The Sun. — London, England, 1862-11-26 00:00:00

7HE NAVY. Captain Alfred P. Ryder., R.N., late of H.M.S. Hero, hats been appointre,d private secretary to the Duke of Somerset, tte First Lord of the Admiralty, in the place of Capt. John Moore, C. 8., resigned. Capt. Ryder will enter on his new duties this week. In accordance with Admiralty directions received at Chatham two of Kisbee's new life buoys Lre to be supplied to each ship in commission. A court martial assembled on Monday on board tha flagship Royal Adelaide in Hamoaze, Plymouth, to try Mr. Wm. Braving, second-class assistant- ' engineer, of the Ajax, on a charge of having forged an order, dated Dublin, Oct. 20, 1862, for £3O, in favour of John Roberts, which order was counter signed by bimself. There were several minor charges. The court was presided over by Capt. L. G. Heath, late H.M.S. Cambridge, and Mr. Wm. Ec.stiake was Deputy Judge-Advocate. The pri soner was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at Exeter, and to be dismissed her Majesty's service. The following promotions were made on Mon day :—Commander Henry F.M'Xillop, Commander J. E. Montgomerie, Command er Henry J. Raby, Commander J. F. Ross ) and Commander W. N. W. Hewett,:to be Captains - Lieut. E. F. Holme,Lieut. Douglas Walker) Lieut. H. B. Johnstone, Lieut. Thomas N . . 1101) .4erwood, Lieut. J. H. Glover, Lieut. Francis M. ".- .erattent, Lieut. Morgan Singer, Lieut. James B . Grove, Lieut. E. T. Nott, Lieut. Charles G. Nr;ison, Lieut. G. S. Nares, and Lieut. J. 0. Hripkins, to be Commanders. The following appointments have been made at 'the Admiralty :—Lieut. the Hon. Frederick W. Charteris, to her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert ; Lieut. Edgar H. Blake, to the Ajax, as additional for service as transport agent at Dublin ; James Bedingfeld, William H. Lewin, Matthew W. -A.bbott, Walter H. Joliffe, Robert T. B. Bruce, and Edward A. Liardet, midshipmen, to the Meeanee; Henry Charles S. Wright, nominated to a naval cadetship; James W. Leah. 7, Assist.-surg., addi tional, to the Wellington ; and William J. Mayne, clerk, to the Corns-Cis; Commander Charles E. Stevens, to the 31‘:;(eanee ; Lieut. W. Bailey, to the Meeanee; Den ton H. Speer, master, additional, to the Cumber and for the Leander ; W. H. James, secon d 13 :asier, to the Spider; Fred. Hunter, second master, to the Doterel ; and Erasmus C. Roberts, Beer.md master, to the Lizard. Lecturer, The CHAIRMAN offered a few remarks in expression of the pleasure he felt in contributing in any way he could to the success of the movement in which the Baud of Hope was engaged. Mr. SPURGEON then commenced his lecture, ob serving that he was not about to treat of the lying miracles of Rome or the pretended miracles of mo dern impostors, but he was about to speak of real bona lido miracles. Referring to Johnson—which was held as an infallible authority by some people just now—he found that the meaning of miracle was a wonder—something that man could not do of so- ---- his own power. The miracles he had to speak In consequence of the frequent complaints of the of were those which had been wrought by prayer loss of medical comforts and. Government stores and faith; miracles that were full of philanthropy, placed on board vessels conveying troops to and brimfull of peace and goodwill amongst men and from India and China, a general order has been is- glory to God. Amongst those who through prayer sued from the H orse G uards, s i gned by Major-Gen. and faith had thus worked miracles he mentioned, Sir R. Airey, K.C.n., Quartermaster-General, in first, Francke, a German pastor of Holl, who lived which Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke at the latter end of the 17th century. Francke's of Cambridge directs officers commanding on board habit was to distribute bread amongst the poorest such ship s to pay particular attention to the issue of his flock every Thursday, although he was ex and safe custody of tho se ar ti c l es . M e di ca l corn- tremely poor himself. While so engaged he deter forts ar e pl ace d on b oar d all transports, i n charge m i ned to ta k e some o f t h e poor outcast c hild ren an d of b ei the master, f or use d ur i ng t h e voyage, t h e i ssues teac h t h em. Al t h oug h h e h a d no means h e had upon the requisition o f t h e me di ca l o ffi- f a i t h, an d i n t h at f a i t h h e praye d t o G o d. The andre cerngmade the officer commanding th e t roops . A ny su i t was t h at h e soon h a d a sc h oo l o f 25 c hild ren , that remain in possession of the troops at the con- and engaged a teacher at a salary. Subsequently elusion of the voyage, together with hammocks, he thought of establishing a college for poor stu blankets, &c., are to be returned to the master of dents, where they should be provided with board, the vessel, and a receipt taken for them. Deficien- lodging, and instruction. This also, trusting in cies not accounted for to the satisfaction of a board God to provide the means, he succeeded in carrying of officers will be charged to the troops, and the ' out, and thus he went on working until his schools officer commanding on board will be held respon- multiplied from one to 314, and the scholars from Bible for e' a e payment of such charges. four, the number he began with, to 12,000, and The death was lately announced of Lieut.-Gen. then to 18,000. Francke had none of that quality William Cullen, of her Majesty's Royal Artillery which the world called prudence. He never laid by on the Madras establishment, at Allepey, in Tra- money, or made provision for carrying out his vancore, in th e 77th year of his age. Gen. Cullen schemes of piety and benevolence. When he began entered the military service of the late East India to build his university he had no money ; but when Company in 1804, and remained in it for 58 years people heard what he was doing they brought money without once retuning to England. He distin- to him, which he always spent as fast as it came. wished himself at Ganderish and Berar against the On one occasion, when the workmen came for their Mahrattas, and with the forces against Kurnool in wages, he told them he had no money, but trusted 181 e, but it was i n t h e adm i n i strat i ve and pol i t i cal i n God, and b e f ore n i g h t a f r i en d came i n unexpec departments that he was chiefly employed, and esta- tedly, and unasked gave him enough to meet the blished his right to a high place among the best demand. On another occasion, when he had only officers of the Indian Government. In 1814 he was a ducat he gave it to a poor woman, a stranger, appointed Commissary ofstores at Ballary, whence \ who begged it of him, having nothing left to he was promoted in January, 1831, to be principal supply the necessities of his own poor ; but pre- Commissary of Ordnance at Madras. In April, sently some benevolent person paid 500 ducats into 1831, he was made Military Auditor-General, and his treasury. When at another time he was brought in July, 1834, Commissary - General. In down to penury he prayed the Lord to look upon acknowledgment of his valuable services in these his necessities, and going downstairs he found money important officers, he was selected in September, enough to last half-a-week, and before that was 1840, to represent the British Government as gone sufficient came for another half week. One Resident at the Courts of the Rajahs of Travancore day his steward came to him for thirty crowns; and Cochin. This office he held till January, 1860, he had nothing to