The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

r NE Y MARKET J AND COATATERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. A very active demand prevails in the Money Market for accommodation, and 38 4 per cent. are the lowest charges for short-dated bills. A further sum of £65,000 in bar gold was with drawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon a general downward movement took place. Since M on d ay l ast t h e imports of specie have a mounted to £723,500, and the exports to £706,000. The Bank of Horand has raised its rate of dis count from 3 to 31 per cent., and the Bank of Frank fort from 31 to 4 per cent. _ The N a ti ona l Steam Navigation Company , is a new undertaking of great importance. It is proposed to place on the New York station a fleet of screw steamers from Liverpool and London, of large size and capacity, which, from the regularity of their passages, will doubtless command a full share of the steam trade, as well as that of sailing vessels. As time shall mature the progress of th e company's operations, steamers are to ply to ports in South America, and, when the war is over, to the American cotton ports. Provisional arrangements have been made whereby three new steamers have been secured, and contracts have been entered into for the building of others of about 3,500 tons each. The operations of the com pany are to commence by fortnightly services each way, to be increased to weekly as soon as all the vessels are ready. The ports of departure are to be—Liverpool for the weekly line, and London to the extent the metropolitan trade may require, Reference is made in the prospectus to the success of kindred institutions, such as the Cunard and Inman Company, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, &c. The capital required is X 2,00,000, which is divided into 20,000 shares of £lOO each. The board of direction is respectably and influentially constituted, and the project is recommended by about sixty London firms, includ ing Messrs, Rothschild, Peabody, Rodocanachi, &c. The shares are now 41 to 51 prem. Two o'CLoCK. English Stocks continue dull and without altera tion. There is an absence of speculation in this department, and the bona fide operations are also very small. Consols remain at 93 tor money and account. The New Threes and Reduced are 913 Exchequer Bills are ls. dis. to 2s. prem.; India 5 per Cent., 1091 ; do., 4 per Cent., 1003 3 ; do. 4 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 983; do. 5 per Cent., 1061, 107 ; and do. 53 per Cent., 1151. In the Foreign Market there is not much ani mation, and prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 713 3 ; do., Consolides, 53 3 Mexican, 40i 3 ; Greek, 30 4 ; do., Coupons, 143 3 ; Portuguese, 493 50 ; do., New Loan, 13 23 prem ; Spanish Passive, 353 3 ; and do., Certificates, 1333. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, but in most instances Prices have shown less firmness. Great Eastern, Great Northern, and North Western have declined ; London and Brighton, Metropolitan, and Mid land, 4 ; and Caledonian and South Eastern, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines shop little chang e of importance. Bank Shares have also in some instances been rather flatter. Chartered of India, London, and China have declined to 72 3 ; Union of Australia to 60 1 4. In the Miscellaneous Market London Financial shares have improved to 16k, and Royal Mail Steam have declined to 761. The latest current quota tions for several of the principal new undertakings are as subjoined:—lndia Land Mortgage Bank, 23 3-1,- prem.; East London 3 to 31 prem; Mercan tile Credit, 31 31 prem.; Swedish Bank, 41 5 prem.; National Shipping Company, 51 6 prem.; and_Discount Company, 9/ 10 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per C en t . C onsols Annuities 931 3 Ind i aper Cent. Annuiti es Stock, 1874 . Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 lOOl a Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 1..:81 8 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 ~., Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 i ,ori s , ols for Account, Oct. 8 93 3 •"..xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 1 die 2 pm Ditto £SOO Ditto Small ° REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING _PRICES. Brazilian S per Cent • • • O i D itto Scrip, 1863, £l5 paid -E gYptian 7 pe t Cent lOl4 Greek 5 per Cent., _1824-5, ex-Coupons —ol i 30 D itto Account Ditto Coupous 4/ I Ditto Account l lO/ kexican. 3 per Cent 411 401 1 D itto Account New Granada Peruvian 3 per Cent. . Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862 Ditto Ac coun t 874 P oruguese 3 per Cent.. 185 . 3 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 61, — • D itto Accountso;g4 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, St Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 4 per Cent .... — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto ACCOUtIt Ditto Passive Ditto Account .. ............:.;• 3si it i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ....... TDitto Account, urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cen.t. • 1862 • 71i Ditto A .:count . Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Recount 26 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. 611 2 11 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK O'CLOC Cansols, - Money Ditto Account 93 i THE LATE GALE, FLEETWOOD, Friday Night. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution on this station has performed most important service to a ship *reeked crew on the Bernard Sand Bank some distance from this place. Last night it was blowing a violent gale fro ~ ut W. by N., when signals of dist ress were o b served to " e xhibited from a vessel between Fleetwood and the Foot " Wyre Lighthouse. The lifeboat immediately put off in he of th e steam - tug W yre, w hi c h towe d t h e b oat as near 410 Sands as she could with safety, and then oast her off, when the lifeboat was soon hidden from sight. The boat the n. Proceeded through the broken water on the Bank to- W ards the s i gnal lights, and soon came in sight of the schooner Northern bights, of Preston, which was beating over the ! an ds, with several sails set, the sea breaking over her with terrific force. After repeated trials and courageous exertions __ • ig e e i t al engei .., _, ue they at length succeeded in getting the whole crew on board the lifeboat, amidst the hearty cheers `! all hands. The lifeboat was then so far to leeward of Fleetwood 'am - that it was thought impracticable to make head f,,Ye zuth„e teeth o f the gale, tide, and sea, and she there- Nyn erc, r before the ga l e f or Sunderland, near Lancaster, of thi e 4 ,4 all landed in safety about midnight. The cost tional 144;113_4.1e lifeboat was recently presented to the Na 'at Institution by Miss presented Durin g a t erri DROGHEDA, Friday Night. the lifebo a t of t : l e gale of wind this morning from the W, a.t this plac e wam: N ational Lif e b oat Institution stationed Gipsy, of and for th i : means of rescuing the crew of the mune ashore on th e IsTo Port, with coals, from Preston, which hour, where sh e no, : 14 Wall a t t h e entrance to the bar m °eea tai edlnglY welt on the " ' tai ns. on, The lifeboat beha ve d ex .. lio Captain Priest, It•N LTHEAD, Friday Night. gcvesselthe following valuable ser e.' r norts vices rendered to a foreign stationed at this port. to the National Lifeboat i neutu . by the lifeboat belonging Be states—" It was blowing a v t e i " - Y anchAortedt two p.m., day, veering from south t o we r s Y t. h eavy gale here yester were three vessels in the h e dangerous parted do from vio positions, with signals of distress flyi„ . . launched, n a elheree shore. h e r out and took in tow a foreign brig, but' w tug w en t lance of the wind and heavy sea the tu g was reaching andt and the vessel was left in imminent dangyer the lifeboat was thereupon immediatselpen. proceeded to the vessel's assistance. TT brig two of the lifeboat's crew were put on board, un d er whose guidance she fortunately succeeded in weathering Carmel Point, and eventually bora up safely for Beaumaris, The lifeboat behaved admirable on the occasion. There was so much sea on th it the boat, mast, and sails were fre quently lost sight of between the waves, as watched from a high tower on shore. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. c !using • hart 100 t.tiantic &St Lawrerict all 63 C 5 61 „ tit Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent—..... V. , !co W 76 107 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares .06 Buffalo and Lake Huron at , 61 lc, Do. Preference 00 isultalo,Brant,&Godricli to 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 18% 00 Do. do. July 187:- an 100 00. ./o. 1,1 n A 100 at , 2leutta.3r S. Ea stn. (L, 100 1( 5 107 st (3apeTown ez Dock Seri , 100 1( 4 106 stock Baatn. Bengal gm sp. 100 108 109 stock Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 10r, 108 109 1085 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 15 16p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grind Trunk of Canada tut 22 226 100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds.. all l 76 18 761 7 100 Do. co. deferred all 62 54 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonus.. all 70 72 716 100 Do. do defer , ed...... all 54 57 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... al. 52 54 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 41 43 43 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoic... all 31 33 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 27 265 stock Gt.lndlaPentn.gua. s p.c 100 1086 109 4 1091 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 15 11i 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 16, stook South.of India (Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent. lOU 106 107 20 6 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 101 101 20 6 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 96 98 961 100 Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited 100 1011 fp stock 51adras guar., sp. . stock Do. 11 p. c. Extensioi lOO 101 102 102 stock Dc. 4A do lOO 18 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock xlelb.Corp. sp. o. Buds 100 -- 50 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 63 100 Do. 7p. c. &lortg. Bds. all 20 Sewßruuswick aCands Class A and B all 3 5 N.l.ll.C'das pc lat pt bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde .... •••• •• 1 (100 1061 1076 107 Do. Delhi lOO 106 /07 st t Do. do 4 (T, 2 5 IP 20 Do. Punjaub A. 1 all ——p at Do. Do. . ..... . , , 100 106 107 a wk Do. fndus.St. FIO.J ' kloo 102 104 St B Eck COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. o p.c.J u 2WI ui) 1877-84 . lOO 104 105 Do. Bp. c. Feb.& Aug. 100 1(2 104 Do. ri p.c.Mar.& Sept. 100 102 104 Do. sp. c. Jan.&Jnly. 100 93 94 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.Hope, 8 p c , 1870 100 108 110 Do.Ap Oct.& 1880• 100 109 111 Do. 189( 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115 113 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 Mauritius d per cent lOO 107 108 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cant 130 VI IG9 N.B.Gov. Op.°. J a.&July 100 tO4 1( 6 vo. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - IN. S.W. (iov. 5 p '.,18a 100 1014 1024 Du. sp. c.,18i1 to Li( 100 102 103 - Do. d0.,1888 dzupwds 100 102.1 103 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 -- ! Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. , sterling, 1875 lou 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. e lOO ;1 113 is. Aus (161).0.1878AL up lOO 112 114 112 Vte.Gov. 6 p.e. Ja.dauly 100 108 110 Do. to 6 n.e. A.n.AzOoL. 100 1101 114 Ill} II - - BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I Id - uhllord Amalgamated - 374 38 4 - Dever] G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 5 4 5 055 - East Bassett(lllogan) 30 68 72 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. Id par - East Caradon ...... 26. ‘?7l - East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 62 75 - E. I .V'lltussel(Tavistk., 8.6.6 31 31 - *Slesm.izSt.Auhyn(Gwen.: t,B 13 15 - ,Great South Tolgus 17s 41 5 - !G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 10 11 - 'Grenville .. - illem<Ps-Foot 8.12 S 4 s 6 - tlingston Downs 4. 8.0 11 25 - Lady Berth? - Margaret (tJny Lelani 13 21 - arke Valley.. 4 i Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 2l 15 5 - New Setun .. 19/ 95 105 - - North Downs 2l 11 2 - liaseet(lllo..ratt 2.17. k 21 3 - North Wheal Crotty 2.6 9 6 65 - L'ar Consols (st. Blazey 11 - 20 Crovidence(UnyLelnt., 10.t.2 44 46 - liouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 11 415 425 - 3. Carn Brea (11logan) 5.15.8 - - Wheal Fran. (Illogan Is., .Y 60 65 Stray Park 6 Lamar Silv.& Lead Min t, 1 - fin Crort l9 20 19 - West Basset. (Illogan) l4 91 101 - W G radon (Llskeard 5 19 21 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Illogan ; 51 75 89 - Wheal Bulleratedruth; 5 18 22 - Wheal Kitty(U.Lelant, 2.0.6 - - WhealLad"ott Wheal MaryAnn , ,Llen , 8 111 125 - Wheat 3eton - wheal Treia wne y 584 7 115 20 185 22 - Wheal Union 3.17 21 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 33} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ditto, 6 per cent., C, 87 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia and San Francisco (lirn.) gem. 7 per cent., 19 18& 181 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (a,l), 221 Turin and Savona, Ditto (ail), 15j Western and North-Western of France, 201 FOREIGN MINES. Yudanamutana of S. Austmtia (iim.), 2i JOINT-STOCK HANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Urn.), 46 Australasia, Ditto, new, 334 8i British and American Exchange (lim.), 16 k Chartered filer. of India, London, and China, 72 Colonial, 40 Continental, Bin., 91 English and Irish (lim.), lot imperial Bank (lim.), 234 Imperial Ottoman, )81 18} London Chartered Bank of Australia, 30 London and South African, London and Westminster, 80 Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim.), 6} Union of Australia, 591 60i DOCKS. London, 69} 9 St. Katharine, 691 MISCELLANEOUS. Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., Uudson's Bay. 0 8i lnterwttional Financial Society, lim., 101 , Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 89 Joint •stock. Discount, 6: 4 1- : London Financial Association, lim., 15t 14 16 National Dicount Comp ,ny, lira., 9 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 85 Ditto, new, 62 Royal Mail Steam, 74 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 51 Commander G. W. Watson, R.N., and the officers of her Majesty's sloop"Peterel, now stationed in the West Indies, have forwarded, to the National Lifeboat Institution a kind contribution of £3. MONEY ORDERS.—In future when delay of Payment of a money order for ten days is desired, the re mitter must, at the time of issue, affix a penny receipt stamp on the order, and Write his name across it. The order oae.f. titen he handed to the issuing officer, so that S t he necessary instructions may be given to the paying,— eer ' m ulalld of the Postmaster-G enera l , R OWLAND HILL, tary, SHARE MARKETS—This day. 'RDINARY SHARES AND STOe ' Closing Busi nes • I 'hare, Railways. Pa ld ' l Price. done. 13.14. Mr.. Wol., and Str. Val all . 8 81 25 Blythe and Tyne.. all 81 8 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.k.;o. all 1 st Bristol and Exeter lOO 83 1 , 5 83 st Caledonian lO 120 121 119/ 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall all 7 74 7 A ;zeta no dix „ 10 1)o A f ~, fj 6p c.p an. ha s a., 10 Do. B " " been paid to B. all -- 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 39 10 25 Dun.,PerthA Ab. Junes all 16 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow., 100 08 100 at Glaag, and S. Western ( 100 108 110 at Great Eastern Ord, slit' 100 50 61 54 I at Ditto A st oc k • • 1 I 100 47 48 a t Ditto EastA ng li an 811 100 7 9 8 at GreatNorthof Scotland 1100 81 Great Northern 1100 129 130 1291 at Do A stock tit Do Bdo 1 100 134 135 at Gt. S. an iW. of Irelant 1100 100 112 at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 at Lancashite & Yorkshire IGO 111/ 112 1111 st London and Blackwal 100 71 73 71, st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 110 112 112 11/ at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 46 47 46t st Lon. & North Western 100 105 1054104} 54 4/ 4 1 at Lon. & Str.th Western 100 101 lug at Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln 100 49 50 504 / 1 504 50 Ilaryport and Carlisle. all 124 Do 6 shares all at Metropolitan all 130 131 1304 30 at Midland 10 0 08 9 1.4.0 D o N ew at Do Birmin g. & Derbyloo p 12 itOr 129 4 4 50 Mid. Gt, W. of Irelano all 25 Do. 6 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 17 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1014 1021 1034 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 18.13.4 . c at Do Lecda lOO 58 69 at Do York at Do Carlisle lOO at North London 10 Do New 1.18.