The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

bow ogrwmoir, THE NA VI. Considr,rable progress has been made in plating the R';, Sal Oak, at Chatham, and yesterday work .men commenced fixing her second tier of plates the first tier amidships having been completed. Each V.ate is laid on prepared felt, and is secured to +lO ship's sides by 14 bolts which pass er.Yinpletely through the timber and planking,- besides being secured on the iraide by nuts, The armour•plates are drilled, tuad otherwise prepared in the factory, but, in congequence of the cylinder of one of the large hydraulic machines used in bending the plates having become fractured through the enormous pressure required to be used in bending the plates some delay will be experienced i n th e w ork of plating the frigate, as only one hydraulic machine can now be used. The cylinder of the hydraulic machine which was fractured Was of a thickness of five inches. The Royal Oak is being strengthened internally at the bows in order that she may be used as a steam ram. As she will be launched before she is entirely plated, preparations are being made for her reception in No. 3 dock, in which she will be placed as soon as she is afloat, in order that the work of fixing her armour-plates may be coinpleted. Owi ng t o th e thi r d d oc k no t being Wide enough to receive the Royal Oak, the granite coping has been removed, and the sill cut away. The Lords of the Admi r alty h ave g iven directions for two of the patent portable steam cranes, manufactured by Messrs, Taylor, Britannia Works, Birkenhead, to be used in the third dock for raising the armour-plates to the frigate's sides, and the tramways are now being laid down on each side the dock on which the engines will traverse. The armour-plates will be carried down to about 4ft. below her water line, so as to prevent shot strik ing the frigate below th e wa t er . Her broadside plates will be of an uniform thickness of 4hin., but at the stem and stern, and the other less exposed parts of th ,- .) ship, the plates will vary from lin. to 2in. less in thickness. The launching-ways have been laid down, and so far as the shipwright de partment is concerned, the Royal Oak may be launched within a fortnight. The Warspite, 50, sailing frigate, attached to the reserve at Chatham, is ordered to be fitted for a training ship, the Lords of the Admiralty having lent her to the Mercantile Marine Association. The gale which commenced from the southward and westward on Tuesday at Plymouth continued more or less up to yesterday morning, when the wind was blowing strongly from the south-east. All the ships of war in the Sound had taken in their light spars, lowered topgallant masts, and made all snug. It was reported there that the Revenge, Trafalgar, Emerald, Galatea, and Chanticleer were ordered to Milford, where they would be joined by the St. George, in order that Prince Alfred might be enabled to christen the iron-cased ship Prince Consort, 50, to be launched on the 26th inst. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—William H. G. Nowell and Frederick Gaskell, midshipmen, to the Rapid ; Henry Morris, A. C. M. Coulson, A. C. Loveridge, James H. Corfe, and Joshua Swan, midshipmen, to the Euryalus ; Frederick 0. Powell and Philip N. Tyrwhitt, midshipmen, to the Trafalgar; William B. Fegen, surgeon, to the Dmdalns ; Dr. M. W. Cowan, assist.-surgeon, to the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines; William T. Goldie, confirmed as second-class assist-engineer in the Cumberland ; Josh. Manley, confirmed as second-class assist.-en gineer in the Shannon ; James M'Gregor, confirmed as second-class assist.-engineer in the Doterel ; James Sheil, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Asia; and Willie:in Way, master's assistant, to the Rapid. THE ARMY. The detachment of Royal Marines and Royal Marine Artillery, numbering 128 non-commissioned officers and men, under the command of Capt. J. Taylor, Lint, C. W. Carlyon, and Lieut. J. D. Fos broke, joined their respective headquarters yesterday from the Donegal, 99, 800-horse power, Capt. S. Osborn, C. 8., which has been put out of commission. The time-expired men and invalid cavalry and infantry troops recently arrived at Chatham from India, who have been inspected by the Commis sioners of Chelsea Hospital, were discharged from St. Mary's invalid establishment yesterday, the number of men forwarded to their homes being nearly 100 of all ranks and degrees of service. Twenty-seven of the Chatham division of Royal Marines, who after examination by a medical board at Melville Hospital have been found unfit for further service, have been ordered to receive their discharge. During the time the men of the Ist division of the depot brigade, Royal Artillery, were making their first practice with solid shot and common shell from the 110-pounder Armstrong guns defending the en trance to the Medway, a day or two since, one of the 110-pounder solid shot fell close to the bows of the paddlewheel steamer African, Mr. Harvey, Master Commander. If the steamer had been struck she would in all probability have been sunk. The steamer, at the time, was nearly two miles distant from the battery, and was returning from Shoe buryness. In consequence of the quantity of ship ping continually crossing the line of fire and sailing within range of the Armstrong guns, the greatest caution has to be observed in carrying on the prac lice, more especially as the angle made by the Arm strong conical shot on touching the water cannot be depended upon. The range at which the target was fixed was 2,000 yards ; but this, it was soon found, was altogether too restricted to exhibit the power and accuracy of the 110-pounders. The practice made by the Royal Artillery on this, the first occa sion of their working the Armstrong% was very good, and the bursting of the shells was remarkably accurate. The whole of the stores at Tilbury Fort are to be removed, and the office of storekeeper at that station abolished, the Government having decided on doing away with the store depot w hi c h h as ex i s t e d for so l aY Tears at Tilbury, owing to its proximity to the , Rena l at Chatham, to which the greater por tion of the small arms, both for land and sea service, will be sent, is to be Although the store d e p o t a t Tilb ur y a bolished it is not contemplated to disturb the old fort, Letters received at the headquarters of the Chat ham division of Royal Marines from Vera Cruz an pounce that the two companiesu rlizt of Royal Marines arris . on duty, left behind behind at Vera prising the last portion et the b ar om e ef distributedrom that have re-embarked for England, and ican battalion, among the various ships ordered station. The officers who have embark ed with the Royal M ar i nes are Capt. J. Elliott, Capt. p, Noott, Lients. C. P. Henslep, S. R. B n e k le E. p. B. Gray, P. R. Champion, and H. Cornmins, and Assist.-Sur g J. T. Adams. A detachment, consisting of one captain, one subaltern, two non-commissioned officers, and 84 rank and file, of the Royal Marines will be de spatched to China in the Sanspareil, 70, to fill up vasancies in the squadron of Vice-Admiral Sir J. Hope, K.C.B. Yesterday a complete batte r y o f 20 o f the new description of large 110-pounder Armstrong guns, each of 91 cwt., arrived at the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, from Woolwich, in the Government trans ports Petrel and Thames, and during the day were landed and deposited in store. The quanty of 110- pounder Armstrongs at Chatham is very large, but none of the 70 pounders have yet been received. By direction of the - War Department all the 110- pounder Armstrongs which have been double bouehed—that is, first for the thick iron bouch in stead of the copper bouch, and afterwards for the thin iron bouch—are to be distinguished from those guns which have been bouched for the thin iron bench only, by having the letters D. B. stamped on ) the blank trunnions. FAST DGINCIS AT ROME.