The Express. — London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

MURDEB AT PLAISTOW. Yes erday, At the Stit;tford Police-court, before 11111-an , ;uirrey Fry sad .Ir. Raymond Polly, the two per.oss who were &meted on the previous .Trbiog on "opinion of baba concerned in as dieboliail murder of John Fohrhop, whose beadles, 'oody was found on Pleistow Ilorshee, so already reported, were brought up for ex maioatio3. The name* of the accused couple, as stated in the charge sheet, wet a Ferdioand Edward Karl Kuhl, of 4, Hoy-street, Plaistow, sugar-baker (a Dative of Holland), and Hannah, kris wife, an English young woman, to whom Die male prisoner had only been married about five weeks. The prisoner hob! is a dull, heavy-looking MAO, about 2i years et age. Ha did not pay much attention to the proceedings m he stood in the dock, whilst his wife, who does not appear to be above Pi years of age, was exceedingly overcome with grist, and showed that she acutely felt the position in which Ms was Mr. Superintendent Howie acid Mr. Inspector Nightingale, eif tLe K Division, and Sergeant Clarke, of the detective de. part:Lent of the Metropolitan Police, attended to conduct the prosecution of the case. The court was densely crowded, and as may be imagined vest numbers assembled in the vicinity of the court to catch a glimpse of the accused. and upon their appearance in charge of Inspector Nightingale the male prisoner wee re ceived with irises and other discordant sounds. Upon the prisoners being placed at the bar the t nairmati isqutred whether any legal gentleman appeared of their behalf, and was replied to it the negative. The following evidence was thee adduced : Richard Harvey, of Crispin-street, Poplar, a shipwright's apprentice, said—On Lumley afternoon, about half -past I, I was going along the river bank tear Plaistow Matches, close to Silver town, accompanied by Josiah Easter said sonseother parties. One of the men io the petty sent me amongst some reeds to drive up the birds for him to shoot at, he having a gas. As 1 was walking through the reeds I solaced the dead body of a man. 1 wan atone tire yards from the corpse whet) L ri,t saw it. 1 ran out of the reeds and told my companions of it. The body, which wan lying on its back, had no head on it. The right hand was lying on the breast, and the lett arm was lying by ars side. It was about 50 yards from the riser wall or bank. There is a broad reed shore at ton point, and the reeds growiug there are about seven feet bizti. Guitar upon hearingwliat I said went for a constable. The body was only dressed in a pair of black cloth trousers an.l Wellington boots. There was a small piece of a white aLir. on the left arm vi the body, no other pot titres of rho twat iumaming. The Chad,..au to the prisoners)—Will you ask this witness ary ~uaitious . . The men, p'neouirr —No. I have nothing to ask him. Jw:ah :eater, of No. 7, 13rowleyatreet, Poplar. was the seat wane.. Ile an al—l am a sLiploiaer, and work io Yr. Green's yard. On Tuesday 1 was employed in the l'ictoiia in. At about '2O mmutes pest one yesterday afternoon 1 was going with Richard Harvey and some others es the river bank with a gun for a walk during our dinner hour. Harvey went in amongst the reeds to beat out some birds, and he come running out in about ten minutes and told us that he had found a dead wan without • head. We all went in. iound the body, which had apparently been dead a few lay.. The rats had eaten the flesh off the hands. The body was lying on its back ; the right hand was lying 1V:f063 the breast, and the left hand and arm were lying by the ..;de of the body. 1 immediately west in search of a police cou.tehle, and found one. I brought him to the wt. 1 tout:d that the deceased had on lira a pair of black cloth trousers opened up the front, and a pair of Wellington boots outside toe bottoms of his trousers legs. There waa also • pert of • white shirt on tne left arm. I met • police other and I told bun what I had aeon, and I accompanied him to the spot. We then searched the pockets and found a farthing in the right hand pozket of the treaters wrapped in a piece of paper. Notluog else sal found on the help of the deceased. By the We searched (or the head amongst the reeds, nut wld not find iL The Lead was cut off the trunk right wat of the neck. • The Male prisoner said he had no question to ask of this whine., and the tamale prisoner was quite overwhelmed with grief, clutchiug bold of the rails of the dock and sob keg convulsively. Mr. Edward Julin Morris said—l am a surgeon, and reside at l'l.u.tow. 1 was called to see the body of the deceased at about half-past 11 o'clock last night. I went to the Gravitg I 00-k Hotel, in Silvertown. The body was without a head, and the muscular portion of the Deck, right down to the Cone. had been eaten away by rats, which swarm 11Mooget . the reeds. The Chilli (USX Win you describe the appearance of the Dr. Morr:s —.l. I said, the flesh of the neck bad been eaten away by the rats. My opinion is that a knife and a chopper had been used in eevenng the head from the truck. There trete ....rural mark* where "chop:' had been made in the vvrtibt . One had partially derided Mite of the cervi cies, and anr.ther bad completed it. The flesh of the left hand had all been eaten away, and the flesh of the right band wen partially eaten otf. The left shoulder had beet apparently attacked and partially eaten away by the rats. as was 'novo by the muscular nbras. It was the same in the case of the rii;ht arm„the flesh of which had been eaten away in two pieces in a similar manner. Taking into con sideration the coldness of the weather, and the dry place where the body was found, it is quite consistent that he might have been dead four or aee drys. I examined the chest and abdomen, and could not rind any marks of violence. I saw the clothes described by the witnesses. The boots were over the ankles of the trousers, as if be bad been walk ing in the mud. It was the body of a muscular man. and appeared to have been well nourished. I have not made a post. marten) exam ihation. . . _ Zatch —I am • shoemaker, and live at No. 2, Hoy-street. Lest evening about eight o', lock I went to the Gray:lig-dock Hotel, and identified the body from the boot worn by the dece,!md. I did not know the name of the de- aimed. I hied known him for several weeks. He had shown me his boots, and asked if I could do anything to the way of repairing them. The lift sole was worn. The Chairman--Did you know where the deceased m►n lodged? The witness— He lodged at Nu. 4, llopetreet, in the game house a. the prisoner Kohl. Elizabeth Werreo, wiled James Warren, labourer, of 3, Nelson-pbee, 'lrides'', said—The male prisoner brought to my house a 'our; gentleman whom we used to call "John." The male erimper used to lodge at my house. and then he wont to f,eirmani ; sod when he returned, he married the posing woman at the bar. When he came back from liar many he brought the young gentleman John, who accom panied him from abroad, to my house to lodge. That per. eon, whom I be!ieve to he the deceased, lodged at my house for thirteen days. He left about a month ago. He was 21 or 22 years of age, and was a very handsome young MD. 1 have seen nothing of hint bi UCC he left my house. Ile could nut speak good English. I Lever saw tom extra vagant. Chairman--Do you know anything of his means! Witn, se - When he was brought to my house, the prisoner said the w e nt,; man had :WU,. a year, sod win bound to New York. I saw six sovereigns its the ressesaino of the deceased. When he first came to my lemee, the young IMO love ire six -sovereigns to take r:ire of for him, as he was going out. ilealso gave Tne a silver watch, gold Albert chain, and nog, and I returned them all to him, including the money, a few days after he hail entrusted me with them. The ring was a large plain g,1,1 ring, with a bleak gold shield, without cog stone or on it. lie also bad a geld neckerchief pie, with a riere of red coral in it, which he left at my house, and came fur it the day afterwards. I r.