The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-20 00:00:00

OIiEY TIARKET AND °ItI3UItOIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Atn o d tith e "ate demand for money is reported today ;0)1e, pneral discount market, and first-class bills 1 , 11 negotiated by the joint-stock and private kLillitaents at 61 per cent. and upwards. 1ip:14465,000 in bar gold was taken into the yesterdayhld The 6 8 ° PPIy of b ar s il ver b y the Se i ne h as b een 6i oe ' l ld. per ounce standard. ~a opo Monday l ast the imports of spec i e have i,l;. te l96 l a to £271,602, an d th e exports to ) hiel,l e wa s no alteration in the foreign exchanges afternoon. 04:directors of the Alli ance Bank have made a 11111:,1110105 per share on the 10,000 new shares, T he a ea the 22d March. ktei ceann itteo of th e St oc k E xc h ange have ap-- ki tes Tuesday next a spec i a l se ttli ng day in the ti~b°f the Hon gkong and China Gas Company, 4 te to be quoted in the official list. l'iti l) o °Bllse tna has be en i ssue d by the Alexandra 'tPiki°lllPanY, in which it is stated that the share 14,4 e aasists o f 50,000 A shares, and 50, 000 B y in t, 4 , 5 . ea ch. A limited number of the former ue allotted. The debenture capital will 1 14r e t h 04300,0 00, to pay for the estates, and for - " a e of the I nternational Exh ibi t i on build- Kte BG . ~2 new bein g erec t e d in the park, and it is "1110 ', wi t the whole of thie sum will be redeemed 14L e of surplus lands. th Two O'CLOCK. „ e , l3o is Bourse this morning, according to telegram, the 3 per Ctnt. Rerites were The 61' ' 45 e., 66f. 50c., 66f. 45c. t Qglilh Stock Market is very unsettled, ,tite ti ° t unfa vourable political advices from the '1 • Consols have fallen per cent., viz., r fo r b ., 6ti e n eY, and 901 91 for the accou n t . `;',ell pressed to a considerable exten t. ,i 1 t," -t hrees and Reduced Annuities a re , ~zg h hoente equer Bill s , 6 s , t o 2s. dis. ; and Indian peel I°4 i 1.• Ni,e,e;" has been th e principal feature of t he tll '4arket. Mexican have been 40 . 2 I 40! 11, 1(1 1 1 :: and the c l os i ng pr i ce i s 391 decline 12221 cent. Greek h ave re ceded to 221 I 21i , g 11 per cent. worse than they were yes -rtl°oo ; the Coupons are nominally depre ~bgea,t th ere has been no business. S pan i s h h 114. The fallen It o 331 ; the Certificates are 11 h66 . Confederate Loan is 1 per cent. worse L Th ee orkish Consolides are down at 481491. i i ll teo l3 ► d e erati "s in the R a ilway Share Market have tih trt telY active, but in most instances prices ex lh 44 Ihited rather less firmness. Great Wes- N ! , . h South E astern have d ec li ne d s s . ; South 4k i ii; 4sei ghton, and Midland, 10s. ; North Wes ',i' and B r i s t o l an d E xeter, G rea t Northern )tt od La ncas hi re and Yorks hi re, £1 ; Metro /°i ',ll°Wever, improved ss. 4, °r eign and Colonial undertakings remain B'iii o l n ati ", and are also at slightly reduced % / 11 1 11 41 , t o t tld Mis ce ll aneous Shares cont i nue i n mode -1511. r • Union of Australia have improved to -41 40 8 1 5 ° 1 4 of London, to 431 ; Royal Mail Steam $ and H u d son B ay C om p an y, 18 182 i. (I IT /34 I ohl 1811 PUNDS—cLosiNci PRICES. k kili t .,, 4,1 ttk.e. kionsols ~.• T x UNDS. 91 931 1/ 1 - 'o e I°llnt March , ,11 0 , ea t 1 t „,, , 0 9ll 1 il l ,' pe r ce ' ,l leed bitities,3ollt A ta e fo r 30 Yrs) expire g)th Jan., 1880 — . V` o (11.,, Ire) expire sth April, 1885. D 4i tie '' 1 „ 1 ea Telegraph), Aug. • it0r13416) 41 000 21 & 3 b r Cent. 2 5 dui 1 / 4 11 1) itte 400 ' ligletnd COO and VOl . Vtb 4,1,1 r , StkAt 2 per Ct - last hf.-yr. ',it yteran Da ,„ , • mtt --.,10t ~ -ENT SECURITIES. 4it t ° 4 CCOli t : t v . " Cent., April 1874 21 61 Li h. tt: A 5 P e r Cent"l '; ............. ' ' roll ptt 7 c count .. ' - 4 1, 1570 . it , . Per Cent .. ~''' — bi t ,' Erlfacod p . ' ' e t. IEBB — b lt ;` ) 6 per c a .. t ' / P.!rt 4 per Cent — bi t iA 61 per c " ) Jan. 1872 — ~ 1 1) , bbentu e , nt ' 9 MaY, 1379........ uit." l 4o ", 4 per Ct., April 1861 bi t . ' h ead ditto Aug., 1866 tl°4 der a l l t p o - 1 ,000 'ltil• a EIG 1)i i l /Ilt 5 X FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. ti` t % 41 Der cent ........... ..._— bi t tt', 18 1 6 ) " cent ..... .. b. t o, 1B 3 ................ '1, 11 !tto s 9 am I'B's'9 t k 'kti6 "In, 1863 £55 .. • .... ti,„ l4l l3 Pe : emt, ' paid ... 103 ktlit-orP Cent 18 25 . : Ne e ,ew C onsolidate d, i ..... Cent — IlNtle, 8' Per Cent .. ' lO3l 3 bi6Deeeelld Issue ti t° 44 ee Et. ) 1824-5, ex-Coup4ns — )1 1 :1 1 / eon i)tint 221 11 I t434 eeo pe " ........ 1 1 4 ,,,1 ttZ 1 i 3 p l e 'm ...................... k _ r c ent .... ........ . _ is ~lit erae°Unt ...................... 40a 1 401 1 1 i tit'lteer tie t 5 per Cent .......... N t t ° 2 De ° ........................ 0010 et TT % Cent ottZ' to li e ti el 1)ztl eo , Ili arra/its (Hectares) ti t n A ce ter Cent 1853 t)k '' )l .lnt .... " .to 4 11 :? Cent., lsit . )6 . ,;i, •9, '6O, 62 ; 3 - b it ts tk 6 eennt ...... te ,4ltc,,ent., 182'), £ 5c.......` 9 1 1 2 tikqtt o "' k'eut 1850 - - 1 tird_ a p er n 1860 — I t h lit' t ° 6 p er 'et.) 1859 .. yitt o 4l 6p e ° , l '.s 1862 ........ 8 9 1 .... I f: t l l lll, je on t nr it ... . i t ,', l l 3 „I' °l ' cent ...... tq Ae r e er c ent IT it tte N, °lint ............. — bi t 's' A w I) fetTed -- Ditto to p et4)l lnt . IL 47.„,,i,„ ......... .. . Z i tll e tt 'Aiut - itt o - ert . ...... Itk i h A" ) ,,`, Coup not funded .. — bit ' '' 6 per - ' 1) 4 4) Ace C ent. 18u ... D u 'l te6 Pe °liti t . t t i r C eut. . f .8 ..g ............. 70! I ilii% k t Zlt .... 71h 70 bitli4,s6 per / 301 ; cia ...... 751 41 Ot % 4 1 e Ce t. 1862 41 t ,,,, i on ° ll at .. 69 klit li tla 3" 113 nd FI 691 t,top„_ Per c eut Ili t o 6 - "unt .. ' .. t,43 4Der cent:, .................. 11%1114r:4qt bitt t : 6 p o . ~,' on the above payable in Lond .0 Aec t: ;,.._' ant, 1861, Ex. 25 francs — '''4. .............. , I C6I ti l l 4 TWO O'CLOCK. t tl 42be 'Uut 9Ol 1 t h% .....::: ............... ' -- - - 1 : Ve - 11/00l Cotton Market —This Day, 141% d u ll . • Ito. Sales, about 3,000 or 4,000 bales. ........, f it .„..„ __— tt Y Re...e 'icatTICULTURAL SOCIETY..—At an ordi te et . ,_ rsl Meeting of this soeicty, hold yesterday 1;ikkl,),81114cil room at South Kensing ton—Mr W. Wilson 061) ' ? Asin ._ . • • • the King of ~- tet e , .) tne,chtur— his Majesty ict *l ' ild tto ' w as unanimously elected an bonoraty mem - Wards of 20 ladies and gentlemen were elected I ZE c k ~ -4Air , , 4 "IN - A ND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE t'keeivePtiAreWEEX.---Monday—Royal Academy, at 8, T4.1:4,41,4 Professor W t acott • Geographical, at Si. It i) kti _i "t t t h il ii n o llogieal, at eB B m , "Traditions," Rev. S. W. vai tkiti t c'gY of Ceylon," Mutu Cumara Swamy ; t 411..„ Utio n at ~ „ E 4 i .If, u , , - , 9 xpernu • ental Optics," Pro p f a es p s e o r r , N . th e ~,.. olneers, at 8, discussion on Mr. Sopwith's IP or 'tont Canis 'runnel ;" Zoological, at 9, " Oste s N i t. t he It e ,ti,_ k. gu, Me. Parker ; " Habits of Spawning Nesp er .'• Euekland. W e d ne sday—Geological, at 8 , '4, Ited ro le : of 1' lint Instruments and Fossil Mammalia SIR a r ",,'" Mr. Wyatt; " Discovery of the Scales of k t, 4 'lt:,:„ 4u Cephalic Shield of th at Fish," Mr. Lankes t, Ron ts - "ains of 113thriolepes from Upper Devonian l 'A trtl ettra ° ,!, E , l g i n , " jr. Roberts ; Society . of Arts, at 8, lt' l l et ' Dr. Marcet; Archaeological Association, at i k4 kt 4 O lde C rewkerne Grammar School, Mr. Canting ; I ltt i 'lett, IIII11," Mr. Wentworth. Thursday—An tkt)" 1, -- ' a ; Royal Institution at 3, "Experimental kil:t,,:ttionrefessor Tyndall; Royal at 81. Friday—Royal ' l 3 ) Sce ';,, 8, " Quarternary Flint Implements, Abbe ;•-.at'36 r• Prestwich. Saturday—Royal Institution, 4 'IN ,enmul n . tkoh 41 IItsa. T 11 ~It th ' " 4 ElVlgli SERGEANT-AT-LAW.