The Sun. — London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

MR. DARBY GRIFFITH, M.P., OH THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY• (From the Wiltshire independent.) On Tuesday evening Mr. Darby Griffith, M.P., delivered an address at the Town Hall on the affairs of Italy, in pursuance of a promise he had o made to some of his constituents who had requested him to do so. Eight o'clock was the time appointed by Mr. Griffith for the delivery of the address, but long before that hour a great many persons assembled in the hall, a large portion of whom were ladies. The hon. member cntered the room about eight o'clock, accompanied by the Mgor and some other of his friends. The MAYOR, ascended the platform and briefly stated. the object of Mr. Griffith's appearance that evening, and referred to the numerously and re spectably signed requisition which had been pre sented to Mr. Griffith. Mr. GRIFFITH introduced his subject by briefly' sketching the early history of Ttaly before and at the time of the Christian era. He remarked that the history of Italy in the 13th and 14th centuries was the most flourishing period of that country. He touched lightly upon the interference which at that early period had been exercised by Germany. From an early period also Italy had attracted the attention of France and excited her desire for ac quiring power in that peninsula, and Fiance was even at that time opposed by Germany. He next referred to the early pre-eminence of the arts in Italy, - and observed that many of the names which are now commonly used both in France and Eng land had derived their origin from Italy ; as for instance "milliner" from Milan, and " pistol" from a small town in Italy named Pistoia, where these weapons were once made in great perfection. Mantles and mantuamaker were words also origi nating from tne town of Mantua. Lombardy at the present day was exactly what it was described by Virgil. Lightly touching upon its geographical features as confined and bound in by the Alps, Mr. Griffith rapidly passed over a description of the fertility of the plains of Italy, and came to the more recent affairs of its political and social condi tion. After a passing remark on the possession of Venetia and other parts by Austria, and the tenacity with which she retained them, he referred to the commencement of the present year, when tt e Empe ror Napoleon gave his first indication of his inten tion to interfere with the relations of Austria and Italy. The Emperor communicated to the Austrian ambassador his regret that there was not so cordial an understanding between his governmentand that of Austria, as he desired, indicating, at the same time, that he referred to the affairs of Italy. This was at once understood by all the European Powers to mean that Napoleon intended to step in with Frendh interference, and. led to correspondence be tween the Governments of England, Austria, and France. The events which had transpired during the past year, fully confirmed the correctness of the impression which he (Mr. Griffith) entertained, at once, that Austria would make no concessions what ever, but would defend at any cost her Italian pos sessions. In answer to the early remonstrances of England, Austria had said, " do not blame us, but, if you must scold somebody, scold France and Sar dinia." Mr. Griffith next referred to the speech of Lord Palmerston on the first day on which the pre sent Parliament met, is which his lordship depre cated the prospect of war which was apparent be tween Austria and France, but stated, that under the existing treaties by which Austria held Venetia and Lombardy, it was impossible for England to ask her to give up any of those possessions. Austria had been ob liged to hold possession by the most arbitrary amt tyrannical rule, suppressing every species • of liberty, and most especially the freedom of the press. In a passing notice of the negotiations which ensued between the Governments of England and Austria, Mr. Griffith took occasion to claim for Lord Malmesbury the credit of having stated, in the plainest and most unequivocal manner possible, the deprecation by England of a war being entered into between Austria and Sardinia and France, and her disapprobation of Austria's treatment of the Italian States. The manner in which Austria re ceived the remonstrances of England further con firmed his (Mr. Griffith's) first impression, that she would make no concessions whatever, and would rather appeal to military force; and the result had fully proved the correctness of the view he had taken. As an illustration of the manner in which Austria maintained her power, he observed that they must all have heard of the severity with which she had carried out her military executions upon a number of Italians who had sought t) oppose her authority. Those executions had of course, caused great sorrow among a large number of families; and when a number of ladies assembled in the mag nificent cathedral of Mantua, to pay their tribute of grief for their lost relatives, after the Roman Catho lic manner, the head of the police in that city, whose name was Ramponi, thought proper to con sider it apolitical offence, and he turned them out of the building. Those ladies then removed to the cemetery to mourn over the graves of their rela tives, and Ramponi there looked them in, and kept them during the whole day, without any efresh ment, under the burning heat of an Italian. sun. That was a specimen of the system under which Austria expected to govern her possessions in Italy. It was not only hars tyranny, but it. was carried to a length of absurdity which made it border on the ludicrous, much as if the Mayor of Devizes was to lock a number of ladies in the Town-hall who had assembled at a Bible Society's meeting. Mr. Griffith next referred to the Emperor Napoleon's first indications of hostile intentions against Austria, at the commencement of the present year, with a passing notice of the. article which appeared in the iloniteur on Jan. Gth, endeavouring to ex plain. away the Emperor's previous intimation ; and stated that on the 10th January Lord Malmesbury had thought it necessary to write to the Govern ments of France, Austria, and Sardinia. He (Mr. Griffith) thought it was a matter of regret that those negotiations were not made public at that time, as he believed the force of public opinion in England, which would at once have found expression through the press, must and would have had a power ful influence in affecting the measures of all those countries. He then read extracts from the de spatches which were subsequently published, and .said the result of the correspondence with England on the part of Austria amounted to her saying, " go and tell France that if she interferes between Aus tria and Sardinia, England will send her forces to support Austria, and France will then do nothing." After tracing the progress of e ven t s , an d the wrt to its conclusion at Solferino ' with the treaty im mediately made between the Emperors, 7ilr. Griffith remarked that the English Government then be came directly concerned in. the negotiations ; and he had, on the 22dJuly, in the House of Commons, asked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he knew if any provision was made that the Grand Dukes and other authorities, which had before existed in the Italian States, were to be restored to power by force of arms in opposition to the wishes of the Italian population ; aad Lord John Russell was able to announce that the Emperor Napoleon - had given a pledge that there was no such inten tion. He (Mr. Griffith) deprecated secret treaties, both before and after a war, and contended that it would be greatly to the advantage of public inte rests that the representatives or the people should know what were the provisions of those treaties, instead of their being kept secret among the few forming the Government. Ile had been induced to make his recent journey to Italy, for the purpose of learning, by his own per sonal observations, what really were the feelings of the Italian people upon the subject of the restoration of the ruling powers in their states. Mr. Griffith then described the haste and the discomforts attending his journey, which he commenced on the 2d of September. Haring arrived in ,Turin, he saw Sir James Hudson there, and received 'from him the necessary credentials and introductions. At Milan he saw the Governor Of Lombardy, from whom he received the"most courteous attention, and he never saw a population who appeared more happy than that of Milan, livinz on the most friendly terms with the French and Sardinian troops quartered in that city. F rom Milan hetravelledOn by way of the b eau tif u l Lake of Garda, and saw the fortress of Peschiera, which looked like a place of great strength, but he doubted whether it was so in reality. Veron a and Mantua were immensely s t rong kir tresses, the latterwe especially, li as it h a d never b een s , ' taken, excepting when it was reduced b y f am i ne b y Napoleon 1., during; c t on e quests in Italy, b u t even he had never attemnt ' crd h assault. He (Mr. 