The Sun. — London, England, 1860-11-23 00:00:00

THE NAVY. The followir ig promotions were made on the re turn of the se i vadron with his Royal Highness the Prince of 'F;ales from America :—Commander F. H. Stirlin g, of the Hero, to be Captain ; Lieut. A. Philips, ( the Ariadne, to be Commander ; and Messrs. Parsons, Williams, Francis, and S. D. Broneiton, mates of the Hero, to be Lieutenants. His., Royal Highness Prince Alfred is to join the St. George, 90, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, at this port. The Re , ,-. W. L. Onslow, chaplain and naval instructor of the Euryalus, will also join the St. George as special instructor to the Prince. Mr. Barris, of the Britannia, training ship at Ports mouth, has been selected to attend the Prince in the St. George. In this ship the royal midshipman, we hear, will visit the West India Islands and North Arnerica.—Plymouth Journal. The following letter, dated Valetta, Nov. 15, is from a Malta correspondent : " Since my last letter I have only to announce, in the way of movements of our men .of-war, the 'departure on the 12th inst. fer Corfu, to bring back invalids, of the steam troopship Megmra, Coro. Henderson, and the arrival on the 14th of the gun boats Foxhound and Alacrity, the former from England and Gibraltar, and the latter from Corfu. Owing to some accidental cause that has not trans- Fired, the 'Megmra returned into port soon after leaving, signals having been made for her to do so. She left again immediately for the same destination. Several officers of the garrison took passage by her fog a trip. The Foxhound has been a long while on her passage, having been 23 days from England, and 9 from Gibraltar, The Alacrity leaves with a mail for the fleet at Corfu to-night. " On the 14th inst, in pursuance of a general order issued the preceding day, the guns bearing on the sea front of this fortress were manned at a pre concerted signal and repeatedly fired, as if to ward off an attack from that direction. 100 men, with a due proportion of officers from each of the battalions of the line regiments in garrison, selected for their efficiency in gun-drill, took part with the Royal Artillery in this affair. The booming of the heavy ordnance drew numbers of the inhabitants to the line walls to witness the firing. "Sir W. Codrington, K.C.8., the present Gover nos of Gibraltar, and towards the end of the Cri mean campaign commander-in-chief of the British army before Sebastopol, who arrived here on the 7th inst. in the troopship Megrera, on leave of absence, left on the 9th, in the French packet Vatican, for Naples. "The English screw steamer Elba arrived yes terday from England, and commenced early this morning, under the superintendence of Capt. Drake, .of the Royal Engineers, laying the submarine elec tric cable, brought out by her, to connect the diffe rent forts and military and naval stations of this fortress with head-quarters at the palace." The Charybdis, 21, screw, Capt. the Hon. G. D. Keane, arrived at Spithead on Wednesday from the eastward, exchanging the usual honorary salutes with the Victory, flag-ship of the Commander-in- Chief, on anchoring. She sailed again yesterday at 2 p.m., by the Needles passage, for Devonport. The Bulldog, 6, paddle, Capt. SirF. L. M'Clintock, at Portsmouth, still awaits orders from the Admi ralty. Her crew are granted leave ashore each evening in watches. The Meteor, 16, floating battery, in dock at Portsmouth, has had her plates parallel with her main deck ports taken off, and the row underneath are in course of removal. So far as can be ascertained at present,, this vessel is rotten fore and aft. Scarcely a sound timber can be seen in her. Several of her beams mead a large portion of her shelf pieces are little better than a mass of dust held together by the paint. The; Coquette, 6, screw, in dock at Portsmouth, is receiving her copper, and will be undocked in a few days. She has been nearly two-thirds rebuilt. The Rosamond 6, paddle, in the dock adjoining the Coquette, has her bulwarks down fore and aft, planking stripped to expose timber heads, and is otherwise undergoing a thorough overhaul and re pair, both internally and externally. This vessel is the fever-stricken Eclair, on board which so many lives were lost some years since. The Euryalus, 51, screw, paid off at Portsmouth on Monday last, has been taken in hand by the steam reserve, and commenced returning her re maining stores, &c. She is to be fitted with a poop on the same plan as the Forte, and is expected to be commissioned for the flagship on the Pacific or China station. The Euryalus was paid off on the plan which the late Admiral Sir Charles Napier so long and earnestly advocated. In consequence of the severe storm from the south ward. experienced at Plymouth on Wednesday, it was not considered prudent to attempt to move any of the ships in the Sound, but, the weather having moderated, yesterday the screw steamship Hero, 91, Commodore Seymour, got up steam and proceeded into Hamoaze, to have defects made good, and the furniture used by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and suite returned. The screw steam frigate Ariadne, 26, Capt. Edward W. Vansittart, also got up steam, went into the inner harbour, and discharged her powder. The screw steam gun vessel Flying Fish, 6, Commander C. W. Hope, left the Sound at the same time, and went into Hamoaze to have her defects made good. The defects of the screw steamship Sanspareil, 78, Capt. Wilmot, in Plymouth Sound, are made good, She has received supernumeraries for the Ajax at Kingston, and is preparieg for sea. Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Bart., Admiral Superintendent of the Devonport Dock yard, struck his flag yesterday on board the Royal Adelaide, 104, Capt. Hall, in Hamoaze, and has gone on leave of absence. The duties of his office devolve in the meantime on Commander J. Brown, Master Attendant of the yard. The steam sloop Ariel, 9, Commander Alexander, at Devonport, continues under examination. She is ordered to be undocked, probably for the purpose of getting up steam for another trial. The paddlewheel steam storeship Rhadamanthus, 4, Master Commander Frederick R. Sturdee, has been placed alongside the Rue] William Victual ling yard, at Plymouth, for the purpose of receiving several hundred casks of provisions. The defects of the paddlewheel steam sloop Spiteful, 6, Commander Wilson, at Devonport, haling been made good e►id the rake of her fore mast altered, she will shoe tly remove into Plymouth Sound. The defects of the gunboat Porpoise, at Devon port have been made good, and she is now out of the hands of the artisans of the dockyard. Steam 1 "s got up yesterday on board the pad dlewheel steam stoop Geyser, Commander Jackson, and she-loft u 4mouth Sound for Lisbon taking supernumeraries for the fleet in the Tagus. The steam storeship Dee was hauled yesterday out of the Key to h c oal, amb64io, and pl ace d a l ongs id e the for Pembroke. hulk Pallas prep aratory to her departure Commodore Seymour has struck his broad pennant on board the Hero at Plymouth, and has gone on leave of absence. (Satur A court-martial will be held t o - morrow day), on board the flagship Impregn a bl e, Hamoaze, Plymouth, for the trial of Mr. °enrge 104, in Samuel Thunder, chief engi n e e r of the Her o , ooa charge of drunkenness. The following vessels are in the 'steam basin at Portsmouth :—The Immortalite, 51, screw, eapt. G. Hancock, caulking and fitting for service ; th e Harrier, 17, screw, Commander Sir Malcolm M'Gregor, fitting out for service ; the Firebrand, 6, paddle, Commander J. M. Bruce, refitting; the Frederic William, 86, screw, completed fitment of machinery, and will make her official trial next spring ; the Sutlej, 51, screw; the Pelican, 