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

Naval and. Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majest: i s screw steam frigate Arethnsa, 35 guns, was tak en on Wednesday from her moorings in Sheerness I Larbora to the measured mile off Map lin Sands, for the 'Anal trial of her machinery, pre vious to her 1 ming place on commission, Capt.W.K. Hall, comma udin g the Steam Reserve at Sheerness, having cornuil Ind of the vessel. Mr. John Dinnen, inspector or mac hinery, from the Admiralty ; Mr. W. Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat at Sheer ness ; and V, r. G. Blaxland, chief engineer of Sheer ness d oc kyeord, were in attendance on the part of the Govern.ment ; and Messrs. Matthews and Holli day were also present from the firm of Messrs. John Penn and Sons, constructors of the engines. The A*ethusa was built as a sailing vessel at Pembroke 18 years ago, from designs by Sir W. Symonds, the then surveyor of the navy, but she has since been lengthened 41 feet amidships, and con verted into a screw frigate at Chatham dock yard.. Her dimedsions now are : Extreme length between pFzpendicnlars, 252 ft.; length of ke , A for tonnage, 217 ft. ; extreme length, 52ft. Bin.; breadth for tonnage, 52ft. Sin. ; depth of hold, 17ft. lin. ; and tctal amount of burden, 3,142 tons. The Arethusa, together with the Octavia and the Con- stance, vessels of a similar class, have each been fitted with machinery constructed with a view to obtain a greater amount of power at a less working cost than any yet introduced into the navy- The Arethusa, is fitted with a pair of expansive trunktke engines with two cylinders 861 in. in diameter, the 0 trunk being 33in. in diameter, and the leng th f stroke 42in., with surface condensers , contain ing nearly ttix miles of 1-inch tubing. The boilers, four in num'aer, with four furnaces to ea ch , are fitted with superheating apparatus. The prope ller is Griffith's patent, pitch 20ft. to 26ft ' made at full 26ft., present pitch, 231 t. Daring the trial 6 runs w ere boiler power. The results were an average speed of 11.43 knots an hour ; t he revo lutions of engines, 65 per minute; pressure of steam 231 b. ; vacuum, 27-tib. At b.aif boiler power only two rails were made. The results were an average speed of 8.780 knots, 52 revolutions, pressure of steam 161 b., va cuum 261 b. The circle was made with full boiler power, helms port 231 degrees, in seven minutes one second, the, diameter of the circle being 501 yards; with haLf boiler power, helm starboard 28 degrees, in seven minutes 47 seconds, the diameter being 309 yards. The draught of water during the trial was 201. 3ic . forward and 22ft. Tin. aft., the vessel being tally r'.gged, with guns on board, and in heavy sea going trim. The day was fine and the sea smooth, with a wind from west-south-west, with a force of from 3 to 5. The trial, which occupied about 6 hours from the time the vessel left her moorings till her re turn, was most satisfactory. Tne Arethusa, with her sister competing vessels the Constance and the Octavia, w ill , shortly be placed in commission and taken. on a competitive trial as to the con sumption. of f ue l andspeed, as it is almost impos sible to arrive at the exact comparative results in these respects from a trial of a few hours at the measu red mile. In accordance with instructions received at Chat ham yesterday from the Admiralty, t he line- of-bAttle screw steamer Bombay, 500 horse power, is to be fitted as a flagship for the East Indies. The ship wrights and mechanics were employed until a late hour on Wednesday night in shoring her up on her bloc'gs on the water being pumped out of the dock. On ' , being docked the Bombay's draught of water vita 19t 10in aft and 17ft forward. Notwithstand ing the long time She was in harboar, her bottom Nv as found to b 3 very clean, and her copper to be in excellent pres , :rvation. She will have to undergo extensive alit( rations to adapt her for an admiral's ship. The detac'ament of Royal Marines Light Infantry selected for service in tl'ie Conqueror, 78, 500 horse, Capt. W. G. Luard, ordered to proceed to Japan, assembled at herpiquarters, Chatham, yesterday, under the commaaad of Capt. T. H. A. Brenan. The officers and men were inspected by Col. S. N. Lowder, aide-de-camp to the Queen, and in the afternoon were joined. by the Royal Marine Artillery, from Portsmouth ~ atter which the entire force embarked on board t'ae steam tender which conveyed them . to the Conqueror, at the No - ce. The foll.owing appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—J, E. Datham, master to the fc.r. the Duncan ; C. E. Gissing, J. C. Witkin son, i 5. G. F. Law. and G. A. Gifford, midshipmen, to the Aurora ; - A:around W. Speck, Ford E. W. Lo.rabixt, lien ry C. (1. Wynyard, S. F. Daslawood, and Frederiek Hutchinson, naval cadets, to the Aurora ; J. S. Shand, nominated to a naval cadet ship ; .S.rthtir H. Kelly, assist.-s erg., additional, to the F : ,sge.rd ; Constantine Keenan, assist.-surg., to - Hospital ; and W. Johnston, assist.-surg., to the Impregnable, Tb e Rev. E. J. Hitchings has been appointed chw,..lain and naval instructor of the Conqueror, C 9l .aniissioned at Sheerness. THE ARMY. . b... Th_e . foll g owing general regimental order, signed ~ , Y _ _ "I* C. Bingham, Deputy Adjutant-General, p ro mulgating the code of rules and regulations for ion rrezinu n . for the new branch of the service in con ith the Royal Artillery, has been received at C 1, ,, HiF , Ro th_ a ta ‘ garrison from the Horse Guards :—" 1. jr. Highness g _ ie.. Y en l iti the Field-Marshal Command ing Royat It, , as the satisfaction of announcing to o f state for rent of Artillery that the Secretary has b een pl e ased to make provision for the future special instruction of officers who may desire to qualify connexion 'with themselves for employment the t manufacturing departments, the c i v il esta b lisnmen demy, and generally forbeing military appointments usually held by rfficers military staff a which are Speciallm ppoint ents,toithe Artillery service 2. It is the ea r nest hope o his Roy a l Highness that 'by' this arrang emen t the Royal Regiment of Artil lery will con tinue to sus tainita be e ientific reputation under any pr o g ress which may war. 3. The Deputy Adjutan t -General is eha rge chanical arts as a pp lied to materiel7flde in tne me- to exercise y the Field 'Marshal Command in g -in-Chief tettesa has com e the ut most vigilance that no officer be perto pets for a place in the prop osed clas s who sno .s not given unqualified satisf action in the dischar ge of h purely regimental dut ies, and ia not, from a mill tary point of view, an active and efficient artillery officer. 4. Officers desiro us of competing at the fits; examinations will make application through th eir commanding officer, who in forwarding it will ap ., pend a certificate in accordanc e with paragraph 3 No officer will be adinis3iblE under six years' ser. vice, and he must have undergone a course of instruction at Shoebaryness. A medical certificate of good health will be re quired. 5 . The first examination will take plac e in March, 1864, under the Council of Military Education. The books to be specially taken up until further notice, are—" Twieden's Mechanics and Todhun tees Differentiai Calculus, but the examination will be chiefly confined to the earlier portions of the latter. The French will be qualifying for the purpose of ascertaining that the candidate has such an acquain tance with the language, and especially with the for of contracts, principal superintendent of stores and director of ordnance; patterns, systems re specting them; examination of stores. 8 Ditties of the Inspector of Artillery :—Pro )" of guns, examination of guns and stores. 9. The small arms departments, Enfield and P mlico, will follow the Royal gun factories, and be treated in the same comprehensive manner, including the system of supply of small arms to the army, their repair, and comparison of systems of rifling and breech-loading for small arms. 10. From the royal gun factories the class will proceed to the royal carriage department, where the subjects' will be—selection and purchase of timber, saw-mills planing and other machinery applied to worki n g of timber ; censtrnction ; mechanical princip les as ap plied in military machines ; friction, draught, trac tion, locomotive power ; harness ; organisation of labour in the royal carriage department ; system of accountability and p a yment ; prices ; relat ions to director of stores, director of contracts, principal superintendent of stores, and d th ir e e tn eto ; r e o x f am o i r n d a n t a io n n ce o ; f p a tterns, systems respecting stores. 