The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-05 00:00:00

THE B.R.THr 1 - 10 N. E. CARDWELL, Al OXFORD. 4- At an anratial meeting of the Loyal Order of Druids, ho'al in the Town-hall,-Oxford, on Monday evening, among other persons present were the Right N.on. E. Cardwell and Mr. Langston, the membes's for the city. There were also present Mr. S crjeant Gaselee, the Mayor of Oxford, Mr. Sheriff Stevens, and many of the leading citizens. Mr. William Bacon presided. The usual loyal toasts having been given, The CLIAIRMAN proposed " The Health of the City "Members," remarking that the merits of those, gentlemen were so well known that it was nceUless to dilate upon them, but he could only wish that every other constituency was as ably represented as the city of Oxford. The toast was enthusiastically drunk. Mr. LANGSTON, in responding, congratulated the company upon the present aspect of public affairs throughout the country, contrasted with the gloomy state of things which existed at this period last year. Having briefly adverted to events which had occurred since that time, the hon. gentleman said— The time was fast approaching when parliament -would be called upon to direct its attention to a subject of the greatest interest and importance — he meant a new reform bill. (Hear.) He had the pleasure of attending a meeting at Banbury last autumn, when a cabinet minister connected with Oxfordshire (Mr. Henley) addressed his consti tuents upon the subject of reform, and it appeared that all parties were now agreed that the time had arrived when that question ought to be fully and fairly considered. Twenty-five years had elapsed since the passing of the Reform Bill, and it was then said that that bill was to be a final measure. He understood by the word " final," that the sub ject of reform was not to be unnecessarily brought before the attention of the house, and under those circumstances it became necessary, whenever it was taken into consideration, that a measure should be produced which should be of a satisfactory character, and one that was calculated to meet the wants and wishes of the country for at least a quarter of a century to come. Cheers)( He would not upon that occasion enter upon the con sideration of the details of a reform bill, because he had no doubt that great differences of opinion existed among them upon the subject; but it was, at all event", agreed upon all hands that a large exten sion of the suffrage should take place, and that many persons who were excluded by the first Re form Bill from a voice in the choice of their repre sentatives should be admitted _to the privilege. (Cheers.) They were all aware that at the present time persons residing in counties were not allowed to vote unless they rented a house of the value of £5O a year, and that those living in better houses and paying a larger sum towards the taxation of the country than the £lO householders in boroughs were deprived of a vote. (Hear, hear.) There were many small towns which now returned mem bers to Parliament which ought to be disfranchised, and the members given to larger and more influen- tial constituencie ; but, at the same time; he thought that system might be -carried a great deal too far, for he did not believe that thelargest constituencies of the country always elected the best members. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) The measure brought forward by Lord John Russell several years ago sought to disfranchise several small boroughs, and to add, in some cases, additional villages and towns to neighbouring boroughs ; but that was an arrangement which he did not think would be found to work well in practice, and he wouldmuch rather disfranchise a place altogether than add a country population to it. Mr. CARDWELL, who was received with loud and prolonged cheering, said—Adhering to that custom which has always prevailed among us, and follow ing the example of my colleague, I will, with your permission, give you, without any reserve on my part, those observations which the present state of affairs seems to me naturally to suggest. I rejoice that we can now enter upon almost every question with that freedom, and that frankness, which are the natural result of the popular institutions under which we live. We stand now at a period of pecu liar interest—we are measuring not by months, but by weeks, the time when we shall be admitted into the secrets of the Government—when we shall be called upon to hear and to decide the proposals which they , may make as to the settlement of a great question. Now, to me, these are the considera tions which that proposal suggest. In the first place, for the last ten years we have all been more or less talking on this subject of reform. I quite agree with my friend and colleague that the time is come when, if possible, we should talk about it no more, without doing something which may be satisfac tory. (Cheers.) Another observation which occurs to me is this—l think there never was a time so proper for doing something on the subject as at present. (Hear.) The country is not excited in reference to it, -but I do not suppose at all that means the country is not alive to the subject, or that the country is indifferent and not in earnest. Ido not believe that it is " the torrent's smoothness ere it dash below ;" and I do not believe that we are going soon to enter upon a period of irrational excitement on the matter. I believe there never has been a period when the country was so pre pared carefully to consider, rationally to discuss, and steadfastly to adopt honest and judicious pro posals on the subject of reform. Another conside ration of great importance is this—if we are to ac complish the benefits to which my friend has re ferred we shall have to pass through the House of Commons a bill which will disfranchise many of - our towns which now have a voice in the election of their representatives. lam not at all afraid for the city of Oxford. I don't believe that any Re former or any Conservative will propose any sche dule in which the city of Oxford will be in any risk of finding a place. But the Minister who has to carry a Reform Bill through the House of Com mons, in which so many members will find their seats condemned, has an arduous task before him. If the question is not to be a mere football for poli tical controversy from meeting to meeting, and from one side of the house to the other, but if it is to be of practical advantage to the people of Eng land and the well government of the world, we must pass it through the House of Commons. We have also to carry it through another assembly, which has to review the proceedings of the House of Com mons. All this must happen before it receives the consent of the Crown. It is time we did something. Certainly within our experience there has never been a better time foe doing something, while it is a great advantage to have the authority and in fluence of the Crown on our side in the measure we arc going to carry. Now we come to consi der a more difficult phase of the subject, and we approach that Druidical circle, which it is contrary to our rules to venture within. I shall show my self so good a Druid that I have no doubt I shall succeed in conforming to that regulation. One thing we know, and that is, that the measure will not be passed on what I call abstract principles, by which I mean that it will not contemplate, like the celebrated Declaration of Independence, a univer sality of suffrage, and a mathematical equalisation of electoral districts. The question to be asked first will be—are the persons whom the proposed measure will include in the enfranchised to be chosen upon some comprehensive principle, and for a sincere and honest aim and purpose ? By com prehensive principle, I mean is it an ample mea sure, large in proportion to the magnitude of the subject itself, to the interest of the country, to the greatness of the people whose destinies it is to sway, it may be, for a quarter of a century, and to those ultimate interests it will affect perhaps for the whole duration of the present generation ? By sincere, I mean is it framed without reference to any particular aspirations—is it designed and in tended to promote the welfare of the whole com munity ? The test of that will be—are the educa tion and intelligence of the persons selected for enfranchisement to be the ground and cause of their being selected ? Will it include those who are qualified to add by