— c ri gllq tii 's recent promotions at the Eaglieh bar ! , .."fth c :„ n ame of a co-religionist, John Simon, ice s r ° middle Temple, who, according to the London \''' , ,,t',. F ri day last, has been called to the degree of a (t t th r "'Lay?, The 1 ned gentleman, wo understand, It: itt e i el l'h the ancient ceremony of receiving the " Coif" I , llh ttt e of of of his rank) from the Lord Chancellor at the ° flr e , i nr(l3 on the 11th inst. Mr. Sergeant Simon ii 4;4l th "" 181 1 member of the English Bar who has at /41n te r t_ •t k . y „ 4 L-ho most ancient at the p ro ; and we 44 ciiißratulato him en his well-earned pmotion,— ire)tick, BEARE MARKET S r — This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOU 1 , : Railways. i Closing Business Share r ald 'l Prioe. done. 8 Si Bin, Wol., and Str. Val. iiiYite and Tyne. ",ost.,Sleat.,andMid.k:o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian lw o ,. Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do Al A gets no div Do. B till (ip paidn.ha been to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord, eta Si 0 8& t 7 121. 121 j 851 6i 37 39 10 17 £4} fsi 100 108 49 50 47 49 7} 8} Ditto A stook ..•••• Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern........ 130 131 136} 1371, 134 136 95 97 65 03 Do A stook .......... Do II do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & So'..th Western Man., Shot, & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle Do I shares sfetropolitan Midland Do New • Do Binning. & Derby rid. Gt. W. of Ireland 111 i 112 72 74 106 107 40 42 110 110. 100 101 52 53 104 105 1 134 1302 . 11 90 101 Do. shares Mid Kent -•• Do Cray Line North British Edln., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoct Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. Stockton & Darlington 54 65 25 tO IC4 IC4; 584 694 on 521 125 130 77 2 7i 781 11 11i 123 126 93 45 93 100 53 64 33 64 95i r 6 99 101 Si 9i F.B 39 9e 10& 7'. 8 F. 165 170 64 6 :3i 4) p Do Do New, 1815 G Taff Vale. Do B I)oC Ulster Do Do Vale of Neat,la Victoria sta. and Pim 1 Waterford Kilkenny) West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Ilar.&11 1 N West Midland ---wpor tOxiordl Do Hereford 88 92 167 172 BRUISE! POSSM: Bailwfiya It!antic AL St Lawreno Rom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind gu. s.per Do. New . ...... ••••• Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe tinron Do. Preferonce • • • • Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl• p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187: Do. do. June 1, 1874 ',;leutta.aS.Eastn.o , ini , Cape Town •.!: Dock Scrii Kastn. Bengal go. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. II do . Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deterred..... . Do. 2d I'ret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... GLlnellarenin.gua. s p.c Do. New gun. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 P. o. •• Do. 4¢ p. o. Extension Do. 44 d 0...... • • Do. Fifth Extension. Slelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds & H01)5011'8 Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Blortg. Bds Newßr::t=swick &Can& Class A and B N. itl.C'da 8 pc Ist pi bds Soinde •• •• 1 Do. Delhi Do. d 0... .. as Do. Puffjau . l3 Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo J 30 LON lA L GOVERN 6 p.c.JJul 1877-81 . ..... Do. 6 p. c. Feb. Az Aug - Do. 6p. c.M ar. A: Sept. Do. I p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed etocit ,Capeti.liope, 6 p Do.Ap .9 Oct. 188 c Do. 189 C Do. Jan. tic July, 1891 ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c Mauritius 6 per cent 'Natal Gov. 8 per cent —. 'N.8.G0v.6 a.&J ul) Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 6 p 3.,18,,t Dv. 5 p. c.,1 8 / 1 to 1t 7i Do. d0.,1888 tizupwcis - ,New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. steritng, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. C AUs (46P: 4.1878 A up VICLUov. p.c. Ja.LtiJul) Do. 6 ma. An. &Oat - 23 25 ,SI ONS. Closing Price._ 102 i IC3i P 1 ) i P 7$ 8 1(0 (02 100 102 105 )C6 ILn Ic4y 191, 20 i i 72 74 55 .50 CO 0 3 • 51 53 49 52 3i t 26 28 22 0 103 IC4 2 1021 lON 9; 0 3 - 19; 101 92 Cl 85 87 102; 103 96 93 82 96 58 6.) S 6 82 LI 1021 1031 1021 1031 IC tp; 21 1031 10:4i 97 99 T SECURITIES. 101 103 99 101 ,02 104 ?I. 89 91 108 1(8 108 110 (10 112 108 109 110 312 le.o 108 148 110 ,o 1 103 99 100 99 10' go ICO ICS 10 Lot 105 (00 111 10 111 id 38 181 575 685 70 71 id par 28 10 6 41 1 6 10 11 4 41 191 20i 51 ba 35 37 bi 17 19 0/ 71 11 d E 0 90 1; 21 2 21 5 51 44 46 440 160 67i 62; 20 31 8 90 BRTTIS 'Cambrian Consol. Gold citilord Amalgamated.. Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan).. East Clogau Gold Ltd. Nast Caration ...... East earn Brea... E. 4 - '1 Russel (Tavistk.) Gram...aSt.Aubyn(G wen.. fl rent 6oulh Wheat Vor ( ilelston ftirenville • . • llerod's-Foot AI • liingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant Starke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New beton North Downs N.Wlei Basset( liloian North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (:St. Blaze); l'rovidenoe(Uny Lelia) ISouthCaradon(St.Cleee S. Cara Brea (Illogan) S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan (Stray Park ramar Silv.& Lead Min. fin Cron West Basset (Illogan) W C radon (Liskeard) West Setoa .•••• Wheal Basset ((Mogan) Wheal Buller(itedruth) Wheal Kitt y (U.Lciant) WhealLud...ott Wheal Mary Ann Wheal ileton . . Wheal Tretawney (Lie.) 1 1 ? veal Union 52. 1.14. r 3.4.0 8.9.0 58.1 10.6.7 18.114.9 30.17.6 2.0.6 3.u.8 8 58i 7 3.17 2tl 21 11 12 21 23 70 100 2eo 87i 92i 40 43 24 3 134 111 175 185 23 '24 24 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 108 Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 102 Mid. Consolidated , 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 137 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. 15,P3; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31 ; Wilts and Somerset, e 2 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gui. 7 per cent, 171 161 I.: Great Luxembourg, N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 101 Sambre and Mouse, 74 San Paulo atia. 7 per cent., 8 Ditto (nil), 20; West Flanders, 71 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Rm., sj 9 81 Capul 1 Cobre Copper, 31 41 1 East del Rey (11m.), 11 Pauulcillo Copper, lim., 2 1 Port Philiplti Scottish Australian, Jim., 14 United Mexican (11w;, 6 Yudana.niutana of S. Australia (11m.),2; 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS.' Alliance Bank of Lon :tan and Liverpool (Um.), 47} 6,1 Anglo Austrian, 5} Australasia, 70 Bank of London. 164} Bank of tAago, Jim., :1 Bank of Wales, Urn.. 121 Chartered Bank of British Columbia. 111 Chartered k!er. of India, London, and China. 