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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. liOUisE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Mr. JAMES gave notice that he should next session move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt where it appeared to have been contracted without an intention of fraud. INCOME TAX. sities ; while to say it was a success in Ireland was an out rage on the understanding and experience of Irishmen. Mr. DEASY replied with some warmth to the charges brought by Mr. Maguire against the Commissioners, and read the rules they laid down for instruction in mixed schools, contending that they had never in practice deviated from them. Referring to the memorial of the Roman Ca tholic prelates of Ireland, he maintained that they claimed nothing less than the entire and exclusive control and di rection of the education of the laity, and he asked whether the house or the public would accede to such a demand, which was not admitted in Roman Catholic countries. No Government would ever accede to it, and Parliament could not do so without parting with its legitimate authority. As a Catholic, he differed from the views of those who desired the separate system contemplated by the Catholic prelates. He believed that it would be impossible to obtain the con sent of Parliament to the grant of public money for schools constructed upon such a system, or to obtain sites for schools from which Protestants were excluded. On the other hand Protestant schools would increase, anti all re strictions upon proselytism would be removed. He sug gested other ebjections to the change, for which he insisted there was no reason. Not a single instance of proselytism had been alleged, and he deprecated the change as injuri ous to the interests of Roman Catholics, as one to which the Roman Catholic laity were not favourable, and which appeared in the unpopular shape of the authoritative de mand of an ecclesiastical synod. _ _ _ Mr. HUBBARD gave notice that he should next session call the attention of the house to the subject of the direct taxation of the country, with a view to a modification of the income tax. SUPPLY. - - - - - - The report of votes in supply was brought up and re- ceived. THE KING OF OUDE'S ALLOWANCE On the motion that the house resolve itself into commit tee of supply, Mr. BAILLIE said he wished to know what the sum which the Indian Government proposed to allow to the de posed King of Oude. After the manner in which that prince had been treated by the Indian Government, having been deprived not only of his territory, but his private pro perty—his carriages, clothes, jewels, and everything belong ing to him having been sold—it was proper that at least some allowance should be made to him, and he wished to know from his hon. friend what allowance it was proposed to make to him. Mr. O'FERRALL complained that Mr. Deasy had ca. Sir C. 'WOOD said that not having received notice of the question, he was not then in a position to give an answer. In reply to a question by Col. FRENCH, Mr. S. HERBERT said that the present pattern knap sack with stick was sealed on the l lth of May, 18:57. It had been previously tried by regiments and depots at home. The stick was introduced on the recommendation of Lieutenant-General Sir G. Wetheral], then Adjutant- General, the idea having been taken from a Swiss knap sack. The knapsack being an article of necessaries tho property of the soldier, the addition of the stick to the pack was made by degrees by the men at the recommenda tion of the Adjutant-General. The knapsacks were sup • plied by the Government to recruits only, and for this purpose contracts were entered into with certain tradesmen for the new pattern of 1857. RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY. In reply to Col. DUNNE, lumniated the prelates of the Church to which he belonged, who had admitted that the State had a right to control the expenditure of the money granted by Parliament. He had, he said, been an ardent supporter of the National system at the beginning; but the changes made in it had altered its character and poisoned the boon of education. Mr. BRADY contended that the Roman Catholic popu lation of Ireland were riot favourable to the National system. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he was surprised to hear the National system attacked by Irish members—a system which had had the happy effect of converting Ireland from one of the worst educated to one of the best edu- cated countries in Europe. The result of adopting the pro posed change would be to substitute two or three bad schools instead of one good one, and to give an impulse to the mis chievous action of proselytism. Mr. HENNESSY observed that the National sys tem was opposed not only by the Irish Roman Catholics, but by the great majority of the Protestant bishops of Ire land. He defended the Roman Catholic bishops, who, he contended, had only asked for the English system. Some branches of education, —history, for example,—could not be taught under the existing mixed system. The separate system had been tried in Ireland with success. Lord FERMOY was glad that Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Deasy had spoken out, as it was important to the well-being of Ireland that there should be no mistake as to the views of the Government upon this subject. Although the Ro man Catholic hierarchy of Ireland were opposed to the Na • tional system, it was, he said, deceiving the house and the country to pretend that a majority of the Roman Catholic laity, of the middle and educated classes, were not in favour of the mixed system. If there were faults of detail in the system, the rational course was to correct them, not to sub vert the principle. In the exceptional state in which Ire land was, a change of the mixed system would range the population in two hostile camps. Mr. MONSELL confessed that the National system was a great blessing to Ireland ; but unless the system was brought back to what it was originally intended to be, it could not, in his opinion, be maintained. The State, with reference to Catholics, had not been perfectly honest ; prin ciples had been sacrificed to conciliate the Protestants. The O'DONOGHUE said the question was► whether the children of the Catholics of Ireland were to be educated as they wished, or as the Government determined. Mr. SCULLY thought the original system had been de parted from. Lord PALMERSTON said,—l do not rise to enter into any arguments upon the question, or to add to the conclu sive reasonings of my right hon. friend the Attorney- General for Ireland. I think that his arguments ought to be conclusive to the mind of every Roman Catholic gentle man who wishes to see the children of Roman Catholics in Ireland efficiently educated. The hon. member has, I think, very unjustly charged my right hon. friend with vituperating the Irish Roman Catholic Bishops. Now, I am sure he very carefully guarded himself from saying anything which could bear that construction. He expressly said that he felt for them all that veneration and esteem which they merit, and he directed his remarks to those differences of opinion which exist even in Roman Catholic countries between the clergy and laity on the subject of education. But I did not rise to vindicate my right hon. friend. The noble lord the member for Marylebone, in the course of his observations, said that there ought to be no mistake as to the opinions and intentions of her Majesty's Government upon this question of mixed education—(hear, hear)—and the hon. member for Tipperary added that the matter would not rest here, but that there would be agita tion elsewhere for the purpose of defeating the system of mixed education. (Hear, hear.) I think it ought to be distinctly understood that her Majesty's Government at tach so much importance to this system of mixed education in Ireland, as contradistinguished from the donominational system in England, that they would not deem it their duty to propose any vote upon any other principle. (Cheers.) If education in Ireland is to be carried out mainly by the grant of public money by the State, I say that the Govern ment would not feel it consistent with their duty to pro pose a vote for any other than the mixed system. (Cheers.) It is asked why should a different system be pursued in Ireland from that which is pursued in England P (Hear, hear.) I think the difference in religious and social feel ings in the two countries shows that that is an idle ques tion, and that, in fact, it answers itself. (Hear, hear.) There is not the same conflict of religious opinion—there is not the same religious agitation is England which pre vails in Ireland, and in my opinion it is the duty of the Go