The Express. — London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

)I3ONING CABS. ANOTHER On Wed it. sday evening an adjourned inquest on the body of Margaret Spoor, who died in the Newcastle Infirmary on the 11th jut., was resurold in that rsstitutton. The Coroner read over the depositions takes at the first sitting, from which it appeared that the deceased was the wife of Ben. Spoor, grocer, Witton•park, near Bishop Ai/ac hed. Ile stated that she had been oanfined to her bed fee t►e but nine months, sod her medical attendants supposed that she was labouring under stone ia the bladder, and thought that she must undergo an operation which would give her rebel. She was therefore taken to the Infirmary t wo wee k s ago. Witness saw her last on Tuesday morning. When be heat went in, about twenty minutes pest eleven, she appeared quite hearty, and said she thought she was hotter than she had been for acme days. Wither left at twelve but was sent far an hour later, and then found deceased lying inseesibla He stayed with her until between two and three o'clock, when she died. glimbeth Scott deposed that she had known deceased above twenty years, and had gone to the Infirmary to nurse her liana she was admitted• Winsome gave deceased some medicine out of a bottle given to her by the nurse at the Infirmary, about 'aliquot 12 on Tuesday. When she swallowed it she said, "They've changed my medicine, and fir taste' like nuts." It was a fresh bottle witness bad given her the medicine from. Almost immediately alter taking the medicine abe complained of a pain in her left aide, and threw herself back on the hied, and became convulsed and itisensible. Mn. ('ook, nurse of the ward in which deceased was, deposed that she assisted the last witness in attending epos the deceased. She was very ill on the Monday. doe had a draft on the Monday morning, which had been ordered by Mr. Hughes, and after she took it she said she was free from the pain, but felt • very peculiar sensation over her whole body, and said, "I believe nurse that I shall die." Mr. Heath law the deceased on Tuesday morn ing, between tee end eleven o'clock, and wrote • prescrip tion for her. Witness produced the prescription, which was written on • card. After it was written witness took it to Mr. Hindmarsh, the apothecary, aid left it with him, as she understood it would require some little preparation. During the morning witness received the bottle already produced from Mr. Hiedmarub. It then contained the medicine which still remained in it. She took it into the room where deceased was, and with a bottle containing si lotion, which Mr. Heath had also prescribed. She en plsto d to deceased sod her friends the differencebetween the lotion and the medicine, and told them not to touch the former, as she would come in and administer it herself, when Mrs. Spoor's relatives had left. Witness was sent for after deceased had taken the medicine. Deceased was neither sick nor purged ; she was unconscious. She bad had • slight St on the Saturday previous when witness was present, and another on Monday. . . Mr. Juan flughee, weiatant honsooturgeon at the Infir• learn stated that be found her in a dye* state when wet for and at oats fetched Dr. Bolton to see her. _ Dr. Andrew Bolton , howieTeurgeon to the Infirmary, de ify attention wee called to the deceased by Mr. r, on Tuesday afternoon. I immediately went to her. I found her in • profound coma, cold, almost palmier and with slow respiration. Her bps were livid, a frothy mucous proceeding from the mouth and contras, and the pssls of the eyes were fixed and dilated. The symptoms, is fact, were much reeenibliog those of apoplexy. I was with Isar two hours until she died, and kept op nal=l end applied galvanism and the other remedies. was moribund when I sew her, and my fist impression was that she was Wolin from apoplexy. During my observe tioe I was not told she had medicine. I judged by the symptoms merely, sad treated her accordingly. Dr. George Yeoman Heath deposed—l first saw the de emed on her entrance into the Infirmary, oo the 3rd inst. She was suffering from some internal complaint of • very painful nature, extreme irritation of the bladder, and some araplaint lathe womb. She had been under • great va riety of medical attendants before she came here, but they had failed to relieve her of her pan. I treated her for lin ters of the bladder, and the other complaint. I saw her ea Tarry moraine and prescribed for her the same meth. eine ea I have hewn in the habit of prescribing in similar serpents. I judge by the smell of the mach* is bottle " A" that it contains the medicine l ordered, bat I outer may what else is in it, as I have not made an analysis of it. I think it is right to mention that this medicine which I lave ordered is similar in its properties to pure rid. It is, in fact, • compound of preemie acid and prem. Accord ing to the dos, ordered by me she must have taken a ne, peat overdose to produce ill effects. I see that there is bandy a dose taken out of the bottle, and, therefore, if the medicine were as I ordered it, it would sot have hurt her. Two table spoonfuls was the dose I ordered, awl there does not appear to have been mere than tha addedt taken out of bottle rs water 1•a late so pers o na " knowledge of the conteetatf it th:ll bottle! as I have not Restyled it. I did not think Use oomplaist in deceased's bladder wee likely to produce her death. I have heard since that she hashed some fits, Lut I have no personal knowledge of that whatever. I was not present when she was takes ill. I think it is desirable that there should lie a pee mover examination, as I could not with out that give an opinion r te the MUM" of her death. When I maw her last alive re was in her usual etate of health. I had not pemmibed the mane medicine for decreed before as I prescribed for her ouTueeday morning. The following additional evidence was then given— fieptimus William Rayne, surgeon, depose I—in the 13th of the month I received from you two linz, bottle and also an infirmary card (produced) with the sum of Dr. Heath upon it, and several prescriptions, but the two lad preeriptioes wen—August 11, • mixture contain- Mg five grains of cyanide of prase to 12 oz, of water, two tablespoonfuls three tilde 'day. The other is • common Led lotion, composed of acetate of had and tincture of erten. That is need for injection end lotion. Cyanide of potato is not • usual prerriptioa. It is tantamount to panic acid, and is equally as effective. In water the im portant part of it rhea to the top. 1 meta by "important Mthe premier part. It should be shaken befor e g token. It le • common thing for the dispenser to give the none in charge of the patient directions that such medicine should be well shaken before ring administered. I did not make an Analysis ei the bottles. After I made a post-mortem exacreatioe of the body I handed the bottles and the stomach, with its contests, to Mr. Zenner, prep. teed chemist, for analysis. There are no dinosaur upon this prescription that the bottle should he shaken. Had it been shaken the quantity ordered would not her been too mach. I would not lay a peat stress are the bottle brag shaken in so small • dare an that. I made apple. sporran examination of the stomach on the 13th inst. The general apparan es of the body externally ware three of a woman about forty year of age. On opting the heed I fiend the brain healthy with the moception of • tt i t , area of lymph spa the Nor akar of the kola, wan of a chrome ohasener. There was also • "light cow potion of the beak—more than need There was no effusion on the ventricles. Ou operas the red the beep ware fouad to be very meek esegered part , elderly the lower end ha& porker,. ali zi o=t she bad died suddenly, end had been partly Her heart and great vessels were healthy, more than the usual quantity of fat about the former. Liver heathy; solemn a little softer than usual, bat that was of no cone"- quanta. The stomach, on being opened, had the peanliar videnty patches to a considerable extent, and ear &achy. poor spots, which I corder therackriatio of pouring either by cyanide of prase or bydrocyric acid. I did pot see on examining Ler any organic cause that would causal her death immediately except by poison. By the bottle not being shaken the poison would be stronger on the top than if it had been shaltr, Ths dome prescribed by D e , Beath would not have hurt the decried, even if the bottle had not beou shaken. From two to three grains of cyanide of pram have been known to camas death. David 7A3iltif analytloal chemist, Newcastle, deposa— -1 received • moiled jar containing • henna stomach, also two bottles, marked A and B, from Dr. Rayne, on Friday evening, the 14th inst. The bottles were also both sealed. The bottle marked A COOtaiDlll •clear fluid, with • ticket printed on it —" 2 table spoonfuls to be takes 3 times • day"—in writing there was on it—" poke, of cyanide 5 grams, aqua 12 oz.