The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-21 00:00:00

THE NA VY. There were in Portland harbour on Thursday the Blenheim, 60; the Liffey, 50 ; the Racer, 11; and.the Biter, 2. The Trafalgar, 120, sailing line-of-battle ship, which is being altered into a 91-gun screw steamer at Chatham dockyard, has a large number of ship wrights employed In getting her false keel into Place. Preparations are also being made for the reception of her machinery, which is to be of 800 horse power, and the engineers workmen are em ployed on board the vessel daily from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m., in order that the ship may be ready for the machinery by the beginning of March. The half-yearly examination of candidates for apprenticeship at Chatham dockyard has just been completed at that establishment. About 30 youths underwent the competitive examination for entries, the names of the successful candidates being for warded to the Admiralty for approval. The screw steamship Victor Emmanuel, 91, Capt. 3. Wilcox ' steamed from Plymouth on Wedne s d a y afternoon for Queenstown. The screw guardship Russell, 60, Capt. Wode house, was appointed to leave Hamoaze yesterday for Plymouth Sound, preparatory to her departure for her station at Falmouth. The gunboat Clinker wdnt outside the breakwater at Plymouth on Wednesday on a trial trip. The screw steamship Doris, 32, Master C. N. P. Forbes, was removed from the jetty at Devonport on Wednesday to the stream. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : Lieutenants—B. W. Bas (additional), to the Royal Albert; Hon. C. Crofton (additional), C. R. Gayer (addi tional), George Purcell (additional), to the Calcutta. Assistant-Paymaster—F. C. Flenby, to the Pembroke. THE ARMY. The series of lectures on coast defences and other artillery subjects, intended for the edification of the non-commissionedofficers and gunners inWoolwich garrison, was on Wednesday evening last resumed by Col. E. Wilmot, R.A., Superintendent of Royal Gun Factories in Woolwich Arsenal. The subject selected for the occasion was the art of gun-found ing. The Colonel confined his lecture entirely to cast•iron guns. He commenced by pointing out the greit advantage possessed by Woolwich as an ar tillery station, and the responsibility which devolved upon each of his audience to do justice to the oppor tunities afforded them, and said that he had seen many of the artillery stations of continental coun tries, and knew none that combined so many branches of professional interest and practice. He then detailed the rise and progress of the science of artillery, and gave an historical definition of its early connection with naval warfare, explaining the manner in whioh Woolwich claimed a special inte rest, as being the place where the most celebrated ships of the earliest days were built. The lecturer described, with the assistance of diagram sketches, the primitive forms of iron cannon, and remarked that the system of breech-loading now revived, was one of the earliest inventions, and formerly pos sessed an advantage which was of much value, in asmuch as the charging cylinder was distinct from the chase. He then gave a scientific account of the manufacture of cast iron, and exemplified the ne cessity of employing considerable care and discern ment in its manufacture, otherwise the material would be burdened with impurities and dross, which would render the article totally useless, as, even with the material very pure, and in every way suit able, the slightest carelessness in the manufacture would occasion the most variable results. He then commented on the value of charcoal in the process of smelting ore, and the general superiority of iron thus made to that made with coals and other fuel, as verified by the tests to which the iron had been subjected by himself and colleagues at the Royal gun factories with the bar iron mixtures. The Colo nel gave a description of the labour and process of moulding and casting a gun, the boring, turning, and finishing, and exhibited samples of iron in illustration of his theory, as well as specimens which had been subjected to the tensile strain, from bars cast with the several guns, and which had broken at 30,0001 b. to 32,0001 b. on the square inch. Speci mens of 1 and 2 inch round wrought iron bars, made from the borings and turnings of the guns, were also produced, which, when cold, had been doubled under the hammer without evincing any indications of fracture, but, on the contrary, having the appearance of remarkable toughness and soli dity. The colonel concluded his lecture by telling the non-commissioned officers and gunners that his object was to interest then, and to induce them to look with more perspicuity into the manufacture of - warlike stores, as there was difficulty in arranging for classes to attend at the Arsenal, where several of the officers of that establishment have volun teered to deliver lectures regularly in the soldiers' school room on professional matters. He closed his lecture by explaining the use of the various models which were exposed on the table below the plat form, and appeared to interest the non-commissioned officers and men extremely. The desire manifested by the artillery soldiers to be present at this lec ture exceeded that of any former evening, and up wards of 100 were unable to obtain admission. It is in contemplation to erect a spacious room for the purpose of these and similar lectures. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE JAPANESE. The following curious details are given in a letter in the Debats:—" The police are everywhere, and a person cannot move without having one of them near him. When the French landed, it was a place fixed on beforehand, and police agents were there ready to escort them to the house where the am bassador was to take up his residence, and when ever the party left the h ouse t o see the shops, the police agents kept by their side and cried out to the shopkeepers to hide certain kinds of merchan dise, particularly books or maps relative to the country. Before Baron Gros landed he sent on shore his sedan chair and his French liveries in which the men who were to carry him were to be dressed, and he proceeded in that way from the waterside to his house ; the moment however that the Government were informed of it, they consi dered it an encroachment on their authority, and about 600 officials of different ranks were arrested and punished with fines or bastinado for having suffered such an enormity. The police stand in great dread of punishment, for whenever they were asked to do anything which they thought contrary to their duty, they showed great alarm and made a sign by putting their hands to their throats, as much as to say their heads would be in danger if they were to comply. To such an extent is the spy system carried, that whenever any one is appointed to any particular mission, a second person is ordered to watch all his motions and give notice of what he does. When the functions of the spy are openly avowed, no notice is taken, but when they are secret and relate to any high functionary, the person fill ing the post is obliged to use great circumspection, or he would very soon have a stone tied round his neck and be thrown into the sea. In that case, the Government would make no stir, and would not hesitate, in case of ne e d, t o deny their agent. Every one in Japan appears to enjoy a certain degree of comfort ; the people. are gay and healthy-, and not withstanding the analogy of race and habits, there are none of those disgusting scenes which in China are met with at every step. The Japanese are in telligent, polite, and brave, and they show nothing of that moral degradation into which the Chinese have fallen. Suicide is not looked on in Japan with great horror. The usual means adopted is to open the abdomen in the shape of a cross with a small sabre, and if the person has strength enough to cut his throat by a third cut he is looked upon as a hero. 'When a functionary or a private individual has committed anything which will bring him be fore a court of law, he anticipates his sentence by committing suicide. The trial is then cut short, and his heirs enter into quiet possession of the pro perty of the deceased, and the son takes the office thus vacated by the father. If, on the contra r y, the person waits his trial and is executed, he i s dishonoured, and his family ruined by having all their property c onfiscated. In case of an insult, which in European countries would lead to a duel, the person receiving it seeks out the other in some public place, and rips up his own abdomen in pre sence of the bystanders. The insulter is obliged to do the same, or he and his family would . 