The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-22 00:00:00

4 _NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADNItALTY, JAN. 21. APPOINTYINTS. Captain S. 11. Henderson, to the Victory, for service im the Urgent. tiw goose Dr. Alexander Bryson, to be Director General of toe Medical Department of the Navy, vice Sir John retired; and Dr. A. F.. Mackay, to the Fismird (additional), for service at Somerset-house. vice Bryson. PAUMOTIONII.—To be Paymasters—Assistant Paymasters A. Edwards sad W. B. Risk. To b;iiiiieeen::filio berts, of the Indui,for the Forth J. Bosell, of the Liffey ; H. W. White, of the Blenheim : E. Dooley, of the Earyalni ; J. C. Weeks, of the Wipes ; J. B. James, of the Trefalgiir ; T. F. Hight, of the Renit ence ; J. Leiter. of the W *Mr* ; sad R. W. Topp, of the Bleginienne. To be Acting Eagineen—W. Birks, of the Racehorse ; awl J. Riahie, of the Janie. CHATHAM, Jas. 21. 1 5 This morning the iitin paddle-wheel steamer Recruit, 6, 150-Itorsepoww, steamed from the harbour to the Maplin Seeds, near the N for the purpose of testieg her rate of speed at the meaanted mile before being finally passed into the steam MIMI in readiness for commission. The officials on bowl wermCaptain W. K. Hall, C. 8., oom mending the steam reserve, who bad the charge of the vessel ; Mr. W. !tumble, inspector of machinery afloat ; Mr. J. Riker, principal engineer at this dockyard ; and Mr. Hutchens, assistmit master shipbuilder; Mr. W. Blakey, second mister, navigated the Recruit to the trial gronwLoe being placed on the measured mile the Recruit was found to draw at feet 6 inches aft, sad 8 fret 2. inches forward. The wind at the time was moderate from till southward, and blowing with a force of 3. Six runs were made over the mile at full boiler power, when the amen speed attained was 10.179 knots per hour ; pressure of steam, 2211 m. ; number of revolu- Roos, :',2,1; and vacuum, 25. At the termination of the tri a ls at full speed two runs were made with half the boilers cut off, when the mean speed reached was 8.418 knots, with 26 revolutions, and a pressure of 1411 m. of steam. The Recruit is fitted with a steering apparatus at kith beer stern sad stern, and some experiments were made With hie view of testing her powers of turning, when the complete circle was made in 3 min. 20 sec., with the udder at 40 deg. angle. It had been intended to carry eat soma experiments on hoard with Captain 51•Killop's inven tion for cleaning the bottoms of iron ships afloat, but time would not admit of this bean don.. The Recruit is placed In the drat-edam steam WOOLWICH, JAIL 21. Captain Blakeley. having obtained the permis sion of the War Department to test his rifled goes at ths government practice, arrangements have been made for a full proof to-morrow of a monster muml.loading gun, being the fourth of thus description said to be amonfactursd for the Russian government. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSA.LL'S.-THCRSDAY. - - - - Although it bad beset expected that the publication of the wei,;hte for the Chester Cup would have excited the same amount of interest and spirit of speculatioe as usual, the mildness and arwthy which prevailed to-day, when the put spring handicap was laundered even u a subject of coaversatioa, were ia iesgulsr contrast to the tooe of the room on like occasions is former years. The merits of the basdicap were freely discussed. and although some camel dewed it a very fair specimen of Mr. Topham's ability as a bandicapr , .. there were others, again, who declared that some animals were ridiculously well in. Still the latter did not stem iodincil to tack their opMion in a more practic.l form, and the consequence was that after git in; their friends the full benefit of their " oar lid opinions." they left the room without striking a blow is Farrar of thou they considered so VW) lenieetly dash with. Lavers were equally chary about taking the initiative, and the prop sod coos of the afternoon resulted only in 21) tol being offered on the field. For the Derby MOO to 43 was accepted throe times about Forager, and Coast Guard further improved his position some two points, laving been supported at I,f XI to 63. Closing prim : CIIE3TER CUP. 20 to 1 oa Ow field (of) DERBY. 13 to 1 apt Ur. Tea Brooder Paris (t) 1000 to 00 Lard gt. Viassat'a Forager (t) lOW to 55 Mr. Naylor'. Omit Guard (t) 30 to 1 LordWastatarelood'slitruakoaat (t) 30 to 1 Mr. H. Hill's Aeltworth (t) 30 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Clareoloot (t) 33 to 1 Lard Glasgow's Gasses) Peal (t) 40 to 1 Yr. Tao Braga's Idler (t) 50 to 1 Mr. Bryaa'a Horse Mama (I) UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, J AN. 21. - - ST. JOHN'S COLLSOL—Tbere will be au election at St. John's College is April next to the following minor sacdarships end exhibitiose :—Two minor scholarships of the value of 7W. per annum, and two of the value of SW. 'per annum, three exhibitions of the value of 50t. per annum, all tenable for two years, or until election to a fouodation scholarship ; three exhibitions of 501. per annum, tenable for three yews; one of 401. per annum, and use of M. per annum, tenable for four years—all fiats tenable with foundation scholarships. The examination of candidates will contreesm on Tuesday. April 5. Any person desirous of becoming a candidate must send his name, together with • eertiflotte of hie bsptism, asd a testunocial front some M.A. of Oxford or Cambridge, to one of the tutors of S► Jobs's College, at least ten days before the commencement of the examination. OXFORD. JAI. 21. Cou.D.r..—Mr. David Edward Law, RA., late scholar of 8.11101 College, has bee° elected to an apse fellowship; mad Mr. William Andrews Fearon, 'choler, to a Wis.:better fellowship in New ('allege. The Bcc. Forum Frascis Mead Macerthy, 8.A., kte scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (27th wrasgler 1560), has been elected to the mathematical mastership; sod Mr. William Musgrave, of the Commercial &boot, Bury at. Erimusds, to the assistant arithmetical mastership in the Grammar School, Bedford. PNEUMATIC DDPATCH COMPANn.—The report of the directors states that when they last met the proprietors they aotie.pated being enabled to report at the present meeting that the works between Euston station and the City were approaching completion. In this expectatioe they have been disappointed. It was intended to carry the tubes through the Bedford setate, and as the perharaentary powers of the company moons the opinion of counsel amply sufficient for this purpose, the board decided on adoptive that route. A combined opposition on the part of some of the Duke of Bedford's influential tenants led to considerable delay is negotiations, sod ultimately threatened to involve the company in a protracted litigation. Under these cir• eminences the clinician carefully recoesidered their posi tion, and came to the conclusion that it was not pro. dent to iumr the great lose of time which mast ham arisen in defending cod maintitinieg the company's rights, and they accordingly directed their engineers to proceed by another route. la a work of this novel kind the formal notices and segotiaticas required in mesection with the various public trusts in the metropolis have also retarded the progress of the company's operations lowr than was contemplated. The diffimlties and delays arising out of them impediments appear, however, to have been nearly all overcome. As eligible site for the eeetral ratios bas been acquired is Holborn, sad on very reemeable firma The directors regret that so long a period has bran oeeepied in bringing the project into prodigal use. They are sanguine in the belief that the fall measure of advance as stated by the engineers say be relied co, and the efficient and economical working of the tubs to the District Post. office in Eversholt-street increase their confidence in the success of the eaderiakieg so soon as they shell have been enabled to ming it into operation on a male commenaeretis with the duty to he palmated. Sea/TISK A171176.11.L1A1f INVINIIIENT COMPANY. The directors of this may have issued the report which it is intended to present at the half-yearly meeting to be held on the 29th inst. They state that the affairs in the eolooy dozier, We tint half of the year 1863 have been fairly pros won., thst mousy has hem in good demand, and that the profits of the company have bees well maintained. The gross profitt realised in the colony during the above period ime been 4s. 4d.. to which must be added the eon of 731. ne. 7d. received in Leaden for interest and transfer fees, making a gross profit for the six months of 16,0501. 