The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-27 00:00:00

Ne vial and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her' 'Majesty's screw steam frigate Arethusa, 35 guns, / vas taken on Wednesday from her moorings in She erness harbour to the measured mile off Map lin Sands, for the final trial of her machinery, pre vious to her being place on commission, Capt.W.K. Hall, commanding the Steam Reserve at Sheerness, having command of the vessel. Mr. John Dinnen, inspector of machinery, from the Admiralty ; Mr. W. Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat at Sheer. mes s ; and Mr. G. Blazland, chief engineer of Sheer ness dockyard, were in attendance on the part of the Government; and Messrs. Matthews and Holli day were also present from the firm of Messrs. John Penn and Sons, constructors of the engines. The Arethusa was built as a sailing vessel at Pembroke 18 years ago, from designs by Sir W. Symonds, the then surveyor of the navy, but she has since been lengthened 41 feet amidships, and con verted into a screw frigate at Chatham doe's yard. Her dimedsions now are Extreme length between perpendiculars, 252 ft.; length of keel for tonnage, 217 ft. ; extreme length, 52ft. Bin.; breadth for tonnage, 52ft. sin.; depth of hold, 17ft. lin.; and total amount of burden, 3,142 tons. The Arethusa, together with the Octavia and the Con stance, vessels of a similar class, have each been fitted with machinery constructed with a view to obtain a greater amount of power at a less wor king hel co st than any yet introduced into the navnav y Arethusa is fitted with a pair of expansive trunk engines with two cylinders i n diameter, the trunk being 33in. in diameter , and the length of stroke 42in., with surface con densers , containing boilers, four containing ' nearly six miles of 1-inch tub in g . in number, with four furnaces to Theeach,are fitted ell fi er is with superheating appara tus' Griffith's Pe,tent, pitc h 20ft. to 26ft., present pitch, 23ft. Dueing the trial 6 runs were made at full boiler power. The results were an average speed of 11.43 knots an hour ; the revolutions of engines, 65 per -minute ; pressure of steam 231 b. ; vacuum , 2741 b. At half boiler power only two runs were ma d o . The results were an average speed of 8.780 kuote, 52 r evolutions, pressure of steam 161 b., va cleam 261 b. The circle was made with full boiler :power, helm port 231 degrees, in seven minutes one second, the diameter of the circle being 501 yards; with half boiler power, helm starboard 28 degrees, in seven minutes 47 seconds, the diameter being 309 yards. The draught of water during the trial was 20f. 3in. forward and 22ft. 7in. aft., the vessel being fully rigged, with guns on board, and in heavy sea going trim. The day was fine and the sea smooth, with a wind from west-south-west, with a force of from 3 to 5. The trial, which occupied about 6 hours from the time the vessel left her moorings till her re turn, was most satisfactory. The Arethusa, with her sister competing vessels the Constance and the Octavia, will shortly be placed in commission and taken on a competitive trial as to the eon• shmption of fuel and speed, as it is almost impos sible to arrive at the exact comparative results in these respects from a trial of to few hours at the measured mile. In accordance with instructions received at Chat ham yesterday from the Admiralty, the line-of-battle screw steamer Bombay, 500 horse power, is to be fitted as a flagship for the East Indies. The ship wrights and mechanics were employed until a late hour on Wednesday night in shoring her up on her blocks on the water being pumped out of the dock. On lacing docked the Bombay's draught of water wae, 19:t 10in aft and 17ft forward. Notwithstand ing the long time she was in harbour, her bottom w-as found to be very clean, and her copper to be in excellent peeservation. She will have to undergo , extensive alterations to adapt her for an admiral's ship. 'I he detachment of Royal Marines Light Infantry sele,:ted for service in the Conqueror, 78, 500 horse, Capt. W. G. Luard, ordered to proceed to Japan, assembled at headquarters, Chatham, yesterday, under the command of Capt. T. H. A. Brenan. The offi..lers and men were inspected by Col. S.N. Lowder, aide-de-camp to the Queen, and in the afternoon were joined by the Royal Marine Artillery, from Portsmouth, after which the entire force embarked on board the steam tender which conveyed them.to the Gonqueror, at the Nore, The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty:—J. E. Datham, master to the A 4ia, for the Duncan; C. E. Gissing, J. C. Witkin son, E. G. F. Law, and G. A. Giffard, midshipmen, to the Aurora ; Edmund W. Speck, Ford E. W. Lambart, Henry C. C. Wynyard, S. F. Dashwood, and Frederick Hutchinson, naval cadets, to the Aurora ; W. J. S. Shand, nominated to a naval cadet ship ; Arthur H. Kelly, assist.-surg., additional, to the Fisgard ; Constantine Keenan, assist.-surg., to Haslar Hospital ; and W. Johnston, assist.-surg., to the Impregnable. The Rev. E. J. Hitchings has been appointed chaplain and naval instructor of the Conqueror, commissioned at Sheerness. THE ARMY. The following general regimental order, signed by Col. C. Bingham, Deputy Adjutant-General, promulgating the code of rules and regulations for admission for the new branch of the service in con nexion with the Royal Artillery, has been received at Chatham garrison from the Horse Guards :—" 1 . __ Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Command the _ b `n in-Chief has the satisfaction of announcing to of C o. )::1 . Regiment of Artillery that the Secretary f or th _ I :tt . War has been pleased to make provision may Z ai t r u e tn t re special instruction of officers who in a nn , lazisn o qualify . themselves for employment the civil demy, e stablishmentsetaaea of the Royal Military Aca *held by off i cer e . ta lly for all appointments usually appoint ments, which are being military staff appoint 2. It is the earnest s pecial to the Artillery service by this arrangement of his Royal Highness that will continue to a t u lle Royal Regiment of Artil leryeettn its scientific reputation under any progress vhi be made in the me chanical arts as applied to ia a t tert e / of war. 3. The Deputy Adj utant-Gen eral Marshal Commanding.in..ebarged by the Field most vigilance that no Officer bete ) exercer mitte ise toeom the ut pets for a place i n the p ro p o s class e 4 is tot Ui !Large of his given unqualified ti: _v . llo has not . and purely regimental duties, Tram a mill tary point of view, an active and Efficient artillery officer. 4. Officers desirous of competing I T. t.t examinations will make application tnran i gh he t fi h rat their commanding officer, who in forwardin g pend a certificate in accord ance with para g r aph 3 4 P• No officer will be adinisAblt under six year,. ser vice, and he must have undergone a course of instruction at Shoeburyness. A medic a l certificate of goo d h ea lth will be required. 5. The first examination will take place in March, 1864, under the Council of Military Education, The books to be specially taken up until further notice, are—" Twisden's Mechanics and Todhunter s Differential Calculus, but the examination will be chiefly confined to the earlier portions of the latter.. The French will be qualifying for the purpose of ascertaining that the candidate has such an acquain tance with the language, and especially with the technical terms in common use, to be able to consult professional works, such as Didion's " Trait 6 d'Artil lerie," or the " Aide- Memoire d'Artillerie," with facility. 6. The relative importance to be attached to the subjects of examination will be as follows : Differential and integral calculus, 700 marks; chYroistry ' physics ' 300 marks; French, qualifying. . The co ' i years, and of nstruction will extend over two _ an m f brace in succession the special duties of each in the u nl oyal acturing department. For example, gun factories, metallurgy of copper, tin, zin c , annht . e chymical proper tie s ir compounds; mechanical and gun metal ; metallurgy of iron, includingceaeshtai of i t n on ea a l nd wrought iron, steel, and their alloys ; mechanical principles of constructionuinidtf chymical properties ; u cast-iron guns ; prin ciples of construction of b uilt u p the steam hammer ; l o a r t : li n e g s , , specialrifling, p b gu . ns, welding, &c.; all the machi nes, sighting guns; comparison tools, an d and processes; of systems of fir b reac h -loading fo r cannons ; gauges and ra l i ln h g and trical measu rements ; organisation of l abour i r u om the - Royal gun factories ; system of accouct-ktepin pricing, and paym ent in the Royal gun , fac tories ; relations to the director of stores, direr. tor of contracts, principal superintendent of stores and director of ordnance; patterns, systems re specting them; examination of stores. 