The Sun. — London, England, 1863-01-16 00:00:00

IONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank of France has r.,ised its rate of inte rest and discount from 4to Li per cent. This mea sure was to a large extent anticipated, and its an nouncement yesterday afternoon consequently created no surprise in monetary and commercial circles. There is less demand for discount accommodation to -day, owing to the large extent to which the mer cantile classes have already supplied themselves. The market is also a little easier, and first class bills are negotiable at 3t I per cent. It is generally ex pected in uiscount circles that further concessions Will be made in the course of the next few days. Subjoined is our usual analysis of the Back of England for the week ending Wednesday last : Active Circulation £20,286,805 Increase .. • . .. 58,395 Bullion .. • • • • .. 14,102,169 Decrease .. • • .. 633,386 Rest .. .. •• •• 110 3,194,883 •. 45,204 .. 4,280.730 .. 4,502,078 .. 16,772,782 .. 2,379,474 • • 732,044 • • 30,461 . 10,871,348 1. 761,500 20 196 727 •• I , 690,658 • • •• 7,601,370 • • 606,400 Increase .. Public Deposits Decrease .. Other Deposits.. Increase Seven Day and other Bills Increase .. Government Securities • • Decrease .• • . Other Securities •• • • Decrease Notes Unemployed .. Decrease • • During the last few days the operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have con tinged moderately active. Tea has maintained previous prices, while in sugar, coffee, and cocoa the operations have been limited. Rice has continued in steady request at about former quotations, while in fruit and spices there were operations to an ave • rage extent without any material change in prices. Tallow has been in good demand at full quotations for both present and future delivery. It has been unanimously resolved by the directors of the Bank of Australasia that branches shall be opened in New Zealand, and further capital will be called up under the power of the charter. 12. Vancouver's Island Six per Cent. Government de bentures for £40,000, secured as a first charge on the general revenues of the colony, with a sinking fund of 4 per cent. per annum, were also offered by the Crown agents at the same time. The total amount tendered was £26,300 at prices varying from £lOO to £lO7 17s. 11d. The minimum fixed before the opening was 1031 and the amount dis- posed of was £6,200, at au average premium of Sh £6 12a. per cent. The Cro mu agents declared their l e willingness to allot the balance pro rata among the at ' unsuccessful applicants, provided they made the necessary intimation before 1 pan. to-day. At the forthcoming meeting of the National Dis count Company a dividend will be proposed at the increased rate of 8 per cent. per annum. Tenders were opened yesterday at the offices of st, the Agents-General for Crown Colonies for 6 per Bt. Cent. Debentures for £29,500, having 30 years to B*, run, issued under the authority of the Government of the Cape of Good Hope, and secured on the gene ral revenues of that colony. The biddings amounted altogether to £153,100, and the prices at which the 11 loan was taken ranged from £lO9 7s. 6d. to £lll st ' 148. ; the reserve price was £lO7 10s. Two O'CLOCK. There has been no alteration to-day in the market 1 , for the English Funds, Consols being 921 for trans fer, and 921 for the sth proximo. There is very s .' t , little business in progress, because speculators do sr not seem inclined to extend their engagements, sr, while the investing classes are also keeping aloof. i ; The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced re main at 92& 1; Exchequer Bills have declined to 6s. and 10s. prem. ; Bank Stock is 235 and 237; 8 , and India 5 per Cent. Loan 1121. Rather more firmness is perceptible in the Foreign Market, but business is quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., w 1854, are 701 1 ; ditto, 1862, 66k 671; and the Consolides have risen to 40i . Spanish Passive have improved to 241 ; ditto, Certificates, to 91 10; Greek, 161 ; Brazilian, 102 ; Chilian, 41 per Cents., 84 ; Egyptian, 95 ; Peruvian New Loan, 881 89 ; Portuguese, ditto, 461 47 ; Russian, ditto, 96; and Venezuelan, ditto, 62. Business in the Railway Share Market continued very dull, and prices were without material varia tion. Great Western, and South Eastern im proved about 55., and London and Brighton, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings re mained inactive at about previous quotations. Great Luxembourg brought 141 ; Recife and San Francisco, 19 ; East Indian improved to 1071 ; and Great Indian Peninsula to 1061. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Continued inactive at barely previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 235 7 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities a per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 15 3-16 1-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOB4 1 Ditte Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. thtto 5t per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1004 . . D rt Bonds £l.OOO 24 Ditto under £l,OOO .. Exchequ er Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 6 10 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small 6 10 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian .5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 lOll Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 .;I:utian 6 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent Egpptian 7 per Cent 95 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupms„, 16i New Granada 2 per Cent Ditto ex over-due Coups, & Hectares 12/ P ,uvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 Ditto A neount . Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 Russf t zn 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St -- Ditto 44 per Cent., 1850 _ - .—_ _ Ditto 5 per Cent. '1862 ..... 96 Ditto Scrip, £56 Bs, paid l/ pm Spanish :3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account. 7Ol Ditto 6 per Cent. 1832 Ditto Account. Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 62 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Ditto Account 69 / TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 921 A SINGULAR CASE OF BREACH OF CONTRACT. --The Nantes Tribunal of Commerce just given . b has just given judg ment in an action brought a of Ma f dame Fouille agains . Count de Rouil, to recover Y5O .rbreach of contractz under the following curious circumstancestmohtwatithhestiasnbdy ing his aristocratic rank, to which it a a p a p lii eir N s ti p c it o s u t n b te e been birth entitled, the defendant has for travelling the country in a caravan, exhibiting hi e s popularly known as ‘! La . Bell Normandie," in the oh s :: ratter of a giantess. While recently exhibiting at Nantes , the coun tess suddenly res olved to retire from public life ; but th e count, unwilling to relinquish so lucrative a busi ness, determined to find another phenomenon of the same kind, and, after some time, discovered what he wanted in the person of a widow named Fouille, a dealer in second hand clothes, at Saumur. A bargain was concluded a . nd duly signed, by which the widow , a woman of huge size, , eng age d to ac t in the threefold cal acity of servant, dame de Qompagnie, and giantess, for a salary of 150 fr. per month, and one-fourth part of the sums collected from the spec tators after each exhibition in the caravan. She was also bound never to go out of the caravan except very early in the morning or after dark at night - . The agreement likewise contained a clausa by which each of the contract ng parties would incur a forfeit of 500 fr. in case of not fulfilling its conditions. The widow was du l y installed in the caravan, but owing to some difficulties raised by the countess, she was discharged before appearing in her public character, and she in consequence sued the count for the amount of the stipulated forfeit. The de fendant alleged as his reasons for discharging the plaintiff that she was an indifferent cook ; but the tribunal—consi dering that cooking was not the principal object of her en gagement, as was evident from the high salary promised, and that ,he had not failed as a giantess—decided that she was entitl e d to the forfeit, and condemned the plaintiff to Pay 6001, 2 with the costs of suit. s'\\ SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARE' AND STOt:KS. ~ ~a '", ' 1 Closing 1 Business Sh. , .re, E;tilways. . Price. done. 1 13.14 ! 