The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1863.

IXPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—This Day.

Parliament was further prorogued to-day. The Lord
Chancellor and the other peers mentioned in the Royal
Commiss'on having taken their seats in front of the throne,

The Usher of the Black Rod was directed to summon
the Commons to their lordships' house, and the represen-
tative of that august body having appeared at the bar,
The LORD CHANCELLOR directed her Majesty's Royal
Commission to be read, and that having been done, his
lordship .thtn, in compliance with the same, declared the
Parliament further prorogued until the 13th of January
[but not then and there to meet for the consideration of
divers urgent affairs].

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE " QUIET" SIDE OF THE HAYMAIIKET.-Mr William
Jaques, gentleman, of 51, Torrington-square, was charged
before Mr. Knox with being drunk and disorderly in the
Haymarket.

Thos. Shillingford, 325 A, deposed to seeing the defendant
in the Haymarket about 4 o'clock this morning with about
20 prostitutes and several men round him. The defendant
had a stick flourishing about, and broke it over a gentle-
man's head. He advised defendant to go away, but he
refused, stating that he had lost his purse, and charged a
female with stealing it, but directly after found it in his
pocket. As the defendant refused to go away, he with the
assistance of two other constables took him into custody.
Defendant--- What class of persons were round me ?
Shillingford—Prostitutes and their companions.
Defendant—l was walking home on the quiet side of the
Haymarket, when I was seiz3d at each side by a female,
and one of them stole my purse. A mob of prostitutes and
bullies got round me, and my hat was kuosked cff. I was
excited, but not drunk, and it is the first time I was ever
locked up.

Shillirgford—The defendant was drunk; I had seen him
there at 12 o'clock.

Mr. Knox—A person who goes to the Haymarket, and
stops there from 12 to 4 o'clock, is pretty sure to find him•
self surrounded by thieves and prostitutes. You say a
woman took your purse, and yet the constable finds it in
your po-...ket. My advice to you is to avoid the.llaymarket
at night. You must pay 20s or 14 days.
ROBBERY AT A FEATHER WAREHOUSE.—Henry Vaux,
a young man in the employ of Mr. John Baptist Fltisch-
mann, feather merchant, of 20, Noel-street, Soho, was
charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a quantity of ostrich
feathers of the value of £d, the property of his employer.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution.
In opening the case, Mr. Lewis eaid the prisoner had been
only a few months in Mr. Fieischmann's employ, and in
consequence of a quantity of feathers being missed, sus-
picion was thrown on all the persons employed. More fea-
thers being missed, Webb, a police constable, was employed,
to watch, and apprehended the prisoner with a quantity of
feathers in his possession, the. property of Mr. Fleisch-
mann.

Alfred Burgess, foreman to Mr. Fleischman, proved
giving the prisoner 21 lbs of ostrich feathers yesterday to
string, and on the prisoner returning them to him he found
the weight deficient. The feathers, 28 in number, were a
portion of those he gave the prisoner.
Mr. John Baptist Fleischmann identified the 28 feathers
and a parcel of 13 more as his property.
Webb, 112 C, proved following the prisoner on leaving
his employ to Old-street, St, Luke's, and on stopping him
and telling him he was charged on suspicion of robbing his
employer, he produced 28 feathers from his pocket, and on
his (Webb) going to 14, Prospect-place, Islington, where
the prisoner lodged, he found 13 more. On the way to the
station the prisoner said, " Some kind friend has done it for
me."

Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial, but being
told that his mother was dying, offered to take bail in £2OO
tor his appearance at the Sessions.