191. I Id. A comparison of the accounts with those issued in the last three reports showed that there had been, during the two years ending at the 20th dime, 1863, a gradual increase in the net profits of the company, those of the half•year ending at that date having exceeded the set profits of the corresponding six mouths of 1862 by the sum of 1,5 n/. Is. It would also be a.tisfattory to the proprietary to he informed that the whole of such increased profit had been derived from the ordinary sources of the compony's revenue, viz., male, interest, end COMMIT4iOO4. The Matelots private a divi dend, payable on Wednewhiy. Feb. 10, ea the ordinary stock of the company, 200,0001., at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, less imams tax, which would require 10,0001., and leave 261 t. 9s. to be carried to the credit of the reserved food. The amount of that food would the. be 7.3431. 13e. The report entails@ Morse from the mot patsy's agoutis. Elvis( a very favourable amount of the pro perty generally. The directors stets that of the 2,577 square miles of country referred to in their last 2,100 square miles have been sufficised stook= occupied, and leases et the. have brae [Advertisernent.]--HouovrAy's PILL. AND Our:- imT. —A !mot:tit cause of met and rheumatieen Is the lident saatory state of the blood, attended whit lad diudlemaad parrs iteNlity. A few doses of theme Tam Isles la OM u. an *Retinal preventive sweat' goat and eltemenstem : but any or 'shahs, so attack of either s hou ld nes s (Utmost also, the powerful properties of which, ceselissd with the Week of the ?Ills. most iota ibly effect a erre. These lib act dbutly es the blend, which they purify and improve. They oleo nes- Me the set-melons and she tame to Me Mesenth. sod thus the whebsystern is lultemeMed. and wt . Moo a sadness enehiss it to throw of armor or me et Itasiimmik. ,4XPR,E,54 7: ,r441,1160f- ei fffN4lSck, JANUARY ,22, x.86;61 A Court of Common Council was held yesterday is the Conned Chamer, Guildhall. The Loan 11•Toa prodded. Tie REM estessycEß reed • long list of billa, railway sod others, to brought forward in theapproaching session of parliament, that were likely to affect e City of London. He at the same time said that with regard to noise of them if the corporation should fad it expedieet to oppose them it was necessary that proceedings should be speedily The whole of the bills were referred to the Law and Par liamentary Committee, in order that they might take them iota oomuderation sad report forthwith. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR asked the penniasion of the court to mention a subject which he said was of considerable import an" not only to the citizens of Louden, but also to the nibs 'Meats of the metropolis at large. He said that he had reason to believe that a communication had been made to the Metropolitaa Board of Works by the Home Secretary to the effect that it was intended to raise a fire-brigele in the metropolis, and a/though he was not in a position to inform the smart of the pre cise nature of the step that was intended to be taken, it woos that would undoubtedly very materially affect the rates of the iahabitanta of the metropolis, and also those of the City of London, and be therefore asked the court to mount to allow the matter to go before a committee, in order that they might make the neosenuy inquiries, sad collect the necessary information, sad report thereupos to the court. (Heir, hear.) Hs should therefore pro pos e that the subject be referred to the General Purposes Com mittee. . . supported Mr . RoDcut the motion, sad mid that from what he had hea rd be believed that if the scheme in con templation by the government we. carried out, it would cost the citizens of London a very large mina of money. The Luna Marna observed that lashadreasou to know that communications had forsemetime been gang cm between the Metropolitan Board of Weeks and the Home Searetary with • view to pleas is the hands of the former the creational • fire brigade for the metropolis, and that if the plan was carried out it would entail • very homy charge up= the ratepayers of the metropolis. He might also state that be believed that one portion of the proposed scheme was to relieve the dif ferent bre atom from the payment of the amount now con. tributed by them towards the support of the present fire br.gade. (Hear. hear.) The motion of Mr. Taylor was then agreed to. At this stage of the proceedings the public were directed to retire, sad some matter affecting the corporation waa discussed with closed doors. COOK! OP COMMON id ug cuz. I &USW 111Zgy limy consider necessaryte ' pesseeMltre l st ais parliameet of railway schemes whiff railway through the said ward. Mx" Deputy Bolin teiteed that it should be referred to the Law and Parliamentary Oetentittee, to take muck slopes they thought fit, and be report to the wart Mr. Deputy Low seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman SIDNIT also suppor ted the motion, ad said that some of the inhabitants - already been served with six notices respecting various railway schemes, which, it carried out, would virtually put a stop to the trade which was carried on in that part of the city ; and those who attended this meeting thou ht that the Court of Common Council was the proper place to present au address, and that it waa the duty of that body to approach parliament against the wild and destructive schemes which now threatened the City. The motion was sand to, and the court adjourned. Itabr tutriligruct. EQUITY COURTS.