The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCIC. There is no further change to report in the con dition of the Money Market, the demand being moderately active, while the rates continue steady. The Continental Exchanges yesterday afternoon were in most instances rather higher. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £526,000, and the exports £477,000. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. F. Hedges, builder and contractor, a composition of 7s. in the pound was agreed to, payable by instalments. It is announced that Messrs. Maitland, Ewing and Co., in the East India and China trade, who suspended in 1858, and discharged all their engage ments in 1859, have just paid interest at 5 per cent to their creditors. Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool; cotton market has been rather better, on account of the American news; sales about 5,000 bales. The Three per Cent. Rentes opened to-day, at Paris, at 69f. 85c., showing no change. The Funds are a little flatter, in consequence of some small sales on speculative account, and Con sols are 92.-Z- 1 for transfer, and 922 for account being I per cent lower. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced are steady at 921 a ; Exchequer 2 Bills are flat at 4s. to 7s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents. e. at 1081 ; and the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has 8 8 + advanced to 113. The most important movement in the Foreign department has bpen.a considerable rise in Spanish . 8 i Passive Bonds, viz., 25.1 261, owing to the state- et ment by the Minister of Finance that he is ready 18 to :discuss the question of the settlement of the 8 . 1 Passive Debt. The Certificates have improved to st 1.017, ; and the various other securities exhibit 21 buoyancy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 851 21 861 ; do., 1858, at Mt 711; do., 1862, 66167; ; and the Uonsolides have advanced to 401 41 ; ;Egyptisn ;i; have been in favour, and have risen to 964 971- ; and the 2d issue, to 961, 97 ; Mexican Stock is firm 1.25 at 32 3 1. In the Railway Share Market the operations continued moderately active, and prices tended up wards. Great Western and North Western im proved 55., Great Eastern 155., and Caledonian, and London, Chatham, and Dover, £1 ; Great Northern A Stock declined £l, and Midland Os., while Metro politan sustained previous rates. The Foreign and Colonial lines were without Sha too material variation. stk Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares gene- 2 , rally support previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 3-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent D , ti,, bonds Cl,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 4 7 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Chaim 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4/ per Cent E g pptian 7 per Cent 97/ 1 61 71 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins l6l 1 Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 72i 3 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada 2 per Cent Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 13 Peruvian 41 per Cent. .. Ditto 1862 Ditto Account.. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 2l pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Spanish ;3 per Cent 25 i 1 61 51 6 Ditto Passive Spanish Cert, of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — D it to Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account.. .. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l Venezuela, 3 per Cent - t iitto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92 924 a Ditto Account SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--This Day. LONDON, Jan. 24.—Wind this day at noon—West; strong breeze, and cloudy weather. OFT HURST CASTLE, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Ellora, screw steamer, from Alexandria. - , PLYMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind S.N.—Sailed—Bilboa, screw steamer, for Bilboa. KINGROA.D, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Euston States, from St. John's, Newfoundland. BELFAST LOUGH, Jan. 22.—Arrived—Maria C. Day, from New York. On , THE NORTH FORELAND, Jan. 22.—England, from New York. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—Rita, screw steamer, from Bilboa. HULL, 22.—Wind S. W.—Arrived—August Ferdinand, from Leith for Barcelona. Sailed—Carl, for Singapore; Sophia, for Kurrachee. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, January 23—Belinda, from Guernsey; Huma from New York. Arrived January 24—Andante from Ancona ; Ugland, from New York ; John Hunter, from Alexandria; Fye noord, from Rotterdam; Volunteer, from Boulogne. Sailed—Holland, steamer, for Ostend; Albion, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Anchored—Aesombro, from London for Lisbon. SPECIE IN THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN GATE STEAMER.—A few months, ago it will be recollected, an American steamer, known as the Golden Gate, while on a voyage from San Francisco to New York with nearly £250,000 in specie on board, was totally wrecked by running on a sand bank off the coast near Manzanilla, when a great number of lives were lost. Most of the specie was insured at New York, San Fraacisco, and Paris, and about £50,000 at Lloyd's and at several of the marine insurance com panies in the City. On the news of the loss of the ship reaching England, the underwriters interested in the sp _cie had a meeting at Lloyd's Salvage Association when it was determined to send a special agent to the scene of the wreck, with instructions to employ divers to recover the sunken treasure. Yesterday Mr. Harper. the secretary of the association, received the following letter from Mr. Lodge, the agent despatched to the wreck It is dated Manzanillo, November 28 :—" I arrived here yes erday, and find everything different to my expectations, No specie has been recovered by the sailors. The wreck is entirely broken xi.). Part of the gold boxes are on shore, their contents having been plundered; and I find Waterman's expedition reduced by sickness, death and desertion, to a few miserable invalids &c., &c. The gold boxes mentioned consist of portions of three boxes with marks—B. D . £ l2 25 , 000 ; G . M . 8 ., B os t on , £86,777; Wells, Pays, and Co., £3,118, part of £196,500. They were ound buried in the sand, having no marks of chafe from washing on the beach, but showing unmistakable marks of being opened by human aid and chisel. The portions found will be preserved: These boxes in all probability were car ried ashore by pieces of the ship Boon after the wreck. The ground once occupied by the stern of the ship is smooth sand, and it is probable that some of the treasure is covered in the sand. The divers have bored down in a great many places, but ha ve found nothing, and the chances of any great salvage are ver y small indeed. 1 intend workin g f or a nion-h, and in the e vent of desirable. g Ihav e a small nothing, willthentake schooner such steps as may see m on which, besides the cr ew, I have two experienced divers with gear and other requisites. I i n t e nd living on board, and rem aining at anchor in the vicinity of the wreck when ever ti.e weather will admit." FINEWRITING. rue corresp of Mur ondent of a Southern paper commences his accou nt of the battle freesborough in the following terms The sun rose clear after several days of funeral gloom, drifting the nits which hung like silvery curtains o'er the field, dancing and glistening along the serried line of steel, which glit tered in the morning light like the sparklings of count less diamonds, bathing the gay banners which floated in the front with a flood of refulgence, and rifting in golden showers through the emerald fringe of cedars which en closed the field." NUMEROUS FlRES.—Daring last night the fire men were called out to no less than seven fires. The most serious one occurred in George.yard, Princes street, Soho, by which the workshop of Mr. J. Roberts, a cabinetmaker, were nearly destroyed and the adjoining premises damaged. Mr. Robarts was insured in the West minster Fire-office. Another fire took place in Stafford street, Old Bond-street, but it was soon extinguished by the fire brigade. The others were of trifling character, and not deserving of detailed report. SHARE r,ARKETS—This Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuh.S. Share Railways. 13.14 [sir.. Vcol., and Str. Val 25 Blythe and Tyne. .... 