The Sun. — London, England, 1859-09-09 00:00:00

CO UR TOF CRIMINAL APPEIL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,-It is now a period of three years since I ad dressed the public, through the medium of your journal, on the subject of a grave defect in our cri minal i m i s p ra d e nce. A long familiarity with courts of law, and with the machinery to which we resort for the detection and punishment of crime, as well as ferthe establishment of innocence when ex posed to unjust accu.sation, had previously impressed me strongly with a conviction of this defect ; and I had endeavoured, both by published writings, and in the discharge of my judicial duties as a Recorder, to arouse public attention to it. Tie defect of which I speak is the want of a supreme judicial tri bunal wherein the issue of criminal trials may . be re-considered in the event of fresh evidence coming to light after the verdict, or of the verdict itself not according with the evidence, or of circumstances generally transpiring which may render desirable a review of the proceedings. At the period of which I speak—namely, in 1856—three foreigners were tried and condemned for murder at Winchester. The youngest of these, a youth of 18, solemnly pro tested his innocence; his was not the hand which dealt the fatal blow, and one of the elder prisoners protested from the first that he himself was guilty, but that his younger companion had acted, entirely under his compulsion, on fear of personal violence to himself. This doubtless in a felonions act would be no justification whatever generally ; but neverthe less it may be taken as a mitigating circumstance, as the French law calls it, " one circonstance attenu ante " in awarding punishment. Th e authorities of the gaol, and especially the humane chaplain, ad dressed themselves to the Heme-office with a view of obtaining a reprieve for the young man; the day of _ execution was rapidly approaching ; the Assizes on the Western Circuit had been somewhat protracted. The month of August had arrived, and the Secre tary of State was not in London. A formal ,reply was received from the Under Secretary, and the law was left to take its course. I contended in the letter I addressed to you on that occasion that had there been a Supreme Court of Criminal Appeal, this young man's life would most probably have been spared. I mentioned at the same time another case which had occurred not long pre viously, where a poor woman, exasperated by a long course of brutal usage, of personal violence, and of threats, took at last a deadly revenge upon her husband, and expiated her guilt upon the scaffold. The case of Dr. Smethurst, unfortunate as it may be in giving a shock to the administration of justice under the present imperfection of its fabric, is most fortunate, as more powerfully than ten thousand arguments, it must certainly lead at the first possible opportunity to an alteration in the law. Far be it from me to impugn the wisdom, sagacity, upright intentions, and sense of justice which animate the able men who preside over the Home-office, both in the capacity of Secretary or Under-Secretaries. What I maintain is, that no single individual, however eminent his talents or ex alted his position, ought to be charged with the grave st of all responsibilities, namely, that of deciding on the life of a fellow-creature. What are to be the data of such decision ? The notes of the judge who tried the cause, and who naturally must be biassed in favour of his own opinion, or the brief of the counsel for the prosecution, who can seldom be expected to enter tain the most favourable views towards a prisoner. No wonder that with such materials fer a calm re consideration of the question the Secretary of State, even if he were a jurist, which is not always the case, should be distracted and torn asunder with difficulties and doubts. I have seen it sug gested that such a tribunal as I hav e advocated should belong equally to the accuser as to the ac cused. God forbid that that sacred principle of our law, " Nemo bis vexari debet pro eadem taus'," should ever be infringed. Better that a hun dred guilty persons escape than that the liberties of men should thus be jeopardised, and that perse cution should stand in the place of prosecution. But, exclaim the opponents of criminal appeal in cases of conviction, the prerogative of the Crown will be interfered with. Never in the annals of our history has the prerogative of mercy rested in better or purer hands than it does now; but there is a regal qualification, higher than even that of mercy— namely, justice, to which the meanest and most humble of her Majesty's subjects has a right. If a prisoner has been unjustly condemned, to offer him a pardon can never cancel that injustice, for a par don is of grace ; his claim is of justice, as a debt. This difficulty will, doubtless, be sorely felt at the present. time ; for, if Miss Bankes died a natural death, the " corpus delicti," as we lawyers term it, fails, and Dr. Smethurst is entitled, as of right, to his discharge. But, it will be urged that, if a supreme tribunal be erected, the authority of juries will be impaired r and they will not be so careful in future to arrive at a correct conclusion when they know that their decision is not always final and conclusive. The common feeling and experience of human nature rather point to the other side. Never are men so anxious to discharge their duty faithfully to society . and -to their fellow- men as when their actions and conduct are directly responsible to others, and when they are sensible that the judgment they have passed is liable to be reversed. On the other hand, there would be this security in the knowledge of the pos sibility of ulterior discussion, that in very grave offences submitted to them, they would not be so disposed to go out of their way in favour of acquit tal, almost against their conscience, as they would be if they felt that their decision could not be re voked. The last objection I shall mention to a court of criminal appeal is, that it would give the rich man an undue advantage over the poor man. This objection might prevail in countries where venality and corruption exist; but in our own land, of which one of the highest beasts is its unsullied and purely-intentioned administration of justice, the voice of public opinion would denounce and over whelm any attempt, if such should be made, to blacken and defile its source ; while a generous hand would always be held out to extricate the • needy and friendless, if innocent, from the conse quences of a wrongful conviction. It only remains to consider what form of tribunal would best answer the required purpose ; and here we cannot do better than resort to that wonderful monument of genius and wisdom, the Code Napo leon, for our model. The Cour de Cassation in France presents in its form of structure the simplest and most admirable institution of ultimate appeal, implying by its name that it breaks to pieces and annalsthejudgment of the inferior court. Unlike the appellatejurisdiction proposed by Mr. M'Mahon in the session of Parliament just terminated, whereby a strained.analogy was sought to be enforced be tween criminal and civil causes, and an appeal was given to the ordinary and permanent judicature of the Court of Queen's Bench, the Cour de Cassation is composed of two distinct courts, an inner and an outer, the judges of which sit by rotation, except the President, giving their assistance at fixed intervals in each court. The Cour de Cessation in neither of ,its departments investigates facts, but its functions are to see that the law has been properly admininistered the court below, and that the facts rag already elicited justify the sentence. If the (Alter or preliminary tribunal (the French name I do not recollect at this moment), composed as it is of several judges, considers that s uffi:cient grounds have been established for re-opening the judgment, the case is remit ted tce , the inner and superior court, where it is dealt ss-ith in the last instance. In almost all cases where We judgment is not confirmed, a new trial is ordered .to take place, but never before the same tribunal where it first occurred. In France the Institution of the Cour de Cessation is one attended with considerable expense. The judges composing it 'receive salaries large for France, but not as com pared with those paid to the judges of the English superior courts. Aids country the establishment of a court of er uninitl , appeal need not be attended with any ex pense at all. The fifteen judges might sit in rota tion, in such aon e court d e Cessation d bl as the Cour without an in i ng t, , England of their salaries, the Lord Chief Justice of being perpetual president of this high