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

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Discounters are now awaiting the proceedings of the Bank of England directors with considerable anxiety, another advance of 1 per cent. being re garded as certain. In proof of this, it may be mentioned that numerous inquiries have been made at that establishment this morning to ascertain 'whether the regulations had been altered, the *withdrawals yesterday of 130,000 sovereigns and £6,000 in bar gold having suggested the i aea that the authorities might act at once instead of waiting till their usual Thursday court. First class bills are negotiated at 6 per cent., but reluctance is manifested to transact business at the current terms. The True Briten has arrived, with £117,930 in gold and 20,000 sovereigns. There was a further slight upward movement in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, Sir Henry E. Fox Young, C. 8., late Governor of Tasmania and South Australia, Mr. Edward Tootal, one of the directors of the London and North-Western Railway, and Mr. John Allnutt have joined the board of the Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, The Union Bank of Australia held a special meet to.day for the purpose of considering the propriety of increasing the capital of the institution from X 1,000,000 to £1,250,000. Mr. R. Brooks, M.P., Presided, and the directors stated that they advised th e augmentation of the capital by the creation and issue of 10,000 new shares of £25 each, at a pre mium of £2O to be issued to the present proprietors In the proportion of one new share for every four old shares. Of this amount • when raised it was Proposed to set aside £50,000 in augmentation of the reserve fund, and to write off £75,000 on ac count of bank premises. Some opposition was evinced by the meeting to the large premium asked fo r by the directors, and a discussion upon the Subject was proceeding when this report was sent off. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reater's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 15c. to 67f. 17c. An improvement of k per cent, has taken place to-day in the English Stock Market, owing to a few speculative purchases, encouraged by higher prices from the Paris Bourse, and an impression that the Bank directors may not, after all, find it necessary to make a further immediate alteration in their terms of discount. Consols, therefore, are D 2- x for transfer, and 91, - 5 , less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are steady, at 901 1; the 30 Years' An nuities are marked 142-; and Exchequer Bills have touched 9s. discount, showing an increased de- Pression. India 5 per Cents. are 1084 ; the °faced 5 per Cents., 1051; and the Debentures, Dab The Foreign Market opened with a very heavy aPPearance, but a firmer tone has since been per ceptible, and prices are now almost the same as on the previous afternoon. Turkish 6 per Cents.,lB62, a re 704 71 ; ditto, Conso'ides, 474 481; Mexican, 9 ; Greek, 301 to ; ditto Coupons, 141 ; p P 4 llish Passive, 331 34; Portuguese, 491; ditto -N ew scrip, 1 1 prem. ; Italian, 711 2-; and the Co nfederate Loan, 62 64. The operations in the Railway Share Market h ave been of a very restricted character, and prioes "ve shown further depression. Great Eastern and Great Western have declined ss. ; Brighton, North Western, and South Western, 10s. ; Caledonian and South Eastern, 15s. ; and Metropolitan, 30s. Th e Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive, atld barely sustain former rates. Bank Shares are dull. Bank of Australia New shares have declined 108, and Alliance New Shares 68 . London Joint Stock have improved 155., and - Union of Australia, 10s. General Credit and Finance b u re quoted ; International Financial, 81 9 ; an d 4.1 " °37 L 1 Mail Steam, 75. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. )•onlK Stock _ z Per C ent. Reduced Annu i t i es 92 I I Nets Cent. Consols Annuities 90 I 4 i /\T O A W 2 per Cent. Annuities dew 3 i per Cent. Annuities rew 21 per Cent. Annuities.... " Per Cent. Annuities Jan. 1873 4tinuities 30 yr expire sth Jan., 188 0 — Ditto for' s 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs. 14 1 acli D itto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 190 S. tStock, 1871 itto 6 pet Cent. 1870 .... b ltto ••• 4 per Cent. 1888 ltto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... 105 i -- Ditto 5 per C nt Ditto Debentul e •es, 4 per Ct., 1864 9 9± D itto ditto April, Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 bit liiitto Bonds £l,OOO te under £l,OOO — B an k Stock for Account 91 ioicioh, tbr Account, Dec. 3 baclia Stock for Account, — _. `'lchequer B*ll 41 000 2 1 per Cent 9 dm Ditto Small l 6, ..... Ditto x 5- . co , 4 - A ilstri.an F O REIG N tond, FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .., 5 per Cent tr k) azili 7 l l )s B i 3 t p 9 t e o r an C d en l t Be l , B 9 s9 _ _ Ditto' 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 tuDeitto Scrip, 1863, £'2s paid Poes Ayres 6 per Cent C t 1 3 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 141 , 6 per Cent D: Chiani Ditto per Cent. per Cent 3 per Cent. oj itto . 4 l per Cent .„elembian 6 Scrip, £l5 pd ~ ,1 ni ...-,_ , su 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto,tgyptianP7rovisotial Land Warrant Ditto 2 per ( 1 :1 F t t i e 981 9 Greek o 98/ Ditto Account . 1824-5, ex-Coupons. • — 3oi Ditto Coupons. ............. Ditto Account .......... - .... — 14± 15 Guatemala 5 per Cent; **************** Ditto Account ************************* It 5 per Cent.(Mareton; ********* ..1 **** —. Mexican 3 per Cent .** a a , way) ******* — Ditto Account koorish Imperial 5 per Cent -- Ditto Account...... . Ditto Account Ditto 2 per Cent peDritto Land Warrants (Hectares) I,l•.,itte Ditt o _ tv64llN3ewperDeCfeernrte.d .. .. __ 4 4 1 ce P o e u r nt eent., 1862 D pneaTcontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f `.l:tliguese 3 per Cent., 1853 ltto Acc ount 49a iptto 3 per Cent., 1 8 66, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ole Account 491 a 11.11,itY) Scrip, £lO paid biT, 4 u 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — '.O 41 per Cent 1850 .. 13 .,116 3 ? itt° 1860 3 per Cent., 1859 io"itt 3rd l / 4 3 • 9 5 Per Cent.; 1862 I 1 l u a b l i : P fc. e e or r ur enatCent Cent * B7± i i pa tli .., ~. per en. .... D ittos4l b;',o Account 4B! biLtr Passive Sp. • ° Account 33 i I ‘..4 1 , 31 , „ , Dit tr %vert. of Coup not funded — 'l* ." Account e • clia ll 4 ' 4, 644 ~‘ per Cent .. Ditt o ? Per Cen t . 185 4 bitto Acco unt 9l 1 - ) itt o G A P"' Cent. 1853 ' ) itt o P'ount Li tt° ' 0 ,4 0() Bonds — Ditt' Per Cent. 1862 Ditto Ac count 7O/ 1 701 1 1 ) . 1 )4, - „,Per Cent. 1863, £59 lOs Od pd. 70; Y ..,,n a , eti ezuel , r.irteed, 4 per Cent Dit,,, A a 3 Per Cont. bit ti , - " - pecount Dit to " 'Per Cent., 1862 - •,,,"eceunt Ausl„itriL'il'idends on the above payable in London. 'o l 4i ah ail !„ s Per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. 64 "iit eh " 1 "i Per Cent., Ex. 25f. , 2A. b Ditto A i Per Cent., Ex. Guildersl2l , Ni l o, ;', Per Cent. Certificates At: t i i '' -[‘entes 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — , l i 4 tl- 4 ' 6 P e r A 6ent , 1861, -°itt () B"'„ em . ° —rip(lB63) Ex. 2.5 francs 71-- £42 Bs. 31d.paid THREE O'CLOCK. C ) ,. 1 eels, Ar o , 92a 1 ''itto A., -E 'Y 91t a ex div. ,c oullt .. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. very qui e t buyers holding off in the k h tileet Et tion that th e 'B an k rate ma y be raised. 4, probably about 4,000 bales. 