The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-20 00:00:00

' 6N - iY MARKET AND eptIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. I 6,-:- CITY, Two O'CLOCK. tttt era from Liverpool mention tha t the Cotton [a t i c e t Yesterday closed quietly, but prices ,re firm, with an upward tende nc y . The sales : 11 ted to 6,000 bales. The R ailwa y Share k a e t Closed steadily, at about the current rates 1111 Iti turday. %, 3i. e Colonial Produce Markets have opened this Iri `With firmness, and numerous sales, particu i nl Y° f sugar, are advertised. This staple is titt"azily quiet prior to these auctions , but the La:are steady. ti Coffee, tea, and cocoa are at :Previous rates. The tallow mar ket is fairly tie Parted, t ied, but yesterday aftern oon the quotations t rather flatter. 0,41......tt steamer Pera, which leav es Southam p ton Llee following specie will be conve y ed to 4 p, =h e Bombay (silver) ................ Ceylon (gold) ............ Madras (gold) ..- Do. (silver) ............. Cal cu tt a (silver) .. £208,270 .. 6,882 ... 1,000 10,000 141,175 ThiA s' Total £367,327 ay the second meeting of t he Cit y Bank h i geld at the London Tavern, and was well at . 4— The chair was taken by Alderman Sir tlll4l Carden, Bart., who cong ratulated the , f i e aolders on the success of their establi shment, idhe growing confide nce of the public in it, 44 Was proved by the gross profits of the last . months being 20,8001., whilst those of the pre cit4eleven months were only 21,7901. The report ` l ltluended a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. taanum, free of income tax, which would leave dance of 3,7421. 10s. 7d. to be carried to the °R 6 account. This having been agreed to , the was adopted, and a cordial vote of thanks , m Passed to the chairman and directors of the 1111 Pany. Th e half-yearly meeting of the St. Katherine's ock Company also took place to-day; Mr. Cator 48 chair. The report was satisfactory, w;stated t h at t h e gros s earnings of the year ... : .... ...... £3 06 , 451 4 6 N4e expendki ...... i ...... ture . . ... 203,562 12 5 Lekving nett earnings £1 02 , 888 12 1 3t. dej i which the directors recommended a divi- r 5 N e at the ra t e of 2i per cent. for the half - year , vtere of income tax. The report and dividend agreed to unanimously. t a he demand for discounts in Lombard - stree t is I t te r quieter t o -d a y, b u t full rates are enforced. relic n ot expected that there will be any pe rmanent 4 4' r ) beca use the i nqu i ry usua lly increases as the ug advances. t rui ti t he English St oc k Market this morning t here of been e rather more fluctuation, owing to as speculative sales. The public have not, p tir ' 1 ' , 141 anticipated, come forward to effect te bl e ., - ; 44e st and the general tone of the market s o i a "' 118 heavy. At the commencement Con or:ere about 93 for transfers, and 93/ 1 14 8 - 1 account, but they have since been 931, sel t3l) for the latter. The present quotations are for Money, and 931 for the sth proximo. tit: m " l7 3 per Cents. are 951 i to 94i, the Re -931 94, and the 30 Years' Annuities 18 1.16. C hequer Bills have improved to ls. and 2s. Premium. the /o re shares of the Nassau Railway Company are ia likely at a premium of 2to 1. This undertaking „,,, l icelY to become a favourite with the investing tl'elic in conse quence o f th e su pp or t w hi c h has een giv.en to it by the local government. The 4 1 ) ital required is 1,600,0001., of which 1,000,0001. la Nassau 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Bonds, and NOOO/. is already subscribed and paid up, leav -400,000/. only to be raised. The prospectus, Which fully details the objects of this company, * ill be found in another column. There has been rather more inquiry for Foreign se curities.. Turkish 6 per Cents. are nominally a ~ bout 9 41 t o 95, an d th e 4 p er C en t s . h ave b een aeat in at 103. Spanish Certificates are heavy 51, and the 3 per Cents. are marked 40. Dutch 4 t h per Cents. are 65 ; Russian Small Bonds, 9 7. ceruvian 4i per Cents. 7 8 , and Brazilian 5 per tr eats. 101. The following are the nominal priees of Foreign : t°(3l Ea •---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 ; Mexi.. ' 14 4 ) 211 k ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian Per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ; Danish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ditto New Deferred, ta ll ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, 61 8. The lailway Share Market has bee n ver y inani mate, and on one or two of the leadi n g lines a 'Light decline in prices may be quoted. Caledo- ° 11 14 1, 11 have receded about lOs ; Eastern Counties 1(10 4 ares, ss. ; Brighton, 15s. The other lines dealt 111 c brought yesterday's rates. The French lines uu 20 a te at nominal quotations, no business having been tO t jansacted in them. Great Luxembourg and Lom- ' 2 20 0, %No-V en etian rule firm, and Antwerp and Rot- toe ' te rdam have declined about ss. The East Indian 1.00 al ltiCaeadian lines have shown no important varia 1 00 - 5 St. Mines Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are ex- 20 is eee dingly inactive, at yesterday's p rices, not above p "lf-a-dozen transactions having been effected. 20 !U Ur n , --LISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY. (I rein the Official List.) t4i,n. , done lank Stock a 3 . per Cent. Redu c ed Annuities . 93i - 4 . 4 3i It _ 4 ' eem console Annnitief. ; 1 7 3 per Cent. Annuities 94,4i 3i 4t 'ow Annuities, expire sth .lan. 1860 23 Ditto :30 Years, expire sth April, 18S5 , 13 1-16 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO Consols for Account 2 p Ncehequer Bills, 24d •••••• •• 93 3 4.:1000 Rmall - 1 2 p Ditto Roods, 1858, 34 per Cent. 2 p 1 d Ditto, 1559 09 i i i 81 91 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS —THIS DIY. Brazilian Fonds, 5 per Cent. lOl rxtuador New Consolidated • lli Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent ll Peruvian Bonds 4i per Coot Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 44 Russian Bonds, 1822, St., 5 per Cent._ Ditto Small apPuith Beads, 3 per Cent ... ................. 40 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. •••••' •• Ditto Account ........................ . ........ - 9 3/ B Panish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5/ Swedials 4 per Cent. ........................... 05 85 Turkish r,ouds Ii Per cent ..................... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ............ 10 3 . Ditto Account ....... .. ...................... 1031 g Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent ............... 