1;i;.., Wol., and Str. Val all , 8 84 25 , Illythe and Tyne. all 10 i lost., Sleat., and liid.L!o all I' i CI st Bristol and Exeter lOO so S 8 88 73 at Caledonian 3OO 1151 1151 5U Cork sail Bandon all 20 Corn w - 1 1 A oats CO 'lix 10 Do A du rl ., c.p an.ha , all 10 Do. B all CCCCCC been paid to a; 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 41 43 25 f,nn.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.l all 13 14 st Edinburgh & Glasgow.l 100 664 671 at Glasg. and S. Western.! 100 105 107 at IGreatEastern, Ord. Mk! 100 45 46 451 1 at Ditto A stock 1 100 42 44 at Ditto East Anglian stl 100 24 25 st GreatNorthof Scotland 1.100 St, Great Northern lOO 128 129 1281 at Do A stock , 100 131 131 133. 23 at Do Bdo l, 100 136 138 5 Do. £5 shares 1 all st 'Gt. .of Ireland : , 100 104 106 st !Great Weste W rn . 100 661 673 671 ; 1 et I Do Str Val gua. stock! 100 at !Lancashire & Yorkshire, 150 .110 1101 1103 81, !London and Blackwall 1 100 72 73 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast i 100 1171 1181 1183 18 1 st Lon., Chat., and Dover) 100 38 39 st Lon. & North Western! 100 97/ 081 98 1 8 at 'Lon. & South Western ' 100 1024 1031 104 st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 411 424 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all -- -- 1 24 ' Do 1 shares all 10 iTetropolitan all og o Of 4 st Midland 6.4.0 Do New at Do Binning. & Derby 100 97 99 50 Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 1 264 st Nth. Eastern—Berwlok 100 993 100 991 ; 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.1 —— d d at Do Leeds lOO 57 68 st Do York st Do Carlisle.. ..... at North London 10 Do New 5 3 1 p 19.16.4 , rg0rth Staffordshire 1 0 N. and S. W. Junction all It 111 st Scottish Central at 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 48 49 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 104 108 1051 1 0 Shrews. and Welchpool all at !Shropshire Union at ; South Devon lOO 334 344 st South Eastern st :South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 100 100 103 20 ! statues, Wok., and Wok. ' all 7 4 25 , Stockton & Darlington all 39 40 25 I Do 25 Do New, 1860 6 71 71 p 153 at Taff Vale 10 Do B 8 41 54; , 1 0 Do C 3 21 13p 5 0 !Ulster 25 I Do 12.101 D o st Vale of Neath at (Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 140 145 at {Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO 29 31 at W. Hartlepool liar.&R , 100 st West Midland -Oxford 100 42 44 42/ at Do Newport 100 35 37 at Do Hereford 100 94 26 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shan Railways Pa:d. Price. Business done 100 Vtlantic &St Lawrence all 67 69 Born.,Baroda&.Cent Ino stk 100 105 106 j Gu. 5 per oent 20 Do. New - 204 Buffalo and Laae Huron all 53 53 51 10 Do. Preference ...... all 74 tit 100 I Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl , 80 63 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1872 100 73 76 100 Do. do. Jim, 1, 187 , 1 100 73 76 st Cleutta.6rS.Eaqtn.(l.; , ' 100 104 106 st Cape Town & Dock Seri; 100 1183 le9B 109 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. r 100 106 II 8 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 10 0 107 108 1074 3 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 1 Lip 20 Do. do. H do. .. 2 stock Grand Trunk of Canada: 10' 214 .!24 100 Do. 6 per cent. Prof .. 31 , 75 77 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per Cl.. all 65 67 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentl. all 34 36 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 48 52 100 Do. do. 1867.. all 34 36 100 Do. do. 1872.. all 34 36 stock GLlndiaPentn.gua.sp.c 100 106 307 106 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 4 p 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 4 3 p stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 106 20 3 Gt. W. ot Canada Sharer all 121 123 203 Do. New .. . ... . . IS 8 74,, 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8..., all 91 03 10 Indian Branch Limited 1 4 4p 21 3 stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1034 3014 104 331 stock Do. 43 p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc. 4 , d 0........ 100 93 6 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. Bnd. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53 100 Do. 7p. c. &lortg. BdB. all 20 gewßrunswiokdGCand Class A. Capital Share all 3 5 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 3 6 N.ll.l.C'da6polsticbds 100 83 85 stock icinde .......... (100 1058 1063 at Do. Delhi Do. do ,9 2 1 1p 20 Do. Punjaub c: 1 1 5 4 1 p st Do. Do. , S„R. , 100 104 105 1044 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 8 . 100 100 102 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. B;an.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 1877-S4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. ttz Auf4. 100 106 108 Do. 6p. c. Mar.& Sept. 100 106 108 Do. sp. c. Jan.&.July. 100 96 97 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 Cape G.Hope, 8 p c. 1873 100 103 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 111 113 Do. 18901 100 112 114 Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 100 111 113 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 N.B.Gov. p.c. J a.&3111y. 100 104 105 Do. Bp. e.Ap. & Oct.! 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p c., 1866' 100 994 1003 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 904 1004 1003 Do. d0.,1888 diupwds 100 99 99 991 New Zealand 6p. cent., 100 109 111 1103 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 I 100 105 106 1053 IQueensland Gov. 6p. c 100 110 112 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up 100 109 111 [ Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja...tJuly 100 107 109 Do. to op.a. A m&Oet.. 100 110 1104 1103 10 4 BRTTISH NUNES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 par 4 —lord Amalgamated 18 20 I Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 500 510 , East Bassett allogan) 30 53 65 1 I East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. p 413 461 f - East Caradon ...... 2.14... 451. 451 !East Carn Brea... 3.0.0 11% al E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 7.19.0 3; 4 2 Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57.1 19 21 —Great South Tolgus 17e 64 61 I G. Wheal Vor (llelston' 40 6 64 Grenville 6.15. t 41 11 Elerod's-Foot 8.12 49 51 Hingston Downs 4.17.0 24 3 Lady Bertha 'Margaret (Clay Lelant' 91, 3) 41 Clarke Valley.. 4 NTyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2 4ds pr New Setun .. 191 145 155 North Downs 25 24 21 NT.I,Vh '1 Basset (111o2;an t,.17.c 21 31 ot - tiorth Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 41 51 Par Consols (st. Blazey) 15 5 6 10 Providenee(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.; 1 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 390 400 . 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3.15.i. 21 21 1 4 :Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 .9 90 95 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.Jz Lead Min 45 10 Tin Croft West Basset (Illogan) l9 12f i3l 131 •4 13 14 W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 3 1 33 I west Seton .. .. . )Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 775 824 Buller(Kedruth) 471 625 Wheal Kitty (t.T.Lelant) 2.0.6 74 84 WhealLud . ott Wh ea l Mary Ann (*Men ) W 15 in ne 240 164 25 17 0 5 Wheal I S r e p t o ri n w . .. .. .. 6 7 84 . Wheal Union ... 313 5.} PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western (Perks & Hants Ext.), irred. 