The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-15 00:00:00

RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC COMPANIES. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. Captain C. E. Mangles, M.P., the chairman of this company, has addressed a long letter to the • shareholders, giving the particulars of the dispute respecting the Portsmouth line and traffic between his company and the London, Brighton, and South- Coast Railway Company, or rather between the boards of the two companies. Several pages of the printed letter are occupied with explanations and corrections of the published statements and assertions of Mr. Schuster, the chairman of the Brighton Company, as to the matters in dispute. With regard to one of those statements, Captain Mangles informs the shareholders that " the South- Western Railway Company had been exclu sively in possession of the traffic of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, through Gosport, for a considerable period before the Brighton Com pany had any concern with either ; that the South Western Company had been first also, in 1838, to propose the making of a railway to Portsmouth itself; had also in 1845 been tho promoters of a direct line by Godalming and Chichester to Ports mouth, and were, when in 1847 the two companies, wisely and for their mutual benefit, determined on the making of but one line between Cosham and Portsmouth for their joint use, possessed of the authority of Parliament, and of the means equally with the Brighton Company, to make such a line to connect their system with Portsmouth. It would have been absurd to make two such lines ; and although the South Western Company might, pardonably if unwisely, have allowed their annoy ance at the Brighton Company's disturbance of the South Western exclusive hold on Portsmouth to postpone amicable arrangements with the Brighton Company, it will, at all events at the present day, be seen that each company acted with prudence in the determination it came to. Mr. Schuster claims that the Brighton Company made conces sions to the South Western Company at this time. I might with justice assert the contrary posi tion. The truth is, the Brighton Company were glad to receive our money for a joint ownership in the line they were authorized to construct, and we, forgetting the past, were glad to save the difference between the sum we paid them and what it would have cost us to make an independent line. Both companies were gainers by the transaction, and when the joint line was completed, and our share in it conveyed to us and our money paid, each com pany was equally entitled to make the best of its position, and each was wise in agreeing with the other that their future relations should be relations of peace. Accordingly, in 1848, an agreement be tween the two companies was made, the principles of which, briefly, were to avoid competition and to divide (after deduction of an agreed rate for working expenses) the receipts by the two com panies from the traffic between Portsmouth and the points (London and its neighbourhood) to which both companies could afford railway communication in certain proportions, viz., five eights to the South Western Company, and three-eighths to the Brighton Company. This agreement was made for a perpetuity. In 1852, after some differences between the com panies, a readjustment of relations, at the instance of the Brighton Company, took place; and, with a view to the prevention of future jealousies, the new arrangement embraced also the traffic between Gos port and London, and the proportions agreed on for the future division of the aggregate receipts of the two companies in respect of London traffic, after deducting the agreed rate of working ex penses, were two-thirds to the South Western Company and one-third to the Brighton Company." The arrangement of 1852 was limited to 21 years. The agreed rate of deduction for working expenses had been fixed in 1848 at 30 per cent. In 1852 it was reduced to 15 per cent., the latter rate being less than the actual expense incurred. The accounts of the making and the breaking of subsequent agreements between the two companies are most unsatisfactory features in the dispute. One company, it seems, is quite as much to blame as the other. Professions of friendship and of peace were undermined by counter schemes of branch lines into a district of country extending from 40 to 50 miles east and west between the two companies's lines, which according to their ar rangements was not to have railway communica tion of any kind without the assent of both companies. Fortunately for the public interests, good faith in this respect was broken by both companies. It appears that the distance from London to Portsmouth by the Brighton Railway is 95 miles, and by the South Western 941 miles ; but by the new Portsmouth line the distance from London to Portsmouth is 74 miles. The chairman of the South Western contends that the new Portsmouth line threatened the property of his company, and therefore it was their interest to secure it with a view to prevent further mischief. The chairman of the Brighton insisted on his com pany becoming joint owners of the new Portsmouth line, 32 miles in length, to which the South Western Board objected in toto, while they had no objection to divide the Portsmouth traffic with the Brighton Company and give them their just share of it as heretofore. They considered it very bad policy to allow the latter company to become joint owners cf a line in their district, and refused such partnership accordingly. The South -Western would in this case be working over about 140 miles for joint purposes, while the Brighton Company would still be working over about 100 for such pur poses ; and the South-Western state. that, while claiming in division two-thirds only of the net joint earnings, they would in all probability - carry a considerably greater proportibn. They invited the Brighton Board to join them in seeking powers from Parliament to make the traffic arrangement, what ever it might be, binding, but to this proposition the Brighton Board never replied. It seems to puzzle the chairman and board of the South-Wes tern that Mr. Schuster, chairman of the Brighton, and his board, should insist on joint ownership or joint working of a line which he (Mr. Schuster) described " as a single line of 32 miles, with gra dients of 1 in 80 almost all the way," as one " which the Government would not use for troops, whom they would always send by one or other of the level lines," and as one " which would subject its owners to an expenditure of £50,000 a year before they could look for profit," &c. The chairman of the South-Western assures the share holders that they have been advised to take the Portsmouth line, not for its intrinsic merits, but for protective purposes ; that they have been enabled to work the Portsmouth line more satisfactorily than they expected ; that Government had despatched troops over it, and that there was not the remotest cause for the alarm that £50,000 a ,year must be expended before a profit could be - realised. Captain Mangles, in conclusion, strongly advises the shareholder s t o vote in fav our of 'the Portsmouth:Amalgamation Bill, and to carryout that arrangement. With regard to the Brighton Company he says, " Let us hold to the .tone we have latterly assumed, and continue to , tell the Brighton Company that the Portsmouth line must -be exclusively ours. Let us remind them that the House of Commons has already declared this, an d that the House of Lords will, doubtless, take the same view of the public interests, and within a few weeks clinch our ownership. Let us not for a moment attempt to use this ownership unfairly against the Brighton Company; but, on the con trary, let us go on to obtain, by our pending South- Western Bill, from Parliament, power to make, legally, arrangements respecting the London and Portsmouth traffic, and let us proceed, if the Brighton Board will, to make just arrangements in exercise of that power. Prospective arrangements attempting to define territory cannot be made legally or even, in my judgment, practically bind ing, so long as the action of third parties, who have opposing or independent interests are (and they must be) left unrestrained. But the good sense and good feeling of the respective directions may, if properly exerted, effect all that is in this respect needful, and may, I believe, be better relied on than specific pledges promising a defined course of action under circumstances which can neither be foreseen nor defined." The Railway Companies' Association, at their meeting on Thursday, unanimously resolved to in vite both companies to submit their differences to them for arbitration. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON. The receipts of this company, including the Stour bridge Extension and Stratford-upon-Avon Canals, for the fortnight ending June 5, have been £9,500, whilethose for the corresponding fortnight amounted to £3,731, being at the rate of 39.26 per cent., while that for the corresponding fortnight of 1858 amounted to £3,479, or at the ra t e o f 38.79 p er cent. The aggregate receipts for the first 11 fort nights and 3 days of the half-year amounted tO £98,054, as against £81,054 for the corresponding 11 fortnights and 4 days of the previous year, showing an increase of £ 1 7,000. A n d th e aggre gate expenses for the first 11 fortnights and 3 days of the half year amounted to £42,104, being at the rate of 42 93 per cent., as agai nst £37,876 for the corresponding 11 fortnights an d 4 days of the pre• vious year, or at the rate of 46.72 per cent., sh ow i n a decrease of £4,228 is Vie expenses, which, a dd e d to the increase in the receipts, makes a total in crease of £21,228 in the net returns as co mpared d f 1858. 'with the corresponding perio o CHANNEL ISLANDS TELEGRAPH COMPANY. T:hei.:Arst half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the central station, Lothbury —the Hon. R. Grimston in the chair. After the transaction of the usual formal busi ness the secretary, Mr. Gamble, read the report, which stated that the sum of £30,000 has been received on capital account to 31st March last, and £25,495 expended. The sum of £3,820 has been invested in the purchase of £4,000 Three per Cent. Consolidated Annuities, and of the balance the sum of £5OO has been placed in the hands of the Com mercial Bank of Jersey. By the terms of.the Go vernment contract (which bears date the 10th of March last) the Lords of the Treasury undertake to pay from the date of the completion of the line, and so long as it shall continue in working order, the sum of £l,BOO annually, or so much of it as shall be necessary to make up with the other re ceipts of the company, fairly ascertained, including the charge for Government messages, a dividend of 6 per cent. on the capital employed, not exceeding £30,000 ; but in no case shall their annual pay ment be less than the sum to which the work per formed for them by the company would amount if calculated at the usual tariff rates. The contract is for 25 years. The line is worked by the Electric and International Telegraph Company, at its actual cost to the latter, and by the agreement that com pany allows a reduction of one-third of their charges on all messages passing over their lines to or from the Channel Islands' line. The CHAIRMAN said it was not possible to over rate the value of the line. It was of great impor tance that the Channel Islands should be connected by a link with France which would open commu nication with 26 important towns on the coast of that country. The price of a' message from this country to the Channel Islands was ss. It was three times that slim for a message to any of the towns on the coast of France. He then related an instance of a gentleman sending a message from one of the Channel Islands' stations to St. Main, in France, having to go a roundabout way of 700 miles, when the real distance was only 30. The message would have been delivered sooner had it been sent by a rowing boat, as it had to suffer many hours of delay, chiefly at Paris. If the line to the French coast should be decided upon, it would open a new field for thuir • opera tions. It was a matter that concerned the French people more than the people in the Channel Islands. Petitions would be got up in the 25 coast towns mentioned, and be presented to the French Government asking their sanction to the link be tween France and the Channel Islands. This was a point upon which the prosperity of the company depended. As there were not a sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute a legal meeting, the report was not submitted for adoption, but a dividend of ss. 6d. per share, being at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, was de clared for the 204 days from the completion of the line to the 31st of March last. The meeting then adjourned. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COU.RT. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF DR. GODFREY V. WILLIAM NEWTON. The trial of the above cause was again proceeded with yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock. I !Sergeant Parry, Mr. Tindal Atkinson, and Mr. Poland again appeared for the prosecution. Ser geant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. Giffard, appeared for the defendant. The following additional evidenee was given for the defendant : Jane Marshall deposed that she was 13 years old, and lived with her parents at Chelsea. In 1857 she was living at Stepney, and a child was ill in the house, which Dr. Godfrey attended, and witness used to go to fetch medicine from his surgery. Upon one occasion Dr. Godfrey asked her how old she was, and she told him 12, and he then said that she would soon be 15, and then he would teach her a grand secret. He also told her that he should like her to nurse his baby when it was born. Witness took money for the medicine, and Dr. Godfrey gene rally gave her a shilling or a sixpence out of it. In the early part of 1 - 858 witness's mother was ill and was confined. Witness went to fetch Dr. Godfrey at his house in Finsbury-square, and he came into the room to her, and she told him her mother required his attendance. He locked the door, and came up to her and tried to pull her on his knee, and behaved in a very indecent manner to her. She struggled, and at last got away from him and went to the door. Daring the struggle D. Godfrey said he would not hurt her ; he loved her too much to do that. After some time he allowed the door to be opened, and he then said he had tight boots on, and he wanted her to ride with him in a cab. As they were going along he offered her two fourpenny pieces, and also said he was going to have a pic-nic in the forest, and that Miss Gardner and other young ladies were going, and he wished her to go with them. He also promised to make her a present. Two or three days after her mother was confined Dr. Godfrey gave her 25., and he also gave her mother a smelling-bottle, and when she thanked him for it he said that was not the present he in tended to make her. Cross-examined—Witness's mother was barmaid to Mr. Gardner, and she was acquainted with Miss Gardner. She had never been to a dance at Mr. Gardner's. There was no room for public dancing at Mr. Gardner's, but occasionally he had a private party to dance, but witness was not present on any of these occasions. She was present at the trial of " Gardner v. Godfrey," but was not called as a witness. She did not hear Miss Gardner examined, and was not aware that she made Ilse of the same expressions alleged to have been made use of by Dr. Godfrey—that he would not hurt her, and that he loved her too much to hurt her. Harriet Lewis, the person whose name had been mentioned in the course of the trial,was witness's aunt. Witness was acquainted with a young girl named Caroline Booth, and also with another girl, named Lavinia Pratt. The latter was barmaid to Mr. Gardner. Witness did not go about during the former trial to get witnesses for Mr. Gardner. Witness had never been seen by Caroline Booth sitting upon the steps of Dr. Godfrey's house. She knew Caroline Booth, and had spoken to her, but she never asked her to go to Gardner's house with her and have some beer. She asked Caroline Booth what her name was by the direction of Mr. Daley, the clerk to Mr. Gardner's solicitors. She would swear that she did not ask Caroline Booth to come forward and give evidence at the trial for Mr. Gardner. She went to Dr. Godfrey's house two or three times after the indecent conduct she had described. Her aunt went into Dr. Godfrey's service after the doctor had acted in the way described to her. Sarah Marshall, mother of the last witness, deposed that she was attended by Dr. Godfrey in her confinement, in February, 1858, and she used to send her daughter for medicine. About the time of her confinement she observed a great change in her daughter's conduct towards Dr. Godfrey, and she appeared to avoid him. A day or two after she was confined Dr. Godfrey gave her a smelling-bottle for her, daughter, and about the same she gave witness two shillings and said that the doctor had given them to her. In consequence of the manner in which her daughter behaved to Dr. Godfrey she asked her some questions upon the subject, and she then made a communication to her. _ Cross -examined—When Dr. Godfrey gave her the smelling - bottle he said it was his birthday, and he wished her daughter to have the bottle in re membrance of the day Lydia °we was a patie n t o ll' l I i ID r e . p G o o s d ed fre th y a ,s t , a in nd A af ug te u r t, a l r B d s s 7 w , she t into his service at his request, and she did not see Mrs. Godfrey until afterwards. She remained in his service 12 weeks. Another . r p l, r. n G am od e f d rey A f n iz e - Harwood, was also in hi s uently went into the kitchen, an d d i a h s e n t : tried to slapped o p k p i e s d s her, and on one occasion when he his face. (A laugh.) She also usedt n o u sm sn o d t t h n er ch h as im e somethingthat i f m i h e e could n with water to avoid t h e k issin.