The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-01 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Katherine and her ,ister—s. By the author of the
" Discipline of Life," " The Two Brothers," Bs-c.
3 vols. Hurst and Blacisett.
There are few among the large class of novel
readers who will not be delighted to meet with a new
work by this authoress. Her productions are cer-
tainly of the first class of merit, whether in regard
to interest of narrative, attraction of style, or
excellence of purpose. There is always a lofty
tone of thought infused into her stories, an ex
alted standard of principle is set before her chief
characters, and tne reader feels that he is pre-
sented with a study of human life, as well as
with an interesting panorama of social events
and occurrences. Much as it is the fashion among
a certain class to sneer at anything approaching
to a moral in a novel or tale, it has not yet
been proved by these captious critics that any
harm is done by them, while on the other hand
it may be positively and deliberately asserted
that great good is effected by their perusal.
Persons who are at all well disposed, are more
likely to gain a hint or receive a suggestion from
what strikes their attention, or charms their
fancy than from giving their forced attention to
a dry series of facts, or an elaborate treatise
from which all light and grace are pur-
posely banished, and which would compel
one to be right nialyre lui. Besides an illus-
tration which is appropriate always en-
forces an argument and carries out an idea
from the dream-land of thought to the living world
of action. In these volumes we meet with a really
entertaining narrative, the life-like nature of the
delineations animates the interest at first, and keeps
it alive throughout. It is sustained unbroken from
the suggestive commencement, through the exciting
and eventful continuation till the prosperous and
happy conclusion. The heroine is a peculiar cha-
racter, not at all an ordinary star of romance, she
is neither graceful and lovely, nor dark and dreadful
in disposition. Her appearance corresponded with
her mind—" There was no beauty in the face of the
young girl, and if there was no positively ugly
feature, neither was there a single good one. It was,
in fact, a common face ; or would have been, but
for the darkness of the hair and brows, and the
singularly good expression which shone in it Most
faces speak in a degree, but this was one of those
that speak loudly. There could be no mistake in
bestowing on the owner of this face a sweet, true,
unselfish disposition, and a thoughtful and stead-
fast mind." Her stepmother died at the period of
our introduction to her, and left her the onerous
charge of taking care her young daughters. To
the utmost of her powers, and the extent of her
abilities, Katherine discharged her duties. It is a
very serious undertaking, at all times, to take core
of young people, and especially so when, as in this
case, the protectress was not in an independent
position. The father of those step sisters was a
most repulsive character, he was cold and harsh,
while mean in his domestic arrangements to an
extraordinary degree, considering his good income.
This style of disposition may seem a trifle to the
careless and hasty in judgment; but those who
reflect, or know anything of home life, will accord
that nothing can make the domestic circle more
wretched than such a parsimonious spirit and nig-
gardly soul. In a few years after Katherine had
undertaken the care of her young sisters she was
put to a severe test of her resolution to abide with
the children till they were able to do without her.
She was not one, however, to look back after
having put her hand to the plough ; and Mr. Dacre
was not at all the man to be entrusted with the
care of such timid and delicate girls as Annie and
Rose. There was a great difference between these
young maidens, they seemed to change places in
the course of years. Annie, from a gentle and
obedient child, became, when grown up, too timid
and shrinking to be at all able to carry out what
she knew to be right. Rose, from being wild and.
untraceable, in consequence of her failing health,
grew reflective and considerate beyond her years.
Outwardly she seemed the same, wilful and impe-
rious, and determined to have her way in the house ;
but inwardly she looked on things and judged of
persons as those only can who are not of the
strife and in the scene. It is almost the best
privilege of illness thus to be able to serve others
without it, being possible for them or any one else
to suppose that self-interest has prompted the
suggestion, or self-love propelled the motive. It
was a proud and happy moment for Rose when at
, last she could repay to Katherine in some mea-
sure the large debt she owed her for the long
; years of care and kindness. The passages which
describe the engagement of Nigel and Annie are
, very exciting, and add greatly to the attraction
of the story; but yet, we cannot feel the same
interest for the sorrows of these young people as
for the troubles of Katherine and Trevethlan. In
the latter case we meet with well-intentioned