tribunal., and without any great apprehension that their labours wou ld be much increased.. _ The sitting of the present Court of Appeal in matters of law justify no such apprehension. But, even if we did not constitute a court after the model of the French Cour de Cassation, th e Powers of the ex isting Court of Appeal might be extended and en larged, so as to embrace the functions now defec tively devolving upon the Home - o ffi ce. Whatever be the court es tablished, not the least of its duties -would be to award public compensation to persons and whose innocence should 'wrongfully convicted, be afterwards satisfactorily made out. Closely alongside the question of a court of cri n tinaq appeal lies that of a pu blic prosecutor—a re• y limn:Cent more clearly manifested than ever by the do lective and doubtful character of the medical_efvi de lice on ti:e late trial. Alth ou g h the demand o i r stn. Ii an officiel has been latterly lo ud and genez and frequent failure of justice ensues from e pnesdu it system, yz4 session after session is allowed to NA 4 by, and not one of the law officers of the crown: much less private members thirsting for dis tinction , either has leisure or thinks it worth his while to deserve the thanks of the country by the ints o d ue L ion of a measure for the appointment of a public pro, secutor. While energy and oratory are squatidered , on a turnpike act or a gas bill, improve ments w h ich concern the lives and liberties of our fell ovs . subie s, L lying athwart the path of our sena tors, are Z e c k : I. aside and neglected. There is rise d, 'epartment of justice, voted at least two years ago un, anx=iously by the House of Com mons, sun the sub.l 'ect of discussion, perhaps result- -...••••wrr....c---- .. ing from some departmental jealousy among 7a fe functionaries, at a period when the country re quires vigorous action. Opposition there is none, except it be on the score of expense •, hut as regards that head, even if the nation begrudged, which it., does not, some few thousands a year for the amend ment and perfecting of its jurisprudence, annimple sum for its maintenance and support might be rescued from the superfluities of soap and stationery in the public offices. Now that Europe is at peace, and there is something pretty like unanimity on the subject of electoral reform, we expect our states men to employ their abilities and their leisure in reducing to practice those professions for the national welfare which have been their passport•to power, but to • which unless they faithfully act up , they vill very soon forfeit the national confidence. —I am, Bcc„ ....„ J. E. EARDLEY WILMOT. Sept. 6. TUSCANY AND PIEDMONT. (From the Tunes.) It is not often that one sees, or even a reads, of a people entirely masters of themselves, orderly, and on the look-out for a Constitutional S overeign. In settled times the idea of legitimacy gathers strength and takes a place among religious instincts and moral laws. Yet within the memory of living men the Swedes have looked about and presented their Crown to a foreign soldier, the Greeks and the Belgians have selected their Kings from numerous competitors, Portugal has crossed the ocean in search of a dynasty, France has several times exer cised the highest rights of a free people, and the Danubian Principalities have been compelled to choose for themselves. A Royal election, then, is not so strange or so irregular an act as it might seem after a few years of peace. There really is no reason why the Tuscans should not proceed on these examples, elect and proclaim their King, and if he be only willing to accept it, tender their homage and swear fealty. If the Tuscans were of the Teutonic race, if they only dwelt north of the Alps instead of soutJi, they would do this as a matter of course. Yet this is exactly what is not done. Anywhere north of the Alps it would be thought absolutely impossible to take back at the bidding of a foreigner, a Sovereign who had been twice con demned to abdicate. We need not inquire into the circumstances which led our nation to commit the apparent inconsistency of crowning the son within sight of his father's scaffold. At all events we con sulted ourselves, and nobody else, in that matter, and for a hundred years afterwards we quarrelled with France on the very ground of her attempt to interfere with the sovereignty of the British people. We need claim no merit for this. It had, indeed, been infamy if so great a State as ours had taken a ruler on foreign dictation. But Belgium and Greece, and even Sweden, are not such mighty Powers. Yet no one would venture to thrust on them a King not of their choosing. Why, then, cannot the country of Dante and Tasso do what is done as a matter of course by any nation not Italian? Can it rest with others than the Tuscans themselves ? The Roman poet tells us and they who have once submitted to be bound, and have feared death more than dishonour, will never fight again. Is that the condition of the Tuscans, even when, unexpectedly, they find their hands free ? But they have emancipated themselves. They have actually elected a King, and made him the solemn tender of their Crown. They have defied the utmost vengeance of Austria by first ousting her offset and minion, then rendering material assist ance to drive herself out of Italy, then laying them selves at the feet of the man she most hates. What more could they do ? Their part is done ;it is the next actor that has faltered. Victor Emmanuel urged them to revolt by his emissaries, and com pelled them by his example. But, instead of accept ing the Tuscan Crown, he defers to the Emperors in Council, only promising all his influence in favour of Tuscany liberty. So also speaks the Emperor of the French. What means all this ? It is simply that Florence is disposed of at Zurich • and, as the Roman triumvirs made fight for their friends, or sacrificed them when necessary, so Napoleon 111. may be trusted to do all that he can for Tuscany, and no more. No doubt, he is desirous of peace— not, perhaps, peace at any price, but peace at the price of Tuscany would not be very dear. He will do his best for her. He has also, most probably, made the same promise to the young Prince whom he lately received in his Palace. What is best for one of these cannot be best for the other ; and, un fortunately, it happens that what is best for either of them is not best for himself. It cannot be dis guised that there are now three pretenders to the throne of Tuscany—the Austrian, the Sardinian, and the French. Were there only two parties in the question, if it were not soon settled, at least the truth would soon be out. - As it is, there are many incidents which are unaccountable, except on the assumption that The Tuscans themselves have not mach to do with the matter. Why could not Victor Emmanuel do what was so natural, and so agreeable to himself and the Tuscans ? We are driven to the solution that he is considered to have received his fair share of the spoils, and that the two Emperors are agreed at least upon this, that Victor Emmanuel shall not be the lion in the fable. Yet Tuscany contents herself with propos ing annexation to Sardinia, and then waits for the answer from Zurich. She is exerting herself to keep order admirably, and adopts active measures against agitators and extreme politicians. She has a fund of self-government which finds its chief vent in pro viding for government by strangers. Never did a people show so much self-command to be at the com mand of they know not whom. They are busy re pairing and gilding the crown which they are about to confer on the great unknown, and fostering the property which they must shor tly resign to what ever heir the law may impose. What a comfort to expectants to know that the estate is in good hands; that there is no pilfering, no waste, no evil custom growing up, no speculative claim admitted ! A re ceiver has been appointed, the rents are collected, a good account can be given, and philanthropy itself will not be allowed to divert the growing inheri tance. It is natural that Tuscany should wish to be worth acceptance ; but, strange to say, the richer the gift the greater the difficulty in finding one worthy of it. There lies the golden apple, yet of the three rival goddesses not one will touch it. The favourite refuses, and the others are equally coy. There is no shepherd of Mount Ida to decide, and the candidates have to settle it between them —by what rule it is difficult to say. All that is cer tain at present is that the answer of Victor Emma nuel and the acquiescence of the Tuscan people establish the new basis of Italy. France and Aus- tria are to be the Caesar and Pompey of modern Rome. They are to give her dynasties, constitu tions, laws, and, of course, too, a