The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-24 00:00:00

SEPARATION OP CHURCH & STATE-MART' EYREJUSTICE, On W. Hackett, of Corby-le-time R, N.ampton 1591, gib bet'd in Cheapside by Q. rdizajesu 'in carto-ceeli s /owfunday zenith to al-Corny g 2' 30" Ideclin. of Pole SS.. fair aseteral Let. its Nonconformist Anderson stangrider of 9 June. So 20 yrs ' Peter-chained Prometheus' of '42 a'rby ludn 3ty, as Antichrist by the (Will death-Crt.) law, in God, without Theatricum Ecclesiasticum miese'ry by French-british - Filibustrs, for Mexi-letter.of- Matque war-issue, Conven tion of Oct. 31, 1861, not ratified within 15 days time. JAPAN'S EMPIRE-Its Niptin Quel"'" inissi°n of Pekin's river -dork -as England's Privy - c ouncil on Carib's- (St Tema & St -ut . John's Porto Rico by white „flag with red ball, as Foretop'd over by dutch text-aanenrog order)-Virgin -lie's law for s ea lands and sa t i , t s -sh Reorile,sfirae sumption Hai:rust' Aug. 1828, as Afric RgyP white Crescent San Luci +mark - Se e l imes of June 11. g This 199-yr. Telegraph, for allies' treaty in token of trade on retrospect 284 yr to Earth a) meridian long. Act 1841, c 39, by Articles 1,10, wader La texte Hollandars'-board for E. Ind, Co's yellow Copper-crow revision every 14 yrs, signed 26-August, 1858, by Russian Count Ignetief in 1859, under Pekin's Xun-Tien-(' sin Treaty-in Al-Cores's Vi and 'Ki demands), obedience to the heaven's Zenith ++ eel eta-meter sphere fate 'Z overhead' -spiral earth-fixt. Thus distinct fr 6 the 7 planet erry Sun's declin. N. and s. for Scythi c arc 40' Dead-Crt, 15 80 in To n- Quins Le Chua, on Edw. m's Hanza 1335 Duchy-chancery Crt. hri of Macao's feudalle Cabotage as England ' itself of the isles, 50' pied-de-Roi,' against the Tartar-british Papuapugis hidslave trade, on 7th Pii's motto 12 Isl a y 1814-16, Thibet-jesuit-reset petition by Paul' Mas- Karin & others on Castle-Reys of Java Corea de Molucco. Not of my Danith puer-Jan. 14-May'."-set on Coorg-Ne paul seniory 3ty. against nullified (North of St. Cross -25-= Bentinck, Bertie-Hobart Foster, Stuartse de Newcomin by Canning's native E. Incl. trust '25 & '62-evictions), thro' Executor's ' in-and-in' Marriage, by Hen. 7 and B's Fiscal Privy Council Will Aet, only three being now left, on Chelt en-hamlet, Sir T. Chamberlayne's I' Governor 1553-60- Brussels, to its Wales plume mark by Car. 1., of Dunstan Regis Hundred, on Hick's-life Campden'd in Christ Coll., Oxford, on barony of Churchdown-14 J. I. exemplifica tion.-See Lodge's Illus. Hist., v. i. p. 210-17. You'll register the old Tegra-cone Chcs-speak' L 8 montee Bu'eivie limit-wall of China, as Jezz's horizon of London, 40a N. on H. B's Troy 1526-81 Recite of Exchequer, and take out the ' Yedo copy of standard Pigmeter weights' for exemplification, of red moon on white sqr., in red flag of the Menam- cab° empire of Aro isles, Borne' on Eliz.'s Troy, 'BB in Jm. t 's isal-4 letter on Sicily's 4. font in skysetlink 'twixt Man and God, its still-Laird 'ffsrpentine : : .. • fly audits.' " Ambulare per orbi firit-annos, (S e pt. 29) Übi more sit, in May's Scythian Hort6s." (Mar. 24) Toll the Freehaired Tail-men-That this results from my Macao charge, as in Ric. IL's Wilton line of Holland (on the Holy alliance abolition, of Christ 't kings), 29th August, 1825 by 11 G. m c 55, 1772' 74-based on 14 G. Ins c 83, and the MINT •unit in 5-6 W. 4, c. 63, as th' Earth's TROY, re stored by 1824, G. iv. c. 74-suspended one year to kill off its life and death ' 1815 justice-men for 6 / Tan. '26 Romish mote-so cause, of 12 Leo's Hanza white Mitre being set on Criminal law exchequer deeds (by reason yr-1246 of ilarith cost for Abbot's mitre in precedent for 1604's canon-'5B for a parish Gown' from the Tuthill-fair Brompton rates for the two warden daysman-investiture), over which,-as the Jesu-police have no right to touch the fiscal meters-if not removed, I will sign for the people's rights without work house crop'ng by Ruff-tartar-ctians of 1842's China-slave shaved Jesu mark of siacartney's '92 fword s CAß, & 6-Har ness, on Brant adaptsercy, so Moravian Chelsea-act to Bri tish misrule by U.S. f-Cent papal confusion, lately seen in Pekin summer palaceto out 'Norton% Sinaco e-ism. i‘ By Company' raised above his I:ix-buff compeers, On shag-bacch' y title,-"Master of the bears." srj" The suspended act 1824-25 on C's,' 'A., was resetrby 'A clause' in '35-7, and I, its Antichrist State wall martyr to 1843, for spirit-level inter-"-national oathing to all office, without Sect-creed ask, by a Stafl-inset.-.poy'ze right. Tuns on ' water trespass,' YETI'S ask of Lisbon's Macao GoA's governor in 1857-(so to Rome's dead- eye Papus) who was England's 1594 Stil•laird of N. Guinea 1713 and 1826- River-King ‘Gerefa Judge Conservator' on Brazil-marshal Beresford's Baton \ rouge submission to Admiral Hamond's . flag-lieut. Ackerley as Sir C. Stuart, for facing , in_Mrilla's Kuriile Court-the Redmans Tycoon, by Gaspe s Jez skin'd neutral sires at Q. An's Bnty offi., W.minster, 1841 act. Your Philipii ll.'s At-kin astsstosr was to P' Ga,rcoyn the 3-ty of A.D. 1667, with Angrputch executive of Holland, as of Leicester's creation 1585, so Cromwell & Louis xiv., t ' 55. yes' dby Parliament -16 Car. If s- Graft-onpennet '72 for Phillipine-iles 6 & 6 native jury -1764-Scholastic teach of Red Indians by Act of 1832 for America's v Behring land '3B Rua troy-wt. guarantee of Dutehloen extend New foundland-1820 as Crown colony Antipodean to N. Zealand, Si a m, and its Ceylon trop'arctic //word dexpendencie s , bar ing the Belge-jesu re. statue'd Pedro T. at Rio Jan. '62. You'll now see into the May 14 Boeing-Bruce visit (lead ing by Labuan Macdonald, to the son ASHBURTON treaty) of my state-set-and afterwards to Northumberland-house to bow before the Supreme Indian IMP. portrait of Joseph Brant, (Sag6mothean Stamp act Chef of 1774-'93 of British Chinese Afric'd America), my uncle & Freeman predeces sor to my now Siderial-crown, by Income-tax Basquet'd as P. Nwr, warr, Chief, one of your race under '3l's ' ligne tiree for Washington § Texas-extradition act, 1843-its 'alien's having no French ' white' flag for their Co-chin Le Bua. Annam assumption ' vers Colberti's l'annee 1821 of ' 1557 Calvin Co's foist on my Meximicmac Brazil-Canton sponsor ship '25, with Ind. lady, as Prince Consorted for law-so all s gifts-not being "Y'r Queen's, but my Ind. ally's I BY rßraganza tax, Ye are the up-out'd 1582 Deyro-sums low Sinto Gregory red-letter Papists, severed from state E-kubgship- coroner -I - so, not of the peoples 'mats-mal y-ftr pole Zenith Court, of elect Tycone over the provincial Doi m i-6,and district Sio-mi-6. If so ? Rip' or Ratify by meter oath as East- Searchmen on the Nipon water flag limit of Port Gaspe pasin, by high contracting parties' April 7, 1862, W.-H. Seward &R. Pemell, City niQ'd LYONS ; Amer. Ind. Co'mission'rs by Art, 1, rule 2 ' within the territorial water, of the other (L'atitrewise neutre) vartr/ in Carib's IS ante costal Isle Mingan aught of search • merrier ear 1.11 0 s 1, 6 1 statrices en Mary Brant's eon Peter.