71 Continental, him.. 91 East London, Jim., 8 English, Sco:ch. and Australian Chartered, 21} English and Swedish, Ilm., 6 European Bank, lim., liindustau,Utina, and .lapan (lim.), Imperial Bank Oltn.), 281 8 Imperial Ottoman, 181 # ti Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3; 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 London and Colonial (litn.), 61 London and Comity, 58i I London Joint Stock, ;)8 Lon don and South African, 271 London and Westmster, tot 791 Merchantillank, Jim i . n , 113 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 10 (3)lreiternotpa.l a is n a d n Ik' rCorporat i on n 643241 Scinde. Ptinjaub. and Delhi, lim., 71 Ditto, now, G Standard of liritTsli South Africa (Jim ), 271 ; Union of Australia, 561 Union of London, 43a 3 DOCKS. London, 731 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 91 Commercial Union (insurance), 91 1 Contract Corporation, Inn., 51 5 Crystal l'alsee, 33 D.scount (7orporatlo n, limited ~fo} I ;',Vptian Commercial and Traoing, MTh, 4. a (ion. Cr( flit and Finance of. London, Hudson's Day, 18 International Financial society,' 121 1 J 9114 stock pinOUnt, 11111., 01 1 13.14.1 6.4.0 19.16.41 12.10 I.IU Sk 20 stock stock 4 Lock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 •took stook 20i 20 _ __ 100 100 10 stock stock stock 20 stock 60 100 stork stock Book 491 I 133 1361 6 65 41 loa) 51 1001 10 0 iou i 1^,43 5% 13J i 30 Paid. all 100 r i30.811101. done IC 31 1041 3i 731 21 91 I 104 21 f 531 i 100 (100 103 2 all ,100 klOO 100 100 100 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Common Jury.) OSBORNE V. OSBORNE AND MARTELLI. In this case the petitioner, Charles Stanley Osborne, prayed for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery. There was no appearance for the co respondent, but the respondent pleaded denial, cruelty, and desertion. The respondent was a Frenchwoman, and the petitioner, who was a young man at the time of his first acquaintance with her, wai then a civil engineer. Ho became in fatuated with the respondent, and some time after, in the year 1846, they were married at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. Soon after the marriage the respondent represented to her husband that sho wished to go to Paris to recover some family documents. She accordingly left, and on her return she and her hus band went to Scotland, but again she wished to return to France, to which proposition Mr. Osborne consented. The practico of going abroad was continued every year until 1850, when they mutually separated, the petitioner allowing her £1.50 per annum. Circumstances ultimately came to petitioner's knowledge, a hich induced him to institute the present proceedings. During her resi dence in Paris the respondent lived at apartments in the Passage Saulniere, where she was visited by the co-respon dent, who, it appeared was connectel with the French press. Mrs. Ann Wynne, sister of the petitioner, and wife to Colonel Wynne, of the Royal Engineers, said she saw the parties in 1848 when they were on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Scott Russell. They appeared to be on vary good terms. Atter that the respondent was in the habit of paying visits to Paris. Petitioner's conduct to his wife was very kind. She always appeared the master. She used to say " Charley shall do this" or "Charley shall do that." Petitioner always did as she wished. (Laughter.) Oa one occasion there was a quarrel between them which was so violent that she feared the police would. come into the house. While she was walking one day in the garden respondent told her that on one occasion a person in whose house she had lodged asked her to "see the major" during the absence of her husband, Ilypolyte Bondenot, a concierge, or porter, said that he had care of the house No. 20, Passage Sauineire. He went there in 18.59. The respondent, who represented herself as a widow, lived there previously, and remained for nine months afterwards. Sho left in June, P 362. She occupied part of a front room on the third story. He knew M. Alexis Martelli, who used to visit the respondent. The rooms were en state, and there was only one bedroom and ono b:d. The apartments were rented in the name of the respondent, but Mr. Martilli paid the rent. Elizabeth Fennell said she was employed at 20, Broadloy terrace as charwoman. She recollected Mdme. Charles (the respondent) coming there with a gentleman in 1862. She represented the person as her husband, and they resided in the house for about a fortnight. They occupied the same apartment, and took their meals together during the whole time they stayed at the house. Mr. Wright, a solicitor, was cited to prove the state the parties lived in prior to their separation. He said the only thing she ever hoard her complain of was that her husband used to keep the dinner waiting for hours. Vim never heard her complain of the desertion of her husband. Mr. Kerslake, for the respondent, said he should put a totally different complexion on the case. He should show that Mr. Osborne frequently ordered his wife to go to Paris. That he positively drove her from his house in London, in order that he might live unmolested with a mistress, The case is not expected to conclude to-day, POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTENSIVE SILK ROBBERY.—Robert Henry Bardsley, assistant in the employ of Messrs. Marshall and Sselgrove, silk mercers, Oxford .street, was charged with stealing a large quantity of silk, of the value of £lOO, the property of his employers. Mr. Lewis, jun., prosecuted, and Mr, E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended. It appears that the prisoner took a room .at 51, King street, Regent• street, where ho was in the habit of leaving silk on his way to and from the City. Information was then given to Inspector Draper, and he succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody and recovering property of the value of £4OO. The prisoner, who has only been in Messrs. Marshall and Snelgrove:s employ ten months, was remanded. Mr. Marshall asked that the silk might be given up to him ; but Mr. Knox said ho could make no order at present. WESTMINSTER. A Woasix's MlSTARE,—Catherine Luke, a creditable looking woman, was charged under the following circum stances : Police-constable Thomas Howe, 148 B, said that at 12 o'clock last night his attention was called to the defendant at Knightsbridge. She was intoxicated and conducting herself so offensively that he felt it his duty to interfere and to take her to the station, where she was detained, Mr. Selfe—You say she was conducting herself so offen sively that you took her I What was she doing ? Fellowman —She was cursing every gentleman that passed her. Mr. Selfe—Was there any reason for it that you could discover ? Policeman —None that I could find, excepting that the defendant was drunk and did not know exactly what she was about. Mr. Selfe (to defendant)—What do you say to being drunk and cursing gentlemen? Defendant—Me curtseying to gentlemen I What should I curtsey to gentlemen for ? No gentleman had done me any good. Mr. Selfe—The constable says cursing gentlemen, not curtseying to them. Defendant—And why should I curse them ? Mr. Selfe—l am sure I can't tell. Defendant —I did not curse them; why should I ? the had not done me any harm. Mr. Selfc—What do you say to being drunk ? Dafendant—l had had a little something, and therefore I don't deny it; bat as for saying I cursed gentlemen I do deny that. Mr. Selfe—ls defendant known ? Dennis (the gaoler) Sha has been here before for drunk enness. Mr. Selfe—l shall fine you &s. Defendant—l have not got it. Mr. Selfe—ln default you will go to prison for seven days. THAMES. A WATER-SIDE ROBBERY.—Robert Dundrow, an am phibious thief, who has been convicted of robberies on land and on the river, was brought up on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing lead from premises, 275, High-street, Wapping. Thomas Brews, police constable, 246 K, said that he was passing by some empty houses near the Newcastle Steam Wharf, High-street, Wapping, and upon looking through the keyhole of one of them ho saw the prisoners and another man inside. He obtained admission to the back of the house from the river. The prisoner and his companion were on the top of the house removing the sheet lead. Directly they saw him they both came down, and fled in opposite directions, The prisoner got through a hole in a wall into the building adjoining, and then jumped from the back of the premises on to the mud of the river, 20 feet below him. Witness made a leap after him and seized the prisoner as he was wading through the mud. The prisoner threw him down and they roiled over each other and were plastered Eta over with the river mud and half suffocated. He would not release his hold of the prisoner, and brought him out of the mud on to the shore. It was neatly low water at the time they had tho mud bath. He found 121bs of lead in the lower part of the house. It had been removed from the roof. Tho proprietor of the house was a Mr. Frederick Swan, but he could not obtain the assistance of anyone to prosecute. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Partridge sen tenced him as a rogue and vagabond to two months' im prisonment and hard labour to the House of Correction. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Fob. 20.—Wind this day at noon—North. East; strong breers, and fins weather. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. W.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Xichael for Barcelona. - Ory PORTSMOUTH, Feb, 19.—•Arrived•.Golden Sunset, from London for Canterbury. Ow MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Napoleon, from 0 rav clines. Sailed—Panne, toy Marseilles; Lady of the Lake, for Natal ; Arabistan, for Bathurst ; Matchless, for the Falk land islands; Himalaya, and Cilminar, for Calcutta. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Britannia, screw steamer, from Cadiz for, Lon don (not the London, screw steamer, as reported last night, by information received). Sailed—Traveller, for London (in tow), NINETEEN CENTENARIANS DIED IN FRANCE IN 1863, of whom eighteen wcr3 in the departments and ono in Paria ; th© latter, tho Count do Ereux, who lived to the age of 104. Some centenarians, however, still remain. Chalons possesses Colonel Mar6chal, born at Lyons in 1763; there is one at St. Martin do lloaupidsu (Maino•ot-Loire), and another, a farmer, at Poitcvinierc (same department). At Paris there is a soldier named Gallot, aged 106, who still goes with his wife, aged 104, to receive his pension at the Ministry of War, A woman, aged 106, also appeared recently as a witness at the Sixth Chamber of Correctional Police, and another, a cantinere, aged 117 years, living in the Rue Ilauteville, broke her leg recently, and the surgeons express the hope of curing her, in consequence of her strong constitution. Of the cente narians who died abroad, one in Canada and another at Oran had reached the age of 120 years.—Golignani's Messenger. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of this company was held this morning at the King's-cross Station—Colonel Packe, 14. P., the deputy chairman of the company, presided. The report. which has already appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said be re gretted the absence of their chairman, who had met with an accident, He congratulated the shareholders in having to receive an increased dividend. The company was still going on prosperously, and their income was increasing. He regretted that the Great Eastern Company were, in a most unwarrantable manner, invading their territory. They were going to Parliament for powers to make a line in direct competition with the Great Northern, without offering any greater advantages, but taking a longer route. The com pany would have to oppose them in Parliament. The chairman then reviewed the other matters referred to in the report, and concluded by moving its adoption. Mr. VALENIINE KNIGHT seconded the adoption of the report, but he objected to the acts of the directors. At the last meeting they found a large deficiency by compensation, paid in consequence of accidents to travellers through the negligence of the company's servants, negligence permitted by the directors that might have been prevented if the direr tors had been in the habit of periodically visiting the sta tion and keeping a sharp 100k -out on the servants (laughter). If the directors wer'nt paid for this, Mr. Knight wanted to know for what they were paid? At this meeting they found a great defi:iency caused by law and Parliamentary expenses. He complimented the directors for the great wis dom they showed in having recommended the advance of £300,000 at 31 per cent, interest to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway so that they might complete their line from Earl-street to the company's station at Farringdon street. Ho was a shareholder in the London, Chatham, and Dover Company. He recommended the directors to secure their advance well. Mr. Hc'ouEs also regretted the groat amount spent for law and Parliamentary expenses. He recommended that the shareholders would have the particulars of these ex penses specified in the report. They were mixed up with other items, and it was impossible for a proprietor to judge of the justness of the charges made. In reference to the advance of £300,000 to the London, Chatham, arid Dover, he did not agree with Mr. Knight that it was a wise act on the part of the director. Ho should have given more weight to Mr. Knight's opinion of the transaction if he ware not a proprietor in the London, Chatham, and Dover Company. (Laughter.) In answer to these and other remarks, the chairman stated that there were no other claims for compensation pending against the company. All such claims have been paid. The Parliamentary expenses would be cut down; he thought it would be objectionable to specify the particu lars of the law costs. He did not think it was the province of the directors to go to every station to look after the ser vants. The directors h a d th e ir managers and they looked after thloVuisthanrdes by making t o the advance to the Lon don, Chatham and D o v e r Company, he thought they would them. gain ma ki n g this advance. A large amount of coal, &c., would come over their line from York shire and Lancashire down to Dover, there to be shipped. If the £15,000 a year were altogether lost, the lees would be more than trebly compensated by the advantages the company would receive by the traffic. Mr. MORGAN stated that every liability had been brought against the half-yta-, and as long as ho had the honour of being one of the auditors of the company such a course would always be adopted. A proprietor objected that the particulars of the law expenses should bo kept hidden. It was then made known that the directors had made an arrangement with their solicitor to this effect, He was to receive so much a year, no matter how much or how little business he would have to transact for the company. Mr, Leach, the solicitor, said he was not very particular about the matter. The amount could be stated if the shareholders very much wanted to know it, but he did not think it need ful to publish it at the meeting—(no no)—aa they could easily find it out by the book at the office. After some further discussion the report was adopted. It was then resolved that the various preference dividends be declared, also a dividend for the half-year at the rate of £3 lsa. per cent, per annum on the original undivided stock of the company ;of £3 per cent. for the half-year on the B stock of the company, making, with the £3 per cent, paid for the first half of the year, £6 per cent. for the whole of the year, as guaranteed by the A stock ; and of £5 15s. per cent. for the half-year on the A stack, being the balance after payment of £3 per cent. to B stock. The retiring directors, Edmund Denison, Esq., of Don caster; J. Aston, Esq., M.P., of St. Neott's; and John Barff, Esq., of Wakefield, wore re-elected. It was then resolved that Captain Fitz Morris be elected as an auditor of the company, in the place of Mr. Amos, who resigned in his favour. A PROPRIETOR proposed that the' secretary's salary should be raised The CIIAIRMIN was extremely glad that the profession had been made, seeing how invaluable their secretary's ser vices were to the company. The matter, in accordance with the Act, was in the hands of the shareholders alone. The directors could not move in the matter. It was then moved and seconded that the secretary's salary bo raised to £1,500 a year. Tributes were paid by several of the directors and shareholders to the excellence of Mr. alkley's labours, and the motion was ultimately agreed to. Mr. OAKLEY returned h's thanks, and with a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting ended. