The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-08 00:00:00

........ , S il 7 - IVIO NE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a rather easier feeling in the money market to-day, but the inquiry is well sustained. A half-yearly dividend of 165., and a bonus of 60s. per share, have been announced by the direc tors of the Alliance Marine Insurance Company, payable on and after the 12th inst. The dividends on the shares of the Namur and Liege, and Mons and Manage Railways, are adver tised for payment. The business of Mr. C. F. Kemp, accountant, will in future be conducted under the firm of C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co. The biddings for 60,00,000 rupees in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng land. The proportions allotted were—to Calcatta, 35,90,000 rs. ; to Bombay, 20,50,000; and to Ma dras, 3,60,000. The declared minimum price was as before, ls. 111-d. per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and Madras. The applications within the limits were for 180 lacs. 'fenders on Calcutta at ls. Hid. will receive about 45 per cent., and above that price in full ; on Bombay all above 25., and on Madras all at and above 2s. will re ceive in full. The prospectus has appeared of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company, which is largely supported by the Liverpool interest, requir ing a capital of £1,000,000, with power to increase the amount to £2,000,000. The first issue is to comprise £25,000 shares of £2O each. The direc tors,in support of their unde:takir.g, refer to the limited number of companies in Liverpool for effect ing marine insurances ; they also state that more than half the exports and imports of the kingdom pass through their port, and that there is no doubt that another association, having its chief offices in London and Liverpool, would meet with ample sup port. The business of the company will be confined to the issuing of policies on freight and goods only, and it is expressly provided that no insurance shall be effected cn the slips themselves. One important feature in this company is the non-payment of pro motion money. __ The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1863. 1862. Great Western L49,545 146,323 North-Western South-Western ...... Great Northern Great Eastern Lancashire and Yorkshire 32,520 32,381 North-Eastern 35,589 34,793 Midland Brighton South-Eastern 18,609 18,251 Bristol and Exeter Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western o f C ana d a • • •• 11,293 11,106 The returns are in most instances of a favourable ehanoter. On the Great Western there is an in• crease £3,222, on the North Western of £3,319, on the South Western of £1,335, on the Great Northern of 11,097, on the Great Eastern of ' 21,83 3, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £139, on the North Eastern of £7g6, on the Midland of £3,223, on the Brighton of £663, on the South Eastern of £358, and on the Great Western of Canada of £lB7. On the Grand Trunk of Canada, however, there is a decrease of £2,006. Two O'CLOCK. Before the close of business yesterday afternoon the Funds, which had been a shade flatter in conse quence of sales to realise profits, recovered, and the early transactions this morning took place at the full advance, Consols being 931 for transfer, and 93i 1 for the 10th of February. At the present moment, however, quotations are 931 and 931 respectively, showing, therefore, a little less buoy ancy. The market, upon the whole, pre sents a very favourable appearance, and the transactions indicate an increase of business. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 939 ; Exchequer Bills have been dealt in at Bs. to 12s. prem. ; India 6 per Cents. are marked 108 i ; and the 4 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 96. A rather buoyant tone has been perceptible in the Foreign Market, although the transactions have continued on a moderate scale. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are firm at 71 ; do., 1862, steady at 67s 68k; and the Consolides 391. 40; Greek have improved to 164 ; the Coupons are steady at 61; Mexican Stock is 314 ; Peruvian New Loan, 891; Russian 1862, 964-; Spanish Deferred 461; do., passive 24-1 it; and the Certificates are firm at ; Italian have improved to 701 1. In the Railway Share Market tne dealings were more animated, and prices have shown an upward movement. Caledonian, Great Western, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern improved ss. ; Midland, 10s. ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, El 10s.; Great Northern and North Western, however, declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines were in some instances a shade firmer. Bahia and San Francisco improved to 211 ; Sambre and Meuse to 108 1 ; Recife and San Francisco declined to 18;1 and South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian to 232-, ; East Indian are firm at 108 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, at 106. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ge nerally support previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities kunuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l 15-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl Ditte Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 96 Consols for Account, Feb. 5 931 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent l2 8 12 ' Ditto £5OO Ditto Small 8 12 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Eruilian 5 per Cent Egpptian 7 per Cent.. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.ms l6/ Ditto Coupons 6/ Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 74 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account. New Granada 2 per cent Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 121 Faustian. 41 per Cent. .. Ditto 1862 Ditto'Account .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ..._. . , Ditto Account Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 5l Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account. 46f D:tto Passive ... .. Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 . 9 1 it Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ............. ,Ditto Account . . ......... 711 it Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ............. _ Ditto Account 6B 7i sh Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cents., 1862 (Scrip), £53 pd 1} dis Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Ditto Account ................ TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money Ditto Feb, Account ARREST FOR DEBT IN FRANCE.---An application \vas made on Saturday to the Civil Tribunal, in the n ame of M. Augustus de X-, at present a prisoner for debt, demanding his release, in accordance with Art. 2,066 of the Civil Code, which provides that no debtor can be im prisoned after he reaches his 70th year. Documents were produced to prove that the applicant was torn on the 28th of December 1793, and that, consequently, he is no w in his 10th year. The detaining creditors, two Belgian bankers, apposed the application, and their counsel argued that the at!peiicoatahtywz,not entitled to his lease till the completion of tri bunal, which had but just commenced. The tri "ever, adopted the more humane and liberal in terpretation of the law, and ordered the prisoner's immediate release. Tile Temps announces that it has just received froth a lady an d gent l eman, w h o w i s h t h e i r su b scr iption to b e . !nte re d under the designation of " Anonymous, " a sum 0 6 , 0 00 f. for the relief of the operatives of the Seine-Infe rietu.e. r. Paul Morpb y, the celebrated American chess -Player, h as b een f or s o me days in P ar i s . H e has not, however, called at the Cafe de la Regence, and gives no in timation of any design to play. As Kolisch is also in Paris, 4°1329 games between them would excite much interegt. Share 100 stir 20 20i 10 100 1 1 100 100 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20 20 100 100 stock stock stock stook stock st St Oltock SHARE MARKETS--This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOeKS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. I . fir., Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Boat.,Sleat.,aiadMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwa 6 Si 86 68 116 117 87 116; 61 71 Do AI A gets no dil Do. B till43p an.hap ( been paid to B. Dublin it Belfast June. Dun.,Ferth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. ,Great Eastern, Ord. stk 41 13 13 14 87 88 105 107 45} 40 43 45 24 25 Ditto A stock _. Ditto East Anglian st I GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Do. XS shares Gt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland Great Western ...... • . Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwalt Lon., Bright.,& S. Coasts Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby 'Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares 'Mid Kent _ 127 128 132 133 136 138 104 TOO 67} (71 109} 110 72 73 118 119 374 384 974 48 1014 1014 41 41i 94 1284 4 129 k Ji l L 97 99 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 53/ 541 25 27 100 1004 Do York Do Carlisle... (North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction (Scottish Central (Scot N. E., Aber. stock 56 67 881 81 126 128 108 1W 11' 4 31d 11 11i 118 120 471 484 104 108 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 47 49 331 344 881 691 681 691 100 103 7 8 39 40 10/ 101 p 7/ if p 148 150 44 5 p 2 3 p 55} 564 2i 31p 4d# p 87 90 140 145 Do _ Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport, Do Herefordl 29 31 43 45 35 37 94 26 BRITISH Pi itailwayr Atlantic lir St Lawrenc , Horn., Barodact.Cent Ind Gu:s_per oent.. Do. New ....... ....- Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godriel.: 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872: Do. do. Jour 1, 1,74 1 elcutta.x S. Eastn. 1. ' Cape Town er, Dock Scrii Eastn. Bengal gu. b p. Vast Indian, 211..5 p. c. Do. do. Ext... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debent r. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPeuin.gua.sp.e Do. New gua. Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent.' Gt. W. of Canada Sharet. Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4/ p. o. Extension Dc. 44 d 0.... Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corv. R p. o. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. a. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunamok do Cand.• , Claes A Capital Sharr Do. do. B Capital do. .. N.RLC'da6 pc let i t bde Scinde Do. Delhi ri -.: Do. do • r. E. Do. Punjaub .... ( 4 Do. Do. ...... . ?, L ,F,' I Do. Indus. St. Flo.) SSESSIONS. Closing Price. 87 69 105 106 6/ 61 71 81 77 60 74 76 73 76 104 106 1(8 109 105 117 107 1(8 1 lip I 22 2 p 74 76 64 66 34 36 48 62 31 36 34 36 105 1.06 1 lip 11(P1 103 105 1211 121, 71 1 98 100 91 03 1p 103 tut 97 99 93 52 53 3 5 3 5 83 85 try 106 11'3 104 * iP 10Si 1044 99 101 MEN"! SEC U 'losi 1064 106 108 106 108 97 971 95 97 LOi 110 111 113 112 114 1111 113 1044 105i' 994 1004 994 1004 99 94 108 110 [O5 106 [(8 110 109 111 [O5 107 IC9} 110 11 l 21 2 3 500 510 53 65 p 456 46113 Ilk 11/ 17 St 31- 15 7 74 6 66 4i 5/ 43 50 2} 21 1 1} 41 43 8i 9 a ds pr 150 160 21 2/ 26 I 5 5} 5 6 1 43 385 395 2 2 90 9 5 46 1 1 ft 1271 133} } 671 1 2 110 } 10 981 8 104 42& 3 94 1 I 1291 30 11 1001 d 13.14 6.4.0 19.16.4' 12.10 t )I,ON IAL Li() VER Can.Ciov. p.c.Ja &July 1877-St Do. 6p. c. Feb. Aug.l 100 Do. d P.C. Mar. .k Sept.' 100 Do. 5 p. r. Ja.n.dattly.l 100 Do. 5 Inscribed stock , 100 Cape G.ltope, 6 p 0.1873 1 100 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 Do. 1890 100 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c 100 N.13.G0v. 6 p.c. J a.&July 100 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p c.,1866 100 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 100 Do. d0.,1888 ,tupwds' 100 New Zealand 6 p. cent., 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c.; steriinz, 1875. ' 100 !Queensland Gov. 6p. 0. 100 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 Vic.Gcy. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. to 6p.c. , 100 BRITI SH MI Cambrian Consol. Gold olitiord Amalgamated Devon G. (Jon, avist , East Bassett (Illorzan) East Clogan Gold Ltd East Caradon East Carn Brea.. E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) IGamASLAubyn(Gwen ) reat South Tolgus Wheal Vor (Ralston I Grenville Elerod' s- Foot llingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ( tiny Lelant Marke Valley.. myndv Iron Oro (Lim.) New Setun • • North Downs Q.W '1 Baseet (Ill° 4an north Wheal Crotty Par Consols (5,t. Blazey rrovidenee (Uny Lelnt. S ou th Caradon(t.CSle)r 'S. Carn Brea (MAW .Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park ....... M..i. Tamar Silv.& Lead n. Tin Crott West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton ...... . Wheal Basset (Illog.fan, Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton ty heal Trelawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 191 23 2.4.9 13 11 5.15.6 18.1 .9 28.9. 471 1 5 5 2.0.8 2.10.8 8 581 7 3.13 LS. 39 Il I I 13 it 13 14 26 28 285 295 774 82 47i 152 i 74 84 14 10 15 16 Z 45 255 164 174 54 64_ [loi 10 47 i PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ext. No. 2, 112 Mid. Consolidated, Bristol and Birm., 8 per cent., 1411 South Eastern 41 per cent., 104 LINES LEASED 1' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4, per Cent., 911114 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 Dutch Rhenish, 171 Recife and San Francisco (lim.) , gna. 7 per cent., 181 Sambre and Meuse, 10/ 11* Sax Paulo (lim.), gua. 7,per cent., 10—Ditto (all) , 231 FOREIGN MINES. Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (11m.), 21 1 Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lim.), 1 JOIN T-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), zot Australasia, 721 Bank of Queensland (lira.), 4 I Chartered Bank of British Columbia, lei 4 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 21 London. B. Ayres, and R. Plate (lim.), 7 London and South African, 25* Ottoman Bank, 33I—Ditto, new, 71 Union of Australia, 53* 21 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, in Crystal Palace, :4 31 Electric Telegraph, 99* Italian Irrigation Canal,l; London General Omnibus Company (lim.), 11 National Discount Company, 81 Nerbudda Coal and Iron, 5t Rio de .Janeiro City Improvements, 291 Royal Mail Steam, 56) The reconstruction of the Pont de l'Archeveche, Paris, is about to be commenced, at an expense to the city of 24.5,000 f. No T v h e i m e b b e ridge, commenced in 1828, was opened ESCAPE OF Peri FRENCH of the same year. on the 4th , when on her CONVICTS. A colonial schooner, distance of several miles from lend, up, ata ry to Berbice three or four took the m a days ago, picked three French convicts in an f t, in which they were fatigue and want drifting about, being too eallulebdoa The to Berbice u th b e rou g ht few dried of food to row. All they had in the bo m at peas. The captain of the schooner but without permitting them to land, and them here. Yesterday they were taken before mag i s trate and examined , and were then sent to the police police_ station to await the Governor's orders. One of them re ports that he is a Sardinian who was sentenced to trans portation for life for unintentionally uttering false coin; another, a Maltese, admits a similar sentence for having stabbed a man in the Crimea, where he kept a restaurant during the war ; and the third, who states that he is from Montpelier, acknowledges that he was sentenced to penal servitude for ten years for larceny. Intelligence has re cently been received that two French steamers are out in swell of some convicts who murdered an officer and the supertntenzlgut of one of the penal establishments at Cayenne, and then made their escape in the boat in which the parties were at the time propeeding from the Isle de Salut to another establishment there. Whether the people picked up are thoao Ivho committed the murder, pppthers who have escaped from the isieAd mentioned, we have net yet been able id 3etala.--Penfraro POT • _..„. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE BERGER.