religion, as long as they agree. Should they fall out, what then ? Time only can show. But while Tuscany, with an organised force of 10,000, a reserve computed at 12,000, and various bodies of volunteers, is expecting an answer from Zurich or perhaps a new bargain at another Villafranca ' the nobles and respectables of Cen tral Italy have hitherto been slowly waiting a solution of their affairs at the hand of a stranger or a populace. They show but little of that fiery genius which was once the soul of the world. After several months' opportunity, if not deliberation, Bologna has solemnly declared against the tem poral government of the Pope, and her own annexa tion to Piedmont. She will thus find herself in the same position as Tuscany, and will probably be bid to wait, with her, an edict from Ahrensburg, the place now mentioned for the next meeting of the two Emperors. No doubt, the cause of Italy will now be in very strong hands, and it has become safe to protest against everything less powerful than the master of ten armies. But do not the Italians see that Europe expects them to dispose of them selves ? If Italy cannot again be mistress of the world, she may at least be her own mistress, and express herself so strongly that strangers shall not dare to carve out her territory. At present she is only basking in a gleam of political sunshine, and indulging in dreams while she should be consolidat ing her independence. We admit that the mere sensation of freedom is enjoyable, but, if it is to be enjoyed long, something must be done for it. All we have seen hitherto is the torpor and the void usual in those who, having long felt a hard master, are suidenly relieved from the accustomed pres sure. They volunteered, invested themselves in uniforms, were drilled and reviewed, till there came the news from Villafranca, and then they all dis persed as hafopy as schoolboys with an extra week's holiday. Could they but read the signs of the times, they would see that it is not convenient to great potentates that small States should do as they please and choose their own lords. So high a privil ege ma y be claimed by arms, but it will not be conceded . to weakness and inaction. If a strong man arms himself, he may keep the house ~. in this case ther e are stronger men , an d th oug h the latter give them the most flattering assurances, it must be considered that it is' their interest to do so. It is, however, the interest of France, as of Austria, that Italy should not eohmeplicate affairs by pretending a w ill of her own. s her cause to the ou s n a clientl, condition M who has comitted anedf Italy y st is listen in silence. The mental calmness " though we to be " an almost fabulous lire told hopefully, "It is all on th e ' surfacee, and res ts on the confidence of the Italians that justice will be done to them." Hence everybody is eager f or intelligence fr om the seat, n o t _ of war, but of judgment.. The bundle of sticks thatwasto be bound into a stro n g - confederation may now be woven, pliant as osiers, into any form which rlm perial policy .may desire. Alread both find they may do better than abide by the very t LONDOI 4 I grx teknis 7 oUtheir C6nvention. Italy herself seems to relieve them, and to invite anew arrangement, more suitable to the comparative dignity of Caesars and municipalities. If anything is to be done, it must be done immediately. France and Austria will soon be too good friends to quarrel about Italy, and too wise to have anything to quarrel about. BRITISH ( OLUMBIA. (F rom the Correspondent of the Times.) VICTORIA, VANCOUVEICS ISLAND, ;illy 25. For a period of two or three vcfeks people here were in a state of despondency which threatened a " panic." The quantity of gold brought down from Fraser River had lessened. Miners were leaving for San Francisco. Trade was dull, and many per sons, taking their impressions from the San Fran cisco newspapers, rather than from what was going on around them, began to fancy that the mines had really " caved in ;" that Fraser River had turned out to be a " humbug," and that a general exodus would leave both colonies to their normal savage condition, unless "something should turn up." All this time Victoria has been steadily improv ing and increasing • and, fortunately, " something has turned up" to allay the fears of the croakers. We now hear, on r3liable testimony, corroborated by the arrival of gold by every steamer from British Co:amble, that the miners are as prosperous as they ever were; that new goldfields are being found; that the miners who went to San- Francisco (whither it is very natural they should go for a spree, or to see their friends) are coming back again to pursue their labours in our mines ; and, as a consequence, that trade has revived. Now all is hope, trust, and good spirits. Far up in the interior gold has lately been dis covered on Quesnats (corrupted into Canal) River, a tributary of the Fraser, into which it falls about 30 miles north-west of Fort Alexander, one of the Hudson's Bay Company's stations on the Southern confines of New Caledonia district. This point is about 500 miles distant from Victoria, and is the extreme one to which the miners have penetrated. The accounts of the yield of this new scene of labour are exorbitant,-30 dols. a-day to the man, while some reach 200 dols. A Government official just down from the neighbourhood reports : " Several miners told me that the dirt' averaged 50 to 60 cents. to the pan. Mr. A. S. Bates showed me a mass of retorted gold worth 67 dols.,lwhich was the result of one day's work by two men who considered themselves unlucky. The most successful party was three Germans who had taken out 6,000 dols. in less than 40 days." For some time the discoverers kept the discovery quiet, and the miners oh the Quesnats were few. Their success, becoming known caused " a rush," and now there are several hundreds on the river. The next most important mining discovery lately made on the Fraser is that the " flats" and " banks which extend from the margin of the river inland are auriferous, and afford good fields for " hydraulic operations"—a great " interest" in the 9alifornian mines. The gravel is operated on by water brought to bear on the face of a bank by a long hose and nozzle, which disintegrates the mass and rushes it into long sluices strewn with quicksilver, where the gold is caught. " The hydraulic" is a great labour saving machine, and for that reason very popular with the miners. The flats, banks, and benches which supply gold-bearing soil which can be thus operated on are extensive and looked upon as a certain indication that the auriferous area is vast to a degree hitherto unexpected: Another proof of the great extent of the gold field is afforded by the discovery of gold on Bella Coola River, on the coast of British Columbia, some 330 miles north of Fraser River. This discovery has been made by a young English gentleman who had an appointment in the Governor's office here, and'who took the " gold fever" in May last with a virulence which ended in his starting in a canoe on an exploring expedition. At last accounts he was preparing to penetrate into the interior as far as Chilcoaten, an Indian country, whose people are friendly to the Hudson's Bay Company, and where gold is reported to exist. Then there is Queen Charlotte's Island, some few hundred miles to the northward of this, which has become the rage with gold hunters. An exploring party started for the island some three weeks back, and now 100. experienced miners have got up an expedition to settle and mine thereon. The island is known to be auriferous. The Governor favours the expedition ' • in fact, he can't help himself, for the miners will go, favour or frown as he may, and in this exigency a man of war goes up to show the natives that- the miners are under Government pro tection. _ The good news from the Fraser River mines is corroborated by Mr. Begbie, the judge of British Columbia, who has just returned from his circuit in the interior. _ _ _ It is very gratifying to be able to state that Sir Edward B. Lytton has agreed to advance by way of loan £7,000 for the building of two light houses in the Straits of De Fuca, near Victoria, the erection of which will be forthwith proceeded with. The Governor has asked the House of Assembly to pro vide means for maintaining the lighthouses when erected, but the House has not yet had time to act in the matter. The want of lights was much felt, and a great impediment to the navigation of the Straits and to the entering the harbour of Esquimalt, which is low and unseen at a short distance seaward. Sir Edward could not have made a more useful appro priation. Much discontent is manifested both here and in British Columbia at the arrangement under