—Mart. Spoor." There was no other ',Mien on the bottles. That bottle contained a medicine to be takes inwardly. The other bottle was • lotion, or rather an injection. I made an analysis of bottle A, and found that it contained 46.11 th grains of solid matter to the fluid ounce. The solid couteots contained one grain and a third of runic Reid per fluid ounce • also some carbonic acid, and nothing else. Cyanide of pokes will dissolve clearly, mad remain ar • mixture, and not first at the top. According to the quantity I found in the tattle two tablespoonfulls would be about an ounce of the mixture, and would therefore contain one and • third pain of runic acid, or there abouts. That was quite sufficient to cause the death of any person. 1 also examined nod made an analysis of the contents of the stomach of the deceased. It contained about two ounces of very viscid matter. I also dimmed in it both prussic acid and prase. I tested for mineral poisons, but I did sot ea any other poisonous matter. I could not fix the quantity of prone acid I found in the stomach—it was amalL During life it le absorbed, and it ia also a volatile poems. If I were told that any peer had uteri two tablespoonfuls of that mixture, I should most certainly come to the coethisioe that they would be killed 'any it. I should as, about a tablespoonful and • quarter or • half of that mixture would kill • person. N iuedentlie of a grain is supposed to be a kitbag dose of dry prusec acid. That quantity has been knows to kill. The injection bottle was full. I found none of it in the stomach. John Edward Diamond, of Newcastle Infirmary, de pned —I am in the d' of this institution, and have been dispea,erabsit 1 years in the 'area situation. I make up all the preeoriptions for both in and out-patiente. I should think that I make up prescriptions for from a lurked and fifty to two hundred patients on the average per day, sod 1101110 patients have two or three mixtures. I remember on the 11th irat. receiving that prescription (card produced) of Dr. Heath to make up, but don t member the same of the person it wee for. That is the Gard. I have been is pretice about twenty years, and I never had such • prieription se that to make up before. The prescription is, "Cyanide of premium, five pains ; water, 12.0 z.” I did not m a k e u p that prescription that way. I made it up with OD grains to 16oz. of water. I did not find out my mistake until the afternoon, ie the pre sence of the dressed, about twenty miring before abseiled. I was Its the room all the time upon the epeeist( of this inquest. I WILI , not advised not to volunteer • statement. I was told to come down has, bet net to make •oy statement until called upon. I Ina mg for up stairs, and on going up the card was show, to me, sad I found that I had made it five peke to the i_ THE EXPRESS, PRIt lAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863. ounce, and I then saw my mistake. Dr. Bolton sad Mr. Flushes, and some iwdeuts were in the room it the time I discovered my mistake, and told them of it. I went and told Dr. Beath what I bad alone. I told them in the room that I bad given her an overdose of cyanide of potaannui. . . _ the jury—l knew that it was a poison I was making up from the prescription. The nurse who brought the card told me that Dr. Heath had mill was to be careful in making it up, and that rather discomposed me. I made a mistake in reading five grains to the dose, Mooed of five grains to the 12oz. of water. Hooked into books on the subject, bat could not findswy iolormation about the dose. By the Coroner—What I read in Mr. Heath's prescription I reduced from grains to 3i grains of cyanide of potass. I told the boy sent by We nurse for the prescription that he was to desire the nurse to be very careful what she dill with this medicine ; to take care not to poison the patient. and not to give more than half the dose at first. Ima state that if the nurse had not told me to be cautious I might have looked at the card with my usual composure, and the accident in all probability would Oct have an fr ied is was . the whole of the evidence. The Coroner summed up. Ho said the main question, and in fact almost the only question, for them to consider was whether there had been such an amount of negligence on the part of Mr. Hiodmarsh as to justify them in return. Mg a verdict of manslanghter against him. His own opinion was that there was not._ . The room was cleared to enable the jury to agree upon their verdict. After a brief interval they returned the fol lowing verdict :—" That the deceased died from the effects of as overdose of medicine containing an excessive dose of cyanide of potassium, which had been inadvertently com pounded in it." The jury were also of opinion that there wan an amount of negligeoos upon the part of Mr. Hind marsh, but not sufficient to warrant them in returning a verdict of manslaughter against him ; and also that on the part of the doctors the jury thought that they had sup premed fact. within their knowledge at the time of their examination on the last ocauice. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HMI CIRCUIT. CROYDON, AIIQIIST 80. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell mad (Special Juries.) DICK r. BTSILAJL This was an action to recover a tall amounting to 5901 for medical attendance and professional services rendered to the defendant by the plaintiff. Sergeant Shea and Mr. F. Sharpe for the plaintiff ; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Garth were for the defendant. The Plaintiff in this action is • member of the College of Physicians, and he brought • similar action to the present against • person named Faray, which was tried before Baron Channell and • common jury Last week, and upon that occa sion be recovered • verdict for 931. damages, execution, however, being stayed. The case that was now sought to be established on behalf of the plaintiff wee that be had attended the family of the defendant for several years, com mencing from 1836, and that he was entitled to the sum be claimed for the professional services he had thus rendered. The gnawer set up by the defendant was that the services were renderedgratuitously, and that it was never understood that they were to be charged for, and it appeared by the plaintiff' ownshowing that &rand the defendant were on terms of very great intimacy, that there was a talk of a partnership being entered into between them, and that the defendant had made • number of presents, consisting of cases of champagne, some claret, ladies' dream*, and shirt studs jo the plainti ff , and the latter admitt e d th a t up • °Male period he had treated those presents as a set off against any claim he might have for professional services. The ems, was commenced on Wednesday afternoon, and was adjourned shortly after Mr. Chambers had commenced his address to the jury for the defendant. Mr. Chambers was about to proceed with his speech yes terday morning when the jury interposed, and said it was quite unommessry for him to do soom they had long before made up their minds as to the verdict. Sergeant She., however, claimed his right to reply, and he made a few observations to the jury in support of the case for the plaintiff. The jury, without any hesitation, gave a verdict for the defendant; and The learned judge said be quite accorded with the view they had takes of the case. FILLS r. SARUM°. This was an aotionagaiont Mr. Barnett. the atage-manager of the Lyceum Theatre, to recover poseesrion of an agree ment alleged to have been entered into by him with the Mr. Manteca Chamber; Q.C., and Mr. laxtoo were for the plaintiff, and Sergeant Shea and Sir G. lionyntan were for the defendant. The plaintiff is this action was one of the ballet-dancers at the Lyceum, and the action was a similar one to that tried at Maidstone, the object being to enforce an agree meat alleged to have been entered into by the defendant to engage the plaintiff for three years. As in the former case dm eau discharged at a week's notice, and the object of the present action was to enforce the agreement referred to. After the plaintiff had been examined, the learned judge ruled that the caw bad failed in strict legal proof of the marten:Dent that was sought to be set up, and a nonsuit wu therefore directed. Thedremainder of the day was occupied in trying a rause involving alleged breach of the covenants of the lease of a farm, the details of which did not present any features of interest to the public. Baron Channell was engaged the whole day in trying a running down case. NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.