The Sun. — London, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

DR. LIVINGSTONE'S DISCOVERIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANCHESTER GUARMAw Sir,—l few days ago, when in the south of Eng land, I received a long letter from Dr. Livingstone, dated Tette, March 9 ; this morning I have received another, dated River Zambesi, May 30. As many of Dr. Livingstone's friends will doubt less feel an interest in the accounts which he gives of his expedition, I now enclose extracts from both letters, which are at your service for publication. — I am sir, yours respectfully, J. A. TURNER. Pendlebury-house, Sept. 30, 1859. FROM DR. LIVINGSTONE TO MR J. A. TURNER. " Tette, 9th March, 1859. "My dear Mr. Turner,— . . . I hope to have an opportunity of sendingyou a package about the end of May, for I have written to the Admiral requesting one of his cruisers to call on the Queen's birthday at the mouth of the Kongone, and furnish us with some salt provisions. It will not reach you, I should think, for three or four months after May. We May not meet a cruiser then, but will bury a bottle, and appoint a time, perhaps a month later. The box will go to the Admiralty, and I think Capt. Washington, the hydrographer, will be good enough to forward it. If you wish to suggest anything, the captain will at any time communicate with me. " I believe we have proved that, during a large portion of the yeitr ' Europeans may come up this river with safety. We have had some fever, but on the edge of the highlands here people are known to be safe. We have also shown that the Zambesi may be navigated during most of the year in flat bottomed boats. I came up here in our vessel, which draws two feet six inches, when the river 'Was at its lowest, and it was unusually low this last year. Now it stands from nine to 13 feet higher than it did then—this from accurate marks —and it will continue to do so till the end of May. " We have found that it is not necessary to give the people cotton seed, as their own seed yields cot ton which we think quite as good as the upland American ; and some is quite as long as the Egyp tian. This all imported cotton, or Tonge Manga ' (foreign). The Tonje Kadja,' or native, is remark ably strong, curly, or rather woolly to the feel, like their own hair. Both plants, though burned down annually, spring up again as fresh and vigorous as ever. The country to the north of this is all cotton land together. I have drawn attention to Angola as part of the north country, and I hear that the Government has got a report from a German natu ralist, Dr. Welweitch, which fully confirms all I advanced about it. Sugar canes grew equally well. I could collect some cartloads of indigo from the streets and immediate vicinity of Tette. I can speak with confidence nbw. It is of excellent quality. 'When asked about oils, in Manchester, I mentioned that from cucumber seeds; and one of the news papers faceticiusly compared it to the idea of ex tracting sunbeams from cucumbers.' I now find that the oil referred to is the best for the table, and it is made not only from the yellow oval cucumber I saw before, but from melon seeds too. They are bjust ripening now, but I shall try and enclose a ottle of cucumber oil for Mrs. Turner. " Can your sons not make a model of a vessel of really light draught ? This, after all the newspaper talk of drawing only 13 in., never drew less than 2ft. lin. or 2ft. tin. ; and is so weak, with her 10- horse single engine, that a breeze holds the paddles, and stops her. Three and a half knots, in a current, brings her to a standstill in another way, though - working more steam than her maker alldwed. The steel plates are excellent material for a hot climate ; they seem to rust none at all, except where kept wet and dry alternately, as on deck. " We have a rapid above this, but when the river is full the cataracts in it disappear. We are unable to ascend in this vessel; she is only 1-16 in. in thick ness, and can carry no cargo whatever. So, in ad dition to the risk of doubling her up in hauling her through, we would soon be without supplies after we had succeeded. We expect another vessel out with sufficient power to stem the rapids. " In the meantime we have gone 100 miles up the Shire, and find it admirably adapted for steam navigation all the way—the people had plenty of cotton for their own use, and sold us cotton and yarn in small quantity. I enclose (box) specimens. Provisions are abundant, but the people had never been visited by Europeans before, and of course never sold cotton before. This river is said to come out of Lake Nyanja ; we were stopped by a cataract. " Now that my attention has been specially directed to the subject, I feel more than ever con vinced that Africa north of about 15 deg. south latitude, is incomparably the best adapted for the produce of cotton of any locality in the world. The parallel of Tette suffers from droughts, but there are none in the country beyond. I expect very little to be done by the Portuguese. "It seems our cruisers cannot touch a French vessel engaged in the emigration scheme. This has set the slave trade a-going, though it eats out both power and commerce. The free emigrants are sent down the river in chains ! It is vexatious to see the infatuation by which this emig ration is dictated. They cannot raise sugar in Bou rbon without guano; .here the cane grows well without manure, and it is called indigenous. The natives north of this (not 20 miles off) make sugar, and I buy it for our own and the Kroomen's stores, at the rate of two yards of your white calico for a pot weighing 251bs. ; yet the labourers are exported to a worse soil. "I have set up the skeleton of the sugar mill, and little engine, to show what can be done with ma chinery. The Commandant, an enlightened man, and a very warm friend of ours, thought as well as we that it would do good ; but I have come to the conclusion, on seeing the slave trade revive again, which owing to the vigilance of the cruisers had been repressed, that the colonisation of the healthy highlands by our own countrymen will be the most effectual means of winding up the difficulty. I have no doubt our people would make themselves rich, while virtually crowning with success our long continued efforts for the abolition of the slave trade. I have ventured to suggest this in a despatch on the slave trade. A few Portuguese, not numbering, if the convict soldiery be excluded, more than 30 or 40, keep other nations out of this immense terri toi y. " I would have written t) you long ago, but have been sailing master during most of our stay. Our naval officer resigned, and repeated the resignation, from an idea that lye could net move, either hand or foot, without him. I was obliged to teachlim better, by mounting the paddle-box myself, and sending him home. I have guided the vessel some 1,600 miles; this has prevented my writing, as otherwise I would have done, to my friends. The officer above-mentioned rejected a steamer which would have suited us admirably. I acquiesced, trusted to his judgment, not knowing then his liability to sea-sickness, and I fear the Government may refuse to let us have her now. I have applied for her months ago. Will you -make inquiry if they are going to send her ? " Kindest salutations to Mrs. Turner and your family. " DAVID LIVINGSTONE. " To James Aspinall Turner, Esq., M.P." " River Zambesi, May 30, 1859. "My dear Mr. Turner—We have lately disco vered a very fine inland lake called Shirwa (Sheer wait) by going up the river Shire (pronounced Sheerey) about 100 miles in this vessel, then some 50 more on foot. The lake is from 20 to 30 miles wide at the broad part and 50 or 60 long. It is very beautiful, being surrounded on all sides by lofty mountains ; and it is reported about 2,000 feet above the level of the sea itself. It is reported to be separated from a very much larger lake, Nyanja (or, as we ascertained its proper name to be, Nyinyesi, or The Stars), by a strip of land only five or six miles wide—and, as we afterwards dis covered, a portion of Shirwa is only about 30 miles distant from the Shire, which is at all times navi gable by tills vessel. " The country through