8. Duties of the Inspector of Artillery :—Proof of guns, examination of guns and stores. 9. The small arms departments, Enfield and Pimlico, will follow the Royal gun factories, and be treated in the same comprehensive manner, including the system of supply of small arms to the army, their repair, and comparison of systems of rifling and breech-loading for small arms. 10. From the royal gtra factories the class will proceed to th e royal carriage department, where the subjects will be—selection and purchase of timber, saw-mills planing and other machinery applied to working of timber ; censtrnction ; mechanical principles as ap plied in military machines ; friction, draught, trac tion, locomotive power ; harness ; organisation of labour in the royal carriage department ; system of accountability and payment ; prices ; relations to director of stores, director of contracts, principal superintendent of stores, and director of ordnance; patterns, systems respecting them ; examination of stores. 11. Here will conveniently come in th e organisation and duties of the department of the the Principal Superintendent of Stores, including detail of equipments for all services, and proportion of stores, packing ammunition, arrangement of magazines. 12. The last term will be devoted to the manufacture of gunpowder, ammunition, and generally, the duties of the Royal laboratory, in cluding the chemistry of the subjects—selection and purchase of pyrotechnic material; refining of saltpetr e , & c . ; examination and gunpowder and powder mills; theory of gunpowder, qualities, effect of dif ferent sized grains; electro-ballistic apparatus, and other modes of proof, gun cotton, detonating com pounds, other laboratory specimens, small arm am munition, cannon ammunition, fuses, rockets, &C. manufacture of bullets, casting of every description of projectile for smooth bored and rifled ordnance organisation of the Royal laboratory department ; fsupply of raw material ; system of account keeping and payment, prices ; relations to the director of stores, director of contracts, principal superinten dent of stores, and director of ordnance ; pat terns, inspection, and examination of stores 13. The Professor of Applied Mathematics and the several lecturers will proceed in correspond. ing order through their subjects, so that practical instruction may be based on thorough acquaintance with principles. If found necessary to do so, a large part of the first term will be devoted to theoretical instruction and mathematics, in order that the stu dents may be in a position to follow the professor in the more advanced subjects of his subsequent lec tures. 14. There will be periodical examinations and certificates given at the close. 15. No payment will be required. 16. After a certain date, to be fixed hereafter by his Royal Highness the Field- Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, first appointments to all special employments of a scientific character will be made exclusively from officers who have passed through the contemplated course of instruc ion." The battalion of Royal Marines for service in Japan is ordered to rendezvous for embarkation at Plymouth. It will be quartered and organised in Milibay barracks, which are near the waterside. Among other ships spoken of for transport service ig the Windsor Castle, 97, 3,101 tons, which is pro vided with engines of 400-horse power and a screw, and is now in Hamoaze, Devenport. The entire bat talion will consist of six companies, numbering in the aggregate 36 offiaers and 504 non-commissioned officers and men, the whole under the command of Lieut.-Col. W. G. Suther. He will have for flag officers Lieut.-Col. Penrose Charles, of the Ply mouth division, and Lieut.-Col. Chas. Wm. Adair, Chatham division. The following is the proportion of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men selected from the Chatham division—Lieut.-Col. C. W. Adair, in com mand ; Capt. J. A. Stewart, paymaster; Lieut. W J. Barker, quartermaster; Capt. J. H. Parry, First Lieut. R. 11. D wyer, Second Lieut. W, W. Spalding, 8 not►-commissioned officers, and 76 men. Thi en tire quota from Plymouth will consist of a detach ment of 1 lieut.-colonel, 2 captains, 4 lieutenants, 8 sergeants, 8 corporals, two drummers and 150 men An Admiralty order was yesterday received atlWool with, instructing the following detachment of the division of ittoyal Marines to be held in readiness for immediate embarcation for Japan, viz., Lteut.- Col. Suther, Lieut, and Acting Adjutant Poyntz, Captains Seymour and Lean, Lieuts. Donellan and Hore, 8 sergeants, 8 corporals, 2 buglers, and 150 rank and file. A general regimental order of the Royal Artillery, signed by Deputy-Adjutant-General, Col. Charles Bingham, bear ing date the 20th inst., but promulgated yesterday, an nounces the following changes :—The following appoint , menta have been made by the Secretary of State for War, with the concurrence of his Royal Highness the Field Mar shal Commanding in Chief—viz. :—Lieut-Col and Brevet- Col F, A. Campbell to be Superintendent of Royal Gun Factories, vice Sir William Armstrong, resigned—Lieut- Col C. W. Younghusband to boa member of the Ordnance Select Committee, vice Campbell. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve the following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artillery—viz.!:—Captain Hickman Thomas Molesworth, 3d Horse Brigade, to be Lieut.-Col. 17th Bri gade, vice Henry Charles Wade, retired upon full pay-- Second Capt Marmaduke Charles Lawson, 17th Brigade, to be Capt, vice Molesworth—Lieut Charles Joseph M'Mahon, 3d Horse Brigade, to be Second Capt 17th Brigade, vice Laweon—Lieut.Col William Henry Delamain, 22d Bri gade, to be Col 24th Brigade, vice William Barr, retired upon full pay—Capt Walker King Fooks, 19th Brigade, to be Lieut-Col 22d Brigade, vice Delamain—Second Capt William Dickson, 16th Brigade, to be Capt 19th Brigade vice Fooks—Lieut Henry Archibald Mallock, 24th Bri gade, to be Second Cart 16± Brigade, vice Dickson— Lieut-Col William Kinnaird Worster, 20th Brigade, to be Col, 17th Brigade, vice Bladen West Black, retired upon half-pay—Capt Robert George Hunter Grant, 3d Horse Brigade, to be Lieut. Col, 20th Brigade, vice Worster— Second Captain John Frederick Adolphus M'Nair, 17th Brigade, to be Captain, vice Grant—Lieut Charles Edward Watson, 20th Brigade, to be Second Capt, 17th Brigade, vice 141'Nair—Lieut Christopher Edward Newport, 18th Brigade, to be Second Capt therein, vice Frederick Alex ander Whish, who resigns—Lieut-Colonel George Prince Sealy, 18th Brigade, to be Col, 21st Brigade, vice Robert Croft Wormald, retired upon full pay—Captain Hill Wal lace, 4th Horse Brigade, to be Lietenant-Colonel, 18th Brigade,vice Sealy—Second Captain Charles Shaw de Neuf villa Lucas, 21st Brigade, to be Captain, vice Wallace — Lieutenant J. Vibart, Depot Brigade, Royal Horse Artil lery, to be 2d Captain 21st Brigade, vice Lucas--Lieut.- Colonel Arnold Burrows Kemball, C. 8., 18th Brigade, to Colonel therein, vice John Pottinger, C. 8., retired upon full pay—Captain and Brevet-Major George Gleig Brown, 4th Horse Brigade, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, 18th Brigade, vice Kemball—Second Captain John Henry Porter Mal colmson, 21st Brigade, to be Captain, vice Brown--Lieut. Henry Tanfield Vachell, 4th 8.,u-se Brigade, to be Second Captain 21st Brigade, vice Malcolmson—Second Captain Walter k..laidisck Naugle, 13th Brigade, to be Captain sth Brigade, vice Brevet Major Edmund Palmer, placed upon temporary half-pay—Lieutenant Stuart J. Nicholson, sth Brigade, to be Second Captain 13th Brigade, vice Nanglc— Captain and Brevet Major Augustus Frederick Francis Lennox, 3d Brigade, to be Lieut-Colonel, 11th Brigade, ';7 ll :lharles Wright Younghusband, removed to the Super stavvrY List—Second Captain and Brevet Major Henry nox _ 4 : l l2 th Brigade, to be Captain 3d Brigade, vice Len - Se cond :tenant William Smith, Ist Horse Brigade, to be ing 12th Brigade, vice Strover. The follow- W. C. L. - 114 6 : t aised to increased pay—viz.:—Lieut-Col. Lieut-Colonel llthb3eli G. E. We e, 2 1 5 2 t1 3 1 d Brigade, vice Wade—Lieut-Colonel v.Byrigade, vice Delamain, promoted— star, prornot e d__ Lielx olls, 3d Horse Brigade, vice Wore r.tornuolonel A. M. Murray, 21st Bri gade, vice Sealy, ing, 4th Horse Bri ge , 4 : 4 :. ---- Lieut-Colonel R. H. Keat emball, promoted—Lieut 21att8011' Colonel R. O'Conn C. Gareiner tolttade, vice Younghusband— C1!