The Sun. — London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

r ....... re,: ....- ....,.....,_ . ~.-.-, r. , .._ ......"................................. • ••••••........... "1 lif ONE g MARKET SHARE MARKETS.--This day. AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ibre CO MMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Share) , Railways. P ai d 'l c gc i e n . g , , Business done. _________.. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.14. Bir.. `Vol., and Str. Val. all 8 81 There is a steady demand for money at the Bank 25 i ,10 st.Sleat.,and s lid. of England, but com aratively little business is P at Bristol and Exeter Blyth e .... ligio) 117 1 33 18 821 3 ec. 4. st Caledonian negOtiated ill the open market, owing to the re- 50 Cork and Bandon all - - 3terday• lee, 20 Cornwall all 6/ 7 eince shown by the joint stock and private k lets no diN ) all - - High - establishments 10 Do A . ti 11 Gp e.p an. ha , to negotiate bills even at 8 per les, the Cent 10 Do . . B been paid to B. j all - - 60 Dublin & Belfast June. all 38 10 I Pile- t About 20 ,000 sovereigns were taken out of the 25 Dun,,Pertli,&Ab. June. all 1 94 6 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow.; 100 96 irendon 'tlir yesterday for Alexandria. at Glasg. and S. Western.; 100 107 1,9 : vdneYe Th at Great Eastern, Ord. stk; 100 481 401 491 1 T he Bank of Holland has raised its rate of dis Cunt to 5 per cent. die- at Ditto A stock I 100 45 47 S Carl)" at Ditto East Anglian at 100 71 81 at ,GreatNorthot Scotland 100 - - er, an d a ln the foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, at I Gr . gt A le' s o t r o t c h k ern.. general advance took place. st Do Bdo ighIIC SS Si at Gt. S. an‘i W. of Irelan , 100 99 tot nee Mon day last the imports of specie have at 'Great Western ... 100 63 631 63 4 r011e(15 "I°W:fled to £863,800, and the exports to , at Do ,Str Val f . , ..,ia. stool : 100 -_ -_ _ 1181 4 44 61,990 . at Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 107 1 1081 at London and Blackwal. 100 71 73 ice and at Lon. Brig - ht &S. Coast 100 109 111 109 10 The report of the directors of the Bank of British44l 4 1 at Lon,, Chat, .a ' nd Dover 100 44 45 orDing l at Lon. & North Western 100 1141 104,1 1041 si In America, to be presented at a general meet ursten- at Lon. & So'..th Western 100 101 102 oon Tuesday next, states that the business of the st Man., Slid., & Lincoln. 100 47 48 ba nk has in some degree recovered from the depres- 5 12 0 4 3laryport and Carlisle. a ll _..-- -_- [ LadY Sip a . , Do : shares... all 11,21 1131 113 uoticect at the last meeting, although the con- at Metropolitan at Midland tinuance of civil war in the United States still &co Do New affects • et Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 injuriously the commercial affairs of the 3S. colon . 50 Mid. It. W. of Ireland all - O l es. Several failures have occurred recently in 25 Do. 1 shares - - 'ritlee SS ..,au- 25 511 d Kett - - , "a, by some of which this bank will sustain to Do Cray Line - - .. e vea- lo ss St North British tO uver, The Progress of the branch in Victoria, Van- at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 76 , es, ti t ' sati v sf and the profits realised there, have been at Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 eatery, and the business transacted is of a legiti- 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 1004 I_o_l o l _ 100 581 59 58 4 at Do Leeds ;nt ou t mate andloo 884 83 g• T" ,safe character. After providing for t h e a t Do York .088 et Do Carlisle.. ..... - - 100 119 121 above referred to, the directors are enabled to at North London Lt Bag' decl 1 0 Do New 5 12 T. the are, out of the estimated net profits of the year, 11th b ut 1 9.16.4 North Staffordeliire 10 N and S. W. Junction all 11 111 usual half-yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per • • lOO 124 126 Cell at Scottish Central Wa;2B4 00It t e ..p t er annum, which will be payable, free of in- at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 44 st Do Soot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 • ax, on and after the sth January next. Two to Shrews. and Welehpool all - ut yo B ' . v • ecancles having occurred in the directionby the e, et Shropshire Union 110000 3151 3522 at South Devon ret irement of Henry Barnewall, Esq., (since de- at South Eastern ceased at South Wales - - 0 4 C , Bed), and the retirement of William Chapman, at S. York. and River Dun 100 07 19 3 Bor . S q., the same will be filled up at an extraordinary 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 10 ;04 25 Stockton & Darlington all al .71 entif in general meeting, to be held immediately after the 25 Do l7 9 10 ~ 25 Do New, 1866 8 74 71 i conclusion of the business of the ordinary general at Tail Vale. iCE of meeting, 10 Do B 8 5 61 • 10 Do C 3 24 31 p versit9 o --- 50 Ulster - - is roy al Two O'CLOCK. 12 25 Do - p .1 At the Pal is Bourse this morning, according to st o Vale of Neath rince o Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Itentes were 67f. at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 17 0 175 st I'Vaterlord & Kilkenny 100 - .sidig loc. , at West Cornwall lOO - - at W. Hartlepool Har.&R I 100 - - 1 Tee s- During the earlier hours of business there was an at West Midland -Oxford 100 - - ibridg e i mprovement of about i per cent. in the market for ' t Do Newport 100 --- - raiding st Do Hereford 100 - - the English Funds, but a few sales being effected, a 'aches° relapse ha s t a k en pl a ce. The transactions have - I, Wel itnot BRITISH POSSESSIONS. been numerous, and the market has consequently . rinee s° Closing presented a quiet appearance. Consols for money ;bar, Railways raid. Price. Business don , rea are NZ- -1, and for the account, 901 91. The New 100 Aitantic &Si Lawrenet all 60 63 Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked 90i Z ; sk i Bom.,Bare .cen it, frotfl 1 Gu. S per d o a ett ' t Ind toe 1051 1061 and Exchequer Bills, B s . to ss. die.; Bank Stock hi 3ir 0 120 Do. New ; ~ 235; and India do 221 India 5 per Cents. have 20 Do. E. Shares reiliSillzoo uao an axe uro d L 11 n alt 64 64 been dealt in at 10,51 •Ii 10 B D ir O. l Preicrunce .... . all 84 ei ei tb e • There has been a general downward movement Buffalo Brant &Godric . l) , )00 ' , 10 , , - - 6 p• et. bola. Aug. 1, 1672 n g th e 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 - - in the Foreign Market, and business is compere iiol°loo Do. do. June I, 16,4 100 - - tively quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691-, st Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(l.ll. , 100 103 105 at Cape Town & Dock Sem 100 lot 103 while I; ditto Consolides, 441 45 ; Mexican, 32-i •,-1 ;. sp. , 100 1074 1084 1061 71 7 Ureek, 25r, i ; ditto Coupons, 111 12 ; Spanish stock st l etter In i d e i n ar go. sp. C. 100 1164 1i , 74 ,e, s eag 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 1 4p ,erioe ° Passive, 32i 1 •; ditto Certificates, 13 i ; Portu- 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada too 20 21 P h Y 5l- guess, 47 4 48i; and the Confederate, after being 73 75 Pref. Bonds all 0 _ Ishii ° 1 1 0 0 0 0 Do. Ist Do. do. deferred all 6 6 3 45 4 7, is now 46 48. 100 Do. 2d Pref. Banns all 64 69 The operations in the Railway Share Market Lad/ 1 been very 12 DDo.. 3 d d o . i d , i e e f f e . r s r t e o d c . k . ... .. .all it 4 5 8 0 6 3 3 2 0 r on 14 hav e limited. A firmer tone, however 100 Do. do. deferred all 38 42 . t fi at : h " prevailed . Bristol and Exeter has improved 100 Do. 4th Pref. stork all 27 29 27 : 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 c 6 _ _ I gaily £1 ; Great Northern A Stock and North Western, st 2 oo o k Gt.lndia 100 1674 1 1 0 4 81 1074 s 15 1 . ; and South Eastern, 55. ; Metropolitan, how- January, 1862 p a. . s o P l2 14 1 Mr . "e t) has declined ss. guaranteed 5 per oent lOO 1041 1151 u l ln it .g d us ia(Lim cony* Pak° been In the Foreign and Colonial markets there has 2 2 0 1 Gt. W. of Canada Share., all 91 10 94 Do. New . 18 lu4 101, 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 95 Colli , no change of importance. 1 0 0 Do. 51 p. a. do. '77-8.... all 86 88 stook Gt.DD seo Do. January, Newuth.o7f , L ora B an and Miscellaneous shares have been in 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 ili LEX rnuderete request , and quotations generally are stook Do. se D eer o. e4 p g . u o a . y.. E ., x s p. 0. .. 100 105 IU6 los Extension 100 100 101 1, S i ' without Material alteration. stock De. 4i, d 0........ 100 16 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- - stock Melb.Corp. 4p. o. Bnda. 1041 - - ...-.....-- ed il l 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 AudriT3RITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 100 Do. 7p. o. &lortg. Bds. all au t ß i ads, 5 per Cent 2O Newßr imswicit & Can& .. _-. Class A and B. el 3 5 Illi° 11 :, lank Ditto 1859 - N.lll.C'da6 pc lst pi bds 100 82 84 itillu c ' 3 per c ent OW 3 er C --• ite dueed Annuities cl'.• , 3 ent. C on , - -B e's Annuities 904 4 to Do. do .45 1 2 iIP r dir New.e.w ~,per Cent. Annuities •? .