which we travelled was quite a highland one—in ten days we were 1,500 feet above the vessel. The Shire rushes over seve ral bataracts in that portion which we saw when on foot, and becoming confined in a narrow channel of 30 yards, has always a rapid current. It gave me an idea of water power without dams, equal to drive all the mills in England—such a cotton country we have seen nowhere except Angola. The further we went the more important did the crop appear to be to the inhabitants. They plant it at a time of the year that allows of the growth through the winter, and mning to maturity before the rain commences or insects come forth to injure the crops. Every one spins and weaves the cotton, which is chiefly of the strong indigenous kind. Chiefs may be seen setting, picking, or arranging the rove with their fingers. They have no trade in ivory—or any thing else except slaves. I never saw so much land under cotton anywhere, and the country being so elevated, it is healthy, the vegetation is exactly like that of Londa in the middle of the country—run ning streams abound and this is the region that I have always pointed out as the proper coun try for cotton and sugar. "In coming down the Shire the people brought cotton in small bags for sale—a bunch or rove as large as one's head cost only one foot of calico not worth a penny—l send it to you in the box. " But before proteeding further, I must say th a t having been disappointed- in meeting a man-of-war on the 24th, the-box must remain at Senna till the end of July, when we hope a ship will meet the vessel at the Kongone, * * Well, our prospects 11 Shire cotton trade is as ;hat in the Niger, had we 'a Leone missions . afford ; gad of collecting the dif• point out to them as of o not look bright. The ady for development as t Skich as the - Sierra ferent arwLguese, instea we . I T t THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY --EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1859, ILIIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Oct. 3. `undoubted commercial value, busy themselves only in a paltry trade in ivory. " A station is to be put up at the mouth of the Shire by way of claiming all our exploratifits in the north, and a custom-house is to be erected at the mouth of the Zambesi, whose navigability we alone discovered. They durst not enter the Shire till about the end of last year, when a rebel party ran away and allowed them to go about three miles into the river. . . . " We have had fever amongst us, but of so mild a character in consequence of being well provided for, that I failed to recognise it as that from which I suffered so severely when destitute of every corn fort. We cure it readily; it looks more like a com mon cold than fever. . • • " DAVID LIVINGSTONE." OLO UCESTER ELECITON COMMISSION GLOUCESTER, MONDAY EVENING, The inquiry into corrupt practices at Gloucester elections was continued to-day. The two hon. members were present, and one of them (Mr. Price) was examined. Mr. W. P. Price was examined at some length as to his interview with the deputation from Glou cester at the Reform Club in London. He corro borated the account given by Mr. Wilton, Mr. Innen, - and Mr. Moffat as to that interview, at which Messrs. Innell and Wilton sought a Liberal candidate, and Mr. Monk consented to stand. As to the proportion in which the expenses were to be divided, Mr. Price said he thought the best plan was for each candidate to pay his own expenses. At that time he (Mr. Price) was, as it were, wearing a mask on his face, inasmuch as he was treating the matter as if he fully intended to be a candidate, whereas he did not intend to stand at all, and had been in correspondence with his agents, Messrs. Ellis, Elliott, and Swan, of Gloucester, as to his intention of retiring and the best mode of doing so. Remembered at the interview at the Reform Club that a programme was produced of the sums re quired for the purposes of the election ; it showed a total of £1,200, and some one said that it could not at all events exceed £1,500. 'His (Mr. Price's election in 1852 costa little over £BOO, which include_ £125 which he gave to the Mayor to distribute ammi the charities in place of his being " chaired," to which he had a great objection. His election in 1857 cost, £350. He .did not suppose that Mr. Monk, being a stranger, woUld be able to keep his expenses within such a limit, but hethought his election Wight cost £5OO. Saw nr.Moffat afterwards, and he asked him to let him (Mr. Moffat) know how the canvass was going on. Understood by that that Mr. Moffat was acting,is Mr. Monk's - friend. He might have had a conversation with Mr. Moffat in the House of Commons after that, but he did not remember it. He wrote two letters op the subject of the election, the first withinob9ut 10 or 12 days of tho election, and the second two or three days before the nomination. About that time he was applied to by Mr. Innell and Mr. Wilton about providing the expenses necessary for carrying on the election. He replied that Mr. Ellis would pay his expenses, bat he had nothing to do with Mr. Monk's expenses. The parties, however, continued to be urgent in their applications to him for money, and he thought that it would be well to communi cate with Mr. Moffat, and he accordingly wrote to him, recommending that a sum, £5OO he believed, should be transmitted to Gloucester, and if he ex pressed any opinion at all no doubt he recommended that it should-be sent by private hand. He had no other way of sending it. If he had wanted the money in the ordinary course for himself he should' have directed it to be paid to Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and o his credit with the Gloucester shire Banking Co., dompapiy, but in the first place, he did not know who was going to send it ; nor, secondly, who would receive it. He thought, there fore, the best plan would be to send. it down by private hand. The messenger's railway fare would cost no more than the banker's commission. In his second letter he mentioned Mr. John Wilton as the most proper person to send it to. No agent had been appointed for Mr. Monk at that time. It was possible that the second letter which he wrote was addressed to Sir W. G. Hayter, instead of Mr. Moffat, as he knew Sir W. G. flayter would be one of the last members of the house in town. Did not know at the time when he wrote to Mr. Moffat or Sir W. Hayter that £2OO had been paid into the Gloucester County Bank. He had only had one letter from Mr. Moffat, which had unfortunately been de stroyed. He remembered its contents, which were very brief, as follows :—" I've seen Sir W. G. Hayter behind the Speaker's chair. I have pro vided the money, and he will take charge of it as I am going to Ashbuiton." Witness went on to say that he did not know of any messenger being em ployed until Mr. Monk told him that something like 70 messengers had been employed. He then went with Mr. Monk to the committee-room and ordered them to be taken off. Was not aware that 112 messengers had been engaged, and had never seen more than a dozen or 15 about the committee room. Was in the House of Commons at the time of the passing of the act which regulated the audit ing of the accounts—the Corrupt Practices at Elections Act. He considered it, however, as so much waste paper. Every attempt to introduce efficient amendments which would really tend to prevent bribery having been opposed by both par ties, he troubled no more about it. He considered it merely as homage paid by vice to virtue. (Laughter.) Did not think the act could have the slightest effect, or was intended to have the slightest effect, upon corrupt practices. It had been effectual in putting an end to bands and colours ; but more than used to be spent in colours and music was now spent in other ways. Did not think it required the expenditure of a large sum of money to gain an election for the Liberals in Glocester. The sum which he had paid was exactly the amount men tioned in the auditor's account, and not a shilling more, nor had he been asked for more, That was £4OO more than his election cost him in 1857, and £lOO more than it would have cost him in 1859 had his election been