The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-12 00:00:00

Trbirti labition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALLS'—(This Evening.) A full attendance, but little business done. The prin cipal movements were respecting The Dupe and Turret for the Great Northern, and the upward tendency of Clydesdale for the Two Thousand. 60 to 40 was laid on Toxopholite against Clydesdale, hoth to run, and offers were made to take 100 to 30 about the former out right, "with a start." Cock-a-doodle-doo has knocked out of the Derby betting at 3000 to 60 (offered). CLOSING PRICES. GREAT NORTHERN. 7 to 2 agst The Dupe (take 4to 1) 7to 1 agst Turret 12 to 1 agst Tunstall Maid 20 to 1 agst Odd Trick 20 to 1 agst M. Dobler CITY AND SUBURBAN. 15 to 1 aget Blue Jacket 15 to 1 aget Flying Englishman 20 to 1 agst Wouvermans 20 to 1 agst Little Treasure 20 to 1 agst Raven 20 to 1 agst Little Sam 25 to 1 aget Nereus Beadsman was struck out this day at 3 15 p.m. METROPOLITAN. 10 to 1 agst Borderer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wrestler 10 to 1 aget Telegram 100 to 6 agst Wouverman3 CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 aget Kelpie 20 to 1 agst Riseber 25 to 1 agst Melissa 1000 to 30 agst Beeswax colt 40 to 1 agst King of the Isles 40 to 1 art King of the Gipsies 40 to 1 agst Saunterer TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Clydesdale (t 3 to 1) 9 to 2 agst The Peer 11 to 1 agst Happy Land 60 to 40 on Toxopholite aget Clydesdale, " both to run." DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Sedbury 12 to 1 agst Toxopholite 20 to 1 agst Kelpie 50 to 1 agst Cock-a-doodle•doo (offered) YORK, THIS DAY. The following horses ha►e arri►ed :—Fisherman, Odd Trick, Kelpie, 31. Dobler, The Dupe, Penalty, Roaa Bonheur, Prince of Denmark, Dutchman's Daughter, Marseilles, Willie Wight, Queen Charlotte, Paul Jones, Meta, King of Sardinia, Amazon, Mongrel, Hamlet, Bird in Hand, Tunatall Maid, Julia, Rita, Moorcock, Antiquary, Harraton, Hesperithusa, Walter Scott, Meg Merilees, Valentine, Polmoodie, Breez?, Broadlanda, Admiral Lyons, Terrific, Medallion, Arttllery, Physali3 colt, and Greenwich Fair. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.--(This Evening.) The LORD CELINCELLOR took his seat on th© woolsack at five o'clock. THE PASSPORT SYSTEM. The Earl of IvIA.LMESBURY gave notice that on Thursday he would lay on the table some correspondence relative to the passport system, and he would take the opportunity of making a ccmmunication on the subject i SCOTTISIII UNIVERSITIES. Lord CAMPBELL inquired whether the noble earl opposite could give any information with respect to a for the improvement of the Scottish Universities? The subject had been brought ix fore the notice of the Government previous to the recess, and he wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill on the subject? The Earl of DERBY was happy to say that his learned friend the Lord Advocate had a bill on the subject in the course of preparation, and would shortly introdece it in the other house. ACTON'S NATURALISATION. On the motion of Lord RED ESDALE, ActoL'd Natu ralisation Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. TRANSFER OF ESTATES (SIMPLIFICATION BILL.) The report of amendments on this bill was brought up, and received. Lord CRANWORTII objected to the first clause of the bill. It would give no security; and ha should, there fore, move that the bill be further amended by its omis sion. Lord WENSLEYDALE agreed with his noble and learned friend that the clause was unnecessary. Lord ST. LEONARDS contended that the clause was absolutely necessary. His great object in bringing in the bill was to lessen the expense cf transferring estates, the charges for which were enormous. The omission of this clause would damage the efficiency of the measure and tend to keep up the present evil. He would make a term of 30 years sufficient to give a title good against all the world, and a hill possessing such a provision he hardly thought cou!d he termed not worth having. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The Right Hon. STUART WORTLEY took the oaths and himeat for Buteshire. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following hills were read a third time and passed : —Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland. The Middlesborough Water Bill was read a second time. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Mr. TURNER presented the petition agreed to by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce relative to the two India Bills now before Parliament. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CORFU AND ALEXANDRIA. Mr. CRAWFORD gave notice that he should to morrow put a qlestion to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer with reference to the establ,bment of telegra phic communication between Corfu and Alexandria. (Hear, hear.) THE WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. Mr. BRADY gave notice that on Friday next he should c,,11 the attention of the house to the circum stances connected with the failure of the Western Bank of Scotland. THE CAGLIART. Mr. HEADLAM asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer when the opinion of the law officers of the Crown relative to the Cagliari would be laid before the house ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, in consequence of the receipt of very important papers on Saturday in reference to the question, he wag unable then to, give the information required. The papers had been submitted to the law officers of the Crown, and he hoped to be able in a day or two to give the requisite information. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was of the utmost importance that no unnecessary delay shonld take place in making the financial statement. (Hear, hear.) At present the only votes taken were on account, and he was afraid votes on account in supply were hardly sufficient for going into a committee of ways and means. If his right hon. friend made progress to-night and Friday with re gard to the great servicce be should propose to make the financial statement on this day week. He bad fixed the second reading of the East - India Government Bill for Monday next, but if he made the financial statement on that day be should take care to provide for the second reading of the East India Bill on the earliest day possible. (Hear, hear.) BANDS OF REGIMENTS. Mr. LAURIE asked the Secretary for War whether some arrangements might not be made to relieve officers of the army from the expense cf maintaining the bands of their several regirnent37 General PEEL said he intended to bring the subject under the consideration cf the Govern ment. He be econ sidered it a grievance tha t regimental o ffi cers shouldHi h. ou taxed for maintaining tho se bands. H is t Royal g nese the commander-in-chief was anxious o reduce regi mental o ffi cers' expenses, and he (Gen. Peel) ahould happy to assist him. (Efear, hear.) scoTriss UNIVERSITY REFORM-. Colonel SYKES asked the Lord Advocate when the Report of the Commission on the Aberdeen Universi ties would be laid upon the table of the house ; whether he had a bill upon the subject in preparation ; and whe ther he intended to bring in any general measure on the subject of Scottish University Reform 1 The LORD-ADVOCATE said be was engaged in preparing a measure relative to Scottish University Reform. The report of the committee on the Aberdeen University Bill had not been received. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. On bringing up the report of the committee of supply. Lord J.-RUSSELL called attention to the state of the two bills before Parliament, relative to the future . Governme n t o f India s there was a diversity of opi nion on the two bills he thought it would be convenient and desirable the question should be considered in a com mittee of the wholeihou'e on f: i series of resoluti ons involving the chief poi n tson c h a de c i s i on was re quired. It the Government was w a h s ea n r i prepared to adopt such a coarse he was. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER th.iot,Ie con curred in the course suggested by Thar present Government had only followedprothhio:redd.ichourse ad pted by Lord Palmerston-that of bill, a course that appeared then to g me by the feeling of the house and prevent unnecessary delav et - The principle of neither bill had been adopted, and - it was not too late for the adoption of the course suggested. He approved of the course suggested, and whilst he did not shrink from its responsibility he thought the noble lord was eminently qualified from lis great talents and weight in that house to bring forward such resolutions. No obstacle would be thrcwa in the way of the noble lord's doing so, and Le (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) thought it was desirable the resolutions should be brought forward without unnecessary delay. He would facilitate the noble lord's doing so by giving him a day for that purpose. He hoped when the question again came before the house it would be di,cussed -Niche& e-ry feelinte (Freer. heir.) Lord J. RUSSELL explaiced. He should be reaiy to bring forward resolutions if her Alajesty's Govern ment declined to do so. (Hear, hear.) He considered it was a matter that properly devolved on the Govern ment. (Loud cries of hear, hear.) Sir CHARLES WOOD expressed his surprise at finding the Government proposed to abdicate its func tions. (Hear, hear.) It was a matter of the utmost importance, and should be brought forward by the Go vernment. (Hear.) He doubted if anything would be gained h b o y u s submitting o u r e s s e o h l u a t a i o alreadyn s to a d c e olm e t t e e w o a f s the whole house. The house had already decided it was de e sirable the governme nt of India should be changed, and the details might be discussed on the bills now before Parliament. Mr. ELLIS, sen., considered it was the duty of the Executive Governm ent to bring forward resolutions as pro posed. He also:conside red legielating on this subject would rather be retarded than furthered by the course proposed. Mr. WALPOLE said the Chancellor of the Exche quer nor the Government did not intend to shrink from duties which he (Mr. Walpole) admitted properly belonged to the executive government. What the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant and said was that as there were two bills before Parliament, one introduced by the late government and another by the present government, it did not become him to abandon his own measure without a clear intimation from the House ; it was desirable that the question might be considered preliminary in committee. Mr. MANGLES ,urged the house to discuss this question devoid of party feeling. Mr. AYRTON expressed his surprise at the course about to be pursued. Having an objection to the bill, he had that evening given notice of a motion for the second reading that day six months, for which it was sat down for second reading. It now appeared that the bill was to be withdrawn, and the house proceed on resolution. He could not see the wisdom of such a course, and he thought both bills should be disposed of by the house on their merits. Lord PALMERSTON said this was too important a question to be made the shuttlecock of a party, and ex pressed his desire and readiness to discuss the measure on its merits. He would rather things remained as they aro than that an imperfect bill should be passed. It was impossible to ima gine what would be the result of a bad organisa tion of the government of India. (Hear, hear, hear.) He thought proceeding by resolution was not practicable in a case of this kind, and if adopted would be a depar ture from the rules of the house. The principle of legi slation, which was the only point that could be sub mitted in a resolution, had been adopted by the house and the country,land,l furthermore, discussing resolu tions would be a loss of time, because they would have to discuss the details twice over—once in resolution, and once in clauses. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex plained. The Government had no desire to aCvecate its functions in that or any other case. He could not accept the suggestions of the nobl e lord without the per• mission of the house, but he should he prepared on this day fertnight to submit resolutions to the house. Mr. BOUVERIE considered the course proposed would not facilitate legislation, and asked if they were to have a third measure for the government of India at the same time before the house. The Government, by adopting the suggestion, seemed glad to have the means of getting rid of their measure. The country would be at a loss to understand the conduct of the Government. Sir B. HALL asked the Government whether it was their intention to proceed wiLh the second reading of their bill, or abandon it and introduce resolutions on which to found a new measure? (Hear, hear.) Mr. lIORSMAN said that two bills before the house proved distinctly the inherent difficulties of the question —(hear, hear) —showing how necessary it was that her Majesty's Government should have the aid of Parlia ment—(hear, hear)—in carrying out successfully such a measure. The most business-like way of proceed ing would have been first to have suppressed the dis turbance in India ; next, at inquiry into the cause ; and thirdly, to consider by legislature or other means bow to provide a remedy for what had occurred. (Hear.) None of the bile before them were satisfactory ; and with the prospect that party feeling must enter into a discussion on two rival bill', he thought the course pre posed of submitting resolutions to the house the best course to be pursued. Sir B. HALL repeated his question. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he never intended to give up the bill he had introduced. The result of the discussions on the resolution would no doubt be to alter the features of his bill, and that the bill so moalified would ultimately become the law of the land. The subject then dropped, and the report was agreed to. . (LEFT SITTING.) INDIA. THE FIGHTING AT LUCKNOW. We have received our advices in anticipation of the Overland Mail. The dates are Bombay, March 18; Cslcutta, Tvlarch 8 ; Hong Kong, Feb. 18. The following is the summary of the Bombay Times of March 18 : _ _ . ...... We have telegraphic advices from Lucknow up to the evening of Sunday, the 14th instant, at which date rapid progress was being made in storming the enemy's outworks. Dilkhoosha was occupied by the Commander-in-Chief on the 3d, after a slight re sistance, in which Colonel Little was wounded. On the 6th Sir James Outram, on whom seems to be devolved the post of honour in these operations, crossed the Goomte with 6,000 men and 30 guni. The enemy attacked him, but with the usual result, and again on the 7th instant seems to have made a desultory assault upon his front. * He had been reinforced in the interval by the arrival of General Franks' column. In the attack of the 6th instant, we regret to learn that Major Percy Smith, of the Queen's Bays, was killed. On the 10th instant, we learn that Sir James Outram had effectually turned and was in a position to enfilade the first great line of the enemy's work=, and on that day the second division, the command of which has been conferred upon Sir Edward Lugard, stormed the Martiniere atter a heavy cannonade. On the 13th, we learn " that a breach having been I effected, the Imamtarah was stormed at 9 a.m. The troops, following close on the retiring enemy, enter,,d the Kaiserbagh with him. They were quickly support ed, and the Comma nder- in-Chief was in complete occupation of the palace mentioned in the time of writing. Sir James Outrarn has been ordered to cross the iron bridge and to pursue the enemy. The Imanaharah is adjoining the walled enclosure of the Kaiserbagh palace, in which the king used to reside." Our latest advices are contained in the following telegram from Lucknow : " The 42nd and 93rd Highlanders stormed the Begum's palace on the 11th. Captain Macdonald and Sergeant-major Hodgson killed ; about 100 killed and wounded; loss of enemy, 500. At the same time General Outram crosseed the Goomtee, and cut up a great number of the enemy, losin g Captain Cooper of the Rifle Brigade, and Captain M( orsom, of the Staff. On the 11th he took the buildings in front of the Begum's palace. On the 13th a sap was ran up to the Irnambarra, which was breached by artillery. "The Goorkhas joined in all the operations. Yesterdry, the 13th March, the 93rd Regiment stormed and entered the