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London, England, 1863-12-16 00:00:00

TIM SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE SPA RHAM-JUDGMENT -A FRACDULENT

ATTORNEY.

This bankrupt was an attorney in Basinghall-street, and
applied about a fortnight since for his discharge, and after
a long examination judgment was deferred. The leading
grounds of opposition were for fraudulently contracting
debts. The debts amount to £1,190, and the assets about £2B.
The charge of fraud was made out by a Mr. Lockington,
formerly a client of the bankrupt. Bankrupt brought an
action for Mr. Lockingten, and recovered the amount, re-
ceiving three bills, which he got discounted, and
applied the proceeds to his own nee. The charge
of contracting debts without reasonable prospect
of being able to pay was made out by his own
admission, as he bad been hopelessly insolvent
for 8 or 10 years,'although he had been doing an extensive
business—discounting bills for his clients—and he alto con-
tracted loans ; but, on the wbole, the business was unprofit-
able. He had been living at the rate of £l,OOO a year,
which was more than his gross profits and a private income
which his wife was entitled to.

His Honour briefly referred to the facts, and severely
censured the bankrupt for his extravagance. All the
grounds of opposition had been made out, and said he should
mark his sense of such gross misconduct, especially on the
part of an attorney, and suspended the order of discharge
for nine months, without protection for six, except one,
months, to give the bankrupt an opportunity of appealing
if he thought proper to do so.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
THE WATERLOO-ROAD MURDER.

Samuel Wright, bricklayer, was this morning placed in
the dock to plead to an indictment, charging him with the
wilful murder of a female named Maria Green.
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The prisoner, on making his appearance, seemed quite
overpowerec by the horrible nature of the crime with which
he was charged. Immediately he took his position in
front of the dock, he took hold of the upper part of it with
both hands, and during the time he was before the learned
judge kept swinging himself backwards and forwards.
The Clerk of the Arraigns said—Samuel Wright, you
stand indicted for killing and slaying, with malice afore -
thought, Maria Green. How say you, are you guilty or
not guilty ?
Prisoner (in a very faint voice)—Guilty.
The Recorder asked him if he knew the nature of hiS
plea of guilty ?
Prisoner—Yea; I'm guilty.
The prisoner was then removed.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
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Immediately Mr. Justice Blackburn took his seat on the
bench,
The prisoner was again placed in the dock, when
The Clerk of the Arraigns said the prisoner Samuel
Wright was indicted for the wilful murder of Maria Green,
to which indictment he pleaded guilty.
Mr. Justice Blackburn asked the prisoner if he clearly
understood the effect of pleading to an indictment for wilful
murder. He wished him to consider well his plea, and
although ke by no means wished to persuade him to plead
not guilty, yet he wished him to weigh well his determina-
tion.

Prisoner (faintly)—l'm guilty.
Mr. Sleigh said he had been instructed to prosecute in
the case, and having read the depositions, he saw no
ground for asking for a postponement of the trial.
The Learned Judge said he also had read the depositions,
and saw no grounds for not proceeding with the trial.
The chief usher made the usual proclamation for silence
whilst the sentence of death was being passed.

While this was being done Mr. Justice Blackburn put
on the black cap, which, being seen by the prisoner, he
dropped his head upon his hands in the most despairing
manner, and during the remainder of the awful proceeding,
he, with difficulty, seemed to keep a standing position,
owing to excessive trembling. _ . .

The Learned Judge, in passing the dreadful sentence of
the law, implored the prisoner to make the best use of the
short space of time left to him on earth, as he could hold
out no hope of mercy being extended to him. The learned
judge then, during the most profound silence, sentenced the
prisoner to be hung by the neck until death, adding, "May
Almighty God have mercy upon your soul."
The Ordinary of Newgate, Mr. Davis, who was on the
bench, then pronounced the word " Amen," and
The condemned murderer was removed from the dock by
the warders of the prison.
The sentence will be carried into effect at Horsemonger-
lane gaol on Monday, the 4th of January.

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THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AT WILTON'S ➢IUSIC-

HALL.