conducted on his own account. Was quite sure there was no intention on the part of Mr. Monk to bribe, and it was unnecessary on his (Mr. Price's) part. Was a candidate for Glo cester for the first time in 1847, but he retired, finding that if he went to the poll he should imperil Sir Maurice Berkeley's return. He had become a candidate on that occasion entirely with the view of keeping the Liberal party together. The Liberal party in Glocester always desired to have a local candidate, and the Conservative party—a rich one —concurred in the opinion already expressed, that the Liberal party was strong enough to return two Liberals if corrupt practices were not resorted to, and that without bribery no Conservative would have a chance. A good deal had been said in that city about dividing the representation; but if they took off the 200 or 300 venal voters, and polled the rest, there would be a great majority for the Liberals. By Mr. Fitzgerald—Did not pay any money himself ; Mr. Ellis paid what was necessary for him. By Mr. Welford—Never heath of Thompson or Clarke until the election was over. By Mr. Vaughan—Never heard from Sir R. W. Carden what the election cost him, because he had never held any intercourse with Sir Robert in his life. Mr. Norris, M.P. for Abingdon, told witness that he had been dining with Sir R. Carden at a sheriff's dinner, when Sir Robert told him (Mr. Norris) that his election and petition had cost him £4,500 in 1857, and that his unsuccessful election in 1859 had cost him £l,OOO, and £2,000, or £3,000 more for the petition. Had heard that Sir R. W. Carden frequently boasted, on the Stock Exchange, of the large sums of money that he had spent for political purposes. He (Mr. Price) was morally as sure of the fact as he could be of anything that he bad not seen with h s own eyes that gross and sys tematic bribery had been carried out at the last election. By Mr. Fitzgerald—Left the payment and ap portionment of his election expenses entirely to Mr. Ellis. Did not consider himself liable for another shilling, but if Mr. Ellis asked him for £l,OOO he should consider he owed it. Did not believe there had been bribery in 1857—not direct bribery, the buying votes like pigs at so much per head. Mr. D. M. Walker, proprietor of the Gloucester Journal, deposed that on the 21st of April, Mr. Robert Wilton represented to him that money was wanting for the necessary preliminary expenses of the election on the Liberal side. Witness suggested that Mr. Ralli should be applied to, and that the money—no sum was mentioned—should be sent to Mr. Robert Wilton. Two days afterwards the money was paid to the credit of Mr. Wilton in a bank in London. It had been the custom of Glou cester that the candidate himself should not be ap plied to for money until after the election. As a Gloucester man, he felt the position in which the character of the city was placed, but he wished to express his opinion that the principal cause of the demoralisation among the constituency was the scan dalous manner in which, year after year, money had been spent in elections to the Town Council. Before the Reform Act the Gloucester election were compa ratively pure. But still at that time there was a system of giving head money, and large sums were paid for travelling expenses; voters coming down from London, bringing their wives and families with them, and having to be maintained for a 'week. By Mr. Welford—Should think that upwards of 200 of the voters in Gloucester are venal. Among them are a large proportion of-outlying voters and a great many freemen in the town itself. Mr. William Higgs, salesman to W. C. Lucy and corn merchants, was 'actively engaged during the last week of the last election, but did not can vass any voters. Was engaged in preparing a set of books to ascertain the gain and loss of each can didate as the polling went on. The result showed gains and losses on each side. They expected Mr. Price to poll 822, Mr. Monk, and, giving Mr. Carden all the doubtful votes, 624. The result of the poll was that Mr. Price polled 807, Monk 709, and Carden 595. There were 135 who did not vote. Never polled a voter, but had seen a list handed to the committee of the House of Commons of persons who had bribed voters, in which his name was in cluded. He denied that he had ever bribed a voter. Wm. Probert, jun., landlord of the Queen's Head, received several sums of money during the election —perhaps £7 or £B—before the election from Mr . Wilton, £6 or £7 from Brewer Monk, and about £2 2s. from Mr. Innell. Spent it principally in treating voters, but could not tell the names of the parties treated. Mentioned several public-houses where he had treated voters. Bribed Robert Dowers, of St. Catherine street, with £5 to vote for Price and Monk • Walter Wood, a freeman, he bribed with £4. Was in treaty with several others, but could not come up to the mark. Henry Hatch, of Burton-street, had been drinking at the Tories' houses for some days, but he told witness that he would like to vote for the Liberals if they would do for him the same as the other side. He sa id, _ _ "Nothing less than a double finiff . ' would do. Understood he meant by that £lO. Was to meet him by appointment on the night of the nomina tion, but his price was considered too high, and he did not go. Another person was rather too weighty for him, John Smart, bookbinder; Wor cester-street. He wanted £lO —said he could go to the Del.lin and get that from Sir W. Carden 's party, but would rather vote on the Liberal side if he could get the same. Took him to the Fountain Inn (the Liberal committee-room) and left him in the inn, but he went away. He said he was afraid " the shop would be shut" on the other side. Had told -him that he could offer about £5. He polled for Sir R. W. Carden. Mr. Robinson gave witness £5 to pay Walter Wood. Told Robinson what he wanted the money for. - William Roberts, landlord of the Nelson, had not bribed anybody, but as a third party had handed some money in a paper to a voter after he had polled for Price and Monk. Wadley and two other voters named Bran and Greening, were brought to his house " for safety from the Tories," and received £2 10s. for his expenses. Hearing that a mob. of roughs was coming to his house after the voters, he took them off in a fly to a place called Barber's Bridge. Soon atter eight or nine men, headed by a fighting man, known as Curley Beek, came to his house, and one of them produced a paper, which he said was a search warrant, and de manded the voters. His wife dared them to set a foot on her stairs, and after searching the lower rooms they went away. Mr. Wm. Henley, bookseller, Cross, Gloucester, was engaged to canvass out-voters at the last elec tion for Price and Monk, and gave a long list of persons whom he had bribed, and the prices re ceived, altogether £lO5 10s. from different parties —viz., £3 10s. and £l2 from Mr. Wilks, £25 frOm Mr. Robinson, £25 from Mr. John P. Wilton, £3O from Jefferson Bryan, and £lO left at his shop by a person unknown. Paid these sums in bribing voters—viz., £8 each to Samuel Vale, E. H. Vale, and Wm. Vale ; Samuel Skillen, £8 or £9 ; Thos. Parks, £8 or £9 ; John Ashmead, £9 ; John Bosley, £lO ; Wm. Davis. £3 or £3 10s. All of these voted plumpers for Carden in 1857. Gave £5 to T. Vale, another for his wife, he being in the infirmary with a broken leg. Paid Mr. Davis £4, and his nephew the same sum, and J. Drum £5. He spent the balance in cabs and expenses. Had offered bribes to other parties whom he named, but they had been secured by the other party. Offered £5 to Job Bosley, of Epney, but he said he had work to do for Mr. Barwick, baker, of Hardwick, a Conserva tive gentleman, and if he voted for the Liberals he should be out of work all the winter. Offered John Luke £lO, as he had been offered £8 on the other side, but he said his landlord had put the screw on. There was a family of the Coopeys—eleven or twelve of them—that he tried to bribe. Went to William Coopeys at Churcham. He kept a beer house there. 