The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1866.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY.

The SPLUCER took the chair at 1 o'clock for the purpose
of swearing in members, but the 3•equisite number of mem-
bers not being present until 25 minutes past, no business
could be transacted before.

The following members took the oaths and their seats :
—Mr. H. A. Bruce, Mr. S. Cave, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Leveson
Gower, Mr. Locke, Lord G. Lennox, Mr. W. G. Forster,
Earl Grosvenor, Professor Fawcett (the member for
Brighton, who, being blind, was led to the table by Mr.
Morrison), Lord W. Hay, and Mr. R. Baggally.
Mr. Bright and Mr. Gilpin made au affirmation instead
of taking the oath.

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General, Lord Hamilton, Messrs. Headlam, Wyld, F. Rus-
sell, Crawford, Bovill, Coleridge, Knight, M'Kenna, Lefroy,
Mitchell, Fortescue, Clive, Stone, and A. Peel.
Some other members having been sworn the house ad-
journed until Monday, when the swearing in will be
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

COURT OF. DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde.)
KAYE Y. KAYE.

This was the petition of the husband, who is an exten-
sive wholesale butcher at Liverpool, for judicial separation,
on the ground of adultery, to which the respondent pleaded

denial.

Dr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner, and Dr. Wansby
for the respondent.

The parties were married in 1845, and there were several
children issue of the marriage. The respondent contracted
intemperate habits, but there was no allegation of other
misconduct prior to September last. She was in the habit
of visiting at the house of a man named Kelly, a publican,
at Liverpool, and in September last she went there and
took tea. Kelly was quite drunk at the time, and had been
quarrelling with his wife, but the respondent succeeded in
reconciling them. After tea Kelly ordered some beer and
wine, and he and Mrs. Kaye drank so freely as to become
quite intoxicated. Mrs. Kaye had to be provided
with a bed in the house, and in the course of the
night Mrs. Kelly discovered that her husband was in bed
with her. This was also proved by two lodgers in the
house. The reason why the petitioner did not apply for a
dissolution of marriage instead of a judicial separation
was that ho was a Roman Catholic, and consequently did
not recognise the right of divorce by a legal tribunal.
For the defence it was alleged that no criminal inter-
course had taken place between the respondent and Mr.
Kelly, and that both were so drunk that they did not know
what they were doing at the time.

His lordship pronounced a decree for judicial separation,
and said that the petitioner was liable for all the costs
which had been paid into court up to the present time.

SHOREDITCH COUTY COURT•
(Before Mr. Dasent.)
AN EXTRAORDINARY FUNERAL BILL.-DUNKLEY V.
DUNKLEY.

This was an action to recover a sum of £2 6s. 5d.,
plaintiff being the brother-in-law of defendant, who was a
young widow woman. When his Honour (Mr. Dasent)
looked over the bill of particulars he found the follow-
ing items :—Paid to the undertaker, £1 13s. ; money
lent, 10s. ; tea, is. 6d. ; biscuits, 4d. ; gin, 10d. ; and two
other small matters, 9d.

His Honour (to plaintiff)—Are you an undertaker ?
Plaintiff—No. I paid the money for her.
Defendant—He was my husband's brother, and I never
asked him to pay the money for me. My husband was
very ill for some time, and when he died he left me in very
bad circumstances. I wished to have him buried by the
parish, but his relatives refused to allow it. I certainly
did not think that I should be charged with fourpence for
a pound of broken biscuit after the funeral.
His Honour - What was the giu for ?

Defendant —lt was for the undertaker's men. I admit
that I borrowed the 10s. from him; but as for the rest, he
paid it without any request from me.

His Honour—Did your husband leave any money ?
Defendant —Not a farthing. He has left me with one
child, and I have been trying to get parish relief.
His Honour—Why do you not go into the union ?
Defendant—l would rather struggle on with my child
and get a living by " charing."

His Honour—Here is an item for raffle card. I think
some of the items are very trumpery, and as regards the
£1 13s. defendant denies that she authorised its payment.
She admits the 10s. money lent, and therefore plaintiff will
have a verdict for that amount, payable by instalments.
32 8) I Verdict for the plaintiff for 10s.

,IT I Es,

Liverpool Cotton Markei._nii Day.

The market opens rather quiet. Sales probably
7,000 bales.