4 per cent., 89 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. Gua. Stock, No. 1,117 i , ou h Eastern 44 per cent., 104 s Stockton and Darlington, B, 6 per cent., 34 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , Metrop. Fixt., B 6 per cent., 10. N or th British (Edin., Perth , and Dun dee) 4 per cent., 82 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4 S per Cent., 93 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 Belgian Eastern Junction, 1: G r eat Luxembourg , 14 i Recite and San Francisca gua. 7 per cent., 19 San Paulo (lim.),igua. 7 per cent., 9f I—Ditto (all), 231 a West Flanders, 8 FOREIGN MINES. East del Fey (lira.), Kapunda (lira.), 11 Scottish Australian (lim.), IQ Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lira.), 311 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Rm.), 241 Australasia, 774 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 21 Eng., Scot., and Australian Chartered, 21 London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate - (11m.), 121 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27 1 London and Colonial (lira.), 31 London Joint Stock, 34 National Provincial of England (4), 21 Union of Ireland (Rm.). 11 Union of London, 32 14 21 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 13 E glish and Australian Copper, 2 Italian Irrigation Canal, 14 National Discount Company, 84 Nerbudda Coal and Iron, 6 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 16.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breez , ‘, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. RAMSGATE, Jan. 15.—Wind N.B. —Sailed—Louise, for 151ogadore. FALMOUTII, Jan. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Tyne, from Sulina. DOVER, J a n. 15.—Wind E,, strong.—Arrived—Adler, • 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—H ume f d N E.—Sailed—Ariel, for St. from ro : v yN S E u t e . B' uwoThyToonmr, York. s . . a n p,n P I LL, Jan. 15.—Win Thomas. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND. Friday Morning. Louise, from Weile; Storm Bird, Arrived, Jan. 15 from Fores. A r rived, Jan. 16—Berlin, from Ham bur g ; S e i n e, from Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning• Passed—Her Majesty's ship Black Eagle, from the West, for the River. Sailed—Queensland, for Liverpool, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Williams, Willes, and Keating.) KENNEDY V. BROWN AND WIFE-THE SWINFEN CASE- J I'D GILENT. In consequence of their lords having signified their in tention of giving judgment in this case the court was densely crowded both by counsel and the general public. The matter was before the Court last term. It will be recollected that Mr. Kennedy, a barrister, acted on behalf of .Mrs. Swinfen in her litigation in reference to her claims to the Swinfen estate, the result of which was that ehe re covered the property. Subsequently to this she married Mr. Brown, the defendant in the present action against her and her husband, to recover £20,000 upon "an account stated," which wss founded upon the services rendered by Mr. Kennedy. The case came on for trial before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn at Warwick, when the verdict was for the plaintiff for £20,000. but, subsequently, a rule was obtained by Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., on the part of the defendants, to enter a new writ upon certain points of law; also upon misdirection, and that the verdict was against the weight of evidence. The principal question of law raised was, whether services rendered by a barrister could bo made the subject of an account stated. During the arguments before their lordships last term, Mr. Kennedy proceeded at great length to show their lordships reason■ why the verdict he had obtained should stand ; and at the termination of arguments, their lordships intimated that they would reserve their decision. Chief Justice Erie this morning delivered judgment. His lordship commenced by remarking that in the case of Kennedy v. Brown a verdict had been given for the plaintiff, and a rule had been obtained for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against evidence. It appeared that the plaintiff became acquainted with the defendant, and afterwards he became her advocate in a suit in which she was engaged. During the proceedings she made repeated appeals to Mr. Kennedy for exertion on her behalf, and a promise was made, in the event of success, of a certain sum which the Court would admit, for the sake of argument, to amount to £20,000. The Court was of opinion that there was no evidence to support the verdict which had been given, and their lordships considered that a promise made under such circumstances was not binding on either party. The Court considered there was no case to suppers such a proceeding ; on the contrary, the tradition of the profes sion, and the greatest authorities that oould be cited, alto gether repudiated the object contended for. The late Sir John Davis, than whom a more learned man never existed, was clearly of opinion that foes were but gifts and hone dumb. Lord Stowell was of a similar opinion, and Lord Hale clearly laid it down, the Court saw, in a note in "Coke on Lyttleton" that no counsel could bring an action for the recovery of his fees, because such fees were honorium, and could not be regarded as a debt. Blackstone also maintained that no action could be supported for such a purpose, because fees could not be considered as a salary or a hiring, but simply as a gratuity. Mr. Ken nedy, in the course of his argument., which showed the greatest research, had cited a number of cases upon which he relied, and in which it was set out that barristers had contracted to act as relieving officers or auditors, or for an annual sum, by way of retainer, but neither of these in stances met the case of a barrister involved in litigation. Mr. Kennedy, in his argument, had cited a number of at. ecdotes to show that the custom had in early years existed, but the rights and duties of the profession had not been clearly ascertained, The relation of client and counsel during the time of litigation was of such a nature that it was of the greatest importance that promises made at that peculiar period should not be held binding. If it were otherwise, the Court was clearly of o pi n i on th a t th e in tegrity and dignity of their honourable profession would be lessened. No doubt there were bad men in every class, but then it was of the highest importance that in a pro fession where its members were in close rel a ti on w ith th ose involved in litigation no promise or co n t rac t s h ou ld b e held binding, and were it otherwise it would affect the integrity and dignity of the profession. In every class there were bad men, but it was of the last importance that nothing should be done to lessen the confidence that existed in the high honour, the integrity, and devotion of the bar. Where gentlemen were entrusted with secrets of the most vital importance, where fortune, character, and even life was trusted to the keeping of another, it was im possible to estimate the value of certain services. The Cou r t thought them beyond all price to a cli en t, an d if it was sought to reward those services other than by gratuity, the status of their calling would be lowered. If it were open to counsel to make an agreement with his client as to remune ration, litigation might be increased, and that was not to be desired. The learned judge• during his judg ment cited an immense number of authorities in accordance with the view the Court took of the matter, and concluded by saying that, under all the circumstances, Mr. Kennedy had not established his case, and the rule for anew trial must be made absolute. If it was thought de sirable that this decision should be taken to the Court of Error, that course was open, but the second part of the rule would be suspended until further orders. The decision of their lordships is thus decidedly against the claim of Mr. Kennedy. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Justico4 Crompton, Wightman, and Mellor.) NEW QUEENS COUNSEL. This morning Mr. Osborn and Mr. Burke were called within tho bar, her Majesty having been pleased to confer upon them tho dignity of Queen's counsel. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Gibbons.) THE QUEEN'S HERALD AND THE HATTER-SINGULAR CASE- CHAMBERLIN V. WOODS. This was an action to recover for a hat and cap, plaintiff being described as a hatter, and defendant as of Herald's College, Doctor's Commons. Mr. Angell, for plaintiff, called his client, who stated that he had supplied the goods in question to the defendant's son. On previous occasions defendant had paid for goods which had been supplied to the son, who was a minor. Cross-examined by Mr. Buchanan —I remember defen dant paying me a bill on January, 1859. I do not recollect his cautioning me against his son. I will not swear he did not. The goods were actually sent to defendant's office, in Herald's College. His Honour—Was the son living with his father when the goods were supplied ? Plaintiff—l think not. His Honour—You see, a son who is a minor would be in the same position as a servant, and after leavinghis father's house could not bind the parent. Mr. Buchanan—l shall call the defendant, and he will expressly declat e that he cautioned plaintiff. Defendant—When I paid plaintiff in January, 1859, I told him that unfortunately my son had g one wron g , an d he was not to trust him. I had previous l y remonstr ated with him for trusting the young man. My son left my house in February, 1859. His Honour—Well, Mr. Angell, I do not think you will go on after this. You see defendant swears positively as to the caution, and plaintiff will not contradict him. I must find for defendant, with costs. Verdict for defendant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATIERSALL'S -TIIIIRSD AY There was but a mere sprinkling of members in the sub scription room this afternoon, and the few bets laid were of an unimportant nature. An offer was made very early to back Lord Clifden for £l5O at 6 to 1 ; but those odds could not be obtained, 11 to 2 being the very highest offer against the favourite. Twelve to 1 was taken to £lOO about Hospodar, and 2,100 to 100 about Carnival. Fmty to 1 was booked to a " pony" about Michael Scott, who, in the City in the morning, had been backed at 100 to 6 for the Two Thousand Guineas. Two thousand five hundred to 100 was taken about Blue Mantle. Closing prices : DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (take 6 to 1 f) 12 to 1 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar (taken) 21 to 1 agst Mr. Naylor's Carnival (taken) 25 to 1 agst Capt. Lane's Blue Mantle (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lord Durham's Michael Scott (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863. FFBRUARY. Lincoln 25 Nottingham Spring 3 Doncaster Spring l7 Derby Spring , 5 Warwick Sp r i ng 17 Liverpcol Spring .... 10 Northampton 24 Shrewsbury l2 Croxton Park 27 APRIL. Newmarket Craven 6 Durham Catterick Bridge.. 8 T hirsk l4 Epsom Spring 16 Newmarket F. S 20 York Spri ng ...28 Salisbury Chester 5 Bath Marlborough ..14 Ju: Harpenden l5 Epsom l9 Manchester rE. Ascot 2 Newton 10 Hampton ..10 Odiharn 16 Bibury Club .17 Ju Worcester 2 Newmarket July .. 7 Abingolon 14 I Hungerford l6 Auor Brightai Brighton Club 6 Lewes Reading l2 SEPTE' Derby Summer Ltchtield ......... 1 Leicester lO Doncaster 15 OCTO Newmarket S. 0 ..12 Lincoln Autumn 21 NOVE: Worcester .. • • ... t Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle 23 Carlisle v 3O Nottingham 21 Winchester 2l Goodwood ...28 York August Devon and Exeter 15 Eghaul 29 Brecon 2l Monmouth 24 Manchester Autumn 25 Newmarket Ist Oct. 29 IBER. Newmarket Houghton ..26 IMBER. Shrewsbury Autumn....i7 COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Jan. 15. The Queen drove ' out yesterday. Countess Blucher had the honour of accompanying her Majesty. Lolly Churchill has succeeded the Countess of Gains borough as Lady in Waiting. Earl Russell arrived yesterday, and had an audience of her Majesty. Earl Russell left to-day. His Royal Highness Prince Lords of Hesse visited Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge yesterday, attended by Col. the Hon. A. Hardinge and Capt. Westerweller. The Prince returned to Osborne at half-past five o'clock. A. deputation from Ashton-under-Lyne, consisting of Mr. W. Penington, Mr. James Scholefield, Mr. W. Gill, and Mr. John Clough, had an interview with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., yesterday at the office of the Poor Law Board, and laid before him a testimonial, signed by 1,140 persons, the workpeople of Mr. J. Whittaker, cotton manufacturer, of Ashton-under-Lyne, and pre sented by them to that gentleman in acknowledgment of his liberality and kindness towards them during the pre sent distress. _ . Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial. office from the Governors of the West India Islands, New Zealand, Labuan, and Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE HIGH SCHOOL OF EDINBURGH.—Dr. Schmitz, the rector of the High School, has received the following gratifying com munication :—" Osborne, Dec. 24, 1862.—Sir,—I am directed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acknowledge the receipt of your letter enclosing a report of the proceedings at the inauguration of the bust of the Prince. His Royal Highness desires me to convey to you his thanks for your letter, and to say how gratified he is by the feelings expressed in the report, The Prince will always take great interest in the High School, and looks back with pleasure to those days in which he was more intimately connected with Llinburgh during his own education.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, C. H. Grey.—To Professor Schmitz." PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—Apropos of Prussian royalty, I have been told a pleasant anecdote of the Princess Royal. She was playfully accosted a few days ago by her father-in-law, who complained that she did not choose any more to talk politics to hiia. " I dare not," replied the Princess (in the story), " nowadays that your loyal subjects are suspect when they utter their opinions, I am very loyal, and do not want to get in a scrape." The - . . Berliners have a rooted notion that the Prince and Princess Royal are thoroughly constitutional, and that they silently disapprove the political attitude of Papa.—Manchester (TuLdian. The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton are passing the season at Madeira. Lord and Lady Overstone are expected at their residence in Carlton-gardens on Monday from a tour of visits. Lord and Lady Skelmersdale, who have been staying at The Grove, Watford, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon for some days past, will return to town on Monday next. Lord and Lady Taunton have arrived at Stoke Park, Slough, from a tour of visits. THE THRONE OF GREECE.—The Independance Beige has the following telegram, dated Vienna, Tuesday evening :—" Within the last 24 hours England has put forward the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg as the new candidate for the throne of Greece. The Prince, having no children of his own, would adopt the eldest son of the Duke Augustus of Coburg and the Duchess Clementine d' Orleans. Prince Alfred would succeed him in the Duchy of Coburg." In reference to the above, La France, of yes terday evening, states, as will be seen by our telegraphic intelligence, that the Duke of Saxe-Coburg has refused to become a candidate for the vacant throne. *THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.—The lecture season of this society commenced last evening at their rooms in Conduit-street, when Mr. F. Y. Hurlstone, president of the Society of Bri tish Artist, delivered a most able and interesting discourse on " The Poetry and Drama of Spain " The lecturer showed himself deeply imbued with the spirit of his subject, which he illustrated with abundant examples of great force and humour. An interesting discussion on the Spanish national character and literature followed. The room was crowded. TITSSAIJD'S WAX WORK EXHIBITION.