'Witness proceeded :—I told him who I was, and said, "I am come to see if we cannot come to some arrangement for you, and the whole lot of you, voting for the Liberal members." He said, " ell, first let us come in and have some cider," and I paid for seven or eight gallons of cider. (Laughter.) There was a large number of the family—men and their wives. The first question I put was " What is your price ?" We had walked out of the house a little way along the road. He said he did not, know, but asked what I could give. I said " Will £BO do ?" He at once said, " Hold out your hand ;" and the bargain was struck, as if it was a debt for pigs. Coopey is a pig dealer. I offered £5 to bind the bargain, and it was arranged that Mr. Stephens, who was examined on Saturday, should come over and arrange how the money should be paid. The £BO was for the lot—lo or 11. The Coopeys' were always purchased votes ; and I have evidence in my possession that they were pur chased in 1837. The witness then corroborated the statement of Mr. Wilkes as to the transaction with Dowding, and repeated what the bribed voters had told him they could get for their votes on the other side. Thomas Miles, in the employ of the Midland Railway Company at the Stonehouse station, was examined as to his receipt of £5 10s. for his vote. He swore, however, that he had received the money for expenses. He told them he had spent 505., and Brewer Monk gave him £5 10s., but it was not for his vote. His wages were 16s. a week. This witness having given his evidence in an unsatisfac tory manner, Mr Coleridge, the secretary to the commission, said the commissioners would decide hereafter whether his costs should be paid or not. Mr. Kendall, ship-broker, made an explanation as to the application by him for money, as referred to by a previous witness. The money required was entirely for legal expenses. Thomas Upton, landlord of the Fountain Inn, where the Gloucester Reform Club held its meet ings ; John Organ, Thomas Gardiner, and James Organ, publicans, proved that they had been paid small su.ns for refreshments supplied to Liberal voters. They knew nothing of bribery. James Payne, quarryman, admitted that he had bribed several voters. Offered one £6 to vote for Price and Monk, as he had been offered £3 if he would only vote for Mr. Price and not for Mr. Monk. Bribed a man named Browning with £5. He afterwards told him that Alderman Carden had put six sovereigns into his pocket, so that he had got £ll. He voted for Price and Monk. [The witness afterwards corrected himself, saying it was Alderman Whithorn, not Alderman Carden, that put the money in his pocket.] On the night before, the poll he met Mr. Robinson at Mr. J. Wilton's house. They wanted money, and Mr. Robinson said he had none, on which witness offered him £95, for which Mr. Robinson gave him his cheque. He took £25 of it to buy votes, and left the res with Mr. Robinson on Mr. Wilton's table. John Davis, accountant, Gloucester, was next examined as to his knowledge of Mr. Frail, of Shrewsbury, having been in Gloucester during the last election. He said lie had known Mr. Frail, and that he did not see him in Gloucester during the election, but had heard it stated that he was there. Mr. Ping, ironmonger, Gloucester, related a con versation he had had with the last witness on the previous (Sunday) night over a pipe and brandy and-water, at witness's house. He questioned Davis, but he seemed to fight shy, and witness inferred that Davis had seen Frail in Gloucester, and at last said, "He went from here to Bristol," but Davis replied, " No, he went to Wales." John Barham and Edward Parkes were examined as to attempts at bribery, but their evidence was immaterial. Mr. D. Law, shoemaker, offered Smart, a printer, £8 for his vote, but he told him he had got £lO on the other side. He struck a bargain, however, with one Dick for £lO each for four votes. Did nothing else. Thought that was quite sufficient. The evidence of Richard Trueman, a doorkeeper, concluded the day's business. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Mothers and nurses will find Du ,Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food admirably adapted to remove all disorders of the stomach and bowels to which infants and children are at all times liable, such as indigestion, flatulency, colic, dysentery, diarrhoea, consti pation, debility and restlessness. It strengthens, nou rishes, and is used with more advantage than milk in rearing infants. 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The learned Assistant-Judge, in his charge to the grand jury, adverted in general terms to the state of the calendar, and said there was a case which would be brought before them to which he thought it would be right to call their particular attention, but in consequence of the late delivery of the depo sitions, he was not altogether informed of the exact circumstances. However, it seemed that a person of the name of Peterson had been charged before a magistrate with having disturbed, or been concerned in disturbing, the service of two places of public worship—a charge arising out of the lamentable dissensions which for some time unfortunately had prevailed in a parish in the eastern district of the metropolis. The charge would probably be loanded upon a statute passed in the reign of William and Mary, and generally known as the Toleration Act, the 18th section of which provides " That if any person or persons shall wilfully and of purpose ma liciously or contemptuously come into anfcathedral or parish church, chapel, or other congregation per mitted by this act, and disquiet or disturb the same, or incense any preacher or teacher, such person or persons, upon proof thereof before a justice of the peace, by two or more sufficient witnesses, shall find two sureties to be bound by recognisance in the penal sum of £5O, and in default of such sureties shall be committed to prison, there toremain till the next General or Quarter Sessions, and upon convic tion of the said offence at the said General or Quar- ter Sessions shall suffer the pain and penalty of £2O, to the use of the king." Further provisions of a similar character were made by a subsequent sta tute, 52 Geo. 111., c. 155, by which the penalty on conviction was increased to £4O. Whether the in dictment or indictments which might be submitted to their consideration were framed either upon the one statute or the other, they would at once per ceive that their duty was so plain and simple that he should hardly have conceived it'necessary to ad vert to the matter at all did not every day's expe rience prove that the best amongst us are sometimes drawn aside by prejudices, and especially in refer ence to subjects such as that out of which this pro secution arose. It was his duty to caution them against any impression but that which was created by the evidence laid before them, and if that evi deice established a prima facie case against the person accused, they ought not to hesitate in,find ing a true bill, and so place the matter in aproper train for further investigation. They all might la ment the want of some appropriate authority by which the proceedings which have given rise to these miserable dissensions might be regulated and controlled, but it could not be permitted, in a coun try governed by law, that violent abuse or indecent clamour should be Beard in churches or places set apart for the celebration of divine worship. If they found that defendant, by whatever motives he had been -actuated, had so conducted himself as to have maliciously or Contemptuously disquieted or dis turbed the performance of divine worship on the oc casions to which the evidence applied, no private opinion or feeling or prepossession whatever ought for a moment to interfere with the impartial exer cise of their judgment, or prevent the vindication of the law and the strict administration of justice, one of the chief objects of which was- to take care that the peace of society should not be disturbed with impunity. The grand jury then retired to their room. The traverse jury having been called, the court proceeded to receive the jury lists from the constables of the petty sessional divisions of the county. Complaint was made in the course of the morning of the negli gence and imperfect manner in which the lists were made out. The names of some persons