-A FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT. This bankrupt was described as of Bow-lane, mantle and shirt manufacturer, and this was an examination meeting. Mr. Brook, for the assignees, said that the bankrupt had not surrendered, and had absconded after having destroyed his books. From all that Mr. Cooper, the manager of the estate, could ascertain, the debts were between 43,000 and £4,000, and no available assets. The bankrupt will be proclaimed in the usual way at the rising of the Court. Mr. Brook said it was a clear case of fraud, and the bank rupt had absconded to avoid prosecution. IN RE HALL AND HALL. These bankrupts were builders at Kensington, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr. Barrow applied on behalf of the bankrupts for a stay of proceedings in bankruptcy, to carry out an ar rangement with the creditors, all the requirements by the act for that purpose having been complied with. His Honour said he would grant the application. Mr. Barrow then applied that the money for the hands of the Court should be paid out subject to costs, but a diffi cult here arose, as his Honour said if he made an order to stay the proceedings he could not make any subsequent order. On the suggestion of the official assignee the applications were withdrawn, and an adjournment taken, a day being fixed for a dividend meeting, after which the creditors would have the opportunity of applying against annulling the bankruptcy. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.---This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY. The trial of the prisoners Brewer, Burnett, Buncher, and Griffiths, was resumed this morning. Moss, the detective officer of the City police, was exa mined by Sir Fitzroy Kelly. His evidence was relative to his visit to a person named Campbell, in North Kent-ter race, accompanied by Smith and Baker. They went into the bedroom, and made a hole in the wall which gave them a view of the front parlour. Buncher and others came in. Mrs. Campbell was asked by Buncher whether she was prepared, she replied " Yes." Buncher then asked how much ? Mrs. Campbell said £5O. Buncher replied, " That's no good, I want £2OO, as promised on Monday last." Mrs. Campbell said, "I can't spare more,—l can't lay out more than that, for I have to take your word before I can get rid of it. How many have you got ? Have you got any gold ? Buncher said Not to-day, but let me see the money first, business is business—l wanted £2OO as pro mised at the beginning of the week. Mrs. Campbell said she could not spare more, and then followed some more conversation, but in language perfectly unfit for publication. It appeared clearly to involve Buncher in the transaction. Mr. Pater, who appeared for Buncher, raised several objections, but they were overruled, Mr. Justice Blackburn remarking that if during the progress of the trial there should appear any weight in them, he would immediately stop the case as far as Buncher was concerned. The examination of witnesses was then proceeded with. The case is not expected to conclude to-day. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) THE CASE OP CAPTAIN BUXTON. An application for the postponement of the trial of George Ruston, who stands indicted with unlawfully obtaining by false pretence, from the Universal Marine Insurance Com. pany, the sum of £BOO, w.th intent to defraud, was assented to by the learned judge. NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY. Handel's well-known oratorio Judas Maccabeus was repeated last night in Exeter Hall with very gratifying results. Mr. Martin, the spirited mana ger of this society, has been fortunate enough to secure the assistance of Mr. Sims Reeves, upon whose rendering of the tenor part the success of this oratorio entirely depends. There are few singers of the present day who can rival Mr. Reeves in his execution of Handel's music, and none who can equal him in the celebrated war song, " Sound an alarm." The excitement produced among the audience by Mr. Reeves' line singing of this in spiriting call to arms was something unusual, and the enthusiastic encore which it elicited at length induced Mr. Reeves to break through his usual rule and repeat the air, an effort which it was hardly fair to demand from him. The two other airs, " Call forth thy powers," and " How vain is man," were also admirable, more especially the latter, which makes a greater demand upon the executive skill of the singer. The bass part was ably sung by Mr. Lewis Thomas, who possesses a good voice, and with time and practice will take a high place among our oratorio singers. The lady vocalists were Madame Rudersdorff, and iss Palmer. Madame Rudersdorff rendered the soprano music very efficiently, but she should be careful to avoid the errors of an exaggerated style. The choruses show progress, but we would suggest to Mr. Martin an improvement on the part of the treble voices, who require more steadiness and con fidence. In many instances, however, the rendering of the choruses was decidedly successful. Mr. Martin conducted with his usual care and skill, and the performance appeared to give the greatest satisfaction to a large and attentive audience. Haydn's Creation will will be repeated on the 4th of February, when Mr. Sims Reeves will take the tenor part, having entered into an arrangement with Mr. Martin for the season. MARKETS--This Day. MARK LANE. birERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 45s 10d ; barley, 34s 3d ; oats, 20s 5d ; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 36s 8d ; and peas, 37s sd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s 6d ; barley, 34s 8d ; oats, 20s 8d ; rye, 33s Ild ; beans, 37s 7d ; peas, 39s 3d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LIST WEEK.—Wheat, 66,477; barley, 83,088; oats, 10,992; rye, 306; beans, 3,462; peas, 1,144 qrs. ATTEMPTING TO STRANGLE A WIFE. William Collier, who yesterday pleaded guilty to an in dictment for attempting to cut his own throat, and also to a charge of common assault, on the jury acquitting him of attempting to murder his wife by strangulation, was this morning placed in the dock for judgment. Mr. Justice Keating sentenced him to one month's im prisonment for attempting to commit suicide, eight months imprisonment for the assault on his wife, and also to find two sureties in £5O, and himself in £lOO, to keep the peace to all her Majesty's subjects for 12 months, In the event of the sureties not being put in, then the imprisonment to be increased to twelve months with hard labour. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN MARYLEDONE. James Wadden was indicted for feloniously and mali ciously wounding Hannah Maria Dixon, with intent to murder her. There was also an indictment against him for feloniously marrying the same person, his first wife, Elisabeth, being then alive. The parties resided at a coffeeshop in New Church square, Paddington, and on the 10th of November they returned home about half-past eleven, and went upstairs to their bedroom. After locking the door the injured woman said they commenced quarrelling, and as she was about getting into bed the prisoner attacked her with a razor, and cut her throat in a desperate manner. He raised a cry of murder and police, and on the room door being opened and assistance arriving, the prisoner said the woman had inflicted the injuries on her throat with her own hand. This she most positively denied. He also asserted that she got out of bed before she did so; but the police constable, when he entered the room, said the bed had not been disturbed after it had been arranged in the morning. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of intent to murder, Mr. Justice Keating said it would be needless to proceed with the other indictments. The jury had found the pri soner guilty of a very atrocious crime, and that crime he had aggravated by the mean and dastardly attempt to fix the crime on the unfortunate woman herself. The sentence of the Court was that the prisoner be kept in penal servi tude for the term of his natural life. THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Sarah Stone pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with unlawfully concealing the birth of her infant ehild. Sentence deferred. Albert Cox, labourer, and John Blacken, were indicted for stealing from Robert Elliot two coats, a waistcoat, hat, gold ring, and other articles his property. The jury found both prisoners guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced them to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. FOURTH COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Arthur Newman, 42, dealer, was indicted for conspiring to defraud divers persons, and in pursuance of such conspiracy obtaining from Jeremidl Walton divers goods, value £l,OOO, without making payment for the same, or in tending to do so. There was also another indictment of the same description against the prisoner for obtaining various sums of money from John Grindley and Reginald Chaun cey. (The case was proceeding when we went to press.) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Jan. B.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; light breezP, and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 7.--W iud W.S.W.—Arrived—Kent, from London for Melbourne. Sailed—Fairlie, for Sydney. MILFORD, Jan. 7.—Arrived—Hero, from Sulina for Queensto wn. PORTSMOUTH, Dec 7.—Wind variable.—Arrived--Her Majesty's ship Pylades, from Sheerness. NEWFORT, Jan. 7,—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Caledonia, for Riga Janeiro. ABERDEEN, Jan. 7.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Vidae, from Rio Grande. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Thursday, 10 a.m. The steamship Liverpool, Captain Charlesworth, which went down off Cape Lynas, left this port on Sunday morn ing, having shipped wool for Liverpool, valued, it is said, a:, £1,200. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning Arrived, Jan. 7—Stanislas , from Gravelines ; Marcia. from Havre ; the Colleen Bawn, from Port Adelaide Anna. from Alexandria; John and Jane, from Boulogne Mary Ann, from Bruges. Arrived, Jan. B.—Augusta, from Seville ; King William, from Lisbon; Scovells, from Bruges; Highland Chief, from Boston. Sailed.—Amazon, steamer, for Mogadore. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Columbine, from Melbourne; Highland Chief, from Boston; Icellia, barque, from Madras; Ellen Rose, from Gambia; Gulierma, from New York—ull for London; Ida, screw steamer, from London, for Oporto ; Marley Hill, screw steamer, from London, for Genoa. Anchored—Sarnian Gem, for Troon ; Matilda, for Falk land Islands ; Wilhelmine, for Mayaguez—all from London. O f a O r D , S e r A s T i n iD th E e A l L o . c — ali W ty e of r D e g e a r l e t h a t v o e s s t u a s t ta n i t u h ed a c s o o n m s e o d f er tF a h b Le le damage from the effects of the late high tide. The in the marshes, amounting to so me hundreds, fortu nately escaped ; they were cared for just in time and re moved to a place of safety, only a day or two before the flood came. From several acres sown with wheat, the soil has been fairly washed away, so as to leave not the remotest chance of a crop ; a field of fine parsnips shared the same fate, and long lines of celery beds are impregnated with salt water. While the flood was rapidly advancing in the Sand hills, two boys, one named Pledge, engaged in keeping w r ea s p t o - l d e e s e nt away bi r d s , posted themselves on the r i s i ng gro und, where they re mained nearly fou r hours, surrounded by water. The perilous po s iti on of the lads was at length noticed b y some boatmen, who means the jumping the novel si g h t was seen of a small punt padd li ng prevented in veed water fatalgai gained the consequences. spot, In d the up Alfred-row, to afford assistance to the folks in flooded cottages, or, as was the case in one instance, to convey a dinner from a neighbouring bakehouse no longer accessible. I he old adage, "It is ar. ill wind that blows no one any good," has been realised here, for the late gale has Clown several hundred pounds into the boatmen's pockets, and not undeservedly, considering the desperate risk frequently in curred to preserve life and property, under circumstances of tie Moat oppallias character,—Xiiirkevn! liournab EAST KENT ELECTION. POLLING-THIS DAY. SIR E. DERING'S COMMITEE. NINE O'CLOCK. Dering Knatchbull 106 TEN O'CLOCK. Bering Knatchbull ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Dering Knatchbull TWELVE O'CLOCK. 443 346 933 752 Dering Knatchbull Majority for Dering Romney and Sandwich returns not included. KNATCHBULL'S COMMITTEE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Knatchbull Dering Majority for Dering --3 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. HOW PICKPOCKETS LlVE.—Three young men named John Brown, Wm. Durant, and Joseph Hives or Shaw, all well-dressed, were charged before Mr. Knox with loitering in . the Haymarket for the purpose of committing a felony Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for Hives. The evidence of Sergeant Cole, 23 C, went to show that on the previous night ho saw an elderly lady and gentle man come out of an alamodo beef shop, in Tichbourne street, and saw Durant leave the others and go up to the side of the lady, and put his hand down by his side and feel the lady's pocket. He then followed the prisoners with the view of getting assistance, when he saw them walk up and down the Haymarket two or three times, and then met Sheen, 272 B, who had also been watching the prisoners pushing amongst persons in the Haymarket. The prisoners then all went into Barnes's public-house in the Haymarket, and they were on coming out all taken into custody. On searching the prisoners £lO was found upon them, and a pair of spectacles upon one of them. Sheen corroborated Cole, and said that he had known Brown four years, and had seen him convicted at the Lam. beth Police court, and in prison several times. He (Brown) always dressed very respectably, generally as a midship man, and this season he had sported a saddle pony and a pony and trap. Sergeant Cole said—Durant had been convicted several times of picking pockets. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length on behalf of Hives, and said that he had only recently come from Yorkshire, and had accidentally fallen into the pri soners' s' Mr. Knox committ e d Brown and Durant for three months each with hard labour, and said he would remand Hives for a week that inquiries might be made. to compan y. the police.He was in. resp ec t a bl e em pl o y an d not known The Court of Assizes of the Aube has just tried a man named Bezain, aged 89, on a charge of poi soning a widow named Berthier, who had lived with him at Troyes. It appeared from the evidence that the woman Berthier, who had been separated from her husband, in 1840, soon formed au illicit connection with the prisoner, and had been living with him nearly 20 years at the time of her death. On her husband's decease she came into possession of about 16,000 f., one-half of which she advanced, without security, to the prisoner, who employed it in stocking and cultivating a small farm. In May last, the widow Berthier discovered that the prisoner had formed an improper con nection with their servant, a girl named Courillon, and having determined to leave him, she demanded the re payment of her 8,000 f., but could not obtain it. On the 21st June, after breakfasting with Bezain, she was taken suddenly ill and died in the afternoon of the same day, ap parently from the effects of poison, and the analysis of the contents of her stomach proved the presence of arsenic. Suspicion fell on Bezain and his servant, and both were arrested, but the latter was subsequently discharged and admitted as a witness. In his defence, the prisoner pro tested his innocence of the crime, and asserted that if the deceased had been poisoned, it was by her own hands. Several witnesses were examined, but their evidence threw no light on the question, and the jury having, after a short deliberation, brought in a verdict of not guilty, the court ordered the prisoner to be set at liberty. The bank of MM. Guyon and Co., of Lyons, has been forced to suspend its payments. This disaster has indirectly arisen from the cotton crisis, the bank having had heavy business transactions with a manufactory at Taran (Rhone). The situation is now said to be not so bad as was at first supposed, and the bank has boon formed into a joint-stock company, the creditors being the share holders. The suspension has been followed by several distressing circumstances : a merchant of Lyons, who had 300,000 f. deposited in the bank, has since committed suicide, not being able to support the idea of his money being lost. The manufactory above referred to has since been closed, throwing from 1,000 to 1,200 workmen out of employment. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.