—There is many a "slow COr C 1 1" i n it cinle, Whether it does or does not contain some Eminence in the way of a cardinal. But the most go-a head observer will hardly complain of the pace at which certain omnibuses, including the Pevero and the Corso, d as h along with their four or more horses by the Flaminian road up to the Porta del Popolo. With ceilingless pens for waiting-rooms at railway stations, and seatless third-class carriages on the Southern line, the city of the Caesars can yet boast some of the fastest and largest omnibuses, and perhaps the best-horsed cabs of any place of its size. —O nes 0 Week. - - .liiio.- THE VOLUNTEERS. METROPOLITAN RIFLE CONTEST. The second annual grand metropolitan rifle con test commenced yesterday at Wormwood Scrubs, under the patronage of the offidtri using these :tinges. The prizes to be competed for were six in num ber, and comprised a silver eup, rifles, and a sweep stakes, and it was generally expected that the attendance of competitors would be unusually large. Such, however, was not the case ; and the chief cause of the disappointment was no doubt the unfortunate state of the weather. In recording the events con nected with the various volunteer movements throughout the country it has become so common to commence with a statement that the weather was unpropitious that the fact might well be omitted, but yesterday was an exceptionally bad day--rain, rain, rain, unceasing rain, from morn till eve pre vailed, and it was found impossible to continue shooting for the prizes, as the markers were unable to ascertain how or where the shots struck, for the spots they left on the target were instantaneously washed out ; and the committee did well to post pone the competition for all the prizes, save one, which was shot for early in the day, till Saturday next. The only contest completed was the first, which was for a silver cup, value X 5; five shots, range 200 yards, open to all volunteers, Hythe position, hits and points to count. There were 55 entries, and the following are the best scores made : G. Andrews, 26th K en t Points. Hits. Total.lo .. 5 6 . 15 Dalton, 6th Herts H. Lipscombe, Oxford University J. D. Millard, St, George's T. Y. Pone; 39th Middlesex 8 ; 13 Lieut. Marriner, West Middlesex 8 .. 5 .. 13 Thurston, 37th Middlesex P. Macrone, Ist Surrey .. J, H. Robinson, 16th Middlesex Rumball, 3d Herts Capt. Vacher, Queen's Westminster 7 .. 5 .. 12 H. Reece, Queen's Westminster Crookes, St. George's 7 .. 6 .6 12 J. H. Doe, Victoria Sergeant Kemp, 40th Lancashire.... 7 .. 5 .. 12 Capt. Williams, 19th Middlesex .... 8 „ 4 .. 12 Ensign Thrupp, Victoria Sergeant Aylmer, London Irish 6 .. 5 .. 11 Sergt. Simmonds, Hon. Art. Company 6 .. 5 .. 11 P. P. Wells, West Middlesex Capt. Mackenzie, London Scottish W. B. Gurdon, Cambridge University 6 .. 5 .. 11 Eve, 2d Tower Hamlets F. W. Street, 9th Sussex Corporal Harlo we, West Middlesex.. 6 .. 4 .. 10 Scott, 3d Middlesex Rev. W. Brown, Ist Exeter 6 .. 4 .. 10 J. W. Smith, West Middlesex Bell, St. George's...... The competition for the remaining prizes was Commenced, but deferred till Saturday, when, in addition to those already announced, there will be a contest for a valuable small-bore rifle, presented by Mr. Purday. Although it would be useless to give a detailed account of the shooting for the prizes where the com petition is open till Saturday, the extraordinary shooting of the well-known Mr. Ross, of the Cam bridge University, and Mr. Heaton, of the Ist Lan cashire, for a sweepstakes, five shots at 500 yards, open to all corners, any position, demands notice. Several having fired, Ross and Heaton tied at 12, and subsequently shot off; each made three cen tres running, then an outer each, Mr. Heaton then made a centre, and Mr. Ross a single, Mr. Heaton, therefore, carrying the palm. Mr. Heaton, being loaded, fired off once more, and again made a centre. This was, undoubtedly, good shooting, al though we heard that subsequently a score better than that of Heaton or Ross was made. Not having the official returns, however, we forbear from giving currency to the statements which were afloat on the ground. Capt. Fenton, of the West Middlesex, officiated as umpire, giving the greatest satisfaction ; a num ber of officers from the Queen's and St. George's took charge of the record of firing, and carried out the general arrangements on the field. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—The rifle con test by the volunteer corps of Middlesex for the bronze medal given by the National Rifle Associa tion, the winner of which will be entitled to com pete for the Prince of Wales's prize at the Wimble don meeting, having been arranged to take place on the 12th and 13th inst. at the Government practice range, Woolwich Arsenal, the competitors arrived yesterday at the Plumstead station of the North Kent Railway, but in consequence of the heavy rain it was considered unadvisable to proceed to the marches and commence the shooting. After some conversation between the officers of the corps con cerned, it was decided to adjourn the contest until the Ist July, to be carried out at Wimbledon. A FRENCHMAN'S OPINION OF LONDON. M. Havin, in a long letter to the Siecle, of which he is the chief editor and manager, announces to the Parisian public that he is in London, and for the first time in his life. "He had heard," he says, "so many travellers vaunt its magnificence, its ;spacious streets, its arsenals and its docks, and the intense activity of its population, and be had consulted so many guide books, that his impressions are less lively than if he had not got this copious information." M. Havin is too acute a thinker to be astonished at this, for, as ho well observes, " the human mind is disposed not only to react against exaggerated praise, but even to criticise things which have been excessively lauded." M. Havin has acted with judgment in abstaining from satisfying his impatient readers until ho had fami liarised himself with London by a few days' in spection, and even then he was unwilling to trust to his own impressions only, but put himself in C3M munication "with men who have been established in London for several years, and who have had occasion to study profoundly the English people." M. Havin finds, and he is frank enough to admit the fact, that the English are much improved in the art of concealing their sullenness, taciturnity, and selfishness," as well as their " unfavourable disposition towards France." He is evidently gra tified by the change, for now— " They answer civilly to ;questions put to them by strangers, and they complacently go out of their way to point out yours. As a Frenchman familiar with the language and manners of the country has assured me, there are always two individuals in each citizen of Great Britain. The first is the honest man, the father of a family, to be counted upon in his relations with you, of strict probity in business, and who will not admit of any capitulation of con science; the second is the Englishman who adopts all means, good or bad, which his Government thinks fit to employ to secure the preponderance of s ae re se a r t ved ßritain. The private citizen is generally irre proachable ; the politician has more than once Perfidious the epithet applied to his country of Albion." Antl M• Havin adds, that the experience which he has h a d 0 the Contine n t , f E head. : o il' ishreeu, whether in London or on rms in every particular th e jus tice of his friend's valuabl e i n f orma ti on on that notable through London with :U. Havin could not walk ont remarking one and Paris : difference