—Jax. 2L (Before the Lord Chancellor.) FOIWILL V. BOBTOCIL This sea a nit to try the validity of a patent which was grouted to Charles Tiol Judkins in October, Itis2, and ' , Waned to the plaintiff, for certain improvements in the manufacture of sewing mhchines. The plaintiff had filed • numberof bills to the extent of about 130 to restrain de fendants front alleged infringements in his patent ; some of these defendants were manufactorms of articles in the pro gress of which they used sewing machines ; others were the makers of machines ; while others again were the patentees. Upon application to the Lord Chancellor his lordship directed the comes to be consolidated into dames, and an nounced that is the first instance he would try the validity of the plaintiff's patent ; this, accordingly, came on to-day. It was stated oa the hoagies of the cause that over 100 pa tents have been taken out in sewing machines. The plaintiff and Mr. Bovill, engineer in her Majesty's dockyards, were examined in favour of the plaintiff's machine. Mr. Grove, Mr. Manidy Mr. Lisoook Webb, and Mr. Asks, ware for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bovill, Mr. ifindtnarab, Mr. Webster, sad Mr. Talfourd Salter, wore for the ddendanta. The case is only part heard. (More fir R. T. Simian ley.) The object of this suit is to obtain the direction of the mart as to certain met (nods. Mr. George Roberts. • resident of London, made his will in 1825, by which he be queathed 5,000 dole. of Virginian stock and 2,000 dots. of United States stock to kis brothers and sisters for life, and after their death to the President and VoinProsident of the United States sod to the Governor of Pennsylvania, on trust to invest 2.000 dole. is land, and to invest the rents and interest of the stock and let it accumulate until it amounted to 100.000 dole., and that they should then found • college for the instruction of the youth of Pennsylvania, that moral philosophy be taught in such eollsgs, sod that • professor be engaged " who shall advocate sod locales the natural rights of the black people of every clime and country until they be restored to an equality of civil rights with their white brethren throughout the Union." The testator died in 1828, and the brothers and Miters of the testator are all sines deed. One of the brothers, Limo Avenel Roberts, by his will devised the residue of his per sonal estate to the trustee of the Free 011/1101at School of Eremite= for the benefit of that school, and five certificates of 1,000 dollars Virginia stock, belonging to Isaac Avsrill Roberts, have come into possession of the trustees of the salmi After the death of Laws the trustees nadir his will canted a memorial to the then President of the United Stites, setting forth the will, and submitting that under the English law the bequest to found a college would have been void, noder the statute of mart:main, sod the Secretary for the State of Virginia wrote to them, stating that the matter had been laid before the Attorney- General of the State, who wee of opinion that the bequest sod the will could not be enforced and should not if it could, for the reason that the purpose of the de vise was of donbtful utility ; and saltsequeotly Mr. Dallas, the ambassador of the United States, wrote to the trustees a letter to the effect that the President sal Vios-President declined the trust. Under these eireanntanom the present bill wee filed to take the direction of the court. Mr. Glean and Mr. Oiler appeared for the plastids ; Mr. Osborne and Mr. Serrault for the tatives of Ben. jainin Roberta; Mr. Walfoed and Mr. Holland for the trudges of the school ; Mr. Townsend and Mr. Lie for other parties ; and Mr. Wickens for the AtterneyOeseral. The Vice-Chancellor expensed a doubt whether the snore repudiation of a trust by the trustees did away with the trust, and he directed an inquiry as to whether the devise tor charitable purposes under Georges will were void, or were capable of being carried into elect seder the law of the State of Pennsylvania, and whether the President aid Vine-President of the United States and the Ooveraer of Pennsylvania bad declined or were willing to accept the trust. lle also directed that an account be ink* of the setae of bane. (Before »-Cluaesog Sir W. P. Wood.) TANI* V. WALTON. This ease pro rbieto the (audios whether unregistered judgment creditor, were entatled to priority over simple 000teaot in the administration of the NUN of the doomed debtor. FL F. Shebbeeze, Mr. W. Pe* Mr. Dryden, sal Mr. Hilton were ie the awe. i.hiTfiWei;,;;;eiro; sold that, her* rapid to the decisions on Act of Wil iam sad Mary, sad to the more recent act of Lord St. Leopards, there could be no doubt but these debts must sated on en rituality. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOH.-JAN. 21. Bittinp in &non (lbstore tie Lord Chid Justice Cock burn and Justices Crompton and Blackburn.) PARSONS V. ISUROTT. _ _ This was an action for libeL The libel complained of waa that the plaintiff. when director of the Hammersmith aad City Railway, had, with two others, become the pur chasers of laud required by the railway at &101. per acre, and had afterwards offered it to the oompasy in the name of the vendor at 10,000 i. per acre for two scree of the land. A rule had been obtained by the defsodant, who pleaded a justification, to inspect certain documents end takiscomea. That bad' been done, bat the plaintiff refused to give them Over. Mr. Lush. Q.C., now applied for another role compelling the piaintiff to hand them over.—Rnle irritated. COURT OF COMMON PLEA.B.--Jvc. 21. Sitthap in Banoo.—(Before Laid Chief Jokiee Ede, sad Jostler Williams. Wi11.., sod Keatieg.) °ILL= r. THE TORTE [AMU EAUWAT COX?AJT.-THZ The complainant in this cam was a coal merchant in the north of England, sad he has frequently complained that he had not been fairly dealt with by the railway company. la 1857 be obtained an injunction to restrain them from placing him under any undue or nareasousbledimilvantsge as compared with certain other persoos in referencia to the carriage of coal along the hoe. lb. o:lade now applied for a ride for an sltscloneat, es for some order against tha company, upon the ground tbat they had not obeyed t h e injunction. They bad carried his coal, sot in his own name, however, but is tli• name of a colliery owner, and in eoneequiess of his sot baring cartels depot facilities be bad for the last twelve months sustained • diaadvantage which ropraseated a cost of about 100 f. a mouth. He had continued to early on him trade in spite of this disadvantage, but alliniatedy they refused to carry his coals at all. and hence this application. The Lord Chief Justice said the company had made a ✓ule to snail coal only for coal owners, and when the colliery owner refund to have Mr. Oxladies coal carried in his Dame they bad declined to carry the coa/a any longer. The railway company bad • right to make tbe rule t• carry for colliery owners and XL Oxhide sot being • many owner had no right to complain that his coal was net carried.—Rule mimed. Mr. Pulling did not bane an execution, but again applied for ' she mosey, winch was ultimately paid by the defe n dant, accompanied by a letter of a very abusive character, written by the defendant, stating that be should long ago have paid the meow seldrithabisikag the overcharges, but be waisted Mr. Pellteg to look is and talk it over. The letter west on to nay that in collecting some kinds of debts • gawp, itssersipulons, pettyfogging lawyer was very nodal. and he wee sorry he had lost his•OfTillell, aid laialted with the words, "Not being • gentleman you cannot feel like one. Take your pluadar, end much good may it do you." This was the find letter, upon which the summons was originally granted, but adios that the defendant had written soother to Mr. Palling, is which were the words, " Your excuse in that, Wiwi poor, and not having much practice, you pick everybody's pocket you can put your hands on." The 31. and 44 17s. make 71. odd dear plunder." Them ware the letters which proved the charge set forth in the summons, and for which Mr. Smith, on behalf of his client, sought redress Mr. Aldermen Beaky suggested that Mr. Smith should propose some other sort of apology if the one already given was not sufficiently ample, sod the parties eventually retired into an adjoining room, and on coming into court Mr. Smith said Mr. Cobbett had given a moat ample written apology to Mr. Palling, with pennimicm to publish it if he thought dt. The defendant was thou bound over in OM., and