1i: ;hness in the Le, at- ove to Id the their -'ouise,. Crown ,is pie- )f sub- - ,.ess of tended , Pon • Lon dorm- )sence. B 80011 D Lan- Sitting 'es, the ;illness party Wales by the anthal, im for section birth- Wales, racter, neigh ointed party, of tho Wales m the l Der of the were ?.r in .a - room. iativea s, and fes ad re -epast, tically ;e and rest of ' Prue ies:, e also award, oachcs aining royal ent to )f the - illiam 'Serene eimar, Hon. I Mrs. aptain Lynn, a and to the great in the :laded n, and he in- birth oyalty others g. A Tues- a vast tinued icings rning. ropolis ,noe of Ld Co., inciple, crystal al lines oh was le two o n the .ed, but .d were eneath 1, sur- having I " A." shield s : and )lendid chaste, to this house resent- d, sur- yes, in I in an I town mlas's ay for Lily on town for of 5 of the street. orday s left ris, on Hotel it big varden ne did ynne's ion ititled a por- r ONVII ?E OF v with in the Cara' Platt, itkirk, will of his riend, Luthor otjec" terary 19.18.4 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J &Jul) - 1877-St . . 100 102 IC4 Do. ep. c. Feb. Az Amz 100 112 104 Do. dp. c.:3lar..tz Sept 100 102 104 Do. Ep. c. 100 92 b 4 924 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 100 108 110 Do.Ap (IL Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 I Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 .Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 197 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 1 , 57 109 ,N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 103 1( 5 ; Do. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 '- ,N. S.W. G ov. 5 p c.,180( 100 1015 1025 —.Du. sp. c.,18t8 to 187 f 100 1014 1021 Do. d0.,1888 ampwds 100 1014 1624 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 la 113 IS.Aus G6p.c.1873..t up 100 112 114 - Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..fauly 100 108 110 Do. 10 613.c. An.Aoat.. 100 , 1091 _l_lo,l l tool 10 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id uldlord Amalgamated 385 395 Devon G. Con.. =Taoist ; 1 550 560 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 60 65 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. 5d par East Caradon 114.6 27 28 275 East Carn Brea., - E. WlRussel (Tavistk ) 8.6.6 65 7 7 16g } IGam.4St.Aubyn(Gwen ) '.:81 11 13 Great South Tolgus l7a 41 61 5 , G. Wheal Vor (Ralston 40 lo 11 Grenville 6.16. r 5} 51 Hend's-Foot . 8.12 59 41 391 Hingston Downs 4.:8.0 11 25 Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lelant uk 20 22 arke Valley.. 4 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 25 I} } 6 New Seton .. 191 95 105 • North Downs 24 1} 2 Wit'l Basset allozan 3 1.0 24 31 North Whcal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt. I 10.6.7 14 46 South Caradon(St.Cleer 11 410 820 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.1Q.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 36 38 es ramarSilvA Lead Min l} kin Cro/t 9 19 20 191 } West Basset (Illogan) l5 95 105 W Cl radon (Liskeard) 5 18 20 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan; 5} 771 82 1 Wheal Buller(Rednith) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (I.7.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuckott ........ : 2.10.8 11 21 • Wheal MaryAnni,Men.) 8 11 12 Wheal seton . 585 165 175 165 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 201 Wheal Union 3.17 25 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 914 Great Eastern, E. Anglian No 1, 5 p er cent. stock, 107 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. pt, 101 Great Western, 5 per cent. red, prf., 101 West Midland, Oxford. Ist guaranteed stock. 129 London, Chatham, and Dover a per cent, pref., 99 Midland 4) per cent pf. stk. rd., 103 4 South Eastern fixed 4i per cent.. 102 PREFEIENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf. ' 102 Ditto, 4 6 per cent. pref., 99 Kent Coast, i, per cent. pref. B, 71 London, Brighton, &c., 46 per cent., 1858, 103 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 109 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 210 London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 91 2 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 99 Midland Bradford pret. stock, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia and San Francisco aim.) gua. 7 per cent., 181 Copenhagen, lim., 2 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua, 7 per cent., 101 Sambre and Meuse, 9)1 Sambre and Meuse, % per cent. pf., 10 San Paulo (lim.), gna. 7 per cent. 4-- Ditto (all), 221 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21 20} Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 14} FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, HM.. Fortuna (lim.), 34 4 General, 221 Linares, 61 United Mexican (Ilin;, 61 6 Yudanantutana of S. Autitmila 21 JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon ..an and Liverpool (11. m.), 46 7 6i Ditto, new, 26i 7 Anglo Austrian, 6 Australasia, _ Ditto, new, 4S 8 Brazili in and Portuguese, lira., Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 33 Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 70 Consolidated Bang, lim., 91 4 10 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 23} 3 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 271 Imperial Bank (lira.), 23 Imperial Ottoman, 171 A 4 London and Brazilian (lim.), 494 50 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 294 London and County - , 51 London, Hamburg Cont.' Exch., lim., 34 London Joint Stock, ni 64 National Provincial of England, • Ditto, new, 38 Ditto, ditto, 28 New Zealand, Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Seinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (Inn.), 54 South Australia, 0 Union of Australia, 58 DOCKS. East and west India, 142 i • London, 69i MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited, 4 British Indian Tea (lim.), Crystal Palace, 38 711 SHARE MARKETS,--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing 1 Business Share Railways. Paid. I Price. done. f E3ir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne.. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon n .bl , l erth,AzAb. June Corn wall `1 gets no dig DoA till r,p c.p paid to B. , D puTi 8.0 been ,tßeltast June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. lasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock 8 81 Si 81 81 8 1171 LB, 1171 IS 7 7i 38 10 16 17 94 96 108 110 48i 49} 46 48 74 8. 125 127 128 129 134 136 100 102 61i 65 Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire' London and Blackwall Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat, aid Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western I Man., Shef., & Lincoln. IMaryport and Carlisle. Dot shares 'Metropolitan Midland Do New 1109/ no, 70 72 110 11l 44 (5i 1031 103! 101 102 48 49 126 127 127} .281 )6 11 97 99 Do Birming. & Derby )Jid, Gt. W. of Ireland Doshares ITid Dent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nib. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stool, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an dWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1856 Taff Vale.. b 3 64 24 46 104 1011 58 GO 88i 681 119 121 1 2 77 7? 11 124 120 44 40 9S 100 51 53 32 33 94 94i 97 (9 10 10i 87 38 86 9i 71 71 US 160 4/ 5i p 21 3} p Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har..tit West Midland —Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH POSSE Etailwaye titlantio & St Lawrence Elom.,Baroda.t.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant,&Godricl) a p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1875 Do. do. June 1, 1671 Cloutta.SS.Eastn. (.;ape Town Dock Scrii Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pret. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d P, ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred G t.lndtarentu.gua.sp.c New gua.s p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share Do. New .. •• . Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. a. do. '77-8.. .. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension De. Cs do.. .... • . Do. Fifth Extension. l 11e1b.Corpp. p. o. finds Ala). Sc Hob•son's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 3lortg. Bds. Newßrunswiok.t Quids Class A and B. N.ltte'da3 pc lat pf bde Scinde Do. Delhi I Do. do 0 •• • • i 4 Do. Punjaub Do. Do. •• •• etg Do. Enrins.St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (100 1 100 all 1 luU 1 iloo Patel, all 100 - -P; 86 90 172 170 ;SIONS. Closing Price. 