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

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Market quiet. Sales, about 5,000 bales. Im-
port, 11,594; previously, 15,523.

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

We have recently seen the third annual report of
this society, which contains some interesting par-
ticulars of its proceedings. The principal objects
Proposed by its members are the introduction and
acclimatisation of animals, birds, fishes, insects, and
vegetables, useful and ornamental; the perfection
of races already domesticated ; and the transmission
of animals from England to her colonies and to
foreign parts. These designs are likely to be very
beneficial, if properly carried out, and to add largely
to our comforts and luxuries at home and abroad.
48 a proof of the increasing favour in which the
society is held, we may mention that its members
have increased more than 135 per cent. during the
last year. The results of the experiments with
Chinese sheep, prairie grouse, Honduras turkeys,
and the Ailanteus silkworm, have been especially
satisfactory. Some of the newly-introduced vege-
tables have also been successful. Lord Powerscourt
has been making several experiments with a view
to domesticating and acclimatising several rare kinds
of deer, with varying success. He reports as the
result of his experience that the climate of Ireland
is too damp to be favourable to tropical animals,
although he has not entirely abandoned the hope of
naturalising the eland or some similar species in
those islands. The society is likely to be of even
greater service to our colonies than to ourselves,
'While the climate of our Australian settlements more
especially would offer fewer obstacles to their ex-
periments. We observe that its annual festival will
very shortly be held, when several new and elabo-
rate dishes will pique the curiosity of the gourmand.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.--The Czaspublishee
the following letter from Poli..h Livonia :—" The whole of
Poland will utter a cry of lamentation on hearing of the
death of Count Leon Plater, shot in the square of the for-
tress of Dunaburg. This great patriot has stained with
his blood the soil on which Count Henry, his grandfather,
Ambassador from the States of Livonia to Sigismund
Augustus, King of Poland, took leave of his electors in
the Stavostie of Dunaburg, which for centuries, up to
the partition of Poland, had belonged to his family. Leon
Plater, was only 26 years of age, and from the moment he
tell into the hands of his executioners he suffered martyr-
4°m• He died calm and resigned for the liberty of his
"untrY- In returning from the execution we entered a
church where were assembled the desolated sisters of the
murdered man, his family, and his friends, who had taken
Werefuge near the altar, and were offering up their prayers.
admired the courageous mother of Leon Plater,
seeing those around her bathed in tears, consoled
them by saying, Do not weep, my dear friends; you
aee that I do not. I should have shed tears if my dear
Leon had been afraid of the Muscovite condemnation ; I
Went to give him my blessing; I prayed to God for him
and with him.' It is only faith in the holiness of the cause
that can inspire such heroic courage and perseverance. A
nation which produces such characters cannot die in Mus-
covite chains. Twenty Russian soldiers guarded the vene-
rated tomb, and were reinforced at midnight. At one
O'clock
. a cart came and conveyed it into the interior of the
,
'6rtress, his body pierced with balls. It appears that he
had been provisionally buried in the bastion which bears
the name of Constantine."
THE PIGEON SHOOTING MATCHES AT HORNSEY-
\I°°I3. —The grand summer pigeon shooting handicap—the
second of the season—will take place at Hornsey-wood on
Monday next. A large entry has already been made, and
ti expected the list will be largely increased before the
meeting,