vernment to soothe and mitigate those feelings. (Hear, hear.) I trust that this vote will now be allowed to be carried. I think it has been discussed sufficiently. Those who are most adverse to the present system do not propose to negative the vote, and I hope that the committee will now assent to it. (Cheers.) Colonel DICKSON said the speech of the noble lord was a very extraordinary one. The question was rather what system would be acceptable to the people of Ireland than what was acceptable to the noble lord. (Hear, hear.) The vote was then agreed to. SPIRIT DUTIES BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to. EAST INDIA LOAN BILL. _ . Mr. S. HERBERT said that the report of the commis sioners on recruiting for the army would be laid on the table •f the house, if possible, before the end of the present ses sion of Parliament, but if not, early next session. RECRUITING FOR GARIBALDI. Mr. FIENNESSY, in calling attention to this subject, said that the Government had declared thqir opinion with regard to enlistment for foreign service in a despatch which the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) addressed on the 7th of December lak to Lord A. Loftus. In that despatch the noble lord desired Lord A. Foftus to ask these questions of the Austrian Government—whether the Austrian Govern ment were cognisant of the fact that enlistment was going on in the Austrian dominions for the Papal and Neapolitan armies ; whether the Austrian Government considered such a pr reeding to be legal or illegal ; and whether the Austrian Government had given their consent to such enlistment. He (Mr. Hennessy) noiv ventured to put a similar ques tion to her Majesty's Government. Within the last few days a letter appeared in the newspapers from Capt. Styles, an aide-de-camp to Gen. Garibaldi, the object of which was to induce young men, and especially rifle volunteers, as well as soldiers who might wish to gather laurels, to take up arms in the cause of Italian independence. The letter con tained a notification from Gen. Garibaldi himself, dated from the now famous Melazzo, to this effect :—" Capt. Edward Styles goes to England with my authority. His object is to render advice and guidance to those who may wish to come here to fight for the liberties of this country." He did not wish to say a word how far Capt. Styles had violated the law, or how far those men who were associated with him had violated the Jaw. That was a question more properly for the law officers of the Crown. He would only say that the Act of 59th Geo. 111., the act bearing on this question, was one which he should at any time ask to have enforced. He would re mind the house that in the month of May last the Attor ney-General stated distinctly that any person in this coun try who enlisted in the service of a sovereign who was at amity with the Queen was guilty of a breach of the com mon law of England. He was anxious to know from the Government whether they were aware that such enlistment was now going on ; also, whether they had given their con sent to such enlistment, and what was their opinion as to the great question of international law. He admitted that General Garibaldi had exhibited qualities of heroism and valour which entitled him to respect ; but they knew that at this moment the whole foreign affairs of Europe were complicated by his movements, and that the two great powers, Austria and Prussia, were determined to act in con cert against what he (Mr. Hennessy) conceived to be an illegal proceeding. Sir J. SHELLEY said before the noble lord answered the questions of the hon. member he wished to remark that the hon. gentleman never said a word *hen volunteers were going from Ireland to join the papal army, which was a case just as applicable as the one he had brought forward. All he could wish was—which he said from the bottom of his heart—that the gallant fellows who were now going out to support Garibaldi would be better treated than those Irish men who had gone out to support the Pope. Lord PALMERSTON—In answer to the question of the hon. gentleman, I have to say that her Majesty's Govern ment have no knowledge of any enlisting going on in this country for the service of General Garibaldi, nor are any persons who are understood to be in her Majesty's service engaged in enlistment. As to any soldiers enlisting to serve with General Garibaldi, that would be an act of desertion, punishable by the military law of the country. The hon. member has put a case upon one or two grounds ; first, as bearing upon the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act. Now, as was stated by the hon. baronet (Sir J. Shelley), any persons going to Sicily to join General Garibaldi, are pre cisely in the same position as those Irishmen who went to serve the Papal Government. The hon. gentleman knows the difficulties of enforcing that act. It would be necessary to prove that the enlistment took place in this country. The possibility of obtaining any evidence to that effect was avoided by those who went to Rome by their de • Glaring that they went for the purpose of being employed on railway works, whereas unfortunately no railway works were being carried. The hon. member has put it on another ground, that, namely, of international law. The house will recollect that my hon. and learned friend the Attorney-General has shown that there is a difficulty in bringing the principle of international law to bear upon any particular act. All I can say is, that we know nothing of any enlistment going on in this country, and if we knew of any enlistment for any foreign State, or assumption of a State, we should feel it our duty to put the provisions of that act in force, and in doing that weshould thereby bring these persons within the practical provisions of the act. (Hear.) Mr. KINNAIRD wished to know if any official informa tion had been received by the Government of the landing of Garibaldi on the shores of Calabria. Lord PALMERSTON—Nothing beyond the telegraphic reports. Mr. SCULLY did not object to gentlemen going out to the Pope or to General Garibaldi. He thought what was cues for the Irish goose should be sauce for the English gander. He hoped with the hon. member for Westminster (Sir J. Shelley) that those who went out to Gen. Garibaldi would be much better treated than those who went to Rome. With regard to the remarks of the noble lord (Lord Pal merston) all he would say was that he deprecated any in termeddling of this country in foreign affairs. But the noble lord must either know nothing at all of what was going on in this country with respect to Garibaldi, or he must wib fully shut his eyes to it. He (Mr. Scully) saw advertised in the newspapers of Saturday last a long list of subscrip tions of money sent to Garibaldi, and in that list the first name was Viscountess Palmerston—(a laugh)—the second was the Countess of Shaftesbury, and the third was Mrs. Gladstone. (Laughter.) NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND) GRANT. Mr. CARDWELL, in rising to move for a vote of £270,000, for the united national educational system of Ireland, said the vote showed an increase of about £21,000 over the vote of the preceding year, and without going too much into detail he might say that £17,000 of that sum was to provide improved provisions for local teachers in Ireland. He pointed out how much greater the results were which were obtained for the sum voted for education in Ireland, as compared with the much larger sum voted for England. There had been an increase in the number of schools, which was 88, and that of scholars 3,112; while the total number of children educated was 570,000. The right hon. gentleman then adverted at some length to the question raised by the advocates of separate instruction, especially dwelling on the opinion expressed by that section of the Established Church in Ireland which declined to participate in the system of national education, and by that body of the Roman Catholic Church which was represented la the memorial to the Irish Government praying for a separate system ; and ho argued strongly in favour of the general plan. rit t i MAGUIRE called the attention of the house to the of Irel al add resse d b y t h e cat h o li c a r chbish o ps an d bi s h o p s a r'd to her M a j es t y ' s G overnmen t on th e ne c es sity of substituting aZparate or denominational system of educa tion for th e memorial on stin system, to the answer given to that aairethof the Goi,ernment, and to the re joinder of the arcto asps and bishops to that answer, and a t length objected by exctriticised the s; stem of national education , showin g w h o l e tendency of the instructi on r ac ts from the books that the towarJs Protestanism. Mr. V. SCULLY rose at half - past one o'clock