give him, but he prayed when he retired from public life. He continued to to God, and almost immediately somebody brought reside in Travancore, where he was exceedingly po- him their crowns. An account of this remarkable pular with the native population. An ardent culti- man was published about a hundred years ago in vator of science he spared no expense or personal England, and afterwards the celebrated Mr. Hunt labour in promoting and conducting every investi- ingdon published another edition of the work. No gation that could lead to further scientific progress, doubt the examp'e of Francke had much to do in and it is hoped that his various papers and collee- forming the character of Huntingdon. Both were tions, which are believed to be very valuable, may remarkable for their faith in God's promise, that not be lost to the public. The Cullen Scholarship, what they asked in his name he would give. Un lately founded at the Madras University, and Übe- fortunately, however, Huntingdon's faith was of a rally endowed by the Rajah of Travancore and other more selfish kind than Franke's, for while the one natives, with the full approval of the British Go- prayed for bread for his poor children, the other vernment, may be adduced no less as a proof of their prayed for new clothes for himself. Yet both had sincere regard than of their appreciation of one who their prayers granted unto them. The next ex had been so long resident among them, since they ample of miracle working by faith in modern times, felt that no higher tribute could be offered to Gen. quoted by the lecturer, was John Falk, of Dantzic, Cullen than to associate his name with the education who was a student at the college at Holl, who hay of the natives of India. ing lost four of his own children one after the other, The I and K batteries of Field Artillery stationed took in and adopted tour of the most destitute out at Hilsea, near Portsmouth, yesterday paraded on casts he could find, whom he clothed, fed, and Southsea-common, b e tween Southsea Castle and taught, and ultimately increased the number to 300, Lumps Fort, on the line of seabeach, to test their who lived with him in a building erected for the guns, according to an order issued from head-quar- purpose. Falk also established an institution in tern, in consequence of certain reports which had which he trained sixty masters, who, when quali been made to his Royal Highness the Commander- fled, were sent to other places as teachers. A third in -Chi e f, r e l a ti ve t o th e efficiency of the Armstrong instance was that of Dr. Wichern, of Hamburg, gun as the field artillery of the British army. The who, in 1830, began a movement in that city for two batteries arrived on the beach eastward of providing and reclaiming juvenile offenders. He Southsaa Castle at 10.30 a.m., under the command first succeeded in obtaining subscriptions and estab of Lieut.-Col. Shakapeare, commanding the K bat- lished a society, but that fell through, and he (the tery, and Capt. Martin, commanding the I battery, rev. lecturer) was not surprised, for he believed each battery consisting of six 12-pounders, Arm- that a society to an earnest man was no better a strong's. The two batteries were under the corn- ' piece of utility than was Saul's armour to David. mend of Col. Anderson, C. 8., and each gun was sup- He believed that God worked by individuals, and plied with 120 rounds of shell. A number of mili- he believed societies induced those who belonged to tary officers had arrived at Dent's George Hotel the them to take credit for all that the society did, while previous evening to be present at the firing, includ- doing little or nothing themselves. Well, the ing, with others, members of the Select Ordnance seciety having failed, , Wichern went to work Committee, Major-Gen. St. George, Capt. Dyer, by himself. He established a Rangn Haus and in- Inspector of Ordna nce ; an d Col. Einghlm , R.A. vited the wild outcast children—the a d few4o doAa boys Arabs yb fourss- o a f n H eda a ml m 2eo: 4 rnong other officers on the ground were—Major- burg streets—to coml. c e.riAthtthere had se- Lord W. Paulet„ C. 8., commanding the south- then more, until at henis,. wife's care. These gradu asest district, and staff; Vice-Admirals Chads and girls under his and . IC.in g cn nibe ; Cols. Gambier, R.A., Alexander, and ally he reduced to obedience and to habits of order, Senomberg, R.M.A. ; Capt. Williams, R.M.A. ; honesty, industry, and religion. He never re- Ca P ti • Connolly and Hodgkinson. R.N. ; and nume - sorted to coercion, love being the guiding and only roue other offieers military and naval. The two rule of the home. There were houses and work batteries were in ' house for the girls, and a chapel 10 30 position on the line of beach by shops for the boys, a by the b.y.s • "Ile and Shortly afterwards the officers spe- on the ground, erected principally ciLilly appointed to re these children trained superintend the firing arrived on themselves ; and so well we the ground. At about always command employment in fo five minutes to 11 a.m. the that they could practic commenced others. Dr. Wichern the guns at 1,700 yards Hamburg in preference to with shell, fit ted withi r . „ ln t . on this establishment, time and concussion" fuzes. expended now £7OOO a-year . Twenty-five rounds were Another in guns in 25 rei n fired from each of the minutes, when a p ause of 10 .12 though he began it with nothing. pastor Gossner, who, a took place Owing to k schooner the line of fire in the direction preacher of the gospel er being towed across Roman catholic priest, but a . the In 10 minutes the fire was of Langston harbour. nevertheless, began at the age of 56 to work in r ; co t ul m enced, which missionary cause, and at 86, when he died , h e could on ly lasted 11 minutes, o w i ng , sailing across the range. Eightoeeanother vessel say, that without the aid of missionary so cieties lay took place in this instance, a n fte m r luutes' de- secre taries, collectors, or any of the machinery of firing was continued until the vqch the those institutions, he had done as much as the great each gun was expended, except in o ammunition °t eat of them. And so he had, for including the eance, where the gun was disabled. Theffiner ne ingmissionariesround with Presbyterians, Baptists, and other denomina ceased at .. • of No. 6 t i K Battery, the vent-piece was blo yin less than 200 missionaries, all of whom he out, a a n d es ' no l . . gun of ' d itself in the ground. In the eighth asae himself trained. He likewise trained a number and bum this same gun became disabled ► an I acouesees, who attended the hospitals as nurses, round, afterwards,.ae screw, or some other displaces ( laboured as scripture readers to the poor in the from a strain in .. The intervals between streets—and all this without any other aid than the the breech. molt of parts in of vessels across % money that came to him - in answer to his prayers ~... th e passing and I as the consequence tlie firing, causing uoy diminish the value of ample was the of his faith. The next ex the lip© of fire, considerably German a t pas tor ,Hermes, who had by the lasting powers and i the same m eans the day's firing as testing a id fire, inasmuch as sending out missioencacroimesplisihed similar results in efficiency of guns under a r p le s s', and therefore Mr. Spurgeon sa i d neference to Harmer, he was the guns had two periods of coo a t bearing passioned preacher, who walkeda eloqu ent about and iln d no correct . . from side to the number of