17, screw ; and the Volcano, paddle, floating factory. The ships in commisssion at Portsmouth (sea going vessels) comprise three screw liners, three screw frigates, one screw corvette, and three paddle sloops, giving a total force of 431 guns, propelled by 5,430 horse-power of engines (nominal). The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. F. Weld, addi tional to the Hawke, for the Coastguard Service ; Henry W Inglis, master, to the Gorgon ; Frede rick Town s t master, to the Icarus ; Jas. Roffee, chief engineer, t o the Asia, for the Sutlej ; Peter Wood, chief engineer to the Mersey ; William Y. Taylor, master's ass►stant to the Rhadamanthus ; and Alfred Barrow, paymaster, to the Barracouta. THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMBNI. The most remarkable public me: ing held in Sheffield for many years took place on Wednesday, in the Temperance-hall, Townhead-street, on the subject of the Volunteer movement in Sheffield. It was called by the Mayor, on the requisition of about 160 individuals and firms, comprising nearly all the most considerable men of all sects and parties in the town. The object was stated to be to consider the present position of the movement, and to adopt such measures as may be deemed advisable to fur ther in Sheffield a course which was believed to be connected with the welfare and peace of the coun try. The meeting, at which the Mayor presided, fully represented all classes in the town. The MASTER CUTLER (Mr. Hunter, jun.), pro posed : " That this meeting, while heartily approving the Volun teer movement throughout the country, regrets that the number of Rifle Volunteers in Sheffield is incommensurate with the population and the importance of the town." Mr. J. RODGERS seconded the resolution. Mr. N. CRESWICK, after some objections on the part of the Mayor and others, read a statement on behalf of himself and other officers who had re signed their commissions in the Hallamshire Rifles. The resolution was carried with very few dis sentients. Mr. DUNN moved : " That in the opinion of this meeting the Rifle movement in this town, under the present management, cannot attain that degree of efficiency which might under other circum stances be justifiably expected to attend it" The motion was put and carried by an over whelming majority, the number of hands against it being comparatively very small. The Mayor de clared the proposition to be carried by " a very large majority indeed." Mr. FISIIER moved : " That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable that steps be taken for the formation of another local Volunteer crops, and that the following gentlemen be requested to com municate the resolutions passed at this meeting to the Lord-Lieutenant, and in the event of sanction being obtained for the formation of a new corps, to act (with power to add to their number) as a committee to take the necessary steps for that purpose :—The Mayor, the Master Cutler, Mr. T. Dunn, Mr. C. Atkinson, Mr. S. Newbould, Mr. H. J. Dixon, Mr. R. B. Streatfield, Mr. W. C. Corsan, Mr. N. Creswick, Mr. R. Waterhouse, and Mr. T. E. Mycoek. Dr. HOLLAND, in seconding the motion, said the requisition calling the meeting was one of the most extraordinary documents that had ever appeared in a Sheffield newspaper, both as to the number and character of the requisitionists. Dr. Holland dwelt upon the importance of the volunteer movement, urging that the present state of the movement in Sheffield was a miserable display of inefficiency for a population of nearly 200,000 persons—a popula tion, too, which could produce a larger proportion ate number of fine athletic young men than 'any other in the kingdom. Sheffield certainly ought not to rest satisfied with a corps of less than 2,000 men. He deeply regretted that Sheffield should lag so much behind in this great patriotiovolunteer move ment. (Cheers.) The motion was put and carried, apparently without opposition. • A vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding con cluded the proceedings, which lasted upwards of four hours. The prize meeting of the West Middlesex Rifles commenced on Tuesday last the rifle practice ground, Wormwood Scrubs ; but in consequence of the un favourable state of the ground, very few visitors at tended each day. There were 102 entries for the company prizes of £5 eaeh, the competition being confined to members who had obtained 15 points in the 3d class. The shooting was carried on at the butts of the West Middlesex, Queen's( Westminster), and the St. George's corps, each man firing five rounds at 200 and 300 yards' range. The following were the successful members :—A company, Mr. F. Picton, 13 points ; C company, Ensign Morris, 12 points ; D company, Captain Dear, 14 points ; E company, Mr. W. Watson, 19 points ; F company, Corporal J. Clark, 15 points; and Gcompany, Mr. W. Barker, 10 points. The shooting of Mr. Watson was highly commended, as, in spite of the wind blowing across the range, that gentleman scored three centres, a bull's-eye, and an outer at 200 yards, and four centres and an outer at 300 yards. The services of the London Light Horse Volun teers, which were formed by several gentlemen at the west end of the metropolis, members of her Majesty's Hunt, having been accepted by the au thorities, under the designation of the Ist Middlesex Light Horse 'Volunteers, a general meeting was held last night at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, for the purpose of making the final arrangements for the organisation of the regimer t and a parade at an early date. Major Richardson, C. 8., late of the Bth Ben gal Irregulars, took the chair. The meeting was well attended, and among others present were the Count de Gendre, Messrs. Bowen May, C. Wester ton, E. Tattersall, Boyle, Dymoke Green, G. Reece, Neville, &c. The Chairman briefly stated the ob jects of the meeting. He said he hoped now to pro ceed to the final organisation of the corps. They had already 70 or 80 members enrolled, and he hoped they would have more before long; but he was sorry to say that the uniform they had selected had been objected to by the authorities—in fact, the silver lace had been their ruin. The ,Government had set their face against it, and there was there fore nothing for it but to obey. The meeting was aware that by a recent order from the Horse Guards soldiers in her Majesty's army were obliged to salute the officers of the Volunteers, and the authorities did not think there was sufficient distinction be tween the uniform they had selected for their corps and that of the officers of the regular army. In stead of the silver lace, therefore, the privates of the Ist Middlesex Light Horse would have their uni forms trimmed with white braid, and the pantaloons were to have a stripe of white cloth. The gallant major then proceeded to read the rules, which, he said had been based on those of the old London Light Horse, with some additions of his own, and these were unanimously agreed to. It was settled that the annual subscription should be five guineas, with no entrance fee until the Ist of January next ; but that after that time any gentleman joining should pay one guinea entrance fee, in addition to the five guineas per annum. The Chairman said they had now to appoint a committee and se cretary, and he called upon the meeting to propose them. Messrs. Tattersall, Sheppard, Bowen May, Garrard Dymoke Green, Neville, and Boyle, were then elected on the committee, and the appointment of the secretary was left to them. After some dis cussion, it was agreed that the expenses which had been incurred hitherto in the formation of the corps, in advertising, &c., should come out of the general fund. Mr. Tattersall, in proposing that Major Richardson should be the commandant, said that he thought