• •vet noticed his linen was marked. He had ems celmirol shirt. He also several shirts and collars. The colitis had a mark ou them. ChJirm 1..1 you notice what tn. net he had when he laft your Witness I saw that he had four iovereigns and some silver io hie bawl, and wlieu he came to settle with me he said if be changed cumber sovereign Le would tot have enough ' =Airy to •••• \ err York. 1 had rteeit ,d from hoe and Airier] him 2'. The male prisoner cams with the young nun; a hen he left; be was alto accompanied by two lads .iii ,•cl mu they caned Katcher. The prisoner wishail him to i tam the four sci•ereic•, anal loth he and the young mau ohjacted to what 1 hid charged. I claimed th:m tin y had pelt' nie. end 1 .....-•aanied the young man'. poetii.artta a, a lax, two pile of bouts, one pair with laced cult-+, t wo hatboxes, contaiiiiog a beaver bat a nd a felt marrow bruin skull crowned hat 'deerstalker). Ile also bail a Loge ioeicoat and a travelling wrapper, red nu one 111.! :;I.irtc on the other. II- had two pair of black trousers :Ma a p.sir of erey ones in the I gave the things tip on ,be following day. Tim riarilan moo w lima, we ii led PaitcLer pad we the re.., and I de- livered tie goods. I have wen this man Butcher about the Marsh. It was s.: mouth ago that be left. awl on a Tursday, offered me is, Gil., which I I.•finied. lie said the ship ia which he was to sail proceed to New York was to uu the following Tuesday Or Friar", I ,ouNi pio,..nor Kohl said lie had no ~uestions to ask the Mr. Daniel Bowie, superintendent of the K division of the Metropolimo Turiklay evening, the gth shoot ii. lock. I went to the homes of Ferdinand Edward Is ii,. Nob!, the prisoner, at 4, Iloy•street, PIMA tow 3131,11. I there saw the prisouer and his wife, the female .losepli Wi:liains, her brother. I inquired of them if a German nem woo mistiog from the house. Th.... 110 prisoner told there was a t Du ng man whom they eilhat Jobb, and whose acquaintance he (the prisoner) hail iliail...l conga recent passage from I tio,burg to London, was told me the miiising young man was a lulu., with Min. and that lie had prevamaly loilged at the Douse of NI 1.1. WArreci, the last witniks, whose lodging% he did not lik•-, that when he came away from Mrs. War. ren's to Irnl,e with bun he had not • halfpenny•worth of money, and 1...1 'awned hie clothe.. 'bairn.. • Did he gay when he la: saw him '.' Suterintmelent infuirned me that on Thurs day lent, the :Iril . net., be left home with I. im in the morning, and went to the London Dock for the purpose of Molting fora elm.. hut, there was no ship there of the kind they wanted. Ili• then stated, that after :outing the Loudon Dock, they l the pr:snoer and the young man) went into the upper pin of the Commercial-road about 1 o'clock iu the day, and he i the privieer) proceeded into a sugar bakery there, leaving the voting (lemon in the atrriet---that on his saturnine to the street be mimed Lim and made sward, aluir bim but could sot God him, mid had so 4 emu him mina. I'he Chairman—Did homy anything more? Witatvw —He (the priaooer)afternmtle said he had been to b..vertos 110.1 the body baud io the !sects, end WY not nue.tt WO that at "John ," uit bad 'no hand l ; but the trousers were him his. I then mot the primmer, • eab, socompasied by Mt. Inspector Nightiop.l., to meet me at toe Point°, Station. Heury Lee, a youth about 18, was the sent witness. He said—l live at No. 2, Huy-street, Plaistow-marshes, and am a labour :r. Ou last Thursday morning, the 3rd inst., about to o'clock, I was at work at Plaistow, and I saw the male prisoner and the young man "John," whom I believe to be the deceased, walking aloes the river wall, near the sugar house towards Bdvertow•, That was io the dins:dim from London. I made • remark to the man who was working with me, that they were the two men whom I had amen at Zutch's, where I lodged. I h►ve not seen the young man Knee. He had on a dark dress and was of fair complexion. 1 kuew him by aight. I have frequently spoken tote other man. tt e prisoner at the bar. The Chairman—How far should you uy it would bottom the spot where you say you saw the deceased and the male primmer, to the reeds where the body was found ! Toe witness-1 should say it would be about four minutes' walk. The Ciabruaa—What further happened' Hid you see the prisocer again ! The trainees —I saw the prisoner at half-past 4 oo the af terra.° of the same day (fituralay), and he said to me that the young man was missing. I replied to him, "I saw you and the young num this morning, about 10 o'clock, walking by the river bank." The prisoper said writing at all is repl i . He afterwards told me that las had gone to London in the wonting. and be (the prisoner) went into a sugar house and left the young man outside, nod when he came out the young man (meaning the deceased) was goes, and that when be returned home he found the young man's domes were gone. SerLeaut Brigley, 65 S division. was then Galled. lie said—At about a quarter to 2 yesterday afternoon I received wformatiou of the body being found. 1 went to the river beak cTposite tie graving dock on the North Woolwich road. t.la the path between the reeds I saw the heedless body of a man about Zii) yards from the bank. He had one baud :ytug across his breast, and the other lying by his side. There was a mark or 'adaptation in the soil earth as if where tie back of the Lead had been, and there was a small portion of the Wain on the ground close to where the neck must have laid. The Chairman—The marks you saw in the earth would be where the bead had rested before it was cut off The wither—Yee. 1 examined the body and searched hts pockets. la the left-hand trousers pocket I found a fartbiog wrapyrd in a piece of paper. In the other pocket there Ins a small piece of paper upon which there were some :ermin words. There was a small piece of white shirt lytog under the body by the left arm. On the shirt woe marked "0. B. 6." I had the body removed to the Graying bock Tavern and the prisoners were arrested on the charge of having Tavern, concerned in the murder of the man. The Chairman—Did they say anything? The witness—The male prisoner was cautioned in the usual manner. He mud, " I know wall where I wee on The Chairman—Lid he not sav the hour or day The 'tithe. —He did not. The prisoner's clothes were then removed sod a fresh suit given to him. The Chairman (to the penman—Will you uk this wit ness ..ny questiuts The inZe Prisoner—No (shaking hie bead). Tale Chairman inquired of the potioe whether the head of the drat wen bad been found? Mr. :,uperintrudrut Howls, said that the bead bad been found et eight o'clock Chet morning, about thirty yards from where t..e lvdy was fuutoi. They had not had time to have the bead aim:wind. but the medical gentlemen would make the usual poet ii,rtern summation in due course. It was stated that the head Iris buried& few inches under the ground, and discovered by Inspector Good, of the Thames police, and that there were several rat•holes is the Sergeant Clarke, of the Detective Department of Police, was then called as a witness by the bench ; but he stated that his evidence was incomplete, se be had not had suffi cleat time to investigate the matter, and hoped that his testimo:4 would be postponed. Alter some brief couverwation, Mr. Supenotendent Howie suggested that as there was no evidence to criminate the female prisoner, he had Weak that she sbould be diacharged. The Chairman concurred, and said she would be at once discharged ; but with regard to the male prisoner, he would be remanded to Ilford poi for further examination. The pri,oner (Karl Kuhl), in briskest English, was under stood to say, " What for ? Can't it be settled now r The Chairman—You, Kohl, are charged on suspicion of having camed the death of the decreed man John Fuhabup, and we remand you for further inquiry upon that charge. The female prisoner was at once removed from the bar, and was carried away to a swoon by her brother, her mother being also in attendance. The male prisoner was then handcuffed and taken to Ilford Gaol in a cab, in charge of Inspector Nightingale and Constable 312 K. A large crowd of persons were in the neighbo4rhood of the court, and it was with some difficulty that the prisoner could be conducted to the cab. THE EXPRESS, 111111110... Iliim... ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. A discovery of some iMisort.;;ce inadeyUterday after noon by some residents in the neighbourhood of the scene of the murder. It was at hut supposed that the murder was effected on the spot where the headless body was found, but a careful examination of the ground instituted towards evening yesterday has disproved the accuracy of this sup positiou. The North Woolwich road, which runs past the Victoria Gesviogolock, is parallel to the river as it ap• preaches Silverkovu. The quarter mile of marsh land which lies between the road and the Thames is for the greater part covered with rushes 71 feet high. A narrow pathway, not more than 18 inches in width, leads from the direction of the road through the rushes towards the river. About half way through there is a still narrower path, going towards another part of the river bank, but to get on to it, it ia necessary to crag a ditch seven feet wide and three or four feet deep, the bottom of which is covered with thick mud. This was evidently the exact spot where the murder WY committed and the body decapitated, and whence the mangled remains were conveyed to the place where the headless trunk was after wards found, and which is about 15 to 20,yards further up the second path. In the course of the search that wss being made, this little path, almost obscured by the overhanging of tall reeds wee struck upon, and on the persons cooling to the ditch which I Lae hue mentioned, they found in the bottom of it a pool of blood fuer trot long by one broad. The marks made by the victim's boots as he stood in the ditch, evidently with her back to the murderer, and also the marks of the feet of the murderer when he was little' up out of it the lifeless body of his v‘cttm, were distinctly visible. A track of blood was found along, the middle of the rushee freer this , spot to the place where the body uses carried or drugged. About two-tirade of the distance along the path was seen a circular patch of blood, such as would have Leen caused if the dissevered head had been laid down there for a moment on the still bleeding surface. The u orderer sod hi, victim must have left the road, and struck into the first pathway to go towards the river, r rue must have walked behind the other, for two could not have found room to walk abreast. Upon coming to the ditch, which had to be crossed before getting into the second path, the wurdertd wan proceeded to descend into it first, and before be had got one step across received a blow on the ! left temple and over the eye—the marks of this blow are clearly present on the head—and was thus thrown heck wards against the doping bank in such a manner that the heels of his bouts were driven into the t ielchug clay of the ditch bottom. No murk, of a struggle are to be found. The mur derer, having attuned his uusnapecting victim by a blow ' which broke in the skull, in all probability continued on the ' vantage ground of the back, and with a knife—a large bladed one, the gashes show—severed the heed from the body. Front the large quantity of blood found in the shal low pout in the bottom of the ditch, and the mere trace of it along the path, it was evident that the body must have been in the ditch a sufficient time to allow hearty if not quite all the 'olnuol to dun) from it. Nu doubt some cone. delude time was occupied in backing the vertehlie of the neck • .th a :elle not paste:daily sharp. The deep ieden• In , ions tirade 4v the bouts of the murderer where bestow in the centre of the ditch to lift out the body of the deceased in order to bide it in the rushes, were gime plsin. Having got it upon the further busk it was partly dragged, partly Lfted, through the narrow path fur a distance of some In yards to a comparatively open space, and there left. The Lead was evidently deposited on the path asy, and left there ' while tl.e murderer proceeded out from amongnt the niches to a spot oear a bed of maugold-wurzel, not so far from the riser. lie there, manifestly with a knife, dug a hole twelve inches deep, and afterwards burred the head in it, where it was discovered by some of the Thames police yesterday ' morning. N.. attempt whatever was mode to conceal the ' body, .I,ubt less because the assassiu considered it needles, as he thought he had prevented eleutitication when he buried the bead. The face of the deceased wee that of a wed-Looking I iermau, apparently of some .10 or 40 yeas of age. woe apparently dark, and the features were well formed and regular. The general opinion in the I neighbourhood in that tie ',Harmer Hannah Kuhl was not in any way Ithpleated in the murder. On the contrary, it is supposed that Jealousy of Ler, and tint robbery, was the real motive for the commission of the crime. FARMEI: , AND THEIR worLD•ue At the actual meeting of the Shaftesbury Farmers' Club mod AgricuLural S , ciety. held taut week at Shaftesbury, the usual dinner took place, at which the Hon. W. 11. B. Port man, M.P., presided. In reply tog to the toast of the health of the county members, Mr. H. G. Start, M.P., said in the course of 1411 .peach, that " slum geetlenien attempted to give lector es to farmers on agricultural subjects they were certain to tloun(ler alvot, and gut nut of their depth. Last year they Lad Sir Edward Lytton Buliver recommendiag them to give their cattle Epsom malts before calving, and this year they had had Mr. In-welt tehing them that they did taut Lime' which were the Lovt docks, and that they ought to cross their sheep with Cotswolds. Now what could Mr. Disraeli know about sheep If they were to put before that gentleman a Dorset, a Cotswold, and a Southdown, cod ask him to pick out the Cotswold sheep, be (Mr. Sturt) wild take'! to 1 tout he selected the wrong one." (Great Limghter.) . • . fivaN - t M N . + TEA is choice and strong, moderate In tan, Ana n:•tles-ut to il+e These advantages have secured tor mu I v genera: preference. It is sold In packets by 2,21 a) a,g j THURSDAY EVENING, LAW INTELLIGENCE. EQUITY COURTS.—Nov. 9. (Moro the Master of the Rork 091:111qT e. erne.-91KOULAZ WAIL The Rev. C. ; , aller,airiUnined yesterday in this ease, said he was s cousin of Mr. Gedney's. He visited at his hones two or three times is 1857, in Jesuitry and February. Mrs. Gedney was then very ill Weed. I had a conversation with her es to the child, the subject of this suit. She said it was not bets. She bad been confined, indeed, in London, but the child was still born, and then she procured this one. She was troubled, and said she did not know what would be the proper course towards the child as to divulging the truth. I advised her not to throw the child on the world, and said her father would be the proper person to consult. I intended to see her again, but never did. In answer to • geostiou by the Master of the Rolla, this writhes" said he had sometimes prayed with Mrs. Gedney, but sot on that occasion. Her mind was gaits sound. Elizabeth Evans, Mrs. Geduey's maid and attendant, said she was in her service ten months. She was there is May, 1853. The child then with her was 15 months old, or better. She (the witness) generally dressed the baby. Mrs. Gedney was not fond of it. I took the child on • visit, and Mrs. Gedney asked ins to pay particular attention to what was said as to whether the child was like her or Mr. Gad. ney's (+wily. I told her I had been asked which it was most like. Mrs. Gedne,y sighed, and said, "Ah, how can she have any likeness . After dinner she came up to the room I had. The child was put to bed. Mrs. Gedney ad dressed me, arid said her life was • burden to het ; my kind ness had won her affection, and she should treat me as a fellow heir of an immortal kingdom. Me asked for my confidence, and told me that