0. openbe for ever dishonoured. The old custom of ripping the body is, however, in some cases modified ; the inflicts on pretending to commit sukide merely on himself a slight scratch, but a friend who is standing behind cuts off his head by a single blow w itli a well-tempered sabre. The system of suicid e i s , h owever, so engrafted in the habits of the Japanese of a certain class that a handsome dress is kept for the purpose, open in the front, and when the deed is to take place the friends of the person are invited to be present, and have a sumptuous banquet served to them. There are even professors - whose business is to teach the use of the sabre in a manner so dexterous that the wound shall not have the appearance of having been inflicted by a journeyman butcher." We may remark that this tendency to suicide which seems to have prevailed in Japan from a very remote period has apparently lost ground within late years, as the missionary writers (Jesuits) who gave an interesting account of the country, state that it was the custom of the Japanese when any of them was informed that he had incurred the dis pleasure of the Emperor to at once wipe out the disgrace by self-destruction. The number of deaths which occurred each year in that way was extra ordinarily great. FALL OF TWO HOUSES AT KENTISH TOWN. Yesterday afternoon, shortly after three o'clock, another of those sad catastrophes which have of late been so prevalent in reference to buildings, took place at Kentish Town, causing the greatest amount of alarm and excitement throughout the neighbourhood, and resulting in fearful, if not fatal injury to several workmen. On the right hand side of the Kentish TONVII road, on the site known as the Kentish Town-fields, near the toll-gate, and celebrated for having erected thereon, until within the last few years, the old farmhouse wh ere Queen E li zabeth is said to have sojourned on her way to the north, some extensive building operations are going on, and a series of new streets are in formation. In one of these streets, running from the direction of the Kentish Town-road eastward, towards Torriano avenue, a number of a superior class of houses are in course of erection, under the superintendence of Mr. G. J. Stevenson, builder, of Castle-terrace. Yesterday the bricklayers, although the fronts of the houses were by no means finished, had carried up the party-walls, and the stacks of chimneys thereon were so completed as to have the ceremony performed of hoisting the flags, made of workmen's handkerchiefs, and some few of the chimney pots only remained to be set to complete the work, so as to entitle the men to the usual refreshment of beer on such occasions. The stack of the third house from the corner is stated to have been higher than those of the adjoining houses, and whilst one man was stated to be fixingthelast chimney-pot thereon, the entire stack, from some unexplained cause, fell, dragging with . it a great proportion of the upper part of the party-wall, and these falling over to the next party-wall and stack, caused that also to fall in the same direction, thus carrying with it a por tion of the third stack and party-wall, together with the whole of the scaffoldings and their occu pants. The fall of the buildings and materials created so tremendous a noise that it was heard at the Kentish Town police station, about a quarter of a mile distant. Mr. Inspector Fidge, Sergeant Thomas, and a number of the S division of police, were immediately on the spot, and exerted themselves in a most praiseworthy manner in rescuing the poor fellows, some of whom, it is stated, had fallen from a height of between 50 and 60 feet, from their perilous posi tion amongst the debris of the fallen buildings. As fast as the men who appeared injured were got out they were conveyed into the residence of Mr. Woolley, surgeon, of Old Chapel-row, immediately opposite, where they received the prompt attention of that gentleman, aided by one or two medical men, who happened to be on the spot. In the meantime the police had procured cabs and stretchers, and those whose cases were considered most dangerous were, after the preliminary atten tion of Mr. Woolley, conveyed with the least pos sible delay to University College Hospital. One poor fellow, named Ezekiel Edwards, when taken out of the rubbish, was found quite insensible, with blood flowing from wounds on his head, and was supposed to be dead, but he rallied, and was con veyed on a stretcher, to prevent jolting, to the hospital. The sufferers in that institution are : John Hicks, aged 35, bricklayer—Left arm broken, shoulder believed to be dislocated, and various other serious injuries and bruises. Henry Cook, aged 31, bricklayer One arm broken, and serious injuries to both thighs and various parts of the body. Ezekiel Edwards, bricklayer—Two severe scalp wounds on head, left arm said to be broken, and other injuries. The medical gentlemen at the hospital could not give any positive opinion as to the probable result of these injuries to the sufferers, as time had not elapsed sufficient to ascertain their actual extent. There were several others more or less injured who, having received medical treatment, were conveyed to their own homes. On inquiry as to the probable cause of such a catastrophe, it appears to be inexplicable, as the materials are described as being of the very best description. There was a rumour that the party walls and stacks of chimneys were not properly tied, but this is positively contradicted by the workmen. A rigid investigation ought, and will no doubt take place. PRINCE NAPOLEON. It may not be uninteresting at the present mo ment to give an outline of the life of Napoleon, now about to be united to the Princess Clotilde of the house of Savoy. Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte was born on the 9th of September, 1822, at Trieste, and is the second son of the ex-King Jerome and of the Princess Frederick of Wurtem berg. He was residing at Rome with his grandmother, Mdme. Lmtitia Bonaparte when the insurrection of the Romagna in which two of his cousins were com promised, obliged him in 1831 to emigrate to Flo rence ; in 1835 he left for Switzerland, remained for two years in a school at Geneva, and in 1837 entered the military school of Louisbourg (Wurtemberg). His education being completed (1840), he refused to bear arms for any country except France, and the late Louis Philippe allowed him to return temporarily to France with his father (1847). On the day of the fall of the dynasty of July, Prince Napoleon hastened to the Hotel de Ville (24th of February), and two days after he wrote a letter, which has since been published, in which he offered his services to the Provisional Government, declaring that the " duty of all good citizens was to rally round the Republic." He united himself in a more explicit manner to the republican principle in his profession of faith to the electors of Corsica, as candidate for the Assem bly. Being elected by 39,229 votes, he at first sided in the Constituent Assembly with the Mode rate Republicans, and generally voted with the Right for the proportional tax, two Chambers, the institution of the Presidency, the Italian expedi. tion, the proposition for the maintenance of capital punishments, &c., and voted with the minority against the banishment of the Orleans family.. On the 10th of February, 1849, he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid, but was recalled a short time after for having quitted his post with out authorisation, and was replaced by M. de Bour going. This act of severity made him a stronger partisan in the democratic opposition, and during the sitting of the Legislative Assembly, where he still represented Corsica, he sat on the benche3 of the Left, and supported several of their propositions until the year 1851. At that period he more fre quently abstained from joining in the stormy dis cussions which took place at the close of the Assem bly, and soon after the coup d'etat withdrew into private life. This retirement, however, was not of