The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-17 00:00:00

JIBE MAJESTY AT A.LDERSHOTT. The troops at Aldershott were reviewed yesterday in -the presence of her Majesty, and, though the first field day of the season, it was one of the best attended as well as the most brilliant and interest ing in its manoeuvres, which has been seen at camp for a long time past. The crowds of visitors, not only from London but all parts of the country round Aldershott, were more numerous than on any previous occasion, which was rather surprising, considering how very frequently the public have been disappointed on these state occasions, and that there is not now much more than half the number of troops in camp which the course of another month will see assembled there. A large attendance, too, seemed forbidden by the weather, which in any other part of the kingdom but Aldershott would decidedly have been accounted as unfavour able - but, notwithstanding these dra w b ac k s the heath was covered with car r i ages o f the nobility and country gentry, and the dusty approaches to the Long Valley swarmed with pedestrians. It might, perhaps, give rise to a feeling of insubor dination among London cabmen were we to allude even distantly to the cab fares which were demanded and paid eagerly yesterday at Alder - ahott, and if there is any gratitude extant at all the fly-drivers along the camp-road ought to carry all persons gratis for the next month to come. According to the first arrangement the troops were to have quitted their cantonments at half-past - -9, but at that hour the rain, which had long been threatening, had thrown off all disguise, and was coming dawn with that dull pertinacity almost pe culiar to the celebration of out-door fetes and grand holiday ceremonials in England. The rain, how ever appalling at its commencement, was to those who had come prepared to make a holiday, i n truth, a great comfort, as it in some measure checked the ascendancy , of those blinding simooms which sweep across the heath, and thus enabled the spec tators to witness the earlier movements of the day with tolerable distinctness. Owing to this change i n the weather the march of the troops was for a time delayed, but soon after 10 the whole force in three strong brigades of infantry and one of cavalry passed through the south camp and across the moor to the steep knolls and ridges which stretch between the royal pavilion and the high picturesque mound known as Caesar's Camp, on the Winchester road. The Ist brigade, under Major-Gen. Lord Win. Paulet, was the strongest, having 4,600 men of all arms, as follows :-2d battalion 4th Regiment, 1,000 strong; 11th Regiment, 800 strong; 36th Regi ment, 900 ; Staffordshire Militia, 850 ; North Cork Rifles, 700 ; and a field battery of 6 guns and 200 men. The 2d brigade was under Major-Gen. Hon. A. Spencer, and mustered 4,180 men—including Ist battalion 9th Foot, 850 ; 2d battalion 11th Foot, 850 ; 2d West York Rifles, 830 ; East Kent Militia, 700; Oxford Militia, 750 ; and a battery of 6 guns and 200 men. The 3d brigade was under Major- Gen. Lawrenee, and only mustered 2,490 men, being the 2d battalion of the 47th, 860 strong, a detachment of 450 of the 100th Royal Canadians ; the Antrim Rifles, 750; and the Stirlingshire Militia, 600 strong. The cavalry brigade, under Major-General Lawrence, consisting of the 4th Dragoon Guards, 650 strong ; the 10th Hussars, 500 strong ; a troop of Horse Artillery of 6 guns and 220 men, mustered about 1,300 sabres in all. In addition to these were a troop of the Royal Engi neer train, 120 strong, two companies of the Royal Engineers in charge of pontoons, a detachment of the Ist Battalian of the Military Train, 140 strong, with the 3d Battalian of the same corps, 340 strong. The total force upon the ground, then, of all arms was a little over 13,000, officers and men, with 18 guns. The whole corps cr armee concentrated it self in the strong natural position we have men tioned; the left wing, covered by the steep Roman Camp, and the right, where the ground was more open, protected by the cavalry and a troop of Horse Artillery. The programme of the day's proceedings supposed the division on the previous day to have been intercepted by' a superior force of the enemy in crossing the Moor on its march to Reading, and therefore to have halted and taken up a strong po sition under cover of Caesar's Camp. The duty of the Aldershott division, as the advanced gaard of a large corps d'armee, was therefore to reconnoitre the enemy's position, and endeavour by turnin g his right to recover communications with the Reading road. The enemy was supposed to be posted with his right on Tweezledown-hill, and his left resting on Pyestock-ridges, holding the route across the Moor leading to the coveted Reading road. As by this .convement supposition the enemy had acted most imprudently in taking up an almost indefensible line, and, in case of emergency, leaving himself nothing better to retreat into than the Basingstoke Canal, his speedy discomfitnre under the most ignominious circumstances was naturally looked forward to by the public. Nor were they disap pointed. The Aldershott Division posted itself strongly and so secretly behind the ridges that scarcely a man was seen, save the strong force of Rifle skirmishers, which, in a dark irregular line, dotted the hill-side. The guns were placed on the most commanding points, and the infantry and ca valry behind them in dense masses waited for the expected signal to advance. This, however, was de layed for some time, during which the military re mained immovable, and the visitors, detached in loose skirmishing order over the heath, actually gave an animated appearance to that bleak %old, and at the first glance led the spectator to imagine that the usual order of things had been reversed, and that the troops were reviewing the public. At 20 minutes past eleven her Majesty quitted the Pavilion in an open pony carriage. At either side of her were seated the Princesses Alice and Helena, and Lady Macdonald and the Hon. Miss Stanley also occupied seats in the carriage. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, in the uniform of the Colonel of the Rifle Brigade, with the Duke of Cambridge, fol lowed the Royal carriage with a numerous and brilliant staff of the chief officers in camp. The cortege having passed through the ranks of the Division descended the ridges, and took up a posi tion at the head of the Long Valley, when the review immediately commenced. The first affair was merely driving in the enemy's outposts, which was soon accomplished by a sharp fire and rapid advance of the Riflemen. As these got closer down upon the enemy a supporting cannonade was opened, and the strength of the Aldershott position, till then concealed, was distinctly seen. Up on the steep heights, and far away in picturesque nooks and glens, where no one dreamt that guns lay lurking, came the thick spurts of flame and smoke, till the cannonade along the line was loud and general. It was not of long duration, however, and ere the heights were well crowned with smoke the peculiar rumble and jing ling noise told that the guns were already limbering up, and an advance of the whole line commencing. As the great object of the advance was to turn the enemy's right, it followed as a matter of course that the left of the Aldershott division had to bear the brunt of the day. A brigade of infantry, with a strong force of skirmishers and some guns, made a rapid movement on the left, and, supported by the 10th Hussars, advanced against the copses of Bick ley- Farm, where the enemy's Riflemen were strongly placed. A confused rattle of skirmishers followed, after a few minutes, by the heavy continuous roll of musketry and guns, showed that the left of the troops was hotly engaged, and the advance of the right and centre began- at once. The infantry poured down the hill in dense bright masses of close columns, the heavy cavalry on their right and the guns winding cautiously down the steep ascent with all the artillerymen hanging on behind to the drag-ropes, to prevent the ordnance rushing down and overwhelming horses and men. By and by the scene grows more