who had been dead for years were retained on the lists, as also those of persons who years and years ago had given notice that they were exempt by reason of being over 60 years of age. Persons are summoned who have left the premises - for which they were rated more than a year before the making up of the list, and it was stated that it was a common thing for the jury papers to be left at houses and never applied for. The result of this is that on the average, out of 80 jurors summoned, scarcely 60 are liable to serve, and that number is reduced by excuses. The fault does not rest with the summon- ing officer, who acts under the authority of the sheriff. The names are taken froin_ the list as furnished by the overseers, lad it should be borne in mind that the lists are exposed on the church doors, and all persons exempt should see that their names are expunged. John Laurence, alias Henry Williams, 48, was indicted twice for stealing pewter pots from public houses. He pleaded guilty_ to the charges, and also to having been convicted of the same sort of offence on two former occasions. The Assistant-Judge said the prisoner, it was evident, was a person who lived by this sort of plunder, than which none could be more mischie vous. The sentence he felt it to be Recessary to pass might seem a severe one to some persons, but it was the duty of the Court to protect licensed vic tuallers by making a severe example of those who committed these offences. It was not the mere value of the pots that was to be considered. Regu lar pot•stealers were in league with the makers of counterfeit coin. The metal was used in the manu facture of bad money, which another portion of the fraternity got into circulation, and thus the public suffered and the loss principally fell upon the poor, and thus a double fraud was practised. The sen tence upon the prisoner was three years' penal ser vitude. Robert Nichols, seaman, second mate, pleaded guilty to an indictment for stealing £32, a watch, and other articles, from a Chinaman, who went by the name of John Sidney. The prosecutor, an intelligent young Chinaman, wl:o spoke English fluently, was called into the box, and it appeared, from answers to questions put by the learned judge, that he was a ship's steward,' and had formed an acquaintance with the prisoner at Sydney. He arrived in London on the 28th of August, and fell in with the prisoner in St. Katha rine's Dock. The prisoner said he would take care . of him, and took him and his things to a lodging house. When he was paid off he had £36 17s. 6d., of Which sum he put £32 in the savings bank. The prisoner induced him to withdraw it, saying he would place it in the hands of the 'Bishop of Lon don, who was a very good and kind man, and would send it to him by remittances when he went back to Australia again. The prisoner said he would show-him over London, and took him to places of amusement—to Gravesend, Southend, and Sheer ness, all expenses being paid out of his (the China man's) money. At the last mentioned place he abandoned .him withont a penny, and having got the key of his carpet-bag and chest, he came up to London by the next train, went to his lodgings, and by representing to the landlady that the Chinaman had got a beauti fal. ship and wanted his things, got possession of them all, and so left Chinaman destitute and penni less. The case was left in the hands of Hugh Andrews 62 H, who traced the prisoner to No. 2, Woodville-place, Gravesend, where in a box he found money to the amount of £2l odd, and some of the things which were in the chest when it was taken, and the prosecutor's watch was found at a pawnshop. The prisoner said the money found there was not the prosecutor's though he at once admitted the theft, but that it belonged to Catherine Minchin, a young woman he was courting, who lived in the same house at Gravesend, and who had given it to him to take care of. The Chinaman said his money was in notes and gold ; of the money found in the box £7 10s. was in silver.. The Assistant-Judge said it was a most cruel robbery, and he doubted whether he ought not to sentence him to penal servitude. The prisoner said he was very sorry, though that was small reparation ; but he was led away by temptation. It was his first, so it would be his last offence. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to hard la , bour for a year, and ordered the money and articles found to be given up to the Chitiathatt. A young woman, deeply dressed' in black, and who seemed n.uch affected, applied to the court for the money to be given up to her. She said her name was Catherine Minchin, and the prisoner, who came home with one of her brothers from Ma nilla, paid his addresses to ber, and they had agreed to be married. Placing every confidence in the pri soner, and having no other friend to entrust, she twdoN it a oin t n k h e adhti e i esadsr she eao o nnh f d . a hands. as was tlhs7hrtoetu l c e o f ihdr t oeftnAgeofic:auevtthrgrhe.we: her by hstib:hiyhaaiegnhtt ,moneyhPetwirrossgahmi money e ;e e l et s daee ny h crt oe o :h u e l rd her, mother's tdthheirrro' she thrown will,waspe pen niless by ndi pe w srs h i ‘ l , oe c n h d the world. Tbe prisoner said thi s was per f ec tly t r ue. It V 7 DS MOll9l, he would not touch it. The p,..tic;entAn said it was found in the China man's box ) and the applicant's mother had been re ceiving parish relief. - Applicant--Not for three years, and this was what she had saved up. When the prisoner brought the Chinaman's box he put my money in it for safety. I never dreamt of such a thing that he could rob. vV The Assistant-Judge—Well, but what has be come of the Chinaman's money ? How was that got rid of ? Prisoner—lt all went, my lord, in wanton ex trava gan de. The Assistant-Judge said, under these circum stances he should direct the money to be retained by the police, and leave the young woman to bring her action in the County Court to c ' try the question of right, and she had better have the,advice of some respectable solicitor. Two tall, powerful men, named Collins and Fos ter, were indicted for havinc , committed an assault upon police-constable 151 X. This perhaps was one of the very worst cases of assaulting a police man that ever came before the court. The prisoner Foster was inciting Collins and another man to fight, when the prosecutor, at the request of the landlord, went into the house, but was advised by him not to interfere alone, as they were such desperate roughs that murder might be the result. Another policeman came up, and they asked them to be quiet and go away. Foster gave the prosecu tor a knock down blow, and while he was prostrate gave him three kicks—one in the eye, which it greatly disfigured, and two under the ear, from the effects of which the blood oozed out of his eyes, ears, and nostrils. The Other prisoner also struck the constables. They were found guilty, and the learned judgo sentenced Foster to two years hard labour and Collins to one year. George Spires, 21, journeyman baker, was in dicted for embezzling monies received by him for and on account of John Cook, his master. The jury found him guilty, and it was then proved that he had been convicted of a like offence with a former employer, although he got this situation with a "good" Character. Sentenced to three years penal servitude. • Mr. Ribton was for the prosecution. The Assistant Judge said the 31st instant had been fixed for hearing the rate appeals standing over, and Mr. Phipson would sit for him, and take those cases which he (the Assistant Judge) had been engaged in as counsel.. (Before Mr. Payne.) Adolphe Bonin, 40, upholsterer, was indicted for stealing a purse and other articles, value £3, the property of Robert Vigny. Both parties in this case were Frenchmen, and the evidenCe was communicated through M. Albert, the interpreter. It appeared that the prosecutor is a lodging house keeper, residing in Rupert-street, and on the 12th of September he engaged the prisoner to make up two mattresses for him. When he finished his work he paid him 6s. and he went away. On the Thursday following, the 15th of September, the pro secutor went into the room on the third floor where the prisoner had been