The Express. — London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

DIPKRLiL PAMAWMT. HOIIB3 OF LORDl3.—Tutrnanan, MARC% 16. The Lean Cualeciattosi took his seat me the woolsack at Ave *Week. GREAT EA RA STERN ILWAYA RAILWAY (NEW METROPOLITAN ND BRANCHES) BILL The adjoersed debate upou the motion for the sewed readies of this bill, sod on the amendment that it be road a second time "that day sir mouths," was resumed by The Bari of SHAFTESBURY, who said the best speech he could make in favour of the amendment was the paaa.ge in Colonel Tolland's repeat. in which he recommended that all the schemes for railways through the metropolis should be postponed for further consideration. (Hew. hear.) He had the authority of every noble lord who had woken on the abject, as well as of Colonel Tolland, wbo had had the sub. jest specifically referred to him, ie favour of the course be now proposed, that the further cosiaideistion of ail these bills s h ou ld be poetpooed. (Hear, beer,) FArl GRANVILLE said no doubt Colonel Yollauil was clearly of opinion that these bills should be postponed until another session, but there were parts of this particular bill which related to the North London line, sad which might, therefore, be proceeded with in the present samion. He thought that before they determined to postpone these bills a committee of their lordships should be appointed to con sider whether it was desirable that any of them should be proceeded with in the present session, or whether they should all be rejected. Tb • committee might go further and cousider how metropolitau railways should be dealt with in future. e Earl GREY thought the government ought to take the re sponsibility which properly Indulged to them, and propose to parliament the creation of some commission authorised to take evidence and hear all pm ties. and to recommend to par liament a scheme to be adopted on the advice of her Majesty's government. In the face of Colonel YolLand's report he thought they could not be fat wrong in postponing the bill, leaving it to be afterwards decided what other course should ultimately be adopted. (Hear, bear.) The Duke of SOMERSET thought the beat mode of pro ceeding would be to appoint a committee, and lay before them the plans proposal, letting them hear the evidence brought forward by the companies interested. The Earl of DERBY said the question before their lordships was, what should they do with this Great Eastern Railway. He bad not the slightest hesitation, and he hoped their lordships would have none, in saying that the funda mental objections to the bill were so great that they could not peas it, and it was the wisest plan, as well as the kindest to the promoters of the bill, to reject it for the present ses sion, leaving it to form pert of a general plan. (Hear, hear.) The motion for the second reeding was negatived, and the amendment agreed to. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a second Sims. TOBACCO DCTIES BILL. -- --- On the motion of Earl Gitstmug, this bill was read • second time, and the standing orders having been dispensed with, it passed through the remaining stages. BIRTHS AND DEATHS REOL3TRATION BILL (IRELAND) --- On the order al the day for the reception of the report of amendments to this bill, The Earl of BANDON proposed • clause to the effort that the registration of births and deaths occurring within the workhouses should be made by the workhouse physicians instead of by the dispensary physicians. The Ferl of ST. GERNANS objected to the clause, the adoption of which would in hie opinion be fatal to the pur pose of the bilL After a few words from the Earl of Lffraiw, The Earl of BANDON appealed to the government to parapetse the bringing up of the report, in order that he might have the opportunity of submitting his amendment to the house at a time when it could be fully disarmed. The Teri of DERBY suggested that the report should be received, and the amendment might be renewed at a future gis& amendment was then withdraws, and the report wee received. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS BILL. On the motion for goinginto committee on this bill, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said that the ails ob ject of the 4th chime was to give the Chancellor of the Ex chequer the opportunity of inverting the money deposited in savings beaks. With regard to the proposal of Lord Redee&le, it appeared to him that managers would be anxious to retain the mosey in their own banks, while the Post-office savings banks mast afford better security to the depositors. The bill then passed through committee, and was ordered to be reported. THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S CHURCH PATRONAGE The LORD CHANCELLOR, is calling the attention of the boom to the ecelesiesCoal patronage vested in the Lord Chancellor, traced the origin and title of the Lord Chan cellor to the nomination and presentation of the Crown liv ings. Although these livings were very numerous, many were of very small value and in remote districts, and showed by their neglected condition the coot of an interested en. parvisies of landed proprietors holding the advoc aats. What he proposed to do in the bill be presented was to ask for power to sell the advow- Doss of 330 of the mistiest livings, and to employ the for the benefit and augmentation of other livings. qi i6 a e d d r a antages which would accrue from this scheme were the improved conditions of the parishes, by transferring the &damsons to landed proprietors who would take a pride in maintaining the parish church and schools. Knowing the difficulties which surrounded his proposals, be intended to ask they lordships to refer the bill to a select committee. He then laid before the house the on ms details by which the sales of the advowsons were to be effected, the grounds co which the value of three advowsons were to be based, and what wee to be done with the limner received. Lead CRAM WORTH thought the scheme propounded would be beneficial to the public, but feared the value of the damsons bad been over-estimated by the Lord Chan cellor. . . . Lord CHELMSFORD mid the object of the bill bad his antire cescurreece, u nothing was more embarrassing to Lord Chancellors than presenting to these small livings. The measure would be of the greatest advantage to the pa rushee which it world touch. The Bisbop of LONDON amid he felt deeply grateful to the noble and kayoed lord for having introduced this mea sure, for there was no member of the ecclesiastical commie lion but mast have become aware that a number of these liviop were not worthy of the tame. (Hear, hear.) The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said he also rejoiced at the proforma of sornethinF being dome for the benefit of • number of small livings in the church. He would suggest to the noble sad learned lord whether it would not be ad visable to mill some of the larger and more valuable livings in his patroasge, and to apply the purchase money, to the augmentation of the smaller livings, sou to make all of • more uniform value. (Clear, hear.) The LORD Cif ANCELLOR said he bad omitted to date that of the Brion!' included in the schedule, three fourths were noder s.rear ; that a small number ran up to about 250 i. ; that many were of more value, and that it was intended to augment the similar livings to 3001. • year out of soy surplus moneys which should retosio, sod there would be power given by the bill to apply a portion of these moneys to the building sod repairing of parsonage houses, provided the purchasers would add an equal sum bar that purpose. He had 160 omitted to state that the Arch bishop of Canterbury, who wee unable to be preesot, had expreeeed his entire concurrence is the details of the bill. (Hear, bear.) He would move the sewed reading of the bill tomorrow in order that it might be referred to a select committee immediately after the Eastern recess, es he felt anxious that the bill should be considered by the other house before that period of the session aliens gnat pressure of business took place. (Hear, bear.) The bill was then reed a first time. Their lordships rose at • quarter to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, MARCH 26. Tin Sratire took the chair at five minutes to 4 o'clock. The following bills were reed a third time and passed : Aher7s:46th mid Welsh Coast Railway ; Accrin.