exciting. • The guns keep still busy on the left, and the confused din of musketry has penetrated the wood, and tells:that Aldershott is gaining so far, and that the copse is being cleared of the enemy. The light cavalry circle and move about till they emerge from a cloud of dust in line, and wait to charge till the enemy shall emerge from the wood upon the open. Bugle sounds and hoarse shouts resound through the right and centre bri gades as they come up with a rapid dull tramp in close column, till they reach the head of the Long Valley, and deploy into a front of more than a mile in length. The Aldershott division at last clear Biekley copses, and, advancing at a canter, the 10th Hussars prepare to charge them as they cross the moor. They move to the edge of the wood and halt, while their ranks form up, and then advance, slowly at first, but gradually in crease in speed till the " charrre" rings from the bugles from troop to t roo p, and they sweep over the Moor like a whirlwind, shaking the solid earth with the noise of distant thunder, and scattering the turf and grass like water behind them. The heavy cavalry at a slow pace, and in massive squadrons, advance, while the light at last retire, having pursued the enemy to the very foot of the Pyestock Ridges. Directly this was accomplished, the left division of the Aldershott corps issued from the wood, and advanced rapidly against the enemy's right, so as to throw it a completely upon the li ne o f hill s above the Basi e k n s t tok e Canal. At th e same t i me the right and centre .isance upon the plai n i n li ne, and, mounti ng the under co ver o f a cannona d e, the battle be comes general along the whol e f ron t. The enemy we re now Supposed to be in a bad way, and apparently were well aware of the fact, for the ridge of hills was desperatel y contested. Th e file fire began on the extre me left , and as fast as the regiments of the centre and right came into crackled they joined the fusillade, till it roar e d and over the hills and valleys in a dense line of fire and smoke nearly a mile and a half in length. The guns on the flanks hurried up, and each as soon as it un limbered came into action, almost drowning in their heavy reverberations the continuous roll of mus- After the marching past, which of course was a tame affair compared with the brilliant movements which had taken place, her Majesty returned at once to the Pavilion, and after partaking of lunch started for Farnborough, where Mr. Crombie, the secretary of the South-Western Company, was in waiting to receive the Royal party. The train left the station in charge of Mr. Godson at 4.20, and arrived at the private station at Nine Elms at about 5.5. The railway arrangements at Farnborough to return the unusual influx of visitors were, as they always are, of the most satisfactory kind. In our notice of the camp in yesterday's im pression we inadvertently stated that the troops in camp would be reinforced by the addition of several other regiments which we specified, and among them the 22d. This' our readers will, of course, see was a clerical error, the 22d being absent on foreign service in the Mediterranean. LIFEBOAT FOR ANSTRUTIIE.R, SCOT LAND. A correspondent writing from Anstruther, thus alludes to the urgent necessity of a lifeboat at that place :—" You are, perhaps, aware that this is the centre of a very extensive deep-sea fishery, within two and a half miles off coast ; we have a population of about 7,000, the greater part of whom are fishermen and their families. We have several harbours, but none of them can be taken at much less than two hours' flood, and there is not a lifeboat upon our coast. You will thus readily perceive that we have frequent disasters and loss of life, as well from lying off till the tide flows, as in attempting to take the harbour through the surf. A case of this nature occurred recently, and it seemed for some time that many of our boats with their crews would perish almost within cable length, and under our eyes. At that season the winter herring fishing was prosecuted here by nearly 200 boats. On a recent afternoon a number of them left our harbour, the whole fleet would have fol- owed, but were afraid of the weather. About 6 p.m., when the harbour was yet almost dry, a strong gale broke from the south-cast, and the boats at sea commenced to run in as close as they could to the harbour. About seven o'clock the gale had riser, to a perfect hurricane, accompanied by a drenching rain, and all our own boats at sea, as well as strangers, were crowded amidst the surf near the entrance to the harbour. They lay there helplessly waiting for water. Several of them became un manageable and drifted amongst the rocks. A large crowd of townspeople, as well as the wives and children, of the fishermen crowded the quay and beach. The cries of the men for help as they struggled with the surf, mingled with the help less screams of their relatives on shore, and the fierce wind and blinding rain, made up a most heartrending scene. At last a small yawl was manned, and, at the imminent peril of its crew, a rope was carried out to the boats, and communica tion being thus opened with the shore, the impe rilled boats were happily hauled on shore, and no life was lost. Several of the boats are damaged, one of them so much so that she sank in the har• bour. If we had a lifeboat all the agony of that night and risk of life would have been prevented. The want of one has made a deep impression on the minds of the fishermen and the public. Some of the inhabitants of Anstruther have put themselves in communication with the Royal National Life boat Institution on the subject, which has, as usual, readily offered them, from its limited means, every assistance to carry out their humane objects. 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Also at Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Raimos and Co. ,• at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew ; at Manchester, Sharp and Scott ; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South ampton, Randall and Son. 1 ketry. Suddenly the fire ceased, the line broke up as if by magic, and each regiment, throwing itself into a square, prepared to - receive cavalry. This manoeuvre was the most picturesque of the day, the massive squares close at hand bristling with their triple rows of bayonets, like hedges of steel, while the warlike terror of those in the distance was so much diminished that they rather resembled bright parterres of flowers upon the hillside than the strongest and most formidable combination of which infantry is capable. Twice was this ma nceuure repeated, 'when the Aldershott ca valry ap peared to think that the enemy had had quite enough of their own way, and prepared to char ge, as the hostile forces retired from the squares discomfited. For this purpose both the light and heavy cavalry united in one splendid line, and dashed forward. But long ere the movement commenced the Alder shott dust had resumed its despotic sway, and be fore the squadrons had gone 50 yards the whole line was hidden in a dense cloud, and the spectato rs could only judge by the rapidity with which it tra versed the plain, and the dull, heavy rumbling, which seemed to penetrate the solid earth, how re sistless and furious the charge had b een . If one m ight hazard a conjecture from the appearance of the troops as they at last emerged from this dense stifling cloud, the enemy m us t h ave b een d r i ven to the extrem i ty of taking re f uge i n a c hi mney, up which their ardent pursuers had followed them, man and horse, for probably never in the annals of her Majesty's service did a blacker-looking division parade in England. The instant the charge was over there was a second advance of the whole line to the banks of the canal, the brigades on the extreme left going on in the old style of heavy musketry and cannonading, while the right prepared to cross the canal in pursuit of their fast retiring antagonists. Crossing the canal was a very pretty movement. Covered by some guns in the Pyestock Ridge to their left, the Riflemen were thrown out, and succeeded in gaining the banks of the canal, where a continuing skirmishing fusil