—Is there any leap more complicated than one consisting of a low i hurdle in the middle of a meadow, which may not, under some circumstances, turn out a break-neck affair ? Here is a man committing a murder in the next field to the one in which I find myself. I want to get to the rescue, and I ride up to the next hedge intending to leap it. I must look first through. Here is a high bank, a rail on the top of it, a ditch beyond ; my horse may be able to clear it, but the ground looks rather slippery just here. Suppose he was to strike that rail with his hoofs; suppose he m;scalculated his spring, and did not clear the ditch; suppose the ground on the other side were to prove wanting in firmness. I will go and look a t the gate. The screams in the next field are getting fainter, by the by, and it is desirable to decide. The gate is awfully high; it has spikes on the top bar, and the ground is covered with loose flints. Impossible to think of it. Suppose I get off and crawl through the hedge, or get over the gate; but then I should be so much more useful on horseback. I should intimidate the murderer; I should be able to pursue him. Stay, now I hear no cries—all is is over—what a dreadful state of things f—. Dickens's All the Year Round. LIFE FARMHOUSES.—In the true provincial farm house the genuine rural profusion still exists,—only a little modified by regard to modern ways. One may not be compelled to sit down to a loaded table every two or three hours ; but when one does sit down (which is still four or five times a day), the table is a bountiful one. The hostess is not thinking, as the great lady or her housekeeper may be, of the dairy sales of the week. The farmer's wife first supplies her own house without stint, and then sells the rest. There is no gardener there to diminish the desert by slow degreess that he may have the more fruit to sell ; but the farm-gardens and orchard overflow all the year reued, and no cockney guests, with the London frenzy for fruit, could make much impression on the supply. All through the house the plenty is the same. There are roaring wood fires in every room ; a pile of blankets on every bed ; wine always in view ; ale always at call; horses for any number of riders, and amusement and hospitality overflowing in every corner of the house and land. From such abodes there might be a good deal spared for Lancashire; and I believe there is. Of the gifts of game and other eatables received at ➢Manchester it is probable that the bulk arrives from farm houses, where it is natural for people to give what they have and what they see their friends enjoy. Nothing is more likely than that the farmer and his sons, when they come home with a full gamebeg, say that it is a pity those poor Lancashire people, in their pinch, have not some of these good things ; and hence perhaps the perplexity of the relief committees about what to do with pheasants and hares, if game may not be sold without a licence.— Once a Week. THE LATE WRECK ON THE CEFN SIDAN SANDS, —lt was greatly feared that the seven men who endeavoured to escape in a boat from the wreck t..f the French barque recently lost on the Cefn Sidan Sands, in Carmarthenshire, had been drowned, as no clue could be obtained respecting them, but on Monday they arrived in Pembrey, in an almost helpless condition, having been on the water since the previous Saturday night. They are now under the protection of the French Consul at Llanelly, where the captain and six of his men had previously ar rived in a boat half full of water. The second boat, which contained five men, it will be remembered, was stranded not far from the vessel. The men arrived at Kidwelly next day, having walked all night upon the sande. The vessel has completely broken up. The Paris Board of Longitude has published official returns of the sailing ships lost at sea during the last four years. The number of ships lost during the year 1859 is stated at 2,320; in 1860, 2,148; in 1861, 2,171; in 1862, 2,098. Although the year 1862 was more favour able than the preceding years, 221 ships disappeared during that period of which no tidings have been since heard. Of these, 21 were French and 78 English; the remainder were American or Dutch. The number of collisions between ships has become greater, and the number of ships missing is attributed to this cause. Forty-two English and six French steamers were lost at sea during the year 1862. The Paris journals announce the death, in Paris, of M. Bazin, professor of modern Chinese at the Imperial School of Oriental Languages, and assistant secretary of the Paris Asiatic Society. M. Basin is the author of several works on Chinese literature, among which is a grammar of Mandarin or vernacular Chinese, a lan guage which he spoke with fluency. The Journal des 7ravax-Publics states that, among the bills which are to be presented to the provide cussi f o o n r h ro WA out of employment in the manufactories , the work Address, for th e is m : one for a credLegislativeit oßfo7cl,oyoaof,toeorotpr! dis cussion METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was only a moderato supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market, bah as to number and quality. All breeds commanded a steady sale, at extreme quotations, compared with Monday. A few very superior Scots and crosses realised 55., but the more general top figure was 4s. 10d. pee 81bs. We were rather scantily supplied with sheep, in but middling condition. The mutton trade was firm, and late rates were well supported. The best Downs sold at ss. 10d. per 81bs. Calves moved off freely, at an improvement in value of 2d. per 81bs. The top price was 4s. Bd. per 81bs. Pigs were quite as dear as on Monday; but milch cows sold heavily. Per Slb. to Si the offal. a. d. s. d. , Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 41 Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 4 4 4 10 Suckling calves, 10a to 20s 21s to 295. TOTAL BUPFLY. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 6 , Pme.S'thdowndo.s 8 5 10 Largo orse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Small porkers ... 4 6 4 8 ; and quarter-old store pigs, Beasts Cows l3O Sheep Calves 305 Pigs 312 FOREIGN BIJFFLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWHATE AND LEADENHALL.—TIIO supplies of meat are moderately extensive, and the trade is steady, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Id to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Sd to 4s Sd per Sibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, January 7.—Prime stock was in fair request at full prices ; otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state at barely previous rates. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mut • ton, 3s 10 to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, January 7.—The trade generally was far from active, nevertheless prices were supported. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s Sd ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 10d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs; suckling calves, lOs to 18s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s ; and mulch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 16s to £4 5s Od; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 103 ; and straw, £ll2s to £1 16s per load. Trade very inactive. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow hay, £1 16s to £4 ss; clover, £3 lOs to £5 8s Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. A dull trade. HITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £1 18s to £4 ss; clove' do., £3 lOs to £5 10s ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. Tra e heavy. ALARMING FIRES.