The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER CORPS. BIRKENHEAD. The Wirral Rifle Regiment makes rapid and satisfactory progress. District committees the have been appointed, and volunteers, assured y planation of the War-office of the 25th, are rapidly giving in their names. In the Birkenhead division about 50 gentlemen have entered, in Oaton and Claughton uvwards of 150, in New Brighton a Rockferry a comp an y . The total company, and strength will be' from 600 to 800. The Chairman the General Committee of the regiment, Mr. Johu". Laird, is invited to meet the Lord-Lieutenant anti. the Vice-Lieutenant of the cou nty this day (Nlon.lay) to settle the details and organ ise the regiment Or immediate service. CORYVVA‘LL. The Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall, Lord Vivian, convened a meeting of the lie tenancy of the county at Bodmin a few days ago, at which it was resolved that, subject to the supply of ai•xus by the Govern ment, it was desirable to raise .srtiller . y . and rifle corps in the several petty sessiontll divisions of the county, and that the deputy lieutenants would in their respective districts give their best aid to the efficient carrying out of the object. , It was also resolved that in the opinion of the meeti.ng to be used should be provided by, and vethe arms the pro perty of, the Government. The meeting .wa s attended, and Lord Vivian came specially' from London to attend it. HALIFAX. When this country was in danger of invasion from Napoleon I. no fewer than three regiments of militia were raised in Halifax ; and now, when circum stances appear to require that efforts should be made to provide for any like contingency, a move- ment for the formation of a Rifle Corps has been set on foot. Several persons have signified their willingness and desire to join such a corps, and in compliance with an influential requisition to the Mayor (Mr. T. S. Walsh), a public meeting has been convened, to be held on Friday next, to give the movement a definite shape. The first name appended to the requisition is that of Mr. Frank Crossley, one of the representatives for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and it is fol lowed by that of several of the local magistrates, manufacturers, and tradesmen. IPSWICH. All preliminaries having been made, a public meeting has been convened by the Mayor to esta• blish a corps of Rifle Volunteers. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. On Friday night a meeting, which was well at tended, was held in the Guildhall, Newcastle-on- Tyne, for the purpose of further considering the expediency of forming a rifle corps in the town. The Mayor presided. Sir John Fife, Mr. Green , Mr. M. L. Sibling, Mr. Edward Glynn, and other gentlemen spoke. A committee was formed for obtaining volunteers. The MAYOR suggested that a resolution should be passed to the effect that the secretaries be re quested to communicate with the secretaries of the various corps to be formed throughout the kingdom for the purpose of arranginc , a bill to be brought into Parliament for the bett er ° regulation of rifle corps. The idea that they should be acting under a bill passed in the reign of George 111. was quite absurd. It did not apply to the case. He had no doubt a new bill would receive the support of Par liament, and no doubt a very efficient force would be formed in this country, such as would defend her from all invasion and all foreign foes. A resolution in accordance with the Mayor'S suggestion was agreed to, and. the meeting adjourned for a fort night. READING. (in Thursday the 19th inst. a public meeting of tht inhabitants of Reading was convened by the Mayor, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of forming a rifle corps for the borough. The MAYOR (Mr. C; J. Andrews), opened the proceedings by stating that he had received a re quisition, very numerously and respectably signed, desiring him to call a public meeting of the town to consider the best means of promoting the forma tion of a volunteer corps of riflemen. He then proceededto make a fewremarks on the advisability of such a step, which were received with much applaise. The Rev. T. V. FOSBERY fnoved the first resolu tion : "That this meeting being of opinion that in the present aspect of public affairs it is desirable to form volunteer rifle corps for the defence of the country, determines forthwith to form a volunteer rifle corps for the borough of Reading." The rev, gentleman then spoke to the following effect :—I am by profession, as I hope in heart, a man of peace, and that is the reason why I am here. You all know that that town is the most quiet and peaceable which is best patrolled by police. Let us have a police force with rifles in their hands to keep the peace against foreign invaders. lam ad vocating a matter which should be very close and very dear to every Englishman within the seas that flow around and guard our coast. Many will re collent what the volunteer corps did in the early part of this century. They were not called upon to fight, but they prevented' invasion. Had we not then shown a firm and determined attitude of de fence, invasion would have come upon us. This resolution speaks of the aspect of yublic affairs, by which we mean the hostile attitude which the great nations of the Continent have assumed to wards each other. We cannot say, when once the flame of war is kindled in Europe, how soon it may blaze up on our own coast. The tides of war sway hither and thither. We live opposite to an inflam mable neighbour, and though we are at present very good friends with the French people, yet if we would remain so we must make such a relation im perative. It is impossible to disguise from our selves, when we see an Imperial autocrat swaying the destinies of the French nation, that the tide of affairs may turn at any moment, and an invasion may be attempted upon our little island home when we least expect it. That being the case, it is clearly our duty to take all human means to avert such a calamity. I know there are many who say that it is a very wicked thing under any circumstances to oppose those who oppose us. That we ought to be men of peace and allow the tide of invasion to sweep over our land without offering any re sistance at all. I say that such a principle is con trary to the teaching of God, to the constitution of the heart of man, and to human nature and expe rience. War is a fearful and a dreadful thing, but there are things worse even than war—cowardice is worse, national dishonour is worse. The land we from our forefathers have received in trust, we to our children will preserve or die. Let this be our motto. But let us not boast ; the enthusiasm of the platform is easy and costs little. We know, how ever, that there are at our doors 450,000 gallant soldiers under arms, every man burning to wipe away the memory of past defeats, with one at their head the prestige of whose name recalls an era of unparalleled brilliancy. French generals have al ready specified the way in which a lesson might be taught to England which she should not soon for get. But this much I dare to say, that if ever a foreign foot be planted on our sacred soil ; if ever the ring of the rifle of the Chasseurs de Vincennes be lied upon these shores, terrible as the first re verses might be they may yet chance to leave that , British chivalry not breathe its fast at Sobraou, or Goujerat, or Meanee, or Hyderabad, and they may yet be taught that there is something beyond the raw hysterics of a transient excitement in the spirit of self-sacrifice which we have learnt from our Master's Cross. The Rev. Mr. Fosbery resumed his seat amid long and vociferous cheering. Mr. J. B. MoNcK seconded the resolution, and referred to the Government order respecting the formation of these corps, stating that, in his opinion, the example of the Government of 1804 should be followed, and the arms and accoutrements supplied. Mr. G. PALMER (an influential member of the Society of Friends) opposed the formation of rifle corps, which, he considered a warlike and provoca tive step, and not at all called for by the present I aspect of public affairs. There would be plenty of men forthcoming when they were actually required. Mr.:CATcHPooL thought it a pity that, while the whole nation had expressed itself in favour of neutrality, we should exhibit a spirit which might create unpleasant and unkindly feelings abroad. (Great disapprobation.) Mr. PONTIN hoped that the Government would supply the arms, so as to enable the working classes to join. The resolution was then