rounds fired had shout side while preaching. He (the ng throw,lecturer) had very upon the point at issue. The firi . that is to little opinion of those wooden boxes called could not have been considered rapid— pulpits. hats There is no pulpit at the Taber nac l e , b ut a ga l lery say, beyond ordinary practice, and ther efore, w orplatform railed in, of some 25 feet or more square ever may be the report of the officers appointed to p conduct the trial, every point was in favour of dis- which the preac her occup ies while addressing his THE ARMY. HE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVENISER 26, 1862. poisoning in Xnne, my mistress made me an offer while we were in the kiti,hen together. She began by saying that she was very much annoyed at the way in which her father-in-law's family behaved to her, and added that she wanted to do something, would I assist her in accomplishing it, I asked her what it was, and she replied that "if she Milted up something for me" would I take it and put it into the flour-bin on tishop-hill, and she would not mind giving me a 1;5-note if it proved effectual' I answered h€ r that I would not do it for the world. Mrs. Cooke then said if I would not assist her she would not think any more about it ; neitner was I to say anything about it. After the poisoning in June last Mrs. Cooke came down to me in the kit chen, an d said it was a good job she had nothi n g to do with it ; and she also added at that time that Mr. Cooke's family were not well liked, and they had a deal of enemies. After this evidence had been heard, the magis trate's clerk asked —Have you anything to say ? Prisoner—l am perfectly innocent, sir. The Lord Mayo r then remanded the p risoner until Monday l‘nloprndest n nest, i t i , to give the police an opportu nvestigations. The prisoner would be allowed to go out of custody on finding two sureties for £lOO each. We may add that the prisoner is young, very ladylike and prepossessing in appearance, and is rather below the common statures During the examination she did not seem much impressed with the serious position in which she was placed, although her behaviour was perfectly quiet and modest. She answered all questions put to her firmly and u nhesitatingly. The utmost excitement has been created in York by the event, and the court was crowded to excess. playing the best qualities of the Armstrong 12- i congregation, and where he has am p le room to 9 pounder—the acknowledged best specims of the move about.) The only use he could imagine for !breech -l oa ding A rms trong gun. At the echolusion pulpits was to remind the people of their latter end of the practice from the 12-pounders Major-Gen. by keeping before their eyes the whole time of the St. George, Col. Bingham, Col. Warde. ('apt. Dyer, service a man half buried in a wooden box. He and other officers, proceeded to Lump Fort, where thought they must have been invented for the benefit three shots each were tired from two 110-pounder of some one whose legs were deformed. (Laughter.) Armstrong guns, but the efficiency of the guns was He believed the power of oratery lay Very much in in no other way tested as breech-loading ordnance. the legs, and he liked to see a man when preach- The practice made throughout was good, but nu- ing walk about, as Harmes did, and roar out the merous instances occurred where the shells burst truth like a lion. The last instance of miracle work half way to the target, and some close to the muzzle ing he would quote was that of George Muller, of of the gun, while there were many illustrations of Bristol, who, from equally small beginnings, estab " stripping" of the zinc coating. There was also lished first the Orphan House at Bristol, and who great difficulty experienced in getting the screws 1 since 1832 had built three orphan houses, at a cost home against the back of the vent pieces towards of between £60,000 and £70,000, and in which `he close of the firing, were maintained 1,150 orphans, at an annual ex penditure of £B,OOO. Besides this be supported, more or less, 100 missionaries, at the annual cost of £5,273, and had received since 1832 more than £200,000 in voluntary subscriptions, sent to him from all parts of the earth. When they saw these orphan children going through the streets of Bris tol they might ask the infidel what he made of it, when they saw the orphan houses they might ask the sceptic what he thought of it. The only test of anything was to put it to the proof, and if you asked of God in prayer, and he answered that prayer, what greater proof could they have that there was a God ? These miracles he had called their atten tion to proved that God was not a mere empty abstraction above the stars, but a very God, able and willing to bless the services of man, and always ready to make good his promise to man. After the lecture, the dissolving views, illustrat ing the persons and scenes the lecturer had de scribed, were exhibited, and the proceedings termi nated by a vote of thanks to the chairman, moved by Mr. Layard, M.P., and seconded by Mr. Wm. J. Haynes. MR. SPURGEON ON MIRACLES. Last night Mr. Spurgeon gave an entertainment in the form of a lecture, illustrated by dissolving views, and enlivened by the vocal efforts of a chorus of 600 children, on the subject of the miracles of faith in modern times. The special object was to benefit the funds of the Band of Hope Union, and the influence of that very numerous body, the presence of the Earl of Shaftesbury, who was the president of the evening, Mr. Layard, M.P., who occupied a prominent positio❑ on the platform, the opportunity of hearing Mr. Spurgeon, combined with the various other attractions provided, proved sufficient to fill the Tabernacle in every part; and seeing that the charge for admission ranged from 6d. to 2s. 6d., must have added as materially to the resources of the total abstinence principle, as did the celebrated Gorilla lecture, which was given in the same place and for the same object, in October of last year. After a short introductory prayer from the rev. THE MORNING CHRONICLE" AND THE FRENCH GOVE.R.NMENT. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH,—Nov. 25. GLOVER V. COUNT DE PERSIONY AND M. BILLAULT. This case came before the Court on a question of proceeding against foreigners by a British subjeet in the English courts under the Common Law Pro cedure Act, 1854. Mr. Gray on Saturday obtained a rule to set aside an order of Mr. Justice Crompton, so as to restore an order made by Mr. Justice Mel lor, to allow the plaintiff to proceed in the action. It appeared that the plaintiff, Mr. Sergeant Glover, was lately proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, and he brought an action against the eminent French statesmen, Count de Persigny and M. Billault, to recover the sum of £14,000 for work done and money expended by him in conducting the Morn ing Chronicle, the Morning News, and the Evening Journal, and for writing and translating from the French, and printing in the .Morning Chronicle certain articles, and also in writing certain other articles to be translated into the French language, for inser- tion and publication in the Moniteur, Constitutionne B.:c. The Count de Persigny had appeared to the action, but M, Billault had not been served; and as Personal service could not be effected upon him the plaintiff had made an application before Mr. Justice Mellor at chambers for leave to proceed as if such service had been effected. The application was made on an affidavit by the plaintiff that the work had