The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-22 00:00:00

THE CONVENT CASE.

The case of " Saurin v. Starr and Kennedy," was again
before the Queen's Bench on Saturday, and it is likely, so
it is stated, to last until Thursday next. This is
mentioned as the earliest day on which -it can finish, and
it may last longer. On Saturday at the opening of the
Court, the examination of the Right Rev. R. Cornthwaite,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley, was proceeded with
by Mr. Charles Russell. His lordship said he was
appointed bishop in the month of September, 1861, and
that the convents in question were under his juris-
diction. It was open to hiai to remove a
sister whose conduct tended to produce disunion
amongst the community, or its destruction, even although
no grave fault in the individual was implied. There would
be, however, an appeal from him to the Metropolitan, and
thence to the Holy See. His decision must be founded on
evidence, but that evidence might be obtained in any way
he should think best. The power of removal had nothing
whatever to do with the dispensation from vows. He had
power to dispense from the vows of obedience and poverty,
but the power of dispensing from the third vow, that of
chastity, was reserved to the Pope. He remembered the
Rev. Mr. Matthews calling upon him in the spring of 1862,
relative to Sister Mary Scholastica ; he was, however,
unable just then to do anything in the case, as he was
upon the eve of starting for Rome. In consequence of
a letter received from Sister Mary Scholastica in the
September following, he determined to make a special
visitation to the convent. He did not, however, disclose
his object in doing so. He heard nothing upon that occa-
sion to authorise his taking any further steps. He was
satisfied upon all points except that as to Sister Mary
Scholastics. He could come to no conclusion as to her ;
he contented himself with hoping that things might im-
prove with regard to her. In May 1865 he got a letter from
Mrs. Starr calling attention to several faults in Sister Scho-
lastica. Shortly afterwards he went to Ireland for the benefit
of his health, and his intention was to have availed himself
of the opportunity to see Father Matthews to arrange for
the withdrawal of his niece from the convent. His health,
however, was too bad to allow of this intention being ful-
filled. In August 1865 he received a number of letters
from the sisters at Hull. In consequence of those letters he
directed the sisters to make notes of their individual expe-
rience in regard to Sister Scholastics. Accordingly on
August 20th seven depositions were forwarded to him
from the convent. Mrs. Starr's, however, did not come
to him until some days later. He then came to the con-
clusion that he could conscientiously endeavour to bring
about Sister Scholastica's quiet removal from the convent
by her friends, and that if he was unable to attain that,
he must take upon him the duty of removing her. He
accordingly wrote to the Rev. Mr. Saurin asking
him to come over to England and take his sister home.
He told him her dower would be repaid on application
at the mother house. Father Saurin, however, declined
to mix himself up with the matter, saying he proposed
that the Rev. Mr. Matthews should have the direction of
things.. He subsequently received a most extraordinary letter
from the Rev. Mr. Saurin, in which he described an inter-
view he had had with his darling sister. lie spoke of her
terrible sufferings, and of a story which he had to
recount more horrible than anything to he encountered
in the lives of the saints. Ho wrote, " Under one opera-
tion, four times repeated, she had felt her body falling to
pieces," but she was " sustained by an interview with the
Saviour himself. Her crimes were only those of Christ."
Mr. Russell : What did your lordship understand by
that? Did you understand that Sister Scholastica had
been-scourged?
Witness : I can't say that the idea occurred to me.
I couldn't understand the letter at all.
Mr. Rtissell : What kind of a person is this Rev. Mr.
Saurin ?

Witness' : I have never seen him.
The letter went on to say that they were "murdering
both his sister's soul and body in the convent," and that
they were denying her all access to his lordship.
The witness continued : After the receipt of the Rev.
Mr. Saurin's letter he determined upon issuing a commis.
sion. He then entered into a correspondence with
the Rev. Mr. Matthews, and Mr. Matthews came
over to England and saw witness. He laid before him
the depositions that had been received from the convent.
Nothing was kept from him except where reference was
made to third persons. Father Matthews said it was
"all a got-up conspiracy." Witness then intimated that
he might have a commission, and it was arranged that it
should issue. After Father Matthews's return to Ireland
he wrote that the family were quite willing to remove
Miss Saurin from the convent if the decision of the
commission should be against her. He added that he
hoped his lordship would be present at the inquiry, as
he had the fullest confidence in his judgment. I
attributed many of Miss Saurin's faults to kleptomania—
putting the most charitable construction on them.
Especially was this so with regard to the medal stealing.
The next witness was his lordship's secretary, who put
in various documents belonging to his lordship relating to
the case.
The court was again adjotrned.