—LrvERrooi, Atroun 20. Nuu PIM. Comm—(B4ton Kr. Justice M.&r.) DAWN e. EINEM—BREACH OP PROMISE OE MARRIAGE.— DA AO= 3,0001. This action wae brought by Mir Berbera Edith Barre against Robert Fenton. Mr. Edwd. James, Q.C. (Attorney -General for the runty palatine), Mr. Temple, Q.C., and fir. Millward for the plainti ff ; Mr. Born, Q.C. (specially retained), and Mr. T. Tones for the defendant. Mr. James, in opening the car, said that the plaintiff's father died in December last. He lived at Broughton, near Manchester, and was • gentleman of the highest respecta bility, being in badness u a cotton broker. The plaintiff Mies Edith Barber, was his youngest daughter, sad had bees nurtured with the utmost delicacy and ore. Her affections were pined by the defendant, who persisted in his courtship for a period of some 18 months, tad who thee abandoned her. In the autumn of 1861 there was • bill given at Manchester by the officers of the Riffeh and hare it was that the young lady first met the defnt, who was the ace of • gentleman well known in lainoubbe, • banker, and who had formerly been ice parliament. The yowl' gentleman was about 27, and was no doubt wealthy. At the ball the defendant danced with Mir Edith Berber several times, and was DO doubt won upon by her beauty and attractions. They afterwards met at a cricket match where i the acquaintance was renewed. At a cricket match which plaintiff afterwards attended she met the defendant, who conducted her to her cab, and they again met at • concert, where defendant made her an offer of marriage. She was, of wane, fluttered by the proposal, particularly in such • place, and did not make him any positive &newer, but she replied in such a war that the offer might be renewed at • future time. Defendant afterwards saw her at her father's boar, and at Prestwich-park, the residence of a named deer (Mn. Gardiner), and when plaintiff was about to visit Bolton the defendant waited for her, accompanied her in the train, renewed his offer of marriage, and was ao °opted. Defendant was introduced to frier& of the Barber family, and preparations made with • view to marriage. letters containing expressions of a most endearing character paned, and the visits of the de. fondant were very eeriest. The consent of the respective parents was obtained, Mr. Barber, however, remarking that it was somewhat early for plaintiff to be married, as she was only 17. The plaintiff was received by the friends of both families se Mr. Easton's future wife, and cougratulatioos in from all sides. Defendant took a bones ready poureded in order that the marriage might more speedily takeAt first it was fixed for the spring of 1862, but was then postponed until the autumn, much against the wish of the defendant, who was very impatreet. From the time of the engagement during the whole year Mr. Fenton spent his time from Saturday to Monday at Mr. Barber'. ; was constantly in the young lady's society ; and in fact amid ' hired all the attentions of a future husband. During a portico of 1862 he was at the Exhibition in London. Before be went his letters were constant, almost daily, and during his ab sentee he kept up the ccerespredeace, describing his tour from London to Bristol and through South Wiles. In the spring of 1883 he went to Inland, and whether be there met with anybody who supplanted the plaintiff in his esteem the learned counsel was unable to say, but on his return his love had evidently cooled, and his attentions became much more rare than before. Mr. Barber having died in Novem ber Mn. Gardiner took the plaintiff to her house. They were at Southport about the month of May, and there the defendant came to visit them, and there the crisis of the young lady's fate undoubtedly took place. The substance of the conversation, which she received with the utmost horror, was that he had ceased to love h e r — na y, th a t he b ed newer loved her, although be had enacted the lover's part most admirably during all those maths, and bad gained her tenderest &for tiori.. He left her under these most distressiog circumstances. -Mrs. Gardiner wrote to the defendant, end told him of the dreadful state in which her sister bad been placed by his conduct. In reply he promised to come over, but he did mot do so, and from that time the young lady bad seen the man upon whom she had bestowed her whole heart and affections, and she was abandoned by him to the remorseless cruelty sod harsh remarks of the world. MM. Gardiner did see him afterwards, and he then told her the conversation which had taken place between himself and her sister, sod that he had never loved her at all. Mrs. Gardiner said that he was • roost accomplished actor, and that it was a pity he bad not bra brought up to the ram u hie torture would have been made. The learned counsel them proceeded to read the letters, which were of the most ardent description, but for which we have not space. In conelusice, the learned counsel said the young lady bad lost her pesos of mind ; she had been held up to the scorn which too frequently accompanied the case of deserted love ; she bad lost the advantage of • union with • man of oducatioe, of position, of intellect, and of power—at least to judge from hie last letter—to make any woman to whom be would attach himself supremely happy for life. Evidence was th en called. Mts. Gardieer mid she was the wife of Mr. Gardiner, of Ptestwich-park, and one of the daughter' of the late Mr. Barber, of Mount Broughton, Blanchester. The family couisted of Charles Horatio, herself, and her sister Edith, wbo was the youngest. Witness first saw the defendant at • Rifle ball. Plaintiff wu with her. She danced with the defendant. Mr. Fenton's father died in July last. Saw de fendant at the cricket match in 1081, and about • month afterwards defendant came to tea at her husband's, curl spent the evening. After that be ailed ocesaimally at her father's. At a concert, subsequently, is Manchester, which witness and her sister attended, Mr. Fenton was also present, and stayed with them the greater part of the even , mg, and in November following (when the defendant came to stay with her at Prstwich•perk), "anew had frequent convereations with him respecting her sister, Plaintiff was then on • visit at Bolton, sod on Sunday, November 17, defendant and Mr. Gardiner went over there to see her. Defendant said " be could not live without seeing her," and before this he had told witness that he bad made her sister an offer of marriage on the night of the wooed, and repeated it in the train going to Bolton. Is the following week Miss Edith spent one day at Prest wich, and the defendant on this occasion placed • ring which be had purchased upon her finger. Mr. Fenton was, in fut. received by the family u the future husband of Miss Edith. He wished to marry her immediately, but her father thought her too young, as she was only sixteen. Defendant talked of taking a house at Email Moor (our Manchester) until he should settle when to reside perms neatly ; he thought of Blue Pita (near Oldham). where he mid be bad built a mill which had cost 12,0001. At the death of witness's father the furniture and effects were sold. Defendant said that her sister was to have pur chased for bee anything she liked, and many purchases were