% u her round the kitchen t abl e. (A laugh.) He did this several times, and once he slid not have what he want ed b y fair _ means he would nu te his fin-, s by g f e o r ul t , h a a u t d w t o h u a l t d he wouldher off in a few put and she would not know what had been done to her. Anne Harwood left the house while Dr. God frey and his wife were out, and when they came home the doctor asked why she had left, and she told him he kn ew th e reason. Upon one occasion the doctor behaved in a very indecent manner to her in the kitchen, and the next day slw wrote to her aunt and comm un i ca t e d what had taken place. Her aunt came on th e f o ll ow ing day and She wished to go away with her then, but at the req uest of Mrs. Godfrey, as she had no serv ant, she consented to stay till the following Mo n day, and then left. Cross-examined—Dr. Godfrey did not attempt to kiss her until she had been six or seven weeks in his service. Witness was not hired as a regular servant, but merely to oblige Dr. Godfrey, and she was to have £1 a month. She had for merly been in the service of a relative of Mrs. God frey. She had no warning to leave Dr. Godfrey's service. - Witness did not know Mr. Gardner, and she never saw Mrs. Marshall until the present trial. Sarah Cooper deposed that the last witness was her niece, and she corroborated the statement made by her relative to her having written to her com plaining of the conduct of Dr. Godfrey towards her. Witness went to the doctor's houne, and was about to take her niece away immediately, but Mrs. Godfrey requested her to allow her to remain for a day or two, as she would be without a servant altogether if she did so. Cross-examined—She made a complaint of Dr. Oodfrey's conduct to Mrs. Godfrey, but she would not believe it. She did not say to Mrs. Godfrey that she wished her niece to learn millinery and dressmaking. Re-examined—She told Mrs. Godfrey she did not think it was proper for her niece to remain in the house after the behaviour of Dr. Godfrey to her and the other servant. Harriet Lewis, a married woman, deposed that she nursed Mrs. Godfrey during her confinement. She went to his house on the 14th of March, 1858. Dr. Godfrey came to fetch her in a cab. He had a young lady with him in the cab. It was 12 o'clock at night. She did not know this young lady, and had not seen her since. Dr. Godfey's coachman drove her off in his carriage. A young lady, a sister of Mrs. Godfrey, was staying in his house while witness was nursing Mrs. Godfrey. Upon one occasion he came into witness's bedroom, while she and this young lady were there, with nothing but his nightgown on, and he danced and capered before them. The young lady was very much shocked; they both remonstrated with him, and he went out of the room, but returned in a short time and acted in the same manner, and the young lady called out to Mrs. Godfrey and requested she would call him away, and asked whether she had no con trol over her husband. Before this occurred Dr. Godfrey complained of a pain in his loins, and she went into his bedroom to put on a plaster, and he asked her to undress him, and to pull off his drawers. She refused to do so and left the room, and he called to another servant and told her to come in, and added, " You are the one for me." The witness then stated that on the first occasion when she accom panied Dr. Godfrey to his house in the cab he be haved in an indecent manner to her. Cross-examined—The young lady was in the cab at the time Dr. Godfrey acted in the way she described. Several witnesses were then examined, who stated that they had for a great many years heard rumours of the immoral conduct of Dr. Godfrey, and one of them stated that he had attended upon his wife, and in consequence of something she told him relating to Dr. Godfrey he paid him and dis missed him, and would not allow him to come into his house any more. It was also stated that Dr. Godfrey's conduct to women had been rumoured for a great many years to be of the most gross and bestial character. One of the witnesses who deposed to these facts was asked by Sergeant Parry, in cross-examination, whether he had not shaken hands with Dr. Godfrey since these proceedings had been instituted. He replied that he saw the doctor one day acci dentally, and he admitted that he shook hands with him, but he denied having had any conversation with him, and he said he could not have had any because Dr. Godfrey was busily engaged in conver sation with a Scripture reader and tract distributor at the time. (A laugh.) Two respectable married ladies were then exa mined, and they stated that theyhad also repeatedly heard rumours of immorality of conduct on the part of Dr. Godfrey. This closed the case for the defendant. Sergeant Parry then called the following wit nesses to give evidence in reply to that of the witnesses for the defendant. Mrs. Mary Godfrey said—l am the wife of Dr. Godfrey. I remember the witness Lydia Owchin coming into our service. I hired her myself, Her aunt was present at the time. She was only en-. gaged for a short period, until I could procure another servant. My husband gave her notice to quit, but 1 was not present when he did so. She never made any complaint to me of Dr. Godfrey having misconducted himself towards her. When she left, her aunt gave as a reason for her doing so that she wished her to learn the dressmaking business. Mrs. Lewis never complained to me of any misconduct of my husband, and I never heard any such complaint from my sister. I remember the girl Harwood being in our service, she left in consequence of an observation that was made by my mother as to her appearance. She went away while I and Dr. Godfrey were out for a ride. When we returned we asked the reason she had left, and Owchin gave some answer, but afterwards contra dicted herself and said something else. The Recorder asked Mrs. Godfrey if she recol lected what the witness actually said ? Mrs. Godfrey—At first I think she said she did not know the reason for Harwood leaving, but afterwards she said that there was a reason. Sergeant Ballantine declined to put any ques tions to Mrs. Godfrey in cross-examination. Mrs. Godfrey, upon leaving the witness box, ex claimed with great earnestness, " My husband, I wish to say, is the best of husbands, and not a word, ought to be said against him." Miss Sophia Gasken, a young lady, apparently about 18 years old, said that her father and mother were on intimate terms with Dr. Godfrey, and she had known him all her life, and was in'the habit of visiting him. She was at his house at the time Mrs. Godfrey was about to be confined, and she remembered Dr. Godfrey going out to fetch the nurse, Harriet Lewis, and he asked her to ac company him in the cab, and she did so. It was 12 o'clock at night. They waited some time for the nurse, and she rode back to the house with her and Dr. Godfrey, 'and she did not observe anything im proper , on the part of Dr. Godfrey and Mrs. Lewis, and she made no complaint whatever. Sarah Davey said that, in January, 1858, she was in the service of Dr. Godfrey, and she remembered the girl Jane Marshall coming to ask for him. He was not downstairs at the time, and she left a mes sage for him to go and see her mother, and went away. Sergeant Ballantine then addressed a few obser vations to the jury upon the additional evidence that had been brought forward in support of the prosecution, and said that the course that had been taken by his learned friend had certainly not re lieved him from any portion of the pain and diffi culty he originally experienced in conducting the case for the defendant. He could not, of course, tell whether it was the original intention of his learned friend to call the unhappy lady, the wife of the pro secutor, but it appeared to him that he felt that the evidence that had been given on behalf of the de fendant had caused the case to take a fatal turn for Dr. Godfrey, and that there was no alternative but to call his wife in order to make out that the wit nesses for the defendant had been guilty of perjury. God forbid that he should add a word that could add to the sorrow and misery of this lady, but he had no alternative but to ask the jury to look at the evidence and the demeanour of the witnesses who had been called for the defence, to the utter absence of motive on their part for the accusations they had made, and to say whether they would be justified in branding with perjury several witnesses who appeared to be of the utmost respectability, upon the testimony of a witness who had so near and dear an interest in the issue of the inquiry as Mrs. Godfrey undoubtedly had. _ _ Sergeant Parry made a most powerful address to the jury in reply upon the whole case. He said that if language of the most violent kind, appeals to the Deity, and every argument of prejudice that the ingenuity of counsel could devise, could carry success, every one of these ingredients had certainly been introduced into the present in quiry by his learned friend. With regard to the complaint that Mrs. Godfrey had not been called, his learned friend must have known that she could not be called before. The issue was upon the de fendant under the plea of justification, and he was bound to make out his case; and, until those who conducted the prosecution knew what evidence was brought forward, they were not in a condition to know what testimony would be required to rebut it. He then referred to the alleged