The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-02 00:00:00

..rO . ......- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF 1 LORDS—(YESTERDAY). The LORD CANCEL LOR took his seat on the woolsack M five o'clock. SECOI TD READINGS. The East Suffolk, the Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Markets and Pier, Wimbledon. and Dorking, and Epsom and Leatherhead r bills. THIRD READINGS. The Newry and Ar magh Railway, Shepton Mallet Water, Swansea Vale Railway, and Kirkwall Harbour bills were severally read a third time and passed. SALE OF GAS. Lord REDESDALE laid on the table a bill to regulate the sale of gas. The bill was read a‘Erst time. EDUCATION IN INDIA. The Duke of ARGYLL, who bad a notice on the paper on this subject, said, owing to the present position of pub lic affairs, he should postpone for the present proceeding with a subject so important. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any instructions had been sent to the Earl of Elgin to negotiate with the Chinese Government respecting the admission of British salt into that empire, and also whether any communication had been re ceived by him on the subject ? The noble lord also in quired whether any instructions had been given to the Hon. F. Bruce, her Majesty's ambassador at Pekin, direct ing him to press this matter on the attention of the Chi nese Government. , The Earl of MALMESBURY said the question of the noble lord could not be embarrassing either to her Majesty's Government or the Opposition. (Hear, hear, and a laugh. No instructions had been given to the Earl of Elgin; but the Hon. Mr. Bruce, previous to his departure to Pekin, had had his attention drawn to the subject, in order that he might press the matter on the at tention of the Chinese Government. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The Earl of DERBY, in moving the adjournment of the house, said he trusted that his silence would not be misconstrued, with reference to the vote of last evening, or that their lordships would not suppose him wanting in a sense of the importance of their present position. On the con t ra ry, he considered he should best consider the conveni ence of the public, and best show his conviction of the im portance of the present state of affairs by postponing , for the present any reference to the course the Go vernment had deemed it their duty to pursue. He had, in consequence of thevote of last night, thought it advisable to hold a consultation with his colleagues that morning, and he had since had an interview with her Majesty. He had not the sanction of her Majesty to make any communi cation to their lordships with reference to the course the Government intended to adopt. He thought, however, as the House of Commons stood adjourned until Monday next, that he should be acting in a manner most conducive to the public advantage, by postponing, until that evening, any explanation with regard to the course the Government intended to pursue. On that evening, how ever, he should be in a position to give their lordships a full explanation of the advice which he and his colleagues had tendered to her Majesty, and the course they intended to follow. Their lordships then adjourned. RECRUITING THE ARMY. (From the Gazette of last evening.) WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAR= 29. The Queen has been pleased to issue a Commission under her Royal sign manual, of which the following is a copy, to inquire into the present system of Recruiting the Army, Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, To our right trusty and well-beloved Beaumont, Baron Hotham, of that part of our United Kingdom called Ire land, Major-General of our Forces - Our trusty and well-beloved Sir Alexander Murray Tul loch, Colonel in our Army, Knight Commander of our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Superinten dent of Out-Pensioners of our Army ; Our trusty and well-beloved William Frederick Forster, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major- General of our Forces ; Our trusty and well-beloved David Russell, Esq., Colonel in our Army, Companion of our Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; Our trusty and well-beloved John Thomas Leslie, Esq., Colonel in our Indian Forces, Companion of our Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; Our trusty and well-beloved John George Smyth, Esq., Colonel in the 2d Regiment of West York Militia ; and Our trusty and well-beloved Peter Blackburn, Esq., one of the Lords Commissioners of our Treasury, Greeting : Whereas we deem it expedient, that a Commission should issue for the purpose of inquiring into the present system of Recruiting our Army : Now know ye, that we, reposing great trust and confi dence in your zeal, discretion, and ability, have authorised and appointed, and by these presents do authorise and ap point, youths said Beaumont, BaronHotham, Sir Alexander 3ftuTay Tulloch, William Frederick Forster, David Russell, John Thomas Leslie, John George Smyth, and Peter Blackburn, to be our Commissioners, to enquire into the present system of recruiting our army, with the view of suggesting such changes in the existing regulations and organisation of the recruiting department, as may tend to facilitate the raising of men in a more expeditious, satisfac tory, and economical manner, and to prevent desertion, and fully and carefully to consider these important subjects, and all matters relating thereto, which may appear to you to be necessary. And for the better discovery of the truth in the premises, we do, by these presents, give and grant unto you, or any three or more of you, full power and authority to make such inquiry as aforesaid, either in London or at the recruiting depots, or other places of the United Kingdom, as to your judgments may seem best, and in the manner which you may deem most expedient, and ,to call before you, or any three or more of you, such persons as you shall judge neces sary, by whom you may be the better informed of the truth of the premises, and to inquire of the said premises by • all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And we do further, by these presents, give and grant unto you, or any three or more of you, filll power and au thority, where the same shall appear to be requisite, to administer an oath or oaths to any person or persons whom soever, to be examined before you, or any three or more of you, touching or concerning the premises. .nd we do farther, j)y these presents, give and grant unto you, or any three or more of you, full power and authority, to cause all persons to bring and produce before you, or any three or more of you, all and singular records, books, papers, and other writings, touching the premises, which shall be in the custody of any of them. And our further will and pleasure is, that you, or any three or more of you, upon due inquiry into the premises, do certify to us from time to time, under your hands and seals, your several proceedings as the same shall be com pleted, and do within the space of one year after the date of these presents, or sooner, if the same can reasonably be, certify to us in like manner the whole of your proceedings, under and by virtue of these presents, together with what you shall find, touching or concerning the premises, upon such inquiry as aforesaid, accompanied by such suggestions for the amendment of the system at present in existence, for recruiting our army, and the means by which recruits may be more easily raised, and desertion prevented, as you may have to offer. And we further will and command, and by these pre gents ordain, that this our Commission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that our said Commissioners, or any three or more of you, shall and may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein mentioned, although the same be not con tinued from time to time by adjournment. And we do hereby command, all and singular, and Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Mayors, Bailiffs, Constables, Officer's, Ministers, and all other our living subjects whom soever, as well within liberties as without, to be assistant to you, and each of you, in the execution of these presents. And for your assistance in the due execution of this our Commission, we have made choice of our trusty and well beloved John Milton, Esquire, to be Secretary to this our Commission, and to attend you, whose services and assist ance, as well as the services and assistance of such clerks and other persons as may appear to you to be necesssary, we require you to use from time to time, as occasion shall require. Given at Our Court at Osborne, this twenty-third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the twenty-second year of Our reign. By Her Majesty's Command, (Signed) J. PEEL. EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS.—On Monday a man named Hugh Murray, a labourer, residing in Donnelly street, Garngad-road, on returning home from Blochairn ironworks, where he is employed, found his wife drunk, and his little son, Alexander, nearly three years old, drowned in a tub, placed behind the door, which contained about four inches of water and a quantity of filth. Dr. Wil lis, Garngad-road, was immediately sent for, but though the body was still warm on his arrival, all efforts to restore an imation proved unav ailing.