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Lords of the Admiralty have decided on abo lishing the office of master rigger at Chatham dock yard, recently rendered vacant by the compu'aory retirement of Mr. Degee—the officer who was in charge of the iron frigate Achilles on the occasion of 'aer being allowed to get on a bank when in the act of being undooked—and have directed that the rating of master rigger shall be borne at Sheerness only, and that of foreman of riggers at Chatham. Under this arrangement the salary of the master rigger at Sheerness is increased to £2OO per annum, while the new foreman of riggers at Chatham dock yard will receive £l5O, instead of £2OO per annum as heretofore. A notification has been received at Chatham from the Admiraltythat the paddlewheel steamer Dragon, 6, and the line-of-battle sailing ship Vanguard, 80, attached to the reserve in the Aledway, will shortly be sold out of the service. The Dragon is a fine paddlewheel steamer of 1,270 tons and 580 horse power (nominal), but owing to the outlay required gh state of repair, as well as from the circumstance of paddlewheel steamers noc to place her in a thorough being adapted to the present requirements of the navy, the Admiralty have decided on selling her. The dockyard officials are now engaged in preparing a list of the stores, &c. , belonging to each vesse l, which will be forwarded to the Admiralty prior to the ships being sold as ordered. Her Majesty's screw corvette Wolverene recently undocked in Woolwich, yesterday returned to the dockyard, having terminated a lengthened trial of re spect exceedingly satisfactory. The mean rate of her speed and machine: y, whi c h was i n every full speed during six runs realized 12i- knots per hour, with 201 b. pressure in the boilers, the engines performing 64 revolutions per minute. The War Department steam storeship Balaclava yesterday sailed from Woolwi c h, laden with guns and war materials for Portsmouth and Plymouth, among which is the huge cupola gun intended for the Royal Sovereign. The freight ship Meg Merrilies arrived at Wool wich Arsenal yesterday, laden with returned stores, 25 days from Bermuda. She brings one private of the 00th Regiment, his wife and fa m il y , an d a sol dier's widow. The appointment of Lieut. Cyprian A. G. Bridge to H.M.S. Meguera has been cancelled, as that ship is about to be paid off. Tho estimated speed of the ironeased ship, a model and plane for which were submitted to the Lords Commissioners of the Adm iral ty by Lieut. R. H. Napier, N.R., is from " 12 to 13 " knots, and not " 12 to 18," as stated in The Sun of W e d nes d ay last. Tho following appointment s have been made at the Admiralty :—Captain F. B. P. Seymour (not KSyimngontso) be to Flag the B Lieut., o a l tohear-Admiral Adela i de; Lieut. R. H. D. ti r -Admiral King, Commanding in Chief on the East India and Cape of Good Hope stations; Lieut. H. W. Dowding and Lieut. Wm. C. J. Blount to the Princess Royal; Lieut. It. F. lianunick to the Curacoa ; E. Spence, master, to the Cossack; S. M. Swiney, surgeon, ad ditional, to the Duncan , f or Berm uda Hospita l ; F. ;J. Bishop, ass i s tant eur- 11. Moore, assistant surgeo n, to t he Plymouth Divi siong eona of the adi t l i t o o n y a a h l t ls o l a t h r io Victory, fo r th e R o y a l Ma n e s Ma rines at Fort Eason; and Dr. J. Campbell, assistant surgeon, to the Woolwich Div i sion of the Royal Marines, M 1.........•.••• THE ARMY. The non-commissioned officers of Royal Engi neers selected in accordance with the terms o f the recent War-office order to undergo a course of in struction and training, in order to qualify th em to become instructors to Engineer Volunt eer cor p s, having completed, their practical and theoretical in. struction at headquarters, Chatham, have under gone a lengthened examination by the staff cfficers and heads of the various departments at the Royal Engineer establishment, in order to ascertain their fitness for the posts to which they will be appointed, as well as their general knowledge on all subjects connected with practical military engineering. The examination papers, together with the officers' re port on them, have been forwarded to the Deputy. Adjt.-General for transmission to Field Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, and on the selection of the non-commissioned officers being made at Horse Guards they will at once proceed to join the corps to which they have been appointed. A general parade of the officers and men of the Royal Engineers took place at Brompton-barracks, Chatham, yesterday, on the occasion of the promul gation of an order from his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chier, awarding an annuity of £l5, together with a silver medal, to Sergeant Major Leonard, Royal Engineers, for '..ong service and exemplary conduct. The 21 and 10th companies of Royal Engineers, under the respective commands of Capt. W. A. Frankland and Capt. E. D. Alalcolm, will shortly proceed from headquarters, Chatham ; the former for Sir Helene, to relieve the 321 Company ; and the 10th to relieve the 25th Company at the Mauritius. A number of 68-pounder guns, manufecturedat the Lowmoor Iron contract works, have been under proof for some days past in Woolwich Arsenal, and have withstood the test satisfactorily, with one exception. Ono of the guns gave way at the breech, and was shattered into fragments. This was occasioned by a bar of wrought iron, apparently weighing about 81b or 10 lb., which bad fallen into the casting metal, and was found imbedded in ono of the fragments. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST LONDON BETTING, For the Lincoln Handicap a new favourite was introduced yesterday in Anglo• Saxon, who was backed at prices ranging from 20 to 1 down to 10 to 1, which latter price was also taken each about Benjamin and subm ban. The Liverpool Steeplechase was talked ebeuf, but little betting took place. Closing prices : . _ LINCOLN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Suburban (taken) 10 to 1 agst Benjamin (taken) 10 to 1 agst Anglo-Saxon (taken) 15 to 1 aga Despair (taken) 15 to 1 agst Flying Fish Fish (taken) 15 to 1 agst Bosh (taken) 15 to 1 agst Redcap (taken) 16 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Bantam (taken) 100 to 8 agst Emblematic (taken) 100 to 6 agst Emblem (taken) 20 to 1 agst Serious Caso (taken) 20 to 1 egst Martha (offal ed) 20 to 1 agst Jerusalem (offered) 25 to 1 agst Portland (offered) 25 to 1 agst Leading Article (offered—take 30 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Worcester (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Bridegroom (wanted) 50 to 1 agst Thomastown (offered) 50 to 1 agst Romeo ((taken and offered) 60 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered) 60 to 1 agst Beckley (offered) 66 to 1 agst Mauchline (taken) 66 to 1 aget Tolurno (taken) 100 to 8 agst Sinking Fund and Jerusalem (taken) CIIESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 60 to 1 agst Accident (offered) YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MAY 10. Acceptances for the Great Northern Handicap of 100 soya in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 20 Bova each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, &c. Two miles, over the Old Course. 