10 Boat.,Sient.,andAlidA;o . , st Bristol and Exeter ....; st Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon ;0 Cornwall k :2.ets 110 div 10 Do A iitiopc.pan.has LO Do. B been paid to B. >0 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Irtin.,Perth,&Ab. June. st Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk st Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anglian st st GreatNorthof Scotland st Great Northern st Do A stock st Do 13 do 5 Do. £5 shares it Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland It Great Western ...... it Do Str Val gua. stock It !Lancashire ,16 Yorkshire ,t I London and Blackwall st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., aad Dover st Lon. & North Western st Lon. & South Western st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i Do t shares 10 Metropolitan st Midland .4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby SO Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line It North British t Edin., Perth, & Dundee' it Nth. Eastern—Berwick :5 Do, G.N.E. purchase, it Do Leeds Do York Do Car1i51e......... - North London tO Do New ,113.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction 3t Scottish Central it Scot N. E., Aber. stock it Do Scot. Mid. stock t 0 Shrews. and Welchpool 3t Shropshire Union ;t South Devon ;t South Eastern it South Wales at S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,and Wok i 5 Stockton & Darlington i 5 Do 15 Do New, 1860 ;t Taff Vale. i 0 Do B tO Do C .0 Ulster Do 10 Do t Vale of Neath ,t Victoria sta. and Pim it Waterford & Kilkenny t West Cornwall it W. Hartlepool Har.&RJ it West Midland -Oxford it Do Newport' it Do Hereford p a il l i Closing Business Price. done. 8 8i ' 7 86 gli 115 116 1151 6 7 41 43 13 14 86 87 105 107 45i 46i 42 44 23i 241 128 129 132 133 136 138 104 106 67 67f 1092 110 72 73 116 117 41 42 971 081 103 104 41i 42 11 12 129 1291 I 11 112 97 99 53 531 251 26 991 991 d 57 58 881 881 128 130 110 1:2 1p 161 151 11 111 118 120 48 49 104 106 47 49 33 34 904 91 68 70 101 104 6 7 384 394 10 104 p 74 74 p 149 151 4f 5f 2f h p 554 5114 24 Si p d 4 p 87 90 140 145 29 31 42 44 35 37 94 26 46j i I 42& 1281 132 i 671 i 1091 1 1 73 42;3 98f 8 103} f 41f i [lli / 11/ 12 11 12 129 991 d 901 901 1 901 BRITISH P gailwavA Miantic (it St Lawrena f Born.,Barodaei.Cent Ind I Gu. 5 per cent... 0 Do. New . !04 Buffalo and LaKe Huron LO Do. Preference IButfaro,Franr,i4Oarich I 6 p. et. bde. Aug. 1, 18 72 ' )0 Do. do. July 1, 10 Do. do. Jude 1: 157.1 st Clentta.ar S. Eastn. st Cape Town Dock Sell! )ck Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. c oek Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c. !O Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. 1 Grand Trunk of Canada 1 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. * Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. O Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. O Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. 10 Do. do. 1867.. * Do. do. 1872.. ok Gt.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.c. 1 ,0 Do. New gua. 5 p. c... O Do. January, 1862 .. ck Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Me Do. New stocl 100 Ki m Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. 10 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. . 10 Indian Branch Limited >ck Madras guar., 5 p. c. ick Do. Up. o. Extension Dc. 4. do .... !O Do. Fifth Extension. )ck Mclb.Coru. p. c. Bnd -10 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. )0 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. 10 New Brunswick Can& Class A Capital Shar. 10 Do. do. B Capital d 0... N.lll.C'da 6 pc Ist pi bds Scinde st 5 Do. Do. do Delhi ~. a t.; • • '4 , T‘)' 20 Do. Punjaub . tit Do. Do. Doc Do. Indus.St Flo.) OLON I Al, 00V1,,1t --oLGov. 6 p.e..1 a &July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 Do. 4p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July.; 100 Do. 5 Inscribed stock; 100 Cape G. Hope, 6p c. 18731 100 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 Do. 1890' 100 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p C 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,1866 100 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwclsl 100 New Zealand 6 p. cent! 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C ster:ing, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C b. Aus Gr6p.e.1870.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. In n.e. A 11.3Lnet. liIRTTISII MI , SSESSIO'NS. 1 Closing 1 Price. i 65 67 105 106 4; 51 71 4 80 83 78 76 73 76 101 106 IcB i ICN IC6lu7i 1061 fc7i 1 lip 21i 2 1P 2 75 77 65 67 33 85 48 52 33 35 33 35 1051 106 i, I t 104 106 12i 121 8 74,1 99 101 92 g 4 IP lu3 101 97 94 93 i 5 52 53 all all 100 (too 100 3 5 3 F 83 65 1054 106/ 103/ 1046 . p • tP / 14 1175' 1041 99 101 NI hi\ I Sr,C iti llr 1 105 106 'lO6 108 106 108 96 97 94 96 10 110 , 112 114 1112 114 ,111 113 104 105 10(1 100 100 100 100 100 101 ggi 1001 99 100 109 11l 1054 104 9 11: 109 111 [O7 109 IIC 114 1051 5 1101 2 Cambrian Con sol. Gold' fiord Amalgamated.. par i•D 24 26 510 520 52 54 P kP 48 49 11i f 2 6 64 18 20 6 64 6 61 41 51 49 51 21 31 1 1/ 39 41 81 91 ds pr 145 155 21 21 Ot 1 . to 4 1 43 395 405 5 21 2/ 90 95 41 45 Devon G. Con,;: East Bn.ssett 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon East Carn Brea. E. WI Russel (Tavistk ; Gam. S t.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus (4. Wheal Vor (HelstoW (Grenville &rod's-Foot iingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Marke Valley.. 4 Wyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun • • North Downs v.Wh'i Basset al 10 -fan' North Wheal Crotty Par Consols(St. Blazey) SO Providence (Uny Lelnt.) South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park 6 Tamar Silv.tt Lead MM. 10 Tin Croft West Basset (Illog - an) W Caradon (Liskeard) West Seto' • Wheal Basset (Illogan) - Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (I.l.Lelant) WhealLnet ott tVheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton . Wheal Tre►awney (Lis ) ,Wheal Uni0n......._ 1 3 33, 13 14 31 33 285 295 77 3 / 4 82 3 / 4 CO 65 7 3 / 4 8 3 / 4 9 9i 15 16 HO 250 16i 17} 5% 6 171 51 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 ; 81 3.13 91 ad PREFERENCE SHARES. London and Brighton 7 per cent. pref. stock, 1524 North Eastern Consolidated Pref. 4 per cent., 95 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, e, per cent. pref. B, 21 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 101 Metropolitan, 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4i per Cent., 934 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 874 Shrewsbury and Hereford, 138 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim. i gus. 7 per cent., 21 Belgian Eastern Junction, 14 N. Rail of Buenos Nyres , gua. 7 per cent. (11m.), 3 2; Recite and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 191 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 91 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 234 West Flanders, 5., per cent. pref., 104 FOREIGN MINES. Dun Mount. Copper Min. Co. (lim.), I Great N. Copper of South Australia (lira.), ; Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (Bra.), 3 2k Port Philip, 1± JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 784 Bank of Egypt, 264 Bank of Queensland (lim.),"8I Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 8/ Imperial Bank (lim.), 101 London. B. Ayres, and It. Plate (11m.), London and County, 39 London Joint Stock, 341 London and N ,rthern (lim.), 21 3 London and South African, 254 London and Westminster, 80 Ottoman Bank, 341—Ditto, new, 81 South Australia, 35 44 Union of Australia, ill 494 Union of London, 324 4 f MISCELLANEOUS. p sme rie:ta h l Inland Austra Australian Investment (llm.), Crystal Palnee, 314 North British Australasian, 1 Trust ninsular and 0 iental Steam, 74 c and tan ind C l o a .' of fl Upper Canada, 5; Telegraph 8I (Urn.), 140 the North ern IRON Snip IN BELFAST —On Wed- Belfast, the L ai BUILD and Woolf, launched rn fr Whig ' Wed nesday, say s largest vessel ever built in the firm of Har landtheir iron ship yard, Queen's Island, name e on length from tonnage, 2,100 given to the Belfast or Ireland. The Persian steamer, whose dimensions are —extreme figure-head to taffrail, 375 feet ; registered me tons; horse-power, 400 ; diameter of screw, 16 feet ag - draught of water, loaded, 22 feet. The Persian is 53 feet ln than the Great Britain, and is 2 feet greater in length than either the Persia or Himalaya. It is confidently stated that there is not another merchant to scr e ew steamer n length. her afloat, ex cepting the Great Eostern , qua l i The usual ceremony:of christening was dispensed with in the launch of the vessel. WARD OF LANGBOURN.