Peter Molloy, vocalist, was indicted for the manslaughter
of John Bunn, a North Sea pilot, on the 23d of November
at Wilton's Music-hall, Weliclose-square.
It will be recollected that the deceased, on the night of
the 23d of November, went to Wilton's Music-hall, and
while there, he became, owing to his intoxicated state, very
unruly and annoying. The prisoner was singing a senti-
mental song, when the deceased called out "shut up" twice,
which greatly excited the prisoner, when he jumped off the
stage, and struck the deceased two blows with his fiats,
from the effects of which, it was stated, he died.
A witness, of the name of Solomon, said he was in the
Hall on the night in question. He saw the deceased there.
He was annoying everybody. He heard him call out "shut
up," when Molloy jumped off the stage and struck him
twice. Deceased staggered and fell from the effects of the
blows. and eventually died.
The surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination,
in answer to Mr. Sleigh, who defended the prisoner, said it
was quite possible that some fail or blow, given two or three
hours before, might have caused the bursting of a blood-
vessel, and the blows received from the prisoner might,
therefore, not be the primary cause of death.
Mr. Sleigh, having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
called
Frederick Smith, waiter at the Three Tuns public-house,
Jewry-street, who said deceased was in and out his master's
house during the whole of the afternoon of the 23d of No-
vember, drinking. He was very quarrelsome to every per-
son in the house. A foreigner was there, whom he called a
rogue and a thief. Deceased wanted to fight the foreigner,
and got up for the purpose of doing so, when he tell down.
When deceased was raised from the ground, it was
found that blood was oozing from one of his ears.
The landlord of the house and the foreigner alluded to
having given confirmatory evidence,
The jury, af,er five minutes' deliberation, returned a
verdict of guilty, but strongly recommended the prisoner
to mercy on the ground of the gross provocation he had
received.

The learned Judge said he could not pass over it without
some slight punishment, and for that reason he would
defer sentence for the present.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)

Robert Ward, 48, tinplate worker, was-indicted for un-
lawfully, by fraud, enticing away and detaining Emily
Wright, a child of the age of 12 years, with intent to de.
prive the parents of the said Emily Wright. The prisoner
was also detained on a similar charge with respect to a girl
named Agnes Barton.
The evidence described a great amount of immorality,
and at its conclusion,

Mr. Lewis, who defended the prisoner, contended that in
order to bring the prisoner within the provisions of the Act
of Parliament, they must be fully of opinion that there was
a forcible detention.

Mr. Justice Keating said the jury would have to say
whether the fact that had been stated in evidence, viz.. that
the locking of the girl in the room by the prisoner, although
she afterwards made her escape therefrom, was a detention
within the meaning of the act.
The jury found a verdict of not guilty.
The prisoner was then indicted for the misdemeanour,
viz., the abduction of a girl under the age of 16.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
There was another indictment of indecent assault against
him on Agnes Boston, which the judge directed to be tried.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

The greater portion of the time of the magistrate (Mr.
Tyrwhitt) this morning was taken up in hearing charges of
begging. In one case a man named Thomas Roberts was
charged with begging of persons leaving Farm-street
Chapel. On being taken into custody by Moore, 187 C,
two bags were found in the prisoner's possession,
one con-
taining 9s. 4d. in silver, and the other 6s. 11. in copper.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for 14 days. Three
Italian boys named Josef Boaini, Antonio Antonio, and
()amino Jean Baptiste, were charged with begging in the
Haymarket, and as they were well known to the police, Mr.
Tyrwhitt committed them for 14 days each, and in doing so
the worthy magistrate said ha looked upon the boys with
considerable pity. They were brought to this country by
mercenary persons, who would even destroy them if they
could get ss. out of them. They were turned adrift, or
allowed to lie on stairs at night if they did not bring home
a certain amount of money, and in sending them for 14
days to prison he thought it would be better than anything
else he could do.

THE SUGAR DUTIES.