Closing
.harq hallways Fwd. Price. Business don,
100 tiantic &St Lawreno all 59 01 615 1
stir J tom.,Baroda&.Cent Indii„ 109 110 1095 9
Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares.
'‘o6 Buffalo and Lake tiuron all 51 51
R) Do. Preference . all 75 8
100 1 Buff alo,Brant,&God ria it,,
o p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187',
100 Do. do. July 1, 187:
100 to. do. Julic 1, Irs" .1 109
st Llcutta.&S.Eastn. i l.n ) 100 108 109
st 4;apeTown & Dock Seri] 100 11195 1105
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 111 1 2
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 10, 1095 11' 4 1091 101
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 14p
20 Do. do. II do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada to, 20 21 204
100 1/o. Ist ?rm. Bonds all 73 75 744
100 Do. do. deferred, all 57 60 584
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 68 66 651 6si
100 Do. do deferred— all 50 63
100 Do. 3d P ef. stock all 43 45 45
100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37
100 Do. 4th Pref. stoic. all 26 30 271
100 Do. do. deferred all 23 25
stook GLlnchaPerau.gua.sp.c 100 1104 1101 1104
20 Do. New gua. sp. 12 1 2i•
20 Do. January, 1862
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim;
guaranteed 6 per cent. 100 1085 1094 109
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 111 il4 114
204 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100
100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. .. all 89 c 2
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 44 p 21
stock Madras guar., sp. c. 100 1074 1084 1084
stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 102 103
stock De. 4* d 0........ 100 19 101
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. c. finds. 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54
100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all
20 Newßr unswick Canda
Class A. and B ... all 3 6
N. P.l.C'da6 pc lst pt bds 100 84 86
stock Soinde .......... (100 111 112
Do. Delhi 144: 100 luB 169
st Do. do 2 5 2 IP
20 Do. Punjaub t;_ 15 14 lip
st Do. Do. , ctg• , 100 1076 1085 1085
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 105 107
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
p.c.Ja. ~July
1877-84
I Do. 6p. c. Feb..ll Aug 100 1(5 107
Do. dp. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 105 107
I Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 98 99 981
! Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 96 98
6:ape G.llope, op 100 108 110
I Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114
Do. 1891 100 113 115
!Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 109 115 117
,Ceylon, N0v.1078, ep c 100 113 115
,Mau,itius 6 per cent .. 100 110 112
!Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 109 11l
N.8.G0v.6p.0.J a.&Jul) 10(1 108 109
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18 100 1025 1035
j Do. sp. c.,18, tO i I 100 103 104
Do. d0.,1888 &upwch 100 104 105 1011
'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 112 114
}Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109
Queensland (ley. 6p. c lOO ;3 115
}S. Aus (46p.c.187&& up lOO 113 115
- 1171c.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 110 112
Do. io 4 o.a. A0..5z00t.. 100 1114 1114 114
BRITISH MINES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 5d
tAntord Amalgamated.. 22 24
Devon G. Con.. "Taoist,., 535 :i45
Eastl
7014.
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:3.5.1434.
274 d i
28184 p
East Bassett(lllogan). 30 775 825
0
264
-- E. W'l Russel (Tavistl ) 8.1.6 24 bi
Gam&SLAubyn(Gwen ) 574 8 11
Great South Tolg:us l7s 44 5
44. Wheal Vor (Balaton it/ 6t 7
Urenville 0.16., 65 64
ilerod's-Foot B.l ' 41 13
rlingston D0wn5...... 4.17.0 25 3
Lady Bertha
Margaret (tiny Lelaut 34 36
11arke Valley..
4 'lyndy Iron Oro (Lima 25 14 4
New Setun .. 191 110 120
North Downs 25 15 2
_.Basset (11104 an 2.17. r 34 4
North Wheal Crotty
Par Consols (St. Blazey, 15 4 5
20 Providence (Uny Lent.) 10.0.7 42 44
South Caradon(St.Cleer; 14 405 415
S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6, 25 3
Wheai Fran. (Mogan, 18.1-.9 75 80
Stray Park
5 ,TamarSilv.& Lead Min. 45 1
2i 1
s 20
Tin Croft
—1, '
West Basset (Mogan). • 15 12 13 125
W Caradon (Liskeard) 5 24 26
475 235 265
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5 674 724
• Wheal Buller(Eedruth) 5 50 60
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 _
WhealLucLott i 2.10.8 34 41 41
Wheal Mary Ann (Men ), 8 14 16
'Wheal Seton 584 1230 240
Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 14 16
Wheal Union 3.17 35 4

PREFERENCE SHARES.
London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 101 1001
North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 92
Scottish North Eastern n per cent. pref.. 77
Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 341
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 107
London, Brighton, &c., 4¢ per cent., 1858, 105
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4:
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si
Bahia and San Francisco (Urn.) gua. 7 per cent., 201 ,
Great Luxembourg, 14i
Recite and San Francisco (Urn.), gua. 7 per cent., 161
San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 90
South-Eastern of Portugal, I2i

FOREIGN MINES.
Cape Copper (Urn.). 2i
Yudanatheutana of S. Australiaatm.),
JOINT-STOCK FUNKS.
Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um.), 35 i
Bank of London, 126 *
English, Scoich, and Australian Chartered, 23i
Imperial Ottoman, 19
London and Colonial (lim.), 4/
London and County, 41/ 3k 4k
London Joint Stock, 37/
Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 18i
National of Liverpool, limited, 9i
Standard of British South Africa (lim)), 174
DOCKS.