A NEW PLAY.—Mr. Sothern is studying a new
part in a comedy by Mr. Westland Marston. The comic
vein of the author of " The Patrician's Daughter" has not
been worked so much as men who recollect his charming
little drama of "Rough Politics" desire. The new play is
in four acts; report speaks highly of its literary merits ;
and the Haymarket company are said to be much in love
with it. Mr. Sothern, especially, is said to have a charac-
ter part of singular simplicity and power.—Athenmunt.
THE CASE OF COLONEL DAWKINS.—The actions
brought by Colonel Dawkins against the Duke of
Cambridge and Lord Rokeby are set down for hearing be-
fore a special jury at the present Middlesex sittings of the
Common Pleas. We understand that Mr. Karsla.ko, Q.C.,
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Raymond (instructed
by Messrs. Smith and Guscotte) will appear for Colonel
Dawkins, and the Attorney General, the Solicitor General,
and Mr. Dowdeswell (instructed by the War-office soli-
citor) for the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Rokeby.

During the past week the movements of the pre-
cious metals have been of a rather extensive charac-
ter as regards the imports, which have amounted to
about £514,800, chiefly from New York and the
West Indies and Pacific. The exports have only
been to a limited extent, viz., £108,482, the greater
portion of which has been despatched to the Con-
tinent.

MAXIMILIAN X FILIBUSTER. The New York
Herald declares that Maximilian is only a filibuster
in the eyes of the United States. Being an
archduke of Austria, and being placed where
he is and kept there by French bayonets,
does not change his character or alter the fact.
William Walker, Colonel Kinney, or Lopez were
not more filibusters than this royal adventurer and
usurper. If the American Government were so
disposed it could send a force to aid President
Juarez to drive out the filibuster, and France or
any other power would have no right to question it
for doing so. If France chooses to lend Maximilian
aid against the native and legitimate Government,
the United States certaiuly has as good or a better
right to assist that Government in sustaining itself.
In fact, says the Herald, the ill-natured reply of
the French Minister, Drouyn de Lhuys, to Mr.
Bigelow, seems to admit that fact when he said he
had nothing to do with Mexico, and that our redress
for anything wrong there lay with Juarez or Maxi-
milian. It may not be that the American Govern-
ment will exercise this right, of direct interposition
in favour of the Republican authorities of Mexico ;
but the time may come when Americans will be
allowed to volunteer for that purpose. Unless the
Imperial farce be soon concluded, and the actors
in it return to Europe, such a contingency is quite
probable. In that case fifty thousand or a hundred
thousand veterans would flock to the Rio Grande
in a very short time. Juarez is not without means
now, and should the United States Government
raise its finger merely to permit aid being given to
him he could obtain all the resources he needs. It
will be wise for the Emperor Napoleon and his
protegé Maximilian to weigh well the consequences
that may follow a prolongel usurpation in Mexico.

SENATOR CHANDLER'S JOKE. - The Chicago
Tribune thinks that although Senator Chandler's
resolution of non-intercourse with Great Britain
is a very good joke, yet to presa it seriously
would be the height of folly. It was offered iu '64.
It is called up again in '66. Let it be kept in
pickle, under a stiff brine, ready to be reproduced
in '67 and '7O. Whenever the interest and attention
of the United States Senate flag, and a joke is
needed to fill up the interval, let Senator Chandler
reneyi his motion for non-intercourse with
Great Britain. As a sort of reserve policy,
not intended to be brought into action, it is
capital. By no means let it be lost sight of. The
practice of cutting off one's nose to spite his face is
a venerable one, and Senator Chandler has no right
to claim anything on the score of invention. Trade
between England and the United States is carried
on at the present time because it is profitable to both
countries. A declaration of non-intercourse will
not stop the trade, but will diminish its profit some-
what, by turning it into new channels. Depots at
Havre and Amsterdam would be immediately opened
to carry on the trade, and the extra tolls and com-
missions would be paid equally by both countries.
To make the non-intercourse act effectual Senator
Chandler should include all countries which trade
with England, but this might be called " carrying a
joke too far."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

CITY BETTING--Tilts DAY.
LINCOLN HANDICAP.
100 to 8 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
100 to 5 agst Grapeshot (taken)
100 to 6 agst Valiant (taken)
50 to 1 agst Knight of Snowdon (offered)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
16 to 1 agst Creole (taken)
20 to 1 agst Innellan (taken)
200 to • 8 agst Ageg (taken)
500 to 20 agst Merrimac (taken)
25 to 1 agst Accident (taken)

CITY AND SUBURBAN%
25 to 1 agst Gopenbagon (taken)
TWO TllOUsasn.
3to 1 agst Lord Lyon (offered)
4to 1 agst Student (offered)
10 to 40 agst Janitor (offered)
DEREY.

1000 to 20 agst Strathconan (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Wolsey (taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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BETTING AT MANCHESTER-YESTERDAY.