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 111 114 at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 16 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 100 102 10 Shrews, and Welchpow all at Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 324 33/ 31, at South Eastern at South Wales ,t 8. York. and River Dun 100 98 100 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok all 94 .01 104 26 Stockton & Darlington all 386 374 26 Do l7 84 91 • Do New, 1886 8 74 7 4 t at Taff Vale.. 10 Do B 8 41; 64 10 Do C 3 24 11 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O —it 2.10 Do I 54 at Vale of Neath ,t Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 .80 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO at W. Hartlepool Flar.&R lOO at West Midland -Oxford 100 at Do Newport, 100 at Do Hereford ) 100 9.16. • t TH.& SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENTING, OCrOBER 31, Ha POLICE INTELLIGENCE — This Day, BOW-STREET. Denis Mehan was placed before Mr. Corrie, on remand, charged with violently assaulting John Whiting, a police constable in the F division. The constable stated a few evenings ago the prisoner and a man named Wiley were quarrelling in Drury-lane. He went up to them, and desired them to go away, when Wiley struck him a violent blow. He (witness) then collared Wiley, when a struggle commenced, and both fell to the ground. While they were down the prisoner Mehan came up and kicked him on the head, and as he (witness) saw ho was about to repeat the kick, he put up his hand to protect his head, and in consequence he re ceived a blow on the back of the hand. He still kept his hold of Wiley, and calla for assistance, during which time Mehan kept on kicking him in various portions of the body, and Wiley endeavoured to escape. Fortunately, anather constable came to his assistance, and both prisoners were secured and taken to the station-house. On the first examination Wiley was fined 40s. for the part he had taken in the transaction, but as the constable's hand was much injured the prisoner (Mahon) was remanded, in order that the nature of the injury might be ascertained. The constable is still in capacitated from duty, and this morning he appeared before Ms. Corrie, and informed him that the divisional surgeon was of opinion that it would be a long time before he would be fit for duty. Mr. Corrie said it was a most cowardly assault, and he should commit the prisoner to the sessions. Mehan, on hearing this, said he never struck the police man at all, but some one else might have done to, because he had taken his (Mehan's) wife into custody for doing nothing. Mr. Corrie said he should send the case for trial, and for that purpose it would be necessary for the surgeon to attend and state the nature of the injury. He would, therefore, reaiand the prisoner till Tuesday, but he had made up his mind what he would do on that occasion —viz., fully com mit the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A MESSENGER.—ASSAULT.—Robert Wal lace, messenger to Miss Taylor, the keeper of a periodical office at 18, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing £ll3 in money, a post-office order for £2, and ss. worth of postage stamps. Miss Taylor said that she left her office yesterday morn ing at half-past eleven o'clock—the prisoner being there and on her return at half-past one she found all the doors locked, and was therefore obliged to send for a locksmith to force the locks. The money in the drawers, a post-office order, and some postage stamps were taken away, and the prisoner did not return. Binstead Webb, a plain-clothes officer of the E division, said that yesterday afternoon he went to 32, James-street, Oxford-street, and saw the prisoner and his wife both in toxicated. Prisoner said that all the money he had was 61d, but on being searched 3s 6d more was found upon him. On attempting to take the prisoner into custody he became very violent, and he (Webb) was obliged to get the assist ance of three constables before he could get the prisoner out of the house. Mr. Knox, on being asked for a remand by Inspector Draper, remanded the prisoner till Thursday next. Sarah Wallace, the wife of the prisoner, was charged with assaulting a constable who assisted Webb; but Mr. Knox, making some allowance for the woman, her husband having been taken into custody, and the assault not being a serious one, fined her ss. STEALING ROAD DRIFT IN HYDE. PARK.—Two men, named Linwood and Buckingham, were charged with steal. ing a cart-load of road drift from Hyde-park, the property of the Commissioners of Woods and Works. The case was proved by Browning, a park constable, who saw the prisoners fill the cart and then take and shoot the road drift outside a smith's shop in Single•lane, Lesson grove. He then asked the prisoners whether they had permission to take it, and on their stating they had not, he took them into custody. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners that it may be seen whether the Commissioners of Woods and Works wish to prosecute. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A BROTHER.--ThOM9B Gilbert Redman, an extremely respectable looking lad of 18, was charged with stealing a meerschaum pipe, value £3, and a number of other articles, Pauline Davis, the wife of Thomas, a stationer, 17, Lower Eaton-street, Pimlico, said that the prisoner having been out of employment some time, she and her husband had been very kind to him, and he was frequently there helping in the shop. Yesterday afternoon he came there as usual accompanied by another lad (her brother), and stayed there two hours and a half, when they left together. While he was there she saw him at a glass case, and thinking he was only dusting it, paid no attention, but after he was gone she went to the case and missed two pearl-handled pen holders mounted with silver, and some pencils, which were safe a short time before he came. In the morning he came again, and denied all knowledge of the robbery, but her brother informed her that he had also taken a pipe, a num ber of books, and various other articles, and they then gave prisoner into custody. James Bryan, the prosecutrix's brother, was then called, and said he lived in Lichfield-street, Soho, and was ap prenticed to the sea. Prisoner, who had been in the navy, but discharged, lived with him. Yesterday he accom panied him to his sister's, and while tkere, prisoner took down the pipe and concealed it under the sofa. He thought nothing mere of it till he got out in the street, when pri soner asked him to go to a coffee shop with him. They accordingly went into one in St. Martin's-lane, where pri soner showed him the pipe he had taken, six books, a church service, the penholders spoken of, and some pencils which he said he had taken from Davis's. Witness asked him what he meant to do with them, when he said, " Pawn them ;" and the things were pawned in Hanover -court. Mr. Selfe—Did you go with him to pawn them ? Witness—l did. Mr. Selfe—Who had the tickets ? Witness—They were torn up. Mr. Selfe--How old are you? Witness--Sixteen, sir. Mr. Selfe—Did you not stop him pawning them? Did you not know that you were making yourself as bad as if you had stolen them ? Witness —He said he wanted money. Mr. Selfe—Then you consented to them being