§ Knosv I By 28 H. lii., as Pekin's the W .minster tidal Octagon-tower-flag of Parliament, when 1265 sitting at the Q-Kich, Aid 'Apt-ery house, was of Red Sarsinet with Gold Gragon. Tetra-conic ' thus the Portugue-mason change of your national Red-c,, into a merchant church flag by Ma cao'd Rips (1549-94-1606), under an Edin. St. John's grip Dutch-Japan Lodge 3ty with China, Naviga-sacKi. signed Feb. 1663-64 by Tycoon, BORT & Does, whereby a White flag with Red-moon ball, was set as the Jetfingo emblem of your hut' d- Tail Orient-lodge Embassy in London. " Scat fatum supra totemque via, Arcus Pafcitur et nigris orbem, Circum-sonat Corms." Hence, by Battfax Span'sh-dutch 3ty, in mexi-Anahuaq' reciprocity to perpetuate Goa's-french Cu:ere on Art. 10, the Japan admiralty Coin-flag will be from 1862, Red pierced white square, with Red moon'-for ever, [by E. India Co's is-sign-ian Coge Cofar's Arab-persia Gulf, in Baron Loyola Mascarenhas, Palm'erseons refugee 1808-list, to '62] -Thus on 1521 CARL. V. & Lei) X's-Luther 3ty, for Clement 14th Jesuit abolition-on Ackerley-Chandos succession in Labra dor 1769-72 for Surrogate ingressu and egressu will-probates en 'Cool.' Sir Philip Francis to 1818-and 'Burton-crescent statu'd Crammer-Major Cartwright, to Ackerley's 1820-25, yet on £9O a-yr. unrelieved 37 Hen. B's State-layman duty, for the people, as a Charles-(magna) the Less. . Une faix qui (fit Armor la race-rouge si grande :71 En la loi civique), pose avec Hansa to . oa I'on voit que jamais PE/var./ism' ne marchands Quand it faut par la merleur donner Liberte. s s A ". • * N.l Atkyus-Illontayue C. ACKERLEY, Exec. Fl • • 1-2 W. Iv., Na. 54, • Chamberlayne' gie-sworn, Ll. • PETER BASQUET, Income-tax chief (1842 unpaid ot F2-. 1 • China Rug wall circuit horizon of--s London, June 24. 4 1 , 1862) its Montezuma'd Red flag of E. Ind.-Hs., not in Brant's Gasdffe power to give IMP. lercy in 1792. So Paris ' While ship' in red flag, 1189-3e l gm-vocmt Kalfateren- , ' skiff' Het /chip ssylt wel, het is r as i n say l en, item, het is een klock- ship in fallen ' -by Cape Nab'a was t By 7. 25 Hen. 111. the Purser discargo-ree or steward is deputy-juror for Neighbours to the fact,' under Shipping Act to avoid Midlsex Ty-con© Coroner's sequestration in log default on death or Cl:fences to the Chinese-by the 1842 British Emigra triad-sesu Soc :, (Belly-skin Vac-sign marks s. A. c.' of Sandwich-isles , Austral, Ciltornia-reru hut-poll-tail-fax, by Spanish s S3' feh edule goldfinders, on Art. 8, to ouT & IN head-money as K. Post Pentacoet 1640 Ind. trust), for their Sky-drama season-augury, of no Cone-sub stantial halt-in their Hen- 0/impic-sham- sect-Yet with rights as free-born Englishmen-th 6 tail-less victims. (See Fun April 19, 28, May 16, & Tones June 11.) THE SUN Lortinorel, T UESD RVENING, JUNI4_, 24, 1E62. TREAT R 0 Y AL, DRURY.LANE. Dion Boucicanit, LO9 gee. P TONIGHT, TUESDAY, June 24. 186', the performances .'"rort;,e at 7, with the SPITAL FIELD 3 WEAVER Messrs. Atkiu b , I."' Robinson, Sara Stevins. After whieh, THE COLLEE BAWN : Messrs. Dion Boncicault, Vaudenhoff, F. Robinson ; Madame Celeste, .Jessie JSl'Lean, Stevins. To conclude with THE KISS IN THE DARK : Messrs. Atkins, Farrell ; Mrs. Q.. Jordan. Box-office open from 10 to 5. THEA___ T RE-ft6 ,7 ----- ----------- sevenili Ruckatone. Lessee imr iV- NAY . M ARK E' I. ..wllliam. TITIS EVENING. at ton, Miss Caroline Hill, Mrs. E. i Ts. WHITE. Mr. Comp ton, tter which, at a quarter to B,wii renchard, Mr. Buck- OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. ,4 1) ." . ?erIonned (157th time) Buck atone ; Lord llundreary, Mr. Sother. CONTRA O and the Followed by a new Spa nish Ballet e ntitled LA PAN DISTA. Senora l'erca Nein , Senor nic ar d o C CorpS de Ballet. To conclude with MY FIUSBAND'S GRogr. ZOYAL LYCEUM Tll.-F--4"---- A,T R E. Li sole Lessee and m ana vr Edmund Falconer. 190th Night of the ,ontinitous run of "Peep o'D ay. ,, THIS EVENING, PE El' O'DA Y ; or, Savourneen Deelish. essrs. W atter Lacy, Addison, Charlen Selby, Geo. Melvill e , awl Edmund Ealconei ; Mrs. D. I'. Bower s, Miss Clar a M eaten, and Miss M. Hudson. After which, a new w musical, Pictorial, poetical, and ballet interlude, entitled KILLARNEY. Miss Anna 11hitty and Miss Lydia Thomson. To conclude with the new farce entitled I COULDN'T EEL!' IT. Characters by Mr. Addison,Mr. W a rlow, and Miss Lydia Thompson. Actincf Manac,rer—Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at liali-past e, to commence at 7. Li' x-olliee open dal:l, , from 11 till's. COrTniwnr.4, a 7 OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. .„tt, lAsaee, Mr A. Harris. - THIS EVENING, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. hiss M. Harris. Alter which, at Eli ht o'clock, LOUIS XT. Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. Supported by tic ssrs..7. F. Cathcart,ll. Potter, Everett, Shofe, R. Cathcart, Raymond, &c. ; Miss Ch a p man and Miss N. Chapman. : To conclude with THRIM: MARRIED. Commence at 7. No half-price. --- NEW T 'AL, ADELP i :nte Prooriotor and Manager. Mr. B. IVebster. TO-NIGH - r, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAISE : 'Messrs. . 3 . L. Toole, Bil!inc , too, Em,ry ; Misses K. Kelly, Laidlaw, .I(._lttancl. nod Mr,. If. Marston. „ . 1 ; be followed by THE COLLEEN BAWN. Slessra. .4,.;invithrnietr, Emery, filllin2ton, StephensOn, I borne, C. J. 13111111g' omer ; Bliss Agnes Burdett, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. t° ll , and klrs 11. Lewis. To ennel.‘utl,e_ 'Toole, I'. SHILLING DAY. Messrs. J. L. ut ord, • Emery, al iES Latimer, Mrs. 11. Lewis. Commence at 7. C A N rj: , -------- "'ItBUR y HALL, The Greatest Traii ez , p e Bl ECK EI„ the rtu a me r in the World, at 10 o'clock. Immense success of Sera , (Produced from Donizetti's "DON (Produced here tor thelt"str rn i eliNn't " his country). A rranged and conduct,A Principal Artistes—Miss ItussP ir • donirlimans. The Great Comic Trio, Eurrene, and Signor Ti . tiollings. (the original of the celebrated Stum p si ',' ,, Y, and Unsworth man "). Also the following array of e c ,,,l' , Or any other E. Marshall (in Paul Pry), J. G. Ford, e Zairt viz. :-- worth, Miss Georgina SinithSon, and Joe t r own, the re nowned Dancer. T H 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. The miraculous STECKEL, Champion of the Trapeze, in new and unapproachable feats. Verde's "LA TRAVIATA," "IL TROVATO RE," " SIMON BOCCANEGRA," &c. &c. ; G. Linley's "JOLLY BEGGARS ; " G, A. Mactarren's " MAY DAY. " Principal Vocalists - Miss Russell, Maslams Enderssohn, Messrs. Morley, Greene, and Albert. Full Band and Chorus. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comic—Miss Caroline Parkes, Mr. W. Randall, and those unrivalled Ethiopian Comedians, Rumsey, Newcomb, Little Bob, E ugen e,an d Uns worth (the original "or any other man"). Admission, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, Is. ; Private Boxes, Ds. 6d. Shortly will be produced Verdi's Great International Exhibition Cantata. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 10m. To-monnow.-Morning, 12h. 37m.—Afternoon, lh. Om. NOTICE. Ail remittances are, henceforth, to be made to Mr. JOHN CHAPLIN, at The Sun office, 112, Strand, who has been appointed, by the Lord Chancellor, Receiver and Manager of The Sun newspaper, and the outstanding debts due in respect thereof. _ _ 1 , 3`4. , ^ • 31 o • - "I:0 No , 1 44; 1:,...5,1,42P THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1862. It will be seen by our Parliamentary report that half the battle has been won—the Spithead forts are to be stopped—blind waste of public money will be given up till the public has had twelve months more to think of it, and we may be pretty sure it will not then be in the mood to renew the waste. On the other fortifications the House con sents to go into committee, there to discuss them yet further, and we sincerely hope to stop them too. Nothing but prepossession,or the shame of acknow ledging past errors, can prevent the Premier and his too obsequious Parliament from retracing their steps. Great efforts were, indeed, made to prove that this is a righteous House of Commons, which needs no repentance, but all in vain. The titans parent meaning of such appeals is,—"Don't, in the eyes of the nation, make such fools of yourselves as to have followed Lord PALMERSTON, blindfold, in his fortification folly two years ago, and now to turn round and adopt a better plan." The House