lade was kept up, which in turn covered and pro tected the advance of the pontoon train. The pon toons were rapidly driven up, the rafts out, and the floating bridge completed in a few minutes. While being constructed two 12-pounders were lowered down the steep face of the hill on the left by the artillerymen, and got into play as the Rifles, forming' up in sections of four, advanced at double time across the bridge, spreading out as fast as they gained the opposite bank, when in skirmishing order they covered the advance of a strong column of riflemen who occupied the pine wood, and made it rever berate like thunder under their continued fusillade. This, with the advance of the extreme left and one grand finale of musketry and artillery, completed the rout of the enemy, who was driven so far away as to be now beyond the reach of his pursuers. In another minute, therefore, the troops began to fall back, and there was a " solution of continuity" in the pontoon bridge, which, even more rapidly than it had been put together, was dismantled, hauled ashore, and piled upon the waggons in a few mi nutes. This little adroit military manoeuvre, how ever interesting in a general point of view, was beheld with considerable chagrin by a portion of the public. Not viewing the bridge in the light of a subtle military stratagem, but accepting it as an accomplished fact, they had unwarily crossed to the opposite bank of the canal, and were thus by the sudden retreat of the pontoons reduced to the un pleasant necessity of walking some two miles round to gain the road to camp, and must therefore have arrived exactly when the prodigious cloud of dust told that the marching past was over, and the review terminated. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1859. LAW INTELLIGENCE-Mill/ 16, JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Sergeants' Inn, (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) EX PARTE JAMES M'DONNELL IN RE MARY ANNE M'DONNELL.-HABEAS CORPUS TO PRODUCE A CHILD FROM A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, This case, which was reported on Friday, came on before Mr, Justice Erle, at chambers, on the re turn of the writ of habeas corpus granted by the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday, upon a Catholic priest named Roberts and a Mrs. M'Car thy, the schoolmistress of the Roman Catholic School in York-street, Westminster, to produce Mary Anne M'Donnell, an infant under twelve years of age. Mr. Cook Evans appeared in support of the ap plication, and Mr. Baddeley on the other side. Mr. Baddeley called the attention of his lordship to the nature of the case which was before the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday, and said he had a return to the writ of habeas corpus which he hoped would be deemed sufficient. His lordship would recollect that the child was stated to have been detained at a Roman Catholic school away from its father, and Mr. Roberts, a priest, and Mrs. M'Carthy, the schoolmistress, had been served with the writ to produce the child. The learned counsel read the return by the defendants, setting forth that the child came to the school of her own accord, and left on the sth April, and was not under their control or otherwise detained by them or either of them. On the return which he had read, he sub mitted that his lordship would consider that the matter had been answered. Mr. Cook Evans apprehended that his lordship would not be satisfied with the return unless it was disclosed where the child was to be found. There was nothing on the face of the return to show that the parties did not know where the child was, at least at the time the application was made to the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday last. Mr. Justice Erle said a father was no doubt en titled to the custody of his child, and he suggested whether it would not be better, without going into the case, for the parties to state where the child was to be found. A father had a sacred trust reposed in him, and was answerable both here and hereafter how he discharged his duty, and with respect to a child of such an age as 12 years, a father was entitled to have it under his care. Mr. Baddeley said he had several affidavits in answer, if it was necessary to go into the case, which would show that the child was afraid to go home, that her father had again married, and the child, after she left school on the sth of April, was found crying, and a friend had taken it under protection. He could also show that when the step-mother came to the school, Mr. Roberts told her that the child would be given to her father; but when he called the child had left, and was found, as he had stated, in a distressed state, and afraid to go home in consequence of the treatment she had experienced. Mr. Cook Evans remarked that the.simple ques tion was, that the father wanted the child to go to one school, and the child wanted to go to the Roman Catholic School. He denied that there Were any grounds for the alleged ill-treatment of the child. A discussion arose as to the law on the subject, and several cases were referred to, including the recent case of a child named Race. Mr. Baddeley said the cases in the books did not go on the age, but as to the willingness or discre tion of a child. Mr. Cook Evans suggested that to detain a child at her age was simply imprisonment, which the law could not allow. Mr. Justice Erie said he was anxious, if possible, to settle the matter without going into the whole case, as it was evident that the controversy likely to arise would involve a good deal of personal feel ing from the religious opinions of the parties. He had nothing to do with the questio n as t o th e treat ment of the child, and was not called upon to give an opinion. The parents were answerable for their conduct in that respect. All he had to do was, to decide that the father was entitled to the custody of his child, and to see whether any further infor mation could be given where the child was to be found, so that the father might go and take posses sion of his child. Therefore, he had suggested that the best course would be for the other side to state where the child was when the application was made. Mr. Cook Evans said all the father wanted was his child, and of course if the address was given, the child would not be removed to another place. Mr. Baddeley said there would be no objection to give the name and address of the party, but he could not furnish it at present, as he did not know it. The child had been found by the servant of a party and taken care of, having stated to the other children4hat her father would " kill her." His affi davits would show the statement he had made. Mr. Justice Erle said a parent had a sacred duty, and was answerable for his conduct. He thought that the address should be given. Mr. Baddeley asked his lordship whether he was not satisfied with the return to the court. He com plained of the statements which had gone forth to the public reflecting, on Mr. Roberts, who was a most respectable man, and whom he (Mr. Baddeley) had known for some time. Mr. C. Evans said Mr. Roberts was no doubt zea lous for his religion. Perhaps his lordship could not give his opinion on the return at present. Mr. Justice Erle said the return would be suffi cient with the address of the child, and, therefore, it could remain as it was at present. It was then arranged that the address of the child should be given to-morrow (this day), on which the writ of habeas corpus would be complete. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Mr. Justice Wightman and Common Juries.) SMITH V. THE CHANNEL ISLANDS TELEGRAPH COMPANY. This was an action brought by Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, to recover damages against the defendants for breaking up land in his possession to lay down, without his permission, an electric telegraph cable, for the purpose of connect ing it with the Channel Islands electric telegraph. The defendants pleaded, first, not guilty ; and, secondly, that the plaintiff was not possessed of the land in question. Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. 