individuals, who seem forced to endure
a great deal of disappointment and who bear the
burden bravely, but in the former instance we see
, two impulsive and heedless characters rushing on
, to their doom in spite of the warnings of friends
and the whisperings of their own consciences.
Nigel was a very gifted young man, but there was
a serious stumbling-block in his way of improve-
ment, which was his headstrong temper and un-
governed will. His arrogant self-assumption was
also intolerable in one so young. In the conduct
of Anne Dacre also there is grave matter for repre-
hension. There was no possible excuse to be alleged
for her conduct that could be valid when tried by
the test of truth. The foundation of her sin lay in
her too great adoration of Nigel. She had no right
to constitute him the infallible judge of right and
wrong. When she persisted from cowardice not to
tell Nigel of a previous engagement that had been
broken off because she feared he might be angry.
her elder sister wisely observed to her, " There is
one thing, Annie, I think you forget. You make
Nigel the only rule and. judge by which you guide,
your conduct, you do not seem to me to remember
that you are answerable to another judge, and that
it is against His law of perfect truth that you are
offending." As may be supposed, the secret was
out before long, and the consequences were very
sad and serious, and for some time threatened
to be attended with fatal results. All the worst
part of Nigel's nature was called into action by
this sudden stroke of misfortune, when he thought
he was going to be so happy. He was, above
all, furious at being deceived, and mortified to
find he had been mistaken in his estimate of
Annie's character. It would have been well if
he had reflected that he was nearly as much to
blame himself, and that he was, in a manner, re-
sponsible for Annie's hesitation and concealment
by his fierce ways and irritable temper. Janet
Grey is very accurately described, and jealousy
and indignation were most likely, in one of her
nature, to lead to the commission of falsehood and.
treachery. In trusting so implicitly to her judg-
ment, Nigel made the mistake that self-opinion-
ated people often do as to the disposition of others.
He very narrowly escaped having a life-long
burden on his mind in consequence of his absurd
conduct in only imparting to his treacherous
cousin the knowledge of his right address,
and 'thus only obtaining her garbled version of
home affairs. No one who has watched Katherine
through the long course of years that are here nar-
rated, and noticed her efforts, marked her suffer-
ings, and noted her trials, but will rejoice that at
last she was able to escape from the thraldom in
which she had been held, and to put aside the
wearisome cares that had well nigh proved more
I han she could bear at times. As she left her home
she could feel her work was finished. " She had
done what she could—she had. done, according to
her promise, what she could, not without failures,
perplexities, prejudices, infirmities ; yet still with a
sincere heart; and, as blessed is the man who has
found his work, so much more blessed are
they who have done their work, so it be
well done. The work that . yet remained
to be done in her home was appointed to another
hand—a hand more fitted to do it—and whose
powers her absence would kindle into more active
life. She had done what she could, and with
hope, and trust, and thankfulness—thankfulness as
well for the past as for the promise of the future—
she might turn her steps into the new path
opening before her." Some of the other indi-
viduals met with in these volumes are noticeable
from the skill with which their peculiarities are
sketched, as Mr. Hope and Mr. Frankland. Mrs.
Trevethlan is a melancholy instance of one
who gave way to uncontrolled grief till her reason
became affected. Trevethlan himself does not
appear mnch on the scene, but -.That little is
known of him is satisfactory. The Malicious, who
are introduced at first, are graceful sketches of
elegant home life. There is abundant material in
these pages for the reader to dwell upon as subject
of thought, as well as a deeply interesting story to
attract and amuse. We meet with some of those
striking scenes of life that display the deepest pas-
sions of human nature, and unfold the darkest
secrets of the human heart. At the same time
there is not the error of over description or exag-
gerated statements to mar the (Met or de-
tract from the merit of the delineation.
" Katherine and her Sisters" may be regarded as
a brilliant successor to the " Discipline of Life,"
" The Young Lord," and "The Two Brothers,"
all of which novels have been well received,
and deservedly appreciated. This work has every
chance of attaining a success, and those who peruse
attentively its eloquent descriptions, its life-like
characters, its interesting scenes, and its striking
occurrences, will agree that such a result is in
every way deserved from the brilliancy of the style,
and the excellence of the motives that adorn its
pages, and wilakiity iniqrm the fikitit
cmpoollitni