(ton Gas and Water; Celedonien Railway (Bredisholm Deviation) ; Caledoutau Railway (Caretairs and Dolphintoo branch) ; Cockermouth and Workington Railway ; Corkerinotith, Keswick, and Penrith Railway ; Leyland and Farington Oss ; Mid Wales Railway (Branch, &c.(; Newport Pageell Medway ; North Bierley Gas ; North Ease re Railway (Newcastle and Startieck branches) ; Penarth Dock, and Railway ; NF.W MEMBER. The Marquit of 11ARTINGTON took the oath,' and his Feat on hie re-election for North Lancashire. NOTICES. Tae Son, CONTAGION —Mr. HOLLAND, on AO early day after Easter, to move for leave to introduce a bill to atnerd the act of the Ilth and 12th Viet., for preventing the spread of contagious discuss aniongat sheep, cattle, and other animals. Taw T)1111174 EIMAPIEMENT.—Mr. DWLTOIC. once early day after Faster, to coil attention W tho desrability of re coluroeading the Theme. Erfli.tiltligt.t. COMMINtiOIIee• to *insider the propriety of aiiitiolathig the building,. in the new line of reed between Whitehall an.l Palkee.yaril to the architecture of the Houses of Parliament and the new public offices, and to make the road better adapted to the regairnmeuta of public tragic. FOItEiGN AND COLON' lL POSTAGE. Mr. CAVE asked the Secretary to the Treasure whether It was intended to abandon the principle of an uniform rate of postage to British posscieious abroad, by doubling the ' charge upon :otters to the British Weet loilia colonies, while reducing that upon letters conveyed by the same line of packet. to foreige countries, even at a greeter distance, aod, if we. for what reason. Mr. PEEL mid, the principle of uniformity bed already been abandoned is the case of letters to Hong Kong and Singapore. The postage to the Weat Indies sad the Cape had been raised to Is., because it had been found that the increase did act materially affect the amount of correspon dunes, sad because the sixpenny portage was wholly giant ficient to pay the twist of the service. At the same time, letters seat lay privet* ship wens only charged 3d. and 4d. ; so that there were two modes—one for those to whom tams, and those to whom economy was an object. Lettere for Mexico and Cole, which were formerly charged la 6d. and L. fra, were now reduced to Is., because the former rates were oadoebtally too high, and became it was a point of I THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY 17,VENI/110, * if - ARtlff 27, 1863. some impartsaise to mandate them with the rate* to other parted the world. Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked whether there was to be a subsidy oe the West India mails, or whether the company which conveyed them was to have a portion of the postage by way of payment Mr. PEEL said that tenders bad been remived, but they ! were yet under cecaiderstion. Mr. CAVE asked if the governments of Cuba or Mexico would p ray soy part of the sakaidy oe their mails? Mr. PEEL—No. RECRUITING FOR THE FEDERAL STATES. Lord H. THYNNh: asked whether the enaction of the government bad been celled to statement that the Federal government of America were recruiting largely in Ireland ; whether that statement was tree ; sad, if so, whether her Majesty's government proposed to take aey steps to prevent snch recruiting • Sir R. PEEL Mid that no reports had been received with regard to any such enlistments in Ireland. There had been rumours ua the subject, bat no authentic inf3rmation had reached the government. THE RIOTS IN IRELAND. Mr. WHALLEY said he had given pollee of a motion, but he regretted to find that its terms had given offence. Ulu nirtiou was in the following terms :—" To ask the Chief Secretary fur Ireland • question concerning the dis loyal demonstrations at Dublin, Cork, and other places on the 10th instant, at many of which, as Karnali and Bellies, an effigy of the Prince of Wales was publicly burnt ; and, whether any investigation is intended as to the nature and eatent of the organisation manifest in these proceedings."] He would now, in putting the question, omit the expres sions which were objected to. Mr. SCULLY—Hear, hear. Speak up. (Laughter.) Mr. WHALLEY then read his question, ornittiog the word " disloyaL" Mr. SCULLY roue to order. Sines the present Speaker had occupied the chair the rule as to interrogating the go verement had been much more stringently enforced, and it was now understood that no one had a right to put the " speaking questions." The question of the bon. member, the form of which bad been arranged between him and the Chief Secretary for Ireland, contained no lees than four ur five distinctly offensive assertions which there was no mama of discussiug or aintradicting. ("Order.") He was quite in order, for he had rim to order, and was, therefore, not to be confined within any limits. (Laughter.) He maintained that the hon. gentleman had no right to make use of the notice-paper of the house to publish offensive statements to the world. He objected to the term " disloyal demonatratious." A. to " Bellies," he never heard of such a place, and he did not believe it was in Ireland any more than " Belloria," or any such warlike place. (Laughter.) Them was no doubt a Baling. He objected to any reference to " oranisation." In fart, they might just as wall refer to the " organisation manifest" at Stalybridge. The SPEAKER bade the boa. member point out the particular passages which he thought were out of order. Mr. SCULLY accordingly named the pusages he had already commented on. The SPEA„KEII said the rale of the house was that in putting questions no argument or opinion was to be offered, nor any feet stated except so far as might be neceseary to explain the question. The house would at once reoognise the good nose in which the role was founded that matters should not be proposed, in the shape of questions which would be likely to give rum to observation or discussion. It was competent to any bon. member to state the facts neces sary to explain his question • but whether or not the mat ters so stated as facts were ;sally such was not for him to decide—though it would undoubtedly be Tory much out of order to state things which bad not been entirely substan tiated. (Hear, hear.) In this case it was competent for the hon, member to state as • fact that in certain places effigies of the Prince of Wales had been publicly buret ; and if that was established, no great question would perhaps arias in that house about the application to such • transaction of such an epithet " disloyal " (Cheers.) At the same time the rule of the house was, undoubtedly, that matters of opinion and matters of argument should not be inserted in questions. (Hear, bear.) Mr. SCULLY—Before the right hon. baronet unseen the question which has been put, I have also one that I wish to ask him. (Loud cries of "Order.") Sir R. PEEL denied that the questiou which had been put to him was the result of any concert between the hon. member and himself. He had never done, and never would do such • thing in that house. (Cheers.) The boo. member had asked him if be might put a question, and he had at once replied that any hon. member was at libertLt4 ask anything he pleased with respect to Ire and that he (Sir R. Peel) should then be bou to answer it to the beet of his power; but as to there being any arrangement on the subject he must take leave utterly to deny it. (Hear, bear.) It we, perfectly true, it was • matter of notoriety, that there ball bean disturbances in Ireland about the 10th of March ; but be was quite sure no man of any reason would affirm that these demonstrations of sedition' people in two or three localities in any way faithfully represented the public opi nion of Ireland. (Meese) There had been these demonstra tions, but they had been partial, and it would be very unfair to allow them to outweigh the general feeling of loyalty sod attachment to the throne which prevailed amongst the put bulk of the Irish pople. (Cheers.) With to the burning of