The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-11 00:00:00

ME SUN, _ LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1869

The Duke of ABER CORN'S comparative review
profits him nothing. In one respect, indeed, it is
against him. When the Fenian rebellion took place,
the Government found much sympathy and assistance
from the Opposition leaders, and the whole nation
was united in the effort to secure peace. The Con-
servative rejoicings over present troubles are a dis-
credit to the party.

WE are now in possession of something like com-
plete details of the strange slave trade which has
been lately carried. on between Australia and the
South Sea Islands. This traffic looked inno-
cent enough at first. The Queensland
planters found themselves blessed with more
soil than they could cultivate, and they accordingly
offered the natives of certain South Sea Islands
favourable terms for a period of service. The picture
they drew of life on a Queensland plantation appears
to have materially resembled the glowing
prospect laid before the country yokel by
the recruiting sergeant. The disillusion, too, was
equally complete. The natives found the reward
small and the labour great. They had given up their
idle lot on their pleasant islands—those bright spots
which yield a subsistence without effort—for a life of
bondage without any proportionate gain. They were
beguiled, and even compelled, to leave their homes,
and were no more able to quit the plantations to
which they were conveyed than a Cuban negro.
This slave traffic became so flagrant that at length
the Queensland Legislature interfered. An Act was
passed, stipulating that no Polynesian labourers should
be engaged unless a missionary or other impartial person
previously explained the bargain. This witness must
see that the consent of the native was unfettered.
Unfortunately, this measure did not put an end to
the worst features of' the traffic. The missionary
clause was set at nought, the natives were kidnapped,
and the free engagement system developed into an
unmistakeable slave trade. From July 1867
up to the end of last year we have a regular
narrative of these infamous doings, nor is
there any ground for believing that the traffic has
ceased since the latter date. On some occasions the
natives were induced to leave their homes, and were
retained in Queensland after the expiration of the
bargain. Other wretches were carried off bodily with-
out compact. There is one tale of a band who were
hired for three months—as the engagement was re-
presented to them ; but they had not obtained their
liberty at the end of three years. Two sons of an
island chief were forcibly thrown into a boat and were
never seek again. The Latona, a notorious offender,
made two voyages, the crew induced twenty men to
come on board by promises of tobacco, and imme-
diately carried them off.

So far from diminishing, such information as leaks
out respecting this trade represents it as on the
increase. The business is profitable, and it is safe ;
hence it is very largely sought after as an eligible mode
of turning a penny. The Polynesian Labourers'
Act—the measure providing the missionary super-
vision—has proved a miserable failure. Indeed,
it is not at all clear that the Queensland authorities
display any anxiety for its success. The
Queensland planters are predominant in the colony.
Their self-interest is not easy to set aside, and the
tendency of men to take advantage of simplicity and
ignorance is as strong now as in ruder times.
The Act is systematically evaded. A slave
trade is carried on by the inhabitants of a
British colony, and a stigma is cast, not
only upon our character as a nation, but more directly
upon those missionary efforts of which our religious
societies are justly proud. With what force can one
white man preach the Gospel whilst his countrymen
are guilty of deeds which reduce them to the
level of the savage ? There can be no doubt of the
proper course to be taken. The Queensland Parlia-
ment may mean well, but it has failed ; and it is the
duty of the British Government to step in. The
same means by which the slave trade of other
nations has been suppressed must be employed
against our own. The squadron which
so long kept watch on the West Coast of Africa
must now cruise in another sea. The Queensland
slave trade- may be attended With less cruelty than
the deportation of African negroes ; but it is wicked,
nevertheless, and must be put down.

TIIE (ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ROME, Dec. 5.

The ceremony of taking the oaths took place as men-
tioned to you on Thursday, and the allocution spoken by
the Pope on the occasion will have ere this reached you
by telegraph, having appeared in the Giornale di
Roma on Friday. Its paternal tone does not ex-
clude a very clear allusion to " the projected attempts to
trouble the discussions" and " the enemy who sows tares "
is pointed out beyond mistake. There is also another
passage which has caused a great impression—the Pope's
reference to the Council as his last act on earth. He has
never before alluded openly to the fact of his great age
and the approach of that term which no Pontiff since St.
Peter has reached. He is, however, in excellent health
and spirits, and is perfectly confident of the issue of the
Council.