accordingly made which would sot h►ve been made had sot the plaintiff been contemplating marriage. About March last witness noticed • little coldness in the =seer of the defendant, and told him of it ; but he said be loved Edith se much u ever, and that she should soon have a home with hlm. This was said at Southport, when wit , am and her family and Miss Edith stayed for Seven weak', during which time the defendant came only own, sal stayed two days. Defeedut stated dal he was going to Ireland to attend the marriage of his brother Jobe. Re remained there seven weeks, and when he returned the coldness was still perceptible, and one day plaintiff came to witneaa's room crying very mach, and' saving that "bar life was over," and that Mr. Futon wished to break off the engagement. Witness saw the de • fondant and told him it was unkind of bim to give Edith so much trouble when she had so recently suffered so great a one in the death of her father. Defendant replied if Mrs. Gardiner thought be would do right in marrying Edith he would do so, but he would write a letter of ex planation : he knew Edith liked him very much. Wit ness told him he should not have engaged her sister when she was so very young. Witness remembered the letter of the 29th May. Her sister was then staying with them at Preetwich-park, and 011 readying the letter Edith was very much distressed. Witness wrote a letter to the defendant upbraiding him with his conduct, and be re plied to the affect that her letter was but a repetition of the conversation at Southport. He intimated his intention of coming to see Mrs.. Gardiner, but he did not coma until a considerable time afterwards. In the meantime Edith had been very ill, and wan then in Nottinghamshire. Defendant said be was sorry for what bad happened, but if she thought a series of segleete on his part and of upbraiding' on her sister's would add to her happiness be would many her. Witness said that all she desired wee Edith's happiness, and that now Edith was left without ► home he ought to be kinder to her. Such condnct, witness told him, was not honourable. He then said that he had really made up his mind not to marry Edith, and that he bad never loved her at all. In crosseramination by Mr. Bovill witness said she was told by her sister that Mr. Fenton had declined to make the plaintiff an allowance of 5001. a year. Edith's man ner woe rather disdainful, bat this did not arise from haati- nom of temper. but from Witness knew the two Tatlemen [whose names Mr. Bovill wrote on a dip of paper but no complainta were ever made respecting them. Her water was mast particular. Edith did not tell wheels that she bad promised to love the defendant only sa a sister in-law. _ _ fa To-examination by Mr. Temple, the "ritual@ said that during her engagement with Mr. Fenton her sister received an offer of marriage which she (witnees) much preferred to Mr. Fenton's. Mr. Gardiner. who was next examined, said that defend ant's father was formerly member for Rochdale, and that defendant was the 10th son. Mr. Gardiner corroborated the evidenced his wife as to the attentions of the defend ant, and the relation in which he stood to the plaintiff and her family. Mr. Mules Berber, brother of the plaintiff, and the " next friend" on the record, deposed to speaking to her on the impropriety of coming home with the defendant in a cab, but he denied having calumniated her. The letters were admitted, and this was the plaintiff's _ . . SS r. Bovill, Q.C., rose late in the afternoon, and in an eloquent address contended that the defendant broke off the engagement, sot because he bad formed another attach ment, but solely because he found that he did not love the Iplaintiff sufficiently to warrant him in marrying b&. The earned counsel did not call any witnesses in support of his case.. His lordship narrated the circumatences attending the case to the jury, and told them that it had resolved itself into a mere inquiry of damages. After retiring for about a quarter of an hour, the jury returned, and !an n ounced their verdict to be for the pla&- tiff—damages 3,0004 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Blare Mr. Judos Keating.) Alfred Horatio Busby, 28, moister, a Wendromed young man, was charged oe the coroeir's utquisitioa with telontosily lrilliog aged ala Y i lg Eliza (]arm". . . . hlr7Collins,"wro appeared for the prosecution, informed the court that the grand jury baring ignored the bill charging the prisoner with manslaughter, he should not offer any evidence to support the coroner's inquisition. By direction of the court the jury returned a verdict of Acquittal, and the prisoner was discharged. SECOND COURT. (Wore the Recorder.) Joke Austin, 34, and John Wilficini Lloyd, 34, two let ter carrier., who, cm the first day of the session, had respec tively pleaded guhity to iodictmeota charging them with stealing P os lettere and their contents, were brought up to receive the judgment of the court. The Recorder said that he had reed the depositions and could not bed any circumstance* to alter the rule which hid been laid down with regard to this class of offences, and he would, therefor*, pee upon them the usual sentence of four year, penal servitude. William Clark, 52, tailor • Edward Williams, 46, bed maker ; Francis Williams, 29; cook ; Samuel Vevash, 29 labourer ; and William Bailey, 42, carpenter, were indicted for breaking and entering the 1/11/obo4llllo of John roage, is Hatton-garden, and stealing therein two clocks and other valuable articles, his property. Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; and Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. B. Bealey defended the prisoner Edward Williams ; Mr. Collins defended the prisoner Clark ; and Mr. Cooper de fended the prisoner Venial. The poisoner Bailey was not defended by counsel. The prisoners were seen at an early hoer on the morning on which the robbery was committed loitering near the premises of the prosecutor, who is an extensive manufac turer of looking-gimes, sad a dealer in foreign clocks. They bad with them a ccatermoegees cart, suitable for car rying away say property of which they might pause themselves. It was subsequently found that the premises of the prosecutor had been forcibly entered, and that • large quantity of valuable property had been caned away. The prisoners, with the exception of Vevash, were subse quently found disposing of the property, and were taken into custody. The case was clearly brought home to them, and the jury retuned a verdict of guilty. Several police officers proved numberless convictions against the prisoner Clark, who had already undergone six years' penal servi tude for burglary, and who, when apprehended on that occasion, had on his premises the products of no lees than ten robberies. He then defied the officers, and declared that in spite of them he would go on. Former oonvictioos were also proved against Bailey and Edward Williams, who were proved to be the constant asso ciates of the most notorious thieves. The prisoner Francis Williams was unknown to the police, sod the prisoner Vanish asked for time to procure witnesses to his character, and upon him the judgment of the court was deferred for that purpose, The Fteoorder senteoced Clark to 10 years, and Edward Williams and William Bailey to six years' penal servitude. The sentence upon Francis Williams was 18 mouths' impri• moment with herd labour. At=ander it'lfay, 24, labourer, was indicted for felo niously wounding James Toomey, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Connie prosecuted, and the prisoner was undefended by sonnet. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor wee proceeding to his borne along Bahopagateatrest, and when near Catberine-wheelalley he was rushed upon suddenly by the prisoner, who knocked him down, kicked him with brutal violence about the head and face, and finally struck him a blow on the mouth with a heavy iron weapon, by which the prosecutor's jaw was broken in two places. The prisoner, who formed part of a body of men engaged in the attack, was identified as the principal. From the injuries the prosecutor had received he had been confined for five weeks in the hospital. The jury connoted the prisoner, who was sentenced by the Recorder to four years penal servitude. Henry fiat, 32, joiner, was indicted for feloniously wounding Charles John Fink, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Taylor appeared as counsel to prosecute, and stated that the prosecutor and the prisoner were brothers, and that the former bad been invited by the latter to come up to London to look for work. They slept together, and the allegation was that while the prosecutor was asleep the pri soner had attempted to cut the proeseutoes throat. When called to give evidence the prosecutor did not ap pear, sod as, without his evidence, the charge could not be maintained the prisoner was, by direction of the court, Acquitted and discharged. that being suddenly summoned he bad put them in hi• packet for safety and security. On bin house being searched there was found in a drawer a portion of a spectroscope, a compass cam, and • frame of coloured glasses, which the prisoner declared his son (who was • lad in the service) bad bought from him and paid for outof his wages In support of the prosecution several of the workman was calla, with • view to show that the microscope work had been done in secrecy, but one of them declared to the oontrary, and said that he would not have done it but that he believed it was intended as a surprise to the prosecutor, and would induce him to enter into that branch of the business. Mr. Metcalfe made an energetic appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner urging th at there was a total absence of the usual incident; of the case of a mon robbing his em ployer, such as pawning or disposing of his property, and that the whole evidence supported the theory of the defence, that the work in progrees was directed to secure the appro bation of the prosecutor, and to induce him to adopt those scientific improvements with which in this age ovary branch of art was characterised. With regard to the trifling articles found at the residence of the prisoner, the value of which did not exceed 4e., the explanation given by the pri soner ought to be satisfactory, and ought to have secured for him, • faithful servant for 15 years of the prosecutor's father, a very di ff erent treatment than that which he had received. . . A host of witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a moat irreproachable character. The Common Sergeant summed up the evidence with the utmost are and minuteness ; and The jury, after a moment's consultation, returned a ver dict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was discharged, and left the court with a has of friends. RAILWAY INTRILIGING7I. METROPOLITAN. The report of the directors of this company states that the weekly traffic as published showed that the Great Western Railway Company received 53,0581., in respect of pawners carried over the railway, from the 10th of January to the 3( th of June. The directon esti mate that 32,5001. is the amount or thereabouts to which this company would be entitled upon • division of this receipt, provided for in the heads of working and traffic arrangement, towards which the Great Western Railway Company have paid 10,0001., • large balance is therefore Mill due. The directors recommend the proprietors to declare a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. par annum an the preference shares, and as the acconota with the Greet Western are not settled to limit the dividend on the ordin ary shares to the same rate. The works at Farringdonstreet far *a commencement of the line through Smithfield to Finsbury are in hand. The directors are purchasing the land for the line to the station near Moorgateatreet. t.'p to the present time no foreign traffic has passed over the line, but the directors will mike every effort to get the traffic of other companies over the railway upon fair and rc.sonable terms. The select committee of the Hoses of Lords have, in their able report, fully recognised the prin ciple upon which this undertaking has been constructed, end have recommended that it shall he extended from both Pad dington and Finsbury, so as to form en integral portion of the large system of railway which they describe as desirable for the (moral accommodation of the metropolis. The total expenditure of the company to the 30th of June amounted to 1,413.748/. Mr. Fentoe, the general manager, states in his repent that the works necessary for the reception of the Great Northern traffic will be completed in • few days, and (subject to the usual government inspection) he has arranged for the trains of that company to com mon a rminiog on the Ist of September next. The local traffic, owing to the went of a station near the centre of the city, and to the insufficiency of locomotive power and suitable retrieve, has not yet been developed : and none of the through traffic from other lines has yet been carried over the railway. SOUTH DEVON. The reporkof the directornatatee that the revenue for the half-year audio( the 31ei of Julie but amounted to 89,2174. AS compared with 88,1431. for the lint half of last year. The disposable balances of 21,163/. is proposed to be apportioned as follower :-5,0701. for anauities to the let of September, 2,51)1. for dividend on new shares, 6,7534 for dividend on additimal shares, sad 6,6121. for dividend of 18e. parasol per &Daum on the cousolidated dock, having a be. Imes of 4781. A comparison of the pest balf.yeer's reed* with time of the four preceding correspoeding balfTears shows that in the past half-year they amounted to 80,2174, against 89,1434 in 1862, 87,4461. in 1961, 83,8804 in 1860, and 68,2194 in 1859 ; the ermines being 54,2471., 515,6394, 49,4671., 490851., and 35,1164 respectively ; and the profit 34,9701. in the past half-year, 32.5011. in man half Of ma, 37. 9 791. in 1861. 34,7964 in 1860, and 33,1031. in ONTO half 1869. The capital expeditors during the half. year animate to 4,6794, principally is payment& for land and in the settlement or balances due to contrsrton for work done at the Plymouth stake. Arrange: eats have been made by the Cornwall Railway Company to open that line from Truro to Falmouth during the present month. The completion of this undertaking, and the *pane:ion of Falmouth with the general railway system newt fail to be as event of much importance to the Cornwall Company. The truffle will, it is also believed, be materially benefited in ooneemeace; and no °Mack will Dow exist to the fell recoguiteon and development of those local advantages which Falmouth is known to mama Ar rangemente have been made by the Launceston and South Devoe Railway Company with Ream. York and Co. for the construction of that rallway. The oontiaMors have som mewed the works and are making satisfactory progress with them. The litastookatepitead and Smith Devon Railway Company have also completed their srraogemente with Mr. Breasey, who has commenced work on that railway ; and the Dartmouth Railway Company are advancing the completion of their undertaking. The attention of the prepnetors is invited to the advantageous ionatenent ofe e d l i the com pany's debenture stook. or the total sum of 6661. the urge proportion of 111,9604 had, up to the • of June last, been *reverted into this stock ; and it would be desirable that a further brae should be made in lieu of re newing heeds which shortly fall doe. The debenture stock been interest at 41. 10e. per cent. per annum until the Ist of March, 1869, and thereafter at 41. per cent, in permtaity. The capital amount shows that 2,473,8014 had been re solved and 2.401,3354 expended, leaving a balsam of 72,4864, of which 69,115/. bad ben hat to other compaaies. LAUNCESTON AND SOUTH DEVON. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company wee held a few days 'goat the Council Cham ber Lunen toes ; Mr. E. ARCH= in the chair. The socarrals, having read the notice convening the meeting, the following report was presented and agreed to : " At the last half-yearly meeting of the company, held on the 27th day of February, 1863, the directors, though la bouring under considerable difficulties, expressed to the shareholders their strong hopes of being in a very short time in a position to commence the works, and their determination to use every effort for such au end. The promise which they then made they have redeemed, and they feel pleasure in being able to inform the shareholders, that they have not ouiy entered into a contract for the construction of the lime, but that the works have made con siderable progress, and are being most energetically carried on by the contractor. The directors feel it to be their duty and pleasure to acknowledge, that they have been greatly indebted to the constant and persevering efforts of many of the shareholders, end the munificent auk of their gracile the Dukes of Bedford and Northumberland, without which they could scarcely Lope to be in the position in which they now steed. They also wish to ackiaow ledge that they bare Meal in Mr. York, the con- I tractor, a meet valuable coadjutor. It would be wrong, however, if an impression were to go from this electing that there is no further need of cooperation with the I directors and that the work is done. In order to place the matter on its presses footing the members of the board, with several other shareholders, teed the raising of a certain amount of share capital, and they feel coulident they can rely on the eootinued cooperation of the share holders in carrying out this guarantee." Sir W. Cam stated that as the directors had guaranteed several thousand pounds in shares, of which 1,3001. had bees fer9loonting. he would ask whether it w as th e w i s h o f the meeting that the toiletry should make up the remaiodsr by a g subscription. After a short discussion, Mr. Perms proposed the follow ing resolution :—" That the directors having guaranteed the raising of 6,0001. extra share capital, of which a portion only bas been raised, that a committee of shareholders be formed to canvass for additioaal subscriber to the railway, and that the reasou a bl e expenses of such committee be paid out of the Node" This was escaladed, sod also unanirnotiely carried. The fallowing gentlemen were then eppoioted as a com mittee, with power to add to their camber :—Sir W. Call Mesas. Peter., Wise, Galls, and Robbins. The meeting then separated. Sours DEVON AND TAVINTOCK RAILWAT.—The directors of this company state in their report that the available balance arnouats to 3,3041.—0 f which the interest cm debentures would absorb 1,460. ; interest on preference shame, 839/. ; the management, 17/3/. • the auditors, 10/. ; and the dividend, at the rote of 2s. 10d. per share oo the ordinery capital, 8621., leaving a balance of 7!. The opening of the Cornwall line horn Truro to Falmouth was Brad for the 21st irtaot• the line from Tsvistock to Lauocestou was progressiag rapidly ; and the line to Dartmouth, below Brinhasi, sad other branches were being pressed forward with emiwy, the whole of which would teed to increase trine as the main lure. INTZILCOLONIAL RAILWAY.—We have reason to believe it is a fact that the preeeut Comedies Ministry have agreed to a joint survey withNovs Scotia aid New Brouswice to determine the most practicable route for the eoastructioa of the road, and we have not a doubt that 'sewers will he at own commissioned to make this survey. We think it is right and desirable that this survey should be made and methodic isformatiou procured, so that the larisisturs, whoa it discords the question, may have all the mammy data baton Yaw— Canadian News, August 20. THIRD COURT. (Before Thomas Chambers, Q.C., Coalman Sarjaant). Christopher Menai% an elderly man of respectable ap pearance, surrendered to take bin trial on an indictment charging him with stealing a telescope a brass compass case. and other articles, the property of John Browning, his meter and employer. Mr. Orridge appeared for the proseention, and Mr. Met calfe defended the prisoner. . . This cam occupied the attention of the court and jury for a very considerable time, but the circumstance. which gave rise to the prosecution may be thus narrated. The prom eutor is a manufacturing optician, carryiag on his Mariner at No. 111, Mmories, and the prisoner had been in the employment of the prosecutor for the last two and I a-belt years, and had been in the service of the prosecutor's father for newly 15 years. The prisoner bald the position of foreman over as establishment consisting of between I 30 and 40 men, and was admitted to be a most in telligent and skilful workman. On the 4tb of August., from information which reached him, the prose cutor was induced to examine the drawers in the 1 prisoner's bench io the workshop, and there he found the castings of microscopes and other articles which formed no part of his manufacture. The allegation on the part of the prosecution was that thin work was being done by the I aid of the prosecutor's workmen by order of the prisoner for his own private benefit and advantage ; but it was elicited from the prosecutor on cross-examination that the prisoner had frequently advised him to add microscopes to his other manufactures, but the prosecutor had constantly refused to do so. The articles found included the limas maths( for mi croscopes and for two machines celled jiggers for cutting glass, and these, it was insisted, were matron/ to the gretor's orders, and the work had bees dose at o u cet for the prisoser's private purposes and advantage. The property thus found wee restored to the drawer. is which it was discovered, and the next morning, a detective anew being is attendance, the prisoner was called down from his work and charged with felony. He was marched at the time, sad from his pocket he produced four small lessee, which ha admitted to balms he the peeeersior, but which be oesenated foe by stating THE POLICE COURT& CLER.KENWELL. Maria Allea, a diasipsted-locifing woman, residing at 17, Middles:-place, Somers-town, was charged with attempting to destroy her life by taking a h nantity of oxalic acid. The prisoner, it was stated be: husband, was a very dissipated, drunken 'roma° before attempted to com mit suicide, and had threa tened on several occasions that she would destroy herself. On Wednesday she asked her son to go and see the time. He returned before she ex pected, and she again asked him to go out for the same purpose, as ohs wanted particularly to know the time to a moment, but from her movements he suspected her and re fused to go. She went upstairs, and a few momenta after he beard her fall heavily, and groan in a moat dreadful manner. A surgeon was fetched, and the proper remedies having been administered she recovered, and w thee given into custody. The prisoner said she was very sorry for what bad occurred, and if the magistrate looked ogee the offence this time she would take are not to transgress any more. She now was in great pain from the effects of the ponson, and felt very ill, and dui was sure that this would be a warning to her. Mr. D'Eyecourt said that this was another of the pain. ful GUIS that were continually coming before him through drunkenness. For her own safety it would be better that she should be remanded to the House of Deten tioe for a week. SOUTHWARK. Henry Groves, dderard Manna, carmen ; and John Angus and John Bob , ood, guard lads, in the employ of the Lon don. Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, were charged with stealing a large quantity of wool the property of the railway company. It appeared that the prisoners were employed at the goods depot of the railway company in the Blackfriars-road, the men an carmen and the la ds as guards to the vans. A number of bags of wool were last week at the Blackfriars road depot, and owing to some of the begs being cut open inquiries were made, and some of the wool was found in a stable, in a bag, which Angus had charge of. He was ques tioned about it, and admitted that he and Botwood had taken it from the bags and gave it to (hoe's, who took the wool to Wandsworth and brought it back and placed it in the stable ready to carry away. The other prisoners were then given into custody, when the lads told the officer that Mason had incited them to steal the goods, and that they had on former occasions stolen rags on the transit from the receiving-houses and sold them, and the money was divided between them. _ _ . -- fia,Toetienlid all knowledge of the robberies, and con tended that he had been treated unjustly by being looked up on the unsupported st►tement of the two lads. Grovesalso denied being °Depicted with them in any way. It was stated that it was believed that the prisoner, were imeneoted with other robberies. i 7.1; ; observed that railway companies must be protected from the depredations of their tenants ; one, to give the prosecutors so opportunity of thoroughly investi gating the circumstances, be should remind all the prisoners for a week.