—North British Mail. [ADVERTISEMENT.]— SIGHT AND HEARING. SPEC. TACLES.—POWERFVL TELESCOPES.—OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albermarle-Street, Piccadilly. Observe— apposite the York Hotel, W.—Opera, Race-course, Field. and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, ery small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show dis actly a person to know them at two-and-a-half and three iles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her ajesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and ght glasses in preference to all others ; they are also pre- Ted for deer-stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and mekeepere. 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The great advantage derived m this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is :served and strengthened, and very aged persons are 3.bled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation can *see with those lenses of a much less magnifying vier, and they do not require the frequent changes to the n°erous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons a be suited at the most remote part of the world by send s one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and sting the distance from the eyes they can read small print ".th it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by atingtheir age. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Organic ibrator, an extraordinarily powerful small newly-invented strument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, u.passes anything of the kind that has been, or probably ier can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the cin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear istinctly at church and at public assemblies ,• the unplea ant sensation of singing noise s in the ears is entirely re • moved, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could b e desired.--39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, Obse.rve—• opposite Ow Yak agt44 W. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. Against the various factions ranged for a few hours under one banner, the Conservatives oi Thurs- day night mustered in the division 301, i -eluding tellers and pairs. This is a party of w. ich any leader may well be proud ; and Lord D by is the only statesman of the age who can summon such a band to the rescue. On the opposite side were ranged old Whigs, more exclusive than any Tories, pure Whigs Liberals of all degrees, Radicals, the Irish - brigade, and politicians of every hue, with opinions as varying as their professions. In spite of unparalleled exertions only 340 appeared in the fullest house on record to do battle for the cause. Half-a-dozen leaders, by dint of extraordinary efforts, managed to bring into the field a majority of 39 over a single party, led by the most distin guished statesman of the age. Pledges were broken and consistency set at defiance, or the result would have been different. Even a few moments before the division actually took place some members had not made up their minds, while others appear to have gone into the wrong lobby, at least if we may judge from the striking contrast that exists between promise and performance. One of the last speakers in the debate, Mr. Walter, the member for Not- tingham, said " With the permission of the house, he would state very briefly the reasons which had induced him to determine both to vote against the second reading of the bill, and also to abstain from voting in favour of the resolution." Yet a few minutes after these words were spoken the honourable member, with admirable con sistency, walked into the lobby with his friends and helped to swell the majority in favour of that resolution for which he had declared he could not vote. Only two Conservatives proved recreant on the occasion. These were Lord Hotham and Captain Gray, whom we especially recommend to the notice of their constituents, hoping that they may be able to furnish them with satisfactory reasons for the desertion of their party in the hour of need. Had the question been fairly argued upon its merits we should not complain. Even conscientious Conservatives might, by some mysterious process of reasoning, have arrived at the conclusion that it was not their business to support the second reading of the bill. Lord John Russell knew that a majority of members, even of the House of Commons, could not be induced to reject the measure at that stage. His object, therefore, was to 'frame a resolution that might accomplish this aim. So honourable members who intended to support the second reading were asked to accept an amendment that virtually arrested the progress of the measure. This was per haps the worst parliamentary dodge of which we have any record, and it does not redound to the credit of independent members that they should have been caught by such a shallow pretence. Very careful were many of them to state that their confidence in the present Government remained unshaken. Nor did others hesitate to add that the return to power either of Lord Palmerston or of Lord John Russell would be a national calamity. What, if these poli. ticians were sincere in their expressions of respect and confidence, is the meaning of this hostile-ma jority ? Is it to be regarded as a solemn censure from the lower branch of the Legislature, or as one of those humiliating spectacles that may sometimes be witnessed in the only independent Legislature in the world ? A short time ago these sapient legislators were seized with the Palmerston fever • now the y . place the ex-Premier on a pedestal, with the inscription, " Unfit for Service." If it is in tended to turn the proceedings of Parliament into ridicule we may possibly understand these votes, at variance with the settled convictions of the greater part of the majority, and these unfair at tempts at damaging a rival. If it is pure malice, why do not these legislators say so at once ? They supported Lord John Russell's resolution, although they condemned its spirit and the manner in which it was introduced; they opposed the second reading of the Government Reform Bill, although they thought that no opposition ought to be made to the measure at that stage. How is the mystery to be explained ? The scene at the close of the first division on Thursday night will not be lost upon the British public. No sooner had these intriguers advanced one step towards the chief object of their hopes than the old jealousies were revived, and theybegan to fight amongst themselves. The moment Mr. Wyld moved his amendment in favour of the ballot a scene of terrible confusion occurred. Mr. H. Berkeley de clared that he would not vote in its favour. His efforts to make himself heard were useless, and he resumed bis seat amid boisterous interruption. Mr. Milner Gibson, with admirable discretion, stated that he was in favour of the ballot, but could not vote for it. Mr. Bright and other members of the new coalition endeavoured to restrain the impetuous member for Bodmin, but he was not to be extin guished. Lord John Russell, the hero of the great reform intrigue, amused the house with dumb show for several minutes and then sat down in despair. What a humiliating position for one who aspires to lead to govern. The consequence was that when the division took place Messrs. Bright, Milner Gib son, and Berkeley with others, quitted the house. They could not at that critical moment give an honest vote. They desire power ; and the ballot is not now in good odour. The matter was at length decided by the aid of the Conservatives, and Lord John Russell was rescued from his Radical tor mentors, and the ballot disposed of for a time. Were these eager clamourers for office to meet with suc cess in their schemes such scenes would be of fre quent occurrence in the House of Commons. Mr. Bright would occasionally refrain from voting in order to appear with that dignity so essential in an aspirant for office, and Lord John Russell would earnestly entreat refractory colleagues to conceal their real views and intentions when the exhibition of the same might be attended with inconvenience. Politicians who have no settled opinions, and are always squabbling amongst them selves, have chosen a grave crisis in the af fairs of Europe in order to embarrass the Government and hasten a dissolution. An appeal to the constituencies would, they declare, be extremely inconvenient just now, yet they do every thing in their power to render such an appeal our only escape from disaster. Anything must be pre ferable to a change of Ministry or the elevation to power of Lords Palmerston and John Russell. We know how they treated Austria on a former occa sion. The independence of Lombardy was not deemed sacrifice enough. The revival of their influence would dissolve the charm of good under standing that prevails in an instant, and a sangui nary war would be the first result. Happily for England, Europe, and the world at large, the principles on which the foreign policy. of England have been conducted by Lord Malmesbury are well known and appreciated. When that Minister acceded to power England lay humbled in the dust; now she holds her proper position in the European confederation. The whole weight of her authority is directed towards the maintenance of peace, and by the blessing of Providence upon the exertions of honest statesmen tranquillity will be preserved. Industry will be permitted to gather its reward unassailed, and the operations of trade will not be arrested. The desire of the nations in all parts of Europe is peace. They behold in the members of Lord Derby's Cabinet its best guardians, and we are not surprised that a factious combination against it should excite alarm from one end of Europe to the other. The fall of Whig Cabinets is generally con sidered a release, and disappointed placemen may well feel annoyed at the sympathy which the tem porary embarrassment of a Conservative Ministry has occasioned. It has called forth demonstrations which show that Lord Derby and his colleagues command the confidence both of Parliament and o f the people, and the latter are only anxious to have the opportunity of proving their zeal in the good cause.