between it everything every one, is Koniesense city I " What struck . me, an d what strikes the absence of authority in ever in London. While traversing thi s I n n f th at occurs did not see 10 soldiers. The citize n is free, asks no one's permission —h e and comes, marches the poet says, in his force and in his liberty. Ti as The only functionary visible is the benevolent person who watches over your safety, who saves yo u from the annoyance, and even dangers, to which the stranger is exposed—that is. the policeman. H e has only to raise his hand to prevent the disasters which would result from a great agglomeration of carriages. At the sight of this hand, armed only with a simple staff, the conductors rein up, as if by enchantment, their horses rushing at the utmost speed. I have not seen a single accident in these long streets, which are often filled with six, seven, or eight rows of carriages and horses. In this great city the citizen is King, but Le is above all the ser vant of the law." One who praises so well has the right to cen- IHEI''SITN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1862. sure ; and, accordingly, he expresses his disappro bation at " the absence of organization at the doors of the playhouses, stations, railroads, omnibuses, &c., the consequence of which is that people elbow each other, and everyone tries to force a passage." He does not doubt, however, that the English will reform this altogether, and of course " will not fail to borrow this reform from France." M. Havin passes on to the Exhibition, which he thinks "has not been sufficiently praised, nor suffi ciently understood." He is naturally proud of the brilliant part France plays in the World's Fair. He takes, however, but a general view of it, and does not enter into details, either on the building itself or what it contains. None will be surprised at this, for he visits London rather as a philosopher and statesman, and leaves such things to others,— " Our collaborateurs who are to review the divers branches of human industry will give our readers curious, useful, and detailed information, &c." M. Havin's visit to England is no ordinary event, and his future letters will excite much curiosity, if not among the whole French people, at least among the one hundred millions who look upon him-as (to use their own words) "le plus grand homme du Siecle." THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA; NEW ?ORE, MAY 30. The cities of the North have somewhat recovered from the panic which took possession of Washing ton as soon as the news of the retreat of Oen. Banks from the valley of the Shenandoah burst upon the astonished ears of Mr. Secretary Stanton. Believing that the safety of the capital was threatened—as it indubitably was by that event—and that the Con federates were well aware of their chance, and had audacity enough to make the most of it, the Secre tary telegraphed to all the States of the North to despatch to Washington every available man that could be raised for its defence. The consequence was what the people here call "a general scare," and such a universal uprising of the Militia and inflation of the war spirit as are quite sufficient to prove that there is a reserve of half a million of armed men available for the defence of Northern soil, should their services be needed. The regiments were mustered in hot haste on Monday and Tues day, and took their departure in the full belief that Washington was really at the mercy of a highly probable coup de main. But a few hours changed the whole aspect of the situation. The Confederates had either not imagined the possibility of such a dash, or declined to take advantage of it, for want of means or knowledge, as at Bull's Run ; and the War Secretary telegraphed a second time to all the Governors of the North, not to say in precise words that he had been the victim of a false alarm, which he certainly was, but that no further aid was neces sary, and that the militia might remain peaceably at home until further orders. And so this storm has for the time blown over, leaving behind it a vague impression in the public mind that the back bone of the South is not so utterly broken as it was believed to be a fortnight ago, and that there may be a great deal of fighting yet to be accomplished before North and South can again dwell together in unity or in amity. The war languishes somewhat before Rich mond and Corinth. Neither Gen. M'Clellan nor General Halleck is in haste to strike a decisive blow. Both of them believe that they must be outnumbered by their opponents, and they natu rally wish to make sure as they go, so that there is little to record from either quarter, except a few premonitory skirmishes, just sufficient to indicate that the war lives, and may burst out in full fury at any moment. But while news is slight from both of these quarters, there comes a perfect gush of it from New Orleans, where General Butler is carrying matters with as high a hand as if he were the Austrian Governor of Venetia or the Russian Generalissimo at Warsaw. He has suppressed two old-established newspapers ; he has prohibited the observance of the fast and humiliation ordered by President Davis, though how his prohibition can be made effective is difficult to see. The old proverb says you can bring a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink, and it would be just as im possible a task, one would think, to make a whole people eat flesh when they had determined to eat fish, or to sing songs and dance dances when they had determined to humiliate themselves in prayer. The General has also forbidden the currency of Confederate bills, or "shin plasters." He has seized 800,000 dols. in hard money, supposed to belong to the Confederate Government, and de posited for security in the custody of the Dutch Consul. He has thereby drawn upon himself a remonstrance and protest against the aet, signed by the Consuls of every European Power except Spain, to which protest he has returned a true military reply ; he has seized three British subjects for con travention of the Neutrality Act, and snubbed the acting British Consul for his interference in their behalf; and, worse than all, he has insulted the women of the South in a manner so gross that he never will or can be forgiven by Southern man or woman, and which will pile up against his name and person an amount of execration that any ordinary man would rather die than deserve. The proclama tion was so unmanly as well as so unsoldierlike as to be incredible. Nobody in New York believed in its authenticity. It was said to be a fabrication of General Beauregard for the purpose of inflaming the Southern mind still further against the North; and one New York Journal, bitterly hostile to the South, declared that if General Butler had really issued such a document he was a disgrace to the army, and should immediately be dismissed. But the proclamation is now admitted to be true, and is likely to be more prejudicial to the Northern arms than a defeat in a pitched battle. The people of New Orleans are subdued by superior force, but they do not acknowledge the Northern Government. They offer it passive resistance in default of any other; and the women, high and low, rich and poor, not only wave Secession flags from their win dows, and wear Secession ribands in their bonnets, and teach their little children to revile the " Yankees," but when they pass a Federal soldier or officer in the streets they move out of his way with expressions of disgust in their faces, if not on their tongues, as if there was contamination in his touch or presence, They resort to all the man can vres of woman's malice—and how great that can be if aroused, either in love or war, needs not be told—to prove to the Federal armies how odious they are to the South, and