‘ i i . eur ;2/i, per Cent. Annuities - Do. Du. •• •• , ,T,,,?,. ,I. , , t he Gent. Cent. Annuities - s'onk Do. Indua.St. Flo.) 00 0 I 101 103 5 4, p , e2 . Annuities, Jan. 1873 Irgina- COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Nl'. `..; l !leties, 30 yrs, expire i;th J an., lBBO - Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885, - Da 00 , 1 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 - - ‘.....n.br0v. ci p.c.J a di.J ui, ) - ' 1877-61 Feb. ..-.... 106 103 105 1031 n„dikt Stock, 1874 - Do. 4p. c. & Aug. 100 102 114 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 - Do. 4p. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 112 104 ,Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .. 100 - : Do. sp. e. Jan.&July. 100 91 33 lien Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 93 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent..., i - Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,187 i 100 108 DO Dittos per Cent lO4 3 _ - 1 Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 109 111 Ditto Do. 1891 100 109 111 109 ,lord I 54 per Cent - Eal 1 Ditto ditto April, 1864 994 - IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 112 114 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p / 100 110 112 1 3 Ditto ditto 'Aug. 1864 or 66 - of f i i ~.,,,1111 Stock for Account - 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 1 ,- .4 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 130 lO9 3 re' in•ol s for Account, Jan, 7 9l 4 - 'N.13.G0v,6p.c..i &JO ul ) 100 tO4 IC 6 1041 v „Q_Qia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent - - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - WO : '"ehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t 5 8 die - N. S.W. Gov. 5p 2.,18,4 100 100 102 ilitP 1 Ditto - I Du. sp. e.,18/1 to 1../( 100 101 102 X5OO - 1)4 4) Small - I Do. d0.,1888 &upwth 100 101 102 1014 I WO I - - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 , De 13 1 .,,, ; „F0RE1GN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. - ' Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. Ditto, 6 per Cent - steriing, 1875 lOO 104 106 105 I Ile' 1839 and 1859.....- - - Queensland Grey. 6p. c. 100 1:1 113 - ,B.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 112 114 irCal Dit to 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 , 108 en i i : bitt Ditto 1863 - Do. to 4 D.°. An.&Oct. 100 108, 109 i ii 8 ---- - -- E 0 Scrip, 1863, £3O paid - le ai• 0 08 Ayres 6 per Cent - BRITISH MINES. Id 1, t ,t0 Account - 2 Cambrian; Consol. Gold 1 4 Id 6 01 0 0 6.: s iu: t t i l i l i per Cent, (Deferred 3 per Cent.) - - I,.,nnora Amalgamated.. - 33; 81 t a il 6 Per Cent. - si ble 984 8 - Deven G. Cone. er avist., 1 545 615 Cnt ci t ," oe it,to 2 Second Issue - East Bassett (Illogan ).. 30 17 60 )s°/' .. - 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. sa. id par d / ..) ,t,c, per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. - - East Car don ...... -.1'114. 25 26 joie, ~,',lto Account 261 54 - East Cara Brea... ... .. 1 3.4.0 61 74 i , 0 4 iiitto cou pons •,• bitt o Account - -, E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.,' 8 9.0 444 4 ii 1 t V et at a ii, - IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ; 581 11 13 - Great South Tolgus.... 171, 44 41 11 1(ix., 4 5 Per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) - 'le- IL Wheal Vor(lielaton 10 146 14 111, • bi l t Z l3 per Cent - - IGrenville 6.16., 44 5 Br i- )(to o • Account Netsrl6lllta • 334 442434 24 - • Der:A:Vs-Foot - ii ingston Downs s.l.: AO 41 4.43.0 14 24 an d Granada tal 5 per Cent Dit to _ - - Lady Bertha hei r b,,,itt o Per Cent. - ,Margaret (Uny Lelant ok 16 18 111arke Valley.. -lii/t o Deferred 4 llyndy Iron Oro (Lim. 2, 1, 14 1d ' rel:r - Peru v i La rd Warrants (Hectares) - - New Seton .. 151 90 100 00LIP t,. lia 3 , phDlitttt: -ttt e A per Cent. - - • North Downs '4 14 2 I ;her Ditto 4 ec cilltit - -- ,N.Wli'l Basset(lllo4ao 13.1.0 24 3 ' - North Wheal Crotty .. 12.6.9 5 51 end 4 1 Per Cent., 1862 - - Par Consols (St. Blaze) , 1 - - - ate Port u2 . ll 4 . ce?unt .. _ 20 Providence (Uny Le1ni.)110.6.7 13 45 - South Caradon(StCleer ! 14 415 125 tle- : ee tii i .t t tt : oo o - S. Cant Brea (Illog-an).. - -- , a3A' l B p co B eco, e6 o r d 3 anun C p e ett n r t C ., e l n B t s . '6, l ' e 7 s , 3 '9, '6O, 62.. - __ - I .•::.Wheal Fran. (Mogan , 18.18.9 60 65 ays - Stray Park 30.17.6 34 36 the ---tt. Scrip, £l5 paid iPm 5 1, famar Silv.& Lead Min. 4 1 4 4 - fin Croft 9 184 19 10 11 A R ussi an 6 per Cent., 1822, £St - - I West Basset (Illogan).. 14 - i W C, radon (Liskeard, 5 22 24 )1.:54 Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.. - - !West Seton ...... 171 205 215 Ditto Ditto 3 per Cent., 1 1 8 8 5 6 9 0 B7, 924 - - !Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 04 ItlisDitto 5 per Cent. 1862 .. - 87 4 - IWheal Bulleratedrutb) 5 221 271 - IWheal Kitty(ll.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - _ , 4ardtnian 5 per Cent - WhealLudcott JAI Ditto Account . des B Panish 3 per Cent - Wheal Beton 5Bl i l7O 160 Ditto Account - Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 191 201 1.11 4 Ditto New Deferred Closing Business Share Railways. , Pa." Price. done. I 13.14. Bir.. `Vol., and Str. Val all 8 81 25 I Blythe and Tyne. 10 I Bost.,Sleat,and Mid.k.lo all S 84 et Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian lOO 117 118 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall 10 Do. B Gp et c s .p i a io )aallil - - 64 7 till 10 Do A all been paid to B. 60 Dublin & Belfast June. all 38 10 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 at Edinburgh & Glasg,ow.; 100 94 96 at ;Glasg. and S. Western.; 100 107 h'9 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk; 100 481 401 401 at Ditto A stock llOO 45 47 at Ditto East Anglian at 100 71 81 at GreatNorthof Scotland 100 at Great Northern lOO 125 127 1251 st 1 I)o A stock st I Do Bdo at Gt. S. anl W. of Irelan , 100 99 101 at 'Great Western at Do Sir Vat gua. stock 100 et Lancashare & Yorkshiri IGO 1074 1081 1184 at London and Binckwal. 100 71 73 st Lon., Bright. S. Coast 100 109 in 109 10 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 45 441 4 at Lon. & Nor' h Western 100 1141 1044 1041 61 at Lon. & So'.th Western 100 101 102 st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 47 48 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do Z shares... . all at Metropolitan all 1121 1131 113 80 Midland 03.0 Do New et Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kett 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 24 06 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 100 4 101 1 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 at Do Lecda lOO 581 59 181 at Do York et Do Carlisle lOO at North London 1 0 Do New 5 12 j• 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 'N. and S. W. Junction all 11 114 at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 42 44 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all et Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 31 S 2 at South Eastern et South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 07 19 20 staines,Wok.,andWok. all 10 01 25 Stockton & Darlington all a7l 374 25 Do l7 0 101, 25 Do New, 1866 8 71 74 / at Tall Vale.. 10 Do B 8 5 51 • 10 Do C 3 24 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 at ,Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at !West Cornwall , 100 at W. Hartlepool Llar.&R 1 100 at West Midland -Oxford 100 et Do Newport 100 , st Do Hereford 100 Arita ;BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 04 Bonds 5 ner Cent Ditt o 235 Bankr CSetnT'lt.edu'Ced' J , l B n s9 nuities 3 per Ce nt. c New 3 per Cena t B . ° A is nu A u n i n ti u e i s ties 90 4 f N ew 3 1 per Cent. Annuities p.l!Tew 21 per Cent. Annuities er Cent. Annuities Jan. 1873 4.ol:luities, 30 yrs, expire i;thJ an., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — -i , Ditto (Red S ea T e l egrap h), A ug. 190 8 — Die Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .. 100 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... Ditto 5 p er C e nt lO4 3 Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 b Ditto ditto 'Aug. 1864 or 66 -.a uk Stock f or A ccoun t e i o nsols f or A ccount, J an, 7 9l 4 Eais Stock for Account, 5 per Cent -- die I , e hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cen t 6 8 Ts .uitto £SOO Di tto Small )3 1 . „YOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a tuiati 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ..... Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ~ Ditto 1863 t Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid Dittoles Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account... , t 1 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ;',„ Ulan 6 per Cent . 984 8_ 4 41'`itptian 7pet Cent.. Ditto, G t ,„_, 0 , Second Issue is'.'K 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. t 0261 54 Jiit Account Ditto Co pour Ditt o P°l ' s I_4 11/ Italia Account k t ' 5 Per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) .- ElXie b ., all 3 per Cent k ao l l't° Account 11 itto6:lll2 perPu ear Deferred iCa le Cent. . per Cent 3_3/ a- 4 24 31 2i - , Jtra oa .4 — 294 Pero v i l L arld Warrants (Hectares) — , la a Per Cent. tiitt o .A. Ditto A cec mtit — A ./ Per Cent., 1862 Ditto p AC COUIat - 5 1 1ese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Ditt o Ace 3 NI ) . Cent , 1856, '7, '9, Ditto Account . 