at work, and from a tin box in the room, which had been forced open, he missed a purse, twelve yaids of lace, a book and some pictures, which were all safe in it before the prisoner came. On Saturday night he met the pri soner at a public-house, and gave him into custody on the charge. It further transpired that about half past six on the evening the prisoner had been at work for Mr. Vigny he met a young woman named Margaret Moske, to whom he presented a purse, which the prosecutor recognised as his property. The prisoner before the magistrate said he had had the purse in his possession six months, and that he had purchased it of a person in Crown-court, near where he lived. Accordingly the magistrate ordered a constable and M. Albert, the interpreter, to accompany the prisoner to the place he stated, and if he could do so make him point out the per son from whom he . . purchased the purse. They accordingly went, and the prisoner pointed to a man who was- standing at the door of a broker's shop, and said he was the man from whom he bought it. The man said be knew the prisoner, but denied that he had ever sold him a purse, or he should most certainly have remembered it. The prisoner, in broken English, reiterated that he had sold him the purse; and that he had given eighteen pence for it, which the broker denied. The pri soner afterwards said that he had picked up the purse in the bedroom, put it in his pocket, and had forgotten all about it. Two witnesses were called on behalf of the pri soner, each stating that they had known him for about three years, and during that time he had al ways borne a good character for honesty. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recom mended him to mercy, on account of his previous good character. Mr. Payne said but for the recommendation of the jury he should have passed a heavy sentence. He was sentenced to six months' hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Oct. 3. MANSION-HOUSE.—John C. W. Harrison, formerly chief clerk in the offices of the Commercial Dock Company, Fenchureh-street, and who about ten dal . s back was charged here with having em bezzled the sum of £6 12s. 9d. belonging to his em ployers, was again placed at the bar, The directors of the company, it will be remem bered, on Saturday requested to be permitted to withdraw from the prosecution, upon the ground that they believed the prisoner had acted under cir cumstances of great pressure, without any inten tion of defrauding the company, and the Lord Ma or remanded the prisoner to enable him well to con sider the propriety of acceding to that application. His lordship now said he had taken into consi deration all the circumstances of the case, and was inclined to discharge the prisoner, provided the di rectors of the company would take him back into their service ; otherwise he thought it would be ruinous to the prisoner to discharge him from custody and throw him upon the world without resources. On the part of the directors it was stated that they could not take back the prisoner, but a gentleman present undertook to provide him with future em 7 ployment ; and thereupon he was discharged with a most feeling address of warning and admonition from the:Lord Mayor. Three fashionably-dressed women, named Martha Reeves, Mary Clancy (alias Garrett), and Mary Manton, were brought up on remand, charged with attempting to pick pockets. Some few days ago they were watched by Spital, an active detective, who saw Reeves try the pockets of several ladies in St. Paul's -churchyard, while " covered" by her confederates ; although there was no evidence of actual theft in the case, Reeves gave a false address, and principally upon this ground the Lord Mayor. remanded them for inquiry. Mr. Beard, who attended for the defence, said his clients, since their former examination, had given their correct addresses to the police, who had there fore had every opportunity of inquiry; and the learned gentleman also called a witness as to the respectability of Clancy, who, hoWever, damaged her rather than otherwise, by proving that her name was Garrett. A. Green, police constable 376, deposed that about three years ago he had her in custody iu that name on a charge of shoplifting and pocket-picking, which resulted in her imprisonment for six weeks. Since that she had been convicted of shoplifting, and had been sentenced to twelve months' impri sonment. There was no other evidence in the case of the other prisoners ; and Mr. Beard contended that the whole three were entitled to their discharge. . _ The Lord Mayor said he had no doubt as to the fact of Reeves having attempted to pick pockets, or as to the other prisoners being her accomplices but unfortunately the evidence against them was insufficient to insure a conviction, and they must therefore be discharged. Discharged accordingly. - An Italian, who gave — the name of Dominic Perez, was charged with stealing a roll of cloth, value £B, the property of Mes rs. Garside, warehousemen, Wood-street. The prisoner pretended to be ignorant of the English language, although there was reason to suppose he understood it well enough, but said he spoke French, having last come from France, and the services of a French interpreter were therefore called into requisition. Langford, porter to the prosecutors, said—ln the morning, about ten o'clock, I was at the back of the warehouse when I saw the prisoner enter at the front door, take up the roll of grey cloth produced, and walk off with it. I immediately ran after him, and caught him about 40 yards down the street. I seized his collar with one hand and the cloth with the other, and pulled him back to the shop, where I held him till a policeman came in, and he was given into custody. Lord Mayor—Did he say anything when you collared him ? Witness—lle jabbered a good deal in some fo reign lingo that I could not understand; but I had seen him take the cloth, and I knew what that meant well enough. Lord Mayor—Tell him what the witness says, and ask Won whether he wishes toput any questions. Interpreter—lle says no ; no questions. But he wishes to state that he met a man in the street, w h o gave him a piece of paper, and told him to go into the warehouse with it, and bring away a roll of cloth. _ The Lord Mgor—Wtll, ask him what he did with the paper ? Tnterpretyr—He says be dropped it in the sbn's while t !ae was ttruggling to get away. The Lorca Mayoz..—Th;lt's not at all a like ly` lsls anything known about him ? Partridge (gaoler)—No one knows him here, my lord. . Mr. Goodman (chief clerk) —I dare say he is one of the lot Nyha hp.ve been turned out of France lately to get rid of them. They always come to England, and almost half of the thieves we have had here lately have been foreigners. I should like to send them all back again. The Lord Mayor—Yes, with tickets on their backs. Mr. Goodman—O, there's no necessity for that; they. are known there well enough without tickets. The Lord Mayor—Well, he must go to hard labour for three months. Committed accordingly. GUILDHALL. The further examination of Thomas James Stowell, the notorious common in former,relative to a charge of conspiracy to defraud, having been fixed for yesterday, the court was crowded by persons, who waited very patiently for upwards of an hour, but Stowell, who had been 41- mitted to bail on Saturday last, did not appear. Mr. Lewis said he feared what would be the re sult of Stowell's liberation on bail, as he was too good a judge of legal evidence to treat this charge as a trifling matter. Sir R. W. Carden said he would estreat Stowell's recognisances, and those of his bail. Mr. Lewis said he hoped the worthy Alderman would grant a warrant, so that Stowell might be apprehended immediately, as he was up to all sorts of tricks, and was doubtless using the time allowed him to get fnrther away instead of appearing here. Sir B. AV. Carden said of course he should grant a warrant. One of the bail said that Stowell had only gone to Westminster to see his counsel, and he expected him every minute. The defendant was then called on his recognis ances, and not answering, the bail was crdered to be estreated. CLERKENWELL.