63 subs, 26 declared, and 2 did not name. Ago at lb Adventurer .. 5 9 0 Wingrave .. 5 8 12 Caller Ou 6 8 11 Limosina .. 5 8 5 Oldmineter G 8 5 Blackdown .. 4 7 12 Fantail .. 4 7 6 Welcome 5 7 4 Watchman .. 5 7 3 Donne Cann° .. 5 7 3 Barchottina .. 4 7 2 Trust .. 4 7 0 Fontenoy 6 12 Alice .. 4 6 9 E tat Lancashire 4 6 9 King Charming 4 6 9 Count Cavour 4 6 9 Farco .. 4 _6 6 Ago et lb The Clown.. .. 3 6 6 Double First .. 3 5 12 Goldylocks .. 3 5 11 Lori Zetland .. 3 6 10 Alabuna .. 3 6 10 Greenland .. .. 3 6 10 Greville .. 3 5 10 Dr. Rook() .. 3 6 10 Alpheus .. 3 5 10 Whitethorn .. 3 5 10 Bellasias .. 3 5 9 C by Van Galen, out of Vacuna .. 3 5 9 Veterinarian .. 3 5 9 Lord Cochrane .. 3 5 7 Major .. 3 5 7 Naxos .. 3 5 7 Guerilla .. .. 3 5 7 Lord Glasgow and Captain White did not name. DONCASTER SPRING MEETlNG.—Penarth, Bantam, Maritana, Rarey, Satellite, Shropshire, Mauchline, Once More, Southport, Chamade, and Church Militant have paid forfeit for the Great North of England Steeplechase; and Joey Jones, Carisbrook, Dunkcld, Tourist, Welcome, Early Purl, Benjamin, Newchurch, St. Lawrence, Alice, Miss Emma, Count Cavour, Merry Maid, Starbeam, Ma hometan, Cherry Hill, Tynemouth, Yamuna, and Wisdom for the Doncaster Spring Handicap. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE• MENTS. On the 6th inst,, at 0.35 p.m., Sampson (dead) out of all engagements. On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., King Cotton out of the Lin colnshire and City Handicaps, Lincoln. On the Bth last, at 9 a.m., Crusade out of the Hurdle Race, Lincoln. On the 12th inst., at 9 a tn., Dunkeld out of the Rous Handicap, Chelmsford. On the 12th inst., after 6 p.m., all Mr. F. Fisher's horses out of their Chelmsford engagements. On the 13th inst., at 9 s.m., Kingswood out of the Rolls Handicap, Chelmsford. On the 16th inst., at 9 a.m., Donnybrook out of his Liverpool engagements. COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO MEETING—FRIDAY. The Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 in spacio, by subscription of £25 each, the winner to receive £5OO ; the second, L. 200; two dogs, L'A) each ; four dogs, £3O each ; eight dogs, £2O each; 16 dogs, £lO each; deducted for Waterloo Purse and Plate, £360. 64 subs. Fourth Ties. Mr H. Haywood's Rebo beat Mr Spinks's Sea Pink Mr T. 'Williams nd Xing Death beat Lord Grey de Wilton's Glendower Fifth Ties. Mr T. Williams nd King Death, by Canaradzo, out of Annoyance, beat Mr 11. Haywood's Rebe, by Regan, out of Lady, and won the Cup. The Waterloo Purse, for the 32 dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup ; the winner to receive £100; second, £5O; two dogs, £l6 each; four dogs, £lO each; and eight dogs, £5 each. Second Tics. Hon. Capt. C. C. Molyneux nd Streamer boat Mr W. S. Garnett's Glen Dhu. Lord 13inning's Donald beat Mr W. Long nd Cheer Boye (I) Mr J. Knowles nd Tamar, boat Mr J. Jardino's Irmo• cenoo Mr I. Campbell nd Calabaroorto, boat Mr G. A. Thomp• son'a Thlloohgorum Third Tiee. Donald beat Streamer (1) I Calabaroona beat Tamar Sixth (Deciding) Ties. Mr Ivio Campbell nd Calabaroona, by Cardinal York, out of Canopy, beat Lord Binning's Donald, by Johnny Arm strong, out of Dora, and Won the Puree. Tho Waterloo Plate, for the 16 dogs beaten in the second ties for tho Cup ; the winner to receive £45 ; second, £2O; two dogs, £7 108 each, and four dogs £5 each. Second Ties. Lord Eglinton's Rainbow beat Mr Blanshard's Babs Colonel Bathurst nd Oversby beat Lord Seftonis Sparkle Third (Deciding) Tie. Lord Eglinton's Rainbow, by Cardinal York, out of Maid of Lincoln, beat Colonel Bathurst nd Oversby, by Selby, out of Mazourka, and won the Plate A REMARKABLE COMPARISON BETWEEN SCHIL LER AND GOETHE has been made by a poetical German, taking "Egmont" of ono poet and "Wallenstoin" of tho other as types of the characters of their authors. The critic justifies his discovery of the similarity between the poets and their heroes by referring to Goethe's quotation of the passage about the "car of our destiny" from" Egmont," and to a statement of Sohiller's, that in the drama of " Wal lenstein" ho had "expressed his own manner of being." Ono part of the comparison which deserves praise for its critical acuteness is the contrast of the background of the two pieces—the revolt of the Netherlands furnishing the background to " Egmont," and the Thirty Years' War to " Wallenon in." Egmont's love of life, says the critic, is only to be explained by the state of things around him; Wallenstein is only psychologically possible in the anarchy of the Thirty Years' War. And in tho came way, Egmont would be nothing without the people of the Netherlands; Wallensteia nothing without his army. A little extra German minuteness is perhaps required to discover a typi cal intention throughout the " Llger," a constant reference to tho coming characters of the piece, so that the "Lager" is really an overture to the " Piccolomini" and Wallcn stein's "Tod." Tho critic finds that the cuirassier in the " Lager" is a typo of Max, the cuabineer a type of Tcrsky, the Croat of Isoloni, the dragoon of Matter, while the ser geant is a parody of Walloastein himself, and the Capuchin monk of Questenhcrg. THE CON' TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,..—SO great and universal has been the odium which has fallen upon the whole of the unhappy men now awaiting the extreme penalty of the law that I would have hesitated to address one word to you on their behalf were I not authorised to do so by the poisession of sp:.:cial information, acquired through the daily and confidential intercourse which in the coarse of my duties, I have held with them. This has convinced myself, beyond the shadow of doubt, that, should the law be allowed to take its course without discrimination, there will be a failure of justice, and that a more satisfactory conclusion would have boon arrived at if in this instance the usual forms of the law could have been departed from, and the declarations of the accused them selves been admitted as available evidence. It is erroneously asserted that they have all con fessed their guilt. This is very far from the truth; three only have made admissions to any extent, and these with the sole object of clearing from blame two others of their number—Marcelino and Basilio de los Santos. I must repeat that it is most unfor tunate that exceptions due to the peculiarities of a case like the present cannot sometimes ba allowed, and therefore that our judicature, usually so benig. neat in its operations, should at times press so unequally. Several mysterious circumstances might thus have been explained more equitably than by n the sweeping eclusions of the prosecu tion, or the indiscriminate malignity of popular clamour. The men could neither understand their officers nor make themselves understood by them, and their delay in obeying orders was interpreted as laziness or insubordination, and punished accordingly. Short allowance of food and water is an intolerable punishment in the tropics. Against Juan Leon (Lyons) the weight of evidence has been allowed to prevail with peculiar unfair- ness. Being the only foreigner on board able to interpret intelligibly he was employed by the cap% taro, and afterwards by the mutineers, as the chan nel through which orders were conveyed. This circumstance was certainly not