The Sun. — London, England, 1859-07-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The resources of the money market will be largely increased by the dividends now payable at 2.10 Amberg., Notting. Boat. the Bank of England. There is consequently and Eastern Jup.tion some expectation of a decline in the minimum rate 1314 1 4 4 " ; t io a l id a B n a j i gt m r e '& 2 1: of discount, notwithstanding the upward tendency st o2 k Birk., Lanc., and Chesh. lately experienced. It is contended that the posi- Junction tion of the Establishment will ultimately induce 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne the directors to make some relaxation if they desire Stock Bristol and Exeter to participate in the discount business of the Stock Caledonian metropolis, and intend to follow the course the st s ogk a r ezt a e n rAin il dLo o l l y l head have adopted in former periods. Unless some ad- 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage 20 C verse movement should occur, the result of the Cornwall A roves no div weekly board meeting will therefore be awaited 10 Do. A 10 Do. B until6p.C.per an. with some curiosity, as it would not create surprise , , o hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast Juno. if an alteration were announced within a very 25 -- Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. limited period. Stock East Anglian The Nimrod has been announced this mornin— Stock Eastern Counties ti Stock Eastern Union A Stock from Australia with £21,056 in specie. Stock Do. do. B Stock In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi- 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) ness was ver active, 'and American descriptions 25 East tts l an n ea t shire advanced 1-16 d. per lb. The sales amounted to 20 East Suffolk 15,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed strck l Eclin o trar and Glasgow with a rather dull appearance, and prices tended Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. downwards. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction S There was a meeting to-day of the New Bruns- Stock Diglgoesws & South Westn. wick and Canada Railway and Land Company, 10 Great North of Scotland when the accounts were submitted, showing a total Stock ec Great io i tomr t l ik expenditure of L 197,572 10s. ld. There was still Stock Do. do. B Stock a great want of capital to complete the works, Stock Gt ie S e r 414 e W rn stn.(Lreld) which the directors proposed to raise by debentures. Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk There was some complaint about the mismanage- 12 Irish South Easte. inept of the company, and it was suggested that a ro haonc:ragreLand Ca lisle. ommittee should be appointed to go into the 1613 4 Do. New Thirds accounts and , prospects of the company. The re- St l o 6 ck han o Lancashire & F Y.Al 6 csh*ir e port was therefore only received, and the meeting 9 Do. do. £9 shares.. was adjourned for the committee, now appointed, 20 D 3 Do o. u. Southport to make their report to the shareholders. Stock London and Illackwall The Bank of England directors have separated Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh I without announcing any change in their terms of Sto ck London &S.Coasti Stock London & North Westn discount. 121 Do. Eighths Continued inactivity prevails in the market for Stock London& South-Westn Public Securities, and very little business, except 255 L'de rry erri 8 & z n Coleraineislcl en— in connexion with the settlement, is recorded. Stock Man., ahet., & Lincoln Upon the whole, however, values are well main- Stock Metropolitan v tained, Consols being 931 =7,-. At one time they Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. were 93g g 1, and the. reaction is chiefly attributed to 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) a fractional decline in the Rentes. Special transfers 4,50 Do. Newcastle Shares P Sre a s nd Carlisle. have been effected at 931 ; i -I. A few transactions 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. have taken place for the August account at 93k 1. lo) Newry, & w A a rm t ag . h e, q t le e f ti ) Bank Stock remains steady, at 219-1- and 221 ; the Stock Norfolk Warp t., Threes are firm, at 93f, 94; and the Reduced, Stocko North British Union 94, 94 ; India Loan Scrip has receded to 941; and Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. n Stk Exchequer Bills are 225. to 245. prem. Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div 13 1 3 ,; g i nasbeenpcui A fair amount of business is recorded in Foreign s tock Do. 11 S Securities, and prices generally are well main- Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick tained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 751 to 761 ; ditto 25do,e2sN.E.Purchase New, 621 to 631 ; Dutch 4 per Cents. are firmer, at Stock Do.o Leeds P Do. York 99 ; Venezuelan Deferred at 16a ; ditto New 1 per Stock North London Cent. at 141 • Spanish at 42 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. 10 Nandestn., Hampstd City Junction at 102 • Sardinian are steady at 81 ; and Russian 20 North Staffordshire 4/ per 'Cents. at 94. 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. to this day, are in round figures as under : 20 Portsmouth 1859. 1858. 10 Rhymney Great Western... £35,954 £31,971 Stock Scottish Central North-Western 71,654 68,108 Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock South Western i s h u ll: e d n . Stock Brighton 16,140 19 , 130 10 Sittgbounie & Sheer. Midland South-Eastern Great Northern' 23,100 20,732 Stock South wales Lancashire and Yorkshire . 27,832 26,410 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Bristol and Exeter Do. do Staines Wok., & Wok.. North Eastern D ., arlingto . n. Share) Railways. ll'aid. Lancaster and Carlisle 7;206 6,678 London and Blackwall Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,509 9,824 North British Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,725 4,291 West Hartlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,690 5,291 The above traffic returns continue to show a satisfactory increase on most of the principal lines, compared with those of the same period of the previous year. Off the Great Western it amounts to L 3,983; on the North-Western, to £3,591 ; on the South-Western, to £493 ; on the Midland, to £1,845 ; on the South-Eastern, to £9B ; on the Great Northern, to £2,368 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to £1,422; on the North-Eastern, to £5,255 ; on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, to £434 ; and on the Edinburgh and Glasgow, to £399. There is a decrease of £167 on the Glasgow and South-Western ; of £1,205 on the Grand Trunk of Canada; and of £905 on the Great Western of Canada. Business in the Railway Share Market has been s inactive, and, in several instances, prices have shown a rather downward tendency. Lancashire st and Yorkshire, Midland, and North-Eastern (Ber wick), have declined 55.; and South-Western 10s. ; Great-Western and North-British have advanced ss. ; and London and Blackwall, £l. The foreign and colonial -lines have been very inactive. Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares are at 7! , 71; and the New at 7 '7 Great Western of Canada have improved to 151, 151 ; Great Indian St Peninsula are at 981, and East Indian at 102 and f t 102 1 . st Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares st are dull, at about former rates. Union of Australia I declined 10s., and Union of London improved ss. si Red Sea Telegraph were steady, at 101; and Van , Diemen's Land at 9. eft 25 Do. do. 1855 - 25 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Stock Vale of Neath Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do. B 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Chiss 20 Do. 2d Class Share` BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Did-) under £l,OOO Cotsols for Account (July 8) 931 1 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid .. 22 4 4 Ditto £5OO .....24 21 Ditto Small, 11d. 24 21 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent .. Ditto Deferred Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 631 Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .. 181 1 Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian 5 per Cent Bl Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred l6l Ditto 1 per Cent. l4l x d Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificate; 4 per Cont. Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK Consols for Apeount, July 8 .. • • 93 i i ____ GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETT OF GREAT BRITAIN. The sixth annual general meeting of this society was St , held last night under the presidency of the Earl of Elles mere at $ ridgewater House. At eight o'clock the splendid St galleries of art and vertu were thrown open for the reeep- St , tion of the fellows and members, who assembled in hun- 2 dreds at the appointed time ; and the proceedings appeared 2 to excite considerable interest and pleasure. Several col- 2 lections of pedigree and illuminated MSS. were submitted, St and lively conversations took place en the success that had been attained, and on the important nature of future,pro eeedings. The report and accounts gave general satisfac tion. It appeared to us a matter of surprise how this society had attained to such a high degree of patronage and use fulness without thrusting itself into public notice but we were gratified on making ou rs el ves a cquainted with its na ture and objects. According to the statements made and the reports given, the soci e ty was f oun d e d i n 1854 b y a b o d y o f noblemen st, and gentlemen who were impressed with the idea i ' while al mos t a ll arts, sc i ences, and pursu i ts, h a d their particular associations, there was none for the elucidation, compilation, and illustration of family history. That the learned institutions ought to rank amongst them One for genealogical and historical purposes and pur suits cannot be doubted, when we consider that history of families, and that in private collections and cora nnlY i naccessible archives, he the principal documents d evidences which form the secret of our country's his tory. society We were gra tifi e d on finding that the labours of the had b een devoted to the discovery, elucidation, ar rangement, illustration of, and rendering available, all those sources of information which had hitherto lain concealed ; and that in this task the council were aided by upwards of 200 corresponding associates, consisting of noblemen, cler gymen, and gentlemen, who, having great advantages of access to family collections, kindly gave their assistance in genealogical and historical inquiries and pursuits. In such inquiries it has too frequently been a matter of expense and difficulty, —even learned men have been puzzled where to go or how to proceed to obtain a so lution of some quer), of great importance in general or family history. It IS, therefore, not astonishing that such a society as this should have so speedily attained so high a degree of usefulness, and have secured to itself such a distinguished amount a ppreciation as appears to have been accorded m to it d of during the pa s t s i x years o f it s xistence. The cordial thanks of the council and fellows was given to the committee of research and the secretary, and the vast assemblage began to retire at 11 o'clock. Amongst the distinguished persons present we noticed Lord Farnham Sir Brook Wm. Bridges, Hon. Roper Cur zon, Sir Archibald Alison, Dr. Henry Christmas, and very many other celebrities in the literary world. On the Amsterdam Bourse yesterday there was a further fall of 3 per cent. in Austrian stocks. They opened on Tuesday at 43k, and closed yesterday afternoon at 40i. The total decline since Monday has been 41 per cent. 'HARE MARKET.-(TMS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing \ iltisineSS Price. 61 6 71 8 1 72 74 i 32 nB5 94 96 79} 801 4i 5 74 8} 14 154 57 58 37 42 26 28 12 14 92 94 71 7 3 25i 26i 91 93 10 104 100 101 82 84 130 132 104 106 55 56 53 55 84 88 10 114 p' 10 Ili p 93 84 1 d 1 d 63 65 112 113 91, 92i It 11 d, 93 94 5 7 36 87 994 1004 74 76 9 11 57 69 31 B d 55 651 891 891 45 451 721 73 98 102 4} 3.; 41 13 14 6 6 31 32 8 5i 109 110 24 244 80 82 43 44 4 3 (1 414 421 69 694 60 61 63 67 8 11 351 Stll 70 75 6 6,? 3 31 71 7 100 100 all all all all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (Issued at £5O) Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Ki Do. do. do. Shares Ack Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 1.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. ock Chester Si Holyhd, 54 pc ;ock Do. do. 5 p. ct. k l 9 Cork p ei % l nl7o p. C. a E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc toe Do. do. Class B 6 pc tock Do. do. Class C 7 pc tock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l StockiDo. do N 0.2 St ,ock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. ;ock East Lanc. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths ,ock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares ,ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. ,ock Furness, 5 per cent ,ock Glas. &S West. ‘2.- a. spc ock Great Northern, 5 p. et ;ock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pro Lock Do. 4,1 p. c. do. do. 10 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm LO • Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ifit pf , ock Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock SO reat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . ock Do. Redeemable, 41 ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. ock Do. Irredeemable, do bock Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares 10 Dodo. sp. ct. pref bock Do Birming. guar. stock 26 Do. Chester guar.shares 14 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. ,ocli Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock ;ock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l ;ock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...N0.2 ;ock Do. New gua., 6 p. et took Do. do. 5 p. c. ... . . No. 4 Lock L on .& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. .... .. . . took Lon.&S. W,7p.ct. stock, ate3d shares ..... . . 14 L on dondy & Cole, she. , 14 Londontly.& Ennis sh.' itock Man.,Sh., & Lin.,6p. ct. all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all 6 Do. £6 ....... . bock Do. 31 per cent ... . li 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c 1 2 i f Do. 4 per cent... Do. ,ock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock ,ock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct 1 ;ock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 1 6 Do. with option till 1860 took Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 1 10 1 NewportAber,&c. p ret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m 10 Do. Perpet, Bp. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p.c. sh ores took Do. sp. c. Ext. Stock,lB4 6 1. \ bock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 bock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 : bock North British, 5 per cent ' took Do. New, gua. 5 per cent ' bock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dsk.Co. ' lock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. took Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 8 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 12/ Do. do. Quarters, 1846. . 25 80. York, H.& S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire bock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc:lstg bock Do. do. do., 2d gua Lock Do. 4k p. c. Db. stk.in perp 81 Scottish Central, new pi ;ock Scottish N.-Eastern deb ;ock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock ;ock Do.Aberdeen.gua. 6 pc. bock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 11 percent. ,0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) ;ock Do .41 per cent. ;ock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is. ;ock Do. New do., 2d issue. bock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. ;ock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p,c. gua 25 1 Stockton and Dar. 6 p,e 25 i \ 110. 6 per cent :ock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per oent.- .4,4 Closing 1 Business •Prise. Done. 96 ES 89 103 10 lei 17i 91 lei 72 73 181 194 9 91 14 141 140 142 1158 162 8 9 120 125 iP 68 70 141 113 I 103 105 92 p i 0P 91 10 11 111 1109 111 101 f li 1P i d 22i 23; 122 124 120 126 100 101 72 74 118 122 118 122 to 10 231 241 103 105 1102 104 28 29 33 34 47 63 49 151 95 97 1102 104 51 61 99 101 110 114 107 111 113 115 112 114 128 130 80 8 3 69i 705 112 114 119 121 111 113 403 105 62 64 11 11i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Pat Leasing Closingl Business d ' Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley! Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction : Colchester, Stour Val ; E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e ' E Union,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. Do. Barking Shares L ow estoft, gua. 4p. et. Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Midsb.& Redcr, g,.6p.c. Mid.Bra df or dPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. I Do. it Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p. e. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. all ILn & N.W 100 'Tx & N.W 100 Caledonin I all E,U.SLE C i 100 Gt. North. : all E.Counts. 100 100 Caledonin 100 Do. all Gt. West all Yk.N.&Br all Yk.N.lld. all Do. all Do. 100 S. East 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co. all Do. 100 Norfolk 100 Do all LN W&3l all Stk.& Dar 100 Midland .1 5. 5.0. 1 4 1. Counts. all Do. all Do all Do. L& N W all & sk . all Do. 100 ' Gt.Nortit 18 11 6 Lan.& Yk all T Waage) , all M'Clean , all itk.at Dar , all Do. 100 Gt. West. all L.Scßrgtn 9 ) 10i 114 88 90 8 9 DOCKS. Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pret .111 in lOO -- Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria )qo Do New ; 1$ 7= 9 t 4 Closing 1 Business Paid Price. , Done. Share 98 100 102 104 16 17 139 141 41 41 110 112 64 66 115 120 93 95 2i 2] 97 99 * tP 56 58 - - 137 130 1391 all 100 31 ice 100 100 100 100 1613 4 23 IR. 174 all all 100 all ttlE U iNr, LONDON, THURSDAX iVEDIING, JULY '7, TEE EIC.H3IOND POISONING CASE. TRIAL OF DR. SMETHURST. (Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock.) The trial of Dr. Thomas Smethurst, who stands indicted for the wilful murder of Isabella Bankes, commenced this morning, at the Old Bailey. Admission to the court was only to be obtained by ticket, yet notwithstanding this precaution the court was excessively crowded ; but by the judicious arrangement of the sheriffs, all confusion was avoided. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine,• Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clerk, and Mr. Merryweather appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Giffard defended the prisoner. On the prisoner being placed in the dock, the indictment was read over to him, and he pleaded not guilty. As the first juror entered the box, The prisoner (addressing the Lord Chief Baron) said — My lord, before the jury is sworn I wish to say a few words. The Lord Chief Baron—You can speak now. Prisoner—My lord, I understand that you are a particular friend of Dr. Alfred Taylor ; I therefore object to your try ing my case. The Lord Chief Baron—l am acquainted with Dr. Taylor, certainly, as I believe every member of the bench and every member of every literary and scientific institution probably is. I have not seen Dr. Taylor for two or three years, ex cept on the occasion of a large party at my house some days ago. I have not been in Dr. Taylor's house for years. It seems to me the prisoner might as well object to be tried at all as to be tried by a judge who is acepiainted with Dr. Taylor. I don't think I ought to adjourn the case on that ground. Mr. Sergeant Parry, who was not present when the pri_ soner made his objection, here entered the court and took his seat at the table, when the Lord Chief Baron inforined him of what had taken place. The learned counsel made no remark, but his lordship said, as Mr. Justice Wightman was in the other court he would consult him' on the point. After an absence of a few minutes his lordship returned to his seat, and said he could not postpone proceeding with the trial, and the jury was accordingly sworn. Mr. Sergeant. Ballantine had scarcely commenced his address to the jury, when one of the jurors begged to be excused, as he felt so strong a prejudice against the prisoner, that he did not think he should be able to discharge his duty. The Lord Chief Baron immediately sent for Mr. Justice Wightman from the other court, and consulted him on the point. His lordship, at the conclusion of the conversation with the other learned judge, said he was sorry for the juror, but he had no power to interfere, neither had the prisoner or - his counsel, everything must be done by the court. The proper time for the juror to have stated his excuse was before he had taken the oath. He had been wrong in entertaining any prejudice, and must there fore dismiss it from his mind. He had observed that his prejudice only arose from what he had read, and not that he had any acquaintance with, or ill-feeling against, the prisoner. The juror said he had not. The Lord Chief Baron—lf such an excuse was allowed, it would be impossible ever to get twelve men to ser4e on a jury. Sergeant Ballantine then proceeded to state the case to the jury. The charge against the prisoner was one of the most serious known to the law, and one surrounded with considerable difficulty. It was that by means of adminis tering small doses of an irritant poison, given from time to time, until at last the unfortunate woman died. The case was shrouded in mystery, as the prisoner, who had prac tised as a medical man, was well acquainted with the effects of the poison with which he was charged with administer ing. The lady about whose death they were inquiring, was a person who moved in very respectable society; and her friends were highly respectable. The father had left only two daughters unmarried, the deceased and another lady, who, though on terms of intimacy, were not living toge ther. The deceased lived at a loarding-house, No. 4, Rifle-terrace, Bayswater, and subsequently left there and went to live at another boarding-house in Kildare-terrace, in the same neighbourhood. She was living in a position in life to which her means entitled her, and that was as a gentlewoman. It would be important, it should be known, that Miss Bankes had a life interest in 55,000, and an absolute right to about £1,700 or £l,BOO under the will of her father. The prisoner was living at the boarding-house in Rifle-terrace with a lady very much older than himself, whom he called his wife. The deceased, when she left that house, went to reside, as he had stated, at Kil dare-terrace, and shortly afterwards the prisoner came to her there, and they left that place together. On the 9th of December, 1858, Dr. Smethurst met Miss Bankes at a church in Pimlico, and they were there married. After that Dr. Smethurst went back to his wife for a day or two, after which he left her. Nothing was heard of the lady until the 10th of January, 1859, when Miss Louisa Bankes, sister of the deceased, received a letter from her sister. That letter was announced on the 15th January, when Dr. Smethurst and Miss Bankes, calling herself Mrs. Smethurst, went to live at Old Palace-green, Richmond. In this place she was taken ill and suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting, and there a correspondence ensued with the prisoner and de ceased's sister. From there they removed to Alma-terrace, where the unhappy lady died. They went there at the latter end of April, and the death of the lady took place on the 3d of May. During the time that she was vomiting, Dr. Smethurst was treating her and ex pressing himself with the greatest affection, and it would be of the greatest importance to the prisoner and to the inquiry that he sent for Dr. Julius and his partner, Mr. Bird, and that they attended her from the time they were called in to attend her at Palace-green until the time of her death. They found her suffering from diarrhoea, but could not trace the origin of it. These gen tlemen used the ordinary means to get rid of the diarrhoea and the vomiting, and they would state that the disease baffled all their endeavours, and they were totally at a loss to account for the extraordinary symptoms that showed themselves. They suggested, and the prisoner at once complied with it, that they should send for the highest medical assistance in the kingdom —he alluded to Dr. Todd, and that gentleman came on the Thursday before she died. He was totally at a loss to account for the symptoms in accordance with the facts, and when with Dr. Julius he expressed a strong opinion, which he would state when giving his evidence, and the result of that opinion was that the secretions were taken and tested, and found to justify that opinion. Drs. Julius and Bird paid parti cular attention to this case, for it was an extraordinary one, and they could not account for the progress of the disease. They would tell the jury what medicines they gave, and so would Dr. Todd, and they would show that they had not in • any way given either arsenic or antimony. Sme - thiirst's conduct to the deceased was kind and affecionate. He had the, entire control and management of the sick room,and nobodycould have given her anything but himself. Previous to the lady's death the prisoner called on a gen tleman in Richmond, named Senior, and said that a lady wished to make her will, and he wished him to draw it up for her. He produced a document which he said was pre pared by a barrister in town. Mr. Senior said he had no objection, and that he would come on Saturday (April 30) to see it executed, but Smethurst said the lady was too ill to do it that day, and asked him to come on the following morning. He at first objected to do it on Sunday, but on being assured that it was a case of necessity, he consented. He went on Sunday morning, at nine o'clock, and was taken lap to the lady. He expressed a wish to have a medical man present, and , he said it was not necessary, as she was perfectly competent to make a will. He gave as a reason for not wishing to have a medical man present that he was not married to the lady though he was living with her as his wife, but that he should marry her as soon as her health would permit. He came, and the will was executed, and was witnessed by the landlady's daughter. When he went up to the room the lady produced from under her pillow the draught of her will, which was the very docu ment Dr. Smethurst had shown to Mr. Senior, and was in his handwriting. When the prisoner was taken into custody he was searched when a letter was found which would undoubtedly prove that he did not intend that his connection with Miss Bankes should either be long or lasting. It was directed to his first wife, who was still living in Rifle-terrace, and bore an uncan celled stamp ready for post. They Monde ter was as follows : y, May 2, 1859. have not been able to . leave . for town, consequencelofe.hms23, mh_euowiecavlera:dsebeeyinogurae-s will u l nsle sends zo e e you, p e e event e n ci t u i m t e e e q. s u M ed y tn d expected,eaar M caseial.Yo,f leaving for town before the 11th cheque first. Present for Smith's money and extras. soon as possible. Should anythm f illness. Smiths and all old friends Present my kind regards to the well, and hope you are the same, and that I sha e ll o fin ng d you so when I see you, which I trust will not be long first. had gone Out f said he had called on you, but that you whfircohm ja tr m u e s s t .t w he ill oth no e t r b day l so o f w th h e e h n ou l se s . ee I y h oll eard , the 3d of May, and, The unfortunate woman .died on able be to get walk. With best love, believe , m , le,HyoOullArss affectionately, walk. a back to the lady to whom the letter addressed, He had now brought the case down to a certain p allowing time for the funeral, hewe wiliaad oint, and the He never al single exception, never saw the lady alone, jury Y dan wo c al e i d n administer food to the lowed any other hand but his own to adm finde sick k t rsooocreentshteatntpwrsa.s.jthneliipieriosornßeir.rdin, lwilisthate tions and secretions were disposed of ; and it wa that traces of arsenic after some difficulty it was discovered unfortunate lady. He always took care that . the s envoatcutadi but that the poison had been administered, dence would be for the jury, after they had heard the evi , existed; and he could arrive at no other eoneenludsioint to say by whom it was administered. Referring shouldt t medical part of the case, the learned counsel said h e m edical gentlemen had prescribed, while being administered, show that the whole of the medicines w hich was also being given to Miss Bankes so me irritant matter preventing the proper operation of the medicines, and pa ducing the irritation foul exhaustion under which the patient was labouring. Dr, Julius and Dr. liird had sepa rately come to the conclusion that the lady was suffering