long duration. At the end of the year 1852, at the restoration of the Empire, Prince Napoleon was eventually called forward as an hereditary descendant (18th Dec.), and in virtue of the Senatus Consultum of the 23d, he assumed the title of French Prince and had by right a place in the Senate and in the Council of State. At the same period he received the insig nia of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and, although he had not yet served in the army, the rank of General of Division. When war was declared against Russia, he re quested permission to share the perils of the army. He embarked at Marseilles on the 10th April, and commanded a division of infantry of reserve at the battles of the Alma and Inkerman. A short time after, the weakness of his health, and perhaps also the publication of a pamphlet printed at Brussels. and containing too free an opinion of the plan of campaign adopted in the Crimea, caused him to be recalled to France, where a mission more in confor mity with his enlightened tastes awaited him. Being named President of the Imperial Commis sion of the Universal Exhibition of 1855, he fulfilled this post with an active zeal and a firm will, which were duly appreciated by the foreign juries and• all the exhibitors. This will be best seen by the peru sal of a book written on the subject, bearing the title of " Visites du. Prince Napoleon a l'Exposition Universelle." Since the birth of a direct heir to the Imperial Crown, he has remained more aloof from public affairs. In 1857 he, undertook a long voyage of dis covery in the north seas, an account of which was published by M. Charles Edmond, entitled Voyages dans les Mers du Nord a bord de la Corvette la Reine Hortense. 1857. Prince Napoleon has lately been placed at the head of the newly-formed Ministry for Algeria and the Colonies (24th of June, 1858.) H e i s now de dicating his attention to the material welfare of the colony. Its agriculture, its railways, its industrial interests, are all under consideration ; artd there is every reason to believe that Algeria will lose the military character of its colonisation, and become a source of great wealth to the French nation. DJEDDAH.—" Accounts," says a letter from Mar seilles, "have just been received from Djeddah to the 26th ult. They confirm the fact of the arrest of the Caimakan, the Cadi, the Mollah, the principal functionaries, and several of the inhabitants of the town. These wretches have reci procally denounced each other. The Caimakan, who at the moment of the massacre went to the Consulate under the pretext of checking the disturbance, is discovered to have been the principal instigator of the sanguinary catastrophe. The inquiry, owing to the energy of M. Sabattier and M. Emerat, and under the salutary impression of the presence of the Du Chayla frigate, has been brought to an effectual conclusion. Tho guilty parties will be conveyed to Con stantinople to take their trial. But what is better with such people, and what win more clearly prove to them the irresistible action of the Christian powers, is i he contribu tion of three millions of francs levied on the toy, 7n, to be used Its reparation to the families of the victims of its fanatical inhabitants." LAW INTELLIGENCE. Jan. 20. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco, at Westminster, before Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Crompton, and Mr. Justice Hill.) IN RE AN ATTORNEY AND HIS CLIENT. _ Mr. Garth said he had been instructed by the Incorporated Law Society to move for a rule, call ing upon an attorney of this court to show cause why he should not be struck off the rolls, on the ground of miscondact in the discharge of his duty to a client. He was employed in August, 1857, by a widow, at Plymouth, to pass a residuary account of her late husband, at Somerset House, and to pay the duty upon it. On the 18th of August she saw the attorney, and asked him what would be the amount of the duty, and was informed by him that it would be £lB, and she accordingly gave him that sum for the express purpose of paying the duty. She subsequently, for several weeks after. wards, frequently inquired of him what he was doing in the matter, but did not receive any answer from him ; and, in August, 1858, she consequently applied to him to send back her papers and the money she had given him. He sent back the papers, but failed to send back the money, and with the papers he sent a bill of costs, amounting to £4 15s. The costs were submitted to the taxing master, and he taxed them down to two guineas, and compelled the attorney, as a consequence, to pay the costs of taxation. An order of Court was then obtained, directing him to pay the sum due to the widow, and failing to do so, an attachment was issued against him. He was taken in arrest, and confined in the Castle of Exeter. He then petitioned the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, and admitted that he had received the £lB, and appropriated it to his own use. He, however, contended that the widow had no right to oppose him, because the debt was undo£2o. The judge was of a different opinion, and remanded him for I six months at the suit of the opposing creditor. The Incorporated Law Society thought the case was one that ought to be brought under the notice of this court, and, impressed with that opi nion, instructed him (Mr. Garth) to apply to their lordships for a rule. Lord Campbell—Take a rule. WHITEFIELD AND OTHERS V. THE SOUTH-EASTERN THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1859. Caunt had never thrown any beer at the plaintiff, nor herself turned him out ; the truth being that the waiter at the establishment had quietly walked the plaintiff out - without any violence at all, and how he got. his hurt nobody knew. If it were true that Mrs. Caunt had thrown the beer, how did it happen that the soldiers who were present were not called to prove the fact ? Mrs. Caunt—l have known the plaintiff 14 years. He has been in the habit of doing anything there was to do about the house. Any time he wanted a shilling I gave him one. He has no regular wages. I very seldom sat down to my dinner with out sending his, for I knew he wanted it. I danot know that, anything was due to him on the 16th of September ; he had only been scrubbing the kit chen. I saw him about midnight on the 16th of September. He was very drunk, and used very bad language to me. He wanted some money. I said, " Jack, you're drunk ; if you come to-morrow morning I will give you some." He was noisy and used very bad language. \ I leant over the bar and said, "Will you go, Jack ?grid touched him. The bar was between us. I neve7 left the bar. He went to the door and fell down, and went away. He came back. It was four yards from where I was standing to the door. I rang for - William, the waiter, and told him to put him out. I did nothing after that ; the waiter put him out. William said, " Come along, you are drunk ;" and the plaintiff said, " I will take your advice, I know I am." Wil liam then took him by the arm, and he went out. Between the time when he fell down and when the waiter put him out, two hours had elapsed. I never threw any beer at him. Cross • examined—Benjamin was seated on a barrel in front of the bar at the time. (A laugh.) Ile was smoking. (At this stage of the case the witness Carroll was taken with a fit, and was carried out of Court.) Witness continued—When the plaintiff fell, his head was out of the door and his legs in side. Ido not know how much of his body re mained in the establishment. I did not measure it. (A laugh.) I did not owe him a halfpenny. He did ask me for money, and I said I would give him some next day. I kept him for 14 years. There are always soldiers at our house ; we could not live - without them. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—You have been charged with assaults several times. Witness—l have been assaulted first, I suppose. (A laugh.) Air. Sergeant Ballantine—How many times ? Witness—You had better tell me, you know. They say open confession is good for the soul. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Then set to work at it. (A laugh.) Witness—l have no doubt you know, and it is very improper to ask these questions. Re-examined—l have only been charged with one assault, and that was 13 years ago. I cannot tell his name—was it Ballantine? (Loud laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—l had nothing to do with it. (Laughter.) Witness—The magistrate's name was Ballantino, I think, and he dismissed the case. Mr. Benjamin Caunt said—l am not now the champion. _ _ Mr. Justice Byles—We don't want to know that; conduct the case regularly. Mr. Sergeant Parry—l only wished to know the fact. Mr. Justice Byles—Then take another opportu nity of inquiring. (Laughter.) Witness—l have known the plaintiff 25 years, and have frequently given him clothes and victuals. He had bad legs. [Mr. Caunt then detailed the filthy and disgusting language addressed by the plaintiff to Mrs. Caunt.] He did not fall down from the push by Mrs. Caunt. He came back in an hour or so and made a great noise. Mrs. Caunt rang the bell for the waiter, who took hold of the plaintiff's arm, helped him down the step and bid him good night. Mrs. Caunt never came from behind the bar. She pushed him over the bar door. No beer was thrown. Cross-examined—She put her hand on his shoulder, but she did not push him very much. L. Keys—l was waiter at the Coach and Horses, but am not now. I was called William. The plain tiff was tipsy. I asked him to go, and he said he would take my advice and go. I handed him down the step and bid him good night, and shut the door. This was between one and two. I had shut up the house at one. I saw nothing the matter with him beyond being drunk. Mary Ann Carter said she assisted in the bar at the Coach and Horses, and was present on the occa sion in question. She confirmed the evidence of the other witnesses. • Frederick Enns—l am a stonemason, and am sometimes called "Josh." Two or three weeks after the accident, I met the plaintiff, and asked him what was the matter with him. His arm was in a sling. He said it had happened round the corner, but he did not know how, for he was drunk at the time. I said, " I understand you have brought an action against Mr. Caunt about it," and he replied, "Yes. Berry Hutchinson (the attorney) has sweated him before, and he will sweat him again." Cross-examined—l advised him to go round and apologise to Mr. Caunt, for I thought he was wrong. He said he would set a lawyer on him : Baron Nicholson, I think. (Laughter.) No ; it was Baron Hutchinson. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Justice Byles, in summing up, lamented that so much of the time of the Court should be employed in trying a case like this during the sittings in term, which were intended to be devoted to the purpose of trying actions for the recovery of debts and other short causes only. After commenting upon the evi dence he left it to the jury to say whether the plea that the plaintiff was committing a disturbance in the house, and that for that reason he had been put out, was true. If so, as the record was framed, their verdict must be for the defendant, for there• was no new assignment that unnecessary violence was used. The jury, at one o'clock, retired to their private room, where they remained until five o'clock, when they were sent for, and came into court in custody of the officer. Mr. Jones, the Deputy Associate, inquired if there was any chance of their agreeing to a verdict. Several jurors —Not the slightest chance. Mr. Jones—Then I am directed by his lordship to discharge you withoht a verdict. _ The jury were accordingly discharged. The officer who had them in charge had been sworn in the usual terms to keep them "without meat, drink, or firing, candlelight excepted," and he did his best to perform his oath, for he locked them up in the jury room, put the key in his pocket, and himself remained outside the door. Several of them, however, availed themselves of a window opening on to the street, and which was out of the sigh , t of the officer, to send a message to a neighbouring tavern, which soon produced a boy with a large can of beer and a pint pot. Several pints of the beve rage had been handed into the jury room when some one connected with the Court discovered, by accident, what was going on, and it was immedi ately put a stop to. The boy seemed quite uncon scious that he had done anything wrong, and when sternly told the heinousness of his offence in serv ing beer to a jury who were locked up, innocently inquired why they were locked up, and who was to pay for the beer—but to neither inquiry did he get any satisfactory answer. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Jim. 20. MARYLEB ONE.—SUMMONS AGAINST A LI CENSED VICTUALLER.—Mr. Joseph Potter, land. lord of the Sun, Upper Lisson-street, was summoned by the police for suffering gaming on his premises. Mr. Herring attended for defendant. Police-sergeant, 3 D, stated that on Monday evening, 10th inst., he went to defendant's house, with another constable, at half-past nine o'clock, and in the parlour he saw 35 persons, men, women, and children ; dice were being thrown. By Mr. Long—l saw no money pass, and neither did I hear anything mentioned about money. I spoke to the landlord, and he said he believed that what was going on was for a Christmass tree, and he hoped he would look over it. Mr. Herring said that the facts of the case were that a neighbour of defendant had a Christmas tree which he wanted to dispose of by its being drawn for, and that the throwing with dice was without his (defendant's) sanction. The summons was dismissed. BOW-STREET.—Mr. Harry Boleno, the clown at Drury•lane Theatre, appeared to a summons charging him with having assaulted J. Mackintosh, a supernumerary, during the performance of the 'pantomime. The complain an t stated th a t h e was one o f the mimic mob, and had to share in the sham kicks and cuffs of the numerous street brawls, at ls. per night. Although occasionally a" super" might get a harder knock than was intended, still the row was gene rally conducted with good temper, and the best feeling prevailed at Drury-lane among all parties, from the High Sheriff of Nottingham downwards. From some cause, however, he (complainant) had given offence to Mr. Boleno, who, on the night in question, after accusing him unjustly of igniting the tail of the comet before the proper time, rushed upon him with unprofessional ferocity, knocked him down with an umbrella, and kicked him "in ear nest," after he was down threatening in strong language to "do for him," or for any one else who took his part. The assault took place off one of the wings, and was not wholly witnessed by the public who, not knowing the nature of the attack, sided, as usual, with the clown. Mr. Henry observing a broad grin on complainant's face, said, " You do not appear yourself to treat it as a very serious assault." Complainant said he was struck by the ferule of the umbrella, and hurt a good deal at the time ; and he called several other " supers " to confirm his statement. They differed, however, in their state ments—one swearing that it was the handle and not the fertile of the umbrella, and another declar ing that he saw a bump on complainant's forehead, a circumstance which had not been mentioned by him nor either of his previous witnesses. Mr Henry (addressing one of the witnesses) asked if it was not part of the duty for which they were engaged to receive the knocks of clown, harlequin, and pantaloon ? Witness—Yes, but they don't hurt generally. Mr. Henry—Are you not often knocked down ? Witness—Apparently, but not really. We drop down. Mr. Henry—But is not the man, for example, who plays the policeman, often knocked down ? Witness—Yes, but we never hurt him. It's all sham. Complainant—Boleno is very rough. I've heard he broke a woman's leg three years ago. Mr. Boleno indignantly denied this statement, and thought it would be obvious to his worship that the whole thing had been got up by a little clique to annoy him (defendant) for having interfered to prevent some of their pranks on the stage. The fact was, these gentlemen constituted the necessary evils of a pantomime. For the first night or two they were content to play for the amusement of the public, but afterwards they began to play for their own—indulging in a series of practical jokes and a sort of " skylarking," which greatly embar rassed the clowns, and often destroyed the action and effect of a "scene." They refused to do what was set down for them, and persisted in a variety of antics of their own invention. The defendant was one of the most refractory of these. One night he pulled a string and started the comet, although he had no busi ness to touch it ; and another time he jumped on his (defendant's) back without any autho rity, when he (the clown) was riding a don key, and' when, from the fatigue of the scene, he was nearly exhausted. He certainly did give him a smart rap, instead of the donkey on that occasion, and was glad to see him wincing under it. On the night in question, however, he only rapped him with the umbrella, for the complainank, after hitting in return, literally bolted, and declined to receive the drubbing which Ina (defendant) might have given him. The harlequin (M. St. Maine) confirmed Bolen o's statement, and said they had enough of peril to encounter in the scenes of the pantomime, without being exposed to further risk from the insubordi nation of the " supers." Mr. Henry, believing the charge to be perfectly frivolous, dismissed the summons. SOUTHWARK.