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MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS'. ' SHARE MARKET,—(THIS DI Y.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
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* Closing
ORDIN ARY SHAttES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. price. Businessdone
CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
During the last favr days there has been very Share Railways. paid.' Closing i Business 100 Atlantic &it Lawrence! all 74 76- 76 5
c Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind No 911 021 92
Price. , Done.
little activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce ,
( Gu. 5 per cent........
Markets. Teas have been dealt in to a fair extent so IBeThast and Ballymena all - - 18 Do, Do. li 16 161 d
13.11 1;4.: Wol , and Str. Val. all 8} 81 2 Buffalo and LaKe Huron all 4/ 5 d
at full prices. For sugars there has been a limited stock 'TMrk., La., and Ch June. 100 79 81 204 Do. New - -
25 ITilr,kburn - - 10 Do. Preference ... • all 6 7
, inquiry, without any ma terial variation in prices. 25 813-ill and Tyne all - -
100 f Baffalo,Brant&GNiric.ll 100 75 80
fio,t. Sleaf. and Mid.Co all Of 7
Coffee has been in active request, and good and stolcok :Iristol and Exeterloo 99 101 6p. et. bds. Aug.], 187,2
100 Do. do. July 1. 187:! 100 67 72
fide descriptions of both Plantation and stock Caledonian
10 carmarthen & Cardig.tn all - - 5 Clculta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' 3 3 pr
Native Ceylon have realised high rates. In rice 50
upeoorinknw-analdl
.Bandon - -
20 l:oork, Illrozlr., t Passage all 20 Cape,Bastn.Pror. (Lim. 2s. -
the transactions have been limited, while dealings 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 5 li 11 d
1020
in fruit, spices, and cochineal have only been for to Do A( A frets ni°,erdainV:l talla -....
.1-
, untileptl7l Demerara all -
immediate requirements at about late quotations.2o Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10 21 2 d
r hasbeen ,d. toll! stock East Indian, go. sp. c. 100 97 98 971 1 8
There has been an active demand for saltpetre, and 5° Dublin & Belfast. June.' all - - 20 Do. I,' Shares Ext all - -
25 !Dun. Perth, &Ab. June I all " 8 81
88= 'EEaasstte,Arnnelilainnties. 2O Do. Jubbulpore all - -
• the advance in some instances has amounted to ' 100 151 181 100 Do. 43 p.c. Debentrs. all 97 98
100 51 f 2 811 1 i 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864.. all 991 1001
about ls, to ls. 63. per cwt. Tallow has been dull, stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 37 39 20 Geelong & Melbourne.. all - -
both for consumption and on speculative accounts ; etCe/C Do do 13 do 100 26 28 stock Geelong Corporation 6
25 Do Nw A. late EU3ds. 131 per cent. Bonds .... 100 - -
• P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 695. 9d. per cwt. ; and stock East Suffolk - - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 221 231 23 24
last three months, 575. per cwt. stoc stock k Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 85 85 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 73 75 75
Edin. Perth, & Dundee ICO 26 28 27 In 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 41 96
Rather more activity was exhibited in the 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 _ all 50 55
100 - - 100 Do. do. 1867.. all 43 47 43
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices stockstoc 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 42 47
were steadily maintained. The sales were 8,000 10 GFiliamsge.ssand S. Western leo 113 115
Great Nthn. of Scotland all - - stock OtlndiaPcnin mia.sp.c. 100 91 25 95 if
•:,
stock Great Northern 2O Do. New gua. sp. c... 8 lad 11 C
bales, stock no do A stock2o Gt. South.of India (Lim)
itgg 10187
109114
1084
stock Po do 11 do
There is still an active demand for money, and stock nt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 111 112 guaranteed 5 per cent. all 21 2 d
stock Treat Western 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 111 111 ni 1
full rates have to be paid for the accommodation,
stock 100 61 64 _ 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with
A large amount of Australian gold, viz., Do Str Val gun. stock
12 Trish South-eastern ... all - - opt, till '6O
£lOO,OOO, was taken into the Bank of England stock 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 92 06
stock T,ancashire t Yorkshire 100 1151 1161 116 15f 16 I
London and Blackwell 100 61 63 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 93 96
yesterday. stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 100 114 115 115 145 100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '77 do all 89 02
To-day a call of £2 per share, amounting to stock Lond., Chat, and Dover 100 ~48,, .52 , stock 1004 4 1
stock Lond. & Nth. Western 100 "A I": Madras, guar.. 43 P. c lOO 83 85
stock ! Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 91 02
£50,000, was due on the South Yorkshire £2O Five stock 2
I.l:7edr.r& 7heorstern- 100
all 94-
tl-5 948
I stock I Do. 4# p. c. Extension 100 85 87
20 Do. Fourth do l5 2 14 d
per Cent. Railway Shares, and of £2, or £15,000, 25 L'deri & Enneirsaxitnlleen• all 911 20 Do. do.-- - • ._.• at.
stock Man. S iet. & Lineoln _ 100 533 511 54 31 4} i
on the Vale of Neath Five per Cent. Preference. stock Melb.Corp. Bp. o. Buds. 100 - -
50 slaryport and Carlisle.. all - - 20 Newß tans wick & Can da
121 Do do 1 shares.... all I 7 - I Ity.&Land(Lim.)g.BPc
The subjoined particulars of the number and 5 3,24 d 5 7
10 Metropolitan
tonnage of vessels now on the berth in the Port stock Midland
.. llDo. do. Land do ........
of 6.4.0. Do new.... - - p 20 !Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 5 7
London, and loading for the Australian stock Do firming. & Derby 100 105 107
.. Do. do. Land do. ......
Colonies, are taken from the usual monthly list, 50
Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all
-- - 20 Oude (Limited) . . ss. - -
Do 4 shares- stock Scinde
compiled by Mr. Miller, the manager of the 25 Mid Kent. ........... all - - 20 !Do. PunJaub .... 1;a f, 10 2}d 24,1 74
10 Do, C 7'a rayline - - 20 !Do. Do. .... -.. c.? all - -- d
Jerusalem Subscription Rooms : 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - stork !Do. Indus. St. Flo. qg 100 191 98
10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 !StAndrews & Quebec A 18 - -
Vessels. Tons.
.20. Newry, Warnpt &Ros
~s4l en;-; 20 !Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 I 4 #d,