Kaiserbagh. The fight lasted all day, 22 guns taken. Outram has crossed the iron bridge, and is crushing the flying enemy. Our loss is very small." Jung Bahadoor, with his auxiliary force of 10,000 Goorkhas, reached Lucknow on the 7th inst. his first division crossing the Goomtee on or about that day, and the second being close at its heels. His whole force moved into line on the 11th inst. The Goruckpora districts are not iet quieted, as we hear that a large force of rebels and sepoys ' made an advance on Goruckpore on the 6th. They were routed and pursued for seven miles by Cu]. Rowcroft, whose force was composed of Goorkhas, a part of the Naval Brigade, and th e Y eomanry Cavalry. The slaughter of the enemy was very great, and eight guns were taken. Our loss was small. The following telegram from .. Allah i abail, dated m o u placed st o n e to i n Monday, the 15th inst, fr,m G. F. E H. L. Anderson, Bombay, was yesterday ' telegraph, e h i e e, ~Te ß rd a yi p t editor's jG r u o so o tv m erm : i e r i - v G e d e Governor-General's ' s order, theo theramr Commander-in. a f ai o .n l d 1 1 (1 0 1 ; 5. ! g,_ . Chief' Headquarters, dated Marti - diere, forwarded for information. It was reported in the s of ernoon of yesterday, after the fall of Kaiser bagh, that the enemy were streaming out of the city in vast numbers in the direction of Sandal Camp. tr . p to the present moment there are rebels in the city, but we have no rellable information. Brigadier Campbell, who was well placed on the left of the Alum Bagh position started in pursuit at 2 p.m. this morning with a very strong brigade of cavalry, and two troops of horse artilleiy. Brigadier-General Sir Hope Grant advanced towards Seetapore, with tie view of intercepting, fugitives who may be turned off by Brigadier C impbell's movements. He has with him 1,000 sa bres, and two troops of horse artillery. He will be f .Ilowed to-morrow by an infantry brigade and a heavy battery. He is directed to halt at Seetapore for instruction.. This is a direct road to Rohilcund. Her Majesty's 75th n tr y teruf" T Regiment has b een or d ere d t o l ea ve Cawnpore to morrow en lcurottuate p The Calcutta lug of March 8 has the follow- In Calcutta a feeling of uneasiness still exists as to the Sepoys at Barrackpore. There are a goodly number of them, and it is well known that they are constantly plotting. Gen. Hearsay, however, has a good intelligence department and is never long ignorant of what is ou foot. On the night of Tues day last, the 2d inst., there was some little excite ment in Calcutta in consequence of an order being circulated to the volunteers to hold themselves in THE SUN,,. ------- _ readiness e to turn r -rut at a moment's notice. This warning was given between ten and l edeven t o b ' a cl i ock . , and the impression which it create , . was .. mediate danger wr acpr,zhended by the aut:lori ties. All, how, ever, ra3 ,-7LI over without the enemy showit ig themselves, a:l'4 some were inclined to thin k that the whole aiiff'ir had its origin in som e stupid mistake. Such r;:'w .- ever, was not the case. Information which was considered worthy of reliance was received by the officer commanding • at Barrackpore to the pur port that those sepoys who were on that day to march to Calcutta to relieve the guards there were to receive arms on the road through the instre ,mentality of a native of rank, after which they and their brethren in Cal cutta whom they we re supposed to relieve were con jointly to try what they could do in the way of mis chief. Early that et ening the Nawab of Rampore, who had justretur net 1 from England, was arrested in Calcutta, and with. several of his suite placed in the commonjail. This - was done in obedience to orders of the President in council. The volunteers were next warned to bald themselves in readiness to turn out, and read:( they appeared—to do them but justice—for any service. The relief of the Town and Fort Guards was postponed, and it was not until towards the close of the week that the relievir g Sepoys were permitted to leave Barrackpore. They were not then marched down, but put on board£ a river steamer which brought them down the Hooghly to Calcutta, thus obvi ating the slightctst -chance of their coming in con tact with any depots of concealed arms , o r makin g a bolt of it while , an the road. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE TRENCH EMPEROR. TRIAL OF SIMON BERNARD-(THIS DAY). The erial of Dr. :Simon Bernard for felony, as an ac cessory before the fa, of of the murders that took place in Paris on the night oi' the 14th of January last, when an attempt was made .on the life of the Emperor of the French, and for whit h Orsini and Pierri justly paid the penalty of their liv,en, commenced this morning at the Old Court, Old Bail ey, under the Special Commission issued for that purposo. Great interest has been taken by the English people in this case ever since the pri soner's apprehension, heightened no doubt by the re• cent discussions in Pa rliament and elsewhere on the Conspiracy to Murder Bill. The absurd rumour some time prevalent: that Rudio would be brought over to give evidence on the trial is entirely without founda tion. The admission to the Court was by ticket, and before the learned judges took their seats on the benches it was densely crowded. Everything was done within the building by the unde:r•iiheriffs that its limited character would admit of that gave the largest amount of ac commodation to the public in the smallest possible apace available for that purpose. The arrangements, as on the late Royal British Bank trial, were excellent, and the directions cf the under-sheriffs were admirably carried out by Mr. Inspector Mitchell. The prisoner is charged in the calendar in the follow ing terms :—" Simon Bernard, aged 41, surgeon, charged with feloniously inciting, moving and procuring, counselling, &c., one Felice Orsini and others to do and commit certain felonies, to wit, to kill and murder certain parties at Paris, in the empire of France." lie is also detained "for unlawfully conspiring with otie Felice Orsini and others feloniously to kill and murder a sovereign prince, to wit, his Imperial Majesty Louis Napoleon, Emperor of the French." There are two other indictments, by which ho is charged as a principal with committing the crime of wilful murder in Paris, both sets cf charges being capital offences. The indict nien:s proceeded with were those charging the prisoner as an accessory before the fact. Amongst the company were a number of ladies, who were accommodated with seats on the bench and in other parts of the court. There was an nensual num ber of briefless barristers present, many of whose faces were strange to those who regularly attended the sit tings at the Central Criminal Court, and they greatly over-crowded the space allotted to the bar. At five minutes past 10 o'clock, Lord Campbell, the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Justice Crowder, the Recorder, the Lord Mayor, Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., Alder man Salomanp, Alderman Wire, Adermen Fiunis, Hales, Gabriel, and the Sheriffs named in the Commission, entered the Court and took their seats on the bench. The Attorney-General (Sir F. IK.tlly), Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., Mr. Bodkin, Alr.lNVelsby and Mr. Clerk appeared _ _ fur the pruseention. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Mr. J. Simon, Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Brewer and Mr. &obeli defsnded the prisoner. The prisoner was then placed at the bar and the in dictment read to him by the Clerk cf the Court. At its couclusio❑ the Clerk asked him, " Ara you guilty or ❑ot guilty." The prisoner—This Court has no jurisdiction to try me on this indictment, and I decline to plead. Lord Campbell—lf you decline to say guilty or not guilty, according to the law of England, it can be en tered for you. Mr. James—Too prisoner takes this course under the advice of his counsel. As counsel for the prisoner, I pray oyer, and claim to have the special csaninisaion under which the Court sits read, Lord Campbell, after consulting the other learned judges—We are all of opinion that the Court can order the plea of not guilty to be entered, if the prisoner re fuses to plead. Let the plea of not guilty be entered, and let him be asked if be chooses to oxsrcise his pri vilege of being tried by a jury composed half of Euglish men and half of alien!. The prisoner—l trust with confidence to a jury of English.). en. Considerable difficulty was experienced in forming a jury, o , ,ing to the number of certificates of illness pro duced on the part of those summoned and nonattend anus of others, and the challenges on the part of the prosecution and the prisoner. One juryman named " Samuel Bernard" was challenged by the prosecution. It was 10 minutes to 11 o'clock before the jury was sworn Mr. James requested that the commission might be read. He bad not seen a copy of it. Lord Campbell said this was not the proper time for the commission to be read. The Attorney-General wou'd now proceed with the case. Mr. James hoped his lordship would take a note of his ap plicati on . Lord Campbell said, no doubt if the application had been made privately it would have been attended to. The case then proceeded. The Attorney-General, in opening the case, said the prisoner was indicted for being an accessory before the fact of certain murelers committed in France. Having referred to his birth-place and his profession, the learned Attorn, y- General said that for reasons which he need not then rifer to the prisoner bad sought an asylum in this coun try. He had resided here many yearn shielded by the corstitntion of the country. England had always protected those who sought refuge in this coun try, but our laws required in return that they should not be violated, and that those who came here under such circumstances should conform to those laws which regulated British subjects. It would he his duty to lay before them evidence to enable them to solve the deeply important question, whether the prisoner at the bar, who now stood before them to be tried for his life, way guilty or not of the serious charge with which he stood charged —that of the attempted assassination of the Emperor of the French, and which had resulted in a mass of murders of unoffending pet fOIIP, who had congregated together in the streets of Paris on the night of the 14th January last. The learned Attorney-General then referred to the cir7instances connected with the attack, the means by w ich it was accomplished, and said that he charged six persons with this off-nce. The first was Allsep, who he (the Attor ney-G., neral) regretted to say, with grief and shame, was an Englishman ; Simon Bernard, the prisoner at the bar, who was a Frenchman, enjoying the rights of hospita lity in this country ; and Orsini, Pierri, Gomez, and Radio, all of whom were refugees, and had resided f.,r some years in this country. It would be found that the design of assassinating the Emperor of the French was entertained so early as the 16th Oct. of last year, as would be proved by the evidence. It was about that time the grenades used were ordered in Birmingham, and they would be found to be a weapon or instrument cf death unlike anything known in modern warfare, and were of the most deadly character. In whatever way it fell, it struck one of the Missiles, and from its contents (fulminating powder) it exploded, scattering de struction on all around. The result of their use on the night of the 14th January last was the death of eight persons, and the injury of 26 others. The six grenades ordered in Birmingham were manufactured for Alleop , between the 16th October and the 23d Nov., 1857, and delivered to Allsop, :who paid for them. The learned counsel having detailed the participation of the various parties named in the plot and the intimacy that existed between them up to Jan. 14, said that throughout all the proceedings the man of money and resources was Or sini. Bernard, so far as was known, was not a man of resource?, but on the 26th Nov., the day that the pass port in the name of Alleop was rise by one of the Con suls, and two days only before Orsini went to Brussels LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 185 a —Orsini presented himself with 435 sovereigns, at the Bank of England, and demanded notes in exchange which we :a givon to Lien, the nuneher of veleicth -eye. known. After that on the 2d January Bernard change, one of the 201. notes, so ob , ,ained by Orsini, at Spei, man's, a money changer in the city, and a second on the 7th of that month at the same place. A. third 201. note was found upon Pierri, and the remainder of the notes we:e found upon Orsini, when he was apprehended. Radio, who was a man in destitute circv.mstances, re siding in Bateman's buildings, was engaged by Bernard to go to, Paris, he supplyi n g Rudio ' s wife with money dun d i D lived g hie e d the ab 10thsence; Rudio left about the 9th J a nuary. and r about or 11th be presented himself to Pierri a with him at the same lodgings in Paris. v During the few days intervening between their assem bling in Paris and the night of the attempt, Orsini, Pierri, Rudio, and Gomez were constantly together, and between twelve and half-past one o'clock on the 14th three of them, if not the four, were in council, and the Isame again at five o'clock in the afternoon, at Pierri's lodgings. At half-past six o'clock the whole assembled in Orsini's lodgings, and left about that time, Gomez being seen carrying something heavy in a pocket hand kerchief. About the time of the expected arrival of the Emperor and the Empress at the Opera-house a large conceureo of perscns bad assembled, atnong.t whom was Pierri, who was suspected and apprehended, and on being searched a grenade, filled with fulminating powder, and a five-barrelled revolver were found upon him. After referring to the explosion of the three grenades thrown, the loss of life, and the consternation which prevailed, the learned counsel detailed the appre hension of Orsini, Rudio, and Gomez. Intelligence having been received in this country of strong suspicion against the prisoner be was apprehended, and he now stood before them to answer the facts he (the Attorney- General) had laid before them, which, he contended, completely proved the charge that the prisoner at the bar was a party to the outrage of the 14th of January last, which caused the death of, and seriously injured, so many persons. Grave questions of law were, he understood, to be raised ; first, whether the prisoner was a. subject of this country under the act of Parliament, and whether, if this was a murder, that the prisoner could be punished under this act. When the time came he should be prepared to argue the points, and he believed successfully, either then, or, if reserved for the opinion of the whole of the judges. Lord Campbell said that any points of law raised, would be reserved for the consideration of the 15j udges, and if the prisoner was found guilty judgment would be postponed till then. Toe counsel ter the prisoner would also have au opportunity of referring to the proceedings nailer the commis-ion. The Attorney-General said if there should be any peiot of Nw raised, however it might be opposed to justice, he would be the last man to urge that the pri soner should not have the benefit of it. The Court then adjournel for a quarter of an hour. On resuming, The interpreter was sworn. Jules Frangois Alphonse Granger, examined by Mr. Macaulay—l am an inspector of the French police. On the 14th of January I was on duty at the Opera house, on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor and Empress. They arrived at the opera at about 8 in the evening, escnrted by a small body of Lancers. The streets were full of people. I heard three explosions of grenade.; when they ,ere rear the door. Several persons were wounded. Two grenades or bombs were first thrown. I knew it by the explosion. I was wounded myself. The third was thrown about a minute after the others. Twenty minutes after I found a fragment of a grenade on the other side of the street opposite the opera, which I now produce. Cross-examined by Mr. Jamss—l am inspector of the French police. I was not present at Orsini's trial. I saw Rudio in:priBon in Paris the day before Orsini's exe cution. I know Rudio's life is spared. 