pawned ? Witness--I did. Mr. Selfe—You had half the money of course ? Witness—l had ss. of it. Mr. Selfe—What did you do with the money ? Witn , se—l spent it. Mr. Selfe—Went to the theatre, I suppose, or some worse place. You're a bad fellow to rob your sister like this. Prisoner—l assure your worship he was the instigator of this rol•bery. He it was who first hinted at it, and planned it on board a steamboat. I would not accede to his request at first, but he said he must have money, as he wanted to go to sea, and I then consented to do it, and we were to share the money. Ido assure your worship I would never have robbed Mrs. Davis but for him, and Mrs. Davis will tell you that I never robbed her until I became his compa nion, while he has been turned out of doors by his step father for robbing his own mother. His very indentures had been cancelled. Prosecutrix—That is not true, for he is going to sail in six weeks. Mr. Selfe—lt is to be hoped his indentures will be can celled. Police-constable 295 B proved apprehending the prisoner, who told him of Bryan's complictty in the robbery. Ha was then sent by the Inspector, with prosecutrix's husband, to find the other, but they failed to discover any trace of him. This morning, when he hurried up, the sister refused to charge him, as she said he would give evidence against the prisoner. Mr. Selfe—Would the sister's husband have charged him ? Policeman—Oh, yea ; we walked about till three o'clock dila morning trying to find him. Mr. Selfe—Well, if I had known what he was going to say, I should have had him before me in the dock instead of in the witness box, for he is certainly as bad, it not worse, than the prisoner. I shall not let him go without good bail. It is certainly hard for a sister to charge her brother, but he ought to be in custody. I shall not let him go without good bail, as I don't know exactly what to do about this. Lock them both up, jailor, in separate cells. They were locked up. THAMES. A BRACE OP RUFFIANS --Daniel Shea, aged 28, and Joseph Early, 19, two powerful fellows, were brought before Mr.Partridga, charged with being drunk, disorderly and violently assaulting Mr. William Henry Mills, a licensed victualler, in High-street, Shad well, Robert Wass, his potman, and James Hayward, a seaman of the brig Ryhop. nigllhlrt.atAlliollos,cslaoitc.thTe h p e r y is w on e e r r e sis i s confederate,hou s house last preceded came n into o y who asked for a pot of beer. The • prisoners knew he had forbidden them to come to the house on any pretence. and chat he would not servo them. Directly they entered the house they abused, swore at, and insulted every person in the house, and without any provocation beat an old man who could not defend himself. Early struck another man, and cut his cheek. Another man received a blow on the eye, which was blackened. Ho went into the tap room in the middle of the disturbance and ordered the prisoner to leave the house. Shea immediately seized him by the throat, while Early beat his potman. - He sent out for the police, and others called out murder. He never saw two such ruffians in his life, They fought desperately. Wass, the potman, confirmed his master's statement. When he requested the prisoners not to make a disturbance, they threatened to murder him, and Early knocked him down. He got up, and Shea hit him on the eye. Mr. Mills was recalled, and said his reason for not serving the prisoners, and forbidding them the house was, they had often made a disturbance there. One night Shea hit a man, as he was sitting down, in a cowardly manner, The sailor, Hayward, whose name was on the charge-sheet, wa s seriously injured, and could not leave his ship. Roche, the jailor of the court, said the prisoners wore too well known to him. They were a peat to the publicans and shopkeepers in Ratcliff-highway, High-street, Shadwell, and Broad-street, Ratcliff. They were walwhippers, and worked one day and were idle six more. They had been in the practice of going into public-houses demanding beer of the customers, and, if they did not give it them, they used their fists. Mr. Partridge said the prisoners were lazy and savage ruffians, and had been guilty of several violent assaults. He sentenced them to be imprisoned for six weeks for the as sault on Mr. Mills and six weeks for the assault on the pot man, with hard labour in both cases, the second sentence to commence on the expiration of the first. If they were ever brought before him again for a similar outrage, he would commit them for trial. European Impressions of the Japanese Ambassadors. Every one remembers, says our Paris contem porary La Patrie, the Japanese Ambassadors who last year visited France and England. We have not forgotten their inquisitive curiosity. Truly these impasigionate personages should not have forgotten a single incident of the entirely new spectacle which presented itself to their eyes. It was everywhere remarked with what avidity they listened to and took notes of the explanations of their interpreter. On their return home they hastened to arrange these notes, which have just been printed at Jeddo. A Frenchman who has lived there foz some time, on seeing this book, immediately translated and sent us the introduction, which we give word for word, persuaded that it will be interesting to our readers : HISTORY OP THE TRAVELS OP THE JAPANESE COMMIS SIONERS IN EUROPE. Published at Jeddo, March 28, 1863. By Fou-yah. I NTRODUCTION. The races of the West all closely resemble each other. They all clothe themselves in the same manner, eat with the same ceremonies, &e. They differ little in the dark ness of their complexion and colour of their hair. Their arms are the same. The French appear to value them more than their neighbours, and we were told that they are more skilled in their use. In truth, the movements of the French soldiers do appear more lively and active than r those of the so:diens of the other nations. Their sabres are much inferior to ours. but they do not appear to attach much importance to them, and prefer firearms. We never saw.sword or spear exercise; to thake up for this they attach a sort of sabre to the end of their guns, and use it where we use the spear. The rit, s or ceremonies appear very light, although it would be very wrong to say there are none ; but the most striking thing about them is that these ceremonies are almost the same for personages of range as for ordinary men. They lift their hat and make a slight movement of the head, such is the salutation for every one. It would appear that there is but little respect for, or distinction of class. Thus, in our aadience with the Emperor of France and other Sovereigns, their Majesties were not separated from us by any veil. The consort of the Sovereign was even there, neither veiled nor concealed, seated on a seat as high as that of her husband. Notwithstanding this, the nobles were extremely polite in France ; even too much so some times, especially at dinner, where, in order to please them, it was necessary to eat and drink more than was agreeable. As to the other men, they are less polite. The greater number stared at and touched u 9, and passed remarks on us in our hearing ; nor did they conceal that they thought us very ugly. Of the women, some are very handsome—for example, the Empress. They are, however, in general less so than in America. Their noses are sometimes higher than those of the men—they walk like men, taking long steps; look men in the face, and laugh a great deal, sometimes very loud. In order to make themselves look taller, they make their bonnets stick above their heads. Even the modest women dance a great deal. They hook on to the arms of the men; and there are days when every man has a woman hanging on to his arm. Are they their own wives ? We think so. In general the women enjoy great liberty. What we say of the women of France applies to those of all Europe. The latter, ' with the exception of the Dutch, are inferior to the French. We will not speak of their costume ; it is impossible to understand it. In the evenings it is not always decent. The men are stiff and a little proud