thus appealed to, however, must make its choice between two evils ; it must bear the shame, mingled with credit, of an early repentance, or it must, a few years hence, bear the intolerable and unmingled shame of having wasted eleven millions of the public money on works which are worse than useless, which will aid rather than obstruct an enemy, and the most costly of which would, we believe, have to be level led with the ground if an enemy were not kept off by our fleet. The debate, in full, is longer than any but pro fessional readers will probably care to read ; but a glance at a summary of it will show that all the argument is really on one aide—the aide which Sir MORTON PETO so ably maintained in the pamphlet we noticed the other day, that iron ships, not forts, are our true defence. Looking only generally at the question, it is easy to see that the command of the Channel is our only safety. While that is secure, Portsmouth and all our shores are secure. Lose it, and Portsmouth could be reduced to ashes by an enemy's iron ships without their coming in the way of the torts at all. An enemy's ships could rasa the forts with merely the chance of being hit by a single shot, or could lie outside them, ana nomnara tue albeina at, leisure. Again, if having lost the command of the Channel, an enemy were able to land, conceive of the folly, which can imagine that his folly, would be so great as to land at the foot of DoVer cliffs, or any where else where we had fortifications. But, it is replied, in the case, never to be tolerated, of his landing, he would go up Portsdown Hill and de stroy the dockyard from thence ; and so in direct opposition to the experienced counsels of General BURGOYNE, Lord PALMERSTON has miles of works constructed there, which it would take an army to defend ! Truly did the veteran General remark , that if an enemy landed we should have other use for our army ; while he showed that extemporised works, if need were, would be better than fixed works, respecting which an enemy would previously have exact information. Mr. OSBORNE in his speech disclosed one fact, which reflects great disgrace in some unknown quarter. The reader will remember how the Mer f rimac and Monitor emboldened the House of Com mons to demand the delay of the operations at Spithead ; and how, almost immediately, there fol lowed some experiments at Shoeburyness with Sir W. ARMSTRONG'S huge gun and 501 b. charges of powder, which seemed to upset all that was taught as by the battle in Hampton Roads. According to the infortnation supplied to the press, and volun teered in the House by Lord PAGET, the shot went through the Warrior-side target, shattered wood behind it, and one even passed out through the granite behind it. On these statements the Premier actually taunted the House with its un-wisdom in wishing him to stop building the forts. It will hardly be believed, but Mr. OSBORNE produced the evidence before the House, that these accounts were little better than fiction! Not one shot went through! None of them would have endangered the lives of persons in the ship ! None of them would have affected the seaworthiness of the ship On the other hand these tremendous shots were all made with every advantage. They were fired at damaged plates; the target was fixed, and was certainly unable to fire a shot in return ; It was distant but 200 yards, and yet no ruinous damage was done. What could be expected against a newly-plated ship, moving rapidly, dropping her shots, in passing, at the fort, enveloped iu her smoke, 1,000 yards off, instead of a fifth of that distance. Why, it is certain that, if hit at all by this monster gun, which Sir W. ARMSTRONG himself pronounced to b e ver y diffi cu lt, no mater i a l d • "nage could be done to her. But let the reader think of the difference in favour of a chip. It could, on the cupola plan, as Sir M. Prro info rms us, mount a gun as heavy as could be used in any fort. It could not be avoided or run past by the ene my's ship. It co u ld l ay it se lf where they s which alongside, instead of . P°PPlng away harml ess l y , chained to a rock a thous and uns yards off. If —in short, with ship c N : o n ul s d in d k o i a g t ship, it could p l ace itself en would co s t certainly "no more than these forts- - which, lik e polypi on the rocks, must wait till their pr ey Would come to them—we could effectually prevent any hostile irmiside from taking her leisurely shot s at our great arsenal The Commissioners in this their second report, which M. PETO has so mercilessly but justly e z _ posed as in flat contradiction to the evidence, place their solo reliance on the performances of the monster gun of Sir W. ARMSTRONG. This gun no longer existe. The enormous charges have cracked it, so that it cannot again be relied on Thus these gentlemen in their haste to report in favour of their old conclusion, first base their recommen- dation on experiments which have been, by some one, deliberately falsified in their favour : next, these experiments, if correctly reported, would have applied to but a very limited distance, in stead of the wide channel at Portsmouth ; and lastly, the very gun on which they rely is in the Artillery Hospital, without the slightest hopes of recovery—with a crack in it indeed, into which a knife can be inserted for five inches We are to have, it seems, full opportunity of dis cussing those parts of the fortification schema which the Government is ashamed to give up. After so much has been effected we may hope yet more will be. We have got rid of the Spithead forts, and of the central arsenal, both adjourned to that " more convenient season," which divines tell us never comes, and which we hope will, in this case, not come in our time. It will need a stronger effort to escape paying £1,200,000 to spare the pride of Lord PALMERSTON, not to render the country whit safer. Ho and Sir G. LEWIS seem to believe in the formula enunciated by the latter last night, that " efficiency means expenditure," and that they are in fact con vertible terms, With Mr. OSBORNE the whole country will protest against such a translation of the word efficiency. How GARIBALDI would laugh at it ! How all the abler men, naval and military, would laugh at it ! Of course that we must spend what we need, to be efficient, is a miserable truism ; but our Admiralty, not to mention our army, when it went fresh to the Crimea, are but too plain proofs within everyone's recollection that expendi ture may be inefficiency. What was Sir JOHN PAKINGTON'S wooden reconstruction of the navy but expenditure without efficiency? what the pro. posed Spithead forts, and the fortifications begun, and proposed to be continued, but expenditure without efficiency ? And what would Capt. COLE'S new ships be but a greatly reduced expenditure, with a greatly increased efficiency ? We hope before the discussion on the details comes, Sir 0. C. LEWIS will be prepared for another withdrawal, that Mr. OSBORNE will, as diligently prepare his speech as if this were not possible, and that if such should be the lucky result, that the hon. member, not heeding the taunts of Lord PALMERSTON on " a speech intended to be delivered," will again favour us with all he meant to say against a plan tow hich Government " intended" to adhere, but which they gave up through fear of his "intended' , speech. The Chancellor last night introduced into the House of Lords a bill by which the Queen's Bench Prison will have to go the same road already taken twenty years ago by the two other great receptacles for Prisoners for Debt—the Fleet and the Marshal sea. There is, we presume, not a man in all Lon don but will exclaim from his heart, if he have any opinion at all to express upon the matter—And a good riddance of it! The Chancellor's