We have been favoured with the following letters
on this subject :

"TO RICHARD COBDEN, ESQ., M P.
"Dear Sir,---As an old free trader, who fought under you
in the ranks of the Anti-Corn Law League, I am sure you
will excuse me for expressing surprise on reading the le-
port of your speech to your constituents at Rochdale. I find
you saying, 'There is no longer any question of free trade
and protection to discuss,' whilst the article of sugar, se-
cond only to corn as an article of food and consumption, is
in much the same position as corn was at the time of the
free trade agitation, viz., a sliding scale of duties, pur-
posely contrived to protect the home reiner at the expense
of the grower and the consumer.
"Surely, you must have forgotten that it was to Lord
George lientinck that we are indebted for the present
clumsy method of collecting the revenue on sugar, and that
he was only the mouthpiece of the house refiners when hu
proposed the classified scale of duties on brown Muscovado,
brown clayed, white clayed, and rained, raising the duty at
every stage of improvement in quality.
" Now, sir, I have been connected with the sugar trade I
for 35 years, and lemember well how it was iu the old
slavery days, when the West India interest had the exclu-
sive monopoly in this market. True, some foreign sugars
were imported, but by excessive preferential duty they were
excluded entirely from home consumption. But they were
refined in bond, and lump sugar was exported from here to
the West Indies that the negroes might use it, and send
home every pound they produced of brown monopoly sugar
for the poor tax-ridden English labourer at double the cost
of the lump sugar exported out of England. I remember
the first introduction of sugars from Mauritius and the
Rastlndies, and it was only after many years' struggle that
those growers succeeded in getting justice by having their
augers placed on the same nee of duties. And even
then every precaution was taken that it was British
grown, and yet this monopoly did not flourish. The
West Indian planters were periodically ruined,
and were frequently at the doors of Parliament com-
plaining of distress, and asking for fresh bounties, for re-
mission of taxation, or for Parliamentary loans. After the
abolition of slavery, a gradual reduction of duty took place
in foreign sugars, and the "West Indian interests were for
the last time completely ruined, but somehow happened to
survive, for the days of competition produced the natural
result of stimulating energy. Attention now began to be
paid to economical production, and machinery, such as
crushing mills and vacuum pats, were being extensively
introduced into our colonies, when the unfortunate law of
classified duty was adopted. Mark the consequences.
One Newcastle firm had established works at Cossipore, in
the East Indies, and had gone to very great expense in
fitting them uD with the best machinery, vacuum-pans,
&0., for crystallising sugars. Th's they did to great per-
fection, and succeeded in sending the most perfectly pre-
pared sugars ever imported into this country. Fur every
improvement they made, the Government took more than
the benefit from them in increased duty, and it not un-
frequently happened at their sales that the inferior
sugars brought them more money than the finest qualities
when the duty was deducted off the prices. What was the
consequence ? The firm was ruined by protection. At that
time large imports were made to Newcastle by three other
firms, and that for some years has been entirely abandoned.
Take another instance. A West India proprietor told the
writer that in consequence of our absurd law they had laid
aside three vacuum-pans on their plantations, and now, by
adopting a German patent, they were producing rum,
which brought 5s to 6s a gallon, such as generally brought
only 2s to 3s, and thus, because of its being a fixed duty,
they knew exactly what they were doing. As regards
sugar, they now send it in the crudest possible state, to
secure its being charged the lowest rate of duty. And this
is not the exceptional rule, for nearly all foreign sugars,
as well as much of our West India, and part of our Mauri-
tius and East India sugars, aro imported to this country in
such a state as to be quite unfit for consumption
until they have passed through the hands of the refiners.
Mr. Fairie, a large refiner, in a letter published in the
Grocer of November 21, says that it appears from Travers
and Son's circular, that their sales are four times as large
for refiners' produce as for all kinds of colonial sugar—and
this, I think, will about represent the truth with the trade
geuerally—that four-fifths of the sugar trade has passed
into the hands of home refiners. 'And yet this gentleman
admits that buyers and sellers of sugar must generally be
content with an examination by the eye, the touch, and the
taste, and what is sufficient for them must be sufficient for
the officers of Customs. He remarks further that the mere
strength of sugar is not the guide as to the class to which
any sample may belong, for two kinds may contain equal
quantities of pure sugar, and yet differ in price 10 per cent.
" Thus, even by the showing of the refiners, the classifi-
cation of sugar is attended with great practical difficulties
and the Customs rule is the rule of thumb. This leads to
different rates of duties being charged in different ports
for the same sugar, and to constant disputes between the
merchant and the Customs Board; whilst the producer is
baffled in all calculations as to what rate of duties his sugars
will have to pay. This difficulty could all be got rid of by
a low fixed rate of duty, and it should be much lower than
at present, when this primary article of consumption pays
from I}d to 2d per lb duty. Yet this great question is never
treated in Parliament on the true basis, that of a question
for consumers, who ought to be allowed to purchase on
equal terms from the best markets in the world ; far it is a
startling fact that, with our inc: easing population, whose
consuming power in all other articles is so very largely in-
creased, the consumption of sugar is almost stationary; and
though the Chancellor of the Exchequer ventured a calcu-
lation that the reduction of the tea duty would lead to a
large increase in the consumption of sugar, up to a recent
date his expectations had not been realised.
I commend the subject to your serious attention, for
within the last few weeks an advance of 108 to 12s per cwt.
has taken place in sugar. Owing principally to a failure
of the beetroot crop in France, large purchases have been
made on French account, and, only the other day, 2,000
bags of Cossipore were bought in Liverpool at 508. per cwt.
because the high rate of duty, 16s. per cwt., was equivalent
to a bounty of X 2 35. 4d. per ton on their export. This ad-
vance is equal to 25 or 30 per cent. on the value of sugar—
a serious extra charge to the public—for the working
classes must pay an extra ld. per lb. on every pound of
sugar with which they sweeten their tea or coffee.
Anything that tends thus to limit the consumption, to
deteriorate the quality, or to raise the cost of sugar to the
public—es, I think, the present law in relation to sugar is
doing—must be deserving the consideration of all political
economists, but doubly so of the Apostle of Free Trade.
" I am, dear sir, with profound respect, yours truly,
"E. S. HILLS.
"Newcastle, Nov. 30, 1833."