The ceremony took place in the Sixtine Chapel,
which had been stripped of its benches in order
to give room for the assembly. Nothing more
splendid as a religious spectacle can be con-
ceived than was the coup The scarlet of the cardi-
nals, the violet of the Bishops, the rich and varied oriental
costumes, coming out in the most brilliant relief of light
and colour on the dim frescoes and time-worn arras back-
ground.

The Pope entered at ten o'clock, vested in white, with
the mazetta and stole, and as he crossed the threshold
of the sacristry the whole assembly, moved by a sponta-
neous feeling of reverence, threw themselves on their
knees. The Pope, 'who appeared deeply moved, gave
the " Aspergis," and after having prayed before the altar
for a few moments, ascended the throne, whence, in a clear
and thrilling voice that vibrated through the vast hall like
the sound of a clarion—(l write from the description of
one who formed part of the assembly)—he read the allo-
cution.

Cardinals Antonelli and Grassellini, deacons, (having
taken their places right and left of the Pope), with Car-
dinal Carelli, secretary of the Briefs, the latter, by order
of the Pope, read the names of the five Cardinals who pre-
side over the General Congregations of the Council, and
then the names of the major officers, after which the Pope
gave the blessing. - y.
All the Fathers being then seated, a master of cere-
monies introduced Prince Orsini, in his costume as Prince
Assistant of the Throne, and having knelt and kissed the
Pope's foot, he took his place at his side. The rest of
the officers having been then introduced, they knelt in a semi
circle before the Pope, and Mgr. Jacobini read the formula
of the oath about to be rendered to them. The Book of the
Holy Gospels, supported by the two cardinal deacons, was
placed on the knees of the Pope, and each officer in his turn
laid his hand upon it, swearing at the same time. The oath
implies strict secresy as to the proceedings the assistants
may witness, so that I need scarcely say that save the
public acts of the council, nothing of the manner of debate
can be known. _ _

Cardinal Moreno consecrated the new Bishop of Chiapa
(Mexico), this morning, in the Church of San Giaesino, in
Augusta (Cons), having the Bishops of Guadaluxara, and
Puebla de los Angelos, for assistants. A great number of
persons were present at the ceremony.
The whole Sacred College is now united in Rome, with
the exceptions of Cardinal Cullen, who is daily expected,
Cardinal Dounct, who will arrive for New Year's Day, and
Cardinal Roisaeli, who is still too ill to leave Switzerland,
and Cardinal Donald, whose age and infirmities are too
great to allow of his taking so long a voyage.
The Anglican deputation of clergymen is expected
hourly in Rome in order to meet the Pontifical commis-
sioners appointed to consider and discuss the questions of
Anglican difficulties.

The very extensive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained
a world• wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be
called " The Royal Irish Distillery."

HIGE WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
MORNING. EVENING
SATURDAY 30 miu past 7 0 miu past 8
SUNDAY 35 min past 8 12 min past 9
MONDAY 46 min past 9 .15 min past 10

TUESDAY 50 min past 10 20 min past 11
WEDNEMAY 50 min past 11 30imin past 12
THURSDAY 12 min past 12 34 min past 12
FILIDAY 53 min past 12 12 min past 1

NAVAL AND 1111LI7ARY INIELLIGENCL

Yesterday the Ist Dragoon Guards, from Man-
chester, consisting of 19 officers, 500 men, and 380
horses, embarked at Liverpool on board the steamers
Trafalgar, Windsor, and St. Patrick for Dublin.
The wives and children of the soldiers left in ano-
ther steamer. 'At the same time the 40th and 80th
Regiments embarked at Holyhead. The 80th, from
Fleetwood and Liverpool, are relieved by the 35th
from Aldershot. To-day the Falcon leaves Liver-
pool with 57 men of the 24th Regiment.
It has been decided to make the 22d Company of
Royal Engineers, stationed at the School of Mili-
tary Engineering, at Brompton Barracks, into a
" telegraph company"—that is, the company will b
specially engaged upon the national telegraphs
when they are taken over by the Post-office autho-
rities. This has been expected for some time, and
a few days since Captain C. E. Webber, R.E.,
arrived at Chatham from the Curragh to take CJM-
mand of the company. When the 22d Company
arrived from the Cape a few weeks since it was
composed of a very scanty number of non-commis-
sioned officers and men, a long fortign service hav-
ing gradually diminished its strength, so that at last
it had become but a skeleton. The company will now
be filled up to the required strength from the vari-
ous other companies at the head-quarters of the
corps at Brompton, men of course being selected
with a special reference to the duties they will have
to execute in superintending the construction, re-
pair, or working of telegraphs, and fortunately there
are numbers of men in the corps who have the spe-
cial knowledge required.
Captain and Brevet Lient.-Col. C. H. Ingilby,
late of the 11th Brigade Royal Artillery, has left
Woolwich for Plymouth to join the -11th Brigade
Royal Artillery at that station, vice Captain W. H.
Watson, rt moved to the 10th Brigade, on service at
Malta.

