The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-16 00:00:00

JR SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,
,DECEAIBER l6, 1861.

OFFICIAL APPROVALOF--apTAIN
. WILKS' CONDUCT.
NEW YORK, DEC. 3 (EVENING).
The Federal Navy Department has expressed it::'
lemphatic approval of the capture of Messrs. Mason!
and Slidell.

It also stated that Captain Wilks displayed too,
much forbearance in not capturing the Trent, butj
that this must not form a precedent for any future,
similar infraction of neutral obligations by foreign
commercial vessels.

NEW YORK, DEC. 4.

The Federal Congress has passed a vote of thanks
to Commander Wilks.

The New York papers say little or nothing re-
specting the Trent affair, or the relations between
England and America.
It is reported that the planters along th® South•
ern sea coast are burning all the cotton.
The seat of the Confederate Government has not,l
as was stated, been removed from Richmond.

A large Federal expedition will sail shortly down
the Mississippi with stones to be sunk at the en-
trance of Charleston and Savannah harbours, in!
order to effectually blockade them.

" THE THANKS OF CONGRESS TO BE PRESENTED
TO CAPTAIN WILKES, THE CAPTOR OF SLIDELL

AND MASON.

" Mr. Lovejoy (rep.) of 111., offered a joint reso-
lution tendering the thanks of Congress to Captain'
Wilkes for his arrest of the traitors Slidell and

Mason.

" Mr. Edgerton (rep.) of Ohio, moved, as a sub-
ititute, that the President be requested to present
to Capt. Wilkes a gold medal, with suitable em-
blems and devices, expressive of the high sense of
confidence entertained for him by Congress in his
prompt arrest of the rebels Mason and Slidell.
" The substitute was rejected, and the original,
resolution adopted."

MONK Y MARKET .AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

During the past week there were symptoms ofl
improvement in several branches of business in the'
manufacturing districts. At Manchester more
inquiry was experienced for goods suitable to the
1
India markets, but the home demand continued
'quiet. At Leeds the operations were to an ave 1
rage extent, but the approach of Christmas, with
the usual preparations for stock taking, caused e
limited amount of business to be transacted. At
Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield, the dealing,
have been in a great measure restricted to sprinp i
goods for home use. The hosiery trade at Lei "
cester has been very dull, and at Birmingham,
Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhampton, no mate
rial change can be recorded.
About £28,000 in gold was taken into the Bank;,
on Saturday.
The Wellesley has been announced this morning
from Australia, with £307,800 in gold. 1,1
A meeting of the Colonial Bank proprietors haf 0

been called for the Bth proximo, for the purpose o
receiving the directors' report and for election o
directors, &c.
The half-yearly interest on Peruvian 41 per cent
Bonds will be paid on and after the Ist proximo
and the dividend on New South Wales Government
Debentures has also been announced for payment.

The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
`"way of Canada for the week ending the 29th ult.
L amounted to £9,958, being an increase of £1,628
; compared with last year.
$. A dividend of 20f. per share, and of 7f. 50c. per
obligation fully subscribed, will be paid by thei
Royal Portuguese Railway on and after the Ist
January. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per an-
' aum will be payable on the 16th proximo on the
shares of the Ottoman Railway, and the half-year's
linterest on the Great Luxembourg Railway Com-
pany's obligation is also announced for payment.
The demand for money is steadily maintained,
:but notwithstanding the recent increase in the
• supply of commercial bills on offer, the market re-
cains a quiet and easy appearance. The continued
abundance of floating capital, and the moderate
character of the requirements of the mercantile
community, prevent any material alteration in the
rates; and although rather more firmness is now ;
perceptible than there was a week ago, transac- ,'
tions are still recorded ate to 71,- per cent. below
the minimum of the Bank of England.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday :
business was dull, but prices were unaltered. The
sales were about 4,000 bales.

