The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-12 00:00:00

711 E FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION' NEA - 14 - B - A:RIVSLEY. WORSBORcitIGH, THURSDAY. It has been already stated that during the opera tions for subduinc; 'ate fire and recovering the bodies 6,0 whole mrAnagement of the colliery has been placed in 1- tie hands of :I , lr. Mitchell, the managing partner, and Mr. Brown, of the firm of Jeffcock and Bror,i n , mining engineers in Barnsley and Sheffield. o , , G ri ng to the discontent shown by the miners, these gentlemen have deemed it prudent to consult Mr. W. A. Potter, of Monk Bretton; Mr. Beecher, of Thorncliffe ; Mr. Pease, of Darfield Main ; and Mr. John Chambers, jun., of Chapeltown. Yesterday these six gentlemen had a long consultation with Mr. Morton, the Governro.tnt Inspector, and Mr. R. I t itaddison, of Worsborough Park Collieries. After bearing the evidence of Mr. John Walton, the underground ste, ward at Darley Main Collieries, a Dun of grew,;, experience, and nearly last to leave the mine on Monday afternoon, they were unanimously of op' , bion that the only safe course was to put water into the pit and fill up the dip boards and engine plane up to the low dip levels. The part of the mine in which the explosion occurred is the lowest level. From the bottom of the shaft to that point the strata dip rapidly, and the workings conse quently are on a considerable incline. Water poured into the mine by the shaft will, therefore, find its way directly to the part of the mine where the fire exists, Rrid that part being filled, it will not be necessary to put in any more water. Only a very small portion of the mine will need to be flooded to cov:sr the fire, and the engineers will take good ca :-o not to put in any more water than is absolutely 'necessary, for every gallon that goes in has to be drawn out again at considerable expense. The mine is a very dry one, or by this time the part on fire would have been under water. That it is still burning is proved by the smoke and steam coming from the cupola shaft yesterday. The engineers having decided to let in water, it was resolved to see a deputation of the workmen, and explain to them the position of affairs. Six me,n, representing not only this colliery, but also (other collieries in the district, who had volunteered to go into the pit, were accordingly introduced. They were told that it was quite impossible for any human bein g to proceed to a greater distance from the botto m of the shaft down the engine-plane than Abol).c 150 yards, in consequence of the ventilation being destroyed and the existence at that point of smoke and after-damp. Any attempt to restore the ventilation until the fire was extinguished could only have the effect of producing another explosion more violent than the previous ones, for the cur rent of air would fan the fire into a flame, and would also drive the explosive gas upon it. In an attempt to restore the ventilation on Monday several lives were lost, and that circumstance made the engineers very unwilling to risk the recurrence of a similar catastrophe. The men after hearing these explana tions left the office apparently better satisfied that there was good reason to abandon any attempt to go down the pit, and they promised to explain mat ters to the men outside. The women related to those in the pit became thereupon extremely excited, and urged on the men to acts of violence. Fortunately,' the crowd were divided in opinion as to the pro priety of allowing an exploring party to descend. There were, however, mutterings of discontent to be heard among the spectators. They gradually ceased in the course of the day. About one o'clock Mr. Morton left, and, as threats had been used to wards him, it was thought prudent to escort him to his carriage by a body of police, but no attempt was made to molest him. The work of cutting the trench to let water into the pit is proceeding as fast as possible, considering the nature of the ground, but was not completed at the time our despatch left. When this is accom plished the water will be turned into the mine and the shafts closed and made air tight. Already wooden platforms have been prepared to cover the mouths of the shafts, and on them will be placed clay and other things to keep out the fresh air. The engineers are deciuedly of opinion that the fire is still smouldering, and may continue to do so for a considerable time. As it is in a position where no current of air is passing over it, no smoke would be apparent. During Tuesday night the temperature in both shafts was observed from time to time. In the downcast it was about two degrees lower than at the surface, and in the upeast it varied from 54 to 65 degrees. Yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, it had risen to 30 degrees. Several additions have been made to the list of men in the pit, which brings the number of dead up to 59 or 60. With a view of relieving the distress occasioned by this calamity, the Rev. Mr. Banham has called a meeting of the gentry of the neighbourhood to get up a subscription. The proprietors of the colliery have promised to give £2OO, and there is no doubt a Considerable sum will be raised in spite of the heavy calls that are just now made on the benevolence of the public. The necessity for immediate assistance is evident to all who have inquired into the circum stances of the bereaved families, and will be acknow ledged by the public when the facts are known. THE CHESTERFIELD MURDER. Yesterday morning the young woman Mary Ann Holt was found sufficiently recovered to give evi dence, and the two prisoners, Thomas Flannery and John Ball, were consequently brought up before the magistrates at Chesterfield. The court was well attended, notwithstanding the alteration of the day of hearing, and, as before, there was a large body of Irish assembled in front of the municipal hall during the examination of the pri soners, despite the heavy rain, The young woman Holt was brought to the court in a cab, and was accommodated with a seat during the delivery of her evidence. Previous to the prisoners being brought in, they were shown to the young woman in company with several other men, in order that it might be ascertained whether she could identify them as the two men who committed the murder. Holt then gave her evidence, which was similar in substance to that given at the inquest, and which has already appeared in our columns, and when asked if the prisoners were the men who committed the outrage on Cooper, she said their dress, height, and general appearance were very similar, but she could not positively swear to them. She also stated that the night was dark, and the only light near was at the hack of the men. The assault was over in about two minutes, and she had not time to par ticularly notice the faces of the men, and she there fore refused to swear to theta positively. The wit ness Holt being unable to speak decisively to the men, the prosecution offered no further evidence, and the mayor informed the two prisoners they would be remanded. ANO7HEI4 CHILD MURDER. Yesterday Mr' H 4-- Raffles Walthew, the deputy coroner t er R astAt • * White Rolle vebr iddlesex, held an inquiry at the a neic-house, Brick-lane, on the body of St. Luke's, a ,iewoly-b. orn female child found dead on the step b t• , door at No.' 16, Royley street, Old-street the following extraordi nary circumstances; —..." Thomas Leather, a m of .about apolice-con s t a bl e , sa id that on Tuesday night Ire in the same bundle lying on the door - st®p 0 9 r o 'clock, he found a street. The spot was very dark, called oTaidd het he feet another boy, who opened it, and he f ' a child projecting from the end. wrapped in an old Lloyd's Newspaper e o r body was who tooke nit. Witness called a police-officer 3o th cha rge of the deceased. Henry Chillings worth, 236 G, deposed that he re ceived the body from the last witness, and called Dr. Mather, the divisional medical officer. He had not been able to trace the parents. Dr. Mather, of Bunhitl-row, stated that the de ceased was fully developed, and had no doubt been born alive, but