at the time he wrote his remarks ho could not be aware, nor were the regimental doctors aware, that M rs. Lilley had consumed a large portion of the spirits tent to their bun • low . The real in ter p retation of Lis remarks was that the g a • was in the h-b't I • • sergeant major ( ally 01 drinking spirits, wh i c h in connection with the heat of the climate increased hi s predisposition to disease. Ho also stated that ho had n ever gone to the extent of actually attributing his death to drunkenness, The next letter Was from Dr. Bsatson to the Adjutant General at Slatla, dated July 20, 1863, stated that 00 fact of 23 bottles of brandy and other liquors being drunk had been established, but that it had been shown that Mrs. Lilley had consumed a large portion. Tht re still, how ever, remained a sufficiently large portion unaccounted for which might have been taken by Sergeant Major Lilley, and it seemed to have been proved that he took seven or eight glasses of brandy and soda water every day, which was quite sufficient under the circumstances in which he was placed to superinduce an attack of apoplexy, The letter also ex plained that, although the sergeant major might have been in the habit of taking that quantity he did not necessarily show signs of intemperance, nor would the post mortem examination, or even the dissection of the body, show signs of a large consumption of alcoholic drinks. It seemed, how ever, certain fr,,in the evidence that ho did drink to such an extent that an attack of apoplexy was almost sure to follow. Another letter from Dr. Beatson was then read, dated Army I-lead-quarters, 28th July, ]863," wh ch stated that Sergeant Major Wakefield had not been sent to the hospital, as had been said, raving bad. On the contrary, he showed no sign, of mental aberration. The next letter was from Sir William Mansfield to the Adjutant GATeral of the Army in India, dated Poonah, July 13, 1863, which stated that the conduct of Dr. Turn bull and Dr. B trnett in making interpolations in the case books was most reprehensible, and that as information had just reached him that Colonel Crawley was to be tried by court-martial he had detained the cane-books, which would be sent to England to form part of the judicial investiga tion. The next letter was from Sir Wm. Mansfield to the Ad jutant General of the Army, dated July 16, 1863, stating that he.had received strong circumstantial ev►dence from Colonel Crawley of the improper manner in which he had been served by the medical officers, which information he forwarded on. The next was a let o te f r, r d es ated Poonah, Aug. 14, ISG3, to correspondence,and stati e army in . India, simply enclos ingthe Adjutant General The that his opinion of Dr. Turn bull was already on record e d enclosures alluded to in the letters had reference to the conduct of Surgeon Turnbull, systematic IN hich it was stated w as in accordance resistance which Surgeon Turnbuoljilancwl o it t h he t r he officers had instance h of . which was exhibited towards Col. Crawley, refused . to exhibited in the fact of Surgeon Turnbull , a l n v d also. forward replies to certain queries s ubmitte s d a r v t i o ng him by his Surgeon oe commanding officer after promising to do re ferring to the interpretation of Sergeant Maio' Wakefield's case in the hospital books, there having been no previous mention of his case. The enclosure also accuse g. Turnbull with withholding information and with impropriety of conduct. It was signed by Major. General Green, commanding the Mhow division. The next letter put in was from Surgeon Turnbull to Colonel Crawley, and stating that it was usual to provide medical comforts for female patients in the hospital, but that Mrs. Lilley was in a position to provide her own diet, and was allowed to remain in her husband's quarters, it not being the custom to insist upon the wives of non-commis sioned officers going into the hospital. A letter was then read from Major Chappin to Major General Green, stating that in consequence of the debate which took place in the House of Commons he had sent to Major General Farrell all the documents,which proved that Lieut. Fitzsimon had voluntarily withdrawn the charges he had brought against his commanding officer, and com menting on his conduct as not being strictly honourable in repeating those charges to the home authorities. .. . Colonel Crawley — said he now wished to read a regi mental order of