their voice to the wisdom, secur ity, and strength of the counsels of this crown and people ? I doubt not, with my honourable friend and colleague that there will be a re distribution of seats caused by this measure. My friend has referred to a bill brought in four years ago by a government of which I my self had the honour to be a member. Four years have elapsed, and, in the life we live, four years is a long time. It may be that subsequent expe rience may suggest to those whose anxious duty it will be to bring forward a Reform Bill, important amendments and changes in the details of this mea sure; butleverybody who refers to that measure of Lord J. Russell will see that whether its details were right or wrong, at all events its object was to add those individuals to the constituency who cor responded to the test of intelligence and education. With regard to the redistribution of seats, disfran chisement was the order of that bill, for, if I recol lect right, about 60 or 70 seats would have fallen, to he taken from small places and reapportioned to the great scats of industry and commerce. It may be that some other number is now more suited to the exigencies of the time, and we shall hear the reasons which dictate the change ; but this I say, that if in the extension of the franchise there be no arbitrary rule, but a sincere desire to make the fitness of the elector the cause of this extension, regardless of consequences to party or class—if in the redistribution of seats the dcgire be to remove manifest defects and give power to great combina tions of industry and intelligence, and to add strength to the institutions of this country,- the bill, whether it correspond to the details of the Bill of 1854, or differ from them, will deserve to be consi dered an ample and an honest bill; and come from what quarter it may, I trust it will receive the cor dial and generous consideration of all independent persons, both within and without the walls of Par liament. (Cheers.) And it will be to me the cause of sincere satisfaction and heartfelt rejoicing it, when I next have the pleasue of meeting you here, a bill may have become an act of Parliament which shall reflect credit on those who have passed it intc law, which shall give contentment to a free and enlightened people, and be the charter for a num ber of succeeding years of security to the institutions of this country and the growing prosperity of the crown and state. (Cheers.) A very few weeks will involve my friend and rffself in the necessity of entering into these details at length ; but these great principles I know can be stated to any assem bly of Englishmen without interrupting for one moment the harmony of the evening—(hear)—and I sincerely trust they will go through both houses of the legislature without interrupting the harmony of the country, and contribute greatly to its future prosperity. (Cheers.) If I look forward to the coming year, the next subject of great interest that presents itself to my mind is one which you may probably have observed has occupied the attention of the public prints, and also in the last session the attention of the House of Commons—l mean the state of the naval defences of the kingdom, in re gard to our petfectindependence from all possibility of attack. I had the honour of being associated with a number of distinguished men, in a commis sion which has been sitting during the autumn for the purpose of investigating this subject. It has occupied a great deal of my time, and no subject has been more nearly pressed on my attention. With regard to the foreign policy of this country, I would express what I think ought to be, and I hope will be, that policy. In ancient times the sword manufacturers of Spain were wont to engrave on their sabres, " Do not draw me without reason; do not sheath me without honour." (Cheers.) I participate not at all in any feelings of alarm, if feelings of alarm have been excited by any of the observations that have been made. I believe the strength of this country can scarcely be exagge rated ; all that remains is, I think, that that strength should be judiciously and carefully em ployed. A child with a deadly instrument may overcome a giant who is careless of his fence. The great Lord Chatham delivered his opinion on what he called a magnanimous fear, which, he said, was when men feared that the naval resources of this country were left below, and inadequate to the de mands and honour of the country. We live in times which ought to be most favourable to the country, when the strength of the present year is super seded by some wonderful invention in the year fol lowing. But to what country should that be a source of strength and power, but to this country, whose mechanical enterprise, knowledge, and skill are supreme among the nations of the earth ? I re collect in the year 1851, while the Great Exhibition was going on in London, and we were celebrating what we believed to be the triumphs of an enduring peace, one day meeting with the late Lord Har dinge, who had just returned fresh from his victo ries in the Sutlej. He expressed his convictions as to the military preparations of this country, and spoke particularly of the neglect of the Minie rifle. That was in 1851. By his exertions mainly the greatest changes were made, and it was only in 1854 that to the Minie rifle, under Providence, and by the blessing of God on the heroic courage of your army, you were enabled to hold your ground; it was to that you were indebted for regaining Hindostan. Look at the bearing of this on the question I have just referred to. At this moment you have pro vided no efficient substitute for the navigation laws and naval impressment, and I will venture to say that those institutions are like the ancient musket. They have had their day, and are gone for ever, and the question we have to consider is whether we will move with the times, and be equal to any emergency that may arise. (Cheers.) I believe the world has never seen the spectacle which England would exhibit if any nation in the world, presuming on our powerlessness, thought fit to venture to insult us, but that is no reason why we should not endeavour to use the great means in our power to make those preparations which are consistent with the honour and interest of our country. (Hear.) I have spoken to you on the coming year rather than on that which has gone, for upon the narrowness of time I think we soon forget the scenes we have traversed, and look for ward with particular interest to the scenes of the future which lie unexplored before us. But before I sit down let me pay a tribute to the memory of 1858. (Hear, hear.) In the first place, we have seen that empire which a merchant's clerk acquired for us, and which for a century was governed by the wisdom and skill of British merchants, trans ferred to the rule of the Crown. Let us hope that that change has been wisely made, and that it will tend not only to our own advantage, but also to the advancement and the elevation of those count less millions who are placed now under the sceptre of our Queen. (Cheers.) The army and the navy have both shown in that conflict that they are worthy of the laurels they acquired in the previous cam• paign ; and as they have not been divided in glory so they have not been divided in sacrifices; and while we, by their exer tions, have achieved those great results, they have left on the soil of Hindostan the remains of Havelock and Peel. There is another matter to which I would refer—l mean the final settlement of the conflict which for some time went on with regard to the seat of the member for the City of London, and which threatened at one time to involve a con troversy between the House of Commons and House of Lords. We have succeeded in avoiding that diffi culty, and at the same time I think I express your general sentiments when I say I trust you will agree with the most religious of our classic poets, when he says : - - - " We give religion its unbridled scope, Nor judge by statutes the believers hope." (Cheers.) There is another point of the last year to which, with your permission, I will also advert. It is always more agreeable to me to deal with great public measures intended to result in practical be nefit than with those conflicts with regard to the executive which necessarily arise. The entry, says Lord Bacon, "of truth which comes peacefully is better than that which cometh with obstinacy and contention ;" but that is not the rule of public life in England. Those who fill public situations in England are compelled on occasions of great ma mentto determine what in their judgment the inte rest of the country requires, and to take the steps which in their opinion appear conducive to those ends. There were two such occasions in 1858. One was confirmed by a majority of the House of Com mons, the other met with a fate more satisfactory beyond doubt to those who resisted it than to those who thought it their duty to bring it forward and support it. The first oterthrew a Government, and the second a Minister. It was my duty to support them both, the one upsetting a Government which sat on my side of the house, the other overthrowing a Minister opposed to those with whom I usually act. The right hon. gentleman made no further allusion to the famous Ellenborough debate, and resumed his seat amid loud applause. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, CITY.—The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending Jan. 1, was—Medical, 610 ; surgi cal, 304 ; total, 914, of which 280 were new cases. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant-ship Bee, 1,194 tons, Captain William Raisbeck, which sailed from Liverpool on the 28th of June, in charge of surgeon-superintendent William Gordon Gun, with 50 married couples, 121 single men, 114 single women, 41 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 41 girls between the same ages, 3 male infants and 5 female, making a total of 425 souls, equal to 373 k statute adults, arrived at Adelaide, South Australia, on the 9th of October. Five deaths (one adult and four children) occurred during the voyage. LORD CLYDE'S FATHER.—A Glasgow paper has the following communication from a correspondent :—" I observe in your paper of the 29th December the death of Lord Clyde's father. He was an apprentice to an eminent cabinet maker in Argyle-street of Glasgow towards the end of last century. The gentleman to whom he was bound as an apprentice having died in 1800, John M‘Liver became a journeyman cabinet maker to his master's brother and suc cessor, whose extensive warehouses in Argyle-street were destroyed by fire. A gentleman informed me that he re membered Colin M‘Liver perfectly well as being a black headed boy and very lively. He used to rim about the workshops of [the above-mentioned cabinet-makers. John M'Liver was a . steady, well-behaved workman, and in point of intelligence was rather superior to the general run of workmen. There is a gentleman in the city who was getting instructions in cabinet-making, and is still alive, who told me that he worked at the some bench as John M'Liver. This gentleman lately wrote to the Isle of Mull to make inquiry regarding' his old shopmate, 'and received a letter from John himself expressing many thanks for his kindness in inquiring after him. The same gentleman was in Gibson's class in the Glasgow Grammar School with Lord Clyde, then standing simply " Colin M•Liver" upon the roll of the class. His schoolfellows, as is well known, invited Lord Clyde to a class dinner when he was in Glasgow, and his lordship attended, and spent a happy evening with them. It is rather singular, but it has never been explained, how Lord Clyde did not visit his father in Mull, when he was so near his aged parent's place of residence. It is said Lord Clyde had been in the practice for many years of allowing his father an annuity of £3O, which the old man said was quite sufficient to keep him c mifortable, and more than he had been accustomed to spend. Lord Clyde entered the army by the advice of his mother's relations, who assisted him at that tinse. Mrs. M'Liver's maiden name was Campbell," and Lord Clyde assumed that name as being a more dignified military name than ' M'Liver. " _ _ _ [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway's Ointment and Pills have been used freely by millions of human beings, of both exes, and all ages, in every part of the world, and while 1h) public pre"ss has teemed with authenticated cases of ex tra() -dinary cures in a vast variety of diseases (such as indi gestion, scorbutic eruptions, and liver complaints), there is not on public record -a single case in which their use has been attended with a bad effect. None when using Hollo way's Ointment and Pills need suffer the hope of cure tobe coutt2rbalanced by the fear of injury. They are pccalia l ly mild in thei r o p era ti on , and yet they never fail to give im mediate relief, and sooner or later to effect a complete and permanent cure, THE CHESHIRE GAME MURDER-- COMMITTAL OF TWO MEN. The examinaticn of the six men charged with being concerned in the murder of Jas. Beech and fhos. Maddocks, gamekeepers, in the employ of Mr. H. Akroyd, I)oddington, in Nov. last, has at length, after a protracted series of adjournments, resulted in the committal, by the Rev. J. Folliott, of the two prisoners ' John Danks and. R. Boulton, for wilful murder. The whole of the examinations have been conductedwith closed doors, an d whether this has served to promote the ends of justice is a question which admits of great doubt. The coroner's court has been held four times ; three were open, the last closed. Little evidence of importance was adduced at the first three, material witnesses being withheld by the magistrate. The final adjourned inquest took place on Saturday last, at the Boar's [Rad, Walgherton, befoi a Mr. H. Churton, coroner for the district. Although the public and the re presentatives of the press were excluded, yet the latter found no difficulty in obtaining from the wit nesses who were examined a knowledge of the whole case. _ _ _ Of the four prisoners charged with being con cerned in the murder, two, named Malkin and Oakes, give very important evidence against the two charged with the murder, which evidence is corro borated to some extent by others not implicated. Early on Sunday morning, the 28th Nov., the pri soners assembled together, and on setting their nets in one field, immediately caught four hares; the party then separated, three—Danks, Boulton, and Oakes, being the only men with guns—enter ing a wood, while the remainder went round it to await their return. On entering the wood, Oakes, seeing a bird, shot it; and then he says he was pro ceeding to load his gun when he heard an alarm given that there were keepers approaching. He then threw himself into a ditch, and immediately he heard one gun fired and then another from the direction in which Danks and Boulton had gone. He remained in the ditch for some time, during which he heard one of the poachers captured ; re membered their conversation, heard the keepers send for a cart and the cart arrive, and when the bodies had been carried away he went to Boulton's house. This witness bears a very bad character, and has been tried for murder. In respect to his evidence Boulton makes a direct contradiction. He (Boulton) says, that when they entered the wood, and Oakes fired, he handed Oakes his double-barrelled gun, that Oakes then went after another bird, and while he was separated from them they heard the watchers —that some one fired a gun, who he does not know, that a second gun was then fired, and then he and Danks ran away. The gamekeeper, who lived a few hours after being shot, described the murderers as a tall and a little man, and Danks is a little man, Boulton being the taller of the two, while Oakes is a short man. Malkin, another of the poachers, in evidence stated that immediately after the fracas, he went to Boulton's house, where he met with one or more men and that on boulton's arrival, he asked him whether they had shot the dogs, whereupon he replied, " No, but the men ; Danks shot first, and then I shot, and I was sorry the moment I did it." This witness also bears a notoriously bad character, and has been convicted of various offences. With respect to the evidence against Danks, one man, a relation, affirms that he, with several 'others, was awaiting Danks' return, and when he came he said to those present, " You'd better go, the police will be here directly." The witness then went upstairs with Danks, when he said, " I believe I've shot a man, and Boulton too." Against the whole of the witnesses, Danks and Boulton, while the jury were lunching, expressed themselves with great bitterness. Boulton cursed Malkin very vehemently, and said that Oakes had crept out of two murders, and wanted to put them in for the third. Both the