11. Here will conveniently come in the organisation and duties of the department of the Principal Superintendent of Stores, including the detail of equipments for all services, and proportion of stores, packing ammunition, arrangem en t of magazines. 12. The last term will be devoted to the manufacture of gunpowder, ammunition, and generally, the duties of the Royal laboratory, in cluding the chemistry of the subjects—selection and examination purc hase of pyrotechnic material ; gunpowder andin at p io o n wd and refining e r mills; th of theory saltp etre, of & gunpowder, qualities effect of ec. dif ferent sized grains ; electro•ba llietie apparatus, and other modes of proof, gun cotton, detonating com pounds, other laboratory specimens, small arm am munition, cannon ammunition, fuses, rockets, &c. manufacture of ballets, casting of every description of projectile for smooth bored and rifled ordnance organisation of the Royal laboratory department ; supply of raw material; and payment, • prices ; relations to the director of stores, director of contracts, principal superinten dent of stores, and director of ordnance ; pat terns, inspection, and examination of stores 13. The Professor of Appli e d the several lecturers will proceed in correspond ing order through their subjects, so that practical instruction may be based on thorough acquaintance with principles, If found necessary to do so, a large part of the first term will be devoted to theoretical instruction and mathematics, in order that the stu• dents may be in a position to follow the professor in the more advanced subjects of his subsequent lec tures. 14. There will be periodical examinations and certificates given at the close. 15. No payment will be required. 16. After a certain date, to be fixed hereafter by his Royal Highness the Field- Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, first appointments to all special employments of a scientific character will be made exclusively from officers who have passed through the contemplated course of instruc ion?' The battalion of Royal Marines for service in Japan is ordered to rendezvous for embarkation at Plymouth. It will be quartered and organised in Mil Nay barracks, which are near the waterside. Among other ships spoken of for transport service is the Windsor Castle, 97, 3,101 tons, which is pro vided with engines of 400-horse power and a screw, and is now in Hamoaze, Davenport. The entire bat talion will consist of six companies, numbering in the aggregate 36 officers and 604 non-commissioned officers and men, the whole under the command of Lieut.- Col. W. G. Suther. He will have for flag cfficers Lieut.-Col. Penrose Charles, of the Plymouth division, and Lieut.-Col. Chas. Wm. Adair, Chatham division. The following is the proportion of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men selected from the Chatham division—Lieut.-Col. C. W. Adair, in com. mend; Capt. J. A. Stewart, paymaster ; Lieut. W J. Barker, quartermaster; Capt, J. H. Parry, First Lieut. R. H. Dwyer, Second Lieut. W.W. Spalding, 8 non-commissioned officers, and 76 men. The en tire quota from Plymouth will consist of a detach ment of 1 lieut.-colonel, 2 captains, 4 lieutenants, 8 sergeants, 8 corporals, two drummers and 150 men An Admiralty order was yesterday received atiWool wich, instructing the following detachment of the division of Royal Marines to be held in readiness for immediate embarcation for Japan, viz., Lieut.- Col. Suther, Lieut. and Acting Adjutant Poyntz, Captains Seymour and Lean, Lients. Donellan and Hore, 8 sergeants, 8 corporals, 2 buglers, and .150 rank and file. A general regimental order of the Royal Artillery, signed by Deputy-Adjutant-General, Col. Charles Binghaa', bear ing date the 20th inst., but promulgated yesterday, aloe nounces the following changes :—The following appoint ments have been made by the Secretary of State for War, with the concurrence of his Royal Highness the Field Mar shal Commanding in Chief—viz. :—Lieut-Col and Brevet- Col F. A. Campbell to be Superintendent of Royal Gun Factories, vice Sir William Armstrong, resigned—Lieut - Col C. W. Younghusband to be a member of the Ordnance Select Committee, vice Campbell. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve the following promotions is the Royal Regiment of Artillery—viz.,:—Captain Hickman Thomas Molesworth, 3d Horse Brigade, to be Lieut.-Col. 17th Bri gade, vice Henry Charles Wade, retired upon full pay-- Second Capt Marmaduke Charles Lawson, 17th Brigade, to be Capt, vice Molesworth—Lieut Charles Joseph M'Mahon, 3d Horse Brigade, to be Second Capt 17th Brigade, vice Lawson—Lieut•Col William Henry Delamain, 224 Bri gade, to be Col 24th Brigade, vice William Barr, retired upon full pay—Capt Walker King Fooks, 19th Brigade, to be Lieut-Col 22d Brigade, vice Delamain—Second Capt William Dickson, 16th Brigade, to be Capt 19th Brigade vice Fooks—Lieut Henry Archibald Matlock, 24th Bri gade, to be Second Capt 16th Brigade, vice Dickson— Lieut-Col William Kinnaird Worster, 20th Brigade, to be Col, 17th Brigade, vice Bladen West Black, retired upon half-pay—Capt Robert George Hunter Grant, 3d Horse Brigade, to be Lieut. Col, 20th Brigade, vice Worster— Second Captain John Frederick Adolphus M`Nair, 17th Brigade, to be Captain, vice Grant —Lieut Charles Edward Watson, 20th Brigade, to be Second Capt, 17th Brigade, vice hl'Nair—Lieut Christopher Edward Newport, 18th Brigade, to be Second Capt therein, vice Frederick Alex ander Whish, who resigns—Lieut-C' lonel George Prince Sealy, 18th Brigade, to be Col, 21st Brigade, vice Robert Croft Wormald, retired upon full pay—captain Hill Wal lace, 4th Horse Brigade, to be Lietenant-Colonel, 18th Brigade,vice Sealy—Second Captain Charles Shaw de Neuf villa Lucas, 21st Brigade, to be Captain, vice Wallace — Lieutenant J. Vibart, Depot Brigade, Royal Horse Artil lery, to be 2d Captain 21st Brigade, vice Lucas—Lieut. - Colonel Arnold Burrows Kemball, C. 8., 18th Brigade, to Colonel therein, vice John Pottinger, C. 8., retired upon full pay—Captain and Brevet-Major George Gleig Brown, 4th Horse Brigade, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, 18th Brigade, vice Kemball—Second Captain John Henry Porter Mal colmson, 21st Brigade, to be Captain, vice Brown—Lieut. Henry Tanfield Vachell, 4th Horse Brigade, to be Second Captain 21st Brigade, vice Malcolmson—Second Captain Walter li Claidisck Nangle, 13th Brigade, to be Captain 6th vice Cherie te ri n rde, vice Brevet Major Edmund Palmer, placed upon B P Qr arY half-pay—Lieutenant Stuart J. Nicholson, sth Ca to • • • e n ) be Second Captain 13th Brigade, vice Naugle— LX: o l , 44 3ci d Brevet Major Augustus Frederick Francis numeraryl, B l W at Brigade, to be Lieut-Colonel, 11th Brigade, right Younghusband, removed to the Super- Strover,l2t4 Brigade, Captain and Brevet Major Henry Len- Sox —Lieutenant to be Captain 3d Brigade, vice Len ing officers are raia e e Second Captain, 2:all Smith, Ist Horse Brigade, to be Brigade, vice Strover. The follow ing increased pay—via.:—Lieut-Col. G. E. Vogle, 26th W. C. L. Baker, 23 4 13ri tigade, vice Wade—Lieut-Colonel Lieut-Colonel A. V. Ea rl s, e d vice Delamain, promoted — Horse Brigade, vice Wor ster, promoted—Lieut-Colonel M. Murray, 21st Bri t-Colonel R. H. Keat ing, vice Sealy, promoted---Lt; jog . , 4t h Horse Brigade, v - Colonel R. O'Connell, 14th Brisrade,4v.' G. .2.U x h Brigade, vice Lieutenant the Hon. 11. S. u,Gradyt,ce_ yteurighusband— pruoted—AiLilieou:ktenvaienet Watson, lii.i'le ß t' . 