7ohnson appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. Malcolm conducted the case for the defendants. It appeared from the evidence in support of the plaintiff's case that he took Pennsylvania Castle, at Portland, near Weymouth, as a residence, and that defendants' servants entered his ground without his permission, and excavated a trench of about 200 yards long, for the purpose of laying down a cable in connexion with the Ch anne l Islands Telegraph. The superintendent had previously applied to a freeholder on the land for permission to do the work, and was informed by him that Mr. Smith was the occupier, and cautioned against taking any measures for laying down the telegraph in the land without previously making an arrangement with, and obtaining the sanction of, that gentleman. The matter was brought under Mr. Smith's notice, and was remonstrated against by him, whereupon the project of laying down the cable was given up, and the plaintiff now clainied £l5 for the damage done to his land by the defendants in cutting the trench. He had, however, offered to stay proceedings if the company would contribute something to the Wey mouth Institution, and on their having declined to do so he brought the matter into court. On the part of the defendants, it was contended that the company were not liable, as Messrs. Newall had contracted with them to lay down the cable at their own cost and risk. Evidence was also given that the actual damage done to the plaintiff's land did not exceed £5. Mr. Justice Wightman having summed up, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff— damages £lO. The other cases tried were interesting only to the parties immediately concerned. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sitting at Nisi Prins, in Middlesex, before Mr. Justice Byles and a Common Jury.) RICHARDSON V. LEWIS-COCK FIGHTING. This was an action to recover £25, part of a stake deposited to abide the event of a cock fight, which was to have come off at Birmingham, on the 24th April, 1854. Mr. S ergeant Hayes and Beaseley appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. T. Williams, for the defendant. In the c ourse of the plaintiff's case it was stated lie resided at a house in Boston called the King's Arms, which house was kept by his mother in-law ; and th e d efendant was a gentleman of pro perty and a magistrate residing in th e neighbour hood of Cardiff. The defendant, notwithstanding his position in life, was addicted to cock fighting, an amusement of which the plaintiff had also been fond until this transaction sickened him of it, and he went home and destroyed his birds. In the spring of 1854 the defendant made the match for £lOO, but not having birds enough of his own, he applied through a man named Harrison to the plain tiff, who agreed to furnish some birds upon the condition that he should be allowed to take a fourth part in the stake. He accordingly remitted the defendant £5, and at his first interview with the defendant, which was on the morning of the fight, he handed him the remaining .E2O. The fight lasted all day, and was about half over when the police on the second morning interfered and prevented its continuance. Hewson, the stakeholder, refused to give up the stakes, and the defendant then said his man Martin should give him a notice demanding the money. This was the first intimation which the plaintiff had that the match had been fought in Martin's name. Subsequently an action was com menced by Martin against Hewson in the Exche quer, and the £lOO was recovered. The plaintiff after that applied to the defendant for his share of the stake, but the only answer he got was, " I have only to say that my attorney paid Martin the money he being the plaintiff in the case." In an affidavit which had been used before a judge at chambers it was stated that Martin had sent by post to the plaintiff £l5, but that sum the piaintiff positively denied having received. On the part of the defendant Martin was called. He stated that he was an innkeeper at Cardiff, that he made the match, and not Mr. Lewis. It was to him (Martin) that the plaintiff sent the £5, and also paid the £2O at Birmingham. He afterwards brought the action, and received a cheque from .his attorney for £lB 155., the plaintiff's share, after deducting the expenses, and he transmitted to the plaintiff by post £l5, intending to pay the rest subsequently. Mr. Lewis contributed £35 towards the match, and Mr. Morgan Thomas £4O. Mr. Williams, the attorney for the defendant, stated that Martin gave him instructions to sue Hewson, and that he did not know until the pro ceedings terminated and he drew the cheques that Mr. Lewis had anything to do with it. The phrase " my attorney," in Mr. Lewis's letter was explained by the facts that Mr. Williams was attorney for Mr. Lewis ' his cousin, at the sam e ti me that he was employed by Martin to sue Hewson. Mr. Lewis himself was not called, but it was said that his absence was caused by the illness of his wife. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £25. TANTONY v. DASH-" WHO STOLE THE DUCKS ?" Both parties in this case live at Ham-common, the plaintiff being a gardener and beer-house keeper, and the defendant a barber. The action was to recover damages for slander, and the defendant denied having uttered the words. The plaintiff's case was that on the morning of Sunday, the 20th March last, he went to defendant's shop to get shaved, and having noticed that de fendant's duck-house had been pulled down, said to him, " Why, Jacob, you have pulled your duck house down." He replied, " And quite time, too, when my ducks were stolen," and he added that the plaintiff had stolen them, and that they had been cooked at his house, and a sapper given to his friends. The plaintiff asked him if he meant what he said, and he said that he did. The plaintiff went away and returned in ten minutes, and demanded to know who was the defendant's author for what he had said. The defendant persisted in his state ment, but refused to give his author. This slander had got disseminated in the neighbourhood, to the plaintiff's serious detriment, and people in the streets called after him, " Who stole the ducks ?" The defendant's version of the case was, that he said to plaintiff, " I have lost the ducks, and am given to understand that they went to your house." He refused to tell plaintiff who it was that had told him this, but said that he might hear it again at a future day. He had never said that the plaintiff had stolen the ducks. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff- Damages X 5. SURREY SESSIONS.—May 16. The May adjourned sessions for the county of Surrey commenced this morning at the Court house, Newington-causeway, before J. E. Johnson, Esq., chairman, T. Tilson, Esq., deputy-chairman, and a full bench of magistrates. OLD COURT. (Before T. Tilson, Esq.) William Pretty, 14, William Partridge, 14, and George Rice, 14, pleaded guilty to stealing a shawl, the property of John Vollett, and a shawl, the property of Ellen Hughes. They also pleaded guilty to assaulting George Boden with intent to rob him. Evidence was given that Pretty and Partridge were desperate young, thieves, and that they in duced the other prisoner to leave his parents' home, and join them in committing these depredations. The father of Rice here stepped forward, and said he was a deal-porter, and unfor tunately fifteen months ago he lost his wife. He did all he could to give his son a good education, and bring him up to honest ways, but Pretty had seduced him from home, and brought him into the present difficulty. The Assistant-Gaoler said he understood it was Rice's first introduction to prison, and the others had been in custody before. They had acknow ledged to him that they had roamed about stealing whatever they could lay their hands on, and now they wished to be sent to a reformatory school. All the three were clever lads, and were apt at learning. Mr. Tilson sentenced Rice to one day's impri sonment, and then to be given up to his father. The other prisoners must be imprisoned three months with hard labour, and at the expiration of that time they would be confined in a reformatory institution three years each. John Davis, alias Mason, 16, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. William Henry Searnett, at Clapham, and stealing therefrom four silver forks and other articles. The prisoner was taken into custody near the prosecutor's house with property in his possession, and the court was now informed that he had been previously convicted for a similar offence. The nrisoner begged to be sent to a reformatory school, as he was tired of thieving. The Chairman told him he was too old for a re formatory school, but lie would see what Govern ment could do fOr him. Under those circumstances he should sentence him to 12 months' hard labour, and most likely he would be sent by the Govern ment to Parkhurst. NEW COURT. (Before E. Johnson, Esq.) William Helton and Henry Bailey, carmen, were indicted for stealing a quantity of horses' food, the property of • Messrs. Roach and Son, granary keepers, Pickled Herring-wharf, Dockhead. Mr. Harrison prosecuted, and Mr. Li,ley de fended Helton ; the other prisoner was undefended. Mr. Roach said that Bailey was in his employ as carman, and his duty was to look after the horses and feed them. Plenty of food was allowed them, but latterly the horses had looked so bad that he suspected that the food was not given to them, but taken away. On Sunday morning, the Ist inst., he went to the stable, and saw Helton outside with a bag of food, consisting of oats and beans, and Bailey was near the door, inside. Believing that it was kis property, he gave them both into custody. The food was here produced by Vellacott, 224 M, and the prosecutor said it was similar to that he allowed for his horses. Mr. Lilley made an ingenious appeal to the jury on behalf of Helton, contending that the corn was sweepings which he had saved for the rabbits, and there was no pretence for charging him with the felony. Bailey denied having stolen the property pro duced. The Chairman briefly summed up, and The jury returned a verdict of acquittal. Harriet Goodchild, 17, pleaded guilty to stealing a gown at Wittey, near Guildford, the property of Samuel. Clarke. It being her first offence, The Court sentenced her to four months' hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 16. MANSION-HOUSE.—James Poulter, a compo sitor, was charged with having stolen a quantity of type, paper, and printing cards, the property o f hi s employer, ifr. Dillon, a printer, in Water-lane. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had been in the employ of the prosecutor for a period of three months as overseer in the printing office, and was under a fortnight's notice to leave on Saturday last, when about four o'clock in the afternoon he asked permission to go, alleging that lie had to meet a gentleman about a new situation. Mr. Dillon permitted him to go, and paid him his wages, but almost i mme di a t e ly a ft er h e was told that file prisoner had stolen some type and paper, upon which he went with a policeman and the journeyman who had given the information to the prisoner's residence at Newington-butts, sending the journeyman to the door first to speak to the prisoner. While he was so speaking the prosecutor and the policeman went towards the door, and upon seeing them the prisoner immediately shut the door, and the prosecutor and officer had to knock ten minutes before it was opened for their admission. The prisoner, after opening the door again, was asked by Mr. Dillon what he had done with the type and paper, and he denied that he had any of the former, although he admitted that he had a few • offeuts" of paper, which he had thought it no harm to take. They then all went into the garden at the back of the house, where the officer observed that. the ground had been recently duc , up at the back of a shed, and upon turning up the mould a packet of type, weighing slb. Goz., was found lying a few inches below the surface. He said he had placed it there a long while ago, but the paper and cord with which it was tied were dry, and he was taken into custody ; some sheets of paper and two packs of printing cards being subsequently found in the house, which, as well as the type, was identified by the prosecutor as his property. Au attempt was at first made to show that the type was the prisoner's own property, but ulti mately he pleaded guilty, and was remanded, in order to be dealt with summarily in petty sessions. Thomas Turner Ward, a well-dressed yo u ng man, Mr. Jardine remanded the prisoner for a week CLERKENWELL.—DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT.-- A fashionably attired man, who gave the name of George Hazelhurst Bullivent, described as a solici tor, of 75, Cannon-street, City, was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with being drunk, and using abusive language to Mr. Henry Poole, land lord of the Globe public-house, Derby•street, and causing a crowd of persons to assemble. The defendant on Saturday evening entered the complainant's house with a girl, and called for something to drink. While there he became very abusive, persisted in smoking when requested not to do so, and when asked to leave, he took hold of the landlord by the collar, and endeavoured to throw him down. He also made use of gross language to Mrs. Poole, and on his way to the station police•constable Deason, 244 G, said his language was disgraceful. When the charge was taken at the station he became very violent, and it took three constables to remove him to the cell. The defendant said ho was not the worse for liquor, and as for making use of such language as was imputed to - him, it was all a mistake. Inspector Witham, E division, said he was pre sent when the charge was taken, and the defendant was decidedly the worse for liquor, abusive, and violent. Mr. Corrie said the charitable way of putting it was to say the defendant was not exactly aware of what he was doing. He should order the defendant to pay a fine of ss. The fine was paid. EXTENSIVE UTTERING OF FORGED BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.—Edward Clouder, aged 45, attired in the garb of a seaman, and Edward Heath, aged 47, a tobacco pipe -manufacturer, of 6, Mans field-place, Kentish-town, were placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with attempting to pass a forged Bank ofEngland note to Charlotte Holmes, coffee-house keeper, 11, Weston-place, St. Pancras. Mr. Hodges, the landlord of th e Ski nners ' A rms public-house, No. 31, Judd-street, said he had known the prisoner Clouder for about 14 or 15 years as a seaman, who, when at home, re s id e d i n th e neighbourhood. On Saturday week his nephew came into the parlour and said that Clouder wanted change for a£s note, He afterwards gave him the change, and discovered that the note was a forged one. Alfred Hodges Thompson said he was a nephew to the last witness, and proved that Clouder gave him the note in question, and which was afterwards proved to be forged. Mr. John Henry Borley said on the night of the 7th of May, ho.was in the coffee-house, Weston place. While there Heath came in and said it was all right, and Clouder and another man then came in, sat down, and pretended to be drunk. He heard Clouder bluster, speak about some rum, and gave Miss Holmes a note. He heard Mr. Foster say it was a bad one, and then the other man said to Heath, " We had better pay for what we have had an d s t ep i t. " Heath said to Mr. Fos ter," Can't a m an b e paid off from his ship w ith ou t having bad notes." Heath was then detained. Charlotte Holmes said she managed a coffee shop for Mr. Foster. On Saturday-, the 7th, the pri soners and another man came into the shop and had three cups of tea. Afterwards one of them wanted some rum, which she consented to get if they gave her the money first. Clouder gave her a £5 note, which Mr. Foster afterwards said was a bad one. Mr. Gustavus Foster said he was landlord of the Iron Duke publi c h ous e an d th e co ff ee s h o p in ques tion. When the note was b roug ht to him he dis covered? it was a bad one, and taking it back said, " You must let me have better ones than these if you want me to change them." Heath said it was a good one, and he could swear it. Witness tore the note in half. Police-sergeant Croome, 34 S, said the prisoner Clouder said he had received the note as wages from the Ship Shyloe, in the Victoria Dock. He had made inquiries and had ascertained that no ship of that name had entered the dock. He had been told that Heath and another man had purchased the notes in Westminster, The priso ner Cl ou d er had lately come from Bombay, but as he had begged his passage back he had no wages to receive. An Inspector of the Bank of England proved that the notes produced were forgeries. In defence, Heath denied the statements which the witnesses said he made. The other prisoner said the note was given him by the third person, a man of the name of Torn Bentley. Mr. Corrie fully committed the prisoners to the Central Criminal Court for trial. It is expected that there are other cases against the prisoners, and the prisoner Clouder wished to make a further statement to the magistrate, but he was prevented, and told he could tell the police if he pleased. ROBBERY FROM A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.