prisoners conducted themselves with great effrontery, talking and laugh ing with their friends, and telling most indecent anecdotes of the obnoxious witnesses. Danks and Boulton were committed on the coroner's inquisition for wilful murder, and were lodged in Chester Castle on Monday afternoon. THE CHARGE OF SETTING FIRE TO A HOUSE AT WANDSWORTH. Annie Collyer, who was charged last week at the Wandsworth Police-court with setting fire to her master's house, at West Hill, Wandsworth, was yes terday re-examined. On the last occasion only one witness was examined, and she stated that five sepa rate fires had occurred in the house in one day, the 28th ult. This witness was a young woman named Cotterell, residing opposite the house in which the fire took place, and which was occupied by Mr. Mellor, a gentleman 85 years of age. There were no other persons living in the house except Mr. Mellor and the prisoner. Mr. Haynes defended the prisoner. Mr. Thos. Richard Chidley said he was a mer chant, and resided four doors from Mr. Mellor's. He was going down West Hill, when he heard the alarm of fire. He heard some person knock loudly at the door, and when he got up the door was open. Mr. Mellor was standing at the door at the time. Witness went up stairs and saw some garments behind the door of Mr. Mellor's bedroom on fire. The door was also on fire. There was a jug of water in the room, and he threw the contents over the flames. Mr. Mears also came into the room, and they both saw that the fire was thoroughly extin guished. He then left the house, and about twenty minutes afterwards there was another alarm of fire. He ran in, and saw that the adjoining room was on fire. Previous to his leaving the first time he went into that room, and he saw no appearances of fire. Witness saw the prisoner in the kitchen at that time, and remarked to her that the breaking out of these fires was very strange, and she accounted for them by saying that Mr. Mellor was in the habit of using flannels in bed, and that he himself aired them before the fire, and that she supposed one of them had caught fire and he had thrown it on the bed. She appeared very much excited, but he could not say from what cause. In cross-examination, the witness said he took the jug of water hiMself from the basin. The pri soner did not give it him, as she was down stairs. Mr. Wm. Mears, a builder, living next door, gave similar evidence. .Frane:s Payue, 88 V, said that on the alarm being given he went to the place •and saw flames issuing from the up stairs room window, which he afterwards ascertained belonged to the prisoner's room. There were several men assist ing in getting the furniture out, and he also. assisted. He afterwards saw Taylo , , another con stable, and some others forcing Mr. Mellor from the house. He was taken to witness's home oppo site, where he remained for some time. He saw the prisoner in the road, and she was decidedly the worse for liquor. From what he afterwards heard he took the prisoner into custody. This was about twenty minutes to four o'clock. He told her the charge, and she said, " I did not do it. lam inno cent." She also said she would go anywhere with him, as her conscience was clear, but she did not wish the people to see that she was a prisoner. Mr. Ingham inquired if Mr. Mellor was present. Payne said he was not. He did not think he was in a fit state to be examined from his age and infirmities. The witness then said he afterwards found a writing-desk at one the houses where some of the furniture had been taken. In the desk he found two promissory notes, drawn by Mr. Mellor in favour of the prisoner. They were dated the 24th of February, 1858, and one was for £2O, and the other for £3O. He was about to explain what Mr. Mellor had said about them, when Mr. Haynes objected, as he thought it was not right to receive any statement made by Mr. Mellor ; whose intellect was said to be unsound. The witness then said he found a gold buckle in the desk, and a linen stamper with the name of Annie Collyer upon it. By Mr. Haynes—When be saw the prisoner in the crowd, the fire was nearly out. The prisoner has claimed the desk. He did not know that she had said that her things were destroyed by the fire. She asked him if anything had been seen of a gold watch and chain. lie asked her if she was aware that she had the promissory notes. She said " Yes," and then told him she had received £5O for a railway accident, and that her master had the money. She also said that the money had since been paid to her father, and her master ordered her to destroy the notes : but she had neglected to do so. William Taylor, the other summoning officer of the court, said he accompanied Payne to the fire. He saw Mr. Mellor endeavouring to go up stairs, and he told him to remain down, as he would get burnt if he went up. He said he wanted to go up stairs for his shoes, and witness was obliged to use violence to get him down and out of the house. He afterwards saw the prisoner at Payne's house, and she was the worse for liquor. The young woman who first gave evidence wcs then cross-examined by Mr. Haynes, but nothing additional was elicited. In answer to questions by Mr. Ingham, she said Mr. Mellor opened the door to her in the morning. He was:sitting in the parlour. On the second occasion, when the prisoner called her over, Mr. Mellor was out and walking in the town. He re turned when witness and her father were there. When they left he was in the parlour. When she went the third time she could not say where he was. She believed he was in the parlour. She did not see him at the third fire. Mr. Ingham here said he thought he ought to F. e e Mr. Mellor. Payne said he could fetch him in a few minutes, Upon his arrival he was allowed to be seated near the magistrate. He said his name was Charles Mellor, and he was at present staying at the house of Mr. Morgan, the landlord of the Rose and Crown, in Wandsworth. He had no more idea how the fire originated than the fireirons in the grate. He believed the prisoner to be as innocent as a child unborn. She had been two years in his service, and he always found her honest and trustworthy. When he got up on the morning in question he discovered something smouldering under his pillow, where he had lain. He removed the pillow and saw something of fire smouldering underneath. He called the prisoner to put it out. She had not been in his room before that morning. By Mr. Ingham—He was usually an early riser. He thought he got up that morning at half-past six o'clock. He awoke himself. He was up, stand ing by the side of the bed, when he discovered the fire. He was not dressed. There was no fire in the grate. He had no candle burning. He was dressing himself in the dark. By Mr. Haynes—He always used a rushlight, He thought it was burning at the time. He would not be positive. He kept it alight all night. It generally stood in the bason, where the jug of water was. By Mr. Ingham—He did not sleep with the door locked. He usually aired the flannels himself. He had not aired any that morning. He would not swear that he had not been out of the room before he discovered the fire. The prisoner entered the room in the usual way. He did not know how she got there. By Mr. Haynes—He used matches. He did not use any that morning. They were kept in various parts of the house. He kept them in his bedroom over the chimney. The witness then, at the request of his worship, gave the history of the two promissory notes, which corresponded with the statement of the prisoner. Mr. Ingham said he could not proceed any further with the case that day, and would remand her another week, if there was no objection. Mr. Haynes wished to know whether he could apply for bail ? Mr. Ingham said he would listen to that appli cation next time. The prisoner was accordingly remanded for a week. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 4. GUILDHALL.— George Gibson was brought up, on remand, charged with being concerned with three other men in the burglary and robbery com mitted at the residence of Mrs. Humphreys, at Stamford-hill, on the 25th of April, 1856, on which occasion the thieves tied the servant in a chair and the mistress in her bed, and with threats of the most violent character compelled them to silence while they ransacked the house of money, plate, and jewellery to the value of about £2,000. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Beard for the defence. Eliza Cook, the servant to Mrs. Humphreys, was recalled. Alderman Humphery—Did you know that your mistress kept so much money (900 sovereigns) in the house ? Witness—No, sir ; I do not know that any one else did. My mistress had no visitors except Mr. Rush, her solicitor. Alderman Humphery—Did your mistress receive any dividends? Witness—Yes, sir. Alderman Humphery—lt is very strange ; some one must have known what money was in the house, and from whom the burglars must have obtained the information. Mr. Lewis—That was shown at the trial of Fleckart, who was convicted of being concerned in this robbery, at the July sessions, 1856, and sen tence of death was recorded against him. Mr. Beard—But that has since been commuted to seven years' transportation. Mr. Lewis—lt appeared on the trial that a dis charged servant gave the thieves every information. After leaving Mrs. Humphreys' service she married a man named Slark, who escaped to America, and a great quantity of the property has since been traced to him. Alderman Humphery—What time in the morn ing was it when the servant's hands and feet were tied ? Eliza Cook—lt was a little before eight o'clock. It was quite daylight at the time. I went down stairs at six o'clock, but I was not tied until about two hours after. Alderman Humphery—What were you doing al that time ? Witness—Sitting still. Alderman Humphery—Did you not scream ? Witness—Yes ; when I was first seized on enter ing the parlour at 6 o'clock, but not afterwards, for I had a man by my side and another in front of me, with a knife at my throat, and they were threaten ing to kill me II made any noise. Alderman Humphery—Who tied your feet ? Witness—A man very much resembling the pri soner, and his mask fell off while he was doing it. I still believe the prisoner is the man. Alderman Humphery—ls Mrs. Humphreys' house detached ? Witness—Partly so, sir. It is situate at the corner of a street. Alderman Humphery—That is material, as it is probable the men were seen leaving the house. Mr. Lewis—We have evidence that the four men were seen close to the house within a few minutes after they left it. Witness, cross-examined by Mr. Beard—When the prisoner's mask fell off he did not replace it for about two minutes. I have not seen him since un til I was brought here to identify him. The pri soner and several others were brought out of the cells, and I recognized the prisoner. He was not pointed out to me. I will not swear positively that he is the man, but I believe him to be so. Re-examined—During the whole of the two minutes that the mask was off his face he was in front of me tying my legs. Alderman Humphery—Did he speak to you ? Witness—Yes ; he asked me where the money was, and I said I did not know. I heard the pri soner's voice this morning, but I should not like to say I could recognize it after so long an interval. Alderman Humphory.—What sort of masks did the men wear ? Witness—One had a red handkerchief tied over his face, but the prisoner had a black mask which concealed the whole of his face. George Holmes, a painter, said—ln April, 1856, I «as living at Clapton. On the morning of the 25th of that month, at about a quarter to 8 o'clock, I met four men coming from Stamford-hill, and going in the direction of the Lea River. They were walking two and two, and appeared in a hurry. The first two wore red handkerchiefs round their necks. The remaining two came round the corner of the street in a sort of half run. I noticed them because I thought one of them was very like a man who was working with me at the time. The pri soner very much resembles one of the two short men whom I saw hurrying after the first two. Di rectly I saw the prisoner among several other pri soners I recognised him. It is my belief he is one of the four men I met on the 25th of April, 1856. I identified Fleckart at the trial, and he was con victed. Cross-examined—l was coming out of Spring field, and the four men were going into it. I have looked at many thousands o f faces since, and have not been able to recognise the one I beiteve the pri soner to be until now. Re-examined—l heard of the robbery within 20 minutes after, and I gave Inspector Langdon a de scription of the men. Alderman liumphery—Has any of the property been found ? Mr. Lewis—Only a gold watch, which was found in the possession of a warder at Dartmoor, who was tried for receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen, and acquitted. A large share of the pro perty was traced to Slark, from whom the warder received the watch. Thomas Wilson was then called and said—l am in the service of Mr. Thornhill, who lived at Cham pion-place, Upper Clapton, in April, 1856. About 20 minutes to 8 o'clock on the morning of the 25th of that month I saw four men coming down the street which leads direct from the house where the burglary was committed. The two taller men were walking in advance of the other two, and they all walked in a hurrying sort of way. I identified Fleckart as one of the first two, and the prisoner's height and general stature very much resemble that of the shorter man of the other two • Cross-examined—l can only say the prisoner re sembles one of the men, but I have no belief that he is one of the men. Re-examined—My belief is that he is one of the men, but I will not swear to it. Alderman Humphery—How long after seeing the men was it when you heard of the robbery ? Witness—About a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes. Alderman Humphery—Did you take any pains to follow them ? Witness—No, sir; I did not trouble myself about it, as I heard so many persons talking about it. I afterwards gave a description of the men to Inspector Langdon P Alderman Humphery—But I should have thought, when you heard that such a serious rob bery had been committed, and had seen the men only a few minutes previously, you would have endeavoured to follow them. Witness (with great effrontery)—l had my master's business to attend to. Alderman Humphery—But in such an important case, where the lives of two women had been so seriously threatened, and so large an amount of property taken, your master's business ought not to have prevented you in securing the men. Witness (impudently)—My master's business is just as important. Patrick Kelly said—l am a detective officer belonging to the Birmingham police. I know the prisoner. I arrested him in 1852 on the charge of stealing a horse and cart and a set of harness. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 10 years' transportation. Alderman Humphery—ls that term expired ? Mr. Lewis—No, sir; but he was libericted on a ticket-of-leave. If he had served the whole term he would not be discharged until 1862. Alderman Humphery—lt is these ticket-of-leave men who do all the mischief. Witness—l produce a copy of the prisoner's conviction. lie was tried in the name of Elliott. Inspector Foulger, of the city force, said—l have written to Dartmoor, and find that the prisoner was discharged April, 1850, from the Stirling Castle convict ship, which has since been broken up and all its officer's transferred to Lewes Gaol. Inspector Langdon, of the N division, said—l find that the prisoner and Slark, who has gone to America with, as we believe, a large portion of the property, were discharged together from the Stir ling Castle. Alderman Humphery—lt will be important to have the date of their discharge, for if it did not take place until after the robbery it would be quite clear the prisoner was not in it. Mr. Lewis—l have now to ask you for A. remand, sir, to complete the case. Mr. Beard—Really, sir, this case has been brought up here so frequently, I must ask you not to remand the prisoner again. Alderman Humphery—He is committed to take his trial on another charge of warehouse-breaking, so he cannot suffer any hardship through being remanded. Prisoner—l hope you will not remand me again, sir. I have been remanded five weeks already. Alderman Humphery—And will be, I dare say, a great many more. Mr. Lewis—The prosecution ought not to be hurried in a case of this kind, and I cannot com plete it without another remand. Prisoner.