—Amongst the more recent additions to this old-established popular exhibition are several beautifully-executed portrait models of our early English monarchs, from the Conqueror, attired in the magnificent costumes of the period. Full length figures of Caxton, the introducer of the printing press into England, and Chaucer, the first of our poets, in the quaint garments of their respective times, are also added; and in the Chamber of Horrors is an effigy of Ca therine Wilson, the notorious wholesale poisoner. At a meeting of the Middlesex magistrates held at the Clerkenwell Sessions House yesterday the present state of prison discipline was among other matters discussed. The present state of the law, or rather the prac tice at the Home-office, was strongly censured, hardly any member being frond to rage his voice in its favour; but some gentlemen were for deferring action tin the Ire. ) el Commission appointed to investigate the question had made its report. In the end, however, it was unanimously agreed to appoint a committee to consider the question. HINTS TO THE HORSE GUARDS.—From almost the first day of his arrival in the regiment, the re cruit in Frame is taught how to cook every sort of food he is ever likely to have; how best to dress rice, hard biscuits, vegetables; how to make bread, to make soup, and generally how to make the most of a little. Every man has his turn in the kitchen, and he who dishes up the best soup or ragout receives the congratulations of his comrades. He has the honour of being elected chef de cuisine on certain festive occasions, such as the fete day of the Emperor, when the troops receive extra and daintier rations. He gets more than hollow praise, for he is allowed to select, for himself and a few of his own chums, the best of the tit-bits. So far and further is the recruit taught. All this he must know practically before he can aspire to - the rank of cor poral. When he has finished drill, , feneing, gymnastics, dancing, swimming, and thoroughly understands the work of a good practical soldier, and the duty of subordina tion, he has books delivered to him in which he may learn how to instruct recruits, may gain a theoretical know ledge of what he knows practically, and may prepare him self to compete for the chevrons, and ultimately to become a distinguished officer—for the French military authorities seek talent in every class fortune being with them quite an inferior consideration. Let a man only show aptitude, and the Government will furnish him with means to sus tain any rank it may confer. More than that ; wise mili tary laws and regulations will compel him to live within his pay—not within his private means, but his military pay. It is not many years since the purchase-system was abo lished in the French army. The present laws or ordinances regulating adva cement in the French army, came into life at different periods of the Revolution ot'93 ; were collected, revised, and decreed as a code, by Napoleon the First ; and have remained in force under each successive dynasty. So clearly do these la vs specify that merit, and merit alone, shall entitle to promotion, that a clause in them authorises a m.ritorious man to prove his right to it, when any arbi trary act of administration has deprived him of his just ad vantages. The mode of reclamation is indicated as follows : " Any soldier, non-commissioned officer, or officer, having any claims to pr motion or other rewards, shall be enabled to reclaim them of the general inspector, when that officer visits the corps at the time of the inspections,"—Diekene 8 s I s D i s E s p r p i a DAVIS nf t l h N e s s t s s u s l L i r i o "All the Year Round." n .—T n h o e u Jack son n k g sonPRME the arrival there of Jefferson Davis and General Johnston, says :—" We are happy to see the President in excellent health and spirits. His presence in the State which has honoured and loved him so long at this critical juncture will be worth almost as much as an army with banners.' Everybody seemed to be reinvigorated and better contented, when it was ascertained that the President had arrived. We augur much good to the cause to grow oat of his visit ing and encouraging the troops, and overlooking personally our various defences. With his keen and quick soldierly tact, he can tell at a glance what is needed to save us from the devastation of the Northern vandals ; and we doubt not that new life and vigour and a more heroic and determined spirit will mark the conduct of the soldiers wherever he goes. A committee of the House of Representatives visited the President this morning to invite him to address the that he had l eg i s lature. His reply was , come to work not , to speak ; but he would do in Mississippi what he would not anywhere else. He would meet the legislature either publicly or privately, advise with the members is secret deliver an address in the hall to the people. He ses sion, or • left for an impor tant p oint y esterday evening, but will re turn in a day or two, when he will comply with the invita tion of the legislature and the universal wish of the people. The reception of the President among his old friends and neighbours was, of course, most cordial; and notwithstand ing the vast responsibility, which would weigh heavily upon any other an, yet ho met his friends with the same plea sant warmth, and courteous unassuming candour of former and less eventful times," NINETEEN NEGROES HUNG IN CHARLESTON. 7 A Norfolk letter coLtains th e following :—" A Big-, tish subject who came here from Charleston, South Caro lina, within a few days, brings the information that nine teen negroes were hung in the streets just prior to his de parture. This occurred in consequence of a discovery made in a rather singular manner. The whites there for some time past have been closely wa t c hing the movements o f the blacks, a n d tb: • inking they observed an unusual number of funerals among them, a white man disguised himself, and, following in one of the precessions, on arriving at the bury ing ground he discovered that the coffin contained arms, which were taken and buried in a vault in which a number had already been deposited. The consequence of this dis covery was the execution of 19of • ' the most intelligent of the conspirators." POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two MURDERS AND A SUICIDE PREVENTED.--MELAN CHOLY CASE.—Ann Hutchinson, a married woman, 36 years of age, residing at 70, Warren 'street, Fitzroy-square, and who appeared to be in a state or groat distress, w as charged as follows : Mr. Garforth, inspector of the E division, appeared to watch the case. Alice Atchison, a young female, servant to a person in the house, said—l sleep in the house. About a quarter to 12 o'clock last night I was in my own room when the prisoner's little girl came down to me crying, and said her mother was going to destroy her and her little brother. I went upstairs immediately and did my best to reconcile the prisoner. On the table there were two knives. The prisoner said she would destroy the children , as she was tired of her life, and that then she would cut her own throat. I then left the room and went down stairs, telling the little girl that if her mother at tempted anything of the sort again to come down and tell me. I heard a noise, and the little girl came down and said her mother was going to destroy her, that she had caught hold of her, and was just going to cut her throat, but she managed to escape. She also said that her mother was about to cut her little brother's throat on the bed, I then went upstairs and told the prisoner that if she was going to do it she had better have some one to stay with her. The prisoner said she would not have any one with her. The prisoner then sent the little girl for a quartern of gig and drank it, and after she had done so she seemed to be out of her mind. The prisoner then took up the two knives from the table and sharpened one of . them on the poker. I then sent the little girl for a constable, and went down stairs. On my return to the room with the con stable I found the prisoner had cut her throat slightly with one of the knives, there being a mark on her throat and blood on the small knife. Mr. Knox—Small knife! why, it is a table knife. Witness—The prisoner then, in the presence of the con stable, jumped out of bed and attempted to cut the little girl's throat. She caught hold of the child and said she would cut her throat, having a knife in her hand, but the child wrested herself from her grasp, and