—The Lord Mayor has issued his precept for the election of an Alderman for the ward of Langbourn, in the room of Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P., resigned. There are two candidates in the field, Mr. S. Waterlow, and Mr. C. Capper, the Manager of the Victoria Docks. Business done 1081 1071 7 4.9 i THE'SITN, LONDON, SATUVINY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1863, BRITTON V. BRITTON AND MERTON. This was also a suit for dissolution of marriage instituted by the husband. The parties were clandestinely,married in 1845, the peti tioner being then in practice ql surgeon. After the mar riage they lived on amicabliattAbit for four or five years, when she became exceedingly jealous of her husband. On all occasions whenever he was from home she always accused him of having been in the company of ladies. A retired surgeon, a mutual friend, was applied to by Mrs. Britton, but he told her that her suspicions were only the result of her groundless jealousy, but she refused to believe that such could be the case. A separation ultimately took place, the petitioner allowing his wife a maintenance. It was afterwards dis covered that the respondent had for some time lived with a person named Merton, who was at that time a private in the Royal Artillery, as his wife. There was no answer to the allegations contained in the petition. Evidence having been given in support of the case of Mr. Britton, The Court granted a rule nisi. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ONE STORY IS GOOD TILL THE OTHER IS TOLD.— beforeM r . W i r ir ..S i t i ew no a x rt ; wofit3h assaulting 8 ' Oval, K enn i ngton,:was charged, a young man, named Stevens, residing at 4, Old Church-street, Paddington. The complainant said that he was on his way yesterday evening to the Alhambra, walking along Piccadilly, with a friend, when the defendant, who was rolling from one side of the pavement to the other, came behind him and pushed him, and thr©w his hat into the road, and tore his coat tail nearly off, doing damage to the coat to the extent of 108. The defendant then placed himself in a fighting attitude, and on the constable coming up he gave him in charge. Inspector Bowles said the coat was past repair. Brosnan, C division, said the complainant gave the de fendant in charge for an assault and tearing his coat. The defendant was a little intoxicated. Defendant said he was going down Regent-street, when two youths (the complainant being one of them) came up to him, and " bonnetted" him. He seized hold of the first who came to hand, and he struggled to get away, and no doubt his coat was torn. He (defendant) was not quite sober, he would admit;, but he had only taken half a bottle of sherry, and had not dined. [The defendant exhibited o his hat, and bore the appe arance of havin g been worn b y who had undergone the un p leasant o p eration of "bon netting."] Mr. Knox asked the complainant why his companion was not present, and he replied that he was a railway clerk and could not attend. The defendant having been offered the alternative, by Mr. Knox, of having the case settled at once, in which case he (the magistrate) would simply order him to pay the damage, or of having it adjourned for a week for the at tendance of the complainant's companion, said he should prefer the latter course, although of see. 6 he did not like, when he had beentreated as he had been, d i jur k ocl for eri of ::ilm and to be laughed a t. a week. to T h h av e e . n advantagew"then WESTMINSTER. AN UNFORTUNATE PASSION FOR DRINK.—Rose Jane Greaterick, a woman of very respectable appearance, about 3') years of age, was charged with being drunk and creating a great disturbance in the King's-road, Chelsea. James Grover, 132 B, said he was on duty in the King's road on the previous evening when he was attracted by a crowd of persons assembled at a door where they had been collected by defendant's making a disturbance. In half an hour he was called to the spot again, and found 200 per sons assembled, whom defendant was exciting in all man ner of ways. He in vain endeavoured to induce her to go into her house, tut she would not, and as she then got into the middle of the crowd he took her into custody. Mr. Paynter—ls there anything known of her ? Policeman—l understand she is a very respectable woman, but this disorder is of not uncommon occurrence. The police have been several times sent to the house. She had been quarrelling this time all the evening with her husband and lodgers. An officer of the Court—She obtained a summons against her husband here yesterday for an alleged assault. Mr. Paynter—What is her husband ? Policeman—He is a zinc worker; he is here. • The husband—She must have been in liquor when she applied here yesterday. I have done nothing to it. She is very comfortable indeed when sober—it is when she gets drink that she commits these offences. It is a great pity. Mr. Paynter—l think it is ; but why does she gel drunk ? Defendant— I will never do it again. The husband—l think this will be a lesson to her. Mr. Paynter—Sho puts herself voluntarily into the con dition of drunkenness, and must take the consequences. I must do my duty to the public. She is fined 20s. or com mitted for one month. THAMES. THE YOUNG DRUNKARD.—James Burrell, a pale faced boy, aged 14, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. Police-constable Nott stated that he found the prisoner in Hooper-square last night quite drunk and insensible, and he carried him to the station-house. Mr. Selfe—What do you mean by getting drunk, boy ? The Prisoner—Please, sir, I had a pain in the stomach, and took a little rum to cure the pain. Mr. Selfe—You ought to have a pain somewhere else. Inspector Dendy, of the H division, said the prisoner was a London Dock messenger, and found a little rum in the dock yesterday and drank. _ _ Mr. Selfe—lf young gentlemen of 14 get drunk they must pay for it. You are fined 35., boy. THE SAILOR ON A CRUISE —Mr. James Cracknell, aged 37, and described as chief mate of a ship, of Ann-street, St. George's, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged as fol follows :—" Brought to Leman-street station-h use, in cab 2,664, drunk and incapable of taking care of himself." A cab driver, named Lewis Lyons, said he took up the prisoner at the Blue Anchor public-house, in Dock-street, last evening, and drove the prisoner to several places, call ing occasionally at some grog shops and drinking sundry goes of rum. When he set the prisoner down at his dwell ing, 4, Ann-street, St. George-in -the-Bast, he had no money to pay the fare, and he then drove him to the sta tion-house. Mr. Selfe— Was he drunk? Witness—He was sober enough when he got into my cab. Mr. Selfe—The cab shook him into drunkenness. Witness—That was it, I suppose. He was robbed of his watch and money before he hired my cab. The prisoner said he was exceedingly sorry for what he had done. He was only two h ours on s h ore, an d l os t his money, his watch, and his liberty, Mr. Selfe—And,you are chief officer of a ship. This is very disgraceful. The prisoner—lt is, sir. lam very sorry. Mr. Selfe—You ought to have known better, You must pay ss. for being drunk, and ss. to the cabman for the drive. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE. —Last night, during the performance of " Riquet with the Tuft," the dress of one of the corps de ballet, who was standing at the wing waiting to come on in the trans formation scene, suddenly caught fire from one of the side lights. She rushed on to the stage, causing great alarm, and, unfortunately, one of her companions, in endeavouring to give assistance, had her dress ignited. Mr. R. Roxby, the stage m anager, and others, did a ll i n th e i r power to quench the flames, but were unable to do so before both the poor girls were sadly burned. They were at once removed to the Middlesex Hospital, COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE; Jan. 23. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by the Princess Louis of Hesse. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived at Osborne from London, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governors of the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—A meeting of the heads of public bodies was held at Edinburgh on Thursday, to consider what preparations should be made to celebrate the marriage day of the Prince of Wales. The Lord Provost presided, and Mr. Marwick, town-clerk, stated the arrangements which were proposed by the magistrates—namely, that there should be a general holiday—that a review of the military in garrison and Vo lunteers should take place in the forenoon, if sanctioned by the military authorities ; that a public banquet of the citi zens should be held in the Parliament House, as on the oc casion of the marriage of the Princess Royal ; that a bonfire should be lit on Arthur's Seat ; that the Queen's Park and Salisbury Crags should be illuminated with coloured lights; and that a discharge of fireworks should take place from the Castle batteries, the coronal steeple of St. Giles's Church also to be illuminated. A committee was appointed to co operate with the magistrates in carrying out the proposed arrangements. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. — PLYMOUTH, Friday.—A public meeting of the in habitants of this town, convened by the mayor (Mr. W. Derry), was held to-day in the Guildhall, to take into con sideration what measures should be adopted to celebrate the anticipated marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales(who has recently been appointed Lord High Steward of this borough) on the 13th of March next. It was unani mously resolved that the day should be made a general holiday in the town, and a committee was appointed to carry out the intended public festivities. THE PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL.—Within the last few days Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy, and Mr. Cubitt, two of the Committee of Advice appointed last year to assist her Majesty in the choice of a design for the national melt orial of the Prince Consort, have been engaged at Windsor Castle in making arrangements for the Queen's inspection of the designs, seven in number, which have recently been furnished by so many architects of known repute. St. George's-hall has been selected as the part of the Castle best adapted for the purpose. This apartment is 200 feet in length by 30 feet in width, and 30 feet high; aid the designs will be arranged on screens, so as to admit of taeir being seen in the best light and to the greatest advantage. The seven competing architects, placing their names alphabetically, are—Mr. Charles Barry, Mr. Edward Barry, Professor Donaldson, Mr. P. C. Hardwicke, Mr. Pennethorne, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Digby Wyatt. After the designs shall have been inspected by her Majesty, probably an opportunity will be afforded for their being seen by the public. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary propose to remove to their residence, at St. James's Palace, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew, early in the week after next. His Highness Prince Dolgorouky has left Long's Hotel for Paris. The Marquis of Hastings has arrived at Long'e Hotel. _ . _ _ - ----- The Earl and Countess of Darnley have left town for Cobham Park, Kent. The Countess Dowager of Jersey and Lady Harriet Ponsonby leave Berkeley-square to-day for Middle ton Park, near Bicester. Lord and Lady Templemore arrived in town on Thursday from their seat in Ireland. Viscount Palmerston has issued cards for a full dress Parliamentary dinner to the right bon. the Speaker and the leading members of the Government, on the 4th of the miming month, at Cambridge-house. DEATH OF LADY MONSON.—Lady Monson died on Thursday last at Gatton Park, near Reigate, Surrey, having only survived her husband a few weeks. The lamented lady, who was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. Edward Larken, married William John, the 6th Lord Monson, May 8, 1828, by whom she leaves surviving issue the present Lord Monson and three other sons, and an only daughter. DEATH OF DOWAGER. LADY KIRKCUDBRIGHT.— The death of Sarah Lady Kirkcudbright occurred on Wednesday last. Her ladyship was daughter of the late Col. Thomas Gorges and widow of Camden Grey Maclellan, 10th and last Lord Kirkcudbright in the peerage of Scot land, who died in April, 1832, leaving an only daughter, mulled to Mr. James Staunton Lambert, of Creg Clare, County Galway. PRINCE NAPOLEON.—The Constitutionnel states that there is no foundation for the statement made by sow e of the journals that Prince Napoleon had exchanged hia Roman villa in the Champs Elysees for an estate situated in the island of Elba, belonging to the Prince de Demidoff. There is, it declares, a rumour that Frince Napoleon wishes to dispose of that residence, but the report of the exchange has not the slightest basis. THE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG AND THE THRONE OF GREECE.—The Weimar Gazette announces, although with some reserve, that the Duke of Saxe-Coburg has accepted the throne of Greece on the condition that the House of Bavaria renounces its rights, and that he may at the same time retain the regency of the Duchy of Coburg- Gotha. The Independance says :—" The visit of Duke Ernest of Saxe•Coburg to Brussels has given credence to the report of his acceptance of the candidature of the Greek throne. This acceptance is anything but certain. The duke hesitates, and if he yields to the appeals made to him, it will not be without very precise and absolute conditions. However, the mere possibility of his acceptance and the measures which would have to be taken as to his succession in his hereditary duchy and in Greece put diplomacy in a ferment. The German courts especially are discussing the assent at this moment to the throne of Gotha of a prince of the English house, and of the part he may play in the Confederation. The French Government, which might have raised some objections, has the good sense not to die- turb itself about influences the bearing of which may be exaggerated to any extent. Finally, the liberal German unity party fears to lose with Duke Ernest the natural protector of its principles and its best support. The Duke d'Aumale has been engaged for the last few years on an important work, " The History of the House of Conde," to which 'House he himself be longs. Two volumes, which brought the work down to the early part of the reign of Louis XIV., were completed, and were soon to appear in Paris and London. The publisher, M. Levy, and the printer, M. Claye, gave the usual notice to the Government when they were about to put the work in type. The Government made no objection, granted the requisite authorisation, and for the last year the proof sheets have passed regularly through the Post-office between Paris and Twickenham, and Twickenham and Paris, without let or hindrance up to Thursday last. On that day it was noti fied, by the Prefect of Police, to both publisher and printer, that they must not proceed with the.. work; and, to make assurance doubly sure, on Friday morning a commissary of police, with his agents and a carriage, presented themselves at the printing •office, seized the whole impression (which was still in sheets), and carried it off, telling the panic striken printer that if he wanted satisfaction for what was done he might, if he pleased, appeal to the Council of State for permission to prosecute the Police Prefect I The cause of this act is said to be the following incident :—On Tuesday last the sale of the pictures of M. Demidoff, the husband, I believe, of Princess Mathilcle, commenced at the Salle de Vente, Rue Drouot. Among these was "The Stratonici," a chef d'oeuvre of Ingres, and which formerly belonged to the Duchess of Orleans. For this picture there was a warm competition. Among the bidders were an agent of the Duke d'Aumale and a cham berlain or an orderly officer of the Emperor. After a smart contest the picture was adjudged to the Duke d'Aumale's agent for 94,000 f. When the name of the pur chaser was announced by the auctioneer it was received by those present with repeated clapping of hands and other signs of applause. It was on Tuesday that this little in cident took place ; it was on the following Thursday that the publisher and printer received notice that the Duke d'Aumale's work must not appear; and it was on Friday that the whole impression was seized. PORTSMOUTH, Friday, 6 p.m.