libel, and urged that the defendant clearly had no right to repeat the charge against Dr. Godfrey after the verdict that had been delivered by the jury who heard the case, and that if such a proceeding were to be sanc tioned no man would be safe, if, although by the verdict of a jury of his country he was declared to be innocent of a crime, and that it was the result of a foul conspiracy, it could be permitted that the charge should be repeated and the verdict of the jury declared to be erroneous. As to this portion of the libel, therefore, he submitted that the defendant had not given any answer, and he trusted he should be able to satisfy them that the evidence that had been adduced in support of the plea of justification was not worthy of credit. He then reminded the jury that Dr. Godfrey had gone through the ordeal t d b e a c t la rea of a most sea rc hi ng in qu iry in the Court of Com mon Pleas up on th e t r i a l o f th e action for seduction, z i nd th e ver di ct of the jury exonerate d hi m f rom t h e charge Godfrey was tmadehat i a t g w a i a n s s t t him, he re s a u n l t d , o t f o a a certain extent, conspi racy, and th a t t h ere was no foundat i on for i t. D r. might have r ema i ne d sa ti s fi e d with this verdict, h e might have tre a t e d thi s p u bli ca ti o n with contempt, b u t as it app eare d to hi m, consc i ous o f his own rectit u d e , and of the absolute falsehood of the charges that taken were made against him, he took the course that wo u ld be by preferring honourable man, that of ever ho'nest t a nd in dictment, and boldly challenging the defendant presen to prove the truth of the statements made in the article in question. The learned sergeant then proceeded to comment at considerable length upon the evidence of the witnesses for the defendant, and he endeavoured to show that the testimony they had given was unworthy of credit, and that it had been trumped up for the purpose of destrovincr Dr. the reputation of he concluded- Godfrey, and a most eloquent speech by earnestly entreating the effec t of to return a verdict th at would have the - of restoring Dr. Godfrey to that position i n • society which he enjoyed before the commencement of these proceedings. The Recorder then proceeded to sum up the eas e with great clearness and impartiality. After calling the attention of the jury to the nature of the charge, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY E VENIN G, he said that, with regard to the first three counts of the indictment, it would be for them to say whether that portion of the article in question which com mented upon the result of the trial for seduction contained comments such as might be reasonably made upon such a case, or whether it amounted to a libel, and this was a question entirely for them, and he should offer no opinion respecting it. The other question, however, that they would have to decide was of a much more serious character, and they would have to say , by their verdict whether the evidence for the defendant satisfied them that Dr. Godfrey had been guilty of the disgusting conduct attributed to him by the alleged libel. His lord ship then proceeded to comment upon the evidence of the several witnesses, and he particularly called the attention of the jury to the fact that Mrs. Lewis, in speaking to one act of indecency on the part of Dr. Godfrey, had vouched the sister of Mrs. Godfrey as being present, and she must have been aware that she might have been called to contradict her if she had not been speaking the truth. His lordship concluded by stating that if the jury should be of opinion that Dr. Godfrey had acted in the manner attributed to him, there could be no doubt that one portion of the plea of the defendant, that it was for the benefit of the public that it should be known that a physician who was admitted with confidence into the interior of families was in the habit of so conducting himself, was abundantly supported. The jury retired at half-past four o'clock to con sider their verdict. The jury returned into court in a quarter of an hour, and gave a verdict of Not Guilty upon all the issues. There was a burst of applause when the verdict was pronounced, which was with difficulty repressed by the officers of the court. THE MURDER IN SOUTH STAFFO.RD SHIRE. BILSTON, TUESDAY. The excitement respecting this atrocious affair (the particulars of which have already appeared in our columns) continues unabated. The six prisoners, Thomas Wilkins, Edward Acton, William Acton, Richard Castor, Joseph Allen, and Edward Fere day, were brought up here, yesterday, at the public office, before Messrs. Fletcher, Best, Bagnall, and Ward. Mr. Townshend prosecuted ; and Mr. Water house defended the whole of the prisoners. The evidence taken on the last examination was read over, and several additional witnesses were examined. The statements made by several of them were revolting in the extreme. Of the wit nesses not previously examined, James Preece deposed to seeing the deceased at about 11 o'clock on the Sunday night on which she was murdered. She was near the Moat Colliery, about the spot where the body was found. There were were eight or nine men with her. Two of them were holding her down whilst the others violated her. She screamed out as if she was hurt. She appeared to be intoxicated. She resisted all in her power. Pie remonstrated with them, but they took no notice of him. He saw Allen and Wilkins strike her several times. Robert Bale deposed to hearing a cry of murder on the night in question. He proceeded in the direction of the cry, and saw the prisoners Castor, Fereday, Allen, and E. Acton, have improper inti macy with the deceased. He afterwards saw Allen strike deceased in the face several times. James Perry deposed to having held a conversa tion with Fereday, whilst at his work, in the course of which he said that he had improper intercourse with deceased four times during the Sunday night, against her will. The police-officers, Tubman and Williams, deposed to finding the body, with the marks of vio lence on different parts of the person. This was the whole of the evidence. Mr. Waterhouse, for the prisoners, admitted that he saw no alternative but to commit three of the prisoners ; but he considered that there was a wide distinction, as shown by the evidence, between the conduct of some of the prisoners compared with the others. The prisoners were then charged in the usual form. By the advice of their solicitor they made no reply to the charge. The Chairman said that as in their opinion the charge of murder was not quite clear against the prisoners, the Bench had decided to commit the whole of them to the Stafford assizes on the charge of ravishing the deceased Mary Hughes, where he hoped they would meet with the amount of pun ishment their unmanly, revolting, and disgusting conduct deserved. The Bench agreed to accept heavy bail in the cases of William Acton and Castor. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGETER AT FERNY ST.RATFORD. The following evidence was adduced before the coroner, J. Worley, Esq., and jury, at the Swan Hotel, Fenny Stratford, on Monday, touching the death of Rebecca Porter, who it was alleged had been killed by a blow given by a travelling photo grapher, named Inskip, with whom she cohabited, on Saturday night last. - After viewing the body which presented the appearance of a fine, healthy, strong-looking young woman, of about 20 years of age, the jury took their seats, and selected Mr. Alfred Harris as their foreman. The first witness was— Isaac Twist, who deposed as follows :—I am an artist in photography, and reside at No. 12, George street, Suffolk-street, Borough, London. lam now travelling as a photographic artist. I came to this Inskip The d n Wednesdaycam eselastw here itht onh heplsounresld.,ay from James o Bedford. I do not know if she was married or single. Inskip lived with her as man and wife. On Saturday evening, after we had done our work, me and Eliza Faulkner, a young woman who came to see me from Leighton Buzzard, Inskip and the deceased all sat down in the gallery to have some tea, when I heard some words of a disagreeable nature take place between them. I then turned away and began to talk to Eliza Faulkner, and instantly afterwards hearing a scuffle, I turned round and saw Inskip force the deceased from him with both hands, and she fell back into a seat and began to groan. I did not see or hear a blow struck. After this the deceased slipped down off the seat and uttered a loud scream. I then ran out for a doctor, and when he came he said that she was dead. Other words took place between them, but what they were I am unable to say, as I was slightly inebriated. I should say that neither Inskip nor the deceased were quite sober at the time. I have no reason to say that Inskip struck the deceased, but will not swear that he did not. Eliza Faulkner corroborated the above, Ann Watson, wife of Wm. Watson, stated—l do not know any of these parties. I was standing by the side of the van on Saturday night, sometime after eight o'clock, looking at the portraits hanging outside, when I heard a man inside ask a woman what she had been doing whilst he had been gone to buy some meat. She said "Nothing." He replied, " The man looked very sweetly upon you ; is there any intimacy between you, or has there 1: been any ; if there has tell me, for e was looking very sweetly upon you." She replied, "If he did, that is no more than you do very often.' 