the case was diaminsd. BAISIIIIIO Of HOLBORN CALLKT. MY. F. MATNARD presented a petition from Mr. Mutable, one of the unsucoesaful candidates for doings for effecting the above important improvement, praying the court to re consider the decision they had arrived at in reforms to the matter. It will be remembered that Mr. Marrable was one of the three candidates selected as barter sent in the beet design for raising the Holbre a Valley, the other two being Mr. Bell and Mr. Sorby, to whom the first premium of 2601. and the second of 1504 were awarded. Mr. Kerrable in hi petition pointed out various difficulties la the way of carry ing out either of the accepted pleas, sad he prayed the court to allow the subject to be referred back to the Im provement Committee, and also that his own plans and designs should be submitted to some independent gentle. me. of high endow:ice in the profession, that they might give an unbiassed opinion upon those designs. Mr. MAtaabt.e attended at the bar in support of his petition, and iu answer to the gaieties, that were put to him by venom members of the court, he stated what he considered to be serious objections to the designs that had been adopted by the committee, sad he also appeared specially to complain that Mr. Haywood, the engineer to the corporation, should have bees permitted to use his in fineoce in reference to the acceptance of the designs by the Improvement Committee. Mr. MAYNARD, having addressed the apart in support of the petition, moved that the prayer of the petitioner be complied with, and that the matter should be referred back to the Improvement Committee for further considers tam. _ . Mr. Rows opposed the motion, and said that if the court were to adept Mb a course es the one proposed twos every application made to it by every disappointed competitor they should never be ati• to get through the business of the corporation. (Hear, bear.) The Improve meat Committee had considered the subject most *Pee. Lively and had made their report, and sow it was sorght to open the whole question again. (Hear, bear.) He was mat staineemly opposed to seat a peemeding, sad should therefore mows that the midterm do he ea the table. Deputy PIIMEND seconded the sineedmeet. Deputy Fir, the chairman of the Tomato...nen' Com mittee, expremed his opioioa that it would be otreechogly iimoovenient and unadviaable to apse the = after the whole subject had base kilt and decided upon. He would state et the MUM time that it was impossible for a mere beeousehie or inde peoden t decision to have been arrived et then the am agreed to by the committee. (Hear, hear.) He would also add that no officer of the oorporation bed &vane; to do with. or had in any way uffiesseed that derision. (Hear, hear.) He would also state that although the committee bad &tempted the designs of Mr. Bell and Mr. *lathy, wither of those plane was perfect, but would require a great deal of alteratioa. The committee, bed so eltereative but todecide ia favolarof those . beceSse they were plans that most embodied the priori upon which the committee had resolved toast is carrying out this important improvement. With regard to the present petition, be would may observe that if the court would entertain it every other disappointed candidate might take a similar step, and be did sot know when the matter would nod. (Bear.) Mr. HOPGOOD said that although he coectured with the committee in the declaim. be thought it rather unfortunate that Mr. Haywood, am of the corporation dhowti should have bees allowed to interfere in any maser with reference to the aooeptaacs or rejection of the pieta end designs that were seat so by the cliff competitors. Deputy Dt JIMMY said that what was suggested by the boo. member was not the fact. Mr. Haywood had nothing whatever to do with the decision of the committee relating to the designs that were gest to to them. Mr. Mamas said if Mr. Haywood had bed milting to do with the decision of the committee, he amid like to know what he was paid I,ooof. for by them. (Hear.) Mr. Gummi wished to know whether it wee the fact that the committee paid Mr. Haywood LC3OI. fee bis amnion to them in reference to this matter. Probably the chairman of the harmonies% Committee would not object te answer the questme. Deputy FAT mid it was taw that Mr. Haywood bed been paid 1,000/. by the committee for his services in referee*, to this matter, and he begged to inform the court that the committee proposed a reseintioe to this egfeet, and that it was carried menimously. If be was asked what the I,OOOL were paid ter, he mild Worm them that it was for hi assistance in examining and reporting epee more than a hundred plans that were submitted to the committee, and also for preparing the plaos to be submitted te parliennet, which, but for his amiatence, could sot have hem pampered in time. (Hear.) He could also inform the mart that if any *their settees, or surveyor had been employed the ei wouldhave been considerably greeter. (Hem.) rs Evidorme said he should like to be informed whether my committee had the power to exposed 1,0004 in thin emener without the coneest et the Court of Ammon Osemil ? D•piny Flt said that the mow did not come out of the oorporatsoe lauds, .but out of • fend created by act of parliament for the purpcos of cirryiag oat those great im. Alderman Dam said that he should wish to know whether • portion of sash • fond as the ace alluded to, which beleaged to the City, could be *speeded without the esseent of the wart ? The Cliental-are, who ins subsequently appealed to, stated that the money wu paid oat of the ed. My goal dues, which was levied under the act of winnow* for the purpose of carrying oat thew improvement'. He at the same time said that it was always ooridered competent for a committee baring the powe greeted to the Improvement Committee to order similar cos of money to be paid. After • few words from Mr. XATVAID I. reply, the amendment sad the motion were pot to the wart, ohms the foluier was amassed to he oared. _ _ A divide tree 6essi . o - did. wet whisk t. rambore appeared to be— For the amendment B6 . Apiest it irits WATIOSAL IJUGUI. Aldonnan BMW proonatod a position Iran dio commit tee of the National Toroporaoco Lows, for the nos of the OiildMll , for the papaw d Y a public meeting to enforce their view. The application was granted. Tgll NEW LUNATIC ASTLUIL - - - There were several petitions from different wards as the City, praying the court to take the thoeseary ar = pre vent lb. sew lunatic asylum, op= 00111 from coming under the control Of the magistrates the City of Louth's, who would have the power el levyieg • musty rate if they thought fit to dose for the support of the in mates. It was urged is sow of the petitions that if those guy as set of partialness should be Althea for this A left said desultory coevereation, unattended with say result. tmrp took plum upon this seilepok during whisk it wee stated that no doubt was estartaised that thee aingistentes would perform the duties that would devolve :L y tham in reference to *hie establishe's% la the meet soli Der •; and although it was believed that they were themeless to the principle of making • meaty rat e e p ee the 7J :et for the support of the establidusent, Mall it w feared they might be compelled to die es. Is mar to avoid all ponsibibty of such a omens, whisk was, very etherelly. ' most obnoxious to the pisepayers of the City ef the petitioeere were daemon that al new myllma i = not be placed leader their rented, but @Wahl remain seder that of the Court of Common Omar & The matter was oreetuelly pmipened,, apes Ike solar. oloadhog that • special aeon* dwell W coessead at which the whole subject should be fully amused. The verities petitions mid memorials wow Ismovor, the obillitha• referred to the Special Lusatia Asylums Comooklos to be tam into toolidoratio. Mr. Doper ir Bowls iroogiii sip paliSiss the reardisiMs, hossokssgers. iradies. essumisss is aimed ,sl.2llllsesplik ink airmbist. waft Ills COURT OF EXCREQUZR.