The Sun. — London, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

SPAIN AND MOROCCO. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) CAMP ON THE RIVER AZMEER, Jan. 10. The weather is calmer, the ships have returned, and the Moors also. Vety soon after daybreak this morning, we beheld the welcome sight of a steamer rounding Ceuta lighthouse, with prow in our direc tion. So General Prim's cavalry and infantry, which were paraded on the shore, returned to camp, asdid the several hundred mules they were to escort to Ceuta for rations, and that pugnacious General remained for the skirmish that took place later. We soon had 15 or 20 steamers off shore, some men of war, others storeships, one with" Hay" painted in large white letters upon her side, a label that pro duced much animation among the horses, many of which had had little besides heather and young twigs to eat for a day or two previous ; another marked " Hospital stores ;" a third ammunition for the artillery, and so on. The surf was still very heavy, and the first boat that came to shore was knocked to pieces and her crew swam in ; the bread in another arrived disagreeably moist, and finally it was decided that the much required ra tions should not be landed until some hours later. It is now nine o'clock at night, and none worth speaking of have been got ashore, and, as it is pour ing with rain and very dark, I suppose not much will be done before to-morrow. Meanwhile the army is on decidedly short commons. Luckily, fresh meat is obtainable from the herd that accom panies us, but the allowance of ration biscuit is very limited, coffee is scarce, and sugar nowhere. The hungry days I some time ago predicted have come at last, and many a soldier regrets past improvi dence and greedy consumption of rations that were to be reserved. Tobacco too is very rare, owing to the time we have now been disconnected with Ceuta and to the scarcity of canteenmen and mis cellaneous vendors in the train of this army. Two canteen-keepers, by the by, were killed the day be fore yesterday as they were moving along shore to recover some wine they had left there perforce, for want of mules, the day the ships were compelled to leave by the tempest. A third was wonnded in the head and and brutally ill-treated, and has been brought into camp. There have been very few things eatable, drinkable, or smokeable to be obtained since we left the lines of Ceuta, the bait of large gains having been insufficient to counterbalance the risks and difficulties of this hazardous march through a desolate and hostile country, and now nothing of any kind can be got at any price. The soldiers, hungry and deprived of their cigaritto, which they prize above food, were not in the best of humours to-day, and had attained just the point of irritation calculated to render them dangerous enemies. This the Moors discovered, when they came down about noon to-day and opened fire upon the front and right of the Spanish lines. They were both horse and foot, and their numbers were estimated by an officer who had watched them filing over the hills at 3,000 to 4,000. I did not see them until they had taken up their position and began to fire, and then one might as well attempt to count ants around an ant-hill, so continual are their movements, their ins and oats among the trees, their goings and comings behind hills and through ravines. They were toler ably numerous, however, had a good many horses, and several flags, red and green, carried by well mounted men in very white haicks, presumed to be leaders from the prominent part they seemed to take in the combat. This began with the usual desultory firing from position to position, accompanied by some little artillery practice on our side. Between two and three o'clock the Moors showed themselves very numerous and aggressive towards the centre of the line on which the contest was going on ; but the Spaniards were not in a mood to yield an inch of ground. The skirmishers advanced thick and eager, and a battalion which had lain quiet behind the brow of the hill suddenly appeared in line upon the summit and charged with the bayonet, with shouts of " Viva la Reins !" This had the usual effect. The Moors retreated helter-skelter, and only 14 of them were bayoneted in that charge. But the consequence of the dash and of a simultaneous forward movement made by two other battalions was a rapid retreat of the enemy from all his positions to ground very far beyond. He was evidently daunted and had had enough of fighting for that day, for he never stopped till out of rifle range of the Spaniards, his flight being accelerated by quickly succeeding discharges from the artillery; and when, an hour before dusk, these troops re turned towards camp, the Moors, contrary to their custom, did not follow them up. All firing was over before night, whereas in similar affairs in front of Ceuta it was never over until the flashes of the mus ketry showed red and vivid through complete dark ness. In short, to-day Morito got a decided thrash ing. Very few battalions were engaged—a portion of the 2d (Prim's) corps. The 3d corps and Rubin's division were not under fire at all. I have not yet ascertained our casualties, but judging from my own observation. from a position whence I saw most of the wounded pass, I should think they were not very numerous, considering the time the combat lasted. I was glad, by-the-by, to see yesterday, near the head-quarters hospital tents, a number of chairs and litters for the sick and wounded, such as are used by the French, arranged en cacolet, to be slung across mules. Each mule in this way carries two wounded, and the mode of conveyance is far prefer able to litters borne by men, to say nothing of the diminution caused in the strength of a smell army, during anything like a severe action by sending four sound men to carry off every wounded one. JANUARY 11, NOON. Much rain in the night, and the ground this morn ing very soaked, and the camp terribly muddy. The steamers arc landing rations and stores, an operation which proceeds but slowly, owing to the scarcity of large boats, and the surf that still breaks upon the beach. The day is mild but cloudy, after one of the most gorgeous and remarkable sunrises I ever saw— the whole eastern sky flaked and barred with clouds glowing like burnished copper, on a background the tints of which varkd from tne pale green of the willow leaf to an almost emerald hue. For a few minutes it was wonderful to contemplate ; then the sun rose like a golden ball from the sea horizon, slightly veiled by a low bank of mist, but almost as soon as it appeared clouds floated across, and the whole morning, without being exactly dull, has passed without brightness. The soldiers arc going through the duty, lately so unpleasantly frequent, of dis charging and cleaning their damp muskets, the contents of the tents are being spread out to dry; horses a-e being cleaned and rubbed and brushed, which they greatly need, poor fellows, after stand ing all night up to their fetlocks in mud, with rain pelting through their covering and not much to cat. Somo of the mules look very thin and