he could not trace any external vio lence. The umbilical cord had been torn and the mother had not received medical assistance. The child had no doubt died from hemorrhage at the birth. The Deputy Coroner remarked on the still exist ing increase of infanticide, and said this was the fifth inquest he had held this week. He trusted that the Legislature would, at the next session of Parliament, adopt some stringent measures to check the sad evil. Verdict—Wilful murder against som person or persons unknown. .DREAD.PUL MURDER IN •OMERSE7- SHI RE. A SON KILLED BY HIS FATHER. NErfLEBRIDGE, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A very shocking tragedy has taken place at Net tlebridge, a little village among the Mendip hills, and distant about four miles from Shipton Mallet. The village inn was kept by a man named Joseph Langley, a remarkably fine young fellow of about 21 years. On Saturday afternoon the father and son quarrelled. The son was provoked to strike his father, and shocking to relate, the father stabbed the son with a clasp knife which he held in his hand. The unfortunate young man lingered till Monday morning, when he died. The father was taken into custody within an hour of the fatal event, and on being taken before the Temple Cloud magistrates on Monday - was remand3d. From the position of the house on the verge of the coroner's division, the inquest on the body was not held till this morning, when Bruges Fry, Esq., the coroner for the northern division of Somerset, and 14 jurors, investigated, at the Nettlebridge Inn, where the body lay, the circumstances attending the death of Chas. Langley. The deputy chief con stable of the county was present, and very great interest was manifested in the proceedings. The prisoner was present at the inquiry. He is between 50 and 60 years of age, and of somewhat 11 dissipated appearance. The following evidence was given : Eli Goold stated—l am a coal miner, residing in the parish of Midsomer Norton. I knew the deceased, who was 21 years of age. On Saturday night last, about six o'clock, I was at the George Inn, Nettle bridge, in company with Chas. Langley, the de ceased, his brother Frederick Langley, and Wm, Green. The deceased's mother was also present. The deceased was taking his tea. The prisoner Joseph Langley, came into the room at the time. He was in liquor. He had a plate with some meat in his left hand, a id a clasp knife in the other. (The knife was produced, it was a long-bladed in strument.) The prisoner put down the plate on the settle, and afterwards cut some bread. The deceased asked his father if he was going to eat it all. The prisoner said, " What odds is that to thou ?" He then sat down by the fire, and said to the deceased, " I am very near starved to death for thou already." The deceased then said, " Nothing that ever you starved yourself for ever made me fat." The father and son went on quarrelling for some time, and cursed and swore at each other. The prisoner called the deceased "a thief." The deceased said, "If you call me that again I'll knock your eye out." The deceased then got up and raised his hand to strike his father. He did not do it at that time, but before he sat down he struck his father, who was sitting in a chair,on the left eye. The prisoner had then a knife in his hand, and was eating his food with it. The prisoner instantly struck the deceased with the knife in the right groin. Deceased cried out " Oh, I.shall die !'' turned round, and fell into the room. I lifted him up and saw blood flowing from the wound. Mr. Cartner, a surgeon, was sent for, and he came. By Mr. Burnard---After the blow was struck the prisoner did not say anything to his son ; nor did he threaten him before that. The prisoner certainly did not say, " I'll dig this knife into you." By the Deputy Chief Constable—The prisoner had had a little liquor, but he could speak very well, and knew what he was about. By the Coroner—When I went to pick up the deceased, the prisoner said, " Let him bide ; there's nothing the matter with him." Sonic confusion arose as to witness's description of the state of the father and son. He eventually corrected himself by stating that the father was drunk, or at least partially drunk ; at any rate he was more drunk than the son, who had had some beer. He himself was not drunk, having only had a half-glass of beer. The witness was then cautioned, and asked if he had told all he knew. Re maintained that he had, and that he had not been spoke n t o as t o w h at h e ishould say. Frederick Langley, the son of the prisoner, was then examined. On his appearance the father ap peared more affected than he had previously been. The witness stated—l was present on Saturday evening last during a quarrel in my father's house, between deceased and my father. Wm. Green and myself went into my father's house. Father was cutting some meat, and Green asked him to have a glass of beer, and he said he would presently. When he came in my brother said, " I hope you are not going to eat all that meat, father." Father said, " What odds is that to thee ?" My brother said it was odds to him. Both then called each other bad names, and on father calling my brother a thief the latter sprung from his chair and struck father. A tussle then took place. Both fell, but I cannot say who was undermost, but father was up first. I can not say whether my father had a knife. lam posi- tive that daring the quarrel father did not say, "If you strike me I will stab you." I saw blood, and sent for a doctor. I found the knife now produced behind some stones on my father's premises. I know that the knife produced is my father's. I found it on Tuesday last. My father gave me information where to search for the knife. I gave it to the police sergeant. My father was very sorry, and said he had only meant to strike my brother with his fist. My father had been drinking all the afternoon, and was half drunk. My brother was much in the same state. 1 Police-constable Payne, stationed at Nettlebridge, produced the clothing of deceased, and proved ap prehending the prisoner at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening. He did not appear anything the worse for liquor. I ch.)rged him with stabbing his son, and cautioned him as to what he stated. Prisoner said, " He struck me in the eye, and I told him if he did that again I would hit the knifeinto him, and I done so ; and it was my own clasp knife." He also said some one had taken the knife from his hand. By the prisoner-4 am sure you said you would hit the knife into your son. I did not consider you the worse for drink. Police-sergeant John Webb produced the knife, which he received from Fred. Langley on Tuesday last. He said it was his father's knife, and that his father had told him where to find it. John L. Burnard, Esq., stated—l am a justice of the peace for the county of Somerset, and produce the original statements of Loth deceased and pri soner. The following was the first deposition of the de ceased, and taken on Saturday : " I made an attempt to strike my father, but I am not certain that I struck him, and my father then hit his knife into me. I did not hear him say a word to me before he struck his knife into me." The following statement was made by theprisoner after being duly cautioned : "In the first place fancying he (deceased) had a drop drink, I said to Charley I wish you would not do so. You have a good home to come to, but if you go on so you shall not continue here, He then jumped up and struck me in the face. I was eating my bit of grub. He then said, ' Charles, do not make yourself so foolish. If you do give I the second attempt I'll hit this knife into you.' He then made the attempt, and I struck him with the knife in my hand. He then fell over me, and we both fell on the ground together. I had no intention to hurt him, and I had no wish to injure him." The deceased subsequently made another state ment, but it did not in any material degree differ from the first. The learned Coroner summed up the evidence, and after minutely explaining the law as it relates to manslaughter, and murder, The Prisoner, after being cautioned, said the statement Put in was correct, except as to his having said, "I'll hit the knife into you," which he did not , remember h av i ng done. The Coroner Raid that he had calculated that of every 20 inq uests he heid about 15 were directly or indirectly attributable to drink. After a brief consultation the Foreman said the jury were unanimously of opinion that their ver dict should be one of manslaughter, and the prisoner wa s committed on that charg e on the coroner's warrant. The prisoner, who was deeply affected, was the n removed. THE SIIN, LONDON, rRIDAY EVENING, DEMI/13ER 12, 1861. LAW IN7ELLIGENCE, Dec. 11. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Sir W. P, Wood.) GLADSTONE AND OTHERS V. MUSURIIS BEY AND OTHERS. This was a motion to have the Governors of the Bank of England restrained from paying or deli vering to any persons other than the plaintiffs or their nominees, or except under the direction of the court, the sum of £20,000 Turkish Bonds, or the coupons, and interest for the same now in their hands. A similar injunction was also prayed against the defendant, Constantine Musurus, the Turkish ambassador in this country. It appeared that in the year 1858 the plaintiffs and others took up a scheme for the formation of a company with joint-stock capital of £1,000,000, to be divided into 50,000 shares of £2O each, for carrying on banking operations in Turkey under the name of the Bank of Turkey. The case made by the bill was that it was an essential stipulation in such scheme that the Government of Turkey should grant to the pro jected company the exclusive privilege of issuing bank notes throughout the Imperial dominions, and that the whole of the kaimes or paper rr oney which was then in circulation in that country should be withdrawn, and that no further issue of paper money should be made by the Government. The Sultan, on the 18th of May, 1858, gave his assent to a firman or concession in the Turkish language, but it was not delivered to the plaintiffs until the 15th of February, 1859. It was one of the stipulations in this concession that the bank should commence operations in Constantinople within six months at the latest after the delivery of the Imperial firman, and that in default thereof the sum of £20,000 Turkish Bonds deposited with the governors and company of the Bank of England as stakeholders, should be confiscated to the Turkish Government. The plaintiffs alleged that they have been prevented from commencing their banking operations by reason of the Turkish government not having yet withdrawn the paper money in circulation at the time the firman was granted, and that the sum of £20,000 Turkish Bonds deposited with the Bank of England has not yet been forfeited. The Turkish ambassador, however, now threatens to cause the £20,000 to be treated as forfeited unless the plain tiffs will give up the firman and all rights thereby conferred. It appeared that many persons who had taken shares in the scheme had called upon the directors to return the deposits paid by them, and the directors had complied with such demands, and in fact partly wound up the affairs of the company among themselves, but not under any legal process. The Turkish ambassador refused to appear upon the present motion upon the ground that he was not liable to the jurisdiction of the court, he being the representative of an independent sovereign. His Honour said that in the present state of matters he could not say to whom the securities really belonged, and the course he should adopt, therefore, would be to restrain the governors of the Bank from parting with the securities in their hands until the cause had been heard upon its merits. Order accordingly. ous affair—they call sausage-rolls" on the counter —(laughter)—and he told the plaintiff that be sold about 600 the first week. Mr. Justice Crompton—Then the sausage•rolls made the beer go off? De felid an t—Yes. Mr. Biron—Did you sell 600 ? _ _ _ Defendant—More than 600—between 800 and 900. The brewers made a great display on the panels of the sausage-roll business. He did not ask a man named Conway to send round a few sailors to show off the business, as he had a party about it. Conway on a previous occasion had offered to do so for £5, but he declined his offer. After the deposit was paid Conway sent round some sailors. Defen dant told him he had done a very wrong thing, but not liking him to be a loser he gave him half-a crown. The business was advertised and sold by a person named Tozer, who called himself " Thomas Norris, Esq." in the advertisement. Plaintiff told defendant he had been offered £260 for the business, and he advised him to take it, as he appeared to be unable to carry it out from want of money. In cross-examination, Defendant said he kept for three years the Ben Jonson in Shoe-lane. He had sold four businesses before this—two public-houses and two ham and beef shops. One of the latter he sold for £2OO. The pur chaser died shortly after, and he bought it back for £6O cash, a bill for £2O, and the back rent and taxes. He sold it after for £l5O. He was now managing the Queen's Arms Hotel at Kilburn for Mr. Kenshole. Tozer sold the Ben Jonson, and was employed for the sale of one of the ham and beef shops. When the sausage rolls got stale he gave them away. Messrs. Lightfoot 's manager said the house had been in the hands of four unfortunate tenants, and the trade had suffered in consequence. Mr. Walkley, pieman, deposed that he supplied the defendant on the 20th December, for the open ing of the house, with one gross of 2d. " weal and ham" pies, a gross and a half of sausage rolls, and the same quantity of mince pies. On the 24th he supplied him with one gross and a half more. He called on the plaintiff, but received no order. De fendant did not tell him not to call. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry—Do you eat your own pies ? Witness—l can eat anything after the aristo cracy of Westbourne-grove. (Loud laughter.) I eat them every day in my life. Mr. Sergeant Parry—And you look very well after it. Seeing the effect they have on you I withdraw my former notion respecting them. (Laughter.) The further hearing of the case was adjourned. officer as that described in the affidavit. He asked , Dr. Bpinks if he had read the affidavits Dr. Spinks answered in the affirmative, and he considered that the person making the affidavit had described his employment. Sir C. Cressweli said there was an air of mystery about the whole matter, for the affidavit did not give the Court the necessary information. It set forth that the party making the affidavit had made inquiries of the father of Matilda Lake, the wit ness in question, at Hackney-wick, and from infor mation he received he applied to a person at limner ton, near Hackney, who said ho knew where Matilda Lake was then living. He afterwards saw the party,who said that Matilda Lake's brother had given him the name of the town where she was then residing, but the name of that town did not appear in the affidavit. It then went on to state that Archer wrote to the superintendent of police of the town, requesting him to make inquiries respecting Matilda Lake, and received a letter from him to the effect that he had not obtained any information about her up to November last. Archer proceeded to say that he and the superintendent mentioned were prosecuting their inquiries, with a view to serve a subpoena on Matilda Lake. Dr. Swabey, on the part of 'the petitioner, the Hon. Charles George Grantley Berkeley, said that it appeared the father of the witness Lake was un willing to give any information respecting his daughter, in consequence of the painful nature of the disclosures she would be called on to make. Dr. Spinks said that no doubt there was a vague ness in the affidavit, but this was a case in which the husband petitioned for a restitution of conjugal rights, and the wife might be compelled to cohabit with him again. The husband would not be put to any additional expense by the postponement of the Dr. Swabey observed that this inquiry relative to the witness Lake had been going on from No vember, 1861,t0 the present month without success. Sir C. Cresswell said he would consent to the postponement of the trial till next term, if it could be shown that Mrs. Berkeley had any separate maintenance he would direct her to pay the costs of the present application pending the suit. Dr. Swabey complained that some of Mr. Berke ley's papers were detained by her attorney for debts. Sir C. Oresswell—Then let him pay the debts. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—WORCESTER, Dec. ii. The assizes for this city and county commenced to day, the commission having been opened yester day evening. (Before Mr. Justice Mellor.) The county calendar presented two cases of mur der, three of arson, and several of burglary and highway robbery. There were no prisoners for trial from the city. Mr. Justice Mellor, in charging the grand jury, alluded to the system of penal servitude. Alluding to the arson cases he said it appeared to him that penal servitude or imprisonment had no terror for such criminals, and that consideration induced him to refer to the theory on which the penal system of the country was carried out, and how far it had succeeded or failed. The question was perhaps not quite ripe for consideration, but he did concur in the remarks that had been made elsewhere in regard to ticket-of-leave convicts. He would not say it was a good system, and he always thought we had been too hasty in abandoning the old system of trans- Fortation ; for he thought there was little chance of reforming the old and confirmed criminal as long as he remained in this country. Bat under the ticket-of-leave system a man sentenced to penal servitude might have a portion of his term of servi tude remitted it his conduct had been good subse quent to the passing of his sentence. The object of this was to induce the convict to practise habits of self-restraint, and to accustom himself to labour, so that those habits might influence his conduct on regaining liberty. And he was at a loss to know how the carrying out of the full term of confinement would benefit the public, or that it would effect a greater amount of security for the public than if the prisoner was liberated before the full comple tion of his term with habits of self-restraint and in dustry engrafted in his character. His own experi ence induced him to place no faith in the reforma tion of any criminal after he had attained a cer tain age, but he considered the reformatory system which had been lately introduced into this country one well suited to the treatment of juvenile offenders. But with regard to the present system of the treatment of adult criminals, he thought they could not say that it bad utterly failed. On the contrary, if they could not return to the old system of transportation he thought no better system could be devised than that now in practice. It was, per haps due:to:the ticket-of-leave system that criminals were not reclaimed. He believed there was very little chance of reclaiming a man who had suffered penal servitude ; and employers of labour were naturally averse to taking iato their service persons of this kind. His lordship, after some further re marks, came to the conclusion that recurrence to the transportation system was the only means of assur ing to the public comparative security of person and property. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN. Charles Cottrell was charged with placing a piece of timber on the West Midland Railway, at Norton, near Worcester, with intent to obstruct the traffic. Mr. Best conducted the prosecution; the pri soner was undefended. It appeared that on the morning of Dec. 1 a dis tance post had been removed from its position and placed on the line. A luggage train had met with the obstruction, but the engine had thrust it off the rail without causing any damage, except to the post. Suspicion fell on the prisoner, and the police, with some difficulty, traced the crime to him. He pre tended drunkenness. Having been convicted, The learned Judge passed sentence of four years' Trnal servitude, and commented on the enormity of the offence. It appears this is the third case of the kind that has occurred on different part of the railway within six months. ARSON. SVm. Colston and Geo. Robinson were charged with maliciously setting fire to a barn, the property of Wm. Tolley, at Northwich, on Nov. 16. This was another diabolical case. The two pri soners had gone to the house of Mr. Tolley, a large farmer at Northwich, on Sunday morning, the 10th ult , and asked for alms. They were told there was nothing for them, on whic`a they muttered threats about knocking a hole in the premises. They lin gered about the place a short time, and, having begged some matches of a cottager, deliberately set the barn on fire. A quantity of corn and imple ments in the barn were destroyed. The prisoners, on being arraigned, pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to 6 years' penal servitude each. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LIVERPOOL, Dec. 11. CROWN COURT. SHOOTING A SAILOR ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP. James William Causeland, 37,was charged with shooting Thomas Farrel, on board the American ship Young Sam, on the 18th ult. The prisoner was the first mate of the above ves sel, and the prosecutor was a seaman an board of her. The Young Sam was lying in the river be tween Liverpool and New Brighton, and the prose cutor and some of the other sailors were pumping. While they were at work they were talking loudly, on which the prisoner told them to hold their tongues and mind their work. Farrel, thinking that the prisoner's interference was uncalled for and vexatious, replied to the effect that he would not be bullied as he had been on the last voyage. Ultimately the prisoner ordered Farrel to be placed in irons, but Farrel, drawing a knife, said that he would not be put in irons even if they killed him. The second mate at this point armed himself with a bowieknife and an iron bar, and joined in the al tercation, but before any blows were struck the pri soner came out of the cabin with a revolver, and shot Farrel through the hand and on the hip. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wounding. Sentence deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec.II. MARYLEBONE.—CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR.— A fellow, with a slight moustache, who gave the name of Chas. Austin, but refused his address, was charged with burglariously entering the house of J. H. Tremenheere, Esq., 12, Howley-place, Pad dington, with intent to rob, &c. John Leach, a railway porter, late 334 D, said— About two this morning, I was aroused by hearing the sniashin . g of glas s , an d hear i ng something fall. For some t ime after this I listened, and upon two distinct occasions heard something move, when I got up and looked through the window into the garden, where, by the reflection of the moon, I saw a man's figure upon the window. I put on some of my elothts, and lighting a candle, I went down to the garden, and as I got there I saw a man jump on to the wall. Previous to this I heard some one try to get in at the back door in the garden. I got the assistance of a constsble, and we went over the house and garden, and just as we had finished o ur search we h ear d cries for assistance, and on gett ing to the spot I found the prisoner struggling and strik ing. an offi cer , when I seized him and knocked his head a ga i nst the coping of the wail, after which tie said h e would go quietly. The house is full of fur niture and v a l ua bl es, an d I am l e f t i n c h arge of it by Mr. Tremenheere. The flower-pots in the clos et had been k noc k e d d own an d th e w i n d o w wag op en, the entrance having been effected by slipping back the catch. Wm. Mitchell, 71 D, said—About three o'clock this mornicg I was in Howley-place, and bearing a disturbance, and that a burglar was about, I went to the end of the gardens, whilst a brother officer went into the house, I watched for about five minutes, when I saw prisoner climb over three gar den walls, then into Herbert Villa, and then jump into the road. Prisoner ran towards the place where I was, and I took hold of him by the collar, when he said, " What do you w - Int to touch me for? I wonder at you." He, as I took hold of him, tried to strike me, when I called for assistance. He was conveyed to the station, where, on being searched, a box of silent matches and a knife were found on him. On taking off his boots his feet were found to be covered with fresh mud and mould. Samuel Doble, 147 D, said—This morning I was directed to go and examine the premises, 12, How ley-place, and found that the catch of the window had been forced back with a knife. I went into the closet and saw the marks of naked feet. At the back of the ga, den of No. 18, in the corner, there were marks as if a man had been sitting down, as well as the marks of a man's toes. The prisoner's clothes corresponded with the marks on the mould in the corner. On looking about I saw that some mould had been turned up and disturbed, and on looking it over I found a couple of skeleton keys, with curl ously-co lstructed wards at each end, making as good as four keys. The marks upon the window entirely corresponded with the knife found on the prisoner. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoner for a week. AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—CharIes Pearce and George Johnson, young fellows, and Caroline Pearce a young woman, who behaved herself with bad de meanor in the box, were charged on remand as under. A young man named James Collins, who has upon many occasions placed parties in the hands of the police for thieving and robberies at shops, said that about half-past five in the evening he was in the Hampstead-road, when he saw Charles Pearce go to the shop of Mr. Plant, hatter, and take down a bundle of umbrellas, whilst the other two prisoners " covered" him. After they left with the plunder they went up a gateway, and he (witness) spoke to the police. Mr. Plant said the umbrellas produced were his property. The further evidence went to show that when the prisoners were taken they made a most determined resistance to the officers, Maybank, 270 S, and Mer rick, 328 8, before they were got to the station house. They had since threatened that they would murder Collins and the prosecutor. Mr. Mansfield committed all the prisoners for trial. They all begged to be dealt with by his worship, but they were removed, as it is believed that former convictions will be proved against them on their trial. SUPPOSED EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Five boys, named Henry Sell, Thomas Lewis, Benjamin Mop pet, George Barton, and Charles Austin, and two women named Charlotte Taylor and Sarah Howard, mother and daughter, were placed at the bar, charged by Jones, 174 D, under these circum stances : It appeared OA on the previous evening Mr. Northeote, cheesemonger, of Clifton-road, Padding ton, was robbed of two Bath chaps, and in conse quence of Sell being suspected as one of the thieves, Jones followed him into a house in Devonshire street and took him into custody. On his being told what he was wanted for, he said he was not the only one that was there. There were four others in it, at the same time giving their names and ad dresses. They were soon after captured, and from certain information he (the officer) received, he went to No. 10, Paul-street, where the female pri soners lodged. Taylor was asked what she had done with the Bath chaps, to which she replied that she knew nothing about them, and at the same moment Jones observed her place a cloth under the bed. He laid hold of it, and on opening it dis covered a smoking-hot "chap," which had evidently not been long taken out of the pot. She then said that her daughter had bought it. Howard, for whose arrival he (Jones) waited some time, at length returned home, when she repeated what her mother had stated, viz., that she had bought the " chaps" for sixpence, but did not know from whom. The rooms occupied by the two women were searched, and in them were discovered a quantity of gloves, hair-nets, linen, cards, scented soap, some purses, and cigars, and, in addition thereto, no fewer than 83 duplicates for watches, rings, dresses, &c. The officers applied for a remand, when Mr. Mansfield ordered them to be brought up again next Wednesday. CLERKENWELL.—A TRADESMAN SENT TO PRISON FOR ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—John Eaton, eged 30, a silversmith, carrying on business at 3, Oakley-road, Islington, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting Police constable Taylor, 336 N, and Miles, 434 N, in the execution of their duty at Islington. The defendant, who has before figured at this court on charges of disorder and assaults, behaved in a very rude manner to the magistrate, called bim and the officers bad names, interrupting the pro ceedings by dreadful oaths. The prisoner, it appeared, was drunk the night before, and got into a cab which was already en gaged. When asked to get out he refused, and the police were then called, on which the prisoner got out and struck and kicked the constables, and be haved in a very violent manner. He made a great disturbance, and it was with much difficulty he could be got to the station. The prisoner said he was not going to deny that he had struck the police, and be would do so again, or any other man—(a laugh)—if they interfered with him. He was a respectable man, and could pay any amount of fine the magistrate liked to inflict. The magistrate said he should send the prisoner to the House of Correction for 21 days, with hard labour, without the option of a fine. An application was afterwards made to remit the imprisonment on payment of a fine, but the magis trate declined to alter his decision. LAMBETH.—THE CHARGE AGAINST A SERVANT OF HAVING ASSISTED HER SWEETHEART IN PLUN DERING HER MASTER.—Martha Quentrell the young woman who had been in custody for nearly a fortnight :on a charge of being concerned with a young man who had been keeping company with her in stealing from the residence of Mr. Rudd, her ma ter, a gold watch and several articles of plate, of the value of nearly £6O, was again placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton. It will be recollected from the testimony given on the former examination, that on the day of the robbery prisoner wassent upstairs by her mistress to do up the rooms, and about ten o'clock she came downstairs and asked her mistress if she had heard footsteps in the drawing-room, and also heard the front door open and close, as if some person went out. The prisoner affected great alarm, and run ning up to her bedroom, at the top of the house, ex claimed that thieves had been in the house, and had broken her box open and taken away £2 155., her money. Suspicion was at once entertained that the prisoner was connected with the robbery, for though she had been nearly two hours upstairs she had not done a single thing; and on Mr. Rudd' s re t urn home he sent to the Brixton station for Sergeant Hammond, 10 I', and that officer looking at the manner in which the plate-chest and the prisoner's box had been forced open, he had very little doubt of the prisoner's participation in the robbery. Mr. Rudd, her master, however did not wish to give her into custody at the moment, and said he should take till the morning to consider it, but in the course of the night the prisoner broke out of the house by forcing the kitohen window, and was not appre hended until the following evening, when she was met in Newington by the officer. Between the first and second examination the prosecutor received a brown paper parcel, in which was enclosed a small iron bar or "jemmy," and a note addressed to him, the letter purporting to have been written by the person who had committed the robbery, and who signed himself "Burglar to her Majesty," and stat ing that his slavey, the prisoner, knew nothing whatever about it ; and since the last examination Mr. Rudd had received, in the same hannwriting, a note of a threatening character. A Norfolk clergy man and magistrate was now present at the pri soner's examination, and gave a high character of her father, who, he said, lived in the parish, and is a