An adverse movement has been produced in the
Stock Exchange Markets to-day by the death ofl
the Prince Consort, and the unsettled feeling pro-
moted by the advices from America, which in
speculative circles are considered unsatisfactory.
Consols have declined about per cent., the latest
!the
being 892- -1 for money, and 891- 90 for
!the account. Business has been recorded at I per
(cent. below these prices, but rather more firmnessi
lnow perceptible. The New 3 per Cents. and the
Reduced have declined to 898 Q ; Exchequa Bills
(March) are 12s. prem. ; ditto June 12s. to:lss.
; Bank Stock is heavy at 232; India 5 per
Cent. Loan is 1021

A general decline has also taken place in the
foreign market, and the dealings have been of a
Ilimited character. Turkish bonds have been parti-
cularly heavy, the Old 6 per Cents, being 75 to 76,
or a decline of 2 per cent., and the 1858 Loan, 65k,
Ito 66k, being about 21 per cent. lower. Mexicans
have receded to 26 i, Dutch to 64, and Venezuelan
ro 201 21.
In the Railway Share Market there has been
considerable depression, caused by the pressure of
speculative sales in connection with the liquidation.
ind the unfavourable character of the advices from
New York. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, and
South Easterns, have declined 15s. ; Great Westerns,
£1 ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Wes-
tern, .£1 10s.; and Midlands, £1 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in a
very limited favour, and the few bargains realised
were at further reduced rates. Antwerp and
Rotterdam brought 61; Great Luxembourg, 88 ;
San Paulo, 5,1 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 99 100,
Ind Cape Town and Dock 15.
Joint Stock Bank andMiscellameous Shares barely
sustain previous values. English, Scottish, and
Australian Chartered realised 171 ; London and
County, 361 ; Crystal Palace Stock 33, and Electric
relegraph 93.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
1 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B9l I 1
1 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9l 1 1
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent 961 51 6
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981
Ditto ditto April, 1864 981
Ditto 1859
Consols for Account, Jan. 9 B9l 90 891
India Stock for Account 2221
Ditto 5 per Cent.
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2.1.... 15 12 pm
Ditto £5OO ...... 12 15 12 pm
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK .
-

---- -
Greek . 8
Mexican, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent .. 951
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. .
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and'6o.. 451
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St 9Ba
Turkish 6 per Cent. 75
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
it to Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
V enezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil.
Consols, MTW O
O'CLOCK.
oney
Dit() Account

6.4.0

[9.16.4

SH:ARE--hiTRAfEiI-(1711-S DAY).

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share

I Closing Business
Railways.
Price. done.

Belle-4 and Nor. Coun.
Wol., and Str.
Blyth and Tyne
Bost.,Sleat.,and NE d.k2o
;Bristol and Exe:-...r
!Caledonian
Carmarthen & Cardi ;an
!Cork and Bandon
Cork, Birock, & Passage
Cornwall
Do. A A gets no div,
Do. B
ti ll 6p c.p an.hasl
ttt been paid to B.
!Dublin & Belfast June.
Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, A stock
Do Bdo do
DoNw A, late E U3ds,
East Suffolk 1
Edinburgh & Glasgow
E din., Perth, & Dundee'
North & Clyde Junction,
Furnesa . I
IGlasg. and S. Western.)
reatNrthn.ot Scotland
Great Northern
Do A stock
Do B do
Gt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland
Great Western 1
Do Str Val gua. stock
Dish South Eastern
Lancashire & Yorkshire'
London and Blackwallj
Lon., Bright.ot S. Coast;
Lon., Chat., and Dover!
Lon. & North Western:
Lon. & South Western'
L'derry & Coleraine
L 'derry & Enniskillen.