THE POPLAR MD RDER. —The man tdooper, for
whose apprehension the police hold a warrant, charging him
with wilful murder, continues to elude the vigilance of the
authorities. On Sunday morning a respectable mechanic,
who had been unfortunate enough to lose his left thumb,
and who answered in some other respects the description
of the alleged murderer, was arrested in Lambeth. He
was, however, speedily liberated.
At Manchester, John Noon has been charged
with assaulting John Griffiths. The assault was said to
be in revenge for the evidence which Griffiths gave against
the Fenians in the matter of the murder of Sergeant Brett.
Griffiths complained that after these trials he was subjected
to such annoyance that he was obliged to give up his shop,
and was now in a very destitute condition. Mr. Fowler
fined the prisoner 25, with two months' imprisonment in
default of payment. The fine was paid, and the magistrate
ordered half of it to be given to Griffiths.
Mr. Thompson, agent of the Digby estates, part
of which is the Island of Arran, has addressed a memorial
to the Lord-Lieutenant with reference to the charges
brought against him regarding the supply of bread to the
inhabitants. He prays for a full inquiry, repeats his state-
ment that the trade in bread has been in no way interfered
with, and declares that the inhabitants were satisfied up to
the 16th of October last, when the people were forbidden
by the Roman Catholic clergy in the chapel to buy from
the local baker because he is a Protestant. These instruc-
tions have, he says, been continued weekly. His Excel-
lency has promised that the matter shall receive the
fullest consideration.

THE REPRESENTATION OF RADNOR BOROUGH.
This election will take place on Wednesday. The
Marquis of Hartington is to be opposed by Mr. Phillips,
who declares his determination to go to the poll. The
Marquis in his address says : " I voted in the last Par-
liament in favour of the resolutions for the disestablishment
and disendowment of the Irish Church which were passed
by the House of Commons. . . . The Government
which is now in power is pledged to carry into effect the
principles asserted in those resolutions ; and though the
task before them is no easy one, they will not shrink from
the responsibility of dealing with the question, with the
object of the establishment of complete religious equality
in Ireland. I have, as you know, the honour of being a
member of the Administration of which Mr. Gladstone
is the head, and it is for you to decide whether you will
ratify the choice which be has made, and will do some-
thing to support the statesman who has been called into
power by the voce of so large a majority of the people of

MONEY AND BUSINESS.

(From. the New York Tribune.)

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3.

Gold opened at 135-1, sold at 1351, 135 i, closing at 1451
bid. The clearings at the Gold Exchange Bank were
$4.399,000, and the balances $2,018,347 52.
Government Bonds were higher, with an active demand
from the shorts; 62s sold at 113-} ; 65s 1104 ; new 655, 108 i;
665, 108-i ; 10-405,1081 to 1081-. The shipment of bonds to
Europe to-day was quite heavy, the amount being al',out
$1,250,000; it was made up of 625, old 655, and 10-40,5. The
investment demand continues heavy for the rew bonds.
State bonds were more generally dealt in. Tennesee 6
per Cents, sold at 671 ; new bonds, 67i to 67.1; Virginia 6

per Cents., 571 ; new bonds, 62 to 621 ; Georgia 7 per
Cents., 93 to 921 ; North Carolina 6 per Cents., 621 to
6:21; new bonds, 61* ; Missouri 6 per Cents., 86} to 861.
Western Railway Bonds ore in good demand ; there is a
largely increased inquiry from investors, and no larg,
lots can be purchased at quotations. Milwaukee and
St. Paul lsts sold at 911; Michigan Sinking Fund, 97 ;
Michigan Central 8 per Cents., 118 ; Toledo, Peoria,
and Warsaw E. D. lsts, 851. Western Union Tele-
graph sold at 38* to 391- ; Delaware and Hudson
126. Pacific Mail was weak, opening at 119, selling at
1171, closing at 1171, on reports unfavourable to the
quarterly dividend, which are calculated for speculative
effect. So far no official statement has been made in re-
gard to it. The weakness of the stock is due more from
the fact that capitalists feel assured that the whole of the
first-class passengers, as well as large portions of those
of the second class, will use the railroad the moment it is
completed, and that a large portion of the first-class
freight will take the same direction. The amount of
revenue from these sources, which will be lost by the
Pacific Mail Company, must inevitably be very large, and
are to be made up on an increase in the South African
and China business. Railway shares were steady on the
Western list, with a fair demand for all the leading shares.
New York Central was excited, opening at 165, selling at
163 to 1651, closing at 1651. There appears to be no settled
opinion as to what the decision of the Court will be in
reference to the alleged over-issue of stock, and the price
is moved up or down rapidly in accordance to the various
rumours circulated as to the probabilities of the decision.
Hudson sold at 137, reacting to 1361; Harlem advanced
to 140, reading to 138; Reading wits uniformly steady at
961 to 961 ; Toledo and Wabash was in demand at 651
to 66 ; St. Paul Common sold at 661, the Preferred at 82 ;
Michigan Southern, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Rock
Island, and Fort Wayne were steady, with small sales ;
North-Western shares continued firm, with considerable
demand for both classes of the stock. The amount of
Preferred stock taken for foreign account now amounts
to 52,000,000. Purchases were made to-day for ship-
ment. The stock is dealt in both at Frankfort and
Amsterdam. At the last Board the market was dull
but prices were maintained with great firmness. At the
close the market was firm. Government Bonds closed
strong.

