The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, VVEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1863,

MISCELLANEOUS—[Continued].
Discount Corporation, limited, 12
E;yptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 4} .s",'
Electric Telegraph, 106 6
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Hudson's Bay, 13,
International Financial Society, Um., 9
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Peninsula and Oriental Steam,
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South A [rican Mortgage and Investment, 7

THE CONFRATERNITY OF ST. PETER,

Last night a moeting of Catholic clergy and laity of the
western portion of the metropolis was hold in the Hanover-
square Rooms, for the purpose of promoting the work
carried on by the society which conducts the collection of
St. Peter's pence in England. Amongst those on the plat-
form were the Right Rev. Monsignore Manning, D.D.,
Monsignore Clifford, the Very Rev. Dr. Hearn, V.G.,
the Hon. Charles Langdale, Viscount Fielding, J. P.
Hennessy, Esq., M.P., Sir G. Bowyer, M.P., Canon
O'Neill, Rev. Fathers Chaurin, Collis, Callaghan, Lescher,
Dillon, and Eugenics, Dr. Fincham, Dr. Brett, Lang-
dale, jun., Esq., E. Purcell, Esq., F. J. Augarde, Esq.,
&c. &c.

The chair was taken by the Hon. Charles Langdale.
The CHAIRMAN said they were assembled together for a
very important purpose, and he regretted muchthe absence
of Lord Petre, because it involved him in his present posi-
tion, a position he should very inadequately fill. They
were all agreed upon the importance of the meeting,and none
of them could but regret the position in which his Holiness
the Pope was placed at the present time. The extending
the confraternity would be productive of much benefit, and
he had no doubt but that good would result from the evil
that existed. Of one thing be was certain—namely, that
the effect of all the intrtue would be to unite all true Ca-
tholics more firmly than ever, and benefit rather than in-
jury would result from the attempts to destroy the Church.
The CHAIRMAN then called upon the Secretary to read
the circular letters of his Eminence the Cardinal Arch-
bishop and the President Lord Petre.

Mr. BRETT, who upon rising was received with general
applause, said—l have simply this evening to lay
before you two important letters recently issued by
us, the one being a circular by His Eminence, ad-
dressed to the clergy, suggesting the establishment
of the Confraternity in each parish, and the other a letter
from our President in reference to the circular, and offer-
ing the co- operation of the Council for the organisation of
local meetings for the purpose."

The letters having been read, the CHAIRMAN proceeded
to call upon the Very Rev. Canon O'Neil to move the first
resolution.

Canon O'NrELL moved the first resolution. Pope Pius,
when he commenced his reign, endeavoured to bestow upon
his subjects a liberal administration, yet in that he was
thwarted, and the minister (Count Rossi) ke had selected to
work out his plans was mercilessly assassinated. The sys-
tem had gone on increasing until more than half of the
Pope's dominions had been taken frOnt him ; and now, in
his adversity, he looked to 250,000,000 of his subjects for
support. He felt certain that, without making any sacri-
fices, ample funds would be supplied to assist him in his
present exigencies.

The resolution—" That the intrigue, sedition, and vio-
lence with which the Holy See has been assailed for the
last 15 years ought to excite in all Catholics a profound
setae of sorrow and indignation; and that the majestic
constancy and heroic patience of the Sovereign Pontiff de-
manded from the faithful throughout the world, not only
their admiration, gratitude, and love, but their heart-
felt sympathy and their most effectual co-operation in all
things, whereby the conflict which he bears in our hehalt
may be alleviated."—was seconded by Mr. E. PURCELL,
and carried unanimously,
Mr. J. P. HENNESSY, M.P., said the resolution he had
been intrusted with was a vote of confidence in the Con-
fraternity. They were not on that occasion assembled fur
any new work, because the Confraternity of St. Peter's
Pence was as old as the Saxon kings of 'England. It was
established in that city more than 1,000 years ago, and all
they were now doing was attending its revival. lie believed
there were at least 250,000,000 Catholics in the world,
and if each were to give in their adhesion to the Con..
fraternity, and subscribe but one penny per month, which
was one shilling a year, they would raise between
19,000,000 and £10,000,000 per annum. Such a thing
was not, however, to be expected; so, taking but one
half of the number of subscribers, a sum of £5,000,000
per annum would be collected—a sum far greater than
that received by the Pope before the greater part of his
patrimony was taken from him. He was glad others be-
sides Catholics contributed to the fund ; for during his
visit to Rome he met an English Jew, who was proceed-
ing to look at the miseries endured by his co-religionists,
through the inundation of the Tiber at the Ghetto. Whilst
there this Jew was much surprised by witnessing the
arrival of a number of the Pope's servants from the Va-
tican, laden with food, clothing, and fuel fer the sufferers,
and such was his delight at the circumstance, that he
gave him a most respectable subscription to Peter's pence,
The hon. gentleman concluded by strongly urging upon
his co-religionists to subscribe to the fund, in order that
the Pope might maintain his independence. The resolu-
tion was to the following effect :