St. Katharine, 65
Southampton, 65}

_ -
Crystal P MISCELLANEOUS,
Palace, 361 MISCELLANEOUS,
Crystal Palace. 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 114
International Financial Society, lien,, 81 S
Joint stock Discount, 4* 4
London Financial Association, lien„ 6
London Gent rid Omnibus Company aim.), lf
eladras Irrigation and Canal, 31
Oriental Inland Steam, lien., 5
Peninsula and 0. ientai Steam, 77*
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lien.,
Ditto (L2,):3*
S. African Irrt4ation Investment (lien.), 41

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mills pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.22} per £1 sterling, on
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 13
7s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly 2-10t1th per cent. dealer iu London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.5} per £1 sterling.
tandard gold at the English Hirt price is, therefore, rather
more than 1-10111 per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burg
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1551 to 156 i per cent., and the premium on
gold is about 42i per cent. At these rates there is a profit
on the importation of gold from the United States.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial••ofce from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope,
Natal, and St. Helena. Despatches were sent to the Go-
vernors of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa,

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.)
THE ATTORNEY •GENERAL V. SILLEM AND OTHERS-THE

CASE OF THE ALEXANDRA.

Sir Hugh Cairns continued his speech for the defence
this morning. Yesterday he adverted to the fact that
since the Foreign Enlistment Act had been passed in 1819
no case had been presented until the present one,
when, he said, the Attorney-General put his obsolete Act
in force for the purpose of appeasing the hostile feelings of
the Federais towards the Confederates. This morning the
learned counsel quoted several decisions in some respects
bearing on the case, especially one come to in the Federal
States, in reference to the ship Alfred, which it had been
alleged was being built as a privateer to aid the French in
hostilities against England. The decision was that it was
not unlawful to fit out a privateer. It must be proved that
the vessel was required for the illegal purpose alleged. There
was also an opinion expressed by the Solicitor-General in
reference to the Alabama, in which he said that she might
have been legitimately built for a foreign Government,
and though a ship of war might have formed a legiti-
mate article of merchandise, even if meant for the Con-
federate States, but it would be en infringement of
the Foreign Enlistment Act if it could be proved that
the parties who built the vessel knew that it
was intended to be used by the Confederate Government
for purposes of war against the Federal Government, with
whom we were at peace. The learned counsel then com-
mented on the evidence for the prosecution, which, he said,
had been given by five discharged workmen, one crimp, and
two informers or spies. The question the jury had to con-
sider was, not what might be done with the vessel, or what
she could be converted into, as one of the witnesses had
been particular in surmising, but what she actually was at
the time of the seizure. There were many things in the
construction of the ship similar to the method of construct-
ing a vessel of war, but she might have been intended for a
yacht, and there was no arrangement for fixing guns, nor
was there any evidence to prove that she was intended for
warlike purposes. After commenting upon the evidence of
the less conspicuous witnesses, he adverted to that of
Mr, Clarence R. Young, whose history be briefly
reviewed and which was by no means credi-
table. This witness was evidently the witness
put forward by Mr. Adams, and not by the Crown, and the
learned counsel sympathised with the Solicitor-General in
being obliged to examine such a disgraceful witness. The
learned council concluded his address by calling on the jury
to give a jury for his clients, and thus preserve that strict
neutrality in reference to the American war, which this
country had hitherto pursued, and not upon the meagre
evidence adduced, pander to the exigencies of a foreign
state.

No witness being callel, this concluded the case for the
defence.

The Attorney General then rose to reply on behalf of
the Crown, on the whole case. He remarked that the jury
had the evidence of the Crown on one side, and the learned
speech of Sir Hugh Cairns on the other. It was significant
that no evidence had been produced for the defence. Had
the defence been able to contradict the statement made by
Mr. De Costa that Mr. Miller, senior, had told him that the
vessel was intended for the Confederate Government, why
was not Mr, Miller called to contradict it. The Crown had
refrained from indicting any persons engaged in practices
made illegal by the Foreign Enlistment Act, but has
adopted the more lenient course of asking that the vessel
should be declared forfeited.

his Lordship, in the course of these remarks, asked the
Attorney General if he admitted it to be lawful to build a
vessel fit for war, and afterwards to sell it to either of the
belligerent Powers, that is, could a shipbuilder so specu-
late without acting illegally.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
DICKSON V. LORD COMBERMER.E AND OTHERS;

