The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-04 00:00:00

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GENERAL BROTHERTON AND MR. COBDEN.

Mr. Cobden presents his compliments to the Editor of
the Times, and will be obliged by his inserting the fol-
lowing correspondence which has passed between him
and Lieutenant-General Brotherton.
Manchester, Feb. 2.

"Lieutenant-General Brotherton presents his corn-
plimants to Mr. Cobden.
" He sends him a duplicate of a letter he addressed to
him yesterday, at his town residence, 103,
Westbo
terrace ; but finding he is not in town, and not likely to
return immediately, and as the letter might. not be for-
warded to him, be thinks it better, in order to avert the
chance of delay, to send him this duplicate.
Jan. 30.

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" Travellers' Club, Pall Mall, Jan. 29.
" Sir,—I perceive, by a report of your speech at the
meeting of the Peace Conference at Manchester, on
Thursday evening last, you are made to say that, in
order to test the sincerity of those who differ from you
in opinion as to the probability of invasion you will en-
ter into a legal bond to pay down 10,000 i., when inva-
sion takes place, to him who will undertake to pay is.
a-week as a subscription to the Manchester Infirmary
till that event does occur.
"Being one of those who differ from you totally in
opinion upon this subject, I accept your proposal, and
am prepared top erform my part of the engagement
when I receive your reply.
our obedient servant,
" I am, Sir, y
" T. W. BROTHERTON.

"To. R. Cobden, Esq., M.P."
MB. COBDENS ANSWER.
"Manchester, Feb. 2.
"Sir,---In reply to your communication I
beg to say,
that although my offer, to which it refers,
was addresse
et,
d
to a gentleman individually, and not to the public, y
as he has declined my challenge, and as your letter and
duplicate, forwarded to me at two addresses, have come
to hand before any other application has reached me, I
have very grea,., satisfaction and pride in transferring to
a General in her Alajesty's service the insurance against
the risk of invasion which I had intended for the relief
of the terrors of a respecta,ble conductor of an influential
provincial newspaper.. I must, however, suggest one
sheration in the terms of agreement as contained in your
letter.' Instead of undertaking to pay 10,000/, when an
invasion takes place to one whose professional duty it
might be to prevent such an event from occurring, and
who might thereby be placed iu the invidious position of
conking the chalice of his own defeat, I will, upon the
condition that you subscribe. a shilling a-week to the
Manchester Infirmary, enter into a legal engagement to
pay you the above sum of money when a French inva-
sion is attempted. Enclosed is the name of my solicitor,
and I should wish the bond to be. completed as soon as
possible ,—in which, with your views, you will I dare
say agree with me ; and I have the honour to be
" Your obedient servant,
" RICHARD COBDEN.
"Lieutenant-General Brotherton, &c.
"P.S.—I shall inform the treasurer of the Manchester
Infirmary that a subscription from me to that charitye, of
2/. 12s. a-year will be paid by you duringour lifetim
or until the French attempt an invasion of these islands."