Man., Shef., 47, Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Do # shares
Metropolitan
Midland
Do New

Do llirrnincr. k Derby
Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland,

all
all
all
all
100
100
all

Do. 4 shares
Mid Kent

Do Cray Line
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newry & Armagh, def.
Newry, \7a-, Apt, & Ros
Norfolk
North British
Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock
Do A stk ; A reef; no d
till 6 pc. has been pdß
Do B stock
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do, G.N.E. purchasei
Do Leeds

Do York
Not th London
Do new
North Sta Told:- tire
N. and S. W. Junction.
Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal
Peebles
Po-tsmouth
Rhymney
Scotish Central
Scot. N. E., Aber. stock

--Do Se)t. s;:ock
Shrews. ar d Welchpool
Shropshire Union '
Sittingbourne & Sheer
South Devon
S. Durham & Lane.Un
South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
Stair es,Wok..andWok.
;Sicekton & Darlington

Do

Do New, 1860
Taff Vale.
Do Pref. No. 1
ThameallavenDkk'lail
Ulster

Do

7 8

6 6;
94 06
101 10

5 6

41 43
101 11i
18 19
501 51
47 50
32 34

88 CO
29 30

36 38

75 75/
65 67
95 97
5/ 6
37 39
7/ B;a4/ 5/ pl

551
24 3i
* d ip
83 86
12/ 13

501 1 1

67 i

Do
Vale of Neigh
Victoria sta. and Pim
Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterford & Limerick
West Cornwall
West London
Do Ist class
Do 2d class
W. Hartlepool Har.&R
West Midland Ox.ord
Newpor,
Do Hereford'

lot 41

1261 6

541
d
87

5 6

44 46
43 45
89 91

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Railways. (Paid. 1 Leasing Closing Business
Co. s Price. Done.
Ille(Yord and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W .. ..
Birkenhead lOO D.'.&G.W R 4 86
1 Buckinghamshire.
Chester & Holyhead lOO Do .. 53 54
Do. siper cent 100 Do 123 125
Do. 5 „ lf ) Do i'2 114
Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledor. 101 103
Colchestc-, Stour Val. all E.1.1.&E.0 63 (75
E. Linco'nsh. gBnr c. 100 Gr. North. 133 136
E.Union,Hary,:chShs all E,Cou its. 4 44
Do. Woodbridge.... 100 .. ..
IGls.Barr.&Neils.thz;;. 100 Caledon .. ..
Do. new
Gloster &Dean Forest' all G West. .. ..
i Hull and Selby 1 all Yk.N. Mid 110 112
Do. halves i all Do.
Do. quarters 1 all Do.
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 197 202
London & Greenwichl 100 S. Easterr 61 03
Do. Preference ...... 100 Do.
Lon.,Tilb.& Southend' 100 Peto &Co B4 86
Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk
Do 6 per cent lOO Do.
linc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31 •3" 31
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock
Newm ark t, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. oar i p
gua. 5 per sent...
Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do.
Do. 6 per cent..... all Do .. ..
-Do. Fixed sp. c... • all Do.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool luo N. E. Ber .. ..
'North Western
!Preston and Wyre. 1 all a'N 'W 1 43 45
& L. lik.
Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • . .. ..
Iltoystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 IC t.North..'l33 1:_7.6
Shrawsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122
Do. Do.
South Staffordshire
Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94
Wimbledn & Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 81 91

CE SHARES.