— Sarah Canny, alias Cuney, GO, a widow, residing at 3, Red Lion street, Clerkenwell, was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with stealing a gin glass of the value of 9d., the property of Mr. F. Smith, of the Angel public-house, High-street, Pentonville. The prisoner, between eight and nine, entered the above house and called for something to drink. Finding her playing with the glasses, he removed all within her reach. Afterwards he saw her reach over the counter and take the glass in question, when he called police-constable Wright, 85 N, and gave the prisoner into custody, when the glass was found in her possession. During the past few 'weeks the prosecutor having lost a great number of glasses he wished to make an example of the prisoner. The prisoner pleaded drunkenness as an excuse, and asked..for mercy. Mr. Corrie could not allow such an excuse, and sent the prisoner to the House of Correction, with hard labour, for 14 days. WESTMINSTER—THE LATE"CATASTROPHE IN VICTORIA-STREET.----Mr. Smith, the proetor of the Elephant and Casfie, Peter-street, West minster, applied to the magistrat e under the fol lowing circumstances:— H e said that pending an earnest desire on the co parntrit of his neighbours to raise a f und by charitable butions for the relief of the widows and orphans of the poor men who had lost their lives at the Westminster Palace Hotel-building, he had was charged with stealing £5 belonging to his employer, Mr. W. Stoper, solicitor, 52, Cheapside. Mr. W. Stoper—The prisoner was a clerk in my service. On the sth May I gave to the prisoner £3lO in bank notes to pay into my bankers, the notes consisting of a £lOO note, four £5O notes, and a £lO note. I now produce my pass-book, in which there is an entry of £305 paid in on that day. The entry when the book was brought back to me was £3lO, but it has since been altered by the banker's clerk, in consequence of my calling his attention to it. The original entry was, no doubt, £305, but it had been very clumsily altered to £3lO. On Saturday I discovered it, and told the prisoner he had robbed me, and he said he had not ; but when I produced the banker's book, and pointed to this entry, he said, " I admit I altered that to deceive you. I called at a publichouse as I went to the bank, to get a glass of ale, and I suppose I dropped a£s note there." I told him that could not be, because there was no £5 note among those which I had given him ; but he said I gave him one on the same day to get a bankruptcy stamp with, and that, as he had lost that, he paid for the stamp with a £lO note. I told him I believed I had given him a £lO note to pay for the bankruptcy stamp, and that it was at another time of the day. He had had the money for the bank in his possession some hours before he was sent for the bankruptcy stamp. I have not yet had time to trace any of the notes, and I wish for a remand. The prisoner, who had nothing to say, wa's then remanded. BOW-STREET.—Priscilla Bryant a middle aged married woman, was charged with forging an order for £lOO, and thereby defrauding the Bank of London. The prisoner was brought up in the custody of Inspector Whicher, and Sergeant Robinson of the detective force, and Mr. Mullens attended to prose cute as solicitor to the Bankers' Protection Society. It was proved by Mr. G. Robins, managing clerk of the Charing-cross branch of the Bank of London, that a sum of £lOO was deposited on interest in the name of George Bryant, in May, 1857, In No vember last the prisoner called at the bank with the deposit receipt in her possession, and, repre senting herself as the wife of George Bryant, gave notice of the withdrawal of the amount. She was told that the money could not be paid to her except upon the written order of her husband, and a few days afterwards she returned with an order purporting to be signed by her husband. The money was then paid to her, with the intereet due upon it, making altogether £lOO 16s. id. They subsequently heard from the husband that the order was a forgery. A letter in the prisoner's handwriting was" put in and read. It was addressed to her husband, and , announced her intention to leave the country and never return to him in consequence of his ill-treat ment. She added, " that she alone had taken the money, which she considered due to her, and she had not had any assistance from any one." Inspector Whi c h er f oun d her in the company of a man named James, in Charles-street, Knights bridge, on Saturday last, and, on taking her into custody on the present charge, she said, " I did it myself; this man had nothing to do with it." Mr. Mullens said he did not propose to go fully into the case to-day, but to apply for a remand to a future day, when he should have much evidence to offer. personally subscribed, and had received various sums from others, which he felt assured would be considerably augmented by the benevolent if the magistrate would be so kind as to allow contribu tions to be received at that court, and accounted for in the usual way. Mr. Arnold said that he understood a committee of the Westminster Palace Hotel Company was in the progress of formation to raise a sum for the widows and children of the poor sufferers, and it would be better to hand the money to them. Applicant gave the preference to his worship, and urged the matter so strongly that Mr. Arnold said he would consider about it. LAMBETII.--CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER AT PECKHAM.—Elizabeth Reagan, about 37 years of age, a single woman, was charged before Mr. Elliott with having caused the death of her illegi timate male child. Inspector Dunn, P division, said that on Satur day night last, between six and seven o'clock, in consequence of information, he, in the company of Hull, a constable of the division, called at No. 16, Camden-square, Peckham, where the prisoner re sided. Upon seeing the prisoner he told her that he had been informed that in the month of October last she became the mother of an illegitimate child, that she had caused its death by lying upon and smothering it. He stated to her that he was also told that neither its birth nor death had been re gistered, and that it had been buried in the back garden. The prisoner was for a short time much agitated. When she recovered she remarked, " I will tell you the truth as I hope it will go furthest. I had a child at the time mentioned. It lived four or five minutes. I fainted away, and when I came to myself the child was dead. No one but the sur geon and myself saw it alive. It was buried in the back garden. Ido not kaow who buried it. I did not think it necessary to register the birth and death of so young a child." Witness directed Hull to search the ground. Hull, a detective, said that the prisoner showed him the spot wheal she stated the child was buried. He got a spade and removed a quantity of loose earth. He then found the remains of the child at about four inches from the surface. There was a quantity of lime mixed with the earth, amid which were the bones, the skull, and ribs of the deceased. There was 'also a piece of coarse cloth. He had the remains taken away. He told the prisoner what he had found. She said that it was all right, and that her sister took the child away to bury it. She herself did not see it buried. Mr. Thos. Denne, surgeon, Cottage-green, South ampton-street, Camberwell, said he attended the pri oner at her confinement on the 22d of October last, when she had a male child. It was a healthy child and alive. He left and called the next day. She then stated that she had made arrangements with a per son to take care of the child. He attended her daily after that. About two months subsequent to the birth of the child he asked her where it was. She said that it was in the country but did not say where. Witness during the confinement of the prisoner went to her sister to tell her to call. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, stated that after Mr. Donne left she was for some time insen sible. When she recovered she found the child by the side of her and nearly cold. She thought she might have lain upon it. Mr. Dunn now stated that the prisoner had ad mitted to him that her sister's husband was the father of the child. The prisoner was remanded for a week. GREENWICH.—THE LATE CHARGE OF STAB BING A WlFE.—Samuel Newbury, 35, of 1, Con tent Cottages, Shooter's-hill-road, Blackheath, a person of independent property, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Seeker, charged with cutting and wounding his wife, Mary Charlotte Newbury. Mr. Carttar, solicitor, attended for the prisoner. The particulars of the first examination have already appeared, from which it will be remembered that about 10 o'clock on the night of Saturday, the 7th inst., a gentleman's servant named George Mantle heard the screams of a female, and was im mediately afterwards implored by a young woman, servant to the prisoner, to run to the protection of her mistress, who, she said, was about being mur dered by her master. On running to the spot the prisoner was seen dragging his wife by the wrist from a lamp-post, to which she was clinging, he having a knife in his hand, and being heard to de clare he would " butcher her head from her body." Mr. Tyser, a surgeon residing in the neighbourhood, afterwards arrived on the spot, the prisoner and his wife having fallen to the ground, with the witness Mantle. The prisoner was ultimately secured, and on the wife being examined a superficial wound, two inches in length, was found on the left side of the neck, and a slighter one under the neck, the prisoner and his wife being both under the in fluence of liquor at the time. In reply to a question by the prisoner's solicitor, Mr. Tyser said he did not think that the superficial wound he had spoken of could have been produced by the pin of a brooch worn by the wife in her shawl. It was, in his opinion, produced by a sharp instrument. Witness dressed the wound about 20 minutes afterwards, and saw there was an effusion of blood. Mr. Seckerinquired if the wif e was i n a tt en d ance. Mr. Cartta r replied in the affirmative, but said she was no party to the present complaint. Mr. Seeker said he could not help her feelings, but he must make her a party to the case. The wife was then sworn, and said that on the night in question her husband met her in the Shooter's-hill-road, when they had some words together, he wanting her to go home and she re fusing to do so. After this she had no recollection of anything. Samuel Cockman having given evidence as to hearing the disturbance between the prisoner and his wife, _ _ Mr. Seeker said he should commit the prisoner for trial, but would accept two sureties in £5O each, for his appearance. The required bail was put in, and the prisoner was liberated. DARING _ESCAPE FROM TILE MODEL PRISON. On Saturday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, a convict, named Henry Edmonds, made his escape from the Model Prison, Pentonville, in a way that has excited considerable surprise. The prisoner is an American by birth, but he has been a resident in this country many years, and once lived a respectable life as a commercial traveller. He, however, fell into bad habits, committed various acts of robbery at hotels, and in 1856 he was convicted at the Ches ter sessions of robbing a tavern in the city, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude. He was sent up to London to serve a portion of his time at trade,t e AodheiloPro hisrison and was learning the t a il or i ng general conduct was good, and perhaps this may in some way account for the offi cials not having such a watchful eye over him as other prisoners, and so affording him the opportu nity of making a jacket and a pair of trousers out of the sheet or coverlid to his bed, by which he was enabled so successfully to effect his escape. It is stated that he was not in good health, and on Satur day afternoon, the day being very fine, he was engaged with a few other convicts in performing some light duty in one of the gardensof the prison. By some means he managed to steal away to the south boundary wall of the gaol fronting the North London Railway. Having possessed himself of a rope he secured the end of it to a piece of iron hoop, which he formed into a hook, and which he succeeded in getting over the top of the wall, some 25 feet or more in height. He then got two or three garden rakes or hoes, which he placed against the wall, and having divested himself of his mask and prison garb, and assumed his new dress, he mounted the wall, and apparently without much difficulty, reached the top. Here occurs what ap pears a remarkable part of the case. The point where he got over is not more than 20 or 30 yards from. the Caledonian-road, and he had to drop into a side road, along which persons aro always pass ing and children playing. He was seen by several persons when he came above the wall, but being dressed in white he was thought to be some bricklayer or whitewasher employed in the gaol. It seemed that he had some difficulty in getting the rope over to descend, and to make short work of it he dropped down on a d hisfeet,andfalling acerate stunned.ior a b3 m , t o h m e en fa t ll o ; r h s e o , however, hastily got up and walked down the road by the side of the wall into the Caledonian-road. He then hailed a cab, and telling the driver th a t he had h a d some dispute , with his mates, and had got the worst of it, directed him to drive fast to wards London. Th e d r i ver states that he had no suspicion that the man, either by his dress or man ner, had escaped out of prison. As they got nearer town he directed the driver to proceed to Greek street, Sdho, and at a pawnbroker's he pledged some false teeth whi c h h e wore for 75., paying the cab man 3s. for his trouble. Edmonds then disappeared, and nothing has been heard of him since. Within a short time after he had escaped he was missed by the officers of the prison, and active members of the police were sent off in all directionso trace had inquestof b h e i e m n , but up to yesterda . y afternoon no had of him. He is represented to be 33 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches in height, and of swarthy com plexion. Complaints are made by the principal merc an til e houses of the frequent irregularities in the arrival of the French mails. THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND. A very interesting and fashionably as well as most numerously attended meeting was held on Saturday, at St. James's Hall, in support of this institution, which owes its origin to an amiable lady, Miss Gilbert, the daughter of the Bishop of Chichester, herself afflicted with deprivation of sight, and to whose untiring exertions and liberal contributions much of the success which has at tended the association is due. The undertaking was commenced in 1854, and its main object was to ensure regular employment to blind working men, and to obviate those difficulties which reduce so many blind persons to the position of street musicians or street beggars, and which arise from the want of opportunity to learn a trade, and the want of a market where the products of their labour may be sold, even when they succeed in mastering any of the very limited number of industrial oeca" potions to which they are eligible. In January, 1857, the association as it now exists was founded, and it at present affords employment in