Maranham at 61d. to 6id., 20 Bahia at 60., 700
Egyptian at 64d. to 74d., 900 Surat at 3/d. to 41d.,
and the remainder nearly all American. Railway
Shares were dull and heavy at lower prices.
The produce markets have this week been steady
on the whole, and the business done has proved
satisfactory. Tallow is duller, and Co Tee not
brisk, but Sugar has been steadily purchased for
consumption. Tea is quiet, and Cotton in demand.
Spices have attracted attention.
The Silk market is thus reported on by Mr.
Henry W. Eaton :
"In Chinas, the sales of Tsatlees have been limited,
the trade probably wishing to see the qualities of the
recent arrivals before operating, while all the Taysaams
have been taken at fully previous rates. In Bengal
silk a fair business has continued, • every thing from
lls. Gd. to 12s. 6d. selling currently. About 120 bales
of the Jungypore qualities lately alluded to have also
been sold at from 12s. 6d. to 13s. 3d. The accounts
just received from Calcutta report the market as firm,
and the prospects of the new Bund good as regards
quantity. The Brutias imported during the month have
been sold freely at a slight advance on the prices of De-
cember. The Persians, owing to the present scarcity of
coarse silk, were also taken at from 12s. 3d. to 135.,
prices to which our manufacturers have not been ac-
customed for a long time, until lately, and at which I
cannot believe that the consumption by them can reach
its former extent. As, however, the importers are, in
consequence of these prices, offering in this market the
stocks which they have in France, a portion of which
are now arriving from Marseilles or Paris, in addition to
the expected importations from• Persia, we many natu-
, rally hope for more reasonable (prices in this [silk. In
L Italian Silk there has been very little doing."
All further dispute between the " Australian
Consols Golti and Copper Mines Company," with
regard to the large tract of land which it possesses,
and which it intends to lease to mineral companies,
has been obviated by the owner confirming the
title, as will be seen in the following letter ad-
dressed to the directors :
"As the solicitor of Captain Macqueen, I beg to in-
form you that I withdraw the notice of the rescinding
the contract between Captain Macqueen and the said
company, served upon you, and dated the 30th Decem-
ber, 1852, the differences between the company and the
Captain having been satisfactorily adjusted.
"I am happy to add that no further question is likely
to arise as to the validity of the contract between Cap-
tain Macqueen and the company, and that Captain
Macqueen is fully prepared to deliver possession of the
Segenl oe estate to the company's agent on his arrival
there.—l am, Gent'emen, your obedient Servant,
(Signed) " J. NEEDHAM."
The commercial news just received by the Col-
lins line of steamer from New York is very satis-
factory, and the exchange on London was im-
proving.

- The accounts received from Mexico by this op-
poi :amity are even worse than those to hand yes-
terday, the revolution being rapidly extended to
all provinces.
From New Granada, the agents of the bond-
holders write that an arrangement in reference to
the divideLds in arrear is promised.
The English Securities have been very dull, and

the continued decline at Paris checks any improve
ment here, with the knowledge that the Bank of
England is still losing its bullion. Consols have
been 99 to for transfer, and 99k to for account.
The New 3k per Cents. have been quoted 103 to 3,
and the 3 per Cents. 991 to par. Exchequer Bills
.of March are dull at 555. prem.
Foreign Stocks are quite neglected. The only
bargains are in New Grenada Deferred, at 11; in
Venezuela, at 38 ; and in Spanish New Defe:Ted
at 224 to . Dutch 4 per Cents. have been heavy
at 974 to
The Railway Share Market has been extremely
depressed, and the speculators for a fall are still
selling freely, upon the ground that the dividends
are low. The North-Western have receded 1/. to
1/. 10s., the Midland it., the Oxford and Wolver-
hampton 1/., the South-Eastern 1/. 55., the Caledo-
nian 1/. to it. 10s., and Great Western 1/. to 2/.
Most others hP,ve gone down in proportion. French
shares are weak and quite neglected.
The Gold Mine Shares have been flat, but gene-
rally at about the previous rates. The United
Mexican Mine Shares have been heavy, as the ac-
counts from the mines do not show quite such a
largo product, and the Zacateca' claim has been
compromised for less than was expected.
The Land Company's Shares are lower ; and
the Australian Banks are scarcely so good.

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY,
(Frsa the Official List.) _

P.ueiness done,
3 per Cent. I?7;duced Annuities....... ..... 99,1 1C J
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 34 per Cent. Annuitics lO3 4-
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6s
Consols for Account 10th February 094
Exchequer Bills 41. March. June.
£lOOO.. ..... ............ ................... 55
£5OO 5B
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'C LOCK
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds 3i per Cent.
Dutch Exchange 2 per Cent
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.....,., .

Consols . .......................
Ditto February Account ..

