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Subseribers are requested to send their Orders through the News Agent; if direct to the Office. accompanied by a remit tance. Advertisements also must have a reference or remittance Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALFRED IVE, 110, Strand London. rtv :irirog4 LONDON, SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1856 POSTSCRIPT. The New Prussian Gazette of the 23rd says : "It is now certain that England has consented to the meeting of the second congress, which will definitively settle the question of the frontiers of Bessarabia." A semi•official article has appeared in the Consti tutionnel relative to the question of Neufchatel. It counsels the Swiss Confederation to accede to the release of the prisoners, and it expresses the con viction that Prussia will not then refuse to negotiate with a view to the abandonment of her pretensions to sovereignty over the canton. It admits the mo deration of Prussia, and while admitting her right of adopting measures of coercion, it expresses the hope that such measures will not be had recourse to. The Berlin correspondent of the Times (second edition), in a letter dated Nov. 26, saye upon the subject:— The Swiss Confederation has, as you know, refused to liberate the Neufchatel prisoners unconditionally and as a preliminary to negotiation ; it is now for the King of Prussia to make the next move on the board. In con formity with the contents of my letters of the 10th and 20th instant, I still hold uut to you that the King of I'ussia will resort to no military or other measures of violence; he will now apply through his diplomatic agents at the Courts of the different States, parties to the London Protocol of 1852, and urge on them, in virtue of that in strument, to take the necessary steps to bring the Swiss Confelei ation to acknowledge his sovereign rights in Neufchatel, and the acknowledgment here sought for will m areover be required to extend only to the abstract rights of sovereignty, without any practical consequences being attached thereto. Deputations from Frith and Gravesend waited upon Lord Palmerston yesterday to protest against the adoption of the present drainage scheme which will empty the sewage of London just above Erith and Gravesend. Sir Culling Eardley, who headed the Erith deputation, drew a parallel from the customs of the dwellers in the upper storeys of the houses in Paris to empty their slop pails into the street, and ad mitting the m cessity of emptying the "London slop pails " somewhere, demurred to their being emptied at Erith. The Gravesend deputation ex pressed similar views, and the Mayor added, he had no hesitation in saying that the parishes affected by the scheme would use every weapon in their power, by means of the Court of Queen's Bench, and the Court of Chancery, to assist them in defeating the object. "He hoped the noble lord would interfere and prevent so undesirable a collision": — Lord Palmerston replied—Of course you do not expect me to give you an answer at present. I will give due attention to any statements which you say you will send me in writing, as well as to the verbal communications which you have now made to me You are quite aware that this is a matter to which I will give my best con sideration as soon as I can. This is all I can say at pre sent. The deputation THE PRESS. Her Majesty held a Privy Council at Windsor Castle yesterday afternoon. Major-General Sir Frederick Love, K.C.8., now Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, will, we believe, succeed Major-General Sir EL W. Barnard in the command of the troops at Dover and Shorncliffe. Colonel ➢fundy, who has been Under Secretary for War since the creation of the department, will in all likelihood succeed Sir F. Love as Lieutenant- Governor of Jersey. THE LILO*, OF ROBERT MARLEY, the murderer of Cope, the watchmaker's assistant, in Parliament street, took place yesterday at the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Coleridge. The facts of the case are well known. On the night of the 20th October last the prisoner entered the shop of Mr. Berry, a watchmaker in Parliament street, and attacked Cope, the only person there, striking him down with a life-preserver. Three confederates stood round the half-closed door. A milliner's boy, Lerigo, hearing groans. looked in, and saw Marley strike Cope over the head, pick up a parcel from the floor, and come out of the shop. He followed Marley. Matley ran, and Lerigo chased him, shouting " Stop him." In