'Griffith) capture of Mant ua returned to Milan in n time to meet the deput a ti on from Parma and ' M o den a, one of whom addressed th e au di ence from his box in the great theatre, on the same evening, where the deputation had been received with the greatest enthusiasm. He next vi,:iteml Parma. which possOscol a mast tumultuous population ; but tbre , had her ra shamefully gsverned, anal therefore it was littlelo be wondered at. The lato Grand Duke had .been asstissitiated in the public streets, and, apart from dirt mode of punishm.-nt being justifiable, he had merited his fate. At Parma Mr. Griffith met ai id was received by him with such a degree of confideE ter, as really surprised him, for he told him without the least reserve, what the people would do, and what +lc 7 would not do. At Bologna Mr. Griffith • found bveryhouse placarded with inscriptions, "Viva Victor Exam at " Viva our king," and "- Viva our elected king.'' He found also in that place the most determined or to going back to the domina tion of the 11 .1i.ie, and Mr. Griffith here remarked that the Government of the Pope's Prime Minister, Car dinal Antonelli, had been of the worst possible kind. Passing on to Florence, Mr. Griffith observed, that it was an impossibility to separate those mill Ita lian States, which were of no more extent than our English counties. At Florence, he saw the gover nor, Baron Ricasoli, by whom he was received with the greatest frankness and confidence, and he de scribed the Baron as being the model of a patriotic nobleman. The Baron was a member of one of the most anciert families, and he told Mr. Griffith though he was that day a man of wealth, he knew not but that on the next he might be in poverty, as he had laid his all upon the altar of his country. To show how free Florence was from a sanguinary desire for vengeance upon their oppressors the Baron told him that on the previous (Sunday) night Count Andrea Corsini was at the opera, and, though the bitterest enemy of the Florentines, not the slightest indignity or the least molestation was offered to him. On returning to Turin, Mr. Grif fith saw the Sardinian Minister for Foreign Af fairs, who was a man quite fitted for his position by the mental qualifications, extensive information, end liberal mind which he possessed. Many of the questions which Mr. Griffith had desired to be informed upon in direct communication with the people of Italy, when he left England, had, he found, travelled wit:' es great rapidity as himself between the respective Governments, and already been disposed of. He found an those with whom he came in contact men well qualified for their duties as leaders in such a time ; and to the one great question which he sought to have answered — Whether they would have the Grand Dukes at all? he received from all the same reply, that " they would not, be the consequences whatever they might." They stated that they were prepared rather to adopt the most desperate measures, and they did not hesitate to state to him what they would do ; but, so desperate were some of their measures, that he did not think it advisable to make them public. Another object he had in view in going to Italy was to ascertain what idea was entertained as to the feelings and intentions of England in connec tion with Italian affairs. Many had a notion that she could send her fleets to any part of the coast, and do what she liked in the way , of armed inter vention ; and he was therefore desirous of explain ing to those with whom he came in contact, that the employment of physical force by England would do the cause of Italian freedom more harm than anything else, as it would be the very means of ex citing the jealousy of all the European powers — especially that of France—and would lead to all the other powers being arrayed against them. They had stated to him that they were quite prepared to fight their own battles, and to ask from England only sympathy, and the moral force of public opi nion. After some remarks in support of a prin ciple which he laid down, that government was an art and not a science, he contended that it ought to be made or altered to suit the taste, habits, and feelings of the people governed, although he depre cated the idea, broached at a recent meeting , at Aberdeen, that people were justified in deposing their rulers or kings whenever they thought pro per. He believed, however, that when the case of the States of Italy came to be examined, it would not be found so very different from our own Revo lntion. James 11. abdicated, and the Grand Dukes ran away from their States, so that in both cases the scats of power were left vacant for the time being. In support of his argument in justification of the Italians, Mr. Griffith cited the conduct of England, in aiding the Greeks against the Turks in 1826, and fighting the battle of Navarino, conduct which was applauded by the French people; and, at a more recent period, France gave her aid to the Belgians against the Dutch, the Belgians be ing strangers to the Dutch both iu habits and religion ; but to come to a still later period, at the close of the Russian war the French pro posed a measure the reverse of that which had been adopted in relation to Italian affairs—that of separation—they had proposed that the Principali ties of Moldavia and Wallachia should be united—a proposition which had been carried into effect, entire ly through the influence of France. In illustration of the inconsistency of France he recurred again to the conduct of the Emperor, who, he said, when his armies entered Italy, had at first called on the inha bitants to become soldiers for that day that they might be citizens on the morrow, and who had given encouragement to the inhabitants until the terrible battle of Solfurino, after which, he went into ne gotiations with the Emperor of Austria, and pro ceeded to make treaties with but little or no regard to the wishes of the people of the Indian States. He maintained that the Emperor of France, because he had obtained Lombardy from Austria, and had transferred it to. Sardinia, had still no right to at tempt to force upon other Italian States rulers, to whose domination the population was opposed. The proposition of the Emperor of France that the Pope should be the head of the Federal Union of the Ita lian States, was so preposterous that, wishing to give his Majesty credit for sincerity, lie could only reconcile the fact of a man of such sagacity and in telligence acting so being under the influence of a pious illusion. He' was very much mistaken if there would not be great difference of opinion on such a question in France, and as to the opinion of England, it was quite clear that the people were utterly opposed to it, and and he was satisfied that no English Minister would be able to stand for a day who should venture to countenance such a proposition. The Italians deprecated a Congress to settle their affairs; they had the matter iu their own hands, and he believed they were prepared to adopt the couplet of Lord Byron— " Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow." And he also believed they would be ready to adopt our English motto, quis separabit ? or " who shall separate us ? as well as that other motto, Nemo me impune lacessit. "No man wrongs me with im punity." . Mr. GRIFFITH the❑ sat down amidst much ap plause, which had been frequently accorded to him, during the course of his address. The MAYOR proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Griffith, which was given by acclamation and duly acknowledged, after which the meeting separated. MISS MARTINEAU ON TIGHT-LACING, The modern dress perverts the form very dis agreeably. The evil still begins with the stays, in tha many instances, though there is less tight lacir, than formerly. It is a pity that women do not know