/,' S ie ' utet ? . r . ady, 20th Brigade, vice iLii,eztaehnoann,t thperomnootne 16th Brigade, vice Matl oc k , G. E. W. Malet, promoted— Thompson, 20th Brigade, vi : e "t w oe a d—Lieutenant R. 2 8 15 . r, Brigade Lieutenant F. C. Caldecatt, Brigade, vice Newport, promoted—Lient A. GatteY, latgaßde, vice_) vv i ac e ch V el i i b , a p rt r , o p in r o o t tn ed o_ted t — ie L ut ieu E t . F G . . L ß ed . ge , vice Nicholson, promoted—LieuLtie.T. T -• s.reenheld,.gla2dteh Brigade, vice Smith, promoted -4°lraann, 9th following exchanges Brigade, vice Campbell, have been approved, viz., between Lieut-Col G . v . jounson, deceased. ThteCfo:lllVo. 7th Brigade, and Lieut-Col Lennox, 11th Brigade—between Lieut W. S. Brown, of No 1, and Lieut E. J. Tremlett, of No 2 Battery, 13th Brigade--between Lieut F. S. Budd, o f No 2, and Lieut F. F. Weston, of No 1 B a ttery, 17th Bri. gade—between Lieut F. Howlett, of t he Depot Brigade, and Lieut E. S. G. Cobbold, of the 2d Brigade. The fol lowing transfers have been ordered, viz., Lieut-Col P. Mac lean, from the Ist to the 23 Brigade, and Lieut-Col W. B Gaidner, from the latter to the former—Lieut-Col R. P Radcliffe, from the Bth to the Ist Brigade, and Brevet -Co H. F. Strange, C. 8., from the latter to the former—Lieut A. Wynch, from F Battery, 231 Brigade, to No 2 Batter'', 17th Brigade—Lieut P. Thompson, from No 7 Battery, 25th Brigade, to No 4 Battery, 24th Brigade ; Lieut E. R. Co nolly, from No 4 Battery, 24th Brigade, to No 7 Battery/ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMIM 27, 1863. 25th Brigade—Assist-Surg J. M. Taylor, from the al to the 9th Brigade. The following removals have been or deormed,Levfith F z., L o i r e t ut t - o Colonel r, a t n o d co ß nini rev an etf th ol e 2d P.Maclean) from Brigade— Lieut-Col and Brevet -Col Collingwood Dixon, C. 8., V.C., from Shorncliffe to Leith Fort, to command the Royal Ar tillery in North Britain —Lieut-Col Johnson, from Wool wich to India—Lieut-Col Lennox, from Malta to Gosport —major Strovor, from New Zealand to Malta—Capt Nicholson, from Devonport to Woolwich—Capt Smith, from Woolwich to New Zealand—Lieut Hamilton, from Devonport to Woolwich—Lieut Loch, from Warley to Canterbury, to join the depot, Royal Horse Artillery, vice Vibart—Assist-Surg Taylor, from Dover to Shorncliffe— Assist-Surg Cashman, from Woolwich to Dover. Jacobs for 165 guineas. Orpheus was claimed by Mr H. Crawshaw. The Winding-up Handicap of 6 sovs each, 2 ft, with 30 added. One mile. Duke of Beaufort's Farfalla (h b), 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Custance) 1 Mr Cherry's Disappointment, 4 yrs, Set 41b (H Grimshaw) 2 Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, 9st 71b (H. Taylor) 3 Mr Coventry's Rockley, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b ( r. French) 4 Mr J. Wood's Fearnought, 2 yrs, 6st .. (C. Carroll) 5 Betting-7 to 4on Farfalla, 3to 1 agst Disappointment, 6to 1 eget Fearnoughtoo to 1 aget Rockley, 100 to S agst Twilight. Disappointment made play to the distance, where Far fella went to the front and won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. Fearnought, who got badly off, bolted at the turn into the straight and cantered in some time after the other four. A Plate of 50 sous, for 3-yr-olds aad upwards; winner to be sold for £lOO selling and other allowances, and penal ties for winning. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr Lincoln's Disdain, 4 yrs (£3O), 7st 131 b (H. Taylor) 1 Mr Astley's Quicksand, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 21b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr F. C. Morgan's Fastrunner, 5 yrs (L3O), Bst 41b (J. Sopp) 3 Mr Barnett's Zingari, 6 yrs (£3O), Bst 41b.... (Custanoe) 4 Mr Griffin's Champagne, 3 yrs (£3O), 6st 111 b .. (Jones) 5 Betting--6 to 4 agst Disdain, 2to 1 agst Quicksand, 100 to 30 apt Zingati. Disdain made all the running, and won cleverly by a head; two lengths between second and third. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. A Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 25 added 'the winner to be sold for £2O, One mile, over three hurdles. Mr Barber's Co:onet, 6 yrs, list 31b (G. Palmer) 1 Mr Barnett's Bitterfly, aged, list 12lb (G. Holman) '2 Capt. Watson's Peru, 4 yrs, 10st ..(W. Ducker) 3 Betting—Eve' on Coronet, 6 to 4 agst Butter y. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won hands down, by two lengths Peru a bad third. The Military Cup Steeplechase of 10 sous each, with a cup added, for horses the property of officers, &c. 12st each ; winners extra. Four miles over the Steeple chase Course. 4 subs. Capt. Coventry's (Grenadier Guards) Agnes, 6 yrs, 12st (Owner) 1 Captain Knox's (Scots Fusilier Guards) Cheviot, 12st (Owner) 2 Capt. C. C. Higgins'S (13th Hussars) The Nabob, 13st (including 14:la ex) (Owner) 3 Betting-13 to 8 on Agnes, 5 to 2 agst Cheviot, 100 to 15 agst The Nabob. Agnes with Cheviot alternately led to half a mile from home, when Agnes came away from her opponent, and won easily by ten lengths ; The Nabob last throughout. Match, £lOO each. Three miles over the Steeplechase Course. Mr W. E. Williams's Sinking Fund, aged, 13st 7lb (Mr Edwards) 1 Mr Duffield's Bounce, aged, 13st ............ (B. Land) 2 Betting-5 and 6tol on Sinking Fund, who took up the running after the first mile, and won easily by four lengths. The Light-Weight Military Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for horses the p r operty of officers, &c. ; winners extra; to be ridden by officers, &c. About three miles over the Steeplechase Course. 5 subs. Captain Tempest's (11th Hussars) Redwing, aged, 12 s t (including 141 b ex) ........................ (Owner) 1 Lieut. liariord's (Scots Fusiliers) Medusa, 5 - yrs, list (Owner) 2 Lieut. E. Foster Piggott's (Scots Greys) Hawthorn, 6 yrs, list .................... (Captain B rown ) 3 Major the Hon. J. Fiennes's (7th Hussars) Annie, aged list Mr Coventry) 4 Betting—Even on Redwing, 5 to 2 agst Hawthorn, 4 to 1 agst Medusa, 10 to 1 agst Annie. The favourite got off in front, and making the whole of the running, won easily by a length and a half; four lengths separating the second and third ; Annie beaten off. Match, £26. Two miles. Mr Parker's Topthoru, list 7 1 b, and Mr Jacques's Little Lady, list 71b, off by consent. THE FARMERS' STEEPLECHASE ON WEDNESDAY.—It will be remembered that Harkaway, the horse that came in first for this race, was objected to on the ground that the rider was not a farmer; the stewards, after hearing evi dence, awarded the stakes to Sutton, who came in second, and Ilarkaway was disqualified. LAW INTELLIGENCE — Yesterday, o - COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) BYM3I V. PRASER AND ANOTHER. The plaintiff is a lady residing at 5, Oakley square, Camden-town, and she complained that the defendants and their servants broke and entered her house, and locked her tip, and imprisoned her, under the false pretence that she Was of unsound mind, and incapable of managing her own affairs, and that they compelled her to swallow a number of noxious and distasteful drugs. The defendants pleaded that they were not guilty, and that what they did was by the leave and license of the plaintiff. Mr, Montague Chambers, QC., Mr. Huddlestone, Q.C., and Mr. Prentice appeared in behalf of the plaintiff; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Sergeant Parry , Mr. S. G. Griffiths, and Mr. Smythies for the defen- dant. Mr. Chambers opened the following most extra ordinary case. He said that the plaintiff is a widow, residing at No. 6, Oakley-street, Camden-town, and has been a widow since 1858. She resided formerly in Sunderland, and came to London in 1859, when she took a house from Dr. Fraser, one of the defen dants, both of whom are medical men, and resided near Oakley-square, and were formerly in partner ship. A Mrs. Hill then came to live with the plaintiff, who received her in her house out of charity; but this kindness had been requited with the basest ingratitude on the part of Mrs. Hill. In the month of October, 1861, the plaintiff suffered much from rheumatism, and, as a not unfrequent consequent consequence of that affliction, displayed a great unwillingness to occupying certain postures, and was especially loth to remain long in bed. In December she called in Dr. Andrews, and he called in Dr. Fraser also. They dealt with her in the most inhuman manner ; and when she wanted a nurse, sent her" a little active lively woman," who bustled about and took the entire management of the house out of the plaintiff's hands, and against her consent. She