The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-29 00:00:00

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. Yesterday the anniversary meeting was held at the society's room, in Burlington House, the Earl de Grey and Ripon presiding. Amongst the mem bers present were the Earl of Sheffield, Lord Ash burton, Sir R. Murchison, Sir George Back, Sir E. Belcher, Sir J. Lo g i n , Si r F. L. M'Clintock, Colonel Sykes, Captain Sherard Osborn, Captain Collinson, Colonel Schaffner; Captain Allen Young, Mr. Whiteside, M.P., Mr. Roebuck, M.P., &c. The report of the council for the past year was read, and upon the motion of Lord Ashburton, se conded by the Right Hon. H. M. M'Kenzie, was unanimously adopted. PRESENTATION OF THE MEDALS TO LADY FRANK LIN, AND SIR F. L. M'CLINTOCK. The PRESIDENT said—Desirous of commemora ting in an especial manner the Arctic researches of our associate, the late Sir John Franklin, and of testifying to the fact that his expedition was the first to discover a north-west passage, the council of the Royal Geographical Society has awarded the founder's gold medal to his widow, Lady Franklin —(cheers)—in token of their admiration of her noble and self-sacrificing perseverance in sending out at her own cost several searching expeditions, until, at length, the fate of her husband has been finally ascertained. (Hear, hear.) The council has further adjudicated the council's gold medal to Captain Sir F. L. M'Clintock, R.N.—(cheers)--for the consummate skill and unflinching fortitude with -which, in the Fox yacht, he and his gallant corn- panions have not only enlarged our acquaintance with Arctic geography, but have also brought to light the precious " Record" which has revealed to us the voyage and final abandonment of the Erebus and Terror. (Cheers.) In making these awards, it is but right to call attention to some of the lead ing facts connected with this subject. Having already taken part in two of Nelson's glorious victories, and in other battles of the old war, Sir John Franklin began his Arctic explorations in the year 1818 to 1822, and subsequently by his re searches in 1825 to 1827 he had already acquired a renown second only to that of Parry. (Hear, hear.) Aspiring, however, to the supreme object of his am bition, the discovery of a north-west passage, he again left our shores in 1845 to accomplish that great mission. In ascertaining the date and place of the death of Franklin, Captain M'Clintock has also effected several important geographical dis coveries. Lands and seas which had hitherto been entirely unknown to geography were, by his energy tied ability laid open. (Hear.) Owing thus to the devotion of Lady Franklin, and the skill of Captain M'Clintock, it is now demonstrated that the Erebus and Terror ascended Wellington Channel to 77 deg. of north latitude, that the two ships were navigated round Cornwallis land.which was thus proven to be an island, and that finally, steering from Beechy Island to the south-west, they were on the 12th of Septe m b er , 1816, b ese t i n the ice, in which they wintered, in latitude north 75 deg.. min., and long. west 98 deg. 23 min., having reached a position never before or since at tained by any other ship. (Hear, hear.) Having by this great feat rendered his name illustrious, the council deem it an act of j us ti ce th a t .just as Iloss, Back, Simpson, Rae, Inglefleld, MeClure, Kane, and Collinson, have each been rewarded by a medal of this clay for their distinguished Arctic researches so the list of such worthies cannot be more appropri ately enriched than by offering the patron's medal of the year to the of the deeds of Franklin. (Hear, hear.) In so doing the council have indeed a peculiar satisfaction in awarding this medal to the relict of the great navigator, in admiration of the single-minded and undaunted energy which have animated her endeavours, and which have fermi natedin clearly ascertaining that in sacrificing their lives Franklin and his brave companions died in solvieg the long-sought geographical problem. The council, therefore hope that Lady Franklin will consider the gold medal now awarded to her not only as the merited recompense of her husband's discoveries, but will also accept it as a testi mony of the admiration entertained by British geographers for her who has devoted 12 years of her life to the glorious object in accomplishing which she has sacrificed so large a portion of her worldy means. (Hear, hear.) Bat all the devotion of Lady Franklin and the efforts of the British na• t ion might well have failed in unravelling the fate of the Erebus and Terror had not such a com mander been selected for the Fox as Capt. M'Clin tock. Inured by previous explorations to the risks and dangers of Arctic life, this brave officer has so modestly and clearly told his stirring tale, of how in a yacht of 170 tons Imrthen he successfully worried out his great mission, that he has already enli,ted the sympathies of Europe and America. (Hear, hear.) lie has also imperishably chronicled in the exploits of the expedition the names of his worthy associates, Hobson, Young, and Walker, in a work that will doubtless endure as long as men shall continue to revere the deeds of persevering and skilful explorers. Of the events of this narra tive, there is no one which has drawn forth more commendation than the calm resolve with which the gallant commander, after having been driven back 1,200 miles in the pack, and carried out into the Atlantic, returned to combat with the obstacles of frozen seas, and nothing disheartened, steered back his little yacht once more into Baffin's Bay. Mark ing the judgment and sagacity he showed through out the whole of an expedition which terminated in making known the extent of the discoveries of Franklin, as well as the place and date of his death, and the almost certain fele of those gallant com panions —Crozier, Fitgjaines, and others—who sur• vived him—the council have the satisfaction of re cording that the commander and officers of the Fox have also added vastly to geographical know ledge. (Hear, hear.) In proving that Bellot Strait is navigable they have demonstrated that its southern shore really constitutes the most northern promontory of North America, in rounding which, and in. sledging along the western shores of Boothia, M'Clintock has given us reason to be lieve that in some favourable season the pas sage even by a ship may possibly be effected from Baffin's Bay into the long and tortuous channel which Capt. Collinson so recently navi gated. Again, while the resources of Lieutenant, now Commander Hobson, not only delineated for the first time the western shores of King William's Island, but were signalised by the detection of the precious "Record" of the discoveries and last days of Franklin, with many relics, the indefatigable , journals of the gallant and generous volunteer, Capt. Allen Young—(cheers)—have not only deter mined the outline of a large portion of Prince of Wales's Island, hitherto entirely unvisited, but have gone to satisfy geographers that the ice-choked channel, to which, the name of M'Clintock has been attached, rarely if ever offers a free passage for ships. (Cheers.) For these successful results, ob tained with very slender means and under the severest trials, the patrons' medal is bestowed on the leader of this last expedition, whose services have already received the warmest approbation of his Sovereign and his country, and who will doubt less rejoice in knowing that he is on this occasion the recipient of the same honour as that which is adjudged to the noble-minded widow of Franklin. (Cheers.) Turning to Sir R. Murchison, the pre sident continued—l have sincere pleasure in en trusting to you, Sir Roderick Murchison, this letter to Lady Franklin, with the founder's gold medal, which the council have awarded to her as proof of the deep appreciation felt by the Royal Geogra phical Society for the services rendered to science by her late gallant husband, and also as a token of respect and admiration for the devotedness with which she has pursued those inquiries which have resulted in clearing up the fate of the crews of the Erebus and Terror, and at the same time in making important additions to our geographical knowledge of the Arctic regions. Sir RODERICK MURCHISON replied—Connected as I have been with the Royal Geographical Society since its foundation, I can assure you, my lord, that no event relating to our body has given me greater satisfaction than the unanimous and hearty ac