The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-30 00:00:00

ENGLISH LIFE IN CHINA. Tile following interesting letter, received from a lady at Hong-Kong, has been forwarded to us for publication "Hong-Kong, June 21, 1858. " —,—As my husband is incapacitated himself from writing this mail, I shall send you a few lines instead. I lave to thank God most fervently that his life has been spared, for never man bad a more narrow escape. You must have observed from the public reports in what a very l unsatisfactory state our relations with the Chine se in ' the south are at present. The universal opinion is that matters have been most sadly mismanaged, and that things are worse here now than ever they were. Be that as it may, the Chinese at this present time are certainly become more offensively troublesome, and we hear al most daily reports of attacks and attempts at murder, broad daylight, and sometimes in the very streets of Hong Kong. My poor husband was one of those unhappy victims six days since. But I w il l tell you all about it. He has a friend living about one mile and three quarters off, whom he often Ones to see before breakfast, and takes a short cut across the bill to his residence, but he always goes armed with his revolver, and prepared for emergencies, knowing well the temper of the Chinese just now. Last Tuesday (June 15) he set off for his morning walk, and I was sorry to see it begin pouring with rain soon after he started. Towards nine o'clock I was made aware of his return by our little dog (who had accompanied him) rushing up stairs, and soon after he himself walked in, but such an object that I never can forget—the blood streaming down both sides ofhis white face, and the colour of his hair quite hidden in a mass of Wood and dirt, though he had taken the precaution of going in the bath-room first, and changing his clothes and wash ing himself, so as to frighten me as little as possible. More over he was bent double with pain, and could scarcely move from some extensiveinjury in his side. I sent for a medical man at once, who came very quickly and examined him ; but the side was such a complete smash and so swollen that he could not then tell If any ribs were broken. It seems that three Chinamen suddenly set upon him, though be was in a measure prepared for them too, and even had his hand on his pistol at the time he met them ; but he says their agility of movement quite astonished him, and with a most instantaneous spring the first man was pinioning both his hands by the wrists. But with a strong wrench he threw bim off, and started back a pace or two to fire. His pistol was almost close to the wretch's breast when he pulled the trigger, and the cap missed fire. With a yell of triumph they all rushed towards him, when he sprang down this side of the nsountain path to gain time to recock his revolver, and in turning round to fire his revolver a second time his foot slipped, and he rolled over and o v er down the side of the ravine into a water-course, all among the bed of rocks, and was completely stunned and wedged in there. One of the gang fell too, and, to make matters worse, came down with his whole weight on his chest. The two other men followed very quickly, and of course he was at their mercy then. The wretches first began pounding his head with stones, and broke it in several places. Then they put mud in his eyes to prevent his seeing their faces, and so recognising them afterwards, and one—the man at whose breast he had fired—hit him a violent blow with his fist just between his eyes; but, strange to say, he tad not lose his consciousness fir more than a few seconds, and kept his senses clear to the last. Two mon held down his hands, and one knelt on hiscbest and rifled his person. Of course they took everything—pistol, watch,ring, even his handkerchief,and I only wonder they left him any clothes, or left him alive to tell the tale, but I sup pose they were satisfied with their booty, and so made off before they were surprised. One circumstance seems to me most providential; the Chinaman who fell down the hill, when he got up had a huge knife handle in his hand, but no blade—that must have been broken eff in the tumble, and he spent some time in looking for it among the grass. Had that weapon been whole and sound, he might have cut eff my poor husband's head with it, taken it to Canton, and obtained the head-money. Oh, we have very mach to be thankful for, in spite of his sufferings. How be ma naged to get home is a perfect miracle. The doctor said ' he must have had a deal of pluck to do it ;' but his strength held out no longer, and he was helpless directly. Ills side was first fomented, and then leeched the next day to reduce the swelling. About the fourth day, broken bones were discovered, and those he has not been able to have bandaged yet on account of the tenderness and swelling, but I hope to-day the doctor will pronounce it in a fit state to be 4one, for the support will be such a relief to him. He is pro gressing most satisfactorily towards recovery ; his wounds are healing nicely, and there has been no fever. The worst now is that no trace can be found of the ruffians, notwith standing the exertions of the police; but Chinese are too cunning for Englishmen. Our precautions and laws seem to have no power to reach them, and until we fight them with their own weapons, and oppose stratagem to stratagem, they will always keep the upper hand. Since this attack on my husband he has made up his mind to have a good big dog at once from England, to be his walking companion. Fire arms are not to be depended upon in this damp climate, and if he had only a faithful dog with him on this occasion, I fumy it would have created a diversion in his favour ; so will Mr. be so good as to be on the look-out for a tnorough-bred Newfoundland pup, and by next mail I hope Mr. will be able to write to him himself about ship ping and forwarding it. My mind seems so fall of this one subject that I can scarcely think of anything else, but I can not finish my letter witnout saying how sincerely I hope you are all well. What nice weather and delicious spring produce you must be having at home now, while we are grilling cut here. We are able to get ice in Hong-Kong now, which is a great comfort to us ; you can fancy how acceptable it has been to the poor invalid. " P.S.—Only imagine, on our own territory, not in Chinese jurisdiction, we are defied to the utmost, and no one can walk in the streets without being well armed. Whenever . the doctor or any visitor comes their daggers, b .- Awe-knives, or revolvers axe laid on the drawing-room table as regularly as possible, and pat about their persons again when they take their departure."—Evening Herald. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK. The following are all half-yearly:— THIS DAY—Blackburn, Blackburn, at 1 ; Staines and Wokinghavn, London Tavern, at 2; East Kent, 2, Moor gve .street, at 2; Newry and Armagh, Armagh, at 11. To-MoßßOW—Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, Lo,u Tavern, at 12; Worcester and Hereford, London Tavern, at 3; Furness, 9, Old Burlington-street, at 12; Sorewsbury and Hereford, Shrewsbury, at 1; Sittingbourne and Sheerness, Queensborough, at half-past 2; Herne Bay and Faversham, Herne Bay, at 1 ; Rhymney, 28, Great George-street, at 3; Wells and Fakenham, Fakenham, at 2 ; Boston, Sleaford, and Midland Counties, Euston Hotel, at 1 ; Northern Counties Union, London Tavern, at 11. THURSDAY—South-Eastern, Bridge-house Hotel, tl. SATURDAY—North British, Edinburgh, at 1. EASTERN UNION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at . pssvich on Friday—Mr. J. Cheyallier Cobb°ld, M.P., in the chair. _ _ . The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, which has bees already published, said he regretted that the company was not quite so forward with regard to the matters on which they had unfortunately differences with the Eastern Counties board as he hoped they would have been when he last met the shareholders. There had been no want of exertion on the part of the directors or their law advisers; but the delays of the law were proverbial, and the Eastern Counties Company had put every possible obstacle in the way. The matters in dispute were of very grave importance, as they involved from £60,000 to £70,000 per annum, of which tie Eastern Union Company oas entitled to one-seventb, after deducting 46 per cent. for working expenses, or about £4,500. The Norfolk Com pany took the same view of the question, and were ready to cc-operate with them, being similarly affected. , With regard to the Harwich traffic, the chair man of the Eastern Counties had lately stated that it was worked at a loss; but if this was the case, he must say that it was d ue to the course the Eastern Counties had pursued. To fully de v e lo p the Harwich traffic n line of steamers between that port and the Continent was required, and he had himself taken a good deal of trouble, and Incurred some expense, with the view of establishing that communication during tie present season. Tbe Nor foik Company were quite prepared to unite with . theEastern vnion in taking their fair share of the responsibility; but t e Eastern Counties Company would undertake no part of ~ ic responsibility. They were asked for no money or qua sntee, but merely from the profits which might arise from tee steamers to indemnify the parties who put them on. This, however, the Eastern Counties board would not un dertake to do, and the enterprise must stand over for better terms. It might be thought that the Eastern Union Com pany were pugnacious, but they were only anxious to esta blish their rights and their proper position prior to the time at which the amalgamation with the Eastern Counties must take place; and the directors had commenced legal pro ceedin_p as the only resource left to them. Sir b. BIGNOLD, deputy chairman, seconded the adoption of the report, which was agreed to. The dividends recommended-1 2 s. on the A stock and Els. on the B stock, clear of income tax—were also declared. The CHAIRMAN next moved that the directors be autho rised to convert the guaranteed shares into stock, to be di vided amongst the shareholders according to their respective interest therein, and to be entitled to the same advantages as before conversion. Sir S. BIGNOLI seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Replying to questions from several shareholders, Mr. BRUFF, the engineer, stated that the Woodbridge extension could not possibly be opened within two or three months without extra expenses being incurred to hasten the works, which had been delayed through a scarcity of labour in the district. There had been one or two land slips, b ut they were in course o f being overcome. The CHAIRMAN', in reply to other questions, said th e joint committee of the Eastern Unlon, Eastern Cou n ti es, and Norfolk Companies bad sanctioned the general plan submitted for the new station imperatively required at Ipswich, but some of the details were still unsettled. After some further conversation on the differences be tween the company and the Eastern Counties board, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. SITTINGBOURNE AND SHEERNESS. The half-yearly report of the 0 directors of this company sa y s :—" The anticipations of directors ( as to the open ing of the line have not been realised, and this they regret difficulties origi to say has in a great measure arisen tr!: i i t ila i whom they have rating with . the War Department for the site ct the te , rrn ex in c us at Sheerness heen negotiating the el i l iit g e ?tilts': those the f for six months, and whose demands other landholders, they have felt bound in shareholders firmly to resist. In other respects are In so forward a state that the engineer is ablee worksco (len ily to promise their speedy completion, but as the share holders will have an opportunity on the day of the meeting of ascertaining their condition by personal inspection nothing further on this h ead need be added to the report. The Lards Commissioners of the Admiralty are desirous that the line shall be exte nded into her Majesty's Dockyard at Sheerness, and your directors have been requested. to prepare estimates to be submi tted to their lordships for thatre aurpopurpose."By the balance - sheet i t appears that t ceipts have been £70,386 17s. 101., and the expenditure £61,710 4s. 11d., leaving a balance in hand of £8,676 121.11 d. WIIITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNCTION. .