—ALLEGED ROBBERY OF PA TENT CAPSULES.--Mr. Samuel Israel, a rag merchant, carrying on an extensive business in White-street, Southwark, surrendered to his bail, charged with having in his possession a quan tity of patent capsules, alleged to have been stolen from Messrs. Hill and Ledger, export pickle mer chants, Cannon-street, City, and Half-moon-yard, Borough. Mr. Sleigh for the prosecution, and Mr. Solomon for the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that about six weeks ago some person called on Mr. Capern, a pickle merchant of Whitechapel, and asked him if he would purchase some capsules, with Messrs. Hill and Ledger's stamp on them, as he could dispose of them to those gentlemen, being in the same trade. In consequence of that, he communicated with Ser geant Smith, 4 M, and went with him to the pri soner's house, where he found 125 perfect capsules, quite new, belonging to the prosecutors. The defendant first said he had them from the country, and afterwards that they were brought to him by Myers, his collector, who had purchased them of Mrs. Fowler, a marine store-dealer, of Little Bush lane, Upper Thames-street, and he was then given into custody, Mr. Ledger swearing that they were their property, and must have been stolen from their premises. Mrs. Fowler was examined, when she admitted selling Myers a few broken up capsules, but never such as those produced. The defendant was eventually remanded, to give the prosecutor an opportunity of making further inquiries. Mr. Sleigh now informed his Worship that the evidence was of such a nature that it would be use less to go before a jury for the felony, but he thought the possession was so unsatisfactory as to require further investigation. Mr. Capern said that Mrs. Fowler had told him she frequently purchased such capsules as those produced, and disposed of them to the defendant, and now she denied that: In fact, he was satisfied that she had them. The magistrate said he could not rely on Mrs. Fowler's tstimony, and as all depended on her he must discharge the defendant. ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A POLICE CONSTABLE. —Jas. Beale, a bricklayer, residing at No. 1, Nel son-square, Blackfriar's-road, was brought before Mr. Combe for final examination, charged with attempting to murder Joseph Birch, police-con stable 239 M, while in the execution of his duty. The offence was committed on Friday evening, and for two days the constable was in a precarious state, and he was unable to attend until yesterday. He was still in such a weak state that he was allowed a seat at the table. Mr. Edwin appeared for the accused. The constable, who exhibited a contused wound on the left temple, and another under the left ear, said that about six o'clock on Saturday evening he was on duty in Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars road, when he heard the cries of murder proceed from Nelson-square. It was a female voice. Wit ness immediately went there, and saw the beadle of the square on the steps 'of No. 1, the door of which was open, and he told witness that he be lieved murder had been committed there, as a female had just rushed out, calling out " Murder." They both went up stairs, and in a room on the second floor he saw the prisoner, and before he had an opportunity of saying a word, he suddenly rushed at witness and knocked him down. While on the ground the prisoner kicked him two or three times severely, and he took out his staff to protect himself, but the prisoner wrenched it from him, and on the beadle coming to his assistance, they all fell. In attempting to get up, the prisoner struck him two or three blows—one under the left ear rendered him insen sible, and he must have been then severely knocked about. He had no recollection of anything after the third blow, until he found himself at a surgeon's. Mr. Combe asked where the beadle was when he struck him the third blow ? Witness replied that he had gone out for a light, as the candle had been upset. As soon as he left the room the prisoner rushed at him with the staff, and struck him upon the head, saying " Now you I'll do for you." He then became insensible. Mr. Combo asked him whether he had struck the prisoner prior to that ? The constable replied that he had not. Mr. Combe inquired if he saw any female in dis tress prior to his entering the house ? He said that he did, and he understood it was the prisoner's wife. She had marks of violence about her face and neck, and had called out murder. In cross-examination by Mr. Edwin—Witness said he never tried to pull out his staff until he had been thrown down twice and kicked with great violence. In wrenching the staff from him, prisoner said he would not be taken by them, and that he would murder s him. Frederick East, the beadle of Nelson-squiire, said that he saw the prisoner's wife rush out of their house, No. 1, with her hands to her face, calling out " Murder." He asked her what the matter was, and she said her husband had ill-used her, and she advised him not to go upstairs without a constable or he would murder him. A minute or so afterwards the officer, 237 M, came up, and they entered the house. The female followed them as far as the second floor landing, where she remained. As soon as they entered, prisoner threw off his coat and waistcoat, and rushed at the constable, knocking him down, and on going to the assistance of the latter he was pulled down, and they all rolled over. When he got up he saw the prisoner wrench the staff from the prosecutor's hand, and strike him over the head with it. The light was upset, and witness left the room for a minute to get another, and on his re turn he saw the officer leaning against the wall bleeding from the head, and the prisoner was break ing the things in the room with his staff. Witness took the constable to Dr. Hutchinson, who dressed his wounds and ordered his instant removal to the police station. Mr. Edwin asked whether the prisoner was not mad drunk when they entered the room ? Witness said he was not drunk, but he was un der the influence of liquor. The constable never touched him or even spoke to him before the prisoner rushed at him and knocked him down. - Mr. Combe asked what was the present state of the officer ? _ _ Sergeant Raymondthe acting inspector, said that he was still very ill, and it was the opinion of Dr. Evans, the divisional surgeon, that it would be a long time before he would be able to return to his duty. Mr. Edwin hoped his worship would deal with the case summarily; his client was under the influ ence of drink, and much excited at seeing two con stables enter his house. He contended that ho had not assaulted his wife, and that the police had no right to force their way into his house. Mr. Combo said that, according to the evidence, the officer was justified is doing what he had, and under all the circumstances he should commit him for trial.. At the request of Mr. Edwin, his Worship con sented to take bail; and substantial securities being accepted, the prisoner was liberated. GREENWICH.—CAuTION TO APPRENTICES.