how little they gain by false pretences in regard to figure and complexion. Our grandmo thers would not have worn paint if they had been aware that it is useless after forty to attempt to seem younger—the texture of the skin revealing at a glance the faCt . which paint and dyed hair cannot conceal, except perhaps in the parks, or across a theatre. In the same way, the round waist pro duced by tight-lacing is always distinguishable in a moment from the easy oval form of the genuine small waist. Compare the two extremes, and you will see at once. Compare the figure of the Graces of Itaffaelle, or the Venus de Medici, with the smallest and most praised waist in a factory, and observe the difference. Before the glass, the owner of the latter sees the smallness in front, and fancies it beautiful ; but it is disgust ing to others. It is as stiff as the stem of a tree, and spoils the form and movement more than the armour of ancient knights ever did ; and we know what is going on within. The ribs asc pressed out of their places, down uran the soft organs within, or overlapping one another : the heart is comp: so sed, so that the circulation is irregular : the stomach and liver are compressed, so that they cannot act properly : and then parts which cannot be squeezed are thrust out of their places, and grave ailments are the consequence. At the very best, the com plexion looses more than the figure can be supposed to gain. It is painful to see what is endured by some young women in shops and factories, or else where. They cannot stoop for two minutes over their work without gasping and being blue, or red, or white in the face. 'They cannot go upstairs with out stopping to take breath every few steps. Their arms are half-numb, and their hands red or chil blained ; and they must walk as if they were all-of a-piece, without the benefit and grace of joints in the spine and limbs. A lady had the curiosity to feel what made a girl whom she knew so like a wooden figure, and found a complete palisade extending round the body.- On her remonstrat ing, the girl pleaded that she had "only sir-and twenty whalebones !" Any visitor of a range of factories will be sure to End that girls are dropping in fainting-fits, here and there, however pure the air and propar the temperature ; and here and there may be seen a vexed and disgusted proprietor, seeking the warehouse-woman, or some matron, to v , h,onihe gives a pair of large scissors, with direc tions to cut open the stays of some silly woman who lied fainted. Occasional inquests afford a direct warning of the fatal effects which may follow the p r i g em h so t t - ra l e a y c sc i , n ohu g uu;tn o b nu thet; msalanol,:liv b s a t t s c : n m o o u t r e d t a ) l , n le c d re r l a el i i n d s t fu c b r y l d t e i h s s e : stays as th e cause of death.. 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The inquiry into the circumstances of the wreck of the Royal Charter was resumed to-day, at one o'clock, in the Crown Court, St. George's-hall, Li verpool, beforelr. Mansfield, stipendiary magis trate, and Caffein Harris, R.N., nautical assessor for the Board of Trade. Mr. O'Dovvd, as on the previous day, appeared for the Board ; and Mr. J. 13. Aspinall for the owners of the vessel, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. Owen Williams was the first witness called. He was examined by Mr. O'Dowd. He said—l was late quartermaster on board the Royal Charter. My watch commenced at 8 o'clock in the-morning, and lasted till 12 o'clock. I was from 10 to half past 12 o'clock at the wheel. I went below after that. I came on deck again at four o'clock. I then remained until six o'clock. I was busy about the poop from four to six o'clock, doing various duties. I took the wheel again at eight o'clock. The course given me was east by south. When I took the helm there was only the maintop staysail and spanker set. I remained at the wheel till 25 minutes to twelve o'clock. The lower main topsail was set be fore twelve o'clock. We tried to stay the ship at this time, by bracing the yards the other way and squaring them. The ship was not stayed by this movement. The helm was put hard a starboard in order to stay the ship. The port anchor was th rown out about eleven o'clock. The starboard anchor was also thrown out about a quarter of an hour after wards. We were then steering the same course, and the helm was still hard a starboard. When the anchors were let go she came up east half-north, and then fell off east south-east again. The wind was then about N.N.E. When the anchors were let down the ship became very steady. She did not ap pear to me toile driving at the time. The screw was kept going all the time. She continued in that state until the parting of her anchor The lower main top-sail was furled after the anchors were let go, and the spanker was afterwards trailed up. The port cable gave way at a quarter-past two, and at 20 minutes past three the ship struck upon the sand. The engines were working all this time, up to the ship's striking on the sand. It was about five o'clock when she struck upon the sand. I was in the forecastle at the time. The ship, in three-quar ters of an hour after she struck upon the rocks, began to break up. I saved myself with the haw ser. I saw Captain Taylor several times on deck. I saw him last at four o'clock. He was then on the fore part of the poop. By Mr. Aspinall—Mr. Stephens, first mate, was forward on the forecastle during the time the haw ser was being taken on shore. He was giving di rections at that time about the hawser. Mr. Stephens ordered me to go aft, as soon as the haw ser was hauled taut, to get the lady passengers for ward, in order to send them ashore. Before I got aft the ship broke up. When I was in the act of going aft she broke right in the middle before me. The port side was the highest. She had a starboard list to windward. I told Mr. Stephens. He had the charge of the hawser, and would not let any of the men go on except one or two to keep it going back and forward. When I told him about the ship breaking up, he went aft and did not say a word, and I never saw him afterwards. Mr. Stephens appeared to me to be most anxious to save the ladies first. He could have saved himself if he liked. Mr. Bean, the third officer, could also have saved himself. The only woman on the forecastle at the time Mr. Bean was anxious to save, but she was frightened, and would not go. These officers did not try to save themselves. ' I joined the ship on the 9th of May. By Captain Harris—About 14 days before land ing we experienced some head winds. We had about 700 tons of coal on board on leaving Mel bourne. We did not steam till after passing Cape Horn, and we had 300 tons on board in the Channel. We had very fine weather till we got to Queenstown. I was at the wheel from two to four o'clock on pass ing Tusker. The wind freshened up at about five o'clock in the afternoon. When I came on deck at six o'clock we had passed the Sherries. There was not much wind then. The wind was ahead: It began to blow pretty fresh about half-past nine o'clock. I was at the wheel at eight o'clock, ant steering east by south. She was carrying a lee helm then. She carried a topgallant sail at eight o'clock. It would be about ten o'clock when we neared the Skerries. She would steam about seven knots in fair weather. We had all the square sails and all the fore and aft sails set, when crossing from Queenstown to Holyhead. I do not think there were any sails unbent that afternoon. After _ _ coming Past the Skerries we carried the helm three parts a starboard. I was at the wheel when they let go the anchors. I believe ther, was a barome ter on board, as the officers used to go down to see the state of the glass. The hawser which was got on shore was our best. It was a 101 inch Manilla. It was used for towing us into the port. The peo- pie on shore gave every assistance as far as I could see. After I landed, about two o'clock in the after. noon, some one came to the public-house at which I was to seek for the captain of the lifeboat's crew to save some people that were wrecked from a scl:ooner. I was told that the captain was over in Red-wharf Bay. It was not good daylight when the ship broke up, but we could see the people on shore. She gave no notice when she broke in two, but snapped suddenly. The sea came in a sort of perpetual roll. Wm. Foster, being sworn, said—l was carpenter on board the Royal Charter. About the 24th ult. she