they should congratulate them selves upon having been fortunate enough to obtain the services of that gentleman in organising the corps. He was a man who had risen to the present position entirely by his own exertions, and was one of the most distinguished officers in the Indian army, having himself organised and commanded a corps of irregulars during the late rebellion in In dia. He feared, however, that so useful a man would not be allowed to remain long idle, and that they would be deprived of his services. He had g r eat Pleasure i n proposing Major Richardson as their commanding officer, This w as u n an imously carried, an d the chairman returned thanks for the honour they had do ne hi m in selecting him as their commandant, an d the kind words spoken of him. As long as be remain e d i n E happy to promot e the interests g o l f a way he cauld. Aft er so thend e h o e r p s s h i o n u e l d v e r b y e me further b us i ness the ex Enginee r V olunteers meet ing (head quarters els s t ep iNl a i r d a d ted. les South Kensington) now muster nearlysso strong, and will probably soon reach the full strength p a n Carrington s' Yesterday presented a s i lver bugle to the Eton Volunteers. At twelve o'cl oc k of s i L x a c d o y m the Etonian', numbering nearly 300, mustered in the Quadrangle of the college. Shortly after wards, under the command of Captain Chapman, 'tat strx, LONDON, FRIDAY EV - ENING, NOVEMBER n, 1860. and headed by the band of the Scots Fusilier Guards, they marched into the playing Melds, where Dr. Good ford, the head master, and a large corn pany had assembled, among whom were Lord and Lady Carrington, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood and Lady Mary Hood, Colonel Vyse and officers of the Royal Horse Guards, Col. Dalrymple, Col. Lambton, Capt. Ram, Capt. Wynn, and Captain Wigram, of the Scots Fusileer Guards, Sir F. Johnston, Capt. Crewe, the Hon. Miss and Masters Carrington, the Misses Bulkeley, the Masters of the College and their ladies, &c. Lord and Lady Car • rington taking a position a little in advance of the line of the company, the corps afterwards formed three-fourths of a square right in front, and Lady Carrington, in a complimentary address, presented a silver bugle to the captain in command, who briefly acknowledged the compliment on behalf of the corps. The Volunteers afterwards marched past, gave the Royal salute, and went through a variety of battalion movements with admirable pre cision and steadiness; they then returned to the Quadrangle, gave three hearty cheers for Lady Carrington, and three for Lord Carrington, and were afterwards dismissed. The bugle bore the fol lowing inscription :—" Presented to the Eaton Col lege Volunteers by Lady Carrington," above which were engraved the arms of the college and those of Lord Carrington. THE BURNING OF TqE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER CONN.AUGHT. Yesterday morning an official inquiry was com menced at the Greenwich Police-court, before Mr Traill, police magistrate, and Captain Harris, new tical assessor, by direction of the Board of Trade, into the circumstances attending the loss of the mail packet Connaught, belonging to the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, on her voyage from Galway, after leaving St. John's, New Bruns wick, for Boston on the 7th of October. Mr. Cumberland, from the solicitor's office of the Customs, attended to conduct the inquiry; Mr. Henry Valiance, of the firm of Valiance and Son, Essex-street, appearing to watch the case on behalf of the Atlantic Royal Mail steam Navigation Com pany ; and Mr. Henry Cockle, solicitor, Deptford, was in attendance on behalf of Mr. Palmer, the builder of the vessel. Captain Robert Leitch said—l reside at No. 8, Wesbourne-terrace, London. I hold a certificate from the Board of Trade as master, dated 1849. I was master of the Connaught on her last voyage. She was the property of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company. I had commanded her on a previous voyage. I left Galway on the 25th of September last, bound for St. John's, New foundland, and Boston. On the first voyage I had no reason to doubt the efficiency of the vessel, al though she experienced 48 hours' heavy weather. On leaving Galway on her last voyage we had on board about 467 passengers and a crew of 124, consisting of five officers, boatswain and boatswains'mate, carpen ter and joiner, 4 quartermasters, 8 engineers, 47 fire men, two cooks, stewards and servants, and the re mainder seamen. I was perfectly satisfied I had a suf ficient number of hands to work the ship properly, and also the machinery. On leaving Galway the vessel had the mails on board and a small cargo. The passen gers consisted of 62 first-class and 405 second-class, There were 1,280 tons of coal on board at the time of starting, according to the engineer's log. The average consumption of coal is from 85 to 90 tons per diem. She was properly equipped, with two masts fore and aft, and schooner rigged. The weather on first leaving Galway was fine, the middle part of the voyage to St. John's was rough, and the latter fine. The passage to St. John's occupied 7 days and a half. During the bad weather the vessel behaved very well indeed. Ido not think she sus tained any material damage. Some of the skylights were stove in, the companion leading down to the forecastle was washed away, and some of the floats of both paddlewheels were broken. I did not then discover any leakage, the usual precautions being taken to ascertain. I am not aware that any of the cargo shifted in consequence of the bad weather, so as to cause damage to the ship, and on arriving at St. John's I had every reason to believe the ship was in as good condition as when she left Galway. We remained at St, John's 11 hours, taking on board 12 more passengers and luggage, and also silver bullion for conveyance to Boston, of the value of £lO,OOO. We got the paddles properly repaired before starting from St. John's. We did not take in any coals at St. John's, our consumption up to that time having been 664 tons, leaving 616 tons on board. The distance from Galway to St. John's is 1,660 miles, and from St. John's to Boston 850 miles. There were more than sufficient coals on board to reach Boston with. The quantity of coals on starting from Galway filled the bunkers. We left St. John's at half-past 2 on the afternoon of the 3d of October. It was fine weather, but foggy. On the morning of the 6th, at 6 o'clock, the weather changed, when the wind commenced increasing, at W.N.W., our course being W. by N. At noon of the same day there were strong winds and cloudy weather, the wind at that time having changed a little to the westward. At 1 p.m., the wind, W. by S., was still increas ing, and an observation in the log book at that time is "increasing wind." At 2 p.m. the entry is " the wind still increasing, a heavy sea, the ship labouring heavily, and taking large quantities of water on board." These entries were made after the loss of the vessel, about three days after we arrived at Boston. They are correct, to the best of my i ecollection. Mr. Traill here suggested that the further exa mination of Captain Leitch should be dispensed with until after the examination of the chief mate. John Hore was then called. He said—l was chief mate of the Connaught, and hold a certificate of competency from the Board of Trade. Four days after leaving Galway we had bad weather, which lasted 24 hours, or perhaps 30 hours. It was a strong gale from the westward, with a good deal of sea, causing her to labour considerably and to take in water over her bows. We sh'pped a sea on the Sunday mornin g ; after leaving Gal way which washed away the companion and stove in the skylight. There was no other damage to speak