An improvement long needed at Chatham for
the accommodation of the Royal Navy, as for all
using the river Medway, was yesterday brought
to a successful termination by the handing over of
a new and very substantial landing-place at the
Sun Pier, by Mr. Lewis Whitehead, a townsman,
who has collected subscriptions and carried out
the work, to the pier Commissioners—the Local
Board of Health. Hitherto there has been no
proper means of landing at the Sun Pier at night,
and come seafaring men have perished, it is feared,
by accidents in attempting to land. Government
officials have a right to use the pier but Admiralty
Boards have declined to pay the coat of providing
a landing place for use at night. However, for the
purposes of this new landing, a very excellent float-
ing stage has been lent from Chatham Dockyard.
The landing place having been made, the Pier Cotn-
missioners, who had not funds to provide it, hence-
forth maintain it.

The following promotions were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commanders to be Captains—
George D. Bevan, Arthur Morrell, James H. Bush-
nell, Charles E. Stevens, George Snares, Francis
G. Suttie,. and Alexander Buller. Lieutenants to
be Commanders—Howard Kerr, Uvedale C. Single-
ton, George J. G. Purcell, Lewis B. Solly, George
11Iorice, Richard Sheepshanks, John Shortt, Francis
M. Ommanney, Francis Stirling, and Henry H.
Washington.

THE NOVEMBER METEORS.

The Daily News publishes an interesting article upon the
November meteors. Although in England we had no note-
worthy display, yet gradually news is coming in from
various places which suffices to indicate that the earth
passed in reality through a very widely-extended and
tolerably dense portion of the meteor-stream this year.
The evidence received from the eastern parts of the
Mediterranean is so striking that it well deserves careful
consideration. Let it be remembered, first of all, that the
display in 1866 lasted but a few hours ; that in 1867 it
was even briefer; while in 1863 falling stars were
seen on- two nights in succession (in America), a fact
which indicates that the earth was upwards of twenty-
four hours in passing through the meteoric stream.
But now observe what Lieutenant Tupman reports
from Port Said, in Egypt. As early as November 8
small meteors were noticed, whose motion, directed
from the well-known "radiant" in Leo, shewed that they
belonged to the true November meteor-stream. Again, en
the morning of the 10th, between ono and four, meteors
were observed to radiate from the constellation Leo at the
rate of eight per hour. On the following morning they
were still falling, but in fewer numbers; while on the 12th
no stars were seen to travel from Leo, though manychooting
stars, not belonging to the November system, wore observed.
Here then we find that there had been a vast outlying
branch of the November meteor system, so perfectly dis-
tinct from the main stream as to leave a complete gap
—so to speak--which the earth occupied a day and more
in traversing, and yet unmistakably associated with that
stream, since the radiation of stars from Leo could bear no
other interpretation. On the 12th, however, there was a
lull, and even on the morning of the 13th very few stars
were seen to radiate from the Sickle in Leo. The
morning of the 14th was that on which the
true display was expected ; and the event cor-
responded to the anticipations which had been
formed by astronomers. The morning was not very
deer—" half a gale of wind was blowing from the
northward, and heavy clouds, continually passing, rarely
left a third of the sky visible." "Nevertheless a brilliant
display seas seen, of short duration, corresponding in this
latter particular more with the shower of 1867 than any
other recent showers. From half-past twelve to a quarter
past one a.m., a largo portion of the sky being clear
overhead at times, only two small meteors were seen,
neither of which radiated from Leo. At half pact
two the watch was resumed, and between large open-
ings in the clouds the shower was seen at its height.
Most brilliant meteors, many of which illuminated
the view around like flashes of lightning, often of a bright
green colour, shot with astonishing rapidity at the rate of
one or two every minute. This continued at about the
same rate until four o'clock, when there was a sudden
diminution in the numbers, and before five o'clock all
was over." The news received from Father Secchi, at
Rome, spews that the particular part of the November
meteor-system which gave the brilliant display wit
nessed by Lieutenant Tupman was the same which
the Roman obsereer watched. Ho counted no fewer
than 183 meteors in half-an-hour. Undoubtedly
the most remarkable result of these observations
is the confirmation they afford of the view recently brought
forward by Mr. Alexander Herschel, that the November
meteor-stream is not single. lie points to the existence of
fewer than three distinct branches, of wh.ch the cen-
tral one is the largest. But at the part of the system
cios,;ed this year by the earth the brr.nches russet be very
much farther apart than at the portions crossed in the
years 1866-1868. Lieutenant Tupman, in fact, recognised
only two branches, of which the second was obviously the
bright or cntral ono. And as his letter is dated
November 15th, it follows that if the third outlying
stream is as far separated from the middle one as the first
has been slaewn to be, the earth had not yet reached it
when the last observations were made. But taking only
the results we have to hand, and noticing that the meteors
belonging to the first stream were seen on four successive
days, we have this astounding result, that the branch-
stream in question was no less than 1,700,000 miles deoa
(measured square to the direction in which it lies.) Then
cause a gap which the earth took more than a day in pas-
sing—corresponding to a distance of some 500,000 miles ;
and then the earth plunged through the more compact
central stream, whose thickness would seem to have been
shout 70,000 miles only. These figures are surprising
enough ; but when we consider the enormous exten-
sion of the meteor-stream, we are even more astonished.
It has now been rendered all but certain that
each of two great branches at least extends
without break or interruption from the portion crossed
by the earths in November, 1666, to the part crossed this
year ; and knowing what we do of the path followed
by the meteors, we are absolutely certain that the part
traversed in 1866 is now about a thousand millions c f
n:ii.cs away Irons us—is, in fact, passing not far from the
orbit of distant Saturn. Along the whole of that rime-
mons distance these two meteor-streams extend with a
depth varying from forty or fifty thousand miles to the
enormous depths mentioned above, and with a breadth
which, though unmeasured, may be safely assumed to
exceed the depth tenfold at least.