—WiIIiam Williams, a pain ter, who said he resided at Dem:Agate, Manchester, was charged before Mr. Corrie with travelling from Barnet to London in a second-class carriage on the Great Northern Railway without having previously paid his fare, and with intent to avoid the payment thereof. From the evidence of Lunniss, a ticket-collector, it appeared that when the 7.20 train arrived at Holloway, the prisoner, who said he had travelled from Hatfield, had no ticket. When the train ar ved at King's-cross, the prisoner was given into the custody of Green, one of the detective officers, when the prisoner said he was very sorry; he had tramped up from Manchester, and having no money, had got into the train at Barnet. The prisoner said in defence that he had been out of work for three months, and had gone on Saturday to look for work, but not being able to get it, and having no money, went into the train. Mr. Corrie said that there was plenty of work in London. He understood there were thousands of men wanted to paint and do other work, and that there were thousands of men who refused to work. Mr. Mould (chief clerk)—lt is because they will not sign the " document." Mr. Corrie said, as he understood it, the masters did not wish the men to sign the document. All that the masters wanted was that the men should not conspire while they were in their employ. The prisoner said he had applied at Messrs. Cubitt's and other places for work, but could not get it. He was not connected with any society, but he could not get any work. Mr. Corrie said he should not be very severe, but the railway companies must be protected. He should order him to pay a fine of 55., or suffer five days' imprisonment in the House of Correction. The defendant said he had no money. Mr. Corrie said the prisoner would be confined until Friday, and when he came out he had better get work. SOUTHWARK.—WiIIiam Underwood, the pro prietor of the Yorkshire Grey beershop, Great Suffolk-street, Borough, was summoned -by the police for unlawfully keeping his house open for the sale of beer during: the prohibited hours on Sunday morning. Job Turner, 44 M, said that on Sunday morning week he was instructed by Inspector Moore to watch the defendant's house in private clothes. Adjoining the beer-shop is a stable-yard, in which are several sheds, and on Sunday morning the gates are closed. About 11 o'clock witness saw the wicket opened and several labouring men ad mitted. He followed them and saw the defendant standing near the back part of the premises, where he was supplying beer to the men and receiving the money. He asked witness whether he wanted any ; and on his replying in the affirmative, de fendant knocked at the wooden fence, and a female brought out a pint of beer, which defendant handed to him and received the money. Witness went out and reported the circumstances to his inspector, who ordered him _to return, and on again entering the yard, he had another pint of beer, and then he went to another part of the yard, and found the defendant carrying on a wholesale business. Wit ness then called him, and informed him he was a constable, and that all he had seen would be re ported to his superiors. The defendant begged him ,not to say that he had served other men. The defendant elected to be sworn, and in the most impudent manner denied on oath that he had served any one but the constable, and he thought him to be a traveller. He called the ostler to Mr, Dart to provo his assertions, but that man .gave such evidence as not to entitle him to any belief. He knew nothing or saw nothing in the yard on Sunday morning although he was there all the time. The magistrate said he had no doubt defendant had carried on a wholesale business on Sunday mornings for some time. It was a bad case, there for© he should fine him £5 and costs. THAMES. -L-Mrs. Macfarlane, of No. 3, Eliza beth Cottages, Millwall, appeared before Mr. Selfe to answer to a charge of unlawfully detaining a camphor wood chest, late the property of John Boyd, who was scalded to death on board the Great Eastern steam ship. The complainant, Mrs. Rebecca Kingston, of No. 7, Great White Lion-street, Seven-dials said—Her husband was in Sydney. The deceased John Boyd, was her brother-in-law, and brought a camphor wood chest from China, and made her a present of it. Boyd was afterwards engaged as engineer on board the Great Eastern, and was killed by the explosion on board that ship. Mr. SeHe—How came the box in possession of the defendant ? Mrs. Kingston said that Boyd asked her for the loan of the box toput his things in when he went on board the Great Eastern. The chest afterwards got into the possession of the defendant. She wished to regain possession of the chest as a keepsake of her deceased relative. _ _ The defendant said that Boyd had incurred a debt of £5 with her father for board and lodging before he joined the Great Eastern. Her father also lent the deceased £2 in addition. Mr. Selfe—Where is your father ? Defendant—He is now on board the Great Eas tern. The chest was given by Boyd to my mother. Mr. Selfe asked the value of the chest, to which Mrs. Kingston replied that it was worth £5. The defendant, however, declared it was worth 30s. only. Mr. Selfe finally made an order upon the defend ant to deliver the box to Mrs. Kingston upon the payment of 305., its value, and said that would go in part liquidation of the debt owing by the de ceased. SHOCKING OCCURR.E.NOR AT BIR MINGHAM. Under this heading we stated yesterday that a man-named Dutton was stabbed early on Saturday morning, while in a state of intoxication, and died shortly after, and that at the same time a woman's throat was cut so fearfully that her life was despaired of. Up to yesterday no clue had been obtained by which to trace the party or parties who perpetrated the outrage. Dutton was a young man, nearly twenty four years of age, and has for some time past worked as a tube-maker, at the coin and tube manufactory of Messrs. Ralph Heaton and-Co., in Bath-street. His father dying a few years back, the young man, who was unmarried, of steady and industrious habits, has been mainly instrumental in supporting his widowed mother, and up to the time of his death resided with her in Belmont-row. Of the woman little is known. It would appear, how ever, from her language that she belongs to the lowest class of society. Although Dutton and she were found lying near each other, it does not seem that she had any acquaintance with, or had even E poken to him. Early on Friday afternoon the de ceased commenced drinking in company . with a lellow-workman.. named Buick, and, it being fair time, the two men strolled together through the fair. About three o'clock on Saturday morning two women were seen fighting near the Bull Inn, Dut ton and others being near the spot. Suddenly a cry was raised that one of the women had had her throat cut. A general uproar prevailed, and in the midst of it Dutton was found lying on the pavement with his head and shoulders against the wall of a house, while a man was in the act of kicking him violently. His companion Blick rushed forward to rescue him, whereupon the assailant immediately decamped, and Dutton, who was bleeding profusely, was conveyed, together with the injured woman, to the surgery of Dr. Rann, where he expired. The wound of t the female was sewn up. On her way to the hospital she said she knew who had perpetrated the outrage, but positively refused to disclose the name, and she still persists in keeping it secret. In Dutton's left groin was found a punctured wound about an inch in length and two inches and a half in depth, and his shirt and srousers were saturated PATRICK AND PRIEST.—" Patrick, the widow Maloney fells me that you have stolen one of her finest pig. Is that correct or not?" " Yis, yer Honour." " What have you done with it ?" "Killed it and ate it, yer Honour." " Oh, Patrick ! Patrick I when you are brought face to face with the widow and her pig on judg ment-day, what account will you be 'able to give of your self when the widow accuses you of stealing." " Did you say the pig would be there, yer riverence?" "To be sure I did." " Well, then, yer riverence, say, 'Mrs. Ma loney, there's yer pig.' 