The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

21IE NAVY. The crew of the Mersey, 40, screw, Capt. Cald well, C. 8., have been paid down at Spithead, and granted leave ashore by watches for five days each. The Perseverance screw troop-ship, Corn. Power, at Portsmouth, has had her bowsprit taken out. A gang of convicts are employed coaling her. Her Majesty's gunboat Louisa, 60-horse power, tender to the Guardship of Coast-guard Edinburgh at Leith, yesterday embarked her marines and crew, after repairs at Woolwich, to resume her station. The military store screw transport Balaklava yesterday sailed from Woolwich with a full cargo of war materials for ships at Portsmouth. Telegraphic messages received by the authorities at Portsmouth from the Admiralty state that " the Himalaya will not be available for conveying the 2d battalion 24th Regiment to Queenstown, and that the Urgent was directed to wait at P or tsmouth, arrangementsp en ding with the Horse Guards.ster" It is consequently supposed (but up to 6 p.m. ye day no positive orders had been received) that the Urgent will have to convey this regiment over ; but, as she can only convey about half the regiment at a time, the delay it will cause to her China voyage will be considerable, as well as changing the whole of her present arrangements with regard to cabin and troop stores and bedding for her long voyage. She berthed yesterday alongside the south jetty in readiness to receive the troops, THE ARMY. The chartered East India troopship Edmund Graham, 927 tons, Commander John Henderson, arrived at Gravesend yesterday from Calcutta with sick and wounded troops from the various regi ments serving in India, and also a large party of non-commissioned officers and men of the Bengal Artillery and the Bengal Fusileers, who have ac cepted their discharge under the Royal warrant, and returned to this country. The Edmund Graham left Calcutta on the 31st of August, and arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 2d of No vember, where the vessel was detained until the 6th. St. Helena was reached on the 21st of No vember, the vessel sailing the same day, the passage to the Thames occupying 121 days, caused chiefly by rough weather and contrary winds. The num ber of troops who embarked at Calcutta was 201 men of all ranks, belonging to the 9th Lancers, Military Train, Royal Artillery, 3d (Buffs), sth (Fusileers), 6th, Bth (the King's), 13th (Prince Albert's Light Infantry), 19th, 20th, 29th, 34th, 37th, 38th, 52d (Light Infantry), 53d, 54th, 57th, 61st, 64th, 67th, 73d, 75th, 77th, 79th (Highlanders), 84th, 88th (Connaught Rangers), 97th, and 99th Regiments. and the Rifle Brigade, with 44 dis charged men of the Bengal Fusileers and the Ben gal Artillery, six officers, and 10 women and chil dren. The officers in chute of the troops were Captain C. H. Browne, 97th Regiment, and Ensign T. 1). A. Mackinlay, sth Fusileers, the whole being in medical charge of Assist.-Surg., F. J. Shortt, 23th Regiment. Lieut. B. J. Caldecott, 3d Buffs, and Assist.-Surg. C. Beaufoy, 25th Regiment, came home as passengers. Lieut. J. Mayo, 38th Regi ment, who has become insane from over exertion in India, also arrived with the troops, and on landing was iorwardcd to the lunatic asylum, Chatham. During the voyage seven deaths occurred on board, including one man of the Bengal Artillery, one of the 3d Buffs, one of the 20th, one of the 79th, and one of the 99th. At the entrance of the Chan nel, and when the vessel was off Land's End, a man of the Rifle Brigade jumped overboard, and a heavy gale prevailing at the time frustrated the attempts made to save him. After the invalid troops had been landed at Gravesend they were conveyed to Fort Pitt, Chatham, where, on their arrival, they were immediately inspected, when 23 men who were found to be suffering from wounds or disability were admitted into hospital, and the remainder sent to St. Mary's Barracks, to await their discharge. The East India troops were all sent on to Black wall, where they were landed, and the Royal Ar tillery at Woolwich. Most of the disabled troops received their wounds before Lucknow, where nearly all the invalids were engaged. A system for the transmission of large bodies of troops by railway in the most expeditious manner having been organised by Mr. P. D. Finnigan, manager of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way, and submitted to the Duke of Cambridge, a practical illustration of the method was successfully made yesterday at the Chatham station, where a number of the troops from the garrison were drawn up. By order of Major-General Eyre, a detach ment of 96 men, not including non-commissioned officers, were marched into the station, and drawn up in front of three second-class carriages, when, Mr. Finnigan having explained his principle and given a practical illustration of the same to Brigade Major Gordon, the men were (nacre(' to al.:Ana:lop their knapsacks and take their places in the car 7 riages, which after two or three attempts they were able to do with the greatest ease and regularity, the whole number taking their seats in less than one minute. By Mr. Finnigan's system the whole proceeding is arranged with the greatest regularity, and, as it is a question, not of numbers, but of carriage accommodation, the movement being simultaneous, it matters not whether a train is composed of 30 carriages and 960 men, or of only 3 carriages and 96 men, as it can be filled and started in less than three minutes from the time of the arrival of the troops at the station. Orders have been received at Chatham for 100 men of the Medical Staff Corps to be held in readi ness to proceed to China. The men are to be in readiness to embark on board the Melbourne and Mauritius screw steamers on Jan. sth. TEE MILITARY RIOT AT ALD_ERSIIOTT. Yesterday morning the adjourned inquiry into the death which resulted from this outbreak on Christmas night last, was resumed at the Tilbury Hotel, Aldershott, before Mr. Samuel Chandler, deputy-coroner for Hampshire. The jury, who were rather behind time in assem bling, having answered to their names, were about to proceed with the inquiry, when it was found that not a single witness of any kind, either connected with the 24th or Tower Hamlets Militia, was in attendance, though the adjournment of the inquiry till 10 o'cock yesterday morning was previously well-known and the witnesses had been ordered to be in attendance at that hour. After some delay Colonel Wood, C. 8., Assistant Adjutant-General, entered the room and inquired of the coroner if he thought it likely the inquiry would conclude that day, as General Knolly s was anxious to get the 24th off to Cork as soon as possible: Mr. Chandler replied that the evidence was not likely to last more than a couple of hours or so, but that at present both himself and the jury were at a complete stand still, owing to the absence of the witnesses who were ordered to attend. _ _ Colonel Wood accordingly promised that the wit nesses should be telegraphed for from the North Camp at once. During the rather long interval which then elapsed Mr. inspector Howard, of the Hampshire constabulary, stated, in reference to the bullet hole found through the window of the 24th quarters, and which was sworn by the men of the 24th to have been fired into the room by the Militia, and by the Militia to have been fired out of the window at them, that at last the missing bullet had been found. It was deeply embedded in a post opposite the window on the outside, showing clearly, there fore, that the shot had been fired from the quarters of the 24th into those occupied by the Tower Ham lets. At about 20 minutes to 11 the missing wit nesses came in from the North Camp, when the inquiry was resumed. Edward Trevor Dunne, Lieutenant or the 2d bat talion of the 24th, said—Un the evening of the 25th, while at mess, I received an order from Major Finck to join my company. I proceeded at once with the other officers to the West Block barracks, where there was a very great disturbance going on. On my way there I heard several repoits of fire arms, and on reaching the barracks I saw distinctly flashes of rifles beir.g discharged on both sides of the barracks. I went at once to my company, No. .0, and part of which were in the second and part in the top floo rs . Themen named Hatton and Wil liams are in my company and, I believe, are quar tered in the top floor. I went to that floor and found Sergeant R ow botham getting. the men toge ther . into one of the u pp e r rooms, an d Hatton and Williams were then repo r t e d absent. I went out side th en i nto t h e gallery, and saw Pr i vate Wil liams with his rifle at his shoulder, taking aim. He pulled the trigg er an d t h e cap snapped. I distinctly saw him, though th e n i g h t was very dark, as the light from the room close by was on his face. I made him a prixlner-a n d t oo k t h e r ifl e f rom him and gave it to my sergeant to examine, who re ported to me that it was loaded. I cannot say whe ther or not the rifle had been previously fired. The disturbance was then nearly over, though a few shots were still being fired. The examination of my company's ammunition was made in my pre sence, and 'lO rounds of William's ball cartridge were deficient. Ea.eh man is supplied with 2 . 