—Morning Herald. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant ship Vocalist, 1,000 tons, Captain Magnus Flett, which sailed from Liverpool on the 16th of November in charge of Surgeon Superintendent Patrick Culhane, with 59 married couples, 92 single men, 84 single women, 49 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 56 girls between the same ages, six male and seven female infants, making a total of 412 souls, equal to 3461 statute adults, arrived at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the 23d of January. Five deaths (all young children), and four births occurred during the voyage. FOREIGN -OFFICE M ESSEN GERS. —Papers relating to the emoluments of her Majesty ' s foreign service messen gers attached to the Foreign-office have just been issued. The subject was opened last September in a circular to her Majesty's Ministers abroad, which, after adducing the fact that the expenditure in 1856-7 (a time of pease), had increased to £32,243 a-year, suggested certain means of reforming the abuse. Lord Malmesbury drew up a memo randum on the subject in November, wherein he considers thatthe average rate of emolum en t o f eac h messenger (£BOO a-year) is far too high a rate of remumeration for their ser vices. His lordship thinks that the whole system of mes senger emoluments should be revised, and that instead of their being made up of three items salary, board wages, and mileage profit—a fixed sum as salary should be paid to each messenger, and nothing besides. This salary his lordship fixed at £5OO, the actual expense of travelling alone being allowed ;_he also prop ose d t o re d uce the number of messengers to 15. Of course, the messen gers, like all others interested in the maintena nce o f exist ing abuses, opposed this reformin a "memorial," praying Lord M a l mes b ur y so to vary his minute of the 4th of November, as that an allowance adequate to the messen gers' hotel bill and other incidental expenses, 13s. 4d., while on duty abroad, be added to the salary of £5OO a year. The messengers make out that their ordinary daily expenses at the hotels of the principal cities of Europe ar e as follows —vi z : —l n Paris,N 19s. 40. (sterling) ; Madrid, 245. 2d. ; Berlin, 20,. ; anapldesin, Rome,2ss. 5t. 22 l Petersburg, d.liord 245. 4d. ; Vienna, 22 5 . 4d. ; Malmesbury vindicated his reform in a memorandum, dated the 10th of December, 1858, but so far conceded to the Messengers as to grant them an addition to the £5OO salary, equivalent to a daily allowance of 2s. 6d., or 31., on an estimated detention abroad of about 200 days in the course of the year. This will make the whole payment £525 a year to each Messenger. The new arrangement WAS to take Act et the commencement of the new year (1859), THE MURDER AT WEST BROMWICH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The murderer, John Corbett, yet lingers, not withstanding the severity of his self-inflicted in- juries. It will be remembered that after he had killed his wife he, with the same weapon, gashed his own throat so dreadfully as to entirely sever the wind pipe, but leaving the carotid artery uninjured. The wound thus occasioned is of the most frightful cha racter. Through the horrible gap it is easy to per ceive the pulsatory movement of the windpipe at the point where it is severed. Indeed the ligaments of the centre of the throat along a line of four inches are laid bare quite back to the spine through a wound the gaping sides of which are in some places nearly two inches apart. Here there is a consider able amount of sloughing, but as yet no inflamma tion, and the outer dissevered ligaments are making great efforts to meet. They will never, however, do so, for to aid them by the use of the needle would be to kill the man in a very brief time. In inflict ing this extensive wound the murderer took off into the mouth the delicate and beautiful valve which guards the windpipe, and conducts the food to its proper channel. In the event of the wound being sewn, therefore, a portion of the food only would enter the stomach, the greater part falling into the lungs, with speedy death as the result. At present life is sustained by liquid food being injected into the stomach by a force pump applied through the wound. In this way the murderer is fed some times twice a day, a pint of warmed ale with two eggs beaten up in it, and a pint of broth sometimes forming a meal. As, however, the seats of thirst and taste are in the mouth, the culprit often asks to be given food that he can taste, and drinks to allay his thirst. These, in the form of tarts, oranges, brandy, ginger -beer, coffee, or toast and water, are always given to him when he asks for them. They seem to afford him gratification, although they all come back through the wound, falling into a vessel prepared for the purpose, and the use of which al ways accompanies the taking of the food. So great, comparatively, is the refreshment which this prac tice gives to him that he always expresses himself relieved by it, and imagines that some portion of what he thus takes into his mouth passes into his stomach. "The murderer does not appear to realise the awful position in which his crimes have placed him, by virtue of the decision of the coroner's jury. This (although there are two policemen in attendance upon him day and night) seems to be kept in abey ance by the fact of his being in the house of his sister and receiving every attention. Even the po licemen are his merciful attendants. By these he is constantly nursed by night and by day, and the men seem to find a melancholy satisfaction in their employment. The sight is indeed a sad one, and the work most cheerless, for if it were possible for the attention thus paid him to produce his reco very, he must eventually expiate his crime upon the scaffold. The unhappy man is under the impression that he will recover. He seems fully aware, how ever, that his injuries are too severe to enable him to prosecute his calling as a miner, and has already devised a mode of gaming his livelihood. To Mr. W. J. Kite, his surgeon, who one morning asked him how he felt he made a circle with his hand, and a half-gurgling half-snorting sound from his neck, which one of the officers, who had accustomed himself to interpret the prisoner's signs and sounds, read as " I shall get round." The correctness of the interpretation was approved by Corbett him self, who, when he was asked if this was what he meant, nodded his assent. Afterwards he intimated that he should vend oranges for a living. Still he receives thankfully and in a becoming manner the ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Bradshaw, the in- cumbent of Christ Church, with the prayerful atten- , tions also of pious laymen of the Methodist persua sion. While they are with him reading or pray ing his gaze is intently fixed upon them to the close. He is fully conscious, and his emotions of gr;.ef on account of what he has done are often very power ful. He said a day since that he "loved his wife with all his heart." On another occasion, to the rev. gentleman before named, he remarked, point ing to the region of his heart, that he was " sorry from the bottom of his heart for what he had done. Again his contrition found vent in the following comparative expression. Lifting his right arm, he said that he would " rather have had that cut off than have killed his wife." Being questioned upon the motive which had prompted him to the horri ble deed, he rejoined that it was "on account of what William Evans had said to him in the pit during the day." To evince his sense of the in jury which the man had done him, and the crime which he had committed, Corbett by putting his hands round his neck, and pointing them to the ceiling, intimated his feeling that the man in ques tion ought to be " hang up." Corbett's grief was the most intense on Wednes day afternoon, when his wife