"TO E. S. RILLS, ESQ.

" Midhurst, Dec. 3, 1863.

" Dear Sir,--I have already been favoured with the
views of Mr. Travers on the sugar question, and can only
repeat that the subject shall have my attention when
brought before Parliament. I thought I had as keen a
scent as most people in such matters, but I was bound to
admit that I did not see that protection' was necessarily
involved in the principle of the scale to which he objected.
The only real solution of the sugar question is to abolish
the duty altogether. But with the present scale of Govern-
ment expenditure that is, of course, out of the questicn.—l
remain, truly yours, "R. COBDEN.
" E. S. Hills, Esq."

MARKETS--This Day.

MARK-LANE.

There was a moderate show of samples of English wheat
on the stands to-day, for the most part of poor quality. The
trade, however, was very dull, and even selected parcels
were difficult of sale, at Monday's fall in the currency of is
per quarter.
With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup-
plied. All descriptions sold heavily, at the late decline in
prices of is per quarter.
With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup-
plied. All descriptions sold heavily, at the late decline in
prices of is per quarter.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, on rather
easier terms.
The supply of barley was large. Fine malting parcels
supported previous rates; otherwise, the trade was dull, at
fully the recent fall in the currency.
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Malt sold heavily, at Monday's decline in prices.
The supply of oats on sale was by no means extensive,
yet the demand ruled inactive, at barely late rates.
Beans and peas were a dull inquiry,
and prioes had a
downward tendency.
In flour a very moderate business was transacted, on
former terms.

ARRIVALS THIS .
Whe
Barley. Malt. Oats. Flow,
English..." 2,070 830 500
gn 5,860 2 l 300 1,510
Irieh
Fong I 500 -
,50 j 0320, 400 sks.
brls.

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WHITECHAPEL.
The supply of meat on sale is somewhat extensive, and
the demand rules inactive, as follows :
Betf, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d; mutto4n,B 4d per 81b8 by the
3s Od to 4s Gd ; veal,
3s 8d to 4s 6d; and pork, 38 6,1 to
carcase.
BOROUGII HOP.
Our market is firm, and the value of fine produce has an
upward tendency.