0 rounds in two packages of 10- rou nds each. While the disturbance went on I heard the crash o f win flows, but could not see who threw the missiles tha t t broke th em . Th ere was a cons iderable quantity of coal and broken glass lying about. I saw a sergeant named Copley take a. rifle from a private of the 24th , named Appleyard. That rifle was loaded as I was informed. After that the men of the 24th went to bed very peaceably and very obedient. I Wb i .S n the room when the man Hatton, who was missing, returned and, fell in with the others. He had a TRW' rSUN,` , LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, utmost in at once restoring order. They might per haps feel, as many did, that the rule which in trusted soldiers with so many rounds of ammuni tion was scarcely a prudent one, or one which might not be done away with without detriment to the efficiency of the service. With these few remarks he wows' leave the case in their hands. The jury then retired, and after about half an hour's absence returned with the following special verdict : " We find that the deceased James King, was fe loniously killed by some person of the 2d Batta lion of the 24th Regiment, but by whom we have not sufficient evidence to enable us to determine. At the same time, the jury wish to state that they are of opinion that no shot was fired by the King's Own or Ist Tower Hamlets Militia." The inquiry into this case then terminated, and the same jury were immediately re-sworn to in quire as to the death of a private of the Royal En gineers, who was missed after leaving his canteen on Christmas night last, and whose body was found on Thursday afternoon in the Basingstoke Canal, which separates the North from the South Camps. TILE EXECUTION OF TTIE HARPER'S FERRY RIOTERS. The following account of the execution of the remaining Harper's Ferry rioters is dated Charles town, Dec. 16 : Throughout yesterday and to-day there was a great influx of strangers and citizens of the country to witness the last act of the Harper's Ferry tra gedy. There was very little difficulty in getting into the town, the vigilance not being so great as on the occasion of Brown's execution. The prisoners were visited yesterday by the Rev. Messrs. Dutton, Nassau, North, and Waugh. The services were par ticipated in by all the condemned men. All gave un qualified assent to convictions of religious truth, and each expressed a hope of salvation. They freely acknowledged their guilt, and admitted that their doom was just, and that in the main they have been treated with the utmost kindness, though they thought some of the witnesses were rather harsh in their testimony. Cook and Coppie were equally earnest in their protestations of religious convic tions and hopes of forgiveness. Mr. Butler, a Quaker of Ohio, and an uncle of Coppie's from Ohio, visited him yesterday, the interview lasting over an hour. All was quiet until S o'clock last evening, when the town was thrown into commotion by the report of a rifle under the gaol wall, followed by several other shots from the vicinity of the guard-house, in close proximity- to the gaol. The military were called to arms, and the excitement was intense beyond anything that has yet occurred. In a few minutes the streets were in possession of armed men. Rumours of every description were afloat, and it was dangerous for a citizen to go out to ascertain the cause of the excitement. This morning the community was early astir. At 9 o'clock the entire military force were formed in Main-street. The companies detailed for the gallows, at half-past 9 were in position. The companies detailed for escort duty took up their position in front of the gaol. At half-past 10, Green and Copeland were prepared to go to the place of execution. The crowd was very great, at least five times as numerous as on the oc casion of Brown's execution. The religious cere monies in the cell were very impressive, and were conducted by the Rev. Messrs. North and Waugh. At a quarter before 11 the prisoners appeared at the gaol door, accompanied by the Rev. Mr North, and, with their arms pinioned, moved slowly for ward toward the vehicle in waiting. They seemed downcast, and wore none of that calm and col lected spirit evinced by Brown. They were helped into the waggon, and took their seats on their coffins, scarcely looking to the right or the left. The escort moved on, and the waggon was closely flanked on either side by a company of riflemen, marching in double file. At seven minutes before 11 the procession entered the field. The prisoners mounted the gallows with a firm step and were immediately joined by Sheriff Campbell. After a brief prayer by the clergyman, the caps were drawn over their heads and the ropes affixed around their necks. During the few moments they thus stood, Copeland remained quiet, but Green was engaged in earnest prayer up to the moment the trap was drawn away and they were launched into eternity. Green died very easy, his neck being broken by the fall, and the motion of his body was very slight. Copeland seemed to suffer very much and his body writhed in violent contortions for several minutes. They were accompanied on the gallows by the Rev. Messrs. Waugh, North, and Leach, to whom they bade an affectionate farewell, and expressed a hope of meeting them in Heaven. The bodies were placed in poplar coffins, and car ried back to the gaol. They will be interred to morrow, on the spot where the gallows stands, though there is a party of medical students here from Virginia, who will doubtless not allow them to remain thetu long. At a quarter to twelve uotic was given to Cook and Coppie that one hour more was allowed them. Religious ceremonies were held in the cell. Since the failure of their attempt to escape last night their assumed compo sure and apparent resignation had given way. They wore reserved and rather quiet, but joined with fervour in the ceremonies. When called by the sheriff they stood quietly whilst their arms were pinioned, and after bidding farewell to the guards of the gaol, they were helped into the wag gon and took seats on their coffins. They seemed to take but little notice as the procession moved. slowly. They ascended the gallows with deter mined firmness scarcely surpassed by Captain Brown. A brief prayer was offered, the rope ad justed, the cap drawn, and both " launched into eternity" in seven minutes aftelithey ascended the gallows. After the rope was adjusted Cook ex claimed, "Be quick—as quick as possible !" which was repeated by Coppie. After hanging about 30 minutes both bodies were taken down and placed in black walnut coffins. That of Cook was put in a poplar box and directed to Ashbell P. Willard, and Robert Crowley, 104, William-street, New York, care of Adams's ex press. Coppie's body was placed in a similar box, to be forwarded to his mother i❑ lowa. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF COOK AND thing to say, they could do it then, in the presence of fifteen or twenty parsons: Cook replied that he was grateful indeed for the kindness shown him by Sheriff Campbell, the gaoler, and the guards, to the Rev. Messrs. Waugh, North, Littcll, Leach, and the other ministers who had manifested such interest in his welfare, and Joseph P. Blessing and John J. Cocke, as well as the citizens generally, for their kindness to him, and he was very grateful. At this point Coppie looked up and said, " Them's my sentiments, too, gentlemen." Cook then gave directions in regard to one or two articles. One, a breastpin, which he did not want taken off then, nor at the scaffold, he wished given to his wife, or his boy, if he lived. Within his shirt bosom, on the left side, was a daguerreotype and lock of his son's hair, which he wished given to his wife. Both requested that their arms should not be pinioned tight enough to stop the circulation of the blood, which was com plied with. A blue cloth Talma was thrown over Coppie, and a dark one over Cook. During these proceedings Coppie was struggling to keep down his emotion, and Cook was striving to be calm. The Quaker g►entleman remarked that " It was hard to die," to which Coppie responded, "It is the parting from friends, not the dread of death, that moves me." On the way down stairs they were allowed to advance to the cell of Stevens and Haz lett, and bid them farewell. They shook hands cordially, and Cook said to Stevens, "My friend, good bye." Stevens replied, " Good bye : cheer up —give my love to my friends in the other world." Coppie also made a remark to Stevens, which was unheard by the crowd, but Stevens replied, "Never mind." Both then shook hands with Hazlett, and bade him good bye, but did not call him by name. On emerging from gaol Cook recognised several gentlemen, and bowed politely. After the caps had been placed on their heads, fioppie