62 GI 1(5 1(6 P 1 I 6} 61- 84 94 103 ;04 1( 2 104 107 108 It6l 1 76 1 lipl 1 I }F 21 22 74 16 60 63 63 70 52 55 50 53 40 43 29 31 24 27 1076 1036 lt 11( 104 106 10 10i 1U 10, 05 97 86 88 iP 106 106 100 101 ( 6 100 57 59 3 5 82 84 105 106 1(5 1051 IP 104 11.6 101 113 13.14 25 10 st st 50 20 6,4.0 12.10 161 8 Ofi 1 i 1091 i 1101 10 1031. 101.1 471 8f 127 j 6j 128 * 53 i 244 5 1011 91a Business done 107 Cf 71 THE SUN, LONDON, VVEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1863, MISCELLANEOUS—[Continued]. Discount Corporation, limited, 12 E;yptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 4} .s",' Electric Telegraph, 106 6 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lim., 61 Hudson's Bay, 13, International Financial Society, Um., 9 Joint •stock Discount, 6} Ditto, new, 2} London Finanalal Association, lim., 151 London General Omnibus Company (lira,), 2} National Dicount Comp my, lira., 9} a Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 51 Poyal Mail Steam, 75 } South A [rican Mortgage and Investment, 7 THE CONFRATERNITY OF ST. PETER, Last night a moeting of Catholic clergy and laity of the western portion of the metropolis was hold in the Hanover square Rooms, for the purpose of promoting the work carried on by the society which conducts the collection of St. Peter's pence in England. Amongst those on the plat form were the Right Rev. Monsignore Manning, D.D., M ons i g nore Clifford, the Very Rev. Dr. H earn , V . G ., the Hon. Charles Langdale, Viscount Fi e ldi ng, J. P. Hennessy, Esq., M.P., Sir G. Bowyer, M.P., C anon O'Neill, Rev. Fathers Chaurin, Collis, Callaghan, Lescher, Dillon, and Eugenics, Dr. Fincham, Dr. Brett, Lang dale, jun., Esq., E. Purcell, Esq., F. J. Augarde, Esq., &c. &c. The chair was taken by the Hon. Charles Langdale. The CHAIRMAN said they were assembled together for a very important purpose, and he regretted muchthe absence of Lord Petre, because it involved him in his present posi tion, a position he should very inadequately fill. They were all agreed upon the importance of the meeting,and none of them could but regret the position in which his Holiness the Pope was placed at the present time. The extending the confraternity would be productive of much benefit, and he had no doubt but that good would result from the evil that existed. Of one thing be was certain—namely, that the effect of all the intrtue would be to unite all true Ca tholics more firmly than ever, and benefit rather than in jury would result from the attempts to destroy the Church. The CHAIRMAN then called upon the Secretary to read the circular letters of his Eminence the Cardinal Arch bishop and the President Lord Petre. Mr. BRETT, who upon rising was received with general applause, said—l have simply this evening to lay before you two important letters recently issued by us, the one being a circular by His Eminence, ad dressed to the clergy, suggesting the establishment of the Confraternity in each parish, and the other a letter from our President in reference to the circular, and offer ing the co- operation of the Council for the organisation of local meetings for the purpose." The letters having been read, the CHAIRMAN proceeded to call upon the Very Rev. Canon O'Neil to move the first resolution. Canon O'NrELL moved the first resolution. Pope Pius, when he commenced his reign, endeavoured to bestow upon his subjects a liberal administration, yet in that he was thwarted, and the minister (Count Rossi) ke had selected to work out his plans was mercilessly assassinated. The sys tem had gone on increasing until more than half of the Pope's dominions had been taken frOnt him ; and now, in his adversity, he looked to 250,000,000 of his subjects for support. He felt certain that, without making any sacri fices, ample funds would be supplied to assist him in his present exigencies. The resolution—" That the intrigue, sedition, and vio lence with which the Holy See has been assailed for the last 15 years ought to excite in all Catholics a profound setae of sorrow and indignation; and that the majestic constancy and heroic patience of the Sovereign Pontiff de manded from the faithful throughout the world, not only their admiration, gratitude, and love, but their heart felt sympathy and their most effectual co-operation in all things, whereby the conflict which he bears in our hehalt may be alleviated."—was seconded by Mr. E. PURCELL, and carried unanimously, Mr. J. P. HENNESSY, M.P., said the resolution he had been intrusted with was a vote of confidence in the Con fraternity. They were not on that occasion assembled fur any new work, because the Confraternity of St. Peter's Pence was as old as the Saxon kings of 'England. It was established in that city more than 1,000 years ago, and all they were now doing was attending its revival. lie believed there were at least 250,000,000 Catholics in the world, and if each were to give in their adhesion to the Con.. fraternity, and subscribe but one penny per month, which was one shilling a year, they would raise between 19,000,000 and £10,000,000 per annum. Such a thing was not, however, to be expected; so, taking but one half of the number of subscribers, a sum of £5,000,000 per annum would be collected—a sum far greater than that received by the Pope before the greater part of his patrimony was taken from him. He was glad others be sides Catholics contributed to the fund ; for during his visit to Rome he met an English Jew, who was proceed ing to look at the miseries endured by his co-religionists, through the inundation of the Tiber at the Ghetto. Whilst there this Jew was much surprised by witnessing the arrival of a number of the Pope's servants from the Va tican, laden with food, clothing, and fuel fer the sufferers, and such was his delight at the circumstance, that he gave him a most respectable subscription to Peter's pence, The hon. gentleman concluded by strongly urging upon his co-religionists to subscribe to the fund, in order that the Pope might maintain his independence. The resolu tion was to the following effect : "That the Confraternity of St. Peter, instituted for the diffusion of sound principle, the promotion of prayer, and the offering of contribution in behalf of the holy See, affords a fitting and effectual means whereby to unite Catholics to the Sovereign Pontiff in this moment of con flict." Sir G. BOWYEII seconded the resolution ; he said it had been remarked that the Pop© would be defeated by finance, that he could not get means, and therefore he must sur render to those powers who would give him those means, and thus abdicate his temporal sovereignty, but by the present movement that eventuality would be completely dispelled. Although the Pope had been dispoiled of two-thirds of his dominions he had yet succeeded in doing that in which other nations had failed—namely, he had paid the whole of the interest on the public debt of Rome. That debt, it was well known, he did not incur, yet he submitted to the burden rather than incur the misery which would arise if he repudiated, as he fairly could, all liability for its repay - ment. The resolution was carried unanimously. The next resolution, one recognising the desirability of extending the operations of the Confraternity, was moved by Mr. F. Ward, and seconded by Canon Monis, was also carried unanimously, Viscount FIELDING moved a vote of thanks to the Chair man, which was cordially assented to. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said as long as he had the power to assist his co-religionists in doing what was good and proper, he should always think it his duty to be found at his post. The meeting then separated. TUE CASE OF TUE ALEXANDRA.—It was arranged in the Court of Exchequer yesterday that the case of the Alexandra should come on on Tuesday, when the defend ants will show cause, and the arguments will continue on the following days. THE COURT MARTIAL ON COLONEL CRAWLEY.— At the request of the legal advisers of Lieut. Crawley the opening of the court-martial has been postponed from Thursday, the 12th, till Tuesday, the 17th in s t. MATAMORAS.—LIVERPooL, Tuesday.- A private telegram from Paris states that there is no blockade of Matamoras, but the contraband of war will not be allowed to he landed. MOURAVIEFF AND THE GIBBET.