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The Ointment, rubbed externally, marvellously restores debili tated digestive organs, and, assisted by the Pills, allows almost unlimited indulgence without incodvenience or injury. with blood. On sear hing the spot where the tragedy was enacted a police - constable found a small pocket knife. It is a black-1 - andled instrument, about three inches and a half in : length, and has two blades, the larger about two in o hes in length and half an inch in width, and the en a, aller a pen blade about an inch and three quarters it t length. The larger blade is bent, and both were stained; but whether the stains are of blood or not rdoes not clearly appear. It is probable that the et. ') in Dutton's groin was inflicted with the larger blade ; it is such a woun das might have been inflicted with s uch a knife, but it is extremely doubtful whether a, :large knife or even a small dirk was not employed. ,A. singular fact is that the knife when found was cl cd ed. The same or even greater doubt also exists vei th respect to the wound in the woman's neck. The knife found might certainly have inflicted suck :a wound, but, considering the length of the incisic in, it is somewhat improbable. To inflict a wound two inches in length with so short a blade would...almost indicate a passiveness on the part of the wo man altogether at variance with the circumstances =der which she received it. The whole affai r is at present involved in mys tery. In the wog lan's case something is mentioned about jealousy on the part of a man with whom she is connected. Sup posing this to have existed, Dut ton might have 1 >een attacked in mistake and his assassin might also have perpetrated the outrage on the woman. The la tier gave the name of Fanny Bird but her real name is Ann Camdoore, and she also is about 24 years of ;e. She still lies at the General Hospital in a danwi mous state. COUKTRY MARKETS. 'OXFORD—Ocr. 1. A large quantity A' wheat on offer to-day, with a good attendaneb of Anger s, and, although there was a fair de mand, the generality r of the transactions were at last week's rates—viz., for while, 42s to 48s, red 40s to 44s per qr. Barley plentiful, and a few prime lots were soon caught up at 2s advance: , Dent samples were worth 425, and inferior sold as low as 285.. Other grain dull. Oats 20s to 295, but little doing. Beans,: 38s to 50s. Hog peas, 398 to 425; boilers, 45s to 50s per qr. Flour, 31s per sack. Hay, from £3 10s to £1 lOs pervton. COLCHESTER—OcT. 1. A large attendance to-day at the corn-exchange, and a good supply of whtat ; low and inferior parcels were not sold so readily, but the best qualities supported late rates. A fair inquiry for malting and grinding barley at about pre vious rates. Beans and peas were taken•slowly, and fully as dear as last week. --- Wheat, white 42s to 50s f Beans, Mazagan.. 32s to 346 red 32s to 42s I Middle & small 36s to 42s Barley 36s to 44s I White peas 40s to 42a Oats 2ls to 28s Grey.. 35s to 38s CHELMSFORD-SEPT. 30. Good wheat brought an advance of is upon last week, and but a moderate business transacted. Inferior qualities stationary. Spring corn dull, at lower prices than last week. Wheat, white 42s to 52s * red 40s to 48s Barley 32s to 40s Chevalier 34s to 44s Grinding 26s to 34s Malt 60s to 66s Chevalier 63s to 69s Oats 25s to 34s Peas, Partridge 43s to 46s White 42a to 44s Boiling 43s to 45s Dun 40s to 42s Beans, Tick 4os to 42s Harrow Ticks 41s to 46s Mazagan 38s to 40s DERBY• -OCT. 1. A middling show of wheat at market yesterday. Trade was active, at an advance of is on the currency of last week. Barley in moderate demand, and as dear. Oats in rather heavy demand, at about late rates. Beans were a small show, and maintained quotations. White wheat, new, 465 to 52s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 30a Red do. 4oa to 47s Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 33s Old white 46s to 52s New do 24s to 30 Red do. 40s to 47s I Beans.. 44s to 49s Barley, malting.... 38s to 42s Beans, new —s to —a YORK—OcT. 1. A fair attendance at market to-day; yet, notwithstand ing, very little business was transacted. A good show of wheat, with a slow sale. Malting barley in good demand, at late rates ; inferior qualities the turn lower. Spring corn scarce, and dull. Beans heavy, at barely late prices. Wheat ... .40s to 44s Oats.. 22s to 24e White do 44s to 48s Beans 4os to 44s Barley Ws to 38s Ditto, old ........-6 to --s Malt, 65s to 68s per qr. ; flour, —s per 20 stone. COAL MAR (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. ,KET-OCT. 3. the close ef the market.) Walls End. Lambert's West Hart- ley 15 0 Walker Primrose 12 6 Holywell 15 6 Tanfield Moor 12 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 9 Wylain 15 6 Haswell Gas. 13 0 West Hartley 15 6 Bower's West Hartley 15 3 a. d. Heugh Hall 17 0, Hetton.... . lB 9 Braddyll's Hettcin 17 9 South Hartlepool 17 Eden l7 • 0. Whitworth l6 6 Russell's Hetton 17 9 Haswell..... lB 9 Benson .. l6 6 Nixon's DuffiTn 22 • 6 Carway Steam 22 6 Powell' s Duffryn Steam 22 0 ;t, 45—Sold, 36. Walls Bud. Acorn Close 17 0 South Keno° l7 9 Ships at marks FOREIGN MAIL PAC. IA the following table E signifies that let by evening mails from London, and DI Despatch of Mails. Oct. 12, 31 Oct. 18, E Oct. 28, E Oct. 4, E lOct. 5, Oct. 4, E Oct. 10, E Oct. 4, X Oct. 17, X Oct. —, 31 Oct. 10, E Oct. 12, 31 Oct. —, E Oct. 10, M Oct. 7, M Oct. 4, MI Oct. Oct. —, M Oct. 7, E lOCt.. 7, E' lOct. 24, E' loot. —, MI 'ET LIST. ttera are despatched by ramming mails. Port of Despatch. ISouthamp, Liverpool.. Liverpool.. iDevonport ISouthamp. Southamp.- Sonthiunp. I Sonthsunp. 1 Southamp. Southanip. Southarnp. ISouth amp. Southa Liverpool.. Liverpool.. Southamp. Liverpool.. lOct. 5 I Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Ost. 5 Oct. 27 Oct. 6 Nov. 1 Oct. 19 Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 16 lOct 19 I Oct- 13 lOct. 00t. 150 Oct. 5 Oct. lI Oct. 10 Oct. 5 Nov. 1 I Southamp. I Oct. 16 DE STINAT lONS. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt.) Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena China, Penang, and Singa pore, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton Honduras and Blewfields India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Newfoundland United States and British N America (by British packet) Ditto (by U. S. packet) West Coast of Africa, Ma- 1 deira, and Teneriffe West India, California, Vene- 1 zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, &c. BIRTHS. CLIFTOIC—On the 2d inst. , the wife of Edward N. Clifton, Esq., of 47, Upper Harley-street, of a son. FERMOY.—On the 29th ult, at Trabolgan, 00. Cork, the Lady Fermoy, of a son. HANDCOCK.—On the 30th ult., at Devonport, the wife of the Hon. Robert Handcock, of a daughter. MARSHALL. —On the Ist inst., at Godalming, Mrs. Murray Marshall, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. HoulaoN—PETßE.—On the Ist inst., at the Bavarian Chapel, Wardour-street, Arthur, second surviving son of the late Colonel Houlton, of Farleigh Castle, Somerset, to Martha, widow of the late Henry Petro, Esq., of Dun kenhalgh, Lancashire. LUDLOW—SIum:E.—On the Ist inst., at Brightling Church, Sussex, Major-General John Ludlow, H.E.1.C.5., to Bella Leigh, second daughter of Benj. Smith, Esq., of 131andford-square. DEATHS. CANNON.—On the Ist inst., at Hoxton, Mr. Thos. Cannon, aged 64. CAMPBELL.—On the 26th August, at Poona, Mungo S. Campbell, Esq., of Bombay, the eighth surviving son of Colin Campbell, Esq., of Colgrain, Dumbartonshire, aged 28. ELYARD.—On the Ist inst., at Upper Tooting, Samuel Elyard, Esq., J.P. and deputy-lieut. for the county of Surrey, aged 85. FISHER.—On the 29th ult., the Rev. Robert Baily Fisher, M.A., 46 years vicar of Basildon, aged 74. JAMES.—On the 28th ult., at Taunton, Somersetshire, the Rev. Charles Thomas James, late curate of Ermington, Devon, aged 52. Moony.—On the 26th ult.. at Plymouth. John Moore, Esq., formerly correspondent of the Morning Chronicle in Spain, aged 69. LosnoN : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sur) Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of tdiddlesez, Tuesday, October 4, 1869. Next Mail d e.