3 5 t Ditto Deferred, I * per Cent l Dividends on the above ~avable In 1,0r.', n. lintel' Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 ConFaolß, money THREE p3 O; C a L 0 CS . Ditto Account (February 5) 93i i A. sermon was preached on Sunday last at Tottenham Church, by the Rev. Canon Champneys, a the City of L on d on H os pit a l for Diseases of the behalfthe of Chest, Victoria Park. The rev. gentleman selected for his text the 4th chapter of St. Matthew, 24th verse, from which he enforced the duty of providing for the sick, and drew attention to the fact that of all maladies diseases of the chest were especially prevalent in this country, and required, therefore, more adequate means of relief. He alluded with regret to the circumstance of one-half of the whole number of wards being unoccupied for the want of funds, end concluded with an earnest u and impressive appeal for more general support. The 11 collection amounted to the large sum of 931 154. According to the Court Almanack for 1857, published at Madrid, there are at pre sen t 6 capta i n-genera l s, 76 lieutenant -generals, 137 mareschaux-de-camp, and 366 major-generals ; altogether, 585 general officers. There are likewise in Spain 56 knight s of the Golden Fleece, 351 gran d officers of the Order of Charles 111., 517 grand officers of Isabella the Catholic ; finally, 1,359 I , gr.:ndees of Spain and . Castile, of whom 76 are dukes, 1 , 316 counts, 649 marquises, 75 viscounts, and 53 barons. FIVE AT BOW. —Yesterday m orn i ng, about three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the lower part of the Three High-street,-street, Bow. A po li ceman who . vas passing Cups Inn,gavB the alarm, and the inmates, with some ! difficulty, escaped by the windows. Engines w ere im mediately procured from London, and by a plentiful supply of water the flames were soon extinguished, but not until the premises were completely destroyed. l About the same time a fire occurred on the premises of Messrs. Clybrow, merchants, in Pudding-lane, which was not extinguished until considerable damage had I been done to the lower portion of the building. 1 TJHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA V EVENING, JANUARY 20 1857 TINES LENSED AT FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) THE 'QUEEN v. C.LARKE. 1 Closing Prices Business "hr. l' 6 .a• BAILWAYI. Company. this day. this day Sk; rAil Bedford arid 1.1.:)z ,1n & Blet sh ley N. Wett. St. 100 Buckgnamsh. L&N.W. 96 - 98 St 1"a0 Clydesdale . Caledon.„ 98 102 51F , all Col. Stour Vy. U. & C 11 --13 Sr.. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 pc. Ut.lirtan 133 -- 136 5 all E. Un. H. sh. E. Count 4 ... 4i St. 100 Glae. Barr. & Caldouian Neils. Direct St. 100 Do. New. Do all Glstr.aDn Fr Gt. Westn 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMu 109 111 25 all Do. Shares. Do 12J, all Do. 1 Shares. Do ••--- 1 l ••• all Lon.kGreene7 S. Hastert 12i 13 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 24 St. 100 Lou., Til., Peto &Co lO7 -•- 109 108 10 3i Do. Bark. Sh. Do p 51. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk._ St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. Do 5 , all Manch. Bxtu. L.&N. W. and Matlock & Midld. 2i —2l 5) all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redc.g 6 p.c. Darlingt. • St. 100 Midld.liradtu Midland 92 93 61 5e Newmarket Bury E. G.spc En. Coml. p - 1 Pm 50 all N.&Est.sp.c. E. Count. 56 58 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do 15 all Prest. & , iv yr, L. & N.W. 126 all Do. Shrs. ADo St. 100 Roystn.&llit. GtNorthn 132 135 181 Shef.Roth.au Lancashak Gooleg.sp.o. Yorkeh. 10 all Shrews. &II er T. Brassey —• • 12 I.oi S. Staffordsh. NE.MClean 9 --9 k 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. k 6 per cent... Darlingt. all Do Do 33 34 St 100 Wilts&qomrst GtWesrn B5 - 90 COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. ;Before Mr. Commissioner liolroyd.) (From the Times.) Had the case of "The Queen v. Maria Clarke (In, re Alicia Rae 6)," which wa3 tried on Saturday at the Queen's Bauch, been what is called a jury case, we should have abstained fro n all comment upon it until the delivery of judgment. This, however, is not so. The facts of the case are told in half-a-dozen brief sentences, but, the decision upon the legal argument which was raised upon them rests with Lord Campbell and Justices Wightman and Crompton. Now we presume that even the advocates of the Roman party - will scarcely venture to assert tha'a any statement or comment which we offer upon, the case will warp the minds of the learned parsow.ges whom we have just named, or influence their judgment. We do not take up the legal balanraes and affect to deter mine nice distinctions between the rights of the "testamentary guardian" -and the "guardian of doubt they ftohttel the y e e r wl such uldrg. t r oe e s c st o oo n d di i en t e e i matters. It is the nurture," d r t business s e e u a s a d e e c o s r u d c a h n c p e o i w n i t t s h , the doctrines of English law. Our only object is to spare the patience of our readers; not ,many of whom will have been at , the pains of wading through four portentous coluna ns of legal report in order to ascertain the subject of Saturday's argument in the Queen's Bench. He re is the story :—There was a certain sergeant of 3 larines, named Lauman Race, who seems to have been a very fine fellow, who was killed under fire at Petropaulovski, in Sep tember, 1854. He belonged to the Pique. Now, this sergeant was r aarried, and he had by his wife two children, abo y and a girl. The boy, John, is now about 12 yea rs old ; the girl, Alicia, ie about 10. The mother 'is name is Alicia Race, and she still survives, a widow. Sergeant Race, on the 24th of August, _854, made a will, which concluded vitla these words :-- "I do hereby n orninate, constitute, and appoint my vife, Alicia Race, executrix of this my will and testa ment, feeling con ideut that she will do justice to my dear children as a wife and a mother." The mother is a Roman Catholic, the father was a Protestant. " 'The father (said Mr. O'Malley) "Always broul ;ht up his children as Protestants, and sent them to Prot' ?stant schools. He himself always at tended the service sof the Church of England . • It was found, also, tl iat for eight months after their father's death the children attended a Protestant school and Protestant worship, and the mother went with them." We quote tale very words of the counsel em ployed lest we be charged with inaccuracy of any kind. The elder child, the boy John Race, after his father's death 'vas sent to the Sailors' Orphan Boys' School and Ho me at Chardstock, in Dorsetshire, which is supported from tie Patriotic Fund. In July, 1855, the little girl