The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

SUN NONE Y MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Share 13.14. 10 at 81 50 20 Railways. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Conk and Bantloa Cornwall Do A (A Pets no tile iiilCpc.pan.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. iEdinburgh & Glasgow. !Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian St GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern. Do A stock Do B do iGt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland; Great Western Although the Money-market remains steady at ai 4 per cent, for the best bills, the inquiry in some quarters is rather more active. No change of im- , 1 i Closing I ; Bushiest Pad. I , Price. done. 8 Bi. F} 81 85 87 117} 118} 6 6i Portance, however, is expected until after the dividend payments shall have been completed, and then additional ease is anticipated, particularly as 'the specie movement is likely to admit of a further accumulation of gold. There wes a slight advance in the rates of ex change on Amsterdam and Hamburg yesterday afternoon. 40 41 14 15 92i 9311 108 11 0 52i 53i 49 51 24i 25 1274 1288 128 130 134 136 101 W 3 60 (el About £33,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The bar silver brought by the Atrato has been sold at ss. lid. per oz. standard, showing a decline of a per oz. compared with the price realised for the previous supply. DoStr Val g - na. stock Lancashi:e & Yorkshire London and tilackwa , l l Lcn., Bright.,& S. Coast, Lon., Chat., and Doverl Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & Scr•th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares.. • , • Metropolitan Midland Do Nev Do BirMillg. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were Inanimate at 68f. 50c. The transactions in the English Stocks continue to be conducted on a limited scale, and as Conti tents' affairs remain in great uncertainty, the as- Peet of the market wears from day to day a depressed appearance. This heaviness will no doubt continue till the final result of the St. Petersburg Cabinet shall be known respecting the answer to the notes of the three Powers. Console are now quoted 914 for money, and 91-'4 92 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 914 s ; Bank stock is 233 234. The India 5 per Cent. Loau is f irm at 108 1 ; and the 5- 4 1- per Cent. Enlaced I) aper at 115. Exchequer Bills for March are par atad for June, 3s. dis. A further downward movement has taken place In the Foreign Market, and business is less active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 ; ditto Conso lides, 501 1; Mexican, 361 37 ; Greek, 361 2 ; ditto Coupons, 161 171; Spanish Passive, 31 ditto Certificates, 124 1; Venezuelan, 581. 4 ; Egyptian, 1001 Q ; the Confederate Loan, 2 to 1 dis, ; and the New Venezuelan Loan, 2 to 1 dis. Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. .North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central 4.10.4 'Scot IN. E Aber. stock Do Scot.'Mid. stock !Shrews. and Welchpoo: , Shropshire Union ;South Devon ;South Eastern South Wales !S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. ,Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1861 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C !Ulster Do D 0.... Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim aterford Kilkenny I)Vest Cornwall 1114 1111, 744 754 118 120 43 44 102 102. 105 106 454 4E4 11; 12* 128 (28* , 1 4 lb 97 99 514 524 244 25 1021 103 k 521 241 1271 129 Si 9i In the Railway Share Market business has con tinued very inactive, and, with one or two excep tions, prices have exhibited a farther decline. Lon don, Chatham, and Dover have given way 55.; Mid - land, Es.; and North British, 10s. ; while Great Northern A stock has improved £1 ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re mained without any material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained flat Imperial Ottoman have receded to 19 ; Lon don and County, to 44i; Crystal Palace Stock, to 364 i; and Peninsula and Oriental Steam to 771. International Financial Shares are voted 51, to bi prem. ; London Financial ditto, 14 to 2 prem. General Credit ditto 1 prem., and Egyptian Trading Co. 1 to l a prem. ITV. Hartlepool Har. &R. , West Midland -Oxford Do Neeror HerefordAo Shan BRITISH. POS:,E 3~ (W!tV itk / 20 Paid. t !antic e't St Lawrence Rom.,Baroda&.Ccnt Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New . ...... stock stock 58i 594 89t 901 116 118 11 p 16i 164 11* 12i 120 122 45i 461 99 101 50 52 32 33 91/ 42 69 71 100 102 7i 8 286 39i 10 11 c 8 8a 153 156 Si 61 3 3i p BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities a per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 1t Ilow, ltidia 3 per Cent. Annuities Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOB f Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. iiitto 5} per Cent Consols for Account, July 9. 92 March /Lottequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent par Ditto £5OO — Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58- 60 znenos Ayres 6 per Cent a Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 40 f 'gvptian 7 pet Cent loof Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 361 f f 1 __Ditto Coupons l7f 161 Mexican. 3 per Cent Ditto Account 371 6/ 71 61 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 23 Panish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account l2l f Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd / pm Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lo3f Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 5Bl / Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Scrip, 1863, £l4 48. paid .. 21 pm TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money . o itto Account . 9ll 2 stock June 3 dis 78 82 156 160 stook stock stock stock stock atocs st 28 30 46 47 S 9 41 103 105 ! c)N'. ciesim.! Price. 59 109 Ito 1 1+ p 1k p 68 61 74 8 Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo anti Lalce Hump Do. Preference Bullalo,Brant,&Godrich p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1878 t)o. do. June 1, 1N: , 4 11cut ta.& S. Viastn. ( ) ,ape Town & Dock SC7' .1 Eaatn. Bengal gu. 6 p. mast Indian. gu. 5 p. e. Do. do. Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada I wu. Ist Frei . Bonds.. DO: uo. deferred...... Igo. 2d Pret. Bonus.. Do. do defer , ed...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. deterred...... Do. 4th Pref. soo k... Do. do. deferred Gt.lndiarentu.gua. s p.o. Do. New gua. 5 p. a.. • Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Litn) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharep Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 56 p. c. do. '77-8.. . 1 Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. CI p. o. Extension Dc.4' d 0........ _ Do. Fifth Extension. dolb.Corp. s p. 0. Buds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 31ortg. Bds. Newßr =wick a Cana, Class A and B. NT.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds Seinde Do. Delhi Do. do g 0 Do. Punjaub — s z - 2 Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 ion 108 109 11 , 91 1101 111 1 2 1691111 11 12p 1 1 20 21 1 p 73 75 57 60 61 60 50 63 43 45 35 37 26 30 23 25 1101 110 1 21 1 11 1081 1091 11,1 al 91 9 , 97 100 89 - P 1071 108 i 10.! 103 19 101 111 k 75 41 all 100 (106 'lOO 2 1 15 ,100 st 4tock COLONIAL GOVER MED 52 51 431 lo2j 10.51 1021 3 Itu sin ess don . !611 !109i 9 109/ 101 3 6 84 86 111 112 118 20} 744 SEI 653 6 5} 271 1101 1 21 108 i 1# llp 1074 Mt 105 le7 'l' SECURITIES. 1081 TIIE 101 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, (REUTER' S TELEGRAM.) Market quiet. Sales, about 5,000 bales. Im- Port, 11,594; previously, 15,523. ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY. We have recently seen the third annual report of this society, which contains some interesting par ticutars of its proceedings. The principal objects Proposed by its members are the introduction and acclimatisation of animals, birds, fishes, insects, and Vegetables, useful and ornamental; the perfection of races already domesticated ; and the transmission Of animals from England to her colonies and to foreign parts. These designs are likely to be very beneficial, if properly carried out, and to add largely Fq our comforts and luxuries at home and abroad. As a proof of the increasing favour in which the *4l ciety is held, we may mention that its members have increased more than 136 per cent. during the l ast year. The results of the experiments with Chinese sheep, prairie grouse, Honduras turkeys, and the Ailanteus silkworm, have been especially atisfactory. Some of the newly-introduced vege tables have also been successful. Lord Powerscourt 48 been making several experiments with a view to domesticating and acclimatising several rare kinds of deer, with varying success. He reports as the esult of his experience that the climate of Ireland la too damp to be favourable to tropical animals, although he has not entirely abandoned the hope of naturalising the eland or some similar species in these islands. The society is likely to be of even .greater service to our colonies than to ourselves, while the climate of our Australian settlements more especially would offer fewer obstacles to their ex periments. We observe that its annual festival will very shortly be held, when several new and elabo rate dishes will pique the curiosity of the gourmand, m „ FIE roLISHINSITRRECTION.—The Czas publishes the following letter from Polish Livonia :—" The whole of l' l .oland will utter a cry of lamentation on hearing of the death of Count Leon Plater, shot in the square of the for tress of Dunaburg. This great patriot has stained with his blood the soil on which Count Henry, his grandfather, Ambassador from the States of Livonia to Sigismund Arigustus, King of Poland, took leave of his electors in t he Stavostie of Dunaburg, which for centuries, up to the partition of Poland, had belonged to his family. Leon Plater, was only 26 years of age, and from the moment he tell into the hands of his executioners he suffered martyr (l°ol. He died calm and resigned for the liberty of his country. In returning from the execution we entered a church where were assembled the desolated sisters of the murdered man, his family, and his friends, who had taken re fuge near the altar, and were offering up their prayers. .. a.,, " 0 admired the courageous mother of Leon Plater, n°, seeing those around her bathed in tears, consoled them by saying, Do not weep, my dear friends; you see that I do not. I should have shed tears if my dear Leon had been afraid of the Muscovite condemnation; I Went to give him my blessing; I prayed to God for him and with him.' It is only faith in the holiness of the cause t hat can inspire such heroic courage and perseverance. A nation which produces such characters cannot die in Mus covite chains. Twenty Russian soldiers guarded the vene rated tomb, and were reinforced at midnight. At one o'clock a cart came and conveyed it into the interior of the trtress, his body pierced with balls. It appears that be had been provisionally buried in the bastion which bears th e name of Constantine." THE PIGEON SHOOTING MATCHES AT HORNSEY °°D.—The grand summer pigeon shooting handicap—the 6e eend of the season—will take place at Hornsey-wood on Monday next. A let ge entry has already been made, and It is expected the list will be largely increased before the meeting, The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 13 17s. 101c1. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-10ths per cent. dealer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5} per £1 sterling. tandard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1551 to 1561 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 421 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helena. Despatches were sent to the Go vernore of the settlements on the West Coast cf Africa. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOufl/4S. 107 i 104 1(5 107 105 107 138 09 96 98 108 110 112 114 113 115 115 117 113 115 110 112 119 111 108 11,9 1021 103} 103 104 10F 10 112 114 08 109 L:3 115 13 115 110 11t 1111, k,tai.liov. p.c.J a&J 1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Do. 6 p. c.Mar. tiL Sept Do.: p. c. Jan.&duly. Do. 6 Inscribed stow, (_.'ape G. Hope, d p 0,187; Do.Ap & Oct. 188( Do. 181! iDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p !Mau , thus d per cent .. Natal Guy. 6 per cant.. 'N. - 11(1ov. 0 p.c..) a.&..Jul) p. c.Ap. & Occ. ' N. S. W. G ov. 5 p Do. 5 p. c.,18a to tf7( Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 8 p cent. ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 ,Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c 16. Aus Gdp.c.1676.& up 111c.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 'Do. io 3p.0. An.&Oct.. BRITISH MI Cambrian Consol. Gold urn Amalgamated Devon G. Con, Javist , East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... East Cam Brea... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.;l G reat South Tolgus..., G. Wheal Vor (llelstan. (Grenville . H erod's-Foot lingston D0nn5...... 1 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lel= t Jl arke Valley.. yndy Iron Ore (Lim ) New Setun .. N orth Downs Wh Basset ( 1110 4 . an North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (nt. Blaze) , Providence (Uny Lelnt., South Caradon(St.Cleer , S. Care Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, Stray Park ........... Tamar Silv.dr Lead Mm. rin Croit West Basset (Mogan) • W Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton •••• • Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Itedruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud, ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton Wheal Tre iawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 3.1.0 8.1.6 57 4 17s 4.16 8.1 , 4.17.0 2.0,6 4.3.0 2.4.9 10.6.7 5.15.6; 25.9. ES. 4 id 22 24 535 n 45 774 82} id kp 27 28 74 84 8 2 qf 11 44 5 61 7 64 81 41 13 21 3 34 16 6 4 6 14 f 110 120 1 i 2 34 4 44 4 5 42 44 405 415 24 3 75 80 36 38 474 5} 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 584 ry 3.17 20 2t 12 13 24 26 235 245 674 724 60 60 36 41 II 16 30 240 14 16 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 101 100 k North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 92 Scottish North Eastern 3i per cent. pref.. 77 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 341 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 107 London, Brighton, &c., 41 per cent., 1858, 105 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 ' FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 88 Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 20-I it Great Luxembourg . , 14 Recite and San Francisco (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 161 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9k South-Eastern of Portugal, 12i FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (Um.), 2k f Yudanantutana of S. Australia (11m.), 3 1 JOIN T-STOCK IUNKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (1.1 m.), 35 * Bank of London, 126 English, Scorch, and Australian Chartered, 23i London N i tsmtoaeant p tnird e odona;a. London and County 41! Ifk 4 7 imperial o co nnoofiddi t n : B o ctpi m rovrsi oletatovrio Stock, Colonial l 9 m h ol3ko: S al O n:7 u klkinli th (limt At ei i 9 c l l Bl (llmi), 17i DOCKS. St. Katharine, 65 Southampton, 65% MISCELLANEOUS, Crystal Palace, 36% Crystal Palace. 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 114 International Financial Society, lim., 8 Joint stock Discount, 4* 4 London Financial Association, London General Omnibus Company (hm.), lf Madras Irrigation and Canal, 3 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 5 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 77* Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lim., Ditto (£*;3* S. African Irri ation Investment (lim.), 4i , LONDON, WE EVENING, JUNE 24, 1863, LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) THE ATTORNEY .GENERAL V. SILLEM AND OTHERS-THE CASE OF THE ALEXANDRA. Sir Hugh Cairns continued his speech for the defence this morning. Yesterday he adverted to the fact that since the Foreign Enlistment Act had been passed in 181) no case had been presented until the present one, when. he said, the Attorney-General put his obsolete Act in force for the purpose of appeasing the hostile feelings of the Federais towards the Confederates. This morning the learned counsel quoted several decisions in some respects bearing on the case, especially one come to in the Federal States, in reference to the ship Alfred, which it had been alleged was being built as a privateer to aid the French in hostilities against England. The decision was that it was not unlawful to fit out a privateer. It must be proved that the vessel was required for the illegal purpose