miserable, and as if greatly in need of the contents of the steamer marked " Hay ;" one poor lean wretch, on beholding some scanty handfuls of that desirable article spread before a horse this morning, came tottering up to claim a share, but fell from weakness before he could reach the much needed forage. The cavalry horses seem tc bear up pretty well ; at least, two Squadrons of dragoons, which went forward yesterday an d ro d e a ll a l ong th e li ne d ur i ng the action in hopes of getting a chanco of a charge, looked plucky and in hard condition, and trott e d briskly up and down rugged declivities and through the thick jungles briars and gum-eistu3. The Moors apparently f did not like their looks, for they kept carefully out of their way,l confess I begin to think there is a great deal ofexaggeration in what has been said of the formidablevalour of the Moorish horsemen. They h ave had, before wit my eyes, several opportunities of att ac ki ng calryh far and Spanish not once have they availed themsel ves of them. As yet, all they have shown themselves good for is to scamper about the country, generally at a pretty safe distance frail the Spanish sharpshooters, and to perform feats which would excite much ad miration in Batty's Circus, such as firing at a canter, levelling their long espingardos, and discharging them at the same instant that their well-trained horses turn short round and make at speed for the rear. Considering the length of their guns, and the need they have of a prop for steady aim, I cannot believe that this kind of practice causes many casualties in their enemies' ranks. The kind of estimation in which the Spanish in- fantry hold them may be judged of from the fact that at the termination of bur last march but one —the hazardous, but completely successful move ment between the sea and the lagoons—when there was skirmishing on the heights above our position, and the soldiers, looking down from the rocky summits, saw Moorish cavalry moving in the plain below, a battalion was extremely indignant because it was not allowed to descend and charge them with the bayonet. _ The only Moors as yet seen to -day have been two or three small parties wandering over the ground of yesterday's combat, probably looking for wounded, and collecting dead. With a glass one can see some horses lying about on the hills. A number of arms were brought in yesterday, among them several goomias. These are much the shape of a butcher's knife—broad and square next the handle or hilt, with a projecting corner, and tapering off to a point. The edge of most of those that have been taken since the war began was ground as sharp as that of a razor. The length of the blade is about 18 or 20 inches. Yesterday a sabre was also brought in, which apparently belonged to an officer or some person of distinction. It was in a scabbard of red leather, with brass tip and bands, with slings of crimson cord. Edge and point were as sharp as grindstone could make them. For a cavalry sabre it was short—a heavy, ill-balanced weapon, with a cramped, inconvenient guard. General Prim has got a haick of crimson cloth, and in such clean and good condition that I hear he in tends wearing it. Another capture, and by far the most interesting, made yesterday by the soldiers in their pursuit of the flying Moors, was a hand some album, in a case, containing drawings and paintings of scenery and positions, some in this neighbourhood, with manuscript notes. It came into possession of Gen. Enrique O'Donnell, brother of the Commander-in-Chief, and he had it under his arm, when, in passing on foot through part of the camp, after dark, he unfortunately lost it, and all the efforts that have been made to find it have hitherto proved unsuccessful. This loss is much to be regretted. I find that nobody attempts to estimate the num ber of the Moors who yesterday attacked, and, in Iced, it is the wisest plan not to do so, for the reason I have more than once given. The positions, they occupied could hardly be less than four miles in length. They were met by seven battalions, which, being stronger than some we have here, must be reckoned at quite 4,000 men. Of these oily four battalions, Toledo, Castilla, Savoya, and Cordova were actually engaged ; the others were were in reserve. The first-named two particularly distinguished themselves by the charges they made. Cordova is the battalion that suffered so much on the Ist inst., and is even said to have shown symp toms of faltering, at which moment it was that Marshal O'Donnell galloped forward to the front and place' himself and staff in a heavy fire, as described to you in a previous letter. A Spanish artist who accompanies this army has made a spirited sketch of the scene, at the moment when the Marshal put spurs to his horse and, shouting to a battalion of light infantry close at hand, " Cazo doses ! ala bayoneta! Viva la Reina! " dashed up the ascent. The Cordova Regiment has lost heavily in the campaign ; its two senior field officers and a number of others of all ranks have been killed or wounded. The great loss of officers in the army of Africa up to the present time shows that they do their duty, and is also partly to be attributed to their standing upright, while their men of course get as much as possible under cover to load and fire, and in the majority of instances have fought from behind low parapets thrown up for the purpose of affording them shelter. The casualties yesterday were somewhat heavier than I thought, although the Moorish fire was certainly very heavy at times, until they were disheartened and driven to flight by the bayonet charges and rapid advance of the battalions above named, as well as by the rapid discharge of 20 pieces of artillery. One battalion I saw charging a discretion, as it is called, that is to say, as the men like, without keeping ranks or any sort of order ; it pushed on very rapidly, and must have suffered from fire from the wood in which the Moors sought shelter. Tho Spanish loss was 13 men killed, two field officers, 15 officers, and 149 men wounded. It is probable that many of the wounds are alight. The Moors put slugs as well as bullets in their epingardos. The Spaniards say that some of the balls extracted from the men wounded yesterday are English. But through the glasses they just now wear, things hostile to them easily assume an English tint. Some affirm that a man in European costume was seen with the Moorish troops on a hill in front of our position. They do not profess to have recognised his face as well as his dress ; but I fear Mr. Drummond Hay is sus pected of having commanded the Moors in chief on the (for them) somewhat disastrous day of the 10th of January. At Gibraltar they are in the- habit of receiving rather highly-coloured accounts of Moorish successes, of the guns, tents, mules, and prisoners they have carried off. A friend on the Rock writes me that up to four or five days ago they had received no accounts from Tangiers. I cannot guess in what light the Moors and their friends will en deavour to put the last combat, but, as one who witnessed the whole of it, I can assure you that if ever men were completely