16th Brigade, vied eea , promoted—Lieutenant M 'Mahon, Thompeon, 20th Brigade, e .' t ' promoted— C. Calaecetf, 21st Brigade, vice Lieutenant F. Gardiner •leade vice d—Lieut A. C. 2 ' Newport, promote, let Brigade t F. Lode, 18 vice Vibart, promoted —Lieu G. B. g Gatt thi3rigade, vice Vachell, I.,romoted—Lieut B. t J. T. e4,relst Brigade, vice Nicholson, promoted —Lieu . A. t C . W . Thomson, 12th Brigade, vice Smith, promoted —Lieu . mason, 9th The following exchanges have vice Campbell, deceased. ".' V. J h have been approved, viz., between Lieut-Col G. d () et nsoe, 7th Brigade, and Lieut-Col Lennox, 11th Briga, f e r — eruL w tt eeu Lieut W. S. Brown, of No 1, and Lieut B. J. F• S. Buad, '' 0 0 1 1 No 2 Battery, 13th t4igade—between Lieut h Bri No 2, and Lieut F. F. Weston, of No 1 Battery, 17f . -, gade—between Lieut F. Howlett, of t he Depot Brigafd?. and Lieut E. S. G. Cobbold, of the 2d Btigade. Th el lowing transfers have been ordered, viz., Lieut Col P. Mac lean, from the Ist to the 2d Brigade, and Lieut-Col W. B Gal dner, frem the latter to the former—Lieut-Col R. P Radcliffe, from the Bth to the Ist Brigade, and Brevet -Lae H. F. Strange, C. 8., from the latter to the torrner—Lieut A. Wynch, from F Battery, 23d Brigade, to No 2 Battery, 17th Brigade—Lieut P. Thompson, from No 7 Battery, 25th Brigade, l to N o 4 B a tt er y, 24th B r igade ; Lieut E. R. Co ly, fo from No 4 Battery, 24th Brigade, to No 7 Battery) technical termo in common use, to be able to cones Prate • ierie, s , :n o o r nal works, 9, such as Didion's "Traits d'Artil I fatitiy the Aide Meinoire d'Artillerie," with to th e lail). The relative importance to be attached iffers /1 Z 2. of examination will be as follows : • chymis", vh and integral calculus, 700 marks ; 7. The conrhel:fics, 300 amrks; French, qualify ing. • instruction witsextend over two years, and eballtae r. in succession the si.neial duties of each man ufactu ou _ l ng department. For example, in the Royal ana ft. th u ei l r etories, metallurgy or copper, tin, zinc, t r ounpounds ; mechanical and chyrnic4.! properties o ` 1 (1 metal ; metallurgy of ~1 1 iron, inc ludin g castirou 4 wrought iron, steel, and their al lo y s; mechanical and of construction a e a 3' s t n i i r c :n i g p u r n o s p ; n p t r i e i n s •; principle s g, bc,r; :, welding, &c.; ciples of construction of built up tit, the sta4rn hammer ; turnin si \Phting guns; all the machine ; lath!: rifling, and labour to the and proces&es ; comparison of symten,Blol";:.l tools, breach-londineor cannons; gaug e , and rn u i :: a l i g . and tr;cti measurements ; organisqtion of ll oyal gun factories; system of aceount-kte,in - laicing, cad payment in the Royal gun' tae. trio ; relations to the dirr ear at stores, dir,e_ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1863. 25th Brigade—Assist-Sorg J. M. Taylor, from the 2d to the 9th Brigade. The following removals have been or dered, viz., Lieut-Colonel and Brevet-Col P. Maclean, from Leith Fort to Dover, to command the 2d Brigade— Lieut-Col and Brevet-Col Collingwood Dixon, C. 8., V.c,, from Shorncliffe to Leith Fort, to command the Royal Ar• tillery in North Britain. Lieut-Col Johnson, from Wool wich to India—Lient-Col Lennox, from Malta to Gosport --Major Strovor, from New Zealand to Malta—Capt Nicholson, from Devonport to Woolwich—Capt Smith, from Woolwich to New Zealand—Lieut Hamilton, from Devonport to Woulwich—Lieut Lo c h, f rom W arley to C an t e rbury, to j o i n the depot, Royal Horse Artillery, vice Vibart--Assist-Surg Taylor, from Dover to Shorncliffe— Assist-Burg Cashman, from Woolwich to Dover. Jacobs for 165 guineas. Orpheus was claimed by Mr H. Crawsbaw. The Winding-up Handicap of 5 uve each, 2 ft, with 30 added. One nile. Duke of Beaufort's Farfalla b), 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Custance) 1 Mr Cherry's Disappointment, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (H Grimshaw) 2 Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, 9st 711 (H. Taylor) 3 Mr Coventry's Rockley, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b (T. French) 4 Mr J. Wood's Fearnought, 2 yrs, 6 t .. (C. Carroll) 5 Betting-7 to 4on Farfalla, 3to l agat Disappointment, 6 to 1 agst Fearnought, 10 to 1 agst Rockley, 100 to 8 agst Twilight. Disappointment made play to the distance, where Far falla went to the front and won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. Fearnonght, who got badly off, bolted at the turn into the straight and cantered in some time after the other four. A Plate of 50 sous, for 3-yr-olds ald upwards ; winner to be sold for £lOO selling-and other allowances, and penal ties for winning. Three-quarters of a mile. :i yrs (£3O), 7st 21bX30), 7st 131 b.. (H. Taylor) 1 Mr mr Lincoln's Asti ey,B Disdain, Quicksand,4 y r a (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr F. C. Morgan's Fastrunner, 5 yrs (DO), Bst 41b (J. Sopp) 3 Mr Barnett's Zingari, 6 yrs (£3O), 8a t 41b (Custance) 4 Mr Griffin's Champagne, 3 yrs (Z3O), 6st 111 b ..(Jones) Betting-6 to 4 agst Disdain, 2to 1 agst Quicksand, 100 to 30 apt Zingari. Disdain made all the running, and won cleverly by a head; two lengths between second and third. 4 The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. _ _ A Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 25 added 'the winner to be sold for £2O. One mile, over three hurdles. _ Mr Barber's Coronet, 6 yrs, list 31b (G. Palmer) 1 Mr Barnett's Butterfly, aged, list 121 b (G. Holman) 2 Capt. Watson's Peru, 4 yrs, 10et (W. Ducker) 3 Betting—Even on Coronet, 6 to 4 agat Butter y. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won hands down, by two lengths Peru a bad third. The Military Cup Steeplechase of 10 sous each, with a cup added, for horses the property of officers, &c. 12st each ; winners extra. Four mules over the Steeple- chase Course. 4 subs. Capt. Coventry's (Grenadier Guards) Agnes, 6 yrg, 12st (Owner) 1 Captain Knox's (Scots Fusilier Guards) Cheviot, 12st (Owner) 2 Capt. C. C. Higgins's (13th Hussars) The Nabob, 13st (including 1.4'.b ex) (Owner) 3 Betting-13 to 8 on Agnes, 5 to 2 agst Cheviot, 100 to 15 agst The Nabob. Agnes with Cheviot alternately led to half a mile from home, when Agnes came away from her opponent, and won easily by ten lengths; The Nabob last throughout. Match, £lOO each. Three miles over the Steeplechase Course. Mr W. E. Williams's Sinking Fund, aged, 13st 71b (Mr Edwards) 1 Mr Duffield's Bounce, aged, 13st (B. Land) 2 Betting-5 and 6tol on Sinking Fund, who took up the running after the first mile, and won easily by four lengths. The Light-Weight Military Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for horses the property of fficers, &c. ; winners extra; to be ridden by officers, &c. About three miles over the Steeplechase Course. 5 subs. Captain Tempest's (11th Hussars) Red ( w c i a n y g t , ai a n ge ß d r , o l w 2 n st ) 3 (including 141 b ex) (ironer) 1 Lieut. Harlord's (Scots Fusiliers) Medusa, 5 yrs, list (Owner) 2 Lieut. E. Foster Piggott's (Scots Greys) Hawthorn, 6 yrs, llet Major the Hon. J. Fiennes's (7th Hussars) Annie, aged list Mr Coventry) 4 Betting—Even on Redwing, 5 to 2 agst Hawthorn, 4 to 1 agst Medusa, 10 to 1 agst Annie. 'the favourite got off in front, and making the whole of the running, wen easily by a length and a half; four lengths separating tho second and third ; Annie beaten off. Match, £25. Two miles. Mr Parker's Topthorn, list 710, and Mr Jacques's Little Lady, list 71b, off by consent. THE FARMERS' STEEPLECHASE ON WEDNESDAY.-It will be remembered that Harkaway, the horse that came in first for this race, was objected to on the ground that the rider was not a farmer; the stewards , after hearing evi dence, awarded the stakes to Sutton, who came in second, and Harkaway was disqualified. LAW INTELLIGENCE- Yesterday, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) SYMM V. FRASER AND ANOTHEIL The plaintiff is a lady residing at 5, Oakley square, Camden-town, and she complained that the defendants and their servants broke and entered her house, and locked her up, and imprisoned her, under the false pretence that she was of unsound mind, and incapable of managing her own affairs, and that they compelled her to swallow a number of noxious and distasteful drugs. The defendants pleaded that they were not guilty, and that what they did was by the leave and license of the plaintiff. Mr, Montague Chambers, QO., Mr. Haddlestone, Q.C., and Mr. Prentice appeared in behalf of thu plaintiff; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Sergeant Parry, Mr. J. G. Griffiths, and Mr. Sruythies for the defen dant. _ Mr. Chambers opened the following most extra ordinary case. He said that the plaintiff is a widow, residing at No. 6, Oakley-street, Camden-town, and has been a widow since 1858. She resided formerly in Sunderland, and came to London in 1859, when she took a house from Dr. Fraser, one of the defen dants, both of whom ate medical men, and resided near Oakley-Square, and were formerly in partner ship. A Mrs. Hill then came to live with the plaintiff, who received her in her house out of charity ; but this kindness had been requited with the basest ingratitude on the part of Mrs. Hill. In the month of October, 1861, the plaintiff suffered much from rheumatism, and, as a not unfrequent consequent consequence of that affliction, displayed a great unwillingness to occupying certain postures, and was especially loth to remain long in bed. In December she called in Dr. Andrews, and he called in Dr. Fraser also. They dealt with her in the most inhuman manner ; and when she wanted a nurse, sent her " a little active lively woman," who bustled about and