—G. E. Pattie, a youth, about 16 years of age, apprentice to Mr. George England, of the Hatcham Ironworks, New-cross, was charged, before Mr. Train, with unlawfully absenting himself from his master's service. Mr. England stated that, in consequence of an extensive order for fireboxes, amounting in value to £5OO, havinc , to be shipped for Swit zerland on the Friday after Christmas, orders were given that none of the persons employed in the establishment were to absent themselves from work on the Boxing-day without permission. The defendant was one of the hands engaged in prepar ing the rivets for the fireboxes in question, and stayed away on the Boxing-day, and had not re turned until the preceding day, having been absent for a period of three weeks. The consequence of this was that the then engaged on the work made an excuse of defendant staying away, and left and went on the drink for two or three days, and the order was not completed until the following week. He had received a letter from the father of de fendant, dated the 28th Dec., stating that his son (the defendant) was ill ; but as he had ascertained that he had visited one of the London theatres on the Boxing-night he had brought him before his worship to prove such illness, or to be punished. A young man, named Phillips, having corrobo rated Mr. England's statement as to the cause of the delay in not completing the work, Mr. Foggo, solicitor, who appeared for defendant, produced a certificate from St. Bartholomew's Hos - pital, showing that defendant had been admitted an out-patient on the 27th Dec., and continued so up to the present time. • Mr. Traill looked at the certificate, but it con tained no specific statement as to the ailment under which defendant was labouring. Defendant, in reply to the magistrate, admitted going to the theatre, but said he had been too ill to attend to his work. Mr. Foggo said he was anxious the defendant's father should be examined, who then stated that his son had continued to be supplied with medicine from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and that he be lieved his illness arose from a severe rupture, which rendered him unfit to work at the trade. He (the father) had summoned Mr. England in September last for striking his son, on which occasion Mr. Seeker, the magistrate, inflicted a fine of ss. and costs, and to this circumstance alone he attributed the present proceedings. He wished to question Mr. England as to a threat made by him at the time of being fined by Mr. Seeker, but Mr. Traill said that had nothing to do with the case. A certificate had been produced, which was no evidence, as it stated nothing as to what defendant's illness was. It was not to be presumed that because a person might be taking medicine he would be unfit to work, and the cause of the case being adjourned was that such evidence should be produced. This had not been done, and he (Mr. Traill) was bound to believe, from the fact of defendant's attending at a theatre, that he was capable of having attended to his work. In dealin with cases of apprentices he always considered what good was to be effected in sending apprentices to the House of Correction. Generally speaking, he considered very little good resulted from such commitments, but where there was an evident determination to neglect work, he thought some good might result, because the ap prentice would have to choose between the treat ment received in a prison and that if he followed his employment. The present was a case in which, he should sentence the defendant to 21 days' im prisonment in the House of Correction, and the attention of the surgeon of the gaol would be di rected to him to ascertain whether the defendant's disability was such that it would be improper to subject him to the ordinary labours of the gaol. The defendant was then removed to await the prison van. WAND STU ORTH.—THE CHARGE OF ASSAULT. —ln the case of Mr. Harding, of Battersea, who was reported to have been committed for one month for assaulting the police, it appears that. although Mr. Ingham positively refused to alter his decision in the first instance, he was subsequently induced, upon the application of Mr. Wilson, solicitor, of Wandsworth, to fine the prisoner instead of com mitting him to prison. The sentence was altered to a penalty of £lO, being £5 for each assault. The money was paid, and the prisoner was consequently liberated. HAMMERSMITH.—STEALING PEWTER MEA SURES.--Joseph Francis, who had the appearance of a workman, was charged with stealing two pint measures belonging to Mr. Alfred Shelly, the land lord of the Earl of Zetland public-house, William street, Notting-hill. The prosecutor met the prisoner coming out of his house shortly after one o'clock yesterday afternoon carrying a basket, and suspecting wrong from his manner, he went into the taproom and missed two knives. He ran after the prisoner, and instead of finding the knives in the basket as he had expected, he discovered two of his pint pots. The knives were afterwards taken from his pockets. The prisoner said. he was very sorry, and would not do so again., Mr. Dayman committed him for two months, with hard labour. RAILWAY COMPANY.-SLANDER. This was an action broughtby the proprietors of the Lewes Bank, to recover compensation in da mages, for a slanderous communication published by the railway company, and telegraphed to the various branch stations on the line, to the effect that the Lewes Bank had stopped payment, and cau tioning their clerks not to take its notes. The plaintiffs complained that the re port caused a" run" upon the bank, and proved very prejudicial to their interests. The case was tried before Lord Camp bell, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs, with damages, £2,000. A rule was subsequently obtained by the Attor ney-General, calling on the plaintiffs to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, on the groundthat the verdict was against evidence. Mr. Lush, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Creasy, and Mr. Spinks now showed cause against the rule. The Attorney-General rose to address the Court in support of the rule, but was interrupted in the commencement of his argument by Lord Campbell, who said the Court was of opi nion that there ought to be a new trial, each party being at liberty to amend ; and that at the trial there should be a special verdict, or a bill of ex ceptions, with both sides agreed to a special case, in which the questions in dispute could be best raised and decided. Mr. Lush was of opinion that the plaintiffs would be able to prove a special case. Rule absolute for a new trial. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sitting at Nisi Prius, in Middlesex, before Mr. Justice Byles and a Common Jury.) CROOKE V. CAUNT AND WIFE-DISTURBANCE IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE-ANOTHER JURY DISCHARGED WITHOUT A VERDICT. This was an action against Ben Caunt, the pugi list, and his wife, to recover damages for an assault said to have been committed on the plaintiff by Mrs. Caunt, and the damages were laid at £2OO. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and also that the plaintiff was making a noise and disturbance in a public-house kept by the defendants, that this justified his removal therefrom, and that the alleged assault was committed in removing him. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Hall were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Lawton appeared for the defendants. In the opening speech it was stated that the plaintiff was a man who had been employed for some years, off and on, as a sort of odd man about the defendants house, and in September last he claimed a small sum of money as due for services rendered to the defendants. On the 16th of that month he went to the defendants' house, the Coach and Horses, in St. Martin's-lane, and asked for what was owing to him. Instead of getting it, however, Mrs. Caunt threw beer over him, and afterwards seized him and pushed him out of the house with such violence that he fell upon his shoulder and dislocated it. He went to the Charing cross Hospital, where the joint was set, but in con sequence of his being a man in years, it was pro bable that he would suffer from the injury for a much longer period than a young man would have done. John Crooke—l am the plaintiff. I have been waiter at Mr. Caunt's house, the Coach and Horses, for 11 years, on and off. I left last time in August last. There was then owing to me about £2. On the 16th of September I called and asked for Mrs. Caunt, but she had not come downstairs. I went again and saw her at eight or nine o'clock in the evening. I said, "Can I speak to you, if you please ?" And I, in a low tone of voice, asked her if she would let me have some money. She said she did not owe me any. I said she did. and must pay me. She shoved me