• _ _ The twenty-sixth half-yearly meeting was held on Thurs day, at Whitehaven, when Lord Lonsdale, chairman of the b lard of directors, presided. The SECRETARY read the report of the directors, an ab stract of which has already appeared. The noble CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re pr rt, said they were now enabled to pay a dividend some what better than that declared at the previous meeting, and h e thought they were looking up. Their receipts during the last few weeks had 21 ,- o been better. Their receipts for the half year , had been £1,700 more than in the Corresponding period of last year, and although their expenditure had also been larger, it had not inc r e ased quite in proportion, the increase being £6OO or £7OO. The report was then adopted, and resolutions were passed declaring a preference dividend of 01 per cent, And a dm, dead of 2s. per share on the ordinary stock of the company, payable on the 9th September. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected ; and on the motion of Mr. PoTT, of Manchester, seconded by Mr. WALKER, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman for his attention and courtesy. This terminated the pro ceedings, which were unanimous throughout. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND. ----- The directors of this company have decided upon recom mending to their proprietors a dividend of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, for the half-year ending June 30, 1058. OFFICIAL TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND NORTH Wyzrzsar.—Week ending Aug. 22 : Passengers, Am £36,178 0 0 Goods, kn. , 27,169 0 9 TJtal £63,347 0 0 Corresponding week of last year 271,251 0 0 These returns include (both for the present and corresponding week) the traffic of the Buckinghamshire and North Union Lines, but not the traffic of Huddersfield Canal, Shropshire Union, Pres ton aad Wyre, South Junction, and Manchester and Burton Bail- ways. OILICSTEI AND HOLTHZAD.— Week ending Aug. 15 : Passengers, &c. Z4,969 0 0 Goods, U. 2,439 e 0 Total Corresponding week of last year £7,211 0 0 This indludes the steamboats and Mold and Caernarvon Branehes. EAST A.Noiasiv.—Week ending Aug. 15:— Passengers, &c. 2436 11 6 Goods, &C. 445 4 3 Total £68115 9 Corresponding week of last year £79l 0 9 Iskricssnias .&ND Yosicsniaz.—Week ending Aug. 22: Passengers, &C. 213,486 0 4 Goods 15,296 0 0 Total £28,782 0 0 Corresponding week of last year 229,015 0 0 This includes the Blackburn line traffic. ELsT laricssuraz.—Week ending Aug. 22 :•-• Passengers, aro £2,531 • 0 Goods Total, .... £7,535 0 0 Corresponding week of last year £7,707 0 • This includes the Blackburn line traffic. UOCIATZII CARLIBLF, &c.—Week ending Aug. 15 : Passengers and parcels £5,067 6 . 1 Goods, &C. Total £8,01819 6 Corresponding week of last year —27,917 3 4 WarrznAux JuricnoN.— Week eliding Aug. 15:— Passeagers and parcels Goods, ko Total 2485 19 4 Corresponding week of last year 2425 9 2 SaurroL AID Exarza (117 miles open.)—Week ending Aug. 15 Passengers, lc. £5,506 8 2 Goods Total £7,479 2 7 Exirrma AND CRZDITON—Week endiig Aug. 15 : Passengers GaAs, am 4O 6 0 Total £lBl. 8 5 MANCIIESTII, 5017TH JUNCTION, AND ALTIILNCHAY. — Week ending Aug. 22 : Total traffic /833 12 1 Corresponding week of last year ...21,476 5 4 MAN CIIESTZR, BIIETTIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE— Week ending Aug. 22: Passengers and parcels £4,688 3 • Goods, &c 5,530 1 7 Total £10,218 4 7 Corresponding week of last year...211,5H 12 5 This return includes half of the Manchester South Junction and Lltrincham receipts; Grimsby Dock duties, &c. ; and Chesteraeld Canal receipts. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION. —Week ending Aug. 22: Passengors, &c. Goods ~.21,646 0 0 .. 1,187 0 0 Total £3,135 0 0 Corresponding week of last year 23,299 0 0 MIDLAND (567 i miles open).—Week ending Aug. Passengers, parcels, me 1 4 ,355 1 10 Goods, fie. Total £31,208 3 8 Corresponding week of last - year...£33,60 9 16 7 NEwcsortz AND Csitunk—Week endir g Aug. 14 : Passengers L1,788 6 4 Goods 2,002 4 5 Total £3,790 1$ 9 Corresponding week of last year 23.870 12 3 Nolan Drrox—Week ending Aug. 15:— _ Total traffic Corresponding week of last year EinsOPSHIBI UNION (291 miles open).—Week ending Aug. 22: Total traffic £o33 0 0 Corresponding week of last year £BOO 0 0 TAIT VALE (40 miles open).—Week ending Aug. 22. : Total traffic £3,832 1 6 Corresponding week of last year 43,916 18 2 FIIRNRSS (22 miles open).—Week ending Aug. 22 : Total traffic £1,155 0 0 Corresponding week of last year £1,338 0 0 NORTH BRITISH (149 miles open).—Week ending Aug. 22 : Passengers,&c £3,475 17 3 Goods, cattle, ste 2,664 2 11 Total £6,14/1 0 2 Corresponding week of last year, 6,4231. 19s. td. GLAsoow AND SONTH WESTERN.—Week ending Aug. 21 : Gross receipts Corresponding week of last year rannilunon AND GLasoow.—Week ending Aug. 14 : Total receipts £6,197 15 81 Corresponding week of last year 6,4961. 19s. 314. Soffrrisu CERTRAL.—Week ending Aug. 51 : Total truffle Corresponding week of last year, 3,4181. 15s. 46. Barman NORTH EASTERN—Week ending Aug. 14 : Total receipts £4,075 0 0 Corresponding week of last year, 4,0351. os. 9d. CAutnortils (1981 exiles opea).—'Week ending Aug. 22 : Passengers and parcels Goods, do. Total £14,506 4 7} Corresponding week of last year (2 St miles open), 15,6911. 16i. 11d, fREAT NORTII OP SCOTLAVD.—Week ending Aug. 14 : Total traffic £1,614 16 2t Corresponding week of last year £1,531 611 BILFAST AND BALLTMDNA (05_ . milee open).— Week ending Aug. 21:- Passengers Goods £9GO 12 3 457 9 3 Total £l,i4B 1 6 Corresponding week of last year £ 1,394 13 5 BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN (17 miles open).—Week ending Aug. 22: Passengers, tc. Goods £298 8 8 88 12 4 Total Correspoiding week of last year, 358/. lls. 2d. LONDONDERRY AND EnniskitrAir (60 miles open).—Week ending Aug. 21 : Passengers, Goods, &c . ... £BO7 9 6 ... 237 14 1 Total £1,405 3 7 Corresponding week of last year £7o2 2 5 WA.TWILTORD 4141 D X.ILICZN NT (al miles open).—Week ending Aug. 21:— Passengers and parcels £249 17 6 , Goods, ko. 124 2 0 Total £373 19 6 Corresponding week of last year, £647 15 6 GZEAT SOUTIIIIHN AND VrESTERN (IRKLAND) (2031 miles open) Week ending Aug. 21 : Passengers and parcels £5,383 1 0 Goods, &c. Total 7,030 6 16 Corresponding week of last year £6,620 16 3 ihsrEa.—Week ending Aug 22 : Passengers and parcels Goods, &c. Total £1,569 11 6 Corresponding week of last year _21,377 7 6 SAstsaE AND MEUSE—Week ending Aug. 20:— Gross traffic £1,115 10 11 Corresponding week of last year _21,038 15 4 GREAT LUXEMBOURG (78 miles open)—Week ending Aug. 22 Passengers and parcels £BsB 16 I Goods, &c, Total 21 , 482 3 4 c orres ponding week of last year (3S miles 0pen)....e1,001 18 3 THE FINE A RTS COMMISSION. The eleventh report of " the commissioners appointed for the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of the Palace at Westminster— wherein the Parliament is wont to assemble—for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the fine arts in your Majesty's United Kingdom, and in what manner au object of so much importance might be most effectually promoted," has just been issued. The following are the novel points :—" A grant of public money, amounting to £1,500, was appro priated to the painting of 28 whole length portraits of personages connected with the Tudor family, to be placed in the apartment called the Prince's chamber, as propcsed in the appendix to our seventh report. Of such portraits, executed by, or under the direction of, Mr.Ricbard Burchett, fifteen have now been completed. In our ninth report we had proposed that twelve compartments in the same room should be filled with metal casts from models of bas reliefs, to be provided by a competent sculptor. Ten of such models, cast in metal by Messrs. Elkington, Masan, and Company, of Birmingham, have been fixed in their places in the Prince's chamber. Referring to the same your Majesty, Majesty, locality, we stated in our last report that John Gibson, R. A., had b een comm i ss i one d b y us to execu t e a statue of sides, and d the with recessb2so with figures of Justice and Clemency at the reliefsthe north tthhe sideof principal ul e apartment. pedestal, Suchto be placed deservedassate n , statues and acco m p an i ments have been completed an d p l ace d taiciecsoerdwinegrhiya. haveTb The elic taste and completion aeral approba tion. With reference to the principal corridors connecti • ng the Central Hall with the two Houses of Parliament, we have recommended that the method of fresco should be employed instead of oil painting. In the Peers' corridor two subjects have been accordingly executed in fresco by Mr. Cope, and in the Commons' corridor two subjects have been executed in the same method by Mr. Ward. It lie proposed that the remaining compartments shall be also painted in fresco by the same artists. We propose to commission Daniel Maclise, R.A., to paint in fresco one of the subjects in the Royal Gallery, at the price of £l,OOO. ', l _t thee date of our last report, four frescoes, relating to the legend of King Arthur, had been completed by tool' Wm. Dyce, R.A., i n of large dimensions, since been prepared fo regard to the Peers' your Majesty's robing-room. A car and highly approved by us, has t r ol l , i . nother fresco of the series. With to be executed in fresco, appendix to our seventh report, have been c omm itt e d t o John Rogers Herbert, R.A. that the artist has comp l eted ' large cartoon for the subj ect of 'Moses Tables of the Law to the Israelite s ;' an toare enabled to state we our entire satisfaction a l bringing down the lout we trust that th e f r esco from the same will proceed without interruption," s WILLS. —The will of the lion. Sir enldhoialooc:loAo,e 17th Abney n H as ti ng s, Bart., of Willesley Hall, Ashby de n ot ou an d C a vendish -square, was proved in Lo of August. The p ersonalt y sworn under crieaths the books, pictures, Sze., at Willesley Hall, t's be e a - s heirlooms, and go with the landed property. T o y fr. William W. Abney, £5,00 0 . The house in Cav endish : square, with the furniture, he has bequeathed to Lady Edith Clifton, together with the bulk of the property, appointing her residuary legatee. There are a few pecuniary legacies to his executors and friends, and to those of his establish ment ; £lOO to the Derby General Infirmary, £lOO to the Leicester General Infirmary, •:-. ) t) to the poor of Packing too, gad small legacies to other prisbes. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1858 the plaintiff for nominal damages in addition to the 40s. paid into court, giving the defendants leave to move if the Court should be of opinion that the mere position of the apology in the paper rendered it insufficient. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRISTOL, AUG. '27. (Before Mr. Baron Watson.) THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY V. MARSHALL. Mr. M. Smith and Mr. Coleridge were counsel for the plaintiff's; and Mr. Collier and Mr. Kerslake for the defen dant. This was an action brought by this company to recover compensation in consequence of the defendant having left a large quantity of timber on their premises for 16 months. It appeared that on the disforesting of the Royal Forest of Wychwood the defendant bought a large quantity of the timber. He brought it to the plaintiffs' station at Cheri bury; it having remained there for several months, the plaintiffs wrote to the defendant, stating that if he did not remove the timber he would be charged 6d. per ton per week. To this the defendant sent no answer. Still the timber re mained, until at length the company, being put to extreme inconvenience frets the timber being allowed to remain in their station, the present action was brought. Proof was given of these facts. Mr. Collier, in cross-examining a witness, asked him if it was not the custom to allow timber to remain at railway stations for an indefinite period ? Mr. Baron Watson—Supposing every time your tailor made you a coat he gave you a glass of sherry with it, could you turn that into a custom ? MI. Collier said he understood it was the custom for rail ways to allow it. For the defendant it was urged that railway companies required a great deal of watching, and if they could get in the narrow end of the wedge they would soon expand what they called their rights to au extraordinary degree. But the defence was that the company had not provided trucks, and the timber remained, to the great inconvenience of the de fendant. The stationmaster had promised that when he had trucks he would give the defendant notice, and he had never done so. The fact was that, in order to procure traffic railway companies were in the habit not only of allowing timber merchants to deposit they timber at the stations, but also in many instances they provided sawpits without making any charge. The defendant had paid £5 into court, and that, he submitted, was sufficient. The defendant and many witnesses were called to prove that it was the custom of railway companies to allow timber to be left at the stations without any charge. Same of them said that there were not trucks tG take the timber away when the defendant wanted them. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs—damages, £6O. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.—PICTURE DEALING EXTRAORDI NARY.—W. T. Barnes, the son, and Mrs. Barnes, the wife, of Mr. Barnes, the well-known picture dealer and auctioneer, of St. Paul's Church-yard, appeared upon sum monses before Alderman Wire, to answer the charge of con spiracy to defraud Mr. R. H. Peter, a gentleman of inde pendent fortune, residing in Hyde-park-square, of various sums of money, amounting to nearly £2,000, under the following circumstances : Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Metcalfe, for the defendants, submitted that this was a proceeding to damage the defendants' position in an action now pending upon a bill of exchange, and referred the alderman to a case in law. Alderman Wire said this case and the one referred to were essentially different. Mr. Sleigh having stated the facts of the case, called Mr. Robert Herries Peter, of Hyde-park-square, who said—l called at the shop of the defendants in May last, and saw the male defendant. I bought two pictures for £7O, and paid £5 to a man who had previously bought them, for his bargain. The defendant said they had been exhibited at the Brussels Exhibition. Some time after, Mrs. Barnes called at my house one morning. She told me a lady, whose husband had lately died, and who was a cousin of the Duke of Newcastle, had been left with a gallery of pictures, which had cost her hus band £lOO,OOO, but which she, being in great distress ou account of the extravagance of her two sons, wished to dis pose of. Mrs. Barnes also said that the lady wished her to dispose of them to the best advantage. She did not ask me to buy any of them, but her son called upon me a few days after, bringing four of the pictures with him, and said he had brought some very fine pictures from the collection belong ing to,the Duke of Newcastle's relative, mentioned by his mother. He also said the lady did not wish the pictures should be publicly sold. He came on four or fire other oc casions, bringing pictures with him, which he said belonged to the same collection. I gave him cheques every time to the amount of the pictures which be valued—one, which he said was a Rosa Ronheur, for £500; one, alleged to be a Turner, for £300; a Rubens, and many others, which I cannot now recollect. One which he represented as the fioest picture Murillo ever painted, he said had cost the lady's husband as much as 6,000 guineas. The amount of the cheques I gave for these pictures was from £l,OOO to £1,200, besides a bill for £l,OOO which I gave in payment for the Rosa Bonbear, the Turner, and six others. I should not have parted with any of these cheques if I had not believed that they were genuine pictures, and that they formed part of the collection they were represented as belonging to. The defendants brought me various little presents in the name of the lady, who they said was deeply grateful to me for purchasing her pictures, and that she was having a handsome piece of plate engraved for me. A few days after they told me this, they brought me this silver-gilt cup. Mr. Sleigh—This cup, sir, is inscribed—" Presented to Robert Herries Peter, Esq., by a dear and beloved friend " —(laughter) ; and I may add that it has a ducal coronet on the lid surmounted with a rain's head. It has also the in scription on the lid—" Newton Races, 1853. The gift of the Lord of the Manor." (Renewed laughter.) Alderman Wire—l suppose, then, it was the gift of the Duke of Newcastle. (Laughter.) Witness—The picture produced is the Rosa Bonhear, for which I gave .£5OO. Mr. Sleigh—l shall be able to show you, sir, that while these visits were going on, this identical Rosa Bonheur was purchased at Christy and Manson's for £l7 6s. 6d. At this stage of the case it was arranged to adjourn the further hearing, and the cross-examination of the prose cutor was therefore deferred. Tne defendants having entered into their recognhance4, the summonses were then adjourned. SHARPERS.—WiIIiam Gordon. a tall middle-aged roan, with dark complexion, was charged with conspiring with another not in custody to cheat and defraud George Goatley of £5. The prosecutor, a young man fresh from the country, stated that on arriving in town a few days ago he met with a man on London-bridge, who accosted him, and in the course of conversation offered to get him a situation with his uncle, who was in the grocery line. The man volun teered to go with him to his uncle's, and on the way he proposed having a glass of ale, upon which they turned into a public-house in Water-lane, Blackfriars, and while standing in front of the bar the prisoner came in with a carpet-bag, secured by a small brass padlock. He entered into conversation with them, and then showed them the padlock, which he said they could not open, at the same time leaving the lock in the prosecutor's hands, while be quitted the house for a few minutes. When he returned the prosecutor had succeeded in opening the lock, and the prisoner then offered to bet £lO that neither of them could open it again while he counted ten. The bet was accepted, and the prosecutor put down £5, and the other man put down a£s note. Prosecutor could not open the lock within the time, and the prisoner put the money in his pocket, but the other man made an excuse to go out, and did not return. The prisoner also got away, but prosecutor met him the next day, when he was taken into custody. Upon being searched there was found upon him a counter feit sovereign, two sham bank notes for £5, and three small brass padlocks, one of which opened with a spring, and the other two had a similar appearance, but were soldered so as to prevent the possibility of opening them without violence. A second case was gone into against the prisoner, who offered to plead guilty if he could be dealt w ith summarily, but Alderman Wire said it was so serious an offence that he should send the prisoner for trial. WESTMINSTER. —THE RoAD TO Rui N.—Miss Emma Clark, a fashionably-dressed young woman, who stated that she was living with her mother in Carey-street, Vauxhall-brid=e-road, was charged before Mr. Paynter with being drunk and disorderly in Vincent-square. Police-constable 858, said that about half-past 12 o'clock on Saturday morning he was in Vincent-square, when he heard the prisoner calling out. Upon going up to her be observed that she was intoxicated. He endeavoured to prevail upon her not to make such a disturbance, but she continued doing so. He threatened to take her into custody, upon which she flung herself upon the pavement and screamed most violently. He was then ferced to take her into custody, and she was lodged in the station-house. Mr. Paynter—ls anything known of her ? Constable—She says that she lives in Carey-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road. Sergeant Howard, B 8, observed that he thought she had given a false address and name. Mr. Paynter—What is she ? Constable—l do not know. She was in the company of two unfortunate females. Prisoner—l am not one of that character. The mother, an elegantly dressed female, who was among the crowd in court, came forward and said that the prisoner was her daughter. Mr. Paynter—How does she get her living ? Mother—She has no employment, sir. Mr. Paynter—You hear what sort of company she was in last night ? Mother—Yes, sir ; she was returning home from some friends. The constable said that she was spoken to by a policeman before he spoke to her. Mr. Paynter—Ali ! she is on the road to ruin. The prisoner was fined ss. The fine was paid. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— ROBBER'!" AT BUR TON'S, OXFORD-STREET.-JOhli I/az/mood, shopaaan and clerk, in the employ of Mr. Burton, the large iron monger and hardware manufacturer of Oxford-street, was charged with stealing a quantity of !chintz prints, and various other articles the property of his employer. The evidence showed that property of var ious descriptions was continually being missed from the wa rehous e , and sus picion alighted upon the prisoner, wko had been in the em ploy about 12 months. A. watch was set by the police, and on the prisoner's lodgings in Harwood-street, Hampstead road, being searched, a considerable amount of the property •7/as found and identified. Amongst other things, the find 19g of a suit of regimentals at prisoner's lodgings led to the discovery that lie was also a deserter from the 15th Httssars. There was another case against the prisoner , where he had been in a previous service in the City, an d which he had obtained by a false character. Mr. Bingham,. on prisoner pleading g him uilty, sentenced to six months, and hard labour, in the House of Cor rection. WORSHIP-STREET.—THE SAILOR HORSE-STEALER. —John Brown, a sailer, who had been several weeks in custody, was brought before Mr. Hammill, for final examination, upon two c!,arges of horse -stealing. In the first case it appeared that the prisoner, who had on his cap the name of the Royal Albert, and had just t he look of a rollicking tar just open for a spree, went to the stables of a horse-keeper named Jones, at Blackheath, and hired a horse for an hour's ride in the ne i g hb ou rhood ; and having paid his ls. Gd. for the use of it, he mounted, remarking that, although he could steer a ship very well, he did not know how he could steer a In roe and then rode off , b ut never returned, and afterw ar d s sold the horse at Smithfield. In the other case he drove with a horse and cart to Cam bridge-heath, and asked Mr. Coombes, a tradesman there, to put them up for him. In the course of conversation he stated that he had bought them in St. 'Martin's-lane for £35, but offered to sell them for £l5, as he must be off to sea in a few days, and wanted the ready money. Mr. Coombes w ent with him to St. Martin's-lane, to make inquiry, and then gave him into custod3, on suspicion of having stolen them. In the result it was pruved that et a beer-shop at Turnham-green, where the prisoner was boasting of his war like deeds in the Crimean war, for which, he said, be had a medal and two clasps, he expressed a wish for the use of . a horn and cart to fetch 144 luggage from the Waterloo way station; and a labouring man, named Hall, obtained the horse and cart in question on hire from a Mr. Atkinson. On the way to the railway station, however, the prisoner contrived to get rid of Hall, and afterwards attempted to sell the horse and cart, as above described. A Mr. Clark, who stated himself to be a merchant's clerk, now attended as a witness in the first case, and proved that the prisoner offered to him the pony which he had hired at Blackheath. He stated that he had been induced to buy it for £5 when he was drunk, but be ultimately sold it for £3 to the witness, who had since restored it to the owner. The prisoner, when taken into custody, tore from his cap and his arm the badges, with the inscription of the Royal Albert, but it did not appear whether he had really be longed to that ship; and he was now fully committed for trial upon the charge of horse and cart stealing. MARYLEBONE.—THE ACTRESS AND HER COOK. — In the early part of last week a young woman named Mary Anne Butler, cook to Miss Agnes Elsiverthy, the well known actress, residing at 59, Finchley-road, St. John's wood, applied to Mr. Long for a summons against her mis tress for an assault; her application was granted, and the summons was served at defendant's residence by one of the officers attached to the court. Saturday was fixed upon for the hearing, and at twelve o'clock complainant was present with a witness. Upon the first occasion she exhibited marks as if from scratches upon her face and arm, and she also alleged that some hair had been torn from her head. Mr. Lewis, jun., Ely-place, who had been engaged on behalf of defendant, retired with complainant to a private room, where, after some conversation, the matter was arranged without any particulars being publicly gone into. OUTRAGE ON A WOMAN BY HER HUSBAND.—Henry Repute was charged with the following violent assaults upon Mary, his wife : It appeared from the evidence of complainant, whose right eye was much bruised and swollen, that prisoner was living apart from her and cohabiting with another woman. On the previous day he came drunk to her (complainant's) apartments, 18, Mary-place, Hampstead-road, when he commenced pulling down some pictures, which he swore he would carry off. She told him be should not do so, and he then gave her several severe blows on her face and side. He was given into the custody of Hall, 264 8, by whom lie was conveyed to the station-house. Mr. Long fined him 405., or a month in the House of Correction. ROBBERY BY A SERTANT.— Elizabeth Bernard, who had been taken into custody by Hoare, 46 D, was brought up for further examination, charged with having on the sth instant absconded from 4, George-terrace, Bays water, and stealing and carrying off wearing apparel and other property,tbelonging to her master, Mr. Smith. It appeared that, when captured, she was wearing some of the stolen articles, and that she had sold others to a person in Little Portland-street. The prisoner, who cried, and had nothing to say in her defence, was committed for trial. PLATE ROBBERY.—Henry White, who stood remanded from the previous Saturday upon evidence given by Sergeant Potter, 16 D, and other witnesses, was again placed at the bar, charged on suspicion of having stolen a quantity of silver plate, value go, the property of Miss Arabella Bar rett, 7, Delamere-terrace, Paddington. The prisoner was for the present discharged, but was told that he was liable to be re-apprehended in the event of stronger evidence being obtained against/him. POT STEALING.—Mary Anne Chivers, an old offender, was charged with having stolen a pint pewter pot from the house of Mr. Avern, the Marylebone Ale Stores, Maryle bone-lane. The case was clearly proved against the prisoner, who, on being taken into custody by 100 D, said she hoped she should have six months; she had befure been punished for a similar offence. She was sent to hard labour in the House of Correction for a month. CLERKENWELL. SHAMEFUL DESECRATION OT THE DEAD IN ST. MARTIN'S CEMETERY.—Mr. Ben jamin Latchford, of 11, St. Martin's-lane, one of the churchwardens of the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields , and George Lawrence , the sexton at the St. Martin' s Cemetery, Pratt-street, Camden-town, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt in answer to a summons taken out at the instance of the authorities of the parish of St. Pancras, which charged them " with unlawfully and improperly removing certain human remains, coffins, and other matter and things deposited and buried in a certain burial ground there ; and doing certain other matters and things in such removal so as to be a public nuisance and injurious to the health of her Majesty's subjects, against the peace," &c. Mr. G. W. S. Cook, the solicitor for the parish of St. Pancras, attended for the prosecution ; and Mr. Dangerfield for the defence. The case seemed to excite the greatest interest, and the court was filled with persons anxious to hear the evidence. Mr. Cook, in opening the case, said the present proceed ings were taken at the instance of the authorities of the parish of St. Pancras for the purpose of suppressing a nuisance which had arisen, and which, if allowed longer to exist, would be very prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants. The nuisance of which he COT plained was the removal of a large number of coffins and bodies which had been interred in the St. Martin's Cemetery, Pratt-street, Camden-town, and he should be enabled to prove by the evidence of Mr. Newman, one of the inspectors of nuisances, that up to the middle of the present month men were engaged in the cemetery digging out ground. In the course of that work a large quantity of bones and coffins were exposed, and in one hole there were the remains of five bodies in coffins, partly broken, the bones were hanging together by their tissues, particu larly the bones of the legs and thighs, and the stench arising was of the most disgusting and disgraceful desciption. It would appear that the men had been engaged since in ano ther part of the ground, and coffins and bones had been taken up, and broken and put into a large hole dug for that purpose. The smells were still very bad, particularly after a shower of rain, and there could be no doubt that the con tinuance of the nuisance would be detrimental to the health of the inhabitants of the surrounding property. At the present time there were some hundreds of bodies in the ground, and many of them within a few inches of the sur face, and he might mention that human bones were now lying scattered about the ground. He (Mr. Cook) had no doubt that the parties would plead that they were only acting tinder the Act of Parliament, which was entitled " An Act to enable the granting of building lease 3 on parts of the Camden-town Cemetery belonging to the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields not heretofore used for inter ment." That, however, would be of no avail, for about the same season of the year 1854 similar excavations were made; but such was the indignation raised in Camden-town, that, after a public meeting had been held, and the St. Martin's trustees communicated with, the latter suspended all fur ther operations until the present year. Mr. Cook then pro ceeded to read a portion of the correspndence which had passed between the parties in 1834 ; upon which Mr. Tyrwhitt suggested whether it weuld not be better that Mr. Cook and Mr. Dangerfield should agree to some terms and settle the matter at once ? Since the case of Swinfen and Swinfen, however, the greatest advocates were said to be but mere tools. Mr. Cook said if the authorities of St. Martin's parish would agree to fill up the hole, the parish of St. Pancras would be satisfied. Mr. Dangerfield remarked that, as to filling up the ground, they could not do that. The ground they were excavating was in front of the cemetery, and the trustees could not for one moment imagine how the bodies had got there. He had a medical gentleman and the excavators in attendance, who would prove that there was no nuisance. The parish had obtained a faculty from the bishop, who had had all the facts laid before him. Mr. Cook said that when the parish of St. Martin's ob tained their act they did not behave fairly by the Legislature; in fact, Parliament was deceived. The parish of St. Mar tin's had served the parish of St. Pancras in a very unfair manner, because they had not given them notice. As far as the faculty went, it was an illegal one, and consequently one they could not act under. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l suppose you mean that Lord Shaftesbury was deceived.? Mr. Dangerfield said it was very extraordinary that the parish of St. Pancras should now for the first time complain and say that they had not had notice. All the parties con cerned had been served with notices, and the parish, the Camden Town Paving Commissioners, Lord Camden, the prebend, and other parties interested, presented petitions against the bill, and then withdrew them. If the parish authorities of St. Pancras then knew that bodies had been buried in the ground that was proposed to be built upon, they bad a right to let them knew, and they (the authorities of St. Martin's) would have felt obliged to them, for it would have saved the trustees a great deal of trouble. In the year 1855 the north-east corner of the cemetery was objected to by the Camden-hall deputation, and in consequence the trustees of St. Martin's resolved to give up their intention of building on a frontage of 50 feet at that spot, that space exceeding by 14 feet the space mentioned by the deputation. The excavations were now going on where no burials to the knowledge of the trustees had ever taken place. Mr. Cook—But here is the receipt for a burial in 1854 in that very spot. Mr. Dangerfield—No record or trace can be found to show that burials had taken place there; but as soon as bodies were ascertained to have been interred there, the bishop was applied to, and the faculty obtained. Mr. Cook—And one of our grounds of complaint is that the notice was not posted on the parish church. Mr. Dangerfield was prepared, as far as the nuisance was concerned, to negative at once all that had been said, and to prove that there was no nuisance, or anything that could be characterised as a nuisance. Mr. Tyrwkitt—You are well aware that this is a case that may he tried at the sessions, and then the question to be decided would be what was to be done for the future, as it is generally considered that paying the costs is a sufficient punishment. Mr. Cook—All we ask them to do is to pass a similar resolution to that they passed on the previous occasion. Mr. Tyrwhitt—The faculty must be taken to be legal here. If anything can to proved, bring the parties here; but such cannot be done here. lam afraid that some care lessness has taken place, which should be looked after and put a stop to. Mr. Cook asked Mr. Dangerfield if he would give an undertaking not to touch anything until November, when the courts meet, when he would apply for an injunction ? He had abundance of evidence to prove that the excavations now going on were a perfect nuisance, and that the coffins were lying about the ground like the bars of a gridiron. Mr. Dangerfield would give no such undertaking, but would be prepared to meet Mr. Cook in the Court et Chancery. Mr. Tyrwhitt adjourned the further hearing of the case ' until Friday, the sth of November, Mr. Dangerfield con senting to have an independent person to look after the work:now going en. The case was then adjourned, Mr. Latchford remarking that the bones that had been found were no doubt those that had been removed by the Government at the time of the Charing-cross improvements. UTTERING FORGED CHEQUES. A sickly-looking young man of the name of Joseph May, alias Lawrance, a person well known at this court, was charged on remand with feloniously forging and uttering a Unity Bank cheque for the value of £l9 Os. 6d., to Mr. Brooks, auctioneer, of Piccadilly, with intent to defraud. Mr. Crawford, from the office of Mr. \Vontner, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Thomas Wakeling, of the firm of J. and T. Wakeling, for the defence. Mr. Crawford opened the case at some length, and said that the cheque, the suhject of the present prosecution, was passed to the prosecutor so far back as July, 1857, and a magistrate's warrant had been granted for the pr isoner's apprehension since August last. The prisoner, however, had managed to keep out of the way until he was appre hended as he was leaving the House of Correction, where he had been confined for two calendar months f or kee p ing a notorious brothel in the neighbourhood of Islington. The prisoner, against whom he understood there were other charges, was connected with a gang of s windlers, one of wham the prosecutor had been the means of convicting at the Middlesex Sessions for 12 months. He had to doubt that when his worship had heard the evidence he would send the case to a jury for trial. lie then called Mr. Brooks, who said—l am a partner in the firm o B2ale and Brooks, auctioneers„ of Piccadilly. On ti 9th of July last year I had a sale of some cork and timber at Whitecross-street, St. Luke's. The prisoner, whom I did not previously know, attended that sale and puchased some lots, and gave the name of Lawrance, John-street, West Hack- ney. All goods were to be paid for before they were cleared. I received the cheque produced, a Unity Bank cheque, drawn for the sum of £l9 Os. 6d.; and, in consequence of a communication, I went to several John streets, Hackney, but could not find any person of the name of Lawrance carrying on business there. In August last I obtained a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner. Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—l have only one name of Lawrance on the books as a purchaser at that day's sale. I have not a-customer of the name of M'Alpase. I prose cuted a man who went by that alias, and he had 12 months' imprisonment. I wish I had never seen the prisoner or any of his gang, for they have been more than £lOO out of my pocket. Alfred Thomas Woods said—l am a clerk in the service of the prosecutor. On the 30th of July 1 received the cheque produced from a man of the name of Neale, who came to clear the goods the prisoner had purchased in the name of Lawrence the previous day. The cheque was pre ' seated, and returned marked "no account." Cross-examined—There is no other name of Lawrance on the books but the prisoner's for that day's sale. Joseph Neale, residing in Guildford-place, Clerkenwell, said—l knew the prisoner by the name of May about three months before. I paid the cheque to the last witness on the 30th of July last year. On the evening of the 29th of July I saw the prisoner at his mother's in Theobald's-row, when the prisoner said if I had nothing particular to do he would employ me to fetch some corn and wood, and that I was to meet him in OH -street next day. I did so, and the prisoner took me to Whitecross-street and showed me the place where the sale bad been held the previous day. He then told me to go in and ask for the account in the name of Lawrance. I did so, and got the account, which amounted to £l9 Os. 6d., and then went and saw him in a public-house in Whitecross-street. It was about half an hour afterwards that the prisoner gave me the cheque ; but I could not read it, as lam no scholar. I know the cheque produced is the one, because it has a piece cut nut of it, which the prisoner did before he gave it to me. I got the goods, took them to a yard in Old-street, and left them there as I was told by the prisoner. The next day I took two sacks to Mr. Ro binsui in Whitecross-street, and also some to a baker's in Tottenham-court-road, also under his direction. The pri soner paid me for what I did. Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—l am a cabinetmaker, and also a general dealer. I do any odd jobs for which I am paid, and do not ask many questions. No one but the prisoner paid me for what I did. I only know the cheque by the piece being cut out. lam certain that no one but the prisoner paid me for removing the goods, and he was the only person who gave me the instructions. Mr. William Haynes said—l am a cashier at the Unity Bank, Cannon-street, City. I have been there since the hank was opened in July, 1857. No person of the name of W. Lawrance had an account with the bank. The cheque produced was, I believe, issued to a person of the name of Joseph May, who had an account with us. The piece being cut out renders it difficult to say to whom it was issued. (After being pressed the witness said it was issued to May.) The only reason for cutting the figures out would be to render it difficult to trace to whom the cheque was issued. There can he no doubt that figures have been there. In July, 1857, there was no balance standing to the credit of Joseph May, and his account was closed. I cannot say that the forged cheque is in the prisoner's handwriting. Cross-examined—There is no balance standing to the credit of May at the present time. I am certain that the cheque produced was one that was issued to May. We have an account in the name of Lawrance, but not " W. Law rance." There can be no doubt, that figures have been where the piece is cut out. Police-constable C.ok, 198 S, said the prisoner, in July, 1357, lived at Church-street, St. Pancras, and went by the name of Joseph May. Police-constable Harrison, 243 N, said he apprehended the prisoner on a warrant on the morning of Friday week as he was leaving the House of Correction. He told the prisoner be took him on a charge of forgery and uttering; but he made no answer. Mr. Tyrwhitt, after cautioning the prisoner, asked him what he had to say in answer to the charge? The prisoner, acting under the instructions of Mr. Wake lime, said he should reserve his defence. Mr. Wakeling said the prisoner was in very bad health, and he hoped that his worship would take bail for his ap pearance at the sessions. He was prepared with responsible sureties. Mr. Tyrwhitt, in fully committing the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court for trial, said he could not accede to the application for bail. If the prisoner was unwell, Mr. Wakeling could apply to a judge in chambers. Mr. Wakeling said he had no doubt that course would be adopted. THAMES.