a few minutes Marley was caught, close to Canning's statue, and secured. He was afterwards recognist dby Cope in the hospital. Cope died in a few days, from the effect of the severe injuries ha had received. On the same night of the assault, a life preserver was picked up close to Canning's statue. The whole of these facts were proved in evidence, and the identity of the prisoner was fully established by Lerigo and Allen. Mr. Barcn Alderson summed up with great care ; and the jury, after twenty-five minutes' con sideration, returned a verdict of " Guilty." Sentence of death was then passed, and the prisoner was removed from the bar. At the conclusion of the trial, Mr. Bodkin called the attention of the Learned Judge to the fact, that Lerigo had lost his situation in consequence of having to attend court. Mr. Baron Alderson expressed himself highly in favour of Lerigo's conduct, promised the strong recommenda tion of the judges to get him another and a better situation, and ordered 201. to be paid in reward for his meritorious services. To the waterman Allen the Learned Judge ordered a reward of 101. to be paid. elution (nttiligturt, CARDIFF.—The resignation of Mr. Walter Coffin, M.P., is widely circulated in Cardiff, and it is fur ther said that a requisition inviting the Hon. Colonel Stuart (son of Lord James Stuart! to come forward at the proper period has been got up. Lord James Stuart arrived at Cardiff on Tuesday last. Colonel Stuart is expected at Cardiff about the second week in December. GREENWICH.—Up to the present time no candidate has issued an address to this constituency. Admiral J. W. Dundas has been requested to become a can didate, and, in reply, states that, should it be the general wish of the electors, he is willing to repre sent them. Admiral Eden, Alderman Wire, and other gentlemen have been spoken of as candidates. SOUTHAMPTON.—Mr. Weguelin and Mr. James continue to canvass actively. The Hon. Sir Edward Butler is also carrying out a vigorous canvass. LANARKSHIRE.—The vacancy created by the death of Mr. William Lockhart has brought forward the names of Mr. Baillie Cochrane, of Lamington (for merly M.P. for an English borough) ; Mr. Buchanan, of Drumfellor ; and Mr. Hozier, of Newlands. Mr. Cochrane, it is believed, will have the support of the Duke of Hamilton. SATURDAY, LIEUT.-GENERAL ALEXANDER THOMPSON, C. 8., died last week at his seat, Sabruc-house, Killarney. General Thompson entered the service in 1803, and accompanied the 74th throughout the greater por tion of the Peninsular war. He was at Busaco, the retreat to Torres Vedras, Fuentes d'Onor (wounded), Ciudad Rodrigo, for which he was made a Brevet. Major. At Badajoz he was also wounded while leads ing one of the storming parties of :300 men. He also shared in the victories of Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Orthes, and various skirmishes, for which he had a gold medal and the silver war medal with nine clasps. THE TRAINING OF THE IRISH MILITIA Will take place about May or June next, when the several regiments will be called out for twenty-eight or fifty six days' drill. 'DIE INQUEST on the bodies of the unfortunate victims of the collision on the Kilkenny and Water ford Railway was concluded on the 22nd, when the jury found a verdict of " Manslaughter " against Brien, the gauger of the ballast-train, whose duty it was to close the points. Brien was at once taken into custody. 3rtlaa THE LORD CHANCELLOR on Tuesday delivered judgment in the Tipperary Bank case, " O'Flalierty v. BI'Dowell." The petition was for ie purpose of removing the affairs of the Tipperary Joint-stock Bank from under the Winding-up Act, and placing them under the old act of 33rd George IL, on the ground that the former act was intended solely for the settlement of a joint-stock concern as between the shareholders, and did not give relief or security to the creditors. The Chancellor dismissed the petition without costs, thus substeutially setting aside the provisions of the old Irish Bankers Act of George 11., and disentitling the creditor to any remedy against the private estate of the share holders, except through the medium of the public _ . - ----- --, .....-.. r . .amax.nlitpl 1110 UICUSUIII ln Luc FIAllilt; . The deputation then retired. officer. The decision of the Chancellor will be If ever any one deserved assistance it is assuredly brought before the House of Lords by Sir Fitzroy Mrs. Seacole. 