effigies, he b a da read in the papers re al it had taken place ; but he did not think that too much weight ought to be attached to such demonstrations. He understood that an effigy of the Prince of Wales had been burnt at Kilrusb, and also at Bellies; but be really did rot think that that should be treated too seriously. He would tell the how* why In 1861 he read in a news paper that he was himself to be officially burnt in effigy in • town in the west of Ireland. (Cleat laughter.) Up to that time he had been in that town, and he had never given it the least offence. However, when he afterwards visited the place he did not experience the slightest lawn venienoe from that warm mode of reception. (Loud laughter.) He thought, therefore. that little weight was to be attached to such demonstrations. The truth was, the feeling in Ireland was sound at the core—(cheers)—but everyone knows that even in London or elsewhere a handful of people, if they were at all orunised, could easily make a breach of the peace. In fact, half-a-dosen schoolboys might make a demonstration that would eclipse an nu:motion ; but he could not forget the enthusiasm with which the sovereign had been received in every part of Ireland, and he wee quite sure that if the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his bride, were to visit that pact of the United Kingdom, he would receive the warmest welcome. (Chem.) Mr. W FIITESIDE asked whether any investigation had been instituted into the conduct of any magistrate who had failed to perform his duty • and whether any depositions had been received at the Gillis with regard to the burning of effigies. Sir R. PEEL said there was • report from a sub inspector of police with reference to the alleged burning of an aria at Kilrush ; and he had just received • telegram stating that eight or ten persons had been summarily dia. posed of. (Laughter.) Mr. WHITESIDE observed that the right boo. gentle man had not answered hie question—namely, whether any inquiry had been made into the conduct of any magistrate that had not performed his duty. Mr. SCULLY—And I wish to know whether there has been say inquiry into the conduct of the ChiekSecretary and the Mayor of Cork. (Laughter.) Sir E. PEEL-1 have not beard that any of the magis trate. failed to perform their duty. RAMSOATE HARBOUR. Sir E. DERING indica the President of the Board of Trade when the accounts for Ramsgate Harbour for the year 1862 would be prceented to parlinneut ; and whether any, sod if any what steps had been taken by the govern ment with a view to the revision of the tariff of dues now lewd for Ranagate Harbour. Mr. M. GIBSON said the accounts for 1862 were ready, and would he almost immediately laid on the table. No attempt had been made to revise the tariff, as there had not yet been safteient experience with regard to its working, THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. DODSON called attention to the charges for the di plomatic service ; and moved that, in the opinion of the house, all sums required to defray the expenses of the di/demotic service ought to be annually voted by puha u.ent, and that eetimates of all such sours might to be rule mitred iu a form that would admit of their effectual super vision and control by the house. lir. LAYARD sanl na doeht what bad been stated by Mr. Dodson was to mnie extent true but the system had hitherto worked well, and he opposed the resolntioh on two ruaode — economy end the etheency of the public service. g lf tin: diplomatic a:herpes were anuually submitted to the house, he bad no doubt (for reasons which he explained) they would lie considerably incremed, while the service would be less effieieot than it was. Mr. G. DUFF concurred with Mr. Lewd that if the House voted the diplomatic charges they would increase. What that service required wee to be improved in efficiency. Mr. AUGUSTUS sairni and Mr. ATILTON supported the resolution, dissenting from the reasons alleged by Mr. Levard. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER enefeared th.,t all his prejudices and preposecuicso were in favour of the resolotioa. But there were, he said, objectioes to the braiging of all diplomatic charges upon the estimates, both of principle a.al of practice. He lied no hesitation iu saying that. practically, he deliberately preferred the arrangement at it stood to that proposed in the resolution, which he hoped the hoes• would not adopt. Lord H. VANE said he had arrived, on practical grounds, at the same conclusion as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Peacocks and Mr. Kinnaini spoke against the resolu tion, and Mr. Sclatee Booth in its favour. The house divided on the motion for going into com mittee For the motion Against The amendment was therefore lost. CASE OF COLONEL CARLETON. Mr. H. SEYMOUR called attention to the cases of Col Dudley Carleton and other dilates referred to in a returo laid before the house this session, who were injuriously affected by a warreat dated the 7th of October, 1854. Sir G. LEW IS explained the iocidente of the men of the class affected by the warrant of 1851, to which the odious in question belonged, and the examination it had undergoes, observing that the only effect of acceding to their claims would be to open a door to other emnplainta Gem Lindsay, Sir J. Shelley, and Col Dickens considered the use of there dam as one of greet hardship. ... 136 ... 65-71 SUPPLY. The house then went into a ooturnittese of supply on the civil service eatimates, when a vote on account of there estimates, and vote% for revenue departmeeta and certain dames of civil Denies estimates, were agreed to without mach dicsenon. On the motion that the Chairman report p Mr. HENLEY compl a ined of the manner the so r es bad been taken, a rote on account having been And agreed to, and, before that vote had been repotted, the balances of some of the votes being taken the same evening. Mr. PEEL explained the reasons which rendered this' sane unavoidable. Mr. HENLEY protested whist the coarse as novel, if not irregular. Sir G. LEWIS mid no doubt it was unusual, but he de nied that there wee anything in it dangerous or uncoustitm tional, or that it limited the responsibility of the govern ment ; though he admitted that it was inconvenient, and that it was not desirable that it should be repeated. The Chairman then left the chair, and the house resumed. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. This bill was read a third time and weed. aahlatttdligtrtca COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. IL•sou 26. (Hadar• tb• Judge Ordinary.) PITONS V. STOPS AND APPLICTON.-BPICIAL JUST. Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., addressing the jury for the defence. having ridiculed much of the evidence which had been adduced in proof of the petition, proposed to read some let ters of Capt. Stone, to show how he had behaved to his wife. They would show how he had sought to cheer his wife, whom he had left in England, to support four children on an allow ance of 101. a month and a property of her own amounting to about MN. a year. The Judge-Advocate objected to the production of the letters, there being no plea of a recriminatory nature upon the record. Sir C. Creswell held that they were admissible, as they might be consistent with a disposition on the petitioner s part with an unjust endeavour to repudiate his wife. (Applause, which the learned judge at once ordered to be repressed.) he letters were then read. They were fell of harsh tnd unkind expressions. The petitioner continually reproached his wife for the great a ff ection which she displayed for her children, and which he seemed to think was incompatible with his own claims upon her love. He continually urged her to importune her friends to give her money with which to join him in lndie ; but flatly refused to under take any further pecuniary reeponaiality on her part. He also scolded her for not exerting herself at the Horse guards to procure his more rapid promotion, and described himself as a person of morose and lonely habits, for whom nobody cared, and who was schooling himself to live without human sympathy. He usually signed himself " Your stern old husband." Mr. Karalake concluded an able speech, hurting several hours, withespresaing aconfident hope that the result of the trial would be a vsedict that would save the honour of his client—that although she might, from no fault of hen, have lost the affection of her husband, would secure to her the esteem of her friends. Saw Marks, the fellow-servant of the woman Harris, whose deposition, taken by a commissioner at Brighton, had constituted the principal direct evidence against the respondent, was then esamined, and she flatly contradicted the material portionof Harris's statement. The court then rose. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCIIIT.—LEwLs, Mama 26. The civil basins. having been concluded on W ednesday afternoon, three court. were opened yesterday for the pur ppoosse of disposing of the remaining cnroinal mace. The Lord Chief Justice was sufficiently recovered from his late indisposition to be enabled to act in the Crown Court ; Mr. Justice Wiglitman presided in the Nil Price Court, and Mr. Serjeant Casatee held a third court in the gland jury room. (Before the Lord Chief Justice.) William Mort, 46, painter, was charged upon as indict ment, and also by the coroner's inquisition, with the wilful murder el Mary Ann Day, by poison. Ser.leant Parry was specially retained, with Mr. Hurst, to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the magistrates of Brighton, where the offence was alleged to have been com mitted. Mr. Itibton and Mr. Pearce were counsel for the prisoner. This case occupied the court for some considerable time, bat the main facts on winch the charge was founded lay in a very narrow compass. It appeared that the prisoner was • native of Brighton, where he had for a great many years carried on business as • painter, and that he was a widower with six children. The deceased was a widow, about 41 years of age ; she bad nine children, and the only means of subsistence she had for herself and her family consisted of what little she was able to earn by her own bands and the earnings of two of her eldest children. There appeared to be no doubt that at the time of her death she was in a state of great poverty. The pri soner, it seemed, bad been on most intimate and affectionate terms with her, and the evidence showed that he had promised to marry her, and that the marriage war to have taken place about a month or six weeks after the period of her death, which occurred on Sunday, the 22nd of February. The prisoner was in the habit of very frequently going to the house of the deceased and taking her out for a walk ; they very often passed the whole day together, and they used to go to different publiehouses and beershops, and it was admitted that the deceased was addicted to habits of intemperance, and was in a bad state of health. The death, as above dated, occurred OD the 22nd February last. On the morning of that day the prisoner went to the house of the deceased, as had been his custom, and Raked her to go out for • walk, and she consented to do so. This was between eleven and twelve o'clock. About twelve o'clock they went to • beerehop at Brighton, kept by a person named Jutting, where they had some ale, and the wife of the beer-shop keeper observed to the deceased that she looked very ill. She replied that she felt very ill indeed. She vomited and was purged violently, and her condition was such, that she expressed • wish to go home immediately. The prisoner went away with her, and accompanied her toher own residence, where he left her, still in the most dreadful agony. She continued in a very wretched condition, exhibiting all the appearances of violent inflam mation of the bowels, and all the usual symptoms of arsenical poisouing, until half-pest ten o'clock at night, when death terminated her sufferings. The nature of the caw, of course, at once excited suspicion, there was a coroner's inquisi tion, and the stomach and its contents were submitted to analysis by Dr. Taylor, of (:c)'s Hospital. With regard to this portion of the case, it may be ended that Dot the slightest doubt existed se to the cause of death, or that it resulted from the administration to the deceased, of a very large dome of white arsenic; and the only question was, by whom that poison bad been ad ministered. It would seem that suspicion imme diately was attracted towards the prisoner, and he was summoned to appear before the coroner, who cautioned him ea to the position in which he stood. and told him that he was not bound to make the statement in reference to the death of the deceased unless he chose to do so. It appeared, I however, that he exprused a desire to state all he knew upon the subject of the death of the unfortunate woman, and he elected to be sworn and give evidence, and his depo sition was accordiegly taken upon oath. He then made • statement to the effect Chat he had been acqnninted with the deceased for about three yam, that be had agreed to be married to her, and that the marriage was to have taken place in April of the present year, but the doomed objected to be married in that mouth because it was the mouth in which her late husband had died. It was then arranged that the marriage should take place in May. He said that he bad not quarrelled or had any angry words with the deceased immediately before her death, but about six weeks before it happened they had bad a few weeds about a young DAD with whom the deceased had formerly been intimate, but this had all passed over. Ou the Sunday on which she died, the prisoner stated that be went to the deceased's house for the purpose of taking her out foe a walk, as was his custom, and befut a they started he said he gave her a glass of gin, which he had taken with him. They then left her house together, and when they had walked • short distance he gave her a mince-pie which he had purchased the night raore, and she ate it, and did not complain that it tested eitber hot or bitter. They then went toJutting'e beer-shop, where she was taken ill. He accompanied the deceased to her own house, and as they were going along eia, was very sick, and when they gotta the house helmet out for sixpenny-worth of brandy and mixed some hot water with it, and gave it to the deceased, and this was the only thing that staid upon her stomach. The case for the prosecution ratted entirely upon the stag ' gestion that the poison had been administered to the de ,' ceased in the mince-pie, and that she could not have taken it by any other means ; and evidence was adduced in the first place to show that a greet many other pies had been made with the same mince meat, and that no person who ate there had suffered in any way from having dote so. According to the evidence of 1)r. Taylor, the appearances that win, presented in the stomach of the deceased wore such as would have been presented upon the supposition that tin poison had been taken at the time the pr,souer admitted he had given the mince-pie to the &weaned. It also appeared that on the Tuemiay after the death the prisoner had a conversation with Jut ting the beer-shop keeper, in the (course of which he stated that he bad promised to marry the de ceased a year and • half before, but that she bad deceived him, first, with regard to her age, and also with reference to the. another of children she bad, stating that she had only three, when in reality she had nine. He also stated that he had reason to believe that she was carrying on en intimacy with some young man whom she had known before be became ac quainted with her ; and he said that he had at one time broken off the connection with her, but be was so " fascinated" with her that he bad made friends with her again and bad promised to marry her, and that the marriage was to have taken place very shortly. These facts were relied upon oa the part of the prosecution, as showing • motive for the COMIDUNDOD of the crime, it tieing suggested that the prisoner had repented of having made the engagement to merry the deceased, and that he had resorted to the dreadful expedient of destroying her life in order to relieve himself from the heavy burden, for a man in his position, of