--His character had long preceded him to the capital of his com mand, On reaching Wilna, on his first ride through the town, he came to the large market-place situated on its outskirts, where he was surprised by the sight of three gibbets, a large and two smaller ones, erected on a little eminence. He was not long in learning that this was intended by his subjects as a greeting ; that the large gibbet was erected for himself, and the other two for two of his friends, " Good," said Mouravieff ; " dont let them be taken down, they will come in useful by and by." So the gibbets remained for some days in their places, and sure enough they at last found occupiers whom their erectors little thought to see swing there. Another be,us much m in Spoken greeting which he received was a proclamation offering 20,000 rou b les for his assassination, which was a f ter wards increased to 100,000, as th e accomp li s h me nt of such an act to kill hi m , b ut they all signally failed. The first attemp t wl c sa e pd m oe o e r difficult. Not that attempts were not made by e vn ioe bffl .e r nHa en mas was announced afc,ncPuanospol occupied showing oe n nd e o ba as a e y n w l in a i n s bch , oii n a os n lge d ac bht oia t : a h es e tpetwe eaincident oou w lirsa a h s m . n the " Tell him I'm t oo much occupied—let him spekakwwitihthhimmy. aide-de-camp," were Mouravieffs orders. Preseatly the officer returned and repeated the demand, adding that the Count would not keep him very long " Admit him then between two gend armes, " said Mouravieff,. without turning, and continuing his writing. Presently the door was heard to open and close again. Mouravieff still went on with hie writing. " Well, who is he ?" said he at last, without turning. " Count So and So," was the reply. " Search him," said Mouravieff, s t ill i n his former to daggers, even giving 1, position. After a few minutes' pause, " Well, -what have you found ?" " eveJ cool o v l e r ord e e n r ci s, w without your high excellency," was the an swer. " Immediate r court-martial, and to be han g ed to-m orrow morning, if convicted," in 7 Q 's e v lf cre th i e l° t u ro r u av b i l e e fi turn and h ave a look on 's to h his would-be-assassin, and still going on with his writing. The next morning that nobleman and two others w ere swinging on the very gibbets which the National Commit tee had prepared for Mouravieff and his friends.—Fraser' a Magazine. We learn from Oxford that, among several nam es suggested for the Chair of Ecclesiastical History which will be vacated by Dr. Stanley's removal to West minster, that of the Rev. R. W. Church, late Fellow and Tutor of Oriol, is considered the most probable ; and we have reason to believe that, were the choice of the Crown to fall on him, it would giue the most general satisfaction. Mr. Church was well known, when in residence at Oxford, as a distinguished scholar, and is known, when out of Oxford as the outhor of a volume of Essays published some years ago, which evinced remarkable powers of historical writing, The Horrible Triple Murder in a Cab, - No day has yet been fixed for holding a coroner's in quest on the alleged murderer Hunt. Nothing further than that which is at present known has transpired with regard to the motive for the perpetration of the shocking tragedy, The Pope and His Guests, The correspondent of tne Morntng Post at Rome records an unprecedented piece of hospitality carried into eblect at the Vatican on the last Tnursday in October, viz., a dinner given by the Pope to 54 needy persons from the various districts of Rome. The curates of the 51 parishes of Rome and the suburbs gave certificates of • poverty to all really needy persons who were ambitious of the honour of sitting at his Holiness's table; and the name of one fortunate individual per parish was extracted, by lot, from the mass of candidates. The trysting place for the guests to meet in previous to being conducted into the presence of their pontifical host was the Piazza Scossa Cavalli, near the Piazz i di San Pietro; but, unfortunately for these poor people—who, of course, did not drive to the rendez vous in carriages —it, deluged with rain the whole morning, and they were forced to take shelter in the church on the Piazza until the prelate charged with the duty of marshaling them to the palace arrived. At noon precisely the 54 guests entered the ducal saloon—the great hall in which the Pontiffs hold their consistories—their humble ap pearance and attire affording a striking contrast to the rich robes of the Court Prelates and dignitaries, the liveries of the Pope's servants, and the mediaeval uniform of the Swiss soldiers on guard, with their einque eento halberds and double-handed swords. the guests were placed in the order of precedence of the various parishes they represented. Mon signore Sagrista said grace; the Pope's servant brought in the dishes, which were distributed by the Pope's major domo, his sagrista, his domestic prelates, and other dignitaries of his Court. The menu was in conformity with the traditional Roman bill of fare for the middle classes on festive occa sions. Soup, boiled beef and vegetables, frittura, react meat or fowl and salad, and the national pas ' ticco of macaroni, with fruit and sweetmeats, con• stituted the solid repast offered by the Pontiff to his straitened subjects, who did ample justice to the viands, until his Holiness appeared in the midst of the festive scene, surrounded by his noble guards, prelates, and distinguished personages. Checking with a motion of his hand a rising cry of " Viva Pio Nono," the Pope advanced into the hollow of the horse-shoe table, accompanied by Monsignore Majordomo, who presented by name each of the guests, one of whom, an old man, apparently a kind of broken•down gentleman, took the opportunity of reading his Holiness a sonnet composed for the occasion—a real trait of Italian manners—which the Pope listened to with complacency. His Holi ness then had a basin of money brought to him, from which he distributed two scudi to each guest, and a new handkerchief in which to carry away the remnants of the feast, for the guests were all re puted to b 3 paterfamiliases, and were invited to carry home to their respective families abundant specimens of the Pontifical good cheer. The Pope wound up his hospitalities with a short address to his guests, repeating them to bless God for what they had received, and to recollect it as a proof that God never abandons his poor ; he exhorted them to show themselves grateful for this act of charity by leading a Christian life and being faithful subjects ; he urged them to inculcate the fear of God in their families, because indigence sometimes springs from vice and sin ; and finally invited them to receive his apostolic benediction, which he accordingly im parted to them with visible emotion, and imme diately afterwards left the Sala Ducale. It may be easily imagined what comments have been raised in Rome on such a departure from the usual rou tine of the Vatican • Palace as the event jus described. MARKETS—This Day. IIARK-LANE. A limited supply of home-grown wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market. For good and fiae dry parcels there was a steady demand at fully Monday's cur rency. Inferior samples met a slow sale, yet no change took place in their value compared with our previous report. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was large. Most descriptions wore in fair averags request, and the quotations current on Monday were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were tolerably firm, and former prices were realised. With barley the market was well supplied. Fine malt ing parcels ruled firm in price, otherwise the trade was dull at fully the late decline in the currency. We have to report a moderate sale for malt, at full quo tations. The supply of oats on sale was moderato. Most qualities were in steady request, and prices ruled firm. Beans and peas were dull, at Monday's currency. For good and fine flour, both English and foreign, there was a steady demand, at full prices. Inferior parcels were a dull inquiry. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat Barley. Malt Oats. Flout. English.-- 950 I 2,310 I 1290 2300 I 1470 'rash..... l7O 1 1180 - eoraign 5,830 1,810 • 16 , 000 sks, brls. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for hops is in a sluggish state. Good and fine parcels steadily eupport previous rates; otherwise, the quotations have a downward tendency, WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale if moderate; on the whole, ;he trade is steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Ms by.the carcase. VARIATIONS OF THE COMPASS.—The Revue Ma ritime et Colonials publishes a letter on the devia tions to which the needle is liable in consequence of the sub stitution of iron for wood in ships. One of the latest contri vances for diminishing this serious inconvenience is the correcting compass, which affords the means of taking the sun's position, whereby the deviation may be corrected. It has sometimes been supposed that fogs and certain other states of the atmosphere could influence the needle ; but this has not been borne out by observation. Lightning alone exercises a decided influence on the needle by reversing its points, so that north becomes south, and conversely. When a vessel is nearing land, the needle is said to be affected : and certain rocks there are that exercise a decided magnetic thisetic influence on the compass, volcanic rocks especially, but influence is not felt on board ships. But the action of the iron forming the ship's sides is far different; nothing, not even the interposition of a thick non-magnetic body, will stop its influence—far less, as some hays believed, a copper coating or thick paint. But the real danger proceeds from another course, since the ship herself, uuder her weight of canvas, may increase the deviation of the needle. From ex periments made on board an iron-built sailing vessel, pro vided with iron rigging and lower yards of steel, and with two binnacle compasses on her poops, and a third placed between the mizen and mainmasts, the lower part of which was all of iron, the deviations of the needle were respectively 56 deg., 24 deg., and 35 deg. Without entering into further details on this matter, the writer of the article concludes with condemning the imprudence of those who freight an iron vessel before she has been at sea for a considerable time, in order to ascertain how her compass behaves. More over, a captain undertaking the command of an iron ship should be called upon to show that ha has previously been on board such a vessel on a long voyage, so that he may know how to deal with the deviations observable on board the vessel to be commanded.—Galiviani. ALLEGED ARSON IN SPITALFIELDS.—A man named Joshua Nash was brought before the magis• trates at Manchester yesterday, having given himself up to Superintendent Anderton, on a confession of having set fire to premises in Spitalfields in 1861. According to his statement, ho and a Mr. Bateman opened a shop as drapers in Brick-lane, Bacon-street, Spitalfields. They com menced business with about £5O, and insured for £2OO in the Sun -of f ice. After that he remained one night and set fire to the premises, which were burnt down. also destroyed severa l cottages. They obtained f ro m the Sun-office £lOO. He had lat e ly been wandering' The fire a bout the country, and had longed to give himself up to justice. In answer to the magistrates, Superintendent Anderton said he had written to London, and in answer Mr. Shaw, super intendent of the London Fire Brigade, informed him that the premises of a firm named Bateman & Nash were burnt down on the 23d of July, 1851, The cause of the fire was unknown at the time. The prisoner having said that hi s statement was correct, he was remanded. THE GALWAY MAIL STEAMER ANGLIA ASLIOB.E. —Another of the steamers belonging to the Galway Mail Pecket line has met with an accident, which, however, so far as our knowledge of the affair at present extends, will not be of a very serious nature. The Anglia, under the comm an d of Captain Prowse, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday morning last for Galway, en route to America. Galway F ed yesterdayon Monday last whilst at tempting rom Anglia awetenitegasrhamorerneeeeairy to make the harbour, and that the position of the ship, when the telegram was despatched, was one of safety. The weather was moderate, and it was expected that the ship would bo eased off during the following tide. So far as appearances at present go the Anglia has received no damage of any consequence, although it will be necessary, beforo resuming her voyage, that she should undergo a rigid ex amination. A later telegram states that at four o'clock yesterday afternoon the Anglia was got off Black Rock, It was not yet known whether she was much in jured, she was to sail to-day for AuAerica, LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE LIABILITY OF CABMEN.-TZZARD V. WALTON. This was an action to recover £39 damages to certain property entrusted to the defendant, who is a cabman. Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, stated that his client hailed defendant's cab, and directed that he should be drove to a certain place. Plaintiff had with him a package con taining light and brittle articles, and this package defend ant placed on the top of the cab. During the journey the goods fell off the top of the cab and was smashed all to pieces. Ile (Mr. Buchanan) contended that by the Act of Parliament cabmen were bound to secure property delivered into their charge, so that it shall be safe at the end of their journey. Evidence having been called in support of this statement, his Honour at once found for the plaintiff, with costs. THE BRUNSWICK. UNIVERSITY.."-RA CHE V. CAWLEY, This was an action to recover £5 Hs. for goods alleged to be supplied to the Brunswick University. Mr. Hubert Wood (Wood and King) appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Venn of New-inn, Strand, representing defendants. It appeared that a person named Abbott had ordered some goods from plaintiff, such goods being delivered at the office of the Brunswick University. For these defendant paid, and subsequently Mr. Abbott ordered some more. It was urged by Mr. Venn that the lot now in dispute had been sent to Abbott's private house, and the order did not come from defendant at all. Mr. Wood urged that Abbott was known as the agent of defendant, who had already paid for an order emanating from the same quarter as the present. His Honour was of opinion that plaintiff had reasons for believing that Abbott was defendant's agent, and found for the plaintiff for the full amount, with costs. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PAYING FOR AMUSEMENT.—John Spencer, a respectable looking young man, described as a clerk, of 31, Marylebone streat, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with knocking at doors in Tichborne.street. J. Dray, 170 C, deposed that at half-past 2 this morning he heard a loud knocking at the doors in Tichborne-street, and on proceeding there he saw the defendant busily engaged in knocking at the different doors, when he took him into custody. In reply to Mr. Tyrwhitt, who asked the defendant what he had to say to the charge, the defendant said he knew it was a foolish gamo, and he was mow sorry for it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a most mischievous practice, and the defendant would have to pay 205., or M days in default. WESTMINSTER. .. ----- VIOLETS AND BEGGING.