from irritant poison. They did not communicate their sus picions to Dr. Todd, but when that gentleman saw and ex amined Miss Bankes, he came to the conclu sion, judging from the expression of countenance, and without any other kind of warning, that she was labouring under the operation of mineral poison, that, in fact, she was being poisoned at the time and it was in con sequence of the belief that the secretions were obtained. These were examined by Dr. Taylor and Dr. Odling,. and the jury would have to determine whether the medicines adminis • tered were consistent with any other theory than that of In , tentional poisoning, When Dr. Smethurst was arrested Mr. M‘lntyFe, the police officer, took possession of many of the bottles in the house, and to those t h e etteutiou of fiae jury would be directed, He had now gone through the whole of this painful efeeP, and pould only say to the jury, God help you to come to a right conelneleßt The first witness called was Miry Smith, who said—l live at 8, Rifle-terrace, Bays water. I keep a bo gr dipphouse there, I knew the de ceased lady, Miss Bankes. She camp to lodge with me oil the 20th of last September. The prisoner and his wife were living there. They had been residing there since May. 4bel# a fortnight before Miss Bankes and Dr. Smethurst quitted the house, I noticed what I thought im proper conduct. I spoke to Miss B o f l _ll4 lB, WI in pollee, enee she left. The deceased told Dr. Smethurst I had givenit was in consequence of whall had stated that she left h th ir a e u ssaeepi4t3 o4n r ast n h o i: t e i ? o ,7o e tah t s o o l f eave. She ayeg me to understand that artments• Dr. Smethurst only said he should leave going on a visit. Miss Bankes left me Nover4llfr. The prisoner quitted on the 12th of the same month, and left his Wife behind him. He did not say how long he should be away. Miss Bankes was always delicate ; she frequently complained of a bad appetite. Cross examined by Sergeant Parry—She complained when she took her food there was a sort of nausea. She lived in my house ten weeks, during the whole of that time she complained very frequently of loss of appetite and bile. On more than one occasion she had left the dinner-table from biliousness. I sat next to her, and had good opportu nity of observing her. She was of a dark bilious tempera ment. The old lady (Mrs. Smethurst) is not living with me now. She has been confined to her room. Dr. Sme thurst alway attended her. It was his habit to take her her luncheon every day. Miss Bankes knew that they were man and wife. The arrangement made with me before Dr. Smethurst left was that I was to receive some money about once a fortnight, on the 11th and 26th of every month. Re-examined—l am not aware that any medical man saw Miss Bankes while she resided in my house. Mrs. Grabowski, of 37, Kildare-terrace, Bayswater, said —Miss Bankes lived at her house for saime time. She was very delicate. I never saw the prisoner at my house. Miss Bankes frequently went out walking. She left my house to go to Rifle-terrace. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—She often com plained of delicacy. I never saw any medicine bottles. .She never complained of an internal complaint. James Spice, parish clerk of Battersea, proved the Mar riage of the prisoner with Miss Bankes on Dec. 9, 1858. The Lord Chief Justice—You have no doubt the prisoner is the man? Witnes§—No, my lard. Miss Louisa Bankes proved the entry in the registry was in her sister's handwriting. • Mrs. Isabella Robertson said—l reside at Old Palace Terrace, Richmond. On the 4th of February the prisoner came to my house accompanied by a lady he called Mrs. Smethurst. They engaged a sitting-room and bed-room. The lady appeared to be in good health. She was taken ill about three weeks before she left. She.previous to that went out every day for about three hours. Dr. Smethurst told me she was labouring under a bilious attack. He said he thought he should call in medical aid, and sent for Mr. Hill. I recommended Dr. Julius and he was sent for. He saw the lady after that every day. The medicine, when it came from Dr. Julius, was always sent up stairs. I neveradministered any. She never seemed to get better from the medicine. I know she was very frequently sick. She had no appetite. He said if she could eat he should not much care.. She left my house on the 15th of April very ill indeed. She never appeared to rally. Cross-examined by SergeantTarry—Miss Bankes resided with me from the 4th of February until the 15th of April. I never saw her sit down on.the door step after her usual daily walk from faintness. The moment I suggested Dr. Julius the prisoner acquiesced. Pr. Julius is in great prac tice. Mr. Hill also has a large practice, and I suppose he was first selected as he resided very near my house. Dr. Smethurst, when he first spoke about sending for medical assistance, said to me that he did not like to trust himself further, and that he should therefore send for further assist ance. The sickness always came on when she moved about, and when she got up in the day. I recollect Dr. Smethurst having a violent attack of toothache. He re mained in doors three days. I believe he went to London to have something done to it. When he went away— as he did frequently—he always returned in the evening. Re-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—He was away after Dr. Julius was called. One day he called twice and he was not at home. Mrs. Wheatley said—l reside at No. 10, Alma-villas. I know the prisoner. He took lodgings at my house on the 15th of April. When he came to take the lodging he came alone. He took two rooms ; a sitting room on the ground floor, and a bed room over. He took the lodgings until the lady got well by the week. He brought the lady ; she was the Miss Bankes that died there. She was in very feeble health when she came. She came in a cab. She walked upstairs, and went to bed directly. She came down stairs only four times during the time she was alive. Dr. Julius and Dr. Bird attended her. I always prepared her food. It consisted of arrcwroot, tapioca, and rice. Dr. Smethurst always carried the food upstairs, or received it of me at the door. The medicines were always taken upstairs. No person but the prisoner ever ad ministered any medicines. Dr. Smethurst always brought out the evacuations and emptied them in a pail which I carried downstairs, and threw away. I spoke to Dr. Smethurst about having a nurse, but he said he could not afford it. I recollect on the 29th of April some of the evacuations was placed in a bottle in my presence. Dr. Julius took it away with him. I never saw the prisoner actually give the deceased any medicines. The room door was sometimes open, but I could not see all over the room. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—Dr. Smethurst always appeared most attentive and kindtothe lady. When he went out he always said Mrs. Smethurst would ring if she required assistance. She never did so. He paid 15s. a week for the lodgings. The lady came down about four times. I cannot say whether she took any bread at her meals. I don't think she ever took bread and butter for her breakfast. Dr. Smethurst'said his object in removing the evacuations so quickly as he did was to avoid the bad smell. The bedroom was a very large one. I re collect the day Dr. Todd attended. Dr. Smethurst told me on that day to show Dr. Todd one of the evacuations. I did not recollect this when I was examined at the police court. Dr. Todd never saw it, as it was thrown away by accident. It was kept till late at night, when it was thrown away; after which Dr. Todd came, when Dr. Smethurst asked for it, but I said I was very sorry I had thrown it away. Re-examined—Dr. Smethurst, when he took up the food, it was always in a cup and saucer, and, with one exception, it was always returned empty. Miss Louisa Bankes said—l live at 10, Langhart-villas, Maida-hill. I saw my sister after her death ; the person pointed out to me was my' sister. Her age was 43, and she was unmarried. We did not live together. 1 recollect her going to live at a boarding-house, No. 4, Rifle-terrace, Bayswater, in the autumn of last year. I recollect her leaving that house and going into a boarding-house in Kil dare-terrace in the same neighbourhood. I was in the habit of seeing her at both places. Ido not know that she had a disposition to relaxation of the bowels. When I visited her at Kildare-terrace, I was introduced by her to Dr. Smethurst. She was in a very good state of health at that time. Some time after, I met her with Dr. Smethurst in Kensington-gardens, and the deceased left him and came and spoke to me. I saw her the even ing- before. she left Kildare-terrace, but I do not know the date. I did not hear from her again until I received a letter from her on the 9th of February, 1859, and from that date until the 19th of April I received letters from her. I re ceived this letter, Signed "T. Smethurst." I have received similar - letters from. Smethurst, and have spoken to him afterwards about some of them. The letter was then read • " Strictly private and confidential. Dear Miss Bankes,—Your dear sister Isabella wishes me to request the favour of your calling upon her as early as convenient, as she is really very ill and desirous to see you. She also wishe s me t o say that you will greatly oblige by coming alone, and ask for Dr. and i Mrs. Smet hurst ; say that you have c a ll e d t o see your sister, and that you will breathe not a wor d o f t h e con tents of this note to any one. She further wi s h es me to sa y that she cannot ask you to remain ;- she simpl y so li c its seeing you for the present. The rail from th e W ater l oo -station about every half-hour, and Richmond