or rough. However the respectable as well as the lower classes carry no arms. A. respectable man seldom carries about him any marks of his rank. It would seem that all classes—even the upper ones—frequent cafes. Even the superior officers go to the theatre, for which they have a great passion. We have regretted more than once not having understood what was said there. Almost every one was armed with opera glasses, which were often directed at us--doubtless through absence of mind. The shopkeepers are haughty, and saluted us only in a very middling degree. They did not like us to derange the articles in their shop much, and doubtless reckoned on our buying a great deal from them. We were able to see that the mechanicians and useful tradesmen were more respected than the mere shopkeepers. The articles of diet are almost the same as with us ; how ever, they eat but little rice and fish, but, on the other hand, much meat and pastry. We were extremely dis gusted at Paris and elsewhere to see beef and mutton still bloody exposed in the most public shops. To eat beef is often medicinally useful, bus why present it to the eyes of all the world. Is it not sinful thus to despise so useful an animal ? It was truly shocking to several of our party. However, the cookery of the French is good, and their wine excellent. The wine is the best thing they have, and does not yield in anything to our " saki" (a drink made from fermented rice). The dress of the men appears at first ridiculous and cur tailed, however, it must b e conven i ent an d econom i ca l. . . 'n'ln Paris as in Lmdon, every one walks very fast, as with us when there is a fire. Their houses are so high that they must fall on the first earthquake—they appear, neverthe less, to be proof against fire. We will speak of the marvel lous things we saw in the order in which we saw them. THE TURKISH BATH AS A CURE FOR HYDRO PHOBIA.—Dr, Buisson has addressed the following communication to the "Beale lifedicale. We give it ver batim :—" A single vapour bath is sufficient to prevent hydrophobia by eliminating the virus, nevertheless, for the sake of greater security, I caused seven to be taken in as many days, at a temperature of from 42 to 48 deg. Reaumur (127 to 140 Fahrenheit). Care should be taken to press the wound well while in the bath, in order to pro mote the expulsion. Immediately after the bite has been inflicted, wash the wound with a piece of linen dipped in liquid ammonia, and leave it on, in a moist state, for at least an hour, to neutralize the virus. My treatment does not prevent cauterization—a very uncertain process, since all those labouring under the disease whom I have treated had been cauterized. If the disorder has declared itself, I only prescribe a single bath, and leave the patient in it till the cure is effected, taking care to raise the temperature gradually. Hydrophobia may last three days ; experience has proved to me that the cure is certain on the first day of the outbreak; on the second it is uncertain, and on the third impossible, from the difficulty and danger there would be in conveying the patient to the bath, and•keeping him in. Who would wait for the third day, knowing my treatment ? Nor should one wait for the outbreak ;it ought always to be prevented. Hydrophobia never breaks out before the seventh day, so that there is time to per form a long journey to obtain what is called a Russian vapour bath."—Galignani' Messenger.—[The original in troduc,r of the Turkish Bath once said,—" I should not mind my own child being bitten by a mad dog, so certain am I that the Bath would cure him." At the first public meeting hold at Cork on the subject of the Bath, in Am4ust, 1356, Mr. Urquhart spoke as follows :—" Some time since I asked a medical roan to find me a case of hydrophobia, as I was convinced that disorder must yield to the Bath, He told me that my idea had been antici pated, only one case of cure being known. It was the case of a French physician, who, having b een bitt en b y a mad dog, and suffering from . the first s y m pt oms o f th e disorder, knowing that medicine was of no ava il , an d thinking only how he could die most easily, had himself carried into a vapour bath, there to remain till death, He remained until life. He was carried out cured." THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S QUARTERLY RE TURN.—This return, comprising th e bi rths an d deaths in the quarter ended Sept. 30, and the marriages in the quarter ending June 30, shows some impOrtant changes. " After a season of depression which extended over two years, the marriage-rate rallied in the quarter of the cur rent year, and rose decidedly above the average in the sub • sequent quarter. The improvement indicates increased con fidence in the minds of the people in respect to their ability to earn a sufficient and comfortable subsistence. The births were more numerous than they had ever been in the summer quarter before ; and the proportion they bore to the popula tion in which they occurred was higher than usual. But while the aspect of the returns is favourable as regards marriages and births, a tale of deaths, which is heavier than thatuf any surnmerquarter since the year of epidemic cholera,lBs4,shows that the public h alth was far from being in a satisfactory state. The death rate was considerably higher (ban it had been in any of the corresponding quarters that have inter vened since 1854. Epidemic diseases spread with destruc tive force amongst the young; and apparently the season was less salubrious than it usually is to older persons. The number of persons married in the June quarter was 88.116 ; they were married at an annual rate of P 72 to a hundred persons in the population. The average rate for the same quarter is 1,69 per cent. In the two corresponding quarters of 1861-2 the rates were 1 . 68 and I'6l. A certain number of the prospective alliances of those two years, deferred in expectation of better times, would doubtless attain their consummation in the present year." Captain Summers, the commander of the Lady of the Lake was brought up yesterday again before the magistrates at Southampton on a charge of man slaughter, t h rough runn i ng d own a boat in Southampton Water, by which a fisherman was drowned. The magis trates, after hearing further evidence, adjourned the Cat, Wednesday next. LITERATURE. Miss Kavanagh's New Novel. Queen .21fab. By Julia Kavanagh, author of "Na thalie." Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Miss Kavanagh chiefly excels in the portrayal of strong emotions. Her stories do not lack incident, on the contrary, they abound with vicissitudes, but however interesting the adventures related in her narratives, that interest is subordinate. It is not the outward actions, it is rather the minor feelings of the hero or heroine that here chiefly enlist our sympathy and enthrall our attention. Mab— ,, Queen Mab"—the very charming heroine of this tale is, like "Nathalie," endowed with very ardent sensibilities. With her, as with the former heroine' love is not an illusion of fancy or a temperate affec tion, but the master passion of a life. As Shak spere's Joliet, the ideal incarnation of that senti ment, when excusing her own ingenuousness, ex claims — But, trust me, gentlemen, I'll prove more true Than those who have more cunning to seem strange." So does Mab attest her heart's fidelity by a life's, a pparently hopeless, devotion. If Nathalie chained us by her coquetry, while she moved our sympathy by her emotions, Queen Mab has higher charms. Hers is a far superior character, and we are inclined to regard her history as the most successful of Miss Kavanagh's literary achievements—always perhaps excepting " Madelaine," that short, simple, touch ing, " tale of Auvergne" which, now some years back, revealed to us the true story of the marvellous patience and memorable triumph of the peasant maiden of Auvergne who, penniless herself, begged for alms from village to village, and town to town, until alone she procured funds sufficient to erect a h o spital in her native dwelling-place. We cannot forget the simpl e pathos with