1 have not re ceived any communication from the Emperor or any ono else to bring Radio here. I heard of hie coming here since I have been in London, but I don't know if he is here. Several persons were apprehended on the night of 14th Jan. I went with a lady and gentlema❑ to the French prison in order to identify Rudio. I have not seen Gomez since the execution. M. Kieller—l was on V duty on the night of 14th Jan. in the Rue Lepelletier. lam one of the guard of Paris. Another guard was at my left at that time. On the arrival of the Emperor's carriage, I heard an explosion. Immediately after the explosion the body of Battie, the guard alluded to, fell into the gutter. I saw blood fLiwing from the left eye. Battle was taken up and carried into a hotel near the spot. I took him to the hospital i❑ a carriage, where his body was examined, a wound on the left breast and also on the right arm was then discovered. Ile died in 24 hours. I did not see the dead body. 1 did ❑ot attend his funeral. The order came to the barracks that be was dead. Cross-examined by Mr. James—l had known Battle four or five months. He was a Frenchman, and was in the FreLoh police. I am a simple guard—a private policeman. Eruyre, student of the hospital to which Battie was taken, deposed that he saw several wounded men at the hospital on the 14 h January. Battie was amongst them. He died on the evening of the 15th. Battie was wounded in the forehead, left breast, and arm, besides six others of no importance. Nothing was extracted before his death, because he was dying when brought in ; but on the po-t ruorten examination I extracted a piece of a proj, ctile from the forehead, the left breast, and also from the right arm. The one from the breast 1 produce. n The wounds in the head and breast were mortal. Cross-examined by Mr. James—l was n o t p resen t a t I trial.OreiMiusryn,a as ked why the wit ness h ad not brought A tbeoittinieersms— had them for some ti me —one I gave to ? iv Dr. Tarircu of the hospital. I don't know what has become of the o'.herp. Claude Petit Jean, sergeant-majo r of the Paris guard, al-o deposed to the death of Battle. Cross-examined—l was not on duty at the opera on the 14th January. I knew the Emperor was going to the opera that flight. I knew it about half-past 6 o'clock from the prefecture of police. He sendg word to the barracks when the Emperor is going out. The Em peror goes sometimes three or four tulles in a month to the opera. This was an ordinary visit. Dr. Tardieu, profesor in the school of medicine in Paris, examined by the Attorney-General —I was charged by t h e juge d'ingtruction to examine the wounded persons on the 14th January, and those who had died. q th i 1 eL i r o i tg numberr;d intuo Campbell—The hd ea personstahrowoundedonfetxswpoo persons l mh sei only arid not into _____... on is not d ou b ted, I The Attorney-General asked how ma n y were wounded. James objected to the questio n • t h ey were in scientific pers on s h ou ld suppose. T M h r e . L J o a r m d e Chiefs -- ei e N t o B . be called to state the nature of the wounds. The Attorney-General was lorry an objection was Thewas necessarywoun da hid t h t h a e k eh en i n t fl o i e ttehde by mode ane o w f e w x e a a m pe in h a , t h io h n d . it show being given, i n v d e e n d , unless it could b e p rove d . o o Mr. James said he shoull obj ec t to the evidence of wounding or many death be it arose from the explosion spoken to. Lord Campbell—lf that rule is rigidly adhered to taken all the evidence we have already properly received. Mr. James still presses his objection. The Attorney-General suggested that the evidence objected to should be postponed. Lord Campbell said he thought that was the best course to pursue. Examination continued —.The fragments found in the body were of the material produced, some smaller than others ; they varied very much, from the size of a grain ,of coal or a lentil or pea. They were of such a nature as the explosion of an instrument like that produced (grenade) filled with fulminating powder would make. The fragments of such an instrument would be exceed , ingly numerous. The explosion of three such grenades would be likely to produce a great number of wounds. I visited a great number of persons shortly after the occurrence suffering from wounds likely to ba produced by such missile?. Mr. James still objected to the evidence. It was likely to Prejudice the prisoner in this charge. It was neces ary they should be particular, because the prisoner was not in Paris at the time. 'They might give evidence of the dangerous nature of the explosion, but if it was necessary to make the wounding evidence, proof should be given that the wounds resulted from the explosion. Lord Campbell said the Court were of opinion that the evidence should be admitted. Witness continued—l visited 156 wounded persons within the week that followed the attempt. There were 511 wounds altogether. All but six were such as would have been occasioned by the explosion. Those were can sd by the seatterieg of g' , es. The fra g ments were given, some t o the Jndge &Instruction arid others to the wounded persons; at their request. A veterinary -Burge on deposed that be sxamined ore of the carriage horses killed by the explosion. He took , 8 or 9 pieces from the horse of various sizes. Chevalier Francois Estieu—l am inspector of police in Paris. I produce a fragment of a shell or grenade taken from the body of the horse. I also produce seve ral picked up in the Rue Lapelletier. I was on duty near the opera house. I arrested Joseph Pierri close to the Emperor's private entrance to the opera house. When the Emperor visits the (-perk preparations by :Hutninati on are made, b o th outside the building and at 1 the corner of the street. It was done on this occasion, and the preparation commenced shortly before eight 1 o'clock. The Emperor arrived about half-past eight 1 o'clock. I arrested Pierri about ten or fifteen inheres before the exp!oelon. I had linemn him before. I saw him executed. after the trial. He Has searched at the Guard -house on the night of the outrage. I foiled on him a large Spring clasp knife, a four-chamber revolver, loaded in every chamber and capped, and a shell or grenade (ell of which the witness produced). The gre nade was loaded, and each of the nipples was capped. [`he grenade was wrapped up in a piece of bla ck si l k , which has been lost. The revolver is numbered, ano marked " 5561 T." I produce a piece of oil-cloth covering, a 20/. Bank of England note, some gold, el ver, and pence, tak er , from Pierri. Cron -e ' am:Di , ned by Mr. Jaynes—Pierri was an Italian. I was not at Orsini's trial. Rudio, Gomez, and Orsini were Italiat s. I was officially at the execution of Or sini and Pierri. I don't know why Rudio's life was spared. I don't know of any statement being taken from Rudio. I heard about four o'clock the Emperor was going to the opera. It was not secret information --every one knew it. The men commenced rolking the peeparations o•Jtsido the opera-house about four or fire A small detachment of troops—about 25-- ~ttendsd 'Vie Emperor ; the Paris Goard was also There. Louis Francoise Delignie, gunmaker, residing in Par', B , examined by Attorney-General--I withdrew the cbarge from the grenade produced. It was filled with ful'oainate of mercui7, which was composed of nitric acid an d alcohol. ' Joseph Taylor, engineer, residing at Birmingham, cross-examined by Mr. Bodkin—l made the gr ena de .roduced. I made eix in all; three large ar.d three Mi. Bodkin—Who gave you directions t _', make them? Mr. James—l object to that question. Lord Campbell ruled the question should be answered. Witness—The person who gave the directions was about 60 years of age. His name was Thomas Allsop. Ho was dull of hearing. The grenades were made fr,rn wooden models he brought. I did not make the nipples of the grenade, but I procured three dozen from a gun .naker. There were 25 in each shell. When I saw A11 ,, 0p on the 23d Nov., in Birmingham, the shells were com pleted. The nipples were screwed in. I delivered the six shells to him, and he paid me the cost, Si. The witness was here shown the fragments of one of the shells that exploded on the 14th in Paris, and he identified them as forming pieces of one of the large grenades he made for Allsop. Mr. George Morison, a conveyancer, residing at Reading—l know Mr. Thomas Allsop of Nutfield. A. letter written to the witness Taylor, ordering the grenadee, was shown to witness, and he identified it as Allsop's hand writing. Jonathan Whicher, examined by the Attorney-Gene ral—l have, in obedience to orders, made efforts to dis cover Mr. Thomas Allsop, but I have not been success ful. I applied at his last known place of residence in Clapham-terrace, but he was not to be found. The Attorney-General—Have you seen bills offering rewards for his apprehension ? Mr. James—What has that to do with the:case? Mr. Allsep's name does not occur in the indictment. It is clearly but to prejudice the case against the prisoner. The Attorney-General—l only want to show Allsop is absent. I dont want to carry the point further. Sergeant Rogers of the metropolitan police, examined by the Attorney-General—On Sunday the 7th of March I searched the prisoner's lodgings at Bayswater. I found a letter dated the Ist of January. I found it on the floor. The latter put into my hand is that docu• ment. Thera is some writing at the foot of the letter. I believe:it to be in the handwriting if Dr. Bernard. By Mr. James, Q.C.