—This morning, about half past 2 o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises of a tailor at 18, Trinity-street, Liverpool-road. Before the firemen could succeed in extinguishing the flames the shop was destroyed and the upper part of the house very much damaged. The loss was insured in the Caledonian Office. A fire also happened in Brewer's-yard, Skinner-street, Bishopegate, in a house occupied by two cabinetmakers. The file spread with great rapidity, and the house and its contents were greatly injured by fire and water before the flames could be got under. Neither of the sufferers were insured. _ _ A destructive fire occurred three nights back at Marseilles on the premises of M. Chosson, a whole sale stationer. The fire burnt with great fury for several hours, and but little of the stock was saved. An iron safe containing a considerable sum in gold and notes was heated to such a degree that the coin melted, and the notes were of course destroyed. The loss is estimated at 80,000 fr., but is covered by insurance. A banquet was given o❑ the 4th at Turin by Chevalier Farini, President of the Council of Minis ters, in honour of Counts de Stackelberg and Sartiges, Am bassadors of Russia and France to the Court of Turin. The members of the Diplomatic Body, the Ministers of State, and several other distinguished personages were among the guests. The Opinione of Turin publishes an address presented to the King of Italy on the 4th by a deputation of Venetians, Istrians, and inhabitants of Trieste, in which the hope is expressed that at no distant time they may be enabled to present his Majesty in the city of the Doges with an album recording the victories he may have won on the battlefields of Venetia. ACCIDENT IN THE HUNTING FIELD.—Very gene ral regret was manifested on Saturday through:ut both the county and city of Cork, when it became known that an accident of a serious character had, on the afternoon of the previous day, befallen Simon Dring, of Parkgrove, Esq., J.P. On the morning that Mr. Dring met the hounds at Kilbree, near Cloyne, where a large number of gentlemen had assembled to enjoy the sports of the field. After a pro tracted search a stout dog fox was found, who went away in gallant style, briskly followed by the hounds and red coats. Mr. Dring, who was well mounted, kept a prominent place during the run of some miles, until ho was entering the field where reynard succumbed. At the entrace the prey passed through a gate, closely pressed by the dogs ; but as Mr. thing entered, being third horse, the gate slammed, and he raised his left leg from the stirrup to avoid collision, when his foot caught in the bars—he was torn from his saddle, and dashed to the ground. Those who followed instantly reined up and dismounted, when it was discovered that the limb was seriously broken. Surgical assistance having been quickly procured the fracture was set, and he was removed to the residence of one of the neighbouring gentry. It is understood he passed the night rather favourably.—Saunders' News. The usage of eating cakes on the Twelfth Day is of considerable antiquity, for mention is made of it in a charter of Robert, Bishop of Amiens, dated in 1311. In the seventeenth century, the custom was observed even at Royal tables, for Mme. de Motteville relates that, in 1648, she and two other ladies shared a twelfth•cake with the King and Queen, and drank their Majesties' healths in hippocras. In some families it was the custom to cut portions for the Infant Jesus and the Virgin, which were always distri buted to the poor. In the following year Mine, de Motteville again passed Twelfth-night with the l i to ti 3 e ol e Family, and the bean happening to be in t he partz. hg the Virgin, it was agreed that the Q ueen s hould the the ci the honours of the evening, and hipp ocrse beverage used. Louis XIV. alw a y s kept Twelfth-day, in course with the formal dignity he invariablyr observed public. It is said that whe n Louis . and his three sons shared the twelfth-cake , the bean was cut into three pi eces, which was regarded as a sign that not one of the three brothers would ascend the throne. The King considered this incident as of bad augury. I t The preparations for the funeral of the Arch bishop of Paris have commenced at Notre Dame. A magnificent catafalque has been erected between the choir and the nave, with large streamers attached from each corner ' to the pillars. Th e whole is in black cloth, starred w ith silver. The t o p o f t h e catafalque, in the form of a dome, is surmounted by a silver cross. The choir and the nave aro hung with black cloth. Escutcheons, with the arras of the deceased, are placed on the catafalque. BIRMINGHAM RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN RATCLIFF. A very graceful compliment was yesterday paid by the members of No. 7 Company of Birmingham Volunteers to their commanding officer, Car,tain Ratcliff. It may pro bably be remembered that whilst the battalion was in the course of formation during the earliest stage of the Rifle Volunteer movement, this company was established through the activity and liberality of Captain Ratcliff, and not only was it fully equipped a t hi s own cost, but he has spared no time, e x p ense, or zeal in his endeavours ' to render it efficient in drill and discipline. So well did the men respond to the manifest desire s o f t h e captain, that by the greatest assiduity in their attention to duty they speedily rendered themselves one of the best companies in the battalion, and it is but due to th em to say that they have maintained their position in this respect ever since. In order to testify their appreciation of his exertions, and at the same time their esteem for him, they, some few months ago, entered into a subscription for the purpose of present ing to him some testimonial—and as the fund promised was a creditable one, it was determined to purcha se sword. The weapon, which is of the ordinary regulation pattern, but of superior quality of matetial, was manufac tured by Messrs. Aston, of the Town Hall Works, and the ornamentation of it was entrusted to the skilful hands of Mr. J. J. Allen. This gentleman has succeeded in turn ing out an exquisitely finished specimen of workmanship. The design was prepared by himself, and the " sculpture " was also his own manipulation. The hilt guard is elabo rately wrought in dead and burnished steel, the regula tion ornamentation of the rose, shamrock, and thistle, the Royal monogram, ttc., being introduced in a new and elegant manner, and being " tooled" into relief instead of being merely "chased." At the back of the hilt are the captain's crest and monogram, also in relief. The blade is also richly worked after Mr. Allen's design, and bears an inscription recording the motive of the gift. Altogether the sword is creditable to the good taste of those concerned in its getting up. The cost of it we believe is fifty guineas. An illuminated address, beautifully executed by Mr. Newey, of New-street, formerly a leading member of the company, was prepared to accompany the present. The contents of it are as follows :—" To Captain Charles Ratoliff: Dear air, The volunteers comprising the com pany under your command beg your acceptance of the sword presented herewith in token of their high esteem for you as their captain, and their hearty appreciation of the unremitting kindness, courtesy, and zeal which you have displayed towards them on so many occasions since the formation of the company. They fervently hope that the Mighty Ruler who sways the destinies of all na tions may so continue to bless this our country that the day may be far distant ere it shall be needful to draw the sword, now given to you, in defence of the hearths and homes of old England. They wish you long life and happiness." The address was signed by the members of the Presentation Committee on behalf of the company. The company mustered in pretty fair strength, and in full-dress uniform, at the Ist Division Police Station, New street, and, several rounds of blank ammunition having been supplied to them, they, at about 2 o'clock yesterday after _ noon, marched out to the music of the regimental fife and drums, their destination being Aston Park, where it had been arranged the presentation should be made. On the ground they were met by Capt. Ratcliff and by Lieut. and Adjutant M'lnnis. There were not many persons in the Park, but they included Alderman Sir John Ratcliff and three or four friends. After executing a variety of manoeu vres in a smart and effective style, under the command of the Adjutant, and after advancing in review order and salut ing the captain, the direction was given to form a hollow square in the centre of the spacious yard adjoining the hall. Mr. D. J. O'Neile, now a private but formerly a quarter.. master-sergeant of the company, advanced, and in a few appropriate remarks made the presentation. He said that the very pleasing though onerous and important duty had devolved upon him of presenting to Captain Ratcliff, on behalf of No. 7 Company, a sword, as a token of their respect and esteem. He might first of all say that he had reed% ed letters from the lieutenant and the