—Emma Cross and Eliza Cook, two girls about 14 years of age, were charged with begging under the following circumstances : William Waddup, an officer of the Mendicity Society, said that at half- past six last night he was in Lower Bel grave-street, when he saw the defendants begging in com pany wish a third girl. While watching them, Cook came up to hiel twice and asked him to relieve her, as she was in a starving condition and had no home; the third girl also asked alms of him. Having seen them relieved several times, he took them into custody, and on searching them found 2s. 3d. on Cross and 9d. on Cook, all in. coppers. The defence set up was that they did not bog, but simply endeavoured to sell a few violets, but The Mendicity officer said neither of them had any violets. lie saw them beg of at least 50 persons, and at least received about six times. Cook's father here stepped forward and declared that his daughter's account of the matter was the correct one. She endeavoured to get a living by selling violets, but as it was no use her sitting in a corner, trusting to the smell of the flowers finding her purchasers, she was obliged to push herself forward and solicit people to buy them, Mr. Arnold said no such obligation existed, and nothing was more offensive than this description of begging. Even had these girls had any violets (and it was very clear, from Waddup's evidence, that they had none) it was well known that violets, matches, or anything of that sort, were a mere blind. These girls asked people to buy, and on their re fusing to do this then they bagged, and obtruded themselves upon passers by in the most offensive manner, completely persecuting people, until they were compelled to give them something in order to be rid of them. Every one who walked through the streets of London was used to this dodge. Cook's father said he was not attempting to screen his daughter, if she had done harm; but he merely wished to show that she endeavoured to get an honest living. Mr. Arnold remarked that he saw no occasion to disbe lieve the evidence of Waddup, who distinctly said that nei• tiler of these girls had any violets, and he wished to tell the father, who seemed a sensible man, that even if his daughter had, she was not allowed to follow people about in an offensive troublesome manner. his daughter had, how ever, clearly begged, and it was not true, looking at the father, that she was destitute and without a home. Cross's mother also declared that her daughter was sell ing violets, and complained that it was very hard girls couldn't get an honest living. Mr. Arnold, after repeating What he had told Cook's father, said people must not go away with the foolish idea that it was wrong to sell violets or anything of the sort, but people must not be annoyed by girls under the pretence of selling things, Ho would discharge the girls on this occa sion, but after the caution he had given them he should punish them severely if brought there again. THAMES. DONALD THOMPSON, THE TROUBLESOME PAUPER.— This extraordinary man, who has been for many years a pauper chargeabl e to the City of London Union, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with refusing to perform the work assigned to him in the - Union-house, Bow-road. Donald Thompson is certainly a remarkable man, and has given great trouble to the authorities. His correspondence with the Poor-law Board, the Horne -office, the Lord Mayor, aldermen, magistrates, and others, would fill as many volumes as Hume and Smollett' s History of England. There was, no doubt, in the early part of his career, and after he first became chargeable to the City of London, some advan tage was taken of his excessive loquaciousness and obstinacy, and that be was not so well treated as he ought to have been. Mr. Yardley investigated his grievances with great patience and kindness, and he was afterwards treated with great indulgence. He took advantage of this, and after preferring many unfounded complaints against the master and officers of the union -house, and giving them a great deal of trouble, he has for the last three years acted in a most contumacious manner, and refused to do any work at all. He obtained a good situation by the influence of persons who took an interest in him, and believed he was more sinned against than sinning. He kept this situation a short time only, and has repeatedly attributed the loss of it to the libellous reports and slanders of the Guardians of the City of London Union —nothing can be more unfounded. He has refused to do any work for a long time, medical evi dence has been given in opposition to his statements, the " rules, orders, and regulations" of the Poor Law Board have been produced by Mr. Bowring, clerk to the Guar dians, long speeches have been inflicted by the prisoner on Mr. Ingham, Mr. Yardley, Mr. Selfe, Mr. Woolrych, and Mi. Partridge, and the prisoner has made earnest appeals to the press. Vanity and the love of hearing hsimelf talked about seems to be his prevailing passion. He has been afflicted with all the ills flesh is heir to, and after exhausting all the complaints treated of by Buchan in his "Domestic Medicine" has invented a new one as an excuse for not picking oakum. Ho has been com mitted for 7, 14, 21 days, or a month, about 30 times. Mr. Edwin liolland, labour master in the City of London Union House, said the prisoner was last sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labour by Mr. Partridge, and came out of the City prison, Holloway, on Saturday, re turned to his old quarters, and refused to do any work on Monday and yesterday. The prisoner said his head was bad. Ile regretted to have taken up so much of the magistrate's valuable time on former occasions. He would not do it now. Mr. Woolrych—l am very glad to hear it, for we are very busy here. Has he been ill since he has been in prison ? Mr. Holland—No, sir. The prisoner said he was put into a part of the work house where he could not remain. He ought t.) be in a place set apart for the aged and infirm. Mr. Holland—That is for people above 60 years of age. Thompson—l shall be 63 on the 29th of next February, Mr. Woolry ch— Stop there and work till the 29th of Feburary ; then you will be qualified for that part of the workhouse which you prefer. sir, I should bo qualified if no tricks Thompson — Y es, were played. Mr. Woolrych—What tricks? Thompson —They say I am only 20 years of age. (A laugh.) Mr. Woolrych—No surgeon or anybody else will say you are only 20 years of age. Thompson—l have only a birthday every four years— Laughter.) You see I was born they say lam only 20. ( in Leap Year. Mr. Woolrych— No advantage will be taken of that. Thompson—You don't know their schemes and tricks. They say lam only 20—that I have only had 20 birthdays. However, sir, not to trespass longer on your valuable time, please to send me back to prison. I prefer going there. Do not consign me to the tender mercies of the poor law authorities. Mr. Woolrych—You are sentenced to 14 days' imprison ment and hard labour. Thompson —Thank you, sir, thank you. I will not write to the Home Secretary about you, Mr. Woolrych, A. more courteous gentlentan I never met Good day, air. MURDER IN LIVERPOOL. On Monday afternoo❑ a number of bailiffs and others interested in the sale of furniture were as sembled in the auction room of Mr. Archibald Bal lantine, 44, Byrom-street, where a sale was about to take place. Among those present were Wm. Tarr, a bailiff in the employ of Mr. Ballantine, and seve ral other bailiffs, including John Brannan, Michael M'Kenzie, and James Carney, and a woman named Eliza Davies, who resides in No. 2 Court, Beres ford-street. It, appears that the bailiffs have a prac tice of casting lots for a job when one turns up, and about the time referred to several of them were taking their chances in this way, and amongst them was Brannan, who was unsuccessful, and seemingly annoyed. Some angry words passed between him and Tarr, when Brennan struck Tarr a violent blow behind one of his ears with his fist, and repeated the blow with the same amount of violence, when Tarr fell down in the shop in an insensible state. Brannan then walked quietly out of the shop, none present offering the slightest impediment to his de parture, and the last that was seen of him was when he was going up Byrom -street from the shop where he had knocked Tarr down. Seeing that Tarr was in a dangerous state, one of the persons in the shop went to Great Crosshall-street for Dr. Whittle. That gentlemen not being in, his assistant attended on the injured man, but his services were of no avail, as Tarr died in a few minutes after the as sistant's arrival. It is a remarkable circumstance