A sad case of death from starvation has just
occurred in Newport. The deceased, Richard Williams, a
man respectably brought up, but lately very much reduced
in means, appliLd to the police in Newport a week ago for
assistance. The Superintendent gave him a letter to
the relieving officer, relating the particulars of the case.
The latter official, however, refused to give deceased a ticket
of admission to the workhouse without an order from the
doctor. Before that order was obtained the man perished of
hunger and cold in the public street.

Police innocence has again resulted in the escape of
a criminal through personation. While two women, one
charged with drunkenness, and the other with housebreak-
ing, were being conveyed from a district lock-up at Liverpool
to the main bridewell, on Thursday morning, they agreed to
change their names. As the drunken people are called up
first, the female housbreaker was enabled to get clear with a
small fine, and it was not till the other woman's turn came
to appear in the dock that the truth oozed out. The police
are trying to recapture the housebreaker, and meanwhile
her " friend in need" is retained in custody.

The Queen has presented to the Steamboat Com-
pany, in whose boat her Majesty lately visited Loch Lomond,
a bonze statuette of the late Prince Consort, to be placed on
board the steamer Prince Consort, that on which her
Majesty enjoyed her pleasure sail. The statuette and
pedestal stand about 3i feet in height, the latter being of oak
and walnut, with bronze tracery. The statuette represents
the Prince in full llighlaud costume :—" Albert, Prince
Consort. Presented to the Directors of the Loch Lomond
Steamboat Company, in recollection of October the 4th, !86,
by Queen Victoria."

UNPLEASANT.—A. French contemporary tells a
curious story of gf. photographer's revenge. "A Moldo-
Walla,cbian Prince—whatever that may be—had his like-
ness taken by one of these scientific artists the other day,
and was so dissatisfied with the unflattering result that he
declined to pay for it. Thereupon the photographer had a
large number of copies struck off, and offered them for
sale as portraits of Tropmann. The success of the experi-
ment was prodigious ; the Moldo-Wallachian Prince awoke
one morning and found himself—or, more strictly Speaking,
Is is portrait--infamous'.