-J mg. 21. Mike; in Baseck—flislare Lo - nt Chief Baron Pollock, mad Bozos. Marl* Biwa*.ll. and Cbaanell.) THI MATTIS Of WILLIAM GUT. _ Ls this ease a r7dehairbeee elstained. aallieg ups, the Imerporated Law &misty to show muse why Wham Ch:, Sibollid sot be released frees W Itilearowstrest, where he hod been eeetlised for twelve mouths apses an Meech. meet imaing from this melt. Mr. J. Best Dow surveil to sake the rule absolute. of tite — fiieo;p7xemed law Society, said ho wished to do so more time state the seem of Guy's misbehavious. It appeared that without being duly qualiihd to sets an attorney be bad aarried on the business of an attorney seder the some of Mr. Fairy, whose authority for Mist samosa be had sot obtained, se a the meter found that be bad also bees prsatisiag is the names of different etterseys Is various places, without bev ies had their permission to use their names. The harmed oounsel said that the Iscormesied Iww Society wiebed to leave the case NANO is their lawdebips' heeds. The court made the ruts absolute, end the peleoser will therefor, be discharged. THE POLICE COURTS. YA.NI!ON•bbOII9b Kr. Jame Cobbstt, iearpetrireardsoturer, reeidiag et Deptford-bridge, Grerawisk, appeared before Mr. Aldermen Meeley, who was sitting for the Lard Mayor, to simper • sesunees tam out by Mr. Jobe Linton NM& isharging him with haring unlairfolly writhes sad delivered to the ocemplainant acortale defeenataryeed Wear teed* to create • breach of the pease. Mr. Balkh, stleedrii fee the armapkiessi. mad Mr. Windsor for the defeedaet _ _ 71te defeodeat appearel on Ileseday lark hell we big =toi with • solicitor, ha asked to have the case ad until yesterday, when Mr. Washer old be bed seen tbe letters which had boos written by the defeediet S. the complaisast, sad he expressed through bin his deep regret that in • inconest of penes he ateceld be.. made use ai terms which were altogether and whisk ha new le his cooler useseists entirely Mr. Walton said be hoped that hr. Pelle' ass* this at the hands al the delendast, so le t rn esty te deZ baring seat such letters. Mr. Smith said his cleat was • solicitor el pest reaper tabdiy, who envied os Lis peateesioa at Adoleidershan. bees, Louden -bridge, and was Mee • Neighbour of the defendant. He feared, however, this although out as Lealca l ed s. beem made by the ebb elves et Mr. Wafter, t was net asery nay, ter laving seat the Men is operettas, but for the ..vices ocemeguesoes whit* noigbt be Ile raw& He obseld. therefore, de ea with the saes, tbat it = be Ware higher author i ty, where mai possilnlet a = li a bsd. r hoar r ise. • aedbed =ad time bows Kr. Oolibeliesir . bubo; tied deatkpara esti with NA) eat me end ea poslisaW madams. A dm. tiew bask eeh/pdlb. Ckeheit 31. weer sad share tb• 7se .. pubes forcer brims whisk be bad treaeorded for blas, and seat b the Wl. Applisatiam were mode far the weary, bat it was set paY, and tbs seargbissat dwastseed le takeamid te roeurer, ad as the swag was aid . be lid se. Tior Jelleadeat did ask mem to aim WI.. hi Aiwa kaawstA bra ar alma. SOUTH WARK. Henry George Greet, a respectable-Looking lad, 15 years of age, in the employ of Mr. Whithem, baker, Higli4tiest, Borough, was plaited at they b before Mr. Burchem, for final examioation, charged with attempting to commit sui cide, by taking a quantity of white precipitate. It appeared from the evidence of James Johnson. a jour neyman in the employ of Mr. Whitbain, that on Friday afternoon last, about four o'clock, while at work in the bakehouse, the prisoner came up to him and asked for leave to go out for a short time. He allowed him to/go, but having some suspicion about him he told another lad to follow bibs and see where be went to. He was seen to enter a chemist's, and returned in about ten minutes, end went on with his work. About 10minutes after Blithe sew the prisoner mix something in a cup. which be drank, and then fell on his knees and vomited very much. WWII'S asked him what was the matter, sad what he had bees driaking. He replied, "I've done it. look in the sop." Witness called in the police aod took hinstoOuy's Hospit4 where the stomach pump was used, and it was amertained that he had swallowed white precipitate. The prisoner was taken from the hospital en Saturday, end brought before Mr. Woolrych at this court, who remanded him natilhis fries& could be communicated with. Policwoosstable 51 11, who took the prisoner in custody, said he had nese the lad's father, • highly respectable man, that morning, but he was unable to attend the court. His brother tram is mum and would take care of him if his worship dismissed him. In answer to the magistrate the prisoner said be was very sorry for what he had dose, sad he promised never to do such a thing again. Mr. Burnham asked hint whet induced him to swallow ash a deadly poises He replied that he did sot bow. He had heard some one talk about it, and be foolishly went sad bought some. If his worship discharged him he would never misoondme hens& Main. The brother of the prisoner having promised to take ears of him for the future, Mr. Burcham, after cautioning him, ordered him to be delivered up to ben. _TE!AIiEB. A poor woman ' EnlacelLoney, the wife of a lebenne io the service of the General Steam Navigation Company, entered the withers box, sobbing loudly sad mach affected, and at the same time her son, Richard Loney, a =abhors boy, egad 121 yam, was ansigood u the aock, charged with robbing b parents. The mother of the primmer mid her men had repeatedly plundered her of money. She had lost a florin, and six pences, and 'billings. Os Wedeesday mango/ else went oat on an armed, leaving her parse. costeining 3s. under her pillow. Oa her Mora there wen oaly Ss. in the' pares. The prisoner was at ell day and is bad eee isaY. and who be was foaled at eight he cif adatiMed etwelisitte =Slim Richard Loney, the father the pee a way bed atom= of hies, sad mid he was maim , use kia. He had sent his sea to embed, and he maid read and writ. well. Oa Wig asked why be Ad sat *Mai employment for his ma, be said be maid not 11•1110 i him anywhere. He pilfered everything be enald lay his heads a. Mr. Partridge—How many (Wins have you to =Me tal& ? Witesse—Two, sir —this boy and a daughter, 20 years of age. He has ooativaally robbed us. He has got tato bid oompany. I don't know what to do with him. If be is left at home fee a moment he steals swassthisi and runs away. I wish you to cornet him. Ur. Partridge was of *Mon that the parents of a boy were the beet pessoos to cornet sad reform him. It was • sad am iadeed. He would nomad the primmer for a withh week, aad oa Tharerky mkt decade what was to be dine im. DEATHS PROW WANT. An inquiry wee bald lad evening by Mr. Wal thew, deputy eceonerod the Green-gate Tames, Oi:y u a respecting the death of men eased William Allen, 65 yeses. It appeared from the *widen° s that ea y merging the deemed applied to the relieviog °Hoer of St. Luke's workhouse, and said that be was destitute and end had so friends. He asked fee a medical order and re lief. The order wee Rine , and he eoessated to ester the house, but while inquiries were instituted at the addreema which he gave