complained to Dr. Andrews, and he then sent another nurse—a woman with " a strong mind and a strong body," who had been for three years in a lunatic asylum, attending on lunatic ladies. She made her take a quantity of physic, and the plaintiff then went to sleep, When she awoke she was surprised to find " a good big man gazing at her." Sne remonstrated with him on account of his being there, but to no purpose. It, the morning both of the defendants came, and she appealed to them. A friend of hers, a Dr. Barnes, came to see her, " Out," said the learned counsel, " a certain esprit de corps exists among all medical men, and he may be called on the other side." She was subjected to various acts of cruelty and indecency, and was kept without food. Feeling weak and exhausted in the night, she asked the man who was in her room for some wine, but he refused to give her any. She then asked for a corkscrew, which was also refused, upon which she went down stairs and brought up a bottle of sherry, the neck of which she knocked off. This, the defendant alleged, arose from the plaintiff suffering from delirium hemens ; indeed, they accused her of drinking three bottles of sherry. Being unable to obtain access to any of her friends, she procured the assistance of a policeman, who wrote a letter for her to some friends, a Mr. Bennett and his wife, who eventually took her away from the house, and sent her to Bath for the benefit of her health. An im becile brother had been living with her, and daring her illness she had made a will in favour of Mrs. Hill, adjuring her to take care of her brother. This will was witnessed by the male and female keepers who were sent by the defendants, and 1)r. Andrews knew of this fact. During the time that they were in charge of her she opened the window and screamed out, but the neighbours, thinking her mad, paid no attention to her. In December a Mr. Young, a solicitor at Sunderland, had occasion to write to the plaintiff, enclosing a bill of exchange for her in dorsement. This letter came into the hands of Dr. Andrews, who got her to indorse the bill, and wrote to Mr. Young, stating that Mrs. Symm was unwell and confined to her room, but that she had requested him to write and enclose to him an order for £1,298. The plaintiff went to Bath, but so anxious was she to get away from the house that she left the window open, and her gold watch on the table, which was taken possession of by the policeman. This, the de fendant alleged, was the act of an insane person. She remained in Bath fur some time, and when she re turned was sued in the county court by Dr. Andrews, to which she paid a small sum rather than endure the annoyance of appearing in court. She assed the defendants to give her the address of the keepers, but they refused to do so, and treated her in a very sneerin ,, and defiant manner. Her solicitor then wrote demanding an exp'anation, &c., to whom Dr. Andrews wrote that he had acted in conformity with well-known medical principles, while Dr. Fraser said that he had had nothing to do with the matter. The plaintiff was called, and she detailed the above facts. Tt.e examination in chief was concluded only when the court rose. Sergeant Parry, in reference to his client, Dr. Fraser, applied to the court to allow him to sever his defence from that of Dr. Andrews. Their de fence was joint on the face of the pleadings, but in reality it was distinct. The Lord Chief Justice—l do not see, at the pre sent moment, what substantial difference there can be bet ween the two defences. Sergeant Parry—Dr. Andrews was sent for first, and my client was called in afterwards. The Lord Chief Justice—l will consider it. If you and Mr. Hawkins assure me that you will raise a substantially different defense, I will assist you .n any way I can. LIFEBOATS FOR THE NAVY. The importance of having all our men of war fitted with at least one lifeboat, if not more, is a question which has long occupied the attention of those scientific officers who form the progressive party in our navy. They have long been preparing the way for the introduction of these most valuable boats, and the services which they have rendered on all parts of our coasts, when contacted at the same time with the fearful loss of life which was caused at the wreck of the Orpheus from the want of lifeboats, have lately had much effect in remov ing any scruples which the Admiralty might have entertained against their introduction into the navy. To the mere looker-on it will appear an almost in explicable fact that any of our men of war ever went to sea without lifeboats after they were once in vented, especially since they have been brought to such complete perfection by the National Lifeboat Institution. The duties which men-of-war crews have suddenly to fulfil—to pick up men overboard in stormy weather, to land important despatches through any surf, and at almost any risk to render hazardous service to our wrecked merchantmen in the wildest and least civilized parts of the world— any and all of these duties may come upon them in a single day, and day after day, and have to be ren dered in boats which are not only not fit but are the worst fitted for such purposes. The reason our men.of-war have not been so fitted is that to this day a good lifeboat for service on board ships—that is, one easily stowed, light to raise and lower, simple in its fitting, and strong enough to defy the rough 118 b ge of the most careless sailors—is yet to be de signed. The boats of the National Institution, which now fortunately are to be found in most parts of the world and all round our coasts, are far too large for such a purpose ; buti the Admiralty, now seriously anxious to provide all cruisers with small lifeboats, have asked the officers of the Insti tution to give plans and superintend the building of a lifeboat suitable for a man-of-war, but not to ex ceed one ton in weight. Yesterday a trial was wads with two such boats in the Regent's Canal Docks, in the presence of the Lords of the Admiralty and a number of officers interested in the solution of this most important nautical question. The Lords of the Admiralty were brought down in Mr. Penn's beautiful little steam yacht, the Engineer. Among them were the Duke of Somerset, Admiral Frederick, Admiral Grey, Captain Drum mond, Admiral Eden, Captain Sir F. Nicolson, Commodore Ryder, Admiral Sir-George Sartorius, Mr. Luke, Captain Ward, Mr. Thomas Chapman, the deputy-chairman of the Institution, and Richard Lewis, Esq., its secretary, &c. One of the two boats tried was 32ft. long by Bft. 101iu. extreme width, capable , of holding on au emergency as many as 70 persons, and of accommodating with ease 45 or 50. This boat, however, weighed 37cwt., or very nearly double what is considered should be the maximum for a handy and useful boat for sudden emergencies. The second boat was 30ft. long by 7ft. 4io. wide, and weighed only 22cwt. This would stow with ease 25 persons, and could take oft 35 at a pinch. It seemed evident, however, that the Admiralty, in fixing the maximum weight at one ton, have adopted a standard wnich it will be found very difficult to comply with so as to make a really efficient craft for all weathers. The boats yesterday were canted over to the water's edge in every way, and the largest, when emptied, was turned over by means of an hydraulic crane, and though in the still water of the docks it did not actually right itself, it remained on its side suffi ciently buoyant to enable the men to turn it on its keel easily. In dense sea water, and especially in sea water with any swell in it, there is very little doubt that it would have righted of itself almost immediately. When it did right, the relief tubes in the bottom, which were opened, allowed the whole load of water in it to run off in less than a minute. The small boat, though not tested with this severity, was sufficiently proved to show that even when heavily laden with sailors, and with the relief tubes opened, it was still buoyant, and as seaworthy as ever. The result of the trials seemed to show that if the Admiralty will only allow a slight addition of weight to their present standard —say from 20 to 25 cwt.—a perfectly efficient lifeboat , fit for any duty in any weather, may easily be ob tained. After the trial with the Admiralty boats, one of the Institution's lifeboats was shown. The hydraulic crane turned the boat over, and no sooner was it brought keel uppermost than it righted again, and freed itself of water in the space of 20 seconds. The trials were most interesting, and the Duke of Somerset, before having, expressed his thanks to Mr. Chapman and the members of the Lifeboat Institution for the care which they had bestowed in perfecting the boats which were tried. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 4-- -- LEAMINGTON AND WARWICKSHIRE HUNT MEETING.—THIMSDA.Y. Match, £5O. Half a mile. Mr. Gregory's Sensation, 2 yrs, 65t... (J Grimshaw) w. o. Mr H. M. Owen's Confusion, 6 yrs, Bat 71b ..Paid forfeit. Match, £lOO, h ft. One mile and a quarter. Captain Horton Rhys' Rhcebus, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Custance) 1 Mr Jacobs' Lufra, 3 yrs, Bst (H. Grimshaw) 2 The betting opened at 6 to 4 on Lufra, and closed at 5 to 4 on Rhcebus, who led throughout, and won in a canter by forty lengths. The Scurry Flat Race Handicap, of 10 soya each, h ft, Five furlongs. 6 subs. Captain Jay Sharp's Norms, 3 yrs, lOst 41b.... (Owner) 1 Captain Coventry's Rockley, 6 yrs, list Mr Saxon's Lord of the Manor, 5 yrs, 12st (Capt. Knox) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agat Norma, 7to 4 agat Rockley, 2to 1 agst Lord of the Manor. Rockley made play with a slight lead into the straight, where Norma took up the running and won easily by two lengths ; Lord of the Manor beaten off. The Two-Year-Old Plate of 50 sous ; dolts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bat 61b ; winners extra; the winner to be sold tor £5O. Five furlongs, Mr Mellon's Lifebuoy, Bat 13Ib (inc. 3lb extra) (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr C. P. Hudson's Diploma ; Bst 131 b (ins. 31b ex.) (Custance) 2 Lord Uxbridge's The Tyke, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b ex.) (T French) 3 Mr Sherring's Minstrel, Bst lolb (C. Page) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Diploma, 7to 4 agat The Tyke, Bto 1 apt Lifebuoy. The latter made play throughout, and won easily by two lengths; a neck separated second and third; and Minstrel was beaten off. There was no advance on the selling price of the winner. The Scurry Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for £2O. Three furlongs. Mr Coventry's Southport, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Custance) 1 Mr Mellon's Lifebuoy, 2 yrs, bat 101 b.... (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Barber's Coronet, 6 yrs, 7st 21b Mr H. M. Owen's Confusion, 6 yrs, Bat 51b....(He510p) 4 Mr F. C. Morgan's Fastrunner, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Sopp) 5 Mr Doyle's Jewel, 2 yrs, 7st (T. French) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agat Southport, 2to 1 agat Coronet, 7to 1 each agst Lifebuoy and Confusion. Lifebuoy jumped away in front, followed closely by Confusion and Southport, the latter of whom took the lead before reaching the disfance, and won by two lengths ; a head separated the second and third ; a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr Golby for 56 guineas. A. Handicap Plate of £5O, for all ages ; the winner to be sold for £lOO. Half a mile. Captain Jay Sharp's Norma, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr (J. Grimshaw) 1 H. Crawshaw's Newsmonger, 3 yrs, 7st 81b 01 aidment) 2 Mr G age ' s Flower Safety, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. French) 3 Mr C. P. Hudson's Tolurno, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b.. (Custance) 4 J l SempM , _on's Orphe n e, 2 yrs, Est 61b (C. Carroll) 5 raYne's Tit mouse, 4 yrs, 7st 91b.... H Grimshaw) 6 BettinSafety. g-7 to 4 agst N orma, 4 to 1 eac h agst Tolurno and Titm ouse , 5 to 1 a gs t O r ph e ne, 8 to 1 agst Flower After one false start, in which Orphene ran the course before being stopped, they were indifferently started. Norma, waitin g upon Newsmonger and Flower Safety into the straight, there came away, and won easily by half a length; three lengths separated the second ann third ; the other three finished together, several lengths from Flower Safety, The winner was bought by Mr F. DISTRESSING DEATH. An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, before Dr. Bird Davis, coroner, at Birmingham, touching the death of Mrs. Maria Anr. Kennedy, the wife of Mr. Charles Rano Kennedy, barrister, who met her death under the following circumstances : Mr. Charles Rama Kennedy, husband of the deceased, stated—On Saturday night last, a little after nine o'clock, I was sitting in the back parlour engaged in reading a book. I should mention that about quarter of an hour, perhaps 20 minutes before, toy wife and children had gone to bed, they having wished me "good night." My wife had also been in the room, and said she was going to make a plum pudding. About a quarter past nine o'clock I heard some one fall down stairs, but not heavily. Some one called out, but the person did not articulate clearly so that I could hear the words. At the same time I heard the fall of a candlestick. I went immediately out of the parlour, and found my wife lying in a heap at the foot of the stairs, bleeding. I sat down on the floor and raised her head upon my cheat, and found she was insensible. I called to my children, and my eldest daughter came immediately, and my son carne directly afterwards. I sent him to fetch Mrs. Gee, a neighbour, and Mr. Onions, who had attended my wife before. After sponging her head I found that she had a wound at the back of her head, and saw the blood coming from it. Mrs. Gee and her husband then came, and Mr. Onions, who lives near to me, in about seven or eight minutes after it occurred. Mrs. Gee, with myself and daughter, took her into the parlour. My wife had come downstairs in her night-dress without her stockings. Mr. Onions thought she had re ceived a contused wound of the head, and he applied some remedies, but had no idea of apoplexy. He advised that we should watch her, and if any change should take place he directed us to fetch 'him if she became sensible. As she did not recover at five o'clock, I went for Mr. Onions again and by his advice went for Mr. Oliver Pemberton. He: with Mr. Onions, then saw the deceased, and upon exa mining the wound in her head, said he was afraid there was apoplexy, and gave no hopes of her recovery. He pre scribed some remedies, and then left, but there was no change for the better, and she never recovered sensibility, but died about 11 o'clock on Sunday night. Ido not for a moment suppos© that she threw herself downstairs—not in the least, My belief was, and is, that the deceased fell down a part of the stairs, and struck her head, I should think, against the kitchen door, but I do not know if it was open or not. Ido not think the sound would have been such as I should have heard if she had fallen down th e whole of the stairs. I counted the stairs afterwards, and there are ten steps. I have not the least knowledge as to the cause of her fall, but she had a bad foot, a swelling of the toes, which assumed the form of gout, but I doubt if it was that, as she had not complained of it for some days, though the swelling remained. I do not know why she came downstairs. About five minutes before the fall took place I heard her call to my son to ask if he had brought all the things upstairs, meaning the plate, and I think he replied, I believe sharply, "All right." The sound ap peared to come from his room as if the door was shut. She was always very anxious about the door being fastened. I think she must have come downstairs to see if the doors were fastened ; or, as has been conjectured by the servant — a mere conjecture—that she went downstairs to go into the kitchen to fetch a night.cap, the laundress having, about a quarter of an hour before she went to bed, brought some clothes home. The deceased was wearing no night-cap at the time I found her at the bottom of the stairs. As to her sobriety, what I know is this : I came home to dinner at four, and we had dinner together at five, but we only drank a small bottle of Bass's ale between us. She has not drunk lately ; has been perfectly free from drinking. She used to drink some time ago, but I stopped that. Mr. Onions, surgeon, Bristol-road, said—l was called to the deceased about half -past nine o'clock on Saturday night. She was then perfectly unconscious. There was a swelling at the back of the head, at the junction of the occi pital with the parietal bone. There was a contused wound of a ragged description, and about two inches long down to Vie bone. I endeavoured to restore animation, but without success. I staved with her for between three and four hours. I was sent for about five o'clock the next morning, when at my suggestion, Mr. Pemberton was sent for. The wound was again carefully examined, but we could find no fracture. There was no improvement afterwards, and she gradually sank and died in the evening. I have examined the head of the deceased internally, and find that the skull was frac tured to a considerable extent. My opinion is that the im mediate cause of the death of the deceased was the fracture of the skull. There were no other marks of violence upon the body of the deceased. A fall downstains might produce the injury to the skull that I have described. The Coroner briefly summed up, other evidence having been given, and the Jury at once returned a verdict of " Accidental death." 