—I have seen Bernard write once. It was at Scotland-yard Police-station. That is the only time I had an opportunity of looking at his hand writing. I did not find the letter in a book. _ _ Mr. Powell—l have received a letter from Dr. Ber nard. I believe the writing at the foot of the letter placed in my hands to be that of the prisoner's. [Toe letter in question Wfb3 one purporting to be writ ten to the prisoner by Mr. Alleop.] Mrs. Barker, the landlady of the house in which the prisoner resided at Bayswater, examined by the Attor ney-General—The prisoner resided at my house for about six years. Cross-examined by Mr. James—The police, when they came, searched every corner of Dr. Bernard's r , min. One of the policemen, widressing the other, said, " Here, I have found a letter." I did not know where he f oun d it, b u t he said - he found it in a book lam certain he said he found the 1, tter in a book. The words he used were, " Here, I've found a letter with Alisop's name upon i.." Rogers is the man who told we he had found the letter. He said the letter ought to have been produced at first. Rogers recalled—The person who went with me to the prisoner's lodgings is not a policeman. He is my uncle, and went up stairs with me out of curiosity. By Mr. James, Q.C.—My uncle is office-keeper to the General Omnibus Company at Bayswater. He does not go about with me. The prisoner had been in custody about three weeks, and he (my uncle) wished to see the prisoner's room purely out of curiosity. The Court adjourned at half-past four until to-mor row. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton.) The case of Mr. Glover, ex-M.P. for Beverley, was resumed this morning, but the jury had not returned their verdict when we went to press. SERIOUS FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS. Yesterday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a call was received at the engine sta tions of the London Brigade, parish, and West of England office, that a fire had broken out in the extensive premises belonging to Messrs. W. S. and A. Cox ' corn chandlers, carrying on busi ness at No. 99, Broad-street, RAGliff. The out break commenced in the front shop, and the flames quickly extended to the back parlours, and they were rapidly progressing towards the top part of the building. The engines of the London Brigade from Schoolhouse lane, Wellclose, and Jeffrey squares, and Watling-street stations attended, and a bountiful supply of the East London Company's water having been procured, the firemen took ad vantage of the same and got their engines into full opera' ion, but in spite of which the fearful ele ment continued its ravages, and at one period it was apprehended that the whole of the surround ing buildings would have been consumed. Under the direction of Mr. Fogo, chief officer of the A section of brigade, the firemen went to work with the greatest vigour, and some thousand tons' weight of water were thrown upon and into the blazing property ; but, notwithstanding, the fire could not be conquered until a very considerable amount of property was destroyed, the lower compartments being entirely burnt out, and the upper part ex tensively injured by fire, water, and removal. The origin of the fire was enveloped in obscurity. The sufferer fortunately was insured in the Unity Fire office. Another fire took place in the premises of Mr. R. linen draper and silk mercer, 27, S,. street, e'er kenwell. The outbreak commenced in the shop window, from, it is supposed, the gas burning too high. An instant alai na was given, and messengers were clispateed in all directions for the engines. With all possible expedition the engines of Vie parish, London Brigade, and the West of England Office, attended, and a splendid supply of water having been obtained, the fire was extiu euished, but not until a quantity of Lice, muslin, and ether light goods were consumed. Tho sufferer was insured in toe Sun, Atlas, and West of Eng , hied Fire Offices ; and the building was insured iu 'the Guardian -office. Several other fires also took place, taut the damage done was inconsiderable. If newspaper enterprise be a true test of prosperity in a new land, Victoria, in Australia, is a most prosperous city. There are now published in Victoria—daily papers, 8 ; hi-weekly, 8 ; tri-weekly, 3; weekly papers, 21 ; total, 40. More, we think, than in Paris ; certainly more than in Vienna. LIVERPOOL, April 10 —The Royal Mail steamship Canada, Lang, commander, sailed hence for Halifax and Boston to-day with 41,7511. in specie, upwards of 100 passengers, and cargo, besides the usual mails. 0a Wednesday the Kangaroo, and on Saturday the Royal Mail steamship Arabia, will sail for New York. THE CASE OF THE REV. T. SMITH.—Mrs. Swill was liberated on bail on Wednesday, her sureties being, we believe, the brother of her husband and his cousin, Mr. Smith, artist, of Gloucester. She visited her unfortu nate husband in the prison both on Wednesday and Thursday. We hear that Mr. Smith bears up manfully against his misfortunes, and hopes that succes,ful efforts will be made to obtain his removal to Australia. His employment, wh i lst at the County Prison, will be either as a tailor or shoemaker. A petition for the remission of the sentence is, it is said, being got up in Gloucester. —Bristol Mercury. 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Mr. Prideaux, in stating the case, said—ln Sep tember an excursion trip was announced by a steam packet to an island in the Bristol Channel, called the Steep Holmes, and Miss Besozzi accordingly, on the 17th September, accompanied by a young lady named Payton and three other ladies, took places by the packet, on board of which she met a gentleman named Gully, and his wife and family, to whom she had previously been known. The defendant, Mr. Harris, was the only resident on the Steep Holmes island. He farmed the land there, and occupied a house which he used as an inn. The party landed, Miss Payton and the ladies went on towards the top of the Holmes, and the plain tiff and Mr. Gully remained at the house for a few minutes whilst he ordered dinner. They were about to leave to rejoin their friends when Miss Harris, a daughter of defendant, pointed to a door by which to leave the house, when a large ferocious bear, which was chained to a kennel, struck Miss Besozzi a violent blow on the back with his paw, which knocked her down on her face, seized her with his mouth, drew her towards him, and so soon as he had got her within his grasp began to worry her with his mouth, and passed his fangs through her person right down to the bone. Miss Besozzi's screams brought to the spot a Mr. Hazard, who had an umbrella, and he broke his umbrella to pieces over the beast, which let go Miss Besozzi, and Mr. Gully pulled her away. She had to sub mit to painful surgical operations ; her nervous system was completely shaken, and she suffered from a lameness which it was probable she would not recover. _ . _ Miss Besozzi, the plaintiff, was called, and con firmed substantially the statement of her counsel. Mr. Charles Gully, Miss Payton, and Mr. Hazard were called in confirmation. Mr. Greig, surgeon, described the plaintiff's in jurie. Five