was buried from the house of her mother, not more than 40 yards from the sick chamber of her husband and murderer. The ceremony had called into the street nearly 4,000 persons, not withstanding that during the time a heavy snow storm prevailed. Corbett understood the meaning of the excitement which reigned with out. His attendants, by loud talking, and by other noises, tried to drown the noise and. divert his at tention, but in vain. The obsequies were attended by some young women, members, like the murdered woman, of a sick and burial club. These, as is the custom on such occasions, sang a hymn before leav ing the house with the corpse. The strain caught the murderer's ears. At this time he was sitting up in bed. He threw up his hands, upturned his face, bearing an expression of unmingled grief, brought down his ands upon his pillows, turned himself completely round in his bed, and buried his face in his hands, and lay in this posture of mourning for some considerable time. He bestows the warmest attention upon his two sons when they are brought to him, and begs that they may be taken care of. The elder (six years of age) is with the maternal grandmother, and the younger (four years old) is in the same house with the father. Corbett has expressed an aversion to see no one who has yet been allowed to enter his room, but strictly enjoins his friends not to admit the man Evans before referred to. This is he, it will be remembered from what was stated on Wednesday, who connected his own criminality and shame with that of Corbett's wife. He is a married man, with three children. To the credit of his employers (Messrs. W. H. Dawes) he was dismissed from his work immediately that those gentlemen knew of what he had been guilty. If he does not soon leave the neighbourhood, there is little doubt but the people of Westbromwich will imitate those of Reading, and administer healthy Lynch law upon the fellow. If Corbett should survive, and is then sufficiently recovered to admit it, he will early next week be removed to Stafford gaol, and placed in the infirmary there. The culprit is a well-built tall young man, was 24 (not 30) years of age on the 30th of last January, and has been in the Staffordshire Militia. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1859 SERIOUS RIOTS IN GALWAY. The visit of Signor Gavazzi to the town of Gal way, where the population is almost exclusively of the Roman Catholic population, has been followed by a very disgraceful outbreak of religious fana ticism, which at one time assumed a very alarming aspect, and it appears that up to an advanced hour yesterday evening the excitement had not al together subsided. The annexed account of the riots is published in the Vindicator, a Roman Catholic paper : " The Italian lecturer arrived here yesterday. The nature of his opinions, or assumed opinions, and mission may be guessed from this fact—that he was received by the ultra- Protestant saint, Brownrigg. He lectured in the evening at the school in Merchants'-road. The subject, of course, was Italy and the Papacy, and the usual ardent declamation marked his discourse. His auditory was of the lowest class, and a considerable number of boys who assembled in the neighbourhood of the conventicle kept up a chorus of shout ing. This day the apostle of discord proceeded through the city, accompanied by Mr. Brownrigg, and met with rather a warm reception. This region is much too Catholic for these brothers. The saints were roughly handled, and Gavazzi was obliged to take refuge in the Police. barracks. " 4 o'clock p.m.—The excitement has by this time risen to a high pitch among the lower order of the populace, and a number of Protestant clergymen and Scripture readers who were assembled with Gavazzi were hooted and pelted at with stones, sods of turf, and every description of missiles. The Rev. Messrs. Ashe, Cardwell, Lewis, and M'Manus received very severe treatment. A Scripture reader named O'Connor received two blows from stones on the head, from which he is bleeding profusely ; he took refuge in a shop, but the cries of the mob were so violent that he was ejected into the street, and under the shelter of a single policeman ran for his life to the police-barrack, where he is receiving medical attendance. The Rev. Mr. Caldwell, who was with him, ran off through the crowd, and getting a little in advance of them found shelter within the county gaol. In the meantime, Gavazzi, who had taken shelter somewhere that no one knew where but himself, issued forth, and, accompanied by a clergyman, made a race out towards the west for the residence of the Rev. Mr. Brown rigg, and was pursued by the great body of the infuriated crowd; but he had made his appearance in retreat before they had heard of it. As soon as they did, they rushed down in that direction, but by the judicious arrangements of the police authorities they were effectually cut off from pursuing hini, which if they had succeeded in doing, the results would have been desperate, if not fatal. Forty policemen, with fixed bayonets, were drawn across the end of Domi nick-street. adjoining Bridge-street, one facing in the di rection of Claddagh, to prevent the wild denizens of that locality from joining the populace in town ; the other facing into town, to prevent the pursuit of Gavazzi. Fortunately, the Wooden-bridge was closed of access to the west, the drawbridge being out of repair, and it is thought Gairazzi is safely housed at the hour we write. The Rev. Mr. Mansell escaped without hurt, though he was obliged to be escorted home by Sergeant Mulville. Where all the others have taken shelter we have not ascertained, The disturbance, seems now dearly over, at the hour we are going to press, but thQ excitement 090,3A90 yerY ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LIVERPOOL, APRIL 1. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) John Mackie, shoemaker, found guilty of the manslaughter f William Benson, in Dolefield, Manchester, was sentenced this morning to twelve months imprisonment with hard labour. Jane Anderson, found guilty of infanticide at the Liverpool workhouse, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour. CHARGE OF MURDER ON BOARD THE BOGOTA STEAMER. Archibald Mitchell, second engineer of the steamer Bogota, was indicted for the murder of Thomas Landor, a fireman on board the vessel, on the voyage from Rio to Liverpool. Mr. Attorney-General Bliss, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Overend, Q.C. prosecuted; and the pri soner was defended by Mr.Deighton and Mr. Brett. Mr. Aspinall appeared to watch the case on behalf of the missing first engineer, John Buchanan. In opening the case, Mr. Bliss said the prisoner, together with John Buchanan, who was not in cus tody, stood indicted for the wilful murder of Thos. Landor, the offence being committed on the 25th of January last, and the means of death charged being confinement of the deceased in the stokehole of a ship, where the heat was excessive, and where, in consequence of the heat, the deceased became so exhausted that he was removed in a dying state to the deck, where he shortly ceased to exist. The Bogota was a paddle steamer of about 658 tons burden. In 1852 she went to the Pacific, and had been employed there in carrying the mails until the end of December last, when she was ordered home. Landor was a native of Cornwall, who had been employed as a miner in Chili, had saved a little money, and wished to come home ; but being a frugal man, he wanted to work his passage, and accordingly entered on board the Bogota as a stoker, and signed articles in that capacity. The ship sailed from Valparaiso on the 27th of December, 1858, having a crew of 67 persons, under the command of Henry. White. There were four engineers, of whom John Buchanan was the first and the prisoner the second. There were 12 firemen and six stokers, together with a doctor, on board. The ship sailed on the 27th of' December, doubled Cape Horn, and put into Rio Janeiro. Upon cool days Landor was equal to his work, but when he came into a warm latitude he was quite unable to endure the heat of the stoke hole, complained frequently of it, endeavouring to change situations with another man, and offered him £lO to do so. This, however, was not per mitted. On approaching Rio Janeiro he even pro posed, or intended, to be discharged from the ship as a stoker or one of the crew, and to pay for his passage home, but he afterwards changed his mind. After the flues had been cleaned and put in order at Rio, the vessel, on the 25th of January, left that port, the fires being lighted in the morn ing and the vessel sailing about noon. Landor was in the prisoner's watch, which on that day was up tobr elve o'clock. Landor performed his duty in the lifter stokehole, and from that time he went off duty and remained in the forecastle until four. At four o'clock he was called upon to return to his duty. The day was extremely warm and no air stirring. There had been some rain, but the heat was so great that the captain forbore to give his men any hard duty ; though, notwithstanding this, one or two of the men were knocked off, as it