carried with five dis sentients. Dr. WELLS moved the second resolution to the effect that a provisional commtttee be appointed in order to confer with the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, to raise a puolic subscription for the pur poses contemplated by the meeting, and to perform all other needful acts. In the course of an able addr6ss he replied to Mr. Palmer's objections, and made a long explanatory speech as to the state of foreign affairs and the necessity of the present step. Mr. MORRIS seconded the resolution which was earned unanimously. A vote of thanks to the Mayor was proposed, tarried by acclamation, and suitably respo.nded to. The meeting then broke up. The platform and hall were densely crowded with all classes. SHROPSHIRE. A meeting of her Majesty's Lieutenancy for this county took-pla c e- in the Shire-hart, Shrewsbury, on Saturday, to confer on the subject of the cicular letter from the War-office in reference to the forma tion of a rifle corps. The meeting was convened by the Lord-Lieutenant (Viscount ll), who re- sided. The following resolutions were Hi un animou p sly passed : 6 , 1. That this meeting very cordially concurs with the Lord-Lieutenant in the desire to afford every facility for the organisation of volunteer rifle corps in this county. "2. That the Deputy-Lieutenants in each sub-division, with the aid of such gentlemen as m a y be willing to co operate, be requested to receive and enrol the names of the proposed forces. That extracts of as much of the War-office circular of the 12th and 25th inst. as is appli oable to this county, be furnished for information to the several sub-divisions. " 3. That a general meeting of the Lieutenancy and of the members enrolled be conuened at such time as the Lord Li eu t en ant may deem it desirable , when regulations and instructions may be prepared and considered for the cloth ing and guidance of the force," WO ODBRID GE . A movement has been set on foot in this town for the purpose of establishing a Volunteer Rifle Corps. Only a few days are required before the requisite notice will be sent to Earl Stradbroke, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county. Most of the influential g entlem en in the neighbourhood are e x. - pet ted to give their support. T.TIE NAVY. The whole of the extra mechanics and labourers ordered to be hired at Clotham Dockyard have now been entered, and the utmost activity prevails in all the departments and factories of that establish ment in hastening forwArd the completion of those • v essels now building. In addition to the four new ve; , , sels of war recently ordered by the Admiralty to b e ,Nvilt at that dockyard, directions have just been i veeived by the heads of the est ablishment for two mo.'e vessels to be immediately laid do`n on the first rell;ps that become vacant. One these vessels is to be a 91-gun line-of-battle screw steamer, and the other a 51-gun steam frigate, but the names have not yet been announced. The frames of the four new vess. els ordered to be built have been. com menced ; they I . ve the Bulwark, 91, the Undaunted. 51, the Rattles.nake, 21, and the Reindeer, 17. screw steamers. The boilers for tl;'e. Charybdis, 21, screw corvette, which is to be launci.'ed at Chatham Dockyard at noon on Wednesday, 10ve arrived from the factory of Messrs. Miller and Ray,lnh ill, the contractors, and the Albatross, 12, at rcl have been deposited on boa. Chatham, until the CharybAis .is read to receive them. The Rodney, 90, and Severn; .51, in dock at Chatham, being converted into screw steamers, are when completed to be attached to the second divi sion of the steam reserve at that port. The Doris, 32, screw frigate, Capt. Ileatheote, made her second trial of Griffiths' patent propeller at the Measured mile, in Stokes Bay, on Trlday evening, in charge of Capt. G. T. Gordon, Ora manding steam reserve, and under the superintend ence of Messrs. Dinnen, Murdoch, and Miller, the Government officials. Mr. Griffiths, the patentee of the propeller, was also on board during the trial. The Doris's trial with this propeller on the 25th inst. was made at its coarsest pitch, 32 feet. The present trial was made at its finest pitch, 26 feet 5. The mean of six rune at the measured mile gave a speed of rather over 12 knots ; number of revolu tions of engines maximum, 58.5, mean, 58.253 pres sure of steam, 211b._; vacuum, 25. Although the engines on this trial completed a revolution nearly every second of time, the amount of vibration was very small indeed. The next trial with the Grif fiths' propeller will be made with a "medium pitch." It is also intended to give the Admiralty screw another trial. The greatest speed attained by the screw has been with the " leading" corner of each blade cut off. In the forthcoming trial the op posite, or " falling" coT ner of each blade, will be cut off, the screw being restored to its usual form in every other respect. The beautiful manner in which the Doris's en gines have performed their wk. Irk during these ex perimental trials has elicited the warmest admiration from all who have had the oppontnnity of witness ing their action. The Doris steamed .into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday morning and la:lded Griffiths' propeller on the Sheer jetty in the Dockyard. The Cressy, 80, screw steamship, Ca - pt. Hon. C. J. B. Elliott, sailed from Spithead for the 'Westward early on Saturday morning. The Virago 6, paddle steamer, Com. M. B. Dunn, sailed from Spithead for the westward on Saturday. The Victoria and Albert royal steam yacht, Capt. the Hon. J. Denman, is expected to leave Ports mouth early this morning for Gravesend, where sh.e will embark H.R.H. Princess Frederick William t and suite, on her Royal Highness's return from her visit to this country to Berlin. The lighter Hamoaze, J. Webber, master, from Queenstown, arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday. The lighter Devon, J. Rowett, master, from Pembroke, and the lighter Tortoise, Lott, master, from Queens town, arrived on Wednesday. The transport Diligence, E. Crook, master, with provisions and stores, was towed out of Plymouth Sound on Friday, and sailed for Pembr3ke., She has a new patent gravity binnacle, invented by Mr. G. Brown, of Deptford dockyard, the merits of which are said to have been fully and satisfactorily tested in some heavy gales which she encountered on her passage from Deptford to Devonport. The screw steam sloop Brisk, 16 guns, Capt. De Horsey, was towed on Friday from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound, where she saluted the flag of Port Admiral Sir B. Reynolds, K.C.8., with 15 guns. The guardship in ordinary, Royal Adelaide, 104, Capt. W. J. Williams, was taken out of the basin at Keyham steamyard on Friday, and towed to the sheer hulk. Her masts- and bowsprit were stepped on Saturday, and she was placed at her moorings in Hamoaze. The screw steam gunvessel Intrepid, 6, Com mander Marryat, steamed from llamoaze into Ply mouth Sound on Saturday. The paddlewheel surveying steamer Bann, Capt. Williams, having had her bottom coated with com position, was out of dock at Devonport on Saturday. ) The lighter Duck, J. Weal master, with stores from Chatham, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. Rear-Admiral Sir H. J. Leeke, K.H., K.C.8., visited Devonport Dockyard at noon on Saturday. Twenty seamen from Hull arrived at Plymouth on Friday, and were sent to the flagship Impreg nable, 104, Capt. W. H. Stewart, C.B. • 132 men arrived by train on Saturday, to be entere d various ships fitting at that port. Fifty-three shipwrights were entered in the De vonport Dockyard on Wednesday, and 10 joiners on Saturday. The artisans employed on the screw steamship St. George,9l, received orders on' Friday to work from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. The convict ship Sultana was towed out of Ply mouth Sound on Saturday afternoon, and sailed for Fremantle. The engines ordered by the Admiralty from Mbssrs. John Penn and Son for the new steam ram are to be of I,2solnominal horse power, and are ex pected to work up to nearly 6,000 horse power indicated. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—D. M'Carthy, Acting Assistant-Surgeon, to the Emerald ; Master's Assistants C. E. E. Peake, to the Emerald ; C. D. Tregidge, to the Cadmus ; B. S. Bradley, to the Intrepid ; Brock, to the Flying Fish •F. T. Helby, to the Mersey ; and F. W. Jarrard, to the P iont cr. `THE ARMY. The foll ow i ng changes in the stations of the re giments mention e d w ill, it i s pro b a bl e , take place early in th e ensu i ng Dra goons,Royal North from h t ) o month :-Ist (or Royal) p t hrea Dragoons,C ua g h f r oCamp Dublin; 2d ( to • Newbridge ; 3d Unlit to Portobello Barracks, HorseDut'olienns,from Newbridge Battery of Artillery, from Dublin to the urragh Camp ; the Scots Fusilier Guards (2d Battalion) and the 55th Regiment, from Dublin to the C • 1 ui rag ). Camp. The 2d battalion 14th Foot, from Dublin, will arrive at the Curragh on the 31st of May. The interesting ceremony of presenting new colours to the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment took place on Friday forenoon on the sine Acres in the Phoenix-park. It having been announced that the colours were to be presented by the Countess of Eglinton, a large concourse of fashionables were on the ground long before the commencement of the proceedings. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and Countess of Eglinton, General Lord Seaton, Major-General Cascoigne, and their respective suites and staff arrive& at 11 o'clock, and, after the colours had been consecrated and ha nded to the junior ensigns, the Countess of Eglinton addressed the officers and soldiers as follows : " Colonel Mauleverer officers, non-commission ed officers, and privates of the Regiment,—lt is with no ordinary pleasure that I deliver into your safe keeping these colours, and it is almost superfluousto say that moro glorious names than those inscribed on them never waved over tho ranks of a more distinguished regiment. It has been at all times the province of the weaker sex to admire and reward deeds of daring from which they are precluded ;.and, though I well know that in your case no incitement to do your duty is necessary, it may be that the colours which I now pre sent to you will not be the less acceptable because they come from the hand of a woman. A century and a half of successful service in every quarter of the globe presents' a glorious history in itself, and the high character gained in Egypt, the Peninsula, - and at Waterloo has been maintained in the bloody fields of the Alma and Inkerman. To you, Colonel Mauleverer, who have so often bled in the service of your country, and to many more whom I see before me who have shared in the later triumphs, I beg to offer my tribute of admiration and gra titude; and to those who have yet to win their laurels I will express my entire confidence that they will prove 4 worthy of the gallant _ - l iemselves,and that •L. • corps in which they have enrolled I ;hey will defend with their lives the cols tirs which haverbs• ~eome their own." I Co. onel Manley , arer having returned thanks_ on behalf of the regi t went, the proceedings terminated. In the evening 'eh e officers gave a grand ball in Beggar'o-bush-tar: racks to commemorate the event, which was hououv. ed with the presence of the Earl and Countess of •1 ;g linton. tie*: at the War Department have po or C.. B. P. Nugent, first Adjutant of atlipTehßienotyaeaudithFl7i j ,n i ginee rs at Chatham, to superintend of tho batteries and other defences t il o be thrown up by the Royal Engi neers the south e coast of England. Major : wN h h e uige e ehrr toe are,n e m t ct p i proceeds fr om Chatham on the Ist of June to Weymouth, to superintend the construction of the battery which is being erected near the en trance of that harbo• ar by the 18th Company of Royal Engineers, an der the command of Captain R. Hawthorn. Major IG. M. Stopford succeeds Major Nugent as first Adji itant of the Royal Engineers at Brompton Barrac ks, and Capt. C. G. Gordon has been appointed second. Adjutant. The following Staff assistant-surgeons have pro ceeded from Fort Pitt, Chatham, to the stations named :—C. E. Smith and M. Tracey, to Canter bury ; .J. H. King and T. Heazle, to Colchester ; T. T. Macarthy, to Portsmouth ; C. W. Watling, to Yarmouth ; and A. Jennings, to Shorncliffe. Capt. A. G. Goodall, R.E., has received orders i to join head-quarters at Chatham. THE MURDER IN WALTVOIIII. CORONER'S INQUEST. On Saturday afternoon a very painful investiga tion was held before W. Payne, Esq., coroner for London and Southwark, at Guy's Hospital into the circumstances attending the death of Sophia Moore, aged 25, the wife of William Abraham Moore, residing at Trafalgar-street, Walworth-road, by whom she was stabbed on Tuesday morning, with a knife in the back, near her left shoulder. She was conveyed to the hospital, where she expired on Friday morning from the effects of the severe injuries she had received. The wretch of a husband, immediaiely after committing the dreadful deed, and before any warning could be given, took to L ight and has not yet been discovered, although the po'hj have uts use but there is most no doubt that as he is e t he ui exertions to find his and an accurate description of his whereas well know: 11, person and a: tire has been widely circulated, the miscreant will sot"'n be brought to justice. The jury having Nen sworn, proceeded to view the body, which showej a most placid countenance. Mrs. Emma Hanle said—l am a married woman, the wife of Wm. Hanle. I live at No. 23, Trafal gar-street, Walworth. My husband is a ware houseman. I only know the deceased by her lodging at my place for five weeks. I have seen her since her death. She lived with - Wm. Moore, and they passed as man and wife—as Mr, and Mrs. Moo - re. I know his name is William because she has called him so. I have only called him by the name of Mr. Moore, and not as William. He has answered me* 12y the name of Mr. Moore. I did not know her CNistian name till the Monday. Coroner—ls any relative of the deceased present ? Mr. Condell (the ,officer)—Yes, sir, her father is here. Coroner—Well, when this happen ? - Mrs. Harle—On Tuesday morning last, at about half-past seven, when she rust et: into my bed - room , and said, "Oh! my back." She said, " He has struck me in the back." I asked if I should rub her back, and she said " Yes." I did so, and found my hand besmeared with blood. I showed her my hand, and she appeared frightened. I asked her if he had struck her, and she said, " Yes, with a knife." She then made for the door, find I told her to call out murder and for the police. I heard their little boy clap his hands together, and say, " Oh ! father, what have you done ? What will become of us?" There are two little boys living with them, one about ten, the other twelve. The boy called out, t i " What will become of us ?" or, " What will become of you ?" I did not hear any answer made at all to that. Moore passed out of the house, and in doing so I saw his back. A man named Frost came in and asked where Moore was, and also where the female was who went out of the house. I said that Moore was upstairs, and he went upstairs. Shortly afterwards Frost and Moore came down, and went out together. The little boy (the youngest) named Alfred was with them. They all went across the read to the Nelson public-house. He went deliberately over there, and any one could have taken him. The woman had gone to Mrs. Banton's, No. 13, on the same side of the way. I went there and found her there with the doctor. Mrs. Moore was bleeding from the mouth while she was leaning (LI Mrs. Banton's shoulders. Mrs. Banton, myself, an. , l deceased's father brought her here in a cab. I hav, l not seen her since. By' the Coroner—l do not know where the other boy wits at the time. He had been sent out before the perpetration of the deed. Coroner--Is the sergeant of police present who has the case in hand.? Inspector Worrell—l attend to watch the case on behalf of the police. Sergeant Bell has the case in hand. Coroner—ls the man Frost here ? Sergeant Bell—No, sir, he is not. Coroner—Why did you not have him here ? He is a most importairt witness. Sergeant Bell—l did not think he would be re quired. Coroner—But he was with Moore the moment it was done. Where is Frost ? Sergeant Bell—ln Trafalgar-street, sir. Coroner—Then take a cab, and fetch him imme diately. The officer retired, and the case was proceeded with. Mr. Elizabeth Banton was the next witness—l live at 13, Trafalgar-street, Walworth. I did not know Mrs. Moore until this affair, on Tuesday morning, about 25 minutes to eight o'clock. I then saw her at the house No. 13, opposite mine. There are two No. 13's in the same street, opposite each other. She was then at the door, calling for Mr. Frost. I did not know Mr. Frost. She was scream ing and groaning. I went over to her and asked her what was the matter with her, and she said she was stabbed. I directly said, " Oh, I can see—in the mouth." Blood was coming from the mouth. She raid, " No, it