Alicia was also sent to the Sailors' Orphan Girls School and Home at Hampstead, which is maintained in the same man ner. Things appear to have gone on reasonably well for a time, but at length the Romanists got hold of the mother and persuaded her to remove her son from Chard stock. This done, they informed her that they could do nothing for the boy until the girl too was taken away from the Prote .ant school at Hampstead. Hereupon Mrs. Race en deavoured to regain possession of the child, but the girl strongly resisted all endeavours to remove her, and expressed her determination to remain at Hampstead and her wish to be brought no in the tenets of Protestantism. Upon this due applica tion was made, and there was issued a writ of habeas corpus, directed to the matron of the Sai lors' Orphan Girls' School and Home at Hampstead and requiring her to produce Alicia Race in the Queen's Bench on Saturday last, which was ac cordingly done. The effort on one side, of course, was to reinstate the mother in possession of the child ; on the other, that the child should be at liberty to ohoose for herself. Now, as we before said, it is not our province to determine nice questions of testamentary guardian ship, orguardianship of nurture, but certainly, in the eye of common sense, nothing would appear more unreasonable than to compel this child to adopt against her will that religion which was not the religion of her father. The way in which the widow herself interpretc i the will of her late hus band may very readily be gathered from the facts, that she herself conducted the children, for eight months after the intelligence of his death had been received in England, to b. Protestant church, and that she placed them in Protestant schools. Were this case reversed, and had Sergeant Race been a Romanist, and had his P. Aestant widow endea voured to remove her young daughter from a Roman convent in order to bring her up as a Pro testant, we cannot but think we should hear an outcry about "proselytism in its most hideous form," and other amenities of the like kind. The father was a Protestant, he brought his children up Protestants, they were taken to Protestant places of worship during his life and after his death ; after his death, too, they were placed in Protestant institutions, and now the mother seeks to take back this little Protestant girl in order to turn her into a Romanist. What would Sergeant Race have done had he been alive ? That is the point. No violence is used towards the child ; the doors of the Orphan School at Hampstead are open to her if she chooses to rejoin her mother, but she anxiously desires to stay where she is. Under these circum stances, will the Court of Queen's Bench do vio lence to the child, and actually tear her from the asylum in which she desires to stay, in open de fiance of all that we can conceive to have been the wishes of her dead father ? We cannot pretend to argue the question of law, but we trust that in this case the conclusions of law and of common sense may be found to coincide with each other. IN RE THE ROYAL BRITISH RANI.-AUDIT MEETING. To-day was appointed for an audit meeting under this bankruptcy, but as no proofs can be tendered at an audit meeting, the proceedings were pro forma. It was stated that there is about 35,0001. in the hands of the official assignee available for the proposed dividend, which will be declared on Saturday, of ss. 6d. in the pound to those who proved before the last dividend, and 6d. additional to those who have already been paid the former dividend of sg. in the pound, but in consequence of the difficulties which have been thrown in the way of the official assignee, in collecting the call of 501. per share, it is feared that it will be some weeks before a further dividend can be declared. 12s. per pound less the paid dividend has been offered by an agency office in the City. FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT'S.—OUTLAWRY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE WOODS. This bankrupt was described as of Peckham, builder, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. Mr. Murrough, M.P., appeared for the assignees, and stated that the bankrupt had absconded, and although several witnesses bad been examined very little had been elicited as to the affairs, but it was said that the debts were about 1,2001. ; assets uncertain. The bankrupt not surrendering, was declared out- lawed in the usual form. PREFEB,ENCB SHAN. PI all ' BlythandTyne lOper o. pref. (iesd.2.t 501) 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledn. .ElO 4} p.c. 100 Ches. & Ho. Gn. 5.1 pc 100 Do. do. Pref. 5 per a. all Cork dtliandons tp.c. all Dua.Prth . & Aber. J. 2 E. Anglian Cie. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c• 100 Do. do Cis. C7p. c• all gas. Co.Rx, spcNo. ill Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 p. 0. St all Kast Un., G. 6P. c all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. Dehentr.Sl , all Do. do. 4 per cent 101) East Lanca.h. 6p. ct all kW. York. J. sth , 4 Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. eh 100 IM.Prth.&Dun. 4 p.c 1100 Furnese, sp. 1011 Inas. &S. W G. sp. c. 100 Groat Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. .. 101, Do. 4l g. c 60 D 0.5 p. c., Red. at E 64 -:- ii 4; - 6 6 - 6i 10 -- 115 al) it OP 2 126 .... ••• TSF - i . S - 120 - 1.13 -104 p. c. pm... ..... all Gt.N. of Scot.lstPrt 100 ilt. S. 4W. (Ireland, 16 Do. 4per 0. Prof. S 6 'it. Ar.(B.iza.Exspe 100 Do. eon. red. 4i p.c. 100 - )0. con. :ed. 4p. c 100 )o. irrea. 4p. c. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref all )o. Birm. Pref. Sh all )o. Chester Bp.e. P. all Do. do. 5 p. c. 100 Do. Birm. Qua. Stk all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh.. all Do. do. do 01 Do. do. d 0......... 6 ran. &York. F. £2O tO . . Do. 6p. c. Stock 100 r.0n.&8.14.5pe.N0.1 100 Do. P., spc. St.No.2 100 De. New Guar.6 100 Do. do. sp. c.,N0.4 100 hon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... 1 100 LMI. &S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares ... all L Indy. & Color. SA. all Loudy.&Ennis.in. 63 - 65 9i - K 6 - 6 93 - 95 83 35 1 98 100 10 —lOO 16i —17 s 10 104 74 75 190 20 9/ 10; 14/ Ip.; o• ^". . "... K. 139 142 118 - 120 ••• *-"" ... .57 - 15!:. ,•• '.'. ••• 100 vf.,5.,& L.. 6 p. Cen 4i Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 3i per cent. all Niarypt .&Carl.4p o all Do. 4i per c0nt..... 10; Do. do. 100 ilel.Consol.6 p.c St 100 1 )o, Con.l3r.Nr. 6pc 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. • t 100 Ditto L.& H. Pref. St „ I sew., Aber., &c., pr. r sp. e. red. 5 P.c.Pm• 6 Do. Perpet. 