to state that he intended to mov e , and should at the prop er time provided b m y o move , ithatain Pa r l i ament n n tf the or opinion pu bio e o ci f u e t h a teit in s h ou ld b e so all funds cordi ro c selytism administered as to banish aanlipcostztou of from the. natixial 4ys tom, tien from clergy and laity of all religiou s .deno t mi o n - ol i e o r n a - As tha other rsoie.ty of the.representation of the county of Cork, Cork, he conrd not endorse the opinion of Nr. Deasy. He spoke at some length, and having been interrupted, sa i d that if duo attention was not paid to him h e should b e obliged still further to extend his observations. He argued with great energy against the mixed system of education, which he contended produced religious rancours and :mime- This bill was read a second time. PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) ACT (1858) AMENDMENT BILL. Oa the motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. BLAKE moved that it be read a third time that day three months. The house divided : For the third reading Against it The bill was then passed. CONJUGAL RIGHTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered and agreed to. TRUSTEES, MORTGAGEES, Eze.,,BILL. On the motion of Mr. MALttis, the order for the second reading of this bill was discharged, and the measure was then withdrawn. LAW AND EQUITY BILL. This bill passed through committee. TITLES TO LAND (SCOTLAND) ACT (1858) AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL. This bill was recommitted for the insertion of amend- manta. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE BILL. The Lords' amendments were read and agreed to. ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, PROCTORS, AND CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS BILL. • This bill, as amended, was considered, and some addi tional clauses and amendments were inserted. SALE OF GAS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Progress in this bill was resumed, and Mr."CRA.UFURD having agreed to expunge a proviso, and thus to convert the measure into a more suspension bill, it passed through committee. _ ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES BILL. On the order for resuming the consideration of this bill, Sir G. BOWYER moved that the debate be adjourned until the Attorney-General and other learned gentle i.en were present. The first clause had been introduced by a blunder; and if the debate were continued it would pro• bably last till six o'clock. 'Lord PALMERSTON said that the Aitsrney-General had been obliged to go away, but his learned friend had told him that he was astonished at the want of judgment which those showed who objected to the first clause. (Laughter.) After 'some discussion the house divided— For the adjournment Against it• Majority Captain STACKPOOL moved the adjournment of the house. Sir G. BOWYER, in seconding the motion, stated that he had told some of his friends that they might go home, in consequence of an admission of the Solicitor-General that it was too late to take the bill. _ _ _ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL denied that he had ever made such a statement. The hon. gentleman was under a complete delusion, perhaps owing to the lateness of the hour. (A laugh.) After a debate, Mr. LAING observed that if the motion were tarried he should not have another opportunity of stating that the Government proposed the house should sit on Saturday at 12 o'clock. For the adjournment Against it Majority. .. —l3 Mr. HENNESSY then moved that the houso bo counted, and, there being only 27 members present, The house adjourned at 26 minutes to 4 o'clock. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably ag a'avate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, dis appointment, and expense may be avoided by persons in indifferent health sending only their address to E S. Barry, Esq., 77, Regent-street, W., London, and they will receive gratis and free by post the "INVALIDS' OWN Gurnr," or Natural Restorer, without medicine or ex•• pense, of perfect digestion. strong nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the removal of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, liver complaints, tatio e n ri nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervous II es s, palpitation, cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhoea dyentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throars, catarrhs, ,:,•olds, r y i s a t ea ha the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, a, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi ,in,LllV...rtburn, headache, despondency, cramps, spasms, t o Ea tt 7p, bronchitis.—" Unquestionably the safest Guido TIDE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY gVENING, AUGITSI I 17;4'1860, which is now being formed, and to which Lord Elcho has dravin such especial attention.—l am, &c., SOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY. House of Commons, Aug. 16. Sir,--I have read with much interest the letter on the above subject from that able and zealous sup porter of the Volunteer movement, Lord Elcho, which appeared in your paper of to-day, together with the editorial comments which it called forth. In this, as in most other matters, experience is the best of all teachers, and this emboldens me to think that the details I can lay before you may be useful to others of your readers. Of the three modes suggested by Lord Elcbo I cannot but consider the first two objectionable, as perpetuating that distinction between different classes which I am sure it is the object of his Lord ship and of all those who have at heart the per manence of the Volunteer movement to do away with. Any artisan who finds members of the corps he may join allowed to wear (even off parade) a " more ornamental and expensive dress," which his own means preclude him from adopting, must be constantly reminded thereby of his own inferiority in social rank--at least, in one of its principal symbols, the purse. The third mode, that of estab lishing corps confined to no class, but with limited expenses, is much more advisable, and has been carried out with signal success in various metropo litan districts, as well as in some provincial towns. The corps which I have the honour to command was organized on this principle in the populous su burb of Deptford, and was finally established on 31st of March last. Though intended to afford facilities to the artisan class to become Volunteers, and therefore generally recognized as an artisan corps, it is not exclusively composed of that class, but enrols in its ranks, side by side with them, several other classes of the community. The mem bers are supplied with tunic, trousers, and cap, of stout Althoff cloth, glazed cap over, patent leather waist-belt, with white metal ornaments, all after the battalion pattern, the cost of which is £2 145., and can be paid by weekly instalments of ls. 6d. There is no entrance fee, and the annual subscrip tion is only ss. The committee have considered it inadvisable to offer any pecuniary assistance to the members in the purchase of their uniforms, be lieving that this would trench on the independent spirit which each true Volunteer ought to possess. I shall only mention one fact to show how beneficially such an amalgamated organisation works. A gentleman in the neighbourhood having kindly given the corps the use of a loampit on his property as a short practice range, it was deter mined, in order to increase its security, to raise a wall on the top of the sand cliff (about 30 feet high) against which the targets will rest. The same gentleman having liberally allowed the burrs, or spoilt bricks, from his bnckfield adjoining to be made use of, the members, with thorough Volun teer spirit, resolved to do the work themselves. The result of seven evenings' work has been the building of a wall 64 feet long, 6 feet wide at the base, and averaging 10 feet high, an embankment at the back, commencing at 20 feet from the base, being half completed. In this the only assistance received has been from two or three members of adjoining companies, and eight or 10 labouring men in the neighbourhood, who have given their aid voluntarily and gratuitously. In the progress of the work, honorary members, privates, and offi cers (even including the chaplain), merchants, clerks, shopkeepers, and artisans laboured cordially and vigorously, building, digging, and wheeling together in all weathers, and after, in many cases, a hard day's work ; and I am certain that the mem bers of the company will enter all the more zea lously into the musketry practice at the butt when they have, by the work of their own hands, in sured its safety and efficiency. I may further mention that the company took part both in the review by her Majesty and in the sham fight at Chiselhurst, each member paying his own expenses. In the hope that these circumstances may afford encouragement to those meditating the establish ment of Artisan Volunteer Corps in London or else where.