was termed, in consequence of exhaustion from ex- i cessive heat. At four o'clock the deceased, being called to go to his duty, went down to the after stokehole, and after some time came back, being unable to endure the heat. Mitchell ordered him down again. lie went, and stayed a little, bat came up again, atlas sank down on the deck quite exhausted, complainin g that he could not stand the heat, and could not do his work. The prisoner in sisted upon his going down the after stokehole, and taking him to the hatchway pushed him down, telling him that if he did not do his work he would chain him down there and make him do it. The deceased went down and came up again, being unable to endure the heat. During this time both Mitchell and. Buchanan went down in the engine room, and they probably saw the deceased Lander again go upon deck. When he went up this last time Mitchell, who was in the engine-room, called to another person named William Buchanan, also a stoker, and told him to get some ropeyarn. After this the prisoner went on deck, and William Buchanan went to get the ropeyarn. On deck he found the deceased lying down, complaining of the heat, and protesting that he could not stand it. John Buchanan, the chief, and Mitchell, the second engineer, insisted upon his going down, and Buchanan ordered Mitchell to take him down and tie him below. He was taken down by Mitchell, with the assistance of another man, into the fore stokehole. The - deceased cried that it would kill him, and uttered many moving expressions which he (the learned counsel) would not repeat. He re sisted, but Mitchell broke his hand away from the iron to which he clung; forced him down the for ward stokehole, tied his arms behind him, and passing the ropeyarn, which he got from Buchanan, round his waist, fastened him to the ladder or stairs below the stokehole (the position was illus trated by a model) Within about three feet of the nearest furnace, there being six furnaces in this part of the vessel. The learned counsel then de scribed the model, pointing out that between the boilers was a passage three feet wide, leading through the engine-room into the after stokehole. After Mitchell had tied the deceased he went into the engine -room, and there walked backwards and forwards. The engine -room, having a larger hatch over it, was much cooler than the fore stokehole, and from thence Mitchell could see the deceased tied at the foot of the ladder. The deceased, when tied, complained and cried out, his cries being heard in the forecastle. He struggled and writhed, and addressed himself first to man and afterwards to God until his voice became fainter and fainter, and he was seen to fall by those who looked down the hatchway. He must have remained tied there from half an hour to three quarters. There were two firings up in the time ; and on the second occasion of firing the deceased was seen to swing round and fall with his head towards the furnace, so that the fireman was obliged to move him away with his knees in order to open the furnace door. The fireman saw that he was in an insensible state, and when he had finished his duty he went into the engine-room and informed the second engineer of what had taken place. Mitchell came, looked at the deceased, went up the ladder, and shortly afterwards returned with the chief engineer and the doctor. They saw the de ceased, who was insensible, and unable to move, and had been carried on deck, where he lay gasping for breath. The doctor ordered his head to be bathed with cold water ; but respiration became slower, and at last ceased altogether. Means were taken by the doctor to promote artificial respiration by rolling him over on his side, but all too late, for the man was dead. He was buried in the usual way, and the ship went on its coarse, arriving at Liver pool in March last. On the day after the arrival some of the crew complained to the police, and both Buchanan and Mitchell were apprehended. Mitchell, when arrested, said that whatever he had done was by order of his superior, and it was not improbable that this would be alleged in his de fence. It would probably also be made to appear that an opinion prevailed, and was perhaps shared in by the prisoner, that the deceased was "skulk ing," or shirking his work ; but he (the learned counsel) believed they would find that upon this occasion at least there was no pretence, but an honest disability to perform the work he was set to do. But, even if he had been skulking, it did not follow that the prisoner or Buchanan had a right to punish him, or at any rate in the manner de scribed. The master of the vessel alone had a right to inflict such punishment as was required. Even had the prisoner or Buchanan the right of punish ment, this kind of punishment and to this extent ought not to have been inflicted. It might be alleged that the jury could not believe that Mitchell intended to kill the man, but even if they should be of this opinion it would not make any difference in the crime now laid to his charge ; for it was not necessary, in order to constitute the crime, that the person who killed the deceased should have intended to kill him. If he intended to do him a serious bodily harm dangerous to life, and did a serious bodily harm, in consequence of which the man died, the culprit was guilty of the capital offence, even if he did not intend to kill. If the prisoner had executed an order which he felt bound to obey, although the order was an illegal one, it would make no difference in the crime, though it might entitle the prisoner, perhaps, to some commiseration. But there were some circumstances from which he be lieved the jury would find that the idea of tying the deceased below originated with the prisoner; and that he had threatened to `, chain him down" there before any order was given. He believed they would find that the prisoner had provided ropes before any order was given ; that the whole time the deceased was confined there Mitchell was was walking near him, where he must have seen and heard him ; and that, although one word from the prisoner would have relieved the sufferer, that word was not spoken, nor any effort of relief made until he was told that " Tom was dead." The learned counsel said he should call, in order to prove these facts, many of the crew, though not all of them, who were examined before the magis trates ; and though, doubtless, as must be expected from persons in this rank in life, their statements would not coincide exactly as to time and the order of events, it would be for the discrimination and good sense of the jury to determine whether they did not substantially agree and support the charge. In conclusion, he recommended the jury to dis abuse their minds of all prejudice and feeling, and look at the case calmly and dispassionately. The following evidence was then adduced : William Buchanan, the first witness called, was examined by Mr. Overend—He said he was a coal trimmer on board the Bogota, and was acquainted with the deceased, who joined the ship at the same time as witness. They did not, however, work in the same stokehole. Deceased was a man about 40 years of age, about five feet in height, stoutly built, and of light complexion. Deceased, when he first came on board, appeared in the most robust health. Remembered the day the steamer left Valparaiso. During the voyage to Rio the weather was very hot, and the deceased often complained of the heat. Landor complained of the work which he had to do, that of getting coals from the bunker for the furnaces. The steamer arrived at Rio on the 22d of January, and on the 25th they left on their return for England. The day_ was very hot; indeed, witness had never felt so hot a day. About four o'clock deceased and witness went to work— deceased to the after and witness to the fore stoke-hole. Buchanan and Mitchell were both in the engine -room, and the former called to witness to bring a ,piece of rope. He proceeded to the store-room for it, followed by the prisoner and the chief engineer. On coming back he saw the pri soner and Buchanan pushing the deceased down the companion ladder into the stoke-hole. When at the bottom witness handed the rope down to the engineer, who tied it round the arms and body of the deceased. He heard Mitchell tell him to stand to his work. The deceased was tied about 36 inches from the furnaces. He could not tell what the heat was in that particular part of the stoke-hole. He could not stand it for more than three or five minutes. The " firing up" would ma terially increase the heat of the stoke-hole. De ceased was not exactly at the front of the ladder, but more to the port side. His left side and back were against the ladder. That part of his body nearest the furnaces was about 20 inches dis tant. After the fires were lighted he heard the deceased pray to God to relieve him from the suffering. After the second firing deceased became more exhausted, and fell forwards towards the fire. After that he did not hear him utter anything. Witness went away then, and did not see Landor again until he saw him in the forecastle, whither he had been carried by the crew. A few days after