•
TILE ROYAL ACADEMY.--The academic year of
the Royal Academy terminated on Friday, when the prizes
won by the students were awarded. by the President, Sic
F. Grant. It was the first "breaking up" celebrated in,
Piccadilly, and admittedly in respect of the principal com-
petitions, a remarkable proof of the advancement that has
been made by the young men of the English school in the
arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture. The
presentation took plzu:e iu the large room of the
Academy. Sir Francis Grant, who was loudly cheered
by the students on taking the chair, expressed the
great pleasure he felt at the ability the students had
exhibited. He stated that so exceptionally meri-
torious was sculpture this year that the Council
bad considered it de.irable to award an additional
gold medal. The award of prizes w.ts then proceeded
with. Travelling studentship, two years, for sculptors,
Mr. Wills We may state here that the travelling student-
ship (the same prize) was won last year by Mr.
Holl, with a painting entitled " The Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away," but that gentleman,
finding he was unable to avail himself of the advantages
involved in the honour, placed it again at the disposal of
the Royal Academy, who decided to offer it to sculptors.
The subject was "Adam and Eve's Expulsion from Para-
dise." The " Historical " gold medal, for painting.
" I.7lyses and the Nui se," was awarded to Mr. F,
T. (Jo Ball, son of the Lelehrated painter of
name. The competition, as in the sculpture,
was strong, at least .one otle_r picture (being next to tit
pize winner) shoving extraordinary merit. Two year;
sgo Mr. Goodall took the Turner medal with a fine land-
-cape, entitled "Autumn,". The silver medal fur paintin::.
ront the figure was not given; but fur the best drawing
from the figure, Mr. F. T. Goodall was again succes3ful ; Mr
(!uttna n coming second. The second prize fur modelling front
the figure was given to Mr. ltrock. Mr. Mills was adjudges
the medal for the best drawing from the antique
Mrs. Howard Goodall taking the second, and Mr
'Bromley the third prizes in this competition. Modelling
from the antiquo---1. Mr. White; 2. Mr. Winter; and 3.
Mr. Stocks. The best copy of an old master was adjudged
to have been made by Mr. Gadsby; the best restoration
from the antique (the Tom of Hercules) by Mr. White.
On the conclusion of the award of prizes the Academy was
"broken up" until 1870.

JUDGE, COUNSEL, .ND JURY AT THE

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Middlesex Sessions is occasionally a lively place.
There were two very pleasant " scenes " there on Friday.
The Assistant-Judge, Sir William Bodkin, had before him
Charles Emmett, indicted for assaulting James Maloney
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor lives at
22, Little Wild-street, and about a fortnight ago, on a
Saturday, he went into a public-house to light his pipe,
when the prisoner accused him of having insulted him,
which he denied, and left the place. He was followed to
the street, where ho was struck and knocked down, and
became insensible. A police-constable proved that he saw
the prisoner strike the prosecutor, and knock him down,
and his head came in contract with the kerbstone. The
prosecutor was conveyed to Charing-cross Hospital, being
then in an insensible state, having a fracture of the check
bone, and upper jaw, and one of his teeth was knocked out.
Three pieces of the jaw had since come out, and he was
still under medical treatment. A witness was called for
the defence, who said there were about half a dozen men
outside the public-house, that the prosecutor came up
and struck the prisoner, and knocked his hat off,
and then ran away down Great Wild-street and the
prisoner after him. The prosecutor then fell and struck his
head against the kerb. Ay did not see any blow struck,
but merely saw him fall with his head in the way
he had described. The jury returned a verdict
of Not Guilty.—The Judge : Do you think the man
struck himself ?—The Foreman : We consider it was an
accident. We believe the witness for the defence,
who was upon his oaths.—The Judge: On what ground
do you say you find your verdict of Not Guilty?
--The Foreman : On account of the provocation the pri-
soner received in being asked for money, and on his
refusing to comply, having his hat knocked off.—The
Judge : Do you believe everybody who is upon his oath ?
Exercise your common sense, gentlemen, and reconsider your
verdict —The.jury then consulted together, and seemed to
hesitate.---The Foreman : We have exercised our common
sense, and we think it a very unusual thing for a judge to chal-
lenge the verdict of a jury.-The Judge: It is on your re-
sponsibility.—The Foreman: We adhere to our verdict,
and we say that the prisoner is not guilty.—The prisoner :
I claim the verdict.—The Judge: After the remarks which
have pasted, you had better leave the box and retire to
the other court,--The Foreman : As your lordship pleases.
The jury then quitted the box, and a fresh jury was sworn
for the trial of the other cases. At a later period of the
day the Assistant Judge called up the prosecutor, and said
he had been cruelly used and greatly injured. It was in
the power of the court to make him some compensation,
and he should order him to receive £2 in addition to his
expenses.