6 p .ct. with optn. till '66 all Norfk. Deb, 4 p.c. ah 100 Do. Pref. sp. et. St e 100 Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 1 100 5 3 / 4 per c.pf ,1847 100 Do. Wv. V.Cpc.,1347 100 gortlißriVsh 3 3 / 4 Do 7/. Preference 100 N. E. Bony, 4 p.c.p. 81 Do. do. do. 13 Do Leeds 6 p.e 9 Do. do. Qr5..1848... 10 Do.YorkH.& S. vur. all North Staffordshire.. 100 Ox.Wo. &W., 6 pc... 100 Do. 6 p.o. Redeem. all Soot. Cent. ,New Pre , ' 100 Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe all Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. st. ,100 D0.d0., 3 p.c. pl. et all South Devon all Do. fixed,4 3 / 4 per cent 6, all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 3 / 4 per cent all Do. Fixed 4 3 / 4 p c eh , 100 3 Wales Qua. 4P. c. . 100 D. do. 4 3 / 4 p. I all 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. i all Stock.& Dar. ,sp. c. i 15 Do. do. do. .4 all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 5 all Waterfd.& Kilk.6pc 1 - 6 3 - . 1 70 ••• ''."' .' .1i - 139 98 - 100 89 -9► l 1 - ••• ''. • ••• ".". •. ( From the Daily News.) The report published in our yesterday's impres sion of the proceedings instituted in the Court of Queen's Bench by a Roman Catholic mother, in order to remove her child from a Protes tant school, will doubtless have been perused with considerable interest by the great majority of our readers. The judgment of the Court has not yet been delivered, and we need not say that we make no attempt to anticipate on which side that judg ment will be pronounced : as little, we trust, can it be necessary to disclaim any intention to discuss the matter as a question between Romanist and Protestant. Our sole object will be to lay before those who are repelled and confused by a long and intricate discussion of affidavits and counter affidavits a plain narrative of the undisputed facts of the case, and a few observations on the more obvious legal principles that seem to be involved in it. The facts were these :—Lauman Race, a sergeant of Marines, had by his wife, Alicia Race, two children—a boy, now aged about twelve, and a daughter, whose name was also Alicia, now about ten and a half. Sergeant Race was a Protestant, his wife a catholic. Both children were baptised by a Protestant clergyman, and both, during the whole period of their father's lifetime, were in the habit, as soon as their years permitted, of attend ing a Protestant school and a Church of England place of worship. The father, however, did not interfere with the mother's natural function of teaching the children to pray, and accordingly, with his sanction, she appears to have taught them some of the prayers of the Romish Church. On the 25th of August, 1864, Sergeant Race—who seems to have been as noble-hearted and fine a fellow as ever marched under British colours—one of those heroes of humblo life of whom the nation has so much right to be proud—being then in sight of Petropaulovski, and just about to enter into action, wrote a letter to his wife, which was not to be sent to her except in the event of his falling in the conflict. He also at the same time made his will. The letter, which was in every way worthy of the man—the letter, as Lord Campbell truly characterised it, " of a Christian and a soldier "—contained this expression with regard to the children : " I wish you to bring the ointe u p in the fear of the Lord." By his will he app the wife guardian, " feeling confident '—these were his words—" that she will do justice to my dear children as a wif e and a mother." Apart from these expressions, neither in the will nor in the letter was there any intimation as to the parti cular form of faith in which he wished the children to be brought up. The poor man was killed before Petropaulovski, and the widow left destitute with the two orphan children. The Royal Commis sioners of the Patriotic Fund were applied to, and they, with the full assent of the widow, placed the boy in the Sailors Orphan School for Boys at Chardstock, in Dorsetshire—the girl in the corre sponding school for girls at Hampstead. Both these schools are exclusively Protestant. The mother was perfectly aware of this ; and, as Captain Con nolly distinctly swears, remarked, in reference to this circumstance, " that her great desire was that they should be brought up as Protestants, accord ng to the wish of her deceased husband." After the children had been some months at these schools the mother, acting—as the evidence leaves no room to doubt—under the influence of the Roman Catholic clergyman of whose congrega tion she was a member, removed the boy from the Protestant school at Chardstock to place him in a Roman Catholic school. Finding, however, as she states, " that her clergyman would not proNde a school for the one child without the oth er, she proceeded to insist upon the removal of the girl " n s also, though, as she allowed on one occasions "he it went to her heart to do so ; and though, a s also admitted, " she had no fault to find with the school at which her daughter wa s placed, Mrs. Clarke(the mistress of the school)being very kind to her." The mother appears to have made several an plications for the purpose of removing the girl w ithout success. The girl herself, who iS brialbed—and as it Wildflower. By the Author of " The House of Elmore." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. The motto prefixed to this work aptly represents and accurately defines the heroine—" For every one her liked, and every ono her loved." Avice Hem is a fine character, possessing that innate su periority which no lowliness of station can render mean, and gifted with powers of mind which the opportunities of the wealthy may develope and display, but which the chilling gloom of poverty cannot obscure or conceal. She shows to advantage beside her adopted sister Rosamond, whose gentle and timid nature was incapable of anything de cided, or requiring any great effort. The one was appropriately named the Garden Rose ; hence the other's title of Wildflower. Mr. Stanmore, at an early period of the tale, received Avice into his home, and he never had cause to regret it. She was an unvarying friend, steady, constant, and true. It would have been well for the welfare of the family had they all been ruled by her judg ment, but as it often occurs with timid and yield ing. tempers, Rosamond, once influenced, was im pressed for ever. In an evil hour t uncle of he n Avice, with his son, settled at the " Hall," an old domain that had been long deserted, but which the riches of Walter Horn called again to life and activity. When living with her grandfather, Avice had learned enough of his son's character to know he and his were to be shunned. She could not, however, give her ideas to her friend, and times had changed with the