alleged. There was also an opinion expressed by the Solicit , r-General in reference to the Alabama, in which he said that she might have been legitimately built for a foreign Government, and though a ship of war might have formed a legiti mate article of merchandise, even if meant for the Con federate States, but it would be en infringement of the Foreign Enlistment Act if it could be proved that the parties who built the vessel knew that it was intended to be used by the Confederate Government for purposes of war against the Federal Government, with whom we were at peace. The learned counsel then com mented on the evidence for the prosecution, which, he said, had been given by five discharged workmen, one crimp, and two informers or spies. The question the jury had to con sider was, not what might be done with the vessel, or what she could be converted into, as one of the witnesses had been articular in surmising., but what she actually was at the time of the seizure. There were many things in the construction of the ship similar to the method of construct ing a vessel of war, but she might have been intended for a yacht, and there was no arrangement for fixing guns, nor was there any evidence to prove that she was intended for warlike purposes, After commenting upon the evidence of the less conspicuous witnesses, he adverted to that of Mr, Clarence It. Young, whose history be briefly reviewed and eN hick was by no means credi table. This witness was evidently the witness put forward by Mr. Adams, and not by the Crown, and the learned counsel sympathised with the Solicitor-General in being obliged to'examine such a disgraceful witness. The learned council concluded his address by calling on the jury to give a jury for his clients, and thus preserve that strict neutrality in reference to the American war, which this country had hitherto pursued, and not upon the meagre evidence adduced, pander to the exigencies of a foreign state. No witness being called, this concluded the case for the defence. The Attorney General then rose to reply on behalf of the Crown, on the whole case. He remarked that the jury had the evidence of the Crown on one side, and the learned speech of Sir Hugh Cairns on the other. It was significant that no evidence had been produced for the defence. Had the defence been able to contradict the statement made by Mr. De Costa that Mr. Miller, senior, had told him that the vessel was intended for the Confederate Government, why was not Mr, Miller called to contradict it. The Crown had refrained from indicting any persons engaged in practices made illegal by the Foreign Enlistment Act, but hts adopted the more lenient course of asking that the vessel should be declared forfeited. His Lordship, in the course of these remarks, asked the Attorney- Genetal if he admitted it to be lawful to build a vessel fit for war, and afterwards to sell it to either of the belligerent Powers, that is, could a shipbuilder so specu late without acting illegally. The case was proceeding when we went to press. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. DICKSON V. LORD CO3.4RERMERE AND OTHERS, The trial of this action was resumed this morning, for the sixth day. Viscount Hardinge examined by Mr. Dowdeswell—ln 1858 he was Parliamentary Under Secretary at War, and recollected the letter of Lord Combermere of the 4th of June, and the minute of the 9th was in his handwriting. He had acted on his own responsibility, as he saw at once that further information was required. The letter of the 14th of May merely contained the charges, without Colonel Dickson's replies; that was superseded by another letter of the 9th of June from Lord Combermere, containing the charges, with Col. Dickson's answers. On the 24th June, the whole of these documents were considered by himself and Sir Henry Storks. He formed his opinion thereon, entirely concurred with Sir H. Storks, and wrote a memorandum for the information of Gen. Peel. He believed that he received additional charges from Earl Wilton against Colonel Dick son, which he returned to him, stating that they must come in the usual official manner from the Lord Lieutenant. After these proceedings, the documents, with the minutes, were submitted to Gen. Peel, who directed that, as the charges were of a military character, the matter ought to be transferred to the military advisers, General Douglas and Sir Henry Storks. He recollected that Col. Dickson sent a letter demanding a court-martial, and he directed that the opinion of the Judge Advocate should be taken, which was done, and it was found it could not be granted, more than six months having elapsed since.the regiment was disembodied. The Lord Chief Justice said it was quite unnecessary to go over this ground again : they had had all the minutes before them. It was quite right to put Lord Hardingo in the box, that questions might be put by the other side. Witness was then cross , examined briefly by Mr. Cole ridge, but the questions only related to unimportant points. Lieutenant-General Peel was then called, and before giving his evidence informed the Court that he had obtained the consent of her Majesty to state matters that came before him as Secretary of War. He then said he was Secretary of War from January, 1858, to June, 1859. He could not recollect any dates, but as they had been so repeatedly mentioned he had no doubt they were correct. He recol lected Lord Combermere, Lord Wilton, and Colonel North calling on him in relation to Colonel Dickson. Lord Com bermere said they had been to the Horse Guards for the purpose of obtaining a court martial, and they had been referred to the War-office. Finding that it was a militia case, and having only been a short time in office, and not much acquainted with the militia, he sent for Mr. Mar shall, the head of the Militia Department, and he informed Lord Combermere that the course to be pursued in relation •to the dismissal of a Militia officer was for the Lord Lieutenant to send in a statement of the charges to the Secretary of State, and that there could not be a court martial, as the regiment had been disembodied. He had read through all the documents in this case, and had formed his judgment upon Colonel Dickson's own answers to the charges made against him, freely admitting the explanation of Cotonel Dickson, and saying nothing affecting his honour. Whatever doubt there might be as to the figures, there could be no doubt as to the fact that the regiment, when it was disembodied, was greatly in debt. It was the duty of the commanding officer of a regiment to see that the ac counts of the regiment were not in arrear. He found that there was a balance of £3l out of the monies received from the Wellington College in relation to the accident, and with out at all questioning the manner in which Colonel Dick son had appropriated these monies, he found there was a sum of £2,1 113 owing to tradesmen (Messrs. Isaacs) for clothing supplied to the regiment, and he found that there were other bills for £35 16s and £3O Gs 10d. Without doubt ing Colonel Dickson's honour, he thought that to have allowed the regimental accounts to get in such a state showed that Colonel Dickson was au unfit person to have the command of a regiment. He had nothing to do with the proceedings of the Board of Inquiry, and never saw their report or minutes of evidence. The board was in the first instance intended by him to have been formed of Militia officers, and he had intended that the Duke of Rich mond should be one, but it was found that the appointment of Militia officers was impracticable, and he then referred the appointment to the Horse Guards, and requested his Royal Highness the Commander•in-Chief to appoint three experienced officers. He considered Colonel Franklyn, Lord Arthur Hay, and Colonel Hale. He signed the letter of the 10th of Juno on the minutes of Sir Henry Storks, and also the letter of the 29th to Lord Combermere, direct ing him to call upon Col. Dickson to resign, and intima ting that in the event of his refusal he should feel it his duty to recommend his dismissal ; and he also assumed that General Douglas had seen the report. The case was proceeding when we went to press. SHERIFFS' COURT. THE MYSTERIES OF DRESSMAKING FOR FASHIONABLE WOMEN.