of the bear's fangs had penetrated, and the wound was to the bone. _ _ Mr. M. Smith, in addressing the jury for the defence, said everybody must lament the severe misfortune which Miss Besozzi had suffered, but it would be his duty and that of the jury to discard all sympathy, and, looking calmly at the circum stances of the case, to inquire whether, although Miss Besozzi had suffered, Mr. Harris was answer able. The defendant for whom he appeared was a person in a very humble station. He paid Mr. Tynte 60/. a-year for the island, which 11,1 farmed ; he eked out a livelihood by fishing, and he had a very hard struggle to provide for himself and family. Mr. Harris, prior to this occurrence, had every reason to believe that the bear was a quiet animal. He had had it for three s ears, and. it had gone about like a dog, playing with the children, run ning in and out of the house, going about the island with defendant's men, and behaving in the most playful and docile manner. Samuel Baker, a farmer near Newport, deposed that the bear was imported by his brother, a cap tain, and given to his father. It used to runabout the farm, eating with the calves and pigs, and wal always gentle. The children used to ride it, and cried when it was given to it followed in exchan g e for a dog. On one occasion followed wit n es s ' s gig to mat ket, five miles and back. The bear came from Russia. Mr. Edin—Tlien it was a rugged Russian bear ? Wztvess (indignantly)—No, it was not. Mr. Edin—Why, you say ho came from Russia. Witness—But he was not a rough 'un. (Laugh ter.) The Judge—The learned counsel suggests that he was a ruffian. (Renewed laughter.) The defendant and his wife and daughter were likewise called to speak to the gentle character of Bruin, who (it was observed by Mr. Prideaux) must have been " a very gem of a bear." Both Mrs. Harris and her daughter stated that Miss Besozzi blamed Mr. Gully for taking her so near the bear, and said she should not have gone had she not been told it was blind. The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501. Much surprise was expressed in court at the smalineas of the award. CITY OP LONDON SESSIONS. The April Quarter Sessions for the City of Lon don were held on Saturday at Guildhall, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and a bench of aldermen. FRACAS ON THE CORN EXCHANGE. Mr. Alfred Firminger, merchant, 8, Great Win chester-street, surrendered in discharge of his recognisances, to meet a charge of assault upon an indictment preferred by Mr. W. Muggeridge (brother of Alderman Sir H. Muggeridge), mer chant, of Fowkea'-buildings, Great Tower-street. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Tindal Atkinson appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr. James fur the defence. Mr. William Muggeridge, upon being sworn, de posed that he had known the defendant for some years, but had not spoken to him for some little time previously to the 26ih of February, when defendant sp , ke to him as he passed on the Corn Exchange, and asked him if he had ever lent his (d-fendant's) brother Si. ? Wi ness replied that he had as he had done so to prevent his children, nieces and nephews of defendant, from starving. Defendant then asked if he had said that he (de fendant) had swindled him out of 500/. ? Witness replied in the negative ; and defendant then asked him to read a let. , er, which he banded to him. Witness said, " What is it all about ?" He had no time, and turned to go away, upon which defen dant struck him in the face with his open hand, at the same time calling him aswindler and a coward, and afterwards kicked him, upon which witness gave him into custody of the market beadle. Mr. James cross-examined the witness at great length, and elicited from him that he was intimately connected with all the movetuents of the Firminger family, and knew that one of the defendant's sisters had married an officer in the Belgian niil tary ser vice named Louis. Mr. James handed up the copy of a letter, as being the same which defendant had questioned witness about on the Corn Exchange, and particularly inquired whether (the letter having been sent to the colonel of M. Louis's regiment, Mr. Edward Firminger) defendant did not eve cially call witness's attention to the same passage, viz. :—" I think I can make you laugh. When M. Louis got married to my sister, they took apart ments, but at the end of a week, not having the money to pay the rent, they went away in the night, M. Louis carrying the night-gown and stockings of his wife under his arm, and like this they had to beg money of my mother. The poor woman of whom they had the apartments had nothing else to depend upon, and she was in the habit of calling M. Louis That thief of a dragoon.' The truth of all this you can learn by writing to Mr. Muggeridge, 3, Fowkes's-buildings, Tower-street, as he told me, and the woman has been to me about it. It has also been said that some things were taken away from the rooms, but this I should not like to say myself." Witness did not very clearly remember whether defendant had called his attention to this particular passage of the letter, but he distinctly disclaimed all connexion with its authorship. Two other witnesses were called upon the part of the prosecution, both of whom witnessed the assault but admitted that neither the blow nor the kick was very violent, and that both seemed to have been given rather as an insult than with any in tent to injure the prosecutor. Mr. James, upon the part of defendant, said the character of defendant's sister and her husband had been basely and cruelly maligned, and that defendant having rf ason to believe, from the letter which had been produced, that prosecutor was the author of the slander, struck him in a moment of excitement, produced by his refusal to give any ex planation upon the point. He admit ed that his client had acted illegally and intemperately, and when before the Lord Mayor intimated his willingness to apologise;--a course wh eh he (Mr. James) regretted hai been refused by the other side. Under these citcumstances the court, no doubt, would deal with tee offence as a very light one, and not as one which' efleeted upon defen dant's moral character. The R , corder, in .summing up, said there could be no doubt, that the defendant was guilty of the offence charged against him, and although he pleaded excitement in extenuation, it was not to be forgotten that the Corn Exchange was not a proper place to ask for explanations upon private and family matters. The jury found the defendant Guilty, and the court sentenced him (0 e outrage being . a very gross one) to pay a fine of 20!., and 10 enter into his own recuguislneei to keep the peace for twelve months, and to be imp r i sone d un til the fine was paid. The money was paid at once. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP SELF-M TIRDER, AND DESTRUCTION OP A DIVELLIN The vilisge of Beaufort, South Wales, has been the scene of one of the most remarkable cases of self-de-true ion which it has ever fal en to our lot to record, and a coroner's jury has decided that at the time of his committing the fatal crime, its per petrator was in his right senses, and accountable for his acts. The deceased, whose name was George Screech, and who was between 45 and 50 years of ego, was not a native of the principality, hut earns to the neighl.ourlio ,d of Beaufort from Somersetshiie four or five years ago, and had since worked in the mines. At the time of his death he was residing at the house of a relative of his, a decent man, who also got his bread as a miner, named Richard Greenland. During the last few months he had once or twice said he wished he was dead, as he was tired of so much hard work, but nothing in his conduct had induced any suspieion that his mind was effected. Latterly he had been out of work, and looked more poorly than usual, but his appetite continued good, and no apprehensions were entertained re garding him. On the day of his death he was talk ing to Mrs. Greenland as usual, and she was work ing about tar house performing her u-ual household duties. Her husband being a miner, he always kept some kegs of blasting gunpowder in his house, which, with a view to greater secut ity, he deposited in an upstairs room. At the time in question