quiescence of the council in the proposal which I made to them to grant our founder's medal to Lady Franklin. (Cheers.) Having presided over the geographers 15 years ago, when my dear friend Franklin last left our shores, it naturally became me in the following years, when we began to be anxious about the fate of the Erebus and Terror, that I should advocate every search, both public and__ private, which might th row a li g h t on t h e voyage of these vessels, and I have thus had abun dant li ° Pliartunities of observing a n d t es ti ng t h e ster g qualiti n eof a woma n w h o h as proved herself to be worth?j the admiration of mankind. (Hear, hear.) Nothing daunted by failure after failure— through 12 long years of hope deferred did she persevere with a Bin a g r l e en t ess of purpose and a sin cere devotion which unparalleled— (hear, hear)—and now that herrulo y 7 e n u last expedition of the Fox, under the gallant M'Clintock, has realised the two great facts, that her and had traversed wide seas unknown to former navigators, and died in discovering a North-West Passage,then surely I be hailed the adjudication to her of this medal will by the nation as well as by this society as one of entitled. (Loud of the those many recompense) to which the illustrious Franklin is eminently cheers.) Lady Franklin's gratitude for this, the highest testimonial we can offer, is thus feelin g l y expressed in a letter to my se lf, th e only drawback to my reading of which is, that she dwells too much on my poor though zealous services:— " 5, Park-place, St. James's, May 24, 1860. "My dear Sir Roderick,—As you were the first to communicate the great honour that has been conferred upon me by the council of the Roy a l Geo graphical Society, and as I know you were also the first to make the suggestion which was kindly and THE SUN, LONDON; unanimously accepted by the council, I am sure you will do me the further favour of returning my heartfelt thanks to them. " To no one could I make this request more fitly, as it seems to me, and with more confi 'ence, than to the faithful friend of my dear husband and my self, who, during many long years, 1 as made the cause of the lost crews of the Erebui nd Terror his own, and to whose untiring and enli tened energy, exerted in behalf of our latest, and as it were dying effort, the little expedition of the Fox has been so conspicuously indebted. " In giving expression to my natural feelings on receiving this precious medal, you will feel assured that its chief value to me is the recognition by the most competent authorities which it testifies to, of the life-long services of my husband in the cause of geographical research, and especially of the crown ing discovery of the North-West Passage by him self and his companions, which cost them their lives. " In the contemplation of so just and so generous an act towards the dead, all personal considerations are well nigh absorbed, yet not so entirely but that I feel deeply the great and exceptional kindness of which I have myself become the object. Disclaim ing, as I must ever do, all merit for efforts which originated in the natural impulse of love and duty, and which never could have been successful with out the steadfast help of all those who upheld and served me so well, I shall not the less cherish with great pride as well as gratitude, the touching and distinguished proof so generously accorded to me of the approbation and sympathy of the Royal Geographical Society.—Believe me, dear Sir Roderick, sincerely and gratefully yours, " JANE FRANKLIN. " Sir Roderick Murchison, Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society, &c." Breathing as this letter does the fulness of a grate ful woman's heart, yet does it not give vent to all those feelings by which Lady Franklin is animated. Sh,e has, indeed, enjoined me to say that the honour conferred upon her is vastly enhanced by knowing that she only shares in that approbation of the Geographical Society which has been, and is so warmly bestowed upon Captain Sir Leopold M'Clintock and his gallant associates. (Hear.) Another most deeply-seated sentiment, however (as yet ungratified), is implanted in the breast of the widow of Franklin—a sentiment which was no sooner broached in the House of Commons by Sir Francis Baring than it met with general applause and elicited the commendation of the Prime Minister and of eloquent speakers on both sides —namely, that setting aside all pecuniary re imbursement to herself for that large expenditure of money which she could ill affo r d, s h e , h opes that the ✓ Parliament may be thus far generous as to reward the officers and crew of the Fox—(hear, hear)—and also provide for the erection of a monu ment to the memory of her husband and his com panions in a public place, on which shall be recorded that they died in being the first to discover a north west passage. (Loud and repeated cheers.) Let then our gift of this gold medal, solemnly and uua• nimously conferred by us on Lady Franklin for her devotion in her husband's cause, be followed up both by a suitable grant to the brave officers and crew of the Fox, and' by raising a monument to Franklin in Trafalgar-square—so that his earliest services under the immortal Nelson may be blended with the nation's recognition of his Arctic fame. (Hear.) To the honour of France, her long-lost and lamented navigator, La Peyrouse, has his monument and trophies in the Louvre. (Hear.) Let England then also evince her gratitude to Franklin and his companions by a durable public memorial in bronze, and thus show that, she not less truly honours those who die in so nobly serving their country. (Cheers.) The PRESIDENT—It affords me great gratifica tion, Capt. M'Clintock, to have to present to you the highest reward the Royal Geographical Society 1 1 can confer, viz., the Patron's or Victoria Gold Medal, in acknowledgment of the very great and valuable services you have performed services which are appreciated not only throughout this country, but I may say throughout all Europe and America. (Hear.) Sir F. L. M'CLINTOCK felt deeply grateful in receiving so high a mark of the estimation which the Royal Geographical Society places upon the services which he had been enabled to render to the cause of geographical science. At the same time, he could not forget the discoveries which had gained for him this distinguished honour had been made incidentally when following up a widely different purpose • and he regarded it as an addi tional proof of the liberality of the council that notwithstanding that circumstance they had awarded him so valuable a token of their approba tion. He was sure they would bear with him when he said the value of.the reward was in his mind largely enhanced by beimg conferred in conjunction with the marked and feeling tribute which had just been paid to the memory of that great Arctic discoverer. (Hear, hear.) This circumstance, to gether with the recognition which had been made cf the last services of the lamented Franklin and his devoted companions, was the most gratifying testimony that could be borne, and the richest re ward that could be conferred upon his own services On behalf of h s companions in the late expedition he might be permitted to observe that they would see the account of that day's proceedings with plea sure, because therein they would find an acknow ledgment of their services as well as a reward of his own. It had not been his fate to be employed directly or exele.sively in geographical discoveries, but in what had occurred to-day he true ed he might find an incentive to turn his future in that direction. (Hear, hear.) We lived in times of great changes, and it was impossible to say what might occur, but this he might be allowed to ob serve, that it would afford him great pleasure if the offer of his services could be accepted hereafter to explore new regions, and extend the boundaries of our knowledge in the Arctic Seas. (Cheers.) Sir R. MuitcmsoN—l omitted to express one feeling which animates Lady Franklin. There is no wish that she has more at heart than that par liament should properly reward the distinguished officers and gallant crew of the Fox, who had so nubly solved the problem of the fate of the Franklin expedition. (Cheers.) Several new members were then elected by ballot, and :resolutions of thanks to the president, the council, and other officers were voted, and after the transaction of some other routine business the meet ing separated. Lord Ashburton, it is understood, is to be the president