beaten and put to flight, those were who provoked yesterday's affair. The Moorish generals, or leaders, or sheiks, or chiefs, or whatever they call themselves, are surely very stupid people. They allow this army to pass unmo lested along paths and through defiles where they might attack it with certainty of causing it ✓:such loss, and of suffering little themselves, and three days later they come and attack it in strong positions, when its forces are concentrated, its parapets made, its artillery at hand and ready to act at five mi nutes' notice. And they seem to have calculated on sis nal success, for there were evidently men of rank among them, judging from their equipments, and from things found ; and the Spaniards say that on the hills in the far distance were a number of non-combatants, whom they take to be the curious civilians come to witness the triumph of their army. And, in the latter part of the day, on the crest of the mountains to our right front, not far from Tetuan, appeared a few horsemen who are here con jectured (but it is mere conjecture) to have been Muley Abbas and his staff. It was more than once mentioned to you that at the commencement of the war the Moors, when they found escape impossible, fought to the death, refusing quarter. There are grounds for believing that this desperate resolution on their part has since not been strictly adhered to. I told you that on the Ist inst., at Castillejo, five prisoners were made, and I have lately heard of instances of Moors throwing themselves on their knees and imploring their lives. They might spare themselves the humiliation. The Spaniards, knowing that no quarter is shown them, give none, but pitilessly slay all who fall into their power. It must have been by some peculiar con currence of circumstances, or perhaps in consequence of an order given to that effect, that the prisoners on the Ist inst. were made. Before then, only one Moor had been taken. Believing that the Moors not only kill, but torture the wounded who fall into their power, the Spanish soldier is unsparing to ferocity. It is certain that the Moors do not act in a manner to entitle them to much pity. The unfor- tunate canteenman who was brought in yesterday had been most infamously maltreated. To show how the Moors, thanks to wood and jungle, may and do lurk unsuspected in our imme diate neighbourhood, I will mention that this morn ing a body of troops having gone just aside the camp to discharge their muskets, and having sent a volley into a thicket, ten horsemen scampered out of it in great terror, doubtless thinking their retreat discovered, and made for the hills. There is no chance of the army marching, at soonest, until the day after to-morrow. There is a great deficiency of large boats for the landing of stores, which proceeds very slowly—retarded, too, by what appears to me a great want of method and proper organisation. I was down on the beach for some time to day, and the scene was one of much confusion. A crowd was assembled, in which nine persons out of ten had no business to be there, and served but to impede progress. All that had been done up to 6 this evening was to get up to camp one day's ra tions of the most essential articles. Six rations must be landed, drawn, and distributed, as a reserve, be fore the army can march. If a levanter were to spring up to-night the vessels must leave, and we should be again on the brink of starvation until a convoy could be got by land from Ceuta, which would take two days, even if the Moors did not molest it and try to cut it off on the way. Fortu nately the wind seems pretty fixed in the west, but on this coast and in this season it is more fickle even than its proverbial reputation. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AND DEATH OF CAPTAIN lIARRISO.V. The year which opened so gloomily for all con nected with the Great Eastern has already more than fulfilled the most sinisterauguries of continued ill fortune. Another most tragic incident has been added to the long list of catastrophes which seem to have dogged the course of this ill-fated vessel from the very first day of her existence. The victims in this case, however, are not poor stokers. The lot of death in this instance has fallen, among others, on no less than Captain Harrison himself— the very type of an English sailor, of all that was skilful and brave. It is quite impossible to describe the gloom which this calamity has spread through out the town of Southampton. Grief and con sternation seemed, indeeklo sit on every counte nance ; business on Saturday was, for a while, quite suspended, and the sorrow was more general than was perhaps ever witnessed before for any merely private individual, no matter what his character or station. Though but a few weeks, comparatively speaking, at Southampton, yet Capt. Harrison was as well and widely known as if he had dwelt in the town for years. A short period sufficed to make all acquainted with his open heart and kindly nature, and those who knew him best liked him most, and were always those who could say the most in his praise. Nor will the feeling of heartfelt sorrow for his loss be confined to the town over which it has shed so deep a gloom. Liverpool—from which port he traded for so many years, and earned his reputation as one of the ablest navigators in the mercantile marine—will lament his untimely death with equal grief. for there, pro bably, better than at any other place in England, was his generous disposition known, and high abili ties appreciated. His loss to the perplexed share holders of the Great Eastern is irreparable, for no man connected with the company in any way ever enjoyed so large a portion of their confidence, and none ever deserved it half as well. The circum stances which led to this last and most painful catastrophe connected with this vessel are shortly as follows. From the time that the ship had been fairly moored at her winter quarters, Capt. Harrison with his wife and family had occupied a small villa, called Hythe-house, on the opposite side of the Solent to Southampton and almost facing Netley Abbey. Every morning at about half-past nine o'clock his gig, in charge of his coxswain, called for him at Hythe pier, and thence he went by water either to the Great Eastern or Southampton as the business of the ship required. As usual the gig started from the ship to call at Hythe at about 8 o'clock last Saturday morning. Captain Lay, the chief purser, with his son, an engaging youth of 13, left in the boat to breakfast with Capt. Harrison befcre coming up to town. Ogden, as usual, was in charge of the boat, with his crew of five picked men. It is the case in the Solent, as in all large inland waters, that the wind in bad weather comes in strong and heavy gusts, sweeping up the Channel at times with the force of a hurricane, though with intervals of almost perfect calm between. The weather on Saturday morning was dull and threatening, though there was but little wind when the gig loft the ship, and not the most remote idea was entertained that the boat would not be more than equal to any squall she might encounter, else one of the large