his, dated ,6 Mhow, 27th May, 1862." It stated that his attention had been called to the number of soldiers who were daily reported sick, and who at tended the hospital. He should be sorry to at tribute this to any desire to escape parade or drill, which would be to suppose unsoldierlike qualities in the Inniskilling Dragoons, which he did not believe to exist. He rather attributed the circumstances to the men exposing themselves to the sun, and iu going to the bazaars where they drank the pernicious liquors sold to them by unscrupulous natives. He hoped this would be attended to, as he had no desire to resort to roll call or any other dis agreeable cause to enforce what was for the good of the men themselves. After some discussion on the reception of the documents which had been read, Colonel Crawley said he was now ready to call his wit• nesse& Capt. Francis George Savage Curtis, of the 6th Dragoons, was called and examined by Colonel Crawley. Were you, on or about the sth of November, 1862, present at my house at Mhow when a conversation took place between me and Lieutenant Fitzsimon in reference to the arrest of Sergeant Major Lilley F—l was. State as nearly as you can recollect what passed in refer ence to the arrest F—Colonel Crawley asked Lieut. Fitzsimon if he had seen the sentries posted himself. He had to ask the question two or three times before Lieut. Fitzsimon would give him a decided answer. At last Lieut. Fitzsimon said he had not seen the sentries posted himself, but had contented himself with visiting them once or twice a day afterwards. Did Lieut. Fitzsimon at that time allege any cause for not having seen the sentries posted himself ?—No, I Ld not hear any. Did he on that occasion say anything about having ab • stained from entering the house to see the sentries posted, on account of the state of Mrs. Liners health ?—No, 1 neves heard anything of the sort. Were you present at my house on or about the 7th of Nov, 1862, when I had a conversation with Lieutenant Fitzsimon about the withdrawal of an appeal he had ad dressed to the Commander-in-Chief ?—I was. State as nearly as you can what took place on that sub ject ? —Colonel Crawley read out to Lieut. Fitzsimon a com munication he had received from Major General Farrell or Major Champion, stating that his protest against the Commander-in-Chiet's remarks on his evidence at the court martial was insubordinate, and recommended him as being a young officer to withdraw it. The Commander in Chief thought it better to give him an opportunity of doing so. Colonel Crawley then asked Lieut. Fitzsimon whether he wished to withdraw the letter, to which Lieutenant Fitz simon said, that if Major General Farrell and Colonel Crawley wished him to do so, he would withdraw it. Col. Crawley said he had no wish that he should withdraw it, as it would be better for him (Colonel Crawley) if the letter went on. At length Colonel Crawley gave him a quarter of an hour to consider the matter, and at the end of that time Lieut. Fitzsimon said he would rather send a written answer, which I believe he afterwards did. On the 26th of April were you present in the orderly room at my house when the sergeant majors were examined previously to their being placed under arrest.land were Mr. Davies and Captain Renshaw present ?—I was ; they were. Were you present at the Mhow court martial when Ser geant Major Lilley made his statement as to the indignities offered to his wife f-I was. Were you sitting close to me, and if so, state what was my behaviour on that statement being made ?—I was sitting quite close by you. When Sergeant Major Lilley said he had been subject to these indignities ; I can well remember Colonel Crawley's look of astonishment. He turned round to me, and said, " Good God, can this be true." Sir A. Horsford did not ask either of the witnesses any question. Lieut. Hamilton John Wallace, of the 6th Dragoons, examined by Colonel Crawley. He said he was at Colonel Crawley's house on the 3d of October, when a conver sation took place between the Colonel and Quarter master Wooden relative to a letter in the Deccan Herald. No one else was present. Colonel Crawley readb out a portion of the letter in the Deccan Herald, writte n b y Mr. Smales, and asked Mr. Wooden several queszioos a ar t it. He asked Mr. Wooden if he had heard lately Smales. Mr. Wooden said he had not. IColonel said he remembered the occasion referred to wh t e . n_ zsimon