respectable man, and testimonials to the same effect were also furnished to:the magistrate by several re spectable gentlemen. Sergeant Hammond applied for a further remand, as he had not been able to apprehend her supposed companion in the robbery, but the application was opposed by the prisoner's attorney, who con tended that there was not a tittle of evidence to show her guilt, and therefore hoped his worship would not detain her longer in custody, but at once discharge her. Mr. Norton observed that the case was one that could not be hurried over, and he must therefore grant the remand. i l s ie d c o o i t n il g d not comply p a p i l i i d ed that the prisoner might, b e ad T m h it e te s , o i l t i o cit h o a r i l with might inter he (Mr. Norton) wisi ng ' to say a few While on the No t t e h r e A e l a r sv ii p i N t l h i o e r a t t i:i e n o n e r , o e u b p r e l s e i e e a d o u f s t e h jt a i h s t tice. sub jectwordosf i i n )ai r l eference to some remarks reported in the journals of that morning, made b y t h e Lord Chief Baron, on his (Mr. Norton) refusing to take bail in a case where the parties had been charged before begged to say, that his refus al yt to at ac in ce a Mr. Elliott, and remand e d b h • accept sbt bail a i i t d e d not arise from any de licacy I; of feeling whatever, but from the simple fact that the enable him him to do so, The parties charged were under re =rid at the time, and it wag not until after com mittal that the committing magistrate had the power to delegate to a second magistrate the liberty to accept bail_ He (Mr. Norton) thought it proper to set himself right in this matter. THAMES.—VIOLENT GAROTTE ROBBERY Catherine Harrington, a strong and mascaline, woman, was brought before Mr, Woolrych, charg'en with having, in conjunction with two others not ia custody, assaulted and robbed a seaman, named Morris Hurbur, belonging to the collier ship Chance, lying in the river. The prosecutor said he was in Ratcliff-highwaYd on the preceding evening. He was not so ber and not drunk, but he knew the prisoner was the pe rson wbo took from him 17s. 6d. or 18s. There were tw o florins, 8 shillings, and 19 sixpences in his pocket`' the right-hand trousers pocket. He was in a public house in the Highway called the United States, and had three pots of porter with a shipmate, whom he came on shore to have a carouse with. When h.e, came out of the United States three perso ns laiu hold of him, and one of them—it was the prisoner' put her arms round his neck and strangled hinl` If he had had any instrument in his hand he would have killed al, three, according to what he saw in the newspapers—(laughter)—and you, sir, you worship, might have done what you liked with Met for I think it no sin to kill such wretches as these. (Great laughter.) Henry Willock, a police constable, 418 A , sai( , l . he saw the prosecutor come from a night-house with two other sailors, this morning, and after Har bor had left his shipmates he went down a dark en d narrow alley towards the water-side. He saw the prisoner, another prostitute, and a man following the sailor. He suspeci`fd them, and followed. ge heard money fail, and when he came up with the, party the prisoner had her an... round the neck a the sailor, while the others were rifling his pockets. The other two saw him approaching, and ran away. He seized the prisoner, and took from her hand 3 0 . The prisoner, in a whining tone, and pret en dine to cry, said—l was very much in liquor , I W es ' indeed, sir. Mr. Woolrych—l shall send you for trial at th e Old Bailey for a highway robbery with violence. The Sailor—Give her 20 years now, sir ; it will be some satisfaction to me and other sailors. (Laughter.) Mr. Woolrych—l am sorry I cannot accomnle date you. The Sailor—l have been a mariner 30 years, and was at the Queen's Palace at Osborne four years, and this is how lam served. These wretches would take the clothes and boots off a sailor. Give her ne less than 20 years' transportation, your worshiP• (Laughter.) After some discussion, and it appearing that the prosecutor was about to sail with his ship, the PO' soner's plea of guilty was received, and she We'cl sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with bar lab It o was afterwards stated by Dillon, a police ea' geant, 19 K, that the prisoner had been twice al victed of felony at the sessions, three times 801' marily convicted, and that she had been in custo d y 20 times. GOUN7.RI MARALLS. ►---------- MANCHESTER—DEC. 11. This morning at our market there was only a liraited demand for wheat, at a reduction of is to 2s per quarter ot; English, and 3d to 4d per 1001 bs on American. quartet moved off slowly. Oats dull, and oatmeal recede d 6d 17./1 load. English beans declined is to 2s per qr. Indian ce 3d to 6d cheaper. BIRMINGHAM—DEC. 11. A full supply of grain, with no improvement in PI —,&nglish wheat was sold at 54s to 605 for white, en o ut,""to Zto 6s per 36 stone for red. Barley, new malting, at'qg 42s per qr ; grinding, 26s to 30s Oats, old, 28s to r. per 30 stone ; new, 22s to 255. Beans , 41 s to 44s per ". Peas, 40s to 48s per 36 stone. PLYMOUTH—DEC. 9. • 51 0 White, 56s to 608; red, 54s to 568 per qr; Dantzl%lo.. to 58s ; American, 51s to 55s ; Spanish, —s to -- 0 ~; Z o o sian, —s to —s. Barley at previ o us rates-34s to 3 8d qr qr for malting ; grinding, 27s to 288 ; oats, 23s t 02 70, beans, —s to —s; flour, 38s to 41s Od. EDINBUG GRAIN—DEc. 10. A good supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which br ought fully the prices of this day week. The business truor acted in most articles showed a slight improvemen t. Wheat on the top 4. od down ..... average is 5d 4: 10 " -- Barley on the top is 6d down Oats on them top 3s d Odown g Bpeus on the top is down... average vveerr averag e aag ee 2 Os: 1 26 1d dd tin Up. 2P: Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .. 388 qrs Sold 277 qrs 8ar1ey........2031 qrs Sold 1140 qrs Oats Beans 56 qrs Sold 9 (1 11 ' A , Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 45 s Od ; extras , 43 9 0‘" superfine, 41s Od ; fine, 39s Od. CORK—DEC. 10. Ited The following were the quotations this morning :--- to wheat, 15s Od to 23s 6d; white, 168 Od to 27s Od, barleYV to Od to 162 2d ; oats, 8s 6d to 13s Od. ; new here, — 0 —s Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—DEC. 9. The show of fat beasts to-day was very good, and ale i quality generally good. There was a large attendance °t buyers, and beasts sold well. Sheep scarce, and no gr es show of pigs. Calves were scarce. lid Beef 6d to 6id Veal . .......... 7d to ii 7d to 8d Pork . Mutton ... e. Lamb —d to —d Rough ..... 4s Od per sten ........ 50 t ° " Hides, 3d to 4id; calf skins, 5d to 6d. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Crompton and a Special Jury.) LINTON V. MERSON.-LUNCHEON BARS AND SAUSAGES. This was an action to recover compensation for alleged misrepresentation relative to the sale of a coffee house and refreshment bar. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Henry James were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Biron were for the defendant. The defendant was the keeper of a coffee-house and .refreshment bar called the Ship and Notch Block, Ratcliff highway. The alleged false repre sentations were that the defendant wished to leave for family reasons—that it was a genuine concern, and that as he could make a living out of it the plaintiff could not fail in doing so. He sold 600 sausage rolls weekly over the counter—a fortunate thing, said the learned counsel, for the neighbour hood that he did not (laughter)—that he made up more beds nightly than paid the rent and taxes, and that he had frequently had to turn away cus tomers. His wife's mamma, who lived at the West end, objected to her serving the class of customers who frequented the house. (Laughter.) As his wife insisted on closing the house at nine o'clock at night much that would otherwise have been taken was lost, and he instanced taking £3 in one night from 9 till 12 o'clock when he kept the house open in his wife's absence. On the defendant's re presentations plaintiff agreed to give him £3lO for the business. He paid £5O deposit, and afterwards £9O cash—two bills for £3O and a promissory note for £l4O to Messrs. Lightfoot, the brewers, who had a claim on the house. After he took possession he found that none of the representations were re alised. The coffee trade was not worth more than 3s. per week, and he scarcely let a bed. A. fe, , j months after the brewers took possession of the house, and a fortnight after the freeholder ejected them. In proof of the wife's mother's respectabi lity defendant produced to plaintiff a letter, pur porting to come from the Queen's physician, stat ing that the mother's life was only a question of a few hours. On her death the defendant said his children would have £2,000 settled on each of them. On one occasion, when the plaintiff passed through the bar he found a number of persons eat ing, drinking, and smoking, and others call ing for beer and cigars. (Laughter.) The whole thing was a sham. There was no sausage rolls sold—in fact the defendant told the sausage roll man not to call, as the plaintiff would not want any—(laughter)—and with regard to the drinking and smoking going on, it was given away by the defendant to induce the plaintiff to believe there was a trade to the house. The trade varied from 3s. to Os. or 7s. per day, and on one Sunday the barman gave him 2d. as the gross receipts. (Laughter). Plaintiff had to borrow £2B to live on during the three months he kept the house open. He offered the business to the defendant for £5O but be declined to accept it. The Plaintiff and other witnesses were called, and it appeared that the letter referred to was from Dr. Hamilton Roe. The two bills for the £3O were re newed. Plaintiff made some alterations after he took possession, and he sold about £5 worth of articles and fixtures. A former occupier, who kept the house open as a sailors' lodging- house, said he did well there during the Crimean war. He made up about 70 beds. He sold the business for £lBO, but only got half the money. Mr. Michaels, who lived opposite, and kept a beer and coffee-house in addition to his clothes shop, said there was no trade done in coffee and lunches in Rateliff-highway. Meat was put in the window, and it remained there till spoiled. (Laughter.) Mr. Huddleston—Why, you keep a coffee-house ! Witness—Yes, for my wife to amuse herself. I have no customers. (Laughter.) The house was fisted up very fine, like the West-end. (Laughter.) Outside was painted up " A sausage roll and a glass of ale for 2d.' (Laughter.) Witness also had a photographic establishment, and took the sailors' likenesses—(laughter)—but he did not stand at the door with a card and request the public " to walk up and be done." (Loud laughter.) Miss Sophia Michaels was called, but she added nothing to the case. She, however, repudiated her father's assertion that her mother made coffee for her amusement. The defence was that no such misrepresentations were made as alleged. He told the plaintiff that his wife disliked the business on account of the number of loose characters that assembled there. The plaintiff when told of it said he had_no such objections, and intended to make it a sailors' lodg ing -house. He was further told by the defendant and his wife that the house was only fit for that trade, and that they had made a mistake in fitting it up as a luncheon bar. He added that as he had only been there about six weeks he was unable to say anything about the trade, but expressed an opi nion that it was capable of being improved. The fact was the defendant's wife objected to the cha racter of the trade, and would have the house closed at nine o'clock at night and all Sundays. The plain tiff was told so, and it was only in consequence of his not getting the pecuniary assistance he antici pated with which to change it into a sailors' lodg• ing-honse that the speculation failed. The charge of giving away sausage rolls, &c., was false. The learned sergeant had dwelt so often and so long on the sausages as to impress them with the idea thit he was horrified at the notion of the neighbourhood being ?poisoned ; but Mr. Huddleston would dis abuse him by calling the sausage -roll man, who would give him a full description of their constitu tion. (Laughter.) That witness would also prove that the defendant did sell 600 sausages the first week he opened the house as a luncheon bar. The defendant purchased the lease from Bolas, the previous occupier, for £l2O, and paid the back rent and taxes. The brewers advanced him £l5O. He spent about £175 on the premises. The brewers did the gold writing about the sausage and beer department. It was notorious that it was the best sailors' lodging-house in the neighbourhood. Between eight and nine o'clock at night, the lime when the loose girls were about, his wile insisted on having the house closed. The swearing in the neighbourhood, the defendant said, was so bad that they could not go to bed till three o'clock in the morning. After he opened the house he found out that sailors and loose girls were the only custo mers. It was, however, an excellent trade in its way, so far as it went. (Laughter.) The defendant in his e v id ence sa i d that a fortnight after the plain tiff had p urc h ase d t h e b us i ness, and was stand i ng at the bar, there " was some sort of thing —a mysteri- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Willes and Common Juries.) ROBERTS V. GEE. This was an action for wages. The defendant pleaded never indebted and payment before action brought. Mr. M'Donald was counself for the plaintiff; Mr. Tindal Atkinson for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff that the defendant engaged him as his clerk at a salary of two guineas per week, and he served in defendant's office for five or six months. At the expiration of that time the defendant became bank rupt, and his salary was then reduced to 30s. per week ; but the plaintiff alleged that instead of having his regular salary paid him he never had more than 10s. per week. He now sought to re cover the difference between that sum and two gui neas for about five months, and the difference be tween that sum and 30s. for two months. The plaintiff, in his cross-examination, admitted that he had left Manchester in consequence of having received money for his employers which he did not pay over, The defence was that when the plaintiff came to London he was in a most miserable condition. He called on the defendant, said he was starving, and begged that he would give him something to eat. The defendant did so and also gave him some clothes. On the following day the plaintiff called on the de fendant at his office and solicited employment. The defendant engaged him to do certain work in the office for Bs. or 10s. per week, and the plaintiff was paid by shillings, sixpences, and so on, as he wanted it. He was paid more than 10s. per week. Upon the defendant becoming bankrupt he had no more use for the plaintiff, and he left the defendant's em ploy without asking for the claim he now made. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. HOLLAM V. THE GREAT :WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney's clerk, residing at Gloucester, to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Powell were eounsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Denman, Q.C., for the defendants. It appeared from the evidence of the 'plaintiff that on the night of the 24th September last he ar rived by the train from London at the Gloucester station. He was getting out of the carriage when, in consequence of there not being sufficient light at the station, he fell down between the carriage and the platform and broke his sh - ulder blade. He was taken home and attended by a medical man, and in curred expenses amounting to £25. The defence was that the platform w as we ll lighted, and that the accident occurred by the plain tiff slipping from the platform whilst looking into the carriage after getting out of the carriage, and not from any want of care on the p ar t o f th e com oany's servants in lighting the station. The jury, after having been locked up for an hour and a half, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, one farthing. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, after .Term, at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and a Special Jury.) HOLLAND, ASSIGNEE, V. DYER. This was an action by the assignee of a bankrupt ❑med Cornelius Robert Cole, to recover a sum of £7lO, the value of certain jewellery which it was alleged he made over just before his bankruptcy to the defendant. _ _ Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., and Mr. Henry Jones were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. D. Keane for the defendant. The bankrupt, Cole, purchased a jewellery busi ness at 182, Oxford-street, from the trustees of a person named Clark, for a sum of £l,OlB. Cole had formerly been in the employ of the defendant Dyer, his brother-in-law, who was a j ewe ll er i n Itegent•street, and, having no capital of his own he borrowed £250 from Dyer, and got him also to ac cept bills for the remainder of the purchase money. In May last an action of . ejectment was brought against him, and he was ejected from the premises. Afterwards he delivered over the whole of his stock in trade to Dyer, leaving in the house household furniture to the amount of only £5. The present plairtiff sued him for the bill of costs in the action of ejectment, and in July he was compelled to take the benefit of the act. Under these circumstances it became r, question whether the property handed to Dyer belonged to his assignees. Before the case for the plaintiff had terminated it was agreed to take a verdict for the plaintiff, and to leave the points of law to be determined by the Court *above. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Common Jury.) DAVEY V. COMBER AND WIFE. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning. Edward Wyng said that he had been a farmer and had known the deceased for a long time. He was engaged to attend on him from October, 1852, until his removal to the lunatic asylum. He also deposed to his altered conduct towards his wife and eldest daughter, and his acts of violence and eccen tricity. A witness named Lizard, a fellmonger, gave some corroborative evidence. John Stevens, a tailor, who had been living at Worthing, in the house of the deceased, in the lat ter end of November or the beginning of December, 1856, proved different acts of eccentricity on his part, and one occasion his having been obliged to hold him on his back in consequence of his violence. Mr. Stocker, a physician and medical superin tendent of the Grove Hall Lunatic Asylum, proved the admission of the deceased into the asylum, and said that at the time of his being removed he con sidered he was relieved, but not cured. Dr. Spinks and Dr. Deane having addressed the jury, The learned Judge summed up. The Jury retired, and after a long deliberation found a verdict that there was not sufficient proof of the competency of the deceased to make a will on the 25th of Jan., 1856, th e d ay o f it s exec ution. 1)e. Spinks, on b e h a l f of the defendants, sa id t h a t for t he sake of the peace of the family he was in structed not to ask for costs. BERKELEY V. BERKELEY. In this ease a motion was made on Tuesday last, on behalf of the Hon. Mrs. Berkeley, for a post ponement of the trial in consequence of the absence of a material witnpf,s, and the motion was ordered to stand over. Dr. Spinks, on the part of Mrs. Berkeley, now produced an a ffi da v i t i n support of the application by a person named J o h n A rc h er , w ho described himself as assistant to detective inquiry officer," which stated that he was still prosecutimg JIM inquiries relative to the absent witness. Frederick Smith, " a private Sir C. Crewmen fletid that he knew of no such ._ .-.., FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. De c ' 3. 1' Atue.ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..... via Marseilles ......... Dec . ' 4, cirazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. ....... ,/a ll o, Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Ja r( ' 19 , China, Penang, and Singapore, via S o uthampton.n ee ' 13. via Marseilles • . •Vee' 4, Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Deo* 1 , India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton• D .,, ee ,: 1S• via Marseilles ve"" il, [ndia (Bombay), via Southampton ne ° ' 0 , via Marseilles .. D ec. 4. Portuga1.... ec,°' 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ...... -y:: 13 , via Marseilles ........ v 10. pea• Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. Amarica, by Brit. packet.... Dee' by U.S. packet.. •ec Vee' •. 0 , by Canadian packet.fl 10, W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .......... i ...... ee. Bahamas, via New York . ne ° ' 29 , . „ n Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, i Deo , California, and British Columbia.. iyo THE CLYDE PORTS.—The position of th e C ports—Glasgow, Greenock, and Port Glasgow—is 4 101 by the Customs' returns for the past month to b e t o maintained with much steadiness, notwithstanding , ;( 0 trying circumstances of the moment. The amount of dnv.:4 received at Glasgow was £80,456 last month, as conlP e ;t with £81,183 in Nov., 1861, and £79,946 in Nov., 186 2 . 1a5C Greenock there was a decided advance the recell , " oB is month having been £92,743, as compared with 1 81 : 7 ,.. d af Nov., 1861, and £60,940 in Nov., 1860. At Port 07i n g there was some depression, th e rece ipt s l as t month b been £10,440, as compared with X 12,370 in Nov., 186i ' £12,643 in Nov., 1860. Tel 10.":„, [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment an. -: is e Severe Pains.—Squally and rainy weather give„. s : „i i to" very painful attacks in the muscles and joints,TTA fri . s be quickly removed by warm fomentations and u ,, r cl don with this soothing ointment. When well rubl 005 the affected parts it is forced through the skis? arl . ,,,' e d its cooling and soothing properties upon the infiar ou td irritated muscles and nerves. Holloway's pills a figlea taken at the same time; they greatly assist by re e d an all fever, and casting out all impurities en nurtured by disease. Sufferers from gout, rheurnatievw reli doloreux, muscular aches, and nervous pains ra ‘‘'fol l ° l/ upon the above treatment, and may with confidenn!liciort4 the instructions folded round every packet of the En e ' , gen, tie BIRTHS. ec tOrit GRIMSTON.—On the 10th inst., at Wake's Colne P' the Hon. Mrs. F. Grimston, of a son. 1 , 6 1* GRIFFITHS.—On the 11th inst., at Croydon-coral: o4 W. V. Griffiths, of a daughter. aia , Pt4 P, HOARE.—On the 9th inst., at Sydney, near Sou th the wife of Major Hoare, of a daughter. St. PiLx.proTorr.—On the 11th inst., at Sutton GrLint e itollt Helen's, Lancashire, the wife of William Dom"' jun., Esq., of a son. HZIIsT.T,.-z-fOn rtahreatlplthAuinssttra.,liaat, Etoa.rlseieuslhicaoJetipei MARRIAGES. 1 Ol u e tl a C II c c A h u a eldest daughter of William wdWrcic-,- House, Reading. Hunt, Esq., of um ,„ er° , DRURY—CARTER.—On the 9 h inst.,St. 143rbj10 Lee, Charles Dru, the t at , an cir i Drury, second son of the late 1. titer a Esq.. of Blackheatheldest daug , to Sarah, Thomas C -• Carter, Asq. pof Belmont-hill, Lee. DEATHS. ~,_ WO' CARMICHA.EL.—On the 9th inst, a t Leghorn, w' Lady Gibson Carmichael, aged 72. o re, 1‘1. 4 11 , OUGALL.—On the 10th inst , at 1 12 , Eaton la t e Sir Duncan M'Dougall, of goroba, Argyllshire, commanding 79th Highlanders. Oxf ord' MACIIRIDE.—On the 10 h • tat Magdalen nail, t in ~ Mary, the wife of 1)r. Macbride, aged 91. se ll- Ru 1,1.1.—0 n the 9th inst., in Upper Bedford-place, 11 0 0 fi. d, square, William Noble Rule, Esq. , fo rmerly of I nriralty, Somerset House. tile RAMSDEN.—On the Bth inst., at 17, Portm an-09 Rev. Henry James Ramsdcn, aged 25. al l ° o STOCKER,—On the Bth inst., at St. John's-woo, Stocker, Esq., aged 8. Edw ard Turner, the nst., at Reigate , Surrey, Turner,•aged 89. --!__---- LoNDorr : Printed and Published by JOHN CflAfqrnt of No. 112, Strand, Printe r, at THE SUN Office, °' j^j Strand, in the Precinc t of the Savoy, iu the Count) - Itliddleeem.—Friday, December 12, 1864