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HALP-PAST TWO,
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ENERGETIC AGITATION IN FAVOUR OF THE BALLOT.—
We have much pleasure in informing our readers that
measures are now in active progress, under circumstances
of the most auspicious kind, for commencing an
energetic agitation in favour of vote by ballot. On
Wednesday a private meeting of some of the most dis-
tinguished friends of secret voting, was held in the Lon-
don Tavern, with a view to adopt the necessary steps
for a great metropolitan demonstration in favour of the
ballot. Mr. H. F. Berkeley, the member for Bristol,
appropriately presided on the occasion. The great
metropolitan demonstration has been fixed for to-
morrow fortnight, .by which time all the members
of Parliament favourable to secret voting will be in town.
An association to promote the success of the forthcom-
ing agitation, is now in the course of formation, and on
the list of the committee we already find the names of
nearly twenty members of Parliament, headed by Mr.
Cobden. We are sure we need not add that this journal
will give its warmest support to the contemplated move-
ment.—Morning Advertiser.
ST. MARYLEBONE BANK FOR SAVINGS.—The 23d
annual general meeting of this institution was held on
Thursday, the 3d of this month, at the office, 76, Wel-
beck-street, Cavendish-square—the Rev. John Hume
Spry, D.D., in the chair. It appeared from the several
reports react to the meeting, that the progress of the bank
during the last year had been of a satisfactory desrip-
tion, no less than 2,504 new deposits having been made
in the last year. 2,774 deposit accounts remained
open on the 20th of November last, of which 17,284
held balances averaging less than 21. 19s. 7d. The sum
in the hands of the Government on the 20th Nov., 1852,
as per receipt from National Debt-office, signed by Sir
A. Spearman, Bart., and laid before the meeting, was
364,5261. 12s. ; in the hands of the treasurer, Sir Claude
Fdward Scott, Bart., whose acknowledgment was like-
wise produced, 1,2071. 18s. ; in the hands of the actu-
ary, 141. 3s. 4d.—total, 365,7481. 13s. 4d. The balance
due to depositors at that date, as per balance-sheets,
produced, 364,917/. 19s. 9d.— surplus, 8301. 13s. 7d.
The balance due to depositors has since risen to 375,831/.
4s. 7d.

THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.—The Earl of
St. Germans made his public entry into Dublin, at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The day turned out very
fine, and his Excellency rode on horseback from West-
land-row to the Castle. His reception along the route
was extremely cordial. A body of the University stu-
dents cheered the noble Earl as the cortege passed the
college. The Lord Mayor and Corporation preceded
the procession from the railway terminus to the Castle.
The Countess of St. Germans and the Ladies Eliot,
rode in a close carriage, and were also cordially greeted
by the spectators stationed in the streets.

FRENCH SURVEYS OF THE BRITISH COAST.—The fol-
lowing very extraordinary statement appears in the Bel-
fast Banner :—" We have received from an Edinburgh
correspondent a letter, dated the 29th ult., in which it is
stated that during the last week a French steamer has
been cruising off Berwick, and every night the men are
engaged in taking soundings of the Tweed, while during
the day artists are employed in making sketches of
the coast. Our contemporary adds that this steamer,
having completed its mission at Berwick, has gone to
Newcastle on a similar errand."
DR. CUMMING ON THE CASE OF THE MADIAIS.—Last
night Dr. Cumming del ,rered a lecture on the case of
the Madiais, to a cro vded auditory, at the Caledonian
Caurc'i, Holloway. The rev. gentleman improved the
occasion to point that moral which he has already deve-
loped in his newspaper letters— that the persecution of
the Madiais, and all such similar cases constantly occur-
ring in Italy, are the logical consequences of the canoni-
cal law of the Church of Rome, which insists upon the
persecution and extirpation of heretics as a primary ec-
clesiastical duty.
IRON PAVEMENTS.—Workmen arc paving Howard-
Oreet, Boston, United States, with cast iron. The pave-
ment is composed of circular boxes of cast iron, about
12 inches in diameter, and five inches in height, divided
into six compartments, so small as not to admit the
hoof of a horse. These spaces will be filled with gravel ;
but some other substances, such as
a composition of
asphaltum and sand or gearel, may be found more suit-
able. The surface of the pavement is grooved, to pre-
vent horses from slipping, and on the outer edge of each
box are keys which fit into the edges of the surrounding
bo::es—thus binding the whole firmly together. The
thickness of the outer rim and inner division is about an.
inch. The street will be covered with a net-work of
iron, filled in with a substance to produce a smooth and
durable surface.