having to maintain her and her nine children, perticularly when he had no less than six children of his own depeudent upon him. This was the only ground that was put forward by the prosecution for the commission of the crime; but this important fact in favour of the pri soner was at the same time admitted, namely, that there was not the slightest evidence that he had purchased arsenic, or that he bad ever had such en article in his possession, and it also appeared that he exhibited great grief at the death of the deceased, and appeared to he anxious not to conceal anything having reference to the nature of the ma mmon that existed !rewrote them, or to the circumstance. under which the death took place. Mr. Itibton, at the close of the case for the prosecution, made a very able speech to the jury on behalf of the pri soner, end he contended that even upon the opeoiog of the case by Serjsant Parry it was evident that there was nothing like positive or direct evidence in support of the charge, and that they were called upon to convict the prisoner solely upon infereacee that were to be drawn from car taM facts that were alleged to exist. He then pro ceeded to commonest upon the evidence that had Noe adduced for the prosecution, and particularly upon the fact that there wee nothing to show that the poisoner had emir been is pommies of arsenic, or that he hod ever endeavoured to proonre any, and be submitted th►t at Ow utintan the came only amounted to cue of suspi cion, and that the jury ought not, under such circum stances, to return a verdict the inevitable effect of which must be to consign a bureau being to the scaffold. TM Lord Chia! Justice then summed up, and tlts jury almost immediately returned a verdict at Not Guilty. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-13tity BT. EDMOND'S, ILLaca 26. The Lord Chief Justice Fate end Mr. Justice Williams came from Cambridge on Tuesday, and on Wahmeday opened the commission of assize for the county of Suffolk. The calendar contains the s•meaof twenty-one prisomers, and many of the offences sr of the gravest character. Yesterday the Lord Chief Justice sat in the Crown Court, and disposed of several cases, and Mr. Justice William; by three o'clock, cleared the cause list, finishing the civil business in fire hours. This morning the court wee densely crowded, the Lord Chief Justice having 'deified his intention to take the came of the primmer charged with murder At the sitting of the court the prisoner was brought into the dock. His name is John Ducker. He is described in the calendar as 63 years of age, sad labourer, indicted for wil fully and maliciously killing and murdering Ebenezer Tye, at Halesworth, on the 25th November, 1862 He pleaded Not Guilty, and • jury having her formed the trial proceeded. Mr. Bulwer and Mr. H. Smith were counsel for the pro- secution ; Mr. Pheer defended the prisoner. The deceased was a young policeman stationed at Hales worth, and had been ordered by hie superintendent to watch closely the prisoner and his premises. la the comes of the performance of this duty be met his death. The prisoner's hour is in Clarke's-jsrd, Chedistonsdreet, Halerrorth, and at the bottom of this yerd runs a filthy brook, with an osier ground adjoining. He was by trade • bay trusser, and for some days before this occurrence was at work for a farmer named George. The theory of the prosecution is, that on the morning of the murder the policeman detected the prisoner carrying hay which he had stolen up the yard, that he endeavoured to arrest him, • struggle took place, which ended in the officer being oom y overpowered, rendered iusensible by • blow, and lagged to this brook, where he was held under water till To support this it was proved that at shoot seven o'clock the prisoner was seen sweeping up hay in the yard, and in an empty house -in the rune yard occupied by the prisoner • quantity of hay was, found. This was identi fi ed by Mr. George's man as precisely similar to that which the prisoner had been tramming for his muter. The policeman was to watch the prisoner's house between five am, and breakfast time, end was last seen alive between one and two am. of Tuesday morning, the 25th November. Not returning from his duty after that morning, in the evening a search was made for him, a constable being at once sent to the pri soner's boast. He was at home at rapper, and was found to have the marks of a severe blow on the face, one eye black and very much discoloured, the other eye discoloured, • scratch on his left cheek, • wound on his wrist, and a wound on the head. The latter he accounted for by say , ing, " it was done with a comb;' the wound on the wrist and the scratch oa the cheek were caused, he said, "by the hay cutting knife," and to account for the discoloured eye, he said, " a piece of wood he was chopping on Friday flew up and struck him." These excuses were shown to be untrue by witnesses who deposed to seeing him the day before the murder with no marks of violence upon him. The police man sent to his house, we have said, found him at supper; in about twenty minutes miter the body was found. Deceased was lying on his back at the bottom of the brook, in about two feet of filthy water, the left arm up as it guarding his head, and with his uniform greet coat buttoned. His hat, cutlass, and belt staff and haadcuffs,lwere missing, and there was a mark on the heed as of a blow, which the medical man said would be sufiicient to render him insensible, though not enough to account for death. The immediate cause was suffocation from drowning. The prisoner was at once taken into custody end charged with the murder, but said he knew nothing about it. A further search being made the hand cuffs were raked from under where the body had been lying,the hat was some twenty yards lower down the stream, end the staff was found in the osier bed. The prisoner was asked if the clothes be had on were what be mussily wore, sad he said they were, and were all he had, except his Sun day suit. Next day search being made in his hour trousers were found which had been recently partAy washed, with modand weeds adhering similar to three found on the clothes of the murdered man. Inquiries being made, • woman who lived within four doors of the prisoner said she heard oaths morning of the 25th, about mix o'clock, the steps of two per. sons going down the yard, and shortly after a shriek. Another woman deposed to bearing the footsteps, and also two men in angry talk, the voices of whom she recognised as those of the policeman and the prisoner, and she after coming from the direction they bad gone a groan once repeated. This woman also saw the prisoner sweeping up the hay litter in the yard about an hour after. From suspicions the police entertained • man sad his wife named Warne were subsequently arrested and charged as accessories after the fact, but on examination be fore the magistrates were at once discharged. The prisoner wee now removed to the station-house at Boccie*, and when there called the inspector to him and said be wanted to soy something. The inspector took down his statement in writing, and it was to the effect that on the morning of the murder " He saw a man come into Clarke's yard, where be (the prisoner; lived, that he had on a long dark coat, and was carrying • truss of hay. As soon as he saw him. he threw it down and ran away, oo be (the prisoner) thought he'd put in his empty house till some one claimed it." On the same day he again celled the inspector to him and said, "Stephen Warne came to me on Monday night aid borrowed my old clothes of me. When he brought them back on Tuesday, he told me he had seen a policeman, end he'd be —if he hadn't done for him." The WWI was called by the prosecution, and gave • flat denial to all this, and during the time be was giving his evidence the prisoner seemed greatly excited. The prisoner's conduct on the morning of the murder was further traced, and evidently to his dismay. "Old Ben Warm.," the father of the other witness, deposed to seeing the prisoner in his eon's shop that morning, looking at his face in a looking glass. Seeing the state of the perigee's