'Viscount Monck, the Right Hon. Lord Belper, the Kelly. THE WRECK REGISTER for the year 1855 states Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryabi, Sir Alexander Young NOTHING definite has transpired concerning the that 1,141 vessels, representing 176,544 tons, occurred Spearman, Bart., and Thomas Mathias Weguelin, murder of Mr. Little. The police are actively em- that year upon the coasts of the United Kingdom, Esq., Governor of the Rank of England, are gazetted ployed day and night. Several persons are under being an increase of 15 . 6 per cent, over the wrecks as Commissioners to inquire into the existing regu- suspicion, and are closely watched, but no arrest has of '54. The total number of lives lost was 469, to lations under which allowances on retirement are yet been made ; and so secret aro the proceedings of 1549 of 1854. The increase in collisions is remark- granted to persons who have held civil offices in her the authorities in the investigation that to the public able. In 1852, they amounted to 67 ;in '53 to 73 ; Majesty's service. • the whole affair is yet wrapped in deep mystery.; in '54, to 04; and in 1855, to 247. - - Obituarn. MR. WILLIAM LOCKHART, member of Parliament for the county of Lanark, died at his seat in Clydes dale on Monday morning. Mr. Lockhart, of Mil ton-Lockhart, and Germistown, was born in 1787, and was the eldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Lockhart, of Glasgow, and grandson of William Lockhart, of Birkhill, by Violet, niece and heiress of James Somerville, of Conehouse. Mr. Lockhart's family was a branch of, and ultimately represented, one of the oldest baronial houses in the county of Lanark. He was elected to represent his native county in 1841, and has been returned to successive Parlia ments since then without opposition. In politics he was a decided Conservative, but his manners were so genial, his devotion to business so unwearied, and his attention to the local interest of all parties so courteous and impartial, that he won the entire con fidence of the county which more than any other in Scotland exhibits a diversity of interests and feelings. He was an especial favorite in the city of Glasgow, and, as promoter of the various bills affecting the city, earned the thanks and gratitude of the magis trates and citizens generally, and was more truly regarded as " the member for Glasgow" than the local representatives themselves. Mr. Lockhart had been long a widower, and died childless. His next brother was John Gibson Lockhart (late editor of the Quarterly Review, and son-in-law of Sir Walter Scott), who died at Abbotsford in November, 1854. Unless there is a destination to the contrary, he is likely, therefore, to be succeeded in his estates by the family of Mr. Hope Scott, the husband of Mr. J. G. Lockhart's only child, who is the (laughter of the great minstrel's eldest daughter, Sophia Scott. 111 R. ANGUS B. REACH, whose literary exertions were prematurely terminated about two years since, by paralytic affection, expired at his residence at Denmark-hill on Tuesday last. He had not quite completed his thirty-fifth year. Mr. Angus Reach's amiable qualities, no less than his intellect, had endeared hint to a large circle of friends, and we had occasion to record that the most successful of amateur theatrical performances was given for his benefit. Later her Majesty was pleased to confer upon him the gift of 100/: He leaves a widow, but was childless, and his remains will be deposited in the cemetery at Norwood. AIRS. SEACOLE, the brave old lady who, at Spring Hill, on the Balaklava heights, "warmed up many a gallant spirit," has become a bankrupt. The whole army is astir to set the good creature once more upon her feet. .Da Meritis writes to the Times from the Reform Club, and offers 201. to head a subscription. Other letters follow; and, among them, Lord Rokeby writes:— Mrs. Seacole called on me about a week since, request ing advice and assistance. I promised that, as soon as she received her certificate from the Court of Bankruptcy, I would endeavour to promote a subscription to enable her to recommence the business to which she is accustomed. The only step I have taken as yet has been to write to Major• General Sir Henry Barnard, who has kindly pro mised his assistance. Sir Henry believes that a sub scription was made in the Crimea, with a view of present. ing her with some testimonial. Should such a fund exist, it would be well applied to the object above-mentioned. I propose to request Messrs. Cox, of Craig's-court, to be good enough to receive and keep an account of any sums which may be tendered in furtherance of this object.