THAM.ES.
A VERY BID APPRENTICE.—A tradesman came before
Mr. Partridge this morning to complain of his apprentice,
who he said had been aisobedient, saucy, revealed the
secrets of his trade, bought articles in violation of the deed
of apprenticeship, and refused to stop in doors and do some
menial work on Sundays.
Mr. Livingston, the chief usher, who is always in atten-
dance on the magistrate when applications are made, said
the indenture was not dated.
The applicant—lndeed, the lad was apprenticed seven
months ago. There is a date, I think.
Mr. Partridge—There is no date at all, and Mr. Living-
ston is quite right. Now, what is your first complaint ?
Applicant—He absented himself last Wednesday, but I
forgave him for that.
Mr. Partridge—Well, I cannot take any notice of that.
When did he again absent himself ?
Applicant—On Sunday last.
Mr. Partridge—l cannot punish him for that; every
apprentice has a right to his Sunday.
Applicant—l only wanted him to do some menial work
inside the house.
Mr. Partridge—But you cannot compel him to work on
Sunday menial work. He is not to do any work on the
Sabbath day. What is the next complaint ?
Applicant—He has bought and sold.
Mr. Partridge—Has he bought and sold the articles in
your shop ?
Applicant—No, sir, he bought a comb of a person who
comes round with those things.
Mr. Partridge—He bought a comb to comb his hair, I
suppose. Now, what is the next complaint ?
Applicant—He reveals the secrets of my trade.
Mr. Partridge—How does he reveal your secrets?
Applicant—Well, I don't exactly know how.
Mr. Partridge—Nor do I. What is the next complaint
Applicant—He is very saucy.
Mr. Partridge—How was he saucy ?
Applicant—Last Saturday night, when I told him to do
something, he said, " I am doing it."
Mr. Partridge said the master and apprentice were going
on very uncomfortably together. If the lad absented him-
self in the week• days or neglected his duty lie would giant
a summons. At present there was nothing stated on which
he could act, and he must decline to grant a summons.
Another tradesman applied to Mr. Partridge for a sum-
mons against his apprentice, who had been frequently in-
toxicated.
Dlr. Partridge—What age is he?
The applicant replied seventeen. One day last week he
was very drunk and unable to attend to his work.
Mr. Partridge—A lad of seventeen drunk I You would
have been justified in chastising him. Take your summons.

11IARYLE BONE.
LOVERS' QUARRELS.—CURIOUS CASE OF ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE.—SamueI Eastman, aged 20, a clerk, was charged
before Mr. Yardley with attempting to c„,mrnit suicide under
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the towing path to my house, when I noticed the prisoner
leaning on the bridge. As I passsd him I wished him good
night, but he made no reply, nor took any notice of me.
This aroused my suspicions, and I spoke to the lock keeper
about him. The lock keeper went and spoke to him, but I
cannot tell what he said. In less than five minutes after
this, and whilst 1 was standing with the lock keeper, the
prisoner went in a running pace to the side of the canal,
took off his coat and scarf, and whilst he was taking his
waistcoat off we both took hold of him. I asked him what
he was going to do, when he said he would carry out his
intention. I advised him to go away, and took him to the
main road.
Mr. Yardley—Did he say what his intention was ?
Witness—No. He did not.
Mr. Yardley—He might have meant to go bathing.
(Laughter.)
Witness—He said his intention was best known to him-
self, so I told the lock keeper to look to him whilst I fetched
police-constable Ashloford, 388 S.
Mr. Yardley (to prisoner
)—What have you to say now ?
'Prisoner (in a low desponding state)—l am exceeding
sorry.
Mr. Yardley—For what ?
Prisoner—For what I have done to be brought here.
Mr. Yardley—And what was that ?
Prisoner—I had something pressing on my mind.
Mr. Yardley—And you was going to drown yourself ?
Prisoner—Yes.
Mr. Yardley—What! a Young man, 20 years of age,
with whom something has gone wrong, going in a foolish
moment to drown himself. What caused this ?
Prisoner—l had had some words.
Mr. Yardley—with a young woman ?
Prisoner—Yes.
Mr. Yardley—You are a monstrous foolish fellow. Be-
cause you had a few words with your first love, you set
about, at 10 o'clock at night, to jump over the canal bridge.
A more foolish simpleton I never heard of. You are only
20 years of age—not old enough to begin these love matters
yet. A lovers' quarrel, and you wish to kill yourself,
Have you any friends ?
Prisoner—Yes.
Mr. Yardley—Have you a mamma ?
Prisoner—l have, sir.
A young lady here entered the court, and, entering the
witness-box, gave a fond look at the prisoner, and burst
out crying.
Mr. Yardley—Come, cow% there's no damage done yet;
he was only going to cool himself on a cold November night.
1 suppose you are engaged to him ?
Young lady—l am.
Mr. Yardley—Then you are the cause of his taking off
his clothes last night. I don't wish you to state the cause
of your quarrel, but I hope that the breach is not so wide
as to be irreconcileable. Do you think you can take him
for a husband after this ?
Young lady—Oh, yes; I will. (Laughter.)
Mr. Yardley—You are a bold woman. (Loud laughter.)
Take him away with you, and if I find him in the canal
again I will send him to the House of Correction to dry.
The lovers then left together.