which Miss Kava nagh charmed us in that narrative. Since Made- la i ne , we have liked none of her heroines so well as that charming, fresh, original, and most loveable creation. The story is divided into four parts; the two later " Mbb's Faith" and " the cost of the vic- tory" occupy the end of the second volume, and the whole of the third, and reveal the stormy history of poor MA's loving heart i n th e f urnace o f grea t tribulation, but tender and truthful through good and evil. The two earlier divisions are entitled M r . Ford" and " Mr. Ford's son." The opening chapters, although full of interest, are most impro bable. In deference, perhaps unconsciously, to the sensational predilections of the day, Miss Kavanagh has enveloped Mab'd history in a cloud of mys tery. The " secret" (so all-essential now adays) is very adroitly guarded, and we are pro perly mystified until th e r i g h t momen t. M r . Ford, w hole weak, wayw ar d, i mpress i ona bl e cha racter exerts a powerful i n fl uence over M a b' s des- tiny, i s well described, and his errors and his good ness alternately enlist our sympathy and excite our con t e mpt. Mr. Ford's family residence is a gloomy mansion in Queen-square. The house and its in habitants are going to rack and ruin. Mr. Ford, li v i n g in the neglected parlour, habitually endea vours to solace himself for the decay of his business by an extra glass of grog. His three boys would be growing up in unmanageable idl eness were i t not for the eldest disci s pline maintain e d over them by Robert, the brother--" Mr. F or d' s son, " t h e h ero of h rest portion of t h e narrative. While the is t o end the house is in thi s p i tiable condition, the under the s uperintendence of the devoted but slat ternly S usan , absolute calm and a bidi ng order re i gn e e di s turbed in the lonely dr aw i ng - rooms, where Mrs. Ford, th e victim of some nervous indisposi tion, has been a prisoner for seven years. Devoted to hi w if e , who, unhappily, has l earne d t o d esp i se his : weakness of character, Mr. F or d , a b ette d b y Susan, keeps all domestic troubles from the know ledge of the useless but arbitrary mistress' of the mansion. Here is a specimen of this marvellous state of things:— OUR MARY ANNE. Mr. Ford closed the door on his visitor; then going to the head of the kitchen stairs, he asked, in a subdued tone, ~ s tum p, are the boys ready to go and s ee t h e i r mot h er ?" ' answered been and adone a ll sorts of mischief, sir, " shortly d Susan, appeari ng on the stairs, and 'The an boy sw s speaking in the same key ; " whilst I opened the door to the strange gentleman, one ate the tart, and the other the pigeon, that was for missus's dinner. They're worse than cats, them boys—they are 1" Mr. Ford had a pimple on his forehead, which he always scratched in cases of difficulty. He now recurred to it with a look more perplexed than indignant. "I am afrai d the p oor fellows are often hungry," sighed Mr. Ford ; "you must get something el se , S usan ," "Itold m i ss es the cat had done it. G o d forgive me all the stories Ido tell in this house. And she said, 'never mind.' " " Well, that is all right ; is it not ?" it Why, no, sir, it ain't. The cat made me bring in Mary A n n, and what do you think missus is up to now ? Why, she wan ts Mar y Ann upstairs." Now Mary Ann was a the myth of the h ouse h o ld , and this as ient wish, as M r . F or d' s raos t inconvenient face exp ressed. w 4, I put it off, saying Mary Ann was ill in bed," pursued Susan; "but that is not all, missus wishes for fruit. Now, sir, Covent-garden is not far off : but I put it to you, sir, can I get cherries at this time of the year ?" 4( Perhaps hot• house grapes would do," suggested Mr. Ford, looking deeply perplexed. " Perhaps they will," doubtfully said Susan ; " and per haps they will not; but that ain't all. Missus wants an organ." "A harmonium, you mean ; well—perhaps I can get one on hire." But when Mr. Ford looked round his wretched home, when he remembered his debts and his downhill name, he wondered who would be so foolhardy as to trust him with an instrument. "Perhaps an accordion would do," said Susan, looking sagacious; "organs are only fit for churches." But Mr. Ford shook his head. His wife had been an ac complished musician, and none but a first-rate instrument would answer her. God help me 1" he exclaimed, distractedly ; "it will be all out if she does not get that harmonium, and it will break her heart, Susan, it will break her heart, not for herself, but for the boys and me. ,, Tears stood in his eyes, and Susan looked sorely troubled, but the accordion had exhausted her short stores of com fort. " Well," said Mr. Ford, with a deep sigh, " I must put her off for a while ; and say I ant promised one. Tell the boys to dress, and come to me, Susan, and then I'll see." "I am afraid Captain George's loud knock disturbed you," said Mr. Ford ; but it was Susan who opened---" " And why did Susan open ?" interrupted Mrs. Ferd : " Susan is to wait upon me. I must insist on Mary Ann attending to the door." Mr. Ford scratched his pimple, but hit on a bright in vention. " Mary Ann was in the dumps," he said, gravely ; I gave her warning this morning—that girl is getting unmanage able." And so she was ; and Mr. Ford, whom the practice of seven years had not yet made perfect in the art of invention, had resolved to get rid of this troublesome person altogether. Mrs. Ford shut her eyes again, and sighed ; another man would have had a footman by tide ; but no—thanks to his folly and imprudence, Mr. Ford would live and die with two female servants. "Mr. Ford," she s aid, gravely; " do as you p l ea se about Mary Ann ; keep or dismiss her—what is it to me P but do not take Susan from me. She has enough to do in attend ing to me." " Certainly, my love, by all means." I "As to that Mary Ann , I am glad she is going. am tired of hearing about her m isdeeds." Take a first-rate se rvant instead, pursued h o . rd. ls wife ; " And she shall go," emphatically replied Mr. F "give her twenty , th irt y p ounds a year if need b e—a little money more or less is not much matter." "Of course not." "And, Mr. Ford, get me an harmonium, if you please. I cannot talk, and yet the silence of these rooms is too much for me," "Certainly, my love. I really do believe you are getti ng ° Ford is getting better, and unwelcome arrival o f M a b better," cried Mr. Ford, a r : i ci r e s n . A w h e eu may th e b u e neexxppeecetteedd, arouses alike her mental indignation end her physi cal strength. Mab's arrival, and its bewildering particu l a rs, affecting as they do t h e "secret" of the story, we sha l l not touch upon here. We cann ot but think that the plot, although admirably contrived, is too much lengthened out in detail. The interest should have been more concentrated, but we forget that as we advance. We can only feel sympathy for the heart-trials of the poor forlorn lovelorn heroine. As we have already said ; Miss Kavanag,h's tales are chiefly attractive as revela tions of intense feeling, and " Queen Alab" is one of the best of that class that she has yet given us. Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's New Novel. John Law : the Projector. By William H arr i son Ainsworth. Prologue, Chaps. Bentley's Miscellany for November. Pleasant news for the lovers of romance! To wit that in what was originally Boz's Nionthly bantling, what is still, though Box has long ceased to have anything to do with it, one of the liveliest of our popular periodicals, Bentley's .111iscellany, there is begun an entirely new and original story—a story of comparatively modern times, founded upon his torical data, and carrying us back to the begining of the last century, a new romantic narrative of mingled fact and fiction, by the author of " Jack Shepherd." Oar only regret is that this new story is not to be illustrated, like so many of its former predecessors. A happier notion in the selection of his hero, even Mr. Ainsworth has never yet had. And in the choice of his themes—as we ourselves in these columns have more than once had occasion to remark—the Romancist of Rook wood is always peculiarly fortunate. Instance this —" The Admirable Crichton!" Instance this, again, "Dick Turpie," the famous Highwaymen ! Instance, " Jack Sheppard," the notorious house breaker, afterwards renowned (may we say, a trifle more creditably ?) in our criminal annals as the wonderful Prison -Breaker ! Instance, " Old St. Paul's," that tale of the Great Fire and the Great Plague of London ! Besides all which, who is there among Mr. Ainsworth's readers who bears not still in vivid recollection, the atmosphere of romance with which his pictu resque imagination has enveloped so many other of our grand old public buildings—yet sur viving amongst us—as is not the case in regard to the one already mentioned, namely, that swept down amidst the crashing ruins of the Great Fire, Old St. Paul's Cathedral. Palaces, for example, dating far back in our annals, such as the " Tower of Lon don," "Windsor Castle," " St. James's," and so forth—tales so exquisitely embellished by the mar vellous etching needle of rare George Cruikshank! Here, again, is as capital a subject in its way as any Mr. Ainsworth has hitherto hit upon —the wonderful life and adventures of the most extraor dinary financial schemer upon record, John Law, " the Projector," as our novelist calls him—the most audacious blower of bubbles that ever breathed the breath of life. The story, in its mere name, promises delightfully. And the five chapters of the Prologue already encourage this happy augury of success. Here is our romancist's vivid portraiture of his hand some hero— JOHN LAW, THE LAIRD OT LAURISTON. John Law was just then 34, but he looked almost 10 years younger. His personal advantages were remarkable.- figure tall and commanding, slight, but admirably proportioned; features classical and regular in outline ; eyes large, azure in colour, and somewhat prominent ; complexion delicate as a woman's. Yet, with all this apparent effeminacy, a very manly spirit dwelt in his breast. John Law was remarkably active, excelled at tennis, rode boldly and well, was an ardent sportsman, expert in the use of pistol and small• sword, and his courage had already been proved in more than one encounter. Though no shallow fop, who thought only of decorating his handtome person, John Law did not disdain the aid of dress, but, as we have seen, se:, himself off to the best ad vantage, just as he sought to improve his great natural endowments by study and art. In his manner there was perhaps a little—very little haughtiness, but it was totally devoid of insolence and assumption, and the pride he mani fested seemed almost inseparable from the consciousness he could not fail to possess of great mental powers and personal advantages. When he was resolved to please, his manner was so fascinating that he was quite irresistible. Whether that smooth and serene brow could ever be darkened by frowns, that soft and suave expression be obli terated by angry passions, those eyes of summer blue and &most dove-like tenderness emit terrible and scathing glances—whether any such changes as these could be wrought, will be seen as we proceed with cur history. The scene in St. James's-street with the Irish sedan chairmen—the scene in White's Coffee House where Law plays at Basset among the " Swells " of those days (then called " Beaux") and breaks the bank— the scene in the Ring at Hyde Park, where the two heroines are introduced, to wit, Belinda and Lidy Kate—all these lead amusingly up to the incident of the present instalment (with the climax of which, it closes)—the Duel in Hyde Park between old Beau Wilson and young Charlie Carrington. We look forward with lively interest to the continuance of Law's adventures. The Prince Consort Memorial Fund. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the General Committee appointed at the public meeting held in January, 1862, to superintend the subscription then set on foot towards raising a national memorial of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort was convened at the Mansion •house with a view to the final disposal of the fund, so far as they were con cerned, in accordance with the commands of her Majesty, communicated by Sir C. Phipps. The Lord Mayor acted as chairman, and there were also present Sir C. W. Dilke, Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Gregson, M.P., Alderman Wilson, Mr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge, Mr. Henry Spicer, Mr. Godwin, Mr. Charles Hill, Mr. Winckworth, Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. H. Ghinn, Deputy Obbard, Mr. S. P. Low, Mr. Hartridge, Mr. A. Croll, Mr. Goodman, the Rev. Michael Gibbs, Vicar of Christ Church, Newgate-street, and Mr. Samuel Brown. The LORD MAYOR having briefly stated the object of the meeting, Mr. Goodman, the Clerk of the Peace, at his request, read the subjoined communi cation, which had been addressed to Mr. Cubbit, M.P., the President of the Fund, shortly before his death : "Balmoral, Oct. 2, 1863. "Dear Sir,—l have received the commands of her Ma jesty the Queen to inform you that her Majesty has ap pointed an Executive Committee, through whom it is her Majesty's intention to communicate her own personal directions for the carrying out and execution of the national memorial to her beloved husband, the Prince Consort, and the Queen has also named trustees (Viscount Torrington, Si r Alexander Spearman, with yourself and myself) into whose hands it is her Majesty's desire that all sums collected either by public subscription or vote of Parliament, should be paid, and who will hold the funds, subject to the orders of her Majesty, conveyed through the Executive Committee. "I am therefore directed to request that you will move the trustees of the Mansion-house Subscription for the Na- ' tional Memorial, to cause the sums at present standing or invested in their names, to be transferred at the Bank of England to the account of the trustees appointed by her Majesty, to whose account the sum voted by Parliament has already been placed by the Government. "Believe me, dear sir, sincerely yours, "C. B. PHlpps A report from the working committee wa read by Mr. G oodman. Th ey stated that th s ey ne h l a t d held meetings from time to time, and had taken such steps as they deemed necessary for accomplishing the duty assigned them. The contributions received by them amounted to £54,355 odd, and a ft er pay ment of the expenses incurr e d in a dvertising, print ing, Sze., and other disbursements 34 on behalf of the tru stees, they had invested x pur chase of 5 per cent. East India,2st3o3ckl,sBanind txhle7,ooo in 3 per cent. Consols, in a ddition to the accruing interest upon those funds, amounting to £3,009 4s ld, which had been als o invested in Consols, making i a total of £54,242 193 d, exclusive of a balance of £236 9s 9d in the hands of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. the bankers, to the credit of the fund. The General Committee at its meeting on the 26th of February, 1862, authorised the treasurer and trus tees " from time to time to advance and pay out of 'the fund such sum or sums of money as might be required by the committee of advice nomi nated by her Majesty the Queen." •In pursuance of that authority 600 guineas had been paid to the architects selected to submit designs for the memorial, and £43 4s. to defray other expenses, making altogether £673 4e, The committee had observed with much satisfaction not only the deep and sincere sympathy expressed by contributors in their correspondence, but also the large number of small contributions, furnishing, as they thought, a convincing proof of th e general sorrow felt by all classes of the commun ity, and of the propriety of the measures adopted at the Man sion-house, for raising a national memorial to Qom _ memorate the virtues of the late illustrious P l i nce. They could not, they said, close their report with out referring to the death of their respected pres' - dent Mr. Cu bitt, b y whom the first mee ting at the , mans i on ..boUSe was convened, which resulted in the appointment of the General Committee, and the adoption of the