4B 4 '6O, 62 — Di tto, 1863 :"., D itto Scrip, £l5 pa id Itussian 4i 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — D itto Ditto per Cent 1850.. 1860 • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 IS ardi n i an 5 per Cent Ditto Account BPanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred ................ _Ditto Account ......... Ditto Passive ............. ...... Ditto Account .............. 32i 31 ; 2i Spanish C er t. o f C oup not funded ..... Ditto Account .... . .. 13 } Swedish, 4 par C en t Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account BB4 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 697} Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 694 i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. iiitto Account 234 4 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. - Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., En. 25f. butch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates - v reach Rentes, 4f, per Cent., Ex. 25f.... Ditto Account.... — Italian, 5 per Cent,, 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Cons o l s, Money ................... TWO O'CLOCK. Di tto Account ......... 90 a A 1 LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK,—Monday —Royal Academy, at 8 ; ‘4 Ana t."'Y," Professor Partridge. Ent3mological, at 7. Royal 4,,estitution, at 7: General monthly meeting. Tuesday— Pltbalological at 8 : " The Weddos, a Wild Tribe Iv ee37l °o" by ' a Tamil Native ; " Commixture of Races: ;:ew World," Mr. Crawfurd. Syro-Egyptian, at 7i : itentan Mensuration in the Eastern Empire." Eno_ beers, rtt 8 "Cornish Pumping Engines," Me. Morehead ; °noising of Reclamation Banks," Mr. Heppel. Z oologi. 1, c4', er St : " Systematic Position of Palamedia," M r . P ar- Breadin.-' of the Moruk," by the Secretary. W a d. - ,; (39-14 Y—Soci e t y of Literature, at 41. Society of Arts, at 8 : ite eertt Agricultural Progress," Mr. Morton. Microsco p lea], at 8. Graphic , at 8. British Arcbmological, at 81 : -13rix Worth Church , " Mr. Roberts ; " Unpublished MS. 1 ' 17 " of Hen ry V . " ' Mr. Bannister ; " Discovery of Well, & li— e ."' S t. Dunstan's , Hill," Mr. Blashill. Thursday—Anti quaries at 8 : "On Early Egyptian Literature,' C. W. 1 . °o4 win• Royal, a t 81 : " Spectra of Chemical Elements," ` " ' tho ; Acids from Cyanides of Oxy-radicals of „, Flay— Tri-atornio Alcohols," Mr. Maxwell Simpson , riday_ Am tronernical at S.—Athencewn. Lord Mrodebouse is about to proceed, to Copen ' gen, to congratulate King Christian IX. on hi s acces 'wa to th,2 th rone. Ho will be furnished with i nstructions 'rom the B r i t i sh Government relating to the affairs of the banish monarchy at the present time, 'PIiEFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 108 91 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 98 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4/ per cent. rd., 103 Stockton and Darlington, 1313 per cent., 33/ PREFELLENcE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 102/ LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 921 Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 1151 Nottingham and Grantham R. & G, 901 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 153 Namur and Liege, gu2L 6 per cent. pf., 20} West Flanders, 72 West Flanders, 6} per cent. pf., 103 FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, Nor.h Del Rey, 2 General, 22 Linares, 7} Santa Barbara Gold Mine (11m-), St. John del Rey (Rm.), 58 United Mexican (lim;, 51. JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon a= and Liverpool Ditto, new, 25/ 5 Anglo Austrian, 71 Australasia, Ditto, new, 481 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 35 Consolidated Bank, lim., 94 Continental, lim., 96 Hindustan, t.,liina, and Japan (Urn.), 274 Imperial Ottoman, 171 .7 Laud Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 45 London and Comity - , 551 London and Westminster, 78 71 National Provincial ot' England, Ditto, new, 29 Union of Australia, 53 2 Union of London, 394 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 19 British Indian Tea, lira., 2; Crystal Palace, 2 6 Discount Corporation, limited, 74 4 4 g Esst India Irrigation and 'anal, 44 4 l!gyptian Commercial and Tra .ing, lim., i ; Gen. Cr«lit and l 4 inane of London, Hui., 61 4 Iludson's Bay, 121 o i a o i j u a 1 Joint •Etock Di scoun t , 65 Loudon leinamial Association, lira., 234 Mercantile at y n Credit Association, lim., 6115 94 a T i lis 6 c t o , u a n in t , C 7 o u m:iny, lim., Peninsul a ninsula and 0, tental Steam, 81 1 4 dt Ja neiro City Improvements, 275 A FATAL Klss.—On Tuesday evening, Sarah Ann Pearson, a domestic servant to Mr. Ramaker, farmer, near Retford, Notts, was employed, as she bad frequently been before, in conveying in a small boat two children over the river Idle. Having reached the opposite bank, she was leaning over the boatside to give one of them a kiss at palling, when the b)at slid away, and she fell headlong in the river, which is rather deep at that spot, and was drowned, ,er el tie THE SUN, LO,NDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1.863, LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. MIDDLETON V. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the Great Western Railway for compensation for injuries sus- ained. The plaintiff sometime ago was a passenger by the Metro politan Railway from Paddington to Farringdon station, and before the train arrived at the latter station a collision occurred by which the plaintiff received some injuries in the face which compelled him for two or three months to place himself under medical care. He suffered from violent pains in the head, impaired sight, and his income, which realised about £lOO per annum, was entirely stopped by the fact of his having to seek rest and quietness at the seaside. The defendants paid £250 into court, but the plaintiff con sidered such a sum totally inadequate to compensate him for the loss he had sustained. The defendants contended that the sum paid was a very ample compensation for the inconvenience the plaintiff had suffered. He had, they contended, exaggerated the injuries and its results, and the £2.50 which plaintiff had already received was a full and liberal compensation. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. -4-- - MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DRUNKENNESS IN A Wonx.nousE.—Ann Connelly, an inmate of St, James's Workhouse, and who had an infant in her arms, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Wm. Butler, aged nine months, and Elizabeth Butler, the mother, who is also an inmate of the workhouse. Elizabeth Butler said that, yesterday evening she was undressing the baby, when the prisoner, who had been drinking, struck the baby in the mouth with her knuckles, and on her (complainant) going to inform the master, pri soner struck her in the mouth, loosening one of her teeth. Prisoner said aLe was very sorry, and had had a drop of drink. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for a month. THAMES. IMPORTANT TO MASTERS AND APPRENTICES.—SamueI Camper, a respectable young, 'appeared before Mr. Par• tridge to answer a charge of disobeying the orders of his master. Mr. Josiah Goodman, builder, No. 1, Lichfield-road, Grove-road, Mile-end, said the prisoner was his apprentice. He had no premium with him. Last Tuesday he gave orders to the prisoner to get his tools ready and lay on the gas at four houses opposite the workshop. The prisoner said he had had enough of that and refused to do it. On the same day the prisoner was ordered to bring out his tools and erect a temporary shed. The prisoner said " I shall stay here and finish my doors." In cross-examination by Mr. Joseph Smi h., the solicitor, the witness said that the prisoner was engaged in making doors, but he ought to have obeyed the orders given him. Mr. Partridge thought a master was the best judge of the work required to be done, and not the apprentice. Mr. Goodman said he gave the defendant piecework to encourage him, and paid him 14s. per week, to be increased next year to 15s. Mr. Joseph Smith said the defendant was 21 years of age on the 24th of last October, and was not bound to serve his master any longer as an apprentice. James Camper, of Bow-common, said he was the defen dant's father, and that his son was born on the 24th of October, 1842. Ho produced his family Bible. The births of all his children were registered in that book. He wrote the words, " Samuel Camper, born October 24, 1842," on the day of his son's birth. Mr. Partridge—There is an end of the case. The com plainant has no further control over the apprentice, who is of age and free. If the father was a party to the agreemen the complainant could bring an action against him for breach of covenant. . Mr. Camper said, that when his son was apprenticed he told Mr. Goodman the lad would be of age on October 24, 1863. Mr. Goodman stoutly denied this—he was always led to believe the apprentice would be of age on Oct. 24, 1861. Mr. Partridge—You can bring your action. The appren , . tice is discharged. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. There was a small supply of fruit and a large supply of vegetables at our market. The trade was steady at the fol lowing rates : FRUIT. e. d. s. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 9 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 3 0 to 6 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0' Melons ... Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per ht-ay. 1 9 to 3 6 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100.. t 0 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 4 l to 8 0 Gooseberriesht sveo 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 o. d. o d Mulberries, pr pt 0 9to 1 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Filberts. per lb 0 9to 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.... Currants, per 11. for 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 0 to 3 6 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 3 nd ditto 1 6 so 2 6 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 10 to 1 6 Cauliflowers, p dz 0 9 to 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 0 to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 0 to 110 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 2 6 Carrots,pr do 4 6 to 6 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 0 to 6 0 French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6 to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach 0 0 to u 0 Turnip radishes 0 0 So 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 1 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 Si Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 blushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 10 to 1 3 Mint and savory.. 0 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 i Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 o Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s 6d ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 6s to £1 108 par load. Trade inactive. CUMBERLAND.—Mea4ow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 6s to £1 16s per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4l2s 6d ; clover, £1 Os to £5 12s Od ; and straw, Ll 6a to £1 lOs per load. A moderate demand. POULTRY. Turkeys, 48 Od to 9s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 7s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od; ducks, 2s Od to 2s Gd; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od; rabbits, is Od to Is 9d each; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os Gd to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls, 7s Od to Hs Od ; chickens, Os Od to lOs Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 58 Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s 6d to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, 2s Od to 3s Od ; partridges, is 4d to 28 Od ; woodcocks, 2s to 2s 6d; snipes, 91 to Os Od; teal, Os 9d to Os Od ; wild ducks, N Od to is 6d ; widgeons, Os Od to is Od ; plovers, Os 9d to Os Od each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is Od ; English, is to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 12s Od to 14s Od ; French do., 8s Oct to 108 6d per 100 ; leverets, is Gd to 2s Gd ; grouse, 2s 61 to 2s 6d. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 8s Od to 30s ; cod, hs Od to 208 Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od; doreys, 58 Od to 6s Od; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d; lobsters, is to 4s Od ; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, is to 4s Od per pair ; common oysters, 108 to 158 ; natives, 60s to 63s per bushel ; whitings. 4s Od to Os; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, 6s to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3a 10d to 4s 8d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; and lamb, Os Od to Os Oct per Sibs by the carcase. WIIITECILIPEL. Beff, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; veal, 38 10d to 4s 6d; and pork, 33 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 31d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 31c1 to 41d , 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 5d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, 5d to 6d. Horse hides, 9s Od to Us Od ; calf skins, light, 3s Od to 4s Od ; full, 78 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, 108 Od to 12s Od; half-breds, 8s Od to 9s 6d; Downs, 53 Od to 7s 6d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; sheailings, Os Od to Os Od. LITERATURE. The Shadow of Ashlydyat. By 11m Henry Wood, author of "East Lynne," Eca. Three Vols. Bentley. The authoress of " East Lynne" now ranks among the most popular writers of the day. Her works belong to a certain extent, it may be said, to the sensational school ; but the main secret of her success, we believe, lies in her powerful command of the emotions. There are a pathos, and a tenderness, and a depth of feeling in her writings unsurpassed by any of her contempo raries. In " East Lynne" this power was very effectively revealed, but the subject was in itself unattractive. Lady Isabel Vane, the heroine, repenting of her desertion of her home, came back, it may be remembered, to watch, es a governess, over her own children, one of whom was sink ing into the grave. The situation was one that effectually called forth Mrs. Wood's peculiar powers; but, while sensible of the emotions so vividly portrayed, our sympathy for the sorrow ing mother was almost lost in our reprehension of the faithless wife. Far otherwise is it in "The Shadow of Ashlydyat." Mar:a Godolphin, the heroine, is one of the sweetest. gentlest, most loveable, and most loving of devoted wives. Her girlish happiness ; her idolatry for her husband, and her child ; her sadden awakening when her idol is shattered, and the stern realities of life befall her— all this is portrayed with inimitable skill. George Godolphin, Maria's husband, gay, careless, hand some, fascinating George, is a portrait, no doubt, true to the life. He is the managing partner of a bank. and the younger brother of Thomas Godolphin, of Ashlydyat. Without being " wilfully dishonest," George, in his easy, inconsiderate way, thinking only of the present hour, ~ ,tpres nous, le de luge," contrives to bring a very cataract of sorrow and shame upon the hearts of all who love him. Thomas Godolphin is a beautiful character, an honourable, upright man, doomed to an early grave—but striving, while life enables him, to maintain the honourable position he has inherited from his father. When his blind confidence in his brother George is re paid by the closing of the bank shutters, and the bankruptcy of the old and distinguished firm, the peculiar character of the elder Godolphin is im pressively and most forcibly revealed. As a proof of Mrs. Wood's pathetic power, so true to nature in her painting of emotions, let us quote the fol lowing heart-breaking scene : You must not think that Maria amformed to the usages of an invalid. She was up before breakfast in a morning, she did not go to bed until the usual hour at night, and she eat down to the customary meals with Meta. She has risen from the breakfast-table now, on this fine morning, not at all cold for the late autumn, and Margery has carried away the breakfast-things, and has told Miss Meta, that if she'll come out as soon as her mamma has read to her and have her things put on, she can go and play in the garden. But when the little Bible story was over, her mamma lay down on the sofa, and Meta appeared inclined to do the same. She hustled on to it and lay down too, and kissed her mamma's face, so pretty still, and began to chatter. It was a charming day, the sun shining on the few late flowers, and the sky blue and bright. " Did you hear Margery say you might go out and play, darling ? See how fine it is." " There's nothing to play with," said Meta. " There are many things, dear. Your skipping-rope and hoop, and—" "I'm tired of thew," interposed Meta. "Mamma, I wish you'd come out and play at somethirg with me." " I couldn't run, dear. lam not strong enough." "When shall you be strong enough ? How long will it be before you get well 2" Maria did not answer. She lay with her eyes fixed out wards, her arm clasped round the child. "Meta darling, I—l—am not sure that I shall get well. I begin to think that I shall never go out with you again.' , Meta did not answer. She was looking out also, her eyes staring straight up to the blue sky. " Meta, darling," resumed Maria, in a low tone, " you had two little sisters once, and I cried when they died, but lam glad now that they went. They are in heaven." Meta looked up more fixedly, and painted with her finger. " Up in the blue sky 2''' "Yes, up in heaven. Meta, I think lam going to them. It is a better world than this." "And me toe ?" quickly cried Meta. Maria laid her hand upon her bosom to press down the rising emotion. "Meta, Meta, if I might but take you with me I" she breathed, straining the child in her agony. The prospect of parting, which Maria had begun to look at, was indeed hard to bear. •' You can't go and leave me," cried Meta, in alarm. "Who'd take care of me, mamma ? Mamma I do you mean that you are going to die 2' Meta burst into tears; Maria cried with her. Oh reader, reader I do you know what it is, this parting be twt en mother and child ? To lay a child in the grave is bitter grief; but to leave it to the mercy of the world I— thei e is nothing like unto it in human anguish. Maria's arms were entwined around the little girl, clasping her nervously, as if that might prevent the future parting; the soft, raunded cheek was pressed to hers, the golden curls lay around. "Only for a little while, Meta. If I go first, it will be but for a little while. You—" Maria stopped; her emotion had to be choked down. "Itis a happier world than this, Meta," she resumed, overmastering it. "There will be no pain there ; no sick ness, no sorrow. This world seemr, made up of sorrow, Meta. Oh, child I but for God's love in holding out to our view that other one, we could never bear this, when trouble comes. God took your little sisters and brothers from it ; and—l think—He is taking me." Meta tinned her face downwards, and laid hold of her mother with a frightened movement, her little fingers clasp ing the thin arms to pain. " The winter is corning on here, my child, and the trees will soon be bare : the snow will cover the earth, and we wrap ourselves up from it. But in that other world there will be no winter : no cold to chill us; no sultry summer heat to exhaust us. It will be a pleasant world, Meta, and God will love us," Meta was crying silently. " Let me go, too, mamma." "In a little while, darling. If God calls me first, it is His will," she continued, the sobs breaking from her aching heart. "I shall ask Him to take care of you after I am gone, and to bring you to me in time; I tun asking Him always." " Who'll be my mamma then ?" cried Meta, lifting her head in a bustle, as the thought occurred to her. More pain. Maria choked it down, and stroked the golden curls. "You will have no mamma then, in this world. Only s le e d d. shock that th ese s i mp l e wor d s b roug h t to papa." ~ Why do y ou as k that? " she sa id , h er cannot well be pictured: h er b rea th stoo d st ill , h er d ec ' t her childish th oug ht s t o t e ll w h y Pain mTrhi n:?e Meta , visions of heav en , o f heart teaArise tbae suddenlyah t a d wildly. to dc ro i l el She lay quite sil en t " When you were in bed ill, and Mrs . Pain wroteme that . pre tty letter, she said if p a p a wo uld take me up to Souls' church were she'd be my mamm a for a little while, in p lace of you." London al onv T de h, in e h a s t p dh e eb l wasleen stillness sp l broken. acthede f bo T re l h lAs e i a h orf a i app All y e heard to strike out a joyous peal on the morning air. Meta clapped her hands and l ifted her face, radiant no w w it h glee. Mods require not time to chang e i n c hildh oo d : now sunshine, now rain. Margery opened the d oor. The Charlotte Pain h ere ailuded to is a capit al character. A reckless, good-natured, " fast," and indiscreet lady, the cause of much sorrow to the simple Maria. As to the Shadow of A.shlydyst, which gives its name to the book, here is the legend to which it owes its origin-- 66 Has George never told you the tale?" replied Janet. " Never. He says he does not remember it clearly enough." " It is to be hoped he may never have cause to remember it more clearly I" was the se vere rejoinder of Janet. For a Godolphin to forget, or top r ofess to forget, the house's tra dition, was rank heathenism in the mind of Janet. " Will you not tell it me, Janet ?" Janet hesitated. " One of the early Godolphins brought a curse upon the house," s h e at length slowly began. "It was that evil ancestor whose memory we would bury, were it practicable : he who earned for himself the title of the Wicked Godolphin. He killed his wife—,, • 44 Kill e d hi s wife V, interrupted Maria, somewhat startled, " Killed her by gradua l and long-continued ill-treat !tient," explained Janet, wlaose voice had sunk to a hushed tone. "He wanted her out of the way that another might fill her place. He pretended to have discovered that she was not worthy : than which assertion nothing could be more shameful and false, ler sbe was on of the best ladies ever created. She was a De Cornelius, daughter of the warrior Richard do Commies, who was brave as she was good. She died ; and t h e Wicked Godolphin tur ne d h er coffin out of the house on to the Dark Plain, there"—point ing down to the open space in front of the archway—" there to remain until the day came for interment. But he did not wait for that day of interment to bring home his second wife." " Not wait !" exclaimed Maria, her eager ears drinking in the story. " The manners in those early days will scarcely admit of an allusion to them in these," continued Janet: "they savour of what is worse than barbarism—sin, The father, "Will he take me to London, to Mrs. Richard de Commins, heard of his child's death, and hastened to Ashlydyat, arriving by moonlight. The first sounds he encountered were the revels of the celebration of the second marriage; the first sight he saw was the coffin of his daughter on the open plain, a pall covering it, and two of her faithful women attendants sitting, the one at the head, the other at the foot, mourning the dead. While he halted there, kneeling to say a prayer, it was told to the Wicked Godolphin that De Commins had arrived. He— that Wicked Godolphin—rushed madly out and drew his sword upon him as he knelt. De Commins was wounded, but not badly, and he rose to defend himself. There en sued a combat, De Commins having no resource but to fight, and he was killed ; was murdered. Weary with his journey, enfeebled by age, weakened by grief, his foot slipped, and the 'Wicked Godolphin, stung to fury by the few words of reproach De Cornelius had had time to speak, deliberately ran him through as ho lay. In ',,he moment of death, De Commins cursed the Godolphins, and prophesied that the shadow of his daughter's bier, as it appeared then, should remain to bring a curse upon the Godolphins' house for ever." " But do you believe the story P'' cried Maria, breath- lessly. " How much of it may be true and how much of it addi tion, I cannot decide," said Janet. "Ono fact is indis putable : that a shadow, bearing the exact resemblance of a bier, with a mourner at its head and another at its foot, does appear capriciously on that Dark Plain; and that it never yet showed itself, but some grievous ill followed for the Godolphins. It its possible that the Shadow may have given partial rise to the story." " Janet," cried Maria, leaning forward, her own tones hushed, "is it possible that one, in dying, can curse a whole generation, so that the curse shall take effect ?" " Hush, child 1" rebuked Janet. "It does not become us to inquire into these things. They are far, far above the ken of our poor earthly wisdom. Ido not attempt to enter upon it. Were I to say, of my own decision, God does permit this curse to remain and to take effect upon us, the descendants of that wicked man : were I, on the contrary, to fling it from me in derision, to say it is folly, no such thing as a curse can hold its effect, all that has happened to us of ill, happens by accident, the appearance of the Shadow is but an accident, induced by natural causes, though we cannot find the precise clue to them—l should be only a degree less wicked than the dead-and •gone Godol phin. We must be content to leave these things. They can never be decided, until all the mysteries of this lower world shall be cleared up, by means of that Light which has not yet entered it. Controversy on them is utterly bootless, worse than profitless: for there will be believers and disbe lievers to the end of time. You wished me to tell the story, Maria, and I have done so. Ido no more Ido not tell you it is to be believed, or it is not to be believed. Let every one decide for himself, according as his reason, his instinct, or his judgment shall prompt him. People accuse me of being foolishly superstitious, touching this Shadow and these old traditions. I can only say the superstition has been forced upon me by experience. When the Shadow appears I cannot shut my eyes to it and say, 'lt is not there.' It is there ; and all Ido is to look at it, and spe culate. When the evil, which invariably follows the ap pearance of the Shadow, falls, I cannot close my heart to it, and say, in the teeth of facts, 'No evil has happened.' The Shadow never appeared, Maria, but it hrought ill in its wake. It is appearing again now ; and lam as certain that some great ill is in store, as that I am talking with you at this moment. In this point lam superstitious." We cannot say that we, ourselves, quite approve, as critics, of any such spiritual mysteries as these being employed in imaginative literature. Mrs. Wood, moreover, is capable of exercising sufficient power, and that, too, with singular ability in the realms of Truth and Nature, to render her indepen dent of any mere " mysteries" with view to the production of sensational effect. Popular Edition of Lord Macaulay's Eistory of England. Part IL Longman and Co. Having commented at some considerable length upon the peculiarities of this admirably well thought of edition of Lord Macaulay's grand torso of Eng lish History at the time when the initial number first made its appearance, all we have now to notify in its regard is the simple fact of its continudion. The second instal ment of the work now issued