which the public lands of both colonies are disposed of, and petitions have been presented and representa tions made to the Governer with the view of in ducing a change of system. As an illustration of the system in Vancouver's Island, I may state that a man who applies for farming land, and pays one-fourth part of the price down in cash—say, in May, June, or July, 1858, has the opportunity of selecting his farm on the 3d of August, 1859! This system, such as it is, is fairly and honestly worked, and answered very well when the only purchasers of land were the officers and servants of the Hudson's Bay Company, Nlo were in no hurry to have the survey completed; and who, while they were waiting its completion, were enjoying their salaries and perquisites snugly in their own homes. A year or. 15 months' delay did not mat ter to them. But just fancy the case of an immi grant—a stranger ix a strange land, who had come out to settle himself quickly on a farm—perhaps with a wife and any number of children, having to wait 12 or 15 months after the period at which he had paid his first instalment before be could get possession. A representation has gone home on the subject, and of course the system will, ex necessitate, be changed, so I need not expend any indignation upon a matter for which, as usual, " no one is to blame." In British Columbia the plan adopted of waiting for the surveys before any land can be held for rais ing crops works:very badly also, The Royal Engineers, of whom the late Colonial Secretary expected so much, have as yet made no surveys nor done much work of any kind, although I am informed the men and their officers are willing to make themselves useful. A few of them and some Marines are at present at work in improving the road of the Lillooett Valley, near Douglas—an ob ject of great utility if attained, as this is the best route into the interior. ____ We are anxiously hoping that the Government will soon make some postal arrangement for these two colonies. At present the arrival of our mails is a matter of uncertainty. For instance, the Eng lish steamer Forwood, which plies regularly between Victoria and San Francisco, arrived here two days ago without the English mail, although it was lying in the Post-office at San Francisco. The postmaster refused to deliver it to the captain of the Forwood because he had promised it to one of the Pacific Mail Company's boats, to sail several days later. It has not yet arrived, and when it does we shall pro bably have but two hours to read our correspondence and answer our letters, if we don't submit to-lose a post. A statement of your Paris correspondent in the Times of May 31, that some sailors had volun teered from merchant vessels at Marseilles for ser vice in her Majesty's navy, reminds me of a similar incident, but on a larger scale, on this coast. The other day 60 sailors left San Francisco by the steamer for Panama, on their way to England for the same patriotic object. They argued that the bounty being £lO, was equal to 50 dols., which was the fare to New York ; once there, they would work their passages for England, and be in time for " the war." The men of her Majesty's ships in port at this place are also most anxious tb get home " to be f in time for whatever may happen." Depend upon it the principles of the peace party are not popular with the non-electors. Her Majesty's ships Pylades, Tribune, and Satel• lite are in port. The Plumper is surveying on the northern coast of Vancouver's Island. It is report&l that the Admiral is on his way up . from the south, and that as his own ship is going home to be changed into a screw, he will hoist his flag on board the Tribune on his arrival. Everything is quiet and peaceful both here and in British Columbia—no rioting and very little crime among the miners, who, doing well, are on the whole tolerably well contented with their condition. The weather here is perfection—warm, with an occasimal light sea breeze and a cloudless sky, during the day, and pleasantly cool at night. For this last month there has not been a moment's i' I DAY - E G; interruption of this most agreeable and salubrious state of the atmosphere. Owing to the lateness of the spring, the crops are a little backward, but promise well. Now that the amenity of the climate is becoming known, and the productiveness of the soil of this island is being ascertained by the luxuriance of the growing crops and the gorgeousness of the vegetation, farming lands are coming into great demand. This demanu may, likely enough, run into a mania for a time! for, as a general rule, all who come here like the place and desire to remain permanently. Even such. poor fellows as came out expecting Government ap pointments, and who are disappointed in their expectations, like everything except their disap pointment. It may be well to state that this is an expensive place, in which the earnings of educated not in actual trade can hardly support them, ' and that Government appointments are not to be had, Thp, other day the Governor ordered the dis missal staff in British Columbia for reasons o o f f al e l etna 9iVl y! This measure has thrown a good many out of employment ; but the grounds of their dismissal were imyeratiye to enable the colony to support its own civil expenses without aid from England. liteneeforward the military staff will perform the duties of the displaced officials. The Customs department was not interfered with, but all the others were %TOO. Of course the measure renders the Governor, for the time, unpopular with a clasp y but this does not much disturb his equani mity, It will do no harm to mention that the currency of the two colonies is carried on in American coin. The pound sterling passes for 5 dols., which gives it an advantage of about Bd. over the legal value assigned to it by the United States Customs Law, so that immigrants will do well to bring their English coin along with them, instead of changing it before they leave, which will save them trouble, and result to their advantage in the exchange , when they get here. Stri v rE . Yrarit 9,181 A conducted by Mr.-Sleigh, and the defendant was also represented -by counsel—Mr. C. Robertson Griffiths. Mr. Sleigh said he would now complete the case as regarded the charge preferred by Messrs. Osler. Mr. Mure, her Majesty's Consul at New Orleans, deposed that in June of this year he was divorced from his then wife, the lady spoken of as Mrs. Mure, on the ground of her adultery with the Hon. George Augustus Chichester, the co-respondent in that suit. Mr. Griffiths objected to this evidence. Mr. Sleigh said that Mr. Chichester was a co-de fendant in the present case, and would be charged with the defendant if he could be taken. Mr. Henry decided on admitting the evidence. Mr. Mure further deposed that he had not resided with his late wife (whose maiden name was Lucy Virginia Ellen Oliver) since Nov., 1857. Did not know defendant, and had never authorised him to buy goods in his name. The letters produced were in her handwriting._ Inspector Nether found the letters in question in defendant's pocket•book, The letters were read. They were addressed to the defendant, and contained instructions as to the mode of forwarding goods, for which she had en closed orders, They also alluded to a person spoken of as s i George," • first as residing with her in the Chaussee d'Antin, and afterwards as being expected to return from Chantilly, his absence being the reasop for a delay in writing to defendant. Thomas Carter, a porter at Messrs.Osler's deposed that he packed up the chandelier, &c., mentioned at the last examination, and booked it at a shipping office in the Regent-circus, Piccadilly. It was ad dressed to " L, V. E, Mure, Esq., 45, Rue de la Ma deleine, Paris," Mr. Sleigh applied for a committal in this case, and for a remand in that in which Messrs. Shool bred and Co. were prosecutors. Mr. Griffiths would prefer that both cases should be completed before he addressed the Court. Mr. Henry thought this would be the better course. Mr. Sleigh would in that case endeavour to com plete both. Inspector Whicher uas then examined as to a conversation he had with the defendant on - the 12th of March. He asked defendant *hat he had done with the goods supplied by Messrs. Shoolbred. He said he had sent the silks to Mrs. Mure, at Paris, and had given up the carpets and damask to a man named 111 organ, who' called for them. He did not know who Morgan was, or where he lived. Wit ness asked why he gave up the goods to a stranger. He replied, "Because I had a written authority from Mrs. nure,to do so." Mr. Morris Newton, solicitor, deposed that he was acquainted , with the family of Miss Oliver, at one time Mrs. Mure, and had seen her in Novem ber at Paris. He had also seen her and Mr. Chi chester at Dieppe. - Mr. Sleigh—Were they living together as man and wife ? Witness—l don't know. Mr. Griffiths—Are you aware that they are now husband and wife ? Witness—l am not aware. The former evidence was read over, and at the request of Mr. Griffiths, the books of Messrs. Shoolbred wei e produced and examined. Mr. Sleigh then applied for the committal of the prisoner on both charges. Mr. Griffiths, however, required time to produce evidence, which he said would enable defendant to give an abundant answer to every imputation against him. The case was ultimately adjourned, the prisoner's bail being extended. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 8. GUILDHALL.—CharIes Wellbeloved, described as a " betting man," residing at 2, Luton-street, Edgware-road, was brought up before Sir H. Mug geridge, charged with obstructing the thorough fare in Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, under the fol lowing circumstances : Mr. Charles Pearson, the City solicitor, attended to watch the case for the prosecution; and Mr. Sleigh conducted the defence. This case was brought before Mr. Alderman Cubitt a few days ago, when the defendant asked for a remand, in order that he might have the assistance of counsel to contest the right of the police to interfere with the betting fraternity in the public thoroughfares. • Luke Moseley, 588, said—About half-past one on the 2d of September, I saw the defendant and seven other persons obstructing the thoroughfare in Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, and knowing them to be all betting men I requested them to go away. They all left except the defendant, who said to one of them, " Oh, never mind, don't fear him, we are not doing any harm." At the station he refused his name and address. 1 have seen him several times with others round Poppin's•court, where these men congregate to make their bets. Mr. Sleigh—The fact of his being seen at other places at different times cannot be evidence in this case. Mr. Pearson—But it may go to show his inten tion in being there. Mr. Sleigh—l should like to know the precise charge against the defendant. Mr. Martin (the chief clerk)—The charge is for, unlawfully resisting the constable in the execution of his duty, and that is founded on the 18th and 19th sections of the Police Act. The 18th section enacts " That it shall be lawful for any man belonging to the said police force to take into custody, without warrant, all loose, idle, and dis orderly persons whom he shall find disturbing the public peace, or whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed, or intendin:s to com mit any felony, misdemeanour, or breach of the. peace," &c. ; and the 19th section enacts "That if any man shall assault or resist any man belonging to the said police force in the execution of his duty, or shall aid or excite any person so to assault or resist such man belonging to the said police force, every such offender convicted thereof before any justice of the said city shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay such sum, not exceeding £5, as the said justice shall think meet, or, in the discretion of the justice before whom he shall be convicted, may be imprisoned for any term not exceeding the space of one calendar month." Under the 18th section the policeman suspected the defendant was about to commit a common nuisance, which is an offence at common law, and in the.execution of his duty he endeavoured to prevent it, in which he was resisted by the defendant. Police-constable 588, cross-examined, said—l was on duty expressly for the purpose of suppressing the nuisance arising from the congregation of these betting men at that spot. I considered the defen dant had been guilty of an offence in breaking the rules for keeping the thoroughfares from being ob structed. He was talking to a lot of betting men, and so blocked up the way that passengers would have when a d alefta lone, difficultyoe , in getting past. Th e d e f en d an t. stood with his back against the wall, and his feet on the kerb, so that he occupied the whole of the pavement He told me he was a respectable man, and as he was not doing any harm he had a right to stand there. He did not strike me, nor attempt to do so. 1 suspected he would com mit a breach of the peace, because he was obstruct ing the pavement, and a disturbance might have person had attempted to pass ; for if asked to allow persons to pass, t o h cc es u e rr b e e d tt i i f ng any in en , wantonly have a ssaulted or insulted any one. generally insult the m . Ido not su pp ose he would Sir 11. Muggeridge—To whom did you speak first when you saw the seven persons standing in Poppin's-court ? Officer—l spoke to the whole lot at once, but the defendant only advised one of them not to go. Sir H. Muggoridge—Did you believe that the obstruction of the t horou gh f a re would p rovoke a breach of the peace ? • Officer—l did, sir. Re-examined —There were several persons ob structedthey passed with great difficulty, like squeezing by these betting men en this occasion, and through a crowd. That was before I warned them to go away. I have not any one here who was ob structed, but there are several inhabitants of the neighbourhood here who have complained of the nuisance. Mrs Sleigh said, this is a matter, sir, of very con siderable importance, inasmuch as it is a serious interference with the liberty of the subject, and I am glad that the City Solicitor is present, for he will, I am sure, advise• you that the 'police, who are a very useful body of men, and perform their duties in an irreproachable manner generally, have, in this 'instance, acted most improperly. I have yet to learn upon what authority a constable exercises the right to take into custody a respectable gentle man for no offence known to the English laws, and if such an interference be sanctioned.' it will only he getting the thin end of the wedge in which would hereafter be found to have a most mis• chievous effect, as regards the liberty of the sub ject. A great prejudice had been thrown over this case by describing the defendant as a bet ting man ; but, supposing he is a betting man. it is no more an offence than are the transactions on the Stock Exchange, the Corn Exchange, and many places I could name. It is all gambling, and why should my client be con victed for making a bet any more than a stock-job ber for buying Consols on the Stock Exchange. The infringement, if any, of the law was the same in both cases. By the 19th section the officer is authorised to take any one into custody for resist ing him in the execution of his duty; but what is his justification under the 18th section ? Why, that he must have gssod cause to suspect a breach of the peace was about to be committed. Now, does the i e o ne evidence disclose that h e h a d g ood cause for such u fe n eny a e n u d in h us a t v , in y g ea ar l r v i i v u ed fin a d t thatsuspicion conclusion, usi Certai nl y n , as that - the resistance was not made while the officer was in the execution of his duty, and that he vva., therefore, not justified in taking the defendant into custody. The defendant m 1 ere y-asserted his right to stand in her Majesty's public highway, and it was no part of the policeman's duty to interfere. I have, however, a stronger point, which must put an end to this charge at once. By the general con struction of the English law, the first term used in any act must govern' the rest, so that the terms in the section in question, " assault or resist" evidently was intended to mean a personal resistance other than that described by the-officer. Siy 11. Muggeridge said—l have given great at tention to the case, and am satisfied that this is not one in which I can convict ; but, at the same time, let me inform you, defendant, that you are a fortu nate man, as the officer warned the others away before he charged you with this offence. I would, however,recommend you to consider the sections df the Po?ice Act more carefully, and to remember that if the nuisance is continued to the obstruction of the thoroughfares the police will prosecute all such off, ndcrs to eenvietion. The charge was then dismissed. BO W- S TREET. —Ed ward Thomas Isaacson, who IPA. been remanded on bail, on charges of conspiracy to obtain goods by false pretences from Messrs. Shoolbred and Co., of Tottenham court-road, drapers, &c., and from Messrs. Osier and Co., of Oxford-street, chandelier-makers, appeared before Mr. Henry in discharge of his recognisances. The prosecution, as on the former occasion, was THE EDINBYRGH ANNUITY-TAX. On Wednesday Duncan Falconer, the -sheriff officer selected by the established clergy, having received warrants to execute against certain of the citizens, proceeded to put them in