wanderer since the days of her childhood. The possessor of , an estate which eclipsed by far in splendour and, importance all the properties of the landed gentry of the county could not be shut out from notice, although many of the refineddid not like hisuncouth demeanour. Arnold was not so iude as his father, but he was of a worse nature, if more outwardly polished. Thoroughly selfish, and exceedingly pass sionate, he did not offer a very favourable chance, or present a likely promise of happiness to any ones far less one like Rosamond. Mr. Stanmore's resi dence was at no great distance from the Hall, and notwithstanding his efforts to keep the Horns at a distance he failed, partly owing to their deter mined intrusion, not being over scrupulous as to others' wishes, and partly in consequence of the ab surd conduct of Miss Jane Stanmore, his sister, who imagined Mr. Hem, the elder, was an ad mirer of herself. During a brief absence of its master, Olverton House was constantly invaded by these parvenus, and the unfortunate father was robbed of his treasure. He resisted as firmly as he could, but Rosamond, in an evil hour, listened to the suggestions of her desperate lover, and was privately married. Then Mr. Stanmore, contrary to expectation, was more grieved than angered—for, as he expressed to Avice afterwards, he foresaw enough trouble in his daughter's future without adding his curse. Before these untoward events Avice had been engaged to a gentleman of the neighbourhood, a Mr. Clifton, an intimate friend of the Stanmores, whom every one believed to be destined for Rosamond, with the exception of the unfortunate object of his choice. Happily for her she discovered by a chance the truth, which' though painful at the time, was the means of pre venting much future sorrow. 'Upon the death of Mr. Stanmore's sister Avice went to London to reside with some old friends, who are ably de scribed, each a character in her way—the solemn Martha Badge, and the demure little Miss Wricker ton. She had passed her earliest years with these, and was pleased to be with them again, instead of going among strangers : although it is truly observed, that nothing can return upon earth. We do not live the past over again with the restored friend. When we meet after a lapse of years something has changed us, or altered circumstances, so that Time's flight is felt. The only drawback to peace in the mind of Avice was the fate of her early friend, her sister Rosamond. All the worst prognostications of her wretched father, all the untold fears of her companion, had been more than verified in the short married life of the gentle flower. She faded and drooped, still persisting, however, to the last that she was happy. It is a touching and mournful passage in which the young mother and her frail infant are introduced. Her horror when the first idea of his delicacy is suggested to her, and her overwhelming grief when he is at last taken from her, are truthfully de picted. It was not long before she followed him, in her last hour commending every one she loved to the care of Avico. It had been the care of her guardian spirit, as the latter might truly have been called, to be of essential service to her on many oe oasions, and . she did not fail her at the last. It was reserved for Avice to per form a harder task in attending to the necessities of Walter Hern. By wasteful ex cess the Hall was ruined, the property sold, and Arnold went abroad, leaving his father alone. He would l ave been desolate if it had not been for his niece, who forgot in his hour of sorrow how he had. offended in the day of prosperity. Avice Horn was a real heroine then. She gave way to no fancied suggestions, and she showed no faint-heartedness ; where duty summoned she was ever to be found, and her calm bearing might have deceived many as to the real nature of her feelings. Yet it was not that she did not feel, but that she could master and subdue her spirit. " Wildflower" has not only talent to recommend it, but the theme chosen for the exercise of talent is noteworthy. Amid the numerous admirable sketches therein presented its heroine shines conspicuous and pre-eminent. Her lot is cast in the two extremes, as it were, of the social scale, and in each she attracts and en gages. The interest that can only follow in the career of those we respect, and which is tacitly withheld from other sentiments—though beauty, youth, or genius light the way—is concentrated upon the path of Avice. Her history will, doubt less, meet with sympathy and regard, her unexagge rated sorrows, her simple joys, be acknowledged superior to high-flown romance, and her sense, her courage, and her kindness be recognised as the noblest and truest adornments of a heroine. appears truly de3cribed—to be a child of quick intel lect, and precociously developed mind, on having the matter p' a' nly put before her, steadily . declined to be removed from the school. On an interview with her mother, she persisted in this refusal; and in a letter to the governess, which is distinctly sworn to be of her own unaided composition, gives reasons for her refusal which certainly go far to prove that in mind, if not yeare, she is abundantly capable of exercising a discretion en the point for herself. The Executive Committee, on this, decline to permit the removal of the child, and the mother then applies to the Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of habeas corpus on Mary Clarke, the mistress of the school, commanding her to bring the body of the child into court, with a view of her being deli vered over to her mother. It was upon this appli cation that the argument arose which was reported in our columns yesterday. The main question before the Court is whether, under these circumstances, it is bound to band the girl over to the mother, either as such or as " tes tamentary guardian of the child ; or whether it may exercise a discretion in the matter. If the application of the mother be merely rested on the ground of her maternal character, it would seem that the discretion of the Court would not, upon the current of authority and precedent, be ex cluded. This is not the place for a legal argument, but it would certainly appear difficult to escape from the authority of fie case of " In re Lloyd" (3 Man. and Gr. 547), cited during the discussion, in which, on an application for an habeas corpus by the mother, Chief Justice Tindal allowed a child be tween elevea and twelve years of age to choose for herself whether she would go with her mother or not, and on her expressing a strong disinclina tion to do so, would permit no step to be taken to coerce her will, and on the mother's attempting to take forcible possession of the