from the counter, and she delibe• rately drew some beer and threw it at me. I ducked my head, and it went over two soldiers. (A laugh.) She drew some more and threw it in my face unawares. She begged the soldiers' pardon, saying what they had got was meant for me. She came from behind the counter, took me by the shoulders and pushed me into the street. I fell down the step, and alighted on my shoulder, which was much hurt. I was senseless at first, and a gentleman picked me up. Next day I went to Charing-cross Hospital, where my shoulder was found to be dislocated. I have not been able to carry anything heavy since. It was about one in the morning when I was turned out of the house. Cross-examined— I vas not drunk. I did not call Mrs. Gaunt foul names. I did not tell a person named Josh that I did not know how it [had hap pened, but that my attorney had sweated Ben before, and should sweat him again. Ido not know what is Josh's trade or profession. (A laugh.) Mr. Justice Byles—l suppose, Brother Ballan tine, that :Mr. Josh is a gentleman of the bar. (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine-..At the bar it should be, my lord. (Laughter.) Witness—Mrs. Caunt has given me money at times, but I do not know that she has given me any when I did not earn it. I have something the matter with my legs—a kind of scurvy. Ido not know that Mrs. Caunt has torn up sheets with which to bind my legs. George Carroll—l am a messenger, employed at Simpson's in the Strand. I was at the defendant's house about one in the morning of the 17th of September. I saw plaintiff speak to Mrs. Caunt. He said something about a payment, but I did not hear what. I saw Mrs. Caunt throw the two pints of beer at the plaintiff. When the second pint went in • the plaintiff's face he wiped his eyes. Mrs. Caunt came from behind the bar like electri city. (Loud laughter.) Some one opened the door, and Mrs. Caunt caught him at the back of the collar, put her other hand to his back, and out he went like that (striking his fist against his hand sharply). (Renewed laughter.) Crooke (the plaintiff) recalled—l live 300 yards from the Coach and Horses. I walked home after I was turned out. Martin Webber—l am landlord of a lodging house, 10, Conduit-court, where the plaintiff lodges. When he came home between twelve and one on the morning of the 17th of September, he was sober. He complained of his shoulder. Mr. Skegg—l am house-surgeon at Charing cross Hospital. I found the plaintiff's shoulder dislocated. I administered chloroform and the operation was successful. The plaintiff told Ise he was 67 years old. A man of his age would not so easily recover as a young man. He would probably feel it for some time at changes of the weather. Mr. Sergeant Parry, in his addresS to the jury, characterised the action as a trumpery ono, which never would have been brought if Mr. Caunt had not been a pugilist, and had the honour or the misfortune, as the case might be, to be the Cham pion of E ng l an d. He did not know whether the gentlemen of the jury had ever seen Mr. Caunt, but if not, he could assure them that he was a fine sight to see. (Laughter) He was a large, strong, powerful man, and was champion of the heavy weights. He was, however, a man quiet and well disposed, and it was much to his credit that he had restrained himself from interfering in this affair. He was present in front of the bar of the house during the whole time, but though the plaintiff had used most disgusting language to Mrs. Caunt, he had never touched him, for he feared if he laid a hand upon him that he might do hint a serious injury. They would hear that the plaintiff was drunk at the time; that Mrs. ROBBING" A FRENCH CAPTAIY. The Moniteur de la Flotte has a curious account of an accident which took place during a visit made by a French frigate to the Corea. It says :—" We first of all arrived in Caroline Bay, and were well received by a mandarin. We afterwards went to Deception Bay, and there the same mandarin showed us hospitality. He also visited the frigate, and ap peared astonished at its arrangements. We paid him great attention, and made him some presents. Two hours after his departure' one of the officers missed a watch, and everything indicated that it had been taken by one of the mandarin's suite. The captain at first was not disposed to make any complaint, but, on reflection, he sent an officer to the mandarin to claim the watch, and several other officers accompanied him. The hour was late, and darkness had set in. On landing, the officers took a guide, who led them to a village at about an hour's distance, where the mandarin re sided. There, they were taken to a large square building which appeared to be the town-hall, and at the door they found guards watching over the banners of the mandarin. This latter received them with great kindness, in presence of a number of his servants bearing torches. When he heard that a robbery had been committed by one of his people, he manifested surprise and indignation. He then gave some order, which was transmitted from one officer to another, and which appeared to cause great agitation among the crowd assembled out side. In about a quarter of an hour, an old and a young man were brought in and knelt before the mandarin ; the former held the stolen article in his hand, and muttered what appeared to be an appeal for pardon. It then turned out that it was another son of the old man, a lad of 15, in the service of the mandarin, who had stolen the w a t c h ; an d h av i ng been seized with remorse, he had given it up to his father and taken to flight ; and that, according to the law of the country, the father and elder bro ther had come to be punished in his place. France,' said one of the officers, 'robbery is se verely punished, and is considered most disgrace ful." And so it is here.' said the mandarin. He then pronounced a sentence, and in execution of it, the son was bound hand and foot ; the father took an instrument somewhat resembling an oar, and bearing the name and letter of the mandarin ; and the spectators broke into a slow monotonous chant. Just as the father was about to stiike, the officers, interposing, begged that a pardon might be granted, and the mandarin, after some hesita tion, accorded one. He then explained that after the son had been punished, the father would have been bound and punished also. The prisoners, offi cers, and spectators having retired, the mandarin. offered his visitors a drink called saki, and some salt fish, and expressed a hope that the theft com mitted byhis servant would not leave a bad impres sion on their minds. He then, in answer to their questions, said that his name was Li, and his title, ' Mandarin of the third class, Governor of a Pro vince.' The officers afterwards left, the mandarin accompanying them beyond the village, and causing ten torch-bearers to light them the rest of the way." SUSPICIOUS CASE.—The body of a child, four years and a half old, was found on Wednesday night in an ash-pit belonging to a court-house, leading from Lace street, Liverpool. 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Important Caution—Beware of spurious imitations offered by the ignorant and unscrupulous, AU imitators will be proceeded against, AN INDIAN TIGER HUNT. (From the Bombay Standard.) . A tiger hunt which has just taken place in the vicinity of Broach deserves special mention ,°, ll account of the good cond uc t an d courage s h o wn II the police employed. Capt. Graham, superinte tl ; dent of police at Broach, had pit c h e d hi s tent O v . the 15th on the Surat side of the river near 111 sote. He received information ab ou t th e middle, ° o the day that a large tiger had tak en u p hi s positi° d in a village near, and had just killed a woman an ll severely mauled a man whom he fo u nd workin,, l e a field. Graham at once sent o ff a sowar t o a sk tli d men in Broach to come out, saying that he wou l d wait till 5 o' c l oc k, an d th en , if no one came , h e attack him himself. This sowar found some diffino l tf in crossing the river, and did not get into Broach till near three ; and as the place was 14 miles °: the other side o f th e r i ver, an d h orses an d WI; not ready, the B roac h men th oug ht it use less , go that night, and reso l ve d to start nex t mor nin4 Graham waited till fi ve , an d t h en set out wit'',l naique and six Sepoys of the armed polices 