of. At that time we were not under sail. One or two of the floats on both wheels were carried away. Ido not know that any leak was caused by the bad weather, or that the ship made more water than usual After this the weather continued fine until her arrival at St. John's. The cargo on board on leaving Galway was not more than .40 or 50 tons, being rather smaller than usual. It was not necessary, in conse quence of the smallness of the cargo, to carry bal last. The fore hold of the vessel, where the cargo was stowed, wa s f rom 60 to 70 f eet long, and the breadth 40 feet, capable of holding from 200 to 300 tons. The cargo principally consisted of ale and porter in casks and cases. We left St. John's at half past 2 o'clock on the afternoon of Oct. 3, the vessel being then perfectly tight, according to my opinion, and fitted for her intended voyage. I kept the ship's log. After leaving St. John's we had fine weather until 6 o'clock on the morning of the 6th. (The witness here repeated the entries made, as given by Captain Leitch.) The entries up to 1 p.m. of the 6th were made from the log slate, and sub sequent entries, at Boston, entirely from memory. The ship's course was not altered from 8 a.m. of the 6th until 230 a.m. of the 7th. It was the custom to sound the well three times a-day —at 6 o'clock in the morning, at noon,' and at 8 o'clock in the evening. The well was sounded at 6 a.m. of the 6th in seven different places, and the depths of water were as follows :-41t. bin. ; fore hold, 17in. ; main -hold, 19in. ; fore-bunkers, 16in. ; the after-bunkers, 4in. ; the after-hold, Sin. ; after peak, 19m. This was not an unusua l quant i ty, although an inch . or two mor e , p er h aps, b ut i t di d not excite surprise. At noon of the same day there was no material increase of water. In the evening at 8 o'clock the wells were again sounded, when in the fore-bunker, or coal reserve, there were 26in., being an increase of 10in. from the mornings sound ings at 6 o'clock in the morning. At. 7in the even ing I had an intimation from the engineer that there was more water in the fore-hold or coal re serve. He made no further remarks to me about the pumps. I went and told the captain, and at 8 o'clock all the firemen and trimmers were called into the engine -room. At 9 p.m. all the seamen were called down by captain's orders. We com menced to get a portable fire-engine into forward stokehole, and a second portable engine on to the engine -room platform. At this time we were 140 miles from Boston, making very little way; about three or four miles an hour. The ship was lying over, and we could not obtain soundings. The leak age was not got under or the water diminished. Between 9 and 10 p.m. she was sounded in the fore compartments, and there was no increase of water. There were no soundings taken after. She was steaming ahead to the wind, labouring consi derably, and lurched to the starboard bow. The builder of the vessel here said, that taking into calculation the coals consumed up to reaching St. John's the vessel would rise 16ft. forward, and 17ft. lin. aft. Capt. Leitch recalled—l was on deck on the evening of the Gth, between 7 and 8 o'clock, having been sent for by the chief officer. The ship was making water in the engine-room and stokehole. I did not distinguish whence the water came in. I did not hear anything of the vessel making water until this report. I went into the engine -room and, saw the engineer, who told me the vessel had been making. water for a short titre. I told him to see and feel all the parts he could. Th'e bilge pumps were kept going. I then went oa deck, and gave orders for all the pumps to be rigged and the por table fire-engines to be taken below and used to the greatest advantage. At that time I was under the impression that some of the pipes had burst. I then gave instructions for all hands to be called, and to put the helm aport and bring the ship's head to wind. That order was acted upon as soon as the ship could be breught up. The order was given to the man at the wheel. The engineer then came to me and reported that he had examined all the pipes, and had gone as far as he could see. I directed him to examine the pipes more strictly. He did so, and reported that he could not discover anything. This was about an hour and a quarter after the leak was reported. The ship all this time, although her head was to the wind, had a consi derable list to port. After she was brought to wind we commenced trimming the ship by filling the starboard lifeboat. This was between eight and nine o'clock. The engines might have been stopped, but not to my knowledge. About a quarter or half past nine I ported the helm more, and with the assistance of the wind and the watering of the life boats on the starboard side the ship gradually came upright. After being upright for a few minutes she:fell:to her starboard side. I think one of the boilers was blown off in order to get her up. I think I gave instructions to the engineer about half-past 8 p.m. to blow off one of the port boilers to get the ship upright. The pumping was continued. At half-past 10 or 11 o'clock orders were given to fill the port lifeboats with water and to run out the starboard lifeboats to lighten her. We tried to get her head to the wind again, and to bring the wind round to the starboard, but from the strong wind and the ship lying over to the starboard it was dif ficult to get her to answer the helm. She came up gradually about 2 a.m. on Sunday, the 7th. Before she came up I gave the engineer instructions to blow off one of the starboard boilers. I think one of the for.ward starboard boilers was then blown off. She came upright in a short time. The water then appeared to have diminished. She remained in that position a short time, and then fell over to port, and there she continued, the pumps being kept going and the water remaining about the same. I asked particularly during the night whether the water was increasing, and was told it was sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing. Between 7 and 8 o'clock a.m. I received a report from the chief mate that the water was considerably increasing. I gave orders to port the helm a-starboard. She did not - answer her helm. Her head was then W.N.W. The pumps were kept going, and as the glass was very high I ex pected the weather would moderate. Shortly alter 9 o'clock on the morning of Sunday the 7th the ship was reported to be on fire. Smoke was coming out of the after stokehole. It had the smell of felt burning. I went down as far as the first tier, lut I could not get down any further, nor remain there. George Stewart, chief engineer, was then called. He said,—On our passage to St. John's there was rough weather, and we lost a great many of the floats from both paddles. These were repaired, but before leaving St. John's they were thoroughly repaired. On the night of Saturday, the 6th, about 7 o'clock, the second engineer reported to me there was a great deal of water in the forward stokehole. About an hour and a-half previously I was there, and did not notice anything extraordinary. At the time of receiving the report I went into the stoke hole, and found about ewo feet of water under the plates. The bilge-pipes are always in gear. The pumps of the main engines, one forward and one aft, did not take :the water away. They were large ram pumps, 11 inches in diameter. Find ing the wator did not appear to diminish I had the bilge injection turned on. The bilge was six inches in diameter. I could not see the water diminish. Both donkey engines were then put on, and at 8 p.m. I went and called all hands belong ing to the engine-room to keep the pumps clear. Before I called all hands I reported to the captain that the ship was making water. The captain or dered all pumps to be worked, and on his asking whether the bilge injection had been put on I told him it had. The bilge injection became choked, and we had to shut it off for about 10 minutes to clear it. This occurred about once in an hour and a-half during the whole night. The bilge injection and donkey engines were kept going until about ten next morning, but the water did not diminish. It being now nearly five o'clock the inquiry was adjourned. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY. ATHERSTONE, THURSDAY. After the despatch of our parcel yesterday Mr. Wm. Mooreroft, in cross-examination by Mr. Motteram, said—lt is my duty to order the trains to shunt if I think there is not sufficient time for them to get out of the way. I gave no instructions to the driver of the cattle train to shunt anywhere else but at Nuneaton. I estimated that the cattle train might get on to the siding at Nuneaton in 40 minutes, from the rate at which the train had been running from Stafford. I allowed the cattle train 45 minutes to get to Nuneaton. It would take the mail train 19 minutes to get to Nuneaton. I did not detain the cattle train at Tamworth, be cause there was no time to go on. Mr. Motteram—And five minutes to spare? Witness—Yes. By Mr. Warren—lf the driver of the mail train has stated I had some conversation with him about the slippery state of the rails, it is untrue. If the breaksman has sworn that I never spoke to him until the train was in motion, that is also untrue. I saw the breaksman first in the porter's lodge. By Mr. Motteram—The express fast goods train arrives at Tamworth at 1.20 and reaches Nuneaton at 2. The cattle trains are also fast trains, and would be as likely to get over the distance in 40 minutes as the express fast goods train. The inquiry was then further adjourned. Upon the re-assembling of the jury this morning, Thomas Robinson, of Wolverton, locomotive travelling inspector, produced a plan, showing the distance between the point of collision and the sig nals at and near Atherstone stations. He said— The mail signals on the up line can, I think, be seen for three quarters of a mi'e. I have looked for it at a greater distance, but have not been able to see it. I refer to the light, and not to the day signal. When travelling on a fast train the auxiliary and main signals are seen about the same time. The distance from the main signal to the point where the collision took plilce is 481 yards, and the distance from the auxiliary to the main signal 366 yards. If the driver of the mail train had seen the danger signal when he was three-quarters of a mile off there was sufficient time to stop the train, even if it was going at the rate of 46 miles an hour. It is more difficult to stop when the rails are slippery. The limited mail was not a heavy train, and it could have been stopped in three-quarters of a mile. It is matter of opinion whether the drovers' car riage was placed in the safest place in the train. By the Jury—What is your opinion ? Witness—lt is not in my province to give an opinion. _ Coroner—You have an opinion ; you must ex. press it. Witness—lf I am bound to give my opinion, I should say it is not the safest place to put the drovers' carriage. It is, I think, the custom of the North Western Company to put the drovers' care riage in such a position ; but 1 think the safest place would be one carriage removed from the ten der. I should not consider it necessary to put a van between the cattle trucks and the drovers' carriage. I don't think it possible for any person—unless well versed in engineering—to tell by the steam whether the engine was reversed or not as it came through the station, and I don't think the porter at Atherstone could tell whether such was the case or not. I don't think, too, the same witness could tell the speed at which the engine was going, within 10 miles, as it passed through the station. I con cider Barker to be a most experienced and careful driver. So much depends upon circumstances that it is difficult for one to say how long the cattle train ought to have been coming from Tamworth to Atherstone, but taking the circumstances as related, I think if the journey had been accomplished in 28, 29, or 30 minutes, the driver would have done his work satisfactorily and well. If every circumstance had been in his favour, the driver might have done the distance in 22 or 23 minutes. I believe the en gine attached to the cattle train was equal to the work given it. Jury—Supposing the limited mail was travelling at the rate of 46 miles an hour, what in your judg went is the smallest space in which it could be stopped ? Witness—Taking the rails to be in the condition as described—rather slippery—l think the train could have been pulled up in 850 yards. Coroner—But if the rails were quite dry, how long ? Witness—Then it ought to have been done in 750 yards, or perhaps slightly under, but it would hive taken every possible effort. Assuming the statement of the driver—that he first saw indica tions of danger at 40 yards distance was true, and that he was travelling at the rate of 40 miles an hour, the collision took place in 26 seconds, and it would have been impossible to stop the train in that time. I have examined the engine of the limited mail since the accident, and from the posi tion of the break nut I am satisfied when the ten der was upset the break was hard on. I am eon vinced means had been employed to stop the mail train. Matts could have increased his speed very sliglitl e•oen ad he known that a train was behind him so etokl;;P: By Mr. Warren--I totally disiagtee with the wit ness who says the main signal can be seen for it dis tance of two mi:es. I have tested the greatest distance at which the signal can be seen, and I find that statement to be incorrect. I consider it would be very good running fir the cattle train to go from Tamworth to Nuneaton in 40 mintitts. It would take three or four minutes more to get on id the siding. Ten minutes might very easily have been absorbed in slipping; I consider ten minutes ought to have been allowed for slipping. I think the delay caused byslipping and shunting at Atherstone less likely to have caused a collision than if the train had shunted at Nuneaton. I think the driver exercised a wise discretion in shunting at Ather stone. By the Jury—l know Matts, the driver of the cattle train, but not so well as' Barker.,:',„He has been a driver since March last; he was previously a stoker. He is well acquainted with the neigh bourhood, and I consider him a very good careful man, and quite fit to have b een en t rus t e d w ith the cattle train. I think his conduct after the accident showed that he was a very efficient workman. By Mr. Cleather—l should think the average speed of a cattle train, including stoppages, would not be more than 14 or 15 miles an hour. By Mr. Warren—lt is the duty of any officer to report a driver for not whistling if it was his duty to whistle ; but I think Barker was justified in not whistling, as everything appeared all right until the danger signal was suddenly exhibited, when he directed all his attention, ES was his duty, to his engine. Ido not think drivers should have discre tion in following the rules; but I do not blame a man for using a little discretion if he knows every thing is all right. Ido not think it necessary to alarm a nigh bourhood by opening a shrill whistle if everything is all right. The whistle would of course indicate the approach of the train at Ather stone, but I do not think the man to blame under the circumstances. Joseph Paling, pointsman at Tamworth, deposed to his conversation with the driver of the cattle train in reference to his getting to Nuneaton. He believed there was plenty of time to get there be fore the arrival of the mail. Witness was cross-examined