cutters, capable of carrying 40 men with ease, would have been sent instead. The cap tain's gig is a fine, though rather a light boat, 32 fi et long, by rather less than 5 feet broad ; of course, very swift and light, though, like all boats of her class, rather wet, and almost too fine for very rough weather or very bold sailing. When the wind favoured sho carried one large lug sail, which was often set with a single reef in it, though in leaving the Great Eastern on Saturday morning last it was close reefed, for the sky looked bad, t hough as yet the sea was tolerably calm. Ogden, the captain's coxswain, who was always in charge of her, was one of the most experienced boatmen in the great ship, and. though a young man, was well-known for his skill, and to be equal to manag ing any boat in any weather. His coolness, quick ness, and courage had more than once Leen so con spicuously displayed that the captain had the most implicit confidence in his capabilities as a boatman. For the last four years he had acted as captain's coxswain, having entered his service while the hull of the Great Eastern was still in course of construc tion at Milwall. Like all who served under Capt. Har rison, Ogden became devotedly attached to him, so much so that when, at last, after all her mishaps, the Great Eastern was ready to quit the river, Ogden, though a young married man, shipped on board for service, and was confirmed in his appointment as the captain's coxswain. This brave young fellow, too, is one of the victims of the late calamitous ac cident—surviving it, however, for many hours, till he learnt that Captain Harrison was no more, whet) he gradually sunk and died. With this skilful sailor, therefore, having charge of the lugsail, and with Captain Lay at the helm, the gig quitted the Great Eastern at 8 on Saturday morning. As we have already stated, the lug sail was close reefed, lut the morning was still tolerably fine, and the wind though high was fair, so the gig made a fine and quick run down to Hythe-house. Here Captain Lay and his son landed to breakfast with Captain Harrison and his family, and with Doctor Watson, the surgeon of the Great Eastern, who lwd stayed at Hythe-house from the previous evening. A few minutes before 10 o'clock Captain Harrison, with Dr. Watson and Captaiu Lay, and his son came down again to the pier to embark and cross the water. Captain Harrison having that morning received the customary cheques to pay the weekly bills connected with the great ship, had, of course, to get them cashed at Southampton before going on board with the doctor. The whole party therefore seated themselves in the gig, which im mediately got under way and stood straight across the Solent for the entrance of the tidal dock at Southampton. But during the time that had elapsed since the boat had first arrived at Hythe the weather had changed sadly for the worso. The sky had gradu ally become overcast, the waves were w hit e an d turgid, and everything seemed to threaten a squall of no ordinary fierceness and duration. Between nine and eleven o'clock, on the Southampton side of the water, it blew almost a hurricane. Many gen tlemen connected with the docks who were in them at the time slate that during the hour or so that the squall lasted they had not seen such severe weather for the last 17 years. A collier which was being towed out of dock by a steam-tug was blown back, tug and all, into the harbour again. The Indus, which had ar rived off the docks in the night, was quite un able to attempt coming in, a thing almost unpre cedented at Southampton. She was compelled to let go her anchor in the stream, about 150, or perhaps, 200 yards from the entrance to the tidal docks. This, it may be said, was bad weather for any party to venture out in an open gig, but it must be re membered that the wind was fair for coming over to the docks, and that under the lee of the hills on the other side the rough breeze was scarcely felt at all. Dr. Watson distinctly states that though the weather was bad, it was far from being at all dan gerous, or even very bad, when they left the oppo site shore. According to this gentleman's statement, they stood rapidly across the Solent with the wind fair on the starboard tack. Captain Harrison sat in the stern sheets at the helm, Dr. Watson and Captain Lay and son were on the windward side. The crew with Ogden, sat more forward, but mostly of course on the windward side, to counterbalance the incli nation of the sail. During the run across the boat, though rather wet, behaved well, but as it neared the opposite side and the land opened out the squall increased fearfully in violence, while the gig began to pitch and move unsteadily to her helm. The tide was very high, though juat beginning to set out of the do c k s aga i nst the wind, making a chop ping, dangerous sea run high and broken, and which appeared to get worse each moment. Through this the boat held her own well for a time, though her yawing and pitching h eav il y i ncrease d , so heavily, indeed, as to attract the attention of some of the officers and others on board the Indus: Still she bore stoutly up, sending the foam from her bows, though her yawing increased so that her helm scarcely controlled her at all. When. she got into the channel between the Indus and the docks, the chopping sea was worse than ever. Capt. Harrison. gave orders to stand by with the halyards, l and in mediately afterwards to clown with the sail. The oreer was at once obeyed by the crew, but both the sail and halyards were wet through ; neither moved freely, and the sail, after down a foot, stuck fast. The rest occurred in a minute. The boat had still way enough on ber to take her abreast of the opening to the decks, when a counter eddy of wind struck her on 11e opposite tack. The Instantly "jibed ," as it is termed, that is to say, the canvas was forced bv,ek against the mast, and the boat in a second, hee l ing over on the side on which most of the crew, w ere fitting, filled and turned over. Dr. Watson, who exerted himself so pAergetioally THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1860. to save others, and who was himself picked up ex hausted and insensible, says that in the first mo ment all went down together underneath the gig, but almost immediately afterwards, as it appeared to him, they rose to the surface. The spray from the sea was wild and stifling, the water deadly cold, and for a moment or so of course none could say what happened. Dr. Watson, who swins as well as poor Capt. Harrison did, struck out and seized the younger Lay. While doing so he saw Capt. Harrison also striking out towards the boat, which was pitching about keel uppermost, and called to bim to make for the boat and hold on, to which Capt. Harrison replied, "All right, all right." Always cool and collected, no matter what his dan ger, Capt. Harrison seized the boat, and made a desperate attempt to right it. But it was filled with water, and turned over so completely as to rise again with the keel uppermost still. Between this movement of the boat and the fury of the sea, Dr. Watson was separated from young Lay and the boat