simultaneously with the magazines for December, closes with Macaulay's wonderfully graphic account of the circumstances atten dant upon the death of King Charles the Second. That profligate monarch breathing his last, very far indeed no doubt from what the poetical old medieval religious came to speak of familiarly as the " odour of sanctity "—but at any rate with a serious, though tardy, sense of Religion at the very last 1 When Chiffinch was hustled out of the royal bed chamber after lettin gin th tt ever apropos Father Rudd lestone who took so conspicuous a part in fut thering the escape of the young king after "Worcester at Boscobel, and who now administered io the dying monarch all the sacked consola tions at his command. Reading the impressive narrative as it has been picturesque), written by the luminous pen of Macaulay, one realises the actual scene in imagina tion far more vividly than even when looking at that glowing canvass upon which Mr. Ward, the Royal Academician, a few easons back, depicted the con fused group of courtiers the ante-chamber, with the right hand of H.R.H. the Duke of York, afterwards King James the Second, protruding through the doorway to take in the glass of water for the parched lips of the expiring sovereign. We are more than ever impressed, now that the serial issue of this popular edition of Lord Macaulay's History of England may be regarded as fairly in progress —we are more than ever impressed with the importance of it as a means of popularising his resplendent reputation. The Christmas Number of London Society for 18.03. A wonderful shilling's worth of innocent and interesting light literature has here been provided most seasonably by the enterprising publishers of London Society. It has been the peculiarity of that popular illustrated magazine, ever since the date of its original commencement, that in the getting up of it, in the very material of the paper on whi c h i t is printed, in the variety and elegance of its embel lishments, it is a periodical of nothing less than first-class excellence. If the literary contents are in no degree to be oompared, as a rule, with even the average of the contribu - (ions contained in that other still more popular illustrated shilling monthly, the Cornhill—in regard to the embellish ments, the Cornhill is nothing to be compared to London Society. Evan (we say this) though a man of powers like Millais is among the number of the Cornhill illustrators I In point of fact, as a rule, we take the engravings in the Cornhill to be about as execrable, as the engravings in London Society are exquisite. Lavishly and luxuriously pictorial though the latter periodical is, month after month, it just fairly surpasses itself in its extra number for the Christmas Holiday time. Here before us is a brilliant specimen of how far it does, after this fashion, as we have said, surpass itself. We don't know that we have ever seen a more ample shillingsworth of tale, verse, fun, frolic, and romance, intermingled with the prettiest, quaintest oddest, drollest, gracefullest engravings by way of embel lishment. After the editor's Christmas Greeting the first story, leading off, is one by Mark Lemon, the Editor of Punch—a story about a Christmas Day in a Jew's house. A number of other amusing narratives of the most diversi fied character make up the literary contents--contents illustrated by fully a score of choice engravings by artists as gifted in their various ways as C. W. Cope, R.A., as Daniel Maclise, R.A., as Kenny Meadows, Alfred Crowquill, Hablot Browne (i c. Phiz), Wm. l\PConnell. W. Brunton, H. Sanderson, M. Ellen Edwards, C. A. Doyle, and last and not by any means least, George H. Thomas. Indeed, the folding picture by Mr. Thomas, opposite page 20, re presenting " Christmas with Sir Launcelot," we take to be the gem of the whole number. It reminds us of a wonder ful picture of Christmas, pencilled a year or two back by the same elegant draughtsman, a picture of marvellously ela borated fun, grace, and beauty, drawn by him for the Illustrated London flews. We can and do very heartily commend this number of London Society to every ono in quest of innocent mirth at Christmas. The Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle Magazine. " Don't bo flowery, Jacob!" was the ej iculatory entreaty addressed by Ebenezer Scrooge to IVlarley's Ghost, on that famous Christmas Eve when the old burnt (luckily for us all) had the visitation. We cannot, however, find the heart to say ditto to Mr. Scrooge, when visited on the eve of this corn in g Christmas by the flowery periodical before us. The Rose, the Shamrock, and The Thistle, is worthy of i" and nani h e l*Ch it reflects credit upon th e C a l e d on ian press from 7 emanates. Twenty numbers have already appealed, sO a that f this young the crow . o competitor for popularity am ong magazines now issuing month after month from the - various publishing h ouses o f th e U n ited King dom, is by this time fairly out of its teens. The nestling of yesterday is no longer callow, is no longer even a Iledgling—it is now strong upon, th e wing, and sustains its flight full well. The con tents o f th e new number for this c urrent month of Decem eenth i o Decem ber is unusually varied. A ninety a series esp nsta ecia lment lly re f " Quicksands on Fore i g n maibahle as having been edited from the very commence by Archbishop Whately—yields us meat of the magazine, Friends Meeting.;" That etni• a charming chapter on vent Shaksperian commentator Mr. J. 0. Italliwell, F.R.S., has a tenth o f his Roundabout Letters upon Stratford - on-Avon. The pleasant commentator on our Great Boz, gives us, as his sixth paper on " Dickens's Works," some entertaining. pages on Oliver Twist. Eliza beth Sheridan Carey, the gifted poetess, contributes some melodious atanz is, entitled "Friendle ss an d F a ll en ." Quallon is h ere, too,with " Fire-Side Musings." Numerous other papers help to makeup an especially seasonable num ber, but t h e y are altogether too numerous to be indi vidualized. Conspicuous among the contents, however, are Two pierces de resistance—five chapters from " The Lite and Adventures of Jacob Morsiston," and two capital chap ters in continuation of that thoroughly Charles -O'Malley like serial now adorning this Caledonian Press Magazine mo nth after month, " N.isK4 and Matrimony, edited by W: Knollys." Among all the contributions of this very read able magazine, the one last particularised is, without any doubt, about the most readable. It has a dash and "go" i n it that carries the reader along in spite of himself. We needs must turn the pages, amused as we read, an d close each number, lookiug out eagerly for the next in_ st alment. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Dec. s.—Wind this day at noon—South- West ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy a little. CLYDE,'Deo. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Renfrew, from Newfoundland. MILFORD, Dec. 4.—Wind W.—Arrived—Amber Witch, from Madras for Liverpool. FALMOUTH, Dec. 4:.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Christian, from Newport for St. Thomas. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—lnnma, from Rio Grande for Exeter. COWES, Dec. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Zwaluw, from Hamburg for Buenos Ayres. DOVER, Dec. 4,—Wind W.—Arrived—Mexico, from Bape Hayti for Havre. TORBAY, 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gateshead, from Buenos Ayres. OM MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—John Bull, from Montreal; Salt Marsh, from Caen; Sophia, from Kurraehee. Victoria. w , e S ay s a t t w u a r r d dfo iN r l o ij r n o n i n d g o . n noryaaslscedh—arolin:ifrr,rzh Londona, f r om f l o the ) r E i T AL The Maxwell has been towed in, clear of the Goodwin Sands, and is to be supplied with an anchor and 60 fathoms chain, to replace others lost. The Hanoverian gallint Cornelia, from Bremen for Rouen, passed, and drifted towards the Goodwin, and is suppo se d to be lost. Crew saved, and brought on shore. DR. CHARLES MACKAY, it is now stated is re turningto America as correspondent of the limes. At one time it was thought that he was to resume his old post, as editor of the lAstrated London News. Cornhill Magazine. - - " The Small House at Allington" is continued, and it is pleasing to find that Crosbie's troubles are beginning in earnest, and that so far Lily is avenged. Johnny Eames seems likely to become a hero in spite of himself, and is the object of envy alike at Burton-crescent and at the office. Some scenes in this instalment are sketched in a natural style, and the plot is progressing rapidly. " Marriage Settlements" goes at some length into the subject, and minutely explains the diff,rence that exists in England and France in affairs of this sort. On the whole, the advantages appear to belong to the French side, so far as they are made manifest in this paper. They have a few definite rules, which, strictly adhered to, obviate confusion, and provide for 411 kinds of emergencies. " Cousin Phillis" improves in continuation, and a regular romance is begun. The simple country sketches are very pleasing, and quite rotroshing after the town life for ever met with in tales and anecdotes, " Attempts