from the White Horse -cellars, Piccadilly. " I remain, dear Miss Bankes, yours faithfully, " THOMAS SMETHURST. cc 10, Alma-villas, Ri c h mon d - hill , April 18, 1859." I went down there and arrived between two and three o'clock. I saw Dr. Smethurst before I saw my sister. She was very ill, and much changed from the time I had seen her last. I remained there some hours, but not in the room all the time. I was never alone with her. I did not ex press a wish to be alone with her. Ido not think she gave me any account of the nature of her illness. She was not able to tell me. Dr. Smethurst said she had been suffering from sickness and diarrhoea. I have a relative, Mr. Lane, of St. George's Hospital, and I proposed to Dr. Smethurst that he should come and see her ; but he said he had better not, for my sister did not wish it. That was in her pre sence. Dr. Smethurst was once out of the room for two or three minutes, and then I was alone with her. While he was in the room he said he did not think the money she had received under her father's will was as much as she ought to have had. I left her about five o'clock. She expressed a wish that I should come soon and see her, and I promised to do so. While I was there I noticed some tapioca in a cup in the cupboard. My sister said she did not like It be cause it had a disagreeable taste. She said she should like me to prepare some for her, and I said I would do so. I did not do so becaase Dr. Smethurst said the milk had not come. I afterwards offered to make some, and he said it would interfere with the landlady. I proposed to get same isinglass, but he did not seem to wish it, though he said nothing. She said that he was very kind, and that he watched her so tenderly that she was quite happy. They occupied one bedroom, but I made no remark about it. She said if I would wait a little and be quiet it would be all right. I left, and got a letter from him before I went again. The followi ng i s the letter My dear Miss Bankes,—W @ are in receipt of yours of yesterday's date, for which we are greatly obliged. After your departure dear Bella had a very bad evening and night, and that purely from the excitement of seeing you and the fatigue consequent thereon. Vomiting and sickness set in at a fearful rate, which of couple prostrated her greatly. Her doctor, theref ore , at no forbade any visitors far the present, or he wou ld not be responsible for the eitbcts at tendant thereon. La s t n i g h t ' was a goo d one, b u t l am sorry to say a t ry i ng one. site Is now, however, again better, and I am h appy to say recovery i s really expectedby vll. I will wr it e aga i n s h ort l y. D earest B e ll a sen d s her kindest lov e , an d , w i th kindest re g ards, believe me yours faithfully. " "10, Alma-villas, Ap r il 21, 1859. THOMAS SMETHURST. " I had written to my sister, addressed to Dr, Smethurst. I received that letter, and in consequence did not go down. Subsequently I received this letter : " My dear Miss Bankes,—Bella's dearest love and best thanks for your kind attention, in which I cordially unite. She has not y e t got over the emotion of meeting you, poor dear, and is still looking forward to a very early interview ; indeed, she would like to name Moudsy next for your taking a chop with me, but I think it would be more desirable to saythe middle of next week, for the 'doctors even this morning, have p ro hibi ted anything of a nature which might try her very weak powers, amee it would be impossible to bear up against shocks to the nervous system, and on these grounds alone she is ordered to keep her room, in order to treasure her health . T he aspect of affairs is favourable if great care be observed, and we three doctors have every hope of a successful termination. I shall not fail to call for the jelly. I purchased some very beautiful yesterday, and dearest Bella has partaken of two or three glasses of it, and I think, with benefit. Dearest Bella says she would rather not see uncle Lane however, we will talk thi s matter over at our next meeting, With every ki n d w i s h, in which dearest Bell unites, believe me yours faithf u lly, " TUOMIS SMETHURST. 4 ' April 23, 1859." I still did not go down, and received the following letter : cc my dear Miss Banker —Dearest Sella requests me to thank you kindly for the jelly; poor thing, she tries her very best to eat it. It is, however, I imagine, too sweet for her taste, especially, as now, w ith constant uitug ea, sometimes it i s reta i ned on the stomach, at others it is speedily vomited. I obt a i ne d some f rom town, which is not so sweet, but this tithe puts aside for yours. I very much regret to 54. y that she has not once properly rallied g not , geeing you. Her nervous energy must be very low indeed, or this would not have happened. stiir we have good ree eve e m o n f a a ultation with Dr. Todd, of King's• College To-day I have insisted on he i v i a o ev : i v yn i g ta ho l p , the first physici lar medical attendants, who are also the first doetors in this yours faithfully, an of the day, with her two regu town . She is still ordered quietude, and all visitors to be excluded for the present; therefore dearest Bella begs of 2tsobe send you oe a um e jug h e y. As soon as I have got. Dr. Todd's opinior.t. I ° 4 ger than was anticipated before call: li a t , ti few lines on the subject. With our united " THQMAa SMETHURST." I wrote a letter to him, and in reply received the following letter :- 4t my dear Miss Banices,—We saw Dr. Todd, from Lon don, last evening as late as 10 o'clock, in consultation with y willloovue Dr. Julius, of Richmond, our dear Bella's daily medidal attendant. He not only acquiesced in what is being done, but recommends a perseverance in the treatment with some slight addition of his own prescribing, and entertains pro bable hopes, like the rest of us. The bilious vomitings are entirely arrested, but sickness still prevails to a great ex tent, with occasional violent retchings, which almost shake her very life out of her, and the' bowels continue to act' eight or ten times in the 24 hours, spite of all we can do.' This action is very different from what is usually called diarrhoea, and is the result of impaired bowels and congested liver, which must have existed for a very long period. lam sorry to say there is no appetite, the only thing which raises a fear in my mind, for how nutrition is to be obtained equal to the loss of strength under the circumstances does, I confess somewhat puzzle me. Nevertheless, there are still good and improving points from which we trust to build our hopes upon. I regret the state of the case will not yet admit of even your seeing her for the present, since any or the least anxiety only tends to debilitate her nervous system. We both anticipate very shortly seeing you here. Dearest Bella sends her kind love and best. wishes, in which I beg to join, and believe me yours very faithfully, " T. SMETHWRST. " April 29, 1859 The next letter I received was as follows : " Dearest Miss Bankes,—ln reply to your favour of yes terday's date, I am exceedingly sorry to say dear Bell has passed a wretchedly bad night; passed 15 motions in the 24 hours, and of a very bad description. There is now so much blood in the stools, and besides which there is an entire want of appetite, consequently I have a great dread for the result. She read your kind letter, and agrees with, me that it will be better that you should be near to us, so that if you will run down as early as convenient you can, then take a room or rooms near at hand. It will indeed be, a source of comfort to me to have you with us. I much re- , gret there is no accommodation in this house for you, as we, occupy all there is to let, and have not room enough for ourselves. Dearest Bella sends her kindest love, and, with every good wish, believe me yours faithfully, "April, 30, 1859." T. SMETHURST. I received that letter on Saturday and went down on Sunday. I found my sister very weak indeed much weaker than I had previously seen her, and scarcely able to speak. I re mained with her ten minutes and then went downstairs. Dr. Smethurst was present the whole time. I brought some soup with me, and he said it was 'too strong. He took some of it and put some hot water to it, and then took it outside the door and said he would cool it. He brought it in again in about a minute, and gave the deceased a small quantity of it in a teaspoon. She took it but brought it up directly. I took her some arrowroot after the soup, and Dr. Smethurst gave it to her. He got it from outside the door, the same place he had taken the soup to. She took a spoonful of arrowroot, and became sick again and retched very violently when she threw it up. A second attempt was made to induce her to take the soup, and with the same result. Dr. Smethurst would not let me remain with my sister as she was too ill to boar it. He said she was much worse since taking Dr. Todd's pills. The next day he sent me to town to get some medicine, and when I brought it down he said he had changed the treatment and would not give it to her. He did not know the police had been com municated with, but they were in the house. Smethurst was greatly agitated, and said that Dr. Julius had accused him of poisoning my sister. After this I gave her some arrowroot, and she did not vomit it. A nurse had been sent for, and was with her at that time. I gave her arrow root several times, and she never did on any one occasion vomit it. She took food and arrowroot from me during the night, and was,perfectly sensible, and she had no return of the retching. She appeared better, and on tho Tuesday I gave her some brandy and water, and after that she sank into a state of unconscionsness,-and I never saw her again alive. She died that day. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—On his return from arrest Dr. Smethurst was much agitated; he said Dr. Julius had been saying he had poisoned my sister. He kissed my sister when he went into her room. When he was away some medicine came. I never saw the nurse give my sister any medicine. I heard my sister retching when the nurse was with her. Dr. Smethurst never afterwards interfered with the administration of medicine. In my first visit I don't recollect my sister saying he, meaning Dr. Smethurst, is so kind to me that it is quite a treasure to be his. I don't recollect her using the latter words. I heard her say he was very kind, My sister had occasional bilious attacks. I recollect her going to Dr. Bartlett for a bilious attack. I recollect her being &Wk on several occa sions when riding in a carriage. She was sick whilst riding in Dr. Jackson's carriage. I remember telling Dr. Smet hurst that I thought my sister very fragile, Dr. Hoffman also attended my sister at Ramsgate. It is, about three or four years since my sister resided with me. My father did die of diarroiha. I cannot say it was diarroiha it was said to be a complication of diseases. 'When I first went to Richmond I dined with Dr, Smethurst. Many members of our family suffer from hequent bilious attacks.' My uncle died from dropsy. He never suffered from jaundice. One of my sisters died of consumption. There is a contingency that my sister would come into a large sum of money had she lived. It was to the survivor of myself and sister, Re-examined ty Sergeant Ballantine—The billions attacks I have spoken' to were only occasional—merely for a day or so. By the Lord Chief Baron—l never had any conversation with my sister relative to her position with Dr. Smethurst. Mr. Frederick Senior examined by Mr. Bodkin—l am a solicitor, residing at. Richmond. The prisoner called at my office in April. He was a stranger to me. He called on me, he said, to see whether I would come up the hill, and draw up a will for a lady, I said, "Yes, I'll come directly," He said, " No, not to-day, to-morrow. The lady was too ill that afternoon." He showed me the paper now put into my hand. He said, "This is what the will will be. On the Sunday morning, he called on me and said he must trouble me to come, as the lady had passed a very bad night. He told me to come about ten in the morning. The medical man came at half-past and he wished all over by that. I said I should like a medical man to be present as the lady was so ill. He said, there's no necessity for that, as the lady was suffering from vomiting and diarrhma, but was perfectly sensible. I was showninto the parlour. He said he thought he ought to tell roe before I went up stairs, that although he was living with the lady they were not man and wife. I then went upstairs into the bed-room. Smethurst wont in first. Miss Bankes was in bed. He said, pointing to me, " My dear, this is the gentleman who has come to make your will." Shehowcd, and then handed me the same pa er the prisoner had shown me on the Saturday. I asked if the paper contained her wishes, and, she replied " Yes." I read it over to her, and asked her if It was correct. She said, " Yes ; but she wished to leave a brooch to a friend " I then left • the room with the in structions. The paper now put into my hand is the will. The prisoner was with me all the time I was drawing it up in the room below. I asked him to get a witness, and he said he would get the landlady's daughter, if she'would do. He said he supposed she need not be told it was a will. I said, " Yes, she must ;" and he replied, " Oh, very well." He then left the room, and in a short time returned with the young woman. I said to her, "This lady wishes you and Ito witness her sign this paper." Dr. Smethurst said you have not told her it is a will. I then held up the paper and said to the lady, "this is your will ?" She replied, "It is," and it was then executed. I then left the room, and Dr. Smethurst accompanied me down to the parlour. I ordered him to have it executed again on the Monday, but I never was sent for again. The will was then read by which the deceased left all her . property to her dear and beloved friend, Thomas Smet hurst, for his own use absolutely. Cross-examined--I am certain the lady had a thorough knowledge of all that was done. I read the will over to her slowly, and then asked 'if all was correct, and she replied, ".Yes, it is." Miss Bankes was recalled, and proved the draft of the will to be in her sister's handwriting. Dr. Julius was then called and gave similar evidence to what has already appeared in Vic Sun. The trial was proceeding when we went to press. It has been arranged that the Court shall sit until eight o'clock this evening, and then adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow. The case is not expected to conclude before Monday or Tuesday. THE PICCADILLY COLUMN. A LAMENT. When Thomas Moore—deceased—a sparkling poet, Dreamed a great horror in his Lalla Rookie, • He made Mokanna's face (when he would show it) Leave heroines fainting from a single look. When Coleridge (also in the line poetic) Wrote the misfortunes of his Christabel, He left his readers to a guess wsthetic SOMETHING she saw—but what, ho would not tell. But we,.in our generation wiser, Need no romance to give our maids a fright ; The Piccadilly " Daily Advertiser" Is quite enough to scarce the bravest sight. Was THIS the thing 'neath canvas hatches hatching, So long concealed from every eager eye ; For utiis was Marochetti's angel watching With dark wings stretched above the passers-by ? This pillar, charged with consonants and vowels " Of divers colours," like poor Joseph's coat— This jelly-fish of glass, with tind bowels, Still notifying things of little note ? Why is it here ? What is its latent meaning ? If any meaning, great or little, lurks Translated by a charitable leaning, • In the improvements of the Board of Works ? Was the Board tired of hearing men declaring In all their various lines of sauntering mai ch, Nothing so vile e'er met their eyes upstaring As the Cocked Hat upon the neighbouring arch ? And did they slily set this phantom horrid In contradiction of the critic throng Right in the crossing, where in weather torid The tangled cabs and 'buses creep along ? Or does the horror pay some heavy rental ? And we, the Merchants of " the World's great Mart," Weary of being meanly monumental, Give up our awkward strivings for high art ; Our dirty Fountains' temporary playing, Our shabby statues and our buildings bare ; And advertise—to fit the old French saying That England is a nation boutiquiere ? Oh, Board of Works, whose works work such confusion, Remove this eyesore from the public way, And let us linger in the fond delusion We can have statues if we choose to pay ! We " bear our crosses ;" custom aids the bearing ; Our King's Cross (whence our King we have removed) And sweet Queen Eleanor's old Cross of Charing, Whose neighbourhood we have so much " improved." Where modean shop-fronts glitter,—cheek by jowling The Percy's Lion of Northuumberland, Stretching his great stone tail, and vainly p row li n g, To seek our merchant princes" in the Strand ; Where —sheltering pictures gathered for the nation, E ac h hualTelled over like a dainty bone— A cruet roof holds up to admiration Twin pepperboxes made of fretted stone. We bear our crosses ; must we bear our crossings ? Oh I give us something fitter to be seen, Nor leave our minds to wild conjectural tossings What upon earth this novelty may mean Give us a column blank as our amazement, • Tempting no lingering crowd to jostling strife; Raise, opposite the Great Duke's iron casement, An effigy of Lot's too curious wife. But, hark I the Board of Works with some compunction, Declares its innocence of all design ; 'Tis Mr, Ponsonby who makes a junction With every parish for its crossing line. Then all is lost ! for wrongs, however crying, A corporate conscience never will redress ; And parish officers, there's no denying, Are Medes and Persians—"rather more than less." I'll not leave England by the next train tidal I I'll end my woes in Piccadilly's street 1 Encouraging to notions suicidal; Are ghastly monuments "where four ways meet." 14 1 92 i 55i 6 P 27 931- i 5 631 5 113 12 91t 21 36 i 99} 100} 76 891 f 45i 72 311 i 2 76 120 61 3 2 5 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFIC_E', Seven o' Uock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(TIUS EVENING), The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. COUNTY COURTS COMMITMENTS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Llanidloes, in Wales, complaining of the law respecting county court commitments. The noble lord said the number of cases in which commitments had taken place amounted to no less than 11,000, and a very large proportion (7,000 or 8,000) of them had been, not for any direct offence, but simply for non• appearance. The subject had excited a great deal of attention, and he trusted his noble friend on the woolsack would cause some inquiry to be made into it. Lord CHELMSEORD said when he had the honour of holding the great seal he directed an inquiry into the sub ject, and he trusted the noble and learned lord now the woolsack would not let the subject drop. ITALIAN AFFAIRS. The Earl of DERBY wished to ask the noble earl or), po site whether the motion of the noble lord (Stratford dR e ed cliffe) was given with the concurrence of the Goxernment, and would meet with their support? It would. be recollected when the notice was given he had been tr.,lted whether he wished for a postponement. He was then under the im pression that it was brought forward. with.the concurrence of the Government, but if this were not the