turned towards Cook, and stretched forth his hand as far as possi ble. At the same time Cook said, "Stop a minute —where is Edwin's hand ?" They then shook hands cordially, and said, "God bless you !" The calm and collected manner of both was very marked. On approaching the scaffold Cook shook hands with a large number of persons, and bowed politely to Major Green. Much indignation was expressed by some in reference to the officials o f the gaol, but a large majority express confidence in them, and spurn the idea that they were bribed by the friends of Cook. The hole made in the wall was a large one, and the room was in the second story. Cook, after his capture, said to a gen tleman that they had done the best they could —that life was as sweet to them as to any one else, and that they had planned it for ten days. They had set down Tuesday night for the attempt, but it was deferred, on account of not wishing to compromise Governor Willard, who was in town that night. The prisoners conversed on a variety of subjects this morning. Cook said to a gentleman that he fully believed slavery to be a sin, and that it would be abolished in Virginia in less than ten years, and by the people of Virginia. He was prepared to die in such a cause, and thought he had done nothing to regret so far as principle was concerned. Coppie said he feared the affair was not ended yet; that they had friends in the north who would not rest satisfied, he feared, till they had been avenged ; he hoped, however, that the affair would end here for ever. A New York telegram of the 16th says :—" An assembly of over 2,000 persons met last evening in the Cooper Institute, to tender their sympathies to the families of John Brown and his associates. Speeches were made by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, Wendell Philips, Rev. Hiram Mattison, and Rev. J. R. Sloan, all of which were highly eulogistic of John Brown and his unsuccessful insurrection. The proceedings were very stormy, and at one time a riot seemed inevitable. Such was the confusion that Dr. Cheever was obliged to cease speaking be fore he had half finished his speech. Eventually, however, a force of 75 policemen and the eloquence of Mr. Philips succeeded in restoring a tolerable de gree of order. The proceedings then went on quietly, and soon after half-past 10 o'clock the meeting adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 30. MANSION-HOUSE.—John Kimber, 8, Shaftes bury-street, Walworth, tarpaulin maker, was charged, on remand, with. obtaining two parcels of canvas, value £75, and also the sum of £39 4s. from Mr. J. B. Chalmers, 3, Leadenhall street, general merchant, under false and fraudulent pretences. The prosecutor said—l have had two previous transactions with the prisoner, having supplied goods to him for him to supply to the London and Brighton Railway Company, from whom he had re ceived contracts for tarpaulin waggon-covers. On each of these occasions, after the fulfilment of the contract, I received from the prisoner the letter which had been addressed to him by the secretary of the company, stating that a check was ready in payment, and on the production of that letter I re ceived the check in the usual way. About the end of July prisoner called upon me, and told me he had written to Mr. Walker, the storekeeper of the Lon don and Brighton Railway Company, offering to make 50 tarpaulin sheets for 755. each, less 2 dis count for cash one month after delivery ; that Mr. Walker answered his application by calling upon him and desired him to make them up and let him know when they would be finished. I believed his statement, and when he asked me to supply the can vas and take the order off his hands, employing him to make the sheets up at 16s each, I agreed to do so. I therefore gave an older for the canvas, 'which was delivered at the prisoner's workshop, and for which I have since paid ; and on different days I paid him various sums, amounting together to £39 45., for making up the sheets. On the 3d October he told me he had delivered 24 of the sheets at New cross station, and on the 9th November that he had delivered 25 more at the Willow-walk station, the canvas supplied being only sufficient for 49 instead of 50 sheets. I produce the receipts given to me by the prisoner in connexion with this transaction. During the present month the prisoner called on me, and said he had signed the paper authorising me to re ceive the sum of £l3B 17s. sd. from the company. He also handed me an invoice made oat by him to the company, with areceipt attached to it signed by him. Mr. Russell, to whom Igave the order for the canvas, drew two bills for the amount, at one month and three months, upon the defendant, payable to my order, which I endorsed before the goods were delivered, and which I paid when due. Finding the prisoner did not bring me the secretary's letter an nouncing that the cheque was ready, as usual, I went to the company's offices, and ascertained that the prisoner had no contract for the supply of tarpaulin sheets in July last; although subsequently he ob tained an order for 24, which he delivered a few days ago, and some time after he had told me that he had delivered the 49, which he said he had made out of the canvas with which I supplied him. Mr. G. King, stationmaster at the New-cross sta tion of the London and Brighton Railway, deposed that the prisoner did not, on or about the 3d Octo ber last, deliver 24 tarpaulin sheets at that station, and that no such sheets were delivered in his name or in that of Mr. Chalmers. On the 11th October, however, witness received one sheet from the pri soner, and in August 12, but no others between July and October. Alfred Bennett, foreman of the Goods De partment, Willow-walk Station, London and Brighton Railway, said he did not receive 25 sheets from the prisoner in November, but that two or three months ago he received one as a sample, which he condemned and returned. He received six on the sth December, and sent them to New-cross. Mr. King—Those are the six which I have said I received on the Gth December. _ _ _ Mr. Hugh Russell, linen factor, Star-court, Bread street, said the bargain for the canvas was made between him and the prosecutor, and that it was delivered to the prisoner, who was regarded by the firm as being the servant of Mr. Chalmers. The prisoner was again remanded for the attend ance of Mr. Walker, storekeeper to the London and Brighton Railway Company. Mr. Humphreys applied to have his client ad mitted to bail, contending that the whole transac tion could only be regarded as one of partnership. The Lord Mayor said he would accept bail, the prisoner himself in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each, with 24 hours' notice. Alfred Mott, a driver in the employ of the Lon don General Omnibus Company,who was last week remanded on a charge of knocking down and caus ing the death of Esther Kimber, of 19, Little Trinity lane, surrendered in discharge of his recognisances to meet any further charge that might be brought against him. The Lord Mayor said he was happy to be able to discharge the prisoner from custody; but at the same time he hoped the occurrence would act as a warning to all omnibus drivers to be as careful as possible, for omnibuses now took up so large a share of the principal streets that it was only by extreme care that accidents could be avoided. The defendant was then discharged. GUI LDII ALTS• — henry Albert Ball was brought up on remand, charged with uttering forged orders fur the insertion of advertisements in a bo•k on law costs, and obtaining money upon the false represen tation that the orders were genuiue. When all the evinenco had been given, Alderman Salomons said to the prisoner—As far as I can see, there is nothing in the case to justify me in detaining you any longer. You are therefore discharged. LAMBETIL—MURDEROUS ASSAULL—Mr. W. Posslethwaite, a large and powerful man, was brought before the Hon. G. C, Nortotl for final eh belonging to the Tower Hamlets Militia on his head. He seemed in an excited state, and to have been drinking, though not drunk. There were no men in my company drunk at the time. I did not see Hatton with a rifle, though he was confined afterwards for having a loaded rifle by his bed, and 10 rounds of loose ammunition in his pockets. Major Adams, of the Tower Hamlets Militia, said he wished to add to his evidence of yesterday, with regard to the one bullet mark found through a window on the side occupied by the 24th, that a hole had been found in one of the supports in the upper gallery exactly corresponding with the hole in the window, thus clearly skewing that the ball proceeded fioni the inside of the room and was fired from the 24th's side of the barracks into the quar ters of the Tower Hamlets Militia. He wished to add, also, that up to Christmas night last there had never been the slightest ill-feeling between the two regiments;; he had never even heard of any existing between the regular regiments and the Militia. Lieutenant and Adjutant R. N. Surplice, of