at Classic Metre in Quantity" is a peculiar style of composition, that may serve to interest and amuse some readers, if only by their ingenious and original ideas. "Life in a Country House" is a readable sketch, that brings a very agreeable phase of life before us. Certainly those whose lot it is to wander from one mansion to another and disport themselves in this charmed existence, cannot be said to have a hard or harsh life before them. Several amus ing anecdotes are narrated, and the whole paper is pleasingly and profitably put together. " . My Maiden Brief" is a strange sketch that will attract some readers. Fanny Kemble con tributes her deas on a congenial subject, "On the Stage." They are well written, and contain several passages worthy of attention. The strange tale, "Margaret Dervil's His tory," is continued and at some length. It is as mysterious as ever. Luttrell of Arran. By Charles Lever. A. new serial by the pen of this popular author must always be greeted with satisfaction by the Public As a matter of course, Ireland an d th e Irish are the test, and it is curious that, no matter how numerous are the productions of his industrious pen, he still fixes upon the Green Isle as the stage of his performance, and the sons of Eria are his dranzatis personce. Although few can compare with Charles Lever in delineating Irish character, he by no means restricts himself to one nationality. In many o f his earlier works, in his descriptions of English, Russian, and American character, he is as true to nature as when he is depicting his own countrymen. In this first instalment of the work now before us, he introduces the probable hero of the tale, as well as one or two other personages, who will no doubt figure prominently in it. A young man of high promise, having been disappointed in love, and foiled in his wild aspiration of regenerating Ireland, after the failure of Emmet, retires in disgust to some old family pro perty in the Isle of Arran, He is discovered there by an old college chum, who has visited the coast of Ireland for relaxation. The character of this individual is capitally drawn. Mr. Viner, an Englishman of fortune and influ ence, discovers in his companion, an egotistical individual, the very reverse of himself, on the principle, we suppose, that extremes meet. These characters form a striking contrast, the one, as it were, throwing out into bold relief the features of the other. Although we cannot as yet form much idea of the plot of the story, it has advanced far enough to induce us to look forward with expectancy to the ensuing numbers. Le Follet. This graceful record of the fashions continues to provide its fair subscribers with all the requisite information respecting the vagaries of the changeful goddoss. It has besides an animated collection of tales and sketches, mostly belonging to the good old fashioned school of love stories, and a brief poem on the recent planting of an oak by the Queen on the site of the famous old Heron's Oak, which verses have, we believe, been honoured by the approval of her Majesty. MISCELLANEOUS. The National Magazine continues its series of studies of the face, in which, however, the engraving is not always happy in conveying the expression intended. The repre sentation of cunning might have been much more accurate. Captain Mayne Reid proceeds with his exciting narrative of " The White Gauntlet," and there are a good many other papers of varying merits.-7 he Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine is as usual a marvel of cheapness. In addition to the customary coloured sheet of fashions a very handsome slipper pattern adorns this number.—The Dog's Own Ma gazine is what it ptofesses to be. "an illustrated journal of fact,fiction,history,and adventure," and those young readers who are unable or unwilling to procure it may avail them selves of the substitute kindly provided by Mr. Beeton in the Boy's Penny Magazine, also in its way well worth reading. —Curiosities of Savage Life form a most attractive series for juvenile readers. The parts are copiously illustrated, and a coloured plate is prefixed to each number. Mr. Beeton is also bringing out a Dictionary of Science, Art, and Literature, which, when completed, will be a valuable repertory of information.—Cassells' Illustrated Bunyan is a really beautiful work, and hundreds of firasides will welcome it as adding a new attraction to the ever welcome Pilgrim. The same publisher's History of England and Popular Educator and Popular Natural History are excel lent works for promoting the diffusion of knowledge.— Young England is a little periodical that will be very wel come to all young connoisseurs in birds, flowers, insects, &c.—The British Workman. The yearly part of this long established paper makes a really handsome volume, orna mented by a gaily printed cover, with a picture of bluff King Hal and the Miller of the Dee. The engravings are numerous, and some of the large plates, those by Harrison Weir for instance, are admirably drawn. The letterpress is of the usual standard, and highly moral in its tone. — The Band of Hope Review. Part 111. New Series. This is a juvenile companion to the " British Workman," de- Noted, like that journal, to the cause of religion and tem perance. It has a good deal of pleasant reading for young folks, and the large plates and numerous smaller engravings will delight the young reader.—Beeion's Christmas 4i17401. Whoever wishes to read sensation stories of the most start ling character, wild, weird, and tragical, should provide themselves with tho gaily bound volume bearing this cheer ful title. The Kiddle-a-wietk—whose extraordinary title has puzzled Londoners for some time past—is a collectio n of mysterious stories of love, murder, madness , a nd suicide, guilt hidden and discovered, visions, dreams, • P n ro al phecies, and apparitions. They are certainly , and exciting to a degree that will fascinate erillocrolmegviez of the horrible. More suitable to festive season are the rest of the contents Sappho of true etatily and their various peculiarities, the e a the holiday pantomimic eloquence, the nonsense fPlagadventures of a the: ll funny achievements of Master Tom, the aw eve u nts of the year in small boy at a Christmas party, the k s to enable us to im puzzle language, the budget of ° tr a c es for legerdemain, tho press our friends with our capa riddies of every kind that new edition of Shakepere, the it is certainly a cheap shil crowd the concluding pago• diPyl. Most people e the com ling's worth, whether of horr.oorthorata m pa u t s s em a e s n cr t e , a a m n i d n i g s f c a o r m ee pounded on the same pr ipc - after a highly trag ic tragweeich e ver line their lik tastes incline bination, however , and a tify them in these comprehensive to they will be able t,o. p s gr ireather Almanack for 1864 will be f a h t t i e i sontiasot Sowers instead voyage of my:yell-acquired reputation. In addt. oiaougnne to tho e s T i t t il l : e ca r rn p a' tj a n o i s ‘ l il t : j a i Itoonr Gardent n f otrioe Oraclen c ohrmtahoi moste Aiinva a l n i ta t i t ce l ; e ci volume contains. ° Y on. _. and useful descriptel :( highly acceptable both to proteeei for 1864 will ,Prrdeners. A novel feature has been adopted g ;iiibberti in the preparation of the work - b an y a M ar k Lheuirri tii show by the growth of plants and the devthe-e ob j ec t bent/lovas the mop ese yise o aa f rn, t a h wr e rita s hn e g a t s eh o me n i New Zealand lopmen. t ° by aw l ' s ' e d rsa v ri throughout . the lt suggest itself to an answered and ex and for every of their cultivation.—ne atidbook.emEigvrearnyt question that otln d m ay fully a of immense e t i l i r s i e s useful sery icelittotlethwosoerkw. who ot ccoanntneomt, intending therefore,che cheap, pwellbut ex plained to the antipodes, while at the same time contemplate arr anged, and trustworthy. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. A better feeling. Sales, probably 3,000 bales, or more. THE STATUE OF NAPOLEON THE GREAT, lately removed front the Place Vendome, having been cleaned and repaired, has been placed on its new pedestal at the Bond Point of Courbevoie. As it now stands at a height of only 30 feet from the ground, it looks to greater advantage than it did in its former position at an elevation of upwards of 130 feet. FANS IN FRANCE.—It was in the thirteenth cen tury that fans were introduced into Franbe ; but instead of being articles of domestic ornament or use, they were, by the pilgrims who brought them, consecrated to divine service; and the Benedictines state that the priests made use of a fan called flabellunt to keep the flies from fall ing into the chalice. This custom was of long continu .r al The Greek church has retained it, and it figures even . 