took the entire management of the house out of the plaintiff's hands, and against her consent. She complained to Dr. Andrews, and he then sent another nurse—a woman with " a strong mind and a strong body," who had been for three years in a lunatic asylum, attending on lunatic ladies. She made her take a quantity of physic, and the plaintiff then went to sleep, When she awoke she was surprised to find "a good big man gazing at her." Sae remonstrated with him on account of his being there, but to no purpose. In the morning both of the defendants came, and she appealed to them. A friend of hers, a Dr. Barnes, came to see her, " but," said the learned counsel, a certain esprit de corps exists among all medical men, and he may be called on the other side." She was subjected to various acts of cruelty and indecency, and was kept without food. Feeling weak and exhausted in the night, she asked the man who was in her room for some wine, but he refused to give her any. She then asked for a corkscrew, which was also refused, upon which she went down stairs and brought up a bottle of sherry, the neck of which she knocked off. This, the defendant alleged, arose from the plaintiff suffering from delirium ttemens ; - indeed, they accused her of drinking three bottles of sherry. Being unable to obtain access to any of her friends, she procured the assistance of a policeman, who wrote a letter for her to some friends, a Mr. Bennett and his wife, who eventually took her away from the house, and sent her to Bath for the benefit of her health. An im becile brother had been living with her, and during her illness she had made a will in favour of Mrs. Hill, adjuring her to take care of her brother, Tnis will was witnessed by the male and female keepers who were sent by the defendants, and 1)r. Andrews knew of this fact. During•the time that they were in charge of her she opened the window and screamed out, but the neighbours, thinking her mad, paid no attention to her. In December a Mr. Young, a solicitor at Sunderland, had occasion to write to the plaintiff, enclosing a bill of exchange for her in dorsement. This letter came into the hands of Dr. Andrews, who got her to indorse the bill, and wrote to Mr. Young, stating that Mrs. Symm was unwell and confined to her room, but that she had requested him to write and enclose to him an order for £1,698. The plaintiff went to Bath, but so anxious was she to get away from the house that she left the window open, and her gold watch on the table, which was taken possession of by the policeman. This, the de fendant alleged, was the act of an insane person. She remained in Bath fur some time, and when she re turned was sued in the county court by Dr. Andrews, to which she paid a small sum rather than endure the annoyance of appearing in court. She asked the defendants to give her the address of the keepers, but they refused to do so, and treated her in a very sneering and defiant manner. Her solicitor then wrote demanding au exp'enation, &c., to whom Dr. Andrews wrote that he had acted in conformity with well-known medical principles, while Dr. Fraser said that he had had nothing to do with the matter. The plaintiff was called, and she detailed the above facts. The examination in chief was concluded onit when the court rose. Sergeant Parry, in reference to his client, Dr. Fraser, applied to the court to allow him to sever his defence from that of Dr. Andrews. Their de fence was joint on the face of the pleadings, but in reality it was distinct. The Lord Chief Justice—l do not see, at the pre sent moment, what substantial difference there cin be between the two defences. Sergeant Parry—Dr. Andrews was sent for firet, and my client was called in afterwards. Toe Lord Gillet Justice-1 will consider it. It you and Mr. Hawkins assure me that you will raise a substantially different defenee, I will assist you n any way I can. LIFEBOATS FOR THE NAVY. The importance of having all our men of war fitted with at least one lifeboat, if not more, is a question which has long occupied the attention of those scientific y. en n ti a fi v cofficers who form the progressive party in our They have long been preparing the way for the introduction of these most valuable boats, and the services which they have rendered on all parts of our coasts, when connected at the same time with the fearful loss of life which was caused at the wreck of the Orpheus from the want of lifeboats, have lately had much effect in remov ing any scruples which the Admiralty might have entertained against their introduction into the navy. To the mere looker-on it will appear an almost in explicable fact that any of our men of war ever went to sea without lifeboats after they were once in vented, especially since they have been brought to such complete perfection by the National Lifeboat Institution. The duties which men-of-war crews have suddenly to fulfil—to pick up men overboard in stormy weather, to land important despatches through any surf, and at almost any risk to render hazardous service to our wrecked merchantmen in the wildest and least civilized parts of the world— any and all of these duties may come upon them in a single day, and day after day, and have to be ren dered in boats which are not only not fit but are the worst fitted for such purposes. The reason our men-of-war have not been so fitted is that to this day a good lifeboat for service on board ships—that is, one easily stowed, light to raise and lower, simple in its fitting, and strong enough to defy the rough usage of the most careless sailors—is yet to be de signed. The boats of the National Institution, which now fortunately are to be found in most parts of the world and all round our coasts, are far too large for such a purpose ; but the Admiralty, now seriously anxious to provide all cruisers with small lifeboats, have asked the officers of the Insti tution to give plans and superintend the building of a lifeboat suitable for a man-of-war, but not to ex ceed one ton in weight. Yesterday a trial was made with two such boats in the Regent's Canal Docks, in the presence of the Lords of the Admiralty and a number of officers interested in the solution of this most important nautical question. The Lords of the Admiralty were brought down in Mr. Penn's beautiful little steam yacht, the Engineer,. Among them were the Duke of Somerset, Admiral Frederick, Admiral Grey, Captain Drum mond, Admiral Eden, Captain Sir F. Nicolson, Commodore Ryder, Admiral Sir George Sartorius, Mr. Luke, Captain Ward, Mr. Thomas Chapman, the deputy-chairman of the Institution, and Richard Lewis, Etq., its secretary, &e. One of the two boats tried was 321 t. long by Bft. 104iu. extreme width, capable of holding on an emergency as many as 70 persons, and of accommodating with ease 45 or 50. This boat, however, weighed 37cwt., or very nearly double what is considered should be the maximum for a hand' and useful boat for sudden emergencies. The second boat was 30ft. long by 7ft. 41in. wide, and . weighed only 22cwt. This would stow with ease 25 persons, and could take off 35 at a pinch. It seemed evident, however, that the Admiralty, in fixing the maximum weight at one ton, have adopted a standard which it will be found very difficult to comply with so as to make a really efficient craft for all weathers. The boats yesterday were canted over to the water's edge in every way, and the largest, when emptied, was turned over by means of an hydraulic crane, and though in the still water of the docks it did not actually right itself, it remained on its side suffi ciently buoyant to enable the men to . turn it on its keel easily. In dense sea water, and especially in sea water with any swell in it, there is very little doubt that it would have righted of itself almost mmediately. When ;it did right, the relief tubes n the bottom, which were opened, allowed the whole load of water in it to run off in less than a minute. The small boat, though not tested with this severity, was sufficiently proved to show that even when heavily laden with sailors, and with the relief tubes opened, it was still buoyant, and as seaworthy as ever, The result of the tri•'ls seemed to show that if the Admiralty will only allow a slight addition of weight to their present standard—say from 20 to 25 cwt.—a perfectly efficient lifeboat , fit for any duty in any weather, may easily be ob tained. After the trial with the Admiralty boats, one of the Institution's lifeboats was shown. The hydraulic crane turned the boat over, and no sooner was it brought keel uppermost than it righted again, and freed itself of water in the space of 20 seconds. The trials were most interesting, and the Duke of Somerset, before leaving, expressed his thanks to Mr. Chapman and the members of the Lifeboat Institution for the care which they had bestowed in perfecting the boats which were tried. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEAMINGTON AND WARWICKSHIRE HUNT 1 MEETING.—THURSDAY. Match, £5O. Half a mile. Mr. Gregory's Sensation, 2 yrs, 65t...(J Grimshaw) 77. o. Mr H. M. Owen's Confusion, 6 yrs, Bsc 71b ..Paid forfeit. Match, £lOO, h ft. One mile and a quarter. Captain Horton Rhys' Rhcebus, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Custance) 1 Mr Jacobs' Lufra, 3 yrs, Bst (H. Grimshaw) 2 The betting opened at 6 to 4 on Lufra, and closed at 5 to 4 on Rbcebus, who led throughout, and won in a canter by forty lengths. The Scurry Flat Race Handicap, of 10 soya each, h ft, Five furlongs. 6 subs. Captain Jay Sharp's Norma, 3 yrs, lOst 41b.... (Owner) 1 Captain Coventry's Rockley, 6 yrs, list Mr Saxon's Lord of the Manor, 5 yrs, 12st (Capt. Knox) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Norma, 7to 4 agat Rockley, 2to 1 agst Lard of the Manor. Rockley made play with a slight lead into the straight, where Norma took up the running and won easily by two lengths ; Lord of the Manor beaten off. The Two-Year-Old Plate of 50 soya ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; winners extra; the winner to be sold for £5O. Five furlongs, Mr Mellon's Lifebuoy, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b extra) (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr C. P. Hudson's Diploma, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b ex.) (Custance) 2 Lord Uxbridge's The Tyke, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b ex.) (T French) 3 Mr Sherring's Minstrel, Bst 101 b (C. Page) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Diploma, 7to 4 agat The Tyke, Bto 1 agst Lifebuoy. • The latter made play throughout, and won easily by two lengths ; a neck separated second and third ; and Minstrel was beaten off. There was no advance on the selling price of the winner. The Scurry Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for £2O. Three furlongs. Mr Coventry's Southport, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Custance) 1 Mr Mellon' s Lifebuoy, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b.... (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Barber's Coronet, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (E. Taylor) 3 Mr H. M. Owen's Confusion, 6 yrs, Bst 51b....(He510p) 4 Mr F. C. Morgan's Fastrunner, 6 yrs, Bst 101 (J. b Sopp) 5 Mr Doyle's Jewel, 2 yrs, 7st (T, French) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst Southport, 2to 1 agat Coronet, 7to 1 each agst Lifebuoy and Confusion. Lifebucy jumped away in front, followed closely by Confusion and Southport, the latter of whom took the lead before reaching the distance, and won by two lengths ; a head separated the second and third ; a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr Golby for 56 guineas. A. Handicap Plate of £5O, for all ages ; the winner to be sold for £lOO. Half a mile. Captain Jay Sharp's Norma, 3 yrs, Bat 121 b (J ist Gi F ii ib mshaw) 1 Mr li. Crawilaw's Newsmonger, 3 yrs, Betting_.? to mouse, 4 (M aid rnen t) 2 Mr C A 4 R.„(3:B_ Flower Safety, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. French) 3 Bettin Mr ii,-._iioinis,u,B Tolurno, 4 yre, Bst 101b..(Custance) 4 Mr P ay : e r:t, r B it Orphene, 2 yrs, 6st 61b (C. Carroll) 5 yrs, 7st 91b.... ll Grimshaw) 6 4 agst N o r m a, 4 to 1 each agst Tolurno and Titmous e , 5t Safety. o 1 ngst O r ph ene , 8 to 1 agst Flower After one false start, • they which Orphone ran the course before being stopped, I hecwY Were indifferently started. Norma, waning upon isT into the straight, there Cure °tiger and Flower Safety half a leng th ; three le ngths ea:aray, and won easily by third ; the other thr ee finished together, the second and several lengths from Flower Safety. the Winner was bought by Mr F. DISTRESSING DEATH. An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, before Dr. Bird Davis, coroner, at Birmingham, touching the death of Mrs. Maria Ann Kennedy, the wife of Mr. Charles Rann Kennedy, barrister, who met her death under the following circumstances : Mr. Charles Rann Kennedy, husband of the deceased, stated—On Saturday night last, a little after nine o'clock, I was sitting in the back parlour engaged in reading a book. I should mention that about quarter of an hour, perhaps 20 minutes before, my wife and children had gone to bed, they having wished me "good night." My wife had also been in the room, and said she was going to make a plum pudding. About a quarter past nine o'clock I heard some one fall down stairs, but not heavily. Some one called out, but the person did not articulate clearly so that I could hear the words. At the same time I heard the fall of a candlestick. I went immedtately out of the parlour, and found my wife lying in a heap at the foot of the stairs, bleeding. I sat down on the floor and raised ber head upon my chest, and found she was insensible. I called to my children, and my eldest daughter came immediately, and my son came directly afterwards. I sent him to fetch Mrs. Gee, a neighbour, Bud Mr. Onions, who had attended my wife before. Atter sponging her head I found that she had a wound at the back of her head, and saw the blood cowing from it. Mrs. Gee and her husband then came, and Mr. Onions, who lives near to me, in about seven or eight minutes after it occurred. Mrs. Gee, with myself and daughter, took her into the parlour. My wife had come downstairs in her night-drek s without her stockings. Mr. Onions thought she had re ceived a contused wound of the head, and he applied some remedies, but had no idea of apoplexy. He advised that we should watch her, and if any change should take place he directed us to fetch lairn if she became sensible. As she did not recover at five o'clock, I went for Mr. Onions again and by his advice went for Mr. Oliver Pemberton. He' with Mr. Onions, then saw the deceased, and upon exa mining the wound in her head, said he was afraid there was apoplexy, and gave no hopes of her recovery. He pre scribed some remedies, and then left, but there was no change for the better, and she never recovered sensibility, but died about 11 o'clock on Sunday night. Ido not for a moment suppose that she threw herself downstairs—not in the least. My belief was, and is, that the deceased fell down a part of the stairs, and struck her head, I should think, against the kitchen door, but I do not know if it was open or not. Ido not think the sound would have been such as I should have heard if she had fallen down the whole of the stairs. I counted the stairs afterwards, and there are ten steps. I have not the least knowledge as to the cause of her fall, but she had a bad foot, a swelling of the toes, which assumed the form of gout, but I doubt if it was that, as she had not complained of it for some days, though the swelling remained. I do not know why she came downstairs. About five minutes before the fall took place I heard her call to my son to ask if he had brought all the things upitairs, meaning the plate, and I think he replied, 1 believe sharply, "All right." The sound ap peared to come from his room as if the door was shut. She was always very anxious about the door being fastened. I think she must have come downstairs to see if the doors were fastened ; or, as has been conjectured by the servant-- a mere conjecture—that she went downstairs to go into the kitchen to fetch a night- cap, the laundress having, about a quarter of an hour before she went to bed, brought some clothes home. The deceased was wearing no night-cap at the time I found her at the bottom of the stairs. As to her sobriety, what I kaow is this : I came home to dinner at four, and we had dinner together at five, but we only drank a small bottle of Bass's ale between us. She has not drank lately; has been perfectly free from drinking. She used to drink some time ago, but I stopped that. Mr. Onions, surgeon, Bristol-road, said—l was called to the deceased about half-past nine o'clock on Saturday night. She was then perfectly unconscious. There was a swelling at the back of the head, at the junction of the oeci • pital with the parietal bone. There was a contused wound of a ragged description, and about two inches long down to the bone. I endeavoured to restore animation, but without success. I stayed with her for between three and four hours. I was sent for about five o'clock the next morning, when at my suggestion, Mr. Pemberton was sent tor. The wound was again carefully examined, but we could find no fracture. There was no improvement afterwards, and she gradually sank and died in the evening. I have examined the head of the deceased internally, and find that the skull was frac tured to a considerable extent. My opinion is that the im mediate cause of the death of the deceased was the fracture of the skull. There were no other marks of violence upon the body of the deceased. A fall downstains might produce the injury to the skull that I have described. 