—You did not say so when you defended me on the other charge. Then you wanted the magistrate to deal summarily with me, or discharge me; but now you are pressing the case all you can against me. Mr. Lewis—You are in very good hands. Alderman Humphery—l have no doubt you feel it rather an awkward thing to have the same solicitor who defended you on the former charge prosecuting you on this. Alderman Humphery then remanded the pri soner for a week, and then inquired if the ticket of-leave system was still resorted to. Inspector Foulger said it was to a very great extent. Alderman Humphery expressed great surprise that a system fraught with so many evils should still be pursued. He could not understand the policy which suggested. such a system, and he felt assured that if its supporters had seen, as he had that day, seven persons charged with the most daring robberies, and heard the evidence that five of them were ticket-of-leave men, they would see the fallacy of it at once. BOW-STREET.—A man of most repulsive aspect, who said his name was George Atkins, was brought up on remand on a charge of highway rob bery with violence. _ The prosecutor, a tradesman named Greene, stated that on the night of Christmas-eve, as he was going through Parliament-street, a little after midnight, a woman addressed him and asked him to give her something to drink. He declined and went on. He turned into Cannon-row, when he was almost immediately attacked by the prisoner, who came upon him from behind, seized him by the throat with so severe a pressure that he felt half suffocated, and pressed his knees against witness's loins. Witness struggled with his assail ant till the latter was compelled to relax his hold a little, so that he was able to call for help. He then perceived that while the man was holding him the woman was rifling his pockets. He afterwards missed his watch, worth £5, and his purse, con taining £9 10s. in gold and 9s. in silver. During the struggle he was thrown to . the ground, but re covered his feet, and detained the woman, having caught hold of her by the lower jaw. Several persons came to his assistance, but some bystander advised him to let the woman go; he did so, and she escaped. The man ran away, but was followed and taken by policeman Robson, 89 A. The prisoner, who made no defence, was formally committed; but Mr. Jardine ordered him to be brought up again on a future day, as some further evidence was ex pected. James Thorpe, a well-dressed young man, who said he was a draper, was charged with obtaining money under false pretences. John Eno, a butler, now in service in a family in Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, stated that about a fortnight ago, being then out of place, he advertised for a situation. Ho received a letter desiring him to call on an agent near Bloomsbury-square. While waiting at the agent's office he got into conversation with a person whom he described as a " dapper little man." This person stated that he was also waiting to see the agent about a situation, though he did not care much about it, as he had some money, and was thinking of taking a public-house. As the agent did not appear he left, and was after wards accosted by the " dapper little man," who induced him to go to several public-houses. They were joined by two strangers, one of whom said that he had just come into a legacy of £670, and meant to stay in town to spend the odd £7O, and then return to the country and settle on a farm. The other stranger was the prisoner. He played at skittles with these persons, and lost £2. He then staked his watch for £5, and lost it. He went home, accompanied by the prisoner, to whom he paid the £5, and who then returned him the watch. He then went to the Deposit Bank, where he had an account, and drew £5O, with which he returned to the public-house, played skittles again with the prisoner and the other men, and lost his £5O and all the loose cash he had at his command at the time, making altogether £6l. When he went away the prisoner accompanied him a short distance, and advised him not to return, observing, " I am afraid we have got into bad company. lam a valet ; if ever you see me with my master, don't speak to me about this affair." Witness was afterwards advised to give all the parties into custody, but did not see any of them till he met the prisoner in the street that day, and then gave'him in charge. He would give the others in custody if he could find them. Mr. Jardine said he would not advise him to do so, or they might bring actions against him for false imprisonment. There was no false pretence what ever, and the constable had acted very imprudently in taking the charge without inquiry by which he might, get himself into trouble. The prisoner must be discharged. -- MARYLEBONE.—A woman named Esther Griggs was charged with throwing her infant child out of a first-floor window. Sergeant Simmonds, 20 D, said,—At half•past one o'clock this morning, while on duty in East street, Manchester-square, I heard a female voice exclaim, " Oh, my children ! save my children !" I went to the house No. 71, whence the cries pro ceeded, and the landlord opened the door. I went up-stairs, accompanied by two other constables, and while making our way to the first-floor front room I heard the smashing of glass. I knocked at the door, which I found was fastened, And. said, " Open it ' • the police are here." The prisoner, who was in her nightdress, exclaiming, " Save my children!" and at length, after stumbling over something, let me and my brother officer in. When we entered we found the room in total darkness, and it was only by the aid of our lanterns that we could dis tinguish anything in the room. On the bed there was a child five years old, and another three years of age by her side. Everything in the place was in great confusion. The prisoner told me that she had been dreaming that her little boy had said the house was on fire, and that what she had done was with the view of preventing her children from being burnt to death. I have no doubt (added witness) that if I and the other constable had not gone to the room all three of the children would have been flung into the street. Humphreys, 189 heard the breaking of glass, and saw what I imagined to be a bundle come out of the windofv, but on taking it up I found it to be a female infant. There was blood running from its temple, and it was insensible. I took it to the infirmary. Pollard, 314 D—l heard loud cries of "Oh ! save my children !" and when I was in her room she said, " Has anybody caught my baby, Lizzy ?" One of the little bovs,three years old, and who was clinging to his mother, had blood upon his clothes. He had upon his breast some marks which ap peared to have been caused by cuts from glass. The sergeant left me to take care of the prisoner while he went for her husband. She told me she had no wish to hurt any of her children, and that it was all through a dream. Mr. Henry Tyrwhitt Smith, surgeon at the Marylcbone Infirmary, said that when the infant was brought to him, soon after one in the morning, he found, upon examining it, that it was suffering from concussion of the brain. It was quite insen sible. Dir. Broughton—Do you consider it to be in danger now P Witness—Decidedly so. The parietal bone i$ broken, and death might ensue in the event of an ) effusion of blood on the brain. Mr. Lewis submitted to the magistrate that there had been no attempt to murder the infant. The prisoner had always evinced a kindly feeling to wards her children, and he hoped that the magis trate would allow the husband to have her under his care during the temporary remand which, of course, would take place. The dream under which the act was committed showed that she had not at the time any consciousness of what she was doing. Mr. Broughton remanded the prisoner. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The Return of Births and Deaths in London, issued by authority of the Registrar-General for the week ending Saturday, January 1, states the total number of deaths registered in the metropo litan districts in the last week of the year was 1,494. In the ten years, 1848-57 the average num ber of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,215; but as the deaths in the return for last week occurred in a population which had in creased, they should be compared. with the average after it is raised proportionally to the increase, a correction which will make it 1,446. The compari son shows that the deaths of last Week exceeded by 48 the number which the rate of mortality as derived from the fifty-second week of previous years would have produced. • If the deaths in London last week had been ac cording to " the healthy rate" of mortality derived from certain selected English districts in the last quarter of the year, they would have been 765 ; and the excess above this point which the true number exhibits is 729, and represents what may be termed the unnatural part of the morta- lity-. Fatal cases of diseases of the zymotic class num bered last week 400 ; the corrected average for corresponding weeks being only 208. Measles, scarlantina, whooping cough, and typhus all exhi bit an increase on sonic previous weeks. Scarla tina was fatal in 135 cases. Five of these occurred in the Kensington Town sub-district ; 6 in that of Christchurch, Marylebone ; 5 in Kentish Town ; 7 in Poplar. This disease continued very fatal in the Pancras district. Measles carried off 53 children ; it prevails chiefly in the north and central district-% Whooping cough carried off 61 children ' • 8 of these in the east sub-district of Islington. Of the 52 deaths from typhus, one occurred in Butcher-row, Deptford, in a family consisting of ten persons, of whom seven have been attacked by the disease. The premises are described as being in a filthy condition. Last week the deaths from bronchitis were 167, the average being 134 ; and those from pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) were 122, the average being 106. Nineteen women died last week from diseases in cidental to child-bearing. Three persons died from intemperance. The deaths of one man and three women (widows) occurred at the age of 90 years and upwards ; their respective ages as registered -90, 93, 95, and 100 years. But the Registrar be- ' lieves there is good ground for questioning the alleged age of the centenarian. Last week the births of 981 boys and 1,013 girls, in all 1,994 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848-57 the average number was .1,541. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the:mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.744 in. On the last two days the mean reading was above 30 in. The barometrical readings varied from 29.15 in. to 30.15 in. The mean temperature of the week was 41.4 degs., which is 4.4 degs. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the average throughout the week. The highest temperature was 49.8 degs., and occurred on Sun day the 26th ult. The lowest was 31.9 degv., and occurred en Thursday. The range of the week was therefore 17.9 degs. The mean daily range was 8 degs. The range of temperature on Friday was ohly 4.5 degs. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 88 ; on Thursday and Friday the humidity was 98, almost the point of complete saturation. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 41.8 deg. The wind blew generally from the south west. On Sunday, evening lightning was seen ; and on that day rain fell to the amount of 9.16 in. The total in the week was 0.22 in. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, that there was no surplusage of actual Revenue, over the actual expenditure of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year ended the 30th September, 1858, The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice that no sum will be applied by them on account of the sinking fund, under the provisions of the Act 10 Geo. IV., cap. 27, between the 6th day of January, 1859, and the 31st day of March, 1859. National Debt Office, Ist January, 1859. A. Y. SPEARMAN, Comptroller. General. WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 30. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Mordaunt Lawson `Volts, Esq., Judge of the Supreme Court at Calcutta. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 3. The Right. Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Bordeaux, an• nouncing that all vessels arriving at the port of Pauillac, at the mouth of the river Gironde, are required to hoist a yellow flag, which is to be kept flying until the vessel has been repot ted to the sanitary authority of the port. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN 3. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received in formation from her Majesty's Consul-General in Cuba, that the port of Tarza, on the south side of the Island of Cuba ; has been opened to foreign commerce. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN Northumberland Light Infantry. Regiment of Militia— Joseph Jones, Gent., to be Quartermaster, from sth Nov, 1858. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT County of Inverness—Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Alexander Edward Fraser, Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Deputy Lieutenant. Northumberland Light Infantry Reaßegiment of Militia — Michael Dodd , Gent. to be Lieutenant,' vice George Dodd, deceased. RESIGNATION.—Lieutenant Richard Close resigned 30th September, 1855. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia Ensign Windham Francis Phillips to be Lieutenant, vice Constable, resigned; Henry Frank Otte Golding, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Crowder, promoted ; Walter Hackett, Gent, to be Ensign. vice Lloyd, promoted. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—John Braba zon Kemeys Tynte, Gent., to be Ensign. Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia Artillery— First Lieutenant John Clervaux Chaytor to be Captain, vice Barclay, resigned ; Thomas Augustus Forbes Leith, Gent., to be Second Lieutenfint. 2d itoyallanarkshire Militia—Alexander Tait, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Dunlop, resigned, Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Henry Peter Murphy to be Lieutenant, vice Stanhope, promoted. PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Jan. 3. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended distri bution of proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the brigantine Eliza Jane, captured on the 27th August, 1857, and the brigantine Onward, captured on the 13th September, 1857, by her Majesty's ship Alecto. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, agains the said proceeds are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the Sigh. Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed; and 'allowed by that officer, and paid uuder the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim tho share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house. Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commence ment of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be an nounced. BANKRUPTS. John Peters and Frederick Peacock, fish merchants, Lowestoft, to surrender Jan. 13 and Feb. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. — Henry Lowe , fruiterer, Birmingham, Jan. 17 and Feb. 17, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. George Gallienne, cutler, Goswell-street, Jan. 18, at half past two, and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bamk rutcy George Nurse, livery-stable keeper, Red Lion-yard, Old Cavendish-street, Jan. 13, at half-past one, and Feb. 11, - at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Swaine, miller, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Jan. 13 at eleven, and Feb. 10 at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Ann Foster, grocer, Eynsham, Oxfordshire, Jan. 13 at twelve, and Feb. 10 at one, at the Court. of Bankruptcy. Thomas Fitt Balls, innkeeper, Brixton, Surrey, Jan. 16 and Feb 15, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederick James Howard, grocer, Chatham, Jan. 18, at half-past one, and Fein. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Thomas Diamond Evans, merchant, Alma-road, Junc tion-road, Upper Holloway, Jan. 18, at two, and Feb. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. . . SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas Snell Jones, merchant, Leith. William Watson and Co., spade manufacturers, March mont Forge, Polwarth. James .11I‘Naught, painter and paper-hanger, Glasgow. James Campbell, draper and grocer, Golspie and Bogart, Sutherland: David Dickinson, millwright, Dunse. Angus Fors3 the, draper, Ayton, Berwickshire. James Miller, Ledlanet, Kinross-shire. John Cameron, lately writer, Dingwall, COUN.T_RY MAR KB Ta EL ISTOL-JAN. 4 Wheat th e b es t d ry samp l es b e i ng in request is to 2s per qr. For e i gn mee t s with more inquiry, at. a . similar improveme n t i n p r i ce. Ihea a t t in an li a m d i N t7d anc s e I; PZ Malting barley fully as dea."; grinding, 6d to is cheaper. Oats this week have re co - veroci the - late depression. Beans and peas quite as dear. . "Weather mild, with heavy fogs. LE E DS-JAN. 4 At to-day's market a . moderate business was transacted is wheat, white of good iality being in demand at is to 2s per qr. over the extreme r ates of last week Fine barley fully supports late rates. No alteration in the value of oats and beans. Averages . far the week : Wheat 4,66. 