for the ensuing year. SEVERE STO ROL On Sunday there was a heavy gale in the me tropolis, accompanied at intervals with rain, and some severe showers occurred during the night. Yesterday morning, between 4 and 5 o'clock, the rain fell heavily, and the temperature was rather that of January than May. There were snow and hail during the storm. Much injury has been done to the fruit trees. The river was so rough as to resemble the sea, and the steamboats reached their destinations with some difficulty. At Lam beth, Battersea, and other places on the Surrey side of the river, several houses were partially inun dated. Some houses were unroofed, and staks of chimneys were blown down. Many of the trees in the parks have been injured. Throughout Yorkshire a violent storm of wind, accompanied in some districts with rain, sleet, and snow, prevailed on Sunday night. The wind, which was from the north-west, was,' indeed, strong and squally on Saturday night and early on Sunday morning, but it subsided during the day, to be re newed, however; with greater vigour in the course of Sunday night. Much snow, as well as some sleet and rain, fell between 4 and 7 o'clock on Monday morning, during which the storm seemed to be at its greatest height. The power of the sun soon melted the snow and sleet ; but, according to the reports of persons who had come through the northern parts of the county, many portions of the ground were sprinkl e d over with snow at nearly midday yesterday. N ever, perhaps, was su c h a storm witnessed at Whitsuntide before. The da mage to vegetation, especially to fruit —,plums, cherries, apples, pears, &c.--is quite incalculable. Many trees have been torn up by the roots, and branches and leaves have been swept off others to an almost unprecedented extent. The thermome ter, in the shade, ranged from 49 deg. to 62 deg. on Saturday, from 42 deg. to 56 deg, on Sunday, and on Sunday night it fell as low as 32 deg., or even a little lower. The wind was high and squally yesterday up to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when this paragraph was written. The storm, as may be ex pected, sadly checked many pleasure excursions which had been planned to be taken at the Whit Monday holiday. A very violent gale of wind, with a heavy fall ol sleet and snow, broke on the Northumberland coast yesterday (Monday) morning about daybreak, and the wind continued to blow in strong gusts until about 9, when it moderated. The weather is ex tremely cold and wintry like, and to a large extent the open air Whitsuntide festivities are suspended. The sea is breaking rough and turbulent on the bar of the Tyne. Two vessels, the Fleur de Marie and the Dublin Lass, were driven on to the Herd Sand by the violence of the gale yesterday morning; the Dublin Lass was got off with the assistance of several powerful steamers. The other vessel re mained. On Monday morning, at 6 o'clock, a beautiful day was in prospect for the many excursionists and the d sk en resit holid ay part i es at Scarborough. Suddenly y became overcast, rain began to fall, and with singular and alarming suddenness a fearful tempest raged over the whole district. Between eight and nine o'clock the passage of the streets' was dangerous, from the falling roofs and chimneys of the houses. In Globe-street, Mr. David Parkin son, hairdresser, was killed in his house by the fall of an adjoining stack of chimneys. While seated at breakfast with his wife they felt the rocking of the premises, whereupon Mr. Parkinson proceeded upstairs, apprehensive for the safety of his children, who were yet in bed. He had but reached the staircase when the chimneys of the next house fell with a fearful crash through the roof of his house, the accumulated wreck breaking through the upper floor, and partially through the next floor. A party of workmen passing at the time (it being their breakfast hour) rushed in and commenced a search for the inmates. Mrs. Parkinson and the children providentially escaped; but the unfortunate man was found buried in the staircase, among the fallen rubbish, and quite dead. He was pressed closely to the wall, and his head was literally smashed, the skin being torn from the bone from the eyebrows upwards, presenting a ghastly spectacle. Several narrow escapes at sea, from pleasure-boats near the harbour, occurred during the outbreak of the gale. So sudden and violent was the tempest that it was impossible for them to reach the harbour, although only a few yards away. The wind blew from the north, and a party of four young gentlemen were cast upon the rocks a mile to the south of the town ; and it was only by the exertions of one of the party, a nephew of Dr. Robertson, who was an expert swim mer, that the rest were saved. Every street in the town is strewed with materials and rubbish. Two new houses were entirely blown down on the esplanade, and on the north side scarcely a window has been left to many of the most exposed houses. The peculiarity of the storm is the exceeding sud denness with which it broke out into full violence. In an hour and a half a fine tranquil morning had given place to one of the most violent and devasta ting storms with which the town and neighbour hood were ever visited. Fruit and flower gardens have severely suffered, and in many parts they will not recover this season. It blew very hard from the westward at Ply mouth on Sunday afternoon, and at half-past eight o'clock the Netherlands screw steam-frigate Zee land, 51, Capt. H. Wipff, parted her chain in Ply mouth Sound, when a second anchor was let go, by , which she held on. Yesterday morning a Govern ' ment tug went down from Devonport with the in tention of removing the Zeeland further to the westward, but she had not sufficient power for the purpose. The frigate drifted to leeward, and coming in contact with Messrs. Money Wigram's passenger ship Suffolk, the jibbooms of both were carried away. When the wind declines a second tug will most likely be sent down, and the Zeeland will then be removed about half a mile to the west ward. It was intended that the Suffolk should leave for Melbourne yesterday; she will, however, be detained 24 hours to make good defects. It blew a hard gale at Portsmouth from W.N.W., and all communication, except by signal, between the shipping at Spithead and the shore was in con sequence entirely suspended. The:men-of-war at Spithead sent down topgallant yards, and pointed lower and topsail yards to the wind. Barometer at 9 a.m., 29.66 ; at 5 p.m., 29 SO. One of the most severe gales ever witnessed in Liverpool visited that port on Sunday night, and continued with unabated violence during yester day. It began to blow fresh on Saturday after noon, and gradually increased until it had reached a perfect hurricane, accompanied 'with hail and sleet. The damage to the shipping in Liverpool has been very great. The traffic between the two sides of the river was maintained only with consi derable difficulty, and many of the vessels anchored in the river sustained considerable damage, as the wind, blowing from the north-west, had a clear and unchecked sweep into the port. The following is a list of the casualties which had occurred up to the time when our parcel was despatched. The Rock away, for New York, carried away part of her quarter by collision with the north stage. A ship, supposed to be the Emily Gardner, grounded at Garston-point ; and another, name unknown, near Eastham. The J. M. Wood, from New Orleans, fouled the Waterloo dock wall, and sustained con siderable damage. The West Point, from New Or leans, drove against the Victoria wall, broke the crane there, and was herself much damaged. '1 he schooner Elise, from Bordeaux, dragged and fouled the south lauding -stage, and was damaged. The I. L. Hall, from St. John's, New Brunswick, drove against the Prince's Pier, and got into the Basin for safety, slightly damaged. The Young Sam, from Boston, slipped from her moorings, fouled the south landing-stage, and damaged herself and the stage. The ship Adelaide, from New York, came • into collision with the bark Seaflower, for Africa. The latter sank immediately afterwards, and the former ran on the Sloyne, after grinding on the wreck and fouling the :schooner Rose, which had both her masts carried away. The gale still con tinues, and as the river is very full of shipping, it is feared more damage will be done. L'AS T LYDIA COAL comr.ixr. .. At the ordinary general meeting of the proprie tors, held at the London Tavern yesterday, Mr. Haymen in the chair, the