bill for this purpose—introduced and read for a first time pro forma last evening —must be considered simply in every way but as an inevitable pendant to the Bankruptcy Bill of last session. For it will be re membered in regard to that enactment, if nothing else can be remembered upon the instant in regard to it, that one of the principal objects kept in view by its framer was the abolition of the punishment of imprisoning for debt altogether —saving and excepting only where liabilities could be proved to have been fraudulently contracted. With that solitary exception the punishment of imprisonment for debt is abolished, the act of last year having come into operation on the Ist of last October. Upon that noteworthy day set apart by Act of Parliament for a rather unusual kind of Goal Delivery, upwards of 300 prisoners for debt were liberated in batches from durance nee joyful and choral cry of thanksgiving being raised by the motley crowd in streaming out from the dingy door-waye of the Queen's Bench, and of the two subordinate prisons situated the one of them in White Cross-street, and the other in Horsemonger-lane. Here and there only in the throng were audible at rare intervals indications of regret at a change fir` the better considered evi dently in each of these instances, strange to tell, as a change for the worse ! There was the indefatiga ble and inevitable wife of the son of one of the great tribunes of the people in the last generation—whose voice was raised at the date of her husband's release less in the accents of dubious rejoicing than in those of unmistakeable lamentation ! Almost as it seemed in the self same spirit as that in which the Poor Debtor told of by Boz, who returned towards nightfall on the day of his liberation to beseech the jeoler's permission to let him in again —to the grim old building which had come at length, from old association's sake, to be looked upon •as his life-long home. A happy quittance, however, was it for the most of those 324 prisoners for debt, nearly all of whom had the doors of their gaols flung open for them on and after the Ist of October, 1861. As affording an instant intimation of the utter uselessness of any longer keeping up the old establishments in the Borough-road, in White - cross-street, and Horsemonger-lane, it will be enough to mention that there are left at this moment but six or seven prisoners in the Queen's Bench, but two only in Horsemonger lane, and but fourteen or fifteen in Whitecross street. Such wildernesses of unpicturesque shabbi ness and almost squalor, as they must be, to be sure, under these altered circumstances ! One Zimmerman-like tenant, may be, smoking his pipo in a melancholy oasis of a room in a whole desert of an otherwise uninhabited corri dor. A solitary captive, perhaps, in a thread bare shooting-jacket, knocking the last remnant of a forgotten ball about the wild waste of the empty racket-ground. Every apparent inducement about him to a quiet suicide off-hand—if he could but get up to those tempting spikes upon the top of the high wall, to hitch the top of his necktyo on to one of the amiable prongs of that alluring chevaux-de-frieze! Mr. ROHER'S occupation in not a jot less gone now at the Queen's Bench Prison than it formerly went at the Brick Fleet (not the Stone Fleet), and as it went pretty much about the same time at the old Marshalsea. It has gone, that occupation of the Turnkey, to all intents and purposes, as com plete as OTHELLO'S in the tragedy ! Time enough, consequently, for the carting away of all that old rubbish still going by the name of the Queen's Bench Prison. As the Chancellor reminded Parliament last evening, it is entirely useless as it stands now. It occupies a site embracing within its circumference from two to three acres of ground, the value of which has been estimated at from £200,000 to £300,00u altogether. Otherwise, about a plum an acre ! In these days, when space is so sorely wanted in the more crowded parts of the metro polis, a matter—this—of no trifling consideration. No wond er, t h erefore, is it that the proposition now made, throu g h th e me di um o f the Lard u a ll o w n h f o u r h t h e e a r r i o n oft_ p y, Cha ncellor's Bill to get rid of that used-up struc ture of th e Queen' s B enc h P r i son, i s welcomed by our command q u Particularly when we lea rn , that the site will be pla ce d at f orthwith, t o b e turne d to some really good account (probably being rendered avail able for St Thomas's hospital); while the annual expenditur e of £3,000 or £4,000 hitherto required for the maintenance of the Q ueen ' s B enc h , as a Debtor's Prism, will no longer, of course, be necessitated. A trifle that, in our yearly expendi ture of £70,000,000 ; but still, though a mere trifle, noticeable as another of oar inch by inch steps in the direction of retrenchment. Not even one fanciful regret will accompany the Queen's Bench in its passing away. Our Mas ter Novelists have flung a spell of romantic interest over the mere memories of the Fleet and the Mar shalsea. Those familiar with the pages of TOBIAS SMOLLET T and CHARLES DICKENS will recall to min d upon the instant with what pleasant recollections of the old Fleet Prison " Roderick Random" and the " Pickwick Papers" have stored their ima• ginations_ While, as to the old, eld, nearly forgot ten and utterly obliterated prison of the Marshalsea, have we not within our more recent remembrance how the great creative and realistic genius of Mr. DICKENS called up to view once more the vanished building of the Marshalsea within the magic circle of the twenty numbers of "Little Dorrit," and peopled the old ghostly room, and staircases, and courtyards, and corridors of the Marshalsea with a throng of all but living and breathing flesh and blood human crea tures ! Old DORRIT, that more senile and stately MICAWBER ! FRED, DORR:T the musician. Young DORRIT, "of the Streets Streety.” Miss DORRIT, the shabbily gay, and tie , slatternly debonaire. Little DORRIT, and all her motley entourage. As to the Queen's Bench Prim, it has not even any fancifully agreeable associations like those con nected with its name—with its locality. A hundred years and more have beer dragged through since it was built, and delightfu l it i s t o k now a t length that the dirty old pile is to be razed to the ground, and the vacated site given up to some better and humaner purpose than the punishing by imprison ment, not only of Fraud and Extravagance, but too often also of the Crime of Poverty and the Guilt of Misfortune. We just mention, lest ft should escape the atten tion of those who are interested in the question, that the resolutions on Church-rates, of which Mr. SOTUERON ESTCOURT hEs given notice, stand for discussion to-night. The hon. member has inverted their original order, Eine' they now stand as fol lows :—" That the law relating to Church-rates may be beneficially settled by combining in one measure provisions for each of the following ob jects :-1. To enable vestries specially summoned, and in which owners shall have a vote by proxy, to transfer from occupies to owners so much of their liability as regards the repair of their parish church and churchyari ; and to make such special rate, if voted by a majority, re coverable by the sEme process as a rate for repairs of highways. 