deceased died witness, for his own curiosity, stood where the deceased was tied. He could not stand the heat more than two or three minutes, although the day was not so hot as that on which Landor died. Cross-examined by Mr. Brett—The fore stoke hole was cooler than the after: The firemen often stopped in the stoke-hole half an hour at a time. He himself had frequently done it. After coal ing the firemen generally went on deck, and stayed there until their time again came for " firing up." The men often complained of Landor going on deck when he should have been at work below. He has often heard the men denominate deceased a " skulker"—a term which was generally applied to lazy men on board a ship. No matter how much deceased complained in the stoke-hole, the moment he went on deck he was quite well. Deceased was not tied in such a manner that he could not release himself. if he (witness) had been tied the same way, he could have released himself. He thought the term " roasting a man" was improper when applied to this case. Re-examined by the Attorney-General—The rope which bound the deceased was about the thickness of a person's finger. An old man who has since died was sitting in front of the furnace all the time deceased was tied up. Robert Wilson, examined by Mr. Hosack, said he was a stoker on board the Bogota. Deceased came on board the steamer at Valparaiso. Re membered the day they left Valparaiso for Rio. The weather was rather cool until they reached Rio, when it became very hot. The day he left Rio he saw the deceased tied to the companion ladder by Mitchell. Heard deceased cry out, "Oh Lord have mercy on me !—oh, God have mercy on me !" Before he could " fire up" he had to remove deceased from before the furnace. After doing this, he went and told Mitchell the state the deceased was in. Mitchell and the chief engineer then came down to the stoke-hole, and he (witness), at the direction of the chief engineer, cut the man down : he untied the cord. He (witness) had been in irons for refusing to do his work, and not for obtaining money for coals at Rio. William M'Clelland, a seaman, examined by the Attorney-General, said he knew the deceased, who joined the ship at Valparaiso. Deceased offered money to any person who would take his place, as he said the work was too hot for him. The day they left Rio the deceased came up on deck and lay down. Mitchell came to him, and said, " you, go down and do your work, or if you don't I'll make you go down, and cluiin you when you are there.' Mitchell then took hold of him, and, with the help of a fireman, pushed him below. Shortly afterwards he saw the deceased tied up to the ladder. He did not again see him until he was laid out in the forecastle. Cross-examined by Mr. Brett—Could not swear ' that the deceased was more than eight minutes below. In the fore part of the day it was very hot —in the latter part much cooler. By the Attorney-General—Heard deceased cry ing out when he (witness) was in the forecastle. Robert Grainger, examined by Mr. Overend— Was a seaman on board the Bogota. Heard de ceased complain of his work. He (witness) offered to do his work, but he was not allowed. Saw deceased dragged along the deck and pushed down the stokehole,. When being pushed down he grasped hold of the railings, when Michell make him let go and go down. Heard deceased call out " Murder ! will no one save me ? God help me." Saw him taken to the forcastle, where he soon after wards died. James Langdon, boatswain's boy, said he saw the deceased tied below the day they left Rio. Heard him cry out, " Oh, Lord ! oh, Lord ! will no one come and let me go." Saw Landor brought on deck. He was gasping. Deceased had often com plained to him (witness) of the heat, but not during the day he died. John Pugh, head fireman on board the Bogota, examined by Mr. Brett—Saw the deceased lying on the deck when they left Rio. Heard Buchanan, the engineer, tell Mitchell to get a tackle and lower Landor down into the stoke-hole. Deceased got up and walked down the ladder into the stoke-hole. Witness then went down to the after stoke-hole, which was much warmer than the fore stoke-hole. He remained there all the time Landor was in the fore stoke-hole. When he was put down, Landor said he neither could nor would do the work. He assisted Mitchell to put the man down the stoke hole. Thomas Coxson, examined by Mr. Overend— Saw the deceased come up on deck out of the stoke hole and lie on deck. Saw the chief engineer come up to him and tell deceased he was loafing. Saw Buchanan kick him, and heard Mitchell say to him, " You trash, if you won't work you shall be fastened down your whole watch and the next watch after it." He was taken down, and after wards began to cry out, " Oh, Lord, save me ! Oh, Christ, save me! What will become of my poor wife and family ?" Saw deceased brought on deck and rolled by order of the doctor. Charles Theodore Schmidt said he was a doctor on board the Bogota, and examined deceased the day he died. Death, he believed, was caused by apoplexy, and the treatment which the deceased had experienced would be likely to precipitate apoplexy. Mr. Brett addressed the jury for the defence. His Lordship directed the jury that if a man did what, according to ordinary experience, was calcu lated to endanger the life of another, that would be murder ; but if they were not satisfied that the circumstances were of that kind, and thought there was no intention to injure the man and death resulted, that would be manslaughter. It had been urged by the learned counsel for the defence that such punish ments were necessary for the proper discipline of the ship, and that without them the commercial ma rine would be destroyed ; but there was nothing in the evidence to lead to that conclusion ; and if inferior officers could be , allowed to inflict such punishments without the authority of the captain, every petty officer in the ship would exercise au thority, and there would be no head. There was no power to interfere with the liberty of a man on board a ship, except by the direct command of the captain. If the jury thought the death arose from natural causes only, they would acquit the prisoner The jury,. after a few minutes' consultation, found the prisoner guilty of manslaugher. The prisoner said he acted only under the strictest orders of his superior officer, and had no intention to injure the deceased, and did not think he could have done so, as he worked himself in a hotter place, and the deceased was a healthy man. His Lordship, in passing sentence, said he must mark his estimation of the cruelty of the punish.: ment inflicted on the deceased by a severe sentence. If he was wrong, he might be set right. The pri soner, when he found the man insensible, instead of instantly cutting him down, had gone for orders to his superior officer, under that " accursed system" of discipline said to exist on board our merchant ships and boldly defended, and which must be rooted out by the law, of each petty officer looking for orders to the officer above him on l y. The sentence of the Court was that he be sent to penal servitude for 15 years. The court was densely crowded throughout the day, and the case was not concluded until half • past B_o'olook, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY. Settling upon the Northamptonshire events, and some trifling investments upon the races now decided at Croxton Park, were the principal features in to-day's business. For the Chester Cup 12 to 1 was offered on the field, 100 to 6 agst Royal Sovereign, 20 to 1 agst Rara Avis, and 25 to 1 agst Bevis ; but we did not see a wager made upon any future event. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Harraton (taken) Bto 1 agst Gladiolus (taken) METROPOLITAN STAKES. Bto 1 agst Lifeboat (offered) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Drogheda (offered) 16 to 1 agst Polestar (taken) 18 to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rara Avis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bevis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Herne (taken) 25 to 1 agst Harraton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Leamington (take 1,000 to, 15) 50 to 1 agst Mr Sykes (take 1,000 to 15) LATEST CITY BETTING.—FRIDAY. GREAT NORTHERN. Bto 1 agst Harraton (taken) 9to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken) 10 to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken and offered) METROPOLITAN. 9to 1 agst Lifeboat (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Fleet (taken freely) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Drogheda (offered) 14 to 1 agst Polestar 20 to 1 agst Bevis . (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rara Avis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Herne (taken freely) ,25 to 1 agst Harraton. (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst Promised Land (taken freely) DERBY. 