got away. The constable then left the room that the prisoner might put on her clothes, and prisoner said that if the policeman did not take her away that night, but let her stay till the next day, she would send the little girl for some laudanum, give it to the children, that they would then go to sleep and never wake again. She then dressed herself, and was taken away by the constable. Mr. Knox—How long has she lived in the house ? Witness—Three months, sir. Mr. Knox—Do you know how she gets her living ? Witness—l believe by walking the streets. Mr. Knox—Have you ever seen her drunk ? Witness—Only once or twice. Police-constable House, 46 E, produced a table-knife with blood on it, and said—l was called to the house, 70, War ren-street by a little girl there. I saw the prisoner there. She said that she was in great distress, and that she had attempted to cut her throat with one of the knives on the table. She said, "If you leave me here to-night I shall cut my dear children's throats." I told her that I should take her to the station-house. I then left the room while she dressed herself. I afterwards went in and found her dressed and took her into custody. On the way to the station she said that the landlady had called upon her that day, and told her that she would turn her out of the house the following morning., I received the following certificate from the surgeon : " I certify that I attended Ann Hutchinson, who has a slight incision only skin deep, and about one inch in length, across her throat, caused by a sharp instrument. ",G. JENKINS (for J. Weekes), Surgeon, 4, High-street, Bloomsbury." Mr. Knox—Prisoner, do you wish to ask any questions ? Prisoner—No, sir. Mr. Knox then remanded the prisoner for a week, and ordered the children to be given up to a person in the house who has promised to take care of them. One of the children, a girl, is eight years of age, and the other, a boy, six years of age. WESTMINSTER. FALSE IMPRISONMENT OF A RESPECTABLE MAN.— Richard Phillips, a respectable-looking middle-aged man, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a quantity of timber and bricks, the property of Richard Franklin. Prosecutor stated that he was a purchaser of some timber and bricks from a French gentleman at the Exhibition. They were in the eastern annexe, and had been used to fix soma machinery, since removed. Prosecutor paid a deposit of 10s. on the 19th of November for the timber and brickr, and the balance of 15s. to complete the purchase on the following day. Prosecutor went on the 30th ult. to the eastern annexe to remove the timber and bricks, and found them gone. On making inquiries be found the timber at Douglass's yard, opposite the Cromwell-road. The prisoner was thee, and said that ha had bought the timber and bricks of a pasty. Prosecutor gave him plenty of time to find the man he said he bought the things of, but he did not, and he gave him into custody. Mr. Arnold—How do you make out that the prisoner stole the things ? Prosecut or—l:bought and paid for them. Prisoner—And so did I. Mr. Arnold (to prosecutor)—You have got to prove he stole them. Prosecutor—He had no business with them after I had bought them. Mr. Arnold—He may possess them wrongfully or he may not. You have given him in charge for felony, and it is now for you to prove that he has committed one. He may have a claim to the property as well as yourself. Prosecutor— He can't have, it is mine, I bought and paid for it. Mr. Arnold—l am not saying that it is yours or his, but you both lay claim to it and you say he has stolen it. Prosecutor—l don't know whether he has stolen it or not. Mr. Arnold—Then you should not have given him in charge. It was a very serious thing to take away a man's character in this way. There is no pretence for charging the prisoner with felony. Prisoner was immediately discharged. It was state 3 that the accused was a very respectable man. MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was small. Dry samples were in steady request, and prices were well supported; but damp qualities sold heavily on former terms. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. Generally speaking, sales progressed slowly, yet the cur rencies ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at late rates. Malting barley was in demand, at very full prices. Grinding and distilling sorts moved off slowly, at late rates. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent, at late rates. There was an increased supply of oats on offer. Good and fine corn ruled firm. Otherwise, the trade was rather less active, but at full prices. Beans and peas were without change in value from Monday; but the dewand for them was far from active. In flour, a moderate business was transacted, and the currencies steadily supported. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oath. Flour. English 920 1,960 / 2,110 ' 470 930 sack , Irish — FSO I 21,220 17,230 ( 24,910 i 5,40 brls NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of town and country killed meat is moderate, and the trade, on the whole, rules steady at full prices. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied [inferior beef .. 2 6 2 10 Middling do. 3 0 3 6 Prime large_do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 , Large pork .... 3 6 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 -------- stied Middlingmutton 3 8 4 4 Prime do . 4 6 4 8 Veal. 3 6 4 6 Small pork 4 0 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The market for good and fine hops rules firm at extreme rates. Inferior qualities, however, are iu improved request, and their value is well supported. The supply of American hops on sale is large. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Sussex Bavarian American 9ss to 112 s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a fair amount of business trans acted, and good and fine qualities have realised fully pre vious rates. SUGAR.—The demand for West India descriptions con tinued active, and full rates were obtained for good grocery descriptions. In the refined market the operations were limited, and prices were without material alteration. COFFEE.--There has been a good demand for both Plan tation and native Ceylon, and full rates have been ob tained for good mid fine qualities. ItlcE.—East Indian descriptions have been in fair re quest at steady prices, while other qualities were in some instances rather dearer. TALLOW.—The market has been more active, and prices have generally Shown an upward movement., P.Y . c: on the spot being quoted 44s 3d, and April to June delivery 44s 6d per cwt. THE CLYDE.—The progress of the Clyde is still onwards. In the last six months of 1862 the revenue of the Clyde trustees was £61,271, as compared with £56,260 in the corresponding six months of 1861. An in. orease of £4,651 thus appears in the revenue of the trust during the six months, indicatingooamdpecairdeedd with 4,000 in n Clyde commerce, in spite of some depression in the oo g i menper l ast as .l trade of the empire. The emigration from the Cl yde many of the Scotch otter their condition year, however, presented a considera ro b ieb le t ing upwards of 8,000 persons, as ilitt3:ll=wiiztlgd=tabinletthoeeinndleaat district by leaving their native land, UST. :MBER. _____-----""'-- Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. VALETTA, Jan. 10.