To-day a call of £2 per share, amounting to
£50,000, was due on the South Yorkshire £2O Five
per Cent. Railway Shares, and of £2, or £15,000,
on the Vale of Neath Five per Cent. Preference.
The subjoined particulars of the number and
tonnage of vessels now on the berth in the Port
of London, and loading for the Australian
Colonies, are taken from the usual monthly list,
compiled by Mr. Miller, the manager of the
Jerusalem Subscription Rooms :
Vessels. Tons.
For Launceston .. 1 .. 403
Hobart Town .. 1 .. 617
Sydney ~ 7 .. 5,576
Melbourne and Geelong .. 17 .. 14,933
Adelaide .. .. 6 .. 3,558
Swan River.. 1 .. 291
New Zealand .. • • 9 .. 4,676

Total .. . . . . 42 . . 30,061
An improvement of per cent. has taken place
In the market for public Securities to-day. Con-
sole being 911 92 for money, 92 to 92} for the 7th
February, and 92i 4 for March. Several specu-
lative purchases have been effected. The New
Threes and the Reduced are firm at 914 g ; India
5 per Cent. Loan remains at 99i ; Exchequer Bills
at 7s. dis. ; and India 5 per Cent. Rupeo Paper
at 94,

Foreign Securities, in some instances, show a
further improvement, and the dealings have been
of an average character. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
702 to 712; ditto 1858, at 561, to 57; ditto 4 per
Cents. are 100 ex div; Mexican are firmer at 23} 2;
Buenos Ayres at 932; Venezuelan at 21 ; and
Spanish Passive at 172 2.
l‘lessrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices
of American Securities as follows :

Redeemable. Prices
Baited States 6 per Cents., 1867-1863
Do. 5 per Cent Bonds
4entucky 6 per Cent. Bonds
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 79 ,81
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.
Illinois Central 6 per Cent. 1875 85 87
Do. shares, 80 dole. paid
Michigan Central 8 per Cent 1869 87 89
Do. do. shares
New' Yor Central
_not Convertible 6 per Ct.,
1833 85 87
zlevrYork Central 7 Der Ct.

convertible, from An e 15,
1857_59 ' 1864 90 92
De. do. shares 72 74
New York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
Ist mortgage
130. tie. 2d mortgage 1859 87 89
Es. do., 3d mortgage lBB3 76 78
0. do. convertible 1862 -
Do do. shares 3l 32
Panama 7 per Ct., lst mort •
Do Str. Bonds, not cony 1865 100 101
Do. do., 2d do.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been to a fair extent, and a slight improve-
znent has taken place in the rates for several of the
Principal lines. Eastern Counties, Great Westerns,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western
have improved ss. Caledonian, North Eastern
(Berwick), Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and
West Midland 10s. ; and Brightons and Midlands,
15s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have also
shown an upward movement in ♦alues. South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have imi.roved
sa• Great Western of Canada as. ; Grand Trunk
°I Canada 10a. ; East Indian as. ; and Great Indian
Peninsula ss.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
main at about previous rates.

, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bask Stock
a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 914 / 2
~.3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
,r ow per Cent. Annuities 9l/ i 2
itulia Stock .. t. —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cont. —
Ditto 6 er Cent.
Ditto Debentures,94 1858 951
Ditto 1859
toil to Bonds /1,000 —
_ Dit t o under £l,000
.loxsols :for Account, Feb. 7
..
gkehequer Bills, £l,OOO, litl
D;tto £5OO 7 die
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
131Axilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 & 1859
, Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 .. B5l
znenon Ayres, 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ilresk..
71
Mexican 3
can per Cent —
liDitto Account 231 / 1 4
Peru" Grenadaer Cent Active 31 per Cent.
an 4 1 p —
1, uitto Account 97
°rtaguese 3 per Cent.. 1853. .. --•
Russia
Account
5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ..
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 •••• 611
'aulinian 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
qahish 3 per Cent...
Ditto
Account
Passive
+Urinal 6 per Cent .. 70/
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
T elleraelall 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.

TIIREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account

stock

DEATH FROM SUFFOCATION.—Yesterday at 12,
little boy about four years of age, lost his life by suffoca-
tion under the following circumstances :—lt appears that a
Ore broke out in the parlour of the house, 20, Holten-
Street, Soho, occupied by the child's mother, who was at
the time talking to a lodger in the upper part of the house,
the little fellow and a younger child being locked in. The
mother hastened down and rescued the younger child about
two Years of age; which she took to an opposite public-
nous
e• Some neighbours assisted in extinguishing the
tire, when the body of the elder child was found lying on
me floor, having been forgotten to be removed by the
mother, Mrs. Horsford, in her fright, it is supposed, and
the poor little fellow died from suffocation.
LONDON MILK.—We learn from the Medical
Tones and Gazette that the medical officer of health of an
itnPortant London parish sent a reliable messenger to pur-
ellass samples of milk from every dealer in the parish.
The number of dealers is forty, and two or three sepa-
rate samples were sent for from such of them as sold the
Poorest milk, so as to make 60 in all. In every case the
messenger was directed to ask for a pennyworth or two
aelillYworth of the best new milk ; thus lewing it to the
ller to give whatever quantity he could afford to tell for
20 money. The range of quantity and quality in the
;allells specimens was marked enough—some dealers giv-
lg twelve and a half fluid ounces : others no more than
eri*t• But the result of the examination, so far as it
" con-
"r 118 now, is this—that the dealers who live in good
~,,ects, and supply respectable and intelligent people, for the
-'o%t part furnished talerably good milk ; whilst they who
twelt in back streets and mews supplied the worst; and did
Ail °',3lllPonsate for want of quality by excess 'of quantity.
o;oule samples, run' e in number, which were of the sp. gr.
(1. lower (or in plain English, those in which there
'was n.
In
d uch water a$ milk, or more), came from courts
mews and the dark back streets inhabited by the
thlY class who ought to get most money's .worth for
gl ' Money. One astonishing liquid there was, with a sp.
attclof 011 (i.e. about three parts of water to one of milk),
°f a light •
golden colour. This was openly for sale,
veatw.as doubtless purchased for the benefit of children--
that infants, perhaps—but it was so palpably thin,
1)40118 our informant declares, no sober and intelligent
teen 1111 would have used it as good milk. A subsequent
91), from the same shop, after caution had been given
thoirti r.r. rf 'Mt

Do, Cray Line
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newry & Armarh, def
Newry, Warnpt. & Ros
Norfolk..
N•hn. Counties Union..
Forth British ...
or.Dev.ltailezDk.stoeb
D • A stk ; A rees no d.

until tipclis beenpd.Bl

Do B itock ....:....
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do do , C.N.E. purchase
Do Leeds ..
Do York
North London
Do new
North Staffordshire
N. and S. W. Junction
Not. &Granths.m Rail
Peebles
Portsmouth
Rhymney
Scottish Central
Scot N. E., Aber. stock.
Do Scot. Mid. stock
Shropshire Union 1
Sit tin gbourne & Sheer.
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
Staines, Wok,. and lrokil
Stockton & Darlington

Do do
Taff Vale ...... ...•
Do Pref. No 1
Thames ElavenDk&Rall
Ulster ....

Do ...........
Vale of Neath
Victoria Sta. and Pim
Waterford Az Kilkenny
Waterford k Limerick
West Cnrnwall
West London .
Do lst class

Do 2d class
Westliartlepool liarbr

and Rail
West Midland—Oxford]
Do. Newport'
Do. Hereford!

All
100
3i
100
100

152 a

651 651

1041 1051
P 1P
803 it
92/ 031
100 103

2 21i
10i 10,
8 81

113 115
33 .14
86 88
48 60
6 7
80 41
86 66,
60 62
81 83
4 7
42 43
101 114 p,

551 sni
2d 3 p
63 68 p
114 111

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TERNINI

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Before the Lord Chief Baron Pollock and a Special Jury.)

HATCH 'V. LEWIS.