is not from my mouth, it is in my back." She asked me to let her sit down ; she was in the act of falling. I said, "Not here; come across to my room." She did so, and when she got* , the pas sa g e- of m y .house, she fell. I called for 'some one to go and f etch the doctor; some one went; but before he arrived several persons came in, and we got her into my room. I can't tell you how long he was with her. I cut her sleeves, and took her gown off. I saw the wound; it was under the left bladebone, and bleeding very much. Before the doctor came she said she wanted to cough, but she did not dare because it hurt her heart very much. After the doctor attended her she was brought to the hospital. Before that- a Manelifie into thy' room. I did not notice his dress. His name was York. She told me to turn him out, as he was the instigation of it. The doctor said if she was not kept quiet she would undo all he had done. I have not seen that man since. The person that lives at No. 9 in the street came in and recog nised her. Until then I did not know who she was. Her name is Byworth, and she said to de ceased, " Is this arising from last night's affair ?" I understand that Mrs. Byworth was with her on the previous night. Coroner—Mrs. B vworth ought to have been here. Police constable Youell, 250 did not know deceased before this happened. On Tuesday morn in.. about half-past seven, I was c alled to the house 23, Trafalgar-street, and from thence to No. 13. When I went to No. 13 I saw deceased having her wounds dressed by Mr. Howitt's assistant. I saw the wound on her back , and asked her who ;did it, and she answered, " My husband." I was told he had gone to ,the Nelson public house. I got another constable, who went to the back while I went to the front. I went in, and was told he had been gene 10 or 12 minutes. I took deceased to the hospital. I have not yet got the man Moore. I produce a knife (an ordinary table knife with a blade about six inches lona.) which I found on the tea tray in the room at No. 23. Deceased told me I should find, it there. There was no blood on it.' Moore had been in the room after the occurrence. Coroner—Yes ; but you only understand that he was. Witness—l got the knife and brought it to the hospital, and as soon as I showed it to her she said, " That is the knife." I gave it into her hand. I asked her if lie had threatened her. Coroner—l am afraid I cannot take that. Any conversation before might be taken ; but I must pass this over for the present. Have you any thing else to say ? Witness—Only a few words about her husband having threatened her on two occasions. Coroner—Well, I cannot take that. ' Mr. James Broad was next examined.' • He said —I am the house surgeon. Deceased was brought in on Tuesday morning last, shortly before nine o'clock. She had a stab a little on the outside of the lower angle of the left bladebone. She con tinued bad during the day and night. Her breath ing was distressed; but next evening it was more relieved, and she slept comfortably during the night. About five o'clock on Thursday afternoon the diffi hcuelrtydeoafthborn F eatT id n a g y returned, and continued until morning. I have since made a post mortem examination of the body. The wound on the surface was from half-an-inch to three-quarters long. It passed between two ribs, and penetrated the left lung. The chest contained some air, and about two pints of blood. The lung was perfectly collapsed. - ~ Coroner—And that wound was the cause-of death. Witness—Yes. Coroner—Look at that knife. Is it likely the wound could have been inflicted with such an in strument as that ? Witness—Oh, yes. Coroner—Can you discover any marks of blood on it ? Witness—l have examined it,but cannot find any Coroner—One part looks to me as if blood had been on it. Was she afany time before her death in a state she could tell anything about it ? Witness—No ; she became insensible about eight or ten hours before her death. Coroner—There was nothing else to account for death ? Witness—Oh, no ; the whole of the viscera was perfectly healthy. Coroner—She did not know she was going to die? I ask that, because if she made any statement, and knew she was about to die, that statement could be received. Witness—No ; she was insensible hours before she died. George Farmer, of 4, Townley-place, Brandon street, Walworth, said—l am a traveller ; deceased was my daughter. Her 'tame was Sophia, and she was married to William Moore. He has been a tailor, but he has not followed it lately. He has been working as a French polisher. My daughter was 25 years tof age. Ile had no family by her ; he had only been married to her sismonths (sensation.) He had two boys by a for,mer wife. After the affair there was a crowd round my door, and Wm. Moore came up. My wife said she would not see him, and told him to go away. I was also much unnerved. He went away in a moment. That was on Thurs day morning, two days after- my daughter had been stabbed. Ido not know where he is now, nor where his children are. Maria Stuart (a married woman), said—l live at 8, Cottage-place, New-street, Vauxhall. William Abraham Moore is my son. I only knew Sophia Moore slightly. I have only seen them two oi three times since they were married. I do not know where he is, or the children. I saw him on Tuesday, the day of the affair, and he said, " he had done for her he believed." I asked, " What have you done, Wil liam ?" He said he had struck Sophia, and he was afraid it was a severe blow. I asked him why he should do that, and I said to him, " Why did you not bate your passion when you were here last evening ? If you have any grievance, why don't" you go to a magistrate and have a proper separa tion ?" He said he could not bear to le ive her. I said, " It is much better for you to do so than to live uncomfortably." With that I went upstairs and, dressed myself, and when I came down he was gone. I went out and met him. The children were with him when he first came, but when I met him they were gone. He asked me for half a pint of beer, which I gave him, and some one soon after wards told me he put poison in it, and could not be brought to for hours. By the Coroner—He told me he was sorry they could not live happily together. They were invited to dine at her father and mother's ; a young man sat opposite her and threw off insinuations that she should have been married to him and not to my son. I understood that they had kept company before. My son told me he felt very "little" at the dinner-table, and he could not stand it. He said that this young man had put his arms round her waist and kissed her. He did not see it, but her sister had informed him of it. Mrs. Harle was recalled, upon the suggestion of Inspector Worrel, and said, in answer to the Coroner —Before she rushed into my room, as I stated in my first evidence; she came down to me and said he was getting up and she was so cold. He came down to my door and asked for her. I told her she had better go up. Before she came down again, when she was bleeding, I heard her call out, " You do if you dare," and with the word dare she gave a loud scream. The witness then went into a lengthened statement showing that it was deceased's birthday on the Monday when the disagreement took place between the parties ; that when they returned to Trafalgar-street, they remained up till three o'clock in the morning, and that Moore would not sleep with his wife; and that he said to her on the Mon day night that that would be the last night he should have anything to do with her. William Frost, of 13, Trafalgar-street, shoe maker, having arrived, said—l know Mrs. Moore and husband. On the Tuesday morning deceased came to my door, and then I saw her crossing over to No. 13, opposite. I saw her bleeding at the mouth, and I went to No. 23 to see what Moore had beeen doing. I saw him there, standing in front of the fire-place, not doing anything in particular. I asked him what he had been doing. He said, " Don't ask me, Bill." He asked me to go and have a pint of beer, as he was parched with thirst. " Very well ;" and as I had no coat on I put his coat on. He had no money with him, no more had 1, so we went through the Nelson to East-lane. As we were walking, he said they had had a row, but he did not say that he had stabbed her. I said, " Your wife is bleeding at the mouth very bad." He said he would go and get some money for some beer. I returned home and learned that his wife was stabbed. On the Thursday afternoon I saw him in Brandon-street with the deceased's brother, who said, " I've got Bill here." They all went in