MORTALITY AMONGST THE ALDERMEN SINCE
THE YEAR 1851.—8 y reference to the chronicles of
the Corporation Nye find that no less than 15 of the then
aldermen have died or resigned their functions. The fol-
Tlohwoinnigpastrm , Esq., ; Sir John Key, Bart,; Sir Petere Sir Claudius Hunter, Bart.; Wm.
Laurie, Knt. ; Sir Chapman Marshall, lint.; Sir John
Pirie, Bat:t. ; John Humphrey, Esq. (then M.P.) ; Sir Geo.
Carroll, Knt. ; John Kinnersley Hooper, Esq. ;
Thomas
Parncomb, Esq —the whole of whom had been Lord Mayors.
Also have died since the above mentioned period, Alderman
William Hunter; William Lawrence, Esq. (father of the
present Lord Mayor) ; and David Williams Wire, Esq., the
Alderman for the Ward of Walbrook. The list, it will be
seen, includes three baronets and three knights, and
since
the above date (1851) but two of the aldermen of the City
have received the royal favour—namely, Sir F. G. Moon,
Bart., and Sir H. Muggeridge, Kw, ?.-
, Why is this -City
Press.

THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

Yesterday being St. Andrew's day, the patrons of the
Scottish Hospital celebrated their 109th anniversary. The
circumstance of the chairman of the evening being the
veteran statesman, tho head of the Government, added to
the inherent claims of the institution, attracted a very large

muster of the friends of this national institution, the large
hall being completely filled.
The hall was decorated with the banners of the various
Scotch clans, and the pipers of her Majesty and of the
Highland Society were also in attendance to give a local
colour to the scene.

Upon Lord Palmerston's entrance, headed by the pipers,
and accompanied by the Duke of Ag,yll, the Earl of Leven,
Lord Campbell, and Sir R. Murchison, the noble Premier
was received with the greatest enthusiasm. Among the
other guests present were Archdeacon Sinclair, Sir J. 11.
Maxwell, Sir W. Stirling, Sir W. Fraser, M.P., Gen. Sir
J. Love, Alderman Lusk, Mr. Maclean, Dr. Webster, and
Professor Fergusson, &c.

Upon the withdrawal of the cloth,
Lord PALMERSTON rose and said, the first toast which it

was his duty to propose was an expression of the sentiment

Which lay deepest in the heart of every subject of herla-
jesty—he meant " The health of her Majesty the Queen."
(Cheers.) They had the happiness to live under the mild
and gentle sway of one of the most enlightened, kindest
hearted, and most constitutional Sovereigns that ever ruled
in any country, or at any time, and therefore ho could con-
fidently rely upon a cordial welcome to the toast which he

proposed.
The toast having been enthusiastically honoured,
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing "The health of the Prince
and Princess of Wales," reminded the company that the
Prince had received a part of his education in Edinburgh,
and so discreet had his Royal Highness been that, although
Oxford and Cambridge had also shared the honours of seats
of his instruction, no one had been able to extract from him
to which place he owed most. (Hear, and laughter.)
The toast was duly honoured, as was also that of " Prince
Alfred and the rest of the Royal Family."