The trial of this action was resumed this morning, for the
sixth day.
Viscount Hardinge examined by Mr. Dowdeswell—ln
1858 he was Parliamentary Under Secretary at War, and
recollected the letter of Lord Combermere of the 4th of
June, and the minute of the 9th was in his handwriting.
He had acted on his own responsibility, as he saw at once
that further information was required. The letter of the
14th of May merely contained the charges, without Colonel
Dickson's replies; that was superseded by another letter of
the 9th of June from Lord Combermere, containing the
charges, with Col. Dickson's answers. On the 24th June,
the whole of these documents were considered by himself and
Sir Henry Storks. He formed his opinion thereon, entirely
concurred with Sir H. Storks, and wrote a memorandum for
the information of Gen. Peel. He believed that he received
additional charges from Earl Wilton against Colonel Dick-
son, which he returned to him, stating that they must come
in the usual official manner from the Lord Lieutenant.
After these proceedings, the documents, with the minutes,
were submitted to Gen. Peel, who directed that, as the
charges were of a military character, the matter ought to
be transferred to the military advisers, General Douglas
and Sir Henry Storks. He recollected that Col. Dickson
sent a letter demanding a court-martial, and he directed
that the opinion of the Judge Advocate should be taken,
which was done, and it was found it could not be granted,
more than six months having elapsed since.the regiment was
disembodied. .

The Lord Chief Justice said it was quite unnecessary to
go over this ground again : they had had all the minutes
before them. It was quite right to put Lord Hardingo in
the box, that questions might be put by the other side.
Witness was then cross examined briefly by Mr. Cole-
ridge, but the questions only related to unimportant points.
Lieutenant-General Peel was then called, and before
giving his evidence informed the Court that he had obtained
the consent of her Majesty to state matters that came before
him as Secretory of War. He then said he was Secretary of
War from January, 1858, to June, 1859. He could not
recollect any dates, but as they had been so repeatedly
mentioned he had no doubt they were correct. He recol-
lected Lord Combermere, Lord Wilton, and Colonel North
calling on him in relation to Colonel Dickson, Lord Com-
bermere said they had been to the Horse Guards for the
purpose of obtaining a court martial, and they had been
referred to the War-office. Finding that it was a militia
case, and having only been a short time in office, and
not much acquainted with the militia, he sent for Mr. Mar-
shall, the bead of the Militia Department, and he informed
Lord Combermere that the course to be pursued in relation
to the dismissal of a Militia officer was for the Lord
Lieutenant to send in a statement of the charges to the
Secretary of State, and that there could not be a court-
martial, as the regiment had been disembodied. He had
read through all the documents in this case, and had formed
his judgment upon Colonel Dickson's own answers to the
charges made against him, freely admitting the explanation
of Colonel Dickson, and saying nothing affecting his honour.
Whatever doubt there might be as to the figures, there
could be no doubt as to the fact that the regiment, when it
was disembodied, was greatly in debt. It was the duty of
the commanding officer of a regiment to see that the ac-
counts of the regiment were not in arrear. He found that
there was a balance of £3l out of the monies received from
the Wellington College in relation to the accident, and with-
out at all questioning the manner in which Colonel Dick-
son had appropriated these monies, he found there was a
sum of £2l lls owing to tradesmen (Messrs. Isaacs) for
clothing supplied to the regiment, and he found that there
were other bills for £35 15s and £3O 6s 10d, Without doubt-
ing Colonel Dickson's honour, he thought that to have
allowed the regimental accounts to get in such a state
showed that Colonel Dickson was an unfit person to have
the command of a regiment. He had nothing to do with
the proceedings of the Board of Inquiry, and never saw
their report or minutes of evidence. The board was in the
first instance intended by him to have been formed of
Militia officers, and he had intended that the Duke of Rich-
mond should be one, but it was found that the appointment
of Militia officers was impracticable, and he then referred
the appointment to the Horse Guards, and requested his
Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief to appoint three
experienced officers. He considered Colonel Fr anklyn,
Lord Arthur Hay, and Colonel Hale. He signed the letter
of the 10th of June on the minutes of Sir Henry Storks,
and also the letter of the 29th to Lord Combermere, direct-
ing him to call upon Col. Dickson to resign, and intima-
ting that in the event of his refusal he should feel it his
duty to recommend his dismissal ; and he also assumed
that General Douglas had seen the report.

The case was proceeding when we went to press,

SHERIFFS' COURT.
THE MYSTERIES OF DRESSMAKING /OR FASHIONABLE

WOMEN.-LEVY V. COLEMAN.