Mr. Gedney's unkindosas made her very unhappy, and that she had contrived a plan to deceive. I asked how. "As to the child Lily," she maid, "the is not my child." Btu had made arrangements with friends in London, who she believed got the child from a& hospital. She got a girl, as • boy would become her master. She afterwards frequently referred to the subject, and she wished nu not to disclose the secret to her father or his housekeeper. She never took the child in her arms. She would not have it dressed expensively on acoouot of its mean birth. Referring to the state of her health she said she warn afraid the secret would come out and the child be ill-treated. She and her husband did not sleep together. Dr. Ogle, the honseaurgeoo in 1354 at the York-road Lying-in Hospital, proved the birth of • female child there on Feb. 4 of that year, as dirt the nurses and others. The mother of the child so born was then examined, and said she was delivered at the York Hospital of • child on Saturday, Feb. 4, 1854, and that on the Monday following • lady and gentleman came to the house, and proposed to take the child. It was to be adopted by a lady who wanted a female child. Its hair was light. Her mother was then living, sod knew the child was to be taken for adoption. The witness skid she was to hear of it again in three months, but never did so. _ Mts. , the then Dane at the hospital, neared the taking of the child by • man sod woman. She bad now identified the roan, wbo wu Dr. Goss, of 65. Sutherlandatmet, Pimlico. She bad not bee; able to hod Mrs. Goss. The nurse who attended Mrs. Gedoey, at Park•street, was called and said sbe believed the child at that place was older by some days then it wall there said to be. This is a mere outline of the evidence. Other witnesses were called, and most of those whose names are above given were cross-examined * but their testimony was unshaken._ _ _ Sir H. Cairns summed up at the conclusion of the des fondant's case and said that for convenience he would divide the time over which he would travel with them into four periods—fint, the period that elapsed before Mrs. Gedney went to town ; second, the period of her being in town ; thir, the period after her return to the country ; and, lastly, the period since her death. Upon every scrap of evidence of importance comprised in these dates Sir Hugh Cause very elaborately commented. With Dr. lane's evidence be especially dealt with care, and urged that it was fairly open to the observation that the lady bad deceived him. In saying this, it was to be remem bered that the doctor did not attend her in her alleged confinement, he CAMS in when everything was going smoothly, and paid cursory visits which did not enact much closeness of observation. If he bad bestowed that bow could it have escaped him that she was suffering as this poor lady then unquestionably was At the conclusion of Sir Hugh Cairns' address the court rose. . _ . Ths CAI/0 will be proceeded with to-morrow (Thursday). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Nov. ft Sittings in Baoco.—(Before Lord Chief Justioe Cockburn, and Justices Crompton, Mellor, and Sheet.) THE MIDLAI , D RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE OVERSEERS OF THE PARISH OP BADGMOETH. This was a special case stated for the opinion of the court by the justiceaof Gloucester, on an appeal by the Midland Railway Company against the poor-rates of the pariah of Badgworth. Dowdeswell appeared for the overseen; Mr. Hutton for the Midland Railway Company. It appeared from the arguments that the Midland and the Great Western Railway Companies ran trains over the lame set of rails, and a dispute had arisen between them as to the payment of tolls ant rates. A lawsuit had taken place between them, which was argued is the Court of Queen's Bench, when judgment was given in favour of the Midland Railway Company. That judgment was subse quently appealed against in the Court of Exchequer Cham ber, which court confirmed the judgment of the court below. The Great Western Railway Company then took the case to the House of Lords, and judgment was again given against them. The question now wore the oourt was whether the Great Western Railway Company or the Midland Com• pany were liable for this rate. The piece of line in question runs between Cheltenham and Gloucester. The case at tint, from the complicated nature of the circumstance; presented some difficulty, but alter hearing the arguments of the learned counsel, The Lord Chief Justice said the case turned out a very simple one. The whole matter turned upon the question whether, as regarded that part of the line in which the fee-simple was admitted to be is the Great Western Com. palsy, the Midland Company were occupiers of it. It was admitted also that the hoe between Cheltenham and Gloucester was divided between the two companies so far as the property io the soil and rails was corsoerised ; and the property in that part on which the present question arose was admitted to be in the Great Western. Why, therefore, should it be said that the Great Western were not the occupiers'. The Midland Company exercised a right of run. sing their carriages and waons over this particular part of the line, using one of the Great Western Company's rails as well as their own. But what was that more than was to be found in the case of so many com panies who bad mooing powers over the lines of other companies, except that in this instance it was done by virtue of a parliamentary enactment which did not in terms profess to grant mere running powers'. The legislation was of a somewhat complicated and intricate character. but when resolved into its true elements it was bathing more practically than runniog powers. He was of opinion that the order must be quashed. The other learned judges concurred. Cider quashed. lii[ Orr-EN r. DARE. In this case the Lord Chief Justice said the paper book delivered to him was written so small and slovenly that he could not read it, and intimated that if some improvement did not take place in the writing (which was generally very Led) sent to the judges Le should hold that no paper books had been delivered, and the cased would have to stand over ; but Mr. Justice Crompton. on the other hand, said his Louk wan very well written. The practice is foe the attorney on each side to deliver two paper books, containing the facts and points to be argued, and it frequently happens that the writing is all but illegible. Mr. Lush, e.).C., and Mr. Murphy appeared in this case for the parish (the respondents) ; Mr. Mellish, QC., and Mr. l'bilbrick for the appellant. The case came before the court on an appeal. The ap pellant is the owner of Cranbrook House, and severs hundred acres of land, near Ilford, in Essex, and the ques tion for the opinion of the court was whether in estimatirg the net value of the property, with a view to ita being rated to the pow,deiluctions were to be made in respect of local and district sewers t ates, rate* for the maintenance aid deansing of the sewers, the avenge annual sums expendcd fur sluices and tlonl gates, ►nd the average annual expenses of building and Leeptog up the sea wall. After beating the lengthened arguments of the learned counsel on Loth side., The Lord t 'Lief Justice said that these local and district rates were a tenant's rates, aid the ►ppelLut. who was both the owner and occupier of the property, had a right to make the deduction from the rent in ascertaining the net rate ' able value of the estate. The other learned judge. concurred. Judgment for the appellant. TO! LORD MAToR. The Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Lecorder, the late Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Sc , came into court, Lod invited their lonistipe to the civic bouquet. BUSINFSS OF TER COL RT. The Lord Chief Justice ►nnounced that, as there were no new trials reedy to be heard, the court would this day pro ceed with the cases in the crown paper after they had dis posed of the motions, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. 