Paid. Closing Business
Prices. Done.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
~
'( Share Railways. jraid. I Price. Business doh. F
,
s.
'',
i •
" 100 AVID. tie & StLalvren,,^e all ----:
gm I G
Born, ~Baroda&.Cent Ind /00 08 00 F
u. 5 per cent.
IS Do Do. 11 all d in
s 201 Buffalo and Lai e Huron all 3.1 41 d ,• N
20.1 Do. New
10 Do. Preference
.. • w
100 100 72 77
c ,Buffalo,Brant&Godrich
j 6 p et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 'Do. do. July 1,1873 100 68 73 .' to
100 Do. do. June 1, 1;-4 100 17 72 Pr
5 'ilcutta.&S.Eastn. (Li p ) all 14 5 ' 'IA
20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim) 2e. 'be
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrii 16 11 Id: 15
.
20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 74 --
- as
171 Demerara all , v;.
20 lEastn. Bengal on. 5 c all 194 201 d "th
• t,
p.
, stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 100 101
~ H
20 Do. F. Shares Ext all 'th
' 20 Do. Jubbulpore all
,". ot
100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 98 100
100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 99 101 'bt
100 Do. 1865-1870 all 091 1011
stock Grand trunk of Canada 100 18 19 F' 0:
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref., all 51 (0 tat
100 Do. 2a Pref. 6 per ct all 49 10 1- th
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debcntr all 30 33 31
100 Do. 7 percent. 1862
100 Do. do. 1867 all 28 32 +.::oi
100 Do. do. 1872 _ all 23 32 t" ‘in
stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 99 100 994 1 100 tt,.."'
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 10 i i d
stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) , vii
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 98 99
20 Do. do. all of
of
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 81 9 84
201 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all --
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all ,t., ge
100 'Do. Si p. c. do. '7B d 0... all —r,
stock Madras guar., 41 p. c... 100 88 90 ,by
, •
stock , Do. do. 5 per cent .... 100 98 99
stock Do. 44 p. O. Extension 100 V) 92 kam
20 Do. 5 d 0........ all —as
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 'as
20 Newßrunswick .t Canda
-
Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pcj al 5 7 '., ]
Class A Capital Share!
.. Do. do. Land d 0........ , . Cot
20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 4 6 -go
.. Do. do. Land do. ...... /
Oude (Limited) ........
stock Scinde ..... ..... 4.4 100 1001 1011
:.'.Le,
20 I Do. Punjaub .... a fl, 15 i d 4 d 3
20 Do. Do. ........ a 9 all —.l
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. • q „it. 100 :5 100
.}
10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 4 4 d
1.1,3, Ha
it her
FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 4, Ox /
20 $ Algerian , 5 .lB
10 I Antwerp & Rotterdam all 61 (4 /64 f arr
20 'Ardennes.... ....... all —pl
20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c 15 5 4
• 4 d 131 her
5 Belgian East. Junction all f str(
20 Beziers to Graissessac all i , ask
Carmeaux Mine & Rail 30 10 11
~.2 `'not
100 Copiapo
'der
10 Ditto Extension .... all 431
20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 1 i
20 Eastern of France .... all 22 z 3 '; too
20 Grand Rue Guar. 6p. c. all an
20 Do. do. all r the:
20 Great Central of France, all atte
20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... ' all 84 81 84 ThE
20 Italian Junction ...... all ?Abell
20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all
Stagy
20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all
20 Namur & Liege ........ all 84 81 84 $' com
20 Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ all 20 21
reel
16 Northern of France—. all 881 391
16 Do. New Shares _.... 15 ——p
10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 7 9
20 i Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 39 40 "'
20
IParfs & 0r1ean5........ all 50 12
20 j 'Recife & S. Fran. (Porn.)
j 7.;ua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 17 5 4(1
20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 18.8.
'1
20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 11 13
5 Royal Swedish ........ all ''l A
4 .4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all .?
isear
20 jSambre & Meuse . .... ail 61 7
10 I Do. 51 per cent. Pr0f..... all 83 01 ~stato
20 San Paulo, lim, a. 7 p.c. 4 i 4• 51 ono,
20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 16 Yy b
26 Southern of France... all 26 274 Tl
20 S. East Portiugal 7 p ct: 4 -- Wand,
--
84 West Fla.ndern .. ~.... all 61 7 X,
10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. all 91 10 '
20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 20 21 ship
20 West,rn of Austria.... 6 Tl
20 Western of Switzerland all
6 Wiesbaden ... .. . . .... all 1 .were
6 Do. 8 per cent 'Pref.... all i ..
h
guar
20 Zealand

IRITISH--POSSESSION§:

!Zealand
1118 WITDRAN

all
all
all
all
CA,

rE—( This Day).

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

An extraordinary inquiry commenced this morning before'
;Commissioner "Warren, in the Court of Exchequer, to in-1
!quire into the state of mind of Mr. William Frederick,
iWindham.