the direction of his mother's. Ido not know where he is noW. The Coroner then summed up, and said there was little doubt as to the case. That it was the act of Moore there was no doubt, and his advice to the jury was that they should return a verdict of wilful murder against him, as there was nothing before them to excuse the act. Perhaps, however, he might bring forth some facts at his trial show ing an affection of the mind, arisinr , from a recent e h c e ou n ld lig n h ot t , h o o n w ly e :l3 ,e e r, c r o e n c s o i m cf m ed en o d f a l ci n n u a y a n r s o r l t e a i l l u ' e g r a h n e t o d e u r of wilful murder. r :t s h e ali t t o the jury than to return a ver dict The jury consulted together for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of wilful murder against William Abraham Moore, and a warrant was issued for his apprehension. During the learned Coroner's summing up, and on his direction to the jury to return a verdict of wilful murder, the unfortunate mother of the man Moore was seized with a fainting fit, in which state she was carried out of court. The inquiry then terminated. SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 80, 1859, DARING ESCAPE OF A PRISONER. On Saturday morning information was circulated from the chief office of police, at Scotland-yard, of a daring escape of a prisoner from custody by jumping from a railway train while travelling at a great speed on the Tilbury and Southend Railway. It appears that on Thursday a description of a man (a Gernym) was gives , at the differtnt police 'stations, who hadalisoonded frdin his lodgings, at No. 1, Tenter•street North, Goodman's-fields, carrying with him two gold and silver watches. On Friday morning about 11 o'clock a man answer ing the description was observed by detective officer Crouch, 114 R division of Metropolitan police, to pass over Shooter's-hill, and later in the day, from subsequent information he obtained, a telegraphic messa g e was despatched to Superintendent Everest , of the Kent county constabulary, at Chatham, re questing that the man might be taken into custody. lie was accordingly apprehended at Sittingbournc. Crouch on Friday night proceeded to Chatham, and took charge of the prisoner, and at once started for London with him, taking the train at the Tilbury station and entering a second class carriage. During the time the train was in motion the prisoner kept in conversation with the officer, but, about a mile from the Minories station, he suddenly rose from his scat, opened the carriage door, and, holding by it, jumped out. The officer, however, succeeded in catching one of the skirts of his coat, which he held fast in his hand, the prisoner at the same time con triving to keep up running with the train. In an instant the open carriage door came in contact with some empty carriages standing on a siding, and which, flying back, struck the officer on the head, causing it to bleed, and stunning him for the mo ment. On recovering himself Crouch found the skirt of the man's 'coat which he had been holding by, in the carriage, and on looking out of the car riage window saw his late prisoner make his way over the parapet of the railway, leaving his hat on the line of rail. [ADVERTISEMENT.] -It JP with pleasure we notice the daily increase of cures without medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious and liver complaints, cough, asthma , consumption, and debility, by Du Barry's delicious Ilevalenta Arabica. We quote the following :—Cure No. 52,087, Field Marshal Duke of Pluskosir, of a gastric inflamtuation of the stomach. Cure No. 51,614, Baron do Polentz, Prefect of Langenau, of many years' horrible sufferings of the nerves and an obsti nate constipation. Cure No. 48,721, General Baron de Zuluskowsti, of many years' fearful disorders of the diges tive function. 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Vlliam L'oblott, a Welshraan, the second mate of the schooner Come On, from Portland Bay, Australia, was brought before Mr. Selfe, on Satur day afternoon, at the Thames Police-court, on a warrant, charged with committing a series of vio lent assaults on an orphan boy named William Evans, the son of an English soldier, who died on his way to the East Indies. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner. The boy's appearance excited great commiseration in court. There were sores on his wrists, contusions do his face and neck and scars on his person, caused by the savage treatment he received at the hands of the accused. The boy is 13 years of age, but looked younger. He is remarkably intelligent, can read and write well, and can converse in four dif ferent languages. He had neither shoes nor stock ings on his feet, and an old pair of canvas trousers, a flannel shirt, and an old cotton shirt of many colours constituted the apparel in which he ap peared before the magistrate. The boy, whose sobs and tears often interrupted his evidence, said that he joined the Come On, in the Isle of France, and it was agreed that he was to have 10s. per month. He was servant to a French gentleman in the island before he joined the ship, and he wished to escape from the tyranny of his step-mother. The second mate had almost continually ill-used him since he joined the ship. The prisoner made him file his (the boy's) teeth with a rough file, because he bit his nails. The prisoner was in the practice of thumping him on the head almost every night, and had kicked and beaten him at the wheel when steering, and while he was on the look out. The prisoner oftten clutched him by the neck, and nearly choked him, and beat his head against the wheel house and the bulwarks of the ship. On Friday he was knocked about for the last time, and was deter mined to appeal to the laws of his country, under whose flag he had been sailing, for redress. In reply to the Magistrate, the boy said the second mate beat him with a stick coming up the English Channel. He raised his hands to save his head, and his wrists were cut and injured. Ho never gave the prisoner any sauce. Ile was on several occasions quite black in the face and nearly strangled by the prisoner grasping his throat. In cross-examination by Mr. Young, the boy said that he had been kept at the wheel steering six hours in the day and four hours at night, until he was nearly exhausted. He lived with a French gentleman in the Mauritius. He did not go on board the Come On at Port Louis, and say he had no bread. He thought he could do better on board an English ship, and that was the reason he joined the Come On. He was continually beaten, and often covered with blood. The prisoner had given him a shirt, the captain gave him a `pair of trousers, and a man lent him a pair shoes in cold weather. He suffered much coming round Cape Horn in bad weather, owing to the want of proper clothing. The captain and first mate never laid hands upon him, and were kind to him. The boy then exhibited his bruises and sores to the magistrate, and in answer to further questions said the prisoner was in the habit of hitting him across the jaws, sometimes with his fist and sometimes with his open hand. The captain and mate complained he did not keep him self clean, and the master combed his head down and brushed it. He was one day standing against the wheel, and the prisoner came, behind him, struck him, and he fell against the wheel. The skin was rubbed off his nose. He ran away from the ship at Portland. Mr. Selfe—Why did you do that ? The boy sobbed loudly, and, with the tears trickling down his cheeks, said—The second mate was too hard upon me, sir; he made my life miserable, and was always kicking and knocking rile about. Alexander Donaldson, a Scotchman, said, he joined the Come On in the Isle of France. There were not hands enough to navigate the ship. He had seen the boy's face continually bleeding from effects of blows he received from the second mate. He had seen the second mate grasp the little boy by the throat, nearly choke him, and dash his head against the wheel-house. Mr. Selfe—Was that child put to the wheel, and compelled to steer the ship ? Donaldson—Ay, sir, he was. It was work for strong men, not weak boys. He was compelled to be at the wheel six hours in the day time and four hours at night, till he was exhausted. In answer to questions by the magistrate,Donald son said the boy behaved reasonably, but he had to be looked after. When boys went to sea they generally neglected themselves, because they did not know how to take care of themselves. Leonard Gourdie, a Belgian seaman, one of the crew of the Come On, had also seen the boy cruelly ill-used by the second mate. The boy in cold weather at the wheel was having a little sleep from exhaustion, and the second mate ordered witness to the wheel, took the boy forward, gave him a ropes -ending, and then threw him on the deck with a force sufficient to break every bone in his body. He saw the second mate give the boy an iron file and order him to file his teeth. Mr. Young said he was taken by surprise, and wanted time to prepare the defence. Hexarnestly appealed to the magistrate for an adjournment. Kelly, 130 H, who arrested the prisoner on board the Come On, in the London Dock, said the boy was in a deplorable state, and the gravel and stones had cut his bare feet on the way to the court. Mr. Selfe—Lay out any reasonable sum to clothe the poor boy, and buy him shoes and stockings. I will give you a sovereign from the poor box. Capt. George Lowell, the master of the Come On, said he would buy anything the boy required, and take every , care of him. He paid £2 for the boys' apprehension at Portland Bay when he deserted. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, offered his services to condnct the prosecution. Mr. Selfe—l am obliged to you, Mr. Smith. I was about to ask you to do so. It was then arranged the boy should remain under the care of the'constable (Kelly) for the pre sent; and the captain, who said Lobbett had been in his service three years, deposited £5O with Mr. Bowdler. the second clerk, as a security for the pri soner being forthcoming on Monday afternoon. It is but justice to the captain to state that he always behaved kindly to the boy, who was not in his watch. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. On Friday the weekly meeting of the Board was held at Guildhall ; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The financial statement gave a total balance of £369,221 3s. 10d. Government securities ; Exche quer bills, £24,100; New Three per Cent. Annui ties, £15,881 16s. THE PROPOSED DISCHARGE OF THE SEWAGE OF THE METROPOLIS INTO DEPTFORD CREEK. A deputatioii from the vestry of St. Paul, Dept ford, attended the board to present a memorial re lative to the discharge of the high level sewers on the south side of the Thames into Deptford Creek. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Bristow. The memorialists expressed their strong disap proval of this project, feeling certain that it would bring such a nuisance into the very heart of Dept ford as would inevitably be injurious to the health of the inhabitants and destructive of the interests of the town. It was their opinion that the con struction of sewers for conveyinc , sewage-matter therefrom to Erith marshes would be a violation of the act constituting the board, which had been framed with a view to the purification of the Thames. Mr. WADE addressed the board at considerable length in support of the memorial. A large num ber of persons were he said constantly being passed either into or through Deptford, by railways, which traffic would be destroyed if there was to bean outfall of sewage into a creek over which they passed in their transit by the railway. If it should take place Dept ford as a country residence would be entirely de stroyed, and therefore they were most anxious to preserve for Deptford that character for health which it had hitherto enjoyed. It was true that Deptford had been visited by low fever at times, but those evils must be greatly aggravated if the con centrated sewage of the entire south of the n/etro polis should be poured into Deptford Creek, a pro position which excited in the minds of the inhabi tants the greatest feelings of alarm. A deputation also attended the board from the Greenwich Board of Works to present a similar memorial from the inhabitants of Greenwich. The Rev. Mr. SOAVES, vicar of Greenwich, sup ported the prayer of the memorial. Mr. BRISTOW moved the reception of the memo rials, and afterwards that they be referred to th e main drainage committee , both motions being unani mously agreed to. IMPIOVEMENTS TN ALDGATE, MINORIES, AND FLEET-STREET. A report was also received from the finance com mittee, recommending that the sums of £1,333 6s. Bd., and £1,150, the contributions agreed t o b y th e board towards the costs of improvements carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers for the City of London, at No. 81, Aldgate, Nos. 1 and la, Minc. r i es, an d Nos. 187 and 188, Fleet -street, be paid. The finance committee recommended that pre cepts for the expense of the year 1859 be issued forthwith, and made returnable on the 29th Sep tember, and that the necessary orders be passed thereon, Some other business of an uninteresting nature having been cP3posed of, the board adjourned, :t-iM':lx~+ SOCIETY OF ARTS. The second conversazione held by the Society of Arts during the present session took place on Satur day evening at the South Kensington Museum. The entire range of buildings was thrown open, includ ing the educational department, the Sheepshanks' gallery, and the ornamental art museum, as well as the new rooms recently constructed for the re ception of the Vernon and Turner collections. The museum of patented inventions was also open to visitors, by permission of commissioners of patents. The programme distributed to visitors included a ground plan of the building And also a plan of the estate purchased with the surplus funds of the Great Exhibition of 1851, showing the proposed site for that of 1861. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance, and performed a choice selection of overtures, waltzes, polkas, &c. Refreshments during the evening were served in the Turner and Sheepshanks galleries, the corridors being brilliantly illuminated, and the vast com pany of conversazionists had an opportunity of in specting, much to the pleasure alike to their curio sity and palates, the ingenious patent hydrostatic tea and coffee making machines invented by M. Loysel, Associate of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and for which he obtained the prize medal of the Paris Universal Exhibition. There were four colossal urns at work supplying the company through their percolateurs, with at the rate of 2,000 cups an hour of the "fragrant berry juice that sun burnt mocha bears," and of the equally delicious . essences of hyson. The number of ladies and gentlemen present amounted to upwards of 290, and included the fol lowing, among many others :—The Lord Chancellor, Lady Chelmsford, and Miss Thesiger, Vice-Chan cellor Sir W. Page Wood and Lady Wood, Sir C. Cresswell, Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., M. de Suret, the Swedish Consul and Mrs. and Miss Tottie, Count and Countess Pepoli, Count de Streze lecki, Baron Dircknick Holmfeld, Baron Hambro, General Sir R. Airey, General Sir T. Troubridge , General Ladwick, General Delamotte, General Portlock, General Wylde, Colonel Scott Adam, Col. Andrewe, major Parry, Major Charteris, Captains Wemyss Smith, Kenyon, Labalmondiere, Collinson, Drew, Birch, Piper, Kirby, Edenborough, Powell, March, and Maude; Sir Fortunatis Dwarris, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir Chas. Fellowes, Sir Chas. Fox, the Mayor of Chester and Mrs. Frost, the Mayor of Norwich, Alderman Allen, Alderman Carter, Alder man Phillips, Alderman Lawrence, Alderman Mechi, the Dean of Hereford, Sir James Key Shuttleworth, the Rev. C. Gascoigne, Rev. C. Mackenzie, Rev. R. Whittington, Rev. R. Burgess, Rev. J. B. Burnaby, -Rev. Professor and Mrs. Willis, Professor John Wilson, Professor Donaldson, Professor Henslow and Mrs. Hooker, Mr. Sidney S mirte, A.R.A., Pro fessor and Mrs. Marietta, Professor Hullah, Herr Assfahrt, Drs. Doran, Beale, Sibson, Ramadge, Dun das, Thompson, Pinches, Chowne, Bernays, H. Barker, Babington, Farre, Connolly, Alderson, Hoppus, Arnott, Walter Lewis, Percy, Lankester, Purvis, Chance, Senhouse Kirkes, Pettigrew, Messrs. Mathew Uzielli, John Dillon, W. Spottiswoode, F.R.S., FitzroKelly, Rowland Hill, and Frank T. Buckland, C. Wentworth Dilke, Harry Chester, Henry Cole, J. Scott Russell, F.R.S., Wm. Hawes, J. P. Frith, Peter Graham, J. C. Macdonald, the Master of the Mint. W. T. Mackrell, Thos. Sopwith, F.R.S., F. R. Sandford, George Godwin, F.R.S., Charles Brooke, F.R.S., &c. GENERAL GARIBALDI. It may not be without interest to recal some few incidents of the life and career of this celebrated man who is now doing such excellent service to the cause of Italy in Piedmont and Lombardy : Born at Nice in 1807, he entered at an early age the Sardinian navy, and remained up to 1834 in the employ of the