Crawley in the orderly room complained to Lie r u l e 't and his say of persons having access to the sergeantl mseaja'orrest. Colonel ;`,lr. frrooden. ing something about the meaning and his wife sick, Sergeant Major Lilley was mahrris Crawley a sked Mr. Wooden if he oiedhfacdoreminded him that letter. Mr. Wooden as not think it would n as stated by Mr. Smales in said he had not, aad that be done so. Colonel kind, and that to have be had heard hi Craw_ have ,become isbn law then asked him whether Smales about " 113 make by 14, ' r. Mr. Wooden said married the speech quotedor single, officer or soldier. he did not thin of the ' remember him " ' ling an l y ) red g the only thing be remembered e hearing was something which was said by Colonel Crawley about the meaning of Colonel Crawley then asked h' -- close arrest. him whether he had told Mr. Smales what he had stated in the letter. M Wooden replied that he never told Mr. Smales r. Woo tit at all. Colonel Crawley said ' anything about it was very odd, and that he could recollect nothing about it. Mr. Wooden sa id that he could not remember much h e was in the habit of being so muchabout it either, as in the orderly-room and hearing so many conversations, that ho could not re memberg any one in particular. Artorssier Franzee, a parsec merchant, said the bill (pro duced) Major Lilley i n the Tway, of li q uors su pp lied to Ser geantand June, 1862. (The months of March, April, ay, statements as items were read, and bore out the to the quantity of brandy, gin, wine, and beer supp!ied to the bill wa s 103 the sergeant major. The amo unt of rupees.) Alter sAne further evidence the court adjourned. consists oan T i sniHst.Ehs eßtuoisisoiwiiiingFLEET.—From an official list we frigates, information :—The Russian fleet at present of,—Steamer s s • 9 screw liners, 12 screw iron clippers, iron-clad frigates, 22 r screw core ` ties, 12 screw C cl - 8 1 1 iron-clad battery (and 12 inure building), 1 iron ' ad schooner, 79 screw gunboats, 2 screw yachts, 31 screw schooners and transports, and OS smaller paddle steamers — total 293, with 37,007 horse power, and 2,337 guns. Sailing vess e l s : 9 line-of •battle ships, 5 frigates, 3 corvettes, 3 brigs, 13 schooners, 2 gunboats, 2 tenders, 13 transports, 12 yachts—total 62, with 1,304 guns grand total 310 ves • sell, with 3,691 suns. The personnel consists of 93 admi. rats, 3,938 staff and other officers, 376 cadets and conductors, 989 civil service °facers of the nivy, and 49,405 non-com missioned ofg !c.rs am , men. • MADAME RISTORI. with the theate.cal compnv to which she is attached, is about to give a series of p Pt- fonnances at the Theatre Carigan, Tune. Amon , the ile pieces an nounced as to be produced is one entitled " k v Nignt at Florence," which the advertisement declaree. to be written by " Signor ilcssandraDue_n,s,e it)zen of Nape: , , and formerly Colonel of the National Uraard of Saint-fli:rtnizl_ ea -Layo, in trance," SECOND EDITI N. bUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. SWEDEN. The ilflonbladet, of Stockholm, let, says :—" We lately announced the application made by the Go vernment for au extraordinary credit of three millions of rixdolfers (sf. 70c. each) for armaments. The Diet has just taken the matter into considera tion, and solved it. The four States have voted the credit unanimously, and thus given the fullest ap probation to the policy of the Government. RO 'AL DRAMATIC COLLEGE BALL. id The ball givenlayni:.Petnattsj successful l s :t r :i thenss object bt n j o e ya f he lunds of that excel al as, Dramatic College, and for tho pen sioners now resident within its ve il PP jf: rt ‘ T o ! n t hee: every r pleasuretot 7s o t o those b e de served to be, exceeding ly t respect, and productive of much ids fin a wilo took part in it. This is by no wondered at, when it is tsonsidered that of the entertainment was the support of an nstitu tion which, though only recently found e d, is one of the most deserving of the many charitable insti tutions of which England, with her world for deeds of charity, can boast. The occasion a l so forms one of the few oases in the desert of the lif e of an actor or actress, and gives an opportunity of permitting the audience of a theatre to meet on a neutral ground, without the barrier of the foot lights, those who nightly, throughout almost the entire year, labour to promote the delight and con tribute even to the instruction