that the ultimate sub jection of such a people is impossible. General Butler would have done well to treat this display of feminine spite with indifference, if he could not treat it with good humour. He might even have gone so far as to say that if women mixed themselves in public affairs like men, they would be treated with the severity of the sex they assumed, and locked up for a night in the guard-house, to teach them the impropriety of playing with edged tools ; but when he went so far as to say that women insulting the soldiers of the United States by word, or look, or gesture should be treated as "harlots plying their vocation in the streets," he outraged all de cency and humanity, and committed an error as a General only exceeded in amount by his breach of good manners as a gentleman. The offending and offensive document has been publicly read in every camp and in every church of the South, and will not only cover the name of General Butler with ob loquy, but will go far to supplement the half-rations of the Southern armies by a glow of indignation far more warming to their hatred than a full allowance of whisky, or any Southern stimulant that fires the blosd and inflames the passions of an excitable and proud people. General Hunter's proclamation, free ing the slaves in these States because " martial law and slavery were incompatible," was a harmless piece of nonsense compared with General Butler's escapade. The President has disavowed the one, but, if he were ever so prompt and resolute to dis avow the oth er , h e cou ld not un d o t h e m i sch i ef that nsaoubthectuhdaon that h e createanyotherimpreqsolte o b impression s in the ad he persona ll y is not • as his generals. BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS.. —" Perfection of mecha3forning Post. Gold watches, 5 to ICOguineas; silver watches, to 60 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated PalliPhltt. free for two stamps, descriptive of every construe selecttiOn of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to with the greatest certainty the watch cst adapted to their use. Watches Bent free and safe by post on receipt of a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, 10 and 47, c o ranl, 1,911d013, E.C.--Established 1749. THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN BLACKFRIA.RS-ROAD. Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Carter, Coroner for West Surrey, opened an inquiry at the Lord Nelson Tavern, Nelson-square, as to the circumstances con nected with the death of James John Mockford, aged 35; Catherine Mockford, aged 7 ; and Emily Mockford, aged 4 ; whose lifeless bodies were dis covered in the second-floor front room of the house No. 189, Blackfriars-road, late on Tuesday night. Mr. Joseph West Pearse, of 189, Blackfriars-road, shirt collar manufacturer, said—The second floor of my house I had let to the deceased, James John Mockford, for the last three years and eight months. Of late hi% two daughters lived with him, and his sister, who kept his rooms for him. There was no one else. • On Tuesday night, at half-past 11, I was in bed, when there was a knock at the door, and a ring at the bell. I got up, and on proceeding to the front door I found Mockford's father, mother, and his sister Sarah, and his late wife's sister-in-law. Some conversation took place, in consequence of which I called in a police-officer, whom I requested to accompany us upstairs to the second floor. We first opened the door of the back room, which was unlocked. No one was there, and we then went to the door of the front room, and finding it quite fast and no key in the lock, the police officer forced it open with a poker. The policeman turned his bull's eye into the room, and in an instant we saw the body of Mockford sitting in a chair and lying back, in front of one of the windows, and facing the door. He had only his trousers and shirt on, and I at once noticed blood on the latter. His trousers were not unbuttoned, but were slipped down. He was quite dead and the blood on his shirt quite dry, as if he had been dead for some considerable time. Directly afterwards I saw the bodies of his two daughters lying on the hearthrug. The eldest was on her face and the youngest on her left side. They were laid out quite straight and were very much dis coloured, as if they also had been dead for some time. A surgeon was sent for, and Dr. Henderson, Trinity square, arrived in a few minutes; nothing having been moved until he came. I found no letter on the table. There was only an empty wineglass and a small book of Devotions, which Mrs. Pearse had lent him. There was a phial under the table, and on a chair clOse by I saw a carving knife, a carving fork, teacup with a little sediment in it, and a satu rated rag. I saw the children alive on Sunday morning after 1 returned from church, and they then seemed in excellent health. Their father was with them at the time. They were then coming in from the street, and I never saw them again alive. I do not recollect seeing the sister at all on that day. There were no marks of violence, or injuries, or blood about the persons of the children. Ino ticed that the window blinds were drawn down. Thomas Gardner, M 25, metropolitan police ser geant, corroborated the evidence of the previous witness as to the state of the room when he arrived at the house a little before 12 on Tuesday night, having been sent for from the Stone's-end station, adding that he searched Mockford's pockets, and took from one a key which fitted the lock on the door of the room. He said further that there were two pillows on the hearth-rug near the bodies of the children, near which was also a great quantity of blood ; and that in a utensil standing near the body of the man was a quantity of what appeared to be blood. From the appearance of the body, and the fact that there was blood on the carving fork, The witness inferred that the deceased had stabbed himself with the fork as well as with the knife ; that he inflicted the wounds near the bodies of his children ; and that subbequently he crawled to the chair on which he was sitting when the door was broken open, a distance of about four yards. Sarah Mockford, a very respectable and intelli gent-looking young woman, said—lhave been living with my brother James for about five weeks up to last Sunday. I went to take care of his home and children in consequence of the death of his wife. There were two children—Catherine and Emily. On Tuesday night last I was at my father's, 13, Granby-gardens, Lower Marsh, and had been there since Sunday afternoon. I left my brother's about half-past 3or 4 o'clock on that day, and by an arrangement I was not to return until he came to fetch me. When I left his room he 'was sitting against the window, and the children, who were in good health, were with him. I have not seen either him or them since. Mr. James V. Henderson said,—l am a surgeon, and assistant to Dr. Evans, of Trinity-square, South wark. On Tuesday night I accompanied Police Inspector Turpin and Sergeant Gardner, and on going to the second floor front room I found the de ceased seated in a chair, and quite dead. There were two openings by the left side of his navel— they were evidently stabs, and were close together. I:probed the wounds, one to the depth of about two inches. The length of the wound was one inch and an eighth, and the carving -knife produced would produce exactly such wounds. There was a third and similar wound about an inch and a half above the navel. All these wounds were such as a man might inflict upon himself. When I first saw the body it was quite rigid, and I concluded the de ceased had been dead for two days and two nights. At the same time I saw two children lying on the floor, as has been described. The lungs and liver were