child, caused an officer of the court to interfere for its protection. " Had the child been under seven years of age," the Chief Justice said, " the Court would have held that she could exercise no discretion ; but she is old enough to choose for herself, and therefore we do not feel called upon to exercise a discretion for her." This case, the authority of which is un questioned, certainly seems to dispose of the argu ment that the Court of Queen's Bench is bound to decide in favour of the application of Mrs. Race solely on the ground that it is made by the mother. But then, it is said, the mother here claims in the character of a " testamentary guardian." Be it so : but in order to see how this affects the case, we must surely look at the nature of the circumstances under which that character was imposed on her. The father, a Protestant, appoints the mother guardian, " feeling confident"—so he expresses it —" that she will do justice to my dear children as a wife and a mother." Now, what does he mean by this expression I Surely his whole previous conduct with reference to the children must be looked at in order to ascertain this. The baptism by a Protestant minister—the constant attendance by the children, during his lifetime, at Protestant places of worship and Protestant schools, —all this shows pretty plainly what he meant when he con fided in the mother to do juctice to his children, those children whom in his last letter—the letter, be it observed, of an eminently pious and religious man—he had earnestly prayed her "to bring up in the fear of the Lord." What do such words as these mean from a religious man, consciously writing on the very verge of eternity about the children who throughout life had been the objects of his pious solicitude and his most anxious affection ? But it does not rest even here. The mother herself told Captain Conolly, as he distinctly swears, that " her great desire was that her children should be brought up as Protestants, according to the wishes of her late husband." Surely under such circumstances as these, to hand over the reluctant child of his Pro testant father, on the application of the mother, to be trained up in a Roman Catholic school, would be to give that effect to the wish of a "testamentary guardian," which is not conceded to the will of the testator himself. It would be to make the altered wishes of the mother—in plain words, the desire of "her clergyman"—paramount over her own former wish when the influence of her recently deceased husband was stronger with her, —over the expressed repugnance of her intelligent child— over the desire, as she herself understood it of that pious father who died in the form of faith to which during life he had trained up his children. It is not, of course, for us to say what weapons may be furnished from she armoury of legal erudition against the simple and common-sense view here ex pressed. We shall watch the termination of the case with great interest, but we own it would cause us much concern, and not a little surprise, if the Court of Queen's Bench should either consider itself so bound by precedents as to have no discretion in the matter, or having a discretion, should exer cise it by delivering up, contrary to her wish, the helpless daughter of this brave dead soldier to be educated in a faith against which, as a training for his children, his whole practice while in life was a Irotest. LITERA.TURE. ANNEXATION OF THE STATES OF IiAJPQOTANA. We hear there is not a doubt that the States of Rajpootana will be annexed the moment Govern ment can conveniently do so, as orders are out from the Court of Directors dated, so we are in formed, the 11th of July, 1856, directing that all the lesser States be annexed to the Government of India whenever circumstances will admit of such a course. It is supposed by Sir Henry Lawrence, K.C.8., and the Hon. Mr. Colvin, Lieutenant- Governor of the North-Western Provinces, that those circumstances have arisen, first, from the remonstrance of the Thacoors in conjunction with the Commissioner of the King of Nepaul about the taxing of Sodabut lands ; secondly, from the pre valence of infanticide in the Thacoor States ; and thirdly, !from the prevalence of Thuggee. The camp of • exercise now forming at Mehidpore is said to have something to (13 with the contem plated annexation, and further, that the State of Odoypore is to be the first of those that will be swallowed up. The Government of the North- Western Provinces think that the States of Raj pootana will yield, after the expenses of Govern ment and contingents have been defrayed, the sum of 32,000,000 rupees per annum, and will give centralisation and uniformity to the seven neigh bourinc, districts of the Company's territo ries, and place at c the entire disposal of Government the bravest of the Hindoo warriors, in the same manner that the annexation of Oude has placed the nursery for Mahomedan soldiers in the grasp of Government. The Government, so it is re ported, think it contrary to policy to have inde pendent States within 200 miles of the seat of Government, and that, as the railways of the Jumna Valley were hastening towards progress, the evil of jurisdiction would be severely felt in the action of government and the administration of justice. As a salve to the undoubted right of the Thacoors, the annexers state that to the Raj poot chiefs an honourable competency would be far preferable to the irksome task of governing, espe cially as the rulers were so sunk in debauchery that it required a thunderclap to rouse them from their habitual lethargy to the responsibilities of their situation and the wants of India and their own peoples. It is stated that three-fifths of the Ranas, instead of spending their time, as their ancestors did, in martial exercises, in the judgment seat, and looking after public improvements, now delegate them to subor dinates and spend their time amid buffoons and Cyprians ; that the Ministers, instead of being chosen for birth or probity, are selected for their knowledge of a new pleasure and the grand art of extracting money from their impoverished tenantry ; that both the Thacoor and his instrument are thoroughly despised by the people ; and, finally, that improvements in states do not arise from any preconceived plan or conviction, but from impulse or outward pressure ; that directly that ceases the dancing girls, their paramours, and trainers usurp the sway and treasury, and reduce the country to abject misery, until the British Governin.ent steps in—almost by violence steps in—and forces change, which only lasts as long as t he undivided pressure lasts ; but the instant the pressure o f the Government of India is relaxed t he State falls