611 e, some peons. As they were going towards the pl', through a cotton field, suddenly the tiger spilt; up from the cotton and c h arge d Graham , who g'„, loped off, and the tiger, f a ili ng i n hi s harge, '0 treated. Graham ordered his men to load, 01 taking his rifle gave chase to the tiger. When', o got within 50 yards he pulled up and made a b,1 4 1 tiful shot from the saddle, his grey Arab stan°,i f as steadily as a rock. The ball passed through ,', e o tiger's neck and brought him down. Graham w 31 : 0 till his men came up and advanced on him. I' d he gave him another shot, on which the tier up apparently unhurt, and roaring furiously charno right down on the Sepoys, who received. him a volley, which did not stop him. He rushed oi l , coolie police Sepoy, who with the utmost coolird and courage received him with a bayonet. inflict" a severe wound on the head. But the tiger down the Sepoy's defence, and seized the old the musket in his jaws. So immense was I strength of his jaws, that the musket and baYl were bent to a right angle, and the marks 0 1 teeth are visible, grooved out in the iron 0f,,, d , barrel. Seizing on the Sepoy he clawed him ft, fully. Graham could not get his second gun ' ° o : minute •, seeing which the p eons , M u ssulo l3 4 : drew their swords, and most galla n tly a tt ac ked tiger, they slashed him so with the ir swo rds tt i he left the man, when Graham, who had ! I L !, his second gun, put a ball through his They took the tiger and wounded sepoy and se t o, at once to Broach, where they arrived about fon t r the morning of the 16th. The sepoy was sen' if the hospital, and the doctor thought he wou . l °:,, e , cover, as no large vessel appeared to be inn though he was frightfully lacerated. He askec l , four hairs from the tigers whiskers, which he ' o t were a charm to cure him if ti e d roun d his 'WC However, on the night of the 16th he began to rapidly, and on the 17th, to the great regret 01 c he died.' He was a most gallant fellow. We P i e d ; heard before of a tiger being shot f rom th e sad COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM-JAL 20. At this day's market there was less wheat offerirV i no progress could b e ma d e i n sa l es , exce pt by g i v i n g . 0 1 price is per quarter. Barley nearly as dear. Oats qui high. Beans and peas unaltered. MANCHESTER-JAN. 20, Our market this morning was of an inactive din` and although holders of wheat and flour did not press it would have been necessary to submit to a decline of ' s; qr and sack to promote business. Oats and oatmeal, firm and in moderate demand. Beans and Indian OP' without material change. BOSTON-JAN. 19. We have to report a limited supply of wheat at and prices at is reduction on last week, with aLs l l business doing in the trade. White, 43 s t o 44 5 . ; to 41s per qr. Barley, oats, and beans in good del; and each ruled i s p er qr. over l as t wee k . P eas a bon' came as before, with a slow sale. LOUTH—JAN. 19. With a fair supply of wheat from the growers, the ill i o was steady, at about the rates of last week, with an 11 P tendency in the value of the best samples. '2oa 0, Wheat .. .. 38s to 42s Oat s .. White do ..46s to —s B eans , new 3,38, Barley 3ls to 3,5 s Ditto, old .350 to EDINBURGH GRAIN—JAN. 19. i, Supplies still large. Sales rather heavy, and I ) still higher. ii? Wheat on the top is Od up . average Os 4 , ',,,, Barley on the top Os 6d down aver age is 4d ;1,, Oats on the top is 6d up....... average Os 6t l , it i Beans on the top is Od up ..... .. aver age is 1- Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat. Wheat (N).... 0 0 0 0-12ths Barley. 1 12 2 5-12ths Oats 1 4 1 5-120 15 Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat........ 1346 qrs Sold 1065 qrs 8ar1ey........1832 qrs Sold 1607 q' Oats 2391 qrs Sold 2072 coo Beata; 239 qrs Sold 228 clt3 GLASGOW—JAN. 19. The market continues steady, and prices are about e f ported in the transactions recorded, with some tendelloi an advance. Oats and beans were at an advance of ls, and peas as before. CORK—JAN. 18. The following were the quotations this morning wheat, 19s Od to 21s 9d; white, 22s to 2480 d; barley „ to 14s 6d; oats, ll s Od to 13s Od. An improved 0' DERBY SMITHFIELD—JAN. 18. ( 11 The supply of f a t b eas t s t o -d ay was very goo d, e: g 0 prices advanced slightly. The number of sheep f,,,, i ti large, and at late rates. The show of pi gs was aTiol average, principally Irish, without any improvemen t v demand. Fat calves were plentiful, and well sold. Beef 64:11 to 6td Veal . 6d to!! Mutton .. 6id to 'lid Pork Lamb Od to —d Rough fat, 5s Od Pe r Hides, 4d to 51(1; calf skins, 44d to 51d. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVE RP 0 0 L—JAN. 20. tl o/4 The market w as dull all day, with little business i —North British, 63 I—York and North Midland, 77 6 , 6 Eastern Counties, 12 9-16 a— Midland, 1021 1-' O P; and Holyheads, 48a I—Caledonians, 86 861 —l- 01 ,71 1 , and Yorkshire, 981—London and Nortli-Westerns , 3 0 4 . East Lancashire, 951 6—Dutch Rhenish, 4 5 6 1 Grand Trunk of Canada, 8a 88—Great Western,2 Great Western of Canada, 161 164—Dovers, 22g Berwicks, 93, 1 14 : 1--Leeds Northern, 481 9. LEEDS—JAN. 20. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshi r e, 39 t ' lands, 1041. BIRMINGHAM—JAN. 20. 4 The transactions to-day were—South Stafforast o North Eastern, 93—Midlands, Stour Valleys, B—Birmingham Old Canals, 96. 41111. MANCHESTER—JAN. 20. , On A steady market to-day, with a rather quiet - 0 doing. Leeds, 98—Caledonians, 86—Blackburns, ~, —Midlands, 1021—Ditto, 4i, per Cent. Prof., 1044 Lancashire, 96g. ;e? [ADVERTISEMENT.I — HoIIoway's i 4 d i ;f l one disease, the fountain of all others—bad blood; e ) 1 is but one infallible r eme d y f or i t—Holloway ' s Pilis;sfl`f blood is the life of life. There can be nothing in the" jl permanently or radically unsound while that vital Q 10; perfectly pure and rightly tempered. -Firm flee nel d liant complexion, a quick and powerful digestion, ticity of the animal spirits, and a consciousness °" ol itl and strength, ar e a fewof the innumerable ad it ) attendant upon pu r ity o f th e bl oo d , a blessing Nvhi d one can obtain who will take freely these inestimal" They contain• not one particle of mercury or ani substance. They are as safe as efficacious. BIRTHS. e ? it d AROHEIL—On the 20th inst., at Penge, Surrey, t— e Joseph Archer, Esq., of a son. - o di ' CLOETE.—On the 27th ult., at Queen's House, - o ' 9 ' fb Lady Cloete, of a daughter. 4f r 10 ) :1,1 HABERSHON.—On the 19th inst., at 20, Kensingt,f..- terrace, Notting-hill, the wife o f Ed war d flaw" 0 1 Esq., of a son. • LINDSAY.—On the . l9th inst., at D eer -p ar k, Holt 0111o 111 Lady Frances Lindsay, of a daughter. . - MARRIAGES. NORMAN—CAMERON.--On the 18th inst.,' at S• 0 Church, Putney, Ch ar l es L. Norman, Esq., eldest ,1 51 4 George W. Norman, Esq., of Bromley-commo n ' P to Julia Hay, daught er o f Ch ar l es Hay Cam el' ' eel of Ashburton-cottage, Putney•heath. PEASE—LLOYD.—On the 19th inst., at the FrictiSi.r . l ing House, Birmin g h am , H enry Pease, BPl'', s9' Darlington, to Mis s M ary L loyd, daughter 0.1 Lloyd, Esq., of Wednesbury. DEATHS. — l/ 4 1. e BR/GGS.On the 18th i ns t., at Slinfold, near -L"%ft) Sussex, Mr. Joh n Briggs, formerly of Great A l street. aged 81. en r BROUGII.—On the 15th inst., at Onslow-squar e, R. S. Bro ug h, R . A ., aged 86. 5e9 s ßnowNE.—On the 17th inst. Mr. Charles Brosilt,e'f, 37 Lary to th e Whittington Life Assurance Corte — f ti l •At e 3 ; 114 CAMERON.—On the 19th inst., Mary Jane, wife 0 - ne y F. M. Cameron, inc um b en t o f Ch r i s t Church, l 3r " aged 33. ojel, f°lll // MACDONALD.—On the 17th inst., Thos. Macdon f 11 Secretary of the Trust and Loan Company ° Canada. IteiPt° WATERS.—On the 19th inst., at Worthing, th ° J. Waters, D.D., minor Canon of St. Peter w s , a e 6• Master of Emanuel Hospital, Westminster, ase Y ll l o' LONDON : Printed and Published by MUltr , "" "1o%; 0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office)0000 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in t 134/ Middlesex, .Friday, Jam ply 21, 1859. P NO tere a l cent. tnur, of 1 , Or' 0. LE 2 8th, ceedin M 1 J an, 9 GA)Il The Ticket icket lieherE lIA Janua i Origin "St. Iportiot Verdes Ey, ot rail Ow Stall s n, and plz licith't c '4lm hia th e . The'' General anent several 11) °' In LEtercrt est' 610L06