Piedmontese Government. Being, however, of an ambitious and Glaring nature, and finding little scope for his talents in the narrow limits of the then infant navy of Sardinia, he took service first under the Bey of Tunis, and then was offered and accepted the command of the fleet which the Republic of Uraguay, in South America, was about to send against Buenos Ayres. After the Anglo-French intervention on this occasion, Gari baldi abandoned the sea for terra firma, and be coming general instead of admiral, raised an army of 3,000 men, cavalry and infantry, and opposed Rosas with considerable success until 1848, when the raising of the standard of national independence in Italy recalled him to his native land, and he set about the formation of a legion, with -which in the south of the Tyrol he took an active part with Charles Albert against Austria, and after the unfortunate capitulation of Milan was the last to lay down his arms. He was returned by the Opposition to the Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies, and took a lead in the debates, until the following year, when we find him again at the head of his legion sustaining the Italian re public at Rome. On the 30th of April he withstood the attack of the French troops under General Credinot with great intrepidity; on the 9th of May he, with 3,000 men, completely routed 5,000 Neapolitans at Palestrina ; on the 19th, at the battle of Velletri, he carried the honours of the day ; and during the siege of Rome, in June of the same year, the courageous and determined defence of that town , against the French was entirely due to the military talents of General Garibaldi. After 30 days of most vigor ous resistance he was obliged to abandon the town, as the Romans would not consent to the extreme means which he proposed for the ccntinuation of the struggle ; and after retreating in good order to San Marino, and disbanding his army, he reached the Adriatic and embarked for Genoa. Returning to America, and finding himself without resources, he resolutely embraced commerce, and established a candle manufactory at New York; but the taste for a seafaring life having returned, he embarked as captain of a Peruvian vessel bound for China, and continued in this service till 1852, when he returned. to Peru, and held for some time a military com mand in the Peruvian army. A Genoese commercial company having offered him one of their steamers, he returned once more to his native country, and remained in this very subordinate capacity up to a few weeks since, when he undertook the command of the Italian Volunteer Legion, which he is now leading so gallantly and successfully in Lombardy. UNDERG.RADUATE EXTRAVAGANCE, At the County Court for Cambridge held yesterday (Fri day) before Mr. John Collyer, George John Watts, an undergraduate, formerly of Corpus College, and now of Queen's, came up, on his petition as an insolvent, with a view to pass his first examination. He had been two years at the university, and had incurred debts, amounting to £473 10s. 6d. over and above the ordinary collegiate ex penses, and the expenditure of an allowance of £5O a-year made hiM by his father, who is vicar of Brockworth, Glou cestershire. The insolvent was opposed by Mr. Naylor for 20 credi tors, and by several others of the latter in person. The petition had been oriminally presented in London. and re fereed to Cambridge. oriel pally schedule revealed that the in solvent had contracted, during the two years, debts with tradesmen as under : -------- -- 5 Hosiers --- £l6 7 7 7 Wine merchants 53 10 3 8 Tailors ' 4 Shoemakers lB 8 11 2 Jewellers 4 Livery-stable keepers. with others of a minor character. The alleg a tions against the insolvent were, that he had contracted a ll the debts without reasonable ground of expectation to pay them ; that he had converted some of the goods as soon as obtained into money at a ruinous sacrifice, havine - obtained them for that purpose ; and that he had procured others by false re presentations. He had bought a horse and cart for £3O, and dealt with the same at a loss given acceptances, and now there was not a penny on the asset side. Mr. Naylor, addressing the court, said he should be able to prove that the insolvent had called on Mr. Wells in Market-street, and procured a gold watch of the value of _to I £l4, asking Mr. Wells to allow him to take the same ll's rooms to show his father, who was about to present him with one on his passing . his "little go," and promising to return the same directly if not approved of. Tho insolvent at that time had not passed his " little go," and his father was not in Cambridge at the time. Ho (Mr. Naylor) opposed for others.r. He had Mr. Flack, shoemaker i Mr. Wells, jeweller . (4)4eBsrs. particular AP ma l‘ll t i l ( o f whom insolvent bought the dog e -cart) o booksellers;names an d because connected with them to which he fa havefather, e t r o, and call mentionedt lager mat ters and C0.,0 t h pointed th e am o o u u t n t t h o a that the attention of the Court. Mr. Nayloreubshy i t n h e two insolvent years N h v e a s allowedhad econtracted r £ a , 0 5 t O e i £473. He also pointed out. the further that there had been facts as stated above, and brought by Mr, Wells, in Market-street, defence to an action but for Mr. Wells 's kindness in a case which, formed the ground for a ss and forbearance, might have that the insolvent had n criminal charge. Mr. Naylor said the debts, save l' capital whin he commenced con tractingdeposit, gave a he now claimed for exceptedworth of wearing apparel, and articles £lB odd. He bought one day a horse and .°btstoollhlicis promissory note for the remainder,and cart for £3O, borrowed £5 to pay the never paid it, and made the false representation that the cart (a Whitechapel dog cart) Was for his father, a clergy_ man,..who u as gettin g i n t o y ears , and to whom he was goin g to convey the d o g- cart. Mr, Naylor proceeded to pass some sev ere s t r i c t ures upon th e i ns olvent, andthen took some technical objections to the wording of the peti tion,,,the insolvent having described himself since as George Watts only, whereas he had called himself in his petition George John Watts. Dr. Leapingwell, for the insolvent, pointed out that th e creditors were to' blame for not making proper inquiries, and also for their want of forethought. The father of the insolvent was a clergyman, with a very small living, and ho . had six other Ohildren besides the insolvent. lie had, however, eilbred to pay 4s. in the pound. He could see no purpose that could be served by the dismissal of the peti tion, as the young man stood there without a penny, and no purp o se could be served by sending him to prison. Mr, Naylor—lt will be a warning to others. Dr. Leaping - well would like to see the warning tell both ways, and added that it was only necessary for a man to g o with 4 gown on his back to get any amount of credit w ith C a mbridge tfadesme n, A t the same time, he did not stand th er e to justify tha con duct o f the young man far from it. In EgkAwq to his Honour, Mt. Islitylo?' said there was 304 hope of the creditors Coming . ~.~.. to an arrangement. They asked for punishment for tl young man, and then would bo willing to treat with all respect and forbearance any offer on the part of the father. Dr. Leapingwell—You will get nothing else if you press for punishment. The insolvent was then examined by Mr. Naylor. He said he never told Mr. Wells that his father was at Cam bridge, or that he was going to present him with a gold watch. So far as he could recollect, he said he wanted silo for his father : that was true at the time, as he was going to take it down to him. He believed he said ho was go i n g to present the watch to his father. He never said one word about having got through an examination. He never said one word about the " little-go." Ho had never been in for any examination at that time. That (promissory note given to Railing), and those letters were in his handwriting. [One of these letters represented his father as so grievously ill that his life was despaired of, and insolvent was unable to leave the house for a moment, and contained a promise t° pay Railing.] His father was unwell, but not seriously it was untrue that he was like to die. He gave the horse and cart to the Torrents to sell for him ; he did not sell it to them. He then tried to get it back to give] to Mr. Railing, but did not succeed. The letters, and those (Pro' ducel) to Mr. Wells were in two different handwritings ; one is not feigned. He wrote one hand as often as th e * other. His Honour said it was quite impossible to grant a final order. It would be out of the question that day. ll° could make no more lenient order than that the petition might remain on the file. the Mr. Naylor pressed for a dismissal On the part of judgment creditors, in order that the insolvent might suffer by being sent to prison. His Honour said he should not have the slightest scruP,. in dismissing the petition, but co uld no t s hut out the facv of the offer of the father. After some vain attempts at accommodation, his Honour said he should take upon himself to decide the case. 14° day would be named for the final order, and no protection would be granted. The insolvent then left th e cour t, f o ll owe d by the ot cers bearing warra n t s aga i ns t hi s person on b e half of gas • judgment cre dit ors , an d a posse o f tra d esmen an d ahoy! attracted by the some w h a t nove l s p ec t ac l e . The i n solvent his way t o th e ra il way stat i on, accom p an ied by Ill s solicitor (Mr. Hu n t), an d was th ere arrested. A CRIMEAN HERO. A.t the Worship -street Police-court, on Saturday; Elizabeth Produce, a married woman, was chargeu with stealing a; war medal. James Bancroft, a fine tall fellow, said—l ale i ll the service of the Eastern Counties Railway C,l: pany, and on' this (Saturday) afternoon, passing along a street in Shoreditch, with swe' onions in my hand, a man, who was a perfect stranger to me, knocked some of them out of m 7 hand. While remonstrating with him the Pte' soner came up and said she was his wife, at th e same instant I felt her take my watch from ins waistcoat pocket. I got possession of that , ell 3 then she snatched a medal from my breast coat; t had four clasps, and I fear it is lost, for she gav' e j i n to a man, who ran away instantly. I have be ti ell i a t , four great battles, namely, Alma, Inkermant „ t klava, and Sebastopol. In the second engegem:;a I was twice wounded. I have a medal for ,„g ks conduct in the field, and another from the 11 °, 1 . for bravery. I also produce a certificate of my vices from my captain. This note rallies follows c d " Private James Bancroft, of the 3d companY, o f battalion, in the Grenadier Guards, at the bat% Inkerman, when the enemy, in overwhel el on i masses, attempted to possess themselves a a e g t h e time of the sand-bag battery on its right, .vltio, first man who volunteered to meet them; anu " ri ff five or six other men succeeded in driving the el le de some twenty yards beyond the battery'. eked by desperate encounter he was personally attaunj, five Russians, all of whom he brought to the gro e nd after receiving a bayonet wound in the sideeeth. another in the mouth, which knocked out his,,, t ens . Later in the day, when the colours of the re. re . diers were cut off from the main body and of turning with much difficulty, two cohlt—that the Russians advanced to seize them- • n t moment Private Bancroft, with a ser g ea the the line, who was killed immediat el Y l ,: vas e neter first to obey my orders a n d charge e nd Wounded as stated, without amniolu'' s hit exhausted, Bancroft dashed himself age do, the enemy, and actually, by his example, su ccee d in checking the foe, thereby enabling the cul cure to regain the British lines. (Signed) " E. BABNABY, Capt. of the Grenadier Gaarw " sth Nov., 1854." A in . a. Of A burst of enthusiasm followed the reauw u ., ge i this testimony to his noble conduct, whi t ate, sadly cha i ßFed when, in answer to the magl'"-ir-ic the bravb ellow stated he had not received a hot toria medal, but simply a bonus of £5 5 0 . Ad enlisted enlisted for ten years, which time having e',l" e nd he retired, having had enough of "soldiering) of course was without a pension. The prisoner was remanded. COUNTRY MAREBTA —MAY 28. pr0 We have a very grateful rain LIVERPOOL ge lds to-day, and the experiencing the full benefit. e S iu TA pp lv i l y FO of ß w D h — ea l‘ t iA fr Y om 2B. the fanners ,r Yesterday th fair, and the trade more active, at a decli.49. o f andqr. oßthaerrleayrtaiscleabefuo unaltered. a bout 1 0 ,rii si to 31° Wheat were fu ll y as .50s to 54s Oats.... ........ 285 , O , 'White do .54s to 58s Beans ........... 46s to 42,: Barley .36s to 40s Ditto, old ...•....50s to Ow dear. ifs anctt.tleiiitiraddaey'raullarkatetsth6serteo 60e s e LEICESTER—MAY 28. of w hest► decline upon last week. Only a mpogledre7gra blibellu:—;:iugesaidlitt.illlllll in barley, at fully late prices. Oafs and beans Rcar°a► '" a slow trade. NOTTINGHAM—MAY 28. The ;w of wheat was rather small, not active, at about the currencies of the precedi n g T r ieo There was not much barley on offer and little bus jo t hmaadnegelwai in epar cne e. prices. w 6 O B s e t an o were 64s Barley, passing, at about late rates: Oats in and 01)0 1, 0 0 1 to 3 , 24 1 : Bits:l) R ai : drd a l ed d yo o; white White qqg to 60s to 64s New do .......... 20' 548 to 58s Oats, old, ...... to 30 54s to 56s Beans.. .......... 480 Ago 60 t ° . 38s to 44s Beans, new.... 4 sagrin , anandiuddgtn.ho.e2:dseins YORK---MAY 28. ruled To-day there was a fair show of wheat, and trade wa s rather dull, at is to 2s per qr. decline. Fine barleY.te af , about last week's rates. Oats a small show, and (1 111 dear. Beans and peas at fully previous prices. Wheat, white s2s to 54s Beans, Mazagan..—g t ° -. : 21 0 red 4Bs to 52s Middle & small 48s to 4 1,, Barley 3os to 32s White peas 42s to ;• Oats 24s to 26s Grey 42s to I v Malt, 66s to 68 s p er q r. ; flour, —s per 20 stone. CHELMSFO: The farmers brought hi a b in expectation of higher pric chants held off; only a few a sold at late rates, and before I qr. had to be submitted to. Wheat, w hite 48s to 60 s Barley Chevalier h ev a e d r 6 45 33 342 sss s ttt t 000 0 644 6 952 s s c Grinding 2 7s to 358 Malt 60s to 66s Oats 26s to 35s RD—MAY 28. trge quantity of wheat to-01, !es, but the millers and i'lbo' f the finest samples o otdu i d . the close a reduction of '2° il Peas Partridge 4413 to 46 49 1 White 4 4 0 to 4 8$ Dun Boiling . 4 2s st ° 450 Beans, Tick 41 0 t 046. Harrow Ticks 410 to , Mazagan 390 t DUBLIN—MAT 27. ~.. slit There was a very slow and depregsed market to-dAa t ell the great majority of samples of all descriptioni o 'l e y so!: fully is per qr. lower. The values of Friday for _ i bar ,tlw oats were barely supported. Indian corn a slow " ' le' ] quotations. , 'O. "a' 0. l ' i ,. i 13 i Wheat, white 29 1 d O . to 3 " '.l d o Do., new 1 1 0 1 0 - t o° 2 l A Do., red 28 oto3o 0 Be - ...... Do., new e . ...... . 6 o to, , 0 Barley . 17 otol9 0 0atmea1...... 16 16 ot°i . 0 Oats ' l5 oto 16 6 Bakers' flour - on oto Do., black l4 oto 15 0 Indian con )....'" BIRTHS. the v" - 01* KER.—On the '2Bth inst., at Peckham, Surrelt ship Robert W. Ker, Commander of the B•l• blip borough, of a son. li IN gardens,ouoN —StO.n john the ,s- Ith od, in th st s ., w a if t e 0 5 f , 10r Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son. . ~.- 100 KNOWLES.—On the 24th inst. the wife of 311 1 .0 r late of the 50th Regt., of a daughter. ,Thool ii° LEWIN.—On the 28th inst., at Futney, the wife 01 E. Lewin, 8.A., of a son. Paul A• allido, MARRIAGES. CHATER—DAVIDSON.—On the 26th inst. , a t Bl'lo ol Church, 'Wilton-place, Frederick, the third sou 0' Joseph Chater, Esq., of Old Grove Hous e,, H a mpstead , t° Ge° r gie eldest daughter of Thos. Davidson, Esq., o f St. place, Hyde-park-corner. , T ;„hola f DIXON—ANDERSON.—On the 26th inst., at St. f,„ — rr iar Church, Brighton, Harvey W. Dixon, Esq.Lrof 's,, a dor tou, Sussex, to Emma, fourth daughter of iv z u * son, E q., of Brighton. gag° , °I DEATHS. ARMITAGE.—On the 26th inst., Mr. Joseph A ril ' liorsleydown-lane,lSouthwark, aged 76. ol d g r° BEAN.—On the 27th inst., Alice, daughter of Air. - Bean, of Oxford-street, aged eight years. W i t DALTON.—On the 27th inst., at 28, C o ckspur - st rcet, eldest son of Mr. W. H. Dalton, aged 24. her, ° I FrETCHER.—On the 23d inst Mr. Charle i Flete 49, Glouceste r - roa d, R egen t's.-park, aged 67 . 0 00 GlLpiN.—On the 28th inst , at Mary Luc retia, daughter of Charles Gilpin; M.P., aged 17. se P e°. KlitiiWOOD.—On the 26th inst., a t Newbridge 2,0 d• Bath, Lieut.-C o l one l T. Ki r kwood, formerly coww ing H.M.'s 64th Regt., aged 81. t MITCHELL.—On the 24th inst., very suddenly, es.°, $ d bee ingley, near Leeds, Mr. H. C.W. Mitchell, win merchant, of Leeds, aged 61 LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO Ir 19"" of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The S un O ffi ce,l4°' 4 ., f t Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Middlesex, Monday, May 30, 18+59.