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.
By the steam-ship Pacific, we have advices from
New York to the 22d ult.
She brought 54 passengers, but no specie.
The Pacific passed Holyhead at two p.m. yester-
day, but was compelled to come to anchor off the
buoy at six p.m. through fog, and did not arrive
till seven o'clock this morning.
The screw steam-ship Andes, from Liverpool,
arrived at New York on the 21st. There' is no
news of importance by this arrival.
In the New York stock market a large business
had been done at firm prices. The money market
was easy. Foreign exchanges in good demand.
Bills on London, 109 i to 1091 ; Paris, 5 13i to
5 12k.
The cotton market was buoyant, but without any
alteration in prices. Wheat and flour without
change. Freights to London unaltered.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY),

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Baron Martin.)

THE GOLD CHAIN CASE.

John Edward Lamude surrendered to take his trial
on a charge of selling a chain purporting to be gold,
knowing the same to be of base metal.
Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Sir F. Thesiger and Mr.
Clarkson defended.
Mr. Parry opened the case, stating that the chain in
question, though sold for 3/.105., was worth intrinsically
only 195., and adding 10s. for the expense of manufac-
ture, there would leave a profit of 2/. In fact, not quite
one-third of the chain was gold.
Mr. Baron Alderson said that, after directing
considerable attention to the case he had come to the
conclusion that this was not an indictable offence. Lord
Mansfield had ruled a similar case in the same manner.
No doubt there was cheating and fraud in the case, but
it was more a case of a foolish bargain between two
parties, in which one of them had been deceived. The
proper proceeding would have been to take a warranty,
and then the sufferer by the bargain would have had his
remedy by civil action. He did not believe that it was
an indictable offence, much less against the shopman,
who was not shown to have been aware of the spurious
nature of the goods he was selling.
Mr. Parry said there was a case in the books in which
a person going into a pawnbroker's shop, and offering to
sell a dozen thimbles which he said were silver, and
afterwards turned out to be base metal, had been in-
dicted for it.
Mr. Baron Alderson said this case came under the
head of endeavouring to obtain money under false pre-
tences, because here the seller took the first step. He
should, however, ask the jury whether they thought
there was sufficient evidence to show that the shopman
was aware of the spurious nature of the goods he was
selling.
The Jury having consulted, said they did not think
that the blame rested with the prisoner ; they did not
think that he was aware of the nature of the goods.
The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged.
THE CORN FORGERIES.

Robert Ferdinand Pries was placed at the bar, charged
with feloniously uttering a receipt for 7,323 quarters of
wheat, with intent to defraud James Holford and others ;
also with unlawfully obtaining, by false pretences, the
sum of 9,0001., with intent to defraud Ignace Schultoff
and another of the same.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr.
Huddlestone defended.

Mr. Ballantine opened the case, and proceeded to call
the following witnesses :
Mr. Hermann Christian Turck, examined by Mr.
Parry—l am a member of the firm of Collmann, Stoltes-
forth and Co., foreign bankers, of London and Ham-
burgh. I have known the prisoner six years. Our
house has been in the habit of advancing money to
at some times during the last year to the amount of
50,000/. The document which I hold in my hand was
deposited by the prisoner with us as security.
The document being read, purported to be an acknow-
ledgment of the transfer of 7,323 qrs. of wheat to the
order of Messrs. Collmann and Stolterforth, by direction
of Mr. R. F. Pries. The document was signed Young
and Brown.
Mr. Young, examined by Mr. Ballantine--The signa-
ture attached to this document is neither mine nor that
of my partner. This is the usual form of document
given by them.
Mr. Huddlestone contended that this document was

not an accountable receipt. It was nothing more than
the acknowledgment or assertion of a transfer, and the
forgery of it did not, therefore, amount to a felony
within the statute.

Mr. Baron Alderson said that at present he enter•
tained no doubt whatever that the document was an ac.
countable receipt.