that, although there were several persons who wit nessed the affair and saw Brannan leave the shop, the police were not informed of it until the unfor tunate man Tarr was dead, when police-constable 149, who was on duty in the neighbourhood, was called in and told what had occurred. Dr. Whittle himself called at the shop, and saw that the man was dead. He made an examination of the body, but did not give any opinion as to what had been the cause of death. The body of the deceased was then removed to his house in Hope-court, Cart wright-place, at the corner of which latter place the shop of Mr. Ballantine stands. The deceased has left a widow and two children. The man Brannan, we believe, is unmarried. He is a man very well known, but has only recently returned from America, where he had been for about seven years. He is said to have been in the Confederate army, to have been wounded while in that service, and to have been in the hospital at New Orleans when that city fell into the hands of the Federal troops. He is described as a man of about 28 or 30 years of age, and about aft. 10in. in height, with a long face, sallow complexion, high cheek bones, no whiskers, straight brown hair, and stoops a little. DISTRESSING SUICIDE, Yesterday Dr. Lankester, the coroner for Central Middlesex, held au inquest at University College Hospital touching the death of a boy named 'William Frederick Knapton, aged 13 years, who came by his death under very painful circumstances. The first witness examined was Charlotte Knaptun, who stated that she was wife of Thomas Knapton, a pianoforte-maker, living at No. 7, Fitzroy-row, Euston• road. The deceased was her son. He was a boy of very violent disposition. On Friday last he threw a fork at one of his sisters, and it stuck in her back. His father threatened to chastise him if he committed any similar act in future. On Saturday, when the family were at dinner, his father being absent at the time, he threw a piece of bread at one of his sisters. She was drinking out of a cup, and the bread struck the cup, breaking it, and causing it to cut the girl's month. Mrs. Knapton remonstrated with the boy, and ordered him to leave the room. He then went out and sat on the stairs. One of her daughters said he ought to be ashamed of his conduct, and in reply he abused her, after which he ran up to a bedroom and slammed the door after him. As it was his custom to lie down on a bed and sleep off his bad temper, his mother thought that he was acting in accord ance with that habit, and she prevented one of his younger brothers from disturbing him. She then left the house for the purpose of visiting a neigh bour with whom she had business, but was recalled in a few minutes by the screams of her children. On going up to the bedroom she found the deceased boy hanging by a cord from a hook behind the door. She lifted him off, and afterwards cut the cord and conveyed him in a cab to the University College Hospital, but he showed no signs of life when she removed him from the hook, and he was certainly quite dead on her arrival at the hospital. Emma Knap ton, daughter of the last witness, corroborated her mother's testimony, and added that it was she who discovered the body hanging from the hook behind the door. 'When her mother left to visit her neigh bour one of her little brothers told her , that he wanted something in the bedroom, but was unable to open the door. She then forced the door open, and found that it had been fastened with a pair of pincers. Dr. Sydney Ringer, resident medical officer of University College Hospital, stated his opinion that deceased had been dead a quarter of an hour before his admission. Unsuccessful en deavours to restore respiration were made for three-quarters of an hour after. The coroner, in sum ming up the evidence, said this was the most painful case that had ever Come before him. Every one who had heard the facts and had witnessed the mother's grief must sympathise with that poor woman. The only comfort he could offer her was contained in the reflection that if a boy of such violent temper had lived to a more advanced age it wasvery probable he would have taken life or inflicted serious personal injury on another person, and so have brought dis grace on - a respectable family, while he was not perhaps accountable to God for the_ deed by which, in 'a moment of madness, he had deprived himself of life. The jury found that the deceased had 09121- milted suicide while in an unsound state of mind. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 10.—The lbe? - ia considers it pro bable that the crow❑ lands, valued at 3,000 millions of reals, will be sold. The Epoca says that the country wants a Progressista Ministry. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ---This Day. LIVERPOOL RACES-MIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Pot Pourri 2 Bowman Ton ran. FLYING HANDICAP. Gamma ........................................... 1 Farfalla Pupil .................. 3 Fourteen ran JUVENILE STAKES, Alpheus Orphene ............ 1 Persuasion ............ 3 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SON'S. Birkenhead Rothschild 2 Birthday filly 3 Six ran. KNOWSLEI, 7 NURSERY HANDICAP. Cutaway . _ 1 Practitioner 2 _ . Nine ran. ALL-AGED STAKES. Prescription 1 Highland Mary Ten ran. AINTREE PLATE. Despair East Lancashire Sorceress .. 3 Six ran. £4O HANDICAP PLATE. Pupil Cassidia .... 1 Confidence .. 2 __. . 3 ran. Pupilobjected to for Nine swerving stakes. , and Cassidia g e ts the LIVERPOOL CUP. 7to 2on the Field (offered) sto 1 agst Balhaw (taken freely) 7to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) Sto 1 agst Blithfield (taken) 25 to 1 agst Earl of Surrey (taken) HOW I BECAME AN ADMIRAL.—In the course of the evidence taken last summer before the Com mons' Select Committee on promotion in the navy, Rear- Admiral G. Elliot was examined. After answering a great many questions, the gallant officer said,—" I do not like to sit under the possibility of its being supposed that 1 desire to conceal anything with reference to my own position. If nay father had not been an admiral, and if he had not been lucky in holding commands, I should not have been an admiral, or perhaps a captain by this time; but he gave me every promotion that I have had in consequence of death vacancies. My father nominated his son, and in that way I WSJ placed on every occasion over the haada of all those who had not the good fortune of having a father an admi ral." He added, in answer to Mr. Ayrton, that he had seen a very inefficient officer promoted in this way, and, in answer to a further question, he agreed that probably he and Admiral Grey were the most fortunate officers in the navy. Captain B. J. Sullivan mentioned to the committee an instance of two Midshipmen entering the same ship within a year of each other; one of them, still a mate, had afterwards to go to the assistance of the other, whose sloop was on shore, and who, having powerful interest, had been three years a commander. When this latter officer through interest became a captain he had only served seven years front the time of passing, and had never served a day after being made a captain,although he bad great interest to ob tain service if ha had wished it. He had gone on the Re served Admirals' List, and has received about £6,000 in the shape of half-pay. Captain Sullivan added that we have never had such fair promotions as in the last two or three years, but that the system does still work of making appointments on account of interest, and that alone, either family or political, and that though the men with interest may have as fair a proportion of good officers among them. as the other class, it is very disheartening to deserving officers to see promotions made from interest alone without regard to qualification, and interest alone sufficient to raise men rapidly to the higher ranks. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN took place this morning, Nov. 11—being, however, invisible to us in England. It began at 10 minutes before 6h a.m., mean time at Greenwich, in longitude 9 deg 5 min W of Greenwich, and 23 deg of south latitude. The central eclipse began generally at 17 minutes past 7h a.m. in longi tude 43 deg 19 min W of Greenwich, and latitude 48 deg S. The central eclipse ended at 9h a.m., in longitude 173 deg E of Greenwich, and latitude 65 deg 10 min S ; and the eclipse ended on the earth generally at 27 minutes past 10h a.m., in longitude 125 deg 44 min E of Greenwich, and latitude 42 deg 30 min S. This eclipse will have been visible from the Great Southern Ocean, and from the Cape of Good Hope, where it will have been partial only, begin ning at 22 minutes past 7h a.m. ; the middle of the eclipse taking place at 12 minutes after 8h a.m., and ending at 7 minutes after 9h a.m., mean time at the Cape. We are authorized to state that the 12th inst. has been fixed as the day for opening the court-martial upon Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley at Aldershott. The proceedings will commence at 11 a.m. THE LATE MR. J. W. S TEWART ' S posthumous work, entitled "Picked up at Sea," will be published im mediately. POOR NADAR has already been the subject of a song called " Nadar-Balloon, cascade serienne, r6cit fan tastique de Philidor Greluchet, raseur Gascon: Paroles do MM. Felix Baumaine et E. A.D., Mu sique de J. Javelot. MR. CHARLES DICKENS'S new story (announced by us some time back as forthcoming) will be published by Messrs. Chap man an d Hall, in 20 monthly parts, i llustrate d by Mr. Hablot Knight Browne. The first number will be published on the Ist of May. TREASURE TROVE.—The Athena= has received the following curious and characteristic letter from the Nestor of literature, W. S. Landor :—" Florence, Oct. 29, 1863. By the Athenceum of October 24th, I see that a gold coin has been found, recently, near Llanthony Abbey. This abbey is mine, and so are the estates round about it and the manor, as well as Cwmioy. lam not curious ;in coins. This might with propriety have been offered to me. I should not have accepted it, perhap's you may, with the permission here given by, yours, &0., WALTER Se LANDOR." THE PROJECTED NEW MONTHLY MAGAZENE, to be entitled f/he .7lfay Fair Magazine, under Miss Brad don's editorship, has been abandoned. A new novel ivill be commenced by that lady in the January number of Temple Bar. A NEW LIBERAL BONAPARTIST JOURNAL ig spoken of, to be edited by M. de Jouvenel. A strange drama has just occurred near Rochelle (ChiP" rente-Inferienre). A young man named Cossevin, age d , 2 1 ( . ) : had for the last two years courted a young girl named ' P H % Baillon, aged 16, Inhabiting the commune of Lager' addresses were well received by the girl, who was g ni ' e willing to marry him. Her mother, however, had refused to consent to their union in consequence of their youth. Three days back Cossevin called on Mme. Baillon an mwle a formal offer of marriage, and was refuse-- Cossevin than asked if he might be. allowed to visit the daughter, and the mother appearing to hesitate, h e a dded, "If in ten minuts h t e h p at oi t n they a you have not made up your mind, yo u will see what I wiil °e girl, rushed proposed se d forward and do I" After a silence of about a q uarter of an hour, h e rose,: and offering a pistol to the y should secon tapesecond pistoleacaht h other's er,, bul but lives. mother On her hrrefusing, . turned aside his hand at the moment he fired. He then mtoerkneienpg secret t vin waited directed the other pistol at the mother, forced her to go on what had taken p h l e a r ce lt o ne T es h , e an fo l io t n ea g r carrying milk to girl as she was ßo chelle , andente red into conversation with her; but On arriving at the edge of a wood, he seized her hands,for the and then, forcing her into a ditch, again produced his two pistols, fired one at the young g i i p s breast, and with the other attempted to blow out his own brains. Th e girl escaped with a slight wound, but the second ball had lodged in Cossevin's skull, and he now lies in a desperate state. Tho Correctional Tribunal of St.-Etienne (Loise) has just been engaged two days in trying nine persons em ployed on the St.-Etienne to Roanne railway, charged with having through their negligence caused the fatal accident at La Fouillouse, on the 24th August last, by which four persons were killed and nine others more or less seriously injured, 24 witnesses were examined for the prosecution and 12 for the defence. The defendants pleaded that they had acted in accordance with the regulations, and had not been guilty of any neglect. This plea, however, was not supported by the evidence, for the tzthunal declared the charges proved against them all, and. condemned M. St.- Martin, deputy station master at St.-Etienne, to 16 months' imprisonment, and I,ooofr. fine; Tarllaed, station -master at Villars, to a year's imprisonment and 500 fr. fine; Bar bet, train-conductor, Fevre, engine -driver, and Mitaine, stoker, each to six months' imprison tnent and 500 fr. fine ; and the four other defendants, all gate-keepers, each to 15 days' imprisonment and 50fr. fine. Nearly all the defend• ants have lodged appeals against thsJir sentences, SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Nov. 11.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Nor. 10.—Wind Arrived—Gefle, from Carlsuma for the West Indies. CowEs, Nov. 10.—Wind S.W ._Arrived—Safeguard, from Hartlepool for Barcelona. HOLYHEAD, Nov. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Salos, from Liverpool for Manilla. HARWICH, Nov. 10.—Wi n d N .W.—Arrived—Astrea from St. Übes. F A LMOETH, Nov. 10 . --Wind N.W., strong.—Sailed— Helen, for New Zealand ; Alliance, for Auckland, New Zealand. (By ELECTIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived) Nov. 10—Sneppen, from nolmstad. (EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Sultana, for Bombay; Lorenzo for Buenos Ayres; Elizabeth Ann, for St. Kitt's; Spey, for Grenada —all from London. Passed—Mary and Pass-by, both from London, for Sal come; Evon, from Demerara; Brede Mach Le, from Cephalonia—both for London. Tx — F . E FACETIOUSNESS OF SLANG.—My key wa a deal too high. B ut h ow was I to lower it, to un screw it down to th e p roper p i tc h? I h ad no b ooks of p antomines to re a d an d study, and of course there were no Pantomines being played in November that I could go and see. In looking through the theatrical advertisements in the papers, however, I saw that a burlesque was running at one of the houses, That was as near an approach to a Pan tomime as I could h a v e . I reso l ve d t o go th a t very even ing and study it. I went and sat for two hours in the front row of the pit, with my chin resting on the back of the orchestra, and my eyes fixed on the stage. I studied the method attentively and minutely, and, with the puns and parodies ringing in my ears, went home to write. With an entirely new inspiration I re-wrote the scene between Jack and his mother, and this time it was not so like the tragedy. Still is seemed to be wanting in the breadth and familiarity of expression which characterised my mo del. For example, I made Mother Hubbard bid J a ck" shake Be ductivo slumber from his eyes," and also informed him that "Labour awaited him at the garden gate," ex p r essions which were undoubtedly neat, but not by any mea ns of the gaudy chL reefer which becomes a Pantomime . A friend of great experience calling on me while I wa s stru gg li ng with this difficulty, recommended the use of the slang. this of i dic tionary, and kindly lent me a copy. The study work enabled me to make great improvements nmy Ms. Thus for eyes," I wrote " peepers;" for" head," " nut ; ' , for hands," " mawleys ;" and whe re an y one was told t o vanish or go away, I substitu ted " hook ~ or " walk your chalks." When I made these and similar alterations, my friend declared that the dialogue was much funnier— though he thought it might be still further improved by a little peppering here and there.—Dickens's "All the Year Round." Share 100 stk I 20 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook 'took " 20i 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock st 1 20i 10 100 1 100 100 1051 i llf 108 i