was off Kinsale Head, and reached Holyhead about half-past four o'clock. I was the principal carpenter on board the ship. I was on deck when she came opposite Holyhead. The wind was then ahead, I think. The wind increased very much after we left Holyhead. I was on the main deck about ten o'clock. The wind was blowing pretty stiff at that time. We found a abort time after that that the ship was drifting towards the shore. We let go the port anchor to prevent this, in about 16 fathoms water. We paid out at fir t about 45 or 50 fathoms, and then we increased it afterwards to about 90 or 100. There was a suffi lciency of hands at the compressor to pay out the cable. She held for some time after the port anchor was thrown out, but began to drift afterwards, and we let go the starboard anchor. We were steaming all this time. We did not succeed in keeping her up to her anchors. She dragged her anchors, drift ing all the time. I do not think she held for any length of time after both anchors were let down, but she did not drift so rapidly as before. The port chain parted about two o'clock. After the breaking of the port chain we gavo more chain to the star board anchor. I assisted in paying out the addi tional chain. Thero was about 90 fathoms paid out. They afterwards went down to get up the stream anchor. I stopped on desk to give them a hand to get it up. We did not throw out the stream anchor as the starboard cable parted, and then the stream anchor would have been of no use. Mr. Stephens was then on deck, and he told me to cut away the mainmast. This would be about twenty minutes or half an hour after the starboard cable parted. It was a very stout and heavily rigged mast. It was made of four pieces. It would be about 3ft. Bin. or 3ft. 10in. in diameter. The vessel had not struck upon the sand, I think, when I cut away the mast. The foremast was pretty nearly the same as the mainmast, but a little shorter. The mizen mast was scarcely 3ft. in diameter, about 32in. The cutting away of the mainmast had some zirect in stopping the drift of the ship. I cannot say whether the cutting away of the mast stopped the working of the screw by entanglement. It would be between two and three o'clock when the vessel struck upon the sand. I was on deck when she struck. I cut away the foremast after she had struck on the sand. It was Mr. Stephens that also gave him directions to cut away the foremast. I cannot say that it would have been prudent to cut away the masts earlier. I was saved by the hawser. I saw Captain Taylor on deck at the forecastle when both anchors were down. The captain appeared to be giving orders. I saw the vessel breaking up. The tide slewed her broadside on to the rocks. and she bear very heavily. The sea was making a clean breach over her. Sho beat against the rocks for about three-quarters of an hour before she began to break up. She seemed to twist, and the one part go one way and the other the opposite way, and she broke right across at the main hatch. This was my first voyage ou board the Royal Charter. She had seven water-tight compartments. Shestruck forward first on the sand, and she slowed broadside on to the rocks. I was employed in the repair of the Royal Charter before she left Liverpool. That was about three weeks before she left for Melbourne, in May last. There were a great many others em ployed in the repair of the vessel—about 40—the same time as myself. Messrs. Brown and Martin were the gentlemen who had the charge of these repairs. They are shipwrights. They do not build iron ships. We were caulking the passenger decks, and a great part of the upper deck, and many other little jobs. There was ncthing done beyond the ordinary repairs after a long voyage. She was a big ship, and required that number of men. I can not say wheth er th ere was any repair done to her iron plates at this time. By Mr. Aspinall—Sho made na water till after she got on to the rocks. Nothing could have stood the beating on the rocks without making water. My - opinion of th e vesse l i s t h at she was a good ship, and I would ha ve gone i n h er again. if they h a taken me, had sho been saved. I remember when we were off Point Lynas signalling for a pilot, and we continued after that to make signals during the night. We fired guns, sent up blue lights, and lighted torches. We put up aflig of distress after we struck. I believe it is correct that there were THE SUN, LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1859. 300 tons of coal on board opposite Holyhead. It requires a good many men for some considerable time to do the ordinary repairs necessary to such a large ship after a long voyage. I was present when Mr. Stephens wanted the woman to go on shore by the hawser, and she would not go. I then went by the hawser when she would not go. There was an attempt made to get a second hawser to midships. A small line was sent from shore, and in taking it round it was let go. I think more than one attempt was made to get a second hawser out. By Captain Harris—l have teen at sea for six or seven years. I served my time in Liverpool. She did not strain in any way during the voyage. She was perfectly sound all the way out and in. I sounded the well every night, This is my first voyage in an iron ship. I have been in an iron ship-yard assisting. There were two barometers on board ; one in the captain's cabin, and one in Mr. Stephens's. H. Cormick being sworn, said—l was the second steward on board the Royal Charter. I turned into bed about ten o'clock on Tuesday night, and slept till between one and two o'clock, when I was aroused by the chief steward, who said the captain had given orders for coffee for the saloon passengers. I then went to the pantry for the coffee, and it was after wardszerved round to the ladies and gentlemen. The greater part of the saloon passengers were up and dressed, being apprehensive of danger. They were served with coffee about half-past two. It was blowing very hard at this time. I did not find it very difficult to walk about the cabin. Some of the passengers were very frightened. I saw Captain Taylor about half-past two. He came into the saloon. He told the passengers that he had got her by the head, and they would soon be right. This tranquillised them very much indeed. I saw Capt. Withers also several times. He also gave confidence to the passengers from what he said. About day break Capt. Withers said they were making a brilge, or something like that for the purpose of getting the passengers on shore. There was a hole made in the deck above the saloon by the cutting away of the mast. Water came through it. I saw Mr. Lewis about half-past six, and he said, " With the help of God we will all get soon on shore." I continued in the saloon till about seven o'clock. All the passengers remained in the saloon. They were not obliged to remain down. At seven o'clock I went forward, and saw that the ship was in two, the after part being lower than the forward part. I then went up the companion on to the deck, and was washed by the sea down to the lee side of the vessel. I did not exactly fall. I saw Captain Taylor on deck, and a lady, both lying prostrate on the deck. I then went -to the after part of the forward boat on the poop. I got a be laying pin, put a rope round it, and let myself down into the water on to some spars that were lying alongside. I had not been there more than a few minutes before the captain was washed over board. I pulled him up on to the spar that I was sitting on, and he said, " There is hope yet." An other tremendous sea then broke over us and washed the captain off the spar. I then assisted him up the second time on to the spar. The boat that I before mentioned was washed from its davits, and I got into it and took in th e secon d officer, Mr. Cowen, with me. He was lost. A second-class passenger also got into the boat. He was saved. The boat was drifted on to the rocks, splitting in two at the same time, and I was washed out among the rocks and was picked up by the boatswain's mate and others on shore. The second officer was washed back with the boat into the water, as he was in the afterpart of the boat I was in the fore part. It was impossible to swim. It was a shelving rock. It was about a quarter past seven - when I was saved from the rocks. I was the last who saw the passengers in the saloon. The deck was not very much damaged by the falling of the mast. I think when the mizenmast fell the passengers would all be swept into the sea. I have been as second steward in the Royal Charter three voyages. I was on board only'a week before we started from Liverpool. The previous voyage was a very pleasant one. We had a very heavy gale going round the Cape of Good Hope on the pre vious voyage. _ _ _ _ _ By Air. Aspinall—l heard the chief officer say at half-past six on the morning of the wreck, that there was no more water in her than was in her all day. Capt. Withers came into the saloon after day light and spoke in cheerful terms. After we got on shore we did not see the wreck till 11 o'clock. The poop was gone then, and all had disappeared except a spar or two sticking up. I should say there were not many who threw themselves into the sea. There were several persons on the deck when I let myself down. The Court had not adjourned when our despatch left. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Nov. 16. (Before the Assistant-Judge.) Rosima Dyer, a middle-aged woman, well dressed and evidently of very plausible manners, was in dicted for, and convicted of, having robbed a ser vant girl of the sum of £3 10s. (all her savings) and some clothing, at a servants' home, Edgware-road. Mr. Tayler was counsel for the prosecution. The evidence was conclusive, although the pri soner denied the charge most strongly, and asserted that a dress which was found in her possession and positively identified by the prosecutrix was her own, and had been made a present to her. The jury found her guilty, and she then said the case was but a mass of lies against her and she was an injured and innocent woman. The Assistant-Judge told her that if she per sisted entertain when no hum an b e i ng slightest doubt of h er no t on l y being guilty on this charge, but of h er b e i ng a most assertions, could n such dangerous and subtle person, he would have her tried upon a second indictment which had been found against her, and she must then take the con sequences. As it was, she had been convicted of a most cruel and heartless robbery upon a poor ser vant girl. and that, too, in a valuable institution for the reception and protection of servants while out of place, than which nothing could be a. greater aggra vation of her offence, except, perhaps, the perti nacity with which she still declared herself inno cent, thou - 4h the case was proved beyond all question. The prisoner said, sullenly—l did not do it, I say, and the things are mine; the money I never had. The Assistant Judge—Then let her be tried on the other indictment. The prisoner was then tried for haling stolen a purse containing two L 5 notes and eight sovereigns, the property and moneys of Hannah Levien, in the dwelling-house of John Levien. Hannah Levien deposed-_I live at 10, Devon , with my father, J o h n Levien.l ace on 111 Tes l d e bayon, e the 25th of October, the sire-pa u ry prisoner came to my house - to be hired as lady's maid, about ten in the morning. I was in the room when she came in. There was a box on the table in which there were two £5 notes and eight sove reigns, contained in a purse. I talked to her some time about her qualifications for the situation, and I left the room for a few minutes and went into another. When I returned I told her she would not suit me, and she left. Ab ou t one o ' c l oc k I h a d occasion to look for the purse, but on opening the box I found it was gone. This purse (produced by the constable) is the same purse that the money was in, and is mine; I am quite sure; I have had , it for years. The . prisoner said the purse was hers, and had been given to her by a person now dead—a lady with whom she had lived eight years. Edward White, a constable of the D division, said that, in consequence of information of this robbery, he wrote a letter with the initials used by the prisoner in the advertisement through which she was sent for to 10, Devonshire-place, and on the 28th of October he went to 36, Nutford-place, and found the prisoner there in a room. He asked her if she was " M. 5.," as given in the advertise ment, she replied that she was. He then said he had called from 10, Devonshire-place, to make some inquiries previous to her engagement. She said she had received a l e tt er from 10, Devonshire place, and she went as far as the door, when she gave the letter to another woman, who went in, and that she did not go in herself. She did not know the woman. Witness told her she had done very wrong, and that he was a constable ; that £lB in notes and gold had been purloined from Mr. Levien's, and he should take her into cus tody for it. The prisoner then snatched up a reti cule and tried to open it, but he stopped her, and asked her if she wished anything in particular out of it. At the same time it opened and a purse (that produced) fell out of it. It contained exactly eight sovereigns, the number stolen. He then took her to the station. Further, he stated that he produced a 'warranty of a watch which he found in the pri soner's possf-ssion, and which had been pawned for £3, as appeared by a ticket also found upon her. The Assistant-Judge asked if that had any rela tion to this charge. The constable said it had, as the watch was pur chased by the prisoner on Ludgate-hill, with a £5 note, it was belie red, one of the stolen ones, on the day of the robbery: . This was proved, and Mr. Levien's butler iden tified the purse, and also swore that the prisoner was the woman who called. The prisoner asserted her innocence, and said tho purse was her own, and she had had it for years, anti she never went to the house. The jury found her guilty. Th© Assistant-Judge said he held in his hand the letter by which the prisoner got into the Servant& Home, purporting to be written by a lady. That lady'6 husbami, fir, 'l'. Cotterell, the magistrate, then sitting on the bench, declared that letter to be a forgery. Th following is a copy of the letter : 50, Eaton-square, S.W. " To the Matron of the Servants" Home. "Airs. Clark,—Rosina Dyer has lived in my ser vice as lady's maid for a short time. During that period I found her fully competent for the situation, strictly honest, sober and industrious, also most obliging (th ese wor d s were underlined), therefore if quite convenient, will you kindly provide her a piece in the Home until she can obtain a situation, being one worthy of the benefits of the institution ? —I am, Madam, respectfully yours, "June 26, 1859." "F. COTTERELL. Mr. Cotterell said that letter was a forgery, and the assertions untrue. The Assistant-Judge said it appeared to him, and he thought no reasonable person would entertain any doubt about it, that the prisoner was one of a mcst dangerous class of persons, against whom the community mnst be protected. There could be no doubt that by means of a forged letter she procured admission to this Home, which was a valuable in stitution for honest and well-conducted young women ; while there she committed a cruel and heartless robbery upon a poor servant, by taking out of her box all she possessed, and then went to this gentleman's house, Mr. Levien's, on pretence of getting a situation, and there committing this robbery. For the sake of domestic security, and the protection of the public, he felt it to be his duty to pass upon her a sentence calculated to deter others fi:om following her example—that sentence was that she be kept in penal servitude for three years: The prisoner walked from the bar without mak ing any remark. It was suggested by Mr. Taylor that a portion of the money found should be given to the prosecutrix in the first case, who was loft pe nn il ess b y th e pri soner robbing her. The Assistant-Judge said the money was clearly Mr. Levien's. Mr. Levien said he would give the poor girl £2 of it willingly. Tho Assistant-Judge and the jury said that was very kind of him. The pawnbroker's duplicate of the watch was ordered to be given to Mr. Levien, and the Assistant Judge said, perhaps the person of whom it was bought would not object to return the £5 on the watch being restored, if it were wished. The policeman, Edward White, was then re called. The Assistant-Judge said the grand jury had called the attention of the Court to his conduct in this case, which they considered to have been most meritorious and vigilant. In that he entirely con curred, and regretted , it was not a case in which he could order any reward, but he was entitled to the thanks of the Court for the mannEr in which he had acted, and he gave them to him. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 16. BOW-STREET.