9to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) 15 to 1 agst Gamester (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rainbow 25 to 1 agst Gaspard (taken freely) SOUTHDOWN HUNT STEEPLECHASES. THURSDAY, MARCH 31. The Open Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for hunters ; 12st each ; winners extra ; professionals 71b extra; about three miles; 8 subs. Mr. J. Brown's The Minor (h b), aged, 13st (inc. 141 b ex.) (Mr. Edwards) 1 Capt. Prime's The Baron, aged, 12st (Owner) 2 Mr. P. Barling's The Curate (h b), aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b ex.) (G. Eatwell) 3 Th e following also ran :—The Slasher, Norali, Lothario, and The Master. Betting- 6 to 4 agst The Minor, 2to 1 agst The Curate, and 4 to 1 agst Lothario. The Minor won easily by two lengths. The Sussex Steeplechase of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added ; about three miles ; 4 subs. Mr. J. L. Manby's Fearless, aged, lOst 131 b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. P. Barling's Chumley, aged, 9st 91b (T. Holmes 2 Mr. G. Leycester's C lear the Wa y , a g ed, lOst 21b (Searle 3 The following also ran :—Omar Pasha, Odiham, and The Fawn. Betting—Even on Omar Pasha, 6 to 4 agst Odiham, and 5 to 2 agst Fearless. Won easily by three lengths ; Chumley beating Omar Pasha nearly twice as far. The Southdown Hunt Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 40 added. About two miles. Mr. Cameron's Levity, 6 yrs, llst 71b.... (Mr. Cameron) 1 Mr. Petherick's Rosa Paget , a g ed, 12st ( in. 71b extra) (T. Holmes) 2 Mr. Donovan's Little Tommy, aged, list 71b (Champion) 3 The following also ran ;—Kathleen, The Slasher, Bender, Lightning, Great Western, The Nena, The Commissioner. Betting-5 to 2 agst Levity, 3to 1 each agst The Slasher and Little Tommy, 4to 1 agst Kathleen, and 7 to 1 agst Bender. Won in a canter by four lengths; three length between the second and third. The Southdown Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs. Mr. Cameron's The Fawn, aged, 9st 121 b (Owner) 1 Mr. J. Williams's Joey, age d, 9st 41b (car. 9st 91b) (G. Stevens) 2 The Sportsman, Chumley, and Firefly also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst The Sportsman, 2to 1 agst Firefly, and sto 1 each agst The Fawn, Joey, and Chumley. Joey showed in advance, followed by The Sportsman, Chumley, and Firefly to the turn into the straight, before passing the stand the second time, where, as subsequently proved, all went wrong, except The Fawn and Joey. Chumley then went cm with the lead, but was joined by Fire fly half way down the far side, and an exciting race between the two was awarded to the latter by a neck, The Sportsman finishing third, two lengths off, and The Fawn fourth, Joey cantering in a long way off. Mr. Cameron objected to th e first three on the ground o f going the wrong side of the flag, as above stated, and, after hearing the evidence of the hunts. man and whip of the Southdown Hunt in favour of the com plaint, the stewards gave the race to The Fawn. Joey was accordingly placed second, and the others distanced. CROXTON PARK MEETING. FRIDAY. The Farmers' Plate of 50 sovs, the second to receive 15, and the third 5 sovs ; four year olds, list 31 b ; five, 12 st; six and aged, 12st 81b ; mares allowed 31b, if bred out of the district 71b extra ; farmers, &c., riders ; heats, two miles. Mr. T. J. Burrow's Ambrose, 4 yrs, llst 31b (Owner) 1 1 Mr. J. Stoke's Willoughby. 4 yrs, 12st (Owner) 2 2 The folowing also ran :—Mutineer, The Prioi, Fireaway, Muston, and Idas. First heat—Betting-6 to 4 agst Ambrose, 5 to 2 agst Willoughby. Won by four lengths. Second heat-7 to 1 on Ambrose. Won by two lengths. The Granby Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if declared ; winners extra ; the winner to subscribe to this stake for 1860, and to pay 15 soya to the fund ; gentlemen riders, jockeys 71b extra; Granby Course (about a mile and a half); 46 subs, 28 of whom declared. Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Zuyder Zee, by Orlando, 5 yrs, list 41b (Captain Little) 1 Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes (h b), aged, 12st (Mr. Scobell) 2 Mr. J. Bates's ch m Lazy Lass, 5 yrs, lOst 21b (including 71b extra) (L. Snowdon) 3 The following also ran :—Malacca, Prince of Orange Newington, The Courier, Old Tom, and Brown Holland. Betting-5 to 4 agst Zuyder Zee, sto 1 agst Brown Hol land. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. The Belvoir Castle Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 80 added for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b : maidens at the time of naming allowed 31b, having started twice at that time 51b, thrice or more 71b ; winners of any plate or stake value 100 Boys in 1858 or 1859 31b, of 200 51b, of 300 71b extra (matches excepted) ; one mile ; 13 subs. Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Helia, by Phlegon, 7st 111 b (W. Bottom ) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Gaspard , B st 101 b (inc. 31 b ex) (G. Fordham) 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 l 4 3 Count Batthyany's Coxcomb, B st 21b , . b 11l l Mr John Osborne's b f Little Agnes, 7st Betting-2 to lon Gaspard, and 3to 1 agst Little Agnes. Won by a neck; a bad third. Little Agnes beaten off. The Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards, weight for age, with selling allow ances ; half a mile ; 6 subs. Mr. Blanton's Rhisus, by Orlando, 5 yrs, lOst 91b (50 sovs) Mr. Rogers's b c Gin, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (80) (Capt. Little) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Childrey, 4 yrs, lOst 41b (50) (Mr. Scobell) 3 The following also ran :—Soapy Sam, Queen of the Wake, and Caifacaratadaddera. Betting.--5 to 4 agstßhisus, sto 2 agst Gin, 6to 1 agst Caifacaratadaddera. Won by two lengths, Childrey a bad third. The winner was bought in for 60 sous. The Croxton Park Plate of 60 sovs, added to Ei'handicap of 5 sovs each. Winners of 100 sovs handicap after March 18, 41b ; of 200 sovs and more, 71b extra. One mile. 16 subs. Mr. La Mert's Bel Esperanza, 5 yrs, 7st 81b.. (Clement) 1 Mr. Barber's King William 4 yrs 6st 61b (Grimshaw 3 ) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Salaam, 3 yrs, yrs, 61b .... (Bottom) The following also ran :—Schoolfellow, Cornboro, and Malacca. Betting-7 to 4 agst Salaam, and sto 2 agst Bel Espe ranza. Won by a neck ; Salaam a bad third. The Cup of 50 sous, added to a handicap of 20 each, h ft, and 5 only if declared. The winner to subscribe to this stake and the Granby Handicap for 1860, and to pay 15 soya to the racing fund ; the winner of the Granby 101 b, or of any other handicap value 200 soya 51b extra. Gen tlemen riders. 2 miles. 26 subs, 15 of whom decla re d . Mr. H. Johnston's Kilsby, 4 yrs, 9st 81b r. Edwards) 1 Mr. Crawfurd's Od d Trick, 5 yrs, 12at• • (Mr. Crawford) 2 Mr. S. Williams's York, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b.. (Mr. Soden) 3 The following also ran :—Huntsman and Glautias. Bett in g -6 to 4 agst Odd Trick, and 2to 1 agst 8 b Won by a neck ; a len g th between seco nd and third. Y. CONFESSION OF A MURDER NEARLY FORTY-THREE YEARS AGO.--A man named Sismey died at Castor las t week, and whilst on his death-bed h e con f esse d to having ery participated in the murder and robbery ofof Thomas French, a shepherd, of Stibbington, in November, 181 6 . F rench had been to Peterborough market tosell some sheep for Mr. Gaskill, of Wansford, and was murdered on his way home, the last seen of hi m a li ve being a t a public-house at Thorpe, which place lie left in company Thornhaugh. Sism e y says t h a t h e , w ith Sismey and two men ((since d ea d) named Brow itt and Burbidge, of B ro witt, and Burbidge, murdered French b y b eat i ng him on the head with hedge stakes; they then robbed him and buried him in a manure heap, where he lay three weeks , but fearing the manure heap would be femoved, they went one n i g ht and took the body away, and threw it into the river Nene close by the 2d of D ec ember, 1816 a t which place it was fonnd on '' On the discovery of the body Water N ew t on over falls go were apprehended on suspicion, but Browitt and Burbid nothing being proved against them they were dischfu l ged, both of them averring that they parted company with de ceased at Sutton, h e taking the footpath to• Sibson, and they the ro ad to Vansford. (On referring to the Mercury 1816, we find that the coroner's jury returned a " Found drowned," and that some silver remained H of D verdictec. 06f, in the pocket of deceased when the body was taken out of Browitt was afterwards transported for some t o h ff e en l v o, er ld whilst in prison he twice sent for a son of French's to say he had something of importance to com municate to him, but on French's son arriving at the pri son Browitt had nothing particular to say. It is now sup: v_sed that he intended to confess the zniuder,-Btamford .01ercurp COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-APRIL 1. The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise since Tuesday have been light. From foreign ports we have received 11,448 qrs wheat (chiefly French), 330 qrs 'beans, 8,266 qrs Indian corn, and 6,643 sacks flour. The exports, in the same time, comprise 1,028 qrs of wheat, 2,687 qrs. oats, 1,012 qrs. Indian corn, 847 sacks and 190 barrels of flour. The weather has become cold, with a north-east wind. We had only a small attendance of dealers at our market to-day, and business limited. Wheat and flour sold at the rates of last market day. Oats were little inquired for, and must be noted lower to sell. Indian corn attracted more attention, and all descriptions of yellow are quoted fully 2d per cental lower than on this day se'nnight; yellow is quoted from 5s 6d to 5s 10d, and white from 7s 5d to 7 6d per cental. WAKEFIELD-APRIL 1. The show of wheat is not large, and the trade quiet, and prices can only be quoted about equal to last week. Fine barley at full rates. The demand is limited for beans. oats, gold other articles, without alteration in values. Wheat, per qr. of 8 bushels 601 b., Essex, Suffolk, and Kent, white, old, 478 to 49s ; 'new,. 