been done and the moneys expended laid out in England, and that the cause of action arose in this country ; that both the defendants resided out of the jurisdiction, in Paris; and that the co defendant, Billault, could not be personally served, but had knowledge of the proceedings. There was no dispute as to the knowledge of the proceedings, but it arose on the question whether the cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of this court. The learned judge made an order for the continuance of the proceedings as if service had been effected upon the co-defendant. M. Billault then caused an application to be made to Mr. Jus tice Crompton at chambers to set aside that order, on M. Billault's affidavit that he never owed the alleged debt, and that he had never, verbally or in writing, made or authorised the plaintiff, or any one, to make on his behalf any contract for the claim set up in the declaration, and that the claim was wholly without foundation ; that he had never been in England, and that the cause of action, if any, did not arise within the jurisdiction. Upon that the learned judge set aside Mr. Justice Mellor's order. Air. Gray, when he moved on Saturday, did so on an affidavit made by Mr. Sergeant Glover that the claim was for articles inserted in the Morning Chronicle and other papers on the order and authority of the defendants through their agents in this country, and afterwards confirmed and recognised by M. Billault in an interview in Paris with the plaintiff. The whole matter was transacted in this country by agents, and the facts showed that the cause of action arose in this country. The rule came on to-day for argument. Mr. Hodgson showed cause against the rule; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Gray supported it. Mr. Hodgson said this was a rule calling on M. Billault, the eminent French statesman, and a mem ber of the government, to show cause why an order made by Mr. Jnstice Crompton, on the 10th of July last, should not be set aside. The order was one rescinding a prior one made by Mr. Justice Mellor, which gave leave to the plaintiff to proceed against the defendant, who was a foreigner residing out of the country. Mr. Justice Mellor reminded the learned counsel that the application before him was ex parte. All parties, however, appeared by affidavits before Mr. Justice Cr mpton. Mr. Hodgson said that was so. Mr. Justice Blackburn said Mr. Justice Cromp ton's order was made on certain particulars before him and without prejudice to its being again brought on on fresh particulars, That was mate rial, because he understood this application was made on materials and partieu l aars not before Mr. Justice Crompton. Mr. Hodgson said—Yes; and with the permission of the Court he would state what had been done in the case up to that point, It appeared that Count de Persigny came to this country to visit the Ex hibition after proceedings had commenced, and he ghappear, or a similar applica n d h bettera v e been made by him. Mr. Jus ticeetha t o i u o\ t v o it u t Mellor's order required the plaintiff to serve M. Billault with a copy of the order, requiring him to plead to the declaration within sixteen days. The order was accordingly left at M. Billault's residence in Paris, on the 17th June, and as that was after the last day of term it was impossible for the defendant then to come before the Court. Consequently a sum mons was taken out, and all parties went before a learned judge at chambers. Having detailed what took place there, the learned counsel said their lord ships had to consider what right or authority the plaintiff had for proceeding against the defendant, who was a foreigner, and without the jurisdiction of the court. By the 19th section of the Common - Law Procedure Act it was not necessary to serve a copy of the writ, but a plaintiff was called upon to serve the particulars of demand in such a case on the de fendant, and afterwards to go before a judge at Chambers or to the Court and satisfy him or them whichever application was made, that there was a cause of action arising within the jurisdiction of the Court. The defendant complained that the plain tiff in his affidavit used before Mr. Justice Mellor did not disclose the cause of action, or that it arose within the jurisdiction of the Court. The affidavit was dated the 10th of June, 1862, and was as follows :-- "Tout the work done, and materials provided, and money paid, an account of which is comprised in the particulars of demand in this case, were se verally done, provided, and paid for the defendant in England, and within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court. " That the cause of action in this case arose in England and wholly within the jurisdiction of the Court. " That the above-named Count Fialin de Per signy, and Auguste Adolphe Marie Billault, and Louis Collet Nleygret are foreigners, and resident out of the jurisdiction of the Court." Now his al gumeut before Mr. Justice Crompton was that it did not disclose a cause of action, because the words " at the request of the defendant" were omitted. The Lard Chief Justice asked what were the L par ticulars of the dem an d. Mr. Hodgson said the particulars of demand were tlated from the 9th May, 1857, to the 2 3a O c tober, was one arising within the jnrisdictiort of the Court. I then the work, and labour, a, nd services h . aving been f 1858, and NON " for work am ; labour, an d ma te- lee th o ught it must be taken that these men falsely \ rendered, and as t, here is no objection in point o m Billaulee agents rials provided, and money fetid for the d e fendants professed themselves to be M. . . ,t law to such a contra ct, the co ntrect as made out is against M. Billault, Not oni y was there a con at their request in and about the ptinting tied eon- The Lord Chief Justice—We cannot do the -, ducting certain newspapers called the Morning Mr, Sustice Blackburn—Or, 'either, that for te i-i f‘ t ract 11 ' within tie e ade in this co , entry, but . also a cause of action jurisdicth m of this Ct >urt. It all depends Chronicle, and two other newspapers, the Morning purpose they truly professed to be so. News and the Evening Journal, and in and about The Lord Chief Justice—That they professed to upon the eeidence to be adduced before a jury, it the et ritieg and translating from the French lan, be so; for we have the statement of Mr. Sergeant being , for ti bjtt ry to dates mine that question and not its interposition in a summary mane guage certain 06F:ilea in the said Alorning Chronicle' Glover that he learnt from M. Billault that their this Court, y and two other newspapers, for and on behalf of the representations were true. M. Billault may be ner,in the way asked for on the part of M. Billault Mr. T st i 'S Crompton. I think, therefore, defendants, and at their request; and Itt and about prepared to contradict it. At present we cannot beforehie the writing and translating from the French, and try that question. By so doing you are really ask- . wth the ti ma . tei a trial. M. Justice Cromp ials before us we cannot stop this case from going to printing and publishing certain other articles in ing us to try the ease, the said Morning Chronicle and other two news- Mr. Hodgson said that he was trying to show ton . was . right on the ma terials that were laid before papers, for and on behalf of the defendants, that the cause of action did not arise within the h h m ich in w s a e s made on other , tting aside M... Justice for the purpose of their being translated into jurisdiction of the Court, and he would call their w .oncurre d. a ffid a vit. If the plaintiff The other learned judges G the French language, and inserted and published attention to anottitz in certain French newspapers called the founded his action on the re!ification of the agency Rule made absolute. Ifadavits.Mellor's order, Moniteur, the Constitutionne/, the Pays, and at Paris by M. Billault, there we the defendant r to plead. certain other French newspapers, at value contract in this country, and it was esseetial to the _ but a partial M Hodgson asked what I. 