—Bail was refused. THAMES. Mery Ann Mahon', a masculine Irish woman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly in that horrible place, Bluegate-fields, Shad. well, which is inhabited by thieves, ruffians, prostitutes, sod other bad characters, and where numberless outrages and robberies have been perpetrated. Robert Thimbleby, • police-constable, No. 119 H, stated that at half-past two o'clock yesterday morning he less en duty in High-street. Shadwell, and heard cries of "Murder" and "Folks." He went to Bluegate-fields, where', the cries proceeded, end almost immediately afterwards the second-floor window of one of the in famous houses in the street was opened, and • man in his night clothes jumped out and fell on the stones below. The man was dreadfully mutilated, and was conveyed to the London Hospital in a cab. The poor fellow, a sailor, said he accompanied the primes, to the brothel in Bluegete fields, and in the middle of the night she took away his trousers. the pockets of which contained 4/. 10s. in gold, and 3s. in silver. She was leavieg the room with the troosere, when he seized her, and a struggle took She closed him round the room with • poker, sod fea• rful of being murdered he opened the window xed jumped out into the street. He recovered the sailor's clothes sod money. The prisoner left the house directly after the sailor jumped into the skeet, and was very disorderly. She made use of foul language, and exposed herself in • most flagrant mummer. . . Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had been frequently in his custody for assaults, disorderly conduct, and felonies. Mr. Partridge widths, prisower was a very bad woman, and it wasprobable she would hare to answer a charge of at tempting to rob the sailor. He sentenced her to 21 days' imprisonment with bard labour. MARKETS. 00170N.—Lriziroot, Auocrar 20.—Oar market hen been very drone to-day with an advance of nearly 4d. per lb. upon last Friday's quotations. The mho are MOW bales, of which 6,000 are on speculation sad for expoet. 1,000 America; 2141 to 23d.; 8,140 Surat, 12d. to 211 d.; 1,500 Egyptian, 21d. to 29d.; 100 rernarnbuoo, 220. ; 1,260 Eahis and Menlo. 200. to 21d. The week's import is 29,253 bales. WOOL AND WORSTEP.—BaaprORD, AUGUST 20. The firm tone which has chafacterisW our market more or lees for some weeks peat bus increued, end this morning we find a very confident feeling on all bands. Spinners, having booked more yarn orders, have been in the market, and have bought to a considerable extent for the supply of their legitimate wants. The improved demand, added to the causes which have kept wool firm during a compara tively quiet time. had the result of causing _the staplers to be exceedingly stiff in their quotations. What was merely an " asking price" last Thursday is easily obtained to-day. Oa the whole we may safely report a better de mand for all chases of wool, especially half-breeds and Lincolnshire, and at somewhat stiffer prices. There is a better inquiry for worstedfyarra. Spinners have berm very firm in their quotations fro some weeks back, bet the hardening tendency of wool end the signs of a better trade make them extremely stiff to-day. Offers are very abundant this morning at about l!cl. below the price asked, and if the epistler will yield in the smallest degree, he may readily make a sale, but in most canes be holds out for extreme rates, and generally obtains them in the end. The export merchants tied that their orders from abroad are bum:unit mote numerous, and though they are as yet by no means extensive, they regard the fact as an indication of a better trade in future ; and as the market has a tendency to rise, there is a disposition to buy. There han improve ment in super 30's. and also more inquiry for two-folda ln abort, certain prospects of a good harvest, coupled with the growing conviction that peace will not be disturbed this year, are exercising a very favourable influence. A firm tone pervades tooter 's market, and this tone is strengthened by the belief that, however restricted opera tions may be at the moment, the future promise well, and the probabilities of a steady increase in the demand for all fabrics are becoming more certain. The home merchants are busy, though, comparatively speaking. doing lees than last week ; and some articles, such u winseys, are still in active request. The Americans only buy what they can pick up from stock. The Germans are pushing the de- I liveries of goods intended for the approaching fair at Leipsic, and place a few small orders. Though the time has scarcely arrived when the merchants engaged in the French ' trade give the bulk of their orders for the thrum, it is reported today that offers for fair lots have been submitted to manufacturers, and that, generally speaking, more is doing for that quarter than might have been expected. The firmness of wool and the strong tone of the Liverpool market since yesterday came pries to be exceedingly stiff. LACE Am) 110:31ERY.—NormaneAm, Acccar Lire : There is every prospect of a good autumn trade, but at present business is quiet. The silk brooches continue brisk, but cotton goods are lees inquired after. Still, there is nothing to complain of considering the time of the year. Foreign buyers, especially Germans, are not quite so nume rous.—Hceiery : Since our last report the hosiery trade has become rather more quiet. With the excellent honest which is now being secured, however, manufacturers have ever► confidencie in future prospects. "Faroe inamtain pre vitals rates, with a further tendency to advance.—NoSiaq haw Journal. CORN.—Bnurniomut. Auover 20. - At this day's mar ket there was a fair supply of wheat, and in some instances less money was takers, but we auks no alteration in our quotations of any description. Barley in fair demand at previous rata. Oats tending downwards. Brans and peas Arm. BILiSTOL, AUotla 20.—Our arrive& this week are seals considerable, consisting priuoipally of American wheat.. At our market to -day the trade ruled exceedingly dull. The great majority of the samples were new wheats, which realised about 40e. for red, and 445. to 465. per 4961 b. for white. Foreign premed at a reduction of 2a. per qr. without leading to barrooms of importance. Some samples of new barley were offering at 365. to 40e. per qr. coodition a n d quality both very good ; grinding very Erin , but without much doing. Supplies _of oats were small, but were th an a d equa t e t o th e ; WWI new tawasys sold slowly at 19s. per 3041 b. Indian cora and beaus the turn cheaper, with very little doing. - - Divine, AUGUST 20.—We bad • very moderate supply of wheat today, nearly one-third of which was of thu year's growth. The trade was inactive. at a reduction of from le. to 2a. per qr. upon old, and fully 2s. to 3s. upo n new. The price of 265. at which two or three new samplu in our market last week were sold, most sot be talon as a criterion of the real value of the new crop, '• fancy " prices being always gives for the first new can that makes As appearance in the market. The report of the barley crop is more favourable. Some new winter barley, and one or two sacks of rye were pitched: 3• s. per rtr. war asked for the former, and 17s. a sack for the latter. is other grain no change. Beat new wheat. 23e. Bd. to 24e. bast old red, 225. to 235. ; inferior sorts, 17a. to 225. ; p o d. ing barley, 30s. to 33e. ; oats, 21s. to 2fls.,_. beau, 21s, to 23a. 6,1 peas,Its, to 21s. ; fi ne flour, 37e. to 405. ; other door, 335. to 365. MANCHISTES, AUGUST 20.—Our market this mornim was tolerably well attended. New English wheat was is fair demand at a reduction of 2s. to 3s. per Tarter ou the Like of last week, while old as well an image were gain neglected, end must be called cheaper. In dour there was very little paring; really choice fresh qualities were scarce, and not lower, but other sorts were unsaleable. Ostia and oatmeal sold slowly at barely previous prima. Egyptian beans sad Indian corn were each the turn deem NEWARK, Auornrr W.