report of the directors was presented. It stated—" That as the Govern ment contract extends over two years, it is advis able to consider the workings of the period embraced in the last and present balance-sheets together. The amount written off to revenue from preliminary expanses and from general expenses of previous 3 ears, upwards of £6,000 must be added t the net balance on revenue for the two years—this will show for the period a working profit of £12,400, or over 7 per cent. per annum ; this amount has been absorbed by the payment of the last dividend of 7 per cent., and the large sums written off the preli minary expenses. The directors take the opportu nity of annexing a report from Mr. C. S. Staig (formerly of the East Indian Railway), the super intendent at the collieries, on the nature, extent, and workings of the company's property under his charge, together with a chart, showing their respective positions in the district, as well as the course the extension lines of the railway now under construction by the East India Rail way Company, will take through the com pany's lands. It appears that by both these lines the shareholders will be largely benefited. The Barakar extension puts the valuable mines at Neegeah in railway communication with Cal cutta, while the Singarun branch does the same for all the pits between Gopecnauthpore and Toposi. These lines, it is confidently believed by the agent, will be finished within 12 months. By one of the statements it appears that the average rate of cart hire for conveyance of coals from the mines in the Singarun Valley to the railway terminus is 7 pie per maund, or equal in sterling to 2s. per ton ; this heavy tax on profits will shortly cease, but this is not the greatest advantage that will be derived from these branch railways, inasmuch as the supply of carts is limited, and unequal to the requirements of the company. A contract has been entered into between the company and the East Indian Railway Company for two years, for a supply of coals in Calcutta and at the various stations on the Ganges to Allahabad, to the steamers of the railway com pany, which came into full operation on Ist January last. In October last the directors purchased and despatched to Calcutta a 12-horse power portable steam-engine, with winding and pumping gear com plete, which is now in course of erection, The direc tors have taken possession of the property " Pur asia," and both the agent of the company and the superintendent at the mines confidently state that they will immediately be able to more than double the quantity of coals raised. The directors intend to declare all shares forfeited on which the last call shall not have been paid by the 31st July next. The directors have resolved on recommending to the shareholders that the number of shares requi site for the qualification of a director shall be 100 instead of 25 as at present. The directors expect a large increase in the working expanses, owing to recent accession to the property, thus creating a necessity for additional working capital, and they have resolved on asking authority to offer rateably to such shareholders as may be willing to take them the forfeited shares of the company, on payment of £5 per share." The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the re port, and said that the difficulties with which the company had had to contend might be said to be at an end, and the recent purchases which the direc tors hadbeen authorised to make would enable them greatly to increase the quantity of coal brought to market. During the last fortnight of the work ings Boyle,th the railings th(ir h a a g d e i n n t c , r e h a a s d e cent.d wri tte wri t ten per v cent. o; thisand country, stating that he would shortly be able t o get from th e E as t I ndian Railway as many as 18 trucks, which was more than double the number he was now working with. (Hear, hea r .) H e (the Chairman) thought the affairs of the company had now arrived at the turning point, and it was only necessary for the directors and shareholders to act in harmony together in order to bring the _un dertaking to a successful issue. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion he moved the adoption of the report. A discussion ensued, in which some dissatisfac tion was expressed at the non-declaration of a di vidend, but after explanations from the chairman and Mr. Hume (one of the directors), the report , was adopted with four dissentients. After the transaction of some routine business the directors postponed their intended resolution for raising further capital by issuing at £5 the £lO shares which are to be forfeited for nonpay ment of calls. The question will be discussed im mediately after the forfeiture of the shares at the meeting which the directors intend holding for j,, c that purpose an th e 31st lust, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1860. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—May 28. (Before Mr. Whateley, Q.C.) The Court resumed its sittings this morning, and proceeded with the criminal business, - Augusta Horton, 31, and Ann Williams, 30, were indicted for stealing a purse containing the sum of £5 Os. 10d. from the person of John Davis. Mr. Ernest Jones was counsel for the prosecu tion ; Mr. Ribton defended the prisoners. The prisoners accosted the prosecutor, a butcher, living at 2, Maze-mews, Jermyn-street, in the Green Park, and during a rapid conversation adroitly picked his pocket of his purse. He took the purse from Williams's hand ; it was open, and the money gone, and he gave them both into the custody of the policeman on duty. The jury found both prisoners guilty ; and Mrs. Haine, female officer of the Westminster Prison, proved a former conviction, and a sentence of ten years' transportation against Williams, who had been convicted previously to that, and put in a list of eight summary convictions against Horton. The learned Judge sentenced Williams to five years' penal servitude, and Horton to two years' hard labour. Thomas Hooper, 30, carman, and Edward Pur cell, 23, were indicted for stealing 18 oranges, the property of the Midland Counties Railway Com pany, their masters. They surrendered in Court. Mr. Staveley Hill was for the prosecution, Mr. Ribton defended Hooper, and Mr. Ernest Jones was counsel for Purcell. This was a prosecution instituted by the direc tors of the Midland Railway Company against two of their servants, and the case sought to be made out was that the prisoners had broken the bulk of a chest of oranges on the way from the Castle and Falcon, Aldersgate-street, to the goods depot of the Midland Railway, at King's-crossrand taken out about 131bs. The prisoner Hooper was the driver of the van in which the chests were, and Purcell was what is termed " the dog,"—that is, one who sits behind, on the tail-hoard, to watch that nothing falls off, or is taken off. The oranges, which were consigned from Bullock, of London, to Russell, of Leicester, weighed, when sent out from the Castle and Falcon, 5 cwt. 3 qrs. and 16 lb. ; when they were weighed at King's cross, they were 131 b. short of that, and some loose oranges were found in a van which the prisoners were about to take from the station. Upon Pur cell they found two oranges, which he admitted having taken, and Hooper had eaten one; informa tion having been given to the officers, the prisoners were charged with having broken the chest, and taking the oranges therefrom. It was urged that the directors had no other feel ing in the matter than that of protecting property entrusted to their care as carriers, and to cast sus picion from those servants who were honest, who it might have been supposed were concerned in these petty depredations, and they had no alternative, under these considerations, but to prosecute. The learned counsel fur the defence, on behalf of their respective clients, said in effect that this pro secution, if successful, would ruin the whole pros pects in life of two honest, hard-working men, who had hitherto borne irreproachable characters (Hooper had been in one situation 11 years in the, Eastern Counties) for what amounted in fact to no more than this, that a package of oranges having got open by accident in transit, some of the oranges got loose, they picked one or two up to eat them without the slightest idea that what they were doing was t . ) be attempted to be construed into an act of felony. A witness named Longlcy, who rode in the van all the way from the Castle and Falcon, to King's cross, with the prisoners on the journey in question, deposed that neither Hooper nor Purcell attempted to touch an orange chest at all; if they had he must have seen them. The learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the jury at once acquitted both the prisoners. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 28. MANSION-HOUSE.—Thomas Hayward, a re spectable-looking young man, was brought before the Lord Nlayor, charged by Mongen, one of the detective constables o f the city of London, under the following circumstances : The officer stated that on Saturday evening he went into a public-house, in Fenehurch-street, where he saw the defendant, who immediately be gan to abuse him, and threatened to serve him out, and to " do" for him. He told him to be quiet, and not interfere with him, but he persisted, and con tinued annoying him, and at length he said, " I have got stolen property about me now, and you dare not interfere with me." - Witness observed that he had a parcel under his arm, and he asked the defendant what it contained, and he said it was the stolen property he referred to, and upon that he took him into custody. The Lord Mayor—You took him, I suppose, upon his own confession that he had stolen property in his possession ? The Officer—Exactly, my lord. (A laugh.) The Lord Mayor—Do you know anything about the prisoner ? The Officer—l do not know anything against him, my lord. I believe he was formerly a merchant's clerk, The parcel that was upon him only contained a few pounds of rice, and I believe it was merely a sample, an 4 that it had been given to him by some person connected with a firm in Mincing-lane, who had authority to do so. The Lord Mayor—Has he been locked up since Saturday night ? The Officer—Yes, my lord. The Lord Mayor—Well, prisoner, how was it you made such an ass of yourself as you„appear to have done ? • Prisoner—l did not tell the officer that I had stolen property about me. All that I said was that I had a parcel. The Lord Mayor—Well, I think you have been sufficiently punished. Go about your business, and do not make such a fool of yourself again. The prisoner, who looked very sheepish, was then discharged from custody. Eliza Smith, a rather good-looking married woman, was charged with tmlaw fully attempting to destroy herself. William Barnard, a City police-constable, deposed that he was on duty on London-bridge on Saturday night, about a quarter to twelve o'clock, when he saw the defendant wandering about in a very wretched state, and she appeared desirous to go down the steps to the river, but he prevented her from doing so, and tried to induce her to go away. She refused, and told him that she intended to de stroy herself, and upon this he took her into custody. The Lord Mayor—Have yon made any inquiries aboUt the prisoner? The Officer—T have, my lord, and have ascer tained that she is the wife of a respectable labour ing man, and they have five children. The Lord Mayor—Well, prisoner, what answer have you to make to this serious charge of intend ing to destroy your own life ? Prisoner—l was driven to it by the wretched life I live with my husband. He is always abusing me, and making use of bad language, and I could not stand it any longer and resolved to make away with myself, and should have done so if the policeman had not interfered. The Lord Mayor—ls the husband present ? A decent-looking man stood forward, and said that he was th e prisoner's husband. The Lord Mayor—Well, you hear what she says. What answer have you to make to her statement ? The Husband—My lord, there is no truth at all in it. I earn sometimes as much as £2 or £3 a week, and I give it all to her, but she has such a violent temper that it is impossible to have any peace with her. The Lord Mayor--How do you account for her acting in this manner ? The Husband—l cannot account for it, my lord. I do not think she really meant to destroy herself, but her passion and bad temper got the better of her, and she did not know what she was about. The Lord Mayor—l supposed you are willing to shake hands with her, and take her home and take care of her ? The Husband—Certainly, my lord, I had no idea she was going to act in such a way as she has. We had made an arrangement to go to the Crystal Palace to-day and have a holiday, when she picked a quarrel with me and rushed out, and I heard no more of her until I found she was in custody. The Lord Mayor to the Prisoner—Well, woman, your vile temper seems to have placed you in your present position, but as your husband appears wil ling to forgive you, I shall not punish you, but I hope it will be a warning toyou in future. The husband and wife then le ft the court together. GUILDHALL.—DanieI Williams was charged with assaulting one of the " volunteers" connected with the Queen's printing-office. Henry Cocking said he had been to drill on Sa turday evening last, at Bridewell, and after deposit ing his rifle in the armoury, he adjourned with a friend to a public house in Bridge-street, Black friars, to have a glass of ale and on leaving he asked the prisoner—who, with several females, was ob structing the footpath—to move and allow him to pass, whereupon the prisoner called him a -- rifleman, and asked him " who shot the dog"— (laughter) —and refused to stir. Witness immedi ately pushed past him, and the next instant received a violent blow on the nose from the prisoner, who was evidently in liquor. The prisoner denied the charge of assault, and said the female was in court whose husband struck the "volunteer" for insulting the females. Alderman Finnic said it vfaz 1 Tcry unprovoked assault, and fined the prisoner ss. for and 2s. 6d_ for assault, Mr. Joseph Vaphofski, a tailor, of 39, Fetter-lane was summoned for unlawfully assaulting a girl 15 years of age. Frances Knights said she had been nearly eight months in the defendant's service, and she com plained that he was, to use her own expression, "a very great blackguard." She then described that on various occasions he had unfastened his clothes and exposed himself to her, and urged her to allow him to have improper intercourse with her, at the same time holding out inducements to obtain her com pliance. The last time he did so was on the Sun day before last, and the previous occasion was a fortnight before that, his wife being confined on the following night. Witness said he had made use of the most " undecent" talk, and put his arm round her waist, and said as he could not make use of his wife for four weeks he must make use ofsome one, and if she would let him do what he wanted he would take her out for a holiday and pay all ex penses. This all took place in the room adjoining the one in which his wife was lying, the two rooms being separated only by folding doors. She did not give any alarm, but she told her mother of it, but she did not tell her all that happened. She told her sister. Her mother thought it was only an ex cuse to leave her place, and told her not to mind it unless it occurred again. She told her mother seve ral times of similar occurrences. She was to have left her situation on the following day, having given notice to that effect. His wife used to go out early every Sunday Morning, and it was while she was out that he wanted her to go into his bed, as he was not a very early riser. The mother of complainant said her daughter told her of defendant's conduct four or five months ago, but she did not believe it, and told her to go about her business, and not come home with such paltry excuses. She was to have stayed another week, but she declared that, if her mother would not take her away, she would run away from her situation and her home too. The defendant and his wife, when the mother went to complain, repre sented the girl as a thief and a liar. The defendant, who is a foreigner, denied the charge in tote, and called as witness a respectable married woman, who worked for him. She said the defendant had never been guilty of the slightest impropriety towards her, although she had been left alone with him at work in the same room many times. On the night that defendant's wife was con fined the complainant told witness that Mr. and Mrs. Varshofski were very nice people, and she liked her situation so well that she hoped she should stay there a long time. This was on the night after, as the complainant alleged, the defendant behaved towards her as she had described. being drunk, Alderman Finnis, after expressing surprise and disgust that a mother should allow her 'daughter to remain under the same roof with a man four or five months after receiving such a complaint, said he had listened very attentively to the evi dence, and had noticed the manner in which it was given, and had come to the conclusion that he could not credit the girl's story. It was most im probable that the conduct complained of should have taken place within hearing of the defendant's wife, and without any alarm being given, if, as was alleged, it was so much against the complain ant's will as to induce her to leave her .situation. If there had been any truth in the girl's complaints, he should have thought a mother's first care, if she believed them, would have been to remove her from such contaminating influences. He, therefore, dis missed the summons, and recommended the defen dant not to let this lesson be lost upon him, but to be exceedingly circumspect in his conduct to all the females in his house, so as not to give the slightest ground for the repetition of such a charge. M ARYLE B ONE. -- MURDEROUS ASSAULT.