slightly congested, but otherwise healthy. The abdomen was quite healthy. I took out the stomach and tied it at both ends. Subsequently I opened it, and found it to contain food and air; but I have not had sufficient time to analyze its contents. I noticed two pillows on the floor by the side of the children, and they might have been pressed on the faces of the children so as to cause death, but I cannot say that it was so. A phial was found on the floor near the bodies, which may have contained opium, and I think it had had a preparation of opium in it. There was another phial on the drawers containing a very small quantity of brownish liquid, which seems to be methylated spirit of opium. If this had been used the lapse of time would have de stroyed the smell of the opium. The post mortem appearances in the younger child were the same as in the elder, except that the lungs and brain were much more congested. I saw the cup. produced. It con tained castor oil with a brownish sediment. There was no smell except of the oil. My opinion is that the children were poisoned, but death may have been produced by the compression of the pillows over their faces before the poison had time to act. The blood was fluid, but it would remain so after suffocation as well as after poison. Sarah Mockford was recalled, and in reply to the Coroner said her brother seemed rather strange in his ways. He was always speaking of his wife, and putting his hand up to his head. She used to try to cheer him up, telling him that he would be better in two or three months, to which he used to reply that he never should. Nothing struck her attention when she left him on Sunday, and she had never heard him threaten to make away with himself. She had told her family that he took on a good deal about the death of his wife. She never knew him to take laudanum at night, but was frequently dis turbed by his walking about the room at night, as she slept on a bed in the same room as her brother, but with the eldest child. While he was walking about he used to put his hand to his head and ex claim, "Emmy, Emmy, I can see you now; I can see you sitting there." This occurred several times, and she spoke to him about it, but with no result. He seldom slept well, and had lost almost all his strength. He ate a hearty dinner on Sunday, and seemed quite cheerful when witness left home. She had no doubt that he died by his own hand, and that he had done it through mental distress, brought on by the death of his wife. There were no pillows in the front room when she left on Sunday, and it was not customary for the children to take them there. Her brother rather pressed her to go away on Sunday, telling her not to stay to change her clothes, but she did not think anything particular about this, because he was in better spirits than she had ever seen him before. Wm. Dunkley, an undertaker, was examined, at his own request, and deposed that Mockford imme diately after the death of his wife was like a mad. man. He never saw a man so cut up before. John Smith, who had worked with Mockford for the last thice years, and James Henry Mockford, the father of the deceased, confirmed what the pre ceding witness had said as to the low spirits of the deceased since his wife's death. Mr, Pearse, re-examined, stated that during the three years for which Mockford had lodged at his house he had been a most steady and sober man. The children had been in the habit of taking a good deal of castor oil. They were very fond of it, and witness had no doubt that their father administered the poison in castor oil. The jury unanimously agreed that no further evidence was necessary; and, after the Coroner had summed up, returned as their verdict that the children: were wilfully murdered by their father, who immediately after destroyed his own life while in a state of mental aberration. LAW INTELLIGENM—June 12. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Justices Wightman, Crompton, and Blackburn,) THE QUEEN V. THE PARISH OF LAMBETH, This case came before the Court upon a demurrer to a plea to a return to a mandamus obtained by Mr. Prendergast commanding the vestry of the parish Lambeth to light that half of Vauxhall Bridge which was declared by the company's act to be in the parish of Lambeth ) and to erect lamp posts for that Jurpose. The question raised was whether the Vauxhall Bridge Company was exempt from the duty of lighting the bridge, and whether that duty was now thrown upon the vestry of Lambeth by the 18th and 19th Vict., cap. 120, entitled the Metropolitan Local Management Act. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Le Breton were counsel for the vestry of Lam beth ; Mr. George Denman, Q.C., and Mr. Pren• gast for the Vauxhall-bridge Company. The arguments were commenced yesterday (Wed nesday), and were concluded to-day, when the Court took time to consider its judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice Erle and Justices Williams, Willes, and Byles.) KENN EDY V. BROWN AND WIFE. This was an action tried at the last Stafford as• sizes before the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, when the plaintiff, a barrister, claimed the sum of £20,000 for work done for the female defendant before her marriage with the defendant, in respect of the Swinfen estates, and upon an account stated, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. Subaequently Mr. Macaulay, Q,C. (with whom was Mr. Field), obtained a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a verdict entered for the defendant. To-day Mr. Kennedy in person appeared to show cause against the rule. He called the attention of the Court to the rule which had been obtained call ing upon him to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and entered for the defendant, upon the grounds—first, that the count relied on was of a matter in respect of which there was no legal liabi lity ; secondly, that the count was concerning an al leged debt and contract which was contrary to law; and, thirdly, that there was no debt upon an account stated established by the plaintiff's evidence. 'The rule further asked for a new trial, upon the ground that .the verdict was against the weight of evidence; and, secondly, that the judge had not left any other question to the jury than whether they believed the version given by the plaintiff or 'the defendant of the alleged promise. His own impression was that there were only two points raised at the trial, and they were raised in this way. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, Mr. Macaulay submitted that there was no proof of an account stated, without assigning any reason, and, thereupon, his lordship said, " I give you leave to move, but I think that the observation is deeper that that; I think that there is no proof of a .contract ; that there was no debt in reference to which a count could be stated." He said he thought that a barrister's fee was an honorarium ; that he was aware that there were some modern cases in which it was laid down that there might be a special contract between counsel and client ; but he did not agree with them, and he was of opinion that an honorarium was not recover able by law. He (Mr. Kennedy) was surprised to find it stated in the newspapers that it was said that the contract and debt were contrary to law, nothing of the kind having been said, and the rule could have been obtained on that ground only by making misrepresentations to the Court, and he was sorry to say that that was not the only misrepre sentation that had been made in this case. One of the most prominent ones was that he had stated that he was not only trying to recover £20,000, but also to hold the deed of which there had been ,so much heard. He had never sued to recover anything but the gift made by the female defen dant