This was an action brought by the Rev. Mr. hatch
against Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, the attorneys, for alleged
negligence in conducting his defence, at the Central Cri-
minal Court, on the occasion of his trial, on an indictment
for indecently assaulting two children, named Eugenie
and Stephanie Plummer, wit') had been placed under his
care for their education. Mr. Hatch, it will be recollected,
at the period referred to, occupied the position of chaplain
of the Wandsworth House of Correction, and the result of
the trial was that he was found guilty on both indictments,
and sentenced by Baron Bramwell to a period of four
years' imprisonment. Mr. Hatch afterwards indicted
the elder girl Plummer for perjury, when the
jury found her guilty, and she was accordingly taken into
custody. The charge against Messrs. Lewis was that they
had omitted to call certain witnesses, who were in attend.
ance on the first trial, and in consequence of such omission
Mr. Hatch was found guilty.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Damages were laid at £5,000.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and
Mr. Garth appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee
and Mr. Lush were for the defendant.

Mr. M. Chambers, in opening the case, said it was one
of the most important that had ever been brought into a
court of justice, because it involved the happiness of a
gentleman who had been beloved and respected, and also
deeply affected the interest of another gentleman of great
eminence at the bar. The case, it was to be regretted,
would, in the course of its prcgress, bring before them
the secret communications that existed between client and
attorney ; and as such communications had hitherto been
held sacred, it was to be regretted that Mr. Hatch had no
other course open to him to regain his position in society
except by laying the whole of the circumstances before the
jury. In dealing with the case he should confine himself
entirely to facts; and he though, after having carefully
gone through the case, they would be of opinion that Mr.
Hatch had such a case as would carry conviction to the
mind of every person that he was entirely innocent of the
charge brought against him. lie implored any person
who had the slightest doubt on the subject to have that
doubt thoroughly cleared up, as the most searching investi-
gation was courted by his client. It would not be necessary
for him to go at any great length into the facts, because the
proceedings at the trial at the Old Bailey would still
be fresh in the recollection of every person.
Mr. Hatch, at the time of the circumstance, occupied
the position of chaplain of the Wandsworth House of Cor-
rection, and, being desirous of increasing his income, he
undertook to educate two young children. On the 11th of
August Mrs. Plummer arrived at Wandsworth, with her
daughter Eugenie, a child about 11 years of age, and,
having arranged the preliminaries, she left her in Mr.
Hatch's care. The charge made against Mr. Hatch was
that, very shortly after Mrs. Plummer had quitted Wands-
worth, ho took the child Eugenie and his own adopted
daughter into the garden, and there placed her hand on the
lower part of his person, through a hole in his trowsers
pocket; and this incredible proceeding, it was stated, took
place in the broad daylight, in front of Mr. Hatch's house.
The next charge was of an e qually of rocious nature, namely,
that his client had gone int* Eugenie's bedroom and
there made her use her hand in a manner that ho
would not shock the jury by further alluding to it. This
dreadful charge was not said to have occurred once or twice,
but was carried on for upwards of a fortnight. Sometime
after the younger child, Stephanie Plummer, aged eight,
was brought to Mr. Hatch's residence; and immediately
after she was left there by her parents Mr. Hatch commenced
the same disgusting practices towards her. The parents,
on being informed by the children that Mr. Hatch had
acted in a disgusting manner, immediately wrote to the
Bishop of Winchester, who transmitted a letter requiring
an explanation to Mr. Hatch, which also contained a copy
of the communication Mr. Plummer had made to the
bishop. In a short time after a magisterial inquiry was
ordered, and on Saturday, Nov. 11, his client surrendered
himself into custody. Mrs. Hatch, on the Sunday following,
engaged Messrs. Lewis to defend her husband, giving to them
the papers of Mr. Hatch, together with the bishop's
lettsto her husband. The result of the first inquiry on
the Monday was that Mr. Hatch was committed for trial,