by Matts, the driver, and in reply to questions said—You were on the engine when I spoke to you, and I am sure you said you could get on to Nuneaton, and that I pulled out my watch and told you what time it was. John Matts, being re-sworn, said—l will swear it iras 35 minutes past one when I left the station by the Tamworth clock. Paling never asked me whether I could get to Nuneaton. I had no conversation with him at all as I was leaving, and Atherstone was never mention©d to me at Tam worth. The only conversation I had with Paling was respecting the sand. Witness having repeated his evidence as to the slippery state of the rails, said—l know the signals, and I don't think they can be seen for more than three-quarters of a mile. The auxiliary can be seen first, about a quarter of a mile before the main signal is seen. I deny that either of the signals can be seen for a distance of two miles. Henry Meakin re-called. Coroner—You stated yesterday that you had seen the main signal for two miles, do you still adhere to that statement ? Witness—l am sorry to say I made a mistake; I meant one mile or more, instead of two miles or more. Coroner—When did you discover your error ? Witness—Last night, when I re-considered it. By Mr. Warren—l was wrong in what I stated yesterday. William Tinkler—l haie been a driver in the employ of the company for six months and fireman for six months previously. Before that I was seven years fireman on the North-Eastern. I joined the Liverpool mail at Stafford at 12 59 on Friday morn ing last. I stopped at Lichfield at 1,30 and shunted for the limited mail to pass. After that I went on to Tamworth, where I arrived about two o'clock. We took in water and oiled the engine, and left again in about six or seven minutes, and upon get ting to Atherstone we were of course stopped, the accident having previously occurred. The inclines between Stafford and Atherstone were very slippery. The main signal at Atherstone can be seen for about half a mile, and the auxiliary three-quarters. When I passed the auxiliary signal there was no light in it. That was at 2.19, as near as possible—about nine minutes after the accident. I was looking for the auxiliary signal. When I first saw the main signal we were travelling at the rate of 35 miles an hour, and we pulled up in about half a mile. I had to return to Tamworth, and on my way back I stood at the auxiliary signal for nearly two hours, and during the whole of that time there was no light in it. lam quite certain of that. Thomas Cole, inspector of police on the railway, was rext called, and deposed to having seen the auxiliary signal turned on red, and also the main signal. He was certain the auxiliary signal was alight. It was his special duty to look after signals at all times. By Mr. Warren—lt is the custom to put signal lights out in the morning when it is light enough to see without, and take the lamps to be trimmed. I don't think the auxiliary, when lighted, could be turned in such a way that the light would be to tally obscured. Tinkler is wrong when he says the auxiliary was not alight. George Tebbutt, incline breaksman at Tamworth, corroborated last witness's evidence as to the aux iliary signal being lighted at the time referred to. The jury then adjourned for an hour, and upon their reassembling, Mr. Robinson announced that he had made an error in his evidence, and that instead of the dis tance between the main and the auxiliary signals being 366 yards it was 434; yards. Wm. Hart, guard of the train driven by Tinkler, deposed that upon reaching Atherstone he saw the main signal turned on red, but he did not notice the auxiliary at all. Thomas Watson, the fireman of the same train, gave similar evidence as to the main signal, but swore he saw the auxiliary signal, and that there was no light at ail in it. He made a remark to his mate to the effect that the light was out, and the light was still out when he went back to Tamworth. Edward Cosgrove, station-master at Atherstone, said he knew the signals were lighted at a quarter fuur in the afternoon, and nothing was reported to him about the lights going out. Richard Evans produced the lamp used in the auxiliary signal, and said he took it down on triday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock. The oil was not exhausted, but the light had gone out because the oil could not penetrate through the wick. A quantity of oil was left in the lamp, but witness could not say what proportion it bore to the whole time was put into it—perhaps about one-third. It was not an unusual circumstance for lamps to go out after burning a certain time. Wit• ness knew of two occasions—frosty nights—when the lamps had gone out. The nigtit in question was frosty. Charles Woodward, policeman at the Atherstone station, remembered the signals going out occa sionally in very severe weather, but did not think the weather was severe enougi: last week to cause such an event. Samuel Grew, superintendent of the cent,`,7a l divi sion of the London and North Western Railw v Company, produced the book of rules, and said he thought the driver of the mail train ought to have whistled on approaching the Atherstone Station. The management of the cattle trains is necessarily left to the agents of the company at the various , stations. The Jury—Under the circumstances as to time, weather, and other matters as spoken to, do you consider Mr. Moorcroft was justified in sending on that train from Tamworth ? Witness—So much depends upon the weight of the train, the weather, and other matters, that cis cretion must be left to the agents of the company. The Jury—Well, taking the circumstances as they have been deposed to—even assuming that no accident had occurred—do you think the cattle train ought to have been started so soon before the limited mail ? Witness—With the weight of the train and the character of the engine, I believe Meorcroft was justified in starting the train. The Jury—Then you think he was justified in starting the cattle train when it could only have reached Nuneaton five minutes before the arrival of the limited mail ? Witness—lf it was only five minutes I think it was a mistake in his judgment. He calculated too closely, and he ought to have kept the train at Tam worth. The Jury—Ought he not to have a maximum and minimum time stated, instead of leaving it to his own discretion entirely. Witness—The agents act from their daily expe rience in the matter, according to the circumstances —the weather, the load, and so on. The Jury—be you consider the public are safe in the practice of giving the agents entire discretion in the matter ? Witness—My experience is favourable to that conclusion. Tho Jury—Would any inconvenience arise to the public by the enforcem e nt of a rule requiring cattle trains to arrive at least half an hour in advance of the mail or passenger trains at Nuneaton ? Witness—The trains follow each other so closely that a margin of half as hour could not be allowed. Richard Evans, recalled—l have examined the lamp which I filled on Thursday lest. It was ignited at the auxiliary signal at 4.15. It then contained 37i ounces of oil. The quantity of oil which had been consumed when I took it down I hate ascertained was 7A-. James Edward M2Connell, locomotive superin tendent of the London and North Western Railway Company (southern division), admitted that more than ordinary care was necessary in sending trains in and out of the Atherstone station on account of the severity of the curve, and also that telegraphic 1 communication (which did not now exist) would be 1 an additional element of safety. He considered 1 Barker one of the b es t d r i vers in E ng l an d ; an d unless there had been some mistake, or the danger tr iqnal been suddenly turned on when he was close upon it, the accident could not possibly have oc curred. Mr. Moorcroft then called two witnesses, who proved that he always stopped trains at Tamworth when there was any danger; and the inquiry was adjourned to Saturday. Mr. Geary, of Daventry, attended to-day, to watch the proceedings on the part of Barker. 