for an interval. After a while, however, he again succeeded in catching the poor lad and jam ming him in between himself and the stern of the boat, on to which he held with one hand, while with the other he tried to support Capt. Harrison, who was buffetting strongly with the waves, by keeping . h's hand under his arm. In this manner some minutes passed, and Capt. Harrison seemed almoA powerless, and to be becoming insensible. After a short while, however, he again threw himself on the keel of the boat, and strove to turn it over. The struggle, however, was like the first, ineffectual, and seemed to exhaust his strength, for he relaxed his hold, threw his arms up, and fell back in the waves, after which Dr. Watson saw him no more. The last gallant effort of the captain had, however, again separated Dr. Wat son from the boat, and from young Lay, who, be fore the doctor could regain his hold of him, went down, beating the water with his hands as he sank. Captain Lay, who was holding on to the boat, shouted loudly for help as he saw his child disap pear. Dr. IVatsoa called to them all to hold on, as a boat was coming. Some of the crew were then clinging to oars and stretchers, but most of them to the boat. Ogden could not be seen. It was some minutes longer before any boats could make their way to them through the heavy sea, by which time many had relinquished their hold of the boat or spars, for the waves were breaking over them and all were more or less exhausted and insensible be fore they were rescued. _ . Two boats had put off from the Indus, with two from the docks, and one from a cutter named the Fawn almost immediately that the accident was seen. The boats from the docks picked up poor Captain Harrison, who was floating about a foot below the surface of the water with his head and feet doubled together, and bis arm cast loosely over an oar. When lifted out he had been, it is sup posed, about 12 minutes under water, and his body was perfectly cold and dead—not a sign of anima tion could be discovered. He was immediately car ried to the shore and placed in one of the new houses of the docks, where there was a large fire, but though Dr. Watson, Dr. Chapman, Dr. Wiblin, and many other medical gentlemen were instantly in attendance, and every possible method was used to restore animation for upwards of an hour and a half, all efforts were fruitless, and he never moved or gave a sign of life. The body of the younger Lay was not found till late in the afternoon. Ogden, the coxwain, was picked up near Capt. Harrison. He, after a long time, was restored to consciousness, but, as we have said, sunk and died the same evening at 8 o'clock. Thus, in the very prime of life and in the zenith of his fame as an experienced seaman, died Cap tam Harrison. His hardy habits and tempe rate life preserved to him all the vigour and appearance of a young man, while his strength and activity and his skill as a swimmer make the manner of his death almost a mystery to his many friends. During his long life of peril and exposure he had never seen a danger which he was not ready to encounter to save a fellow creature, and during the worst of all the storms he had passed through, and the most disastrous of the shipwrecks he had undergone, his skill and courage had never once deserted him. In his untimely death the Great Eastern may be said to have sustained a heavy loss, for the confidence of the public centred in her commander. To Captain Harrison and one or tso of the directors is it due, now that the shortcomings of contractors and the faults of the directors have been exposed and condemned. In his death the shareholders lose one of their bist safeguards and most valued servant, and the mer cantile marine its most skilful and most widely hon )ured representative. Mrs. Harrison, we deeply regret to say, was last night in a most precarious state, though every pos sible care had been used in breaking the dreadful news to her the previous day. THE INQUEST. At 4 o'clock a respectable jury assembled at the Emigration Depot, in the docks, before Mr. E. Cox well, the borough coroner, to inquire into the cause of the death of William Harrison and Mark Jesse lyn Lay. Mr. J. It. Stebbing, justice of the peace, acted as foreman of the jury. The jury having performed the melancholy duty of viewing the bodies and returned to the inquest room, The Coroner briefly addressed them, remarking that inquiries of that nature were always painful, more or less limited in its extent, but rarely had juries so distressing a duty to discharge as that which they were that day called upon to perform. They were to inquire into the deaths of two per sons, one of whom had obtained a world-wide re putation. Captain Harrison was personally un known to him, and he would not further detain them by any remarks beyond requesting them, as in all other cases, to bestow their best care and at tention on the evidence which might be brought before them, and give their verdict accordingly. Mr. Robert Eardley Pinhey, chief-officer of the Indus steamer, was the first witness examined. He ;stated that about-10 o'clock that morning he was standing on the dock quay, having just left the ship, which was anchored across the dock entrance; He saw a long ship's gig rounding the entrance to the docks, with a lug sail set. It appeared to wit ness that the sail was set on the starboard tack, and he should judge that in the act of lowering the sail down, the boat jibbed, and capsised over to starboard. Ho saw several people in the water, and the boats of the Indus were immediately lowered and sent to their assistance. It was blow ing very hard at the time from the south-west, and the boat was running right before the wind. Mr. 11. E Smith, second-officer of the Indus, was on the quarterdeck, talking to Capt. Weeks, when he saw a long gigboat running up under a lug sail. It was blowing very hard, and the boat appeared to pitch a great deal. It was about high water. Capt. Weeks called his attention to the boat, and very soon afterwards she turned over. She appeared to be rounding the point at the time. Ile saw several persons isi the water, and two of the Indus's boats were lowered immediately, and picked up some of them. He did not know per sonally either of the deceased. Every exertion was made by the people in the boats to save those who were capsized. He could not say whether the boat jibbed. Mr. W. R. Brown, third officer of the Indus, said he was on the quarterdeck with Capt. Weeks, and saw the boat coming up the Itchen. She was on the starboard tack, with the wind right aft. As she was rounding-to to port she capsised, while they were in the act of lowering the sails. The sails jibbed. Two of the steamer's beats were immediately lowered, and witness went in one of them. Every exertion was made to save the lives of the people who were in the water. Four were picked up in the gig, and one in th 9 jolly boat. Another boat picked up one or two others. He saw Captain Harrison and the doctor strug gling in the water, locked in each other's arms. The doctor was picked up by the gig, and the jollyboat picked up one whom witness believed to be