of the playgoer. The well-known zeal displayed by all engaged in the theatrical profession so promote the welfare of their less fortunate brethren was shown by the long list of stewards to whom were confided the task of issuing vouchers; and in the list were to be found also the names of many gentlemen only indirectly connected with the stage, but who have its welfare earnestly at hear:. Under the auspices of these gentlemen the entertainment was, as we have st ate d , b rought to an exceedingly suceeesfal elatecrovdedstateotfttheee, to whomlastroomsmust night aaihlulesotipelbeas the The committee, testified. awarded a d ue s h are o f merit, consisted of Messrs. Benjamin Webster, C Churchill, a Childs,Dsßp.aineckisn,g p.c.1.. commenced, J / J . e q r wood, W. It. Sams, . shortlya. n to n b , o a f o n r d e I T O . o'clock to the music of Conte and Tinney's band, at which midnight there was little room well filled ; but by time the room antol to spare, though, Amongst the visitors present unfortunately, a paucity of Z d rn i t a vv rid e r s eViscount Adare, A. Mrs. i Vcreker, the was perceptible. Lord Sudley, the Hon. Hon. H. Murray, the Hon. e, c :rgan, Colonel Naylor, the Hon. Major Heneag C. W. White, Major Gregory, Dr. IZ.adthe Hon, Capt. Dashwood, Capt. A. Johnson, C apt. Capt. Redman, Cap t . Grant, Capt. Teasclate at c h a a Cap t . Saunderson, Mr. B en j amin Webst er (master of thet. college), Mr. and Mrs. Mellon, Miss Fanny Joseph s , Miss Poole, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. A. Rothe child, Miss Lydia Thomp son, Mr. F . Buckstone Miss Laidlaw, &c. An excellent supper was served about one o'clock in the lower room. Whi lst t hi s agreeable Benjamin a the ro n in ig proceedingsh l t v 's ebster,wbop was presided, proposed pro gressing proposed the health of her Majesty and the Prince of Wales, who, he said, was worthily following the example of his illustrious father by promoting and patronising the dramatic art in England_ Th e toast was enthusiastically responded to. Mr. Web ster subsequently proposed the toast of " The Dramatic College," which was drunk in an equally cordial manner. " The health of Mr. Webster," proposed by Dr. Brady, M.P., was afterwards drunk amidst much applause. Dancing was after wards resumed, and was continued with great alai !nation until a late hour. Mr. Baron Pigott on Prize Fighting. Mr. Baron Pigott opened the Devonshire assivis, at Exeter, on Tuesday. In the course of his charge, his lordship alluded to a case where the prisoner was charged with wilful murder, and observed that his business or occupation was stated to be that of a pugilist, which induced him to make some remarks upon that subject. He had read that morning in the newspapers that in the metropolis all the pre parations were now made for a great prize fight between two men for £l,OOO, to which all the coun try were invited. He was one of those who thought that all who encouraged pugilism from the notion that it created among Englishmen a manly and courageous feeling were greatly and utterly mistaken. Oa the contrary, he believed from long experience that it was productive of hard feel ing and great brutality in those who took part in it. Those who encouraged it and those who wit nessed it all brought themselves alike within the influence of a very bad practice. He hoped this county was not to be the scene of this great fight, and it would be a disgrace to the magistracy and the police if every effort were not made to prevent it from taking place, and to punish those who took part in it. When they came to consider the case of the man Stevens. charged with murder in a fight, they would find his observations were pretty well justified. It was said a few years ago that if people would only encourage prize. fighting it would lead to the suppression of the knife. He had jast come from a county where he had to try no less than nine cases of cutting with a knife, a :rime which for merly was scarcely known, but now it axis common with almost every boy who was offended to whip out his knife, and he was ready to slaughter the person who had given the slightest provocation. He was sure that pugilism was very likely to pro duce brutality rather than to prevent it. A CHARMING SPECIMEN OF BATIIOS.