111IDDL ES < 'X SESSIONS.—Nov. 22. (Before the Assistant-Judge.) George William Heard, a very res - peCtable-look ing man, was indicted for assaulting and b6ating his wife. He surrendered in court, having been out on bail. It was stated that an offer had been made to the defendant that if he would plead guilty to a charge of common assault the matter could be arranged so far as the other side was concerned, by his entering into a recognisance to appear for judg ment when called upon, but the defendant said, " No, he would stand his trial and abide the conse quences if twelve men found him guilty." The case was then proceeded with. Mr. P. H. Lewis was counsel for the prosecution Mr. Sleigh for the defendant. From the evidence of the prosecutrix it appeared that she had been married to the defendant about nine years, and had three children by him, He was in the employment of Mr. Mortloek, of Oxford street, as porter,:and was, as she stated, an honest, sober, weli-conducted man, industrious, and took home his wages, which were £1 43. per week. They lived at 5, Romney-street, Westminster. On the 22d of October it seemed the defendant had to go out of town on business for his master, and was expected to be absent two or three days, but it so turned out that he returned the day he went, and was surprised at finding his wife out. He walked about the streets until between one and two in the morning, when he met her in the company of a young man, walkin g towards his (defendant's) lodgings. He demanded I o know who that young man was, and she said he was the son-in-law of Mrs. Long, the landlady, and had been with her and a Mrs. 'Cattlin, for whom she worked, to a dancing place, The defendant immediately pro ceeded to Mrs. Long with the pair, and asked if the young man was her son-in-law. She said he was quite a stranger to her, but it transpired that he was in some way related to the Mrs Cattlin re ferred to, who was a relative of Mrs. Long.'s. The defendant then, exasperated and suspecting, knocked the young man, whom the wife said was a boy, but who was stated to be 21 years of age, down, and he ran away, calling for police, leaving his hat behind him, which the defendant, in his maddened rage, tore to pieces. The defendant then struck his wife, and, as she alleged, knelt upon her in the passage. and repeated his violence next morning by striking her with a sleeve-board, which she used in her business as a dressmaker; that he struck her across the mouth and bruised her about the body, and made a lunge with a sword stick at her mother. The prosecutrix said her cha racter was spotless, but she admitted in cross examination that she had been to Cremorne without her husband's knowledge; that she and other females had been to public-houses and drank gin ; that on one occasion she was gone three hours to get a Spanish onion for her husband's supper after he had come home from work ; that she had not exactly danced to a banjo tune played in the streets by Ethiopian serer aders, but had been in company with a woman who had turned her round to the tune. She denied that she had been in the habit of leaving her home, and going into the company of other men, or that she had ever been intoxicated. She was very ab stemious, and sometimes went without bear even for a week. She had been summoned to the police- court for using indecent language in the public streets, and fined 205., but it was to a woman the defendant had been keeping. He had several, ana she watched him to houses of ill-fame. She never called him a poor contented cuckold, but he had said something of that kind to her as he was going out of a night. It was a falsehood when she said the person she was with was Mrs. Long's son-in law, but she said it to prevent an outburst of th© defendant's temper, which was very irritable, not to screen herself for being out and in his company at two in the morning. The young man was a per fect stranger to her ; she had never seen him before, and thought no harm in his seeing her home. She had left the key of her lodging with the landlady in case her husband should return during her absence. She was a dressmaker, and worked hard for her children, and the reason she was out on the night in question was, that she went with Mrs. Catlin to make a purchase in the Westminster-road, They met this young man, her relative, and hearing some music and dancing at the Railway Arch Tavern, they went in and stopped till between one and two in the morning. Other evidence as to the assault having been given, Mr. Sleigh proceeded to address the jury, and said the prosecutrix had, by her course of conduct, both as a woman and a wife, been the very bane and curse of the existence of the defendant, who was admitted, even by her, to be a respectable, hard-working, frugal man, careful of his children and his home. She was continually absent from her home when she should have been in it, and he had been uncared for and meglected. This case was one of those which too frequently had been brought under the operation of the act relat ing to assaults upon women, through the malice, vindictiveness, and spite of some ill-conducted and revengeful wife, whose object was to humiliate, degrade, and even to incarcerate an honest, sober, and well meaning man, wbo would not submit to her treatment, and resorted to a blow, when all other means had failed, and exasperated to despe ration at the moment. This prosecution was solely an attempt to place the defendant at the mercy of a relentless woman. and the defendant, like a man, had scorned the offer made to him to plead guilty, and go out on his recognisance ; he had preferred to stake his character and liberty on the issue of the trial, confident that, under the circumstances, the manly good sense of an English jury would exonerate him from the charge made against him. The learned counsel proceeded to comment, with much severity, upon the conduct of the prosecutrix, in being absent from home in the company of a strange man in the streets at two in the morning, when she was aware that her husband had been sent into the country by his master, and the wilful and deliberate lie she told in saying, to excuse if she could, the wrong she had done, that that young man was the son•in-law of Mrs. Long. What did the defendant do ? He did not knock them down there and then, but went and asked Mrs. Long if that was her son-in-law, and when he found he was not, what could he do but suspect, finding a strange man walking towards his lodgings at two in the morn ing from a dancing place, when she must have supposed her husband was not in London. The de :fndant was wandering the streets to look for her, on getting home, he found she was out, he finds her 7, ith this man, whom s h e p a l ms o ff as the son-in-law of L l'er friend, and under the circum stances what he did wb:s but the natural impulse of a generous nature, he knoe,l' cd the imposter down , who ran off, leaving his hat beth._nd him. Why was that young man not here to day r Taunted and ht. have irritated by this young woman he n. 5 struck her, but she had told a highly colours_ 11 ard . ) exaggerated story, and her evidence was no_t. believing. 