—The naval movements of the week comprise the arrival of her Majesty's gunboat Alacrity, 4, Commander J. Baird, on the 7th inst., from the Ph Syra, and Candi , ; and the arrival, on the sth, of the Russian frigate (screw) Asliabs, Capt. N. Nasimoff, from Villafranca and Syracuse, on her way to Athens. She proceeded on her voy age on the Bth inst. Telegraphic news having been received Out pirates were in the neighbourhood of the Piraeus, plundering Greek merchants, her Ma jesty's sloop Pelican, 17, Commander P. Brock, and a French and an Austrian gunboat were sent from the Piraeus in pursuit of them. The Hon. M. Scar lett was to proceed on the 3d inst., in H.M.S. Queen, 76, Capt. C. Hillyar, from Athens to Pares end Nauplia. Vice-Admiral Sir Jas. Hope, K.C.8., passed through Malta, in the Delta, on Saturday last, on his way home from China, having been re lieved by Admiral Kuper. In Portsmouth dockyard the main force of the shipwright department continues to be employ e d upon the Curacao and Esk, wooden frigate and cor vette. The iron cased frigate Royal Alfred and turret ship Royal Sovereign are comparatively aban doned. The money allowed for the yard by the last voted estimates having been already expended, and ships of war being required to proceed at once to foreign stations to relieve others whose term of ser vice has expired, and no small iron cased ships being yet available, the Curava and Esk have to be at once prepared, while the experimental ships Royal Sovereign and Royal Alfred are necessarily delayed in their completion. No. 1 dock is vacant. In No. 2 is the iron corvette Sharpshooter, undergoing ex tensive repairs to her hull and ordered to be fitted with Commander Warren's patented bow rudder for experimental trial. This trial will possibly take place, if the ship's repairs are continued at the present rate of progress, by the time Commander Warren receives his promotion by seniority as an Admiral. In No. 3, as we have said, is the Royal Sovereign. N 0.4 dock is having its floor and entrance deepened by contract. No. 5 contains the Esk, 21 gun screw corvette of 1,169 tons and 250 horse power, one of the wooden vessels in the yard for the repair of which all other important work is abandoned. In No. 6 dock an old paddle tug is being repaired, at an expense that would have pur chased two tugs each far more efficient than the old rotten tub now being repaired at such an enormous expense. No. 7 dock is empty. No. Bis occupied by the Curacoa, 31 gun screw frigate, of 1,571 tons and 350 horse power, one of the two wooden ships that are just now absorbing the entire resources of the master shipwright's department of the yard. No. 9, the breaking-up dock, is vacant. No. 10, the Warrior dock, is also vacant, and available for the public service. On the north-east side of the steam basin, No. 11 dock, a second Warrior dock, is fast progressing in its construction by the contrac tors, Messrs. G. Smith and Co., of Pimlico. As in the case of the experimental ships Royal Sovereign and Rua' Alfred, the work would proceed at a much more satisfactory rate if the Lords of the Treasury would allow the Lords of the Admiralty to draw upon them for the required cash. On the build ing sips stand—first, the Helicon, a paddle despatch vessel, of 835 tons and 250 horse power, a sister vessel to the Psyche and Enchan tress ; second, the Harlequin, 6, screw sloop, of 950 tons and 200 horse power, waiting for Mr. Reed's transformation ; third, the Dryad, 51 gun screw frigate, of 3,027 tons and 800 horse power, in frame only, and waiting Mr. Reed or some other magician to convert her to an " iron-case ;" fourth, the to be iron-cased frigate Royal Alfred, of 34 guns, 4,045 tons, 800 horse power. A few hands are pottering about the Royal Alfred,but the remainder of the ships on the slip ways are deserted. In the steam basin the Enchantress, 2, paddlewheel de spatch vessel, of 835 tons and 250 horse power en gines, by John Penn and Son, got up steam yester day for the first time since fitment, and every part was found to work in a most satisfactory manner. Her official trial is expected to take place about the 22d inst. The other vessels in the basin consist of the Prince of Wales's yach t,Osborne, under repairs; the Highflyer, 21 guns, 1,161 tons and 250 horse power ; the Wasp, 13 guns, 974 tons and 100 horse power; the Bulldog, 6 guns, paddle, of 1,124 tons and 500 horse power ; and the Tyrian, Charger, and Cracker gunboats, all also having repairs carried out in hull or machinery. Alongside the south quay of the steam basin stand a long line of railway trucks,each truck containing a si-inch armour plate for the Royal Sovereign, from the manufactory of Messrs. John Brown and Co., of Sheffield. At the north-east wall of the steam-basin is the battered target frigate Alfred, waiting to be broken up; the newly adopted target ship Powerful, waiting for new experimental armour plates for testing by the guns of the Stork gunboat; the Pigmy, paddle ten der, and Leveret, gunboat, the latter tender to the Dauntless, in Southampton Water, refitting; and the Lyra, 9 guns, screw sloop, of 488 tons and 60 horse power, lately paid off on arrival from foreign service at the Cape of Good Hope, and now brought down the harbour for survey,and repair. In close vicinity to the steam basin stand a large number of boilers and a quantity of new and valuable ma- chinery, belonging to different ships building and in commission. A private building firm would carefully store and shelter the latter, but Portsmouth yard contains no provision for such a purpose, and the rule there is to store it in the open air, perhaps for the purpose of testing it by the weather before fitting it in the vessel. Alongside the south jetty of the yard the Frede rick, William, screw line-of-battle ship, 82 guns, of 3,240 tons and 500 horse power, is being brought forward for commission in May next, re port says, to relieve the flagship on the North Ame rican and West India station. At the sheer jetty lies the Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. Edward Lacy, 3,453 tons and 700 horse power, after having had extensive repairs effected by the steam factory department to her screw shafting, stern tubing, propeller, and other parts of her machinery. This very useful and economical ship is now again wait ing orders for further service. A tremendous stock of timber is collected in the yard, the greater por tion of which is American white oak and teak. His Netherlands Majesty's frigate Daquar sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for Batavia, calling in a t Rio de Janeiro, on the completion of he r re p a i rs The Egmont, sailing storeship, Capt. Crau ford, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday to Spit head, and is expected to sail immediately for her destination, Rio de Janeiro. Admiralty directions have been received at Chatham for provision to be made on board the line-of-battle screw steamer.. Conqueror, 86, 500 horse power, fitting for the first division of the Steam Reserve, for the following supply of Arm strong and spherical solid shot and shell—viz., 560 filled and 2,000 empty 8-inch shells, 340 filled 32- pounder shells, 30 filled and 20 empty of the com mon and 20 filled and 30 empty of the segment 110-pounder Armstrong shells, 150 filled and 100 I empty of the common and 100 filled and 150 empty of the segment 40. pounder Armstrong shells, 50 filled and 50 empty of the common and the same number of the segment 20-pound er Armstrong shells, and 125 of the segmenthlo2t- Po uder Arm will consist of shot. Arm strongs. Her Armstrong sol id 60 110-pounders, 300 40-pounders,loo 20-pounders and 50 12-pounders, togethoetr forwith69o cases penta gon 2 , 8 ofs to the beo ordinary 32-pounde r solid Provision j made in the powd er magazines o n white and 72 cases of metal line d half. Th e screw frigate Amphion, 36, 1,474 t ons , 300- horse power, which was paid off about a fortnight since into the Chatham Steam Reserve, is to un dergo a careful survey at the hands of the dockyard officials, and a report of her condition forwarded to the Admiralty. The Admiralty have directed her boilers to be taken out, in order that they may be thoroughly surveyed, and a full report made of the state of the hull of the ship, boilers, and machinery. The iron screw steamer Tamar, 2,812 tons, NO horse power, just completed at slillwall, is to be sent to the Nore, to be masted at Sheerness, pro vided means can be obtained at that dockyard for accomplishing that operation. In case, however, of the resources at Sheerness not allowing the masting to be effected at that dockyard, the masts and gear, together with a party of riggers, are to J be despatched to the Thames to mast and rig the Tamar in the East India Docks. In order to facilitate the coaling of thesteam ships of war at Chatham the Ocean and Fortitude coal depots are to be fitted with machinery for mozo speedily discharging coals into the v.,:ssels pLeed alongside. The following appointments were made yesterday , at the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. F. Kerby, to com mand the Triton, commissioned ; Lieut. E. H. Wil kinson, to command the Caradoc, commissioned ; A. F. Gibbons, second master, to the Triton ; J. L. Page, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Caradoc ; Dr. M. Rogers, assist.