face he said, " Jack ! you've bade rum-un !" to which the prisoner replied, " Yes, I've had • hustle with • policeman, and it wee • hustle !" Another witness we. called to whom the prisoner lied said a day or two before the murder, upon his remonstrating with him about steeling some wood, " I won't be stopped by a policeman-111 go in for it, and have life for life. The jury returned • verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to death. TELEGRAPHS BH,L. The house went into committee on this NM, resuming at clause 13. Mr. LYGON moved the adoption of a clause to the effect that when property wu injuriously affected by the works of a telegraph company the proprietor might apply to the Board of Trade for redress, and that if the Bond of Trade found on inquiry that the complaint was well-founded, they might order the telegraph company to remove their wins, due regard being had to the matter of expense. Mr. GIBSON said that the contingency sought to be guarded against by the proposed clause was already met by ' clause 26. Mr. ROLT rid that clause 26 did not apply to telegraphic wires passing in front of house*, and he therefore supported the motion. After a brief discussion, the clause wan withdrawn, on the understanding that it should be brought for ward again upon the report. The Chairman then left the chair, and The home resumed. OFFICE OF SECRETARY-AT-WAR ABOLITION BILL. Sir G. GREY, in moving that this bill be read a second time, explained that its object was merely technical. The office of Secretary-at-War was now combined with that of Secretary of State for War. There were no separate duties, and no separate salary ; in fact the office was now merely nominal. The second reading was agreed to. OATHS RELIEF IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IBCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was resit a secoed time. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENMACT (1858) AMEND- MENT BILL. This bill was reed a second time. THE SALMON FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. ESXONDE moved the edit:Formant of the debate. Ayes 5 Noes The house then went into committee pro forma. The Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit main on the 27th of April. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving for a bill relative to stook certificates to issuer, said the object of it was to give additional facilities for dealing in public stocks, and particularly with regard to those who were in the habit of holding public stocks with a view to borrowing on them. It was proposed to disable trustees from holding stock in this particular form. Leave was given to b►ing in the bill, and it was accordingly brought in and read a first time. The house adjourned at 25 minutes to 2 o'clock. I7NIFERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIppf., *Jam 26. CLABBICAL Throe.—The following as the result al olnesical bonanza was exhibited in the front of the Senate-hoses this morning :—Examiners : W. Haig Brown , ILA., Pembroke Collage ; H. R. Bailey, M.A., St. John • College; Edward H. Browne , 8.D., Corpus Christi Col lege ; W. Y. Gunmen, M.A., Christ's College. Fiat Claw : R. S. Wilmot), King's ; Trinity • Dyne, King's ; Austen-Leigh, King'., and Currey, Trui, seq. ; Nixon, King's ; E. M. Young, Trinit ; • alker, Trinity Hall; *Falkner, John's, and ltesthcote and ' Pratt, Trinity, seq. ; 'Rust, Pembroke • Chancellor, Clare ; Spurting, Trinity ; Rudd , ' John's. Second Class : *Everett, Trinity • Bonier, Trinity ; *Skinning, Trinity ; 'Stevens, Magdalen ; *Brown, Caine, and Oakley and Plowden Trinity, and 'Procter, Christ's, si.q. ; *Ssnderson, &roue • *Lobley, Trinity ; *Snowdon, John's ; Kennedy, Trinity Hill ; 'McNeil., Trinity ; Carey, John's ; Hickman, John's ; *McGi ll , Christ ' s • 'Dixon, Christ's, Spencer, Emmanuel, Tartan, Trinity Hall, and Walford, • mq • 'Co ll ins, Christ's; 'Pooley , John ' s; Banbury, Clare ; Balch, Cain. ; Brownjohn. Clare, and 'Leeks, Tri nity, eq. ' • *Hervey, Trinity ; 'Brett, Pembroke. Third class : C. G. M. Osaka, Trinity ; llardcaatle, Trinity ; •Ricbdale, Qum • Dalton, Clare ; Alston, Glare ; Bacon, Clare ; 'Aldis , Trinity ; *Cadman, Christ's ; Waddell, Trinity ; *Bolton, Trioity ; Cope, and Seholefield, Trinity, ▪ ; Kent, Trinity ; Wilke, Trinity ; Ralph, and Thom ley, Trinity Hall, and Tomlinson, Clare, eq.; •Willan, John's ; *Haigh, Christ's ; *Hereto% Trinity ; Hollis, Trinity ; •Fison, and "hiclrlllisin, Caine, ex'. At a congregation held this day the undermentioned de grees were conferred : M.A.—Charles Edward Lamb and Richard Wingfield, Corpus Christi College ; William Horne. Caine College. B.A. von OBDIIIMIT Dioazz.)— Wilfrid Hargrave, Tri. city ; James Ogden and Henry Eldred Curtis, St. John's ; Benjamin Bander Gardner, Trinity . Hall; and also th e ge n tlemen to whose n&11106 an uterisk• is pre fixed in the list of the classical tripes as shove. Tex Cliaircm.Lon's MEDAL.—This medal haa been this day adjodgedto A. Sidgwick, 8.A., of Trinity Collage. 2nd. Noe-Wedged. LONDON DIOCESAN HOME MISSION. The annual meeting of the friend. and e romotere I of this institution took ?Woe yesterday at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James a, the Bishop of 1.98D0N in the chair, supported by the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Shur, , Lord Ea&tock, Mr. Papillon. the Hon. A. Kinnard, M.P., Mr. J. C. Colquhouo, Mr. Henry Hoare, Mr. J. M. Knott, and many distinguished members of the church of England. The report for the year 1862 stated that the society his eight missionaries end a superintendiog secretary. Two are labouring in the east, two in the north, one in the north east, two in the south-east, sod one 11,111011( the cabmen and omnibus men residing io different parts of Loudon. During the summer months the missionaries preach in the open air and one missionary stated that in preaching in Bethnal green to "bird &Geier'," "dog fanciers," and others who never attend a place of worship, be found that his congre gation increased from 200 to 400 persons. Os Sunday evenings he held a service io a room in Boner-street, mud the attendance averaged from 90 to 100. After this ser vice he preached at Victoria-park-gate, where he hada con gregation numbering from 500 to 700 ; and it appeared that during one week he held 9 seniors, and addressed probably not fewer than 2,000 people, ninny of whom were living in the habitual neglect of religion. With one exception, all these serves were carried on is the open air. During the winter months all the miesionaries carried on services in school-rooms, halls, and other buildings. The number of services carried on weekly by each is from five to seven, which, in the greater number of cues, are held in different parishes ; but in two asses, each missionary de votes the whole a his time to one large destitute district. One of these is Somers town. During the summer months last year nearly fifty services were held every week, in courtyards, public parks, and wherever the missionaries could procure a hearing, and it was believed that not fewer than 15,000 persons were addressed in the period mentioned. Ooe of the society's missionaries ham for the last six mouths been labouring among the cabmen end omnibus mein of Loudon. There are about 1,800 men connected with this calling, for whom there are but few religious opportunities of instruction and worship. The peculiar nature of their willing renders it extremely difficult to as semble ,uy number of them foe seen short services. The missiouary has visited them at the cab-stands and coffee shops ; •he has endeavoured to find rooms at the various railway stations where he might meet the men while wait ing for the arrival of trains. He has during the last three or four months addressed at Waterloo Station and Notting hill over 1,000 men, sad from the kind reception which be has always received from themes he feels much encouraged, and anticipates much success. On the whole, the labours of the missionaries had been attended with the meet grati fying results ; but unfortunately, the foods at the disposal of the council were nut commensurate with the exigencies of the undertaking, and unless the society received asve tance they would not be able to maintain the prevent staff to the end of the year. The annual reports in years post have shown a large balance in favour of the society ; this mainly arose from large donations which were given at the time the society was instituted ; that balance is now nearly exhausted. Marineau.' of the eoffiety for 1860 wee 1,5401. ; in 1861, 1,9821. ; and last year it amounted to 2,031/. The expenditure lest year amounted to 2,7301., being 7t51(. over the income. The council earnestly appeal for inerceel rip ped to meet the present deficiency, sad enable them to add to the number of their missionaries. LOYBEL'S CHINA LUCIFER MATCH IGNITOR.