2. To repeal the existing legal process for enforcing a compulsory church rate. 3. To give facilities for collecting a voluntary rate." Mr. Hodgkinson will move as an amend ment, "To leave out all the words after the figure I,' and to add the following words :—‘ To autho rise the levy of a rate or rent in respect of the appropriated portion of the seats in churches, but so that no appropriation of seats in any church shall be made to a greater extent than now aetually exists.' " The reason why he changed the order was no doubt this, As they stood originally, the house might have voted for what was then the first reso lution, which now stands second, and have left him in the lurch with that which now stands first. By so doing it would have laid the foundation for a bill on the very fair principle proposed by Mr. BRIGHT and by Lord EBURY—namely, to leave the Churchmen all their existing machinery for levying a rate, but to abolish the power of com pelling payment. Dy the first resolution ESTCOnnT retains all that is cdsentially odious to the public in Church Rates, and makes enforce ment of the rates easier. Every friend of religious liberty ought, therefore, to be at hiB post. His first resolution must be defeated at all costs. It will revive Church Rites where they have long ceased, and lessen the means of opposition where it is now strong. It is, in fact, as we understand it, an insidious attempt, under the guise of some liberal sounding wordq, to render Church Rates a more fixed impost than ever, and that on behalf of the wealthiest establishment in Christendom. THE COURT.—His :Royal Highness the Prince of Wales crossed over from Osborne yesterday morning in the Royal yacht Fairy, Captain G. H. Seymour, C 8,, to meet her Royal Highness the Princess Hohenlohe, who, with her suite, arrived by special train from Dover, and em barked from the dockyard on board the Fairy, proceeding to Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. THE VICEROY OF EGYFT.--Wo have the pleasure to announce that the Mayor (Mr. R. Hutchinson), who is now in London, has inNited the Viceroy of Egypt to visit Liverpool, and that his Highness has accepted the invita tion. The day is not yet fixed. —Liverpool Albion. THE LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE.—It is expected that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will in spect the London Rifle Brigade on Saturday, July 26. The National (Ural Society will repeat the " Elijah" on Thursday next at Exeter Hall. The chorus of the society, numbering 600 voices, will on this occasion fraternise with the 'Yorkshire and Lancashire choristers, who are now in London for the Handel Festival, and alto gether a very grand performance is expected. The solo singers are Miss E:eonora Wilkinson, Madame Laura Baxter, Mr. Swift, Mrs. Instersall, of Leeds, and Mr. Weiss—the whole under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, founder of the sociekr. HER MAJESTY'STHEATRE.—The resources of this establishment will be developed to the fullest extent during the next iew days, when a selection of operas will be pre sented, including the ever-popular " Trovatore," "Don Pasquale," "Roberto II Diavolo," and the "Huguenots," supported by Madllas. Tietjens, Marchisio, Trebelli, Louise Michal, and Signor: Giuglini, Armandi, Zucchini, Bettini, Gassier, and Mr. Smiley. " Don Giovanni" will be pre sented in the following week with a cast u hich the director may pronounce unprecedented, for in addition to the com bined talents of the above-named great artistes, an engage ment has been effected with Miss Louisa Pyne, who will appear for the ffrst time at her Majesty's Theatre in the part of Zerlina. MONDAY POITLAR CONCERTS.—The concer given last night for tte benefit of Herr Ernst was success ful beyond anticipation. St. James's .hall was crowded in every part, and the anount realised, after all expenses paid, is stated to be upwards of .C3OO. The entertainment itself was one of tithe moat attractive imaginable—a genuine "Monday Popular C,ncert," and of 'the very best. Of course, the great feataro was the quartet in B flat, for two violins, viola, and violencello, composed by Herr Ernst, and performed by MM. J)achitn, Laub, Molique, and HAW. As this will, no doubt, be heard again in St. James's-hall, we must be content at present to say that it is a work of exquisite fancy, in every movement showing the hand of a master. The execution was perfect. ELOPEMENT.—The Greenock Adrertiser says : " A well. doing sailer who arrived here a few days ago from a six months voyage, found to his surprise new tenants in the house his wife and family had occupied, and on in quiry as to the whereabouts of his better half, discovered that she had decamped with a German sugar-boiler, who had lodged in the house. Jack felt easy ab3ut the loss of his wife, but would not be deprived of his children, and traced the fugitives as far as Leith, where he found his off spring. He also learned that the pair had been living some time in Leith, and, getting short of money, were sent by the German Society to London. -The German is a married man. Jack is perfectly reconciled to his wife's elopement, and hopes she will tot find her way back to Greenock again." J.IIE LEWIS AND LOCHFINE HERRING FISH INGs.—The steamship Clydesdale arrived at G'reenock on Friday from Stornoway, with about 1,100 barrels and boxes on board. This increase in number, as compared with the last shipment to the Clyde, is not due to an improvement in the fishing, but to the demand for, and augmented price of, fresh herrings taking the fish out of the hands of the curers on the spot. A few hundreds of good quality have been caught during this week in Lochlong and Gareloch, and some fish have been taken near InverkiP. On Friday about a dozen boxes of excellent herrings were landed hero from Lochfine. There is no alteration in the retail price. The improvement in the state of King Leopold, s health is maintained. A physician sent from London by Queen Victoria, after passing two days at the palace of Laeken, left two days ag o , p er fectly satisfied, it is said, with his observations. LATEST NEWS. PARIS, JUNE 24. The illoniteur of to-day says : "News via Washington to the 9th inst. states that no information posterior to the attack at Puebla had been received. We are, therefore, justified in considering the rumour of the retreat of the French to Vera Cruz as unfounded." TURIN, JUNE 23, EVENING. The Lirilto of tc-day published a letter from Signor Crispi, denying that Garibaldi has resigned the Presidency of the National Emancipation Asso ciation, and stating that domestic affairs have obliged Garibaldi to delegate him as his representa tative. A Royal decree has been issued closing the Uni versity of Pavia. The Italia asserts that the French are evacuating Viterbo. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 24. The intelligence telegraphed to this capital of the acceptance by Denmark of all the negro slaves in America is now reduced to the following propo- sitior "Denmark has offered to convey 3,000 slaves who have lost their masters, to the sugar plan tations in the island of St. Croix, and to employ them there upon the same terms as the free negroes.' MADRID, JUNE 23 (Evening). The Queen of Spain has been safely delivered of a Princess. Her Majesty and• the Royal infant are doing well. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier have left for London. The Cortes will be closed this week. R USSIA. The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes a letter from Lord Napier, the English Ambassador at St. Peters burg, addressed to the English Consul-General, under date of the 15th of .Tune, with a view to open a subscription among the English residents for the benefit of the sufferers by the recent conflagra tions. A similar step has been taken by the French Ambassador. The Police Gazette of Moscow announces that the timber stores on the Minskaia-square have been destroyed by fire. Other conflagrations have taken place in that city. FRANCE. A Paris letter in the Nord of Brussels says The first troops sent to Mexico will be taken from Algeria, as has been mentioned, as they are already inured to a hot climate. They will be directed, in the first instance, to Martinique and Havana, whence they will proceed to Vera Cruz, and be placed undet the orders of the commandant of that town, M. Roze. The authorities have adopted the excellent idea of arming and organising, under the orders of French naval officers, 500 negroes (a race that never suffers from the yellow fever), to be employed for the police of Vera Cruz. That measure, however, is not new, as 400 had already been similarly employed with great success." BOURSE, June 23.