— Maria Briscoe, a tall and middle-aged woman, was brought before Mr Seeker charged with assaulting and inflicting a serious wound upon the head of George Bruce, barman at the Marquis of Anglesey, Devonshire-street, Lisson -grove. The complainant stated that about a quarter to eleven o'clock the evening before the prisoner, who was in the company of three men, entered the house when one of the men 'asked for half-a-pint of gin, with which he was served. After it was drunk a pot of porter was asked for, upon giving which he was told that it was near the time of closing. The man said he would not go until he thought proper. He took the pot away, and being followed by him (complainant) gave the pot to the prisoner. While he was in altercation with him the prisoner came behind him and gave a violent blow with the pot on the back of his head, which caused the blood to flow freely. (Complainant had a patch of adhesive plaster on the wound, and the collar of his shirt was saturated with blood. Mr, Chas. Pinningar, the landlord of the house, corroborated the evidence. He said that he saw the prisoner take the pot from the man and strike the head of the barman with it. It was a frightful wound. His orders were to see that his house should be closed before eleven o'clock. _ _ Mr. Seeker ob. , 2erved it was a most serious charge, as erisypclas might come on. Ile should remand her for a week. The prisoner was remanded for a week. VIOLENT ASSAULT WITH A POKER.— Charles Delmore, residing in John's-place, Commercial-road Eat, and Charles Long, were charged under the following circumstances : Mr. Bice appeared for the prisoners. The evidence went to show that on the previous evening House and Martin, detectives of the D division, were in pursuit of a prisoner who entered the house 16, Charles-street, Lisson-grove. They went up into the first floor, where they thought their prisoner had entered. When they were in the room Belmore observed, "We want no - preachers here." House said, "We are not preachers. lam a policeman," and asked him if a young man had not come in, to which no reply was given. He was, however, immediately attacked by Long with a poker, which broke his hat. He was also further attacked by several other persons who were in the room, and during the melee his shirt was torn to pieces. House produced his hat and shirt, the former of which was doubled up, and the latter was nearly torn to shreds. Long was fined 10s., and the other prisoner was discharged. LAMBETH. CASE OF STABBING.—Jod Holland, a determined looking young rascal of 16 years of age, was brought up on a warrant charging him with using a knife and stabbing James Sayers, a potboy at the Montpelier Ta vern , near the WaYworth-gate. The complainant deposed that the prisoner had been in the habit of hanging about the front of his master's house, and helping hi mse lf t o b eer b roug h t from the bar by children, and, in fact, was a perfect nuisance and terror to the inhabitants. On Thurs day evening he took his station in front of the house, and " knowing his usual game, " he re quested him t o b e o ff ; h e refused to do so, and commenced a volley of the most abusive language, upon which he caught him by the collar and shook him, but not so as to hurt him. The prisoner struggled hard, and struck at him several times in a determined manner, but he thought nothing of i 4 and was about to go away with his beer, when he discovered that he was wounded in the side by the blood running down his leg. He also discovered that his coat was cut in no less than twelve places, and that one cut, deeper than the others, corres ponded with the wound in his side. Hayle Semenner, a paperhanger, said he was pre sent and saw the struggle between the last witness and the prisoner, when the former shook the latter violently, but did not strike him, and had it been any one else than the prisoner he (witness) should be surprised at the desperate resistance he made. The prisoner struck the potman several blows about the side and body, but he had not the slightest idea at the time that he had a knifh in his possession. When the complainant let the prisoner go, the latter in an exulting manner said, "You've got enough of it, you've got some ribands to look after, loolcat your coat ; and if you should come down our way, Hill street, with your beer, I'll take care to turn your cans over, so look out." The prisoner then walked away, and complainant discovered that he had been stabbed. This witness, in conclusion, described the prisoner as one of the most determined and saucy young ruffians that could be well conceived, and a terror to the neighbourhood. The prisoner denied having used the knife, but when taken into custody a small two-bladed pen knife was found on him, which it was admitted he had been in the habit of carrying. The prisoner's father, a respectable man, admitted that his son was rather violent in his temper, but complained of the conduct of the potman in shaking him as he had done. He promised that, if leniently dealt with, he would so look after the prisoner for the future that no further complaint would be made. The Magistrate said it was most fortunate that the prisoner did not commit a more serious injury; and if properly dealt with he should be sent for trial. On account of his father, and the promise he had made of looking sharply after his son, he would deal more leniently with him on one condition, and that was that the father would promise him not to pay the penalty he was about to impose. The father promised this, and the worthy magi strate sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of X 5, or in default to be imprisoned with hard labour for two months. DARING ROBBERY.—Ann James, alias Ann Bur deaw, a middle-aged female and notorious thief was charged with stealing a watch from the person of Henry King. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecti- tor was standing at his door on Saturday night, having some words with his wife, when a crowd assembled, and the prisoner getting close to him be heard a snap at his watch. He immediately seized her hand, when the watch dropped to the pave ment, and she was given into custody. It was proved in evidence that she had been con victed of felony and sentenced to four years' impri sonment, and she had in addition been frequently summarily convicted. She was fully committed for trial. THAMES.—ROBBERY OF £305 AND A GOLD WATCH.