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She is now, tha,nobke ps healthy, uorlireec,of bl ho Cure,oi m tly i i n oy g e , a 4 r 6 s, fleshy i7doi.s girl .— N.eamserd. lungs. James Lai ge . Co m m a., ai r e d e G rt o s, d o ' f a derangement. and partial deafness. —Cure, No. 47,121. mi ss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure, No. 54,816. ibe Rev. James 'i'• Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment. In tins, 11b, 25 9d ; 21b, 48 gd ; 51b, iis ; 121 b, 228; 241 b, 40s. Barry du Barry and Ca., No. 77, rtegeni-street, London; also Forinum and Mason; and all grocers and chemists in every town of the United Kingdom. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 26. MANSION-HOUSE. —Abraham Cohen, a respectably dressed man, was charged with obstructing a policeconstablo in the execution of his duty. The officer had a man named John Hayes in custody for causing an obstruction with a barrow of fruit, and was tak ing him to the station, when he set down his barrow and said he would not go any further. While the officer was endeavouring to get him along defendant came up and asked him whet he wanted to stop the man for, eaying it was all such he were fit for. The officer told him the man was in cus tody, when the defendant t , ,ld him to let him go on, and said, " We buy your clothes and even the shoes you stand in." He continued to interfere with him, and a crowd collected. and then the officer sent for assistance, and told defendant he must go to the station with him. Mr. Miller, who appeared for the defendant, said he had interfered, thinking the officer was rather exceeding his duty, and was not aware at the time he was acting contrary to law. He had since, however, become aware that he had done wrong, and that the proper course to have adopted would have been to have gone to the station to make the complaint. He was extremely sorry for what had occurred, and would take care that it should not happen again. The Lord Mayor said the police bad a very difficult duty to perform and must be protected. The man Hayes was a very old offender, and had been cautioned and fined over and over again, and the interference on the part of the de fendant had led him to be more contrary. A. crowd col lected in the street, which afforded pickpockets opportunities for committing their depredations upon the public. He could not do less than fine the defendant 10s. The money was paid. --- GUILDHALL.—Wra• Grey was charged with stealing an old account-book, value ls. 6d., from amongst a quantity of waste paper which was standing in the street. Smith, who was formerly a warder in the House of Cor rection, said he saw the prisoner loitering about in a very suspicious manner, and recognising him as an old offender who had been under his custody, he watched him and saw him, take the book out of the cart, and he therefme detained him and charged him with the robbery. He believed there were about eight or nine convictions against him. s Baker, a detective officer, said I have known the prisoner for some years. He has been convicted six or seven times in the City and twice out of the City to my knowledge. Prisoner—But it is not a regular practice of mine, sir ; fur two or three years have passed between each conviction, and then I only steal when I am out of work. _ _ _ _ Alderman it had been new goods or merchan• disc, instead of waste paper— Prisoner (interrupting the alderman)—Precisely so, sir; but then I knew it was only waste. (Laughter.) Alderman Hale—Had it not been waste paper I should have committed you for trial. You are now sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard ltbour. Prisoner (leaving the dock)—l am very much obliged to your worship, for I expected a good deal more. (Great laughter.) Alderman Hale—l have given you all I had the power to do. WORSIIIP-STREET.— Joshua Janiels, about 60 years of aite, and described as a sugar manufacturer, in the parish of Holy Trinity, in the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, was charged before Mr. Cooke on a warrant granted by Mr. 1 : H. Travis, one of the stipendiary magistrate of Hull, with having feloniously stolen a quantity of household furniture, the goods and chattels of Lewis Nathan. The prisoner was taken into custody by Samuel Hare, a constable of Hull, at his house in Garden-street there, on the 11th of November inst., and taken before the magistrate mentioned, when, it appearing that the offence in q aestiou had been committed in London, the offender was for thwith sent on the depositions to this court. Mr. Vann now attended for the prosecutor! and Mr. Joseph Barnard for the defence, the evilence in supporri. of the accusation being that prosecutor had known p Boner a considerable time in Lo ndon, and that occasionally ce• that about five the latter visited the house in his abeell married eleven months since prosecutor , who chahidldrbeene,nleft home on his years and had a family of foul business as a fish dealer at an early hour in the morning, and on his return at night was astonished to find his place stripped of nearly all the furniture. his wife absent, and also one of his little girls. Inquiry enabled him to ascertain that prisoner had removed the furniture, and subsequently he discovered that his faithless partner was with him at Hull—what had become of the child did not transpire. Prosecutor immediately visited the parts of the country indicated, but failed in his search, and returned to London. Latterly he obtained more certain directions, and again went to Hull. When more successful in his endeavours he obtained a warrant against the prisoner, proceeded with a constable to the address mentioned, and there found his wife and goods. The conduct of the prisoner ap peared to have been heartless in the extreme, inasmuch as when the injured husband returned home he found that even the bed clothes with which his children had been covered were taken away. A very intelligent little girl was called in addition to those whose testimony had already been given at Hull, and she swore to having seen the prisoner removing the furni ture on the day in question. Mr. Barnard said he felt that under the peculiar circum stances of the case the prisoner must go before a jury, but he trusted bail would be taken for his appearance. Mr. Vann urged that prisoner, by his cruel conduct, had forfeited claim to any indulgence, and Mr. Cooke refused to accede to the application, and ordered the completion of the depositions for prisoner's trial at the sessions. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. HERALD.—It is the custom of the enthusiasts for Polish independence to represent Russia as the only obstacle to the realisation of their desire. If the power of the " Colossus" could only be broken ; if the Czar would appreciate the sagacious advice with which they inteipolate their abuse to contract his frontiers, abandon all interference in the affairs of Europe, and take to civilising Calmuck Tartars, then Poland would, they tell us, at once regain their in dependence, and the standing danger to the peace of Europe which arises from her discontent would be removed. It may at first seem to be hardly worth while to discuss an argument which rests upon as sumptions which have not the faintest chance of realisation ; but the error is really a very mischiev ous one, in the encouragement it gives to the war feeling, and therefore deserves refutation. Germany is a greater obstacle to the independence of Poland than Russia. The two German partitioners are quite as resolutely determined to prevent the re establishment of a Polish kingdom as Russia can be. That kingdom would be an instrument in the hands of Russia by which she could seriously threaten Germany, whereas Poland, a discontented province, is a source of weakness. With an inde pendent Poland on their frontiers, Austria and Prussia would be always in danger of war. An independent Poland formed out of the Russian parts of Poland could not rest without striving to regain the portions in the possession of Prussia and Austria; and these possessions, absolutely necessary to the new kingdom, the