principal into the slough from which it was dragg Such are the outlines of the reasons,ed Ste. we are informed, which have we i g hed with the e xpedient, the an- Hon. Court in ordering, nexation of th© States of Rajpootana. The . Supreme mm-i-koh and Government of India forgets the D . a , had a servile war not a 100 when that not long ago w° miles from the seat of e pmire, aired t a h l e l f T o r h a t e soya very s ins we are about punishing Re e amj pbeoor t r. a - C a l c utta Morning Chronic/e, De- A Practical Dictionary of French and English Languages. By Leon Contanseau. Longman and Co. This Dictionary presents some very important alterations to the notice of the professor and the student. The name of the author is a sufficient guarantee that knowledge and experience have di rected its composition, as he is the professor of French at Addiscombe College and the examiner for direct appointments of cadets, Lk c. He states in his preface that when he first entered on his duties as professor he was struck with the number of absurd mistakes made by the students in trans lating English into French. At first he attri buted this to a want of care in consulting their dictionaries, but he soon discovered that these volumes were also to blame, as they did not afford sufficient assistance to the pupil, who was obliged to select the right meaning of a word by guess. Thus, he tells us of instances in which the following ridiculous mistakes were brought to him in translations. " That young lady is the richest match in the town," was rendered " Cette jeyne demoiselle est la plus riche ALLUILETTE de hs yille ;" " the army took flight," was transformed into " l'arme grit le v 01.," and perhaps even more ludicrous was the translation of " in a desperate case," daus un, ETVI desespere." All these mis takes, though they could scarcely be made by an advanced scholar, would have been prevented by the employment of the dictionary before us, where one of the chief attractions and most decided Im provements is the division of the acceptations of t e h h e oic w o o t r o d b s ebmysfidge.ureTs,huwsi,tiho mdiorsetctiootnhserads ries the different translat ions of a word are ict:onthae as in the word match, which as div h ided so by m a an c y om d m iff a given indiscriminately, only divided meanings, meche, allumette, partie, jeu, their meaning. In M. . eg (a a r i, tilk e ni, „ ec ez h e e . ; S T . h ( i rr i ri t a w g i e ll ) N., &c., are placed one after the other without any indication asto Contanseau's work it is as follows :—Match, 1. must be of great assistance to a(” t i h tua e Ocrni l if e ace a ger r )e n ba e ;ei r l4l3 , l; a mr n (cee d elci: evu f e o a; di r 2) l ' n s one of the most important improvements in this work. Another of much prepositions a o fi onu e wtoof words,t veryh e verbs such uhr frequent unaedsn photograph, d mistakes.j e cti ves , which are advantage to the student is the annexation of the the as e cr r screw-ship, hip, gasometer, &c., likely to revolver,Th ein r, be of im portance to those employed in business communi cations. There are several minor improvements, which will commend themselves to the student by the aid they will afford him in the acquisition of the language. As an ability to translate readily from one language to the other is so necessary and advantageous at the present time of friendly inter course and commercial transactions, this work will not be likely to pass unnoticed, but will, no doubt, receive the encouragement that the care and labour expended on its compilation merit. M E MORIAL OF THE LATE Mn. BRITTON.—At a recent of the Royal Institute of Architect s th e Cou nc il submittedintleeng a proposition to the members present, to the effect that it woulu be a graceful tribute of respect to the memory of one who_ e to the profession have been of an unexampled character, if a memorial tablet were erected by the Institute, to commemorate those services, and to re-)rd their regard for Mr. Britton. And it was further suggested that it would be expedient to make an application to the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury, expressing the hope that permission would be granted for the erection of the memorial in that cathedral —which is at the same time the mother church of the diocese, and of the county in which he was born, and also the first cathedral of which he undertook the graphic illustratioi. The proposition was received with.accla ; matron, and will be acted on forthwith.—The TEE TYNE.—It has been found that the water in the steamer Tyne, which now lies stranded in the Isle of Purbeck, has never reached higher than the main engine floor, and the ladies' saloon and upper cabins have not been in the slightest degree injured. All the lightest portions of the steam maohinery have been re moved from the steamer. By last night it was expected that the workmen would have the ship sufficiently under their control to prevent any damage to her, even if bad weather were to come on, for they would b e able to get at her side plugs and let the sea into her if necessary, which would render her so immovable thatn a hurricane even could not then knock her to pieces o the rocks. The distance it will be necessary to drag her from the rocks into deep water is not above 60 yards. Everything looks favourable for her rescue • SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) I ?aid. RA Ytt. dULWA. IP 9, uni.,g, kno. 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The bankrupt had sold all his property to a person named Simpson, and then ab sconded, but since surrendered. r. Beard, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, now applied for leave to bring an action against Simpson to recover back the property. His Honour granted the application. SURREY SESSIONS. SECOND COURT. (Before P. E. Johnson, Esq.) coNvicyriox OP ANOTHER TICKET-OP-LEAVE CONVICT. Richard Burke, 26, a ticket-of-leave convict, was in dicted for unlawfully attempting to break into the dwel ling-house of Frederick Alloway, No. 16, Queen's-square, Horsemonger-lane. Alfred Duacombe, a very intelligent lad, residing with his parents at 19, Queen's -square, said that on Saturday evening, the 10th inst., at 10 o'clock, he was standing at one end of the square, when he saw the pri soner, two other men, and a female, ga up to the door of No. 10. The latter stood before him with a view of preventing his being seen, but witness distinctly saw the prisoner do something to the door with an instrument be held in his hand. At that time Sergeant Raymond entered the square, when two of the men and the female ran off, and the prisoner was about to go in another direction, when the sergeant seined hold of him and took