LINCOLN HANDICAP.
20 to 1 agst Valiant (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
20 to 1 agst Knight of Snowden (taken)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
20 to 1 agst Innellan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Old Oswestry (taken)
20 to 1 agst Creole (taken)
20 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Redcap (taken)
100 to 3 agst Blithfield (offered)
100 to 3 agst Ackworth (offered)

THE DERBY.
100 to 15 agst Rustic (offered, take 7 to 1)
Bto 1 agst Lord Lyon (offered)
10 to 1 agst Student (taken)
100 to 6 agst Redan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Janitor (offered)
33 to 1 agst Stabber (taken)
WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP.

20 to 1 agst Mr. Bartholomew's nomination (taken)
22 to 1 agst Mr Haywood's nomination (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Blanshard's nomination (taken)
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mather's nomination (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mr. Cunningham's nomination (taken)

ACCEPTANCES FOR T]
STEEPL:

:E GRAND NATIONAL
CHASE.

Age st lb
L'Africain... 6 13 2
Emblem 6 12 10
Effenberg 6 12 8
Alcibiade ... 5 12 2
Hall Court._ 6 11 12
Magenta a 11 2
Cortolvin 6 11 6
Lightheart a 11 5
Jerry a 11 .5
Reporter a 11 4
Frank...all 4
Glencairn a 11 4
Hornet 6 11 0
Laura 511 0
Ibex 6 10 12
Sinking Fund a 10 12
Stanton a 10 12
Gayhurst 10 12
Portland a 10 12
Accident 6 10 10
The Clown 5 10 10
Knave of Trumps.. 6 10 10
Creole a 10 10
Emma gelding 6 10 10
Blood Royal a 10 10
Rhodomontade 510 10
Columbia 5 10 10
Gamecock a, 10 10
Mistake 5 10 9

Age st lb
Old Oswestry ... 610 9
Merrimac ... a 10 7
Agag a 10 7
Glasgow ... 5 110 7
Sir William ... a 10 7
Balder ... a 10 7
Salamander a 10 7
The Czar ... a 10 7
Stella (late Diana) a 10 7
Philosopher 6 10 7
Stormcock... ... a 10 7
Garotter ... ... 5 10 7
Blue Light a 10 5
West End... ... a 10 5
Duchess a 10 5
Heurlys a 10 4
Ace of Hearts 6 10 '2
King of Hearts a 10 2
Milltown ... 5 10 2
Real Jam a 10 0
Innellan a 10 0
The Cutler... a 10 0
Game Chicken a 10 0
Cutaway 5 10 0
Sutton 410 0
Surney ..c 4 10 0
Dermot Asthore ... 5 10 0
S kiff(late No Name) 5 10 0
The Doctor ... 5 10 0

Cotton Supply Association.