case it might alter the course he proposed to pursue: Earl GRANVILLE said the noble viscount had brought forware the'motion on his own responsibility. He would therefore reserve all expression of opinion until to-mcrrow. The Earl of DERBY wished to know whether the Go vernment would support the motion. • If a trifling verbal amendment was made in the second clause, he should feel disposed to agree to it. Earl GRANVILLE said the Government would riot op pose the motion. THIRD READINGS On the motion of Lord RE DESDALE the following bills were read a third time and passed :—Newcastle-under Lyme Burgesses Lands ; North British and Selkirk and Galashiels Railway ; and Border Union (North British) Railway. DIVORCE COURTS. Lord CHELll , lFoliir;ete draw the attention of the house to the state of the divorce courts. He hoped their lordships would excuse his proceeding with his motion, but he had given notice before he 'was aware the noble and learned lord (Brougham) intended to bring the sub ject under the attention of the house. As the court was at present constituted, there were many causes which it was absolutely necessary should be tried before the full court, and others in which a jury was re quired. This state of things created great difficulty, as cer tain causes requiring full courts might have precedence of those to be tried before a jury. The result of this was that the business was accumulating. In cases where it was necessary to decide upon a fact, such as whether adultery had or had not been committed, it might be the best tribunal, but in others, whore delicate questions of alleged cruelty had to be dis posed of, he thought the worst consequences arose from the whole story being dragged publicly before inquiry. There was another anomally that at present existed, and that was that the judge ordinary, in cases where a full court assem bled, actually became a nonentity in his own court, [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Lord Castlerosse took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Kerry, valiant by his acceptance of the office of Chamberlain of the Royal Household; Mr, J. D. Fitzgerald, Attorney-General for Ireland, on his re-election for Ennis; Lord A. Paget, Clerk Marshal, on his re-elec tion for Lichfield ; and Lord Fermoy, on his election for Marylebone PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Amendments to the Caledonian Railway Bill were considered and agreed to, and the bill was ordered for third reading. On the motion for the consideration of the Lords' Amend ments to the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company (No. 2) Bill, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that this bill, which was of public importance, had been dealt with as a private bill, and was not referred to a committee. Ho wever, it was returned from the House of Lords with a long amendment, and he thought that it should be treated as a public bill, and pass through the same process. The public were subjected to a charge of £36,000 a-year on the under taking, and under the circumstances the matter should be submitted to further consideration before the present motion was agreed to. The SPEAKER said that the bill had been considered by a committee of the whole house, and not having been opposed by anybody, there were no special grounds for its being referred to a select committee. Mr. MASSEY said that, in the arrangements which had been entered into by the Treasury with the company, provi sion had been made for the ample protection of the interests of the public. Sir J. GRAHAM considered that the house was very much indebted to the hon. baronet for having called atten tion to the subject, and moved that the consideration of the Lords' amendments should be postponed until Monday next, which was agreed to. The Swansea Ifarbour Trust Bill was read a third time and passed, and the Falkirk Police Improvement Bill was ' advanced a stage. PARKHURST PRISON. On the motion of Sir W. MILES, an address for a re turn of the number of persons Parkhurst Prison is capable of containing, together with the average number of persons confined there for the last three years, ending the 30th day of December, 1858, was ordered. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA. Mr. JACKSON moved an address for eopies of all cor respondence between her Majesty's Government and the Provincial Governmeht of Canada, in reference to the conveyance of mails between this country and British North America : Of an address to her Majesty, voted by the Parliament of Canada on the same subject : and of all correspondence between her Majesty's Govern ment and the British and North American Royal . Mail Steam Packet Company or Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart., on the subject of the prolongation or renewal of the contract made with that company for the conveyance of the mails to and froni North America. COUNTY RATES (IRELAND) Mr.' HA S SARD asked the CluZncellor of the Exchequer he intended to act upon the recommendations contained in tne report of the select committee on the county rates (Ireland), presented in July, 1858, and if he intended to take a vote in the estimates for that purpose ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Government had been in communication with the Irish Government, and had not received any reply to a letter which they had recently addressed to the latter, but a copy of that document had been again forwarded, and would no doubt be attended to. REFORM OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON. In reply to Mr. J. LOCKE, Sir G. C. LEWIS said it was his intention to introduce a bill on the subject of the reform of the Corporation of London, and that the bill would be in conformity with the recommendations of the last committee on this subject. ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND FRANCE. Mr. KINGLAXE asked whether regard for the public service rendered it expedient to withhold the answers of Sir J. Crampton to the despatches of the 25th and 29th of April last, in which Lord Malmesbury directed inquiries to be made concerning the alleged engagements between Russia and France. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he o liad searched the Foreign••office and could only discover a despatch of the Bth of May, and there would be no objection to its production. PERUGIA. Mr. KINGLAKE asked if there was any despatch rela tive to the events that had taken place at Perugia,, and whether there was any objection to lay the same on the table ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that two letters on the subject had been received, but he thought itwas necessary to make further inquiries to ascertain the accuracy of the informa tion they contained, and he did not think it would be ad visable to produce these letters until such information had been received. (Hear, hear.) CRIMINAL J USTICE (MIDDLESEX). Mr. L. KING moved an address for returns of the num ber of days during which the Assistant Judge aad Deputy Assistant Judge have each respectively sat at the Middle sex Sessions in each year since 1844, and of the amount of fees or salary which have been paid to the Deputy Assistant Judge in each year since 1844. And of the number of days the Recorder and the Common Sergeanthavo sat in their respective courts, and the amount of their respective salaries. PACKET CONTRACTS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for a select committee to inquire into the manner in which contracts extending over periods of years have from time to time been formed or modified by her Majesty's Government with various steam packet companies for tho conveyance of the mails beyond the limits of the United Kingdom; and likewise into any agree ments or other arrangements which have been adopted at the public charge, actual or prospective, for the purposes of telegraphic - communications beyond sea, and. to report their opinion thereon to the house ; together with any re commendations as to rules to be observed hereafter by the government in making contracts for services which have hot yet been sanctioned by Parliament, or which extend over a series of years ; power to report from time to time. The right hon. gentleman, after some introductory obser vations, said the demand for the multiplication of themeans of postal communication by steam had progressively ex tended, and, if carried out, a very considerable charge would be imposed on .the estimates. Ocean postage dif ' fered from postal communication on land, because, instead of being a source of considerable revenue, inflicted a ve r y heavy burden on the public exchequer of the country. If e held in his hand the estimates for the present year, and he found that the item for this service was no less than £988,488, a very great portion of which was not covered by the revenue derived from this source. (Hear, house, n proceeded s tbafturther system.i hear.) The y system had been introduced by the executive Government from time to time, and he contended that they should have not only be the judgment of the house before they increasing their expenditure or continug y tlr It was most desirabl.epatrl e, but of the should not e be of . great public im portance of the subject, for hitherto Government considering t o f the t r h e te h e should a co n u n o t p ry inio g n enc o r n all numb :inestion had been very was that much been. without any such guid,re. c The had of subsidies for the service policy of the system persons considered much these dou b s t u e b d s i ; d ie s and a continuedjealousy any ha d longer. been inquiry of the select committeee.whi Theth a t consequence therefore he thought great felt by private individuals, Under ch t h h o e se proposed. ( circumstances near , i benefit would result from the hear.) It would, Itt all events, have the effect of removing any doubts that were entertained on the subject, if the e to the theHe r e e n f b e j r e r et d on a existing system • continued, or was proved to be deserving of being of having ever been introduced. commission that had been appointed on avidoviausiboilccity e occasion, and u th et e ie e n ffec in t st o ea f dthee'frane porf tend e d to thpere increase in the expenditure in reference to this ser . vice. The charge at that time was £853,000, and, as h e had already stated, it had now reached nearly £1,000,000. ,A contract for a new service with America was being considered, which would involve an additional charge of £75,000. Besides, Australia, which at present was supplied with postal communication the Red Sea, was desirous of having a communicati on across the Isthmus: of Panama, and if a line of steamers were established for that purpose, it would lead to as till further heavy charge. He repeated that it was most desirable ~ that Parliament should not interfere with this subject, and . . give it a strict and searching examination. The committee would consider the question of the Galway Packet Station, but would not be appointed for the special consideration of this matter. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HERBERT rose, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] NEWMARrET RACES.-(THIS DAY.) {BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] MO HANDICAP PLATE. Knuckle Duster Fadladeen Hebe 3 Ten ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOUS. King of the Gipsies Layton MATCH—Killigrew beat Starke. SELLING STAKES. Olympus Layton Five ran. CHESTERFIELD STAKES High Treason •• , I Trovatore Blue Ruin MIDSUMM ER STAKES. North Lincoln ..........•• Rechab. £59 PL N.TE. Last Half B.M. Brine Chantress. Peggotty's dam filly _ Ten ran. MATCH—Orlauflo beat Apollo WORCESTER RACES-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Fairplay Alvon Jack Spring Four ran PRODUCE STAKES. 1 Peseatore Pipo Capucine c01t.... Four ran. WORCESTERSHIRE STAKES. Ascot Misty Morn Paul Fourteen ran 3IARYLEBONE ELECTIOY.—(This Day.) OFFICIAL DECARATION. Fermoy .. Lyon .. . 4,219 .. 2,318 Dickson .. .. 1,083 THE STEL 110 PASS. As a telegraphic despatch announces that the Austrians have occupied the Stelvio Pass in force, the following details concerning it may prove in teresting :—The Stelvio Pass is in the mountains which rejoin the Rhetian Alps to the mass of the Ortler, and confine the upper part of the Valteline. It is the highest point in Europe over which man has carried a road ; but, notwithstanding that par ticularity, it is but little known, being out of the line ordinarily taken by tourists. It is 8,850 feet high—that is, 1,1t13 feet higher than . the Mount St. Bernard, over which no vehicle can pass, and nearly 1,000 feet above the region of perpetual snow. When the treaties of Vienna placed Lom bardy and Venetia under the domination of Aus tria that Powcr. became desirous to open direct communication between Vienna and Milan ; and as the road by Istria and Carinthia, in the south, and that by Salzburg, Innspruck, and the Brenner, to the north, were very long ai diffrcult, while the road by the Valley of the Inn' ' the Col of la Maloia, and the Lake of Como passed partly over Swiss territory, the Austrian Govern ment resolved to construct a road over the Col of Stelvio. The road begins to ascend near the little town of Glurns. It then enters a narrow valley which is traversed by the torrent of the glaciers of the Ortler, and ascends slightly for about two leagues. Then the zigzags commence, and they lead to a spot from which are seen the glaciers of the Cristallo in front, and to the left the Ortler- Spito, a cone covered with frozen snow, 12,058 feet high, and the culminating point of all the Tyrol. To the right is the Col of Stelvio, with the inter minable zigzags which lead to its summit. In the course of these windings are seven long galleries or tunnels, solidly built, the object of which is to protect the most exposed parts a the road against avalanches and falls of stones. These gal leries hive saved the lives of many travellers. At the spot where they begin all vegetation has ceased ; there is nothing but rock and snow; evenithe roar ing of torrents is not heard ; and the death-like like silence which prevails is only occasionally in-. terrupted by the cry of the eagle, the fall of avalanches, or the raging of storms. .At the top of the Col there is no hospital, as at St. Bernard ; no shelter of any kind—nothing but a stone, bearing an inscription that the Col is the boundary of three different countries—the Tyrol, Italy, and Switzer land; and that it is 2,550 ft. higher than the Cols of the Simplon, St. Gothrrd, Mount Cenis, &c. In descending on the side of the Valteline, after a while some large buildings are found, which serve as hotels, police-offices, and barracks for soldiers. Tney are situated in the upper part of the valley of Beaulie, in which the various tor rents unite to form the Adda. From the Col to this station the road . descends in zigzags between high banks of stone. Further on it enters a fright ful defile called the " Horrors of Bormio," being an immense rent in the mountain, full of precipices, and at the bottom the Adda rolling along. In this defile the road is carried over precipices by means of bridges, through masses of rock by means of tunnels, and in some cases it passes beneath cas cades. At last it reaches Bormio, and there the passage of the Col ends. The contrast between .the beauty of the country beyond Bormio and the horrible defile is most striking. On the map, Glurns and Bormio seem near together, but the winding road which unites them is 15 leagues long, and is everywhere so steep that only pedestrians, horses, or light mail carts can pass over it. The expense of making the road must have been enor mous, and the engineering difficulties immense. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. - OXFORD, Jurte 6. The Encmnia, or commemoration of founders and bene factors to the University, was held this morning in the Sheldonian Theatre, which at an early hour was besieged by candidates for admission, the new and stringent regula tions, which precluded Masters of A rts from the time honoured privilege of admitting ladies, h av ing rendered it necessary to seek for another source dintroduction. ber of tickets for admission to the ladies' gallery was Irre spective of this innovation, it was u nderstood that the consi derablynum- ber curtailed ; hence the gathering at the theatre on this occasion was of the most exclusive character. At ten o'clock the undergraduate s were admitted to th e upper gal leries, and one of the most in describable scenes occurred, the mwhanolneerbody until rushing they haadndgasinhoeud the ting in the most frantic manner assigned to tic ,them. Scarcely had the galleries been occupied when theerogae undergraduates commenced the exercise of their pr t . by giving three loud and cheers for hearty the lv f o ll ow ed by a similar_ demonstration i h favour of the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales. The ladies, in pink, blue, rnave, &c.,white, applause, after which the popularity of public men was put to the test. The procession s truck up "God save the the Queen," in which the whole assembly rising of the anthem joined. Upon the conclusion the Vic Ch 11(the Rev. Dr. e- a,nce or Master of Pembroke College) read in Latin the names of the several distinguished • • personages on whom it was intended to confer the honorary degree of doctor in civil law, enumerat • ins the public services the distinction. They were immediately afterwards ushered in by the bedels, accompanied by Dr. Travers Twiss, Regius Professor of Civil Law, who presented them individually, ;accompanying the presentation with an elegant Latin speech, in which public services, virtues, and good qualities were reverted to. The following are the names of the gen tlemen on whom the degree was conferred, the presentation taking place in the order in which they stand :—The Right- Honourable John Inglis, M.A., of Balliol College, the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland ; the Right Hon. Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, Bart, G.C.B. ; Major-General Sir Arch dale Wilson, of Delhi, Bart., K.C.B. ; Colonel Greathed; C.B. ; George Boole, Esq., Professor of Mathematics in the Queen's University, Ireland ; Antonio Panizzi, Esq., Principal Librarian of the British Museum. The allusions of Dr. Travers Twiss to the engagements in which the three gallant soldiers had been engaged called forth suc cessively continued cheers. As theresentat i on took place round e each gentleman was greeted with a of cheefinif:iivi. R. Creweian Oration was then delivered by thi n ositiona Mitchell, public orator, and the various prize 'cilaePNewde were recited by the successful competitors. as ignited by the gate Prize, English verse, " Lucknow, w young author, Mr. Anthony S. ,Aglen,"scholar of Univer sity College, in a manner that won commendation from all present. —.,---------. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. this day at no( 1, S.W. ; • ;ht, pleas, July ant breeze, with fine weather. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ) LIVERPOOL, Thurs day 11f lorning. Wind, N.W. A rr ived, July 6—Rita, screw steamer, fr oln Bilboa ; Mathilde, from Leghorn. - DEAL, Thursday 14oruing. Wind. S.S.W.,llight. A numerous deputation, comprising seve r al mem bers of Parliament, waited upon Lord Palmersto , 3 Tester"?' to recommend. Milford Haven as the port of de ;Arturo for the new steam postal service about to be establisl tea to Aus tralia via Panama.