force. The first victim was Mr. Fairbairn, of the St. Andrew's Hotel, St. Andrew's-street, whom they at once com mitted to• the Calton Gaol. The officer and his assistants then proceeded to the shop of Mr. Brown, fruiterer, South Hanover-street. They found him behind his counter, and preferred the clergy's claim to about £l4 of arrears. He stated that he had the strongest conscientious objections to the tax, and was prepared to go to gaol rather than pay. They then made him their prisoner, and proceeding on foot along Prince's-street and Waterloo-place, they committed him into the custody of the gaoler. Mr. Brown is an elder of the United Presbyterian Church that assembles in Lothian-road, under the ministry of the Rev. William Reid ; he is in very delicate health, and has been under the necessity, on account of a pulmonary affection, and from large boils having broken out on his back, to wear heavy mufflers round his, throat even when in business. The next visit of the officers was to Mr. Hunter, of Hunter and Glover, confectioners, North St. An drew's-street. It was between three and four o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Hunter was also behind his counter, engaged ia serving his customers. They demanded the amount of the impose. He told them he owed them nothing, and would pay them no thing. Mr. Falconer then claimed him as his pri soner, and ordered him to come away with him. He replied that he would offer no active resistance, but neither would he willingly move a step. If they wished to take him to gaol, they must carry him there. Mr. Falconer then ordered two of his assistants to go round" the counter and drag, him out. This they could not do, and Mr. Fal coner and another assistant seized him by the neck, while the others carried him by the feet. ' In this way he was dragged from behind his counter, down , the steps, and across the pavement to a cab, into whieh they attempted to force him. He was thrown back on the floor of the cab. Mr. Falconer and an assistant went into it, and endeavoured to drag him on to the seat. They got a strong leather belt, with which they endeavoured to fasten him. Mr. Falconer pulled out his manacles, fixed them upon one of his wrists, and endeavoured to force the other hand into the dis graceful machine. The passive attitude of Mr. Hunter lying in the bottom of the coach, however, rendered this difficult. While this effort to hand cuff their prisoner was proceeding, two of the assistants and a policeman were trying to force his legs into the coach, and one went round to the other side, opened the door, and endeavoured to draw Mr. Hunter further into the coach. By this time a large concourse of people had assembled, and, hearing that it was an arrest for Annuity-tax, - gave vent to their feelings by cries of execration. They saw the prisoner lying pale and haggard, his eves staring, his hair dishevelled, his neckerchief and shirt torn, and his clothes all in disarray. A cry of deep hatred arose. " Down with the An nuity-tax !" " What a disgrace to Christianity !" "To -- with the Ministers !" and a rush was made to the cab. The concurrent, who was trying by the opposite door to drag Mr. Hunter, was for cibly seized and turned away. Mr. Falconer and his men were hustled, and their hats knocked off and thrown into the air. One of them, a short stout man, dressed in a grey tweed coat, unclasped a knife, and rushed furiously upon the crowd. One lad narrowly escaped having his cheek ripped open. Agaip the crowd closed, upon the officers, but again did the fear of the open knife make them stand back. The strongest determination was, however, shown that the prisoner should not be taken. While this riot was proceeding, Mr. Hun ter had been allowed to rise, and was now standing at the side of the cab. • Mr. Falconer then declared that he was hindered from executing his warrant, and withdrew his men.. Mr. Hunter walked quietly into his shop amidst the cheers of the people, the handcuffs dangling from his wrists. The officers proceeded along St. Andrew's-square, pur sued by a crowd, hissil:g and groaning at them. It is said that the knife was again brought into re quisition to keep off the crowd, and when they . reached:South St. Andrew-street's they were com pelled to break into a run. While lying in the coach Mr. Hunter was told by one of the assistants, in the midst of a volley oC oaths, that " if he had him in a quiet corner he would make him rue this." Nir. Hunter is also a member of the Lothian-road con gregation. While the riot was at its height Dr. Grant, one of the city ministers, passed by the crowd, and seemed heartily ashamed of the proceed ing, although in 1851 he, by his evidence In the Rouse of Commons, did everything in his power to dekat the efforts of the united citizens to remove this crying evil from the city. The Rev. Dr. A. Thomson also happened to be pres ant.—Scotsman. RECRUITINO FOR THE ARMY.—A letter from Drifileld, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, says :—" Now that the harvest is over there seems a mania among farm servants for entering the army, and the recruiting sergeants are continually taking off batches of fine healthy young fellows to the different regiments. One sergeant who has been here for the last nine months has been sending away the finest of the agricultural labourers at the rate of four a-week." [ADVE RTISEMENT.] —E PPS'S (Homoeopathic Chemist) Cocoa.—This estctmed preparation is sold by the prin cipal grocers at Is. 6d. per lb., in Ilb., Vb., and packets. 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An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in circu lation during the week ending Saturday, the 27th day 6 1 Aug, 1859. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co L8,539 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jeramett, Pomfret, & Co. 11,900 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Cobb and Co.. 24,019 Baldock Bank and Baldock an d Bi gg l eswa d e B ank, ' Biggleswade-Wells, Hogge, and Co. Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 7,277 Basingstoke and Oldham Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford-Barnard and Co ... 28,883 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and Co. 10,738 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicestcr-Tubb and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham- Attwoods, Spoonei, and Co.• 21,525 Boston Bank, Boston-Claypons and'Co Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co. Bridgwatet• Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. L. Sealey 8,989 Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritchards, Boycott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury-J. C. and A. Gilbert 35,417 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son- . 21,108 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Lloyds and Co 27,727 Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 61,124 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Co. Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington-Hard ing, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Worlledgo and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and Co 11,955 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cambridge -Messrs. Fosters 36,485 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co 28,740 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Cherteey Bank, Chertsey-La Costs and Son 2,834 Colchester Bank Colchester-Round, Green, &Co 13,995 Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester- Mills, Bawtree, and Co. Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co 38,990 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Woodcpck 5,047 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co. Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbeck, and Co 69,903 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow- Bromage, Snead, • and Co Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans and Co.. 10,673 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co 32,166 Derby Old Bank and. Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton Newton, and Co 25,950 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co. Diss Bank, Diss-Fincham and Co lO,l ll Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse and Co 78,383 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co 8,318 Dorchester Old. Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dor- 11,401 . 