but was admitted to bail, himself in £5OO, and two sureties
in £250 each. His client was unable to procure such heavy
bail, and was consequently detained in custody. Ho main-
tained that the duty of a careful attorney was 'tot to have
quietly allowed his client to be committed for trial on an
occasion like that, but to have represented that on such a
charge made against a clergyman, ho wished to have an
opportunity of looking over his instructions, as ho had re-
ceived them but a few hours before, and he fully believed
he should be in a position to produce overwhelming evidence
to refute so grave a charge. He should also have con-
tended that his client ought to have been allowed to go
at large on his own recognisances ; at all events, until the
charge had been substantiated. The very fact of a committal
having gone forth was, he considered, fatal to Mr. Hatch.
Mrs. Hatch was completely prostrated by such a decision,
and immediately went to Mr. Lewis beseeching him to
allow her to see Mrs. Plummer or the gentleman conduct-
ing the prosecution ; but Mr. Lewis said sho could but
prejudice the case of her husband by adopting the course
she proposed, and also told her that such a step was quite
irregular. Things went on until the evening before the
trial, when a mooting was held at Mr. Lewis's, and then
Mrs. Hatch was informed that it was not their intention to
call witnesses for the defence. She strongly remonstrated
against such a course, but she was overruled, and told that
all things had been settled, and it had been finally decided
not to call witnesses to rebut the evidence given for the
prosecution. The morning of the trial came. Miss
Howe, the servants of Mr. Hatch, and a number of
other persons were in attendance in the lobby of the Old
Court of the Old Bailey, who could speak positively in
favour of Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Lewis well knew that they
were there. Mrs. Hatch could not help, in her great
anxiety of mind, again begging of Mr. Lewis to instruct
Mr. Hatch's counsel (Mr. Sergeant Ballantine) to call
the witnesses, but he said, " Oh, no. It's all arranged—
we shall only call witnesses to character." She, poor
woman, then, in the agony of her mind, said, " Mr. Lewis !
Mr. Lewis I are the Plummers to have it all their own
way ?" Ho replied, " Oh, it's all right—everything is
arranged ; leave it all to me." The trial concluded, and Mr.
r Hatch was convicted. But how ? He would not say the jury
were wrong. Far be it from him to utter such a thought.
The judge was one of the most upright on the bench,
and he could not but think that the fatal verdict was to be
attributed to tho fact of not calling the witnesses to contra-
dict the statements of those for the prosecution. Witnesses,
it was true, were called as to character, and the character
Mr. Hatch received was such as any man might bo proud
of, but now came the sentence. Mr. Hatch was then con-
demned to the utmost extent of the law. But fortunately
there were those who, in spite of everything to the con-
trary, fully believed in the innocence of Mr. Hatch, and
steps were taken to indict Eugenio Plummer for perjury.
He could not deduce a stronger circumstance in favour of
his client than what occurred some time after the trial, when
eleven of the jury who had convicted him signed a petition
for his pardon to the Secretary of State. The petition was
ineffectual at that moment, and the trial for perjury
proceeded. Mr. Hatch convicted Eugenie Plummer,
and this result was arrived at by the examination of the
six witnesses who were in attendance at the first trial.
He did not think a stronger proof of the innocence of
his client could be adduced, and it was to mark the
dissatisfaction and injury which Mr. Hatch had suffered
that ho new took the present stop against Mr. Lewis. At
the second trial Mr. Hatch offered himself for cross-exa-
mination, in which he was most minutely examined. Mrs.
Hatch, Lucy Hatch, and others were examined and be-
lieved, and his client was now in this painful
position—he was not a guilty man, but he was
a most unfortunate one ; and although he had received
her Majesty's most gracious pardon, yet the injury ho had
sustained was irreparable—he was, in fact, a ruined man
—his hopes had been annihilated by the conviction against
him, and for years the stigma of conviction would preclude
him obtaining a livelihood. His client said he had a cause
of complaint, the law said so too, and it was to obtain
reparation for the injury ho had suffered that ho now came
into a court of justice.