he had to walk about the streets. At 6la the eves* it was discovered that be had no *coot abode, sad that he slept at night in the refuges or wherever else he could. He was this takes into the boom He died the fellow* seaming. Dr. Herds said that death remake] from brombilis sad dhows of the heart. He was ilsetliste, bet be did sot die from Marmition. He told witness that he seed to work for a dust contractor for 4s. 6d. a week. He sever got more thee 7s. A juror said it wee disgraceful to have kept deceseed. who wee dyiag from lrocehitia, wslkiag about the streets, leeteed of beiag admitted at once. The verdist peeswaced wee " Death from bros. shish and disease the heart." y Mr. TSPee, theeoinsear for Leda nod South week, held as inquest in the board- resat of St. George the Martyr. Southwark, es the lady of Hugh Irvin. aged 40. Mary Worn sell that she rri3rd at Mr. Wen Wen. earn. ie Miststreet. About six swaths ago the deemed te ledge at the haw, sad, with the exespike of two sights he bad nesalaed is tie home and slept a roan with ethos. He smog;" se out is the amain ad relent shoat 12 dale*. He eemplolited is Friday swains of having a bed cold. sad amid that be wee "slag to the work house far relief. Oa Saturday ho said Dist he had applied for rend at the workhouse, bat they would give hint aces. He said au finaday isersieg that be had say St, and he 'eked her if Kr. WWI would trait hit far the reesdadar tie charge 'arils bed. Sherid eke kaaw be would. He thea rid that he kasw he should lave soesethig is the Lorain. He died seen sherwamia ftlie fogad a pocket of letters spas his pesos. The wiener requsetsd Mr. Cooke, the east ediesr, I. snake *skis se lie whether the aaame casts were takutdows whoa they were Mama Relief. . Tessin& the solievist sBiose, odd that every ape= same wee esbeed ea the beats, sad be was eldel e s the Gets as Ires.ag about the Mist. that biied sew side appliallea far relief. The soreser mid that there were bias filad sees pia reseaseeedig his to paeans for relit—see wee signed " Hossral Drewalow • sad the ether " Genial Heeklag.• Thew Wire having hoes fogad ea his, Ihe wished to know if be had =mina thaw Mr. Townsend said that a nes wbe bad sash Lime is his passeelea would rarely ever Am then. He was eartaie se ape &wild is the day in gaieties to his for NAIL Jae a ledger at Hr. Ware. said that he bed knows the &pease& for No swaths He told hie wife is hi premises that be had bees refused relief at the work beans. He did set knew hew he gets livleg. or where be oszegortrambiat a is mid 4 .... t . lit iouse ce. free B ea. Mr. widest" sad sans esholied that the deenesd bad sot made application for nsbef. or his same would have bees ea tie lit The jury retailed a sidle' of " Death fns west, aeselerated by previous Mare MARKETS TALLOW.—Tamooma Evimmo.—Tbs losidopt was quint today. Spot. 41s. 9d. to ; Jostokry to March, 41s. 6d. to 41s. 94L ; Marsh, 494. 9d. ; °Astor to Dom. 445. 4d. to 445. At Doltrory M Irk ovssimi, oaks ; arrivals. 2011 asks. COTTON. —Liemoof. JAN.rly IL—Ve lave led Wise mare Inquiry te-day, aad a ste nada* at pewter nig& The sake us 4,000 balm, at white 1,300 wee fat espett and apeoulatiaa. WOOL MOD WOUTILD.--aeraweep. JAN. !L—Thee. is s feese elleedmar el Wye, la the wool smarkee tide emengag. sad the motet seise Wei telly es obsolete a fan es prweiled bre week. Doing Ike week Wee bee bees a fair deemed f won einem et wed. bat apoimity Ow belf-breds sag Lleselw,.. ffem . oll.. I Ikie wpm Uwe bale am assailied. wing Was do 11aalc ma, d dleirmit. as 1141 as Is N. tbaamiamiag moped el mileisubstvess Deamilc d Gensmay. h a s .an oar WWI vilk azlaasallmy armira new sso yaw AWN asailas tams* sad Ur minim a/ seal Immo rod* away ovary wok and lib to veep ap arl Imp anamplima. • suallasa to keep eales la the boo al all appeasig caw& Great qedelesis prangs la varebed yam. nog* Uwe ars WO army vampire& •sabasb. raw sakes ace law sad mall. TM Gamma tnidle lo ambasi I. lb..snsysst Ikaika, sad mall Mw. l• maw sabtlemial el Q. Duo- Omura quo N.. a• Madam at ampassat awl M amused. Splinirs art isiseably Ors. Time who Imam mein saaleasla ia Mai at awn Wan Gs fake lam. Mt lima Whale Odin ale maim amino dipsiari. Vprampas• se ossegiut el airs t• mar a Wain mammiaa. Than is is the a• plea torle. einsg* that lbw in maw The le • e minitials are sat saliva ea anal •• pfd, = Tim hog mien re I= bar,. The flaw 2 bow anthinisa moreiemis. The Azosaista dm its MU, km. Y amollas. Nos s.' witlisse drama. LACS AND NOINEN et .Y.—Nonsissax. JAL 2L— =el beiatehes the bee bay see de ited dimes Imo NI litho* limo l is & is the home and foreign trades say there is as much dr,, L , might reemmably be expected. There are • few baser. about front the Coetinent, but they do *et ceder to bins extent Cousideeable uncertainty prevails as to tb a pries of yarns, so that both makers sod buyers are oblig t i to act with the utmost possible caution. Some boosts report that the hosiery trade ie rather quieter than it na.,. week ago, others speak more favourably, sod attribute ti., enwillieguess of buyers to operate simply to the expert.. Poe of easier terms peevailiog before long in the cotton u.. 1 Ten markets. MO impression prevails in some quartc • that the highest quotations have been touched at but.— IfoUinoluire Journal, 00B.S.—BIRMLNuli.LII, JAN. 21.—At this day's market there was a less supply of wheat, sod the turn iu pri es .„, is favour of the buyer, bet scarcely enough .to alter o•:: L otatoos. Barley, oats, been; sod peas dull, but roc Swarm., J. 21.—At our market to-day English wh eat was in moderato supply, nod sold slowly at about laast weak's prices. For forays scarcely soy inquiry, sad vole, nonansl. Malting barley without alteration either is d t . mad or value. Grimlieu in good consumptive inquiry, a: rattier Ws mosey. The track is oats very quiet. acs bat best ports gave way in price. Beaus aid maim withal.: Asap. 21.—There was a smell supply et wheat at market to-day, whir experienoed a very heavy sale at a reduelicia et Is. per quarter upon best samples. Best quo litre of barley made last week's prices-38e. being tie = ral pries for good samples. interior barley a great. Other cora as before. Best white wheat, 20e. to 21s. ild.• bent red ditto, 20a. to 21s. ; inferior sorts, 13s. t o 19a. • b arley, 35a. to 41s. ; interior barley, 225. to 30.. , ceta,'2ls, to 2As. ; bras, Its. to 21s. ; peas, 17e. to 2te. ; fine boar, 30a. to 315.6 d. ; other dour, 255. to Ma. MAIOCHESTER, Jew. 21.—At our market this martini there was not much inquiry for English wheat, and salti mould only be effected by submitting to • reduction of Is. pet quarter, which holders were not willing to accede to, Foreign was generally held for previous rates, which were much above the view' of millers, and oonsequently there was nothing doing. Flour was scarcely asked for, but in its value no material change can be quoted. Oats and ostmeai met a slow sale, at about last week's prices. Beans sod Indian oars ruled steady. NZWAILI, Jan. 20.—The wheat trade was by no means brisk, at about late rates. Very little change occurred in barley. Oats and beans were in middling supply, and said at late rasa. NJIWBORT, Jan. 21.—Ballsw leo wheat on offer thisday, for which there was • steady demand at the mega al hit weak for the beat dreriptioes ; for samples out of twoditioa a slow axle at yresalar prima A good supply of barley in put of quantity ; malting saris about th e wok bat it, friar la loamy. Oata, beams, and peas continue doll. STOCITOLON-Tees, JAN. 20.