partiioners cannot possibly abandon. Prussia, deprived of her Polish possessions, would be deprived of all con sistency, and her strength would be frittered away. Her most important provinces would be cu& off from all connection with the centre of the monarchy her principal port would go, and her capital wotila oe completely open to a Polish incursio... Austria equally must hold Galicia, not only because the province is a rich one, governed in ordinary times with sufficient ease, but because its loss would leave her quite naked and defenceless. It was an overpowering instinct of self-profrction which led to the partitions, and Austria and Prussia will never surrender their Polish provinces until after a war in which they have been decisively defeated, and then only to wait until they have sufficiently re cruited to be able to strike again for them. Yet there are politicians who pretend that Austria is ready to give up Galicia, and that Prussia would make no serious opposition to the surrender of Posen ; who fancy that because the two Powers have not aided Russia by energetic measures to sup press the insurrection, that they are indifferent to its success. The truth is that Austria did not inter fere, partly because she his an ancient grudge with Russia, and partly because, confident that Russia would put the insurrection down, she was glad to make capital with Europe by a liberality which cost ❑othing. Prussia, too, has confined herself to the guarding of her own frontiers; but only because she entertained no doubt of the ultimate triumph of Russia, and was anxious not to provoke an inter ference on the part of France, which would have seriously inconvenienced her. Let those who doubt this determination mark the language used by Herr Von Bismarck in the Upper House of the Prussian Laedtag. The Prussian Premier refused to allow for one moment.that the insurrection had not broken out in the Polish provinces of Prussia because the Poles only desired to throw off the yoke of Russia; reason was to be fodnd in the military preparations of the Government, and he added—" If, however, there was no intention to draw our provinces into the insurrection it would still have been the duty of the Government upon political, eocial, and moral grounds, to interpose to prevent the movement in Poland from triumphing, since an independent Poland on the frontiers of Prussia would always be a danger for the monarchy, which would occupy a great part of the army. The Government, moveover, could not suffer a movement to sac ceed which soils itself with unheard of crimes and delights in the apotheosis of assassination." This is very plain speaking, but whatever Govern ment may come into power in . Prussia will pursue the same policy, if it does not avow it so clearly. Austrian Ministers are obliged to use more reserve ; they have been playing a very deep game with the Polish question, and cannot speak out as the plain spoken Prussian Minister can; but Herr Von Scbmerling and one of his colleagues, in the recent debate in the Lower House of the Reichsrath, de clared plainly enough that the object of the Poles was to sever Galicia from Austria, and that the Government would combat that purpose, with ail energy. Austria and Prussia both feel that any insurrection of the Polesgisst Russia ultimately d ; i t r b e e c y te f d eu a l s , much against them as against too, that they have more to apprehend from its suc cess than Russia, and, wherever they fancy it has the slightest chance of success, they will oppose it with ail the resources at their command. What h o p e can there be that a European Congress will establib,h any compromise between these irreconcile able extremes ? On the one hand are the Poles and the r evolutionists of all couetries demanding the absolute independence of Poland in its ancient ; on the other hand, three great Powers re solved never to allow that independence. W hat can a ny powers of Imperial eloquence, any solemn de cision of the representatives of other European states, any threats, indeed, of war do to induce the three partitioners to surrender territories which nave now become integral and necessary parts of their dominions ? The only means to move Russia would be a coalition, in which Austria and Prussia should both take part against her. The moment the question of Polish independence is broached Austria and Prussia must make common cause with her. There is no compensation in other parts of Europe which would be deemed by the partitioners equivalent for the surrender of Poland '—and the Congress, if it meets, must, as far as Poland is concerned, be sterile. No valour, no de votion can restore Poland, as none could have saved it after the 18th century commenced. Whatever religious and political liberty the Poles may here after possess, they must take from the hand of Rus sia, Prussia, and Austria—take, not as Poles, but ordinary citizens of those empires. We have so profound a conviction of the utter hopelessness of all attempts to revive Poland, that we hear with satisfaction that the insurrection has burnt down to its last embers. The fight is hopeless, its prolon gation entails useless misery in Poland, and it is well that the end should be at hand. The Polish news manufacturers have, indeed, in the last few days supplied several stories of victory, but the fact is that the work of " pacification" is going on as surely as the Russian Government could desire, and the energetic measures the Austrian authorities are about to take in Galicia will materially expedite it. TIMES.—The prospect of Colonel Waugh being deliberately set at large by a Court of Bankruptcy is calculated to spread a panic among shareholders and creditors of joint stock concerns. So colossal was the scale of depredations upon society which he organised, and so consummate the audacity with which he played his own part, that even at this dis tance of time his evil fame has not teen eclipsedab vye any subsequent frauds. Others, perhaps, b brought more victims to ruin, and obtained credit upon pretences more transpare ntl y de very few have combined the advantages,3ersuasive position, military connection s, and oivfes'ocbivatl ad dress with equal ability or last century, w l e ih re e great bubblemongers o f the able to dupe whole nations at once, wouldhave imitated, certainly have envied, and probably might t h e idea which mad e Brank sea Island worth its weight in gold. When such a man, after a f ew years' retirement, reappears on the scene of hie old exploits, and manages to obtain Vie protec tion which the law provides for honest bat un• fortunate traders, we feel that he must possess a sort of charmed life. Having naturally re garded him as a pirate of the corn teerciel world to whom no quarter should be given, we are at first dieposel to ask ourselves by what acts he can have perverted the judgment of the Commissioner who proposes to release him. gounlabrp,paenadi,thgaivtesthe decision 'which, And yet, •upon further inquiry, we are obliged to admit that the proceed i r n e reversed e r d e unless Colonel Waugh another chancu of escape may be justified by plausible argu ments. It appears that when the bankrupt, for 6101 Viwar:arlaismo.l reasons best known to himself, tempted his fate by returnine to this country, he was at once stied by the " official managers" of the notorious. London and Eastern Banki❑g Corporation. It xs true teat he surrendered and clamed the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, but the right of action belong ing to the plaintiffs was not affected by this act, and, failing to get their demand admitted by that Court, they reverted to their remedy at Iva:. Nor did they stop here. Having issued their tiv, tit, they made an affidavit that they had probable ci ;use for believing that the defendant was about to quit England, and got an order directing him toll ad two sureties in X 50,000 each for his appearance. it seems he was unable to do, and the consequecice is that for some time past he has been resulio,g in Whitecross-street Prison. An applicatio❑ was wade not long since to a Judge at Chambers to procure his discharge from custody, but after a careful argu ment it was refused with costs. He then applied to Mr. Cpuurnissioner Goulburn, but here he met with opposition from the assignees, whot:e expe— rience of Colonel Waugh made them as unw.'lling as the plaintiffs to let go their hold of him. How ever, that opposition has now been withdrawn, and the Commissioner has resolved to grant the dis- charge for which the Colonel petitions, in ,case no appeal should be lodged within a fortn4The by the detaining creditor. Until