RUSSIA AND DENMAR.—We find in the Gazette
of Augsburg a detailed analysis of the instructions
given by the Russian Government to State Councillor
Ewers, charged to compliment King Christian on the occa,
ohm of his accession to the throne. The representative of
the. Emperor Alexander has for his special mission to induce
King Christian to modify the constitution of the 18th
of November, by which, rightly or wrongly, he is accused
of wishing to incorporate Schleswig in the Danish monarchy.
Moreover, be was instructed to declare to the Danish Cabi-
net, that if it did not yield on this point the Powers would
throw upon him the responsibility of the consequencc3
which might result trom ti:►e refusal of that mission.

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evenings

FOREIGN OFFICE, DEc. 16.

Copies of a letter from Earl Rusßell to the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty, and of a despatch from the
Duke of Newcastle to the Governor of the Bahamas :
Foreign-office, Jan. 31, 1862.
My Lords,—Her Majesty being fully determined to ob-
serve the duties of neutrality during the existing hostilities
between the United States and the States calling themselves
"the Confederate States of America," and being, more-
over, resolved to prevent, as far as possible, the use of her
Majesty's harbours, ports, and coasts, and the waters within
her Majesty's territorial jurisdiction, in aid of the warlike
purposes of either belligerent, has commanded me to com-
municate to your Lordships, for your guidance, the follow-
ing rules, which are to be treated and enforced as her Ma-
jesty's orders and directions.
Her Majesty is pleased further to command that these
rules shall be put in force in the United Kingdom and in
the Channel Islands on and atter Thursday, the 6th
day of February next, and in her Majesty's territories
and possessions beyond the seas, six days after the day
when the Governor or other chief authority of each of such
territories or possessions respectively, shall have notified
and published the saute, :felting in such notification that the
said i ales are tit be obeyed by all persons within the same
territories and possessions.
I. During the continuance of the present hostilities be-
tween the Government of the United States of North Ame-
rica and the States calling themselves the "Confederates
States of America," or until her Majesty shall otherwise
order, no ship of war or privateer belonging to either of the
belligerents shall be permitted to enter, or remain in the
port of Nassau, or in any other port, roadstead, or waters
of the Bahama Islands, except by special leave of the Lieu-
tenant Governor of the Bahama Islands, or in case of
stress
such of
weather. If any such vessel should enter any
port, roadstead, or waters, by special leave, or under
stress of
weather, the authorities of the place shall require
her to put to sea' as soon as possible, without permitting
her to take in
for her immedLaty supplies, beyond what may be necessary
If, at the time° u
when this order is first notified in the
Bahama Islando• therea shall be any such vessel already
within any port,
roadstead,Lieutenant-Governor shall or waters of those Islands, the
give notice to such vessel eo de-
part, and shall require herto
put to sea, within such time
as he shall, under the circumstances, consider proper and
reasonable. If there shall then
belonging to both the said belligerents
sear
ships of war or privateers
erents within the territorial
in n jurisdiction of her Majesty,eaovrthe same port, road-
stead, or waters, the Lieutenant. ernor shall fix the
order of time in which such vt asels shall
idtepart. No such
vessel of either belligerent shall be
permitted to put to sea
until after the expiration of at least 2t. hours
othourierfrom the time
when the last preceding vessel of the
have
belligerent
(whether the same shall be a ship of wart or Privateer
r or
a
merchant ship), which shall have left the same port, road-
stead, ad
e-
stead, or waters, or waters adjacent thereto, shall
passed beyond the territorial jurisdiction of her MajeetY
11. Daring the continuance of the present hostilities be-
tween the Government of the United States of North
America and the States calling themselves " the Confede-
rate States of America," all ships of war and privateers of
either belligerent are prohibited from making use of any
port or roadstead in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, or in the Channel Islands, or in any of her Ma-
jesty's colonies or foreign possessions or dependencies, or
of any waters subject to territorial jurisdiction of the Bri-
tish Crown, as a station or place of resort for any warlike
purpose or for the purpose of obtaining any facilities of war-
like equipment; and no ship of war or privateer of either
belligerent shall hereafter be permitted to sail out of or leave
any port, roadstead, or waters, subject to British jurisdic-
tion, from which any vessel of the other belligerent (whether
the same shall be a ship of war, a privateer, or a merchant
ship), shall have preciously departed, until atter the expira-
tion of at least 24 hours trout the departure of such last-
mentioned ,vessel beyond the territorial jurisdiction of her
Majesty.
HI. If any ship of war or privateer of either belligerent
shall, after the time when this order shall be first notified
and put in force in the United Kingdom and in the Channel
Islands, and in",the several colonies and foreign possessions
and dependencies of her Majesty, respectively, enter into
port, roadstead, or waters, belonging to her Majesty, either
in the United Kingdom, or in the Channel Islands. or in
any of her Majesty's colonies or foreign possessions or de-
pendencies, such vessel shall be required to depart and to
put to sea, within 24 hours after her entrance into such
port, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of wea-
ther, or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for
the subsistence of her crew, or repairs ; in either of which
cases, the authorities of the port, or of the nearest port (as
the case may be), shall require er to put to sea as soon as
possible after the expiration of such period of 24 hours,
without permitting her to take in supplies, beyond what
may be necessary for her immediate use: and no such
vessel, which may have been allowed to remain within
British waters for the purpose of repair, shall continue
in any port, roadstead, or waters, for a longer period
than 24 hours after her necessary repairs shall have
been completed : Provided, nevertheless, that in all
cases, in which there shall be any vessels (whether ships
of war, privateers, or merchant ships), of both the said
belligerent parties in the same port, roadstead, or waters
within the territorial jurisdiction of her Majesty, there
shall be an interval of not less than 24 hours between the
departure therefrom of any such vessel (whether a ship of
war, a privateer, or a merchant ship), of the one belli-
gerent, and the subsequent departure therefrom of any
ship of war or privateer of the other belligerent; and the
times, hereby limited, for the departure of such ships of
war and privateers respectively, shall always, in case of
necessity, be extended, so far as may be requisite for giving
effect to this proviso, but not further or otherwise.
IV. No ship of war or privateer of either belligerent
shall hereafter be permitted, while in any port, roadstead, or
waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of her Ma-
jesty, take in any supplies, except provisions and such
other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of
her crew; and except so much coal only as may be
sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port
of her own country, or to some nearer destination ;
and no coal shall be again supplied to any such ship of war
or privateer, in the same or or any other port, roadstead, or
waters subject to the territorial jurisd ction of her Majesty,
without special permission, until after the expiration of
three months from the time when such coal may have been
last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.—l
have, th.,