7 I then heard the tea-things go over, and went round to the other side of the van and looked through a crevice, and saw her fall down on the floor., The prisoner then rushed towards her, but I cannot say whether he struck her or not. I only heard a blow struck as if on the bare flesh, and she said, " You hit me, if you dare, you hit me." I then heatd a groan. I could not tell where the blow was struck, or whether the man's hands were clenched at the time. I then heard another man in the van ask the psis iner what he had been doing, and he replied, " I have ruined us all for ever ; that is what I have done." I afterwards saw the deceased brought out of the van dead, and the prisoner in the custody of the police. The woman was the same as I saw fall, and the man the same that I saw rush towards her. I do not know if the blow was struck with the fist or with the open hand. It was a very heavy sounding blow. William Lucy, Esq., surgeon, of Fenny Strat ford, deposed that he had made a post-mortem examination of the deceased, and found that death had resulted from rupture of the heart. Did not find any marks of violence whatever. His opinion was that the rupture was caused by excitement and passion rather than from a blow. Did not think it was probable, thought it might be possible, for a blow to have been struck on the deceased without leaving external marks. The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict of manslaughter against James Inskip for causing the death of Rebecca Porter, a warrant was instantly issued by the coroner for his committal to Aylesbury, to await his trial at the next Mid summer Assizes for the same. [l 4 , DVERTISE3IENT.]---Hot Weather.—Summer has fairly set in with thundei storms and sultry weather; the sudden manner in which it has succeeded the east winds must pro duce unpleasant consequences to many by deranging the stomach and bowels. In all such irregularities the use of Holloway's justly celebrated pills speedily remove the most distressing attacks of dysentery, biliousness, sick-head • ache, debility, want of appetite, and drowsiness. These invigorating pills purify the blood, increase the appetite, imparting energy and tone to th e w h o l e sys t em, an d pro portionate healthy vigour to the mind. Holloway's * pills exercise a miraculous influence over the functions of diges tion and assimilation, and all auxilia r y organ s. They en sure the full conversion of aliment into nutritious matter, thus confirming our strength. NE 15, 1859. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ASCOT RACES-TUESDAY. In anticipation of the Queen's visit, extraordinary prepa rations were made in the Royal Stand and on the course for the opening day's sport. Her Majesty, however, did not arrive—important state business, doubtless, preventing her from witnessing the proceedings. On Thursday, however, the Court will be present. A more successful or more interesting day's racing was, perhaps, never before celebrated on Ascot-heath. It must be confessed, however, that the authorities have exerted themselves most judiciously to attain this result, and to impart additional attractions to a programme which already contained them to a powerful degree. Since last year £4OO extra has been given from the fund, and this sum has been wisely used to establish new and popular stakes. Altera tions and improvements on the course we are annually called upon to notice ; and this year we are not exempt from this duty. Amongst the most important of them is the removal of the old betting stand, which used materially to impede the view of the New Mile. The stands have been thoroughly cleaned and repaired, and they quite glistened in their whiteness under an unclouded sun. The running ground was in admirable condition, the recent rains having freshened the herbage, and rendered the course elastic, without making it soft. It has, too, been most carefully. tended 'during the spring, and, in fact, Mr. Edward Hib bard seems to have made made his arrangements as complete as possible, and has evidently omitted nothing which can contribute to the success of the sport, the convenience of the visitors, and the eclat of the meeting. The assemblage of general company was not quite so large as that which we have been accustomed to see on many preceding " Stakes Days." Still the gathering was very numerous, and in the private stands were the prin cipal members of the aristocracy, including the chief of the late Government, and several of his political supporters. The Second Biennial Stakes occasioned a most interesting race, and it furnished the first favourite far next year's Derby, for Thormanby mounted the hill so strongly, and won with such ease, that after his success 15 to 1 was taken about him for the great Epsom event of 1860. Seven ran for the Queen's Vase, and on Leamington— albetit he had been reported a " little off"-5 to 2 was betted. Schism, who has now quite a reputation for win ning and losing alternately, pulled the fielders through in triumph. Leamington seemed to stop suddenly opposite the Grand Stand, but he made a good effort at the finish, but never "got up." The Ascot Stakes was also a triumph for an outsider, although the success of Rouble did not give the ring a great turn. Rouble had been backed heavily during the preceding week, but at Tattersall's, on Monday, 20 to 1 was offered against him, and at the start that price, and even higher odds, might easily have been obtained. By many persons he was deemed what is in the language of the ring called a " dead-un," and his unexpected liveliness astonished his opponents. Leprochaun came out with a high reputation from Mallon, and was backed at evens against the field for the Ninth Triennial Stakes. He, however, scarcely showed in the race, which was from the start virtually reduced to a match between Lady Falconer and the Venus filly. Scarcely an attempt was made to bet on the Cup. THE RACES. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for two-yr olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 600 soya, unless exemption from being sold is claimed at the time of entrance, and horses for which this claim is made to carry 91b extra. New Mile. (16 subs.) Mr. T. Parr's Sedbury, by Sweatmeat or The Cure, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b. Mr. T. Stevens's Ardour, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ( carr . 7 s t 91b) (Keeler) 2 Lord Clifd en's Fadladeen, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Bray) 3 The following also ran :—Fright, Pipo, Little Poll, Southampton, Odd Fellow, Rosabel, Nimrod, Newcastle, filly by Annandale out of Margery, Hussar, and colt by Hermit out of Lady Georgina. Betting-5 to 2 agst Sedbury, 6to 1 agst Hussar, 7to 1 (at first 4to 1) agst Newcastle, Bto 1 agst Ardour. The running was made for a short distance by Newcastle ; Sed bury then took the lead, with Fadladeen, Newcastle,Nimrod, Ardour, and Fright well laid up. On rising the hill Nimrod was beaten, and opposite the Grand Stand Newcastle gave way to Fright ; Sedbury, however, held his lead to the end, and won easily by a length, the second beating the third by a head, and the third having a similar advantage over the fourth. Clear of them Newcastle was fifth, Nimrod was sixth, Hussar seventh, and Little Poll next. The last lot comprised the Lady Georgiana colt, Rosabel, and Odd Fellow. The winner was claimed by Lord W. Powlett. The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain penalties. Swinley Course. 11 subs. Sir S. Monek's Gamester, Bst 71b (Asbmall) 1 Baron Rothschild's Brother to Sydney, Bst 71h.. (Wells) 2 Mr. A. Nichol' s Ph an t om , B s t 71b (Aldcroft) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Phantom, 2to 1 agst Gamester, 6to 2 agst Brother to Sydney. Gamester made play, with Phantom second, to the Brick-kiln turn, where he was headed by Brother to Sydney, who challenged Gamester opposite the Stand, but failed in his effort to get up, and was beaten by a head; a length between the second and third. The First Year of the Second Ascot Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds; cons, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. The second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.O 40 subs. Mr. J. Merry's Thcrmanby, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Hamilton's Rupee, Bst 31b (J. Goater) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Lupullus, Bst 71b (A. Day) 3 Baron Rothschild's King of Diamond s , B s t 71b (Fordham) 4 The following also ran :—Viatka, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Phantom, Gang Forward, Twang, Merrimac, Mixture. Betting-6 to 4 agst Thormanby, sto 2 agst Lupullus, 3 to 1 agst King of Diamonds, 10 to 1 agst any other (off). Phantom led for a short distance. On crossing the road, Thormanby, who was next the rails on the whip hand, took up the running, carried it on to the end, and won by three lengths ; a length between the second and third ; a length and a half between the third and fourth. Mixture, Viatka, and Gang Forward were next. The last two were Twang and Merrimac. Before the race 25 to 1 was taken about Thormanby for the Derby ; after it 15 to 1 was booked. The Gold Vase, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep stakes of 20 sovs each; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Cer tain penalties and allowances. Two miles. (11 subs.) Mr. 