—ANOTHER Row IN A MORMON CHAPEL —Two drovers, named Henry Ripley, aged 27 , of N o. 11 North-street, Limehouse, and William Barr, 24, of No 24, Redman's-row, Mile-end, were brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with creating a disturbance in Pisgah Chapel, belonging to the Latter-day Saints, in North- street, Jubilee street, Stepney. The court was crowded with the "Saints," mostly gloomy looking young men and bays, and conspicuous among them was an old, eccentric and rough-looking man, with a large head, named Hepburn, who preaches against the Mormons four or five nights every week in the Mile-end-road, and who has been the instigator of all the disturbances which !save recently taken place in and near the Mormon chapel. Hepburn frequently nodded defiance at the " Saints," whenever any of them caught his eye. William Bates, a young man, with restless eyes and a boyish countenance, said he was a minister over the Latter-day Saints, and officiated in Pisgah Chapel on Friday evening. The chapel was regularly licensed. Soon after the service commenced the prisoners entered the chapel, and first disturbed the congregation by sykiarking and pushing each other about. There were others with them, laughing, talking, and shouting. Ripley called out " Here is an old block —" (the remainder of the sentence is too disgusting for publication.) He requested the pri soners to desist, and leave the chapel. Barr said, " I'll not go out for any -." Mr. Penrose, an elder, who was addressing the meeting, said " We will have recourse to the law if order ie not kept." The noise continued,and occasionally the prisoners bawled out, " Go on, your worship, we will not disturb the meeting." They then began wrestling, and called out " War yer," just as people call out goods in the street. There were two others with the prisoners, who made hideous noises. The police interfered at last, and took the prisoners into custody. The witness added that he was brio ed and hissed by the mob outside, and also threatened. This had been repeated several times, and he was really in fear of his life. Charles William Penrose, a young man, said he was " an elder of the Latter-day Saints," and heard the pri soners call the congregation assembled in the chapel " -- false swearers and a pack of vagabonds." Police-Sergeant Curtis, K 13, said he witnessed the un seemly conduct of the prisoners in the chapel and they used very abominable language. The prisoners in defence gave a general denial to the charge, and said they had tried to make peace. Mr. Selfe asked the prisoners if they were Latter-day Saints, and on their replying in the negative, the magis trate said they ought to keep away from Pisgah Chapel altogether. Mr. Seife then asked Mr. Bates if he would prosecute the prisoners if he committed them for trial. Mr. Bates—l certainly will, sir. We have been subject to persecution long enough. Mr. Selfe said he would repeat what he had said en pre vious occasions, that error was not to be put down by cla mour, violence, and obscenity, and that whether Mormonism was good or bad, a true or a false religion, the members of it were not be disturbed in their chapels and places of worship. He had no power to deal with the case in a summery manner, and should, therefore, commit the prisoners for trial. People disposed to commit such outrages as these and disturb congregations should be made aware there was an Act of Parliament (the 52d Geo. 111., cap. 155) the 12th section of which said that " if any person or persons shall disturb or disquiet any meeting, assembly, or congregation of persons assembled for religious worship, or shall in any way disturb, molest, or misuse any preacher, teacher, or person officiating at such meeting, assembly, or congregation, ; or any person or persons there assembled, every person or persons so offending shall find two good sureties in the penal ; sum of £5O each to answer for such offence at the quarter sessions, and upon conviction suffer the pain and penalty of £4O or a long imprisonment in default of paying the fine." He (Mr. Selfe) therefore called upon the prisoners to find bail, themselves in £lOO and four sureties (two for each prisoner) in the sum of goo each, to ::ppear and take their trial at the next sessions. Ripley was unable to procure bail, and was committed to prison; Barr tendered bail, and it was accepted. ' Penrose, the young Mormon elder, said that a force of police was required every night service was celebrated by the Latter-day Saints in the Mormon chapel. The lives of ' the Latter-day Saints bad been threatened, and they were constantly annoyed and abused. ' Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said that he had 10 men at Pisgah Chapel on Friday night. Penrose—They were totally insufficient ; there were 900 or 1,000 persons in attendance yelling and shooting. Inspector Griffin—l cannot take every policeman off his beat to attend the Mormon chapels. Penrose—Then our lives will be sacrificed. Mr. Selfe—l have nothing to do with police arrange ments. I have no doubt the police will do their duty. If the example I have made in sending the prisoners for trial this day does not have the desired effect, I will adopt some more stringent measures to stop these outrages and tumults. 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Important Caution against the fearful danger of spurious imitations.— The Vice-Chancellor, Sir William Page Wood, granted an injunction on March 10, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food." SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred on Thursday, under singular circumstances, upon the tramroad of the Tredegar Iron Company, Monmouthshire. An engine, tender, and three trucks were passing down the line, under the care of Matthew Jones, a man named Abraham Richards being on the tender, together with a woman, Mary Lloyd when near Argoad the tire of one of the wheels belonging to the tender came off, and the whole train ran over the embankment, and relied to the bottom. The engine driver had barely time to jump off, but the woman and Richards were precipitated with the trucks. Richards was severely crushed and torn, and died shortly after. Mary Lloyd wag p i c k e d up f rom beneath one of the trams dreadfully mangled, the adjacent ground being satu rated with her blood ; she was quite dead. At the inquest, held before Mr. Ashwin, evidence was given that the tire was constructed of good iron, and that the wheels were in order upon the starting of the train. The verdict accord ingly returned was one of accidental death. Several fatal accidents have at times taken place upon this line. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, G R AY'S-INN-ROAD.—The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending Aug. 28, 1858, was 2,465, of which 775 were new cases. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL, AUG. 28. ANGUS T. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr. Quoin appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Atherton, Q.C., Mr. Milward, and Mr . West for the defendants. This was an action brought to recover damages for inju ries sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the negli gence of the company or their servants. Mr. Overend, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff, Mr. Angua, was a fruiterer at Sheffield, and on the morning of Thursday, the 24th Sept. last, he took a second-class ticket to travel by the express train which runs between Manchester and London from Sheffield to Peterborough. The train consisted of four carriages, one break-van, and one engine and tender. All went well until they arrived at Retford, when the speed was considerably increased, and by the time the train arrived at Tuxford, a still further in creased speed was perceptible. About 2-1 miles beyond Tux ford the speed was perfectly frightful, and the oscillation severe. In a few moments some of the carriages were preci pitated over the battlements of the bridge into the highway below, and the other two carriages and the van, which were attached to the engine, proceeded about 200 yards further, when they left the line and rolled down the embankment into a garden. Five persons were killed and several wounded, and among the latter was the plaintiff, who had been very severely injured, and, indeed, had not recovered from the effects of the accident up to this day. The plaintiff had four causes of complaint against the company-Ist, that the speed of the train was excessive ; 2dly, that for a line of this de scription the rails were of an improper character for the speed at which trains were run over it, the line not being as yet, as it ought to be, fish•jointed; 3dly, that there was no means of communication between the guard and driver, al though the third rule of the company was that the guard should workcommunicating signals, but not put them in mo tionexcept in case of urgent necessity; and, 4thly, that there was only one break van instead of two, as was usually the case. Mr. J. Angus, the plaintiff, Mr. Dranefield, Mr. Beare, and Mr. Richardson, passengers by the train, all concurred in stating that the speed was moderate up to Tuxford ; that after leaving Tuxford the speed was alarmingly increased, ani that at the time of the accident the speed could not have been less than 60 miles an hour. . . Mr. Cashin, civil engineer, was called, and stated that, had there been a connection between the guard and driver, the latter could have pulled up his engine in 150 yards or so, and thus no accident would have happened to the first car- riages in the train. The report of Col. Wynne, the Government inspector to the Board of Trade, was put in, from which it speared that the accident was not attributed to high speed, but to some flaw in the metals, and the line not being " fished " at the point of the melancholy occurrence in question. Mr. Atherton then addressed the jury for the defendants, and contended that although this unfortunate accident had occurred, yet it was not attributable to any negligence on the part of the company's servants, and that, therefore, the plaintiff was not entitled to recover damages. The engine-driver was then called, and deposed that at the time of the accident he was driving at the rate of 45 miles an hour. The train was not late, and therefore he had no cause to drive at a greater speed with a view to make up time. He first knew of the accident in consequence of aj!rk and, on looking back, saw two carriages and a van going over the line, upon which he reversed his engine, and after running 200 yards the couplings separated from the tender, and the two remaining carriages went over the embankment into a garden. The guard of the train, who was much injured by the accident, stated that the train was going at the usual express speed of 45 miles an hour. He admitted, on examination, that the cord to communicate with the driver was not run along the carriages to the engine, bnt it ought to have been, and it was his duty to have seen that the cord was connected with the van and the engine. The foreman platelayer of that portion of the line at which the accident occurred deposed that the train passed the bridge at its usual time and speed. About 200 yards beyond the bridge dust began to fly, and in half a minute the train went off the line. After the accident he examined the permanent way, and everything was correct. Other