The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-18 00:00:00

THE PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mule prem.,
and the short exchange on London Is 25.271 per £1 sterling.
1.," comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
''B. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
advices from flanaleurg the price of gold is 4?8 per mark,
Slid the short exchange on London is 13s. 6d. per £1 sterling.
a
4„, -bdard gold at the E, aglsh Mint price is, therefore, about
-10ths
per cent. dearer ini Hamburg than in London.
The course of exchmage at New York on London for bills at
co
with sight is about; 1081 per cent., which, when compared
with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the
torhangs is against England. But, after making allowance
loss of Interest and charges of transport, the present
tat, leaves no profit op flip trammiesiort of gold to the
lilted States.

Share'

100
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20i
204
10
100
100
100

174
20
stock

1002

1001

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19f I

Algerian
Antwerp & Rotterdam.
Ardennes ....
Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c.
Belgian East. Junction
Beziers to Graissessac..
Carmeaux Paine .1: Rail
Copiapo ................
Ditto Extension ....
Dutch Rhenish ........
Eastern of France ....
Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c.
Do. do.
Great Central of France
Gt Luxem., Con. shs...
Italian Junction ......,
Lierre & Turnhout ....
Lyons SE Geneva ......
Namur & Liege
Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........
Northern of France....
Do. New Shares
Norwegian Trunk Pref.
Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter.
Parts & 0r1ean5........
Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.)
%ua. 7 p. ct. Rm.. ....
' Riga & Dunaburg......
r Royal Dani5h..........
Royal Swedish
Do. 7 per cent. Pref....
Sambre & Meuse ..

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20 21
88 89

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39 40
50 62

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Do. 5/ per cent. Pref. ....
San Paulo, lim, g. 7p c.
S.Aust &Lomb Venetin
Southern of France....
S. East Portugal 7 g ct.
' West Elandern
Do. 51 p. c. Preference..
W. & N.W. of France ..
Western of Austria....
Westurn of Switzerland
Wiesbaden ......
Do. 8 per cent Pref....
Zealand .. . .
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British Iron

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Devon G. Cons. (Tavist )
East Bassett (Illogan)
East Caradon .

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business
Co. s Price. Done.
Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W ..
Birkenhead lOO Do.&G.W S 4 86
Buckinghamshire , 100 Do.
Chester & Holyhead.., 100 Do 53 54
Do. 51per cent' 100 Do 123 125
Do. 5 „ 100 Do ll2 114
Clydesdale Junction , 100 Caledon. 101 103
Colchester, Stour Vali all E.U. & E.O 63 65
E. Lincolnth. gApr c. 1 100 Gt. North. 133 136
E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Coults. 4 41
Do. Woodbridge... .1 100 •• ••
Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon .. ..
Do. new 1 100 Da .... ... .. ..
Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West ..
Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112
Do. halTes
Do. quarters
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 197 202
London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern, 61 63
Do. Preference 1 100 'Do. lll2 117
Lon.,Tilb.& Southend 1 100 Peto &Co 183 85
Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk .. ..
Do 5 per cent lOO Do.
Mnc.,Bxtn.,k Matlock all LNW& M 31 31
and. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock
Newmark t, BuryEx 5 5. 6. E Counts. par 1 p
gua. 5 per cent... • 1
Northn. &E a, tn. sp. c. all Do.
Do. 6 per cent. .... all IDo.
Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. ..
North Western
Preston and Wyre. 1 all L&N.W 1
& L.Yk. j 43 45
Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. ..
Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 133 136
Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122
Do. Do.
South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W .. ..
Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94
Wimbledn & Croydon all L.&Brgtn 81 911

'E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.)
G am. &S t.Aubyn(Gwen.)
Great South Tolgus
G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack)
G. Wheal Vor (Helston)
Grenville
ITerod's- Foot
Hingston Downs
Lady Bertha
Margaret (tiny Lelant)
North Downs
,North Frances (Illogan)
N. Wh '1 Basset (1110 2, an)
{North Wheal Crotty
!Par Consols (St. Blazey)
Providence (Uny Lelnt.)
Sortridge Cons. Min. Co.
South Caradon(St.Cleer)
S. Cam Brea (Illogan) I
S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim i
S .Wheal Fran. (Illogan)'
Stray Park
[Tamar Silv.& Lead Min
Tin Croft
Vale of Towev (Carm )
West Basset (Elio; an)
W. Caradon (Liskeard)
West Seton . .