there were quantities in two casks, one of which had the head out, and the, other a bole bored through the top. In the course of her duties Mrs. Greenland had to leave her house for a minute or two. As she passed the door she noticed the deceased going hurriedly towards the bottom of the staircase, and in a minute afterwards an explosion was heard, which shook the place like an earthquake. The utmost terror was occasioned, and the affrighted neighbours ran from their cottages to see what was the causeeef the alarming occurrence. It was soon perceived that Greenland's house was shattered to pieces. The roof was completely blown off, its fragments being scattered in all directions, the windows were torn out, the walls shattered, and the lower rooms filled with a dense suffocating smoke. On a search being made, Mrs. Greenland's infant, which she had left in a cradle in a lower room, was found alive, but the clothes were on fire and the poor little thing half choked with the vapour. Screech was found amongst the debris frightfully burnt and mangled, but sill alive and conscious. Prior to his death, which occurred some six or seven hours afterwards, he confessed that he had himself wilfully caused the explo sion, and must have been tempted by the devil. He siid, being determined to destroy him self, he took the tongs, drew a red-hot coal from the fire, carried it upstairs, and threw it into the open cask of gunpowder, which was under the bed. As to the baby, he forgot that she was there. An inquest was held on the body at the Beaufort Arms Inn before the deputy-coroner, Mr. E. C. Davies, and a respectable jury. Tee foregoing particulars were deposed to, and Mrs. Greenland and a man named Amos were examined with a view to ascer tain the state of his mind. A verdict of felo de se was returned, and th e rema i ns of the unhappy wan were interred in unconsecrated ground, and without funeral rites, at ten o'clock at night. Some of the adjacent houses were much shaken by the explosion, but were less injured than from its violence might have been ex.)ec.ed. Country Mari ets LEICESTER-APRIL 10. At our corn market to-day there was a good supply of wheat, which sold at an advance of 3s to 43 per qr., good white making 514. and red 508. per quarter. The trade in barley ruled dull, and Ist week's rates were maintained. Beans in small supply, and is per quarter dearer. Oata were scarce and ls higher. NOTTINGHAM-APRIL 10. At our corn exchange to-day, there was a moderate show of wheat, and a good attendance of buyers. The trade ruled brisk at au advance of is to 2s per qr. ; fine white samples realising 508., and red 461. per 36 stone. There was rather lcss bailey on offer. The demand was limited, and the quotations of last week fully supported; good malting samples making 42e., and grinding 355. per 30 stone. Oats were scarce and fully ae dear. in beans there was an advance of is. per quarter, but scarce. NORWICH—A.IIIUL 10. The local markets have been generally steady during the last few days, and an advance of Is. per quarter has been noted in wheat. Here to-day there was a fair show of wheat, and the demand rather more brisk ; in the busi ness done, prices were 2s over last week's rates. The supply of barley was rather small to-day, the samples offered were taken off at about former rates. In other grain little, Passing. Flour advanced is to 2s per sack. NEWCASTLE -APRIL 10. There was a moderate supply of farmers' wheat, and higher prices demanded, which checked business. Large arrivals of foreign, and a fair business at Tuesday's rates. DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—APRIL 8. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferio. 278 Whea 49s 0.1 789 Oats 34s Cd 27e 2id ..... .... 24. 01 209 Barley 37s 6d 32s bid 2- al 53 Peas & beans 428 Gd 4ls 641 lIADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—APRIL 9. WORAT. BARLIT I OATS. I ssAss. First 49s Od 38s Od 31s 6d 46s Od Second 42s .2d 131 s Od ) 28s 3d 142 5d Third 34s Od I 29s Od I Lss 6d 1 39s 03 Total quantity of wheat in market, 436 qrs., 410 sold barley 01 4051qr5., 405 sold oats 4 254 qrs., 239 ..id ~ Pt beans II 108 qrs., 107 sold AVERAGES PER IMPIRTAL QUARTER. Wheat, .l. 2 2 o.l2ths 1 Barley, ...11. 14 0 11-12ths Oats, ... id. 8 3 9 12ths I Beans, 2/. 2 5 0-12 tbs i • DUBLIN—Amur, 9. The corn trade has improved here. Wheat and barley fully supported the currenci,s of Tuesday. Oats of all sorts meta brisk demand at an advance of 6d per barrel. In Indian corn no improvement. Foreign wheat more in quired for. - White wheat, 27s Od to 293 Od ; red ditto, 24s Od to 26. 6d ditto new, a 0 I ; b ar l ey, ma l t i ng, 1-1 , to 18a 01; grind ing, —s to —a ; oa.a, old, 13,3 to 15s 6d; ditto, new, —4l Od to -e 0(1 ; oatmeal, 13s to 15s Gd; bere, new, 11a to 15. Od , rape , - d, 231 Od to 25a Od per brl ; flour, 14s Gd to 1t) Od per owt ; Inman corn, 333 01 to 34 , 4 6d ref 4HO the. LOCAL SHARE AIA.R.K.BTA. LIVERPOOL —APRIL 10. STOCK EXCHANGE—The market opened fat, andtowards the close prices gave way. Midlands and Great Westerns freely offered at 1 per cent, decline. Birkenhead, 69i 70 —Caledoni a n s , 41 4 2— Chester and Holyhead, ' Hit t•—• Eastern C oun ti es, lla 1 1-16—East Lancashire, 861 74-- Great Western 564 7—Lancashire and Yorshire, 87i --London and North Western, 93i 4—Sheffields, 354 6 Midlands ' 90i i—North Briti s h, 13 i—B erw i e k s, 22 t-- York and North Midland, 36i 7—Dovers, 20 11-16 Dutch Rhenish, 3 7-16—Grand Trunk of Canada, 11 11-16 Great Western of Canada, 19 BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 10. STOOK EXOHANGE. —This market was very flat to-day, with very little business doing. Great Western Birming• ham Guaranteed Stock, 74—London and North Westerns closed at 91—Midlands. at 9'l 94—South Stafford', at 10i—Birmingham and Stour Valley, 8. LEEDS, APRIL 10. STOCK EXCHANGE. London and North-Westerns, 94 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 87i i—North British, 524 —East Lancashire, 87—NorthEastern (Leeds), 474 — Ditto (Leeds Fifths), fi pm. ARRIVAL OP AN INDIAN MONSTER.-011 Friday the largest and finest rhinoceros that has been swan for many years was landed at the East India Docks, from on board the Setledge, which has just arrived from Calcutta. This fine animal was safely conveyed to the warehouse of Mr. Jamrach, of Ratelift-highway, whose exploit with th• large Bengal tiger will be fresh in the recollection of must of our readers. BIRTHS. FORTESCUE — On the 10th inst., at 75, Eaton-place, the wife of Francis Fortesoue, Esq., of a son. JACOB—On the 27th Feb., at Sattara, Bombay, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Herbert Jacob, of a sou. MURWOOD—On the 9th inst., at Busby Hall, Cleveland, Yorkshire, the wife of Ueorge Murwood, Esq., of a son and heir SEYMOUR—At the Vicarage, hfanaccan, Cornwall, the wife of th e Rev. Ed ward Seymour, of a daughter.near Helatone, MARRIAGES. OSWALD—HAMILTON—On the 10th inst., at All Souls' Church, George Oswald, Esq., to Julia Mary, the eldest surviving daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Ferrier Hamilton. of Westport and Csirnhill. SPERLING—BAKER—On the Bth inst., at St. Mary's, Rich mond, Arthur Sperling, Esq., eldest son of the Rev. Harvey J. Sperling, of Lattenbury-hill, Huntingdon shire, to Adelaide Noel, the daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Lorraine Baker, Bart., C. 8., of Dunstable House, Richmond, Surrey. DEATHS. ABBOTT—On the 9th inst., suddenly, Mr. John Abbott, of Christchurch, Hants, aged 53. BAKER—On the Bth inst., at 19, Old Cavendish-street, Caveudish-square, Robert Baker, Esq., formerly of Bent ley Church House, Suffolk, aged 64. EDWARDS —On the Bth inst., at King's-read, Windsor, Henry Edwards, Esq., .M.R.C.S., aged 59. GiATTY—On the 6th inst., at Market Harborough, Henry Gatty. Esq., agsd 68. MARGETTS —On the 9th inst., at Huntingdon, William Margetts, Esq., aged 66. PUEST —On the Bth inst., John Francis Fnest, Esq., of Gower's-walk, Commercial-road, aged,72. RATRAY —On the 10th inst., at Stoke Newington, at an advanced age, Miss Ann Ratray, ]ate of Ashford, Kent. Luripos Printeti and Published by MURDO YOUNG, or No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 011ie*, No. 11!?, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Monday, April 12, 1868.