the 24th Regiment, said,—On Christmas evening last I was messing with the other officers when, a little before eight o'clock, an orderly came from the bar racks and said there was a disturbance going on be tween our men and the Militia. I went imme diately to the barracks, and on my way there I heard a shot fired. Seeing it was so serious I went back to the mess and called out the captain and subaltern of the day, at the same time informing the commanding officer, Major Finch, of the facts. I again returned to the barracks, and went at once to the far end of the middle gallery on our side, where there was the greatest confusion, and where several shots were being fired. I saw no man in the act of firing, though I saw several men with rifles in their hands, and one man loading. I can not identify any one of those men ; the night was too dark. I took several rifles away from men in the room I went to at the end of the . gallery, though I cannot mention the name of a single man from whom I took a rifle. I did not identify them at the time, though I knew they belonged to No. 4 com pany. I then went to the room above this, where firing was also going on. Some men were outside in the gallery, and some inside in the room. I took a rifle away from a man in that room. I do not know the name of that man either. I cannot say whether or not it had been discharged. I did not examine it at the time, as I wanted to get away as many weapons as I could from the men whom I saw with them. In this way I myself col lected five or six rifles, and ordered the pay-ser geants to collect the whole of the ammunition from the men, which was at once done, and it was placed under the charge of the captain and subaltern of the day. The next day it was sent down to the maga zine in blankets. All the rifles taken from the men that night are still in the same state under the charge of a guard. Those rifles have numbers which at once show the names of the men to whom they belong, but nothing has yet been done to find the names of the privates. Any man might have taken the rifle of another man and fired it. Any private may do so with another's rifle, as they are all placed indiscriminately in one rack. The names, therefore, of the men to whom these rifles belonged might not afford any clue to those who really used them. I saw one flash from the Militia side, but cannot say who fired it. Sergeant George Sparkes, of the 24th Regiment, said he was on duty on Christmas-day at the can teen of the West Block barracks from 2 o'clock in the afternoon till 6 o'clock in the evening. There were parties of the King's Own and 24th in the canteen all day from the time it was opened. At half-past 6 o'clock in the evening he was sent for by Corporal Elisson, and found a great disturbance going on in the canteen, where the men were fight ing in twe parties—the Militia against the 24th. Witness separated them, and turned out those who were fighting most. At half-past 7 o'clock witness was again sent for with the guard. He could not recognise any of the men who were quarrelling then, nor recollect if Hatton, Williams, or Lord were among them. At half-past 7 o'clock there was a desperate fight again between the Tower Hamlets and the 24th. The room was thronged with men and all were fighting. Several of the Militiamen said as the guard at last turned them out, that if they could not fight there they would in the barracks, to which the 24th replied they did not care where they " had it out." Disturbances are very frequent in tie canteens, so the row was nothing unusual. When the firing commenced wit ness went to the centre gallery and saw some shots fired from the 24th side. There had often quarrels arisen between the men simply because one belonged to one regiment and one to another. Barrack-Sergeant James Tunnicliffe was next examined, but his evidence went only to prove the amount of dilapidation done on both sides to the buildings. The inquiry was at this stage adjourned to procure attendance of two witnesses of the 24th, who were wanted and who were absent. After an interval of about an hour one of them, Corporal Howard, was forthcoming. He said he was present when the riot took place in the West Block last Christmas night. He went with Ser geant Banks to the second gallery, where witness's company was. He went to get the men to put back Their rifles. When this was being done he saw a rifle on a bed and took it up, when the man Wm. Lord tried to take it from him, saying as he did so "I am charged, lam charged ! which he understood to mean that the rifle was loaded. He examined the piece and found it was charged, upon which he ordered Lord to the guard-room ' and gave the rifle to Sergeant Banks. After Lord was taken to the guard-room he searched his bed, where he found a quantity of loose ball ammunition with the caps loose, all of which he gave to the sergeant. He then searched Lord's pouch, and found that his ball ammunition was deficient. Heard the first shot fired just as the non-commis sioned officers were summoned by the bugle call. That shot came from the militia side at the further end of the top landing, but witness could see no man. He never saw but that one flash on that side, and had not since been to see if there was any bullet mark about the place where the shot was aimed. He was with Sergeant Banks during the whole time the firing continued, but never saw two men fire from the Militia side. Non-commissioned officers were sounded tol fall in just as the riot commenced, and did not return till the firing began. Major Finch, in command of the 2d battalion of the 24th, proved that he had examined the rifles taken from his men on the night of the 25th, and had found 14 loaded. There were also five rifles unloaded, but which had been fired. The ammuni tion had also been examined by the Quartermaster, who had found 32 rounds deficient. He had no doubt that among the 14 loaded rifles some of them had been fired before they were last loaded. With this witness the evidence concluded, and The Coroner proceeded, in brief terms, to point out the chief facts of the case to the jury, He said that, unsatisfactory and meagre as was the evidence before them, it was all they seemed likely to be able to get. The two questions which the jury had now to consider were—first, whether the deceased, James King, was wilfully murdered, and with the deliberate intention to kill him, or whether he was feloniously slain by chance medley daring the struggle and fighting which took place that night, when it might fairly be supposed that the injuries were inflicted in heat of blood and without delibe rate intention of killing any one. The next ques tion for them (and a most difficult question it would be upon which to arrive at any decision) was, to whose hand the fatal wound was to be attributed. On this point there was really no evidence at all, and the evidence relating to the firing itself was of the most contradictory character possible. One set of witnesses swore most distinctly that the firing was equally fierce on both sides, while the others as positively denied that any shots had ever come from the Militia side at all, and swore they were entirely confined to the quarters of the 24th. It would, per haps, be impossible to expect that among the non commissioned officers and men who had given evi dence before them some would not be biassed by a wish to favour or shield their own regiment, and throw the blame on their opponents. But, even making allowance for the existence of such a feeling, the evidence was still in the highest degree unsatis factory. One witness, named Banks, a sergeant of the 24th, swore that many shots were fired from the Militia, and that he in fact had seen two of them fire at the same time. In the face of this testimony they had the plain fact that all the rifles of the Militia, were found elean, and their complement of ball ammunition complete. Other portions of this witness's testimony had also been set aside, but it was entirely for the jury to say what weight they chose to attach to it. They had seen the wit nesses giving evidence ; they had given the ut most attention to all they had to say, and none could be more competent than themselves to decide upon the value to be attached to those conflicting statements. The Coroner then proceeded to read over the evidence of the chief witnesses, pointing out the facts, and commenting upon them as he w w e r n along. ap t peainalm The ost the origin easarie mystery the s'tery as s u c a n rr v el el o wa p cd s the individual who had fired the fatal shot. The cause of quarrel, fro m th e v i o l ence w i t h which it raged, would seem to have been deep and bitter; yet they were unable to find a single witness who knew anything about it, and it must have struck the jury as a remarkable fact, that not one of the witnesses called before them could identify a single one of the many comrades with whom they had passed the greater part of the day in the canteen. 