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On Thursday last the depu tation, in accordance with A vote of the vestry, waited upon the bishop at London house in reference to the objectionable services still carried on in the parish church. At London house the deputation met Mr. Thompoon and Mr. Dowsett, the churchwardens of the parish. The bishop had his attention called to the several objections to the service stated in a resolution for warded to him by the vestry, having particular reference to the choristers, the adornment of the altar, &c. Having heard what the deputation had to say with regard to the improbability . of peace being permanently established in the parish while the objectionable services continued, his lordship intimated that he was not in a conditio:t then to pledge himself to any course of procecking, butt that he would write immediately to the Rev. Bryan. King,.the rector of the parish, who was abroati, and communicate to him the substance of what had taken place. The bishop added that he deeilly regretted that the hopes entertained of peace being restored in the parish when he placed there Mr. Hansard, a gentleman for whom he had great re , - spect, and in whom he had every confidence, should have been disappointed. He regretted that Mr. Hansard had not succeeded in restoring the peace which formerly existed, and putting an end to the disturbances. His lordship then said he should make his own views known to Mr. Sing, and appointed the churchwardens and others to attend him again that (Thursday) evening at five o'clock, when he would state what course he would advise !or adoption. The deputation had gone to Lo.ndon house, but at that time (half-past six o'clock) had not returned. At a subsequent period of the trt en ing Mr. Churchwarden Thompson hurried in a.nd took his seat beside the chairman. He mereiy stated, in reply to questions, that he had seen th 0 bishop and was quite satisfied with the interview.. It has been ascertained from another quarter, quite independent of the parish authorities, that Mr. King has courteouNly surrendered his peculiar views, and that henceforth there are not likely to be any more dissensions in this unfortunate parish. COUNTRY 111.4' REBT S. . BIRMINGHAM —N 9Y. 22. large supply . English oh.l and new w heat must be noted, A fair business was done in wh eat to-day, with a very at is to •s under late rates; foreign and damp sorts were also cheaper to sell. Barley vos a slow sale, and fully 2a lower. Peas is cheaper - . Oats Js lower. Beans sold at it to 2s under late prices. MANCHESTER—N.Ov, 22. There was a thin attendance to-day. ~larket still quiet. New and old English wheats sold at barel,,v late rates, and foreign ld to 2d lower. Inferior sorts unsaileable. Flour inactive. Oats and oatmeal cheaper in price.. Indian corn and beans at former quotations. MELTON MOWBRAY—Nov. 21. There was a very good show of wheat to-day, which sold at about late rates for all good sorts, with a tolerable trade. Inferior sorts a dull sale. Beans and oats a moderate show, and our quotations sustained Prices :—White wheat, 644 Od to 68s Od ; red, 60s Od to 63s per 36 stone ; barley is fair supply, at 36s to 42s for malting, and 32s to 348 per qr. for grinding ; oats, 298 to 38s Od per 24 stone ; beans, 50s to 56s for old ; new, 50s per 38 st. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Nov. 21. Wheat on the top 2s Od down average 4s 6d down. Barley on the top is Od down .average Os 9d down. Oats on the top 2s Od down. average Os 9d down. Beans on the top is 6d up average 38 3d down. _ . Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... New wheat -12i‘hs Barley 1 18 0 0-12 the Oats 1 7 7 2-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .1211 qrs Sold 552 qrs Barley. ... .. ..3661 qrs Sold 2885 qrs Oats .1938 qrs Sold 1123 qrs Beans 37 qrs Sold 22 qrs CORK—No-v. 21. The following were the quotations this morning :_kited wheat, 27s Od to 32s 01; white, 28s Od to 32s 6d; barley lOs Od to 19s 6d ; oats, 12s Od to 16s 6d. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 21. There was a full supply of fat beasts to-day, and the de numd was good, most Of the animals being disposed of. The supply of fat sheep was gather better, and they were well disposed of. Fat and store calves were a heavy sale. Pigs scarce, but the demand good. Beet ' 6d to 61d Veal 7d to 714 Mutton ... 6d to 7d ' Pork . Gd to 6FI Lamb —d to —d Rough li;t, 5s Gd per stone. Hides, 31d to 40 ; calf skins, Mto 6d. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. . • .. Nov. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds Dec. 5. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Nov. —. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Nov. 22. Canada, &c. (via Galway) Nov. 18. Cape of Good Hope, &c. Dec. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Nov. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Nev. 18. 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Shorland, Dr. Andrew Ure a ()M N p 3, 6 eF , 1 4 1.11. 18 . s . e, NtDv invalidsre H fln a di .et avoid y t , h D e sae r.t f Nh v s e t uf r ze r a e e m r fr dangers of spu rious and injurious imitations, offered under a variety of false pretences. Neva s imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery under a pena l ty of £5,000 aga i nst Alfred Hooper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for A rabica Food and that Du Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly false. t it e; t s e btsd m eyi rbi p ns. B t laaaliirril Barry Du others. e o Dli s i2 i tu t l b i imposition carriage Barry r i2p i rs n aay. No canister is genuine Without the name Barry Du Barry e and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper. 021eSfx2ship:b9eP. Post-011 a c t; t n e . o o2 P dir K i2 : 4 B . ed4l:si order s . h . t canisters audans..r no4 t o. ionct 40s. The 77,e receipt g e; a k e one n 2e f ci4 d r e th c a e i Re gent-street, Landon; Fortnum Mason, and Co.; Abbir,, 60, Grac echurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63 and 150, Oa bard-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopegate street ; B a tt y, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Ph i l li ps an d C o, t r ??'" de alers ; Petty, Wood, and Co., King William-street Ity ; at 127, High Holborn ; and all grocers, BIRTHS. ---On the 16th inst., at Brunton, near Hexhatn t th e Lady Mary Crosse, of a daughter. CIJItZO N.—On 13th inst., at Parham-park, Sussex, the , Hon. Mrs. Curzon, of a daughter. HARGREAVES.—On the 21st inst., at Dover, the wife of Thomas Hargreaves, Esq., of Arborfield Hall, Berks, of a daughter. llAy.—On the 20th inst., at The Cottage, Sudbury, Derby shire, Mrs. Hay, of Whiterigg, of a son, stillborn. MARRIAGES. LANGSTON—BRUERE.—On the 22d inst., Richard Stewar Langston, Esq., eldest son of Capt. Langston, late of the Bengal Army, to Charlotte Neale, youngest daughter of the late James Bruere, Esq., of Bedfont, in the county of Middlesex. LIDDELL—CnomrToN.—On the 21st inst., at Carlton, near Selby, George W. M. Liddell, Esq. of Sutton House, in llolderness, Yorkshire, to Georgians" daughter of the Rev. G. S. Crompton, incumbent of the former place. DEATHS. BAYLY.—On the 20th inst., suddenly, John Jasper Leigh Bayiy, Esq., of Alderlay, Gloucestershire, aged 58. BAHR.—On the 20th inst., at Liverpool, Charles Lewis Bahr, Esq., aged 74. CoLts.—On the 20th inst., at Weston-super-Mare, James Coles, Esq., F.R.C.S., aged 57. CouLsON.—On the 21st inst., Walter Coulson, Esq., Q.C., and Bencher of Gray's-inn, aged 66. GRANGE. —On the 18tn inst., at Bruges, Belgium, James el 4t B h l inst., at th e M anor House, Grange, Esq., late Senior C lerk of her Majesty's 'fres- MAsurntyl;ATT. Whitehall, h aged Map perton, Walter Marryat, infant son of Lieut.-Colonel G. Marryat. LoNDoN : Printed and PublisioA by NIT.J RD° YO (TN , of No. 112, Strand, Printor, at The Sun Ailce, rj,,. 112, Shroud. in the Precinct. of eno Savoy, in the aunt . of Kiddlooesi. , Fridah November 23, 1860. M ' promot With a Off 'rHI -I - ST, Saturda be obtaii cipal Li Area, 28. Saturday Sixpence THE Hating i of hi s Clei