Meanwhile, in the " other court," a little squabble, just
as unseemly was taking place. Charlotte Foster was in-
dicted, before Mr. Fayne, for stealing five boots, value
lOs , the property of George Sagrott, and also with
assaulting and beating Charlotte Sagrott. Mr. A. B.
oily prosecuted ; Mr. Douglas defended the pri-
soner, who pleaded not guilty. It was alleged
that the prisoner went to the prosecutor's shop in
company with others, and when they left a pair of
boors was missed.--Mr. Douglas cross-examined one of the
witnesses, who answered rather cleverly.—The- Judge said
he thought the witness was too strong for tho learned
counsel—Mr. Douglas (warmly): Is that a proper observa-
tion for your lordship to make ? I hope you will refrain
from those injudieisl remarks.—Thejudge: I merelysaid—
Mr. Douglas : I say it is an observation which you have
no right at all to make, and an observation which I hope
you will not repeat. It is most improper to interrupt me
when I was cross-examining a witness. It is done to em-
barrass mc.— The Judge : I don't embarrass you.—Mr.
Douglas : It is done for the purpose.—The Judge : I said
you were worrying the witness by embarrassing and ques-
tioning her iu all sorts of ways, and I said—perhaps it was
hasty—that she was too strong for you. There was no
harm in it.--Mr. Douglas : It was wrong and uncalled
for, and most injudicial.—The Judge: I don't think it.
--Mr. Douglas : Do you think that the witness ought to be
defended ? I say it was a most improper observation for
your lordship to make.--The Judge : Go on.--Mr.
Douglas : Very well ; if you---.—The Judge : I will not
say another word about it until you have finished.--Mr.
Dortglas : Will your lordship promise me that 2—The
Judge : I will not reply to such an impertinent observa-
tion.—The case then proceeded.—Mr. A. B. Kelly
addressed the jury for the prosecution.—Mr.
Douglas then addressed the jury for the prisoner
and denied that he had asked one question unnecessarily.
—The Judge: I said something about you worrying the
prisoner.--Mr. Douglas : I know you did, but was it fair
to shut the mouth of a counsel who was the mouthpiece of
the priooner?- --Mr. Sawyer (clerk to the county solicitor)
came in for Mr. Douglas, to attend some case which was
coming on in the other court. While this was going on his
loolshio said something which the reporter did not catch.
Mr. Douglas : I dare say that was some inuendo.—The
Judge : I said you might have gone.---Mr. Douglas: I am
ohliged to you, hut I don't choose to do so until I
have finished my address.--The Judge : Go on.—Mr.
Douglas : My profession imposes a duty upon
me, and as a man I have a duty to do.—
The Judge: Will you have the kindness to go on?
—The jury consulted, and said they were all agreed
eocept one.---A juror said he had taken down the whole of
the evidence, and he found a discrepancy in that of one of
the witnesses, and in this he was borne out by Mr.
Douglas.—The Judge : You must take my note of what
took place.--Mr. Douglas : He (the juror) knows the
evidence, as he has taken it down.--The Judge : He does
not. He has got it all wrong. (To the juror): Do
you want to ask the witness a question ?--Mr.
Douglas : I object to this. The jury must be
unanimous.—The Judge: Oh, everybody knows that. Mr.
Douglas was about to speak.--The Judge : Sit down, sir;
sit down (loudly). Mr. Douglas: Of course, I sit down.
The case then proceeded. In the result the jury were
locked up, and it was understood that one juror disagreed
with the other eleven. The Judge : Then, under the cir-
cumstances, I shall discharge without giving a verdict,
and the prisoner will be tried next sessions in the other
court.

Very few authors are so fortunate as the Rev. J.
Oonyngham M`Causland, rector of Clonmore, near Drog-
heda. This gentleman is the author of a treatise on a Jew-
ish subject, entitled "The Hope of Israel." The pamphlet
came under the notice of Mr. Peabody, who, in consideration
of the "pleasure" whioh its perusal gave him, has bo-
qu eat bed to Mr. 31.Causland the sum of £2,000.
THE WILL OF THE LATE MARQUIS OF WEST-
mixsTER.—Mr. Storey, barrister, of Overton, Torquay,
assures us, " on the best authority," that nearly the whole
of the late Marquis's Dorsctsbire estated is entailed on
Lord Richard Grosvenor under his late father's will, sub-
ject only to his mother's (the dowager marchioness's) life
interest in that estate ; and that during his mother's life-
time, Lord Richard Grosvenor will, in addition to the
annuity also giveh to him by the will—viz., £2,000 a year
now, and £I,OOO a year if ho marries—enjoy by arrange-
-' nt with his mother a considerable portion of the Dorset-

ire estate--an arrangement which the will has left the
dowager marchioness entirely free to carry out.— Western
3-forniny News.