"That the Confraternity of St. Peter, instituted for the
diffusion of sound principle, the promotion of prayer, and
the offering of contribution in behalf of the holy See,
affords a fitting and effectual means whereby to unite
Catholics to the Sovereign Pontiff in this moment of con-
flict."

Sir G. BOWYEII seconded the resolution ; he said it had
been remarked that the Pop© would be defeated by finance,
that he could not get means, and therefore he must sur-
render to those powers who would give him those means,
and thus abdicate his temporal sovereignty, but by the present
movement that eventuality would be completely dispelled.
Although the Pope had been dispoiled of two-thirds of his
dominions he had yet succeeded in doing that in which other
nations had failed—namely, he had paid the whole of the
interest on the public debt of Rome. That debt, it was
well known, he did not incur, yet he submitted to the
burden rather than incur the misery which would arise if
he repudiated, as he fairly could, all liability for its repay -
ment.
The resolution was carried unanimously.

The next resolution, one recognising the desirability of
extending the operations of the Confraternity, was
moved by Mr. F. Ward, and seconded by Canon Monis,
was also carried unanimously,
Viscount FIELDING moved a vote of thanks to the Chair-
man, which was cordially assented to.
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said as long as he
had the power to assist his co-religionists in doing what
was good and proper, he should always think it his duty to
be found at his post.
The meeting then separated.

TUE CASE OF TUE ALEXANDRA.—It was arranged
in the Court of Exchequer yesterday that the case of the
Alexandra should come on on Tuesday, when the defend-
ants will show cause, and the arguments will continue on
the following days.

THE COURT MARTIAL ON COLONEL CRAWLEY.—
At the request of the legal advisers of Lieut. Crawley the
opening of the court-martial has been postponed from
Thursday, the 12th, till Tuesday, the 17th inst.
MATAMORAS.—LIVERPooL, Tuesday.- A private
telegram from Paris states that there is no blockade of
Matamoras, but the contraband of war will not be allowed
to he landed.

MOURAVIEFF AND THE GIBBET.--His character
had long preceded him to the capital of his com-
mand, On reaching Wilna, on his first ride through the
town, he came to the large market-place situated on its
outskirts, where he was surprised by the sight of three
gibbets, a large and two smaller ones, erected on a
little eminence. He was not long in learning that this
was intended by his subjects as a greeting ; that the
large gibbet was erected for himself, and the other two
for two of his friends, " Good," said Mouravieff ;
" dont let them be taken down, they will come in useful by
and by." So the gibbets remained for some days in their
places, and sure enough they at last found occupiers whom
their erectors little thought to see swing there. Another
be,us much
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20,000 roubles for his assassination, which was afterwards
increased to 100,000, as the accomplishment of such an act
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officer returned and repeated the demand, adding that the
Count would not keep him very long " Admit him
then between two gendarmes," said Mouravieff,. without
turning, and continuing his writing. Presently the door
was heard to open and close again. Mouravieff still went
on with hie writing. " Well, who is he ?" said he at
last, without turning. " Count So and So," was the
reply. " Search him," said Mouravieff, still in his former
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his would-be-assassin, and still going on with his writing.
The next morning that nobleman and two others were
swinging on the very gibbets which the National Commit-
tee had prepared for Mouravieff and his friends.—Fraser' a
Magazine.