(Signed)

RUSSELL .

NOTE.—A similar letter ha's been addressed to the Secre-
taries of State for the Home, Colonial, War, and India De-
partments, and to the Lords Commissioners of her ➢Ta-
jesty's Treasury.

Downing-street, Oct. 6, 1863.
Sir—Doubts having been expressed as to whether, under
the regulations of the 31st January, 1862, which were em-
bodied in a proclamation issued by you on the 11th March
following, it is required that the Cemarander of a bellige-
rent ship of war or privateer should obtain the permission
of the local authorities before entering the port, roadsteads,
or waters of the Bahamas out-islands, when the Governor
is net there present, I am to acquaint you that Earl Russell
has taken her Majesty's pleasure thereupon, and you are to
understand that at the out-islands, as at Nassau, the
special leave of the Governor himself is required (unless in
stress of weather), by any belligerent vessel desiring to
enter, with this exception only, that in cases of grave emer-
gency and real necessity and distress, such as a sailing ves-
sel being dismasted, or accident happening to the machinery
of a steam-vessel, the vessel may enter the ports, roadsteads,
or waters on obtaining leave from a rtsident officer, to
whom the Governor shall have delegated his authority in
that behalf.
With a view to give effect to her Majesty's intentions,
you will be pleased to convey to the t,fficers in the out-
islands to whom it may best be confided, the authority in
question, taking care to communicate to them copies of the
regulations of the 31st January, 1862, and calling their
especial attention to the limits of the authority delegated,
and to that clause of the regulations of 31st January, 1862,
in which it is directed, that vessels entering under stress
of weather, or by special leave, shall be required to put to
sea as soon as possible.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) NEWCASTLE.
Governor Bayley, C. 8., &c. •