—A pro fessor of chemistry, more remarkable for the clear ness of his intellect than the purity of his eloquence, adverted in one of his lectures to the celebrated Dr. Boyle, of whose talents he spoke with the highest veneration. "He was a groat man," said the professor, concluliug his eulogy—" a very great man : he was the father of chemistry, gentlemen —and brother to the Earl of Cork." A YOUN G OFFICER OF DRAGOONS, stationed near Breslau, one Count Pfeil, has completed a four act opera, with words and music by himself, on the story of " Roland de Roncevaux." The music, says a German cor respondent of the Athenceunt, is in the mi.clern style, and the work is destined fur the Berlin Opera House, with Madame Lucca for its heroine. DISASTER TO AN AMERICAN SHlP.—Advices received iu Liverpool yesterday from New York to the 28th ultimo, state that the fine American pecket ship Emerald, had put into that port on the morning of the 28th in a dis mantled and damaged state. Captain Lace, who com manded the Emerald, had bran killed, and the first ( fficer washed overboard, in the tre►eendous hurricane which the Emerald passed through. THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL. (PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) NINETEENTH Dtl,Y.. ALDERSHOT, Thursday. The proceedings were adjourned this morning till the 17th, to allow time for the prisoner to make his defence. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day;. DIVORCE COURT. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) RING V. KING AND DENT. The Queen's Advocate and Dr. Swabey for the petitioner, Dr. Spinks for the respondent, and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., for the co. respondent. The petitioner was Mr. Charles John King, the respon• dent Fanny Rosina King, and the co-respondent William Dent. The petitioner was the son of the Rev. W. M. Kings of Long Critchill, near Salisbury. and a merchant at pre sent in business at Shanghai, China. He was married to the respondent, then Miss Sullivan, in China in 1856. and be fore the ceremony Mr. Dent was acquainted with the family of the Sullivans, and had inspired an affection in the mind of the respondent, which afterwards led to her alleged mis conduct. Mr. King became acquainted with Mr. Dent when he and his wife were passing through Macao in 1857. A child was born in China which did not survive, and Mr. and Mrs. King returned to England in 1858 and resided at his father's for some time. It appeared that Mrs. King re newed her intimacy with Mr. Dent, with whom she had interviews, which very much offended Mr. King. In March, 1860, Mr. King returned to China, where he embarked in a fresh business with another merchant, at Shanghai, where he had since resided, and it was arranged that Mrs. King should join him in the fol lowing October. Mrs. King declined to go to China on the ground of ill-health, and the inconvenience of carry ing a young child on a long voyage. Some letters were then read from Mrs. Icing, one of which was addressed to her mother-in• law, in 1859, in which she strongly deprecated any interference in her private affairs, and said in reference to Mr. Dent that she would not dis continue the acquaintance of early friends at the wish of her husband's family, who, she admitted, with the exception of the interference com plained of, had treated her with kindness and affec tion. Two other letters were addressed to her husband, in which she said she could not say that she loved him with al the affection of her heart. Matters went on till th e family objected to the frequent visits of Mr. Dent until 1862, when the respondent left her residence in London and went to Cornwall, since which time the family of King had never seen her. The mother of the petitioner was examined at great length. She proved the marriage, and also mentioned the beginning of the visits of Mr. Dent. The respondent told her that, although she had married her son, her strong attachment was for Mr. Dent, whom she had known ever since she was thirteen years of age. Witness remonstrated with her very kindly, and advised her to join her husband in China; but she invariably oh • jetted, either on the ground of ill-health or the unsettled weather that would be encountered during the voyage. Mr. Dent continued his visits, notwithstanding the ob jection of the family, and eventually Mrs. King left her home in 1861, and went to live in Cornwall, since which time she had never seen her. Mrs. Elizabeth Malcolm was the next witness called. On entering the box, the witness refused to take the oath. The Judge asked on what