We learn from Oxford that, among several names
suggested for the Chair of Ecclesiastical History
which will be vacated by Dr. Stanley's removal to West-
minster, that of the Rev. R. W. Church, late Fellow and
Tutor of Oriol, is considered the most probable ; and we
have reason to believe that, were the choice of the Crown
to fall on him, it would giue the most general satisfaction.
Mr. Church was well known, when in residence at Oxford,
as a distinguished scholar, and is known, when out of
Oxford as the outhor of a volume of Essays published some
years ago, which evinced remarkable powers of historical
writing,

The Horrible Triple Murder in a Cab,

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No day has yet been fixed for holding a coroner's in-
quest on the alleged murderer Hunt. Nothing further
than that which is at present known has transpired with
regard to the motive for the perpetration of the shocking
tragedy,

The Pope and His Guests,

The correspondent of tne Morntng Post at Rome
records an unprecedented piece of hospitality carried
into eblect at the Vatican on the last Tnursday in
October, viz., a dinner given by the Pope to 54
needy persons from the various districts of Rome.
The curates of the 51 parishes of Rome and the
suburbs gave certificates of• poverty to all really
needy persons who were ambitious of the honour of
sitting at his Holiness's table; and the name of
one fortunate individual per parish was extracted,
by lot, from the mass of candidates. The trysting
place for the guests to meet in previous to being
conducted into the presence of their pontifical host
was the Piazza Scossa Cavalli, near the Piazz i di
San Pietro; but, unfortunately for these poor
people—who, of course, did not drive to the rendez-
vous in carriages—it, deluged with rain the whole
morning, and they were forced to take shelter in the
church on the Piazza until the prelate charged
with the duty of marshaling them to the palace
arrived. At noon precisely the 54 guests entered
the ducal saloon—the great hall in which the
Pontiffs hold their consistories—their humble ap-
pearance and attire affording a striking contrast to
the rich robes of the Court Prelates and dignitaries,
the liveries of the Pope's servants, and the mediaeval
uniform of the Swiss soldiers on guard, with their
einque eento halberds and double-handed swords.
the guests were placed in the order of precedence
of the various parishes they represented. Mon-
signore Sagrista said grace; the Pope's servant
brought in the dishes, which were distributed by
the Pope's major domo, his sagrista, his domestic
prelates, and other dignitaries of his Court. The
menu was in conformity with the traditional Roman
bill of fare for the middle classes on festive occa-
sions. Soup, boiled beef and vegetables, frittura,
react meat or fowl and salad, and the national pas-
' ticco of macaroni, with fruit and sweetmeats, con•
stituted the solid repast offered by the Pontiff to
his straitened subjects, who did ample justice to the
viands, until his Holiness appeared in the midst of
the festive scene, surrounded by his noble guards,
prelates, and distinguished personages. Checking
with a motion of his hand a rising cry of " Viva
Pio Nono," the Pope advanced into the hollow of
the horse-shoe table, accompanied by Monsignore
Majordomo, who presented by name each of the
guests, one of whom, an old man, apparently a kind
of broken•down gentleman, took the opportunity
of reading his Holiness a sonnet composed for the
occasion—a real trait of Italian manners—which
the Pope listened to with complacency. His Holi-
ness then had a basin of money brought to him,
from which he distributed two scudi to each guest,
and a new handkerchief in which to carry away the
remnants of the feast, for the guests were all re-
puted to b 3 paterfamiliases, and were invited to
carry home to their respective families abundant
specimens of the Pontifical good cheer. The Pope
wound up his hospitalities with a short address to
his guests, repeating them to bless God for what
they had received, and to recollect it as a proof that
God never abandons his poor ; he exhorted them to
show themselves grateful for this act of charity by
leading a Christian life and being faithful subjects ;
he urged them to inculcate the fear of God in their
families, because indigence sometimes springs from
vice and sin ; and finally invited them to receive
his apostolic benediction, which he accordingly im-
parted to them with visible emotion, and imme-
diately afterwards left the Sala Ducale. It may be
easily imagined what comments have been raised
in Rome on such a departure from the usual rou
tine of the Vatican • Palace as the event jus
described.

MARKETS—This Day.

IIARK-LANE.

A limited supply of home-grown wheat was received
fresh up to this morning's market. For good and fiae dry
parcels there was a steady demand at fully Monday's cur-
rency. Inferior samples met a slow sale, yet no change
took place in their value compared with our previous report.
The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was
large. Most descriptions wore in fair averags request, and
the quotations current on Monday were well supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were tolerably firm, and former
prices were realised.

With barley the market was well supplied. Fine malt-
ing parcels ruled firm in price, otherwise the trade was
dull at fully the late decline in the currency.
We have to report a moderate sale for malt, at full quo-
tations.

The supply of oats on sale was moderato. Most qualities
were in steady request, and prices ruled firm.
Beans and peas were dull, at Monday's currency.