sufficiently borne in mind during the trial, and the orders transmitted through Leon, as the mouthpiece of others, were taken as emanating from himself. his own account of his conduct was confirmed by the evidence of Taffir, the second mate. It is, that being seriously wounded in the darkness by the knife of one of the assassins he had gone to the cook's berth to have his wound dressed, when he was ordered down by the mutineers, who, being themselves unable to converse with the second mate, then afraid to come out of his cabin, called him to assure Taffir that his life should be spared, and to ask him to navigate the ship. Taffir at last came out, and clung for protection to Leon, who induced the others to pledge themselves to do him no hurt. This they readily did, for the second mate, unlike the other officers, had always treated the other men kindly, and had at times shared his rations with them. On a second occasion Leon saved Taffies life, when some of the crow, and especially Frank Paul, suspecting the mate of having betrayed them to a passing ship, wished to kill him at once. This is apparent in the evidence given on the trial, where not only the mate, but Canderean, Anderson, and Early declared that their safety was due to Leon, who was, moreover, ill during the whole voyage. It has been rashly assumed that the witnesses and all who have perished were innocent, and that the accused were all equally guilty. It is far more probable that two, at least, of the former and as many of the latter were as guilty as any of the con demned. According to the convicted prisoners' in dependent but accordant declarations, indeed, Taffir, Anderson, and Early were the only members of the crew who can be justly declared innocent. It is somewhat strange that no motive has been sought for the apparently wanton acts of pelting the steward until ho was kneckcd into the sea, and leav ing the cook ani lamptrimmer to go down with the vessel. The truth, however, appears to be that on the scuttling of the ship the boats were got along side, and the steward, cook, lamptrimmer, Taffir, and others, were ordered into one (an act cer- tainly not implying malice aforethought) while the others were engaged in scuttling the vessel. The steward cut loose the boat and at tempted to get away, leaving those oa board to perish, and the boat was brought back by others against his will. Those in the ship then ordered all out of the boat, and irritated at the steward's refusal to come on board they threw bottles, & - 2., at him, and he either leapt or was knocked into the sea and was drowned. It should be remembered that at this time all the men, Taffir included, were intoxicated. The cook and lamptrimmer refused to leave the ship, preferring to take their chance of swimming ashore upon the loose spars. All unite in exempting Marcelino from the slightest share in the murders, and state that he was always apposed, even at his own personal risk, to any act of violence. They assert that the carpenter totally misinterpreted the three words spoken by Marcelino when the latter was endeavouring to tell him that he had been struck by Marco Watto, and this is the sole item of evidence against Marcelino. Basilic, de los Santos is not proved to have struck a blow or taken any active part throughout the affair, Conversations inculpating himself consti- tute the only evidence against him ; and, when we recollcct that after the murders nearly all on board were more or less intoxicated, I need scarcely re mark how unreliable this must be. In point of in tellect this individual is the lowest in the scale, and is going to death in the most stupid state of uncon scious and even smiling fatuity. Manilla men are proverbially faithful and docile; Spanish shipping is to a largo extent manned by them; and from manyyears' experience I can say that a complaint is unheard of. While utterly incapable of organising a plot, their low range of intellect renders them peculiarly liable t 9 become the tools of others of superior powers. It is strange, but true, that the man who origi nated the plan of seizing the vessel, and who assisted in throwing the first victim into the sea, has escaped the extreme penalty of the law. The conduct of these Manilla mon since their son. tenoe has been most quiet and exemplary. They listen attentively to their spiritual adviser, and pass their time in constant devotion. They have repeatedly begged to be allowed to pray once together, but this of course the rules do not allow. One of the prisoners at the moment of his sentence, and immediately afterwards, exhibited a most un becoming levity, but his behaviour and countenance have undergone a striking change within the last few days, and his mental sufferings are evidently most intense. Ho is the only son of a widow, and refused to allow her to be communicated with, as he declared it would be her death-blow to hear of his position. Hoping you will kindly insert this statement on behalf of these unfortunates, I am, air, yours truly, G. IL. STEET, Chancellor to the Spanish Consulate. GIGANTIC RAIL WAY WORKS.—SeMe of the works on the Great Indian Peninsular line aro of consider able importance and magnitude. Among these, the most remarkable is the passage through tho celebrated Bhore Ghent, between Bombay and l'oonah, on the lino to Juleul pore. In a distance of 16 miles the railway climbs an ascent of 1,831 feet, the difficulties in its course being overcome by such a series of cutti n g s, tunnels, viaducts, and embank ments as are not to bo found within the same space, wo aro assured by the official report, in any other quarter of the world. The earthwork alone necessary to effect these ob• jects amounts to 4,600,000 cubic miles. Several of the em bankments exceed sixty feet in height, and there is a cut ting of one hundred and fifty feet through solid rock. Ono of the viaduct s i s 143 feet fr o m the surf e; Some idea of the general nature of the works may be formed from the fact, that their construction occupied seven years and a quarter, about four years being spent in preliminary opera tions. The Bhore Ghent, it appears, was first made prac ticable for the passage of artillery by the Duke of Welling ton, when in command of the farces in the Dokhan, who, with instinctiv3 foresight, saw the importance of improved communication with Bombay ; and about 33 years ago Sir John Matcelni opened the Ghent for cart traffic. But it may be doubted if either of these two great men ever dreamed of the toilsome and difficult path through which it was just possible to drag great guns, or transport stores in rudo native vehicles drawn by oxen, supyrscilyti a royal road in the shape of a railway.—Daens's "411 Vie Year Roma." EWGATE, SECOND E 6UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 &CLOCK. PRUSSIA. SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. AUSTRIA. DRESDEN, Feb. 18.—Gen. do Manteuffel, head of the military Cabinet of the King of Prussia, left last night for Berlin, after having failed in his mis sion with the Saxon Government. THIRD EDITION VIENNA, Feb. 19.—A telegram from Lemberg annount:es that Pricce Adam Sapioha has efilcted hie escape from the prison in which ho had been confined. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. A woman named Ellen Gaunt had long resided at Matlock, but being in the last stage of con sumption she came to Darby on the 24th October last year, and remained with her sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Hadfield, at Pear-tree, till the 24th January, when she died. The deceased was seen by no doctor in Darby, having been told by Mr. Brown, of Matlock, before she came here, that she could not recover. The deceased, after her death, was taken to Matlock, and was buried there on tho 28th January. An official report states that at the burial " on the sexton filling in the grave ho fancied he heard a noise in the coffin, and he at once informed the minister, who went out and heard similar sounds; another person was then called, and also eventually Dr. Cash. The body was taken out of the coffin, and Dr. Cash attempted to bleed it, and a drap or two of blood issued from the in sion. The doctor pronounced her doac', and that she had been so for some time. S'ae was again placed in the grave and covered up." These events naturally caused groat excitement in the town, and as soon as the chief constable became acquainted with the circumstances he instituted an inquiry. Dr. Brown, who attended the deceased, says : " For some weeks before her leaving Matlock for Derby I attended her, and informed her friends and herself that her case was hopeless, us she wa suffering from tubercular disease of the lungs, and would:only live three or four months, as she was far advanced in the last stage of consumption. I gave a certificate as to the cause of death, as I was in formed that no other medical man had visited her after she left Matlock. I know nothing about the funeral or the knocking in the coffin, beyond so much disgusting and foolish talk which would hardly have been tolerated four centuries ago." Ia the course of the inquiry the rector of Matlock was applied to, and in his statement he says :—" Soon after I had .left the churchyard the parish clerk came to the rectory to say that be had heard a strange noise in the grave. I immediately went with him to the spot, and after listening a short time I heard a peculiar knocking proceeding from the grave, and apparently in the coffin. I then went to call Mr. John Else, one of the churchwardens who also heard the knocking. We immediately ordered the coffin to be uncovered, and while the clerk was doing so I ran to the house where the friends of the deceased were, and told them what I had heard. I also sent for a policeman and for Dr. Cash, the latter of whom examined the corpse, and pronounced her to be dead, but declared ho could not say how long she had been dead. I cannot offer any opinion myself as to the cause of the noises—that is and ever will be a mystery—but to Mr. Else, the parish clerk, and myself they were more than sufficiently suspicious to justify us in what we did." No further explanations of the " noises" has yet been given, and the excitement which the event had originated has subsided.—Derby Mercury. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appintments in the Civil Service, (&oin the Mil Service Gazette.) FOREIGN OFFICE—The consulship at New Orleans, United States, has become vacant by the death of Mr. W. Mure. Horsy: or ComoNs—Mr Arthur Fitzhardingo Kings• cote has been appointed a clerk in the committee office. BOARD or TRADE.-Mr George Francis Feek has been appointed a temporary clerk in the Registry of Seamen's Office. LAW DEFARTMENT.—A vacancy for a clerkship in the Crown-office, Court of Queen's Bench, has boon caused by the death of Mr Frederick Cornelius Lillyman ; Mr Michael Richard Barry has been appointed Queen's Advocate for the Gold Coast. THE POST-OFFICE—Mr John Thomas Beaks has been appointed a temporary clerk, London. CUSTOMS—Mr Charles S. Cartwright, clerk, first class, in the receiver general's office, has been promoted to be aa sistant receiver general, Landon. Mr Henry R. Poole has been promoted from the second to the first class of clerks ; Mr James Guy, from the third to the second class of clerks; and Mr Thomas Smart, from the fourth to tho third class of clerks, in the receiver general's eines, London. Mr Joses BKldy has been promoted from the third to the second class of clerks; Mr Mark Smith, from the fourth to the third class of clerks ; and Mr Frederick Springett, from the fifth to the fourth class of clerks, in controller general's office, London. Mr Sydney J. Brewer and Mr W. Peyton have been promoted from the first class of examining officers to be assistant surveyors, second class, London. Mr Thomas Jcffalon has been promoted from the second to the first class; Mr William F. Braman, from the second to the first class ; Mr W. E. Monger, from the third to the second class ; and Mr John J. Dean, from the third to the second class of examining officers, London. INLAND itEVENUß—Stamps and Tax Branch—Mr G. T. Messovry has peen appointed a clerk in the chief account. ant's department. Mr J. W. C. Huxham has been ap pointed a temporary clerk in the special commissioners' de partment. Mr Robert T. Donaghy has been appointed a clerk in the Income Tax Office, Dublin. Excise Branch — Mr Allen Routicdge, supervisor, Conway District, Wales, North collection, has been appointed to Stockton district, Durham collection. Mr Wm. Griffith Frees, supervisor, Dias district, Lynn collebtion, has been appointed to Con way district, Wales, north collection. Mr. E. Watson examiner, has been appointed supervisor of Diss district, Lynn collection. Mr S. Wylde, supervisor, Whitcchurch district, Chester collection, has been appointed to °rms.. kirk district, W a r r i n gton collection. Mr William 'fb ornai O'Reilly, examiner, has been appointed supervisor of Whit,. church district, Cheater collection. Mr John Bar w i ee, supervisor. Boston district, Grantham collection, has been Ralphapp oia t i e , d h t p o , e l x i a e m n u s e ! r i t a r o f c b t , e a a n p c p a s o t i r t e d collection supervisor . i\l of r Boston district, Grantham collection. IRELAND--The Right Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald and the Hon. Thomas Preston have been Appointed commissioners for national education in Ireland, in the room of Detra Aleyler, deceased, and Mr Jeremiah J. Murphy, master iu Chancery, resigned. The lion. Shapland Francis Carew has been appointed resident magistrate for the county of Leitrim. Mr It. Ross Todd has been appointed clerk of the Crown for the County Down, in the room of 111 r Thos. Courtney, deceased. SCOTLAND—Mr James Stiven Adam has been appointed an extra clerk, Lunacy Board, Edinburgh. mtirfaulersl:C:RlOUS TRICK OF RIFLE SHOOTING Was performed on Tuesday. A Swiss gentleman backed him self to take aim with his carbine, then support it with his right arm, then with his left hand put his hat over the naraid„hliatntaheed,c,ehnitsremoofnethyo. target. This he did three HALVING THE DANGER !—A motet curtain is being made for tho Imperial Opera of Vienna, which it is thought will keep a fire on the stage from penetrating the house, but doubtless protect the actors if the fire breaks out in front of the curtain, and not on the stage. THE LOST TRIBES FOUND.--A Jew, an officer in the British Navy, during the last war in China, discovered 30 miles up a great rivet an immense city, surrounded ou all aides by walls and fortifications, which contained above a million of inhabitants, all Jews, In no other part of the Chinese Empire are there any Jews. A SENSATION NEWSP AP ER, palled 7hcl'o/iceArcws with illustrations of events, is announced. Oa Wednesday night, at tho Amphitheatre, Liver pool, during the last act of the " poor of Liverpool," ono of the bridesmaids in the last Econo wont too near the candelabra on a table, and her white droes ignited. It tans perceived by the audience, and a sensation was immediately who p erceived the i g nition of created ;bat Mr. Staffor d, the dress, put it out with his hands , and all anxiety was in an instant removed. As all the ladies on the stage were dressed in white, the results might have been vory serious but for his ptesence of wind and promptitude. ble' 11 08 orl aso be an I`i° ; 0 ,,i• ;