The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-14 00:00:00

Lord Essex on the Game of Croquet,

In a letter to a contemporary his lordship says :—Several
of my friends having expressed a wish that I should state
circumstances connected with the "injunction" lately i,9ued
against me at the suit of Captain Mayne Reid, I shall feel
greatly obliged if you can find space in your paper for a
few lines.

Early in July I first was informed that Captain Reid was
about to take some steps against me on the ground of certain
rules on croquet by an "Old Hand" being an infringement
of his copyright to a similar work. At that time I had
never seen his work, and was so impressed with the utter
groundlessness of his complaint, and his inability to sustain
it, that I wrote, perhaps, somewhat hastily to that effect to
his solicitors. Very shortly after I did see his work, and I
immediately wrote to him, stating that I had then done 00
for the first time ; that the " Rules by an Old Hand" were
not written or compiled by me, but for me by a lady, her-
self a great authority and adept in the game, but unversed
in the laws of copyright, and entirely ignorant that she
was transgressing them in taking what she had taken from
Captain Reid's work. For myself I said that never (till at
the moment I was then writing) having seen his work, I was
quite ignorant as to its having been t• pirated" by the'• Old
Hand." I candidly admitted to Captain Reid that wrong
had (inadvertently) been done him, I expressed my re •
gret thereat and my readiness to make him any rea-
sonable compensation. (I subsequently offered him £lOO,
which he insisted should be increased to £125, and the pay-
ment of his lawyer's expenses.) I, moreover, gave him my
word and assurance that I would recall all copies in circula-
tion, give a true account of all that had been issued, and
issue no more, although doing so suddenly at once might
put me to much inconvenience. I must own that had I been
the aggrieved party, and the aggressor, being a gentleman
and an honest man, had thus candidly admitted he had been
in the wrong and had given such assurance as I gave to
Captain I should have been fully satisfied, and should
have at once stayed all further proceedings.
That gentleman apparently was not thus easily satisfied•
He determined to push his advantage to the utmost, pur-
sued with his lawyers and counsel to Hampshire the Vice-
Chancellor, who was there enjoying his vacation, gaining
thereby nothing beyond what I have already voluntarily
ceded to him, beyond the satisfaction of giving his solicitors
an apology for sending in a bill of charges of £lB5.
The bill of costs, however, I am about to submit to the
scratiny of the taxing master in tho hope and belief that
he will reduce it to somewhat more reasonable limits.

WINDSOR CASTLE.—During the last fortnight
number of workmen have been engaged in excavat-
ing a portion of the road and footway on the north side of
the Castle-hill, near the eastern end of the Royal Tomb"
house, of Wothey Castle, which is being repaired as a
memorial to the late Prince Consort. In this work the men
have laid bare a portion of the ancient foundation of the
chapel, which consists of a bed of chalk concrete some feel'
in thickness, hard and well laid, Leading foom the chapel
up the hill near the Lord Chamberlain's-Oflice a deep trench
has been cut, and in digging this portions of an ancient
building have been discovered two or three feet below the
level of the roadway opposite the Deanery.. These remains
consist of what appear to be two stone jambs forming a
small window, which probably lighted a narrow staircaEo
leading underground. Close by a vault has been discovered
and broken into. This vault lies under the ground of the
Deanery. It is built of red bricks, which retain their fresh'
ness of colour, while from a small opening in ;.he roof the
water from the surface above would seem to have been con'
stantly trickling, as the vault is exceedingly damp. Zt lot
however, stated that the position of this vault, thoug&-
generally known, was acatentally discovered some y Or!,
back. The floor is paved with red brick, and on being strale."
with a hard substance gives forth a hollow sound, as if the°
was yet another vault beneath. The north end, which
would seem to lead beneath the Deanery, is bricked up, eel
the only present entrance is that in the bottom of the trench,
There is also at the north end of the arched room a smell
trap-door, the wood of which is rotten with age and dead"
TORPEDOES IN MOBILE BAY.--,4 I saw one of
these inventions," says the correspondent of the
Ncto York Tribune. "It consisted of a tin case, in slasPe
like a largo coffee-pot or boiler, holding, perhaps, 10 or A
gallons. The lower half of this consisted of an air chamber'
by means of a transverse partition, and the upper, or small
end was filled with powder. Upon the end of a rod bees
inside this, and in contact with the powder, is placed a OP
which is to be exploded by means of a hammer, which le
held suspended outside of the tin case of powder, whiell
hammer is passed through a spiral spring that operates it",
When the torpedo is sunk the hammer is elevated, arid he
there by a peg placed ro as to hold it up. To this peg
attached a float, which, Ly moving the peg when a paesilb
boat draws the line attached to it, lets down the hantreer
su.denly with a sharp blow upon that part of the tin ease
just inside of which the cap is placed, and explodes it, ell"
presto 1 the harm is done. Fortunately for us, °if°
barnacles gather so soon on any of these cAltrivances
301:1
to soon render the action of the hammer impossible,
the salt water quickly corrodes the tin cases and destroy.
the powder, otherwise our fleet wonld not have escaped
ar
easily as it did iu getting iutu Mobile Bay."
The Bishop of Bath and Wells has instituted lb:
Rev, Sydney Bast, Vicar of Northover, near Ilclaester.
the Reotory of Wheathiil, near Castle Carey, Somerset.

ONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE o'CLock.
The aspect of monetary affairs continues to look
'brighter, although no important alteration has as
yet been made in the terms OR which accommoda-
tion is granted. Capital is very abundant, while
the inquiries for assistance appear to be decreasing.
Bankers and brokers, however, show but little dis-
position to make any substantial concession, and
the rates enforced for the negotiation of first-class
are still Si and 9 per cent.
Another mercantile failure has been announced.
The house in question is that of Messrs. Lewine
and Morris, shipping merchants, connected with
the American trade, and the liabilities are esti-
mated to reach £40,000, while the assets only
cover £20,000. The acc3untants, who have been
preparing a statement of affairs, are Messrs. Hard•
Log, Pullein, Whinney, and Gibbons.

The Tasmanian has arrived from the West
Indies with £437335.
About £2,000 in gold was taken, into the Bank
yesterday.

There was a general downward movement in the
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.
Messrs Croskey and Co., who failed in the course
of the last few days, have issued the following cir-
cular, stating that they hope to pay 20s in the
pound. This will, it is understood, depend upon
the successful managem6nt of the various contracts
in hand :

St Michael's House, Cornhill, London, E.C.,
Sept. 13, 1864.

It is with deep regret that we find ourselves compelled to
suspend payment through the unexpected failure of several
mercantile firms, We are, however, sanguine that if indul-
gence be extended to us by our creditors we shall ultimately
be enabled to discharge our liabilities in full: A statement
of affairs is in course of preparation by Messrs Harding,
Pulloin, and Co., and a meeting of creditors will be con-
'cued as early as possible.—We are, your obedient servant,
CROSYBY and Co.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the Paris Bourse this day, according to
Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
quoted 66f. 72c.

The English Stock Market has been adversely
affected to-day through a few sales, and a decline
of I per cent. has been recorded in the Funds.
The approaching fortnightly settlement absorbs a
great deal of the members' time, and prevents
dealings that might otherwise be entered into.
'Consols are 87i 88 for money, and 881 for the
account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 86,1 ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 104 k ; and the
Bonds, 28s. to -20 s. die, Bank Stock is marked
242 244 and India Stock 212.
,

In the Foreign market business is rather quiet,
and prices are depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1862, are 691 701 ; ditto Cons'lides, 601 1; Mexi.
Can, 271 1; ditto New, 251 1; Greek, 241 ; ditto
Coupons, 91 101; Spanish Passive, 32 1; ditto
Certificates, 14 1; and the Confederate Loan, 83 84.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been chiefly in connection with the settlement,
and prices have in some instances shown rather
more firmness. North Eastern (Berwick) have
improved 55.; London and Blackwall, 10s.; and
Bristol and Exeter, £l. North Western, however,
have declined 16s. ; South Eastern, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit
no material alteration in values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are firmer; Al-
liance have advanced to 53} 55f ; Imperial Bank
to 37f ; Imperial Ottoman to 161; and General
Credit to 6i t.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Oct. 11
3 por Cent. Reduced B6I f
Now 3 per Cent . B6} 1 1
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 11•011 .."...
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —

March. June.

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 3f per Cent.
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Do Account..
INDILN GOVEILNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 212
Do Account
no 5 per Cent. July, 1570
Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 —
Do Certificates
Do Account —
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) —
Do 4i per Cent.
Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Do 5 per Cent. Jan. 1872 —
Do 51 per Cent,, May, 1879 ..
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do 13unds Ll,OOO ..
Do under £l,000

FOREIGN FUND3-.0111 O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Brazilian 6 per Cent
Do Doer Cent., 1852-58-60
1863 —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
DO ACCOULII.. • •
--.
Chilian G per Cent. Do 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent - -
Cuba, 6 per Cent. -
„Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Uanisll 3 per Cent. 1825 -.Do 4 per Cent, '1863
Xquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.,
Egyptian 7 per Cent 97 I
Gree
Do, Second Issue
k 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Do Account
Do Coupons
pert
Cent
Do Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Melxltaian 5 per Cont.(Alarommana Railway)
Do Acc
271 I
n 3
oun
• 1864
1-'
„0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20e —
--die
0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid....
Now
Moor Gish Imperial 5 per Cent
Granada
Do 2 per Cent.
1)o Deterred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
1-)0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 —
Do d Aug., 1866 —
Peruvian 41 per Cent
Bo 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ..
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 ..
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account .... --
Do 3 por Cent., 185 G, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3..
Do Account —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 41 per Cent., 1850 B5
Do 1860 —
Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do 4 per Cent, 1862
Do Anglo-Dutch ....
Do Scrip, £4O paid
P
Sardinian 6 por Cent
Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
.
Do Now Deferred
--•
Do Account .............. Do Passive -
Do Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l4l
SDo Account
wedish, 4 per Cent.
.. ---
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 pria
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
1)o Account
7o £lOO Bonds
u 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
• Do £lOO Bonds .. 704
Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 1.)o 1863 Scrip, £lO paid ..
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
'") 6 Por Cent , 1862
`0 Account . :..
Do G Per Cent,, . IS6I 46}
Dividends on the above payable la London
Austrian, 6 Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. -_Do Account
" .
Bolplan A 4 it
1)°tell ' ' ',. Per Cent., Ex. 251
2/ 1) Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail
c
~all .0 4 per Cent. Certificates
J. a; 5 per Cent.. 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
bp° 'eeount .. . ' .
-yr<lich Rentea, 2 . per bent..
t
t,rtivian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. 4s.
101monteee, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25fEx. -

TWO O'CLOCK,
87i 8
88
'Corm;ls done
.t
Do Account .y
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Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

bales:

quiet. SalQs probaly 3,000 or 4,000