ensign, both regretting their unavoidable absence on that occasion, and their being unable to participate in rendering honour where honour was due. This matter had been in hand for several months, but delays had occurred which prevented the presentation being made earlier. The sword, he was happy to say, was well worthy of the designer, and Mr. Allen had remarked of it that it was the handsomest he had ever executed. He (Mr. O'Neile) held in his hand an ad dress, which he would read, and he was sure every member of the company present would coincide with every sentence it contained. They could all bear testimony to the perseve• ranee, energy, liberality, courtesy, and punctuality which, as an officer, Capt. Ratcliff had displayed from the first for mation of the company. At the outset, when very hard drills had to be gone through, the 'captain was one of the hardest workers amongst them, and he used to shoulder his rifle, and stimulate them by his good example, and all along since that time he had been foremost in doing his duty as an officer, and studying the good displicine and comfort of the company. Mr. O'Neile concluded by reading the address above given, and presenting it toge ther with the sword to Captain Ratelift Capt. Ratcliff, in addressing the donors, said it was impossible for him adequately to express the feelings which at that moment he experienced, when he thought of the kindness on their part which had prompted the handsome gift he had just had the honour of receiving. If he had done his duty in connection with the corps in a manner to warrant its appreciation in so substantial a form, all he could say was that it would be a stimulant to him on all future occasions, not only to be present with them on the drill ground, but to do all he could by exan.ple and by work to encourage them to maintain their efficiency. He thanked them from his heart for the gift,and he thanked those whom he saw around him—and many of them were amongst the first to inscribe their names on the roll of his company— for their faithful attention to duty, for the constancy with which they had attended drill from the first—so much so as to render it necessary that two extra drill instructors should be attached to his company, and also for the good order and obedience they had uniformly displayed. Indeed, he knew of no company in the battalion which had shown a greater desire to perfect themselves in drill than No. 7, and he did not wish to flatter them when he said he regarded them as a company equal to any other in the Ist Warwickshire Corps. After noticing with satisfaction that the company had taken some of the first prizes at the regimental shooting at Bourn brook,Capt. Ratcliff expressed a hope that this would induce them to acquire still greater efficiency,and again tendered his thanks for the gift presented to him. He said he should ever prize it and look on it with pride, and if it should ever happen that his active exertions in the field should be required in the defence of his country, he hoped they would all stand by him, and that would be the sword he should use to lead them. (Applause.) Three cheers were then given for Capt. Ratcliff, and on his proposition, three more for the Adju tant, who, in his acknowledgment, offered a few practical remarks to the company, and announced that Sir John Rat cliff had invited the company to partake of refreshments at the hall. Three cheers for Sir John were given and brought the proceedings to a close. After the refreshments in question had been disposed of, the ranks were re-formed and the company returned to town. 89 I Business don' 105} an xn 101 8 xn an 21 xii 22 71i 106 xn 1031 xn 946 Si 4 an 1051 104 an 2} 2M 1041 an 100 4 an LUTI In 6 5} xd 1061 091 i xd MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT SEA. About h(aFl2f.oacin hthoeur-l%a'ofrttehrßthreaish Daily flail.)steamerTyne had left Per nambuco, on Friday the 28th Nov., on her outward trip to Rio, a me lancholy and fatal accident took place which cast a gloom over all on board, and marred the pleasure of an unusually agreeable passage. About half-past five o'clock that afternoon the cry was raised a man overboard. The man at the wheel instantly threw a life-buoy over, which must have lighted near the struggling person in the water. A boat was immediately lowered, and gallantly manned by two of the officers and four hands, who pulled swiftly and vigorously to the spot where the sad event occurred. By this time the ship, though slowed, had got a considerable way off, but it was steered round, and when it came up to the boat the second officer, Mr. Bruce, who was in charge, called out the sad tidings to Capt. Jellicoe, " We've got the buoy, sir; but no one on it." Every one heard the mourn ful intelligence with feelings full of deepest regret. Hope, however, again revived when the boat was brought along side the ship, and the cry was raised on board " We hear some one shouting." Again the boat put off in the direction whence the shouting was said to come, and what appeared strange, a lusty cheer was raised by the men in the boat.that This was at once regarded by the passengers ahe 8 4 a i s e ig nce re the person was found, and they with joyousweos only to at. turned the cheer. It turned out that t zu h ias i i s s:d: should he be tract the attention of the unfortunate man, was no answer from the iron staunchions at still struggling in the waters, but there it was discovered ia the deep. When search was made, e w _ that b in a g la a ncl ul. the poor carpenter, JohlnosriNtelph/iteste Watery grave. It may that he was at his post, _ _ B i e deok for the shipment of bagga g e, the opening on the In and that he must ha" te have tgh. us It b ie e l e i n o tvhe appears ar t ho became of some of these voracious sharks wh i c h arc said to abound in these tropical waters ; or drowningprewyarnan will clutch at a straw/ he re tainedtahnadtah°nias B g a r n a t h e p t D of the iron staunchions which had also gone. The carpenter was a quiet, steady man, and a gene ral favourite ; and as he was married, with a wife and four children, the liveliest feelings of sympathy and regret were awakened in the breasts of passengers and crew. These feelings found expression in a handsome subscription in behalf of the poor widow and orphans. It is much to the credit of the passengers, both first and second-class—for the working man was as ready as the rich merchant to subscribe —that the goodly sum of £76 was raised among the passen gers, the Marquis of Sligo, who happened to be on board, heading the list with £lO. This, with about £2O raised by the officers and crew among themselves, will, it is hoped, in E 101328 measure, in a spirit of Christian resignation, mitigate the sad and irreparable loss which the family have sustained. It is right to mention that whenever the alarm was raised of a man overboard. a young Scotch gentleman named Mr. Anderson was about to gallantly plunge after him, but he was restrained by some friends near from his rash but noble design. It reflects credit on the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. that they make provision for these bereaved of their support in this service,, IRELAND. DUBLIN, JAN. 7. At the monthly meeting of the Cork Agricultural Society, held on Saturday, there was a very able dis cussion on the cultivation of flax in the south of Ireland. There was a strong diffLrance of opinion as to whether the crop would be remunerative or j not. Lord Bandon occupied the chair. A letter from Mr. O'Kearney White, Lord Fermoy's agent, was read, in which he expressed doubts of the pro priety of encouraging the cultivation in poor soils, remote from market towns. Professor Murphy read a valuable report, and moved the appointment of a committee to inquire into the subject, which was seconded by Col. Beamish. Mr. Charles Beamish argued strongly against the expediency of the culti vation. Flax is a precarious crop, and it exhausts the soil more than any crop. The people have not the means or the art of converting it into a merchantable commodity. About tea years ego Mr. Dargan got up a factory at Drinagh Mountain, and abandoned it after spending £lO,OOO upon the experiment. Lord Fermoy, in his turn, took u 1) the mill, and adopted every means of stimulating the growth of flax, as Mr. Dargan had done, but they had heard nothin g of his