for services rendered, and if it had not been sought to deprive him of it he should never have taken any proceedings at all. He offered at the trial to take a verdict for the amount of the deed only, if they preferred it, but there was no response. And he now said that if their lordships were of opinion that in law he was entitled to hold his verdict, and that as a gentle man he ought under the circumstances to accept the value of the deed in satisfaction, he offered to let the verdict be reduced to the value of the deed, which was about £15,800. The only two questions were, 'whether there was an account stated, and whether a counsel could make a special contract with his client ? Whilst he thought that the first was a frivolous point, he did consider that a great deal might be said as to the second one. It would be necessary for him to go through the evidence adduced at the trial, and to comment upon the letters which were produced. The Chief Justice said he was anxious to get Mr. Kennedy's view of the law of the matter. Mr. Kennedy replied the main question raised was whether there was a contract between himself and his client to remunerate him, not by fees, but in another way ; and whether he made a promise in respect thereof. He should contend that even if there was no promise of remuneration in the first instance, even if there was a request to act as her counsel, and promise afterwards to remunerate him, mentioning a specific sum, that entitled him to the verdict which he obtained. He acted as her counsel, was induced by her to make certain sacrifices, and sustained certain losses for her benefit, in respect of which a valid contract might be entered into and an account stated thereon. At this stage of the proceedings the Coutt rose, and the arguments were adjourned until Saturday next. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron Wilde and Common Jury.) WADHAM V. PHILIPS.-LIBEL. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a grocer and cheesemonger at Hornscy, against the defendant, who was a member of the firm of cheese merchants in Newgate-street, to recover compen sation in damages for a libel. The defendant pleaded first, not guilty; and secondly, justification. Mr. M. Lloyd was counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Brown, for the defendant. Mr. Lloyd, in opening the plaintiff's case, stated that before the month of December last the plain tiff had purchased several quantities of butter and cheese of the defendant's firm, and at that time he owed them a suns of about £lO 55., which he pro mised to pay in a week. About a week after that debt accrued the plaintiff became .a bankrupt, and the libel complained of was the defendant's having written outside an envelope addressed to the plain tiff that he had been obtaining goods by false pre tences. Mr. Lloyd said his client did not want damages ; but if the defendant would retract the allegation that m ould be all he should require. The learned Judge said he thought the plaintiff had misconstrued the meaning of the alleged libel. He did not think that the defendant meant to im pute a criminal offence to the plaintiff, but that he had not kept faith when he promised to pay in a week. Mr. Lloyd said if Mr. Hawkins would retract any allegation, and say that the defendant did not intend to impute a criminal offence, he would agree to withdraw a juror. Mr. Hawkins would not concur. Ultimately the plaintiff withdrew a juror. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell.) BLACKBURNE V. BLACKBURNE, TRAFFORD, AND PEPPERBINE. This was a suit instituted by Frederick Black burne, a market gardener residing at Lincoln, for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondents. The respondent pleaded denial, and recriminated the charge • and the co-respondents also pl ea d e d denial of the adultery, and connivance on the part of the petitioner. Dr. Spinks and Mr. Needham were counsel for the petitioner ; Mr. Pritchard appeared for the re spondent, but the co-respondents were not repre sented by counsel. From the evidence it appeared that the parties were married, in 1850, and cohabited at Lincoln until 1853, during which time there was one issue of the marriage, since deceased. In the latter year the petitioner's suspicions were excited respecting the fidelity of his wife, who had contracted intem perate habits, and he, in company with another man, watched her, and discovered her in company with T r afford, to whom he administered such severe chastisement that he was obliged to obtain medical assistance. They sepa ra t e d i mme diately after , the October of 1853, a nd h a d not since 1Y together. Trafford was also a market gardener, and was nearly 60 years of age, while the respon dent was a young woman. Some time after the discovery of her intimacy with Trafford she formed an improper connexion with Pepperdine, who is in business with his father, a timber merchant, living in High-street, Lincoln. She afterwards went to live with this person, by whom she had a family. The respondent admitted to one of the witnesses that she had been guilty of the offences attributed to her by the petitioner. Mr. Pritchard cross-examined the witnesses, but adduced nothing material. Sir C. Cresswell pronounced a decree nisi, but reserved the question of costs. NORRIS V. NORRIS. In this case the petitioner, Mrs. Mary Goodwin Norris, prayed the Court for a judicial separation, on the ground of her husband's cruelty, to which the respondent pleaded denial and condonation. Dr. Phillimore, and Dr. Spinks were counsel for the petitioner; and Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Pritchard for the respondent. Dr. Phillimore stated tne case. The parties were in a respectable station of life, the petitioner being the daughter of a gentleman of fortune named Pavior, and the respondent being a captain in the army, and possessed of some property. The mar riage took place in July, 1860, £l5O a year having been previously been settled upon the petitioner by her parents. The parties cohabited for some months after which they separated, and had two children, who are still living. Mrs. Mary Goodwin Norris, the petitioner, was examined by Dr. - Phillimore.—l had known my , husband about two or three years before our mar riage. After the marriage we resided for some days at Brighton, Folkestone, and Paris, after which we returned to England and went on a visit to my father at his residence at Feltham. We all after wards returned to Derby Lodge, Sunbury, my father's country seat. During the year 186 0 my husband was very unkind to me, and used language which I :never heard before. In Feb., 1861, he threw me over the bed, and drew a razor across my throat. He seemed frightened when he saw that he had made a mark, lest it should be noticed by my parents. He rubbed the wound with oil for about a quarter of an hour. I had often been ill used by him before. My first child was born on March 15, 1861. On one occasion he kicked me out of bed on the floor. That was about a month before the child was born, and he ill used me a week before my confinement. HeAvas angry with me, and I wished to be friends with him, when he took me off my feet and dashed me violently on the floor, and then left thg room. He told me things of medical men, in consequence of which and at his re quest, he was present at my confinement. I saw the medical man only once except in his presence dur ing the time I was living with him. After the birth of the child, in March, 1861, he struck me a violent blow on the breast, which gave me great pain for about a week. Sometime afterwards he put a loaded pistol to my head, and said, "By -- I'll shoot you," and he looked very much enraged. I looked at him firmly, and his eyes fell, and he put the pistol down. That was in September, and