9. Sittings in Babco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erle and Justices Bytes and Keating.) TATLOR (APPELLANT) T. HUNPRREA (11ENPONDENT).-THE BONA FIDE TRAVELLIR 4ACISTION. This was an appeal by a publican at Moseley, two miles from Birmingham, who bad hero convicted and fined 40s. for having his bowie open on Sunday morning other than for the reception of travellers. There were 30 persons there baying refreshment—they bad walked from Birmingham, some of them having gone seven or eight miles Toned ; they were eked if they were travellers before th e y were ed. witted, and they said that they were. The question rained for the court was whether tbs appellant had under the circumstances been properly convicted. Mr. tierjeant Hayes appeared for the appellant, and Mr. 1). Keane, Q.C., for the reepoodent. The case bad not coocluded a hen the court rose, and ws austere nwerve our report. COVE SURREY SESSIONS. (Before E. R. Adams, Fol., Deputy Chairman.) THE ASSAULT ST A CITY MISSIONAST._ Williams 7Verwriaiseornoriend intrusubarseOf hie bail to answer an isdieunent, chargtog him with maliciously as. @whim one Heavy Bowler with Mullet to inflict opus him grievous bodily harm ; in • mimed *mot the charge was of inflicting actual bodily harm, and • third coast charged the &loudest with a commie assault. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was gives io charge to the jury. Mr. Hayford appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Mor gan Howard weducted the defence. Mr. Henry Bowler stated that he resided at 18, Baler street, New lient-road, and that he was by trade a dog collar manufacturer. He had known the defendant for the last five years as • City missionary, and during that time he had been • member of his Bible clam. For three years the defendant treat on very well in the discharge of his duties, bat latterly befell into habits of druckenosse, and when a testimonial was proposed be communicated to Mr. Filkingtoo, the enperinteodeot, the fact, and in con sequence the proposal for a testimonial was giro) up. On the dal named, in consequence of what his wife told him, he went across the road to the defendant, and found him "drunk as usual." He said to him, " Now, Newman, go away, and if you do not. I will lock you up for insulting my wife just now." The defendant made some ioaulting observation. and he turned round to look for a policeman, when the defendant turned suddently round and gouged his right eye out. As soon as be recovered in • alight degree his sight, he bad a struggle with the defendant, in which be struck the defendant as the defendant struck him. The injuries had deprived him entirely of the sight of his right eye. In his cross-examinatioo by Mr. Morgan Howard, it was elicited from the prosecutor that during the time be had known the defendant, the superintendent, Mr. Pilkington, had full opportunity of noticing the defendant's habit.. When Mr. Pilkiogton told him of the proposed intention to raise 2 201. for the testimonial to the defendant, he (pro mentor) said " 201., what for, is it for • drunken rascal? If you collect the mosey give it to his wife for her sake, and for the sake of has children." On soother occasion he told the defendant when be paid him 12e of the Bible-class subscriptions, " ootto spend it to liquor down bis dirty guts." There was • fight between them, but be released the defen dant when he begged for mercy and asked to be let go. The prosecutor most positively denied that he struck the first blow. . . . For the defence several witneeees were called, and their testimony went to show that the prosecutor was the first aggressor, and that the prosecutor in the fracas struck the first blow. . . The Deputy Chairman summed up the coollicting evi dence, and remarked th►t be °occurred in the re/emirs of the learned counsel for the defendant, that a representation should be made to the Bishop of London with reference to the conduct of the City minions. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the de. ['Want expressed his thanks to the jury, and was at once discharged. THE POLICE COURTS. WORSHIP-STREET. Charlr., Burton, 27, whose throat was bandaged, was charged with attempting to destroy himself by cutting his throat. . The prisoner had been for some time in the employment of Mr. Jackson, an extensive furniture dealer and house fitter in Shoreditch. On the Bth of lent month he was found lying in an upper room with his throat cut, bleeding pro fusely, and grasping in his right hand a razor. He wan con veyed to the London Hospital, and under the medical at tendance bad now sufficiently recovered this desperate attempt upon his life to be admitted an out-patient. It was shown by the prisoner's aunt that for some time past he had been in a desponding state, from the fact that he had no longer the means of supporting his widowed mother, which preyed upon his mind. Mr. Ellison pointed out in a most feeling manner the con sequences of inch a sinful act as the young man bad com mitted, and on receiving an assurance that it should never be repeated, he was discharged. WESTMINSTER. Marla Ewe, a powerful fellow, was brought before Mr. Arnold charged with three most unprovoked assaults upon different persons. William Aldridge, a respectable•looking young man, said that he and a friend went the previous night into the Prince of Wales' Tavern, Pieter-street, Chelsea, to pt some re freshment. Defendant, another man and a woman, were also in the house, and one of them dropped a key on the floor. Complainant seeing the key on the ground, and thinking that be might have dropped it, felt is his pocket, and finding his own safe, remarked aloud that it was singular the two key, were so much alike. He had no sooner done so than defendant or the other man seized him, and held a hand over his eye*, and when he endeavoured to remove this he wee struck by the defendant violently, and followed with great fury when he endeavoured to escape. But for the interference of others, he would have been most seriously ill-treated. _ _ James Collins, an artisan perfectly unconnected with either party, said he was merely passing at the time, mid without any provocation was attacked and struck twice by the defendant. _ . Witham Goodyer said he was with Aldridge, and con firmed his statement as to the beginning of the attack. There was nothing whatever done to provoke the defendant, and when he attacked Aldridge witness merely endeavoured to protect him from his fury. Defendant struck witness twice violently. Mr. Arnold—lied nothing whatever occurred except what you have stated about the key before defendant attacked you! Aldridge—Nothing whatever. I wu very much sur prised at the suddenness of the attack, and so wu friend. Defeodant said he had been drinking ao freely that he could not remember what had occurred. He was very sorry that anything had happened. Mr. Arnold—You are charged with committing three perfectly unprovoked assaults upon strangers. It is not to be permitted that persons are to be knocked about with impunity in this way, and I shall commit you for six weeks to hard labour. LAMBETH, A most distressing cuewaabrOuilit under the notice of the Hon. C. C. Norton in an application made for some aid from the poor•bos. From the statement of the applicant, it appeared that he had been trained to the scholastic profession ; and conceiving, while engaged as English =eater at a grammar school of King Edward V I. in the countu, thatsomeof the school books in use amongst the pupils could be 000aiderably improved upon, he set about at his leisure hours writing some w"rks, which he believed would be more adapted to the times. These books. four in number, had been, though their merits had been widely acknowledged by eminent judges, the means of involving him with his printers and others to an ex tent of nearly :W., and rhenium) also of reducing himself, his wife, and live children to a state of starvation. While holding the situation of one of the asistant•masters at Dulwich College be was called upon to relinquish his poet solely in consequence of his embarrauments, and from that time 15 months since, he had not been able, partly through his difficulties and partly through a long and painful ill ness, to obtain any fresh employment. Mr. Norton—What salary aid you receive at Dulwich College' Applicant—A hundred a year, sir. Mr. Norton—What reason did they assign for discharging you from there! Applicant—They, the authorities, did not wish my credi tors to come there after me. Mr. Norton-1 see by your letter to me that you have re. ceived some charitable subscriptions? Applicant—Yes, sir, I have received from Lis Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. 