lordship's success. Mr. Maguire, Mayor of Cork, replied very effec tively to Mr. Beamish. He was obliged to come to the conclusion that the potato was a crop that could no longer be relied on. The oats had been inferior for some time, and wheat likewise. If there were three more seasons like the last three he would ad vise every man, woman, and child to leave the country. Something must be done, and that ime a , diately. They had the authority of Sir Robert Kano that the crop was not exhausting, and that, in fact, it takes from the soil only what other crops do not want. This country produces only one-third of the flax consumed in Ulster, there would therefore be always a ready market in Belfast. He there fore concluded that the cultivation of flax should be encourged by the landlords, and that the necessary mills should be provided. At all events, there should be inquiry to ascertain what was best to be done. Heconcluded by offering £25 as a premium for the best crop of flax. Lord Bandon, President of the Munster Flax Society, took the same view as Mr. Maguire, and gave some valuable information on the subject. The resolution proposed by Professor Murphy, appointing a committee, was passed unanimously. A great dog case came before the magistrates at the Lucan Petty Sessions on Tuesday. On Sunday the 21st of December about 500 persons on 60 or 70 cars drove out from Coles-lane and other dirty purlieus in Dublin to a place called Milltown, near Lucan, in order to witness a dog fight which ex cited immense interest. Thirty-eight summonses had been issued on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the par ties appeared accompanied by great numbers be the dog-fighting fraternity and their sympathi zers, who employed counsel for the defence. Sub-Inspector Gunn deposed that he saw the dogs fighting ; that the crowd, many of them half drunk, were very violent in preventing his interfering ; that they forced him out of the field, shouting and brandish.. ing their sticks. Head-constable Nolan deposed that the dogs were kept fighting, round after round, till they were dreadfully cut and injured and their heads covered with blood. There were regular " handlers," who examined the dogs' mouths, and a timekeeper held a watch in his hand. At length one of the dogs, utterly beaten and exhausted, re fused to fight any more, The offence charged in the summonses was cruelty to animals, under the second section of the Act. The third section re lated to parties keeping a place where animals were made to fight. There was considerable dis cussion between the counsel, Mr. Curran and Mr. Purcell, as to the jurisdiction of the court. The k magistrates, Mr. Vesey and Mr. Cl ar k e , d ec id e d that they had jurisdiction, and the court ordered two of the ringleaders, Coggin and Ruth, to be im prisoned for three months without the alternative of a fine, Mr. Curran gave notice of an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas, and pending the ap peal the prisoners may go out on bail. A number of persons assisting were fined half-a-crown, with costs. The Earl of Darnley is the owner of a large tract of land in the fertile county of Meath. His tenants are said to be for the most part independent gentle lainveidPuroptoenstathnets.estoOtneefoorf tsheevmer,alNlivr.Harso.pkiAnns, m ha e d n advanced rent was lately put upon Lis extensive grazing farm, which he declined to pay, and he consequently got notice to quit, and has been dispossessed. He has hen succeeded by another Protestant gentlemen, Mr. Tottenham Alley, and it is reported that the landlord insisted on his put ting out three cottier tenants. Mr. Alley had re ceived several threatening notices, which he sent to the next police station, and the police were ordered to patrol about his house from 8 o'clock each even ing. On Friday evening about 7 o'clock a blunder buss loaded with 12 slugs was discharged through his dining-room when it was supposed he was at dinner. The table lamp was broken and an oil painting perforated by the shot. Mr. Alley and his family had left the room but a moment before. These facts are stated on the authority of a corre spondent of the Dublin Evening Post. The proba bility is that the Ribandmen have taken up the cause of the cottiers. The total amount subscribed by the officers and others in the employment of the Great S ou th ern and Western Railway Company, for the distress in Lancashire, is £255, of which £159 was contributed by the engineering department, through Mr. Miller the Company's engineer. OUR DOING S.—What is there that the age has not achieved, or is in the act of achieving ? What department of human life has not taken a start which makes the aspect of the world, as we remember it 50, 40, nay even 30 years ago, appear, in comparison with what the world now is, like an antediluvian petrifaction P We run on paddle-wheels over the boundless waste of waters, and put the screw upon the mighty deep. We harness panting steam to our waggons and our carriages, realizing an iron ago of ceaseless locomotion. We track the storm on its pathway, and hunt out meteors in their erratic courses. We pierce the clouds in balloons, and explore the bottom of the ocean in waterproof armour. We make the sun and moon sit for their photo graphs, and en revanche turn the sun into a whole -ale land scape and portrait painter. 'We use the lightning as a swift messenger, and employ the vacuum as an errand-boy. A n d than either, we are applying to our intellects and energies the stimulants lest we should relax in the ardour of over fresh invention indigenous i n France has latelywu of pecuniary gain not only of Scientific Congresses and International Exhibi tions, but more potent by fal . erefsrt:rrni,,,°llsgpecimens of and of commercial competition.—Church Review. e w he t h er excited d hi s s o m flo e w i e n r te i_s The question 's Tuurs.— florists and botanists. In the neighbourhood a wild variety, the tulipa syivestris of Linngeus, are occasionally found. It is of a yellow colour, and most frequently seen in the vineyards and parks. Some think it indigenous, others assert that it is a degenerescence of the cultivated variety (tulipa Gesneria), which was brought to France from the East about the middle of the 16th century, and universally regarded as a novelty, none of the botanists who wrote before that date having noticed such a flower. Dodone.e knew only the Eastern tulip, and was the first to give a passable drawing of it. The name tulipa comes from the Turkish tuliband or the Persian dulbend, a cap, from which also the word turban has been formed. Conrad Gesner first directed attention to the tulip which bears his name, not in his " Historia Plantarum," printed at Baden in 1541, but in the additions made by him to the works of Valerius Cordes (in 1561). He says "In April, 1559, I saw at - Augsburg, in the garden of 31 - flewart, a magistra to of that town, a plant called a " tulip," which was raised from seed brought from Constantinople, or from Capadocia, as some say." About the same time it was cultivated at Vienna, end towards the close of the century several bulbs were sent to England. Every one knows th in the 17th century this beautiful Sower became the object of extensive trade in Holland, chiefly at Amsterdam, llaarlem, Utrecht, Leyden, and Rotterdam. This tulipomania was at its height from 1633 to 1637. Bulbs of the Viceroy species were then ( 6 ,0L0fr.) and the Sernper Au gustuseono o reached ris 5,500 florins (11,0001'r.). All highest to the lowest then speculated in o ct eis tulips, ss more variety for tfyrt ohe3 ev en a iloil spirit of gambling than from any real love for flowers. Time bargains were made in the tulip m arket as there are now at the Bourse, and they were settled, as now, by the payment of the difference in price, and these dealings at last gave rise to so many abuses that the authorities were obliged to interfere. There were, how ever, many eminent men at that timewho cultivated tulips, and of the number were the celebrated Justus Lipsius, the s philologist, who counted among his friends, Dodoxiea Quilts, the greatest botanists of that age. n he nd go ry x of r o ish, )ver 3 ill ,ceos it to on to nce. Ite- ine Lary s of the 'eur the !id the ( 19 ;vill nse tip, WI Ludt vas of led me ain ay, ier Iva Paid. 100 100 100 100 100 100 all al i 100 (100 1 100 110} I 41