witnesses—platelayers on the line—corroborated this evidence. Edward Brown, a goods engine -driver, was called, and he stated that he would as soin go over the part of the line in question at 60 as at 30 miles an hour, and he would not scruple to run an engine in proper order over th is line in good repair at 70 miles an hour. The Tuxford station-master deposed that at the time whT the express passed through that station on the morning in question it was going at the speed it had always travelled at and that it travelled at now. The foreman porter at Retferd proved that the train passed through there at its proper time to the minute coed The station-master of Sheffield ( Mr. Ward) p that he started the train from that place at the proper time. He bad himself been a guard, and believed one van was sufficient for a short train of four carriages. Mr. James Smith, of Bury, Lancashire, was travelling first-class in this train. Up to the time of the accident there was nothing to excite surprise in the speed. Suddenly as a gunshot the train left the line. There had not been any oscillation previously. He was stunned at the moment when he found himself at the bottom of the embankment. He had travelled in the same carriage with the Hon. Mr. Clive, who was killed, and Mr. Rayner. The carriage was smashed to pieces. The ballast was much ploughed up. In cross-examination the witness admitted that he was travelling on this occasion with a pass, and he was smoking from the time that he left Sheffield. In re-examination, he stated the pass was from the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company. Mr. Rayner deposed that about a minute before the acci dent he felt the carriage oscillate. Mr. Stirrup, locomotive engineer, deposed that all rolling portions of the carriages were in perfect order, with the ex ception of the axles of the break van, which were much bent. The superstructures of the carriages were damaged, but it only cost 5,5 16s. 7d. each carriage for the necessary repairs. He looked over the permanent way, but could not find any cause for the accident. All the express trains on the Great Northern Railway passed over some portions of the line at 60 miles an hour. The portion of the line where this acci dent occurred was particularly good—just such a piece as one would choose to run an express over at 60 miles an hour. If the conducting end had been attached to the engine and van it would have been no earthly we whatever in this acci dent. The fact of the carriages ploughing up the line was a most operative break—far better than anything else that could have been done. A guard could not put on the break in less than half a minute, and if a train were running at 55 miles an hour it would run 150 yards in five or six seconds. Mr. Seymour Clarke, the general !manager of the Great Northern Railway Company, said the Scotch and Yorkshire expresses were first sun over the line in 1851. The trains on the line are timed torun, including stoppages, at 45 miles an hour, and considering that this train was running over a very favourable portion of the line, doubtless it would be running at 55 miles an hour, and he beiieved that speed was safe. The fished joints had been used for about five or six years, and it bad become a rule among engineers that as the old metals were worn out the new metals were pro perly made to enable them to be laid with fish joints. Week by week the portions of fish-jointed lines are increasing, for as the old metals are worn out they are replaced by metals with fish joints. One van was sufficient for a light train of four carriages, but when the traffic increased in November, and the trains were heavier, two vans were used. In this accident a second break would have been of no use whatever. Mr. Baron Martin having summed up, and directed the jury that the company were bound to use all necessary care to insure the safety of the passengers, The jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict for the defendants. WOOD AND OTHERS V. A.DAMSON AND OTHERS. Mr. J. Wilde, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Cross, and Mr. Webster appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Atherton, Q.C., Mr. Ma nisty, Q.C., and Mr. Hindmarch appeared for the defen dants. This action was brought by the phintiffg, who are engi neers at Liverpool, against the defendants, who are ship builders at Sunderland, for the infringement of a patent granted to Charles Lamport on the 19th June, 1850, for an invention of, among other things, an improvement in winches. This patent had been assigned to the plaintiffs by the patentee. The invention consisted in adding to an ordinary winch an apparatus for working chains, termed a " gipsy," so as to make the winch applicable to working chains as well as ropes. The gipsy consists of a pulley fixed upon an axle, with which it turns, and has several pairs of projections, called " snugs," placed opposite each other at intervals around the groove of the pulley, so as to form recesses to receive the links of a chain as they enter the groove alter nately edgeways and sideways, and thereby preventing the chain from slipping when motion is given to the gipsy pul ley by turning the axle. The patentee by his specification claimed the combination of a gipsy with a barrel used for working a rope in an ordi nary winch. The gipsy and the rope barrel were both admitted to be old, but it was alleged that they had never been combined in the same winch, and the plaintiff called witnesses to prove the novelty of the combination. On the part of the defendants, it was proved that a patent was granted to Thomas Pratt on the 23d of February, 1839, for an improvement in ships' capstans and winches, which consisted in adding to them a pulley the same as a gipsy. Pratt's specification drawings, however, did not show a rope barrel but only an ordinary pulley fixed upon the same axle as the gipsy, although it showed a rope barrel and a gipsy combined in a capstan. It was also proved that a patent had been granted to T. Brown on April 20, 1847, for improvements in the gipsies added to capstan, windlass, and other barrels, but the draw ings did not show a which containing bath a gipsy and a rope barrel. The defendants then called Mr. J. C, Gibson, who proved that, anterior to the plaintiff's patent, he had purchased Pratt's patent, and made winches under it, containing or dinary rope barrels as well as gipsies. Mr. Wilde then admitted that he could not sustain the patent, and the jury at once found a verdict for the defen dants, on the ground that the invention was not new at the date of the patent. LAFONE V. SMITH AND OTHERS. Mr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. C. Blackburn for the defendants. • This was an action for libel against the proprietors of the Liverpool Mercury. The p laintiff, who is a tanner and hide merchant, and a young gent leman of good appearance and position, had permitted his name to be used at a late munici pal election in Liverpool as chairman of the committee of the Tory candidate, but had not personally taken any part in the election, ner, in fact, attended any of the meetings. His candidate was successful. The libel consisted of an article containing a very humorous description of the proceedings throughout the day, and especially at the close of the poll, when it represented the proceedings of the triumphant party to have been of a very uproarious and disorderly character. The objectionable words were : "Mr. Lafone, the chairman of the com mittee, next pre sented himself through the window, and bawled, Oh, oh I know every man of you.' The c h a irman,' however, was! evidently so overpowered by his devotions to Bacchus that he could not proceed with his speech, and his friends pulled him in and kept him quiet by physical force." The defendants pleaded under the recent statute (Lord Campbell's Act) that the libefwascontained in a public news paper; that it was inserted without malice, and without gross negligence ; that the defendants had inserted a full apology in a subsequent number ; and that 405., which was paid into court, was a sufficient compensation. It was proved on the part of the defendants that the con duct imputed to the plaintiff was the act of a person who was erroneously represented to their reporters as the plaintiff. The apology spoken of had been inserted in the place pti devoted to notices to correspondents, and it was alleged by that. P3trbeeereporter big tits plaintiff that th a t was no t a su ffi c iently public part of the paper, and that the type was so small as to be almost r r the majority negligence ders.ltw i a n publishing t s ir h ge g d such imputation guilty of g without being llacquainted with top plaintiff. peisoua y The jury found that there was nogrossnegligence and that the apology was sufficient in terms, but that it was not so prominently placed in th e papereaTi s e ought to have been. They thought 40s. sufficient damages , and ' upon this finding, Mrs Baroi s I tin ordered the verdict to be entered for DURHAM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. The seventeenth annual meeting of this flouritihlog society was held at Sunderland on Thursday under most favourable circumstances. The weather was all that could be desired. The show yard was crowded throughout the day. Amongst the company was a large sprinkling of ladies, whose attention was equally divided between agri culture and horticulture, the Sunderland HorticulturtaX Society having taken advantage of the day to hold their show, which took place in the same field. The show was not so good as at the two last exhibitions at. Stockton or Durham, but in point of quality it was not to b'a surpassed. The Challenge Cup, value 100 guineas, "for the best short-horned breeding animal of either sex, to be come the property of the person who shall win it thrice, was wan by Mr. Booth of Warlaby, with his two-year-old heifer, Queen of May," was again awarded to him for his four-year-old cow " Nectarine Blossom," a splendid animal, which obtained the first prize at the recent meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Chester, and also at the Yorkshire show at Northallerton. The only other animals which the judges deemed worthy to compete for this prize were " Queen Mab," a four years' heifer in calf, and a one year old heifer named " Queen of the Isles," both belonging to Mr. Booth. Considerable difficulty was experienced as to whether the prize ought to be given to " Queen Mab" or " Nectarine Blossom," and Mr. W. Wetherell was called in as a referee, and the prize was ultimately awarded to the latter, although a strong feeling was entertained by many that the judges in discarding " Queen of the Isles" had ex cluded the best animal in the yard—and one of the finest shorthorns in England. " Queen Mab" obtained the second prize for shorthorns at Nor thal lerton, and " Queen of the Isles" was first in her class at the same show ; in addition to which she received