'I he whole facts of the case were before the jury, and in coming to their conclusion he was sure they would feel that the whole disturbance had been quelled with the utmost promptitude, and that, in fact, the officers seemed to have done their very COPPIE. Cook and Coppie attempted to escape last even ing. They had cut through the wall of the gaol, and partially succeeded, when they were fired on by the sentinels. The sentinel near the gaol re ported that a quarter past eight o'clock he ob served a man on the gaol wall. He challenged him, and receiving no answer fired at him. Another head was seen above the wall, hut he retreated as soon as the first had been fired at. The man on the wall seemed at first determined to jump down, but the sentinel declared his intention of impaling him on his bayonet, and he retreated into the gaol-yard with Coppie, and both gave themselves up without resistance. Cook afterwards remarked that if he could have goi over and throttled the guard he would have made his escape. The Shenandoah mountains are within ten minutes' run of the gaol wall, and had he reached them, with his thorough knowledge of the mountains, his arrest would have been difficult, especially as but few of the military could have followed him during tke night. They had succeeded, after two weeks' labour, whenever alone, and at night, when the bed-clothing mufied the sound of the saw which they had made of an old Barlow knife, in cutting through their iron shackles, so that they could pry them off at any moment. They had also made a chisel of a bed screw, with which they succeeded in removing the plaster from the wall, and brick after brick, until a space sufficient to pass through was opened, all to the removal of the outer brick. The part of the cell in which they slept, and the bed being pushed against the wall, completely hid their work from view. The bricks they took out were concealed in the drum of a stove, and the dirt and plaster removed in the course of their work was placed between the bed-clothing. They had been at work for a whole week in making the aperture in the wall. The cell being on the first floor, the aperture was not more than five feet above the pavement of the yard, and when freed from their shackles their access to the yard was quite easy. Here, however, was a smooth brick wall, about 15 feet high, to scale. This diffi culty was soon overcome with the aid of the timbers of the scaffold on which Captain Brown was hanged, and which was intended also for their own execution. They placed these against the wall, and soon succeeded in reaching the top, from which they could have easily dropped to the other side had not the sentinel on duty checked their move ments. They were arrested in the yard by Gen. Taliafero and the officers of the day, who rushed to the gaol the moment the alarm was given. Gen. Taliafcro immediately telegraphed to Governor Wise of the attempt of the prisoners. He, in his answer, directed that the military should imme diately take possession of the interior of the gaol, and guard the prisoners until they were executed. Sheriff Campbell and Captain Avis are much cha grined, especially as they had resisted all interfe rence of the military with the interior of the gaol. The prisoners' friends who were still hero were fearful that they might be suspected of knowledge of their attempt. The general opinion is that if they had waited till midnight or later, they might have reached the mountains, but it is presumed they were fearful of being watched during the night, or desired to have as much as possible of the darkness to gain a good distance before daylight would allow a general pursuit. LAST HOURS OF THE PRISONERS. it Alt r Elt'S FERRY, VA., DEC. IG.—Cook and Waugh, Cop the pi ew s eaffoal e nt r l d o visited . Leach,ca rt. previ o u s t is s a he Rv. idt toheat their. if f Me th s e sr departure they had a N a o o . 1 n• forth y ~ DECEMBER 31, 1859 examination, on a charge of committing a mur derous assault on the person of Mr. Wm. Knight, his landlord. Mr. Knight, who had been brought from the Westminster Hospital, and whose head was bound up, said—The prisoner had lodged in his house for about four yearz, and though his manners were very eccentric, and his fancies very extraordinary, yet he had not to the present time exhibited the slightest disposition to violence. About three o'clock, on the evening of the 15th inst., he (wit ness) was sitting at his kitchen fire with his child on his knee, when the prisoner entered the kitchen, and without utterinc , a word, struck him a blow on the left temple with the heavy steel now produced. Witness instantly put his hand to his forehead, when his finger fell into a deep wound, from which blood was flowing freely. The prisoner after strik ing the blow drew back a few paces, and pointing his finger of him said, " These theatricals have induced you to have a design against me." Mrs. Knight at this time entered the kitchen, when the prisoner holding up the same weapon, said "He had a mind., unless ske stepped on one side, to serve her the same way." Witness then rushed into the street, and to the Masons' Arms public-house, and begged of some people there, for God's sake, to go to his house and prevent his wife and children from being murdered, and went himself to the Westmin ster Hospital to get his wounds dressed. Mr. Norton—The prisoner did not attempt to strike you a second time ? Witness--No, sir, and it was very lucky he did not. Mr. Norton—What was this about the theatricals annoying the prisoner ? Witness—l know not, sir. It was a mere delu sion. The witness further stated that an allow ance for the prisoner's maintenance was paid by a professional gentleman then present, and he was besides allowed 6d. a-day to spend, but this sum he saved up to purchase what he called implements of war. He fancied himself Oliver Cromwell, and used to say that all he wanted was horse and ✓saddle and bridle to invade England. The prisoner was fond of visiting theatres and concerts at oie time, but latterly did not go so often, and kept away from them. Though a person of eccentric manners, and evidently labouring under strange delusions, the prisoner had an excellent memory, and knew Eng lish history so well that he could at once answer any question put to him respecting history. He also spoke French and Spanish well, and was always on such friendly terms with him, and professed so much friendship for him, that he thought he was the last person prisoner would attack or harm. Mrs. Ellen Knight corroborated a portion of the testimony of her husband, and said that on her re turn from leaving her husband at the hospital she found the prisoner seated in the kitchen. She said he had murdered her husband, and if he did not go away the police would be there to take him into custody. The prisoner told her to mop up the blood from the floor and hearthstone before the police came, and when they came to tell them he did it by authority. He then walked out of the house, tak ing the weapon with him. The prisoner, though eccentric in his manner, was at the same time gentle and quiet, and had never before the evening in ques tion evinced the slightest disposition to violence, nor had herself or her husband the slightest fear of him. Mr. Norton—l am really astonished you did not take alarm at these deadly and formidable weapons in the possession of such a person. Mrs. Knight—The instruments seemed to be his holiday or playthings, and we therefore had no particular fear of them. Mr. Clarke, house surgeon at the Westminster Hospital, described the wound inflicted by the pri soner on the prosecutor, which was an inch and a half in length, and divided the temporal artery. For some time the injury was of a dangerous cha racter, but now the prosecutor was going on in a fair way. The wound was such a •ne as might have been inflicted by an instrument such as that pro duced. John Spinks, 56 L, one of the summoning officers of the court, said he took the prisoner into custody on the 6th, at the house of his sister near Fitzroy square, and on telling him the nature of the charge he said he did it, and was very sorry. He found the instrument with which the assault had been com mitted in the prisoner's parlour, and the other seven weapons he found at his late lodgings. The instru ments, which were placed on the solicitors' table, were of the most curious, as well as the most for midable kind that could be well conceived, and all manufactured of the best steel, with a great portion of them highly plated after the prisoner's design. This having terminated, Mr. Norton remarked that he had received a letter from some relation of the prisoner, requesting that he would dispose of the case summarily; but the charge was of much too serious a character to be dealt with summarily; besides, it would be mueL better for the prisoner that the case should go ham s a jury, as in that case he would be taken taro P f for the future. The prisoner was then committed to take his dial at the Old Bailey. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEER, Miles Ipene d. 1859. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 29. filo Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Evan Montagu Baillie, Esq., now First Paid Attache to her Majesty's Embassy at Paris, to be Secretary to her Ma jesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 30. The Right Hon. tho 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 De spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, stating that, from and after the Ist of December, the ports of Spain, in the Mediterranean, are considered to be clean. The Right Hon. 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 De spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, stating that Oran is considered to be infected with Cholera Morbus, and all the other ports of Algiers suspected of infection. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State f.r Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Venice, stating that the following ports are to be considered as in fected with yellow fever :-1. Western Africa—The ports of Gambia, and all ports between Senegal and Sierra Leone. 2. North America—New Orleans, and all other ports in Louisiana. 3. Central America—Tampico, and all other ports in Mexico. 4. South America—All the ports of Brazil. The night 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-General at Venice, stating that the Quarantine regulations to which, accord ing to the circulars of Nov. 5, 1858, and Oct. 7, 1869, vessels arriving from Syria, Egypt, the Regency of Tunis, Algeria, and Morocco were liable, are withdrawn, but— That vessels arriving from the Regency of Tripoli which, by the above-mentioned circular of November 5, 1858, were subject to quarantine of foul bill of health for plague, shall henceforth, if furnished with clean bills of health, be liable to quarantine in the following manner :—Vessels, persons, and cargo, where the bill of health be given or confirmed by the Consulate of any European Power, to six days. Should the said confirmation be wanting, to seven days. Merchandise extremely suspected (rags and wearing ap parel), after being opened in the lazaretto, to ten days. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEc. 30. 82d Regiment of Foot—Major-General the Hon. Thomas Ashburrtham, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant- General Nicholas Hamilton, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 30. 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Assistant-Surgeon John Noble Shipton, from the 23d Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Smith, appointed to the Staff, Bth Light Dragoons—Quartermaster-Sergeant Michael Carey to be Quartermaster, vice Lane, deceased. 10th Light Dragoons—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Astell St. Quintin, from the Royal Militai y College, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Houstoun, superseded, being absent without learn; Veterinary-Surgeon Wil liam Thacker, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Ve terinary-Surgeon, vice Phillips, promoted. 15th Light Dragoons—Acting-Veterinary-Surgeon Mar tin Mence to be Veterinary-Surgeon, vice Thacker, ap pointed to the 10th Light Dragoons. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant James Duncan to be Captain, without Pirchase, vice Seymour, deceased ; Lieutenant the Hon. William Henry Curzon to be Cap tain, by purchase, !ice Sir George H. Leith, Bart., who retires ; Riding Mister George Pumfrett to be Cornet, without purchance, and Adjutant, in succession to Lieu tenant Duncan, promoted ; Sergeant-Major Thomas Martin, from tle Cavalry Depot, Maidstone, to be Riding Master, vice Pumfrett, appointed Cornet and Adjutant. 18th Light Dragons—The second Christian name of Cor net Malet is Esdaile, and not Esdale, as stated in the " Gazette" ofthe 18th October. Royal Artillery -.Acting Veterinary Surgeon Henry Hus sey to be Vetrinary Surgeon. Military Trail—Benjamin Simner, Gent., to be Ensign, without purch ase , vice Taylor, promoted. The promo tion of hvsign Alexander M'Donald to a Lieutenancy, without lOrchase, on the 29th November, 1859, to be an ti) the 4th of that month. Regiment of Foot—Gentleman Cadet, Henry Augustin 2d t edated Robinson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign without Plrchase, vice Pollard, appointed to the 67th Foot. 3d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Archibald William Peyton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Graves, promoted; John Francis Whit worth, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Theophi lus Jones, promoted. sth Foot--Francis Goldie Taubman, Gent., to be Ensign, by Purchase, vice Shoolbred, promoted. 6th Feet —Lieutenant Richard Shiel to be Captain, with out Purchase, vice Jones, deceased ; Ensign William Smith to be Lieutenant, withour purchase, vice Shiel ; Gentleman Cadet Henry Adolphus Hebeler, from the Rola]. Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wilson, promoted ' • Gentleumn Cadet Sydney George Granville, from the Royal, Military College, to be En siln, without purchase, vice S m ith. 7th Foot—Gentleman Cadet 'William Wheaton Chard, front t)le Royal Military Collage, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Frampton, promoted; the Honourable Wyndham Percy "ivloreton to be Ensign, by purchase, Hee Rice, who retires. Bth Foot—Captain Frederick William John Dugmore, from the 3d Wet India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Metge, who (melanges ; Gentleman Cadet Thomas Oliver Win gate, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice De Robsek, appointed to the 60th Foot. 10th Foot—Christopher Campbell Oldtleld, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Borger, promoted. 11th Foot—Gentleman Cadet John Gordon Deedes, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without par. chase, vice F. D. Walker, superseded, for being absent without leave. 13th Foot—Ensign William Nunnington, from the 58th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Hall, who exchanges. 15th Foot—Charles Keir Farquharson, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Hawks, promoted. 19th root—Lieutenant Charles Hereford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stuart, who retires; Ensign William Ben net to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hereford. 20th Foot—Henry Lawrence, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Fraser, promoted. 21st Feet—Edward George Lingard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bussell, promoted ; Henry Feilden, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hayes, promoted ; Thomas William Parke Airey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, - vice Browne, promoted. 23d Foot Gentleman Cadet Anthony Prichard Hutchin son, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Dowler, appointed to the 52d Foot ; William Henry Benyon, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Tulloch, promoted ; St. Aubyn Henry Player, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sadler, promoted ; Assist.-Surgeon Charles Farran Squire, from the Staff, to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Shipton, appointed to the 7th Dragoon Guards. 24th Foot—Harry Rich Farquhar, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Goodrich, who retires. 25th Foot—Sergeant-Major Henry Wilkinson, from the 32d Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase ; Sergeant- Major John Charles Thompson to be Ensign, without purchase, and Adjutant. 36th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Earaght Percy Tyr whitt, from the Royal. Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Taylor, promoted. 38th Foot—The commission of Lieutenant Philip H. Eyre, as Adjutant, to be antedated to the 20th September, 1858. 42d Foot--Henry Jennings Brandy, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Coleridge, promoted in the 25th Foot. 53d Foot—Ensign William Lowry Auchinleck to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Byrne, who retires. 54th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Michael O'Brien ' from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sir C. W. Burdett, Bart, promoted. 56th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William Barnett, front the Royal Military College, A* be Ensign, without purchase, vice Swinhoe, promoted. 58th Foot—Ensign William James Hall, from the 13th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Nunnington, who exchanges; Frank Cunliffe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice T. E. Jones, promoted. 61st Foot—The Hon. Edward John Chetwynd, to be En sign, by purchase, vice Pane, promoted. 64th Foot—John Symeon Walker, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Daniel, promoted. 68th Foot- 2 --William Henry France Palmer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cathcart, promoted in the Coldstream Guards. 70th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Henry Frederiek Greatwood, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Garsia, promoted. 73d Foot—Charles Wm. Henry Richardson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fraser, promoted. 