—The arrivals eoutwise for the past week are moderate. M this day's market there was a fair supply of graia. Wheat met a good demand at about last Miles prises. Oats sold slowly, and were the tare cheaper. Barley unaltered. Bemis wed peas in limited request. Wheat, per qr. et 631 b. to the bushel, Dor. barn and Yorkshire red, 39e. to 415.; ditto, white, 45e. to 495. ; south country red, 43e. to 41e. ; ditto, white, 48e. to 496.4 ditto, old, 44a. to 42.. Barley, grinding. 284. to 295. Oats, feed. new. 18e. to 20s. ; potato, 421 b. per bushel, 2111. to 245. Bram, new, Ws. to 4A. ;old, 431. to 445. Yea., feeding, 33e. to 34.. tilanznan, Jan. 21.—The show of wheat at to-day'i market is moderate, and the condition of samples affectrd by the damp weather. The trade is may dull, sod the sale, made are at a reduction of U. to 21. per quarter. Spring earn is unaltered in value. Ennoiuson, Jas. 90.—As compared with lest week, wheat wee 3a. 6d. down es the top, and le. Id. down re the avenge. Barley was 6d. down on the top, and ld. up as the avenge. Oats were 9d. down on thewp, and 3d. up es the avenge BMWS wet. 6d. up on the top, and lid. doers es lb. average. Wheat, 31., to 4:r.; barley, 22ft to 365. ; oats, 13s. 3d. to 240. 9d. ; beans, 26a. to 375. Orrsoow, JAZ. 20.—The week's imports of wheat are wife heavy, stunasieg tap In the eggregate to 27,595 qrs., of which 10,720 qrs. are from the Baltic sad Denmark, sad 7,016 qrs, by railway sad coastwise, via Graagesoutli 5,252 qrs. from the BMA des ; Ler qrs. from Egypt : and 1,536 qa., together with 3,706 barrels SOW from New York, via Clyde. Of barley the arrivals are also barge, including 6,481 qn. from the Mediterranean, via Clyde, sad 3,993 qrs. from the Billie, via Grangemouth. Der* the week very few immediate were reported, epsealaton in wheat bevies retired, sad all deeoriptioes were offering at some redneck's'. with fittk manioc ta other articles. At this day's market ernes spesidalin purchases of wheat wen reported ea in the day, sad aft feeling prevailed, but only a limited badness emarred with eousamptive buyers. at about 3d. to 6d. per boll under lad quotatioss, and it Meng trait • magi that the Bank el Haglund bad male raised the rate discount to 8 per mat, the trade closed quiet. Sack flour firm; barrels, 3d. to 6d. dumper. Barley, 3d. lower. Oats is favor of Mmes. Oatmeal 6d. pee Mad =der pre dens rates. BOYS, pew, sad La' Dorn steady. CATTLE—Btownrousit. Jou. 21.—W0 revolved an swamp supply or besets. The traits ruled slow at Tuesdays prime. eaWy ef sheep was only modaste, yet quite equal to o th. dMmud. Tuesday's queestioga were' main tained for prime sheep ; otherwise the trade was is favow of the umbeser. Calves were about as average supply ; steady, at late prices. The supply of fat pip was largo ; deemed fair ; prior a shade lower. Beef, M. to 7d. per lb. ; wither motto.. Bd. to 9jd. per lb. ; ewe mutton, 744. to 8 jd. per lb. ; veal, sfd. to 74d. por lb.; bacon pigs, Ts. 9d. to Ss. Bd. per some ; pockets, Ss. 4d. to 9s. per lOW% Danny Jut. 21.—We had a hip supply of bed at out market to-day, the Imlay beiag opal to any th ing we have sew cm sill Non nue Christmas. There was a outlier. able reduction is the high CIUTINICiIe which have bees main. tamed for the past live ar six weeks. and the averse quotation for bed descriptioes was from 63.. to 66•.. very few animals realising 'myth* higher than the latter fissures; sdenclary wimples sold d from 58s. to 62a par ewt. Then was • fur supply d sheep, the best samples . of which ware exceedingly Mean to buy, except at the bigh rates whlclo lave preceded since Christmas. Frow dal to 9d. pee lb. was the highest quotation, and prices still showed as ap ward toadaseey ; ewes sold at from 81 to 80. Fair show cof step add% whisk sold steadily. LidU altwatio• in pp. MIA sews food • tolerably geed sad. Very few hares changsd bias. Naretswass, JAIL 90.—There was slither awe best oa afar than opal. Drapes was toleeddy hark. Best beef nude b. per Mese ; Sister, 7a. 6d. tor On Mnite• was • take wig*. end redisd blew, rates—the hut irk* 9d. sod 90. par lh. ; is/sir, 74d. to Bd. A fair show at calves es War, sesking hum 7d. le Bd. pw lb. Bunn pip were a fair dem rid mile hen In 3d. to Coe. 6d. IbarBURSZ. Jaa. 10. —Tr supply of odds We mom bid woo bias Illso maim bong Cal ,or 92 lower. Donsed ism& rd pesos so osspond with dad obdisod but wok tulip or Idols& Top pans, 8.. ed. ; sorrost for tbit but, Ss lo M. N. • =Wits( sod Wards to 6d. to Ta Id. par dons Tlta'sopply d damp woo onsli, tiers Mist 3,376, or 1,326 horse dam bid nook. Dimond good, and prise poundly lithos Top prid of do bad tood Z forrafd. Sid. 10 SS. ; dna, (fit to 7}d. par lb. Fat fillet Oa Id. to pot now ; ad to sight onoko ll :2 1 :111s, lls Os Os to bowl THB TOWNLEY CASE. The following is a copy of the reply at:dressed by Sir George Grey to the second letter from the magistrates of the county of Derby respecting the ease of George Victor Townley : "T. W. XVANt, MN, M.P., AilD W. MUNDT, 19Q., N.P. " Whitehall, 510th January, 1864. "Gentlemen, —l am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1341 i Met., which he received es the 18th inst. ••WWl° the magistrate@ in whom names that letter wee %rheas entirely agree that it was impossible for the State ly!' of State to refine the inquiry recommended by the Judge into Towntey's state of mind, they appear to think that the inquiry could have been conducted is the same meaner as as inquiry in the come et a commission of lunacy directed by the Lord Massenet where the sanity of • person posesseed of property is is question. They ask, ' Why should so inquiry isvolving the momentous imps of We or death, and which thereby effects the reason able Geese of justice in the masses of the people, be °De ducted is a hie satisfactory manner thee an inquiry touching property only r The answer to this question is that is the one case the legislature has prescribed the manner of Jewelry and has provided she means of its being publicly con. ducted, the evidence being taken on oath before . a judge end a legal ODIDIthiIIIiCIIM specially appointed to prelude over it, or owe of the judges, if the Chancellor shall so direct. Io the other tees pose& prevision ham been mole. It was not, therefore, in the power of the Secretary of State to direct such es inquiry, ear is it in his power to direct a public inquiry, with evidence oa oath, into the state of mind of aey parses. Tao inquiry which be did institute, in order to obtain the informatics which was requisite to solve the doubt suggested by the judge and to guide him in the discharge of his duty, was seesemrily of the isms micro as those which have on previous occuioas taken place in eases wheelie, notwitisineding the conviction of • person of • capital offence, doable have been suggested as to whether, owing to his state of ceded, the sentence of the law should be carried into effect. . . . _ . ~ As theactual order of removal to Bethlem Mauna was founded on the certificate of the 29th December, signed by two county magistrates, the validity of which you do not impugn, it is sanely necessary to advert to year statement en to the alleged invalidity of the lint certificate. I am, however, to inform you that the Secretary of State is ad vised that its being signed on a Sunday did not render it invalid, as it was not a judicial an within the meaning of the I ule anted by the magistrates; and that although it was signed July by one county justice, the other two magistrates being justices for the borough only, the terms of the statute are sot free from doubt as to whether the borough jutting had or not authority to sign it. "Yon