—A notorious prostitute named Martha Brown, was brought before Mr. Jardine on a charge of robbery and assault. - The prosecutor, a respectably-dressed man, who said that his name was John White, and that he was a builder at Holloway, deposed that he met the prisoner in Oxford-street, between two and three o'clock that morning, and accompanied her to a house of ill-fame in Charles-street, Drury-lane, where he treated her to some drink. They then went to a bedroom up-stairs, where they laid down on the bed. On rising he missed his watch and chain and all the money he had about him. He taxed her with robbing him, but said if she would give him back his watch and chain she might keep the money. She then "began to bully him," and endeavou:ed to get away. As he would no t l e t h er leave the roo m , s h e took up a poker and beat him about the head with it till he fell senseless on the floor. When he recovered he called in a police man and gave her iu charge. While he was insen sible she had full opportunity to dispose of the pro perty. The constable stated that the prosecutor was much agitated, and appeared faint from loss of blood. At first he (the constable) thought he was the worse for liquor, but he believed that wax not the case. Mr. Jardine said that his conduct had been very foolish. It . was difficult to understand how any man in his sober senses could trust himself in such a den in such company. The case must be adjourned to give the police an opportunity of tracing the property. LAMBETIL—TIIE CASE OF ROBBERY AND DESERTION. —Thomas William Clark, a private soldier in the 9th Lancers, and also servant to one of the officers of that regiment, who has been in custody since Sunday last on a charge of desertion and stealing £43 belonging to Mr. Ormerod, was brought before Mr. Elliott for final examination. Mr. Oliver Ormered deposed that he was a cornet in the 9th Lancers, at present stationed at Exeter, that on the morning of the 11th inst. he was on re gimental duty, and was informed that the prisoner, who was servant to a brother officer, was missing from his quarters. Soon after his (Mr. Ormerod's) servant came to him and asked him if he had taken the money out of his desk, and he replied he had not, and on subsequently examining the desk he dis covered that his money, £43 7s. 6d. was gone. The money consisted of six £5 notes, and gold and silver. Mr. Elliott—Was the desk in which the money was placed locked ? M. Ormerod—lt was, sir, but the keys were left by mistake on the table. Mr. Elliott—Have you got the numbers of the notes ? Mr. Ormerod—No, sir. I tried to get them at the Provincial Bank at Exeter, where I received them, but they told me they never kept the num bers of notes paid away. Steer, 31 L, the officer who apprehended the pri soner, here informed the magistrate that on search ing him he found on his person .E 3-1 13s. 2-id., and of this amount there. were six bank notes of £5 each, and these he (the prisoner) acknowledged to belong to Cornet Ormerod, and the same he had taken from that gentleman's room. Mr. -Elliott decided on sending the prisoner to Exeter, to be dealt with there as the officers of the regiment might decide on, and he was removed from the court for that purpose. SOUTHWARK.—A DISNONEST AND WICKED MOTllElL—Catharine Bray, an old woman, was brought before Mr. Combo for final examination, charged with stealing two sovereigns, the property of Mary Andrews. The proiecutrix, a coal dealer in Mitre-street, Broadwall, said that one of the prisoner's daughters married her son, and the two latter lived in her house. Another younger daughter also came there, and last week the prisoner was attending the elder in her confinement. On Tuesday evening, the Bth, she had £lB. 10s. in gold in a tin box locked in the drawers in the sitting-room, and the prisoner came in rather the Worse for liquor, and sat down with her. About ha►f an hour afterwards witness had oc casion to leate the house for 20 minutes, and on her return she saw her quit the room with the younger daughter. As soon. as they were gone witness dis covered that the drawers were opened, and that a padlock had been broken off the tin box, and two sovereigns abstracted. She instantly suspected the girl, and . sent for her with the view of giving her into custody for the robbery ; but having some compaSsion on her youth, she declined doing so. However, from what afterwards tran spired, she gave the prisoner into custody. Catherine Bray, the younger daughter, was called and sworn, when she said that, on the even- ing in question, hearing that her mother was tipsy in Mrs. Andrews's parlour, she thought it best to • get her upstairs to her sister's room. She accord ingly persuaded her to accompany her, and when they got upstairs she found her mother hal two sovereigns in her pocket. Witness told her that she could not have come honestly by them, and she hoped she had not been robbing Mrs. Andrews, when the latter called her down and charged her with the theft. She denied it, and eventually told about the two sovereigns she had seen in her mother's possession. A police-constable was then sent for, and her mother was given into custody. Witness here cried bitterly and said that she urged her mother to confess having stolen the money and to restore it to Mrs. Andrews. She, however, denied - having tak en it, th ere b y making the sus picion still rest upon her. Police -constable 54 L, an old and efficient officer said he took the prisoner to the station-house, when she was se arc h e d , b ut nothing was found on ' her, but singular to say, when he was passing along Webber -street some time afterwards, he picked up a small roll of paper, in which was two sovereigns. He had passed that spot in taking the prisoner to the station-house, and she must have dropped them. Mr. Combo thought it very singular that they had not been picked up before in such a public thoroughfare. He then asked the prisoner whether she would be tried by him or go to the sessions. The prisoner preferred bci: g tried by his worship, and pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. Combe told her that s he was a wicked old woman by committing a theft at her friend's house, and allowing suspicion to attach to her young and innocent daughter, who was consequently com pelled to bear witness against her to prove her innocence. He sentenced her to three months' hard labour in Wandsworth House of Correction. WESTMINSTER.— DISTRESSING CASE. A middle-aged woman, of superior deportment and address, whose attenuated form and features but too plainly indicated severe privation, brought a letter to the magistrate from Mr. Neath, a City missionary, recommending her as a deserving object for pecuniary assistance. Applicant, who gave her name and address, Hannah Maria Connor, 95, Little CadoganTlace, Chelsea, said that she, her husband, and three young children were at present in the deepest distress. She and her husband were both natives of Bath, which they had left 12 years ago, and her husband had maintained his family scantily, but honestly, from the small stipend he received as clerk and messenger in different s it ua ti ons . Hi s means o f living, however, were very precarious, as he was very often out of employment, his engagements un fortunately being with new companies, which, after vuy brief existences, were heard no more of. He had had but a few days employment during the last three months, and was now, with hi s f am il y , re duced to the owest depth of poverty. She produced credentials to the magistrate, showing the high character her husband bore. Mr. Paynter inquired whether they had received any parish relief. The poor woman replied in the negative. Mr. Paynter observed that cases of general dis tress, as hers evidently was, were not ordinarily relieved from the poor-box, but were referred to the parish officers. As she had, however, been highly recommended by a gentleman acquainted with her case, ho would give her 7s. Applicant expressed her thanks to the magis trate for his kindness. HAMMERSMITH.—MATRIMONIAL RETELA TIONS.