76th Foot—George Alexander, Gent., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Butler, promoted. 77th Foot—George Cook, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchass, vice Kirk, promoted ; Assistant-Surgeon George Forbes Adams, from the Staff, to bo Assistant-Surgeon, vice Hyde, appointed to the Staff. 81st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Wm. Mitchell Inns, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Curry, appointed Adjutant ; William Harle, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warren, pro moted. 86th Foot—Gentleman. Cadet Edward James Harris, from the Royal Military College to be Ensign, without ppur chase, vice the lion. T. J. Wynn, appointed to the Rule Brigade. 89th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Parnell Green, from the Royal Military College, to bo Ensign, without pur chase, vice Dickson, deceased. 98th Foot—Gentleman. Cadet Arthur Brett Onslow, from the Royal Military College, to bo Ensign, without pur chase, in succession to Lieutenant Woodward, deceased. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Charles Chevalier, from half-pay late Land Transport Corps, to be Lieute nant, vice Goodman, appointed adjutant of a Recruiting District. 3d West India Regiment—Captain William Frederick Metge, from the Bth Foot, to bo Captain, vice Dugmore, who exchanges. UNITTA ED.—Brev et Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Geddes Bull, Captain on half-pay 60th Foot (Staff Officer of Pensioners), to be Major without purchase. HOSPITAL STAPP. Assistant-Surgeon Opie Smith, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Squire, appointed to the 33d Foot. Assistant-Surgeon George Clarence Hyde, from the 77th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Adams, appointed to the 77th Foot. BREVET. Brevet-Colonel John Forbes, Captain on half-pay Un attached (Staff Officer of Pensioners), having retired on full-pay, to be Major-General in the Army, the rank being honorary only. Second Captain Gerald Graham, of the Royal Engineers, to be Major in the Army. The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets of her Majesty's Indian Forces, at present doing duty at the Royal Engineer Establishment, at Chatham, with the rank of Ens i g n, to have the local and temp orary rank of Lieutenant while em ployed at that establishment viz. Shepperd, Robert I'rocter Tic.kell, Bruce 'O n h am Seton, Edward Gil bert Clayton, Edward D'Oyloy Twemlow, Sydenhain Cub bor, Clarke, John Donaldson Cruickshank, and Cortland Alexander (Inger Skinner. M 0 NDU m.—Deputy Assistant-Commisary- General Robert Conan, upon half-pay, has been permitted to retire from the service, he having received a commutation in lieu of his half-pay. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. " 9th Aberdeenshire Rifle Volunteers—Sir William Forbes, Bart., to be Captain ; William Adamson, Esq., to be Lieu tenant; Alexander Pirie Hogarth, Esq., to be .linsign. Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers-24th Company—Robert Gilkison, jun., Esq., to be Captain; Robert Heddle Wishart, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; James Robertson, Gent., to be Ensign. 25th Company—John Napier, Esq., to be Cap tain; John Ritchie Miller, Vent., to be Lieutenant ; Donald Anderson, Gent., to be Ensign. 26th Company John David Napier, Esq., to be Captain ; James Wlntre, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; John Dowall, Gent., to be Ensign. BANKRUPTS. William Levett, patent wadding manufacturer, Union' street, Borough, to surrender, Jan. 13, at two, and Feb. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Aston, engineer, Willenhall, Staffordshire , Jan• 11th and 30th, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. George Ellis, baker, Sheffield, Jan. 14 and Feb. 11, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Christopher Price, butcher, Wolverhampton, Jan. 11 and 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Thomas Bigglestone, grocer, Hereford, Jan. 12, and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 28th day of December, 1859: — ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £.30609 4551 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,459, 900 G old Coin & Bullion 16,131,455 Silver Bullion .... X 30,609,455! BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal X 14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis isiissioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 9,801,730 Other Deposits 13,071,410 Seven Day and other Bills 703,603 --- -_-- x 303609,435 , EPAIITMENT. Government Secu rities (includinv, DeadWeightAn . XlO,O nuity) .........25,157 Other Securities .. 19,907,580 Notes ............ 9,780,980 Gold and Silver C0in............ 675,599 £41,289,314 M. £41,289, 316 aARsuALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Dec. 29, 1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 27th day of Dec., 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain Per cwt. From the British possessions in America .. '275 Old Railways. Ballymena and Portrush Bedale and Leyburn Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Ches.&Holyhead(withMold) Cockerniouth & Workington Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock, & Passage Deeside Dublin & Belfast Junction Dublin rind Drogheda Dub. & Wicklow (in. Kings t ) Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun. East Anglian E.Counties,Nrik.,&E.Union East Kent E. L ancashire(in.Blackburn) Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South-Western' Great Northern Great North of Scotland qt.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind ) Great Western Hull and Ilolderness Inverness & Aberdeen June. Irish South-Eastern Killarney Junction Lancaster and Carlisle (in, Kendal and Windermere) , Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackburn)' Limerick and Foynes Llanelly London & North-Western . London and Blackwall London & South-Western . Lond. Brighton, & S. Coast. L'derry and Enniskillen Loud., Tilbury, & Southend. Man.,Sheilield, & Lincolnah. Manch. S.J un.& Altrincham Maryport and Carlisle Midland .. Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. Monkland Monmoutlish. Rail. & Canal Newcastle and Carlisle Newpogt,Aberg„& Ilerefor North British (in. Dalkeithd North Devon North-Eastern 1 North London North Staffordshire North-Western N. Yorkshire and Cleveland Oxford, Wore., & Wolver Peebles St. Helen's Canal & Railway Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern Shrewsbury & Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester .. Shrewsbury & Hereford .. Shropshire Union South Devon South-Eastern South Wales S. Yorkshire and River Du: Stockton and Darlington" Tall Vale Ulster Ulverstone and Laneast4'• Vale of Neath Warrington and Stockpo t `. W a t e rford and Kilkenia" W a t er f o rd and Limerici" • W e st Cornwall . • • W. II art lepool HarbrAi,' • • • whitehaven Junction, Whitelta.ven*Furnesi!; • • • W'haven,CleatoroltEoZu_u• FOREIGN AND COL ut • A n twerp and ". Rotter4 t- Austrian Belgian Eastern Juil,„ Buffalo and Lake 11 . 4,20 n • • Detroit and Milwafe n • • • Dutch Rhenish ...," Grand Trunk of Cut Great Indian Penip,ula • " • Great I. u xemboure Great Western of onada Lombardoxenet Lyons and Genei n Madrid, Saragos4, „ Maria Antonia'.. .s.o.ocant Northern of Fra4 Norwedien Paris, Lyons, Sti'Le" tterrn Paris and Orie44 Paris and Strag s Royal Danish, " ur g Sambre and :It ' Southern of l',„ use West Flandul'ale 43 Wand N. ll ' France 1859. 125 1981 94 8 171 31 674 499 19i 111 142 29 22 183 k 283 339' 2231 60 1731 91 28 6141 177 1 16 0 1 102 4 181 30 72 306 171} 108 119 1858. 119 941 44 57 17} 31 67} 489 201 22 1831 283 173} 9} 28 6141 177 7351 9 233 Cii 291 571 302 1711 108 119 - 1,240 2,610 6,30,1 13,441 1 75 1 484 1 ,?68 ;268 636 662 818 7,062 825 5,685 3,111 831 6,896 25,228 1,341 7,284 36,213 197 657 243 409 34,422 443 81,550 1,428 17,818 14,300 ii6B 12,348 949 1,105 39,869 3,796 1,349 2,102 3,195 1,485 5,291 432 36,506 2,208 7,173 5,210 1858: I ' - - --Z 1,156 119 1,773 2,771 3,570 2,092 2,869 2,060 885 8,427 20,359 7,102 2,288 6,274 4,960 1,730 2,902 1,086 5,881 12,904 208 1,259 1,510 1,291 518 544 879 0',12 1,032 .511 1,177 795 27,743 5,373 2,946 708 6,628 25,171 1,311 6,460 32,971 188 564 227 519 313 1,115 891 3,142 589 535 298 30,054 810 34,319 382 71,927 1,345 15,154 13,752 216 1,173 1,930 3,343 10,546 3,450 1,838 6,874 $34 10,M4 4,120 10,406 965 36,606 3,333 1,527 2,921 2,931 1,376 6,374 '383 32,578 2,189 7,09$ 4,616 , 177 1,740 2,653 3,355 1,828 2,511 1,536 f 4,127 .910 2,463 19,238 6,118 2,965 5,940 3,456 1,715 777 81,826 48,316 349 1,411 17,773 576 2,972 528 493 233 800 34,237 247 1,210 1,506 2,918 9,38$ 2,629 1,717 7,061 3,44 6,493 31,294 16,494 COO 75,95) 49,043 16,108 31,173 E ADvEnTl icEm ENT].— Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — Good :e I) 7 .1 81 ion.—Clear Complex - Atm.