'W. Day's Schism, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (F. Adams) 1 Mr. F. Higgins's Leamington, 6 yrs 9st 51b.... (Wells) 2 Mr. J. Rigby's Tournament, yrs, 9st 31b...(Fordham) 3 Miss Cath and Black Tommy also ran. Betting-5 to 2on Leamington, 7to 1 agst Tournament, 10 to 1 each agst Schism and Miss Cath. Schism quitted the post in advance, with Leamington second, Tournament and the others keeping close compally. On descending the Swinley hill, after rounding the top turn, Schism dropped the second place, and carried his colours to the front, Black Tommy going on third, the favourite with his 'head at Black Temmy's quarters. They proceeded in this order at a very slow pace towards the Swinley Course, and disap peared behind the hill. On coming into sight, Miss Cath showed in the third place, and Leamington and Black Tommy were side by side in the rear. In a few strides further the French mare rushed to the front, and Black Tommy took the second place, Tournament being third, and the other running abreast. The pace, which had been very slow, now began to improve, and on passing the Brick kilns, Miss Cath dropped into the rear and took her place beside Leamington, Black Tommy going on with the run ning, with Tournament in attendance, and Schism third. Another change, however, soon took place, for after going about 300 yards further, Black Tommy resigned the lead to Schism and gave way beaten, and Leamington headed Tournament. To the first three the race was confined after rounding the last turn. Leamingten waited upon Schism to the Grand Stand, where he apparently changed legs and seemed quite beaten. He, however, "came again" for the last few strides, but failed to catch Schism, who won by two lengths, the same distance separating the second froth the third ; very bad fourth. Handicap Plate 'of 100 sous. Straight half-mile. • Mr. Locke's New Brighton, by Birkenhead, aged, Bst 31b (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. Hare's Little Gerard, aged, Bst 101 b.... (Fordham) 2 Lord W. Powlett's Delusion, 5 yrs, 7st 81b.. (Flatman) j• Lord Wilton's colt by Orlando out of The Broom, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (W. Bottom) j• The following also ran :—Stapleton, Kinnersley, Frac tious, Soothsayer, Turret, Fearful, Smilax, Indulgence, Wedding,, Boundaway, Vigo, Yorkshire Miss, Polonius, and Nassau. Betting-3 to 1 agst New Brighton, 5 to 1 agst Little Gerard, 10 to 1 each agst Delusion, Turret, and Vigo, 12 to 1 agst Boundaway. They ran in a line till nearly opposite the Stanil, where the first four singled themselves out, New Brighton winning a very pretty race by a length. Delusion and The Broom colt, who ran a dead heat for third place, being beaten a head by Little Gerard; Indulgence, Vigo, Wedding, and Turret, in a cluster, were next, well up. Kinnersley did not pass the post. The Ascot Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5 only if de clared, &c. ; the second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake ; winners extra. Two miles and a half. (83 subs., 55 of whom pay 5 soya each.) Mr. C. Barnard's Rouble, by, The Cossack, (J. Adams) 1 3 yrs . , sst Mr. Barber's Prince of Denmark, 4 yrs, Est (J. Snowden) 2 131 b Lord Ailesbury's Compromise, 4 yrs, 6st 21b (Custance) 3 The following also ran :—Borderer , Roman Candle, Misty Morn, Tame Deer, Accurate, Princess Royal, Brown Hol land, ACm'ralty, Commodore, and Linda. t 1 Betting-3 to 1 agst Roman Candle, 6 o agst Linda, 7 to 1 each agst Accurate and Compromise, , 8 to 1 each ags t Misty Morn and Prince of D enmark, 100 to 8 agst Borderer, 20 to 1 each agst Rouble, Commodore, and Admiralty. Princess Royal was very restive at the post, and once ran beyond the road before she' was stopped. When the flag dropped she was left several lengths in th e rear. As they ' a pproached the distan ce Compromise, Rouble, Prince of Denmark, and Accurate formed the front rank, and on pass ing the Grand Stand, Admiralty, Linda, and Rouble were in advance, Princess Royal being upwards of 20 lengths behind the ruck. After rounding the Swinley turn Linda took the lead, closely attended by Brown Holland, Prince of Denmark, andsßorderer, who dropped back into the ruck on reaching the dip, Rouble showing well. up in pursuit. On coming into sight Brown Holland still showed the way, Linda being second, Rouble third, Compromise heading the next lot, and Prince of Denmark, Accurate, and Roman Candle were at the heels of the ruck. As they made for the Brickkiln turn, Rouble joined Brown Holland, and soon afterwards deprived him of the lead, Linda following him second into the straight, with Compromise third, Prince of Denmark and Brown Holland next. At the distance Linda was beaten, and Prince of Denmark went on in waiting upon Rouble, who won, after an interesting set-to, by three quarters of a length, Compromise, who was " ridden" home from the last turn, being beaten by half a length for the second place. Brown Holland was a bad fourth, Misty Morn fifth, and Tame Deer sixth. The others, pulling up, were headed by Accurate and Linda. Roman Candle, Princess Royal, and Borderer, did not pass the post. First Year of the Ninth Ascot Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Sst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The second to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent., and the third a sum equal to 5 per Cent. on the whole stakes. T.Y.C. (half a mile). (32 subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Venus filly, Bst 41b (Wells) 1 Mr. Merry's Lady Falconer, Bst 41b Lord Chesterfield's Baron Munchausen, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3 The following also ran :—Jason, Leprochaun, Allington, and the Monk. Betting—Even on Leprechaun, 5 to 2 agst Lady Pal. toner, 5 to 1 agst the Venus filly, 7 to 1 agst Allington. Lady Falconet made play, with Venus filly second. In the last few strides the Venus filly challenged her, and won on the post by a head ; three lengths between the second and third. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. HUNT CUP. 12 to lon the field (offered) • GOLD CUP. 3to 1 agst North Lincoln (taken) Leamington was struck out at 3.43 p.m. this afternoon. DERBY 1860. 15 to 1 agst Thormanby (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken) 50 to 1 agst Loiterer (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Umpire (taken) Before the race for the Ascot Derby, 30 to 1 was taken about Contadina, and 40 to 1 each about King of Diamonds and Restes. Before Leproehaun was beaten he was backed at 30 to 1. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT At the Court at St. James's, the 11th day of June, 1858, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Hugh, Viscount Gough, was,.by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE 10. This day had audience of her Majesty The Prince di Carini, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, to deliver a letter from his Sicilian Majesty, notify ing the death of Kin.. Ferdinand, and his own accession to the Throne, and also to deliver his credentials ; To which audience he was introduced by the Earl of Malmesbury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel Chas. Bagot, her Majesty's Assistant-Master of the Ceremonies. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 5. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edmund Gabriel, Esq. (now Arbitrator on the part of her Majesty in the Mixed British and Portuguese Commission established at the city of Loanda,,under the treaty concluded at Lisbon, on the 3d of July, 1842, between Great Britain and Portu gal, for tbe suppression of the Slave Trade); to be Commis sioner on the part of her Majesty in the said Mixed Com mission; and the Queen has likewise been pleaSed to appoint Captain Sir Henry Vere Huntley, R.N. (her Ma jesty's Consul at Loanda), to be also Arbitrator, on the part of her Majesty, in the said Mixed Commission, in the room• of the said Edmund Gabriel, Esq., appointed Commissioner. FOREIGN-OFFICE, May 31. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Tasker Smith, Esq., in the room of Robert Knox, Esq., deceased, to be Secretary, or Registrar, to the Mixed British and Portuguese Commission established at the Cape of Good Hope, under the treaty concluded at Lisbon, on the 3d of July, 1842 between Great Britain and Portugal, for the suppression of the Slave Trade FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE M. _ _ The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable William Stuart, now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Rio de Janeiro, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Naples. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint George Brand, Esq., formerly British Vice-Consul at Loanda, to be her Majesty's Consul at Lagos. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Thomas Newton, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Mytilene, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rome. WHITEHALL, JUNE 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George, Earl of Haddington, to be one of the Commissioners for the better Government and Discipline of the Universities of Scotland, and improving and regulating the Course of Study therein ; and for the Union of the Two Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen," in the room of Philip Henry, Earl Stanhope. JUNE 13, WHITEHALL. The Queen hasleen pleased to appoint William Forbes Mackenzie, Esquire, to be Unpaid Commissioner and Chair man of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland, in the room of William Hugh Elliot, Esquire (commonly called Viscount Melgund), resigned. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 13. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Decree of the Papal Government, prohibiting the exportation of the articles of food specified in the Roman Tariff, of the 16th May, 1858. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JUNE 14. 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Capt. Valentine Baker to be major, by purchase, vice Harrison, promdted, by purchase, in the 11th Light Dragoons ; Lieut. Henry Atkins Bowyer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Baker; Cornet Owen R. Slacke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Howley, who retires. 11th Light Dragoons—Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Broadley Harrison, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Lieut.- Colonel, by purchase, vice Miller, whd retires ; Lieut. Albert Peel Garnett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sir E. C. Cockburn, Bart., who retires ; Cornet John George Annesley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Garnett. 13th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Stanley de Astel Calvert Clarke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Tremayne, promoted. Royal Artillery—Lieut. Henry George Augustus Powell, from half-pay 15th Foot, to be Paymaster. Royal Engineers—Lieut. Henry Wm. H. Davies Duma resq to be Second Captain, vice Goodall, deceased ; Lieut. Dalhousie Holmes Burnes has been permitted to resign his Commission. 9th Foot—Captain Rolland V. S. Grimston, from the 93d Foot, to be Captain, vice Bell, who exchanges. 19th Foot—Daniel James Mansergh, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Frith, promoted. 20th Foot—Ensign William Unwin to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Macdonagh, deceased. 22d Foot—Staff-Surgeon Thomas Carey to be Surgeon, vice Fairbairn, appointed to the Staff. 23d Foot—Ensign A. Mitchell Molyneux to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Vic Tupper, promoted. 26th Foot—James hoss Gray Buchan m, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Story, promote&. 39th Foot—Hugh Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Corballis, promoted. 41st Foot—Lieutenant Edward L. Barnwell Lowry to be Captain, vice A. G. Lowry, who retires ; Ensign Edward Francis Brown Brooke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice E. L. B. Lowry. 49th Foot—Henry Topp, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Donovan, promoted. 50th Foot—Assistant •Surgeon. Joseph Johnston, M.D. from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Assistant-Snr geon, vice Noott, who exchanges. 58th Foot—Captain George Henry Wynyard to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Hamilton Russell, who retires ; Lieutenant Dawson Townley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wynyard ; Ensign Henry John Wynward to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Townley. 60th Foot—The Hon. Walter Courtenay Pepys to be En sign, by purchase, vice Hudson, who retires. 69th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Cooper Hutchison to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hankey, promoted ; Ensign Frederick Hotham Dyke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hutchison. 75th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Wadeson, to be Adjutant, vice Justice, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 79th Foot—Ensign Robert Stewart to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant Wimberley, who resigns the Adjutancy only ; Assistant-Surgeon George Scott Davie, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Roberts, appointed to the Staff. 86th Foot—Ensign Matthew Edward Leadbitter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Conran, who has retired ; John William Boulcott, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fowler, promoted. 87th Foot—Brevet-Major Charles Frederick Campbell to be Major, by purchase, vice Lea, who retires. 93d Foot—Captain Whiteford Foot, to be Captain, vice John G st 0 n ßell, w h from x h t h a n e g 9 e t s h ; Edward Augustus Raikes, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur 94tchhase,v o to be Ensign, iceM Foot—Ensign a ena m W a r i William am F r promoted.mo r Godfrey to be Lieu : to be Cap raaws k k n e 1 l e , r promoted. 95th erick B. Pakenhara, Faller Faulkner, vice C v li e aeApt Alfred Ha p o r promoted. EdwardFotreedd Min, by purchase, 96th by Foot—Lieutenant Purchas majority, promo ted to an unattached by purchase ; En sign Marriott Aytoun to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice _The Hon. Edward Cou r t enay V aughan to be Ensign, -Y purchase , vice Evans, pr omo t e d ; Alex . i c fl - r B k ti os ls n ad . Rifle Brigade ander Stuart Harington, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Parr, promoted ; G eorge Anson Hillyard, to Gent., be Ensign, without purchase, vice Edwardes, promoted ; George Larcom, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Chamberlin, promoted. 3d West India Regiment—William Henry Browning, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Wilson, whose services have been dispensed with. Ceylon Rifle Re g ime nt — Assistant-Surgeo n Edward Gregg Noott, from the 50th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Johnson, who exchanges. STAFF.—Brevet -Colonel George Thomas Conolly Napier, C. 8., half-pay unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster- General to the Forces serving in Canada, vice Brevet- Colonel Holdsworth, whose period of service has expired. DEPOT BATTALION.—Captain George Fredk. Macdonald, 16th Foot, to be InstruCtor of Musketry. RECRUITING DISTRICT.--Paymaster James Marshall, from half-pay, as Quartermaster, 6th Dragoons, to be Pay master, vice Kennedy, appointed to the Invalid Depot, Chatham. INVALID DEPOT (Chatham).—Paymaster John Mac kenzie Kennedy, from a Recruiting District, to be Paymas ter, vice Lee c h, d eceased. ROYAL HIBERNIAN SCROOL.—For Assistant-Surgeon Francis Bowen, M.D., from the Coldstream Guards, to be Surgeon, &c., as s t a t e d i n t h e G azette o f t h e 31 s t ult., read Assistant-Surgeon F ranc i s B owen , M.D., f rom the Cold stream. Guards, to be Surgeon, with local r r e a d n k k . , UNATTACHED.—Captain the Hon. Fredk. Fairbairn, William Home HOSPITAL STAFF .-- Surgeon Pakenham, from 96th Foot, to be Major,.. _y _purchase. Edmund ap pointed to the 22d Foot ; Assistant-Surgeon_ Beauchamp M.D. from the 22d Foot b t o e 1 7 ) , e thFoot, Surgeon, t vice i o b o e Carey, Assist ant appointedAtht Humphrey Roberts, from' r o g t eons have Surgeon, vice Davie, The undermentioned e no longer occasion for their in :o A t s h s e is T a 9 n th t- F su o ceased to do duty, there bein g services :—Henry James Shirley Bryan Patrick McDon oug h, M.l). ; William Daniel irley ; Edwin Adolphus, M.D. ; Thomas Lambert Hinton; Michell, M.D. ; Jame s B e ll Jardine; Ch r i s topher Thompson 'M.D.; Thomas Henry Burgess, M.D. ; Francis Potter Beamish ; William Castle dine Tucker, M.D. John Goodrick Cambell ; Thomas Henderson Somerville ; Thomas Howell, and Frederick Skinner. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin Wodehouse, C. 8., of the Royal Artillery, to be Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, with the rank of Colonel in the Army. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS IN THE ARMY. Major Augustus Frederick Steele, 9th Light Dragoons. Brevet-Major John De Montmorency Murray Prior, 12th Light Dragoons. TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain Henry Christopher Marriott, 82d Foot. Captain Edmund Palmer, Royal Artillery. Captain Samuel Peters Jarvis, 82d Foot. Captain H. H. A'C. Inglefield, Military Train. Captain Sir Charles Frederick Wheeler Cuff; Bart., 66th Foot. 1. Captain the Hon. James Charlemagne Dormer, 13th Foot. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the Indian Military Forces of her Majesty, consequent on the deaths of— Major-General Arthur Spens, Bengal Infantry. General Alexander Duncan, Bengal Infantry. General Sir James Russell, K.C.8., Madras Cavalry. Lieut.-General William Henry Kemm, Bengal Infantry. General Sir James Law Lushington, G.C.8., Madras Cavalry. TO BE GENERALS. Lieut.