ground she objected. Mrs. Malcolm said she was one of the Scotch Covenanters, and from conscientious Motives she refused to take an oath. The Judge said the act provided for such an occurrence as the present. Witnesses objecting to the oath were to make a declaration, therefore the witness could avail her self of that provision. The witness then, holding up her hand, made a declara tion according to the religion of her country to speak the truth. She then, in answer to questions put to her by the learned counsel, said she lived with Mrs. King during the absence of her husband in China at several Places in the metropolis, at all of which Mr. Dent was a frequent visitor, and at last Mrs. King gave orders that no person was to be admitted into the house when Mr. Dent was there. The case was proceeding when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ---- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EMBEZZLEMENT—COMMITTAL —Dennis Macarthy, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with embez zling money received on account of his e mployers, Messrs. Grindlay and Co., furniture dealers, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square. Mr. Bent, of the Abbey Tavern, St. John's-wood, proved paying the prisoner £6 on account of Messrs. Grindlay and Co. about the end of October, and taking the prisoner's re ceipt for the same. Mr. Win. Grindlay said the prisoner had never accounted for the sum in question, which it was his duty to do. Prisoner said that he was only casually employed by the firm. He would acknowledge he received the money from Mr. Bent, but was robbed of it. Mr. GrindlaY said the prisoner never came near the place again. Prisoner said he was made drunk and robbed, and he did not think he should be believed if he went and said he was going to th e pr i soner ' s l o d g i ngs ro bbed of the money tha ß t o m ge o r r s n ' in B g 7 he found him concealed under the bed. Inspector Garforth said he believed the prisoner had been convicted. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial. THAMES. ROBBERY IN THE ST. KATHERINE DOCK.—Henry Briant, a labourer, was brought before Mr. SEAN charged with stealing 72 cigare, valued at 10s., the property of the them 28 in On strippi ng St. Katherine Uock Comp an y , on their premis es. Henry Butcher, a gate kee p er, stated that th th e e pr p i r s i o s n o e n r e ,s jacket prisoner was leaving the St. Kathe rine Dock yesterday evening, and he asked him what he h ad g ot in his jacket p oc k et. The prisoner replied he did not know, and that h e h a d not worn the jacket pockets landd founday.Heinputht his 28 ha cigars.the prisoner he found 48 cig ars round his legs in stockings. There were 24 in each stocking. Mr. John Pasamore Mumford, superintendent of the St. Katherine Dock Company's own police, said th e p r i soner was a permanent labourer, an d had been in t he employ of the company between two an d three years. The prisoner b w o a x s e a s towf cigarsork i deposited n the cigar there. floo r T yesterday, he c and had ac c e s s to g a r produced were very good ones, and of the value of 10s. Mr. James Bartlett, forema n of the cigar floor in the St. Katherine Dock, said that the cigars taken from the pri soner were exactly similar to others in the warehouse, where the prisoner had been engaged. Mr. Selfe—l suppose the prisoner will never be employed in the dock again ? Mr. Mumford—Never, sir. The prisoner said all that was alleged againet him was true. He had a wife and four children to maintain. He was a married man. Mr. Selfo committed the prisoner for trial, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. 5,000 bales, or viously, 20,774. 1 2 7 7 , 55.ri probably re mu N c l h ue m h oi s e t . ronger. Imports,S P p ß r l i N v ' a A t T e E ß ißil .ffi l 6 LLS ce A BILLS.--According of . to a list: printed by the Commons, the num ber of plans deposited at the office amounts to 389, of which 294 relate to railways. On or before the 23d i ns t., o n which occasion the (Oleo will be kep t o pen until 8 o'clock , a printed copy of all bills, with the Houserd ing o for Witho u t plans, mus t be lodged. T ues d ay next i s the last day for serving notices on Owners, lessees, and occupiers of property required by the books of reference on account of railway projects for next seseion. 