This was an action upon a dressmaker's bill, defendant
having paid £1 7s. into court, and pleading never indebted
as to 4s.

Miss Levy stated that the subject matter of dispute was
a certain silk dress. This dress had to be made in a very
fashionable manner, and plaintiff charged 12s. for making
and 2s. for machining.

prices, and she
I sent two young persons for plaintiff's
said her charge for making a silk dress was 10s.
Plaintiff—Ab, that was for a plain dress. This was made
in the new and prevailing mode.
His Honour—How was that?
l'laintiff—The new fashion is a white cord down each
seam. that is a long piece of work. It is quite absurd to
suppose that I can get my lining at Mrs. Coleman's price.
I have to support a widowed mother, and I was compelled
to give Mrs. Coleman three months' credit. She looked
over my bill and made no complaint, but because I would
notgivewheerresoisnlmyoinoteh,s' credit she disputes my account.
Mrs. Coleman—l can assure you that my dress was not a
very difficult one. She told my young friends that her
charges
Plaintiff— Why I never said such a thing It was a pipe
skirt, with a pipe cord, and the dress was 5i yards round.
His Honour—What did the silk cost ?
Mrs. Coleman-3 15s.

The lady here walked into the space directly facing the
judge, and holding up her mantle said, " This is the dress."
His Honour—lt is a very handsome one.
Plaintiff—And it would take nearly one week to make.
His Honour—l cannot say ti.qt 14s. is too much for
making a dress of this kind. You women have disagreed,
and it would have been better to have paid all the money.
Verdict for plaintiff with costs

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

A NIGHT SCENE IN PICCADILLY.—Mr. Alfred May-
how, of Portland, Dorsetshire, wine merchant, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly in
Piccadilly, and assaulting Police Sergeant Fornett, 292 A,
Wm. Moore, 187 C, and Win. Fish, 331 A., and Louisa
Franklin, a prostitute, of 7, Stanley-street, Brompton, was
also charged with striking Sergeant_Fornett on the head
with an umbrella.

Sergeant Fornett saic:--About a quarter to one this
morning I saw the male defendant outside the Royal Stan-
dard public .house, in Piccadilly, just at the top of the Hay-
market. He had been expelled from that house, and had
lost his hat. As he was screaming drunk, and creating a
great disturbance, I advised him to go away, but he refused
to do so. I then told him that if he did not discontinue
his noise I should be obliged to take him into custody, and
attempted to do so, when he struck me twice in the face.
I then took hold of him, when he struggled, and we both
fell, and while on the ground he set to kicking as if ha was
mad. His conduct here became so outrageous that it took
us 20 minutes to get him to the station in Tine-street.
There were not fewer than 1,000 persons assembled, and
there was a scene of the most riotous description. While
on the way to the station the female (Franklin) same up
and said, "You brute, let him go," and she then struck me
across the head with an umbrella. I had no hat on at the
time, having lost it in the melee.
Mr. Tyrwhitt —That shows what a useless thing the
police hat is in a row.
Sergeant Fo rnett—l then took Franklin to the station.
She had been drinking, but was not drunk. While at the
station the male defendant struck the gaoler, and his con-
duct was so disgraceful that he was obliged to he removed
to a lower cell, as he disturbed the whole neighbourhood.
Fish, 331 A, said—On going to the spot I found the ser-
geant and the male defendant on the ground, and on at-
tempting to raise the defendant he struck me a violent blow
in the mouth, cutting my lip very badly. On asking the
defendant to go quietly, he said, " I'll not go for the
police. I will fight Tom Sayers or any other man in Eng-
land." The female on the way to Vine-street struck the
sergeant with her umbrella. She was with tha male
defendant outside the Royal Standard, but I don't know
whether she had been with him before.

Moore, 187 C, said—On attempting to assist in taking
the male defendant to the station he struck and kicked me,
and made use of very violent language.

The defendant Mayow—l was struck by the police.
Sergeant Fornett—Yes, I struck you, bit it was to pre-
vent you biting me in a most cowardly manner.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mayow what he had to say to the
charge.

Mayow—l had been drinking, and was exasperated.
Franklin—l did not strike the sergeant, and only inter-
fered on behalf of the gentleman.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—These assaults on the police are without
defence. I shall fine Muyow 20s. or 14 days for each as-
sault, and Franklin ss. or seven days.
It was stated in court that such a turbulent scene has
not been witnessed in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket
for years,