—The weather here, which had moderated from the violent W.N.W. gales of Monday and Tuesday last to strong winds from the same quarter during Wednesday and yesterday, spin last n i g ht increased in roughness to a strong gale, the wind during its greatest strength veering out to S.W. This morning after daylight the win moderated a little, but it yet blows stifly, has got into th d e west, a nd show an incli nation to get further round to the northward. At 10 a.m. this morning the mercury in the bar meter had fallen in the previous 94 hours from 2968 to 29.64. It has since risen to 29 78. The schooner Magdalen, of Cardigan, Captain Thomas, from Havre to Portsmouth with potatoes, struck on the East Pole Bank, off Chichester, and sank, The crew were saved. No accounts of any other serious accident along catlie the coast have as yet been recorded. Kelso,HlG H on L t A h N e D AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND. — The hall-yearly meeting of this society p w r as es held d at Edinburgh on Wednesday, the Duke of Argyll presiding. The o f t3hde arrangements society, which were takes place forth this e y a e n a annual u a a t l tenant farmers Au gust its o rhief f terimoodiztfetmar elcmatat r, t, large aenosnivhctdehori holddnt ye swass: the f to resolved, e shows holde l landownersv e o d tf , h o le n B6s a hla r on e awd - t o S i ti l r B li 6 n s g. the A re, re w q o a u f s and o adwraih th .t e te d d ir . actors for considera tfoiornm. A ach re in po er r y t was approved impie d proposedbe altogether l th 46 a premiumst new dima ce;in : tinned, except in the case of new inventions . oul bore ware ballotted for LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SMITH V. SMITR AND GOODWIN. This was a suit for dissolution of marriage instituted against the wife. From the statement of the learned counsel for the peti tioner, it appeared that the parties were married at Trinity Church, Marylebone, on the Ist of October, 1843, and cohabited until 1859, when the first separation took place. They had lived in comfort during those years, but in 1859 the respondent fell into evil courses of drinking, and shortly after she sold off everything they possessed to procure drink, but on the expression of regret the petitioner received her back, taking furnished lodgings in Grafton-street. Her habits of intoxication continuing she again sold off his furniture, and another separation took place, the petitioner allowing his wife a maintenance, but not such as to allow her indulgence in strong drinks to excess. However, she did not relinquish her habits, and eventually she applied to the parish for re lief, but on application being made to the magistrate in the matter, evidence was given that the respondent had com mitted adultery, and tho magistrate refused to interfere. The marriage and service of the citation having been proved, Mr. John Catlin said he was well acquainted with the parties, and for some years they lived happily together. The petitioner always treated his wife with kindness. A young woman who had been servant in the house in which Mr. and Mrs. Smith lodged, gave evidence to esta blish the principal allegations in the petition, which ap peared conclusive as to familiarities that had existed be tween Mrs. Smith and the co-respondent ; but in reply to questions put by the learned judge, she became very much confused in her statements. She said she had witnessed familiarities on the day the Derby race was run at Epsom in April, 1861. The counsel for the petition urges that the witness had mistaken the Derby-day, which was usually at the end of May, for the Metropolitan Stakes day, which took place at the Epsom Spring Meeting held in April. The Judge-Ordinary said the evidence of the girl re quired confirmation, and he felt called upon to adjourn the case for further evidence. He should, therefore, refuse to grant a decree nisi until the necessary information was given to the Court. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CITY BETTING—THIS DAY. TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 25 agst Hospodar (taken) 100 to 25 agst Saccharometer (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to I agst Stradella (off) 30 to 1 agst Black Deer (taken freely) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 16 to 1 agst Avalanche (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Anatis (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—This DAY. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Stradella (taken) 30 to 1 agst Black Deer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Le Marechal (taken) THE DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Early Purl (taken) 50 to 1 agst Michael Scott (taken) WATERLOO cur. 100 to 7 agst Mr. Spinks' nomination (taken freely) 200 to 11 agst Mr. Worrall's nomination (taken freely) 16 to 1 agst Mr. Blackstock's nomination (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Brundritt's nomination (offered) 30 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's nomination (offered) Mr. Spinks and Mr. Worrall's nominations in great de mand, both being nearly equal favourites, till near the close, when the former sprung to 100 to 7 (taken). Fatal Fall of a Chimney-stack. Yesterday morning Mr. John Humphreys, the Coroner for Middlesex, opened an inquiry in the Board-room of the Mile-end Old-town Workhouse, Bancroft-road, Stepney, respecting the death of Mary Ann Gobbett, aged 31. James Seton Gobbett, of 5, York-street, Globe-road, Mile-end, said that he was a compositor, and deceased was his wife. On Monday night, he, his wife, and two children all slept in one bed. About 4 o'clock in the morn ing, when the wind was very high, he was suddenly aroused by a tremendous crash and a mass of brick work and mortar fell upon the bed. They were all buried beneath the ruins, and he at once called " Murder" and " Police." He struggled for a few minutes, when he got his hands released from un derneath the bed-clothes, and commenced dragging away the bricks and rubbish to get his wife and children out of the ruins. He first got his children out, but when he reached his wife he found that she was dead. He subsequently ascertained that a stack of chimneys had fallen down upon the roof, which was forced into the room. He had been three months in the occupation of the house, and paid 6s. 6d. rent per week. It was a four-roomed house, and belonged to Mr. H. Leatherdale, a ves tryman of the parish. He had previously com plained to the landlord of the rain coming through the roof, and his wife, he believed, had also called his attention to it. The rain always came into the front room, and it was such as might occur from an ordinary leakage. He had never made any com plaint of the chimneys to the landlord.—John Harrison, residing opposite the last witness's house, said that he heard a noise on tne morning in ques- tion, which awoke him. He jumped out of bed and rushed into the street. At first he could not see any thing, but he could hear a cry of " Help !" He turned round and then could see a man in the ruins. He knocked up several neighbours, who assisted in getting deceased out of the rubbish.—Joseph Reed said that he assisted in getting the deceased out. He found her covered with bricks, tiles, and mortar. There must have been at least 7 or 8 cwt. of rubbish upon the bed when he entered the room. Mr. Leatherdale said that he had only been in possession of the house about three years, ar.d he al ways thought they were quite sound and safe. A juror suggested that the jury should proceed to view the ruins, as it might facilitate the inquiry. The coroner said that the investigation would be adjourned, and they could do so when they left the court. He should in the meantime give instructions to a sur veyor to make an official insp, ction of the premises, and to report the result at their next sitting. Mr. Frederick James Reilly, surgeon, of the Globe-road, said that he was called to the deceased and found her dead. The face and limbs were quite cold. There were no marks of violence on the body, and death was clearly the result of suffocation, caused by the rubbish. The proceedings were then ad journed. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The market is seasonably well supplied with produce, and the trade rules heavy at the annexed currency : FRUIT. s. d. a. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 2 6 to 5 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0' Apples, per hf-sv. 2 0 to 3 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 3 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 120 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberrieshf eve° 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. s d Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 6to 1 9 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 1 6to 1 9 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Damson .. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 , 1 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 o Raspberries,prpt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 3 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Red ditto 2 OSo 4 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz oloto 1 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Cauliflowers, pdz 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Brocoli, per bun. 010 to 1 3 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 80 to 150 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 F New ditto, pr pnt 1 oto 1 3 Mushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz finds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, ii.-sv. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 1 9to 2 6 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 1 oto 1 6 French beans, h.s. 0 oto 0 01 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 OSo 0 01 Seakale, per bun. 1 oto 1 6 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 10s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 8s 6d each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od; rabbits, is to 2s Od each; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, is to is 6d each ; large Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 68 Od to 9s Od; barn-door fowls , 4s Od to 7s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; grouse, 4s Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, 4s Od to 5s Od ; partridges, is 6d to 3s Od ; woodcocks, 3s 6d to Os ; snipes,Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; rpasting pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, rs to is Id; English, is 2d to is 5d per lb ; English eggs, 103 Od to Os Od ; French do., 7s 6d to 8s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLING SOATE. Salmon, 2s Od to Os Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 4s Od to 205 ; cod, 2s Od to 105 Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 4d to 15 6d per pair ; common oysters, —s to —s ; natives, —s to —s per bushel ; whitings. 3s Od to 12s; haddocks, 65 to 20s ; smelts, is Od to 2s 6d; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 60s per 120 ; fresh herrings, 5s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and each, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, as 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; ♦eal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81b. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lid to Bd, of household do., sicl to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. ---- Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to n d ; 881 b to 961 b, 31d to 4d; 961 b to 1041 b, 31d to 41d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s 6d to 10s 6d ; calf skins, light 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 10s Od to 13s Od; half-breds, 8s 6d to lOs Od; Downs, 6s 6d to Si Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover, do., £3 10s to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly at our quotations. CUMBEILLAND.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 58 ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 10a Od ; and straw, £1 12e to £1 16s per toad. Trade inactive. WHIVECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to Lt ss; olover do., £3 lOs to lOs ; and straw, £1 1 2 s to £ 1 16s per load. A slow demand. °.---_______r--- - ----- ----- THE SUFFOLK HUNT.—A numerously attended meeting of the friends and subscribers of the Suf folk Hunt was held at Bury St. Edmunds on Wednesday last, the chief purport being to take into consideration the question of the mastership of the hounds, the,dreairsieciipgoanratetotiooran: of which office was said to be contemplated by J. Josselyn, Esq . , who has ,dischargedcsoinnatt h iedn e edr d e td u h t r i e e e s s mi g: connected taetrioann therewith most satisfactorily for several years. Great regret was ex fmpuritetursteseeedwmaaetgeMtabg. ° . j: l tse f e , diY h tno owever, we are not misinformed, Mr. Josselyn will abandon his intention to retire if his exer tions warmly seconded by the ge ntlemen pro enwichootianfesbnpotrhteahre or ab m ito e f following the hounds.— ' Via Md. The Duke of Argyll on Slavery and the Bible. The Duke of Argyll spoke on Tuesday at a meeting of the National Bible Society of Scotland. Remarking on the principles wh, h guided that society, the issue of the Bible without note or comment, believing that in the Bible there is a voice addressing, not any organisation of men in churches merely, but the individual heart and the individual con science, he was led to speak of a case in which a body of clergymen had lately been patting a peculiar interpretation on the Bible. lie alluded to the recent meeting of bishops of tho Episcopal Church in the Confederate States. This great assembly of an important Church goes on to I declare, not that negro slavery is an evil of which it is difficult to get rid--for in that I could heartily sympathise with them—but that negro slavery is a system on which they are to plant their national life. Nor is that all. They go on to declare that the opinion which seeks for an ultimate abolition of slavery is not only a hateful opinion, but an infidel opinion. Now, that is the deliberate verdict of a great Christian Church, with all the advantages of know ledge and of light derived from the Bible, and of what we should call a liberal organisation, upon that which is a llgreat crime, the great curse of their country and of their time, and the efficient cause of all the calamities which are now afflicting it. (Applause.) I really believe that it would be very difficult indeed to exaggerate the evil and the mischief of such enunciations of opinion as this coming from any Christian Church. We must remember that the light of Christianity has spread beyond itself. There are thousands of men in the United States who have a keen sense of the moral iniquity of the slave system, and whose opinions and views on what they call humanity and natural justice are views which are really founded, although they know it not, on the principles which Christianity has laid down, on the precepts which Christianity has made known, and on the spirit which Christianity has spread even over the world that lies beyond it. What opinion are those men likely to have of the Bible, unless they go to it for their own instruction, when they see its appointed guardians announcing that to doubt the divine institution of negro slavery, with all its social injustice and iniquity, is an in fidel opinion in the view of a great Christian Church ? We hear a great deal just now of discussion in this country— discussions involving the application of some rules of arith metic to the numbers and the figures in the Pentateuch— and there is great alarm felt by some as to the effect which these speculations will have on the cause of Christianity. 1 venture to say that the evil effects of such opinions as these to which I have referred, as coming from a Christian Church, is infinitely greater than any evil that could pos sibly arise, although Dr. Colenso was to publish a similar book to that he has lately published every year of his life, and though he were to live to the age of Methuselah. (Cheers and laughter.) I am afraid it is calculated to spread a doubt as to the efficiency of the Bible itself, in respect to the light it holds up to the eyes of men, and in respect to such questions of social and political economy. But all I can say is that the answer of this society is—Spread the Bible; let it speak for itself. (Hear, hear.) That is our answer. We will not enter into any controversy with men in that frame of mind. We say we are confident of what the principles of the Bible are. It is our desire to spread it, and to let it speak for itself. We cannot doubt that when the light of the Gospel has been fully spread—when its pre cepts have been thoroughly understood—that an under standing of its bearings on those questions will follow also. People are very apt to forget that the Bible is not a mere code of laws—thou shalt do this, and thou shalt not do the other—but it is a great system of spiritual truths and of moral principles underlying every possibility of the individual, political, and social improvement. It is "the old, old story." It is " the light shining in the dark place, and the darkness comprehending it not." (Cheers.) RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the the Illustrated London 21rews.) The will of General Sir James Watson, K.C.8,, of Wen dover-house, Encks, was administered to in the London Court by his sons, James Watson, Esq , and John Wat son, Esq., who are two of the residuary legatees, the exe cutors having all died in the lifetime of the General, who attained the great age of 90. Many of the legatees are also dead, the will having been executed so far back as 1837. The gallant General directs that all his effects shall be sold, except the presentation-plate given to him by the officers of the Saugor Field Force, at Java, and those of the 14th Foot, of which regiment he was Colonel. There is a legacy of £2,500 to a granddaughter of the testator. The remainder of the property will be divided amongst the surviving resi duary legatees. The will of the late James Howard, Esq., of Park-hill, near Staleybridge, which was proved at Chester, contains the following charitable bequests, payable on the demise of the testator's relict :—To the British and Foreign Bible Society, £1,000; London Missionary Society, £1,000; Church Missionary Society, £1,000; Religious Tract So ciety, £5OO ; Home and Schools for the Sons of Missions ries, £5OO ; Manchester