—Although the English funds have arrived with a decline, the market here has been rather more buoyant, but with business still restricted in amount. For the Account, Threes are now firm at 68f. 43c. The Railway Share Market also shows a little improvement. The market con tinued firm to the close, and left off as follows : 11 per per Cents ... 97 —' Bank Shares 3190 Do, end month.... Credit Poncier 1660 3 per Cents Do. end month.— %V PA Italian Loan 73 - Nee/ per UZZAS .. CIO .0111 all Do. end month.... 63 50 Austrian .. Credit Mobilier.... 855 Spanieh Threes — Do, end month.... 857 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1270 .. 1262 60 Northern lO6O .. 1060 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1100 .. 1100 GGeneva 362 50. .. Southern B5O .. 848 75 Western Eastern ... , Sardinian 377 Austrian .. Loirbard MESMERISM AND CHLOROFORM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MIN. SlR,—While the general newspaper world has been giving us solemn infallible dicta as to the necessity of a granite obelisk for the late lamented Prince Consort, or aesthetic homilies (that no one regards) in opposition to Mr. Palgrave at Soutb Kensington, you have been telling us cogently of the annual progress of " Mesmerism," under the forlorn hope led by Dr. Elliotson. True, scientific facts have very little chance in the present day when opposed to quackery and shallow "sensation" mountebankry. All honour, therefore, to Dr. Elliotson, who, " through good report and evil report"--in spite of the shallow success of grave, grotesque college authorities, who love grim rou tine—in spite of journalism, the mill-stone round the neck of all medical progress—and in spite of the difficulties of Mesmerism itself, and they are not a few—contrives to give the thing a fair trial. A wretched tragedy has occurred at Manchester. And Dr. Alfred Taylor says his chemical acids, alkalies, or such tests, are at fault as to whether the children were killed or slept the chemical sleep of death under charcoal fumes or chloroform. But there is a psychical side of the matter, and a physiological side of it, naarly allied to mesmerism and chloro form, of which he is innocent, that would at once clear the affair up ; but, like the Smethurst case, it is more chemically orthodox to ignore the psycho logical pedantry of doctors, and (under favour ?) to make a mess of the thing, than to clear it up by the traces left in the system by chloroform or that kind of sleep.. The cases under Mesmerism in Ihe Sun of the 21st inst. seem to be badly chosen. No doubt Dr. Elliotson gets tired of the subject as he advances in years. It is with the object of congratulating, in a small way, and cheering him up, that I write these few lines. The nervous system is no longer the tabula rasa it used to be. This exquisite assem blage of organs - the soul's frail dwelling-place," is undoubtedly affected by mesmeric passes—just as certainly as that the monotone of a droning, moaning, woeful, certain woe-begone pas s i on l ess sermon affects us undoubtedly to sleep —as certain as that if you exhaust one of the five senses, t h e o ther four, for want of association of sensorial ideas, become sleepy and confused—the true secret of the deliquium in the droning sermon, of tobacco smok ing, or, indeed , of ordinary sleep at ni g ht, f rom t h e exhaustion of the muscles and their "sense" during the turmoil of the day. Mesmeric passes produce this exhaustion, and sleep, and deliquium, and ought to be valuable in neuralgic pains, rheumatism, &c., as well as in small surgical operations; let us only choose the cases properly.—Yours, &e., CHARLES KIDD, M.D. Sackville-street, Piccadilly, June 22. Tn E EXPLOSION AT BIRMIN HAM, Monday Evening.—The continued search among the ruins has resulted in the discovery of another body, making nine deaths in all, including the two sons of tho proprietor. The number of cases admitted as in•patients at the hospital is fourteen. and there are about the same number cf out-patients, The cause of the explosion still remains a mystery. It appears, however, from the evidence of the survivors, that the percussion powder was kept in an iron safe in the cellar of the premises, and shortly before the occurence one of the Mr. Walkers went to the woman who had charge of the mixing and filling department for the key of the chest, and then he and his broth er and the foreman went down the cellar, and shortly afterwards the explosion, took place. DI?URY LANE. Mr. Boucicault last night produced his cele brated drama of " Colleen Bawn " at this theatre with great effect, and with a cast of characters that excited some curiosity. On this occasion Madame Celeste made her re appearance, in London,as Mrs. Cregan, and although the lady's French accent did not assist her in the arduous task, her acting was of the very highest class. Miss Sara Stevins sus tained the part of Eily O'Conner most effectively..... a closer copy of the original in form of voice and appearance could not have been found. Miss Jessie M'Clean appeared as Ann Chute, but her performance wanted a little more fire and anima tion to make it tell. Mr. F, Robinson supported the part of Hardress Cregan in exoellent style, and the same praise must be awarded to Mr. Vanden hoff for his Kyrle Daly, to Mr. Searle for Danny Mann, and to Mr. Leeson for Father Tom. The scenery, by Beverley, was very beautiful, although, to our thinking, the celebrated water cave was a little too dark. At the close of the third act Mr. Boucicault re ceived the honour of a call, which he gallantly divided with Miss Sara StevinF. The house was crowded. The dress circle and stalls presented a very brilliant appearance. ADELPHI. The " Colleen Bawn " was last night reproduced here with new scenery, dresses, and we may almost say, a new cast. Mrs. Boucicault has been succeded by Miss Burdett as Eily O'Conner, and Mr. C. Verner, a gentleman who first appeared some time ago at Drury Lane, appeared for the first time as Miles. The whole performance passed off viith the greatest success. The water cave scene, as usual, producing the most enthusiastic applause. THE CEMETERY DISCLOSURES AT SHEFFIELD. The Rev. John Livesey. incumbent of St. Philip's Church, Sheffield, appeared yesterday before the local magistrates, to answer an information charging him with making false entries in the register of burials at the Wardsend Cemetery, and with grant ing false certificates of burials. The public indig nation which the late revolting disclosures has evoked was directed, from the first, more against Mr. Livesey, than the sexton, Howard, and yester day, the Session's-hall was crowded to excess. Mr. Gould appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Blanshard, Q.C., instructed by Mr. Tetson, for the defendant. Mr Gould having opened the case, the following evidence was adduced : Th e R e v. W. Marshall, curate of St_ Philip's, produced the register and proved that the register of the burial on the 3d of April of Joseph Greforex a pauper, who died at the Sheffield Workhouse, was in the hAndwriting of Mr. Livesey. Mr. Livesey bought the burial ground and conveyed it to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. He received the fees for interments there, and he had been incumbent of the district for 30 years. Moses Walton, porter at the Sheffiad Medical School, said—l have been in my present employ ment nearly 12 months. Two months after I came I had to see Isaac Howard, the sexton of St- Philip's, to make arrangements for the inter ment of a dissected body. I arranged with him to take it from the Medical-hall to the ceme tery. On the 10th of March last I took the body of Joseph Gretorex from the workhouse to the Me dical-hall. I saw that body at the Medical-hall many times subsequently. I had taken it there by the order of Mr. Barber, the secretary. The body remained at the Medical School until the 12th of April. It was put in a box by me and Howard. Afterwards Howard took the box away on a wheelbarrow. I had seen Howard at Shef field, a nd, given him instructions with regard to that body, on the 3d of April. 