AN OFFICIAL QUARREL IN TIIE UNITED STATES.
-4t is stated by the American papers that a quarrel has
sprung up between the Legislature of the new territory at
Wyoming and Governor Campbell. No one seems to
understand what it is all about, but if we may judge from
the following account given by the correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune at Cheyenne of the governor's first appear-
ance before the people of Wyoming, his position does not
appear altogether comfortable :—" The Governor and hie
suite," we are told, " arrived at Cheyenne late in the week,
and on the following Sunday these gentlemen, as was their
custom, appeared in their best clothes and long faces." The
Governor inquired if there were services, and was informed
by a citizen that they "didn't do that sort of thing out there
much." On further inquiry his excellency learned there
was " a sort of meetin'-house " up town, but it was not
used often, " though they had spiled one of the best
lots in the city to build it." Soon after breakfast a com-
mittee called on the governor, and informed him that
there was to bo a big Sunday " Loss race," and they would
like to have him to act as judge. The governor declined,
bowed the committee out, and they at once held a con
sultation, when it was unanimously agreed that, as th'
governor did not like 'boss racin', they would arrange a
prize-fight ; and the chairman returned and addressed his
excellency thus :—" I say, guvnor, we have konklocded not
to have a boss race, but to hey a prize-fight, and would
like you to judge it." The governor again declined, with
thanks ; upon which the committee retired in high dud-
on. All day long committees kept calling, inviting the
g(ivei nor to twit-races, il' -fights, cockpits, and. other
Sun Ly games peculia t lie- frontier, when at length,
ir
worn out and disg;Acil, his ea coilency put on his hat, and,
accompanied by 'him eta if, w,!k0.1. out to stroll about the
city and escape annoyance. Going above the town.
the party entered a g:aveyard, and was surprised
4-.0 notice only a few gravestones put up, while
s large number of boots were seen sticking
-,ut of the ground. The governor inquired what it meant,
and a citizen explained tc; him that when a man was hung
'ny the vigilantes they burial Lira so as to have the feet
sticking out, while only tj2,4: who died naturally were
`rnried in the regular w:y aTk4l twilled to gravestones
The governor gave a look at the many boot-soles sticking
op all around him, and then at the scattered head boards,
and with a shake of his head left the place, evidently not
favourably impressed with the peaceful and orderly
character of tho People Ike Lad come to preside over'

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 10.
Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal
High-
ness Princess Louise, walked and drove in the
grounds this morning.

LATEST INTELL MENCS

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per French Atlantic Cable.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CLOSING PEIcEs.

Gold closed at 123 ; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 124; the lowest, 123.
Sterling Exchange on London 108}•
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 1151•

1885 ll3i.
" 1867 ll6l.

10-40 «
Illinois l34k•

Erie 261.

Cotton—Mid. upland 2sla•

Petroleum—Standard White 32ie•
Flour, extra state, $5.20c. to $5.80c. Cora, °II
mixed, $1.12c.
According to Messrs. Moffatt, Davidis, and Co2°
report the week's receipts of cotton at all ports
have been 100,000 bales, and since the Ist °E
September 1,007,000 bales; shipments to Englaud'
40,000 bales ; to France, 6,000 bales ; to the
Continent, 14,000 bales ; and since the Ist SePt•+
510,000 bales. Stock, 310,000 bales. Middling,
llid., cost and freight per steamer.
QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 11.
The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Cuba, fro'
New York, arrived here at 4.30 this morning, witil
23 cabin passengers. She landed all the Twill'
passengers, and telegrams, and proceeded for
Liverpool at 4.45. All well.

SPAIN.
MADRID, DM 10.
In to-day's sitting of the Cortes a bill, granting_
_
pecuniary aid to those persons who were
exiles before the late revolution,was rejected bY.l°l
against 74 votes, notwithstanding that the propo3
was supported by the Government. politicals