—Thin elegant Invention, which is an Impertatiota from the Continent, wham it is to bi 3 found in every room, has been greatly improved by the British Ntmitve and united to English habits. Its advan tages see obvious—l. The corrugated mistimed mesve of the Sevres china cannot wear oat by usage : therefore the traitor, tinkle broken, will always be efficient, and last 6 r ever. 2. There Is no more waste of matches In &aeries of titistmcesafal attempts to ignite then,. 3. Pujasna tempers wiU more be tried, especially m tile dark. 4. There will be no mire °cow sion to deface the walls by Melling matches upon them. 6. The 'sneer at foot M most useful fur half-burnt matches Seel cigaresh. I. It la invaluable for waling letters in the notary, once, er hotel. 7. It if, undenisibb a tasteful ornament to any rose, of a I gentleman's house. All the Ignitors are made of pellechl sevrea china of the finest quality, and said retail by all roapectabte ironmongers, china dealers, oilmen, tobacconists, Sc., at prices as under For kitchen use, without saucer or lid, led. ; extra large sire, Is. 3d. For the library, bed or sitting rooms, 0100 ee. hotel', plain white, with saucer at foot and lid, 5. ed. ; ditto, decorated with allele in c010n,,, IL. ed. ; ditto, with Blida of gold, w; ditto, with artistic deslws In gold and ooinurs, de. ed. ; ditto, extra rich, Is. Liberal discount to the trade.— Bole wholesale agent to the paseutoe. Allis COLLIS, manager of the iterlo-Oonhotalal Astscy, et, Censceketreet, London, LAdtert/eteteatj THE POLICE COURTS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Henry Simmons, cabdriver, was summoned before Mr. I ) Knox by Lord Huutingtower for misconduct and demanding more than his fare. Lnrd Htintingtower said he took the defendant's cab from Orchard-street to Clerges-street. The defendant did not appear to know his business very well, and when be got out he tendered him sixpence, as the distanoe was hardly more than half a mile. The defendant demanded one shilling, and refused to give a ticket, using insulting remarks. The cabman said he bad no ticket with him that day, and that waa the reason be did not give Lord Huntingtower one. He admitted that his fare was but sixpence, and with respect to the charge of misconduct, ho did not say anything of a peesonal nature until he was first called a fool by Lord Iluntingtower. Mr. Knox asked Lord Huntingtower if he called the cab man a fool? Lord Huntingtower replied that the cabman's stupidity did provoke some strong expression.. He would not swear that be did not call him the name stated. Mr. Knox said as bad language bad passed on both sides, and the cabmen had been provoked to axe insulting ex. pensions, he should consider the charge of misconduct as not established. With respect to the non-delivery of a ticket and the demand of more than the legal fare, those charges bad been made out, and be should inflict small fines and the cost of the two summonses, making together eight shillings. Mary Stuart, needleworoan, about 60 yearn of age, who said she lived at No. 18, Greet Warner-street, Clerkeowell, was charged with wilfully breaking a square of glass at the residence of Lord Palmerston, Pt. Piccadilly. Henry Bird, groom of the chambers to Lord Palmerston, said the prisoner came to his lordship's house that morn iog, and said, "Is this Lord Paltuerstou'e r Ile said it was, whereupon the prisoner deliberately threw a etene at the window and broke a pane of gins. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, entered into a long statement, the effect of which was that she was the grand daughter of Prince Charles Stuart, the Pretender; that she bad made repeated applications to the government since abo to George the Fourth, to the King of 11•00%,r, and to the late Sir dames Graham. but without effect. She had broken the windows of Sir James Graham. and was committed for ten days for so doing. She was afterwards kept in confinement for seven ycars, on the pretence that she was of unsound mind. A commission was sent to see her, they said she was sane, wet she was liberated. She had written to Lord Palmerston for assistance, but as she could i;et oo reply she broke a window. Same she had been diseleirted from the asylum she had gaited her living by needlework. Mr. Knox remanded her for a week. CLERK EN W ELL. William Fuller, a drover, residing at 3, Lyon's-mews, Maida-bill, was summoned, at the instance of the police, for driving a number of sheep, without wearing his badge. The defendant pleaded guilty, and produced his license showin7 that lie bad paid for the privilege of driving. Ito stated that about five weeks since he lost his badge, and had applied three times to the clerk of the market for it, brit that functionary said he could nut give out one, and it was not intended to issue more at present, as a new pattern was coming out. He produced a letter from Mr. &iambs, the clerk cf the market, to that effect. Mr. Barker adjourned the nee, said remarked that the set lof parliament said that drovers could not drive without a bailee. Mr. Sbambe must attend. Mr. Mamba attended, and stated that it was the iuten. . . tom of the corporation to bring art fresh badges, so he could not issue any at present. It might be three or four weeks before the badges would be ready. Mr. Barker said it was a great hardship on the drovers who had paid for thoprivilege of driving. The drovers who had no badges .null not he allowed to work. There wee great fault somewhere, and the corporation ought at onco to see to the matter. He ghoul now dismiss the SUISIEIIOIII. The defendant maid it was very hard on him, an he had dose all be could so get a badge, and had beau put to th e inoonvenieoce of atteoding here twice. What mikes the matter worse is, that lest week some drovers were hood and paid the money (the tines being troy sa. to Ms.) for acting la a precisely similar way. MARKETS. TALLOW. TRUESDIT EV1211116. Ths Mutat was 'toady to-day. Soak 431. 6d. ; April to Joao, 435. 44. i p 435. 96. ; October to llsoesobor, 46.. 3d. Delivery u, last evening, 626 asks; arrivals, ditto, 812 oaks. CO/TON.—Lmoiroco., Mance 26.—Oar market we tinuee extremely firm, with e fair business doing. Th e mass are. 6,000 bale, including 500 AMOTiOIO, 12d. to 214 d. ; 4,200 Band, 11d. to 184 d.; 100 Egyptian, 2 0 ia. to 22d. ; 200 Penman, 190. to 20id. ; SOO Bahia, 18161. 204. ; 100 hur.ibmn, 20g.. of whkh 2,000 an for vice Wien and export. The week's import II 42,477 balm. WOOL AND WORSTED.-11114101ORD MARCO 26._ There is not much wool changing hoods to day. The hoer sorts are most in demand. Little is doing in bright-haind sorts. Prices are unsettled, and there is tar lees &moist than was the ease a month ago. There ia a steady basinw doing in wonted yarns. There is more doing in 30'8 than there was. The export houses are inactive. The pis. market has bees quiet. Few buyers have been in attendaore, and a small amount of business has been done. Home Mien are bat Hinted, though the sales in the warehouses are ro ported as very satisfactory. Very few American orders an now placed. Priam are unaltered. LACE AND HOSlERY.