-surg., to Plymouth Hospital; Dr. P. Mansfield, assist.-surg., to the Caradoe ; and E. H. Hodges, master's-assist., to the Triton. THE ARMY. A general order from the Horse Guards has been promulgated at Chatham garrison, announcing that with a view to reward distinguished and uteri torioas service, and of promoting good conduct in the army, a Royal warrant has been issued in which her Majesty directs that a certain fixed sum may be granted in annuities to sergeants. They shall be entitled to receive and wear a silver medal, bearing on one side the Royal effigy, and ou the other the words "For meritorious service," the name and rank of the sergeant being inscribed thereat. The Royal warrant further announces that a silver medal, bearing on it the words "For distinguished conduct in the field," shall in certain cases where specially recommended be issued to sergeants, with annuity, in lieu of the before -mentioned medal, "for meritorious service," subject, however, to the conditions and limitations now in force as to the granting of annuities. It also states that a medal shall be granted, without annuity or gratuity, to sergeants, corporals, and privates of th e army, where specially recommended by the General Cow_ manding-in-Chief, and approved by the Secretary of State for War, for individual acts of distinguished conduct in the field in any part of the world. In promulgating the general order containing the Royal warrant, the Field Marshal Commanding in-Chief desires it to be distinctly understood that no retrospective action will be given to the warrant so far as distinguished conduct medals, without annuity or gratuity, are concerned. Second French Despatch on the Affairs of Greece. The following is the second of two despatches by M. Drouyn de Lhuys upon the affairs of Greece, the first of which was published in oar columns some weeks since : THE MINISTER 07 FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE DIPLOMATIC AGENTS OF THE EMPEROR. Paris, Dee. 21, 1862. Sir,—The despatch I addressed to you on the 4th of this month upon the affairs of Greece made you acquainted with the incidents which were followed by the three Powers agreeing to maintain the stipu lations of the protocol signed by them in 1830, and which excluded the members of their reigning families from the throne of Greece. In consequence of this understanding, the envoys at Athens of France, England, and Russia, informed the Provi sional Government of Greece that neither Prince Alfred of England nor the Duke de Leuchtenberg could accept the crown of Greece if offered to them by the Hellenic nation. The only really serious cause of complication being thus removed, the Powers naturally had to occupy themselves in designating a Prince, not be longing to reigning families, who could be recom mended to the suffrages of Greece. As far as we are concerned we enter into the investigation intent only upon the interests of Greece herself, and we are ready to welcome the candidature of any prince affording the necessary guarantees by his age and personal capacity. In my interview with the English Ambassador and the Russian Charge d'Affaires, I have examined from this point of view various proposals which, after leading to overtures without result, have been, successively abandoned. The last suggestion of the British Government was King Ferdinand of Portugal, father of the reigning sovereign. That Prince is in the prime of life, and he has had experience of government ; he combined thus all the qualities essential for occupy ing the throne of Greece, and we hastened to make known in London and St. Petersburg that this selection met with our approbation. Nevertheless, the representations made to King Ferdinand did not have the effect of deciding him to give his consent to the offers addressed to him, and our latest news from Lisbon is of a kind to make us consider his re fusal definitive. lam not yet able to let you know the result of the fresh negotiations this occurrence has led to. As you will have already learnt from general re port (le bruit public), her Britannic Majesty has resolved to renounce her protectorat e of the lonian Isles in favour of Greece. Two conditions will be attached to this cession by England ; first, the con sent of the Powers concerned in the diplomatic ar rangements which regulated the affairs of the Islands in 1813 ; secondly, the preservation in Greece of monarchical institutions, and the respect of terri torial boundaries in conformity with the assurances voluntarily given by the Provisional Government. `ire do not hesitate, as far as we are concerned, to support a resolution which, whatever may be the considerations that dictated it, has the inc t ontestible advantage 3f satisfying the interests of Greece and of responding to the wishes so frequently expressed by the lonian people. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Secretary of the Great Western Railway Company presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and begs the favour of the insertion of the enclosed circular i n to - morrow's impr e s s i on o f his paper : London Terminus, Paddin g t on , J an . 15 . CIRCULAR. The directors have much satisfaction in communicating to the Great Western proprietors that, in conjunction with the West Midland Company, they hays entered into two separate agreements, the one with the London and South- Western Railway Company, and the other with the London and North-Westein Railway Company. The main object of these agreements is to utilise existing lines, by increased facilities being given to each other, thereby affording improved accommodation to the public, and avoiding expenditure by the projection of new lines, which might tend to unnecessary or injurious competition. The agreements made for amalgamation of the West Midland and South Wales Companies with the Great Western Company are presented for confirmation by Par liament in the approaching session. i The only bill for a new work promoted in t his session b y the Great Western Company is to complete a short junc. tion at Great Bridge, in Staffordsh i re,Southproyiion s made und er between two lines already formed, and for which the terms of the agreement with the London and North • Western Railway Company. So many reports have been circulated, whi c h are entirely at variance with the policy pursued b y t h e directors, and which are calculated to mislead the proprietors, that it has been thought desirable, notwithstanding the near approach o f the half-yearly meeting, to place these facts before them at once. The directors will be prepared, when they meet the pro prietors in February, to afford a full explanation of these matters. On behalf of the Great Western directors, (Signed) SIIELI3URNE, Chairman. Paddington Station, 15th January, 1863. Bank of England Return.—Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th end Bth Victorm. cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 14th day of Jan,, 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .......£27,688,175 Government Debt .£11,u15,1c0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin Sr Bullion 13,238,1 75 Silver Bullion £27,888,175 £27,888,1751 BANKING D . Proprietors' Capi tal £14,653,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding E2Fche raneri s, Commis- EPARTMENT. eat _ Government. u S ding ritics ( n nutty) £1 0,871,348 Other Securities 20,196,727 Notes GoDlc:daliellsrhStiAlvne: 863,994 Coin 1 raissioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) ... . . . 4,280.730 O t h er D e posits Seven Seven Day and o ther Bills 732,044 439,533439 JAIL 15, 1803, W. I £39,533,431 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. __.._ 111 ng at Lim" , be ,ch in ler lot ?,at ny $ Chß eX the ul ver not 3 01 are the ,r 0 )re: ago' /