The Chicago Republican of Monday sass :—The local
money market has been maderately active, the demand
for loans having been good, and though the supply in the
hands of most bankers is liberal, and quite sufficient to
to meet all calls from legitimate borrowers ; the market is
not working with so much ease as one week ago. Several
leading dealers in grain and provisions have been borrow-
ing large amounts and pinching these commodities as an in-
vestment, seeming to have great faith that present prices
are lower than they ought to be—particularly grain—and
that with the opening of navigation and the consequent
movement of commodities to the seaboard an advance
will be established. The lending of money for this
purpose, the banks accepting as collateral the grain
receipts has materially reduced the supply. The move-
ment of currency to and from the city has not
been large, and rather against the city, inasmuch
as grain is arriving more freely at this centre, and
money has to be sent out for the purpose. Some little
currency has been received, but the exports have been by
far the largest. Rates of interest were firm and steady at
10 per cent. per annum. There is some very good paper
offering on the street, which is taken at 11 to 2 per cent.
per month. Eastern exchange was in fair demand, but
the supply was limited, and the market was steady and
fair, with sales between city banks at 70 to 75c. premium
per 51,000. Over the counter bankers are taking at 140
discount, and selling at 1-10 premium.
Of Printing Cloths The Prot:Hence Journal says:—
Market quiet. Printers offer 9,+, to 9,1 c. for Extras; manu-
facturers hold firm at 9ic. Standards are firm at 91 to
sic.; common goods at 9c. The following are the sales :
—5,000 pieces, 56x60, Bc. ; 4,000 ditto, 56x60, 81c., heavy ;
5,000 ditto, 60x64, 81c. ; 3,000 ditto, 64x64, 9c. ; 15,000
ditto, 64x64, 9ic., standards; 5,000 ditto, 64x64, 9c., com-
mon. Total, 37,000 pieces.
The following were the b
Stocks:—

New York

Ocean
Merchants'

107
120

Mechanics'
America
Phenix lO5l
Mechanics' Association 117

Seventh Ward
State of New York
Commerce

American Exchange... 115 i
Bank of the Republic... ILS

ids for New York City Bank

QUOTATIONS
Amer. silver... 93A to 961 I

Bank of North America 109;
Nassau lO5
Commonwealth
Importers and Traders' 127
Metropolitan
Central National
Fourth National . 101
I Ninth National
1 Oriental Bank l3O
Hanover
Corn Exchange l3O
Continental 9Bl
FOR SPECIE.

Eng. sovs 487 to 489
20 francs 385 „ 387
Tllulers

Mex. dollars 10:3S „ 104
Eno- silver 480' 485

Five francs .... 951-

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Fi
N. Y.tCentral 68, 1883 91
N. Y. Central 6s, 1887
N. Y.;Central 6s, R Est 87
N. Y. Central 6s, Sub'n 87
N. Y. Central 7s, 1876 102
N. Y. Cen. 7s, con. 76 —
N. Y. Cen. 7s, '65-'76 —
Erie let Mort, Ex
Erie 7s, 2d Mort, 1879._ 98
Erie 7s, 3d Mort, 1883 92
Erie 7s, 4th Mort, 1880 B7
Erie 7a, sth Mort, 1888 Bs}
Long Dock Bonds
Buff. N.Y. & E. Ist M, '77 9O
Hud. R. 7s, Ist M, '69 100
Hud. R. 7s, 3d M, '75 —
Harlem Ist M, '6B '72 101
Mich. C. Ist M, 69'72 118
Mich. new Ist M Bs, 'B2 118
Mich. So., 7 p. c. 2d M 92i
N. Ind. Goshen Line '6B
Mich.S.&N.l.S.F'd7p.c. 97
111. Cen. 7 p. e,'7o 1141
Alton & T. H. Ist M
Alton & T. H. 2d pfd
Alton & T. H. 2d M. lue 77
Han.& St.J. Land Grants
Han. & St. J. Con
Chi. B. & Q., Ist M 110
Chi. & N. West, S. F 9Bi
& N. W. Con Cony 93
('hi. & N. W. Ex'n B 9O