—LEVY V. COLEMAN. This was an action upon a dressmaker's bill, defendant having paid £1 7s. into court, and pleading never indebted as to 4s. Miss Levy stated that the subject matter of dispute was a certain silk dress. This dress had to be made in a very fashionable manner, and plaintiff charged 12s. for making and 2s. for machining. I sent two young persons for plaintiff's prices, and she said her charge for making a silk dress was 10s. Plaintiff—Ab, that was for a plain dress. This was made in the new and prevailing mode. His Honour—How was that ? Plaintiff—The new fashion is a white cord down each seam. That is a long piece of work. It is quite absurd to suppose that I can get my lining at Mrs. Coleman's price. I have to support a widowed mother, an d I was com p elled to give Mrs. Coleman three months' credit. She looked over my bill and made no complaint, but because I would not give her six months' credit she disputes my account. Mrs. Coleman—l Can assure you that my dress was not a an Honour—Whatt—Why o y very difficult one . Sh e to ld my young friends that her charges l wereff l°uei Plaintiff— never said s s i u lk ch co a a t t ? hing. It was a pipe skirt, with a pipe cord, and th e d ress was 51 y an ds round. His Mrs. Coleman—£3 15s. The lady here walked into the space directly facing the judge, and holding up her mantle said, " This is the dress." His Honour—lt is a vary handsome one. Plaintiff—And it would take nearly one week to make. His Honour—l cannot say tiett 14s. is too much for making a dress of this kind. You women have disagreed, and it would have been better to have paid all the money. Verdict for plaintiff with coals. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A NIGHT SCENE IN PICCADILLY.—Mr. Alfud May how, of Portland, Dorsetshire, wine merchant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly in Piccadilly, and assaulting Police Sergeant Fornett, 292 A, Wm. Moore, 187 C, and Wra. Fish, 331 A., and Louisa Franklin, a prostitute, of 7, Stanley-street, Brompton, was also charged with striking Sergeant Fornett on the head with an umbrella. Sergeant Fornett sail;—About a quarter to one this morning I saw the male defendant outside the Royal Stan dard public .house, in Piccadilly, just at the top of the Hay market. He had been expelled from that house, and had lost his hat. As ho was screaming drunk, and creating a great disturbance, I advised him to go away, but he refused to do so. I then told him that if he did not discontinue his noise I should be obliged to take him into custody, and attempted to do so, when he struck me twice in the face. I then took hold of him, when he struggled, and we both fell, and while on the ground he set to kicking as if he was read. His conduct here became so outrageous that it took us 20 minutes to get him to the station in Vine-street. There were not fewer than 1,000 persons assembled, and there was a scene of the most riotous description. While on the way to the station the female (Franklin) came up and said, " You brute, let him go," and she then struck me across the head with an urnbrella. I had no hat on at the time, having lost it in the melee. Mr. Tyrwhitt—That shows what a useless thing the police hat is in a row. Sergeant Fornett—l then took Franklin to the station. She had been drinking, but was not drunk. While at the station the male defendant struck the gaoler, and his con duct was so disgraceful that he was obliged to he removed to a lower cell, as he disturbed the whole neighbourhood. Fish, 331 A, said—On going to the spot I found the ser geant and the male defendant on the ground, and on at tempting to raise the defendant he struck me a violent blew in the mouth, cutting my lit very badly. On asking the defendant to go quietly, he said, " I'll not go for the police. I will fight Tom Sayers or any other man in Eng land." The female on the way to Vine-street struck the sergeant with her umbrella. She was with tha male defendant outside the Royal Standard, but I don't know whether she had been with him before. Moore, 187 C, said—On attempting to assist in taking the male defendant to the station he struck and kicked me, and made use of very violent language. The defendant Mayow—l was struck by the police. Sergeant Fernett—Yes, I struck you, but it was to pre vent you biting me in a most cowardly manner. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mayow what he had to say to the charge. Mayow—l had been drinking, and was exasperated. Franklin—l did not strike the sergeant, and only inter fered on behalf of the gentleman. Mr. Tyrwhitt—These assaults on the police are without defence. I shall fine Mayow 20s. or 14 days for each as sault, and Franklin 6s. or seven days. It was stated in court that such a turbulent scene has not been witnessed in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket for years, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.--This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at a, quarter past twelve. UNIFORMITY ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Sir W. HEATHCOTE presented 'a petition from the convocation of the University of Oxford against this bill. The hon. baronet also petitioned to the same effect from undergraduates of the University. Mr. WALPOLE presented several similar petitions from the University of Cambridge. Mr. BOUVERIE said that in reference to the state of the bill and of the session, he had considered whether there was a fair prospect of carrying it this session. He had arrived at the unwilling conclusion that he should have no chance of carrying it this session, and he should therefore ask the house to withdraw the order this year, in order that he might re introduce it next session. It was not .a bill to compel uni versity authorities to open their doors to nonconformists, but to remove restrictions which were imposed 200 years ago, and which had entirely failed. The object of those who' had promoted the bill had been greatly misunderstood. They had no hostility to the Church or the universities, on the contrary, the object was to improve the universities and the educational system which prevailed there, He attached no weight to the petition from the University of Oxford, for there had been no measure of public utility in connection with religion or education introduced which had not been opposed by the Iniversity of Oxford. The petitioners from the University seemed to be based upon an error of facts. He begged to move that the order be discharged. Sir W. HEATHCOTE saidthat 2,000 non-resident mem bers of the University had expressed their approval of th, course Convocation had taken in opposing the hill. The young men, also, of the University, from whom the right hon. 'gentleman looked for liberality, had also declared their opinion that the bill was a dangerous one. Mr, WALPOLE defended the petitioners from the 'Uni versity of Cambridge. He bimself had presented a petition from every head of a college but two, from all the tutors, and from a large body of undergraduates. He hoped the right hon, gentleman would not next session bring in this or an amended bill, unless he proved some overwhelming necessity for it, which he felt sure would not be the case. Mr. HADFIELD spoke strongly in favour of such a measure. Mr. NEWDEGATE deprecated the bill, and considered that it would endanger the Church of England, which for centuries had been the peat bulwark of Christianity. Mr. GOSCHEN thought that a full discussion of the question would have assisted that strong and influential party which existed in both Universities, and which was desirous of reform. He could not think it could be said that the right hon. gentleman was disturbing the re pose of the university by his bill, for that repose had been disturbed. and it was not by resisting measures like this that repose could be artificially maintained. He would not support such a bill if he thought it would interfere with the Church, but he considered that the Church of England was in more danger from those who fainted at every attack than from those who boldly faced danger. He thought the Church would be greatly strengthened if she could fight with a freer hand. After some remarks from Mr. Monsen, Mr. R. Mills, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Dunlop, the order was discharged, and the bill was withdrawn. MISAPPROPRIATION OF SERVANTS BILL. Mr. STANI LAND moved the second reading of this bill. He explained that the taking of corn by servants to feed their master's horses was a felony. The punishment was so disproportionate to the offence that he proposed in his bill to reduce the crime from felony to one cognisable by the magistrates. He proposed that the penalty for such an offence should be imprisonment of 'not more than three months, or a penalty not exceeding £5. Sir G. GREY said the bill would require some altera tion in committee. The bill was then read a second time. ADMIRALTY BOARD. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY resumed the adjourned debate on the question proposed (June 9)—" That a select com mittee be appointed to inquire into the constitution of the Board of Admiralty, and into the different departments under the control of that board." [LEFT SITTING.] ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. LONDON GAZETTE---Yesterday DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 22. - - The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Bell Lowry, Esq , to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Antigua. INDIA OFFICE, JUNE 22. - The Queen has been pleased to appoint Mt. Michael Robert Vilestropp, Barrister-at-Law, to be a Judge of the High Court at Bombay. CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 20. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to constitute and ap point George Loch, of the Middle Temple, London, Esq., to be one of her Majesty's Council learned in the Law. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 23. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards--Ensign Reginald Chal mer, from the 19th Foot, to be Cornet, vice Edward Hoare Reeves, promoted. 2d Dragoon Guards---Cornet Arthur Brett to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Cornet John Taylor Marshall, who has rejoined his troop. Jd Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Arthur Charles Van Cort landt to be Captain, by purchase, vice Arundel' Neave, who retires; Cornet Winship Perceive' Roche to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Van Cortland t; George Robert Hodgson, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Roche. 4th Dragoon Guards—John Fisken Halket, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ringrose, promoted. 6th Dragoon Guards—James Dunlop, Gent., to he Cornet, by purchase, vice Owen Phibbs, promoted. Ist Dragoons—The Hon. Cosby Godolphin Trency to be Cornet, by purchase, vice the Hon. Montague Henry Mostyn, promoted. 4th Hussars—John Lambert Swale, Gent , to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Harry Youl, promoted. Bth Hussars—Lieutenant Richard William Palliser to be Captain, by purchase, Vice Esdaill Lovell Lovell, who retires ; Cornet Frederick Helyar to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Palliser. 12th Landers—William Henry Buttanshaw, Gent., late Li e utenant sth Bengal Europe an Re g iment, to be Pay master, vice Roberts, whose services have been tlispensed • with. 13th Hussars—Joseph Mills, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Edward Charles Starkey, promoted. 14th Hussars—J ames Cram, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vies James Colquhoun Revel Heade, who has re tired. 16th Hussars—Lieutenant David Ricardo to be Captain, by purchase, vice Phineas Bury, who retires; Cornet David Maxwell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ricardo Rolx.rt Belford Wallis Wilson, Gent ,to be Cornet, by purchimo, vice Maxwell. 18th Hussars—Lieutiwint Townley Patten Hume Mac artney Filgate to be Captain, by purchaee, vice James Clarke Hicks, who retiliwcs ; Cornet Charles John Flet cher, to be Lieatenant, by ,t.oirchase, vice Filgate; Wm. Macalpine Leny, Gent., to .7.". e. Cornet, by purchase, vice Fletcher. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Lientenant George Agnew Goldingham to be Second Captain, Vice Henry Leenwin Dempster, who retires upon half pay. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-Colonel h ic2/IFd Strachey to be Colonel, vice Stephen Pott, who r‘%.:res ; Lieute nant-Colonel Samuel Edgar Owen Lu dlow to ,be Colonel, vice Charles Edward Faber, who retires; Cap David George Robinson to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Stx.'toheY; Captain and Brevet-Major John Cumming Andersoo, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Ludlow ; Second Captain Frank Sherwood Taylor to be Captain; vice Robinson Second Captain John Mullins to be Captain, vice - Brevet-Major Anderson; Lieutenant George Newmarch to be Second Captain, vice Taylor. Military Train—Ensign Fergus Wlienzie to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Henry Clarke, deceased. Grenadier Guards—Lieutenant and Captain. Francis Wheeler, Viscount Hood, to be Captain and Lieutenant- Colonel, purchase, vice Edward Henry Cooper, who re tires ; Ensign and Lieutenant the Hon; William Sholto Douglas Home to be Lieutenant and Captain, by pur chase, vice Viscount Hood; Ensign and Lieutenant Charles James Herbert to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice &delay Charles George, Lord Sudeley, who retires; George Ernest Shelley, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the lon. W. S. D. Home; the Hon. Richard Maitland Westenra Dawson to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Herbert. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain John Binnie Mackenzie, from the 19th Foot, to be Captain, vice Onslow, who ex- changes. 2d Foot—Henry Barter, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Robert Carr Dunscombe, who retires. sth Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major Arthur Scott to be Major, by purchase, vice John Swaine Hogg, who re tires; Lieut. John Rice Newbolt to be Captain, by put , chase, vice Brevet-Major Scott; Ensign Thomas Tarle ten to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Newbolt; Edward Harmsworth Ruddach, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tarleton; Wm. Henry Major, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Igglesden Troup, who retires. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Samuel Bradburne to be Captain, without purchase, vice Frederick Archibald Macreight, deceased; Ensign Wm. Frederick Woods to be Lieu tenant, without purdhase vice Bradburne ; James Mark Brooke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Woods. 19th Foot—Captain George Onalow, from the Ist Foot, to be Captain, vice Mackenzie, who exchanges; Walter St. James Young, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reginald Chalmer, transferred to the Ist Dragoon Guards. 22d Foot—Lieutenant William Busfeild to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Conway Dobbs Ellis, who retires; Ensign Edward Straton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Busfeild; •Richard Charles Hare, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Straton. 28th Foot—Captain Frederick Edward Medhurst, from half-pay, late 43d Foot, to be Captain, vice John William Preston, seconded on being appointed ' District Inspector of Musketry. 34th Foot—Ensign Henry E. Sharpe, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice John Francis Wyse, promoted; Ensign John Christopher Cowslade, from the 83d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Sharpe; Lieutenant George Malcolm to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant John Francis Wyse, promoted. 37th Foot—Ensign John Everard Whiffing to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Richard Bunn, promoted to an Unattached Company, without purchase; Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, Thomas Smith, from the 25th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, Raynsford Taylor, who resigns. 49th Foot—Henry Board Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Berne, promoted. 53d Foot—Captain Robert St. John, from the 72d Foot, to be Captain, vice Thomas Charles Ffrench, who ex changes. 60th Foot—Ensign the Hon. Walter Courtenay Pepys to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice James Forbes, who re tires; Edmund Lomax Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice the Hon. Walter Courtenay Pepys ; Henry Richard Ponsonby Lindesay, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Edward Burr, who retires. 72d Foot—Captain Thomas Charles Ffrench, from the 53d Foot, to be Captain, vice St. John, who exchanges. 75th Foot—Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel William Knox Ornie, from half.pay, late 10th Foot, to be Cap tain, vice Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel William Brookes, who retires upon half-pay. 82d Foot—Ensign Charles Neville to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Henry Abigail Ellis, deceased. 