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Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, derangement, and partial deafness. —Cure, No. 47,121. mi ss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure, No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity o f the liver, which had r esisted all medical treatment. In t ins, 11b, 2s 9d ; 21b, 4 s 6 d ; 51 b li e s g ; en l2 t l - b s , tr 2 e 2 e s t! L 24 o l n b d , 04n0s; a lso Fortnum and Maso n; an d all. Barry du Barry and C 3., No. 77 , Regent-street, grocers and chemists in every town of the United Kingdom, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 26, MANSION-HOUSE. — Abraham Cohen, a respectably dressed man, was charged with obstructing a police constable in the execution of his duty. The officer had a man named John Hayes in custody for causing an obstruction with a barrow of fruit, and was tak ing hiai to the station, when he set down his barrow and said he would not go any further. While the officer was endeavouring to get him along defendant came up and asked him what he wanted to stop the man for, saying it was all such he were fit for. The officer told him the man was in cus tody, when the defendant told him to let him go on, and said, 64 We buy your clothes and even the shoes you stand in." He continued to interfere with him, and a crowd collected. and then the officer sent for assistance, and told defendant he must go to the station with him. Mr. Miller, who appeared for the defendant, said he had interfered, thinking the officer was rather exceeding his duty, and was not aware at the time he was acting contrary to law. He had since, however, become aware that he had done wrong, and that the proper course to have adopted would have been to have gone to the station to make the complaint. He was extremely sorry for what had occurred, and would take care that it should not happen again. The Lord Mayor said the police had a very difficult duty to perform and must be protected. The man Hayes was a very old offender, and had been cautioned and fined over and over again, and the interference on the part of the de fendant had led him to be more contrary. A crowd col lected in the street, which afforded pickpockets opportunities for committing their depredations u p on the public. He could not do less than fine the defendant 10s. The money was paid. GUILDHALL—Wm. Grey was charged with stealing an old account-book, value Is. 6d., from amongst a quantity of waste paper which was standing in the street. Smith, who wej formerly a warder in the House of Cor rection, said he saw the prisoner loitering about in a very suspicious manner, and recognising him as an old offender who had been under his custody, he watched him and saw him take the book out of the cart, and he therefoze detained him and charged him with the robbery. He believed there were about eight or nine convictions against him. Baker, a detective officer, said I have known the prisoner for some years. He has been convicted six or seven times in the City and twice out of the City to my knowledge. Prisoner—But it is not a regular practice of mine, sir; fur two or three years have passed between each conviction, and then I only steal when I am out of work. Alderman hale—lf it had been new goods or merchan dise, instead of waste paper— _ . Prisoner (interrupting the alderman) —Precisely so, sir; but then I knew it was only waste. (Laughter.) Alderman Hale—Had it not been waste paper I should have committed you for trial. You are now sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Prisoner (leaving the dock) —I am very much obliged to your worship, for I expected a good deal more. (Great laughter.) Alderman Hale—l have given you all I had the power to do. WORSHIP-STREET.—Joshua Janiels, about 60 years of age, and described as a sugar manufacturer, in the parish of Holy Trinity, in the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, was charged before Mr. Cooke on a warrant granted by Mr. T. H. Travis, one of the stipendiary magistrate of Hull, with having feloniously stolen a quantity of household furniture, the goods and chattels of Lewis Nathan. The prisoner was taken into custody by Samuel Hare, a constable of Hull, at his house in Garden-street there, on the 11th of November inst., and take n befere the inagistrate mentioned, when, it appearing that the offence in question had been committed in London, the offender was forthwith sent on the depositions to this court. Mr. Vann now attended for the prosecutor, and Mr. Joseph Barnard for the defence, the eviience in support of the accusation being that prosecutor had known pri soner a considerable time in London, and that occasionally the latter visited the house who hishad abeencobeen ; married that abouteleven five mon ths since prosecu tor, years and had a family of four children, left home on his business as a fish dealer at an early hour in the morning, and on his return at night was astonished to find his place stripped of nearly all the furniture, his wife absent, and also one of his little girls. Inquiry enabled him to ascertain that prisoner had removed the furniture, and subsequently he discovered that his faithless partner was with him at Hull—what had become of the child did not transpire. Prosecutor immediately visited the parts of the country indicated, but failed in his search, and returned to London. Latterly he obtained more certain directions, and again went to Hull. When more successful in his endeavours he obtained a warrant against the prisoner, proceeded with a constable to the address mentioned, and there found his wife and goods. The conduct of the prisoner ap peared to have been heartless in the extreme, inasmuch as when the injured husband returned home he found that even the bed clothes with which his children had been covered were taken away. A very intelligent little girl was called in addition to those whose testimony had already been given at Hull, and she swore to having seen the prisoner removing the furni ture on the day in question. . Mr. Barnard said he felt that under the peculiar circum stances of the case the prisoner must go before a jury, but ho trusted bail would be taken for his appearance. Mr. Vann urged that prisoner, by his cruel conduct, had forfeited claim to any indulgence, and Mr. Cooke refused to accede to the application, and ordered the completion of the depositions for prisoner's trial at the sessions. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS HEUALD.—It is the custom of the enthusiasts for Polish independence to represent Russia as the only obstacle to the realisation of their desire. If the power of the " Colossus" could only be broken ; if the Czar would appreciate the sagacious advice with which they inteepolate their abuse to contract his frontiers, abandon all interference in the affairs of Europe, and take to civilising Calmuck Tartars, then Poland would, they tell us, at once regain their in dependence, and the standing danger to the peace of Europe which arises from her discontent would be removed. It may at first seem to be hardly worth while to discuss an argument which rests upon as sumptions which have not the faintest chance of realisation ; but the error is really a very mischiev ous one, in the encouragement it gives to the war feeling, and therefore deserves refutation. Germany is a greater obstacle to the independence of Poland than Russia. The two German partitioners are quite as resolutely determined to prevent the re establishment of a Polish kingdom as Russia can be. That kingdom would be an instrument in the hands of Russia by which she could seriously threaten Germany, whereas Poland, a discontented province, is a source of weakness. With an inde pendent Poland on their frontiers, Austria and Prussia would be always in danger of war. An independent Poland formed out of the Russian parts of Poland could not rest without striving to regain the portions in the possession of Prussia and Austria ; and these possessions, absolutely necessary to the new kingdom, the partitioners cannot possibly abandon. Prussia, deprived of her Polish possessions, would be deprived of all con sistency, and her strength would be frittered away. Her most important provinces would be cut off from all connection with the centre of the monarchy ; her principal port would go, and her capital would be completely open to a Polish incursion. Austria equally must hold Galicia, not only because the province is a rich one, governed in ordinary times with sufficient ease, but because its loss would leave her quite naked and defenceless. 