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Whcal Dullc.- (Iteciruth)l
Wilt.tti Edward (Cals.)l
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant),
Wheal MaryAnn(Men.)l
Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)!

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THE SUN, "LONDON, WEDNESDAY FE'VE NI SG, DECMBEEt 18, 1861.

LA JP II6TELLIGE.NCE.-(THIS DAY.)

ißusiness done

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
THOMAS V. lIOI3LER-JUDGMENT.

This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor
Sir William Page Wood dismissing the plaintiff's bill with
costs. The plaintiff stated that for many years previous to
1851 he was connected with a mining adventure, and was
possessed of a tin and copper mine, then cared the East
Alveny Mine, on the Great Tregue Consols, in the county
of Cornwall, and the plaintiff entered into an agreement for
a lease with the defendant and others, and for the formation
of a company for working the said mine. The plaintiff filed
his bill to have it declared that, on account of breaches in
the lease, the mine belonged exclusively to himself, and
that, as the directors had issued shares so low as 2s. Gd.
they exceeded their duty as directors and forfeited their
rights, and the mine reverted to the plaintiff.
The Lord Chancellor, in delivering judgment, said—
Having heard the arguments at the bar I reserved my
judgment, not that I entertained any doubt of the judg-
ment that ought to be pronounced, but to dispose of the
previous motion. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that
the plaintiff had no personal right to apply for restitution
of the mine to himself. And he was not authorised, and
had no right to represent the other shareholders of the
company. That he was not entitled to assume the double
character of acting for himself against the shareholders,
and also acting for the shareholders for his own benefit.
The Lord Chancellor considered that the one lode was well
worked, although the other remained unworked ; and that
the directors only issued such shares at such prices as
were available in the market.
The Lord Chancellor affirmed the decision of the Vice-
Chancellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

211 E WINDHAM CASE--( This Day).

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

(Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy,

and a Special Jury.)
THIRD DAY.

Sir George Armitage, Bart., and the rest of the jury
assembled at eleven o'clock, at which time only one counsel
(Mr. Hume Williams) was present. Mr. Field came in a
minute afterwards, end was followed by Sir Hugh Cairns,
who were the only three present when the Master took his
seat on the bench.

The Master said, on behalf of himself, the jury, and the
public, he begged to draw attention to the length of time
this inquiry was likely to last. It might not be known that
he had signed and sealed 250 summonses for witnesses. He
had issued them for all parts of England, Scotland, and Ire-
land, and even for Russia, and the daily expenses of such an
inquiry as the present were necessarily frightful. It would
be impassible for the conrt to sit on Monday next, being the
day for the funeral of the Prince Consort, and after the Ist
of January he had official engagements in other parts of
the country. General Windham was under orders to pro-
ceed to India, and the order was only suspended in order
that he might give evidence on this inquiry.
Sir H. Cairns said he quite agreed in the propriety of
not sitting on Monday next. With regard to the length of
the inquiry, he could say little, as that would very much
depend upon the evidence adduced by the petitioners.
Colonel Bathurst, whose examination appears in another
column, was cross-examined by Sir Hugh Cairns. When
abroad he took Windham to places of worship, but he had
to force him out of bed to do so. In clothes and pocket
money he spent for Windham at the rate of £2OO a-year.
By the Master—Windham drank a great deal. He had
seen him tipsy, but not often, as he had a very strong
stomach. In such cases he was very quiet. He did not
think that his eccentricities were referable to elevation by
drink.