2/ ; from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 51. ; the Attorney-General, 101. ; the Furliah Ambassador, 11. ; and from John Walter, Esq., M.P., :V. Mr. Norton—Have von made an application for assistance to the Literary Fund ha•a, but was told that my works did not come under that class which would authorise thesociaty in assistioa me. _ . . Mr. Nut ton— I am rather surmised at that. Your works are ■n improvement to the literature of the country, and should entitle Tau to some reward. I shall give you a sovereign, end should be glad to bear of something more being done for you, because 1 believe yours to ►e a hard and distressing case. The applicant expressed his gratitude to the worthy magis tote, and retinal from the court. HAMMERSMITH. _ _ Lord itanelagh attended before Mr. Ingham to answer a outonioos at the instance of Mr. Wiggins, for beeping at one time more than 501 be. of gunpowder on the premises of Beaufort•hou w, North.eud„ Fulham, the headquarter.' of the South Middlesex Volunteer Corp.. The summons vim taken out under the Gunpowder Act of the 33rd and 21th Vic , cop. 139, which charged Lord Ranelagh with not being a trader or manufacturer ; but his lordship referred the magistrate to the Volunteer Act passed last rear, which exempt*: storm belonging to voluo• tears on being approved by a secretary of state nod the lord lieutenant of the county, lo reply to Mr. Ingham, Lord Itamilagh mid there was a gentleman from the War•oftice present who would prove that the consent of the Secretary of Wm and the lord lieu tenant had been given to the store at lleaufort•house. Mr. Francis Grafton Faithful was then examined, and gave an account of the con espoodence which bad passed between the War.ottice, Lord Salisbury, and Loid llenelagh. He proved that the magazine was inspected by a competent officer, who suggested certain alteration% sad that on the 24th of Juoe Lord Raselagh oartified that they were emu. pleted. He also said that the Secretary of War and Lord Solisbury had approved of the magazine, and the letters were deposited at the Waroffice as public documeots. A solicitor for the complainant said his client felt eery strongly on the point, as his house was only tar& from the stable or stom•houm in which were deposited between and 300 bowels of ammunition. As the case stood be should adrift his client to submit to his worship's decision. and join with his neighbouni in presenting a petition to the Secrotary of War. Mr. logbani observed that it was the only course open to the ocaunt.iinsuL When he granted the summons be bad not the least doubt that Lord lienelagh would be able fully to putify what had bees dogs, but at the same time he thought ikwas very desirable, for the setisfection of the coin plaiamit and his neighbours, that the came should be investi- ti - . 64; gated, so that it might be shown it was not an unwarrant able act. Lord Eanelagh said he expected that the public would feel considerable auziety where large quantitiot of gunpow der were stored after the catastrophe at Ent& ; but ha should be wanting in his duty if he had not taken every wiatutioe to prevent accidents. Although a stable, it bad been formed into a proper magazine. An segieeer officer had reported it perfectly safe, and no one wee allowed to enter it but the adjutant, except when the barrels were removed. He assured the magistrate that the public need not be alarmed, as every precaution was taken to prevent accidents, and that the wagering) wee as safe as that °mut. After some further remarks on both sides, Mr. Wham dismissed the summons. M BEE 10, THE BOULOONE TRAOZDY. The Impartial, Impartial, published at Boulogne yesterday, contains the following detailed account of the diaeovery of the bodies of two little boys in the river Liens, sod at the proceedings takea subsequently with a view to the discovery of the means by which they lost their lives. After stating that the chiklree were appareatly aged four and seven or eight years, sod giving an account of their dresses, the narrative proceeds saidlows : "It was discovered with certainty that the children be longed to a person named Leducq, married at Boulogne, but separated from his wife for a long time, and who coha bited with an Englishwoman in England. Leducq disem barked in our port on Suodav, at half-past 4, from the Folkestone boat. He was accompanied solely by his two children. During the examination of his luggage be remained in the 'rioting-room, which be did not leave till nearly 7 o'clock. Between half-past 8 and 9 Le dual went to his wife, who resides in the Rue do Bras d'Or. Here he passe d the night, bat be bad Dot his children with him. His mental condition VIA that of • man in • state of fever, as he was agitated sod uncertain. He many times wished to leave Lis wife's resideoce and only decided to remain there for the night towards 10 o'clock. He still slept at 11 o'clock next day. He quitted Boulogne by the 12.20 train, going, as he said, to Montrenil, and was accompanied to the station by au of his legitimate daughters. The two children not having been recognised when they were taken out of the water, by order of the competent authorities they were exhibited in one of the rooms at the hospital, which was visited by an immense and -ceasing crowd anxious to view the bodies. The poor little creatures were not disfigored. One would have said that they reposed mid slept. The public naturally exhibited the greatest indignation. . " Yesterday evening, just as we were going to press, we learnt that Leducq had been arrested at Montcarvel, at the residence of one of his parents, about 3 in the afternoon, and that he would arrive io Boulogne by the half•past 9 train. Aocording to information received from a good source, he did not by any means appear to comprehend the gravity of his position. He expressed astonishment at he arrest, and, above all, at the summation mode against him. He explained the presence of the two poor children with him, when he disembarked from the Folkestoce boat, in the following manner :—A woman, a servant, he said, but whose name or address he did not know, re quested him to take charge of her two children, knowing that he was going to Boulogne. This servant stated that a m►n, who was aware that they would arrive, would await them on their diaentharkatioo. Leducq, on leaving the boat, entered the stores of the Chamber of Commerce, like all the passengers, and was accompanied by two boys. This fact is positive, as some commiesiocaires who know him declared that they saw him. By means of the information given by them the polio* were enabled to make their dint inquiries. After having quitted the luggage warehouse, Leduc.", as he says, strolled along the quays, and when he arrived at the barrier-bridge a person presented him self, and stated that he was charged by the servant in question to receive the two children. Leducq then handed them over to him. . . When brought face to face with the two poor victims this morning. at half•pest 10, Leducq, it appears, betrayed no emotion, and his calmoess did not forsake him for a single instant. fle persiata more than ever in his story, and, at the sigbt of the two corpses, be exclaimed, ' The scoundrel' (alluding to the person to whom he pretends that he delivered thechildreri) has assassinated Ahem. 1 must bare his life or he must have mine.' " We believe that the sorgeoos will make a post-mortem examination of the bodies to-day." SERRA'S ACCIDENT IN THE EICNTING FIELD.