)11. RAILROAD MORTGAGES.
Chi. & N. W. Ist M. 92
Tol. & Wab. Ist M Ex. 90}
Gt. Western 1 stM 'BB 89
Mil. & Pr. du Ch. Ist M
Gal. & Chic. Ext 99
Gal. & Chic. 2d M 95
Chi. & R. I. Ist 31 100}
Chi. R. 1. & Pacific 7's 934
Cleve. & Tol. S. Fund —
N. J. Central Ist 31 93}
NJ. Central 2d 31 100
Pitts. Ft. W., & Ch. Ist 31 101
Pitts. Ft. W., & Ch. 2d M 9B
Pitts. Ft. W.. & Ch. 3d M 93
Cleve. & Pitts. 2d NI 93.1-
Chic. & Alton, S. F. Inc.
Chic. & Alton, S.F. lstM.lol
& St. P 9.01 Ist M 9l}
Mil. & St. Paul 2d M B3
Marietta dc tan. Ist 31 —
Morris & Essex Ist M 97
Morris & Essex 2d M 9O
Joilet & Chic. Ist M —
Chi. & Gt. East'n lstM Bs}
N. Y. & N. H. 6s
Dubuque &S. City, lst M —
Peninsula Ist 31
Ohio & Miss. Ist 31 —
Ohio & Miss. Con B6
Tol. P. W. Ist M. E. D —
Atlantic & G. W. Ist M —

(Prom the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Feb. 3.)
There was a fair amount of business in stock yesterday,
and prices ruled nearly steady. There is still a good in-
vestment demand for Government loans, and bonds of the
smaller denominations of all classes are rather scarce. The
Coupon Bonds generally were in most demand, and ad-
vanced Ito l. There was a steady, even money market.
The bonds are able to accommodate the legitimate busi-
ness demands for their customers without that abundance
of money that makes them eager lenders. It is only good
names and short paper that find ready favour at bank. On
' the street such paper as is thrown out at bank, if properly
backed, is placed at 7 to 9 per cent., and call loans at 6
per cent. The Comptroller of the Currency, in response to
a House resolution, asking whether and what banks have
been allowed to exchange gold-bearing interest securities
of the United States for the 6 per cent. currency bonds
issued to the Pacific Railroad, and when, and what
amount, says, the total amount of such bonds so received
in exchange is $12,582,000 ; the amount of 5-20 and 10-
40 bond• surrendered for them is $11,217,000 ; showing
an aggregate increase in the amount of bonds held of
$1,365,000. These currency bonds have been received as
original deposits from National banks on their organisation
to the amount of $3,917,000, many of these deposits being
made in 1865 and 1866. The Comptroller argues that he
has no right to refuse such deposits. Currency to the
amount of 80 per cent. of their value has been issued on
these Pacific Bonds. Circulation to the amount of 90 per
cent. of their par value is issued on 5.205. Circulation to
the amount of 85 per cont. is issued on 10-10 s.
The following was the report.of a Boston journal of the
market of that city, Feb. 1.:_« Cotton goods market very
firm at full advanced prices. The amount of business
done for the past week has been comparatively small,
but every week brings us nearer the active season,
which is close at hand. Southern buyers are taking
goods freely and report larger sales for two months
past and a very active demand. There has been no in-
dication thus far among jobbers to " let off goods,"
although all are always ready and anxious to sell, but we
yh
aat allm odt.
in hee-
rsae
tee edveetur ya
he
dv.i d chec o
general
ea
nsetrraoln strong e
ianrgk eprevails
o lin it.
goods. All
will wanted. Tolfterde iomsenstoitc
goods made
al
desirable, and offers of any
to remarkwilt
itcossbe lyth,eignua ml
Some little movement in
iarket value would find ready
takers. Dress goods quiet.
description eantr
their withoutelainesandA chratnnugr,e,s.
are selling well for the season. et.D
goods will undoubtedly
ment in that respect.
have
received
the
fal-
lowing more freelyfzetenlcilngatexbiesttts::ranpdrofits than heretofore—
there is plenty of room for improve
lowing message front
Messrs. Stokes, M‘llaffie, asnedwCol.,ork
correspondent :
ports are 34,000 bales. Approxim
New York, Feb. 17.—Four days' recle.ieptesstei ca ot
et tso nf
ear t
theall
week,
bales. New Orleans, Feb. 17.—Middling cost .
week, 73,000 bales; against same week last year, 93,000
in Liverpool, with all charges, 121 d. per lb. pervsai_l:
Savannah, Feb. 17.—Middling froth this port costs -;itlf
with
per lb., laid down in Liverpool, per sailing vessel,
all charges. Galveston, Feb. 16.—Good ordinaiy costs
from this port, laid down in Liverpool, with all charges,
12d. par lb. Markets weak. The above quotations in-
elude as allOwance of per cent. for loos in weight.