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, H. E. IkIoNTGomERIE, Captain, Commanding 34th Kent Rifle Volunteers. Deptford, Aug. 15. THE NAVY. tiV e learn Thy electric telegraph from Plymouth that the Gibraltar, 101, was safely launched at Do vonport at half•past 5 o'clock 'yesterday afternoon, by Mr. Peake, master builder, in the presence of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Pasley, the French Ambassa dor and the Countess de Persigny, Lord Churston, and others. The ceremony of christening was per formed by Miss Edgecumbe, daughter of the Hon. George Edgecumbe. The Prince of Wales, 131, screw, was undocked yesterday at Portsmouth, after completing her cop pering, fitting her valves, &c. She afterwards shipped her screw and frame under the steam basin sheers. The weight of her screw alone, without the frame, is 11 tons 18 cwt. 2 qrs., and cost nearly £3,000. The Gorgon, 6, paddle, Commander B. C. Pim, refitting at Portsmouth, has been placed in No. 7 dock for examination and repairs below the water line. The Minx, screw water tank vessel for the use of the fleet at Portland, and the Cygnet, 5, screw three•masted schooner, are both in No. 8 dock at Portsmouth, the first named making good defects, and the Cygnet getting on her copper and fitting valves after survey. The Rinaldo, 17, screw, and the Philomel, 5, screw, both at Portsmouth, have been removed from the steam basin and berthed alongside the North Wall, where they are being fitted for service. The Coquette, 6, screw despatch vessel, at Ports mouth, is undergoing heavy repairs to her hull in No. 5 dock. _ _ The Hornet, 17 screw, Commander Elphinstone, has berthed at the middle buoy in Portsmouth harbour, where she is completing her outfit for foreign service. The following transports were yesterday char tered by the War Department to embark military stores from Woolwich for stations abroad—namely, the Scotia, the Shannon, the Sunrise, the Tawera, the John Bull, the West Australian, and the steamer Gibraltar. The Briton, old target frigate, was yesterday raised from her position on the mud at the entrance to Porchester Creek, towed down to Portsmouth harbour, and placed, in No. 1 dock ;where she will be broken up. We are inf6rtned that the number of deaths on board the Matilda AVattenbach, from Calcutta, which were stated to have been 17, were only 11. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Lewis B. Solly, to the Excellent ; Napoleon A. It. Spicer, midshipman, to the Hornet ; John Seldon, paymaster, to the Curlew ; T. M. Haverfield, paymaster, to the Tar tar ; Alexander Thompson, paymaster additional, to the Formidable ; W. T. Grieve, paymaster, to the Impregnable; Frederick Bunn, assist.-pay master in charge, to the Espoir ; Thomas L. Chan ter, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Eagle ; W. H. E. W. Roberts, clerk, to the Tartar; and James K. Bell, clerk, to the Emerald.. TEE ARMY. The Louisa, one of the vessels recently chartered by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to India, will embark 203 non-corn commissioned officers and men of the Ist Battalion, sth Fusileers, at Gravesend this day for Calcutta, together with the following officers :—Major A. Scott, Lieut. G. A. Shegog, and Ensign W. C. Ormond. The officers and reinforcements for the 73d Regiment, from Chatham garrison, will embark at Gravesend to-morrow, for Calcutta, in the Gos forth, the detachment consisting of 259 non-com missioned officers and privates and the following officers—viz., Capt. G. Ronny, Lieut. W. Clarke, Ensign B. J. A. Monsell, Ensign H. Synge, and Ensign C. W. H. Richardson. The Daphe, 708 tons, will embark 83 men of the Ist battalion of the 12th Regiment at Gravesend to-day, for Sydney, to join the service companies of their regiment. Assist.- Surg. F. O'Conor proceeds in medical charge of the detachment. Capt. T. P. Wright, 83d Regiment, has joined that corps at Chatham garrison, and taken over the command of the depot companies of the regiment. Eight 40-pounder Armstrong guns, manufactured at Woolwich, were on Wednesday proved at the Royal Arsenal butt, and were fired with double the ordinary service charge of powder and shot, Colonel Tulloh, the inspecting officer of the proof depart ment, having received instructions to put the guns to the severest degree of proof before sanctioning their being passed for the public service of the Artillery. One of the guns loaded with the above named heavy charge burst at the first round, the breech piece being literally torn out of its socket, which on examination by Col. Tulloch, Capt. Noble, and other officers connected with the practical branch of the manufacturing department, was found to have been materially weakened by the entrance of the large screw belonging to the ele vating eye, and was in consequence carried away by the effect of the shock to which it was thus sub jected under proof. Every other portion of the gun remained intact, and the breech piece being again restored, the gun, it is stated, will be capable of service, and will be equal to any yet manufactured. ARTISAN VOLUNTEER CORPS. The following letters have been addressed to the editor of The Times : Sir,—The letter of Lord Elcho in The Times of Wednesday last on the subject of Artisan Corps of Volunteers has attracted some attention, and, as my name has appeared as one of the patrons of the pro posed corps to which Lord Elcho has taken excep tion, I am desirous that the public should have an opportunity, through your columns, of hearing some of the views of those who have advocated the for• mation of the corps in question. Lord Elcho, in the first place, finds fault with the designation " Royal National Rifles." I may say to that, " What's in a name ?" and I will not stop to argue against that objection. Lord Elcho then states his belief that the success of the Volunteer movement depends upon the force being very large as well as well-trained and disciplined, and that numbers can only be got by the admis sion of the best working men to the ,Volunteer ranks. Such is my opinion, and the only question is how best to arrive at the desired result. Lord Elcho proceeds to read a lecture to Volunteer corps of the metropolis, and to point out that in'order to admit the best working men into their ranks an alteration must take place in their system, the ex travagance of the present day must be given up, and Volunteers must be content to wear an inex pensive uniform on parade; but that if the taste or fancy of any member of the corps should induce him to get a more ornamental or expensive dress, the smarter uniform must never appear on parade. Why, sir, in my opinion here will at once arise one difficulty; the artisans of the metropolis will not, as I believe, enter in any numbers any corps into which they are not received on perfect equality with their fellows. The fact of one man being permitted to wear an expensive uniform for highdays and holidays, which the artisan would not be able to afford, would at once create a dis tinction fatal to a feeling of equality ; and, setting aside the fact of such a proposition being most un soldierlike and as smacking of playing at soldiers, I say let no man be allowed to wear a dress in which he does not appear on parade, and no invi dious distinction can exist. By this proposition Lord Elcho unwittingly dis plays the feeling which has caused the drawing back of the artisan class from heartily joining the ranks of Volunteers. The working men of London are anxious to prove their loyalty and their love of Fatherland, but they are not prepared to be ad mitted into the ranks of any Volunteer corps in any other than in a position of perfect equality. Lord Elcho also suggests, as a mode of meeting the diffi culty, that artisan companies should be attached to existing corps, whose dress, though the same in colour and general appearance, might be less orna mental and expensive. This appears to me to be creating a distinction which a man of any spirit would decidedly object to, while the noble lord, al though not forming artisan corps, would be form ing artisan companies, and would thus be perpetuat ing quite as much that which he appears to dread —viz., class distinctions, but in an aggravated form. The truth is Lord Elcho now finds out the mistake that has been committed, that the artizan class, which he considers, and rightly so, essential to the complete success of the movement, has been to a great extent excluded hitherto owing to the expense