— A rather serious accident occurred 'on FridaT last to a Capt. Gillespie. While out hunting with the Fast &meg for. hounds, his horse, • thoroughbred chestnut, shied at • wheelbsrrow which was lying close to a five-barred gate, became unmanageable, and threw bin rider, who fell with great violence, and big head coming in contact with a large atom, was crushed in • most frightful manner. The poor gentleman lay on the ground some time befogs assistance could be procured. Dr. Stokoe, from Battle, soon arrived, sod the unfortunate gentleman wee conveyed to • neigh bouring farmhouse. where he received every attention ; but he still lies in • very precarious state, and but slight borne are entertained of his recovery. The hone was found in an adjoining field, and was immediately shot ACCIDENT TO THE EItiNTSMIIN TO THE BERKELEY Hornm —We regret to have to record • very severe acci dent which happened to the veteran Harry Ayria, the huntsman to the Berkeley hounds, while hunting yester day. The hounds bad just got away with a good fox from the old squire's plantation at Frampton, and Harry was close at their stern, riding with his usual vigour, when his horse slipped back in a ditch, and stumbling through the hedge on the other side rolled over his rider, who for some time lay motionless. Colonel Berkeley pulled up directly, and dismounted to render him assistance ; when his thigh-bone was found to be fractured. The old Trojan, regardless of the pain he endured, cried out to the colonel to "Go on," for the hounds were running bard with a burning scent. It is heedless to say that the gallant colonel disregarded his entreaties, and left the houads to take care of themselves. He galloped for a doctor, who set the fracture. Harry was borne from the field oa a gate which was unhinged for the occasion. His leg was very well set, and we are glad to say that the sufferer, who bore his agony with great fortitude, win late last evening said to be getting oa as well as could be hoped.— Chefteuliani Examiner. ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE IN THE BLACK COUNTRY. —At the Wednesbury police court, yesterday, before the stipendiary, Mr. Isaac Spooner, fire men, named respec tively Frederick Loagmore, %Valiant Williams, William Ball, William Rea. and John Walker, were brought up on remand, charged with having criminally assaulted a married woman named Catherine Ward, on Saturday, the 24th of September last. From the evidence of the prosecutria, who has a husband and seven children living in Birming ham, it appeared that about half-pest 12 o'clock on the night in question she was met near to Wednesbury by the pri soners. Notwithstanding her ezpostulations they took her into a field. Two of them put their arms under hers, and thus bore her along. They then endeavoured to force her down, but she struggled very bard to prevent them from doing so. In the struggle her leg was broken, and she could not make any further resistance. Loegmore, Ball, and Walker then committed the assault complained of, and she fainted. While this was going on the other two prisoners held their hands over her face to prevent her from crying out. She shouted out " Murder" about twenty minutes afterwards, and the men, hearing some one ap- proaching. ran away. The woman was confined in the Bir mingham Hospital ever since that night. A man named Pountney said that he met the prisoners coming away from the woman. lie found her in a fainting state on the ground, with her clothes io disorder. He fetched the police, who conveyed the woman to the police-station. Her left leg was then found to be broken. The surgeon to the Birmiegbatu Hospital testified as to the left leg of Mrs. Ward being broken, and also that a criminal assault had been com mitted. The stipendiary committed all the prisoners for trial to the West Steftedshire Assizes. THE FATAL GUNkoWDEK EXPLOsION AL FAVER SHl74.—Yesterdly morning an inquest relative to the deaths of the two uofortuoate men. named Henry Kean sod John Sherwood, aged respectively and 64 years, who were killed by ao explosion of gunpowder on Monday last, at the Feversluau mill■, was held by Mr. Thomas Thorp Delman:, tho coroner for Fist Kent. The investigation took place io the office on the works of Mr. Hall, the pro prietor. After bearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and added that it was their opinion that every precaution was taken on the premises of Mr. Hall to prevent accident. twenty-six years having elapsed since a death occurred from gunpowder being a positive proof of that fact. GENERAL FONTERs . BENEVOLENT AsSOCIATION. A general meeting of the members of this society was held last evening at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate bill. Mr. Litt in the chair. Mr. Bennett, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the progress made by the society during the past year bad hero highly satisfactory, ■nd during dist period it had enrolled 143 new members. The Lord Mayor had presided at the anniversary festival in the spring. which was a great success, and the annual fete at Whitsuntide at the Crystal Palace bad been attended by the usual succe►sful result.. During the past quarter two pen ! stoners bed died leaving 11 now on the list, and one addi lima would be elected on the present occasion. The income for the past quarter had been 161/. 16s. id., and the ex peoditure 401. 17s. 2d. The amount plod away in pensions had been 63/. 4w (If the 265/. Ins. Id. balance remaining in hand 172/. had been invested suers the auditors' report in the purchase of 200/. New 3 per Cents., making the total funded capital stanshog to the credit of the society, • 5,173/. 6.. 2d. On t►e motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Adams, the report was adopted. The committee and other officers having been elected, and the routine bailees* transacted, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. [ Advertisement. OINTMENT AND plus and low , old and ',mot. rich and poor, have availed themselves of Holloways remedies. an have In gratitude testified to the success which has followed their emplcoment. Yew =dailies can befall mankind Ishii h do not admit of allevia tin, rebel, or ure hr these healing, soothing, and puribing preparations. The action of the ointment and pills is whole. some In the highest degree, and net er can be harmful in either external or internal ailment.. Holloway . remedies cure sores, ulcers, sprains. bruises, diphtheria. chest complaint". indigestion. derangements, and biliousness. In influenza. bronchitis. hoarse ness, coughs, shortness of breath. and palpitation of the heart, Nis ointment should •• well rubbed upon the wall of the chest night anal merusag. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 5. Mr. John Wood hes been promoted to the rank of firn. class assistant engioser in her MaieStre fleet., with ii „ ) . niority of 11th October, 1864. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 7. Roma] Gram Sabine Parley, Fog., to be coranmoder in ier hi.jesty'e Hoot. ADMIRALTY, Noy. B.—APPOINTMENTS AND Pi MOTlON.—Commander Hon. E. G. L. Cochrane, to b., specung commoider of cuestviard. Lieutenants B. M. Sperling, to the Himalaya ; k. L. Bye', to the Asia ; J. W. Gambier, to the Defence. Sub-Lieutenants A. H. B. Bradshaw, to the Haim., J. G. Jones. to the Duncan. Master W. H. Parker (additional), to the Royal AdeL..!-, for service in the Prince*, Alice. Surgeons Dr. H. J. Domaine, to be deputy iospr,:,, r room! at Bermuda Hospital; J. td'Swioey, mutable (additional), for service with the Rural Deal ; Dr. W. Danis, to be surgeon and itied,c..l at Plymouth Hospital ; 1)r. W. L. Gordon, to Le saI:A.:A. surgeonat Portsmouth Dockyard ; Dr. J. P.tttcrs t eta rgeon, to be staff surgeon at Deptford Dot y Eugineer G. A. Wills, to the Dauntless, for temktn. Assistant-Engineess S. J. Bird, to the Asia, f.,r treatment ; J. Williams, to the Racoon ; Ferg,,,t the Irresistible. To be Acting Master—A. J. W. Neville. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 9. APPOINTMENTN.--1•,,,, mender : K. Wells, to the Bombay. Staff Commanders : G. A. W►ten, to the H. May, to the Victory. Masten: H. W. Inglis, to the St. George ; W. IL to the Royal Adelaide, for the Princess Alice. Assistast-Sagineer : B. Taylor, to the CumberlaoL the Valiant. PORTSMOUTH. N.. 7, The Vesuvius, 6, paddle sloop, Captain 1: Hamilton, warn paid out of commission to-day. The gunnery experiments, under the supervision r Armstrong and Whitworth committee. were resuo.,l Portsmouth yesterday, and continued today, altlon;i. only members of the committee present were taros Wilson and Singer, of the ro)al Pat The gun. under trial were mounted on load the gunboat& Stork and Earnest, which steamed o,t Spithead yesterday, and the trials consisted of a ,our, firing with both shot sad shell to ascertain the of these missiles after first striking the water, and also r try whether the percussion fuzes would withstand tt, r. sistance of the water when tired at low elevations. The were,if wo may so express it,arbitrary and capricious. it seens to be impossible to draw soy inference upon which :.r down any fixed rule. For instance, the &ogle made by the ricochet of empty shell fired from tie pha worth varied from • straight line, roe., from no de:.emou at all, to as &ogle of 14 degrees ; sod when fired fr...n. the Armstrong shunt gun, it varied from a straight line to a angle of three degree., the result& being, apparently.. far, in favour of the shunt. In firing from the widge.doi, angle varied from a straight line to 11 degrees. TLe expa rimeots with the percussion shell were equally as producing no certain aid reliable results, son.etinss bursting at the muzzle, sometimes at the first giste, times at the second, sad sometimes not at all. day the Stork, having in tow the three pinnues mounted with the Armatrobg and Whitworth 12.ponoclers, steamed out of harbour to the eastward of southei Castle, when the boat. were cast off and pulled towards the beach, and landed their guns, held carriages :did bers. The gnus were then remounted, moved about '2 , , yards up the beach, unlumbered, and fired one ro:u-1 each. Time was takeo from the boats toucZN the beach to the firing of the guns, and was a s follows :—Whitworth, 9 min. 24 secs. ; shunt gun, • [Lit.. 15 mos. ; breech-loader, 6 min. 21 secs. The guns were then to-embarked, and the boats were towed into the her. boor. We understand that the trials at Portsmouth • not be again resumed until Monday next, the committee being engaged at Shoeburynine. MARKETS. COTTON.—UTIRPOO L., Nov. 9.—We have had a goal demand for cotton to-day, with prior again dearer. sales to-dry 12,000 bales, including 5,000 maculation and export. 700 Americaa, 2001. to 2561. 500 Panama, &c., 20 Mweeto and Bahia, 7.1 d. to 24d. ; 1,000 rayptiao, 1 - 4. to 28d. ; 200 Smyrna, Lid. to ltid. ; 9,580 Surat, 9,1. to Madras, ; Beagal, Scalds, Irc., 10d. to 116 d. ; Coma, 11d. to 15d. ; Japan, 141 d. to lnd. LEATHER.—Tbere is no alteration to note in the leathrr trade since our last report, the transactions having barn on a moderate scale during the pest woes. At Leadenhall on Tuesday there was an average supply of fresh goods, but the amount of buaiDess dose was limited in extent, with wt alteration in prices. thxid crop hides, light EnglA shoulders, English horse hides, and light calf skins were the articles most in request. CORN.—Borros, Nov. 9.—A mall supply of wheat at our market to-day ; the trade was lino at last wets. price.. Very little passing in spring corn, still there was alteration in prices. Wheat, red, s. to 395. ; white, to 4.3 e. Beans, old, 41a. ; new, :Cs. to 39.. Oide, to 21s. -- --- GLASGOW, Nov. 9.—This day's market was pretty well attended, a somewhat firmer tope pervaded the trade, ►nd in tome cases fine qualities of American red spring whet: brought 3d. per boll advioce, but other descriptions and Baltic were offering at previous rates. Flour brought fal prices. Oat' and oatmeal held for rather more moray. Beans unaltered on the spot, but cheaper to arrive. indite corn in limited request, without change in value. her . _ _ CATTLE.—Sournsu., NOV. 9.—A1l good qualities were in good demand, otherwise trade Ina heavy. Beef made from 3e. 41. to Se. 6d. ; mutton, 4s. 4d. to se. tid. ; .eel. 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d.; pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. bd. per moos of oil*, sinking the offal. COALS.-LorrLion, Nov. 9.-Baddlea West Hartley, 21:18. 3d. ; Covrpen Hartley, 20s. 3d. Hastings Battler. 20s. 3d. ; Ho!yenta Main, 18e. 6d.; West Hartley, 20a. 3d. • West Wylam, 17a. 6d. ; Wylam, lee. 6d. ; Walla End Acorn Close, 218331.; Walls Eod Byron, 21.. 6d.; Walls End Eden, 21a. 3d. ; Walls End Harlon, 2.15. 3d.: Mel Bait. 21a. tid. ; Walls Eod Bell, 21a. 3d. Walls End frameell• gate, 21a. 3d. ; Walla End Heaton, Zia.; Walla End Panther Primrose, 21.. 6d. ; Walla End Pittiogtoo, 201. dd. ; Walls End Turistall, 21a. 3d. ; Walls End Caron, War- , End Kellen, 21s. 6d. ; Walls Eod East Hartlepool, 2'21 • Walls End South Hartlepool, 21s. aid.-Ships at market, sold, .st". TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Pas- Mew Total. Togo itailWaTe. open. rangers. ebandise. 1814. Week ending July 24 4 East finnan 1065 7.121 11,016 15,139 Month ending Sept. t Great Indian Peninsula Week ending Oct. 26 Ottoman Week ending Oct. 27. Detroit and Milwaukee Week ending Oct. 2S Great Western of Canada 346 Week ending Oct. 29. Scottish North Fasters Weekending Nor. Cdrussli Lancashire & Yorkshire WU 11,324 20.9111 31,305 Sc. 1 Manchester. SheiilehLand Lincolnshire 1142g 4,474 13.712 10,197 11. ,4 North Staffordshire South Devon Ulster 6,171 13,d74 13.;0‘ 4.710 401 PERFECT HEALTH RZSTORRD without inedicixe, Inconvenience, tor etpense by Do Bar l ry delicious Res alests Arabica Food, which saves rfty times Its cost in other reme.nes and cures the stomach. items, lungs, liver. and Lutestinee ssi chronic or recent disorders, 60,We clues annually of dtsPerl (indigestion„ constipation, diarrbas, cough, coastal:option. bog, uebility in old or young.—Du Berry two Co.. No. 77, Bez• street. London. W. In tins, 114, ta. 9d. 11b. -t growers and ebetaista.—{Adverttsernent BIRTHS, DLARRLiGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BAR , II . ASI —NotemberS, at Jottu strePt, lledionl.rott of J. K haraham, of a daughter. 11A RCM: UT —November at CM-villa. Lervitharu, the off C. Harcourt. EA.( , of a son. Ll' tl'ENS.—Not emlwr 7, the wife of C Lutyen'. ..''‘• LANE.—November 7, at Groae.end.house, M.. John t wife of T A Uwe, )sq., of 'boo. LAMB.—Novernber a. at Addliton•ntad No rth. Nottit , ..h.— . . Thrresa, the lode otTh Lamb, E.'. "fa daughter. PA HlLY.—Nortmber r, al 'tumid' laa, laa.tou, th. if , Mr A. Parry, of a aoa. MARRIAGES. CACHE—PEAT —November 7, at Dundee, T. Bache. Fly Loudon. to Catherine, daughter of the late./ 6. real. of London. St I NSTEA D. November &, at the parish ehon ••1 Mar)lehooe, Mr. T. Lee. of Demential's-road. to Agnes Nato stepdaughter of Sir. It. Snrustead. of I oxford street POPE—Etta :\l'lsL.—November r, at St. George's thud . .. P. by the Re,. W. l'ardalL N. I'.lo. I-•• • Burton stmt. }/100 ,pure, W Allinirtv Josephoe car, daughter of Iraneke. Lai., of isernburg, DEATHS, Clll"ftc 11.—Noteralwr 8, at Spltalaquare, Y. Church. r - .. aged br. WI: —November 7. at Mariel.l rottag...Cuelrldds •It..t s •• - • • • . 40phia Harriet. the *de: of C. hancock, Jattli. —November 7, at Acacia.silla, Bruton. r U . ."- - - • lag. aged at KLN N rtfl .—Novernier 7, at Itnahford Rectory, Nor. • L De Grey. eon of the late L. Kennedy. Eat.. aged 17 LANGFORD—November 7. at Ifiltoceterrace, N amtarn•rt I, n• • Mr. Langford, aged S 5 Aa4 )7. —November 7, at Maitland-Lark.ereaceot, DarerO • • Inn, Mary. a Woe, of G. Maaou• Fay. , aged .510. Printed and Published by WILLIAM Klioo HAIM. of Lombardatreet. In the City of London, Printer. at r 001 ea in Lombard...trent. In Use !Wane; of itallefm rs ' — 'lliLlialhat, Nora as 10, 11164 ✓''