'me would be allowed' of £BOO per month—total £14,00 0 . The p laintpiff maintenance of the action that it arose solely in this 1 Mr. M. Chambers said about a fortnight. will seek to recover the amount in the declaration country. on the account stated, and damages for loss sus- The Lard Chief Justice—The plaintiff does not - tamed in the depreciated value of the above-men- rely on the ratification at Paris in that sense. He T boned London newspapers in fulfilment of the COR - says certain persons came oer here arme d made one ,i with tract entered into between hims elf and the defen- authority to make a contract, and they with him, and he refers to wh at took p lace in his a dents." (Laughter.) Mr. Justice Wightman —Are these the particulars personal interview with M. Billault in Paris to f l r eferred to in the affidavit ? show that they were authorised agents. Mr. Hodgson — For doing wor k com p rised in those , ,Mr. Hodgson said he should as k their lordships ~ c particulars of demand. to infer that whatever these persons professed to be, c The Lord Chief Justice—And when you refer to they in reality were not authorised agents. that you say that it is work done at the request of dill er The Lord Chief Justice—We cannot make any o the defendants ? difference between an English subject a nd a French- l . Mr. Hodgson said t he p laintiff did not undertake man, however high the position of the latter m a y to say that it was work undertaken for them, but be. In this case we have a sergeant-at-lave stating r that he did it for them. The affidavits ought to one thing, and a minister of the French Empire I state that the work was dove at the request of the another, but here was i: defendants, either exp ressl y or im p lied; but the Mr. Hodgson said—Certainly not; plaintiff only says that he did the work comprised the distinct denial of a gentleman holding the high , in the particulars of demand. position of the Minister of the Interior of France. i The Lord Chief Justice—At the instance of the The Lord Chief ustice—And we ave Mr. also Ser- the 1 defendant ? distinct affirmation, J on the other side h , of e Mr. Justice Wightman said the onl y q uestion was geant Glover. whether the learned judge at chambers was satisfied Mr. Hodgson submitted that the statement of one i 1 that the affidavit and particulars of deman d were was not so distinct and emphatic as the otieer. t sufficient. Mr. Justice Blackburn—We must treat M. Bil- a Mr. Hodgson said they ought to show the cause lault as we would treat Lord Palmerston or any 7, of action ,which they embraced. These, however, other British subject. showed none. They only showed that certain work Th e Lord Chief Justice — You have re p eated, I comprised in the particulars of demand was done. think, six times in the course of this motion that M. The Lord Chief Justice—The affidavits states that Billault is the Minister of the Interior of Preece, the action is brought for the work done—that is but Ido not know for what purpose. specified in the particulars of demand. Mr. Hodgson said he only mentioned it to show Li Mr. Hodgson submitted that it was not so. It that a gentleman holding that high position was stated that the work was done; but not that the not likely to deny on oath what was true. t action was brought for work and labour do ne at the The Lord Chief Justice—And I hope no English request of the defendants. sergeant-at -law would do so. Why assume that u I The Lord Chief Justice—ls that not necessarily one side is more likely to do so more than the e implied ? other ? h Mr. Hodgson said the plaintiff carefu ll y g uarded Mr. Hodgson said that the persons s aid to be himself against that. The act required that the agents having acted without authority, the plaintiff I whole cause of action should arise in t his countr y , must proceed on the ratification. With regard to t but from the affidavits it appeared that only a por- that there might be two answers. n tion of it arose within the jurisdiction of the Court. The Lord Chief Justice—But he does not p ut it , Mr. Justice Wightman—ls it not a q uestion that on the ratification. a the judge at chambers has to satisfy him self about? Mr. Hodgson said he would call their lord s hips' a The Lord Chief Justice—lt is a proceeding that attention to an affidavit made by M. Billault, dated does not require an affidavit to be drawn like a piece 27th" November, 1862, which was as follows : of pleading. If the judge is satisfied on the whole "That I have read the affidavit of the above- . that is sufficient. named plaintiff sworn the 24th of July, 1862. Mr. Hodgson still contended that the affidavit e That I did not employ or authorise any person showed no cause of action. The answ er to the plain- in the 3 ears 1856 and 1857, or at any time to agree i C tiff's affiaavit was that the defendant, M. Billault, in my behalf as mentioned in the first paragraph of Q . altogether and entirely denied ever having made, the plaintiff's said affidavit. Li either verbally or in writing, or having authorised "That I never heard from the plaintiff or any 1 9 either of the other defendants t o make, such a con- other p erson that the said persons referred to in the tract for him. The learned counsel then read the first paragraph of the plaintiff's agreement had following affidavit made by M. Billault, dated the made the agreement mentioned in the declaration a 7th July, 1862 : and particulars of demand in this action, as " I altogether and entirely deny ever having stated in the second paragraph of the plaintiff's I made, either verbally or in writing, or ever having affidavit ; that I have no idea who the said persons a authorised the other defendants, or either of them, are, and that, if any such alleged agreement had , or any other person, to make on my behalf any con- been mentioned to me I should energetically have li tract or agreement to the purport or effect alleged disavowed it. in the declaration, or the particu lars of demand, or e That it is p ossible, that Ido not recollect it, i i any part thereof. That the claim made by the plain- that in 1857, M. Albert Bouard, mentioned in the l tiff is, as far as lam concerned, altogether without third paragraph, may have officiously given to the any foundation whatever. plaintiff, as to the gentlemen of other foreign news e I have never been in England, and I say that papers, so me indications for his newspaper, which 1 , the cause of action, if any, in this case did not arise the plainti ff wa s incessantl y and gratuitously plat- e within the jurisdiction of the Court." ing at the disposal of the French Government of ,t The plaintiff made another affidavit, dated the 24th which I was a member, but neither I nor the said a July, 1862, and as follows : Albert Bouard ever heard of any agreement, as al- j "1 ,William Glover, of 29 Great Coram-street, in leged by the plaintiff. 