Feb. 1,
between S and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. \S.
9 a, m.
Nairn 29*56 49 47 W. 2 2 b. I 1
Aberdeen-- 29'73 46 44 S.S.W. 5 1 b. 3
Greenock
Berwick 21'82 50 47 S.W. 5 7 c. 5
Portrush
Galway
limn
Liverpool 30.00 49 45 8. 4 6 c. 2
V.lentis. - -
Queenstown 2991 48 47 S.W. ? 9 3 s. 6
Yarmouth 30'19 39 38 SW. 3 8 f. 6
London 30.20 46 45 S.S.W. 1 9 o.
Night extreme 30'18 40 S. 3 1 b.
Kew....—.... 30.23 46 45 S.S.W. 1 8 c.
Dover 3024 42 41 W.S.W. 3 9 1. 3
Portsmouth
Piymouth
Penzance , 30'19 50 49 W.N.W. 2 4 b. 3
EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise

EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and fticed
co 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shads. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dow-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials blue sky; c., clouds (deachcd) ;
f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m , misty (htzy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; a., snow ; t., th under.a A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).

WIND AND WEATH

The learned gentleman then called his first witness, Mrs.
Hatch. On that lady taking her position in the witness-
box,
The Lord Chief Baron said it appeared to him that the
case would certainly not finish that day, and that it would
be a very protracted ono. When he came to the court that
morning, for the first time since his illness, he had no
idea that such a heavy case was set down for hearing, and
as he thought it would be impossible for him to occupy his
seat that day through so important a trial, he had sent for
the services of one of his learned brothers (Baron Martin)
who would try the case.
Mr. M. Chambers, with the greatest respect to the
learned judge, said he thought it was absolutely essential
that the judge trying the case should have heard the open-
ing speech of counsel.
The Lord Chief Baron said he did not think Mr. Chem-
' hers would suffer in the least ly that, as he would take care
to inform Baron Martin of every thing of importance.

Alderney, S.W. ; cloudy
Birmingham, S.W.; fine
Brighton, S.W. ; rain
Bristol, S.W. ; fine
Cambridge,S.W. ; light; fine
Cardiff, N.W. ; fine
Chatham, SW., moderate ;
raining
Deal, S.W. ; fine
Derby, S.S.W. ; tine
Dublin, E.N.E.; fine
Dundee, S E.; fine
Edinburgh, W.; fine
Falmouth, W. ; fine
Glasgow, S. ; fine
Gravesend, W. ; light and'
hazy

in REPORT, FEB. 1.

Harwich, S.E.; clear
Holyhead, S.S.W. ; blowing
fresh and cloudy
Inverness, S. ; fine
Lowestoft, S.S.W. ; dull
Manchester, S.W.; fine
Milford Haven, W.; fine
Newcastle on Tyne, S. ; fine
Newmarket, S.; dull
Norwich, S., light; cloudy
Peterborough, S.W. ; fine
Soutkampton, S.E.; dull
West Hartlepool, S.W.
Whitehaven, S.W.; dull
Weymouth, S.S.W.
Wolverhampton, S.IV.; fine
York, S.; fine

21118 RAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Feb. I.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; light breeze, with tine weather, and exceed-
ingly mild.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. I.—Wind S.—Arrived2-Pettigrew
from Mobile.

DEAL, Jan. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Otadine, from
Colombo; Samuel Boddington, from Calcutta; Young
America, from Callao; Golden Rule, from New York;
Majestic, from Bombay.
PL-rmo writ, Jan. 31.—Wind S.—Arrived—Suffolk,
from London for Melbourne. Sailed—Drouro, far Cape
Coast Castle.

BRISTOL, Jan. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Luther,
from Iquique; Naomi, from Taganrog.
CARDIFF, Jan. 31.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Sophie, for
Havannah.

DOVER., Jan. 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Matilda,
for St. Helena.

PILL, Jan. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amazone,
from New York; Water Sprite, and Ravenswheel, from
Sulina.

GLOUCESTER, Jan. 31.—Wind S.—Arrived—Seotland,
from Princo Edward's Island. Sailed—Emma Goodwin,
for Sierra Leono.

Mr. Chambers preferred, as his lordship had heard his
opening, remarks, that he should hear the cause.
The Lord Chief Baron said it was utterly impossible he
could undergo the fatiguo 0? even taking the necessary
notes of so long a trial.
Mr. Sergeant Shee also would prefer that his lordship
should hear the case. He ouch regretted the cause that
had compelled his lordship co make the announcement he
had done. There was not a learned judge on the bench
who hid, for so many years, without the slightest interrup-
tion, occupied his seat with so much constancy and regu-
larity, and he could not but say he sincerely regretted his
lordship's indisposition. The better course he thought
would be to adjourn the case until a future day.
Mr. Edwin James thou;ht a week's adjournment would
meet the convenience of all parties.
Mr. Chambers would much rather it were possible to
proceed that day.
Thia 4 Chistßormr-Tini can Cie i*, AnQthiriwigo

(aY ELECTRIC TELVIRAPU.)
SOTJTILAMPTON, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 31—Lady Const.a.nce, from Sunderland ;
Alhambra, steamer, from Lisbon ; Courier, steamer, from
Jersey; La Poule, from Cherbourg; Isabella, from Sun-
derland ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Etoile, from Caren-
tan; Caroline, from Guernsey; Light and Sign, from
Sunderland.

Sailed—St. Petersburg, for Cozunna ; Southampton,
steamer, for Jersey.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 31—Lady Kensall, from Seville ; Sir It.
Peel, steamer, from Dunkirk; Swords, steamer, from
Ostend.
Arrived, Feb. I—Friend of the Isle, from Seville; Mary
Ann, from lereeira.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed—Napoleon 111., from London for Hong Kong ;
William Tooker, from Loudon fot Swansea; Tentrint,
fm LQlttmoil T9r Atiodei