the special prize of 120 as the best animal im the yard. She also gained the first prize at the last show• of the Royal Agricultural Society. The prize in class 1, for the best bull of any age, was won by " Statesman," a splendid animal, the property of Mr. Wm. Wetherell, of Aldbrougb. In this class also the judges experienced con siderable difficulty in deciding as to the best animal, the competition was so good. " Statesman" won the first prize " for the best bull in England" at Grantham, on the 26th July, and was second at Northallerton. He is but two years and nine months old, and the bull which beat him - at Northallerton was double his age. In class 3, for the best cow in calf or in milk, the prize was awarded to " Nectarine Blossom." In this class Mr. Wetherell competed with his heifer, "Moss Rose," which gained the second prize at the recent Yorkshire show, was second at York last year, and gained the first prize at Middlesbro' and Barnardcastle. In class 4, for the best heifer in calf, Mr. Wetherell's " Ayrshire Rose," beat Mr. Booth's " Queen Mab," which was awarded the second prize; and for the best bull calf, under 12 months old, the prize was given to Mr. Booth's " Sir James," a fine animal, which was shown fur the first time. The whole of these animals were consi dered perfect in all the parts which constitute a first-class shorthorn ; in fact, Mr. Booth is sufficiently famed as a breeder to deter parties from competing against him. And we might here refer to a suggestion we have heard as to the alteration of the time of holding the show, and so in creasing the competition. Coming, as the Durham show now does, after the Royal, the Northumberland, and York shire shows, the fact is that the successful animals at these and other exhibitions are entered at it (the prizes being equal to any other show), and the beaten animals, as a mat ter of course, have no inducement to come to a contest where the result is almost certain to be against them. We throw out the suggestion for what it is worth, having heard it more than once expressed by parties experienced in these matters. The show of horses was good, both in respect to num bers and quality. In class 22, for the best cart mare, the prize was awarded to a mare, 14 years old, belonging to John Bowes and partners, Marley-bill ; the animal which gained a similar prize at the Hexham show. In the same class was shown a celebrated old mare, " Jolly," aged 22, belonging to Mr. Atkinson, of Peepy, which for many years has carried off the prizes at all the shows in the north at which she has competed. Ad vancing age begins to tell upon her, and she was beaten by Messrs. Bowes' mare for the first time, at Hexham, a few weeks ago. It is to be regretted that she was allowed to compete again after coming off victorious in so many con tests, it affords, however, another illustration of the fable of the pitcher and the well. The prize for the best three-year old colt or filly was given to a filly by Emperor, the property of Mr. Coulson, of Burnigill , the secretary a the society, beating an excellent filly shown by Mr. N. Clarke, which has competed six times and won four premiums. A little Shetland pony, the property of Sir Hedworth was shown as extra stock, and received the commendation of the judges. We ought not to omit mention that Mr. H. Marshall, of this city, exhibited a fine Alderney bull as extra stock. The pigs and sheep were not numerous, but the quality of both was good. The show of poultry was likewise small, and much inferior to what we have seen at previous exhibi ons of this society.--Durham County Chronicle. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. Eitroot, Aug. 28.—The market was quiet to-day. with little doing Llg . The quotations are for the new account. Berwicks, 911 x d —Eastern Counties, 12 5-16 x d—East Lancashire, 91/ 4 d Blackburns, 11 3-16 5-16—Birkenheads, 66 1 x d—Great Western, 0 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 91/ d—London and North Western, 911 x d—Sheffield, 331 -I—Midland, 951 6 x d—Dovers, 211 4 —Caledonians, r 3/ 4—Leeds Northers, 441 51 x d—Grand Trunk of Canada, 819 x n—Great Western of Canada, 171 I—Chester and llolyhead, 35 36—North British, 531 4 x d—Dutch Rhenish, 6 dis.—York and North Midland, 711 1 x d. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 28.—There was a flat business done in this market to-day, Closing prices :—Great Westerns, 501 /—London, 921 931—Great Western Birmingham and Stour :Valley Guaran teed, tA —Do. Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, 721 /—Midlands, 961 971 —Birmingham and Derby, 68—North Staifords, 5/ South Staffords, £lO 3s. 9d. LaEDs, Aug. 28.—Wensleydale Mine, Sc. ld., 2s.—Leeds and York shire Insurance, 134. MANCIIESTER, Aug. 28.—There was a very inactive market to day, but a firm business was done at full prices. Grand Trunk. were at 91—Midland, 971 —Crystal Palace Prof., 41—Dovers, 211 — Lancashire and Yorkshire, 944. COUNTRY MARKETS. OXFORD CORN—Auc. 2S. At our exchange there was a good attendance of dealers, but the business was limited in wheat, at about previous rates. Several samples of new barley were shown, from Us to 38s per. qr. New oats were worth from 258 to sls. Beans, it3s to 525. Flour 32s to 335 per sack. Vetches, 12s per bushel. hay, from £3 to 44 per NORWICH CORN—duo. 28. The attendance of millers and dealers was rather better, and the supply of wheat was good, and in fair request at this day night's extreme prices. Flour—more offering, and in favour of the buyer. A small quantity of new barley of various quality was at market—best samples taken off at 40s. In oats, beans, and peas little doing. Prices—White wheat, 47s to 43s ; old, —a; red wheat, 42s to 471; old, —s Od ; barley, —s to 40a ; beans, 498 to b2s ; oats, 294 to 306; peas, 46s to 475. Averages for the week: Wheat, 1,799} qrs., at 45s Be s O9d I Barley, 7,.at 355 bd Rye, 0, at —6. ans, —,— 2td NOTTINGHAM CORN-AUG. 28. At our corn exchange this morning there was a fair supply of wheat, and prices remained about the, same as last week for supe rior samples of new: old qualities of a fine description unaltered in price, but inferior sorts of both new and old declined is per fir. Barley a slow sale, and there was no activity in the trade—some samples of new sold at 358 to 40s, grinding 31s, being at about pre vious rates. Oats maintained their value. Beans again dearer, reallsing 48s to 52s per stone, YORK CORN-AUG. 28. The show of samples of new wheat offering were tolerably good, and last week's prices had to be submitted to. New qualities made 44s tl 48s, old white 485, red 42s to 445. Not many oats offering, and last week's prices maintained. Malt, 66s to 68s per qr. Beans, 488. DUBLIN COJIN—Auo. 27. - Wheat, white.....23s Oct to 23s Gd Oats 15s Od to 168 (Id Ditto, red 23s Od to 26s Od I Ditto new 13s Od to 156 Od Barley 13s Od to 17s Od Bare —s Od to —s Od Rapeseed 27s Od to 30s Od I Oatmeal 14s 6(1 to 18s Bcl Indian corn 31s Od to 335 Od 1 Bakers' flour 14s 6d to 19s Oct BIRTHS. BLACK.—On the 21st inst., at Longchamps, Marseilles, the wife of Thomas Black, Esq., Commander P. and 0. S. N. Co.'s S. S. Etsaine' of a daughter. BowstAN.—On the 26th inst., at East Stoke, Newark, the wife of Mr E. Bowman, of a son. CArrnottp.—On the 24th inst., at Sutton, near Ely, tke wife of ri Calthorp, Esq., of a son. CIAnKE.—On the 26th inst., at Wallingford, Mrs. Robert George Clarke, of a son. CLARKS.—On the 26th inst., at 30, Kildare-terrace, Westbourne park, the wife of S. T. Clarke, Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. rITZPATkick.—On the 26th inst., at Bedford, the wife of the Bev. R. W. Fitzpatrick, of a son. HAMILTON.—On the 27th inst., at 32, Burton-crescent, Co wife of the Rev. George Hamilton, of a daughter. IizNNELL.—On the 23d inst., at Springfield, Charlton Kings, Glou cestershire, the wife of Col. Hennell, of a son. HerceArr.—On the 26th inst., at Stoke Cottage, Stoke Newington , Mrs. John Hoperaft, of a daughter. ur an r a s t . MARRIAGES. Bubato.GEßaSb—rißeia,sYcsoLr—ci?,nßthelegr2aria,intshte.,Rbeyvt. h T e ho ry F . r W an . co ß i e s n ß g e h of Graaf Iteinet, Cape of Good Hope, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late James Bryson, Esq. CONEY—IIARms.—On the 25th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. Hugh Weightman, M.A., Mr. John F. Coney, comedian. Royal Olympic Theatre, to Rebecca, only daughter of the late George Harris, Esq. DANIEL—Mows.—On the 24th inst., at Weston-super-Mare, by the Rev. Joseph Daniel, Vicar of Longney, Arthur P. Howe Daniel, Esq., Royal North Gloucester Militia, to Letitia Anne, younger daughter of the late Richard Morris, Esq., R.N., of Ballycanvati , county of Waterford. IIEAFFORD—JAGGAR.—On the 24th inst., at the Parish Church, Kirk Burton, by the Rev. Richard Collins, M.A.., Mr. Richard Heafford; of Loughborough, to Martha Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. Jno. Jaggar, colliery proprietor, of the former place. LING/OM—GU - MAIL—On the 25th inst., at St. Paul's Church, Dun doe, by his uncle, the Rev. J. B. Monk, M.A., the Rev. Roger R. Lingard, M.A., to Helen Kinloch, only surviving child of C. Guthrie, of Taybank, Esq. DEATHS. Aonats.—On the 26th inst., at Margate, Charlotte, wife of Mr. W. Adams, aged eighty-four. COULDEN.—On the 21st inst., at Fortis-green, Finchley, Elisabeth wife of Mr. John Coulden, and eldest daughter of Mr. J. WilBoo, George-street, MillOrieS. DE POLIGNAC.—On the 25th inst., at Bagneres de Bigorre, after a few days' illness, Alexandre Count do Polignac, aged thirty-seven. Do FAIIII.--On the 27th inst., at No. 1, Upper Westbourne-terrace , after a long and painful illness, Frederick Du Faur, Esq., aged fifth-eight. ELFORD.—On the 25th bast., at Surbiton-hill, Jane Elford, for fort,' three years the faithful devoted nurse and friend in the family B. Kennedy, Esq., aged sixty-live. ErviiiNsToNr..—On the 24th inst., at Ore Rectory, the Dowager Lac l l Elphinstone, widow of the late Major-General Sir 11. Elphinston e, Bart., C. 8., of Ore-place, aged seventy-four. Hoof( F.-011 the 26th inst., at Hayes, Fanny, youngest daughter of the late B. llooke, Esq., of Bernard-street, Russell-square. IluNT.—On the 25th inst., at Ilawkworth Rectory, Notts, LiloYl widow of Lieut.-Col. Robert Runt, of the Bombay Army, ag ed eighty-four. LUDDINGTON. — On the 27th inst., Maria Elizabeth, wife of Mr. I. Luddington, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, and daughter of Or. Middlemist, of Groat Coram-street, aged twenty-nine. MACLAILEN.—On the 25th inst., at Pashley, Mrs. Maclaren, ag ed eighty-four. ROBINSON.—On tho 26th inst., at Pallanza, in Piedmont, Mary, the wife of Samuel Robbison, Esq., of Alderley, in Cheshire, an daughter of the late John Kennedy, Esq., of Ardwiok Hall, Dial' chester. LONDON : Printed awl Published by MUItDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No . 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Monday, August 30, 1858. I crt