1 the county of Middlesex, gentleman, the above- " That I have no knowledge that any persons named plaintiff, make oath and say as follows : — ln have written or f or w arded to the p laintiff numerous v ,E the year 1856 and 1857 persons representing them- letters and communications for the purpose of car- i; selves to me as the friends and employes of the said rying out the agreement hereinbefore mentioned, M. Biliault, then Minister of the Interior of the and of aid in g and abettin g and assisting the ob- i French Government, and who I verily believe were jects and views of me, the said deponent, as stated i' the employes of the said M. Billault, and were act- in the fourth paragraph of the plaintiff's affidavit, e ing with his knowledge and sanction, and by his and I have never authorised or sanctioned the same instruction, as his agents, in such negotiations, had being done." t divers interviews with me in London, and they, as Their lordships would see that M. Billault gave an i acting on behalf of the said defendant, and lon my emphatic denial to Mr. Glover's statement, and it t behalf, did mutually agree that the newspapers was for their lordships to say if this was a cause of called respectively the Morning Chronicle, the action a risin g within the j urisdiction of the Court. a Morning .News, and Evening Journal, should be The Lord Chief Justice — To have a cause o f ac- employed as the organs of the said defendant , as tion it must be within the jur isdiction of the Court, 1 such minister of the Interior of the French Govern- and the parties who were here armed with M. Bil- • ment in England. lault's authority were within the jurisdiction of the r Court. " That at divers times in the years 1856 and 1857 e I proceeded to Paris and had divers interviews in a Mr. Hodgson again suggested that if there was 3.1 the year 1857 with the said M. Billault, who did any jurisdiction it was within the Court of Paris. then acknowledge and recognise the authority and The Lord Chief Justice—No, not ratified. He employment of the persons referred to in the first recognised them as his agents. L paragraph of thie affidavit in making the agree- Mr. Hodgson still submitted that it amounted to ) meat mentioned in the declaration and particulars LE a ratification. Suppose they were not agents. of demand in this action. Mr. Justice Blackburn—He has thought proper 3. "M. Albert Buoard, who was then the private to recognise them, and it is an essential part of the secretary of the said M, Billault, frequently in th© cause of action. 0 e Mr. Justice Mellor—The interview at Pa r is is year 1857, at the request and by the directions and a , with the authority, as I verily believe, and in the used as an adoption of the original cont ract in Erg name of the said defendant, gave instructions land. to me verbally and in writing for the purpose The Lord Chief Justice—And then it became a e of having leading articles written, inserted , and contract in England , and the cause of action the Lc published in the Morning Chronicle newspaper on fulfilment of the contract. behalf of and in the interest of and to further the Mr. Hodgson still urged there was no cause of views and objects of the said defendant, M. Billault • action, and after some further remarks and of the French Government, of which the defen- The Lord Chief Justice, w ithout calling on the dant was then as before mentioned Minister of the other side, said—The rule must be made absolute, a Interior. We are really asked by the learned counsel for . "That the persons hereinbefore referred to, with defendant to try this cause, and not to say whether the sanction and by the autho ri ty , as I bel i e ve , of under the act of parliament a British s ub j ect ma y 1 the defendants, and especially of the defendant Bil- proceed against a French subject, where it has been Ii Lt lault, wrote and forwarded numerous letters and shown to our satisfaction t hat the contract was n com munications to me at my then residence in ma de in this country, and that the cause of anti. Cavendish-square and at the office of the said arose here. ' Upon the service of the process of the e Morning Chronicle newspaper in the Strand, both ti places being in the county of Middlesex and within Court upon a foreigner residing out of the country the legislature has thought proper to pass an eny the jurisdiction of the Court, for the purpose of car- il actment, the propriety or non-propriety of which it 5 ',O rying out the agreement hereinbefore mentioned ) i s no t for us to question. All that we have to de and of aiding, abetting, and assisting the objects tide is whether, on the affidavits, there was suffi and views of the said M. Billault, &c." cient to show the learned judge who heard the case The learned counsel proceeded to urge that this at chambers that the cause of action arose in this • affidavit was insufficient. He contended that the country. On the affidavits some technical objet- 61 plaintiff should have stated the names of the per- tions have been made, but on the whole it appears • sons described as M. Billault's agents. to me that he was right in holding that a sufficient The Lord Chief Justice—The plaintiff swears prima facie case had been made to show that b positively that when in Paris he saw M. Billault, the cause of action arose in this country. The de- re and that he recognised these parties as his agents. fendant, on being served with th e noti c e, has a right a The Court cannot try that question. to come here and show, if he can, that the pro - ii Mr. Hodgson said that he asked the C our t t o ceeding is an abuse of the process of the Court, and *, assume that the persons whom the plaintiff repre- that there is no pretence for saying there is any sented to be M. Billault's agents, especially as he cause of action arising within the jurisdiction of the did not name them, were not so, on the denial of the Court, and that the proceedings, being vexatious, D Minister of the Interior of the French Empire that ought to be set aside. If it had a pp eared on the he never did employ any one for the purposes alleged affidavits that there was no conflict in g testimony t by the plaintiff. That Mr. Glover was mistaken we should have given effect to the defendant's re- Ll in saying that these persons, whoever they were, presentations, and we should have considered that 'NI I were M. Billault's agents, 1 the first learned judge acted rightly. He so acted The Lord Chief Justice—That implies that the on the materials that were before him ; but these plaintiff states what is untrue, in saying that M. other affidavits have since been produced, stating Billault recognised them as his agents. i I that certain persons come to this country and en- Mr. Justic e Blackburn—l s h o uld have been dis- tered into a contract with the plaintiff in the name ti posed to go alon g w ith y ou , except that by doing of M. Billault, for certain services to be r g ndered in I so we should b e sa yi ng we should convict M. Bil- this country by him as the propriet of certain 1 lault of pe r j ury re l at i ve t o what took place at that portions of the public press ; and he states that although at first he assumed the fact of their being 1( personal interview. viewM . with gentleman agents, that a h f t e e rw acknowledgedards, in an inter- ;, r The Lord Chief Justice—Or Mr. Sergeant Glover. parties had been clothed with authority in this r. Mr. Hodgson said that Mr. Glover only went so t far in his affidavit as to state that he " verily be lieves." and no doubt upon the matter as his agents. lie v however, iew a jury denies m i a t; Lt take on the question of fact between the