The noble C CAIRMAN then rose to propose " The Amoy,

Navy, and Volunteers." He said—lt is satisfactory to know

that these three branches of our defenco are in the best pos-

Bible condition. I believe the army and the navy never were

in a greater state of efficiency, considering their limited

numbers. The officers are more instructed and intelligent
than at any former period. The men, both of the army and

of the navy, have had their comforts and wants better at-
tended to than at any former time, the questions of their
wants and comforts having occupied the attention of the
country, the Parliament, and the Government. There is
no better security for peace—which is, after all, and which
ought to be, the great object of every nation—(cheers)—
there is no better security for peace than a perfect state of
defence. (Cheers.) The nation at large ought to be able

with confidence to pronounce your motto nemo me impune
lacessit. (Loud cheers.) It does not follow that strong

national defences indicate hostile intentions towards other

countries, but they do enable this country to be peaceful

and friendly towards other nations, and to meet occasional
affronts with becoming dignity—(cheers)—while scrupu-
lously abstaining from giving just cause of offence to

others. We have recently added to our defensive forces
the Volunteers—a most admirable institution—(cheers)--

and one which I trust has taken a firm and permanent root
among the establishments of the country. (Cheers.) That
force now amounts, I believe, to something like 170,000 men,

and I was talking the other day to Col. Nl'Murdo, the in-
spector of that force, and he spoke in the highest terms of
its general efficiency. Scotland has a right to take a deep
interest in these services, because Scotland has borne her
full and honourable share in the production of distinguished
officers and brave and gallant men. (Cheers.) That is ad-

mit ted by all the world. I remember during the Crimean
war a paper published in Paris contained a picture of a High-
land sentry standing with his heels resting on the brink
of an abrupt precipice, and the motto underneath was
" Fearnothing for him ; he never goes back." ( Loud cheers.)
It would be a long catalogue to remind you of the distin-
guished officers of the army and navy whose exploits stand
recorded in the history of this country; but I may be per-
mitted, perhaps, not to recall to
,your minds, because no one
can have forgotten them, but to repeat the names of one, or
two of those whom we have recently lost. I may mention
the glorious Lord Clyde (cheers), who combined the longest
period of distinguished service and the most brilliant ex-
ploits with the most unassuming modesty. (Cheers.) It is
needless to remind you of the two great naval commanders
lost to this country within the last few years, Lord Dun-
donald and Charley Napier. (Loud cheers.) The last I had

the honour of calling my personal friend, and it so hap-
pened that I had officially more opportunities than often
falls to the lot of a Minister to watch his career, to estimate
his merits, and to know the value of the services which he
rendered, not only to this country, but to Europe at large.
(Cheers.) That brilliant action of his against the Portu-
guese squadron secured the liberties of Portugal, and his
achievements in Syria enabled us in one season to accom-
plish results which at the commencement were deemed to
be almost impossible. Tuerefore I say that Scotland,
having her full share of glory in our military and naval
annals, I am sure you will drink with enthusiasm the
"Army, Navy, and Volunteers.
The toast having been duly honoured, General Sir J.
LOVE returned thanks for the army, Sir J. H. MAXWELL
for the navy, and Lord CAMPBELL for the Volunteers.
The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the toast of " Pros.
perity to the Scottish Hospital," which, he said, was a
most admirable institution, recommended not only by the
benefits it conferred, but by the antiquity of its origin. He
believed that its charter dated two centuries back, but
its real origin was still more remote. The institu-
tion had the merit of being a t 3 pe of Scottish nation-
ality. That nationality differed in a remarkable way
from the nationality of many other countries, There
were some countries in which the people showed their
spirit of nationality by hating, by abusing, and by injuring
all who 'did not belong to themselves ; but the nationality
of Scutchmen was evinced in a totally different manner.
Scotchmen showed their nationality by loving each other—
(cheers and laughter), by helping each other, and by being
kind and useful to each other, and therefore he said that
their nationality was of a peculiar character—one highly to
be praised, and which he hoped would be long kept up for
the honour of the country. (Cheers.) This institution was
founded upon that principle, and it was a valuable applica-
tion of the principle. There were many charities and bene-
factions which were bestowed upon persons who might pos-
sibly do well without them, or who, receiving them, might
be destroyed, or degraded, or led away by the largess from
employing their natural abilities or qualities to support them-
selves without aid from others. (Cheers.) This charity
tended to no such result. Its gifts to individuals were
small in amount, bat they were judiciously administered
when men were struggling in the turbulent waters of ad-
versity, when to them, as to men between sinking and
swimming, a slight suppart weuld be a means of rescue.
(Cheers.) The liberality of this institution was extended
to those who were borne down by temporary sickness, to
those who were almost overwhelmed by accidental calami-
ties, and whose natural resources were insufficient to meet
particular emergenciencss. It also aided those who, having
failed to maintain themselves in this country by their own
efforts, were anxious to return to the land of their birth.
There could not be a better application of a generous libe-
rality. A Scotchman was not e man who was in the habit
of leaning upon other people. He was brought up with ideas
of industry and self-reliance, but no man was exempt from
the vicissitudes of life, and therefore the temporary relief
afforded by this institution effected an immense amount of
good among those who really needed such assistance.
tThe Duke of ARGYLL proposed "The Health of the
Chairman," whose notion of recreation, he said, seemed to
consist in hard work, and who having passed a considerable
portion of nis educational career in Scotland had not failed
to do justioe to the instruction he had received in that