At the meeting of the Executive Committee, on Tues-
day, a letter was read from Dominica, West Indies, en-
closing specimens of the cotton grown on the island, and
stating that the writer's crops present a more promising
appearance this year than last. The weather has been
much more favourable, though a gale of wind a short time
since did some damage to the trees, blossoms, and pods.
It is expected that larger shipments will be made than
last year, and some bales will shortly be consigned to the
Association. A letter was received from Tobago, West
Indies, enclosing several samples of cotton, and stating
that the soil and climate are in the highest degree suited
to its cultivation. Large tracts of land might easily be
obtained, and sufficient labour is available if the requisite
capital could be procured for the establishment of this
branch of industry. It is suggested that an English
company should be formed, or that- parties willing to sup-
ply the requisite funds should appoint an agent to make
the desired advances, and to receive and ship the produce.
A list has been furnished of persons ready thus to under-
take the growth of cotton with the extent of land which
they offer as security. The writer is most confident of
success, and would greatly regret that so promising an
opportunity should be lost. In addition to an estate of
100 acres, which can be had for £2OO, or rented for two
years at £l5 per annum, and at £2O afterwards, situated
close to the sea, there is also an estate of I,OOC acres,
which could be purchased or rented, in every respect
adapted to the cultivation of cotton. A despatch, for-
warded by the Colonial-office, was received from the
Governor of the Bahamas, containing a report from the
police magistrate of Long Island, in that colony, describing
the progress of cotton cultivation during the past year.
Between• 900 and 1,000 acres have been planted, and the
island is represented as literally covered with cotton
fields of various dimensions. A large proportion of the
crop is shipped direct to New York. A company has
been formed for growing cotton, called the American
and British West Indian Cotton Company; and appre-
hending that a sufficiency of labour would with difficulty
be procured, they have secured labourers from New York,
together with the necessaryappurtenances for carrying out
their object. Several shipments of cotton have already
been made by the Company. The cotton crops through-
out the island suffered greatly for want of rain from June
to about the middle of September, but they hare since re-
covered, and present a promising appearance. PapOys for-
warded by the India-office were received, containing a
comparative statement of the extent of cotton cultivation
and the probable out-turn of the crop, for the present
and previous years, in the central provinces, Kat-
tywar, the north-western provinces, and some• other
districts in India. In the central provinces the area
under cotton in 1865 is represented to be nearly 15 per
cent. less than in 1864. The estimated total out-turn is
about 235,987 cwt., of which probably two-fifths will re-
main in the country to meet the demands of the largo local
weaving trade, and three-fifths, or 141,592 cwt., will be
prices may cause a larger exportation.
exported; high
The previously reported decrease in the north-western
provinces is also confirmed. The experiments made
with American and Peruvian seed in the Madura and
Bellary districts of the Madras Presidency are repre-
sented to have proved unsatisfactory.—A letter was
read from the East India Cotton Agency Company,
Bombay, accompanying two small sample bales of the
new crop of cotton produced in Candeish, from
fine seed, introduced by the collector of that
district from the neighbouring talooks around Akote, in
West Berar, and confirming the statements previously
received from the revenue department, Bombay, as to the
success of the experiments thus made. A greatly im-
proved quality has been grown, and the cotton is worth
at least double the price which the inferior mixed kinds
hitherto produced in Candeish would have obtained.
The collector, Mr. Ashburner, has been ably assisted by
Mr. P. W. Hewitt, and deserves the highest praise for his
judicious exertions. It is estimated that about 20,000
bales, Bombay weight, will be picked this year.—A letter,
received from the honorary agents of the Association,
Bembay, contains several applications for exotic seed, for
experiments in different parts of that presidency, with
y.-A translation of the
twrehaitcyhciotnwclausderdesaotivedto
Berlin, ocn°tmhPell6th of May last, between
the various states of the Zollverein, providing for its re-con-
struction and prolongation, was received from the Foreign
Office ; also a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Consul at Barcelona, containing a return of the quantity
of cotton received at that port during the year 1865, viz.,
94,000 bales.—A letter was read from the Vice-President
of the Imperial Cotton Commission of Anatolia, reporting
that the Ottoman Government has awarded gold medals
to several English subjects, including Mr. William Sand-
ford, of Bath, who has done so much to promote the cul-
tivation of cotton in Turkey. It is stated that the growth
of American cotton has become permanently established
in Western Anatolia, and that next year a large propor-
tion of this description will be cultivated in all the great
districts of Turkey. Notwithstanding the progress made,
and the good intentions of the Imperial Government,
great abuses still prevail, and great obstacles are en-
countered; while on the part of the district and local
authorities, cotton culture meets with neglect, and often
with serious obstruction, from private interests. Four
cases of Italian cotton, the Siamese and the herbaceous,
were received from the International Exhibition, Dublin,
and may now be seen at the rooms of the association.
There was no further business.

A daughter of Mrs. Howitt is preparing for the
press "A Year in Sweden with Frederika Bremer."—
A thenzum.

There is a rumour that' Mis Braddon will ere
long appear as the editor of a new magazine, the title of
which has not yet been decided upon.—Reader.

MR. BOUCICAULT IS IN PARIS, superintending
the scenery and mechanism of " Arrah-na-Pogue," a
translation of which is in rehearsal at ono of the Boulevard
theatrn

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

MALTA, Feb. 2.
The Poonah and Euxine, with the above mails,
leave here at 1 a.m. to-day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
4th (letters in London on the 6th), and the latter
at Southampton about the 11th inst.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 2.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Nyana, with the above mails, arrived off the Needles
at 1 50 p.m. to-day.

MARKETS,---This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Tho market was well supplied with vegetables, and the
show of fruit was, for the time of year, good. Tho de-
mand, on the whole, was moderately active, and prices
were fairly supported.
FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; hot house grapes, 6s Od to
lOs ; foreign do, is to 2s 6d • filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ;
apples, 2s Od to 3s Gd per half sieve; oranges, 3s 6cl to 8s;
lemons, 3s Gd to is por 100.

VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 2s 6d; white do.,
9d to is 6d; Savoys, Gd to is 3d; celery, Os to Os Od;
horseradish, 9d to 2s Od per doz heads ; greens, 2s 6d to 3s
6d ; turnips, is 6d to 2s Od ; carrots, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ' • onions,
2s 3d to 2s Gd per doz bunches ; brocoli, 6d to 8(1; forced
rhubarb, Os 9d to is 3d per bundle ; Brussels sprouts, is
6d to 2s 6d per half sieve ; seakale, is Od to 2s 6d ; and
mushrooms, is to is Gd per punnet.