parties tl The Lord Chief J ustice—We must not deal with b the matter by lines and paragraphs, but we must o f the these case p w s r i t l i l es depend.w were re the - take th e w h o l e of the affidavits together into our e; l e r. nt G u l a o l v ly er , thise thatdriegchistion consideration. Mr. Hodgson said it was necessary for the plain- agents of M. Billault, and that he afterwards ad tiff to establish that, besides a cause of action, it mitted and acknowledged that they were his agents, ZHE ;;URGLARY IN DI3A‘BYSHIRE. ky CHAPLT. -EN-LE-FRIT'i ti, TuEspal. Yesterday (Monday) Matthew Depledge 108 brought before Capt. Nield ay. Mr. with being concerned in the burglit, "y on the pre' mises of Mr. Norman, of Whale brig'.. ge• 4. alr. Mrs. Norman, in reply to vestion, 3 pub by . n. was aboll Fox, the chief constable, said the prison , Slack, charged the size of the man who stood by the vcr, he wore a velveteen coat. The „ion, my ? prO; duced was like the one used by the man who ,. sc o t % 'ndow , , eg` in the room; it had something on the end, L u:"., the could not say it was a ring. She did not think ,v/ prisoner Matthew Depledge was the man she s , i in the room. He was not so tall. He resemble, one of the men witness saw outside of the windo', who had on a velvete e n coat. Witnes was in the habit of having a fire hi het. bedrooms , and ther e was a fire in it on the night 0; the burglary. It had gone out, however , at the tin.e. Witness heard the noise downstairs. Left her infant in bed w ith her husband, first having placed a Om tine• against t he bed, to keep the child safe. Should twit.' awakened her husband if she had thought anyone wi.l.s itt t" house. It was her general rule to take pisiels dowd" stairs with her in the night when she had occasion to get up or felt alarmed. The revolver was alwaj° loaded, also two double-barrelled pistols as well# From the time she heard the noise in the house she had to partly dress herself a, lay her child safe, which occupied about' five minutes. The Yuan in the room held a candle in his left hand, and it went out when witness fired but she could then see eve;ything by the moonlight: Saw the jemmy in his hann, standing outside the window, by the !ight of tu and also the two ta; theirs' candle, as it was burning only on e yard ffem 11 , hen the robbers left the window witness r an t ° , ls to see what direction they took, which was' toWdr; Whaley. She then ran upstairs and told bet 13 ,, b il e y band. Scarcely a minute elapsed from tile time ' to drew the man through the window till she went a o"' look after them. Knew th e man who was beWee_ the other two to be the man who was in the ro by the handkerchief he wore, but could not ea ,- whether or not he was walking by ported by the other two. Did not hear any eg: versation between the men as they went off. l ' ie - ; himself or ea' ness and her husband came downstairs toa°t""e after the men had gone. When witness fired ti:lit pistol she was holding the door open with her It arm and the side of her left f oot. The first time tli: cap missed fire ; the sec ond time, in order to sec,urit a steady aim, she rested the revolver on her ie a wrist, and fired. The ball might have Pas s ,, e o through the window from the place she fired at. 'I ; Tuesdq evening, before the burglary, at 5 o'cl°; she saw a man come up to the window and loolg 1,..; He looked downwards. Witness could not tell 1) 1 '; again. When the servant maid went to close til, shutters the same .?vening, she told witness ther,' was something which prevented them propeat closing. 'Witness said, - 4 ' Never mind ; we o us r haveward wards h f e o m u repairedfound in the socketto-mor i r n o wt thew „F t d stonesotwh.eiriaic;wao sf t i t i le : rgirj; ; the shutters bolted, and this preventea . Henry Hilton, detective inspector, sal'- t ha t !' r r te information received on the 21st of Nov hose ja proceeded to Macclesfield, and went to a houl - .er Windmill-row, where he found the pr ism- _. Matthew Depledge, and asked him when he svaslaP at Whaley. He replied, " I have not been to Wha l l since a week last Sunday." Witness then told hi r . he must consider himself his prisoner, as ans we w ; ing to the description of the man who, with t .d others, broke into Mr. Norman's house. He th s al ' "I d o n't know a Mr. Norman." Witnessea searched the house and found the jemmy, Wi til „),o ring at the end, now produced. On comparing tat, marks made on the shutter and the cupboard Nv icr l ' e the jemmy, he found that they corresponded. ', O took the prisoner on the following morning `". Macclesfield lock-up. When conveyibg the prisoeeirl to Whaley, he said, " Me and Jem Stanny and ti, Cope slept in Whaley on Sunday night, and th aws .el' losving morning we left for Macclesfield. The t h day we all three went to Allmock-moors for he t t i be for making brooms, and we stayed there un til te following Thursday, when Cope left us to P oe t Manchester, and we went to Macclesfield." Fri;o3, told the detective that he would find Cope at he re c hester selling bt'Poins ; he did not know wPiiito Stanny was, as there was a warrant out against for poaching. Superintendent Shaw stu . :. l being brought to the lock-up, ,had told him l i t ore' was in Whaley on the Monday night and the , s dei day night, but not on the Tuesday or We un " night. that the prisoner,6os: The prisoner was then remanded. COUNTRY MA 1' -- --- LIVERP 0 OL—TUESDAY• '1 Ilda llOe'1 ; 0° At our market to-day there w as a good at. e w beitt .00 a fair amount of business transacted. Winte: I ft d 0 3 4 in good demand, and prices fi r m. Flour quiet, Tore same as on Friday. Indian corn and Odessa om s lower. LEEDS—TUESDAY. . Fria° , if 0 8 the low rates Trade has sl of ighthatly t day for roved w h ea t were exc in tone :once ,j es v ier ® eed, e barley commanded last week's rates. Other art"' unchanged in price. .1. MARKET HARBOROUGII—TVESD— 36 to ne l3 ot. White wheat, 50s to 54s ; red, 46s to 5203 er_ a age to Barley at 3.5 s to 38s per qr., grinding 290 to S L" ;s°' Oats, 27s to 325; new, 21s to 24s per 24 st. ; be"" 4 48s per qr. i O f SHEFFIELD—TUESDA Y. to ov Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 20, Od • os no White..22 B 0 41 , 'too OS3 ~ , New red t l7O O d to 0 5 oli .• 21s 0 0 19 0 4 New white „ 17 Beans » 1, Peas per qr s l 6 6 ss 0 6 d a t t 0 ° u 0.0; . 1 Grinding barley, per qr 305 od. r o v o , Malting ditto, „ go Od ''(/ 300 _,. Oats 2ooo dt° , .he Flour , is 10d to 2s 2d per stone. AC NEWCASTLE-UPON -TYNE--Ttrusl3o v ill if To-day at our market there was a free sale Veritt, a t Saturday's decline. Flour in btter denialen; le i, D e ' ° t ransactions in oats, but in large supply. 0" and peas were firm. (on ti -- 't•.. 040 MELTON MOWBRAY—TITE6I7k iota -0; The following were the currencies :—Old w_. 36 st ° 4 ; 52s Od to 56s Od ; old red, 46s Od to 620 Pe r a a'o beans, 48s for old ; new sorts, 38s to 435 P er ci f ' barley, 36s to 39s for malting, and 29s to 33s P grinding; oats, 20s to 34s Od per 24 stone. - i4O t° LYNN—' White 46s to 49s RA • 42s to 54s Beans .36s to 40s New -8 to --S ,ETBSDIOI. 3 l, kr , 41 - , k nariey•••••• *** :.300 r a r Grinding ****** O a ts.. ..... New .......... ~.. 0 10 BI RTIiS. DORMER.—On the 24th inst., at St. Leonard'S-011-"" Hon. Mrs. James C. Dormer, of a son. f Sae ' DISNEY.—On the 24th inst., at Southend, the 109 ° ° J. Disney, Esq., of a son. , r .,dioi li t KENT. —On the 24th inst., at Dinham Hall, Pi" - tt wife of the Rev. C. Kent, of a eon. rP t l e o t ' Witirrirroutost.