—Thomas Denman, aged 60, who was de scribed as a hawker of stationery, was brought be fore Mr. Ingham on a warrant, charged with run ning away from his wife, Elizabeth, and leaving her chargeable to the parish of Kensington. The case was a singular one. Mr. Madden, the relieving officer, said the wife had been in the work house several times, and on the last occasion from the 29th of August down to the present time, whereby the parish had incurred an expense of £5. The son, a young ma n a b ou t 33 years o f age , was called to prove that he had never known his father contribute anything towards the support of his mother. The prisoner here said that his son had only known him within the last few years, and then only by being pointed out to him. The son further said that his father was now living with another woman, and ho had heard of his burying a former female with whom he had cohabited. Mr. Madden said the prisoner had been living with several females since he left his wife. The prisoner stoutly denied that he ever left his wife. He asserted that she left him in the year 1527. The wife, an elderly woman, whose face was much disfigured from an accident to her nose, said she was married to the prisoner in 1824, and he had not lived with her for 33 years. He went with another woman at the time she was pregnant with her son, and he had not lived with her since. In answer to questions she admitted that she had never made any application to him for assistance. Whenever she met hun he always avoided her. The prisoner declared that his wife left hitn as be had described, and he made arrangements, in 1829, for her to return, but she did not. This waS the third time she had left him, and if her prospects in life were blighted it was not his fault. Whenever he met her she would tell him that she did not want anything of him, only for him to say that she was his wife. Acres, the warrant-officer, said he took the pri soner into custody, at No. 15, Victoria-street, Pad dington, on Tuesday morning, where he found him living with a woman. She was out at the time, but he saw that they had a very nice home. The prisoner said he had no means of his own ; he was dependent entirely upon his friends. He then accused his wife of having cohabited with an old man. This the wife stoutly denied. Mr. Ingham asked him if he had any witnesses. The prisoner said he could produce one. He had not had sufficient time, as ho had been taken off so suddenly. Mr. Ingham said he would remand him for a week, to gi ve hi m an opportun i ty to produce his witnesses. _HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The deaths registered in London, which were 1,182 in the week that ended Nov. 5, were 1,051 in the week that ended last Saturday. In the 10 years 1849-58 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,068 ; but as the deaths now returned occurred in an increased population, they should be compared with the aver age raised in proportion to the increase, namely, with 1,174. Last week was therefore so far favour able to health that the deaths in it were less by 123 than the number which would have occurred if the average rate of mortality for the early part of No vember had prevailed. The deaths from bronchitis continue to increase; in the three weeks they were 58, 90, and 102 ; those from pneumonia had risen to 73 in the pre vious week, but they declined to 60 last week. Whooping-cough has also declined to 14. Thero were 21 from small-pox. Scarlatina maintains a high mortality, and is now the most fatal in the zymotic class ; 98 deaths are referred to it, and eight to diphtheria. Scarlatina was fatal in 11 cases in Pancras and in 14 in Islington. Two ,children died of suppressed scarlatina and mumps, at 2, Ship-street, St. George-in-the• Eas t; Two in fants died by murder or manslaughter, 3 were suf focated in bed, 2 died from being neglected at birth. Four persons hanged themselves, among whom was a boy only 14 years of age. Of bricklayers 1 did in the week, of bricklayers' wives 1, of bricklayers' children 5; of carpenters 8 died in the week, of carpenters' wives 4, of carpen ters' children 7 ; of painters 8 died,. of painters' wives 7, of painters' children 9 ; of plasterers' chil dren 1 died. Last week the births of 918 boys and 930 girls, in all 1,848 children, were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1849- 58, the average number was 1,592. METROPOLITAN WATERS IN OCT., 1859. The following table of analyses of the waters used in London has been prepared from his ex periments by Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., of St. Thomas's Hospital. For the sake of comparison the composition of one of the un wholesome shallow wells of the metropolis is added, and likewise that of the Clyde, the old supply to Glasgow, and that of Loch Katrine, the new water supply to that city. Although the Clyde was only half as impure as the Thames the inhabitants have cheerfully submitted to the expense of obtaining their water from a distant and pure source, rather than use the water of the river close at hand, contaminated as it is with the sewage of the upper districts : Total impurity Organicim per gallon. purity. grs. or deg. gre. or deg. 0.0 0.0 Distilled Water Loch Katrine water new supply to Glasgow Clyde, Old supply to Glasgow 9.5? Well, Church-street, Camberwell 112.56 TIIAMES COMPANIES. Chelsea 11.56 Southwiik • 17.20 GramLJuuction 1 7 4J6 WestAnddlesex 17.52 Lambeth OTHER. COMPANIES. New River East London Kent • • 23 . 32 2•04 The table is read thus—Loch Ratline water contains in the gallon 214 degrees or grains of foreign matter in solution, of which '8 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal oriel n. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.022 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on the last four days. The readings rose from 29.22 in. on Sunday to 30.56 in. on Friday, being the lowest and highest in the week. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 43.7 deg., which is less by 0.9 deg. than the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The mean daily temperature was below the average on the last four days. On Sunday its excess above the average was 8.7 deg. ; on Thursday its depression was 7.3 deg. The highest point attained by the thermometer in the shade was 60.4 deg. on Sunday ; its lowest point was 29 deg., or 3 deg. below the freezing point of water on Thursday. The range in the week was therefore 31.4 deg. The mean daily range was 13 deg.; the range on Wednesday was only 8.7 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 6.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 78. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 48.8 deg., which is 5.1 deg. above that of the air. On Thursday the thermometer on the grass fell to 20 deg. At the beginning of the week the wind blew from the south-west, afterwards from the north, and on the last two days from the south east. Rain fell to the amount of 0.52 in., nearly . all of which fell on Sunday. Sunday was stormy ; the wind blew with an average velocity of 27 miles an hour, and with an average pressure of 61b. on the square foot, and at night there was thunder and lightning. Fog prevailed on the morn- ings of Thursday and Friday. On the former day the temperature of the Thames was about 3 deg. above the highest temperature of the air, and 10 deg. above the lowest. 0.8 1.08 13.44 2 . 08 1'64 016 I'2o 110 TEE MERROPOLITAN GAS QUESTION. Formal notice has been given of an application to Parliament d u rin g th e next session for an act for regulating the s upply o f gas w ithia the limits of the metropolis. The bill w ill co ntain provisions for regulating the quality and illuminating power.: the mode in which, th e p ressure under which, a nu , the price at which the g as sh a ll be supplied, a n d the a° terms and conditions of the supply. For reg . "' lating the voluntary and c o mp u lsory supply of g and meters, and the amount and payment and re covery of gas rents and me t er re nts. For regula ting the districts of th e gas companies, and t he limits within which the gas shall be supplinq• For regulating the laying, repairing, and altering For f gas pipes and works connected therewith. regulating the accounts of ga s companies, and pr°:. vidi▪ ng for the inspe c ti on , au dit, an d publication of their accounts. For regulating the capital and bo . r" rowing powers of gas com p an i es , an d for limiti n g thei▪ r profits and dividends and rates of dividends and rates of interest, and f or alt er ing and reduc in g their respective rates, rents, and charges, and to create exemptions from the payment of such rate% rents, and charges. For regulating the powers • gas companies with respect to contracts. For r e g li lati▪ ng the powers of gas co m p an ies with respect to the transfer of their