For good and fine flour, both English and foreign, there
was a steady demand, at full prices. Inferior parcels were
a dull inquiry.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat Barley. Malt Oats. Flout.
English.-- 950 I 2,310 I 1290 2300 I 1470
'rash..... l7O 1 1180 -
eoraign 5,830 1,810 • 16,000 sks,
brls.

BOROUGH HOP.
The demand for hops is in a sluggish state. Good and
fine parcels steadily eupport previous rates; otherwise, the
quotations have a downward tendency,

WHITECHAPEL.
The supply of meat on sale if moderate; on the whole,
;he trade is steady, as follows :

Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; veal,
3s 6d to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Ms by.the
carcase.

VARIATIONS OF THE COMPASS.—The Revue Ma-
ritime et Colonials publishes a letter on the devia-
tions to which the needle is liable in consequence of the sub-
stitution of iron for wood in ships. One of the latest contri-
vances for diminishing this serious inconvenience is the
correcting compass, which affords the means of taking the
sun's position, whereby the deviation may be corrected. It has
sometimes been supposed that fogs and certain other states of
the atmosphere could influence the needle ; but this has not
been borne out by observation. Lightning alone exercises
a decided influence on the needle by reversing its points, so
that north becomes south, and conversely. When a vessel
is nearing land, the needle is said to be affected :
and certain rocks there are that exercise a decided magnetic
thisetic
influence on the compass, volcanic rocks especially, but
influence is not felt on board ships. But the action of the
iron forming the ship's sides is far different; nothing, not
even the interposition of a thick non-magnetic body, will
stop its influence—far less, as some hays believed, a copper
coating or thick paint. But the real danger proceeds from
another course, since the ship herself, uuder her weight of
canvas, may increase the deviation of the needle. From ex-
periments made on board an iron-built sailing vessel, pro-
vided with iron rigging and lower yards of steel, and with
two binnacle compasses on her poops, and a third placed
between the mizen and mainmasts, the lower part of which
was all of iron, the deviations of the needle were respectively
56 deg., 24 deg., and 35 deg. Without entering into further
details on this matter, the writer of the article concludes
with condemning the imprudence of those who freight an
iron vessel before she has been at sea for a considerable
time, in order to ascertain how her compass behaves. More-
over, a captain undertaking the command of an iron ship
should be called upon to show that ha has previously been
on board such a vessel on a long voyage, so that he may
know how to deal with the deviations observable on board
the vessel to be commanded.—Galiviani.

ALLEGED ARSON IN SPITALFIELDS.—A man
named Joshua Nash was brought before the magis•
trates at Manchester yesterday, having given himself up to
Superintendent Anderton, on a confession of having set
fire to premises in Spitalfields in 1861. According to his
statement, ho and a Mr. Bateman opened a shop as drapers
in Brick-lane, Bacon-street, Spitalfields. They com-
menced business with about £5O, and insured for £2OO in
the Sun -office. After that he remained one night and set
fire to the premises, which were burnt down.
also destroyed several cottages. They obtained from the
Sun-office £lOO. He had lately been wandering' The fire
about the
country, and had longed to give himself up to justice. In
answer to the magistrates, Superintendent Anderton said
he had written to London, and in answer Mr. Shaw, super-
intendent of the London Fire Brigade, informed him that
the premises of a firm named Bateman & Nash were burnt
down on the 23d of July, 1851, The cause of the fire was
unknown at the time. The prisoner having said that his
statement was correct, he was remanded.
THE GALWAY MAIL STEAMER ANGLIA ASLIOB.E.
—Another of the steamers belonging to the Galway
Mail Pecket line has met with an accident, which, however,
so far as our knowledge of the affair at present extends, will
not be of a very serious nature. The Anglia, under the
command of Captain Prowse, sailed from the Mersey on
Saturday morning last for Galway, en route to America.
GalwayF
ed yesterdayon Monday last whilst at-
tempting
rom
Anglia awetenitegasrhamorerneeeeairy
to make the harbour, and that the position of the
ship, when the telegram was despatched, was one of safety.
The weather was moderate, and it was expected that the
ship would bo eased off during the following tide. So far
as appearances at present go the Anglia has received no
damage of any consequence, although it will be necessary,
beforo resuming her voyage, that she should undergo a
rigid examination. A later telegram states that at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon the Anglia was got off Black
Rock, It was not yet known whether she was much in-
jured, she was to sail to-day for AuAerica,