that time this dangerous gentleman remains in durance, and must postpone any arrangements which he may have made for his return to the more genial climate of Spain. The grounds upon which Mr. Commis sioner Goulburn vindicates his judgment are of very unequal validity. That which he puts first and foremost is the advantage to the assignees and creditors of obtaining a fuller disclosure than they could otherwise expect. "It was obviou,s to every' person of common sense that neither the act ountants appointed by the Court (Messrs. Brown and Dubois) nor the solicitor to the assignees (Mr. Linklater) could make proper inquiry into the case w.hile the bankrupt remained in prison." Upon such a point as this we readily bow to the Commissioner's opi nion ; but, obvious as this may be, it •is not less. obvious that the interests of justice would be still more seriously defeated by the bankrupt's abscond ing, and rendering no accounts at all. It is satia factory to know that very voluminous balance-sheets are in course of preparation, but we have heard enough of the Eastern Bank tc make us very scep tical as to any new figures being introduced on the side of assets, and enough of Colonel Waugh to diminish our confidence in the value of his services as an accountant. The Commissioner tells us that the primary object of the 112th section of the Bankruptcy Act passed in 1849, permitting such releases, was to facilitate a complete discovery of ihe bankrupt's estate and effects. This may be true, bat we cannot help observing that this very section recognises an exception in the case of persons who are confined " for any debt contracted by fraud or breech of trust," as well as those who have been convicted of offences less heinous than those alleged against Colonel Waugh. Assuming, as sve are bound to do, that the Commissioner has kept within the letter and spirit of this exception, we think it plain that the Legislature did not mean th'e dis cretion of the Court to be exercised, if it could be helped, in favour of bankrupts who deserve n o in dulgence. Besides, the section empowers the Court to insist on its own conditions, one of w high might reasonably be the production of adequate bail. We should have the more right to expect this security to be taken if. as in the present in stance, a vary large sum had been already fixes by ime judge and approved by another. Oo the other haled, it is fair to mention, for what it is worth, the state ment of the Commissioner as to the nature of i.,he plaintiffs' claim. It is by no means clear that the having attempted and failed to substantiate it in Bankruptcy would be a bar to proceeding by way of action, bat if it be true that " the debt was barred by the Statute of Limitations before the arresG was made," even Colonel Waugh is entitled to the benefit of that fact. We can hardly doubt that it is the consciousness of this flaw in their own case that has deterred the plaintiffs from carrying it any further for eight months. It is possible that on this ground, which the Commissioner will not altoev to be the main one, the substance of his decision may be confirmed on appeal. With the expressions that fell from him in deprecation of prejudice age lust the bankrupt we can have no sympathy. "Ex ces sive bail" may, no doubt, be used as an engine of oppression, and is prohibited by our law ; but it is difficult to say what bail is excessive when the per son arrested is une who hes diverted hundreds of thousands of pounds from the pockets of others into his own, and has made off when detection was cer tain. Colonel Waugh stands self-condemned. He fled this country when it was vital to his character that he should remain. lie chose disgraceful im punity rather than the choice of establiA , hing his innocence, because he then believed that chance to be desperate. What his motive for now braving the latter alternative may be we cannot say; but until he clears himself every presumption muse be, and ought to be against him. Should he succeecl in giving this last proof of his genius, he may revive, if he pleases,the orilliant entertainments of Campden House, and dazzle London, like Cagliostro after his imprisonment in the Bastile. But to undo tbe runt that he has wrought, and to silence the bitter re proaches of those who were induced to trust him, is past his power, even if his conscience be capa ble of suggesting the desire. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHE STER—THURSDAY. At our market this morning the attendance was moderate. English wheat was in fair demand 'at is per qr advance, the full prices of this day se'noight, and foreign was 2d to 3d per 1001bs. dearer. Flour was 6d per sack higher, wit 4 a very limited business. Oats and oatmeal at about tomer prices. Indian cern and beaus steady, BRISTOL—THURSDAY. We had a fair supply of English wheat to -day, which realised about last Thursday's prices. Foreign wheat also at late rates. Barley aad other articles as before. BIRMINGHAM—THURSDA Y . Wheat was in fair supply to-day, and sales were made at rather over last week's rates. Burley sold slowly. Oats rather dearer, and beans quite as dear. Peas unchanged. English wheat was sold at 408 to 468 for white, anti 365 to 448 per 36 stone for red. Barley, new malting, 32s to 42s per qr; grinding, 26s to 308 Oats, old, 22s to 308 per 30 stone ' . Irish, 18 s to 24 5. B eans, 40s t o 44 s pe r q r. Peas, 36s to 445 per 36 stone. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Nov. 25. A large supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a ready sale at is to 2s advance upon the prices of last week. Barley in good demand. and prices sully as high. Oats a dull sale. Beans were unaltered. Wheat on on the the top top i 12ss o O d up ddown average is 7d up . Barley average Os 4d down. Oats on the top Os 9d down ....average Os 6d,dowu• Beans on the top Os 6d up. .. average Os tiu IV. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ... 902 qrs Sold 786 qrs 8ar1ey........2667 qrs Sold 2101 qrs Oats Beans lO7 qrs Sold 81 qrs Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 40s Od ; extras, 38s Od; superfine, 368.0 d ; fine, 34s Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 24. Beet Mutton Lamb Bd to —d I Rough fat, 3s 9d per 5t011 , 6 Hides, 3d to 44d; calf skins, 5d to 6d. Pills.—Prostration of Strength.—When the system is weak and the nerve s un• strung, disease is certain to present itself. Some purifying and strengthening means should be resorted to to avert tho threatening mischief. In such cases no treatment can equal that by these excellent Pills—no other plan can be pursued so well devised for ejecting all impurities from the blood, without straining or weakening the constitution. Hone. ways's Pills so fortify the stomach and regulate the liver, that they raise the capability of digestion, and thus create new power. This is the reason why liohoway's Pills have gained their present popularity, an d why they have been lauded throughout the globe as a " fresh source of life a nd strength." Births. BRANDIVETIL—On the 25th inst., at Standish .RectorYl Mrs. Brandieth, of a daughter. CHILD.—On the 25th inst., at Oxford, the wif e o r Gilbert WW. Child, M.D., of a daughter. TROLLOPE.—On the 24th inst., at 37, Eccleston-squar e) Mrs. Charles B. Trollope, of a son. Marriages. A BECKETT — HUNT.—On the /4th inst., at St. John's tholic Church, Bath, Gilb er t Arthur, eldsst hon. of ts '" late Gilbert Abbot a B e ck et t, E sq., Metropolitan Police Magistrate, to Emily, e ld est d aughter of Willi am Esq., of Bath. MARSHALL—CLARK —On the 26th inst., at St. Andre w' l lioloorn, Robert M ars h a ll , of Waintleet, Saint Mary's, to M ary, e l dest daughterof the late John Clari't Eeq., of Newark-on-Trent. Deaths, CRITCHLEY.—On the 25th inst., at 58, Lowndes-squ aref Thomas Critchley, Esq. COKER.—On the 24th inst , at Radclive Rectory, Buckillgci harnshire, the Rev. John Coker, B.C.L , Hun. Pre bend of Lincoln, aged 70. DANIELL —On the 22d inst., at Brynderwen, Non., Wm. Daniell, jun., Esq., aged 42, i. • lit, DWES.—On the 21st inst , at Whitwell. Isle of Wig William Henry Dawes, Esq., aged 58. New port, FLOWER.—On the 25th inst., at Brighton, Henry Flower, Esq., aged 66. HARRISON.—On the 25th inst., at Water park, B ells° Harrison, Esq., of Green-bank, Ambleside , aged 77. Oakley-square, Mr. Edward Rdelyffe. RADCLYFFE.—Off the 25th inst., at 4 1 , Camden-treett Londcn : Printed and Pubiished Dy WILLIA.II ANDU ',' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TIIE SUN Office No. 11, Strand, n the Precinct 01 the 'savoy. n the County cf —Frilay, Nix/ember 27, 1863. !t:! 1 / 4 lar; sir ii:s Lu 'Y'7ll