Mr. Baron Martin was entirely of the same opinion.
Mr: Brown, the other partner of the firm of Brown and
Young, deposed to the name of the firm being a
forgery.
Mr. Turck recalled ; examination by Mr. Parry—On
the 30th December the prisoner came to me, and asked
me to allow him to take away the document, for the pur-
pose of raising money in other quarters. I allowed him
to take it, first writing on it, " Retransferred to Mr. R.
F. Pries."
Mr. Emile Adolphe Hermann—l am the managing
clerk of Messrs. Holford and Co., foreign bankers. On
the 4th of January the prisoner brought this document
to our bank. Seeing the name of Collmann and Stol-
terfoth upon it, I had no hesitation, and upon this and
anothe document I advanced the prisoner 18,0001.
John Huggin, the detective, deposed to having taken
the prisoner into custody while in the train for Newcastle.
Mr. Young recalled, and cross-examined by Mr.
Huddlestone—We should never give such a document
as this if we had no corn answering the description in
our possession.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Huddleston addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner.
Mr. Baron Martin summed up, anl
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Ballantine said he thought it but part of his duty
to mention that there were two other indictments
against the prisoner, and that there were many other
documents in the possession of Messrs. Collmann and
CO. similar to those on which the prisoner hsd been
indicted.
Mr. Baron Alderson sentenced the prisoner to trans-
portation for life.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FEB. 3

The following bad the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duke and Duchess of Lein-
ster, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the
Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Mul-
grave, the Dean of Chester, the Rev. F. and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, and Mr. Gibbs:
The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the
Castle, and played during dinner.
Her Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and
played the following selection :
Overture; " Joko" Lindpaintner.
Fantasia, Contra Basso, Mr. A. C
Rowland Rowland.
Selection, " Lestocq" Auber.
Kriege's Marsch Mendelssohn.
Prince Albert went out hunting this forenoon, attended
by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon.

'The followinc, have been invited, and are expected to-
day:—The Lord-Chancellor' and Lady Cranworth, the
Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere,
Lord and Lady Ashburton, the Right Hon. Sidney and
Mrs. Herbert, and Sir William and Lady Molesworth.
The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora
Macdonald have succeeded to the Hon. Amelia Murray
and the Hon. Lucy Kerr as Maids of Honour inWaiting
to the Queen.

The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage
this afternoon, attended by Lord A. Paget and Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon' on horseback.
Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Monday
next, the 7th instant, at Windsor Castle. Summonses
were issued yesterday from the Privy Council-office to
the Ministers and Officers of State.

Count Colloredo, the Austrian Minister, had an inter.
view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Foreign.
office.

A deputation of the Local Executive Committee on
the Manchester and Salford Boroughs' Education Bill,
consisting of Mr. William Entwisle (chairman), Mr.
John Peel (honorary secretary), the Rev. C. Richson,
and Mr. J; P. Bunting, were introduced by Sir James
Kay Shuttleworth, and had interviews yesterday with
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, and
the President of the Board in the course of the day.
The Earl of Aberdeen left town for Windsor Castle
after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council yesterday
afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. The Lord Chan-
cellor leit town yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her
Majesty.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview on Wednesday with the
Chancellor of' the Exchequer, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day from the Governors of the West India Islands.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday. The Lords present were—The Lords Justices
Knight Bruce and Turner, the Judge of the Admiralty
Court, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan. An appeal
from Canada, part heard, " Pollok v. Bradbury," was
res ur ed and concluded. An appeal from the Preroga-
Court, " Farlar v. Lane," was commenced. The
ca a was adjourned.

The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town on Wednes.
day night from seat, Clumber, Notts.

A Cabinet Council was held at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The
Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Granville' the Duke of Argyll, Viscount
Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Newcastle,
Sir James Graham, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and
Sir William Molesworth.
The Marquis of Lansdowne travelled from Bowood
yesterday morning to attend the Council, and arrived at
the Foreign-office soon after 3 o'clock. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer also joined his colleagues, after attend-
ing in the Treasury with the Governor and Deputy-
Governor of the Bank of England on the subject of the
loan.

The Council broke up about half-past 5 o'clock.