A jury of 23 gentlemen was empannellel, Sir Edward
Armytage acting as foreman.

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., appeared for the petitioner,
IMajor-General Windham ; and Sir Hugh Cairns and Mr.
'liars,ake opposed on the part of the alleged lunatic.
The Commission having been read, and tbo usual for-
malities gone through,
The learned Commissioner said they were assembled
ithat morning for the purpose of proceeding with a
;very painful investigation relative to the state of mind of
a young gentleman connected with a very distinguished
family, and who only attained his majority in August last,
and the question the jury would have to decide was,
whether ho (Mr. Windham) was on the first of August, '
1861, capable of managing his own affairs. He trusted
!that the jury would not form any settled conclusion;',
;until they heard the whole of the evidence, because in'
?such an inquiry it was most important that the fullest in- ;
!formation on every point should be submitted for their con • •
sideration. They would also have to decide between the
antagonistic evidence of the medical gentlemen both for and',
13.gainst Mr. Windham, as they must be looked upon as wit. •
nesses, not as judges.
1 Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., on the part of the peti-
tioner, opened the case, and said the present inquiry was
'instituted for the purpose of ascertaining the state of mind
lof a young gentleman of large property, named William •
'Frederick Windham. At the death of Mr. Windham's,:'
father, General Windham and another person were appoin- .
$
Ited executors to his will. The rental of the estates was
very large, and in a few years Mr. Windham would, in the
• event of his being found in a sane state of mind come into
the possession of an income of £9,000 per annum. He
thought, by the evidence he should produce, he should be
able to show that the unfortunate gentleman was in such a
state of mind as to be totally unable to manage his affairs,
and therefore to prevent his further squandering his means
in a way that had already caused the greatest surprise, the
present proceedings were instituted. In early life the medi-
cal
gentlemen attending Mr. Windham's family were of
opinion that there was a tendency to insanity in the young
man, and the greatest care and attention were therefore
devoted to him. In his school days at Eton he was
called the buffoon, and as he increased in years so
did his predilection for mixing with lewd persons. As he..
. advanced in years it became necessary in the year 1857 to
make him a ward in Chancery, and it being thought that -
travel would improve his health and mind ho proceeded
abroad. Here the disease showed itself very painfully, and
Col. Bathurst, who accompanied him as his friend, would
igive them such information as would prove that he could
not have been in his right senses, to have acted as he had
then done. On his return to England he again conducted
himself in a very extraordinary manner. He was not in ,
' the habit of drinking, although he used to eat
and gormandise to an enormous extent, so it could not be
said that his vagaries were caused through drink. He was
• known on many occasions to drive about in a dog-cart, de-
daring that he had his annual rents in it, but that he
guarded it with pistols. He was also fond of dressing him-
self as a railway guard, and attending on the platform and
giving the people directions as to the stoppage of the
',trains. Another circumstance, which was not that of a
sane man, was that when he ordered his boots
he invariably ordered two pairs of boot-trees, and this sort
•of thing had gone on till ho had got about 40 pairs of
boot-trees. He was in the habit of ordering 17 or 18 eggs
to be boiled for his breakfast, and a whole leg of mutton to
be cooked for his luncheon. He was in the habit of sing •
-.ing " Old Bob Ridley " under the most ridiculous circum-
stances. This young man, labouring under these peculi-
arities, contracted marriage on the 3eth of August with a
woman who, he believed, assumed the name of Agnes
Willoughby, and before the ceremony was performed,
Mr. Windham was called upon to settle £BOO per
annum on her, to be increased to £1,500, when
he received an augmentation of his means is 1869.
The unfortunate young man, although he at that time had
only an income of £1,250 a-year, was also persuaded to go,
to a jeweller's shop, and there ho spent no less a sum than
£12,000 or £14,000 in presents to the woman whom he had
‘• married, and whom he first met at Ascot race-course.
The case, which will occupy many days, was proceed.
ing when we went to press.