—John Dent, a cab driver, aged 34, Ann Dent, his wife, aged 29, and Mary Shaw, their niece, aged 19, were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing £305 in gold and bank notes, and a gold watch, the moneys and property of Mrs. Louisa Fisher, a dealer in marine stores, of No. 62, Lem an-street, Whitechapel. John Dent and his niece, who had been for some time carrying on an incestuous intercourse, were ap prehended on the 14th inst.by an active and intelli gent officer named Clark, 108 M, at No. 6, Union place, Crosby-row, Long-lane, Bermondsey, and he found there a large quantity of new furniture and wearing apparel recently purchased. They were taken before Mr. Combe at the Southwark Police court, and the fact was proved that Dent was sepa rated from his wife for some time and had been co habiting with his niece, who had given birth to a child, of which her own uncle was father. They had been in a state of the greatest poverty. until Mrs. Fisher was robbed of her cash-box, £305, and a gold watch. After that event they were flush of money, and made various purchases of furniture and wear ing apparel. They also spent a good deal of money in drink. On Saturday, the 19thinst., Mr. Radley, the superintendent of the Rochester police, appre hended Ann Dent at a place called Charlton Green, near Dover, and in a box belonging to her disco vered £9O in gold and a large quantity of new dresses and wearing apparel. y esterday John Dent and Mary Shaw were sent from the Southwark Police-court to the Thames Police -court, and were arraigned in the felons' dock with Ann Dent. In addition to the evidence given on a former oc casion, Mr. Radley said that, since the last exami nation, he had seen the male prisoner, and said to him, " Your wife has robbed her mistress, do you know anything about it ?" to which he replied, " No, Ido not ?" He said to the prisoner, " Why, you have been to Rochester and visited your wife." Prisoner said, " I have not been to Rochester, nor have I seen my wife." On Tuesday be saw the male prisoner in custody at the Southwai k Police-court, and told him his wife was under arrest, and had re vealed everything to him. The prisoner then said, " I know she will transport me if she can." On Monday he saw the woman Ann Dent, in the cell behind the Thames Police-court, and she made the following statement :—" I took the cash-box, con taining £305 in notes and gold, and a gold watch from my mistress, and went direct to my husband, John Dent, at a coffee-house near the Bricklayers' Arms. I found him seated there, and said to him, Cabby, you are wanted.' He came out and asked me if I thought any one knew me in the coffee shop I said I thought they did. He said, wish you had not come here.' We walked on a bit, and my husband said, I will get a cab and take you up.' He got a shofull (Hansom cab), and I went down to Gravesend with him in the cab. Another man drove us, When we passed through the toll-gates he told me to squat myself down at the bottom of the cab to avoid being seen by the turnpike men. When we reached Gravesend I gave my husband £5 out of the stolen money. He said that was not enough, and I gave him another sovereign, and a severeien for drink. I also paid £3 for the cab and took the remainder of the money—gold and bank notes to Rochester. I walked from Graves end to Rochester. On the Tuesday following, my husband (Dent) came to me at Cross's house at Rochester, and took the notes to London to get them cashed, and took the watch with him as well. On the Sunday following he came to Rochester and brought me £26 of the money he had received for the notes. I asked him if that was all he had received for the notes I gave him. He said,' Yes; I had much trouble to get the notes cashed, and had to throw in the gold watch and chain.' I should not have committed the robbery if my hus band had not told me to do so, and he promised to take me to Australia. Mrs. Louisa Matthews said—My name was Fisher at the time of the robbery, and I have since been married to my present husband. The prisoner Ann Dent was four months in my service. She left me on Good Friday night. She slept in the same room with me. They went to bed at the same time on Good Friday. On awaking I found the prisoner gone, and searched the house for her. I could not find her, and went to the street door, and found it not bolted, and the key outside. I went to a drawer where I kept my cash-box, and missed it. The drawer was locked, and the key was in my pocket. The prisoner must have taken the key out of my gown pocket, unlocked the drawer, and replaced the key in my pocket. The cash-box contained £305 and a gold watch and chain. The money consisted of £4O in notes, and the rest in sovereigns and half-sovereigns. Dennis Clark, a police-constable, 108 M, said, from information, he went to the lodgings of the prisoner Shaw, in Union-place, Bermondsey, on the 14th inst., and asked her if ehe knew Ann Dent, to which she replied in the affirmative. He asked her if she had any property of Ann Dent's, and she said she had not. After some resistance on the part of the prisoner, he opened a trunk, which contained new wearing 'apparel teed other pro perty. The prisoner said the trunk belonged to her aunt, Ann Dent. On the wely to the station-house he asked her to Wi. il om the men's clothes in the trunk belonged, and she replied to her uncle, John Dent. He afterwards arieested John Dent, the cabman, at a public-house in South wark. The prisoner, in reply to a question put to him, said that a new coat and three waistcoats 111 the trunk were his property, and he had recently purchased them. Dent and his niece had been cohabiting together as man and wife. They had one child. Elward Cross, a shoemaker, living in Troy-town, Rochester, said the prisoner Ann Dent came to his house on the Bth of April last. She said she had come from Gravesend, and had come down for a run. On Tuesday week John Dent came and visited his wife. They were for some time /closeted toge ther in a room up stairs, and he heard the clinking of money. He saw Ann Dent wearing a gold watch and chain. She said she brought it from Australia. Mr. Yardley said the coffee-shopkeeper who saw the woman Ann Dent in his house, and heard her call for her husband, the man who drove the man and his wife to Gravesend, and some other witnesses ought to be forthcoming. There was no evidence on which he could commit the younger prisoner, Mary Shaw, and she must be discharged. Shaw was then trdered into the witness-box and sworn. She gave her evidence in a bold and reck less manner, and was repeatedly admonished by the magistrate, and also warned that if she said that which was false he would cause her to be in dicted for wilful and corrupt perjury. She said she was a single woman and had known the male prisoner some time. She never lived or cohabited with him. The men's clothes in the box belonged to John Dent. They had been in her possession for one week. John Dent told her to put them in the box. The other clothes had been in her pos session three years. John Dent did not lodge in the house. Her apartments had been furnished for three weeks. ghe bought the furniture with her own money she had saved. Her cousin took the house for her. She had lived in a garret, for which she paid ls. 6d. per week rent, until three weeks ago. She bought some of the furniture in the New cut, and other things in the Waterloo-road. Mr• Yardley—Do you mean to say you have not been living with your uncle, John Dent ? Witness—l have had a child by him. (Sensation.) Mr. Yardley—What money have you had from that man Dent in the course of the last three weeks ? Witness—Only 25., sir. Mr. Yardley—Did you have any money of him before P Witness—Yes, he gave me 14s. per week last summer. Here the female prisoner exclaimed, " Oh, what a lie. My husband was out of employ all last summer." Hall, a police-constable, 127 H, said that John Dent and his niece were in the greatest poverty before the robbery, and did live together. Mr. Yardley directed Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, to take the depositions formally against John Dent and his wife. He should commit them for trial. Finally the magistrate said he should remand the two prisoners until Friday next. Mr. Selfe, his colleague, had commenced the investigation, and had better complete it. He had no doubt the girl Shaw had told great untruths on oath. The two Dents were then formally remanded uutil Friday next. IVESTMINSTER.—THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES AcT.