107 i 7 i 6i A CURE FOR CORPULENCE. A philanthropist has la - tely laid his story before the public, and although the record may provokeal tis is passing smile, yet no one who reads it can doubt h th e e ar e ty ar d ne e s si t r n e es t s o a b n e d ee s fi i t ne h e i r s it f y el o lo f w the e w u s r t s t eer9 or h . d si e m u p d l y y f t a h t e , w n h a o rra t t r i i v e e d h e f a r e d f ni o r a e y e w a -h r o s r -e w a ta i and m r s e to thin himself, and who has at last succeede y d. He o wishes the world to know how he vanquished his terrible enemy, and how at last the demon of corpu lence flee from him. This is really a great kindness, and a man who, without fear of ridicule and simply from benevolent motives, comes forward to reveal an experience of this kind is doing a ser vice which his fellow creatures ought to recognise. Mr. Banting, the gentleman who has had the cou rage and good feeling to write and publish this nen rative, not long ago measured five feet five inches, and weighed about 14 stone and a quarter. He owns that he had a great deal to bear from unfor tunate make. In the first place, the little boys in the street laughed at him ; in the next place, h e could not tie his own shoes; and lastly, he had, it appears, to come downstairs backwards. But he was a man who struggled g allantly, and whatever he was recommended to do he honestly tried to carry out, He drank mineral waters, and consult e d physicians, and took sweet counsel with innunier ble friends, but all was in vain. He lived ui ,: - exertio sixpence a day, and earned it, so that the f a y ' on " of Abernethy failed in his c ourite recipe lie went ihnattohsa.ll Forts i shampooing toofokvapnoourlesbsatthisiar:lt. ninety Turkish b a the, but nothing did him an still as fat as ever. A Bind friend good; he was friend recom mended increased bodily likely to be effectual than rowing. So this stout warrior with fat got daily into a good , safe, he cou ple of hours. B u t he Was only pouring water heavy boat, and rowed a into the bucket of the ro in one way he lost in snaides. What he gained increased, but t; ea another. His muscular vigour gious appetite, Which he felt compeled to indulge, and coosequentl 1 - been. At 1 he got even fatter than h e ha d who toldhimeet he hit upon the right adviser, what to do, and whose advice has been so auccassful that Mr. Beating can now walk downstairs forwards, put his old cloth ; -es quite over the suit that n ow fits him, and, f ar from being made the victim of' u nkind or ill. Judged chaff, is universally congratulated on his pleasant and becoming appearance. The machi nery by which this change was effected was of a very simple kind. He was simply told to leave off eating anything but meat. It appears that none the of his numerous friendly advisers, and none of physicians he consulted, penetrated so far into the secresy of his domestic habits as to have discovered that twice a day be us ed formerly to indulge in bowls of bread and milk. Tae Solomon who saved him cut off this great feeder of fat, and since then Mr. Banting has been a thinner and a happier. man. —Saturday Review. ----------7----"-----. BO P w LA m III P NG ay W n I e T , H th F e I C R i E ty . —An inquiry wastholomew's Hospital, on Tuesday, re coroner, at St. Bar the death of re specting James Drummond, aged five years, evidence that the deceased, who was O f r i m A tho 8I pt e appeared DEATH on Monday left for a few minutes alone in. Smithfield, was by his mother. In her absence be began to light T h i el H d ß b O v U A G l a r. the cni:d of a naechanic, residing at 1, Greenhill place, a room sn fore his screams b roug h t assistance he was ' c ks at the fire a nd p la y with t hem. He was soon in. flames, and be dreadfully burnt. He was forthwith conveyed to the has• pital, but his injuries were so severs that all remedies proved una vailing, an d after li nger i ng in great agony ho expired n Monday night. Verdict—Accidental death. THE LION VC nosE CLAW CAREICUT, AND WHO ROARS LIKE A SUCKING DOVE ! A. brochure by M. Proudhon has just appeared, entitled, " Si les Traites de 1815 ont Cease d'Exister r It is the d e velopment of a new Utopia of the former enemy to property. The following_ is the last senten ce i u the pamphlet, and will show that . ?u.• Proudhon is no l onger a very dangerous dem "That ide a ex i sts, already it circulates, t task of a s i mple writer to Prove himself the rrnstances, e be fore told it. 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