83d Foot—Lieutenant William Henry Ivimy to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice William Minhear who retires ; Ensign Charles Hay Tollemache to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ivimy ; John Christopher Cowslade, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tollemache. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Randall Ironside Ward to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Charles Dawson Barwell, promoted. 95th Foot—Ensign Henry Aldridge, from the 84th Foot, to be Ensign, in succession, to Lieutenant Charles James Holbrook, deceased, The restoration to full pay of Cap tain Frederick Edward Medhurst, from half-pay, late 43d Foot, vice Crealock, seconded, on appointment as District Inspector of Musketry, as stated in the Gazette of the 20th February last, has been cancelled, the latter officer having resigned the District Inspectorship. 102 d Foot—Ensign John Hampden Waller to be Lieu tenant, vice Clement Headington Dale, who resigns. 2d West India Regiment—Charles Siegfried Tobias- Ternan, Gent., late Lieutenant and Adjutant, lst Light Infantry, British German Legion, to be Paymaster, vice John Craven Mansergh, appointed to the Royal Artillery. sth West India Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel William Forbes Macbean, from St, Helena Regiment, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel; Major and Brevet-Colonel Henry Gahan, from St. Helena Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase; Major Thomas Cochrane, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps, to be Major; Captain Robert Alexander Loudon, from. St. Helena Regiment, to be Major, without purchase. To be Captains,—Captain Joseph Brownell, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps; Cap tain John Henry Prenderville, from St. Helena Regi ment; Captain Henry Tayler, from St. Helena Regiment; Captain John Baldwin Hainault Rainier, from St. Helena Regiment; Captain Thomas G. Danger, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps ; Captain Edwin Hewett, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps; Captain Henry John Fane, from St. Helena Regiment; Captain John James Mathew, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps ; Captain Gisborne Homer, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps. To be Lieutenants. — Lieutenant and Adjutant John M'Natnee, from St. Helena Regiment ; Lieutenant Adolphus William Campbell, from St. Helena Regiment; Lieutenant John Ly saght Hewson, from St. Helena Regiment; Lieu tenant William Russell Nash, laicise St. Helena Regiment ; James Thomson, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps ; Anthony Edmond Donlan, from St. Helena Re giment; Robert John Stewart, from Gold Coast Artil lery Corps ; Albert Sharp, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps ; Thomas Davies, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps; Francis Charles Gavegan, from Gold Coast Ar tillery Corps; George Vautier Lambe, from St. Helena Regiment ; John Dudley Edward Crosse. from Gold Coast Artillery Corps. To be Ensigns —Ensigns Thomas England, from St. Helena Regiment; Thomas S_t_oerniar Smith, from St. Helena Regim ent ; GeorfeGillirirsyt Evans, from St. Helena Regimen t ; Robertso Marshall, from Gold Coast Artillery _ R r überc_o Corps ; Knap r T em ho p m st a e s Hatfield Brien, from Gold Coa st Corps Chadwick, from St. Helen a .!tegiru, Ouartermas- Barrow, from Gold Coast Artillery Corps; ; Porps; avio tote b rJ e QohnuaHrteobrsmoanstleVr.right, from the St. Helena Reg iment, y e n_ p n f u e r t c h . h % a l s a e k v no vice o z y i e a l meffat, Canadian to Brevet-Colonel Wi lliam Henry Bradford, who retires upon half-pay; Cap tain Francis bßeifiLsielluetglen.manent-tC—oMlonaje°l,r Kb. GordonH bb ,to be Major, by purcha se, vice Moffatt; Whyte, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hlbbert ; E n . sign Thomas Henry Selwyn Donovan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Whyte. MEDICkL DEPARTIYENT--Assistant-SurgeonJohnWood, from the Royal Artillery, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice William James Mullan, placed upon halt pay. UNATTACHED—Lieutenant George Gibson, from the 12th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Netterville Lowder, of the Royal Marines, to be Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty, with the rank of Colonel. The Commission as Brevet-Colonel of Lieutenant-Colonel William Hope, C.B , or thP 71st Foot, to bear date 4th March, 1863, instead of the 26th of that month, as stated in the Gazette of the 31st March, 1863. Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Captain, Samuel Williams, Depot Battalion, to have the honorary rank of Major. Captain .Fermbr Bomiycastle Gritton, retired full pay Royal Marines, to have the honorary rank of Major, under her Majesty's Order in Council of the 13th November , 1858. Paymaster George Elliott, 7th Hussars, to have the honorary rank of Captain. Paymaster John Falls, B th Foot, to hav e the h rank of Captain.onorary The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the decease of General Sir John Hanbury, K.C.B. Colonel of the 99th Foot, on the 7th June, 1863 : Lieutenant-General Sir James Maxwell Wallace, Colonel of the 17th Lancers, to be General. Major-General Richard Greaves, Colonel of the 40th Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel the Hon. Alex. Gordon, C. 8., from half-pay Unattached, serving with the temporary rank of Brigadier-General while in command of a Brigade in Dublin, to be Major-General. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Wyndham Ed mund Bewes, School of Musketry, to be Colonel. Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major John Augus tus Conolly, Coldstream Guards, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Charles Waller, Royal Artillery, to De Major, The following promotions to take place in succession to Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams, Bart., K.C.8., Royal Artillery, placed, on the 19th May, 1863, upon the fixed establishment of General Officers of the Royal Artillery ; and also in succession to Colonel-Com mandant Thomas Holloway, C. 8,, of the Royal Marines, promoted Major-General on the fixed establishment of that corps, on the 29th May, 1863, in succession to Lieutenant- General Thomas Wearing, deceased : TO BE COLONELS. Lieutenant-Colonel Broadley Harrison, half-pay, late nth Hussars. _ _ Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Duesbery Robertson, Royal Engineers. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. ' Major Hon. James Stuart, Rifle Bri4ade. Major Alexander James Hardy Elliot, half-pay, un attached. TO BE MAJORS. Captain Henry Y. Darracott Scott, Royal Engineers. Captain Frederick Hugh Chancellor, Royal Artillery. The undermentioned officers having completed five years' qualifying service in the lank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Oct. 14, 1858, to be Colonels : Lieutenant-Colcnel George King, 13th Foot. Lieut.-Col. Richard Henry Crofton, Royal Artillery. Lieut.-Col. Murray Octavins Nixon, Royal Artillery MEMORANDUM.—Mej or and Brevet•• Colonel James Ram say, Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the Ser vice by the sale of his Commission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards Circular Memorandum of February 15, 1861. THIS DAY. The election of two citizens to fill the office of Sheriffs of London and Middlesex took place to-day in the Guildhall, the candidates for the honour being Alderman Dakin and Messrs. Neissen, Mitchell, and Cave. At one o'clock the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, the respective candidates and their friends entered the hall, at which hour there was a full attendance of the livery and a considerable number of "long shore" men. As Messrs. Neissen and Mitchell had been nominated on a former occasion, it only became necessary to submit their names as candidates. Mr. THO➢LAS REYNOLDS said he had a gentleman to pro pose, who would, he felt assured, well maintain the privileges of the citizens of London, and at a time when their privileges had been attempted to be invaded, it was of the utmost importance they should have sheriffs who will do all in their power to preserve their rights in all their inte grity. He had great pleasure in proposing Mr. Thomas Cave. Mr. GLOVER seconded the nomination of Mr. Cave, and said if the citizens elected him they would have the right man in the right place. The names of the respective candidates were then sub mitted to the livery, when Alderman LAWRENCE declared that the election had fallen upon Hilliary Neissen, Esq., and Thomas Cave, Esq. (Cheers.) The COMION SERGEANT then submitted the name of Benjamin Scott for re election as City Chamberlain. Mr. JONES said he hoped before they re-elected the City Chamberlain they would give him a few minutes attention. Ihe speaker then proceeded, amidst continued interruption, to complain of the way in which the city accounts were kept, and which he said were 18 months in arrear. Mr. MEISSEN and Mr. CAVE having returned thanks for the honour conferred on them, the proceedings terminated. CRICKET.