1 . :: 13 7, Pope's mass as a remnant of the past. It was notL'",...t. sixteenth century that the Italian perfumers,wboicl" into France with Catherine De Itledicie, broug: time sus domestic use, The women wore them at i t m li pe a rial library pended to the neck by gold chains, and possesses one of elaborate workmansb avourites brought Diana of Poitiers. Henry 111. and VI organised the fan the fan into great vogue. Louis X•rei iispfhwuhich belonged to gu of this king, and makers into a guild. Duringastt indispensable article of that of Louis XV., the fan w , ers of the eighteenth can- PPaaitel Watteau, Fragonard, a lady's toilette ; and the aid tury, Lancret, Boucher, moat graceful emopeatiou . not disdain to furn ish for fans o an immense number of their TURKEY. MARSEILLES, I)ec. 4. Accounts have been received from Constantinople to the 26th. The Sultan, in receiving the French Ambassador, said that he should consult with his Minis ters on the subject of the Congress. The Sheick Islam has been dismissed for having protested against the projected voyage of the Sultan. The Sultan has sent an autograph letter to the Sovereign Emir of Bokhara in favour of three Italian travellers recently imprisoned by the authorities of that province whilst they were engaged in commercial pursuits." REPLY OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN TO THE EMPEHO.Et NAPOLEON, «-- MADRID, N ov. as the text 11 30. The Epoca publishes the foll ow i n g of the reply of the Queen of Spain to the Emperor Napoleon's letter of invite/ion to a Congress Sir, my Brother,—This very important letter which you have been so g oo d as to addres s to from Paris, under date the 4 th of this a month, could not but be t ak en into 0, , i sideration, both by me and my Government. I consider your Majesty's project very laudable in aiming at the complete pacific solution of the arcle. ons political questions which now keep the peopl es in profound agitation. In order that calm be r e _ stored,may Providence deign to accord your Majesty the happiness of seeing your projects realised, a n d aid in subduing the immense difficulties which the strife of adverse interests always brings with it. I agree with your Majesty that the Treaties of 1815 are attacked by the debility produced by time and use, besides the forced influence of serious events which, in many cases, have resulted in noto rious and capital infractions of their letter and spirit. I also agree with you that if war has always been a great calamity for peoples, it would be still more so now, on account of the disastrous perturbation that it would produce among nations, every dray more closely united, by the community of their moral and material interests. Consequently, if your Majesty's idea be realised by the assembly of the European Powers in a pacific Congress, I do not hesitate to afford your Majesty the assurance, in concert with my Government, that Spain will participate therein, either at Paris or any other point that may be selected for the delibe ratioas, and that Spain will cause her voice to be heard in words of justice, peace, and concord, con tributing within the limits of her conciliatory councils to the pacific solution of the serious ques tions which the Congress has in view, in order to consolidate peace and tranquillity in the Old and New World, I profit by this opportunity to renew to your Imperial Majesty the assurance of my consideration and sincere friendship, with which I am, Sir, tny brother, your Majesty's good sister, The Palace, Nov. 14, 1863. ISABELLA. THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL. (PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) FIFTEENTH PAY. [The following appeared in the Third Edition of " Thc f bun" of last evening] : ALDERSHOT, Friday. The Court reopened this morning at 10 o'clock, and Lieut.-Colonel Frederick Fitzwygram, of the 15th Infantry, was called, and said in reply to Colonel' Sir A, lloreford—This is my letter, and I have no objection to itz4 being read. The letter was as follows : " Newbridge Barracks, Nov. 15, 1.863. " Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 13th inst. requesting information as to the evidence which I can give regarding the character of the late regimental Sergeant Major Lillsy, of the 6th Dragoons, I have the honour to state that I knew the deceased well from hia entry into the service up to the period of my exchange with Lieut.-Celonel Clawle3. I re member his joining at Nottingham Barracks a month or two after Ijoined myself in the latter part of 1843 ; and I never lost sight of him whilst I remained in the regiment. In. 1863 he became my troop sergeant major, and in the euln • titer of 1855 had the pleasure of recommending him to Col. White, then commanding the regiment, for the vacant post of regimental sergeant major. From the circumstances of his having been my sergeant major, I continued to know and see more of him during hie later service than pro bably I should otherwise have done. I can honestly say that during those many years, whether in the lower grades, or as my troop sergeant major, or in his after more important capacity as regimental sergeant major, he was one of the best men I ever met. " With regard to his sobriety, to which point I presume ,our inquiry is more immediately directed, I believe my intercourse with him from the time he became my sergeant major up to the time I left the regiment in 1860, was so constant and so continuous, that it is impossible that he could have been addicted to drink wiut my aving some know l e d g e, or at least suspon of it tho .— I have h the honour, & C ., (Signed) W. FITZWYGRAM, Lieutenant.Coloneli Commanding 15th Hussars, • " The Deputy Adjut. General, Horse Guards. Sergea nt Lewis l',.velee said ho placed sentries over Se r ., gea nt Major L ille y . No written orders to do so were given. • S e rgeant Pil bean said he was on guard over Ser geant Lilley. Ho n ever saw Mrs. Lilley in her bedroom, n either h see n Lii eGalloway o the four apartment. times. said He never he was orde r l y t roop ser- n t over Sergean t Troop geant made any com plaints to him. Sir A. Horsford — Did you respect Ser , ' -Yes, I did. could e ,eaut Major Lill ey P Will the .2ourt ask the-prisoner whether he has any regimental order books. If so, I should like to look at ;hem to ascertain whether it will be necessary to put them in for the prosecution.—Yes, I Lave some here. (Books handed in). Colonel Crawley—ls it true that Sergeant Major Wake field was raving mad at the time of Sergeant Major Lilley'l3 deathP—He was mad. Was he raving mad ?—I did not notice him raving mad. Did you notice anything whaiever, if so, state what l'-- , Ho was slightly delirious. From what cause?—Drink. Did he drink much during his arrest I)—Yes. Have you ever seen him the worse for liquor during hiki arrest ?—Yea. Private Thomas Newton, examined by Colonel Crawley --said he was sentry over Sergeant Major Lilley on the night of the Ist of May. Corporal Blake was placed under arrest for posting him outside instead of inside the bun- , galow. Alter Blake was placed under arrest. witness was Posted inside the room 4, the servants' room. ,He did not know why Corporal Blake posted him outside instead of inside. He saw Mrs. Lilley walking about the house while he was sentry. No complaints were ever, at any time, made to him either by the Sergeant Major or Mrs. Li',ley. He was sentry in the second bungalow also. In that bun galow Sergeant Major Lilley slept in the verandah. saw him twice sleeping in the verandah. Mrs. Lilley in the day-time to go out and sit with he r husband i verandah. He saw her do so several times while i W a ''' duty. 0 1 ePt in the Sir A. Horsford—When the sergeant - m a j or verandah where was your proper post? Witness—Beside him in the verandah. ra y list of wit- Sir A. Horsford—l have now exhausw" ose to ntin Two nesses supplied to the ptisoner, and lilow fro h - na the 24th of evidence the regimental order 1i0° 1 11 36 2, in order that if ta certain parts of them F w e h b ci r co u hl r tch y tr ii,. 18_12 d.. , to the 31st of 1 40 ' necessary they may refer the enuf a - roe , they are unable to refer to them or not. in their reply. At present, of to say whether it will be ne°1 1 :: a certificated copy of the The prosecutor handed ! wog particular attention to 168, Mhow court-martisit the pages to which they pages 78, 79, 80, 167', Courtt . martial r m page 90 9 bp fi eu will refer in a b l also to any h b a ne e yp b : mo o s u ae g tet h ue t ; particularly referoofthottuehhre;Court. The whole of the proceA. tion, in ord..celorgutvrilvt under the notice e iugs of the Mhow t Protested against the regimental order books may judge to be relevant to the i be pro i : e g ca l l, att re l l ie r d d s s h a o id ul t d h b at e w sp i e th citi re e g i a a r n a d t r o ea t Sir A. Hors ford read. which regimental order book, its production was simply to enable the pro secutor, if found desirable, to show on what days the duties of a djutant ware performed by certain persons. As to the proceedings of the INThow court martial, only the pages specified would be referred to, and it would be competent for both the :prosecutor and the prisoner to direct the at tention of the Court to all thew matters in the concluding addresses. Colonel Pipon said the court ruled yesterday that every thing which was required to be in evidence must be read and recorded in the proceedings. Sir A. Horsford said that all he wanted from the regi mental order books was the names of the adjutants who performed the duties on certain days. The court then adjourned. Tn E COVENTRY RIBBON WEAVERS are now, tn any sof them, in great dietreee. SECOND EDITIO N. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.