afterwards, I believe, I did not cohabit, but occupied a separate house belonging to my father and mother. Having deposed to other acts of ill-treatment, she stated that before their final separation she found the following letter and verses in her workbox during a time when they were at variance : _ "Mary,--The misery I am now enduring for my past cruel words to you, I am sure must be beyond the torments that were inflicted on Cain when he was sent into the world with a brand on his forehead. You have forgiven me many times as a husband, cannot you forgive me once as a brother, and let us meet again on those terms at meals. Mary, I dread the night coming. lam truly wretched. Things might be so different. Like the Phcenix that rises from its own ashes again into new life, so you might create me a new man. Would to God you could only understand what I feel. lam sure your heart would relent, and you would be mine again. " GOODIVIN." " The treasure I have had I lost; Oh, could I but regain, Not for all the wealth the world might cost, I would sdact the same. My Mary to my arms once more, Oh, could I have again, Then to my God I would implore For happiness to remain. Oh, Mary, is your heart so hard That it can no more relent, To the prayer of your penitent bard, When he says he does repent. Oh, Mary, cannot you once more Let me from you win A word that I do so implore, It is the word, Good-win." The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Macau lay at considerable length, and denied most posi tively that she had given her husband any ground for jealousy, or any provocation whatever for his ill-treatment. She stated that he had expressed himself jealous of a Captain Manning, with whom she had been acquainted previous to her marriage, and that he was in the habit of asking her most indelicate questions. Mr. Edward Kingsford, a surgeon, at Sunbury, deposed to having attended the petitioner profes sionally when she was suffering from the miscon duct of her husband. Mrs. Sarah Cholmondeley Pavior, mother of the petitioner, stated that the respondent behaved very badly to her daughter and to the family. Her daughter was engaged to be married to Captain Manning when she was only 17 years of age, but the match was broken off. Previous to the mar riage Captain Norris was staying at her house, and her daughter used to go into his bed-room, although she entreated her, with tears, not to do so. She requested Captain Norris to leave the house, and he said he would not hurt a hair of her daughter's head, and that he had no impure thought in re ference to her. Her daughter never said anything disparaging of her husband, and his cruelty to her was accidentally discovered. At the conclusion of this witness's evidence, the Court adjourned. The hearing of the case will be resumed to-day. THE ESCAPE FROM NEWGATE. It will be remembered that about a month ago a prisoner, named Philip Krauss, a German, who was confined in Newgate upon a charge of being con cerned in an extensive robbery of tea from the East India Docks, made his escape from that prison—an event which, from the recent alterations that have been made in the building, particularly with a view to the safe custody of the criminals placed there, was considered almost impossible to have occurred. It seemed, however, that the doors of the cells were not by any means of the requisite strength, and the prisoner succeeded in cutting out one of the panels of the door of the cell in which he was confined, and he then, by a series of ingenious contrivances, succeeded in making his way to the external wall of the prison, and at length dropped down into the Old Bailey about 4 o'clock in the morning, a period when at this time of the year numbers of persons are on their way to and from Newgate-market, but fortune befriended him, and he succeeded in getting clear off. The prisoner, at the time of his arrest, followed the occupation of a sugar baker, a trade in which great numbers of his countrymen are employed at the east end of the town, and there appears to be no doubt, from inquiries that have since been made, that he received valuable assistance from some of his friends outside, and that he succeeded in obtaining from them some of the materials by which he contrived to make his escape, notwithstanding the vigilance of the officers of the prison, and it has been ascertained that parties were in attendance in the morning on which the attempt was known to be intended to be made, near the pri son, and that the moment he was free he was sup plied with a butcher's frock, which he quickly slipped on over his ordinary clothes, and this dia -1 guise no doubt materially aided him iu waking his eseape. A curious fact has come to light which shows what a narrow escape the prisoner had of being recaptured. It appears that a day or two after he had been at liberty he wrote to an intimate friend, one of his countrymen, telling him he was at liberty, and requesting that he would meet him at a time he appointed at a coffee-shop in Vie neighbour hood of Rotherhithe, and his " friend," unable to resist the temptation of the reward that bad been offered by the Sheriffs and the Governor of Newgate for the apprehension of the escaped prisoner, went to the authorities and showed them the letter. Im mediate steps were, of course, taken to rec a recapture the culprit, and officers in plain clothest whether the were des patched to the place of rendezvous, but of the coursenot t o keep the ap or the person he mind of the prisoner misgave him, or he had taken had written to repented and gave him timely n ether cause, the pri sonerpointment, or from some . appearance, and the C s ompanion. The police d ever since in endea vouring hours, returned officers, after waiting did not makewfaedhrrinsi ve, but from without their anticiePmatelcroyitei vouring to trace the ti me have been actively employed fugitive, of b has referred to every trace him been entirely kw impression of those employed in the aff air is the is that h e will never more be heard of i n t hi s coun try. Prisoners have , on one or two f ormer in stances, succeeded in making their escape from N e wgate, but in every case they have been re-ap prehended; and this is the only one in which the party has been fortunate enough to get clear off. The prisoner in this case, however, was a foreigner, and as he had formerly been a sailor the belief is that he succeeded, immediately a fter obtaining his liberty, in getting an b oar d some outward-bound ship, and thus completely baffled his pursuers. THE AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER T.RAD. The universal application . ' of iron to all the pur poses of ship-building has been long admitted and acted upon, although for passenger traffic on long voyages the adoption of iron ships has not been general yet the splendid fleet of iron steam-vessels now running between this country and America affords practical evidence of their fitness for ancb. purposes. In proof of this it can scarcely be neces sary to refer to such splendid and successful vessels; of this class as the Persia,th.e Scotia, the magnificent Inman fleet, and, though last, certainly not least,the Great Britain. The value of iron ships has now also been acknowledged in a variety of ways by the Government, which has even tardily at length recognized their merits as troopships. With !go many evidences in their favour, it is gratifying to know that our enterprising shipowners are te.4ng steps for their extensive introduction in the passell - • ger trade with Australia. Yesterday the first of a line of iron sailings ships to trade between London and Sydney was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Vernon and Son in Liverpool. The vessel, referred to is the Cornwallis, a splendid ship, of the following