'lt was an overpowering instinct of self-protection which led to the partitions, and Austria and Prussia will never surrender their Polish provinces until after a war in which they have been decisively defeated, and then only to wait until they have sufficiently re cruited to be able to strike again for them. Yet there are politicians who pretend that Austria is ready to give up Galicia, and that Prussia would make no serious opposition to the surrender of Posen ; who fancy that because the two Powers have not aided Russia by energetic measures to sup press the insurrection, that they are indifferent to its success. The truth is that Austria did not inter fere, partly because she has an ancient grudge with Russia, and partly because, confident that Russia would put the insurrection down, she was glad to make capital with Europe by a liberality which cost nothing. Prussia, too, has confined herself to the guarding of her own frontiers; but only because she entertained no doubt of the ultimate triumph of Russia, and was anxious not to provoke an inter ference on the part of Prance, which would have seriously inconvenienced her. Let those who doubt this determination mark the language used by Herr Von Bismarck in the Upper House of the Prussian Lae dtag. The Prussian Premier refused to allow for one moment that the insurrection had not broken out in the Polish provinces of Prussia because the Poles only desired to throw off the yoke of Russia ; reason was to be found in the military preparations of the Bovernment, and he added—" If, however, there was no intention to draw our provinces into the insurrection it would still have been the duty of the Government upon political, social, and moral grounds, to interpose to prevent the movement in Poland from triumphing, since an independent Poland on the frontiers of Prussia would always be a danger for the monarchy, which would occupy a great part of the army. The Government, moveover, could not suffer a movement to suc ceed which soils itself with unheard-of crimes and delights in the apotheosis of assassination." This is very plain speaking, but whatever Govern ment may come into power in Prussia will pursue the same policy, if it does not avow it so clearly. Austrian Ministers are obliged to use more reserve ; they have been playing a very deep game with the Polish question, and cannot speak out as the plain spoken Prussian Minister can; but Herr Vou Schmerling and one of his colleagues, in the recent debate in the Lower H ouse of the Reicharath, de clared plainly enough that the object of the Poles was to sever Galicia from Austria, and that the Governnient would combat that purpose, with all energy. Austria and Prussia both feel 'that any insurrection of the Poles is ultimately directed as much against them as against Russia ; they feel, too, that they have more to apprehend from its suc cess than Russia, and, wherever they fancy it has the slightest chance of success, they will oppose it with all the resources at their command. What hope can there be that a European Congress will establish any compromise between these irreconcile able extremes ? On the one hand are the Poles and the revolutionists of all countries demanding the a bsolute independence of Poland in its anc ient limits ; on the other hand, three great Powers re solved never to allow that independence. W hat can any powers of Imperial eloquence, any solemn de cision of the representatives of other European states, any threats, indeed, of war do to induce the three partitioners to surrender territories which have now become integral and necessary parts of their dominions ? The only means to move Russia would be a coalition, in which Austria and Prussia should both take part against her. The moment the question of Polish independence is broached Austria and Prussia must make common cause with her. There is no compensation in other parts of Europe which would be deemed by the partitioners equivalent for the surrender of Poland —and the Congress, if it meets, must, as far as Poland is concerned, be sterile. No valour, no de votion can restore Poland, as none could have saved it after the 18th century commenced. Whatever religious and political liberty the Poles may here after possess, they must take from the hand of Rus sia, Prussia, and Austria—take, not as Poles, but ordinary citizens of those empires. We have so profound a conviction of the utter hopelessness of all attempts to revive Poland, that we hear with satisfaction that the insureaection has burnt down to its last embers. The fight is hopeless, its prolon gation entails useless misery in Poland, and it is well that the end should be at hand. The Polish news manu facturers have, indeed, in the last few days supplied several stories of victory, but the fact is that the work of "pacification" is going on as surely as the Russian Government could desire, and the energetic measures the Austrian authorities ate about to take in Galicia will materially expedite it. TIMES.—The prospect of Colonel Waugh being deliberately set at large by a Court of Bankruptcy is calculated to spread a panic among shareholders and creditors of joint stock concerns. So colossal was the scale of depredations upon society which be organised, and so consummate the audacity w_i_ts. which he played his own part, that even at this tance of time his evil fame has not been ed . a bj e any subsequent frauds. Others, Perhaps' credit brought more victims to ru in, andt obtained upon pretences more trans parednvanytadgeelussoivf sociale,but very few have combin ed position, military conn.etcytiteohures,:qatuidal pseurosuoeasssi.ve The dress with equal ability . great bubblemonge rs of the last century, who were able to dupe whole n d p y h av e envied, anroebabsluychmiaglimt a h n a , v a e f t imitated, m r i a t a f t ee at i on s at once, would certainly , the idea whi ch made Branksea Island worth its weight to on ob t t h a e in sc t e h n e e protec tion hi 8 years old exploits, which exPi° itB'the andt law provides for h onest b ut un fortunate traders, we feel that he must possess a sort of charmed life. Having naturally re thee given, are a commercial world first ldto g w a h r o d m ed n h o im qu as at a te p r ir s a h t o e ofuld t disposed to ask ourselves by what acts he can have perverted the judgment of the Commissioner who inquiry, we are obliged t o proposes to release him. And ad m admit thatet , up rh o e n pr fu oc r e th ed er . ing is regular, and that the decision which, unless reversed on appeal, gives Waugh Colonel chance of escape may be justified by plausible argu ments. It appeers that when the bankrupt, for reasons best known to himself, tempted his fate br returning to this country, he was at once sued by . the " official managers" of the notorious London and Eastern Banking Corporation. It is true teat he surrendered and claimed the protection of the Bankruptcy Court , but the ri g ht of action tielong , ing to the plaintiffs was not affected by. this act and, failing to get the ir demand admitted by that Nor Court, they reverted to their remedy at I.'sw: they did they stop here. H avin g issued their aNvrit is , e for made an affidavit that they had probable ca ' ,i believing that the defen dant was about to quit England, and got an order directing him to find "IT sureties in £50,000 each for his appearance. Thi s it seems he was unable to do , and the consequence .10 that for some time past he has been residing J° Whitecross-street Prison. An application was ma'a e not long since to a Judge at Chambers to procure. his discharge from custody, but after a careful argue, ment it was refused with costs. He then applied to Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, but here he met with opposition from the assignees, whose expe rience of Colonel Waugh made them as unwilling as the plaintiffs to let go their hold of him. How ever, that opposition has now been withdrawn, and the Commissioner has resolved to g rant the dis charge for which the Colonel p etitions, in case no appeal should be lodged within a fortnigtit by the detaining creditor. Until that time tbl dangerous gentleman remains in durance, and must postpone any arrangements which he may have made for his return to the more genial climate of Spain. The grounds upon which Mr. Commie stoner Goulburn vindicates his judgment are of very unequal validity. That which he puts first and foremost is the advantage to the assigneos and creditors of obtaining a fuller disclosure Ulan they could otherwise expect. "It was obvious ,to every person of common sense that neither the a ccoa•ntan.t s eater) nor by the Court (Messrs. Brown a nd I) is) nor the solicitor to the assignees (Mr. Link, later) could make proper inquiry into the case whilt 3 th e . it bankrupt remained in prison." Upon such a p vin: as this we readily bow to the Commis sioner's k s on ; but, obvious as this may be , it is not I, ee pion obvious that the interests of justice would be st.'