works, property, and Pow ers to each other. For conferring powers for regula ting and controlling and contracting with gas corn panics on the Home-office, the Board of Trade, the Metropolitan Board of Works, the City of Louder! , vestiges, district Boards of Works, and other public and local authorities. For conferring on the Me tropolitan Board of Works, the City of London! vestries, district Boards of Works, and other 1c?,.1 authorities, and on the metropolitan gas compsol e .: powers . for making structural arrangements for facl_ !dating the laying, inspecting, repairing, and mg of gas pipes, meters, lamps, and other apparatus, and for lessening the inconveniences resulting from the breaking up of the public streets, and Pow e l l ; for making and carrying into effect contracts for th purpose. Power will also bo sought to enable tht Metropolitan Board of Works, the corporation 01, the City of London, vestries, district Boar 01. Works, and other local bodies and persons, to e t tract with the owners of any gas or other Nor.; for a supply of gas, or other luminating power, i ll the public and other lamps, and to tri able sue, o alter bodies and persons, either jointly or separately, to purchase and acquire works and conveniences 10; such purposes, and to enter into contracts an d agreements in relation thereto, and to enable thou to levy rates and borrow money for such purPooe• COUNTRY MARIBTS. LYNN —Nov. 15. A fair supply of wheat to-day at the cornooltheF,l and tho trade was brisk, at f u lly 2 s a bove late ratos• malting and grinding barley taken at last vrofJleo Pr - Beans and oats is dearer. NEWARK—Nov. 16., Drolf 4 There was a fair show of w h ea t t o -d ay , w ith an ' 133, „ 00 d ing sale at 2s advanco on l as t wee k' s quo t a tions. 2113 d 701 inquiry for barley, at ext reme p r l ees. I n oats no the doing, at late currencies. Beans, a small show, trade ruled firm at is higher. White wheat, new, 44s to 49s Barley, grinding• Red do. 3BB to 448 Oats, old, ..... Old white sos to 54s New do .......... Red do.. 428 to 468 Beans.. .......... Barley, malting,— . 388 to 448 Beans, new...... , 2 _7, too 3os toot 2,0 to 2" ' 478 061' 43 3 t ° 4" MULL--Nov. 15. At our market to-day we had a mall supply of En. ance wheat, which w as t a k en o ff read il y a t 1 5 to 2s add v bs id on last week's prices for best qualities. Foreign wa :good at high rates. M a lti ng and grinding barley d meets po i inquiry, at prices i n f avour of the se ll er. Beans an It. is per qr. advanc e . I n oats a good business done, ror. rates. Indian corn scarce, an d comman ds le to 2 ' money. Wheat.... Old white 46s Od to 48s od°ll Old red • ... ....• per qr ... 461 4 3, ocl to 5 4 New white . " New red .. ; ", 403 Od to 4 69 u o l Dantzic, Ron!) , k:c. old white 485 Od to 5 , 5 ,. od Dutch, Belgian, and French 4ss Od to 41. o d Baltic and Hamburg, red 443 O d to 4 0 m St. Pet ers b urg an d Riga, old 4 05 Od t° 42 a 9 ' Barley.... English malti ng - Grinding 2Bs Od to 3 26 AA Saal and Oderbruck 30s Od to 31 9 H olstr,in and Danish Grinding 265 Od to 200 n , Oats English, old OM to Ix Archangel and Riga, per at Os 1 z „,,ii d Friesland and Dutch °slid to " 1 a Swedish and Danish OBll4 to 091 Beans ....English, old, per qr 47s Od t ° 51. Od New pigeon ' 403 Oil 0 4 2./ ~.2 New tick. 395 Od to 40s v o l Egyptian 37 s Od to 38. 0 d Peas Foreign breakers G r i n di ng Tares ....Winter .....8 Od 0 s o Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding 5OB Od to 52 9 1 0 1 crushinm Linseed cakes (Ifni° L 8 10 oto 0 0 n Foreig Rape cakes 4150 to 5 0 Bones MARKET ITARBOROUGH—Nov. 15. the There was a small supply of wheat, which met a rather i z fair demand, at previous rates. White wheat, o ld, 42 t ~ tities, and little business, on former ter 448 ; new, 385 to 41s per 36 stone. Barley in limited ilu i s ul ; new, 30s to 365. Oats were a fair show, from 22s to ,A . per 24 stone. Beans (old), at 46s to 50s ; now, 378 to SY per 38 stone. ms — o ld, 333 to 43041; CORK—Nov. 15. gel The following were the quotations this morning • oil wheat, wheat, 24s'Od to 26s 01; white, 24s Od to 27s 6d; barley Od to 16s Od; oats, 11s Od to 14s Od. ET—Nov. 16. the close of the market.) Walls End. J. 16 Whitworth ........... 2 0 0 Haswell ........ S Russell's Hetton ......17 Belmont .......... fletton.... ......... . .1 1 ; 3 K e ip er Grange . •• • • • • ' l O H eug h Hall .......... 6 Thornley ............. 6 Trimdon Thornley .. • • :et, 33—Sold, 31. COAL MARK (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Buddle's West Hartleyls 0 Clark's West Hartley —l5 0 Davison's West Hart- ley l5 0 Holywell 15 0 Howard's West Hart- ley 15 0 West Hartley 15 0 Walls End. Frarawellgate l7 9 Ships at mark, FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST" • - In the followinz table E signifies that letters are desPa ii , by evening mails from London, and M by m orning nis by evening mails from London, and 31 by wormy; ~....... M g t --- Mg t DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port a h due. of Mails. Despatc. ; ... f . ,...... ... Lustralia and 3lauritius, via Dee. 1. Southampton Dec. 12, 31 SouthaMP• -,,,, 0 , 4 BaDhiatmtoa,s and i via Marseilles via New i •Nov 94 York N0v.25, E . Liverpoo-• •NO 18 Canada, Zzc. (by Canadn. pckt ) Nov. 22,El Liverpool. • Cape of Good Hope, Ascen- t Il e° sion, and St. Helena China, Penang, and Singa- Dec' 2 6 pore, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles 'Nov. 26, 31 ............ R oy. 2 Gibraltar, via Southampton . ;Nov. 19, 31 SouthamP• No r , 0 I H I nnpyoddiniiiaaatdtsuo:orhcauvaostimliacal Southampton nta d t apa ll o e ean w it: dl fl e e s l d s Ceylon, ; IN ov . 17, 31 Soutlia l l l P • Deo' 2 Nov. 19, 31 SouthaMP• so. 211 Nov.lB, E ............NOV. ° ampton 3.9, via South- O. 10 Nov 20, 31 Southall". N ' of . Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,BuenosAyres, pee. 5 and P. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Nov.l7, AI SouthanaP. Halts, Egypt, and Aden, via Noy 25 Southampton N0v.19, 31 Southamp• N0v. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Dec. 2, M SouthanlP• ..... Newfoundland Nov. 19, E Galway • • • • United States and British N p Oir• 24 America (by British packet) Nov. 19, E Liverpool. • ...... Ditto (by U. S. packet) West Coast of .4frica, Ma- . De e. 1 0 deira, and Tenerife Nov. 23 E Liverp ool. West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey- Nov. 18 town, New Granada, &c. Nov. —, 11 Southaml IBRS. ATTWELL.—On tho 12th inst T , at Barnes, the Wife of fessor Attwell, K.0.C., of a daughter. CirrTY.--On the 14th inst. at 44, Blandford.-061narft the wife of Thomas Edward Chitty, Esq. barrister, 0 .9 Con. SuuwA.N.—On the 13th inst , at 15 Canton-streeti Poplar' the wife of Captain A. Shewan, Of twin sons. WILDE.—On the 14th inst., Bromley, lim nt, the L lf. Bo n. of Samuel John Wilde, Esq., barrister-at -law, of a MARRIAGES. at St. G aarg° ,:t ° HuGnEs—CONNELLY.—On the 15th inst. Cathedral, William Hughes, Esq of ' 4, Milki tre a'; Cheapside, and Flint-street, Walwo"rth, to Johan a zwg --. Connellt, of Surrey-place, Newington-but ts. a% Surrir—SitimsnY.—On the 15th inst., at St. l' a _a llie- on Paddington, ofthe l ate c Commander d S e n r ii ß th o , b E er s t q s , n o li f th l , V i o t o . V ., oh o , f lo7...ts °o ► - to Louisa, youngest daughter of the into John Slier** Esq., of Woolwich. BA - On—On the DE ATHS. Co l o nel of 50 R.— D i p is m ti f i o c r i d , , a S ov ta d ff u O t tficer of P i e l n s Lners for the 13irtretog"`— eovENTur —On Ed4astonf 1..,in ,13 UTCII2:. 0 j;utoh er ' n the 14th inst , James Chapman , Upper Stamford-street, Blackfriars, aged GO. Jolla F Coventry, P. -sq., M.R.C.S., aged 42. the 12th inst., at Cheltenham, ILASEIL—O n the 14th inst., at G tte viek House, C W ' rl,l7 d u e •ood . ,.Surrey, Alexander 'raser, Esq., '‘ a magistrAte an'e p. lieut. of the county. FOWT 4, r idgo . , ER.—On the 10th inst ,at Dorset-place, Tun..," • col t wells, Richard Walker Fowler,. E formerly of P" , sq., aged 64. 111 GIITON.—On the 13th inst., at 5, Gloucester-roz.--1, 1W gent', ward ighon, Esq., C.E., a ged - • , PHILP. s-park —On th Ed ( 15th inst., at 48, Vincent-s qua re, li re " ' minster, James Philp, Esq., aged 81. _-....•••••••-- tyr o, LONDON : Printed and Published by NETJRDO Y 0 2, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 14° ' ti o f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 001111/..' Middlesex, Thursday, November 17, 1869. s