—Norrrircaaw, MARCH The cotton lace trade continues extremely quiet, newly every branch in dull, and these are no immediate prospects of • revival. There in very little demand for plain nets of say ptio descrin, and there is less doing in cotton quillisp this week. The buyers who come into the market par. chase very sparingly, and manufacturers continue to pro- duce only what is actually ordered. Some departments of the silk trade are tolerably active. Black laces are still ie tolerable sale, and there is also a fair barium doing narrow edgings. In the hosiery trade there is no improve. merit Very little is doing either for export or for the home market. Yarns are firm, and prices remain very high. OORN.—BIMMINGEIAM, Mame 26. —At this day. mar. kit there was again a short supply of English wheat, which sold slowly at barely the prioes of this day le'asight. Amencsn 6d. to Is. per quarter lower. Barley and oats firm. Beans quite as dear. Peas unaltered. _ . Drain, Maim 26.-We had a small supply of wheat, and in somewhat improved condition, but the late alight at• mace in price seems to be again arrested. We have to re. port a dull sale at la. per qr. reduction. Burley was is moderate supply, but there was a falling off is best sea plea. One good lot made 4a. per qr. Clean seed parcels at former prices. Other descriptioes easier to purchase. Ores were a little cheaper. la other grain no quotable chute. Best red wheat, 23a. to 245. inferior sorts, 17s, to 211; malting barley. 33e. to 40e. ; iderior sorts, 265. to32a. ; seb, 21s. to 294. ; beans, 20a. to 22a.6d. ; paw, 181. to 21a. ; fi ns flour, 401. to 42a.; other flour, 375. to 39e. MANCHIRTIR, MARCH 26.-There was a slender It. Madame at our market this morning, and committable is. disposition for business on the part of buyers. Flogi k ah wheat met a very slow sale, at last week s rates, end American receded2d. per 1001ba. Flour was quite neglected, 'tidiest the improvement noted on this day imilanight. Oats and oatmeal were in limited request, at about late prices. La beans there was no material change. Indian corn was 3d. to f 1 per quarter lower. Newaan, Yawl 25. -Priori, of wheat gave way Is. pe qr. Barley was about Is. per qr. cheaper. Oats were the turn easier. Very little change occurred in beano. Nawsuar, MARCH 26.-We had • small supply of wbeak which met • very slow trade at barely late rata. Lou barley offering, and rather easier to buy. The trade is oats, beans, and plea very quiet. Ummunot, MARCH 26. -With nameable weather for sowing, the samples of corn on offer to-day are Mort, ad the trade dull. Wheat, 465. to 58e. Barley, 301. to 401. Oats, 21s, to 24e. Beane, 36e. to 445. Peas, N. per qr. Flour, 435. to 481. per sack of 2801bs. WATHBFOBD, MARCH 25. -With small asp lies of grain to our market we have to report • firm trade for ell articles at fully bate rates. Weather fine and farmers busily engaged in field work. EDINBURGH, MARCH 25.-There were in to-day's market 566 qrs. wheat, being 208 qn. lees than last week. Priors were Is. down on the top, and 2s. 3d. down on the average. 251 qrs. unsold. Barley. 743 qrs., being 103 gni. lea than last week. Prices were sa. up on the top, and 31 down on the average. 269 qrs. unsold. Oak, 1,665 qrs., being 91 qrs. more than last week. Prices were the atm on the top, and the same on the average. 363 qrs. unsold. Beaus, gm, being 3 more than last week. Prices were is, up on the top, and 6d. op on the avenge. 118 qrs. unsold. Tares, from 501. to 86s. per qr. CATTLE —NoTruGHANI, MARCH 25.—There Wig far show of beasts atone market, which mold at echaoced prises. Caves scarce. Sheep sold at high price.. EDLYBURGH, MARCH 23.—The supply °I fat cattle morning was larger, the number, Wan Mama of 110. There were 86 lean cattle, l and 100 mi l cows. A fair demand, bat prices does nearly 3d. per stone. Top price Bs. ; current, 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d. ; middlmg and inferior, from ss. 4d. to 7s. per atone. The supply of sheep was also larger, there being 3,087, or 449 more than bin market ; 212 of the above quantity were store bogy. Soli were slowly e ff ected, and prices lo a good many instance 2a. a head down. Extreme top price. 9d. ; current top. 59. and down to Bd. par lb. Fed pigs, from ss. to Is. 94. per stone ; six to eight weeks old do., from 6e. to 10s. iil. a head. Number at market, 306. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Pas- Mer.. Total, 101. RAELWAYII. open *viers chandles 156 S lee Week ending Merck 15. E L I Antwerp d Rotterdam 473 655 1.129 I.oli London, 11Maul, t Saab end k'stanaion Week nding March 18. Ilekdan Eastern Junction . 264 104 164 MI 175 Week codle2 March 00. Belfast& N. Counts Sambre and Henan -- 006 OH tim tI IS 170 1,318 1,4.3 Week ending March 2L North histarn w.t, Flanders 76 410 670 WS n 7 ........... N eel, elptlnn March 22 &Vast and County Dorn 49 421 198 8,2 5&7 Bristol and Exeter - CA Great Lao.,Chathara Western , sad Dom TIA 2,101 914 2. et.l Lai Mete< polltan Midland North British tleotttikeentral M a ter O4 828 9‘B 1,8 8 La Sorra Kaxamoroar Menirum.—An entire er• modelling of the office, io the museum is about to tab piece. By a minute passed at the board on the 17th al March all the superintendents are reduced to tLe grids:el referees, and the sole management and arrangement of tie museum is vested in the hands of the vieretery. This ha, it is said, given the most lively dimatisfi.ition, and several resignations are talked of. [Advertisement.] TWOFOLD EXTRAORVINAKT Webb boo t sr H OLLoward Pats Ann orsriteN.7.--•Mr J. ebb, boot and shoe maker, Chapel•trcet, Cahtrmwin. Inland. writes, under date Jan. 10, 1•63, that be had been afflicted be 17 rears with a MOO dreadful asthmatic cough sul abort.'" berath. sod latterly was also subject to benumbel unveil vu is his limbs, attended with heavy, drowvy feelings, whirls the.atenel an apoplectic dl. In alarm he consulted the most stall the pudesvion within many miles of his residence witho,t at A, red fruitlessly used every mums reonennen led by 1d ev beard of the repute of llellowarevemedies, and resrlrel. vat death vt,trang bins in the face, to g.re them a trial. They mune diately relieved, and ultimately cured Wm. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BARER.—March 13, at St. Peterabuegti-placc, Bayswater, tN wife of C. Baker, req., of a eon. GRA H AM.-11 arch U. at Brighton, the wife of C. W. Or.,bat; Kau., of a I taeghter. HA BT.—]March 2a, at Carlton-road, Bow, the wife of Mr, J.:. Batt. of s pou. MATrilEY—March 21. at Queen's-gardens, Hyde-park. wife of K Matthey, Esq., of • son. RENDES,. —March at Devonshire.terrace. Hyde-lark, 0 wife of S. Bendel, Fri . of • daughter. SEEM.—Minh 1.2, at hew Pastyead, Stockwell, the Ink I.! h. Slee, Esq., of a awl. TELss.—slash 24, at West Lodge, Clapham•parl, the 4 C. Tress, Lsq., of a sou. MARRIAGES. cow LI NO •- TAYLA /R.—March 21. at the parish • '• • lot.[ U, item- Ihnoin4hunt, by the Rev. I. apts...., t Bowling, Evq., to Jessie Amelia Taylor, danehter • I ! W. Taylor. •tf Eustoo-villa, Edg. 1 . 441 .m• BOVCE—DES V4EI: X.—liareh 24. at Trinity 4.11 Ik. .; Chels, e Itcv. 1.1. W. Hort, 1. A, •• , Invad e e a r It N. th . to Charlotte Sarah, on ditur,:t•er fthr lot, • • • Des Valls, Mart. NW}.l.l. her..—March 25. at West Ham Chord,. 1.. 1 the Rev. A. J. Itani, M. 4 . .1. P. Maxwell. 1.1 . I •'' • to klmmellne, dauuhUa of tt;.Lev, Bah, of 1 phnt 1 ,1•,• ••••• Bain. PI.I"MK—DONALIY•O" N.—Marxh 21. at St. Georg. 1.. square, Mr. D. Plumb. of MarL)atestrcet. t •• •r• daughter of the late Sir. O. Donaldson, of Bunn'. 11.,. •• . 4 4 Hers. DEATHS. ASlN.—March 22, at Trintt) Parsenute, Tnlse h V - •• wile of the Rey. J. A. Asom, aged its. BASS. March 24, at 7. Imiress•terrace, Kentlth ••• 1,1. few ds' ll•nvas. Krauts, the beloved wife of Jane. I • • ay of that pia,. and if atton•garticn. London, Agra 4. ill Kitt' P.—March 24, at Winteralow-ghee, • a,till ••••a ton. Mr. J. Burrup, aged 71. LA •E. • March 23, at Clapham - road , J. Lane, Esti a•• ,1 I.A h DERDAl.l4—Myrrh 22. at l'hirLissac Castle, tut 1,1.1.: the Earl of lauderthde. 0.C.8. IIA RV IN. —March 24, at Worthenhury, c, 11..0 • ' a• rxllct of the late Bee. W. 11. Mervin, aged 62. SMITH.— )torah 23, at New Crossroad, Derthlr•'• W Esy Printed and Publirbod by Wotan limo U /LE 4 . ,• . No. ~... Dombaritatruet, to fl lo3 City of Vinton, Pilot,. ~, ....: i'llicc. in Loroborteireet, to the Precinct of elk: ti:if a. ?Wont, Mizell 27. MIL ew3i ths