which has been gone to in the Volunteer corps, and he would gladly correct the error ; but the artisan class of London, determined to be prepared for the defence of their country, are not inclined to wait until measures may be arrived at to admit them into existing corps. They will most gladly wel come the superior classes to their ranks ; but, being determined to take part in this national and patriotic movement, and having confi dence in their own good intentions, they have shown their desire for the formation of a corps in which their own class may be fairly and fully ad mitted, the expenses being kept within their reach, and it would ill become Lord Elcho, who has de served every credit for the energy he has display 4 d in the Volunteer movement, to suggest difficulties or to throw cold water on the patriotic spirit which every well-wisher of his country, and of the indus trial classes especially, must rejoice to see. Lord Elcho very truly observes that the artisan does not like to be "patronised." When all are on an equality in the ranks no such idea can be en tertained, and I anticipate the very best results from the opportunity which is about to be afforded to that numerous class enrolling in the rifle corps TUE VOLUNTEER 1110VEME VT. On Monday the prizes offered by the 4th Glamorgan Volunteer Artillery were shot for at Cardiff. The prizes were-Ist, a handsome sil ver cup ; 2d, a breach-loading pistol ; 3d, a silver medal. There were upwards of 40 competitors' from the Glamorgan and Monmouth Corps. The first prize was won by Private John Owen, of the Dowlais Company, 2d Glamorgan. An informality in conducting the shooting caused some doubt as to the winner of the second prize. The difficulty was got over by the officers of the Volunteer Artil lery handsomely presenting a duplicate of this prize to the second claimant. The winners of these prizes were Private William J. Jenkins, of the Dowlais Company 2d Gl amorgan ( w h o wo n the first prize at the last competition at Cardiff), and Lieut. Gethin, of the Newport Company, Mon mouthshire. The third prize was won by Sergeant Thomas, of the Swansea Company, 3d Glamorgan. On Monday the general muster of the 4th Bucks (Aylesbury) corps was made the occasion of festivi ties for the inhabitants of the district. The grounds of Velvet Lawn, the property of Lady Franklaml Russell, afforded an excellent scene for the evolutions, 'which, besides the ordinary magiceuvres, included a miniature sham fight, a skirmishing party b e i ng d etac h e d i n t o th e woo d s, and defending a Position so selected as to afford cover for retreat. The most interesting feature of the day, a h e osvever , was the presentation to the bugle, which Lady Frankland name of the ladies of Aylesbury, corps Russell, in a the silver handed to Captain Irby, the commanding officer. The scene was enlivened by the presence of many volunteers from otli e r corps, including the City of London, olersetshire, 6th Westmorland, In , Civil Service, St. George's, odon s l c 3 o th ttis S h o St. Alban's, &e. Captain Charles Murray, Cap tain Commandant South-West Middlesex, the senior Volunteer officer of the district, took the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Caul field iewing officer, who, at the banquet after the revie w , expressed his high sense of the efficiency of th e corps . . Pratt,lr' r a tt, the The iT ctO by Li trhorEnssiflexe Volunteers. Lieutenant - Colonel Volunteers was on Tuesday in spectedeuten olonel Ibbetson, Assistant- Ins The ladies of Tu n b r id ge W e ll s h ave p resen t e d a silver bugle to the 17th Company of Kent Rifles. The task of presenting the gift devolved upon Mrs. Fisher, the wife of the Captain of the corps, who stated it to be a token of the warm interest the ladies of the neighbourhood had taken in the for mation of the corp s . The event was celebrated by a public dinner at the Sussex Hotel, at which Cap tain Fisher presided, and among the company were Viscount Hardinge, Sir Walter Stirling, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., and other gentlemen. THE VOLUJFTEES _REVIEW AT EDINBURGH. Tcirculars have been addressed by Mr. Sidney followingSidn eyHerbert to the Lords Lieutenant of the various counties, volunteer corps belonging to which took part in the review by her Majesty at Edinburgh : War-office, August 13. I have the pleasure of enclosing a copy of a been authorised to express her Majesty's admiration which the Adjutant-General has by her Majesty at Edinburgh on Tuesday last, and bearing of the volunteers reviewed woo G ff h e tt n ihhc e hee r General high Majesty Order, t teieenorfedeiffibleeiesiroyrt to spacewh which they time,the y a havend iin finds another proof that she may at all times rely upon their patriotism and loyalty. In communicating this document to you, and re questing you to enclose copies of it to the com manding officers of the different corps in your county, I avail myself of the opportunity to express to you the high gratification with which her Ma jesty's Government have observed the rapid success of the volunteer movement throughout the country, the zeal and public spirit which were displayed by the corps present at the late review, and the very efficient manner in which they went through the various movements that they were called upon to perform on thatoccasion. I have also to convey to you the thanks of the Government for the assistance which you have afforded me in the raising and organisation of this force, and for the zeal with which you have dis charged the onerous duties which have devolved upon you in connection with it.—l have the honour to.be your obedient servant, S. HERBERT. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, S.W., August 10, 1860. The Adjutant-General has received the Queen's commands to convey her thanks to the Revere' corps of artillery and rifle volunteers assembled at Edin• burgh on the 7th inst., and to assure them of the satisfaction and gratification with which her Ma jesty beheld the magnificent spectacle there pre sented to her. _ . uy Her Majesty could not see without admiration the soldier like rearing of the different corps as they passed before her ; and she finds, in the high state of efficiency to which they have attained in an incredibly short space of time another proof that she may . at all times surely rely on the loyalty and patriotism of her people for the defence, in the hour of need, of the freedom and integrity of the empire: By order, JAMES YORK SCARLETT, SUMMER ASSIZES. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BrasTeL, Aug. 16. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) JACKSON BY NEXT FRIEND V. WILLIAMSON. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. The trial of this cause was resumed at 9 o'clock. Mr. Collier, Q.C., and Mr. Coleridge were for the plaintiff; Mr. Carter for the defence. Mr. Carter said, with reference to what occurred up to last night, he held in his hand an affidavit which he wished to bring under the notice of his lordship. He referred to the absence of a material witness for the defence, who was present awaiting to be called up to 2 o'clock on Wednesday, and al leged that plaintiff or her friends and advisers had employed some means of removing one of the de fendant's witnesses from the court, which he had been attending from day to day - to give evidence. Some discussion took place, after which his lord ship ruled that he could not receive the affidavit, as no application was made upon it. It could, how ever, if that course was thought desirable, be made use of on another occasion. The learned counsel on both sides having ad dressed the jury, his lordship'sn mmed up, when the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £lOO, NORTHERN CIRCUIT : —LrvERPooL, Aug. 16. CROWN COU'ELT. Mr. Baron Martin resumed the trial of prisoners ,n this court at nine o'clock. WIFE MURDER IN LIVERPOOL. Thomas Gallagher, apparently about 40 years of age, was charged with the wilful murder of his wife on the Bth June last. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended by counsel. Upon the prisoner being arraigned he said, "I did not know that I did it." The prisoner was a shoemaker, who formerly lived in Summer-street, in Liverpool, with his wife and family, but had re cently separated from his wife and gone to live over at Birkenhead, in Cheshire. On the Bth of June he came over to Liverpool, and at an early hour in the morning he called at a house in Silver-street, Cop peras-hill, where his daughter by a former wife, a girl about 16 years of age, lived, she at that time being confined to her house by ill-health. At that time the prisoner was in drink. Later in the day he by accident met his wife, and they were seen walking together towards the girl's house, and when at the door the prisoner was heard by a wit ness (Miss Deitrichen) to invite her in, but she re peatedly refused, but at last he caught hold of her shawl and pulled her up the steps into the lobby, and they then went into the parlour, where his daughter was lying in bed. Soon after some noise was heard in the parlour, the prisoner being very excited, and the daughter (who has since died from the effects of the fright and previous ill-health) ex claimed, "Be quiet ; don't make such a noise here," when he said to the deceased, " You will see what I will do for you." Soon after the •daughter called out, " Oh, murder ! murder ! he has stabbed her ;" and upon the witness going into the room the prisoner was found standing over the deceased with a large knife in his hand stabbing the deceased in the breast and shoulders. Assistance was then ob tained, and the prisoner wars secured until he was handed over to the police, and the deceased was conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, where she lin gered until the 6th inst., when she expired. The evidence being completed, his lordship briefly summed up the case, and the jury, after a short con sultation, returned a verdict of guilty of wilful murder. The prisoner, upon hearing the verdict, ex claimed, "My Lord, I hope you will have mercy upon me—be merciful to me. I was never in a gaol before, and I knew nothing that occurred until I was told of it next morning." His Lordship then put on the black cap, and, in a most solemn and impressive manner, pronounced sentence of death in the usual form. The prisoner then said in an imploring manner, " Oh, my lord, have mercy upon me !" The prisoner was then removed from the dock, evidently much overpowered with the sentence which had been passed upon him. (Before Mr. Baron Wilde.) HARRISON T. AINLEY. This was an action to recover damages for a libel published by the defendant of the plaintiff, in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendent said of him as a schoolmaster that he spoke irreverently of the Bible, and taught the children under his care that it was full of lies. The defendant pleaded " Not Guilty," and a justification that the alleged libel was true. Mr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr. Cleasby appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Mr. Leofric Temple for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff in May last was a schoolmaster at Messrs. Fieldefis factory at Tod morden, and that he was a Unitarian. A Rev. Dr. Brindley in that month visited Todmorden to deliver a course of controversial lectures, to hear which the plaintiff and other Unitarians were in vited ; and after the lecture any person in the room was challenged to controvert the positions taken and the arguments of the rev. lecturer ; the plaintiff accepted that challenge, and in the discnssion which followed referred to and quoted from Griesbach's edition of the Greek Testament, as having excluded as a spurious interpolation a passage on which the lecturer had relied. The lecturer required to see the book, and on examining the text, and finding the passage omitted, he got warm and insisted that it ought to be there, and denounced Griesbach's edi tion as a " filthy book." This led to the discussion assuming a warmer tone, and the plaintiff, not con sidering himself to have been fairly treated, as he had been termed an " infidel," and other unplea sant names, wrote an explanation to a local paper, which was replied to by the defendant, who is a grocer and a Methodist in Todmorden, under the signature of " One of the Audience," and this reply ridiculed the assumed " reverence" of the plaintiff for the Bible, and asserted that " he taught the children in his school that the Bible was full of lies." This was the libel complained of. The pub lication was proved, and the plaintiff was called, and positively denied that he had ever taught the children under his care that the Bible either con tained, or was full of, lies, or that he had ever en deavoured to inculcate any cf his own personal views on the minds of any of the children. For the defendant several children were called. One of them, a little girl, 12 year s o f age, state d that the plaintiff had taught the children in her class that the Bible contained lies ; th a t t h e story about Lazarus and Dives was a lie—that the rich man could not call out from Hell to Heaven, as he could not be heard—it was a lie. On being cross examined she said the plaintiff had sometimes taught them the word " hell" meant " the grave" in particular passages. Another child stated that the plaintiff had said that the passage in the 20th chapter of St. Matthew about the two blind men calling out to Jesus to give them sight was a lie, and also that the 12th chapter of Revelations was not to be believed ; it was full of lies. Several other children were called, who said they never heard the plaintiff use any such ex pressions in his teaching. The learned Counsel for the plaintiff, in reply, contended that the plaintiff had simply, as was his duty, endeavoured to explain certain passages of the Bible aceordin g t o th e b es t received authorities, and had explained that in certain passages the word " hell" must not be taken literally as a place of torment; that it meant " the grave," and the learned counsel referred to several of the annota tions to the Oxford edition of the Bible in proof of this, and this was so with regard to the passage re ferred to regarding Dives and Lazarus; and he contended that the reference to the blind men in the 20th chapter of St. Matthew had, in like man ner, been explained not to be correct, the other Evangelists mentioning the same facts as occur ring to one blind man. It was these explana• tions which the children had misapprehended, and in the coarse language of the country they had interpreted that which the plaintiff had endeavoured to explain as an inaccuracy, and not to be relied on, to be telling them it was a lie. The learned Judge left the issue to the jury whether or not the plaintiff had made use of th e irreverently of imputed to him as speaking of the Bible; and if they thought that he had not, then they must say what damages they would gi ve , bearing in mind that the plaintiff was a school master, whose character was his livelihood. If they thought that he had used the . langu a g e , th en of cour , e their verdict mast be for the defendant. The jury retired, and after an abs ence o f upwards of an hour returned with a verdi c t f or t h e pla i ntiff damages, one farthing. OXFORD CIRCUIT—GLOCESTER, Aug. 15. (Before Mr. Justice Hill,) James Hartland was charged with feloniously assaulting and carnally abusing a little girl named Elizabeth Jane Gwinnell, on the 4th of June, 1860, at St. Owen's, in the city of Gloccster. Mr. W. H. Cooke and Mr_ A. S. Hill appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Gilltn.ore Evans defended the prisoner. This case appeared to excite great interest in this city, owing in part to the position of the pri soner, and in part to the extraordinary charge which had been made against him of carnally abusing two little girls named Elizabeth Jane Gwinnell and Sarah Bryant, on various occasions, from June 4 last, till about three or four weeks afterwards, when the charge was made. The pri soner was in a respectable position, being a married man with three children, and acting as foreman to Messrs. Adams and Co., corn merchants at Gimes ter. Towards the end of June the little girl, E. J. Gwinnell, who went to an infant school at Gioces ter, came home with a twopenny toy, which she had purchased in the city, and on her mother making inquiries as to where she had got it she said it was given to her by a man at the dock under circum stances which she minutely described, On exami nation her person was found to be in a bad state from inflammation, and the other girl, Sarah Bryant, having made a similar statement to that made by the girl Gwinnell, the prisoner was taken into custody on the charge of feloniously abusing the two children. As both the children were under 10 years of age the question of consent did not arise. The general outline of the children's story was, that they were one day picking up some peas near the infant school, when the prisoner accosted them, and asked them if they liked peas ? He then took them to the warehouse of his master at the docks and gave them some beans. He also gave them a halfpenny, and told them to come again, which they did several times, and when there he took them across a plank to a cellar, where there were some mats, and was there guilty of the crime laid to his charge, with circumstances of filthy ob scenity which, in our experience, were never before