—On the 24th inst., at li re e _ fo 0, , Mayfair, the wife of Colonel Whittingllon' C. 5011. MARRIAGES. 1 ' BUTCHER —ALDER 4 rr e l 'O' barnacle, Mr. GeO7°enßtuhtech24ert,hoifnßstr.o, aactwthai,"lvititaliol ster, to Mary, second Aldar, of Pimlico, daughter of the late v. o a f FENNEL TT 13ridg o L--On—On the 20th inst., at ciol Allan N. 8., Herbert Fennell, Esq., to Besialoote. Major Lanoe Hawker, of Longparish liouse' llif Lill DEATHS. Idr• IVI BLEADEN.—On the 23d inst., at Caine, Wills, p, Bleaden, aged 77. 013i'socle BAwDEN.—On. the 23d inst.,"atDalston, Mr. 0 0 _, aged 66. . lace' 140 P BORRETT.-0 the 24th inst., at 6, Montagu-I) d 61. 1. n tagu-square, Francis Turner Borrett, Esq.. - Gree n GREEK.—On the 22d inst., at Dublin, IVlfi.Pl . _ e d 61. „, d ,.4, and J.P., of The Grange, county Tyrone! 7.,.. jeolo - the 22d inst., at Bottley-hill J• to°' Esq., aged 77. Se ° • ef Willialo • 0 NEWTON.--On the 24th inst., at Barrels, ,arvc Esq., of Whately Hall, and Barrels-park,vy aged 65. (3°lE4 liaise , RoßsoN.---On the 24th inst., at Holtby , Yorkshire, Thomas Robson, Esq., aged 7D. Lotinox : Printed and Published by JOHN 04Z:a ill! of No. Strand, Printer, at THE Sox Once, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, 10 the Midcliesex.—Weduesdah November 26, 1862. THE WALKER COLLIERY _EXPLOSION. During Sunday night and the early part of Mon day the greater number of the carcasses of the horses were got out of the pit. They were very much in jured, and some of them presented a shocking ap pearance. No examination of the pit has as yet been made to ascertain the cause of the accident, but it will no doubt be effected before the inquest is held. Twelve of the deceased were buried on Mon day afternoon, in the churchyard adjoining Walker Church, by the Rev. C. Thompson, assisted by the Revs. W. Parker, E. Shortt, and S. Atkinson, of Newcastle. T wo more of the bodies were taken to Benton Churchyard for interment, and the remain ing two were interred yesterday morning. There were a number of spectators present to witness the interment of the unfortunate men at Walker, The Rev. C, Thompson, the respected incumbent of Walker, visited the families of the deceased on Saturday. He found an almost universal feeling of resignation amongst the bereaved, acid there was a general expression of thankfulness that the calamity was no worse. It appears that nearly all the men killed were old sober " hands," while most of them were pious and devout men. One of them, a deputy, called Martin Fartkin, engaged in prayer with his wife just before leaving for the last time and prayed that if they were never to meet again in time, they might meet again in eternity. Mr. Thompson has ascertained that there are eight widows, and as the sum which they may receive from the owners of the colliery will be in sufficient for the support of themselves and their families, their sad case is commended to the charitable. THE INQUEST. The inquest upon the bodies of the sixteen men and boys was opened on Monday afternoon, at the Railway Hotel, Walker, by Stephen Reed, Esq., the coroner for the southern division of the county of Northumberland. The Coroner, in addressing the jury, said—l am very sorry to require your assistance upon this very melancholy loss of life at Walker Colliery. It is one of those accidents that too frequently occur, and the difficulty is to come at the cause or origin of the accident. I think Walker Pit is one of the Ivery last pits that I should have expected to have been called to perform such a duty at. It is now three years since I had to attend any death at this colliery by accident—a circumstance whieh I attri bute, in a great measure, to the perfect way in which the colliery is managed, and the great care taken by the viewer, deputy viewer, overman, deputy overmen, and pitmen themselves these things are generally of a very mysterious character, and it is very difficult to get at their origin, though I have no doubt that in the present case it will be found to have been entirely accidental ; however, it will be for you to judge when you hear all the evidence. It will be very satisfactory if you can make up your minds as to how, and by what means, the accident occurred. I have no further remarks to make to you on the present occasion, and as the inquiry will, perhaps, extend to more than one day, I propose, if it suits your convenience, to adjourn the inquest till next Thursday, at ten o'clock, and I hope you will be able to get through at one sitting. In the meantime I shall have all the witnesses marshalled, so that they shall come before you in order. As Thursday suited the convenience of most of the jurors, the inquest was accordingly adjourned until that date, Before the jurors were sworn, they were taken round for the purpose of inspecting the various bodies of the men. 711 E RECEN7 POISONING CASE IN YORK. All the persons in the family of Mr. Cooke, op tician, York, who, we stated in Saturday's impres sion, had partaken of something for dinner, which had caused them to be ill, have recovered. It appears that an apple dumpling and mince pie, of which the family had eaten, contained pc,ison. An timony was mentioned in our former report ; and it was thought at the time, from the symptoms which were exhibited, that either antimony or arsenic had been used. The analysis, however, of a portion of mince pie and a small quantity of flour, by Mr. Greener, has clearly proved that the flour contained a considerable quantity of arsenic, and quite suffi cient to produce a fatal effect. From information received the chief constable arrested on the charge of administering poison to the Cooke family, Mrs. Maria Edwin Cooke, wife of Mr. Cooke's eldest son, who lived apart from the rest of the family, keeping a watch maker's and optician's shop in Covey-street. The prisoner was brought up on Tuesday at the Guildhall, before the Lord Mayor, for exami ❑ation, on the charge of having administered arsenic to Mr. and Mrs. Cooke, the three sons and a daughter. The prisoner was unattended by any :legal adviser. Mr. T. S. Noble prosecuted, and called the following evidence : W. Reed, Esq., surgeon, York, proved having attended the family on three distinct occasions, when they were suffering from the effects of poi soning by arsenic, or some other acrid poison. On the last occasion of poisoning precisely the same train of symptoms presented themselves as had appeared on the two previous occasions. Mr. Chief Constable Haley, said—l attended at Mr. Cooke's house on Bishop-hill on Saturday last, when I made an examination of the premises, and from them took possession of various articles of food, which I placed in the hands of Dr. Procter for analysis. That gentleman has not yet completed the analysis of all the food I sent him. From in formation I received I apprehended the prisoner at her residence, Covey-street, yesterday, about half , past one o'clock. When 1 told her what she was accused of she said, " I am quite innocent of the charge.' I then took her to the police station. I have since made an examination of the premises where the poisoning took place, and I noticed the flour bin was placed in a position easy of access to any one not resident in the house. I have now to ask the magistrates for a remand, as I believe be es e l ni c c e te Mrs.fore next Monday I shall be able to obt ain further evidence. O A some live Et . h Clancey said—l went to live with the pri soner,sixere u Cooke,onrtisioe aboute S n a n. six 2 weekso weeks b last, ge ste,foarano. thed About con tinuedbflor us first p