1 told him to fetch it from the 1V1ec...-1 1, .11 and take it to St. Philip's Cemetery. He was to take it there i3r ennui. It was not removed on the 3d of April. I did not see him again until the 12th, when he fetched the body away. I paid him 6s. when ho fetched the body. The witness also proved that it was the custom of the Medical School to pay Howard 13F. for the interment of each body, that sum in cluding the usual burial fees and the price of a coffin or shell. After some further evidence for the prosecution, Mr. Livesey said,—l reserve my defence. I leave the case entirely in the hands of counsel. Mr. Blanshard addressed the Bench at great length for the defence. The magistrates committed Mr. Livesey for trial, but agreed to accept bail in £5OO with sureties. ELECTION OF SHERIFFS, THIS DAY. A common hall was held this day in the Guildhall, for the purpose of electing two citizens to fill the offices of Sheriff of London and Middlesex for the ensuing year. A groat amount of excitement was occasioned by the proceedings, as the persons selected to fill the office were looked upon as certain to succeed to the honour of knight hood on the occasion of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales attaining his majority in November next. The Lord Mayor, by right, had nominated Hilary Nicholas Nissen, Esq., citizen and stationer, of Mark-lane, and Richard Mitchell, Esq., spectacle maker, pursuant to the acts of the Common Council of 7th Aprit, 1748. In opposition to his nomination, there are four aldermen below the chair eligible to be put in nomination. Of these only one, Alderman James Clarke Lawrence, has claimed the suffrages of the livery ; and the other gentleman seeking the honour was Hugh Jones, Esq., warehouseman, of Wood street, spectacle maker and loriner. At ten minutes past one o'clock the Lord Mayor, the sheriffs, the under-sheriffs, and aldermen appeared upon the platform. The RECORDER having opened the proceedings With the usual formalities, The CommoN SERGEANT read the names of the Alder men, viz., James Lawrence, Dakin, Besley, and Gibbons, eligible for the office, and also of those gentlemen proposed by the Lord Mayor. Mr. Deputy LLOYD said he had the honour to nominate Mr. Hugh Jones, as another candidate for the office of Sheriff. He was a man of the highest honour and integrity, and one who would fulfil the duties in the most admirable manner. Mr. ANDERTON seconded the nomination of Mr. Hugh Jones. (Cheers,) That gentleman had plenty of money, and was ready to spend it. (Laughter and cheers.) He was also a man of great hospitality, which he did not con tider an objection. (Cheers.) Mr. Hugh Jones had risen from the ranks, and he felt certain the citizens would not think the less of him for that, but that they would elect him for sheriff amidst the loudest acclamations. (Cheers). The TOWN CRIER then came forward, and called for a show of hands for the respective candidates, after which Sheriff COCKERELL made the announcement that the election had fallen upon Hugh Jones, Esq., and Hilary I Nissen, Esq. A poll was then demanded and granted on behalf of Al derman Lawrence. The voting will commence this day and continuo open until this day week. Each of the candidates after the proceedings terminated came forward and addressed the meeting, all of them ex pressing the greatest confidence of success. TIGERS IN SINGAPORE.b —Th e se swimming animals, the narrowea ger for prey, cross from the mainland , hardly more than half the a iQl n y a a n u d tical D m r. e strait, hardly separates it from Logan, the excellent editor of the Sin p ' -e Free Tress, assures in width us that till withila the last six or seven years, 350 na tives had annually been carried off by the tigers. Even at present, over 100 persons a year are kill, d in the forest by the tigers that prowl there. Shortly before our arrival, in the month of Alarcb, four persons had perished by these von.cious animals. For an explana tion of such horrible occurences we must consider the heedlessness of the natives and the peculiar conditions affecting the mode of agriculture followed on the island. . . Government, however, does not neglect publishing ordinances, by which as far as possible to discourage these formidable invaders. They have offered a reward of 50 dole. for every tiger killed. So soon as the track of a tigeihas been struck, the natives usually d ig a pit of 1t or 20 feet deep, which they.cover slightly with grass and brushwood, and fasten close by a goat, a dog ; or some other living creature. As soon as the tiger, eager for his prey, seeks to seize the poor animal, the brushwood gives way under him and he falls into the pit, where ho is speedily finished by muskets.— Dr, 1 5eherzer's Cruize cf the 11 evara. LAW---THIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt.) IN RE DENNANT, BEATER, & ROSS-DIVIDEND MEETING. A meeting was held to-day for proof of debts and declara tion of further dividend in this case. The bankrupts had carried on a very extensive business in the city, under the firm of Coster and Co. Mr. Coster, retiring, left the busi ness, under conditions, to his partners, who ccntinued it up to a certain period with success, but ultimately succumbed to unavoidable losses, with a very large amount of indebt • edness, Fut since the bankruptcy a dividend of lls. 6d, in the pound had been paid. Some proofs were admitted to the amount of about £5,000. The most noticeable point was in a case where the assignees had elected to terminate a lease, and the sessor was allowed to prove for dilapidations, on the award of a surveyor agreed upon by Messrs. Sale and Turner for the assignees, and Mr. Reed for the official managers, Messrs. Honey and Co.—The proof was admitted. Mr. Reed then proposed an allowance to the bankrupts, which is, under the new act, entirely dependant on the cre ditors. He proposed £1,200 to Mr. Dennant, £BOO to Mr. Beater, and £3OO to Mr. Ross. The difference was made on the grounds that Mr. Dennant had much more at stake than Mr. Beater, and he had been indefatigable in his exer tions to assist the assignees, which unfortunately Mr. Beater was, through ill health, unable to do. There was not the slightest reflection intendbd on Mr. Beater, and Mr. Ross had been but a comparatively short time in the firm. Sub ject to these allowances, it was proposed to pay a further dividend of Is, 6d. in the pound, but it would be some time before another could be announced, as it would take time to realise the remaining property. He (Mr. Reid) also proposed £2OO as remuneration to Messrs. Honey and Co. Mr. Errott, a creditor for a large amount, spoke in very high terms of praise of the conduct of the members of the firm, and said he should have anticipated a surplus some time ago, but he most cordially agreed with the proposi tions made. The resolutions were adopted, and the time of payment of the dividends will be duly announced. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) AL rmvxma Tian Trml. A WIFE ANT) GELLING THE FOR £27.—BYE V. KOWATSKI. The plaintiff in this case sought to recover £5 upon a certain I 0 U, alleged to have been signed by defendant on behalf of a third person. Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—lf your honour will per mit me, I can simplify matters very much by stating that no consideration ever passed for the I 0 U. The defen dant is the head cook at the Castle Tavern, in Gresham street, and he was acquainted with a Mr. Camera. Now, Mr. Camera advertised for a wife—(laughter) —and a cer tain young lady answered the advertisement. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Camera, however, was not quite satisfied ; either the lady was riot pretty enough or had not money enough—(laughter)—but for some reason or other he said to defendant, "You want a wife; it is a pity the lady should be disappointed. (Laughter.) You shall have her for £27. (Shouts of laughter.) Defendant thinking a good wife cheap at £27, gave a bill for the amount. (Here the .gravity of the judge quite gave way, and he could not but join in the bursts of laughter which greeted the speech of the learned gentleman.) The lady, however, turned up her nose at defendant. " What," said she, " marry a cook—a common cook. No, indeed, I haven't come to that yet." (Great laughter.) Mr. Camera then said to the defendant, " Well, the sale is off, and you may have your bill back, but she may alter her mind, for women are changeable, so you shall have her for £5. Give me your I 0 U for £5, and if you should marry the lady pay me." As the lady was still obdurate, he (Mr. Buchanan) contended that no considera tion had passed. Miss Bye (the plaintiff) said she had been barmaid to Camera, who owed her £l5 wages, and gave her this I 0 U in part payment. Mr. Camera said that the defence set up as a preliminary step by Mr. Buchanan was not altogether correct. Witness had kept defendant for six months, and had lent him money. Cross-examined—l did not advertise for a wife. 4. friend of mine did. 1 thought that the defendant was hard up for a wife—(laughter)—and so I told him he could have the lady. His Honour—Why don't you pay plaintiff her £IS ? Witness--I have been bankrupt. His Honour—Did you advertise for a wife before or after your bankruptcy ? (Roars of laughter.) Witness—Before. Mr. Buchanan then called defendant, who denied that Camera had kept him or lent him money. Camera wrote out the I 0 U himself. The facts were as stated by Mr. Buchanan, and the only thing giving rise to the £27 bill and the £5 I 0 U was the lady, who was sold to defendant. (Laughter.) His Honour considered that defendant had made out his case, but it was rather hard upon Miss Bye. Miss Bye had her remedy against Camera, but now there must be a verdict for defendant, with costs. Mr. Camera threatened to indict defendant for perjury. POLICE-THIS DAY, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A TAVE RN ,— Frederick Beasley, a respectable-looking man, a clerk, out of employ, was charged with attempting to commit suicide at the Marl borough Head Tavern, immediately opposite the police court. James Reeves, 41 C, said that on the previous afternoon, about half-past four, as he was passing the Marlborough Head Tavern he was called by Mr. Ellwood, the landlord, who said a person in the house had taken poison. He found the defendant in a state of stupor, and took him to the Middlesex Hospital, where an emetio was administered, and he was informed that he had taken an overdose of laudanum. Mr. John Ellwood, • of the Marlborough Head, said he was acquainted with the defendant, and he was a ver respectable man. The defendant came to his house th previous afternoon and had something to drink, and asked him to lend him a bottle. He did so, and the prisoner went out and shortly after returned and asked a painter at work at his house to have something to drink, and had something himself. Shortly after, on his going to remove the glasses, and seeing the empty bottle he had lent the prisoner on the counter he smelt it, and found the bottle and one of the glasses had contained laudanum. He (Mr. Ellwood) then sent for a doctor, and the defendant was afterwards taken to the hospital. In answer to the magistrate, Mr. Ellwood said he believed the defendant had done it owing to family matters. He had written to the defendant's bother, and he had no doubt he would attend to take care of him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said if the brother attended the defendant, who would be detained in the meantime, should be given up to him. CARRIAGE ROBBERY.—Charles Collins, a middle-aged man, and who there is little doubt has been at this court before, was charged with stealing from the carriage of Mrs. Eliza Willis, of 4. Hill-street, Berkeley-square, a shawl of the value of £5. Wm. Hall, footman to Mrs. Willis, said that on the pre vious afternoon he was with the carriage in Dover-etr eet, when he was informed that prisoner had taken a shawl from the carriage. Ho pursued the prisoner, and in his flight he threw the shawl down an area. He caught the prisoner and brought him back, and then handed him over to a constable (Jarvis, 156 C), who took him to the station. George Cullen, in the service of Lord Stanley of Alder ley, proved seeing the prisoner take the shawl from the carriage. Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the request of Inspector Draper, re manded the trisoner that inquiries might be made. MARKETS-THIS DAY. HAY MARKETS. S MITIMELD.—AIeadow bay, £2 Os to £4 15s Od cl OVer, £3 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 15s to £2 Os per load. Trade dull. CI.3II3 ERLAND.--lklealOW hay, £2 05 to £4 15s; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s; and straw, £1 153 to £2 Os per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPET,.—Meadow hay, 12 Os to S 4 158; clover £3 lOs to £5 15s ; an d straw. 11 15s to .£2 Os per:joad. Trade steady for good and prime stuffs. been dull, transacted, b u t quota u o a t and prices d_ prices generally tiGns have COLONIAL. TEA.--Ai ar e well sustained. , SUGAR. -1 110 ni been steadily maintained for th e fi ner descrip tions. I th e refined market there is littl e c h ange to re re. business has rather cor d as regard values. COFFEE._ Only limited dealings have been entered into, an d full rates have been generally current f or good and fine qualities. moderaatreitet has been RICE.—For the better descriptions of East India there has been a limited inquiry, without any material alteration to note in values ; other qualities have slightly advanced. SALTFETRE. — Business has been • . inactive, and the few bargains entered into we r e a t slightly reduced ' prices. TALLOW.—A firmer tone has prey • ailed, and prices have slightly advanced for both present and forward delivery. Y.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 46s Od to 475, and last three mouths 48s 9d per cwt. COAL Ilj trrloes of Coal per Ton iv IARE ET, the close of the market Walls End. s. d. Buddle'sWestHartley 14 9 Carway and Duttryn Malting ........... 23 0 Do. Anthracite.. 21 0 Cowpen Hartley, ...... 14 9 North Felton Gas ..... 12 6 iiolywell ............ 15 0 l'antield Moor 85..13 0 Eden Main.......... 15 0 Wylant ..............15 0 Hastings Hartley 9 r. d, I Framwellgate 15 0 , Kll Caradoc 1 c .oe ... South Kelloe.. , l5 6 ' South Hetton 16 9 Hetton.... l6 9 Hartlepool... .. 16 3 , Ttimdon llartlepool .„16 0 Stewart's.... l6 3 Ilrtddyll's Hetton l5 6 Horton Hedley ••••"'.14 Riddell. Heugli Hall 15 0 Gosforth 14 0 James 14 6 , 138; sold, 73. Walls End. Cassop .............. 15 6 South Hart1ep001......15 0 Whitworth ........... 14 3 Ritson. .............. 13 6 Ships at raarkel -