country.
The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm.
Lord FA.LMERSTON, in reply, said—l beg most sincerely
and from the bottom of my heart to thank you for the cordial
manner in. which you have rez.eived the toast. I can assure
you it has given me very great pleasure to have had the
honour of pre siding on the present occasion. It would indeed
be the height of ingratitude on my part if I were not to take
a most lively interest in all that concerns the welfare of
Scotland and Scotchnien,
for I am deeply indebted to Scot-
land. I passed three years of my youth in studying at the
University of Edinburgh, and I will frankly own, without
disparagement to a.ny other seat of learning at which 1 had,
from peculiar circunistances, the fortune to reside, that I
enjoyed greater adviintages in the acquirement of useful
knowledge and sound principles during my three years' re-
sidence in Edinburgh than I possessed at any other Plai"th.
(Cheers.) I had there the advantage of association with
llugald Stewart, with Playfair, with Gregory,
other distinguished men who then gave instructioanndwayeo il
in Edinburgh, and which advantage I could not hai:terest
en-
joyed elsewhere. (Cheers.) ;therefore I feel da td"itPs earned
In Scotland, from gratitude to .the country and
al‘ly learned
In all things there is poetry mad there is prose. risen se that
friend near me, Sir R. Murchison/
apart of Scotland has within the it of 25 or 30 feet
in the world—in some places to the:
iwstiolrltietecapiteyriod greatly
'Certain that Scotland
higher than it was. But it is cif
other ways besides geolo-
has risen higher in the world between poetry and
ecissiiffgairyeentra description of Scot-
gically. But there is a great
prose. One of your gre"flPt°tering—
land that is by no means
and the flood."
4, Land of brown heath and shsggy wood,
c, Land of the mountain
talk of the rugged strand, which
ear, and
And then he goes on
very to
oleasant picture. But in prose it
does not form s • hswarm with grouse (la
appears your brownie
heaths
seatarse teeming with deer,
(Cheers.) All these are sources
and your
withlaughter)—Your „hum.
the mountains,
floods are alive
But. regarding Scotland purely prosaically,'anl
of wealth to the owners of the heaths,
the floods.
that. it is a country remarkable tor the educated
would say
intelligence of its people, for the high state of scientific agri -
prosperity of its
culture there. pracmed, for the great
ma-
nufacturing industry, and for its successful commercial
pen-
Cheers.) Therefore I say at Scotland hag risen
terrise.
in the world otherwise than by mereth geological elevation,
and it is entitled not only to the love and affection of those
who reside in that country, but it also stands high in the
respect and esteem of the civilised world. After again
thanking the company for drinking his health, the noble
lord sat down amid long and continued cheering.
The SECRETAItY announced that the subscriptions of the
' evening amounted to nearly £1,20,10; and after some other
toast..,, the couipaLy separated.