—Our winters abound in such consti4 t changes of tomperature and moisture that skis diseases allays prevail itt this season, hough skin, chapped hands, awl. i pimplea are the simplest cl a ss ; these admit of easy cure ''')' smearing Holloway's Ointment over the affected portions ktch night at bed ti me , w hil e hi s pur ifying Pills are taken in lull doses as the system will bear without incon're- Ilifte,„ till:a is a safe and ready way of removing all akin 1 - '7:7 I)ending au Irritation caused by atmospheric ciat4.,( . .,5, , ,„,, ~ hen cutaneous complaints arise from disordered ( 'P' s t'll , 'At) same means will be found serviceable, and 41w Ilr'' bur4tive. Any person, cot; readino - the "Directions for U3 '''' can apply It OHOW4') rtmedies an certain Peuelit. ' COUNTRY MARICBTS. LIVERPOOL—DEe. 30. We had a moderate attendance of millers and dealers at market this morning, and wheat met a fair consumptive demand at an improvement in price of ld per cental on last Tuesday's rates. Flour was again restricted. O ats and oatmeal a slow sale, but readily supported late quo tations. The amount of business transacted in Indian corn was ra ther better. Beans declined 6d to 9d on previous rat es, and peas without alteration. uniptive WAKEFIELD—DEC. 30. The show of wheat was fair; and there being $ steadl market, the quotations remain about the same as at last market. The business done in barley was limited, but prices as before. Beans the turn cheaper. Oats, shelling., and other articles were all at previous prices. The arrivals into Goole this week havo been rather numerous, and good supplies continue to arrive by railway. Vheat, per qr. of 8 bushels 601 b., Essex , Suffolk, and Kent, white, old, 48s to 51s ; new, 48s to 51s ; ditto, red, old, 42s to 44s ; new, 42s to 44s ; Lincolnshire and York shire white, new, 45s to 50s ; red, 41s to 445. Averages for the weeks Wheat 4,612 qrs., at ........ 465 10Id Od Peas 35 „ ........ 38s Beans 5l „ ........42s 5d Barley .. .. 650 ~ 32s ld Oats lO 29e Od Rye l, —s oa EXETER—DEC. 30. The business to-day was dull at the following prices :--. Wheat, white.. 5s 9d to 6s 6d 1 Barley.. 4s Od to 4s 3d Ditto red 5% 3d to 5s 6d I Oats Flour, fine, 32s to 33s ; seconds, 30s to 318 per sack. CATTLE. The attendance was small, and the market was poorly supplied with stock, with little business doing. Pork car cases in tolerable supply. Fat beef, p score, 10s to llsod Pork carcases,do 8s 6d to 9s6d Sbeep, per lb. Rough fat Ewes, per lb 6d to Od Wethers, d 0.... 61d to 7d Fat calves, d 0.... 61d to Od 41d per lb. MANSFIELD—DEc. 29. At this corn-market wheat was in scanty supNIY, with more life in the trade, at about the rates of this ay se'n night, prices ranging from 48s to 52s for white, and b 448ey to 46s for red. There was a fair business passing in arl, —34 s to 44s per qr. Oats in limited show, with a olde, havy sale, quoted at 23s to 27s per 24 stone. Beans, 440 malt, 645 to to 48s; new, —s to —s. Rye, —s to —Si 665. BRISTOL SUGAR—DEc. 30. The market has been closed this e C week for th cthrisaving tm,* recess, and we are Rot aware of any ansaions h taken place since our last report. The market, howev!3r, expected toopen well, on Tuesday n ext, and with higher prices. Refiners' produce in fair d em and, and quotation* are unaltered. Rum continues without inquiry. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. In the following table E signifies that letters are despatch ed by eTening mails from London, and ?.L by morning Mail of DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of Mail of Mails. Despateh. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Jan. 12, M Southamp. • ja • 1 10 Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York Jan. 20, Eiliverpool.. Jan.l9 Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt ) Dec. 28 , Ei Liverpool.. 'overdue Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena - . Jan. 5, EliDevonport Feb. 1 China, Penang, and Singa- I pore, via Southampton 11l Jan. 4 Southamp. Jan.-2 Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton ...Tan. 4 , M Southamp. overdue Honduras and Blewfields India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, IJan. 10, via Southampton Jan. l 4, M Southamp. Jan. 2 ' Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Jan. 12, M Seuthamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 3 ............ • Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands Jan. 0, II Southamp. Jan. 5 Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Jan. 7,M .:eutharap. Jan. 1 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via S ou th am pton Jan. 4, M outhamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Jan.. 17, M .'outhamp. Jan. 16 Newfoundland Dec.i 31, E Liverpool.• United States and British N America (by elitist' packet) Dec. 31, E a Averpoel.. Jan. 5 Ditto (by U. S. packet) Dec. —, E .outhamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe Jan. 23 E Liverpool.. Jan. 10 West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, &c Jan. 2, 11 Southamp. Jan. 1 [ADVERTISEMENT.] — We extract a few out of the mini expressions of gratitude from invalids cured without medicine by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabic& Food :—Cure No. 71, The Right Honourable the Lord Stuart de Decies, of many years dyspepsia and all its horrors. Cure No. 49,832, " Fifty years' indescribable agony, from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, COW stipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomitting, have been removed by Du Barry' s excellent Food.—Maria Joly, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 47,121, Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicar acre, Waltham Cross, Herts, a cure of extreme ner vousness, indigestion, b gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 48,314, Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Ga teacre, near Liverpool, a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the hor rors of nervous irritability. Cure 18,216, Dr. AndroW Ure of constipation, dyspepsia, and nervous irritability. Cure No. 34,210, Dr. Shorland, of drspsy and debili t y . Cure No. 36,212, Captain Allen, of epileptic fits. Cure No. 42,116, Major Edie, of liver complaint and total pro stration of strength. Cure No. 36,418, Rev. Dr. Minsta , of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitings. Cure No. 26ft 1 .2 Dr. Harvey, of diarrhma and debility. Cure J°: 39,628, Dr. Wurtzer of consumption. Cure 22,880, William Hunt, Esq., barrister, of Par al .,G,_ In tins, at Is. 6d.; 11b., 3s. ; 21b., ss. 9d. ; 51b., 1284.. 265. The 101 b. and 121 b. tins carriage free, office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, r:1:0„„, Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Picc,adilly ; Ab) ,or o ( r . Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 1 5 ? 0 , o u =i g . te . street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bisn p sublist, on receipt of p?e u v: street ; 85, Tottenham-court -road. Also at • Bewley 'and Draper ; 'at Edinburgh, Raimers Sharp ni at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew ; at Maneheste , Scott ;at York, Raimes, Blanchard,: and. Co. ; Du ampton, Randall and Son. A ig r o s Edwardo n t h G e . A 2B r t n h o d n , s t o . f , ata son. end, BIRTHS. FOWLER.—On the 28th inst ,at Crookbara-end, near N ew' the wife of Commander G• C. Fowler, of a son. Humpnity.—On the 30th inst , at 21, Westboure-park terrace, tho wife of J. T. HuniphrY , EEI•P Esq., barrister, of a son. MA RTELLI.—On. the 30th inst., at 22, Upper Westbournsi terrace, 117de-park, the wife of Charles H. A. Martel' R o e f c atodrysi 1: MARRIAGES. AnnAnnt—PtEnen.—On the 29th unit , at St. Piment o Church, George T. F. Abraham, isq., of Alexander street, Westbourno-park, to Eliza Ann, eldest daughter of James P. Pierce, Esq., of Camden-road Villas. at KINGSBURY—BRIDGEAN.—On the 29th ins t., the M parish church of St. M ar y Magdalene, 13ridgenorth, W. Joseph, youngest eon of the late Thomas ItingsburYl Esq., to Caroline Louisa ians eldest daugh ter of the Hon. and Rev. Henry Edinund'Bridgeman. DEATHS. BAKER.—On tho 2'2d inst., at Nottingham, Wm. B n, a ged a rker, sq., formerly of London, an d of Newgton-gree in 3 . BUTTON.—On the 29th inst., Mr. Thomas Julius Butt on, t, of 124, Chancery-lane, formerly of 1 8 7, aged 42. CRTIMER.—On the 26th inst., at Barnes, Vincent -terrace, S ur rey, Richard Cremer, Esq., aged 90. DREWELL.—On tho 28 th inst., at 16, 58. I s li ng ton, Samuel Dre well, Esq., aged EDWAUDES.—On the 29th inst., at Brighton, the II" . Isabella Caroline Edwardes, fourth daughter of the Lord Kens i ng t o n, aged 18. MACAULAY.— On the 28th inst. at his residence, Holly Lodge Caulpden-hill, the Riglit lion. Lord Macaulay, aged 59. P ATE RSON.—On the 28t inst., at Richmond, William S. P a t er son, Esq., aged 7hl. --- LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 11 2 , St rand, Prints; at The Sun Moo, No. 112, St ran d, in the P reoinot of the Savoy. in the county of M iddl es ex, Saturday,_D ecomber 31, 1859. Ca AI .~ oft tot nr led; trie the and at V beat ter, mar Ml] the and ohm too( sew led. Seel