—OXFORD UNIVERSITY V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—At Lord's Ground yesterday, with one wicket down for three runs, Oxford resumed their inn ings from the previous evening, having 68 to get to win. Mr. Walker being the " not out," with a single, was joined by Mr. Inge. Mr. Walker marked eight singles when he gave a chance to Mr. Tuck off Mr. Helm ; two wickets and 41 runs. Mr. Evans then went to the wicket, and such was the hitting of Mr, Inge that the score was soon made to rise, and eventually the two batsmen preserved their wickets till the game was won, Mr. Inge making the win ning hit. Oxford thus won by eight wickets to go down. THE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY.—The Countess d'Ap ponyi gave a brilliant ball last night, at Chandos house, to a numerous and brilliant circle of the leading members of the Corps Diplomatique and the principal aris tocracy. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Capt. C. Cust, arrived at half-past 11 o'clock, and were received by his Excellency Count d'Apponyi and several of the members of the Embassy. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar and her Highness the Princess Obrenovich were among the visitors. THAMES BOATING—On Saturday last a new de scription of monster rowing-boat appeared on the Thames. It is the proper yof Captain Maudsley, late No. 5 Battery, 3d Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, which bat tery having resigned, have formed themselves into a club under the title of the Battery Boat Club. The boat (the Recruit) launched on Saturday from the National Boat Building Company's yard, East Greenwich, is 32ft long, 6ft 6in beam, and rows 14 oars double-banked. She is a fine model, and was rowed from East Greenwich to Cremorne by 12 of the club with the greatest ease. On Saturday week, the 4th of July, a larger boat (the Eagle), 72ft long, 71t beam, and rowing 24 oars, double-banked, will be launched from the same establishment, and will bo rowed over the same water by 24 of the club (the Recruit also in attendance). She is the first craft of her kind, and will carry 60 persons, and with them will draw only lft of water. The Eagle will leave East Greenwich at seven o'clock p.m. on Saturday week next, July 4, for West minster. LISBURN ELECTION.—At the nomination on Monday the show of hands was in favour of Verner. A poll was demanded for Barbour. The election takes place to-morrow (Thursday). A meeting has been held at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, for the purpose of memoralising the Queen to grant her royal charter of incorporation constituting that town a municipal borough, with a separate commission of the peace and court of quarter sessions. ARRIVAL OF THE SIDON FROM AMERICA.—The Cunard screw steamer Sidon, from New York on the 10th inst., via Queenstown, arrived at Liverpool at an early hour yesterday morning, bringing 37 passengers and 5,000 doll. in specie. Her news has been antiaipated. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA MENT.—Yesterday a committee of the Commons, consisting of Mr. Hassard (chairman), and Messrs. Mor gan, Paget, Foljambe, and Duff, met to consider the first batch of bills sent up from the House of Lords. They were the Blackburn, Chorley, and Wigan railway, Rumney and Brecon an 3 Merthyr Junction, Colne Valley and Halstead, Dare Valley, Metropolitan Railway, Uxbridge and Rick mansworth, Isle of Wight Extensions railways, and Tot tenham and Hampstead railway. The case for the Black burn, Chorley, and Wigan was opened by Mr. Calvert, Mr. Trope Scott and Mr. Merewether opposing for the Lanca shire and Yorkshire railway. General evidence was taken. Evidence on behalf of the London and North Western was adduec,d in the Earl of Romney's committee, in opposition to the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay and Drayton Junction railways, and it is expected that the case will be brought to a conclusion to-day, when tho committee will give its decision, 651 5; 6 5.1 THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A WOXIAN.—IIenry Buck, aged 28, was brought up on remand before Mr. Woolrych, charged with committing a savage assault on Catherine Bellmore, or Bellrad, a married woman, who was for several days under medical treatment, in consequence of the severe injuries she received. The prisoners are Germans, and were dwelling at the time of the occurrence in Providence -street, George. in the-East. The complainant had occasion to go to the house of the defendant for her husband's club-card, which had been left in Buck's possession. Some words passed between Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Bellmore. From words they pro ceeded to blows, and Mrs. Buck struck the complainant a violent blow on the mouth and caused it to bleed. The prisoner then took part in the quarrel, and after striking the complainant, and knocking her down, kicked her seve ral times and disabled her. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, who defended the pri soner, said the complainant was the aggressor, and visited Buck's house for the purpose of quarrelling with them. HQ called several witnesses, hut they did not materially alter the case for the complainant. Mr. Woolrych said the prisoner had committed a very savage assault on the complainant, and no amount of pro vocation could justify a wan kicking a woman. The com plainant had been in the London Hospital, and was no doubt severely injured, He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. Crystal Palace and South London Junc tion Railway. A special general meeting of shareholders was held yesterday at the Victoria station, Sir Cusack Roney in the chair, for the purpose of conbidering a bill before Parliament, entitled " An Act to en able the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company to extend their railway to Greenwich, to improve the communication with the Victoria Station, to execute certain other works in connec tion with their undertaking, and to amend the Acts of the said Company," &c. The chairman said,be fore moving the adoption of the bill they were met to consider, he would take this opportunity of in forming the shareholders of the present condition and future prospects of the line. As they NI , ere all aware, advertisements had been issued by the board, offering the B shares, with a dividend of 6 per cent., taking preference over the A shares, and within a few days all these shares in both classes had been taken up, thus showing the high estimation in which the proposed line stood with the public. Considerable progress had been made in the acquire ment of the land accessary for the line, about two miles of which, belonging to Dulwich College and the oss Crayinstal of Palace h Company was already in the es company, The sinking of the possession C shaft for the Crescent Wood Tunnel, and for another adjacent to the Crystal Palace, was in rapid progress, about 15 feet in length having been completed, and the works all fenced in. The board had the assurance of their contractor, Sir Morton Peto, that the line should be ready for traffic by May, 1865. The station for the Crystal Palace would be on the side of the road facing the front of the Palace, and the tedious ascent from the present oinidteend: the platform of the pro pd to be nearly on a level he palace. Independent of the s pw t o a i st t eh i d o t n siat would eaoo nor b be eoi fn a g a t • Crystal Palace traffic there must be a large local and residential traffic, looking at the great number of buildings erecting at all places along the route of the line. He was warranted in this expectation by what had taken place on the Metropolitan Exten sion line, running from Victoria Station to the Elephant and Castle, which had increased since the opening in a most extraordinary ratio. During the first week in January last the number of pas sengers carried on that line had been 15,000, while during tho last week the number of passengers had exceeded 62,000. This traffic would become still further developed when the line from the Elephant and Castle to Varringdon-street was completed. The bridge over the Thames would be completed by June, 1864, 'and the communication with the Metropolitan line in Farringdon-street would shortly follow. By the time, therefore, their projected line was completed they would be able to reap the full benefit of :his important' organisation. He con cluded by moving the formal resolution approving of the bill. Mr. Tootal seconded the resolution, which, after the solicitor had read the heads of the bill, was agreed to unanimously. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, June 23.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; molerate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FALI,IOIITH, June 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amoor, from Rangoon. OF/ FALMOUTH, June 23.--Arrived—Mercedes, from Iquique for Altona. CLYDE, June 23.—Wind S.—Arrived—Wheelwright, from St. Kitt's. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON; Wednesday Morning. The screw steamer New York, Captain Wenke, sails this morning for New York, with mails, 68 cabin passengers, and a fair amount for cargo, including jewelleryfrom Havre, value 62,350 f. On the 221, on her voyage from Bremer!, the New York spoke the Hamburg brig, No. 310, off the North Foreland, bound west. Sailed—Rowcliff, for Sunderland ; Anna Dixon, for Cardiff. EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, June 24.—Venice, from Helsingborg; Mora vian, from lkle,hourne; Corcypso, from Smyrna ; Sophia, from Soder Koping ; Vrow Dunke, from Worcum. Sailed—Ganges, for Auckland; Belgium, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed in tow—Queen of the Norti and City of Dublin from Calcutta, for London. Sailed—All the outward bound. ".;NL, Renan's long announced " Life of Jesus" is to be published in Paris this morning. Some few copies have already been sent to friends and critics. The tone of the work is said to be exceedingly moderate, calm, and BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : George Beadle, builder, Croydon John F. Fenn, licensed victualler, Norwich John Floyd, licensel victualler, Rochester John W. Jones, leather agent, Windsor-road, Islington James Telling, confectioner, Clifton Thomas Burkinshaw, tile manfacturer, Sheffield Thomas Burton, stationer. Durham Oswald Garrett; builder, Nottingham John Smith, innkeeper, Cockermouth Henry Colwell, bootmaker, Bethnal-green. Henry Charles Willis, bookseller, Lower-arcade, Bristol William Webb, carver and gilder, Leeds James Wragg, pork butcher, Barnsley, Leeds Thomas Cook, saddler, W alworth-road Charles Wiggs, builder, Kennington Thomas Forrester, horse slaughterer, Gillingham Benjamin St. John Firman, sack maker, Colchester Edmund Ryan, coal agent, Paddington John Boutter, shoemaker, Kingston, Herefordshire Edward G. Frost, butcher, East Dprebam, Norfolk George White, commercial agent, Frimley Jeremiah Bournes, grocer, Kingswinford Elizabeth Badham, widow, timber dealer, Worcester Thomas Reward, farmer, Anstrey, Warwickshire James Atterton, gardener, Camberwell William Peter Kelly, merchant, Islington i,braham Barkley, plasterer ' Rochdale martin Burns, beer ret a il er . Manchester j ovek -ih Dilworth, builder, Halifax Ethyl!: Evans, grocer, Southampton BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thome XildealeY, farmer, Eastfi e ld s , S ta ff or d s hi re SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alexander D.widson, builder, Edinburgh, Stewart M. Ikllarton, major, Edinburgh John W. R. K, Thomson, merchant, deceased, Leith o iq u h draper, ou E n , Ig p in otato merchants, Both. Wm. Smith, black with, Redcastle well _ Sommerville l it e u an ss d B:l 6 t • • rl ton Staffordshire William Steward, Wm, , Da , George Harries, Epworth, Lincolnshire SECOND FAPITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-VAST 4 &CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, NEWCASTLE RACES—TiIts DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) LICENSED VICTUALLErtS' PLATE. Mountain Buck 1 Entremet Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Polynesia (taken) sto 1 agst Stanton (taken). 6to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 7 to 1 agst Carbineer (taken) 9to 1 agst Doefoot (taken) 100 to S agst Oldminster (taken) 16 to 1 agst King Charming (taken) CHELMSFORD RACES.—This DAY. MEMBERS' PLATE. Lady Fanny Measure for Measure Five ran. ILARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. Fresh up to this morning's market a supply of English wheat was received. The demand ruled far from active either for red or white produce, nevertheless Monday's im provement in the currency was well supported, The show of samples of foreign wheat was large. All descriptions were in slow request, yet prices ruled firm. A very moderate business was done on French account. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm at full quotations. The supply of barley was small, and the value both of grinding and distilling parcels, notwithstanding that the demand was somewhat inactive, was fully maintained. Malt was in slow request on former terms. The market was well supplied with oats. The best qualities changed hands slowly, at Monday's quotations ; otherwise the trade was dull. Beans ruled firm, at extreme rates, and the value of peas was well supported. In English and foreign flour a fair business was trans acted, at full quotations. ARRIVALS TILTS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flom. English.— 270 I 20 1,750 j 620 Irish Foreign.. •• 8,360 1 500 14,120 i 250 skis t . . 4,310 brie. BOROUGH HOP. giThe accounts from the plantations are very favourable, and the trade rules inactive, but without leading to any quotable change in the currencies. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade rules heavy at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. Course of the Exchange--Yesterclay. Amsterdam Ditto .. 3 Months. 11 181 11 19 Rotterdam — 11 181 11 19 Antwerp — 25 47/ 25 521 Brussels 25 47/.- 25 521 Hamburgh — 13 71 13 8i Paris Di t t o Marseilles Frankfort on Maine ll9l 1191 11 35 11 40 Vienna 11 35 11 40 Trieste —36 i Petersburgh ..•••••• ~~ Berlin Madrid ....... •• • — -- C a diz Leghorn Milan .......... Genoa Naples Palermo .. Messina Lisbon • 49 49,1 49 49* 25 57i 25 62i 25 57t 25 6 2i 25 57:1; 25 62± 25 571 25 62t 25 57± 25 62i 25 57± 25 62± 52R 521 Oporto DUELLING.—A most remarkable event connected with duelling was that between Lord Sanquhar, a Scotch nobleman, and one Turner, rdsh af i encing e was-master .Iria trial of skill between them his lo accident ally thrust out b y the point of Turner's ey swo rd. Turner ex pressed great regret at the circumstance, and Lord San quhar bore his loss with as much philosophy as he was master of, and forgave his antagonist. Three years after wards Lord Sanquhar was at Paris, where he was a con stant visitor at the Court of Henry IV. One day, in the course of co n v e rsa tion, the affable monarch in q uired how he had lost his eye. Sanquhar, who 'Aided himself on being the most expert swordsman of the age, blushed as he replied that it was inflicted by the sword of a fencing master. Henry, forgetting his assumed character of an anti-duellist, carelessly, as mere matter of course, inquired whet her the man lived, Nothing more was said ; hut the query sank deep into toe proud heart of the Scotch baron, who returned shortly afterwards to England, burning for revenge. His first intent was to challenge the fencing -master to single combat; but on further consideration he deemed it incon sistent with his dignity to meet Lica as an equal in fair and il o -ht. He therefore hired two bravos, who set upon open e, the fencing-master, and murdered him is his own house at Whitefriars. The assassins were taken and executed, and a reward of £l,OOO was offered for the apprehension of their employer. Lord Sanquhar concealed himself for several days, and then surrendered to take his trial; but Bacon, in his character of Attorney-General, prosecuted the pri soner to conviction; and he died the felon's death on the 29th of June, 1612, on a gibbet erected in the front of 'West minster History 9f Feudalism. - 100 100 100 100 100 1111