45s to 48s ; ditto,. red, old, 41s to 43s ; new, 398 to 42s ; Lincolnshire and York shire white, new, 41s to 45s ; red, 38s to 40s. Averages fer the week : Wheat 6,987 qrs., at 41s Sid Barley.... . 430 „ 36s 2d Oats l9 „ 23s Od lye — ~ —q —d Beans Peas KNARESBOROUGH—MARcit 30. There was a liberal supply of grain , to-day, and a fair business at the annexed prices :—NVliite wheat, from 5s Od to Ss 9d per bushel;. red, 5s Od to 5s 6d; beans, 5s Od. to 5s 6d ; barley, 28s to 34s Od per qr. ; oats, 22a to 28s. RIPON-MARCH 31. There has been a good supply of grain at market to-day.. —White wheat, 5s 6d to 5s 9d per bushel ; red, 5s Od to 6 9 6d ; beans, 4s 9d to 5s Od ; barley, 28s Od to 35s ; oath, 20s to 28s Od per qr. NORTHALLERTON—MARcHIO. There was a. large supply 'of wheat to-day, for which full prices were obtained. White ruled 5s 3d to 5g 9d per bushel ; barley, 4s 3d to 4s 9d ; beaus, 4s 9d to 5s ; oats, 19s to 24s per qr. EXETER-APRIL 1. An average attendance. Many of the samples were in better condition, and at an improvemen,t in prices. Wheat, white.. 5s Od to 5s 3d Barley.. 4s Od to 4s Nd I Ditto red 4s 9d to 50 Od Oats .. 3s Od is 3s :3d - - - Flour, fine, 29s to 31s; seconds, 27s to —s per sack. CATTLE—The market was fairly supplied with stock. Theplattendance of farmers good. Fork carcases aam all Fa Fat beef,p score,9s6d to 10s6d Ewes, per lb 6id to 7d Pork carcases, doBs 6d to 9s Od Wethers, d 0... ••• 7d t4l7fd Lambs, per lb .Odto Od Fat calves, d0....6d to Od Rough fat, 4id per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR-Aim 1. There has been rather more disposition shown to pur chase this week, and prices are about supported. The sales consist of 250 hhds., 300 bags W es t India, 7,000 bags Per nams and Paraibas, 300 tons Bahia, and 10,000 mats of Mauritius, nearly the whole of which was for refining, the demand from the grocers being still, very limited. Refiners' produce meets a fair sale at steady prices ; but there is little disposition shown to purchase for forward delivery. Rum is still very dull. RAILWAY INTELYIGENCE. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR •THE WEEK. Miles Open&. Receipts. Railways. 1&59. 1&58. 1859. 1011 480 2 :557 1,552 5,536 12,055 226 1,225 1,444 1,365 511 1,110 866 22,724 238 0,310 5,628 2,862 '271 1,056 6 712 211,27 1,528 6,823 27,947 194 636 282 248 6,112 23,040 503 63,554 1,325 13,721 12,745 854 10,030 933 32,021 3,631 1,588 2,380 2,037 1,388 4,M3. .431 32,674 2,508 7,342 4,360 186 1,960 2,795 3,485 1,663 2,959 786 2,505 16,557 5,802 2,831 7,006 4,157 1,334 474 1,513 548 3,248 478 552 324 800 29,914 979 1,380 2,606 8 930 3,031 8,225 3,759 8,936 296 38,219 718 63,281 44,546 41,150 1,166 14,416 774, 32,837 Donati's comet, which created such a sensation last autumn, is now stated by the French scientific journals to have two tails. The second one was not remarked by the observers of Paris, and seems, in fact, t o hstve been s een only by M. Winneck e a t the Observatory at Yultowa, Dr. Listing of Gottingen, and by Mr. Bond at Cambridge, U.S. It was visible from the 16th of September to the 10th of October, and on the sth of that month appeared much longer than the brilliant one. BIRTHS. C ° Re ll v A . WY.---.COonnwthaen3Ootfhainssont.., at Rochester, the wife of th e K ENNEDY.—On the 30th March, at the Lion Mansion, Brighton, the Lady Nigel Kennedy, of a son. MORGAN .—On the 31st ult., in Cadogan-place, the wife of Charles Morgan, Esq., of a son. MONEY.—On the 30th ult., at Eveningside, Torquay, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Edward Money, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Dlxox--Pnicz.—On the 31st ult., at St. Margaret's, Lee, Charles Joseph Monis, only son of Major-G enera l Ch as . Dixon, of y-grove, Clapham, to Eliza Tear, the eldest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Price, =tun.- bent of Northaw, Herts. HOWARD — WATERROUSE.—On. the 30th nit., at Rusb.ellne Road Chapel, Joseph Howard, Esq., barrister-at. law, of Lincoln's-inn, to Ellen, second daughter of H. Water house, Esq., of Highfield, Didsbury. DEATHS. ASHBURNEAM.—On the 30th ult., at Ashburnham House' Edward, sixth son of the Earl and Countess of Ashburn ham, aged 15 months. BIEDERMANN.— On the 30th ult., - at Plymouth, the Rev. George Augustus Biedermann, rector of Dantsey, Wilts, aged 77. BROWNS.—On the 30th ult., at Goldington Bury, Bedford shire, William Kenworthy Browne, J.P. CROMBIE.—On the Ist inst., in her 87th year, Mrs. Jane Crombie, relict of the Rev. Alex. Crombie, LL.D. F.R.S., of 12, York-terrace, Regent's-park, and Phesdo, Kin cardineshire. COTTON.—On the 31st ult., at Islington, Henry Cotton, Esq., late of Shaftesbury, aged 68. WENTWORTH —On the 31st ult., at St. John's-wood, W. Charles Wentworth, Esq., barrister-at-law, aged 3q. • WHITE.—On the Ist inst., at 17, Upper Berkeley-street, General Frederick C. White, late of Gre,nadier Guards. WoLFE.—On the 29th ult., at Wood Hall, Essex, Richard Birch Wolfe, Esq., dep.-lieut., aged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG; of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Nid dleleit Saturday, April 2,186 a. 1858. 270 2,432 1,310 5,200 11,881 1,231 206 1,07? 1,412 1,361 403 557 907 22,710 Ballymena and Portrush Bedale and Leyburn Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birkd., Lane., & Ches. Junc Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Ches.&Holyhead(withMold) Cockermouth & Workington. Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock, & Passage Deeside Dublin & Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dub. & Wicklow (m.Kingst ) Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun East Anglian E.Counties,Nrik.,&E.Union East Kent E. L ancashire(in. Blackburn) Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South-Western Great Northern Great North of Scotland qt. Southn. & Westn.(lrind ) treat Western lull and Holderneas .nverness & Aberdeen June. Irish South-Eastern Killarney Junction Lancaster and Carlisle (in Kendal and Windermere) Lane. & Yrks.(in.Blackb urn ) Limerick and Foynes Llanelly London & North-Western London and Blackwell London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, & S. Coast. L'derry and Enniskillen Lond., Tilbury, & Southend. blanch.aanr y p . , S 0 h sr e t. ffij andue n ld . sz , taArLii Carlisle n sr nl c o e c l h n a m s h M Midland M 33 kn: l a i n : d un G tdh t. s h . W . R e s a t i n l of I & Canal n 1 n a d Newcastle and Carlisle Newport,Aberg.,& Hereford North British (in. Dalkeith) North Devon North-Eastern North London North Staffordshire North-Western N. Yorkshire and Cleveland Oxford, Wore., & Wolver Peebles St. Helen's Can al & Railway Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern Shrewsbury & Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester Shrewsbury & Hereford Shropshire Uni0n......... South Devon ....... South-Eastern .. .... South Wales S. Yorkshire and River Dun Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale Ulster Ulverstone and Lancaster Vale of Neath Warrington and Stockport Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall W.HartlepoolHarbn&Ral Whitehaven Junction Whitehaven & Furness Jun. W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam Austrian Belgian Eastern Junction Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie Dutch Rhenish Grand Trunk of Canada Great Indian Peninsula Great Luxembourg Great Western of Canada Lombardo-Venetian Lyons and Geneva Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant Maria Antonia' Northern of France Norwegian Trunk Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn Paris and Orleans Paris and Strasburg Royal Danish Sambre and Meuse Southern of France West Flanders W. and N.W. of France 5,813 20,580 443 00,197 1,191 13,302 11,903 702 84i 9,142 863 913 30,157 3,900 1,357 2,385 3,033 1,106 1,673 360 32,146 2,326 6,151 172 1,707 2,730 3,440 1,527 2,664 782 2,276 15,071 6,728 2,559 6,988 4,176 1,401 328 1,026 1,040 27,015 167 38,988 574 44 841 922 979 616 54,837 39,275 36,578 763 24,992 5,465 5,228 2,956 251 1,257 6,457 21,901 1,256 6,356 26,768 103 118 li 401 35 17t 31 671 489 291 22 1t331 28s, 2 5 04 466 2.51 41 1 281 183 f 283 149 35 7364 9 233 464 101 94 720 9 233 4,0 i 115 ri 57 1171 1 108 116 29 57 . 301 171 108 119 . 3,901 '284 1,851 654 3,122 4t7 481 310 .266 1,023 950 3,730 9,843 894 8,595 2,209 5,128 1,347 9,825