various ways to 67 blind men and women, of whom 33 ar e supplied with regular work at their own homes, at sums varying from 12s. to ls. 6d. per week ; 26 are instructed at the institution of the association , and nine are engaged in selling goods for. the society. Particular attention is paid to the instruc tion of those who on account of age are . in eligible for admission to many other institutions ; and a boarding house has been opened for the convenience of those who are anxious to find a home. The mental and religious Wel. fare of the blind is also sought ; a free cir culating library has been established, from which books printed in relief are lent to 65 blind persons; and instruction is given in reading and other branches of education.. A special department has also been organised to afford to the blind a pod musical education. To secure the continuance 0 the association, and in the hope of its becoming gradually enlarged, and to a great extent a sell" supporting national institution, the foundress has subscrit el £2,000 towards an endowment fund. . The meeting of Saturday was presided over by the Bishop of London, who i s the president of the institution. The Bishop of Chichester took part in the pro ceedings. The Bishop of OXFORD moved a resolution by which the meeting resolved to do all in its power to assist the association in its efforts to improve the condition of the 30,000 blind persons in the Unite d Kingdom. The right rev. prelate, in an eloquent appeal, urged the claims of the institution, one valuable feature of which was that, in administer ing..., its charity to tho se w h o mos t nee d e d it, avoided any compromise of principle, for it simply placed those to whom God in his wisdom had de nied the blessing of sight in a position of self,: dependence. It app eare d th a t t h ere wer e 2,50 u. blind people in the me t ropo li s; an d at t hi s m oment there were 90 applicants for admission to the insti tution ; and they were told that £4OO was needed to be raised to maintain 20b1ind persons, who Were now compelled to beg for the means of subsistence' while they were learning a trade, in order that the/ might be enabled to- support themselves by th em own industry. Surely those whom God ha d blessed with the inestimable boon of sight Wm' at once make up that paltry sum. If 20 gentlemen on the platform would only give £2O each, th e thing was done; and he would gladly contribute his £2O. (Cheers.) Mr. R. PALMER seconded the motion, an d urged the claims of the asso c i a ti on i n withdrawing the destitute blind from th e t emp t at i on t o a dd to t% number of street begg ars . A s s h ow i ng h o w eePe• bi the blind were of instruction, he mentioned the case of a young blind gentleman who entered the University of Oxford, and, aided by his sister, suc cessfully studied there, and afterwards wont t° India, where he studied Sanscrit, and was nes' 7 . 6 candidate for the professorship of that language in the university at which he was educated. The resolution was carried. Mr. Gurney, M.P., Dr. Jelf (the Principal of King's College), Dr. Robinson, and other gentlemen, addressed the meeting in support of the a ssociation , and their appe a l was respon d e d t o by a liberal collection. Miss Gilbert, and several other blind ladies and gentlemen, were amongst the company, and ap peared to take a deep interest in the proceedings. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER-MAy 14. The supply was rather small, and English wheat suet i i , fair sale at a reduction o f 3 s t o 4 s per qr. upon the rates of this day se'nnight. There was little disposition shown t° buy all descriptions of spring corn, at late prices. - Is Wheat, white Us to 60s I Beans, Mazagan..4os to 't 35005 s to to 40556 s I w t i li t d e dl pe e & small 42: to 44 1 4 4 4 6 : red Barleyas ......425 42 to 461 Oats 26s to 32s I Grey .. CHELMSFORD—MAY 14. The show of wheat was small, and prices at is to 2s per qr higher than last week. Farmers hold very firm, ay' will not sell urilcss the above rates are acceded to. Barley nominal. Beans and peas were both the turn in favour of the seller. Wheat, white.... 48s to 62s red 4ss to 588 Barley 32s to 42s Chevalier 34s to 45s Grinding 27s to 35s Malt 60s to 66s Chevalier 63s to 69s Oats 26s to 35s Peas Partridge 44s to 480 White 44s to 48 0 Boiling 46 s to 480 Dun 42s to 4 40 Beans, Tick — 4 ls 45s Harrow Ticks 41s to 460 Mazagan 39s to 421 DERBY- WAY 14. - Yesterday the supply of wheat from the farmers W 9 small, and the trade more active, at an advance of is to 2 0 ; Barley as before. Beans were fully as dear. Oats and other articles unaltered. - White wheat, new, 60s to 62s Red do. 4Bs to 56s Old white sos to 62s Red do.. 48s to 56s Barley, malting 38s to 42s Barley, grinding 28s to 3 0 Oats, old, 283 to 3 0 New do 28s to 324 Beans. 44s to 601, Peas . ..----8 to --it 0 X FORD—MALY 14. To-day the attendance was numerous, and the farmer brought forward lar ge supp li es of wheat, for which ther e , was a better d eman d . B arley dull. Flour a firm trade/ 5 ' £2 per sack. 24s to 269 Wheat .......... ..52 s to 56 s Oats.... White do .55s to 60s I Beans —s to Barley .33s to 408 Ditto, old ........48s to 501 KIRKALDY—MAY 14. We had small supplies to-day of wheat and barley, but fair of oats. Sales ready, and prices generally is to 20 P' qr less for wheat and oats ; barley maintained its price. Wheat (N). Barley (N). Oats (N). First.... 40s Od 31s Od 23s Od Second.. 48s Od 35s Od 28s Od Third .. 56s Od 36s Od 30s Od Wheat (0). Barley (0). Oats (0). First.... —s Od —s Od —s Od Second.. —s Od —s Od _ s Od Third —s Od —s Od dO ET—MAY 16. the dose of the market.) Walls End. 0 . d. Braddyll's Hetton ..... 16 . 9 South Kelloe ........ 17 v Heugh ......... `. 16 . 3 Kelloe .............. 17 n a Lambton. ............ 1 9 u, t Riddell .............. 16 .v Eden Main ........... 16 4 ", Thorpe l6 ° ... Cassop ............ .. 16 IHartou •••• '1 516 °R Hetton. Lyons Main •• • A y Hartlepool.. ....... 17 Caradec .. 16 9 Birchgrove Graigola .20 0 Powell's Duffryn Steara 21 u t, 65—Sold, 52. COAL MARI (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Byass's Bebside West Hartle y ...17 3 Earsden Hartley 15 0 Lambert's West Hart- ley 17 0 North Percy Hartley 14 6 Grey's West Hartley l6 6 Wylam • l5 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 9 Walker Primrose 13 0 Buddle's West Hartleyl7 3 Hastings Hartley l7 3 Ilolywell 15 6 Walls End. South Hart1ep001......16 3 Ships at mark( BIRTHS. CAVAYE.—On the 12th inst., at Edinburgh, the wife of Maw jor-General Cavaye, of a daughter. DENIsoN.—On the 14th inst., at Roundhay Lodge, near' Leeds, the Hon. Mrs. William Beckett Denison, of a daughter. FORESTER.—On the 16th inst., at 13, Arlington-street, ate Hon. Mrs. Henry Forester, of a daughter. TREVANION.—On the 14th inst., at Menabilly, the LA' Frances Trevanion, of a son. MARRIAGES HEYWOOD—VINNIN - o.—On the 16th inst., at St. Georg e% Bloomsbury, J. Sharp C. Heywood, Esq., of iran° l l Villas, Kensington.-park, to Miss Louisa Vinning, ° Woburn-square. KARSLAKE — aILLESPIE.—On the 14th inst., at St. le a X. Church, Bryanstan-square Edward Kent Kars' Esq., late Fellow of Ballid College, Oxford, to Al 2o '"' Agnes, daughter of Robert Gillespie, Esq., of 33, York place, Portman-square. DEATHS. AT L I i n x s d s o o w street, aged 64. --e-Ocrnesethenet,ls N th ott i i n n s g t .. ., hif, ianlliadmBA6,tkAinisdoenrs, goafte2:r BELL.—On the 13th inst., at Shepley, Herts, John Bell? Esq., aged 59. CORBET.—On the 13th inst., at Sundorne Castle, Salop , Corbet, Captain, R N. COURTENAY.—On the 11th in.st , at Marton House , West moreland, the Rev. Francis John Courtenay, rec t o r of North Bovey, Devonshire. COTTLE.—On the 12th inst. , at Millman-street, Be dford row, Miss Susan na h S. Cottle. LABOUCRERE.—O n the 15th inst., at 44, Upper Grosvenor street, Mrs. Labouchere, aged 89. LEwis.—On the 12th inst , at Ty Dee, Monmouthsh ire, Lewis, Esq., age d ST. • STUNT.--On the 13th ircsst., at 17, Stockwell-common, Sur rey, John Stunt, Esq., aged 80. ONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1 12 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county , , Middlesex, Tuesday, 7May 17, 1854.