described in a court of justice. He gave them money, and on the last occasion he gave the girl Gwinnell threepence, she said she bought a bottle of pop and the toy. This was found to be true, and the general description of the place as given by the girls was found to be accurate. Both the girls were about eight years of age and of rather interesting appearance. On their cross-examination, however, they varied both from their own evidence given before the magistrates in June, and also contradicted one another to a considerable extent. It was also elicited that one of the mothers had a previous feel ing of hostility against the prisoner, and had made a threat that she would do for him. At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr, Sergeant Pigott submitted that there was no case. Mr. Justice Hill then inquired of the jury whe ther they thought it necessary to call upon the pri soner for his defence. The jury, after some consideration, said they had made up their minds to find the prisoner not guilty, which they did accordingly. Mr. Justice Hill said he thought that was a very proper verdict, but at the same time he wished to express his opinion that, after the statements which had been made by the little girls, it was very proper and necessary that the case should be investigated. The prisoner was then discharged. -~ ~.~ , POI= INTELLIGENCE-Aug. 16. MANSION-HOUSE.—Samuel Armsberg, a re spectable-looking young man, 19, a foreigner, living at 3, Princes-street, Finsbury, was charged with robbing his master of £l7 10s. The complainant, Edward Keil, a courier-bag maker, 26, Bush-lane, had a bank post bill for £lO, and also £7 in gold and 10s. in silver in a purse, which he kept in a private room of his house in a locked drawer, the key of which hung at the side of the mantel-shelf. The prisoner, who had been in his service two months, had occasional access to the room. The money was last seen all safe in the drawer by the complainant on Wednesday afternoon, about 4 o'clock. The prisoner worked in a room un derneath, and the complainant in one immediately over that in which the money was. Between 4 and 5 o'clock he heard the prisoner come up stairs and enter the room, and when complainant shortly after wards went there to take his tea he perceived that the drawer was open and the money gone. Sus pecting the prisoner had taken it he went to his lodgings, where he found him, and charged him with the robbery. At first prisoner denied it, but afterwards admitted having taken the money. He went with the complainant, at his request, to the place of business in Bush-lane, and on the way of fered to givecomplainantthe money, but he refused to take it, and afterwards gave him into custody. At the police station he said the money was at his lodgings ; and an officer who went there found 9s 4d. on the top of a picture-frame in his bed room, and £l7 under some old carpets in another part of the house. The complainant had received the £l7 10s. in question from the prisoner's father in Ger many only the day previous, in payment for some goods supplied to him, and he prisoner knew that he had received it. The prisoner said what his master had stated was all true, and he was guilty. Yielding to the temp tation of a moment he had been induced to take the money, and this was the first time he had commit ted a crime. A respectable•looking man stood forward and stated that the prisoner had lodged in his house since the early part of January last, and had uni formly conducted himself with . the greatest pro priety. He had had during that time the range of his house, and no single thing had been missed. The prisoner held down his head and cried very much as his landlord volunteered this character of him, and, on the question being put to him, he elected to be sentenced by the court instead of being sent for trial. The Lord Mayor said he would take time to con 'Bider what sentence he should pass upon him. John Rogers, a cigar -maker, was charged with an aggravated assault upon his wife. The wife, though she gave prisoner into custody, did not attend to state the charge; but a young woman, a stranger to both of them, who happened to witness the assault, came voluntarily forward to speak to it. She said she was in Bishopsgate-street on Monday night, and hearing a cry of " Murder" and " Police," she ran to the spot, when she saw the prisoner dragging a woman along by the hair of her bead. A gentleman who saw the assault broke an umbrella over the prisoner's head ; and a policeman who came had the greatest difficulty in forcing him to release his hold of the woman. At her request the witness went with her to the police station, when she gave the prisoner in charge. There she said she was his wife, and they had been married some years, but that she could not live with him by reason of his ill usage, and had left him four or five times. Her face was very much swollen, and a great deal of blood was upon the front of her dress, The prisoner said tho blood had flowed from his own face, from a wound which his wife inflicted with a large door key. Three weeks ago •she sold everything he had and left the house, and he had not since seen her until Monday night, when he met her in Bishopsgate-street, and taunted her with her ill-hehaviour, and they had a quarrel. The Lord Mayor said as the prisoner's wife was not in attendance, he should discharge him. WESTMINSTER.—John Grant, a prize-fighter, and Frederick Coney, a brushmaker, were charged with riotous conduct at Cremorne. Constable Potter said between 7 and 8 in the evening he was called by Mr. Keeley, one of the money-takers, and found the defendants, who were drunk, endeavouring to force their way through the turnstile. The money-taker refused to allow them to enter, but they insisted upon having admittance or preventing anybody else entering. Upwards of twenty persons were waiting to pass through the turnstile, and after some trouble wit ness succeeded in removing the defendants, but they shortly after again returned to the place, and conducted themselves very disgracefully. The steamer had just landed a number of ladies and gentlemen and children who were about to enter the gardens, when defendants, at the top of their voices, called them thieves, and other epithets, and called out, " Mind your pockets." Some ladies alarmed went away, and others stood on one side, waiting till they could get into the gardens. Witness then procured assistance and conveyed defendants to the station. Mr. Payntera—You must pay ss. each. One of the defendants—We have not got any money. Mr. Paynter —Then you are committed for seven days. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Edward Byrne, 9, Tichborne-street, described as a ladies' dress maker, was re-examined on the charge of long-con tinued ill-treatment to Hannah James, his young servant g;rl, and for an assault on Sunday, the sth inst. The court was much crowded, and Viscount Raynham, M.P., as on the former occasion and the previous application, occupied a seat at the magis trate's table. Mr. Edward Lewis, as before, attended for the defence, and at his request the witnesses (there were several present) were ordered to withdraw. Mr. Tyrwhitt having asked if the girl, as com plainant, was present, a young poorly clad girl, who, though stated by a witness to be 19, certainly did not look more than 13, came forward and was sworn. Previous to her evidence, Mr. Lewis submit that the summons being for an assault on the 5 1 1 in t to , that was the only affair the court ought The girl gave her name as above, _n , t d t ih v g ei e d o i r , t 6 h r iaa e t.. - sent address Praderyn, near Merthyr I Y° morganshire, with her parents. She 4s Ch Christmas_ day, entered the defendant's service las. itstma s . day, and that Mr. and Mrs. Byrne beat her every day. Mr. Lewis—What did he do on the sth. Complainant—lie struck me with the handle of the sweepinc , broom. —ll4-rs7B 7 ne it fOund a live thing on Mr. Tyrwhitt— olßdyhrnitne, who sp oke to me tclinMglarion my mother never a nd struck me with a handle over the in used hi sl t o o l: ohfioenms find a a sb n uo d euh t t o tih l me, and he said "Don't tell a lie," very much, and it back of my hand, which hurt me swelled up. I screamed out, and Mrs. Warren came up to me—if she hadn't, he would have beaten me more. The next morning I was sent home, and did't know I was to go til► then. He took me to the station, and sent me off. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you know :the girl Ellen Wing ? Complainant—Yes, sir. She is Mr. Byrne's work-girl. Mr.Tyrwhitt—Have you had any quarrel with her? Cemplainant--No, sir; bat she calls me bad n amen. In reply to the magistrate, complainant said her father had brought her a frock, but she hadn't many things, and what she hads he washed herself. She was 17 last birthday. The witnesses as to previous ill-treatment and beatings were not called, Mr. Lewis, immediately on the conclusion of the complainant's evidence, and some little cross-examination, observing that he did not think he need make any observations on the case as it stood. Mr Tyrwhitt said it had very properly been brought before him. He had adjourned the case for the purpose of hearing the girl's own version of it, and the feelings of her friends and relatives on the subject, if not sooner satisfactorily settled. The girt now attended, and, he must say, had given her evidence in the simple and unvarnished style of the poor of the principality. As to the assault itself, ho could understand a man's getting in a passion, which we were all more or less liable to do, and his striking a blow, but in this he was by no means justified, and his doing so was likely to ex pose him to remark out of doors. The girl evidently was of the poorer class, and did not appear in age more than 13. It was fortunate for the defendant that the case had come out so mildly. If the girl was dirty it was to be traced to her poverty and her want of proper clothing. For the assault of the sth August he should fine the defendant 10s. or fourteen days in the House of Correction. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER—Ara. 16. English wheat was held 'for is to 2a advance, but was taken very slowly. French and American were in steady request, and finer sorts at an advance of 2el per 701bs. Oats were the turn in favour of sellers. Flour (fresh made English and extra qualil ies) 6d per barrel dearer. Beans were firm. Indian corn brought 6d advance upon former rates. BIRMINGHAM-AuG. 16. A very dull business was done in wheat to-day, but an increased supply of English wheat offering, and no reduc tion in prices took place. Barley fully as dear. Oats held for 6d more money. Beans advanced is per qr, and peas is to 2s. PLYMOUTH-Am:l. 14. A small attondance at market, and prices nominally the same, with a slow business. Quotations—English white wheat, 61s to 625; red, 58s to 59s per qr ; French do., 56s to 57s ; grinding barley, 30s to 31s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; and beans, --s to --s. MELTON MOWBRAY—Ana. 14. Thera was a middling show of wheat to-day, with a fair sale, at the following prices :—White wheat, new, 60, Od to 64s Od ; red, 60s Od to 61s - per 36 stone ; barley in short supply, at 38s to 43s for malting, and 323 to 36s per qr. for grinding; oats, 30s to 36s Od per 24 stone; beans, 48s to 543 for old; new, 493 per 38 at. EDINBURGH GRAIN—AuG. 15. Wheat on the top 2s 6d up.. average Is 3d up. Barley on the top 9s Od down .average 4s 4d down. Oats on the top is 6d down average Os 6d down. Beans on the top 2s Od up average Os 6d down. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... Barley 1 13 6 0-12ths Oats 1 11 7 2-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 902 qrs Sold 743 qrs 8ar1ey........ 17 qrs Sold r: 1 qrs Oats 644 qrs Sold 320 qrs Beans lB qrs Sold 10 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD—Aue. 14. There was a good supply of beasts to-day, with a fair attendance of buyers ; the best quality was in request, and inferior sorts a heavy sale. The supply of sheep and lambs large to-day, but no alteration in prices. Fat and store calves plentiful. Pigs were numerous and in request. Beef Mutton . 7i dto fitd Pork Lamb 9d to —d Rough fat, 53 Od per stone. Hides, 31d to 4id ; calf skins, 5d to 6d. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South .. t Sept. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Sept. 12. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. A ug . 30. Canada, &c. (via Liverpool) .. 15. Cape of Good Hope, ‘Bce. Sepl. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Aug. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Aug. 26. Gibraltar (via Southampton) Aug. 18. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. ( v i a S ou th amp t on ) Aug. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Aug. 19. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Aug. 25.1 Do. (via Marseilles) .. Aug. 19. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &a. Sept. 5. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via So u th am pt on ) .. Aug. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Aug, 19. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto •• •• •• Aug . 21. United State, California, &c. Aug. 16. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Ten er iff e • . Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Aug. 13. To PORK EATERS.—The Academie des Sciences has just received a communication NA) ich has literally ca used the quills upon that fretful porcupine to stand on end with horror. A savant of Wurzburg, M. Wirchow by name, an' nounces the fearful discovery he has just made of the ex i!t.. ence of a dreadful microscopic animal, the trucking sparatis in the flesh of hogs, no matter how prepared, whether you call it pork, ham, bacon, sausage, or polonY• When an individual happens to eat of this animal in a buti" dance he is observed to grow pale and emaciated in a few' days afterwards; his strength deserts him and he dies at the end of the sixth week. A post marten examination shows the muscles of the body t o b e fill e d w ith t r ucking sparatis, which proves that death must be occasioned by muscular consumption owing to the attacks of this horrible little monster. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—We quote some more interesting cures without medicine by Du Barry's delicious revalenta arabica food. Cure No. 49,832.—Wortham Ling, neat Diss, Norfolk—Fifty years indescribable agony from dys pepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatu lency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomitings, have f been removed by Du Barry's excellent revalenta arabica Joly. Cure No. 3,9o6 . — Thirteen years cough, indigestion, and general debility, have been removed by Die Barry's excellent revalenta arabica food—James Porter. Athol-street, Perth. Cure 47,121 Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Harts, a c ure ' 3 low extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, Eliza., s pi r it s , and nervous fanci es . C ure 48,314—Miss beth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool: a cure of ten years dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritabilitY - Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment/ and expense may be avo id e d b y us i ng Du Barry's Foot which, at a few pence per day, saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, removing effectually, without purging; constipation, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious and liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew lire , MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorland, Dr• Campell. Let invalid s avo id th e fearful dangers of spn; rious and. injurious imitations offered under a variety of false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited . by the high Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred HAoper Nevill and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica Food an d that Da Barry's are connected with such patent are u tt er ly false. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barri and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, ontheseal and wrapper: Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one article milt expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed in tins lib' 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lls. ; 121 b. 225. ; 241 b. 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters are sent carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Re gent-street, London ; Fortnum Mason, and Co.; Abbist 60, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63 and 150, Ox ford-street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopegate' street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury Pavement ; Phillips tea.dealers ; Petty, Wood, and Co., Ki ng Willisra - streett City ;at 127, High Holborn ; and all grocers. ana Co, BIRTHS. BORTON.—On the 15th inst., at 26, Park - street, Grosve. nor-square, the wife of Edward Borton, Esq., of Lin' ooln's-inn, of a son. LYON.—On the 15th inst., at 7, Queen's-ter race, Hyde park, the Hon. Mrs. Claude Lyon, of a son. SALISBURY.—On the 15th inst., at The Palace t Salisburh the wife of the Bishop of Salisbury, of a daughter. mARRIAGEs. Kenisdale, Victoria, Ass' MURCHISON—UnciviI/ am—O n the 11th April last, at the Murchison,th Esq., to his cousin, daughter of Captain J. 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