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEC. 15.
Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments of
Windsor Castle will be opened to the public, under the
usual regulations, on and after Monday, the 21st inst.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 11.
The following promotions, dated the 3d inst., consequent
on the death of Admiral of the Red John Ayscough, on the
2d inst., have this taken place :
Admiral of the White Sir Edward Harvey, /C.C.8., to
_
be Admiral of the Red.
Admiral of the Blue Sir James Stirling, Knight, to be
Admiral of the White.
Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Charles Philip,
on the
Earl of
Hardwicke, on the Reserved List, to be Admiral
same list.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Henry Dude Chads,
K.C.B. to be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Robert Lambert Baynes,
K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice Admiral of the Blue the Right Lord George
: Ike s
be
Paulet, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the ThomasWe
. _
Rear-Admirals—William Hargood, Sir
Triggs Thompson, Bart, on the Reserved List, to be Vice.
Admirals on the same list.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Robert Smart,
li.•}L, t
Vice-Admiral of the Blue. .
Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Lewis ToyhiaAsujeorlaseosi:
K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Henr
Morshead, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White,
to be Rear-Ad-
Captains—Bartholomew James Sulivan
h' D Sulivan, C.B. Hen
Na Hon. Walter Banc ier evereux, and Sir' Ge ry
Nathaniel Broke Middleton, Bart., C,B.,orge
mirals on the Reserved List.
Captain George Giffard, C.B„ to be Rear-Admiral of the
Blue.
Retired Vice-Admiral George Curry LeMpriere to have
the rank and title of Retired Admiral,in pursuance of the
Order in Council of 7th May, 185,
BANKRUPTS
The following are the only
bankrupts of commercial im-
portance in the Gazette :
Edward Haskayne, auctioneer, Liverpool
William Wildish, wheelwright, Maidstone
James Midgley, public John Dodds, a
n
,
Smallbridge, near Rochdale
merchant, Cecil-street, Strand
George Boddy, build
Wm. Paynter, corn builder, Gray's-inn-lane
Timothy O'Re mission agent, Kingslaud
gahaulier, Swansea
ri, grocer, Abergavenny
Wm. Edwards,
John Stone, butcher, Bridgwater
Alex.
Francis St'lb
kilowatt, Watchmaker, Bath
Philip l orn, butcher, Bishop Wilton
Ju"Pil Cooper,Attricic,cobirnewfuecrt°=herrdamPtc'n
John J. Barker, picture dealer, Bath
Peter Jacob Romer, commission agent, Saxton
Scholey, licensed victualler, Eynahate.
'William Jones, beershop keeper, Horley
George Howard, shoemaker, Tenipsfordt
Nathaniel Cox, iron ship builder, Cheser
Martin Slack, beerhouse keeper, Chesterfield
n- Desury
Matthew Sykes, green,
Richard Lindley, cattljr;et.lale'r, Belton, Lincolnshire
Francis J. lliggia • bottom, attorney, Birkdale, Lanca-
shire
Joseph Mutton, plumber, Cam bridge
A II: grocer, Bradford
Jame Whit
keernby, hair dresser, York
NicholasLacSCOTCll BANKRUPTS.
John Ronald, general merchant, St Andrews
farmer,,Gairkloch
Colin Mawr°,
smith, grocer, Garin e
John n --• t rzner Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire
James ....- I lit., a , ,
Edward Goodier, farmer, Hosehill, Renfrewshire
Georgo Lindsay, farmer, Arbroath

DIE ENTIRE COMMAND OF THE GERMAN ARMY
to invado Denmark (Austrian troops as well as Prussian)
will be given. to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.

SECOND E-DITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF'-PAST 4 o'Ci.ocK.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, DEC. 16.

It is stated on good authority that a Minis to rial
crisis certainly exists. Herr von Selmer' ing
having declared that he cannot remain in o f ace
with his present colleagues. Among the causes; for
dissatisfaction which he has communicated to the
Emperor is that he was not supported by Co ant
Rechlyrg on the religious question now fci -m-
-ing the object of negotiations with Rce. me.
It is hoped that Herr von Schmerlinq i vile
surmount this crisis as his leaving the Cabi ict
would be considered a national calamity. Pr ivy
Councillor Herr von Lasser has, however, decle d
that the Comstitutional system in Austria would be
in no way effected by the crisis.