Royal Infirmary, £l,OOO ; Infir mary at Ashton-under-Lyne, £l,OOO ; Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Old Traff)rd, £1,000; Manchester City Mission, £l,coo ; Methodist New Connexion Missions, £l,OOO ; Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (Foreign Mission), £,lOOO. The trustees under the will are the testator's widow, together with Mr. W. Vaudrez, Mr. Aaron An drew, and Mr. Frank Andrew. The will of John Garnet Tyrie, Esq., of Kensington Garden-terrace, Hyde-park, was proVed in London under £70,000 personalty. The testator, who died in December last, at Bath, executed his will in 1.855, which is very brief, disposing in one clause of the whole of his estate and effects, whatsoever and wheresoever, to his relict absolutely, ap• pointing her also sole executrix. By the will, just proved, of a wealthy gentleman lately deceased, 'William Taylor, Esq., of Dorset-square, the fol lowing charities will be benefitted free of legacy duty, viz. : --The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, £I,OOC Ragged School Union, Royal Free Hospital, 3t. Mary' Hospital, Orthopaedic Hospital, Samaritan Hospit a l , Asylum for Idiots, Society for T eachin g the Blind, and th Clergy Orphan Schools, each £5OO. With the exception c a few other legacies to personal friends, the remainder of the property falls to a near relative of the testator ; Hilary Nicholas Nissen, Esq., who is appointed residuary legatee. COMPLETION OF THE FLEET SEWER.—The new sewer from the point of rupture to a spot in Victoria street s few yards south of St. Peter's Church is quite finished, and the roadway of this thoroughfare, which was partially excavated for the construction of the new work, has been filled in, The open trench, through which the muddy waters of the fleet have passed for the last few months, has been filled in with earth, and the mounds of soil lying on the west side of the street have been levelled. All the footways of this thoroughfare are being cleared and the road itself prepared for the passage of carriages and other vehicles, while foot passengers are now allowed to pass freely through the whole length of Victoria-street, which has been closed for several months. In reference to Earl Russell's proposal to afford the Pope a sure asylum at Malta the Opinion Na tionale affirms it to' be of ancient date, and brings forward proofs of the assertion. On the 10th June, 1704, it de clares, Cardinal de Bernis wrote as follows to Mgr. de Conzie, Bishop of Arras, then a refugee at London : His Holiness was much affected at the sentiments which your Grace has conveyed to him and for which he is exceed • ingly grateful. The Pope requests you to mention to Mr. Pitt all his requirements." Cardinal Bernetti relates in a detailed and positive manner that the plan of taking the Holy Father either to Sicily or to Malta h ad been arran ged .ce n by the agents of Pius VII. in conce rt with t t o h e it. Prince Regent, Regent, and that his Holiness ha d consented Buesell's idea therefore, the Opinion 11 ationale declares, would seem to have been borrowed from a preceding period. STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The Clyde builders of steam shipping continue well em ployed. Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn, and Co.—to notice a few recent launches—have completed the Alexandra, a screw of 50C tons, now being fitted with a pair of diagonal oscillating cylinders of 80-horse power, and intended for the Australian coasting trade. Messrs. Blackwood and tior don, of Port Glasgow, have launched a screw of 270 tons, which is now receiving her machinery. Messrs. W. Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton, have launched a screw of 700 tons, which has received the name of the Virginian, and which has been fitted this week with engines of 200 horse ; power. Messrs. Denny have on hand two fine iron-screw steamers for the Spanish Royal Mail Company ; each of these vessels will be 1,900 tons' burden. Several smaller vessels are also in progress in Messrs. Denny's yard. Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn, and Co. have three steamers on the stocks of tonnages ranging from 500 to 700 tons. Messrs. Blackwood and Gordon are building a paddle of 410 tons, and a screw of 515 tons for the Clyde Shipping Company, a screw of 720 tons for the Limerick Steam The m Na vigation Company, another vessel for Austra lia, operations of other Clyde builders w ill Bbtreadealt with in future paragraphs. C O TTON YARNS AND PIECE GOODS.. —The exports of cotton yarns were 6l 9 1,500,0001h5. 178,000,00 01 b 5 . in in 1862 , against an d 197,000,0 001 b 5 . in 1860 . The d ec lared value will ls be b fo 6 o ,oo i o n ,o l o B o 6o in . T lB h 6 e 2 s , e againstfigr s £9,300, 000 i n 1861, and £ a 1 00, about 00 show , as regar ds Tian, tities a per centa ge d ecrease of 49 per cent. on 1861, and of 51 per cent. upon 1860 ; an d , as regards value, a per centage decrease of 351 per cent. upon 1861, and of 40 per cent. upon 1860. The quantities of cot ton piece goods exported in 1862 will amount to about 1,665 million yards, against 2,560 million yards in 1861, and 2,776 million yards in 18CO. The declared value will be about £28,100,N0 in 1862, against £36,090,000 in 1861, and 140,346,000 in 1860. These figures will show, as regards quantities, a per centage decrease of 35 per cent. upon 1861, and of 40 per cent. upon 1860 ; and, as regards value, of 23 per cent, upon 1861, and of 30 per cent. upon 1860. REDUCTION OF OMNIBUS FARES AND ALTERA TION IN THE ROUTE.—Yesterday morning the pro prietors of the omnibuses running between Paddington and the City, reduced the fares of passengers proceeding to or returning from the City from 4d. to 3d. and from 3d to 2d., according to distance ; and on the arrival of trains at the Farringdon-street terminus, omnibuses rim to the Bank at id. each passenger, and to London-bridge terminus 2d, each passenger. AN (From the 0:d Merchants of New York City. By Walter Barrett.) Thomas H. Smith built an enormous tea-store in South street, up by Dover. It extended through to Water, and was 100 feet wide. It was the wonder of the city when it was built. The docks near it were named lathe-wharf. Smith also built famous stores at Perth Amboy, and had his tea ships land cargoes there. The travellers to Philadelphia by the old route must ottenh tve wondered what those immense stores were doing in such an insignificant place as Perth I Amboy. Thomas H. Smith, besides being the greatest tea merchant of his day, was also the greatest Spreeite of his day. He:was:the president of a club called "The Fire Club." It held its meetings in Franklin-square, on the corner of Dover-street. Boys have a mode of amusement called " fol low your leader." This was adopted by the club of which Smith was president. Many men who are now aged and re spected, or dead, belonged to the Fire Club. Joseph Foulke, a trader at Curacoa, a Dutch island in the West Indies, and the Staggs. There was old Peter Stagg, cashier of the City Bank, and John and Benjamin Stagg. There was Matthias Bruen, and many more whose names were on the club list. They gave grand suppers, end their entertainments were very expensive. They would invite a guest to these suppers, explain the rules, and if he refused to join, or could not carry out the idea, the fine was one dozen of champagne. These fines were occasioned by a refusal to follow the leader. On one occasion a great cotton merchant from New Orleans was a guest. He agreed to all the conditions. It was late in the evening,in the dead of winter. The ice in the East River was floating up and down with flood er ebb of the tide. " Follow leader," shouted Smith, and from the warm, luxurious club-rooms poured the members of the club. Out of the square, round the corner into Dover-street. " Follow leader," and on rushed Smith, the president of the club, with 30 men behind him, down Dover, past Water, past Front, into South, and thence on to the pier. One of Smith's own ships lay at the dock. A, lighter lay inside of the main wharf. The ice was loose and dashed up around the vessels. "Follow leader," ex claimed Smith, as he plunged from the dock into water. Some drew back, but others followed the leader, who suc ceeded in getting out of the ice water, on to the lighter,and from thence to the dock; and shouting " Follow leader," he led off with frozen clothes, up Dover, and into the room of the club. Plunge, plunge, plunge, one after another, and so on until all had successfully accomplished the ter rible and dangerous feat. The Southern cotton merchant was last. Some of the regular club members remained un til they saw him reach the dock again safely, and there they left him shivering. He did not