inform Ste George Grey that, in the opinion of the magistrates, Dr. °Godsend his coadjutors, meaning thereby, it is presumed, the justices who signed the certi ficate, did not intend to sip • document which would be obligatory on the Secretary of State, sod they submit that the certificate being expressed in terms directly opposed to the publicly declared istootioe of thole who signed it, ought not to ban an effect contrary to such inteetiou? No statement which could support this opinion Me ever bees received bj Sir George Grey from any one of the magistrates or medical men by whom either of the *artificer's@ were signed, sod until he read this pump in year letter, it never occurred to him as poseible diet, is signing the certificates and forwarding them to the tie of State, the person certifying were not fully aw: ta e of nature and effect of their certificate, or that they did not toned that it should be dealt with by the &ornery of State is conformity with the statute, with the provisions of which they had carefully complied. After the doubt, however, which you have suggested on this point, Sir 0. Grey has thought it right to call on the 'magistrate' for an explanation of the course which they took epos this onsion, and for any obeervatious they may have to make se to this part of your letter, end also as to the amnion that Toweley's removal to &this was effected by the He 117 et his solicitor mud by the expenditure of mosey. as also deemed the governor of the poi to inform him by whose authority he admitted to visit and examine the prisoner the two medical men who signed the certificates and the two borough justices who signed the first einifi can, seeming you to be correct in nyiog that they had no authority to act in the county gaol, though situated within the borough. With regard to the entries in the surgeon's journal of the 25th August sod 6th October, which the visiting juices for the first time brought under the notice of die Secretary of State in their letter of the Bth inst., Sir George Grey can only repeat the expeession of his regret that, eoesidering the importance now attached by the visiting justices to there entries, they wholly overlooked them for so many months, and did Dot discover them and *end copies of them to the Secretary of State till it was too late to render them of any practical nee. You my that the report made by the Lunacy Commie timers on the 26th December seems to the magistrates sot to support the certificate of the two justices and two medical men. Sir George Grey has already informed you that he wee an es/led upon to act upon that report aloes. Had he been so, although the 0001/111100111111 my that for the reason set forth in their report they could not wander Townley to be of sound mind, Sir George Grey yet would an have felt justified from the general tenor of the report in aseunieg that his nasouednees d mid was such as to exempt him from the penal consemeaces of an en for I whin, according te the law laid done by the learned Pad's, he was legally responsible. Bet whatever was the purport and character of that report, it could not affect the validity of the certificate. In one point ot view only was the opinion of the linen commiesicure thit Townley wee not of sound mina materiaL It pee this additional weight to the certificate, that it precluded the theretery of State from supposing what be would in say see have been reluctant to do, except nit the clearest peon, that four magistrates end two medical inn bad, within any probable grounds, and with the wilful and deliberate Mention of obetructiag the course of junks, signed a ten Onto of Townley's bisanity. Had any magistrate thus wantonly and corruptly abused the power with which his aloe invested him, it is unneessay to my that be would have proved himself wholly unfit to be continued in the ommareion of the pesos, and would have endowed himself liable to a ceimimai informatics. Whether any &Bernice shall be mad* in the law applicable to a case of this nature, a question which will not fail to receive ocesideratiosain it is on on which Sir George Grey does sot think it nem eery to eater in this letter. —I am, Gentleman, your oir dint servant, (Biped) H. WADDlscrros. In the Court of Queen's Bench at Dublin, on Wedaseday, Serjeant Balm. applied en the part of Mr. Hutobiesoa Massey, • augietale be the empty Cork, to have • coaditioaal order for s atiminal iNformation made absolute spirit Mr. Ash., a teatimes. reading fa the suns comity. The ironed es w►ich the role wee sought was that Mr. Ash. had written a letter calealsted to provoke Mr. Massey to comfit •breach of tbspeace by ightieg lir. Whiteside, Q.C., resisted the application, bat the court disallowed the cause shown, and maimed the onaditional cedar, with oasts, &recta& however, that the ceder Amid sot IMMO for a week, for the purpose of affordiag the de (sadist an opportunity of niakiag • mare ample apology than he had mad. The committee of the Tottenham-house (Messrs. Shooibrod'e) Dramatie Society Save heeded over to the Early . Clasieg Aaseaiatioa Um ram of 4f& Wag the prc6t soaruung from Um sommatel eaterlaimmeat neatly Mid at the St. Jams'. Theatre. Pas ReZeirr CIiNPOWDIN EXPLOSION AT LIVILS rooL.—The mesh= of the Kersey Doak Board wen yesterday (Thursday) *gaged for • considerable thee* diseussisi the beet 111111•11 for pnvmnag an accident sienna to the nowt tem& gas p°wdsr explosion in the Merry, sad the probability of • like was acorn:o The majority of the members= Mat Me tweet implosion wee attributable to the culpable ead isdiseri miss*** of paradise oil, and that if ordinary **ion bad bees observed there would sot have been Menials** scene*. It was staled that the underwriters had takes the matter no, and pet themselves Is communicatioa with the fikipowsers'Amosiabice with reaped to the used °powder cm board ship& It was explained by mashers that the Aims* of responder in bug* qamatithe le tbe Maley bed bees carried en tor half • century with. oat ansident.and they. therefore, cooteeded that unfair re strithisseen Medd net be placed arms the trade daring • pears which bad been canoed by an accident, which weld have been very easily avoided by the mercies at cooties. It was two farther elan* Met venni, were brim with 15 end 15 tonsil powder reopeenveiN amid WOO Wog sear the Lotty Sleigh when the ire broke out ; mud that we* were frequently moored is the viisity ef Lodes when ' they ked immense irantities ef powder oe bowl. lltti -7=a the *oboe of Mr. Chaves, the *bled was re tes the Marine Wand** fer • report as to the whole of =' inerchan re shipment d trassekiposset to and frees sirge tesee, an Carew. P./04es. —The Christmas totottaiomento ototiodo tansy with • Peal represents** of the Shahan Psetemine, at half-past four o dock, and the triable &tut day eraser* will he resumed thmorren. Mobs* Pampa, the &MOM de Wade/lays, end Mr. W. R. Othmtheasi are sesenneed se mall* The isetromootol weeks Male& Meadeberikt• &eke Sympheey, a soloottoo has Goma Raise Jo Baia, and • ohnest sole by Mr. Pape. Tlah Quinor's Hottimeour. is astqanily * in the kluglem-pnes breed wand be sepeetel I. be tt le that sI lher Meet Oesiens Ml** theses VlOWlfill, we 11741 the thiente pike* baler peeneneess Pesertates Powder •• • nen essellent sad reed Inventien." the mesas edam* , W by Naos* of esseiliertiese prenenneet Epee wedele to row eseessively red threuthena the lienth awl elf the benl—dAdeeserreenesal TRAM° RITURIS. 1111117.11•11. Wks Pea- Bier- Total. Total. spa ors. dr adios. IOSS. VOL Weak mass Nov. U. 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