!' m ore seriously defeated by the bankrupt's abscond " ing, and rendering no accounts at all. It is aatis. factory to know that very voluminous balance - s heets, are in course of preparation, but we ha ve heard enough of the Eastern Bank to make us very scep tical as to any new figures being introduced on the side of assets, and enough of Colonel Waugh to diminish our confidence in the value of Ills service; as an accountant. The Commissioner te:lts us that the primary object of the 112th section Of the Bankruptcy Act passed in 1849, permitting suet! releases, was to facilitate a complete discovery of the bankrupt's estate and effects. This may be true , but we cannot help observing that this very section recognises an exception in the case of persons w;` l ° are confined " for any debt contracted by fraud or breach of trust," as well as those who have been convicted of offences less heinous than those allege d against Colonel Waugh. Assuming, as we are bound to do, that the Commissioner has kept wit Ill° the letter and spirit of this excepti on, we think it plain that the Legislature did not mean the d;e cretion of the Court to be exercised, if it could be helped, in favour of bankrupts wh o deserve no i dulgence. Besides, the section empowers the Cou.vt to insist on its own conditions , one o f which might reasonably be the production of adequat e bail. We should have the more right to expect this security to be taken if, as in the present in' stance, a very large sum had been already fixes by one judge and approved by another. On the other hand, it is fair to mention, for what it is worth, the state ment of the Commissioner as to the nature of t he plaintiffs' claim. It is by no means clear that the having attempted and failed to substantiate it id Bankruptcy , would be a bar to proceeding by way of action, but if it be true that " the debt wet'‘ barred by the Statute of Limitations before the a rrest' was made," even Colonel Waugh is entitled totile benefit of that fact. We can hardly doubt that it le the consciousness of this flaw in their own case theft has deterred the plaintiffs from carry in g it an, le further for eight months. It is possible t hat on til ground, which the Commissioner will not ahoy/ to be the main one, the substance of his decision niel, be confirmed on appeal. With the expressions that fell from him in deprecation of prejudice agate" the bankrupt we can have . no sympathy. Execs; sive bail" may, no doubt, be need as an e ngin . e oppression, and is prohibited by our law ; but it le difficult to say what bail is excessive when the per; son arrested is one who has diverted hundred!. of t housands of pounds from the pocket s of ottiers into ea" his own, and bus made off when detection was rain. Colonel Waugh stands self-condemned. 1-10 fled this country when it was vital to his chars that he should remain. He chose disgraceful 11?" punity rather than the choice of establishing p is innocence, because he then believed that chance to be desperate. What his motive for now bravifig the latter alternative may be we cannot say ; but until he clears himself every presumption must be, and ought to be against him. Should he succeed io giving this last proof of his genius, he may revive , it he pleases,the erilliant entertainments of Campde.ll House, and dazzle London, like Cagiiostro utter ul imprisonment in the Bastile. But t o undo the r e . that he has wrought, and to sile n c e the biV•erhi, proaches of those who were induc ed to trust 'O, is past his power, even if his conscience be tel.' s of suggesting the desire. COUNTRY MARKETS• MANCHESTER—TIIIIESDAY. At our market this morning the attendance was moderate ; English wheat was in fair demand at is per qr advance 0 1.! _ the Lull prices of this day se'nnigh t, and foreign w as ," 3d per 1001bs. dearer. Flour was 6 d p er sack higher, viut! a very limited business. Oats and o atmeal at aPout forme' prices. Indian earn and beans steady, BRISTOL—TimRsDA.T. We had a fair supply of English wheat today , eign. Wl:tea alsowhich realised about last Thursday's prices. at late rates. Barley and other a rticles as before. FOr BIRMINGHAM —THURSDAY. Wheat was in fair supply to-day, and sales were m ade fit rather over last week's rates. Barley sold slowly. ()AO , 0 n a s w , tin 2 g 2 , s to 301: 42s rather dearer, and beans quite as dear. Peas unchanged moladl,2s English wheat was sold at 40s to 46s for white, and 36° to44s perq per r 3 ; 6 g s r t i o n n d e i n g fo , r2r6esd to B 3 ar Os ley te per 30 stone; Irish, 18s to 245. Beans, 40s to 44s per q r. Peas, 36s to 44s per 36 stone. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Nov. 25. t A large supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which 1318 „1 0 ready sale at is to 2s advance upon the prices of Rot s w t ` - a , Barley in good demand, and prices fully as high. °a— dull sale. Beans were unaltered. Wheat on on the the toptop 12s d up o Oddown average is 7( . 1 1 4 1 , 1 , 3 w. n. Barley average Os 4d Oats on the top Os 9d down . ...average Os -6a.u°, Beans on the op, 0s 6d up .. average Os 8( 1111 '' _ Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .. 902 qrs Sold 786 qrs 8ar1ey........2667 qrs Sold 2104 qrs Oats Beans lO7 qrs Sold 81 qrs Od ; Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 40 s Od ; extras, 3L,S superfine, 36s 0d ; fine, 34s Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 24. B ee f Mutton Lamb Bd to ? .—d Rough fat, 38 9d per stone.' Hides, 3d to 4icl; calf skins. 5d to 6d. LADVERTI6EMENT.i—HoIIoway's Pills.—Prostration 01 Stienp.th.—W hen the system i- weak and the nerves un' strung, disease is certain to present itself. Some purifying and strengthening means should bo resorted to to at tho, threatening mischief. In such cases no treatment a ver equa; that by these excellent rills —no other plan can be pursuon so well devised for ejecting all impurities from the blood , without straining or weakening the constitution. Hollo o ways's Pills so fortify the stomach and regulate the liver , that they raise the capability of digestion, and thus crest ° new power. This is the reason why Holloway's pill s bac° gained their present popularity, and why they have 101 lauded throughout the globe as a " fresh source of life an strength." Births. BRANDRETH.—On the 25th inst., at Standish Rector'', Mrs. Drandreth, of a daughter. CHILD.—On the 25th inst., at Oxford, the wife of GOO w Child, M.D., of a daughter. TROLLOPS. —On the 24th inst., at 37, Eceleston-sq uat Mrs. Charles B. Trollope, of a son. Marriages. lateG Magistrate, Gilbert Abbot toE ni i al Emily, e e l c d k e e s t t t ,d daughter A RECKETT—HUNT.—On the 24th inst at St. John'tl C t r tholic Church, Bath, Gilbert Arthur, eldest son Police f t Metropolitan si. , / ;t, ' te M r o e Esq., of Bath. mg's, ' u ' MARSHALL — CLARK —On the 26th inst., at St. Audi., i 11, Ilolboin, R o b ert M ars h a ll, E sc ., of Wainfieet S' i . Mary's, t o M ar y, e ld es t d aug hter of the late John a Esq., of Newark-on-Trent. Deaths. CRITCHLEY.—On the 25th inst., at 58, Lowndes-Elluaref Thomas Critchley, Esq. COkEn.—On the 24th inst , at Radclive Rectory, 1 311ek b i c i ti hamshire, the Rev. John Coker, B.C.L•, Hon• pre of Lincoln, aged 70. ~ vfl ortf DANIELL —On the 22d inst., at Brynderwen, .nei'' Mon., Win. Daniell, jun., Esq., aged 42. N Vigll t ' DAWES.—On the 21st inst , , at Whitwell,. Isle of William Henry Dawes, Esq., aged 58 . FloWei., FLOWER.—On the 25th inst., at Brighton, Henry.i, J - Esq., aged 66. - sat HARRISON.—On the 2bth inst., at Water-park, Ben red .., . Harrison, Esq., of Green-bank, Ambleside, aged 7i• e ~, RADCLYFFE.—On the 25th inst., at 41, Camdentr e' Oakley-square, Mr. Edward Radclyffe. ___..........-- Louden: Printed and Publlshed by WILLIAgAN DIO" 11 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TIDE SUN Office IS o• Strand, in the Precinct of the 3a.voy. .n the Couatr" Middlesex, -Fri lay, November 27, 1863. termin West si a coin' Mug;