remain long. As he walked up from the dock, he noticed a large store open, in South street. He entered. It was a wholesale and retail ship-store. " I have met with an accident—give me a glass of cognac, hot, with sugar and water." It was done, and he drank it. "Do you keep gunpowder," he asked. Receiving an affirmative reply, he bought and paid for half a keg, and then took his way to the club-room. At the door were standing Mr. Lowe and Mr. Town, two members of the club. The latter exclaimed, " Bravo, Southern stranger— you have passed the ordeal safely. You are now leader, and we are deputed to place the club under your command, if you choose to exert your sacred privilege." " Thanks, my friends, I shall do so, but I will not ask you to go out of the room this cold night, Let us drink!" and as he entered the room he sought a side closet where hung his cloak. There he placed the keg, and then returned and took a seat at the long solid mahogany table. President Smith called the club to order. The stewards for the night opened a dozen of champagne amid shouts, calls, and songs of the most stirring character. " Order, come to order I" exclaimed President Smith. When order was partially restored, he said :—" Members of the club, our guest has passed the icy ordeal. He has now the right of becoming leader for the balance of the night, or until a failure in our sacred rites. What says he I The cotton merchant took from. his bosom a bundle of tow and laid it on the table. All eyes were fixed upon him. " I accept the command. I will lead now. Wait until I give the word, and then do as you see me do." By this time he had spun the tow into a string that would reach from the table to the grate. He placed a tumbler on one end of the tow, to hold it on the table, and then passed the other to the pan under the grate, and made that fast with a piece of coal from the coal scuttle. Not a word was spoken. All felt that something unusual was to occur. Cotton merchant now deliberately went to the closet, and returning with the keg took his seat. Then he went to work and removed the hoops until he could take out the head of the little keg. Nut a soul moved. Then he took a very little of what ap peared to be black sand in his hand, walked to the fire, and flung it in. The considerable explosion that followed startled all, " Powder, by Jupiter," exclaimed Smith. Cotton merchant took the end of the tow line from the glass, and pushed it down deep into the powder in the keg, and there reseated himself. "Now, Mr. President, and the members of the club, I wish you to hear what I have to say. You have tried my pluck; I come from a hot cli mate, and you have made me go through an icy ordeal. It is my time now, but I will not be so cruel. I will give you a fiery ordeal to g through. If you stand it you will never need more wine ; and if you do not, the fines will amount to a small fortune, and you will have wine enough to last your club a year. Look at me." He walked to the fire, kicked off the coal lamp, and placed the other end of the tow-line in the red-hot coals. Then he walked back, and as he brought his fist down upon the table said in tones of thunder as he sat down, " Keep your seats, and thus follow your leader." The fire curled up in fitful spouts from the burning tar —it burnt over the grate-pan, and began to crawl along the carpet. It had 'IS feet to go. Sixty and odd single eyes watched the burning train. One rose from his seat, then another ; finally one exclaimed, " we shall all be blown to old Nick," and made for the door. The panic increased. Down stairs the club members plunged like a flock of sheep. Even old Smith, the president, was among the first to bolt from the room. Before the tow-line had burned as far as the table, all were gone but the cotton merchant. As soon as he saw that he was alone, he placed his feet upon the burning tow and extinguished it. Then he opened the window and emptied the keg into the snow, and again re sumed his seat. He waited long for the return of the club members ; one by one did they come back. 'there Cotton sat, until Smith took his seat as president. " Now call for the fines," he said, and a severe lecture he gave them for their follies and real cowardice. The club died long ago. The Consolidated Fund. Perhaps a recapitulation of the charges sustained by this fund will possess some interest to the reader. Her Majesty's Privy purse absorbed £385,000 in 1861-2, as compared with the same amount in 1860-1; pensions per Act Ist Victoria, cap. 2 (class 5)-not a very clear definition, it must be ad mitted-119,261 in 1861-2, as compared with £19,160 in 1860-1; the allowance to his Royal Highness the late Prince Consort, £28,103 (to Dec. 9, 1861) in 1861-2, as compared with £30,000 in 1860-1; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, £5,833 (to March 16, 1861) in 1861-2, as compared with £30,000 in 1860-1; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, £6,000 in both years ; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, £3,000 in both years ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, £12,000 in both years ; her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, £3,000 in both years; her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, £B,OOO in both years; and his Majesty the King of the Belgians, £50,000 in both years ; making a total of £520,197 in 1861-2, as compared with £546,395 in 1860-1. Naval and military pensions absorbed £37,997 in both years, pensions for civil services, £36,000 in 1861-2, as compared with £38,078 in 186 A-1; pensions for judicial services, £71,859 in 1861-2, as compared with £72,571 in 1860-1 ; the hereditary pension to the Duke of Marlborough, £4,000 in both years ; the hereditary pension to the heirs of the Duke of Schomberg, £2,160 in both years ; a moiety of the Earl of Bath's pension, £1,200 in both years ; servants of George 111., Queen Charlotte, and Queen Caroline, £2,534 in 1861- 2, as compared with £2,621 in 1860-1; pensions formerly on the civil list of George IV. and William IV., £31,127 in 1861-2, as compared with £33,254 in 1863-1 ; pensions for merly on the civil list (Ireland), £9,108 in 1861-2, as com pared with £9,584 in 1860-1, and miscellaneous pensions, £1,039 in 1861-2, as compared with £1,072 in :860- 1, mak ing a total of £177,025 in 1861-2, as compared with £202,537 the Controller in 1860-1. The salaries paid out of the Consolidated Fund were as follow in the two years :-The Speaker of the L 5,100 in 1861-2, as compared House of Commonsb,o/th6,2oyeoarsin; both years ; General, £2,000 in the Commissioners for the 1860-I;Aun Accounts, Lunacy Commissioners, &c., w A i u t d h it L o s f 3s P l ab in lic £11,929 in 1861-2, as compared with £12,278 in 1860-1 ; the augmentation of Scotch clergy stipends, £17,040 in both years; ecclesiastical establishments in the West Indies, £20,300 in both years; the civil government, Isle of Man, £10,468 in 1861-2, as compared with £10,132 in 1860-1; the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, £20,000 in both years; the Maynooth College, £26,360 in both years; the Queen's Col leges (Ireland), 121,000 in 1861-2, as compared with £20,987 in 1860-1; and miscellaneous, £15,462 in 1861.2, as com pared with £15,285 in 1860-1; making a total of £155,859 in 1861-2, as compared with £155,933 in 1860-1. The other payments out of the fund :-Diplomatic service £174,424 in 1861-2, as compared with £172,468 in 1860-1; Judges and officers of courts of justice, £69,790 in 1861-2, as compared with £700,575 in 1860 .1 ; interest and sinking-fund on Rus sian-Dutch Loan, £78,993 in 1861-62, as compared with £80,761 in 1860-1; interest and sinking fund on Greek loan £47,213 in 1861-2, as compared with £47,306 in 1860-1; Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, £20,000 in both years; secret service money, £lO,OOO in both years; im provement of harbours, Isle of man, £ 23 , 038 in 1861.2 (this item does not appear in the accounts of 1861-2) ; expenses of constructing certain fortifications, 80.4070,000 in 1861-2, as compared with £50,000 in 1860-1; wine drawback allow ances, nil in 1861-2, as compared with £288,218 in 1860-1 ; compensation for the loss of duties on tin, &c., £17,633 in 1861-2, as compared with £22,247 in 1860-1; and moiety of expense of revision of rateable property (Ireland), £5,400 in 1861-2 ; making a total of £2,042,491 in 1861.2, as compared with £1,391,566 in 1860-1. The aggregate payments out of the fund were consequently £2,895,572 in 1861-2, as com• P ared with £2,296,428 in 1860 -1. ,The Rev. C. R. Holmes, M.A., late Scholar of Clare College, Cambridge, has been appointed Vice Prin cipal of the Oxford Diocesan Training College, Cullum. Paid. all 211 i 65 105 f 121 I 21 1031