—At this day's market nsw wheat was not so freely offered as expected. Farmers gars way to 2s, par or. upon last week's prices. Old in short supply, and without change. Very little doing In new barley, =Haters generally not being willing to give the Ligh rate, asked. lioros slow sale. Oats raker easier. NEWIIOIII, Avourr 20.—We had a good supply of wheat, a small _proportion new • the trade was slow, at rather Is money for both old and new. Tbe highest prior given for DOW wisest did not exceed 50s. per qr. A few samples of new barley on offer of various qualitma NU, beam, sod peas continue a slow trade. 111BRIDOZ, ACOUbT 20.—There are few biysn at to. day's market. The wheat on We is all of this year's growth, and 1411 i slowly at 3s. to 4s. per qr. reductioa frost hat week'. priers, the best price given being order Ns. par qr. ; new winter oats, 245. ; per, 375. ; rye, 345. pa qr. Flour, 36e. to 40s. per seek of 280Iba. EDUIBUBOH, AUGUST 19.—Aa ornapared with list we* wheat was same on top, and masa as average. &via l waa 4a dd. up on the top, sad Ild. en the average. Oats were 3a up on the top, and 6d. up en the average. Besse were 6d. down on the top, and &L down on the average. Wheat, 355. to 48a. 6cl. Barley, 225. to 365. 6d. Oats, 21a. 61 to 34a Beans, 38s. to 43e. CATTLE.-131unror., Ana. 20—We had • larger mark e t to-day, with a fair attendanoe of dealers and buyers, but trade was not very brisk. The quotation for best samples we- from 635. to 655. per cwt., and in some cases good oxen made a httle over these figure; ; second qualities realised from 54a to 58s. A fair supply of sheep, with ins average trade, good 'ethers selling at from Ted. to per lb. Tlie supply of lambs was not large, owing to the season being so , far advanced ; best sampler sold at from Bd. to Id. per lb. Small show of store cattle, bat quite enough for the demand. 1 There was a short supply of pigs, with a brisk trade, sad good genre were realised , the avetags qu°6&4 fast show 2m b rif. froct most of which changed bands at score. week's prices. Then were scarcely any hones in the market, and uo business was done. biorrnionnx, Anon 19.-Then was a large sap ply of tattle, of a van inferior quality. The demand slow. Beat beef, 60. per lb. ; inferior, sd. to 6d. There was also a larger number of sheep oc offer, with • good demand. Best small made 71X1. ; inferior, titt, to 7d. Lambs were a small supply, but trade was brisk. Prima ranged from Bd. to 9d. per lb. Btore lambs Irani 90s. to 300. each. There was a small supply of calves, sad trade ruled dull Bast made Gad.; inferior, 6d. Bost small pockets, fia. to 6s. 3d.; Imola, ss. &L to 6e. 6d. Unisons, Anon 19.-The number of cattle oe offer was greater than on this day se'nnight, there being 450, or 144 more, The demand was fair, but that, was little vane. lion in prices. Top price, Be. 6d. ; cermet for timbal, 8•; middling and irderior, 6e. 6d. to 71. W. par seen. 11s supply of sheep and lambs this morning was larger thee this day week, the number being 7,488, or an increase el 2,940, 454 of which were store lambs and beep. The de. mend being good, the better sorts of sheep and lamb, sold at prices fully equal to those obtained bat week. Top pries of the belt mutton, 7id. ; ewes, 50. to Oki. per lb. Lambs, top prices, 335., 291., 275. 6i. ; current, 18a. to 23., and downwards ; blackhead, 16e., 13a., 12a. 6d., 10s., 9s. and down to 7s. • heed. Fed pigs brought from sa. to 50. 6d. per stone ; six to eight weeks old ditto, from Bs. toll. • head. TRAFFIC RETURN& ILLIIWATL Ml Pas- Wer- Total, Total, Wen singers ehandise 18iit Het Week ending Way . l7.. a . g. +sllsl43:iiiilidats - idE 186 k 1.714 1,57 3,511 1,111 week ending June IS. ir;;tiogtie — rnoll;dl; 79 Z 5 218 673 4(.; Week ending August L kand Trunk of Canala 1000 6.364 8.687 16.641 77, 1 11 Week ending August 7 /Olin end Meath Weal[ ending August 9. Antwerp & Rotterdam Royal Doltish BV 74& 1,671 1,111 -- 770 :In Week ending August 16. Worth hasteni 1096 24,756 56,769 69,614 64,54 Week ending Auguet 14. BsMat and rounty frown 49 OM 139 719 405 Bristol and Fader 124 5,479 2,644 8,1 3 8.111 Great FAstern Great Wesko n 1 0544 r,917 20.171 SIM 714'1 Lon..Chntharo. and Dover 71/ 0.197 748 4964 6.651 Dumbest., Meth .1 nue- Don. & Altrinchani M=tan Ex. of Lon , , and Dover da Midln _ . &I 3) 136 25.4164 46,785 41.06 ... 2 - I.OVI VA 1,307 1,Z3 North &high licottlah Coates! MURDER BY ♦ SAILOR IN LIVERPOOL. — At the Liverpool imams yesterday, before Mr. Justice Blackburn, James O'Brien, a tall young tailor, of 26, was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Callaghan on the 20th Jona last. The facts of the case were short and simple. Callaghan was a WC= of ill-repute, and O'Brien had visited her house. While be wee asleep Mather (the girl with whom he was minoring) rose, took some money from his pockets, and treated Our other inmates of the house to drink. She took about it shillings, and on coming up-stair' again she found that during her absence four sovereigns had been taken out of the sailor's pocket. She then awoke O'Bries, who accused the landlady of robbing him. She denied that she knew UP thing of it, and O'Brien then took Nathan with him to the police-vtilos, but the polio. declined to interfere. O'Brim then swore that he would have satisfaction of his own, and he subsequently purchased a sheath knife, went to the house of Callaghan, and plunged the knife into her stomach. The woman died almost immediately. end shortly after• wards the prisoner was himself arrested. The jury found the prisoner " Guilty of wilful murder," and he was sentenced to death. The prisoner bore the masteoce with great calmness. - - - - - - - - Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by put. abating liorotmaa's Pure Tea ; very choice at is. 4d. and 41 high Steadied ' at 41. ed. (formerly et the stroasea and most delictons imported. Avesta he every Sown imply A fo packets.—(Advortteemest.) BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BOTLElT. 7 lltyrostlB,_at . !ttemwn:k Rectory, Northamptonshire, the er de of the Rev. C. F.. Bowll.v, of aeon. GRAY.—allgust ha at Cambridge. the wife of the Rev. F. Gray. of a son. JONl...Y.—August 18. at Gloucester.plage, Greenwich, the wife of G. H. Jones, Esq., of a daughter. BRUM—Maoist 18, at Guildford, the wife of Lieutenant-Coined N. Shute, of a son. SOHEYIBY.—August 19, at Himalaya Villa., Adelside-rm& kyset~eeut'a•perk, the wile of W. 'owerhy, gaq., of a daughter. WALTElL—August 18. at Long Dittos, Surrey, the wife of J. Walter, Zaq., of Chtfonfothn, London, of a too. MARRIAGES. BOtTLAM—BINEDICT. —August SO, at 81. James 8 1aalah re, by the Rev. J °arta, krnest , only son of Jourl i Bailie Soulful, Lei., of Cordestiv, to Alice, youngest tlaughler' of Jules Benedict, Eat, Manche sket.square. ho cards. BUSK—LAIRD.—A. gust 18, at 84. Mary's t hark, ifirkeohmh by the Rev. A. Knott, Joseph Richard, son of W. D. Busk, km., of St. Petersburg. to Mary Hamilton. daughter of J. Lard, Rl+. 11. P., Pirkenhetol. HAMILTON —6 PA I:V.—August IS, at the parish church of Tart ville, Rucks, 1., the Rev. it. W. Deane, Robert George. ton the Rev. Z. 11. Hamilton, of Bressay. Shetland, to Cambay lace Ball, daughter of the late Y. A. Geary, tag., of Paltry. Surrey. W II ITLEY—BOWNI4B.—Atignst Is, at the parish church, Ntak eerney, Otoncesterahtre, by the Rev. R. Grecian. the Rev 1. Whitley, curate of Clan, Shropshire. to Anne Cabal° , daughter of J. gowns, IN" of CaswoltLlsouse, near Cho - tenhain. DEATHS. BARRITT.—Anguat IR, .7Pros pertt Cottages. St. Margaret' Rochester, Mr. J. L. &Levitt, In the Ord year of ht. age. OODLlY.—Anguat 17, at Weston super-Mare, lUent.Coloall Cledley, of Lanidowne-creseent, }lath, In Ma 77th year. GOOD . * IN.—Angina 17 . at I.tehmond, hurray, Ann, the w ile d Mr. J. Goodwin, aged 61. ete • 1 RAYFLIM.—Anguat IR, at Edge-hides, Liverpool, the --" Barnes, In the 760 year of his age. BANDYS.—Aogatst 16 at Weaton green, Thames Dltton, errata /111 w 1 4 176111,— be Atigmet tat. 8. 1 8an 7, at'iYairippank, La p., 6t. a cltl:t Mrs. ldwed (.Itaklen, late of Ipmrieli.agod 6A Pinged wad PeltYON by WmaLa Las Maus. of Lcaubsrdatriat. la the aka of Landow. Pfiwur. at Once. fa Lcambsyddtanat. a the PT5d5Ct of 'A Loh team- . Man, AINVIZ fl. ltlfi.