1 qrs., at 43s 3id 31s 61d 23s fild —s Od 38s 10d —s Od Barley.... . 2,156 Oats 75 Rye — Beans Peas .. • Arrivals tbii 'week : Wheat 3,924 qrs. Oats Barley .., 41 Beans — Rapeseed Linseed LIVERPOOL-JAx. 4. A firm tone pervaded the market to-day again, though we had few buyers present. Good wheat and flour com manded extreme rates upon the moderate business trans acted, the former making an advance of 2d per 701bs on ail good milling descriptions. English flour was not dearer, but on the whole we feel a good demand for daily consumr tion. Beans and peas advanced is per quarter. Without much doing in oats and oatmeal, late quotations are quite supported. Indian corn in good demand—Galati, 29s 6d.; Ibralia, 26s 6d ; mixed American, 26s 6d ; Prime white American, 33s 6d to 34s per qr. SHEFFIEL 'D-JAN. 4. There was a tolerable supply:of grain at market. Sales generally were dull, and prices at about late rates. Wheat of good dry quality was 6d per load higher. White wheat, new, —s to —s Barley, grinding.. 27s to 31s Red do. —s to —s Oats, old, .. 23s to 32s Old white l6s to 18s New do 23s to 323 Red do.. 15s to 16s Beans 49s t, ) 50s Barley, malting.— 32s to 36s Peas . —sss to 58s Millers' prices for flour—is sd, is 7d, and is 9d per 141 b. Hay, 80s to 85s ; wheat str to Ms ; turnips, 18s to 20s pe xi-, 28s to 36s ; oat straw, 28s ton. ROCHDALE-JAN. 3 The market continues steady, and prices are about sup ported in the transactions recorded, with some tendency to an advance in flour. In the . provision market there was a small show of potatoes, and the trade was brisk, with lower prices at the close. Flukes, 9s to 9s 6d • radicals, 8s ; Wellingtons, ifs per 2521 b. BELFAST-JAN. 3. At this morning's market the trade in wheat was of a rather better character, at a slight advance on last vir , eek. Foreign grain in limited request, but holders firm. Ytour as before. Oats and oatmeal rather cheaper. CORK-JAN. 3. The following were the quotations this morning :- —Red wheat, 16s to 19s 6d; white, 20s Od to 21s Gd; barley LOs Od to 13s 6d; oats, Hs Oct to 12s 2d. A steady sale. GLASGOW-JAN. 3. With a fair supply of wheat from the growers, the t :ade was steady, at about the rates of last week, with an upivard tendency in the value of the best samples. All.other arti cles were firm. NORWICH CATTLE-JAx. 1. There was a fair show of store beasts to-day, conssting of Scots, shorthorns, Irish, and Devons. Sales were - very dull. The selling price for Scots was 4s to 4s 6d ; s 1 ort horns, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; Irish, 3s to 3s 6d per stone of 14 lbs. estimated weight when fat. Fat beasts firm at 7s 6d to 8s 6d per stone. Sheep—Fat sheep, 7s6d to 8s 6d, prime lots 9s per st,t me. Pigs—Good store pigs, 15s to 20s per head. Fat pork, 5s 6d to 6s, prime 6s 6d per stone. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17t 11 17, Antwerp _ _ _ _ Brussels 25 32i 25 35 Hamburgh Paris 13 6i 13 7 25 10 25 20► Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 40► Frankfort on Maine — 1181 1184- Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 35 351 Madrid Cadiz - 491 494 Leshorn — 29 75 29 80 Genoa — 25 471 25 521 Naples Palermo — 1211 122 Messina — 122 1221 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York .. • • .. E.I. Co's bis. House Ms. 60d Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 24 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — 26 24 East India Company's, Bills drawn from the 24th ult. to the Bth inst. Bengal £1,201 5 0 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay £1,201 5 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars 0 5 1/ Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 6 1} LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LlvEnrooL—ii&N. 4. The business to-day was very good. Birkenheads, 671 I - Leeds Northern, 50—Dovers, 22 13-16—Berwicks, 951-- -North British, 62 I—York1 —York and North Midland, 7'l 79 — Eastern Counties, 12 5-16—Midland, 1031 I—Chester and Holyheads, 47 7l—Caledonians, 89 91—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 991—London and North-Westerns, 97 East Lancashire, 961 97—Dutch Rhenish, 3 3 dis.— Grand Trunk of Canada, 9 6-16—Great Western, 571-- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire. 40—Blackburns, 11 5-16—Great Western of Canada, 161 t. MANCHESTER-JAN. 4. The market was rather quiet to-day, but closed steady. Midlands, 1031— Sheffields, 40I—Londons, 98—Leeds, 99I—Dovers, 221—East Lancashire, 961. BIRMINGIIAM-JAN. 4. The transactions to-day were limited, but the prices were steady. North Staffords, 4 d—London and North- Westerns, 971—Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 8 to 81--- Midland, 1031--Great Western, 57i B—Birmingham and Terbys, 77 79. EDUCATIONAL PROJECT FOR LERWICK.—Arthur Anderson, Esq., of London, has announced his intention of providing the poor aildren of his native town of Lerwick with the means of education. A site into be procured suffi cient to comprise school-buildings and playgrounds ; school for boys and one for girls, with residences for master and mistresses, will be erected in a handsome style of archi tecture; and an endowment will perpetuate the existence and the fame of the " Anderson Schools."— Witness. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Itarey's Horse and Cattle Improv ing Food is equally adapted to improve the stamina of conditioned Horses, Cows, Bullocks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. It causes no extra expense, as it contains far more and better nourishment than its cost of lid. per feed sup plies in corn and hay; hence ensures an actual saving in the keep. But • its principal advantages are a great im provement in the digestive functions, the stamina and general condition of horses enabling them to perform far more labour without getting distressed. It impart s new vigour to sick, debilitated, or old apparently worn-out 'horses, and it puts rapidly the finest flesh on cattle gene rally, and improves the milk in cows, as it enables them to extract the entire nourishment out of everything they feed on. Rarey and Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, Piccadilly, London. Packed in tins of about 99 feeds, I.ls. ' • in casks of about 450 feeds,. 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, £5, being lid. per feed. BIRTHS. BENT,—On the 2d. inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Captain Hugh Bent, R.A., of a son. MORRIS.—On the 2d inst., at DawsonSCourt, Blackrock, cm. Dublin, the wife of William O'Connor Morris, J.P., of twin daughters. _ _ SHARPE.-0; the 3d inst., at Ince Parsonage, near Ches ter, the wife of the Rev. Clement Charles Sharpe, of a daughter. WEARE.—On the 2d ult., at Kandy, Ceylon, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Weare, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. HAMPSON—EvANs. — On the Ist inst., at Gayton, Nor thamptonshire, John David Charles, eldest surviving son of the late James Hampson, Esq., of 7, Dorset-square, London, to Ellen Jemima, second daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Evans, incumbent of Longdon-on-Tern, Salop. JOLLIFFE — BYNG.—On the 30th ult., at St. James's Church, Hedworth H. Jolliffe, Esq., M.P., eldest son of Sir W. Jolliffe, Bart., M.P., to the Hon. Agnes Mary Georgiana Byng, eldest daughter of Viscount Enfield, and granddaughter of Field-Marshal the Earl of Straf ford, G.C.B. DEATIIS. ANDERSON.—At his residence, 5, Montpelier-terrace, Chel tenham, Simpson Anderson, Esq., aged 89. CRAVEN.—On the 2d inst., at Scarborough, B. M. Craven, Esq., of Hull, aged 87. CROSTIIIVAITE.—On the 2d inst., at Brixton, Thos. Lloyd Crosthwaite, Esq., aged 54. HUNTER.—On the 3d inst., at Greenhithe, Kent, James Hunter, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., late of Compton-terrace, Islington, aged 43. LAWSON.—On the 7th ult., at St. Vincent, Frances, the wife of the Ven. Charles Lawson, Archdeacon of Barba does. Lewis.—On the 31st ult., at St. Leonard's .on-the-Sea, B. Lewis, Esq. -of Park-villas, Granville-park, Bl a ckh ea th, late chief clerk Accountant-General's office, Court of Chancery. 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