-General George Swiney, Bengal Artillery. Lieut.-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., Bengal Artillery. Lieut.-General Samuel Goodfellow, Bombay Engines. TO BE LIEUTENANT-GENERALE; Major-General Charles Butler James, Bon;bay Infantry. Major-General Matthew Comber Paul, Bengal Infantry. Major-General Sir John Cheape, K.C.8., Bengal Engi neers. Major-General John Low, C. 8., Madras Infantry. ' TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel Sir Justin Shell, K.C.8., Bengal Infantry. Colonel Charles Wahab, Madras Infantry. Colonel James Manson, Bengal Infantry. Colonel George Twemlow, Bengal Artillery. Colonel Thomas Assheton Duke, Madras Infantry. The undermentioned Officers of the Indian Military Forces of her Majesty, retired on full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows, viz.:— Lieut.•• Colonel Charles Apthorp, Bengal Infantry, to be Colonel. Major William Henry Rickards, Bengal Infantry, to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Major George O'Bryen Ottley, Bengal Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Henry John Willoughby, Bombay Infantry, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain James Ash, Bombay Artillery, to be Major. - MEMORANDUM.—Major Donald George Angus Darroch, half-pay Unattached, has been permitted to retire from the Service by the Sale of his Commission, he being about to become a settler in Canada. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. 3d Regiment of Middlesex Militia.—James Lee Gea l " to be Quartermaster; William Thomas, Gent., to be Adjutant. Fife Militia Artillery—Lieutenant William Haigh to b e Paymaster, vice Heseltine, deceased. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Tower Hamlets—William Ghrimes Kell , Esq ., to b Deputy Lieutenant. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia--Charlea Mackinnon Walmisley to be Captain, vice Kell, who re - tires ; Charles Lawson Salis, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vial Barton, who retires. County of Kent—Humphrey Francis Mildmay, Esql M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant. • . Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery.—Francis Ifegan Cox, Gent., late Captain 25th Foot, to be First Lieuten ant ' vice Strot her, resigned. • County of Middlesex—The Right Honourable William Richard Arthur, Ea:l of Mornington, to be Deputy Lieu-' tenant. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid dlesex Militia—Ensign William Alsey Turner to be Lieu tenant, vice Nash, resigned ; Frederick Barnes, Gent., late Ist Middlesex Militia, to be Ensign, vice Turner, promoted. MEMORANDUM —The Victoria Rifles—The Queen, has been graciously pleased to accept the resign a ti on of the• Commission in thi s C orps h e ld by Major the Earl of Pe r tn •• Resignation accepted June 3, 1859. -E. -A of County of York—The Right Honourable the Ripon to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Thomas Chaloner, Captain in the Royal N avy , t o be Deputy Lieutenant- Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment of Captain George Walker to be Major, vice Scott, resigned. Royal Flintshire Militia—Cecil Squire, Esq., to be Cap-. tain, vice Foster, resigned. City of Edinburgh Regiment of Artillery Militia— Ebe nezer Farie Macgeorge, Gent., to be Second Lieute: aunt? vice Bowman promoted. Royal Merionethshire Militia—Edward Gilliat Jot Lea to be Lieutenant, vice Morgan, resigned. Royal Glamorgan Artillery Militia—. James SiLa peen Ballard, Gent., to be Lieutenant. BANKRUPTS. William Shewbrooks, builder, Taunton, Somerselaire, to surrender, June 27, and July 20, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Henry Riminton, stioner, Queen-street, Chi tapside, June 27, at eleven, and Aug. 1, at twelve, at the Co urt of Bankruptcy. Jonathan Beckett, licensed victualler, Aylesbury:, Bank.. 24, and July 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court e pt rucy. William Dromlt, hotel-keeper, Fleet-street, June% 24 and July 22, at 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Coningsby, cheesemonger, late of Bethnal green road, June 28, at half-past two, and Aug. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robert Parker, wheelwright, Tooley-street, June 28, at half-past twelve, and July 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Mason, victualler, Chester- terrace, Burton street, Eaton-square June 27, at one, and Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Davies, outfitter, Newport, Monm smthshire, June 27, and July 26, at eleven, at the Brist z 1 District Court. David William James, coal merchant, Llanw onno, Gla morganshire, June 27, and July 26, at eleven, at the Bristol' District Court. Joseph John William Watson, coal master, Lydnell Gloucestershire, June 28 and July 26, at elevacu, at the Bristol District court. • SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. David Brown, wright and builder, Glasgow. James Reidfoord, sen., farmer, Westside, Mitunoch, Banffshire. Duncan M'Nab, house factor, and Alexander M' Donald, slater, Glasgow. COUNTRY . MARKETS. . LIVERPOOL-JuxE 14. This morning we had a very fair attendance off buyers at our corn exchange. The, business passing was limited for both wheat and flour, trat where transactions occurred prices were almost nominal. The decline since this day week may be quoted at front 4d to 6d per cental on wheat and 6d on flour and Indian o orn. Oats, oatmeal, ax td barley' have each given way about :?,d per rent al. Egyptian beano are held at fully former pro 3es. LEEDS —JUNE 14. The show of Wheat was • very liberal, but the demand not active, at about the cu rrencies of the preceding week- There was not much barley on offer; and little 'business passing, at about nominal rates. Oats in limited supply, at late price s , b u t a s l ow as d e. • B eans were scare( and a dull trade, without material . change in. price. AnivaLs this week : Wheat i, •.. .... .... 2,64 6 cps. Barley 16 Oats ............. Peas . • _... .......... -- Rapeseed .. . I: .. ... ... ..... 1,667 'Beans ............ .. ......... 284 .. Linseed ........... . ............. 655 Averages for the week : : Wheat ........ 1,270 qrs ,at 50s lOid Beans ........ 7 Barley__ •• • 81 , I 37s 10/d Peas ....... ..• • 6 ~ 42s Od 0at5.......... 154- ~ l6B 9id Rye.......... ~ —s Od NORWICH ATTLE-JUNE 11. A large show of store be s As to 'day, comprising Scots and shorthorns, with a few :Irish. Sales were rather brisk, and a good attendance. Se t As, 4s to 4s 6d ; shorthorns, 3s to 45 Od ; Irish, 3s 6d to 4s. Fat beasts, 7s 6d to 8s per stone. Sheep—The pens were • s filled. Prices—Fat sheePr 7s 6d to 8s 6d per stone. Pigs—Good store pigs, 9 5s to 30s. Fat pork, 6s to 6o 64 per stone. THE HOP DUTY.— 7 Che following official notifi cation has been publisl ied :—The hop duty for the 1858 may be paid in four instalments. One is to be the forthwith without any fu; : ther notice, and the others ° 1 1 59 followi ng d ates : August ; 16, 1859 ; November 16, el ; February 16, 1860. Or a . joint note of hand may beg l !: t h for the payment of the fire t moiety in November interest at 4 per cent., be a ring date from the 16th of iYv . ',/ sr If payment be made in 1 b ur instalments neither bona n o r interest will be required. BI RTHS. BARNETT.—On the 13th inst ,at Woolwich, the wife of Capt. W. T. Barnett, It .A., Of a son. BURKE.—On the 12th t., at 43, Upper Mount-streett Dublin, the wife of Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King ° I Arms, of a son. bast SWAYNE.—On the 12th 1 / 3 St at Erith, the wife o f Her W Wigan Sjrayne, Esq., o fal son. ENLocK.—On the 13th ' mst. , aye d W 111°°k of a la u g h. ter. MAR RIA.GES. MANSFIELD—ELLIS.—OI 1 the 13th inst., in Londo, ,Eliza, jor Charles Edward Mans field, to Anne Margaret the second daughter of I ,he late Colonel the Hon. Augus tus Ellis. a t Tillichewar z SHARMAN—CAMPBELL.-- -On the 9th inst ., Castle, Dumbartonshir e, Edward, second son of Mark Sharman, Esq., Wellini ;borough, to Helen, the younger daughtlr of Wm. Cam] )bell, Esq., of Tilliehewan• D 3 iATHS. ALSAGEIL—On the 13th. • inst., at 2, Ch am pion-park, Caul berwell, Henry Alsag 3 C, Esq., aged 65. BELL,—On the 12th in: d ;., at Tunbridge-wells, Jacob gen, of 15, Langharn-place v, and 338, Oxford-street, aged 45. BURDER.—On the 11th . inst., at Southborough, Mary, the' wife of the Rev. Hen ry Foster Border, D.D., agod 69. COOPER.—On the 13t It inst., at Isleworth, Wm. Cooper, FI O L ILdm : R r, Esq., of On e n . Esq. -- ;- ° ro n ad th , Mine uaville Villa, Blackhe ath, and of the the 6th 1 . i 7 n 3 s . t., at Shrewsbury, su dd en ly. g. Mont- MORRISON.—On the 1 lith inst., at his res idence, 27, pelier-square ' Bromp don, the Rev. J. Morrison, D.D., LL.D., aged 68. WALLACE.—On the 1] . th inst., at his residence, at 1, Tra falgar-place west, Hr a 3kney-road, Richd. 'Wallace, Esq., F It.C.S. Eng., aged , 58. _-••••m...••••••.,....'•• LONDON : Printed and 1 'ublished by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Pr 'nter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precins tof the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, 'Wednesday , June li i 1569.