Mr. George Farrar, examined by Mr. Field—Said he was
a registrar of Ihe Court of Chancery, and he was at Spa in
August, 1859. He saw him at the gaming-tables, and while
at play he took no interest in the game, but put his money
recklessly about. He thought him very idiotic in his con-
versat ion. He saw him at the railway station, acting as a
railway porter. He was very negligent in his style of dress.
Cross-examined by Sir H. Cairns—He had seen hint put
down more than a five franc piece at one time on the table.
He had seen him put down as much as three five franc
pieces. Witness was playing himself. Mr. Windham spoke
and acted as a person of unsound mind. Windham paid more
attention to the ladies in the room than to the play, while
witness paid more attention to the play. (Laughter.)
Mrs. Mary Alicia Wilkinson, examined by Mr. Hume
Williams, said she resided at Lymington, in Hampshire,
and is a widow. She resided at Spa in 1859. While there
she met with Mr. Windham during a fortnight at the be-
ginning of the spring, and three weeks in October. He
resided at the same hotel with her on both occasions. She
had constant communications with him. He always con-
ducted himself towards her as a child. She constantly en-
deavoured to improve his manners, and to teach him the
difference between truth and falsehood. She showed him
many kind attentions, because she considered him a person
of weak intellect. His conduct at the table d' hate was occa-
donally very offensive. Ho laughed in such an extraordi-
nary manner that he was ordered to leave the table and
shortly afterwards to leave the hotel. In consequence of
his explanations ho was permitted to remain. At a ball at
Spa she introduced him to a 3 °tang lady friend, with whom
he danced. In the midst of the quadrille the young lady
brought him to her side and said she did not wisk to make
a scene in a ball-room, but that she declined to have any-
thing more to do with him, as he had threatened to box
her ears for not dancing so fast as he wished her to do.
Cross-examined by Mr. Kerslake, Q.C.—She had put
down a five franc piece or a two franc piece on the gaming
tables, as every body did in passing through from the
music or ball rooms. She did not habitually play at the
gaming tables. She was nevern -sevOre laser. She had
constantly gone through the rooms with Mr. Windham, belt
only saw him put down once. That was en an occasion
when all agreed to put down as they passed through the
room. Her maiden name was Horrocks, and was sister to
Mr. Edward Horrocks, who was tutor to Mr. Windham
after Col. Bathurst told her that he would no longer have
charge of Mr. Windham. She remained at Spa until the
summer of the present year. She had not seen Mr, Wind-
ham since ho left Spa in 1859.

By a Juror—Sho was constantly obliged to tell Mr.
Windham not to come to her house in such an untid) state,
and that he must wash himself.

POLICE INT.ELLIG_ENCE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DISTURBING THE CONGREGATION OF ST. JAMES'S
CHURCH.—Jane Clark was charged with creating a distur.
bance at St. James's Church, Piccadilly.

Frederick Green, the beadle, said that on the previous
afternoon the defendant, who had been drinking, walked
into the middle aisle of the church and created a distur-
bance, and he was told by one of the curates to remove her.
She said " She was if she would go, and that she had
as much right to be there as he had." She was an old
visitor to the church, and well known as a nuisance. She
was in the habit of sitti❑g at the bottom of the church and
exposing her arms to excite sympathy.
Prisoner—Oh dear I I'm shocked.
Green said she need-the most dreadful language in the
churchyard.
Prisoner said she used to go to church when in prosperity,
but had not been for 12 months.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he supposed she only went when she
was drunk.

She would go to gaol for a month, in default of paying
he utmost fine the law allowed.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A BOOTMAKER'S.—Henry
Wines, a bootmaker, 8, Great Chesterfield-street, Maryle-
b ne, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt on suspicion of
being =caned in stealing a large quantity of ladies' boot
legs and unfinished boots from the premises of Mr. Bird,
ladies' bootmaker, 86, Oxford-street ; and Edward Denham
was charged on suspicion of receiving the same, well know..
ing them to be stolen. The latter prisoner is also a boot-
maker, of 27, Union-street, Marylebone.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Groat Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution.

At the prisoner Denham's house were found by Franklin,
a sergeant of the E division, and Lambert, 68 E, a large
quantity of boot legs and other property believed to have
been stolen. They are of superior quality and first rate
workmanship.
The prisoners were remanded.

Great inconvenience has been felt of late by persons
having business at the court by nearly an hour being lost
each morning before the business commences.