—A gentleman applied to Mr. Arnold, stating that he wished to take proceedings for a woman of respectable and prepossessing appearance, about thirty-five years of age, cgainst her husband, who had used her very ill, and of whom she went in dread. Applicant said that the complainant was living in the service of Lady Elizabeth Russell, and had received no assistance from her husband for som e years, but the latter, not being content with rid ding himself of the responsibility of mai n t a i n i ng hi s wife, constantly importuned her until h e o bt a i ned part of her earnings, And insigted upon coming to ••••••• where she was in service for money. His cor duct had been such as to make his wife dread him, and she now sought the magistrate to relieve her from the fear she entertained, and also to grant her a protection order, so that she might enjoy the i pages of her industry without molestation. Mr. Arnold pointed out the anomaly existi rig in complaining that a man would insist upon co tr ang to where his wife was, and soliciting a prott a tion order consequent upon desertion. He the t in quired what were the particulars under whic;) the man and his wife had become separated. The wife stated that eight years ago her hued band left her, stating that he should go and look or a situation, as he had no means of maintaininc , her, when, as she was l e f t w i t h her two children to t ' sup port, she entered the service of Lady Elizi tbeth Russell's family as head nurse, in which she, had remained ever since ; she had not seen her hth ;band for upwards of two years, but had, in ansm 'ar to his applications from time to time, sent him m 4 )n ey. She thought it very hard that she should be obllig•ed to do so. Mr. Arnold asked what induced her to go in far of her husband ; whether he had used any thr viLts • towards her. The wife replied, not personally, because she b ad not seen him ; but when last at the house, he to Id the footman that "he would have his revenge: -of her." Mr. Arnold did not think it a case in which ,be could now grant a protection order to secure her earnings to herself under the Matrimonial Ca w es Act, but could not say whether the Divorce Col art might not protect her by some decree ; had she sought the magistrate's order during his deserti on, and before his return, there might hare beent no difficulty. He thought it was a very hard case ull )on the wife, and if the footman, to whom the rem.: trk had been made, "he would have his revenge," would attend at the court, he (Mr, Arnold) wee old see what could be done respecting her perscgaal safety. REPENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The Dowager Countess of Mansfield.—The wi ill and two codicils of the Right Hon. Frederi ca Countess of Mansfield. were proved in the princip 31 registry of London on the 21st May,. by Sir Geor Clerk, Bart.; William John Law, Esq., the nephew; and the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth An (no Murray, the daughter, the executors and truste e s. The personalty was sworn under £70,000. The w +ll and codicils were made in August, 1851. I - I;er ladyship disposes of her property amongst her so(ns and daughters, with th e exce pti on o f a small - b e quest to her sister. To each of her four daughte rs she leaves a pecuniary legacy, and to the three w !no are unmarried she leaves for their joint use 1 ;;he whole of her furniture, plate, linen, china, jec vel lery, ornaments of the person, carriages, an( l , all other effects, except funded property ; the lr Ater her ladyship has left to be equally divided- ons moiety to the children of her late son, the Firm. Chas. John Murray, and the other moiety to, her son, the Hon. David Henry Murray, and to his wife and children ; and, should they not acriuire vested interests therein, then to devolve to those who may be surviving of her said younger san and daughters. The countess survived her husbau, d, the late earl, 20 years, his lordship having died in 1840. Her ladyship was in her 87th year, and w-aa : the daughter of the late Dr. Markham, Arehbi:sh( )p of York. The Hon. D. Hooft.—The will of the Hon. Daniel Hooft Jacobzoon, Knight of the Order of the Ne therlands Lion, late of the city of Amsterdam , was proved in London on the 7th of May by the Hon. Hendrick Baron van Slingelandt van Goedst !balk xoort and Jacob Baron van Slingelandt, both of the Hague, the executors. This is a Dutch testt ►men tary instrument, and it contains the peculiapi ty in cident to the customs of the country. The dir e4 - tions of the testator are that his effects in Great B ritain and Ireland should be administered to by t'ae gen tlemen above named, but without reference to any disposition thereof. It bears date the 28th o f April, 1850, and he died at Amsterdam on the 1..8th of February last. Sir Peter Soame Bart.—The will and codicil of Sir Peter Soame John Everard Buckworth - Herne Soame, Bart., formerly residing at Heyd on , Essex, but late of Littl e Chishill, in the same county, were proved in London on the 10th of May by Tlomas Benjamin Proctor, M.D., of Stockwell, one of the executors, G. B. Gregory, Esq., the other executor having renounced. The personalty was sworn %under £lB,OOO. The will bears date the 3d of May, 1843. He has bequeathed to each of his two brothers, John and Charles, a legacy of £l,OOO, or to their children, and the residue of his property he leaves to his wife and children.—lllastrated London News. COUNTRY MARKBTS. COLHCES' A fair supply of wheat, b' prices Barley comes scarce, the turn dearer. Wheat, white s4s to 60s I Beans, Mazagan..o7s to 40 4 red 48s to 54s Middle & small 40s to 44s Earley 36s to 50s I White peas 3Bs to 40. Oats 2os to 28s Grey.. ..33s to 40i 'ER-MAT 26. )ut no change from Last week's , and is fully as dear. Beans CHELMSFORD—MAY 25. There was a short supply of wheat to-day, and the best samples realised is on late rates ; inferior not dearer ; but a dull trade. Peas and beans firm. Oats and barley were at late rates. Wheat, white 41s to 58s Peas, Partridge ..41 s t o 424 red 43s to 53s White 41s to 434 Barley 37s to 476 Boiling 4ls to 444 Chevalier ....41s to 51s Dun .. 36s to 39s Grinding 31s to 36s Beans, Tick ....41s to 44i Malt 61s to 67s Harrow Ticks 44s to 47a Chevalier 64s to 69s Mazagan......3Bs to 4,0 s Oats 31s to 40s KIRKALDY—MAY 26. Here to-day we had moderate supplies of wheat, with sales slow at fully lato rates. Oats in small supply sales quick, at is advance. Only two parcels of barley. Wheat Barley O ats First.... 49s Od 343 Od 28s Od Second .. 55s Od —s Od 31s Od Third .. 57s Od —5 Od 31s 6d COAL MARK: (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. ET—MAY 28. the close of the market.) Walls End. Byass's Bebside West Hartley .... 15 9 Davison's West Hart ley ....15 9 Walker Primrose 12 6 Carway and Duffryn Malting . 22 6 Lambert's West Hart- 5. (1. Heugh Hall Framwellgate ....16 0 Whitworth .. ..15 0 Eden .....16 0 Keiper Grange ...... . . 16 3 Acorn Close .....16 0 Hunwick ... .... 16 0 Eden Main .....16 0 South Hetton ..... ....17 6 Cassop Kelloe l6 6 8rand0n....... l5 6 Riddell 15 6 Hart1ep001........ l7 0 Thornley 14 6 Braddyll's Hatton 16 3 Russell's Hetton 16 3 ley 15 9 Tanfield Moor .. . . l3 3 Tanfield Moor Butes 13 3 St. Cuthbert's Hartley 14 9 West Hartley 15 9 Holywell 15 6 127—Sold, 98. Walls End. Thorpe Stewart's 17 6 South Hartlepool. 16 3 Ships at market THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) „. Overd ue . Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. June 7. Canada, &c. (via Cork) .. May 28. Cape of Good Hope, &c. June 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 2. Do. (via Marseilles) May 27. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. . May 25. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, Sic. (via Southampton) June 2. Do. (via Marseilles) May 27. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) May 26. Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. .• June 5. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto .. June 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May 27. Do. (via Marseilles) .. May 27. United States, California, &c. (pia Cork) • • M ay 30. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe . • May West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. M a y 29. BIRTNS. ADDINGTON.—On the 24th inst., at Dover, the wife of the Hon. W. W. Addington, of a son. BANnEs.—On the 24th inst., at 8, Wilton-crescent, Bel grave-square, the Hon. Mrs. Nugent Bankes, of a SOIL LITAIID.—On the 24th inst., at Witham, Essex, the wife of Captain Luard, R.N., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. COSWAY—FARQUIIAR.-0n the 24th i na t., a t S t. Clement's Hastings, William Hal l iday Cosway, Esq., only son of the late Sir William Richard Cosway, Knt., to Maria, youngest daughter of the late Sir Thomas Harvie Far quhar, Bart. WILLIAMS—JoxEs.--On ;the 19th inst., at All Soul's, Langham-place, the Rev. J.Williams, vicar of Gringley, Notts, to Mary, daughter of Vice -Admiral the Hon. A. Jones. DEATHS. BERGER.—On the 27th inst., at Lower Clapton, John Berger, Esq., aged 88. COTTON.—On the 24th inst., at Impington Hall, Cam bridgeshire, Alexander Cotton, of Landwade, Lieutenant R.N., aged 52. FOWLER. —On the 25th inst., at Walliscote House, near R eading, Vice-Ad m i ral Robert Merrick Fowler, aged FEASTON._On the 24th init., at Bridgwater, Miss Feaston, of Tavistock, aged 28. ScAIFE.—On the 25th inst., at Elsecar, Yorkshire, the Rev. George Scaife, M.A., aged 40. SHOOLERED.—On the 24th inst., at Torquay, W. Shool. bred, jun., of Wolverhampton, aged 42. 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