dimensions :—She is 205 feet in length between perpendiculars, is 34 feet 6 inches is breadth of beam, and 23 feet deep in the hold. Her calculated register tonnage is 1,194 tons, and she is to class A 1 for 12 years at Lloyd's. In form she is exceedingly handsome, and in construction she embraces every arrangement which could be devised to insure strength and durability, combined with speed and a large and comfortable carrying capacity. The Cornwallis, which is owned by Messrs. Liston, Young, and Co., of Liverpool, and is to be the Black Ball packet from London for Sydney of the 10th of August, has extensive and admirable passenger accommodation. She is a full poop ship, and has large oval side ports to secure good ventilation, is built upon exceedingly fine_ lines, and is in fact a model of a good merchant ship—one indeed of a class which is highly appreciated, and which is coming rapidly into use, not fewer than four exactly similar ones being now in course of construction by the same builders, varying from each other only in a few minor details. The celerity with which this large and fine vessel has been built may be under stood from the statement that she has been launched from the same berth from which the Lord Lyndhurst was launched on the 30th of November last. At launching the Cornwallis had her masts (all of iron) and most of her rigging up. Her cabins are nearly all completed, and she had a portion of her cargo, consisting of ironwork for railway bridges in Australia on board before leaving the ways. Besides the Cornwallis and the other four vessels referred to Messrs. Vernon and Son have also in hand five other iron vessels, all to class A 1 for 12 years, and varying in size from 500 to 1,100 tons , The beautiful vessel so successfully launched yester day is to be commanded by Capt. Pryce, formerly of theHavering,afterwards in the General Screw Stea mship Company, and lately of the Donald M‘Kay ; and it is expected she will prove a great favourite with passengers, as she will compare favourably in size, comfort, and convenience with the celebrated wood ships already engaged in the passenger trade between London and Australia. . COUNTRY MA R.K.14 b. ~ ►k--- - BIRMINGHAM-JUNE 11. -------- There was a short supply of English wheat, which mold at an advance of is per qr upon the currencies of this day week Foreign also at is advance. Oats, beans, and peas were firm at late prices. Barley a rather better inquiry at last week's rates. MANCHESTER-.TUNE 12. The continuance of showery weather has caused a firmer tone for English wheat. An advance of is per quarter was asked, and American was 2d to 3d per 1001bs dearer. Oats and oatmeal were dull. Egyptian beans and Indian coral each 6d dearer in price. Flour held for full rates. PLYMOUTH-JUNE 10. Sales for wheat in retail at about previods prices. White wheat, 62s to 66s ; red, 63s to 64s per qr ; French do., 60e to 62s ; American, 58s'to 63s ; Spanish, 74s to 76s ; Rus sian, 60s to 625. Barley at previous rates-34s to 38s per qr for malting; grinding, 28s to 30s; oats, 22s to2Bs ; and beans, —s to —s ; flour, 40s to 42s Od. • EDINBURGH GRAIN—J , NE 11. Wheat on the top 2s Od up .... average Os lid up. Barley on the top is 6d down. average is 2d down. Oats on the top Os up average 9s 9d down. Beans on the top Is Od down average 2s Od up. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ...1049 qrs Sold 926 qrs Barley... 177 qrs Sold 150 qrs Oats 1455 qrs Sold 1189 qrs Beans 93 qrs Sold 55 qrs Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 45s 6d ; extras, 43a 6d ; households, 37s 6d ; shop, 35s 6d. CORK-JUNE 11. The following - were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, —s Od to —s Od ; white, 22s Od to —s Od; barley 14a 6d to —s Od ; oats, 13s Od to 16s 9d. DERBY SMITHFIELD-JUNE 10. - --- - The supply of fat beasts to-day was not large, but quite equal to the demand. A slight advance in price was obtained. Sheep were in fair supply, and at high prices. A less supply of fat lambs. Fat and store calves in better demand. Fat pigs plentiful. Beet 6ld to 7d Veal 6d to 60 Mutton .... 61d to 7d Pork . 514:1 to 6d Lamb .. 81d to 9d Rough fat, 4s Od per stone. Hides, 3d to 41d ; calf skins, bd to 6d. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Aut.ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton June 18. via Marseilles June 12. drazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena July 2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton June 18. via Marseilles June 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton ..... • June 10. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 10. -- via Marseilles June 12, India (Bombay), via Southampton June 10. via Marseilles June 21. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Juno 10. via Marseilles July 5. Newfoundland .. June 11. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet June 19. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. June 11. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe June 10. Bahamas, via New York Mexico All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, } Juno ia. California, and British Columbia. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway ' s Pills—Preventable Diseases.—Many are the maladies which silently work their way into the human system through miasma, noxious va pours, and deteriorated air, which could all be dispossessed by a few doses of these admirable pills. The vitiated gases. enter the lungs as we breathe, and these contaminate the blood, which will convey the poisonous particles through out the body unless some purifier, suck as these pills, be taken to cleanse it. Holloway's pills expel all harmful mom' tern from the circulation, cleanse the solids likewise from all treacherous impurities. Is not the whole body formed from the blood, and the blood only ? How n ecessary, then, does it become all who value health to employ occasionally some means of purification. BIRTHS. HILL.—On the 12th inst., at 5, Park-square West, Regent's park, the wife of Charles Hill, Esq., of a daughter. MANN.—On the 11th inst., at Ethan], Rent, Mrs. C, S. Mann, of a eon. the 11th inst., at 11, Kidbrooke-terrace, the wife of Thomas Martin, Esq., of Grace Blackbe&th C b Ux cb_tre o t, solicitor, of a son. F° wife of Wm. Ponsford, Esq., chure _ FoR D.—On the 11th inst., at 4, Howley .place, the of a son. MARRIAGES. GitEY — WRIGHT.—On th e 11 t h i ne t . , a t S an d y , Bedford shire, Robe r t G rey, Esq., of 40, Guilford-street, and 19, Water-l ane , to Ellen, eldest surviving daughter of Geo. Wright, Esq., of Girtford-bridge. HARRAWA Y — ROCK.—On the 11th inst., at St. James's, Holl oway, Mr. Wm, Frederick Harraway, of Arundel square, Barnsbury, to Annie, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Rock, of Quadrant. road, Canonbury, and of 11 3 Walbrook, city. DEATHS. CONSTABLE.—On the llth inst. ' at Falcon-place, Blair gowrie, Perthshire, Mr. David Constable. PEWAR —On the 6th inst., at Craiglochie ? Perthshire, the Rev. Donald Dewar, minister of the parish of Ellen, and son of the Rev. Principal Dewar, Aberdeen. DUNBAR.—On the 9th inst., at Brompton, Patrick, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Nugent Dunbar, aged five years. KARR.—On the Bth inst., suddenly, at St. Leonard's, Geo. Berkeley Seton Karr, of the Bombay Civil Service, aged 44. KNIGHT.—On the 9th inst., at Stafford, Edward Knight, Esq., M. 8., Cantab., Magistrate and Dep.-Lieut. for the county of Stafford, aged 82. ROBERTSON.—On the 10th inst., James Stewart Robert, son, Esq., of Edradynate, Perthshire, aged 80. LONDON: Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN, of N 0.112, Strand, Printer, at TuE SUN Offico No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County kliddlesex,—Friday, Jaws 13, 1862,