The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening.

WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 9.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Robert Burnett David Morior,
&q., Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens, and
Louis Mallet, Esq., to be Ordinary Members of the Civil
Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.

DOWNING STREET, JAN. 6.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Kelso
Martin, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of
the Island of Antigua and Henry Berkeley, Esq., to be
Treasurer for the aforesaid Island.

CROWN OFFICE, JAN. 9.
The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the
Great Seal of the United Kingdom to constitute and ap-
point Henry Hopley White, of the Middle Temple, Lon-
don, Esq. ; the Hon. Anthony John Ashley, of the Inner
Temple, London ; Henry William Cripps, of the Middle
Temple, London, Esq. ; John Robert Davison, of the
Middle Temple, London, Esq. ; and William George Gran-
ville Venables Vernon Harcourt, of the Inner Temple,
London, Esq., to be of her Majesty's Counsel learned in
the law.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening,:

Amsterdam Short. 11 18
Ditto 3 Months. 12 2f
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 52k
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 15
Ditto 3 Months. 25 47f
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 120}
Vienna — 10 9U
Trieste — 10 85
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid —46 k
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa — 25 70

11 19
12 3
12 3
25 57k
25 57f
13 10i
25 22f
25 55
25 55
121
10 95
10 95
30

6 281
464
47
25 75
25 75
25 75
25 75
25 75

Naples
Palermo
Messina

25 70
25 70
25 70

25 75

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Jan. 10.—Wind this day at noon—South.
Westerly; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather

cloudy.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Put back—Vidsarle,
from River Plate.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 9. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Principe,
from Adine.

BRISTOL, Jan B.—Wind N.W.—The Reform, of this
port, was picked up this morning off CleTedon, abandoned,
full of water.

FALMOUTH, Jan. O.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Baroness,
from Taganrog.

YARMOUTH, Jan. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Maria,
from Middlesborough.

RAMSGATE, Jan. S.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Siger,
from London for Landernau, with loss of anchor and chain,
bulwarks and stancheons, and port for rigging, having
been in collision.

HAnwicH, Jan. O.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary Ida,
from Taganrog.

LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1
GP.AVEGEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 10—Leo, steamer, from Antwerp ; Holland,
steamer, from Ostend.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed, in tow, dismasted—Rio Grande, from Jamaica
for London.

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. Oti
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of
17s. 100. per ounce ibr standard gold, it appe.a's that gold is
about 1-11th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.
By advicc s from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 stcrlin .

Standard gold at the linglich Mint price is, therefore, at
about the same price in London and Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1(9,t to Ic9q per cent. At these rates there
is a trifling profit on the importation of go'd from the
United States.

NEW STAMPS FOR THE DIVORCE AND PROBATE
COURTS.—The fees in the Divorce and Probate Courts are
now paid by stamps under the new act, and regulations
have been made on the subject.

NEW RULES FOR THE PROBATE COURT.—New
rules for the Probate Court have been made, and will take
effect to-morrow. They are in addition to the rules for the
Divorce Court mentioned in The Sun on Monday.
HILARY TERm.--The courts will sit at 10 o'clock
to-morrow (Thursday), on the commencement of Hilary
Term. There are eight registration appeals to be decided
in the term by the Court of Common Pleas.
WILLIAM CARLETON, the great Irish writer, is
suffering, we regret to learn, under severe physical
infirmity, which totally precludes the further exercise of
his literary powers. In his 71st year, the author of the
" Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry," his faculties
obscured and his sight, all but lost, is struggling to main-
tain himself and a large family 0n.C150 a year, the residuum
of his pension of £2OO a year, after paying the premium
on the policy of insurance effected for the benefit of his
survivors. Feeling that his time will be but short,
and wishing to give him a short respite from pressing care
before he passes away, some of his friends in Dublin have
commenced a movement for having an increase of a third
made to his pension during the brief balance of his life ;
and it is hoped that those in the North of Irelandlwho are
influential will not be slow to use their influence on behalf
of William Carleton, a North of Ireland man.—Northern
Whig.

THE HABEAS CORPUS AND GEN. HOOKER.—Art impor-
tant case, involving the writ of Habeas Corpus, is now
before the Supreme Court of New York, sitting in New
York City. On the 27th of November last orders were
issued by the War Department for the transfer of Robert
Martin, one of the New York ,noted incendiaries from
Louisville, Kentucky, to New York, to be delivered by
Major-General Hooker for trial before a military commis-
sion, which was duly carried into effect. Since then the
order suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus in New York
and other States has been revoked by the President.
Taking advantage of this circumstance, the counsel for the
prisoner moved for a writ of Habeas Corpus in the Supreme
Court of New York, requiring Martin to be brought
before that Court for a hearing. The request was com-
plied with and a writ issued, but afterward withdrawn,
proper service not having been made on General Hooker.
Another writ was served on General Hooker, but the
prisoner was not produced. A. return, how ever! was
made by General Hooker, setting forth that the prisoner
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of New York, on the charge of mcen iansm and being. a
spy ; and further, that at the time of the arrest of Martin the
writ of Habeas Corpus was suspended throughout the
United States. For these reasons he declined to produce
the prisoner. Mr. Samuel G. Courtney, on behalf of
General Hooker, cited various cases to show that his
return was sufficient, and that he was not bound to produce
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quiring General Hooker to produce the prisoner, or be
attached for contempt. General Hooker has produced the
prisoner.