67,163 chester— R. and H. Williams 47,420 1, East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, - and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and. Co 50,766 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms ford—Sparrow, Round, and Co 41,050 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 27,215 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farring don—Barnes, Medley, and Co 6,804 Farnham Bank, Farnham—John and Jas. Knight 7,514 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilten and Co 5,340 Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen 4,577 Guildford Ba , ik, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon 12,586 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co 22,517 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford—Mat thews and Co 17,021 Mull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull— Smith, Brothers, and Co Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Veasey and Co. Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin—Sharples 19,383 40,230 5,309 and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archeuf eld Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and C 0... 22,355 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alexanders & Co,. 54,713 Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Randall, Mercer, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co. Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co --- Longton Sbaffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey and Son 5,246 Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 151,881 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. T. P age t 24,224 Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co .. 26,040 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co .. 7 6 ,7 48 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, an d Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. J ones and Co 2 8 )083 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough_Middleton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-S. and G. F. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Legis- Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co 11,877 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. 14,980 Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and C 0... 1,047 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 5,493 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co. '19,501 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, A.bergavenny-Bailey and Co. 27,630 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth- Bromage Snead, and Co. Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co. Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co 18,593 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, and Co- . 15,423 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons 47,622 Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor• wich-Gurneys and Birkbecks 88,430 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Notting ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-C ra dd oc k an d C o. 2,031 Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris &Co ... 23,088 New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co. 10,975 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co 24,160 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry -Croxon and Co" 1 9,909 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford -Parsons and Co .. 29,888 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-T. H. ,and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W. Clinch and Sons 1 0 ,742 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank as d Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. 45,077 Penzance Bark, Penzance-Batten and Co. Peterborough Batik and Oundle Bank, Peter • borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Cio. Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, & Co. 28,991 Richmond Bank, Richm on d-R o p er and Co. 5,820 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, & Co. 3,405 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Rochester-- Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Ru g by-A B u tli n an d Son 9,926 Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret and Co 8,v42 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross--.Allaway and MacDougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, &Co 12,226 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough-Woodall and Co. .. 22,167 Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eyton, and Co. 37,083 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne-• Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, Southamp ton-Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell-Wylde and Co. lO,lBl Southampton and Hampshire Bank, s,,uthampton -Atherley, Fall, and Co. Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and Co. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayley, and Co Shrewsbury and Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury- Beek, Downward, and Co Taunton Bank, Taunton-H. and R. Badcock 27,353 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Sons, and Co. 8,646 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Harwood and Co 9,419 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamptonshire, Thrapston-York and Eland 11,486 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-Butcher and Son Towchester Old Bank, Towchester-Percival and Co 7 ,385 Town and County of Poole Bank and Ringwood and Poole Bank, Poole-G. W. L e d gar d an d S o ns 9 , 43 , 6 _ Union Bank, Cornwall, Hel s t on -Vi v i an an d C o 12, 646 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge--Hull, Smith, &Co 10 ,3 97 Wallingford Bank, Wallin g f or d-H e d ges , AVells) 6 265 and Co. Warwick and Warwi c k s hi re B an k, Warwick- Greaves and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox , , 170 Brothers, and Co ....................... " West Riding Bank, Wakefield and Ponta' t: 44,866 Bank-Leatham, Tow, and Co ........... Whitby Old Ban, Whitby-Simpson, 13,856 and Co. ................... . h 18,416 son, Chapm a n W t i e n r c_he ß st ui er p , e A tt lr a ssf:;o e . rd o . ,. ................ 7.11c3,a Weymouth Old Bank and Dorcheste 16,007 mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. Arkwright and Co. .......... . k . Wisbech-Gur- Wirksworth and Ashbourne 34,493 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Ban , . . 6,397 40,017 neys and Co , WHivaenliescoockm.b.e..l3. ......................... Wolvel•hampton-Goodricke Wolverhampton ria ‘ nk, • .. and Ifolyoake Warcoerseteesrtero_ldßeßrwarh7LdecTitheiwerkee,sabnudry OCo .Bank,... iv 58,749 W l o v lv . e F rh . a F m ry pt e o r Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank,- and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co. 28,049 Yarmouth, Norfolk- and Suffolk Bank Greal Yar- 0 695 mouth—Sir E. H Lawn, B , and CJ..... I', York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, a nd C0.....C0.. .... 4)331 JOINT STOCK BANKS. .. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal .................. Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley.... .... 48,104 Bradford Banking Company, Bradford .... - 0 . Bilston District Banking Company, hampton ............... . ..................... 27,441 Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven.......... , Bradford Commercial Banking eompanyt Bra ra . 1 ' Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banic 40,05 0 hag- Company, Burton-upon-Trent ......... .. • Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Com pany, Chesterfield IVer•• 8,906 Cumberland Union Banking • Company, ington .......... Coventry and Warwickshire Banking CoraP all Y' 23,67 0 Coventry ............................. ‘,4,085 Coventry Union Banking Company, Goventry • • • 105 452 Colmty of Gloucester Banking Co., Chellenhara. • 22,569 Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Co., Carlisle .• • 19,690 Work- Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle .... • 3 4,841 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Co., Dudley , 9,27 9 Derby and Derbyshire Banking CompanYf4Derby. • 1 Darlington District Joint Stock Banking CompanY , no ,crs Darlington ................................. East of England Bank, Norwich ................ ..**1,172"8 GloUcestershire Banking Company, Gloucester.. • 131 4 2 18,0.- Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax ..............926 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield. • • ' 2 1 ' 4,50 s Hull Banking Company, Hull ............. .... 12,703 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax. • Halifax and Huddersfield Union BankingCo.Ha lifax Holston Banking Company, Helston. ............ ,VATi 33,914 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford ...... to Knaresborough and Claro Banking ConWanY , 23,062 Knaresborough 2,526 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge .• • • ‘ „ ,4 76 Llncaster Banking Company, Lancaster 22,61 0 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester. Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lin coln Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking . tai i• Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Banking 31.352, Company, Nottingham .......... . Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Cora- 26,269 pany, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birmingham 426,4 60 (Head Office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, Lond on). • 41,67 1 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. • • !", ,52 2 NorthamptonshireßanldngCompany,Northamp ton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 48, 252 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester ,964 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth .• • • 0 t ,6 55 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield ............ Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking CompanYt 4 3 , 601 Stamford turkey's Banking Company, Bristol Somersort e • -- .24 46,6w shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Langp,, Q, 9sq Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall .. .. • • " Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Cora- 64,49 s pany, Stourbridge. Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Co., Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banldug . 52, 514 Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking CompanY, 45, 142 Richmond Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Cora • 100 ' pany, Wolverhampton. 26, 14,4 7,0 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield. • 45, 461 Whitehaven Joint Stock Banking Co., Whitehaven L 482 Warwick and Leamington Banking Co., Warwick'' sri West of England and South Wales District Bank, 69 971 Bristol 73,141 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury • • 32,804 West Riding Union Banking Co Huddersfield . • Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking CotaP an Y' 3,905 Whitchurch ............. ............. Worcester City and County Banking ComPa ll Y' , 5,317 Worcester ................................. • 62,103 York Union Banking Company, York ..... ..... 8 1,717 York City and County .Banking Company, York • • 1 21,16 2 Y W.sorkhire Banking Comany, Leeds ............. W. DALBIAC, Ac p ting Registrar of Bank Returns' Inland Revenue Office, Sept. 3, 1859. 9,3 69 COUNTRY MARKEM MANCHESTER—SEPT. 7.". 3a. to A languid market. French wheat was offered at. Old, 4d per 701bs, and new English declined Is per qr. -, frePh samples brought previous rates. Flour sold'slovill and prices in 'favour of buyers. Oats ld per 451bs loft and oatmeal rather cheaper. Beans and Indian corn vM° without alteration. BIRMINGHAM—SEPT. 7. sza There was about an average show of wheat to-day,, the attendance was moderate. A trifling amount of bu j a ness doing at rather more money. Barley in fair clon ne s ; and maintaining quotations. Beans and oats cheaper. re more inquired for. NEWARK.--SEPT. 7. and The market was very well attended this morn in g , both new and old.wheat in tolerable request, at aboth: oo under the prices of this day se'nnight. The suPP I Y good of all descriptions of corn. White wheat, new, 455 to 46s Barley, grinding 28 s to 30 : Red do 4os to 44s Oats, old, .. 2Bst° Old white 4ss 48s New do 243 to 27s to Red do. 408 to 44 s Beans. Bi to 5 0 ' Barley, malting.— 33s to 43s Beans, new —s to • so BOSTON—SEPT. 7. In wheat to-day prices were unaltered for flue satin:del of both old and new, but low and damp qualities declined is per qr, with a dull market. Supply very moderate. Oats a large delivery, and about is 6d cheaper. Little doing in barley, beans, and peas, at former prices. Wheat .. ..43s to 45s Oats.. lBs to 28 0 White do ..45s to 47s Beans 46s to 49J Barley ... ..27s to 30s Ditto, old ........—s to -- -6 New wheat, 36s to 445. LOUTH-SzTT. 7. A very small amount of business was done to-day, 77 - A prices were at no advance on last week , viz., w heat, ry— and mixed, old and new, 39s to 45s per qr. In other sots nothing of consequence doing. Oats, 21s to 24s ; bo ll* 43s to 465. EDINBURGH GRAIN-SEPT. 7. • Sales were ready to-day. Wheat on - the top Os 6d down average Os 5d down. Barley on the top is Od up... ...... aVerage Os 9d UP' Oats on tho top is Od down... average Os ld up• Beans on the top 2s Od up average Os 7d' UP' Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... - New -12ths Barley 1 14 7 8-12ths Oats 1 5 10 5-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 797 qrs Sold 621 qrs 8ar1ey........2101 qrs Sold 1963 qrs Oats 921 qrs • Sold;_B99 qr s Beans B3 qrs Sold 49 qrs CORK—SEPT. 7. R e d The following were the quotations this morning 153 wheat, 18s Od to 20s 6 i ; white, 178 Od to 23s Od; ba rie, Od to 15s 6d; oats, 9s Od to lls Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—SETT. 6. The supply of fat stock to-day was good, with a v a n erl d full attendance of buyers ; high prices were toh ad ' vi er* a clearance was readily effected. Sheep and lambs. we b in very large supply, at fully late rates, most sf, w F a t were disposed of. Fat calves were no t s o plentifg'• pigs numerous, and well sold. Sl Beef Mutton .... fi ton• • Lamb 6d d to o 7d 7d V ro e r a i l c . ................... 7id to 7id to —d Rough fat, Hides, lqd to 54d; calf skins, 6d to 61d. g 5s id per bringing u p ....... u R p TISEMENTI—The difficultie nd dsgigel re l; infants by hand or wet nurses have been en t d overcome by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta A.rabica _,I which feeds, strengthens, and removes all t he little pli!."- and irregularities infants are so subject to. The following letter speaks volumes :—" Grammar School, Stsve nage jl 16th Dec., 1850. Gentlemen. —I think it but corani°. justice to you to state that I have used Du Barry's 11° T:.. lenta for the last four months, during which t i m e our had Pant has never had disordered bowels, from Wh iC , ll , . i, h t p i K suffered much during the previous six months, wh il s t I nursed, though every care was taken to prevent it. 1. 5 _ known of your valuable food sooner, it would heavyli:! saved my infant much pain, and me also the . expense of a wet nurse.—l am, &c, ROBERT AhslßL;2lb , En tins, at ls. 6d. ; 11b., 3s. ; 21b., 55. 9d. ; 51b., 12 .• ' f po st . - office order. Du Barry and Co., 265. The IMb. and 121 b. tins carriage free, on rec eip t 0 Fortnum,Lor Mason, and C0.,82 Piccadilly ; 4 1 ' if 0., i d 63 and 150, ii- Gracechurch-streetCheapsi ° ; '6O Bishoysgate street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and l . at 1-)ublin, street ; 85, Tottenham-to'u't-road A B .° an d Co., Bewley and Draper.; at Edinburgh, Rannes ter, SharP and at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew ; at Manches , at South. Scott ; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; 77, Regent7stree ! .L:oisndo6no: . atanton. Randall and Son. .-...-----"---""'. ____________... South Kensingto n, BIRTHS. — e - n ° s n ing t t h o e n, son. 7 t t h h e wiinsfet.,efact .309,. Addison, son. An ife of a son. DEACON.—On the 6 th inst., at Tunbridge-wells, t he W of John Deacon, Esq ., GREVILLE.—On the 6th inst., at Southsea, the wife o Major Southwell Greville, of a daughter. f JosEs.—On the sth inst., at 1, Craven-hill-gardens, 1:19(1° park, the wife of Thomas Jones, Esq., o f a son . MARRIAGES. and hoHeco7altlrhoowl Caroline inst. et. late aattie St.n 4 3:7 7: a. GlBSON—CnisnoLm.—On the 6th inst., at the Caledonian Church, Holloway, Robert Gibson, of the Bank of Scot land, Glasgow, to Eliza Begbie, eldest daughter of John u n— T l a g e e r: e k a n t os i i, n s,o Esq.,n of the, 0f 6,F R o o w b k t e . , R od : va T i 2. : — ..' it AitE C ney h sr stq i oh s o. h ieN o o_ l f m. Ellis , East,tßo o co f jß:o M tib a nn r e - k rTrot - orn l Noc a_ ings, Tower-street. wife er C O o n l otnileeemthoirnsest. DEATHS. COOPER Hussars. I qljlL—On the 6th inst., suddenly, Charles Kerr, 1:8(1•94 ;CoionpeDr,evfoonrmsheirrry.ploaire; h!reinritatii Hundalee Cottage, Jedburgh, aged 72. NORRIS.—O n th e 7th i ns t.. at Ashurst Lodge, SurminE, dale, Sir William Norris, late Reco rder of Pe nang' fig 66. 1101 10- r Ealor•—On the 7th inst., at 8, St. James's-road, way, Sampson Henry Perry, Esq., aged 46. John A' POWELL.—On the 6th inst., at Fosters, Hendon, ~ I . Powell, Esq., of 9, New-square, Lincoln's i nn, an' " George-street, Hanover-square. flg toar WELLS.— On the ScovELL.—On the sth inst , at Vale-plac o, Keno Mr. G. Scovell d 7 ,3d inst 9. age Esq., Of . s uddenly,. Jchn Wells, Aspenden 2 Herts aged '5l YOVN G9 LoNnorr : Printed and Published by ICIRDO ~, No. 1 1 #? of No. 112, Strand, Printer, a t The Sues Of fice, in_ Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. im. the C Ol LY NI ithileSCE, Friday, September 9, 1859. 4