him into custody. Mrs. Alloway said that on Saturday evening at five o'clock she left home, having locked the door and secured the house. She returned at 10 o'clock, and found that not only had the lock been tampered with, but the box bad nearly been forced from,the door-pest. 4,he informed the court that in August last, while she was gone to the hospital her house was entered and robbed of f every port able article of value, even the sheets and a ounterpanes were taken off the beds. She knewnothing of the prisoner, but he and his companion must have watch ed her out, and no doubt they were the parties who robbed her house. Sergeant Raymond, 22 M, said that o wit ig to many robberies being committed . in the neighb ourhood of Queen's-square a strict watch was kept by the police, and on Saturday evening, about 10 o'clock he was passing through, when he saw some men and a woman standing in the doorway of No. 14. He immediately pm :sued them, when two men and the female ran off at the end of the square and the prisoner over towards her, an d he secured him and took himanto custody. In defence, the prisoner said that a fern's, le asked him the way to the Surrey Theatre, and after he told her he was going about his business when the °oust able stopped him. The jury, without the least hesitation, rat; arned a ver dict of guilty. Wm. Bellamy, 95 B, here informed then Court that the prisoner was tried and sentenced to 10 years' trans portation about four years ago, and he *had recently been liberated with a ticket-of-leave. The Chairman told him that he had been found guilty of a misdemeanour, and the law did not allow him to transport him. He should, however, sent e nee him to 12 months' hard labour, and at the expire. tion of that he should have to serve the rest of his te rm. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(Thia Day.) LONDON, Jan. 21—Wind at noon S.W.— -Light breeze and mild cloudy weather. The Curonia (s.) f ro m Riga to London, was cut through by the ice in Riga ' Bay and went down in deep water; crew saved ; master nof on ioard. T p h o e n 9 rs tt m o o a u n T d E ? J la a fn.ario9.lv are safe N.vir.A eatEold_eraa r , riv. btat in the ice. Mitchell. from London, for Trinidad. Saile ILM.Str. Retribution, for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 19.—Wind N.—Arrived—Tonias Joaquin, from Matanzas ; Cadiz (s.), Ha e, for Now v York, to repair. Sailed—Elizabeth, for Mau r itiu s. FALMOUTH, Jan. 19.—Wind N.N.E.—Arri. by, from Taganrog. Sailed—Huntley for Al g;O3 Bay . . SWANSEA, Jan. 19.—Wind °g ay, from Coquimbo. CARDIFF, Jan. 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed —Gen too, for Talparaiso ; Augia, Dhnzig, for KIEL, Jan. 17. — The Margaretha, from th inst., London, which was stranded near Cappelnon, the 4 save . is a wreck ; cargo landed partly d a m a g ed ; c Ns° d MARYfORT, Jan. 19.—The Just, of Bell a.st has been got off shore without much damtwe, ola the DUNDALK, south sideJa n. of 1 t hB.o riverT l° got off. of Bremen, SEAHAM, Jan. 19.—The Don Quiote, which was driven on shore on the 3d inst., t cad sold, will be got off without much damage. o ß a r:o h o e m a t w h , In s li t i . eh has agroundbea been (PER ELECITILO TELEGRAPIE O SoIITHAMPTON, Tuese.:l9, 10 R.M. Wind S.S.W., blowing a gale, and rain. ' 'his change of weather is most unfavourable for tho Tyne. The water is very rough here in our sheltered river ;in th channel and along the coast, where the steamer lies, it must be of a character to stop all communication with the ship, and render her safety hourly more problematical. LIVERPOOL, Tuesdr by Morning. Wind W. Off—Alexander, for St. John's N.B. Sailed—Roscoe, for Smyrna ; anbay ; John Linn, New Orleans ; Storm, Montevideo ; T 1 iessaua, screw steamer, Malta; Italian screw steamer, Hav re. DUBL. IX, Jan. 19. Wind N.W. Arrived—Oporto, from Oporto; Emma, F.!;inyrna. Sailed —Owen Glendower, for Cadiz. RING3TOw If, Jan. 17. Wind N.W. Arrived—Union, from Rotterdam. Sailed—Albion, for Pernambuco. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday 9.32 a.m. Wind W.N.W. ; one hour's ebb ; fresh, an.d cloudy. Arrived, Jan. 20—Charles and Thomas ' from Bremen ; Jane Simmonds , f rom Demerara ; Salt Ma rah, Rouen ; Perseverance, Medemblick ; Refuge, Alesan.dria ; Jessie and nenrick, Dantsic ; Margaret, Guerns, ; Lawitz, Bandholm ; Trusty, Guernsey ; Rattler, Cs ,pe of Good Hope ; George William, Rouen. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.21 a.m. Wind S.W., fresh. Passed—Sultan, barque, from Westward, for London. Passed, 19th—Catharine, from London, for Newport. A nchored.—Highbury, barque, from Shields, for Malaga; Tynemouth, Newcastle, Aden ; Protomalia, Newcastle, Idra. MARKET NEWS.—(ltis nay.) HAY MARKETS. SUITHFIBLD.—Meadow hay, 2112 s io 41 40 ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 61 03; and straw, 11 4s to 11 Og per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow' hay, 21 15s to 41 48 ; clover do., 31 lOs to 51 03 ; and straw, 114 s to 11. S'm per load. A. moderate supply and a fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 41 4s : clover do., 31 Vs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, l4s to 11 9s. por load. S u pply good, and trade rather dull, COLONIAL. TEA—The market has been very quiet, anti only a per lb being the li mitedcur- business transacted. There is no alteration to notice have been in request, of colonial and foreign. A i ra n ennd t t h rr e eaa v tle a i . l s u e efFuo Fine c er o aq m tue m as l. o i t n i e c s o o n f g o s c u e , n l t l e l i d and full p r i ces have been SUGAR—There has been a good demand both for home considerable quantity is advertised for p ublic com p etition consumption obtained dining the week. In the refined market business has been a l a l n d a e e s z e p ri o p r t t i a o t n i 0 3 n, rather active, more especially for pieces, which have brought rather higher values. Brown lumps are quoted 61s Gd per cwt. COFFEE —There has been an increased demand for this article, and both native and Plantation Ceytin have been sold at full rates. The stocks generally are light, and there appears an increased consumption. RICE. —Very little business has been done, beat holders demand full prices. During the week large qua.ntities are advertised for public sale. TALLoW.--The market is buoyant, and the upward movement in prices oontinues. P.y.c. on the spot is quoted Gls Vd to G2s per cwt, and for the last three month a of the year 51s to 54s Gd per cwt. Prices, as, compared with those current at the same period last year, rule about 3s per cwt higher. - a The meetingohe anish Cortes is -fixed for the Ist of May. 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