measures referred to in their report; arid they took that opportunity of marking the high sense they entertained of his uniform courtesy in presiding over their meetings, and the warm inte rest he took in the progress of the fund. On the motion of Mr. GREGSON, M.P., seconded by Mr. BODKIN, the Assistant Judge, it was un animously resolved that her Majesty the Queen having intimated her pleasure that the amount now invested in the funds be transferred to the trustees appointed by her Majesty, and to whom the money voted by Parliament had already been paid, the trustees of the fund be authorised to transfer the sum so invested, in accordance with the Queen's commands. A conversation then took place in which the Lord Mayor, Mr. Godwin, Mr. Hartridge, and other gentlemen took part, as to whether it was desirable or otherwise to continue the Mansion House Committee. Mr. Tim, M.P., asked what the use . could be of their remaining incor poratod l a l fte f r passing a ,enttahree reso lution to part with the money rial had been decided upon • Governmentorm of the memo- Queen ' handed over the Parliam had. grant, and the trustees nominated by th e n op i h m eir keep. desired to have the rest of the money, in order t o indeed, 1-n work. What was the use, therefore,d ing themselves together? The design si go on f with . the Gil bert Scott for the proposed memorial had been ir. proved, and they had no means of control, Either 4P- - point of taste or of execution. Unless, it was to collect fresh subscriptions, their continuance as a committee would be simply an impertin ence. He believed, if they wanted to do so , they might raise more money. The time might come when the sum now subscribed would be found all too little, having regard to the splendour and extent of the work ; but, as to any artistic control, that was at an. end so far as they were concerned. The conversation then dropped, with the under standing that they would continue to exist as acona caittee in the event of occasion arising for inviting additional subscriptions. On the motion of Mr. TITE, seconded by Alder man WILSON, a resolution was unanimously passed, expressive of the regret of the meeting at the death of Mr. Cubitt, their late president, and of their high estimation of his great public spirit and exemplary life. At the instance of Mr, GODWIN and Mr. CHARLES HILL a vote of thanks was accorded to the Lora Mayor for taking the chair, and the meeting separated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day NEWMARKET RACES-TIIIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) £5O HANDICAP PLATE. _ _ Cadiz 1 Cheerful ...................... Five ran. Mr, Sergeant Shee and the Vacant Judgeshi (From the Law Times of T d ) o- ay. The Lord Chancellor is neither a bigot nor a fa natic, but a man of large and liberal mind, having nothing in common with Exeter -hall. Hence the surprise so generally felt at the rejection of the un doubted title of Mr. Serjeant Shee to the vacant judgeship. We have reason to believe that the. Lord Chancellor did not in this act upon his own impulse, but was overruled by other influences. It is true that the Puisne Judgeships are the exclu sive patronage of the Great Seal, and, as a rule, the Chancellors permit of no interference with this the most prized of their patronage. Nor is it probable that, on the present occasion, any direct pressure was put upon Lord Westbury; indeed, even a show of it would suffice to insure the rejection of the can didate so presented. But there are indirect ways of conveying desires, that are not offensive in form, and yet effective in substance. A surmise of the manner in this case will probably not be far from the truth. In the balanced state of parties the Government is notoriously dependent for its existence upon a com bination of sectional groups, the defection of any one of which would at once place the Ministry in a minority. Not the least important, alike by its ac tivity, its zeal, and its numbers, is the party of whom Lord Shaftesbury is the leader, and that potent in fluence has been given to Lord Palmerston through the medium of his relative. But for the support thus proffered ample remuneration is demanded and exacted. Lord Shaftesbury claims the eccle siastical patronage, and possesses it. The fear of this party may be seen in. the wavering speech and hesitating acts of Lord John Russell in his treatment of the American question. This was the party that dictated the rejection of the para mount claims of Mr. Serjeant Shee to the judge ship, and the ostracism of the Roman Catholic lawyers by a Government whose profession is Liberalism, and whose principle used to be reli gious liberty. Traced to its source, the cause of the revival of Roman Catholic disabilities is mani fest ; but that which occasions so much surprise is, that the Lord Chancellor, usually so firm in his resolves and so persistent in the maintenance of that which he believes to be the truth and the right, should have permitted the fears of his col-. l ea gues to sway his own nobler mind, and that he should have done their bidding contrary to his. own larger and more liberal principles. The Times has been silent upon t'iis most grave, matter, but the Daily Telegraph, although an habitual and very zealous supporter of the Govern ment, has bravely exercised an independent judg ment, and denounced the ostracism of Roman Ca tholic lawyers in an article which isgratifying to us in this, that, if we were the first to protest against the wrong, we do not now stand alone. The complaint of the Profession is echoed by the public. LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday. 1' °REIG - N -OFFICE ,28. The Queen h as been pleased to approve of Mr. T. W. Ploos van Atnstel as Consul-General at Melbourne for his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. 30. The Quee n h as been pleased to approve of Don Carlos Garcimartin as Vice -Consul at Gibraltar for ;her 3lajestY the Queen of Spain. DOWNING-STREET, OcT. 29. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Bowdler, Esq., to be Assistant Surveyor-General and Civil Engineer for the Island of Mauritius. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 30. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT—Denty-A „ na i s t a nt CoT isaaryrGeneral Ed war d T urn b u ll, from half -pay" , " Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General, vice Verenunore, deceased. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 29. Royal Marine Light Intantry—Second Lieut. Michael Allen btapylton Bree to be First Lieutena nt / vice Patrick, deceased. BANKRITPTS The following are the only bankrupts o f commercial ink, portance in the Gazette : Charles Newton, farmer, Ramsey Henry Defries, Robert Clabon Mania, druggist" Aldershot Edwin A. La;land, currier , Bermondsey gasfitter, Hackney Geo. Selby, butcher, Pitileld-street, iloxton New- town wn Ed war d Kingsnorth , farmer, Ore Sussex asingha:lllotpreet Thomas Hughes, draper, Larches Oreton, Anthony Eccles, coal proprietor, Wigan John W. Oldland, tailor, Leicester William J. Gri ffi ths, shoemaker, Dudley Francis Marsh, tailor, Chelsea William Wood, general merchant, Cornhill Southw 'tePer) Paddin t Win. Witham, grocer, Lower Marsh John T. Carr, timber merchant, B John Windrow, druggist, Hull ,-EGio°r—ebridge Benjamin Clowes, butcher, Manley Richard Pickering, livery stable-I, Thom as G. Law, tailor, lAT,hhkeexmlia Alexander r ni Watson, i Dire. . . t SCOTCH e , L , (3 o T u C st. i ll ili lu9 B er r A tl , : ii:r o Keith! arP T S I: a 1 aoa e g r °D. Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam ........ Short. 11 161 11 17 Ditto 3 Month 2. I' 181 11 19-1- Rotterdam ll 19 11 191 Antwerp .......... — 25 50 25 55 25 50 25 65 Brusselti — 13 81 Haudiurgh — 13 8 25 26 Pans ... . Short. 25 20 Ditto ........... 3 Months, 2255 55921 222 g7si MarsEilles Frankfort on Maine --119--119 a ienna 'V Trieste 11 50 11 60 .. PEtermburgh .. —36 h Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo 48a 481 49 25 65 " 5 70 25 65 • 25 70 25 65 25 70 25 65 25 70 25 65 25 70 : 74 ..;:~ ._ Lif of ly 11 I f , ~ ~ r ~, +t.v ~.~