Captain Harrison. He appeared quite dead, and never moved after he was in the boat, and foamed at the mouth as he lay in the bow of the boat. He was black in the face. [lt was ex plained that the body of Captain Harrison was picked up by a pilot-boat, and the witness said he was not certain on the point, but thought it was the captain in the jolly-boat.] He afterwards saw the body of Captain Harrison lying in the shed. Vie did not know Captain Harrison, but saw him some weeks since on board the Indus. Ho could not tell how many people were in the boat when she capsized. Dr. James Porteous Watson, senior surgeon of the Great Eastern, who appeared quite recovered from the effects of the accident, was next sworn. He stated that the gig left Hythe that morning about 10 o'clock, with Captain llarrison, Captain Zay (superintendent purser), Captain Lay's son, himself, and six of the crew, including the cox swain. There was a strong wind blowing from the southwest. They had a lug sail set, double reefed, and were rounding before the wind. The boat carne near to the dock entrance, close to where the Indus was lying. Captain Harrison was steering, and the boat did not appear to answer lier helm very well. The sea was very rough, and the boat was yawing about. Captain Harrison gave orders to one of the men to lower away the sail. The boat was all at once taken aback by an eddy wind, and turned over. Witness got hold twice of Captain Harrison in the water. On the first occasion the captain made a grasp at the boat to right her, but, instead of that, she went over, keel uppermost. Witness went under with the captain, and after they came up he got hold of the bow of the boat, ith Lay's son jammed between him and the boat to keep him up. He also had hold of Captain Harrison at the same time. The captain tried to get the boat righted again, and his doing so caused witness to lose his hold, and he was shoved off a couple of yards. He made a stroke or two, and got hold of the weather side of the gunwale, and remained there until he was picked up. As soon as witness was partially recovered he saw Captain Harrison, who was lying in the shed, and had him removed to a place where there was a fire. lie caused all proper remedies to be applied until Dr. Wiblin arrived. After he first lost his hold of the boat he saw no more either of Capt. Harrison or the boy. When witness was picked up he was be numbed and insensible. At this point of the inquiry Mr. Stebbing, the foreman of the jury, expressed to 1)r. Watson, on behalf of the jury, the strong sense they entertained of the praiseworthy exertions made by him to save Capt. Harrison and the lad. The Coroner said he fully concurred in these re marks. Dr. Watson who was much affected, said he only did what was his duty under the circumstances. Dr. J. Wiblin, of Southampton, deposed that he was called on about 11 o'clock that morning to at tend the deceased gentleman. He found him lying in a small shed at the entrance to the docks, appa rently dead. Dr. Chapman, surgeon to the Indus, and ])r. Palk were in attendance upon him, doing all in their power to restore animation. On wit ness's arrival they adopted the most recent and most approved method of endeavouring to restore anima tion in cases of drowning, and patiently tried the effects of Dr. Marshall Hall's system. Every possi ble means, scientific and otherwise, were used, in cluding the application of a galvanic battery by Dr. Pardey, but without producing any effect whatever. It was a remarkable circumstance that not the least of any of the usual symptoms produced by galvanism upon persons after being even a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes in the water could be produced in this case, showing that Capt. Harrison must have been under the water several minutes, and been perfectly suffocated, or had died from apoplexy. No less than 10 medical gentlemen were present, all vieing with each other in their endeavours to restore life. The Coroner said there could be no doubt that the deceased were both accidentally drowned, and that it was impossible to attribute blame to any body. Much and well deserved praise might, how , ever, be given to all those who were so prompt and energetic in their endeavours to save life, but for which many others would probably have shared the fate which had so unhappily befallen Capt. Har rison and the youth Lay. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Mr. Stebbing, the foreman, expressing the great ap proval of the jury of the promptitude with which the boats of the Indus, the Dock Company, and the Fawn pilot cutter bad been taken to the spot ; also of the valuable and generous aid rendered by the medical men of the town. The jury were particu larly desirous of expressing their deep sorrow at the loss sustained in the death of Capt. Harrison, who had greatly endeared himself to the people of Southampton during his residence there, and who was justly regarded as an amiable and honourable gentleman, a kind-hearted and sincere friend, and a skilful member of his profession. The Coroner quite concurred in the propriety of this expression of feeling. It was a loss which the whole nation would deeply deplore. The body of the deceased gentleman was removed the same evening to a residence at Hill, on the out skirts of the town, which he had just taken, and on the occupany of which he was to have entered on Tuesday next. L ATV INTELLIGENCE—Tan. 21. BAIL COURT. LAVIGNE V. SMITIL This was an action to recover a sum of money under the following circumstances : The declaration alleged that the plaintiff was engaged by the defendant to play the oboe at cer tain places in the provinces at six guineas a week, and in consideration that he would play for three guineas a week for two weeks at Drury-lane Theatre, the defendant promised to employ him to perform in operatic performances ia Scotland and at Drury lane Theatre at six guineas a week. That he did play for the two weeks, but the defendant had re fused to employ him in Scotland and at Drury-lane Theatre. The defendant pleaded that he did not promise as alleged. Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., Mr. Charnock, and Mr. Griffiths were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Haw kins, Q.C., and another learned gentleman were counsel for the defendant. Mr. Huddleston, in stating the case to the jury, said the plaintiff was a gentleman of considerable musical celebrity, and the defendant was the well known spirited lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, and the action was brought to recover the sum of £3l 10s., under circumstances which the learned counsel detailed, and which will be found in the following evidence : Antonio Lavigne, examined through an inter ' preter—ln April last I saw Mr. Mapleson, the de fendant's agent, who engaged me at a salary of four guineas per week. I accordingly played at the theatre, and received my salary there. I saw the defendant there during the performances, bat he gave no orders to the orchestra. In July - last I made an engagement with Mapleson to go into the country at six guineas per week. A gentleman at the theatre gave me money for my railway fare, and the defendant was sometimes with us in the country. I went on the tour, and performed at different places for six weeks. Mr. Mapleson's brother paid me my salary for the defendant. At Liverpool Mr. Smith was there, and Mapleson, through Mr. Wells, made me a proposition by which I should be one week doing nothing, and a fort night on half salary. I declined to accept it. Mapleson said there - Would be a season at Drury lane to commence immediately after the tour through Scotland, and the season would continue nearly t‘Christmas. I declined to perform again at Drury - lane for less than six guinea.s, and Mr. Mapleson replied, "Very well ;" and it was so agreed upon. The Scotch engagement was to begin on the 24th of August, a n d th expenses were to be paid on the 21st for the journey. After this I played at Drury-lane Theatre, and received a letter, dated 3d October, from Mapleson, reminding me that the opera would commence on the next evening. I attended, and played for two half-weeks. I went to Drury-lane for my first week's salary, and received three guineas, and for the text week's I went to Mapleson's. He was not there. I received three guineas, but they claimed a commission on the six week's tour and the two weeks. I objected to allow it, and afterwards went to Drury-lane for my ex penses-lo Scotland. I was told my name was not on the list, and I did not get my expenses. I wrote to the defendant the same evening, and posted the letter myself, in which I expressed my astonish ment at having been told by the clerk, after my having been engaged by Mapleson for Scotland, that my name was not• on the list. I received no answer. I then consulted Mr. Levi, an attorney, who received a letter from the defendant, inquiring if I was the " Knight of the bow," as he did not know me. In the afternoon of the Bth November, when I was prepared to ;o to the theatre, I received a letter from Mapleson offering me an engagement for eight performances for six guineas. I took it to the theatre, showed it to the door-keeper, saying " no play for the letter." I did play, and the fol lowing day Mr. Levi wrote a letter to the defen dant, saying I was playing under the original agreement. I have not received any money since, because I refused to accept it, as it was not in accordance with my engagement. Cross-examined--The season of 1859 was the first season I had played at Drury-lane. I began three weeks after the opening of the season. I played six nights a week to the end of the season both in the opera and the ballet. My salary was four guineas per week. Mapleson spoke to me about the provincial tour before the end of the opera season. I left for the provinces three weeks titer the closing of Drury-lane. The railway fares were paid by the theatre officials. The performers defray the expenses of their board and lodgings. We played at 30 towns. Wells was leader of the band, and chief of the ballet. When an opera is performed an oboe is necessary. You may as well cut off the gas as attempt to leave it out. Laughter.) I believe Mapleson is a musical agent. I did not epply to him for an en gagement in February, 1859. My wife signed something when Mapleson came to see me at Paris, and I paid him is. 6d. ; when travelling with Jullien I had 12 or 15 guineas a-week, and I lived accord ingly. I had nothing to do with the defendant about the engagement. As I am an artist of re nown the managers generally address me. I did not go to Scotland. Mr. Edward Wells deposed—l am a violinist. I went on the provincial tour by arrangement with Mapleson. On the 29th September Mapleson came to one at Li rerpool, and asked me to inquire of the gentlemen if they would play two nights at Drury lane, and one night at St. James's Hall for half they were receiving on the tour, and that there was a probability of three weeks after, and their being required a fortnight for Scotland. There was also a probability of two or three weeks at Drury-lane before Christmas on. their return from Scotland. I communicated this to the plaintiff through Mr. Jarrett. He said he would consider the matter, and on the following day he said in Mr. Jarratt's presence that he agreed, and that he had seen Mapleson. Cross examined—There was no oboe player in the Scotland tour. We did not get on very well with out it. When I asked the plaintiff to accept the terms, I told him he would be required for Soot land. Jarratt did not go to Scotland. Mapleson did not tell me that the defendant would not take a band to Scotland. I had heard something of the kind from some of the members of the orchestra. Re-examined--The flute played the oboe part in Scotland. Mr. Henry Sarratt deposed—l am a horn player. I heard the plaintiff tell Mapleson that he could not accept Well's offer of half salaries for Drury-lane, only for Scotland. Mapleson afterwards said the 1 plaintiff had been paid the same salary as on the tour. Plaintiff said, " Then I accept it." Cross-examined—l am not now in the conjuring line. (Laughter.) lam not the solitary musician at Frikell's. (Laughter.) The defendant did not tell that he would not take a band to Scotland. Nothing was said of getting a band in Edinburgh or Glasgow. The Scotch tour was merely talked of casually in July. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury for the defen dant, and said the more they heard of his arrange ments, the more they would admire his conduct. The defendant had expended £50,000 during the last year, and, with the exception of this claim, there was not an outstanding debt. This engagement had never received his authority, and the plaintiff must have been mistaken. The question was whe ther or not the promise had been made with the de fendant's authority. After giving an outline of the defendant's case, he called Mr. E. T. Smith—l am the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre. The opera season terminated in July last. I had determined to have a provincial tour, and I instructed Mapleson to make inquiries, report to me, and that I would make the engagements my self. I did not contemplate the Scotch tour till during the provincial tour, and it was not till the middle of October that I thought of taking a band to Scotland. I had taken steps to have a band in • Scotland. The Scotch tour commenced on the 24th of October, and terminated early in November. There was no season contemplated at Drury-lane, and I was in communication with Jullien for pro vincial concerts. I gave no authority to Mapleson or any other person to make arrangements for a late season at Drury-lane. I never spoke to the plaintiff in my life, until he asked me if I should want them to go to Scotland, when I said, " Cer tainly not, I shall not ruin myself. I shall have a local band, which would save the expense of the railway fares from London." I never gave Maple son authority to engage the plaintiff for Scotland or a late season at Drury-lane. Cross-examined—lt was entirely my speculation, and the engagement of every performer was made with my knowledge. I did not know the plaintiff had been engaged as oboe player. I should think I have 300 or 400 performers now engaged. I was to receive from the Glasgow manager £l5 a night for the band and chorus. I was to provide the band, take two-thirds of the receipts, and pay I:10 a night towards the band. I, however, did take a band. Cross-examined—No artiste is employed with out my sanction. I paid Lumley £25,000 last year for artistes. Mr. Mapleson deposed—l am a musical agent in the Haymarket. I made cheques and sent them to the defendant. No engagement was made without his ganction or authority. lam positive the plain tiff has made a mistake relative to what took place between us. I made no engagement with him for the Scotch tour or the late season. We got on very well without the oboe, or at least the Press said so. Cross-examined—The plaintiff is a principal per former. I had authority when in Liverpool to en gage the baud for the following week at Drury lane. The learned counsel having replied, The judge summed up, and The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, £3l 10s. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Tan. 21. - WESTMINSTER.—George Hales and Charles Humphreys, privates in the Coldstream Guards, were finally examined, charged with committing the following outrages : Lieut. Wm. Gilbert, of the sth West York Regi ment of Militia, residing at 25, Montpelier-square, Brompton, said ;hat between 12 and 1 in the morning of Wednesday he was passing along the Brompton road, near Sloane-street, when he came upon the defendants and two policemen (266 A and 39 B), the former holding a noisy altercation with the lat ter, who were very quiet and well-conducted. The soldiers presently becoming very abusive, and one of them taking off his belt, witness thought affairs were beginning to look serious, and determined to stop to protect the police if necessary. The alterca tion between the parties lasted nearly 10 minutes, when Hales, suddenly taking off his belt, rushed into the crowd which had assembled, and, striking indiscriminately with the buckle of his belt, struck a lady on the head, cut a man's chin, and hurt wit ness's shoulder. Witness immediately rushed for ward and pinioned him, and then gave him into custody, when he was so violent that the constable was compelled to übe his staff. Mr. Paynter inquired whether any provocation had been given to the soldiers by the police. The Lieutenant—Not the slightest. The only thing that surprised him was the forbearance which they exercised. _ _ Mr.Paynterinquired whether the police had said anything tending to make the defendants angry. The Lieutenant answered th e y did no t, b u t i n th e mildest manner asked the soldiers to go home. There was nothing said or done to justify the sol diers in being at all ill-behaved. George Stevens, 266 A, said at about half-past 12 on the morning in question he was called to the Clock-house, Knightsbridge, by the landlord, who could not get rid of defendants. Hales came out on witness's arrival, and then wanted to force his wily in again, upon which witness prevented him, when Humphreys came out, and, taking off his belt, said he would knockthe first --down who approached him. Witness endeavoured to persuade them to go kome quietly, lest he should have to send for a picket, when they would get into trouble ; but, without listening to his advice, they both abused him, and Hales taking off his belt, and holding it by the leather with the bucklo as a weapon, rushed into the crowd and dealt blows at everybody, strik ing the lieutenant on the shoulder, cutting a man's chin open, and seriously wounding a woman on the head. He took Hales into custody for assaulting Lieutenant Gilbert, when he became very violent, and witness was compelled to use his truncheon. Hales then kicked him repeatedly in so savage a manner that one of his legs was completely covered with blood. He witnessed the assault by Humphreys upon his brother constable. Both the defendants were very violent all the way to the station, and throughout the whole transaction used the most filthy language. They were both the worse for liquor, and swore they -would kill somebody that night. In reply to similar questions to those put to Lieu tenant Gilbert, witness stated that not one word was said, neither was anything done to provoke or annoy the defendants. Henry Somerfield, 39 B, said he was called to the assistance of Stevens, who ho found endeavouring to persuade Hales, who was using very obscene and offensive language, and try in g to force his way into the publichouse, to go home. Witness had not been there many seconds before Humphreys appeared, and, taking off his belt and swinging it in a violent manner, swore he would kill whoever came near him. Hales followed his example, and rushed into the crowd, while Humphreys at the same time ran at witness, and struck his hat with such violence as to take a large piece out. He made a second blow with his belt, which witness stopped, and, drawing his truncheon, used it in-self-defence. Humphreys then made a grasp at witness's mouth, endeavouring to get his fingers inside, and threatening to skin his face as he would a cat, but failing in his savage ob ject, he struck witness in the face, and then kicked him more than once in the lower part of the abdo men. Witness was so exhausted that the defendant escaped, but, running against a horse, fell down, and witness succeeded in holding him down till further assistance arrived, when witness, who could scarcely breathe, was taken home in a cab. Mr. Edward Penston, an independent gentleman corroborated the above statements. The first he saw of the affair was the police standing quietly by, with the soldiers calling them every offensive name they could think of, and expressing their intention to murder everybody. He witnessed the assaults upon the two constables, and from the ferocious conduct of the defendants he doubted not but that they wonld have murdered some one, as they had, threatened, had they not been int er f e r e d w ith in time. Mr. Paynter asked whether there was anything to blame in the conduct of the police. Mr. Penston replied, nothing whatever, but quite the reverse. Dr. Pearse, 10, Regent-street, Westminster, sur geon to the B division of police, proved seeing the two injured constables on Wednesday morning. Somerfield, 39 B, had no external marks of injury, but was suffiring from some internal injury, and was under medical treatment. Mr. Paynter asked whether a violent kick in the lower part of the abdomen would produce such an injury. Mr. Pearse said it most decidedly would. Mr. Paynter inquired whether the injury spoken of was of such a nature as to come under the title of" grievous bodily harm." Mr. Pearse replied, it most certainly was. The constable was so bad that he had but now left his bed, and been brought to that court in a cab. As regarded Stevens, 266 A, he was suffering from a severe wound of the shin, and it would perhaps be a fortnight or three weeks before he would be cured. Mr. Paynter wished to know whether the man whose face had been cut by Hales's belt was in at tendance. A policeman replied he had been found, but had a particular engagement, which prevented his at tendance that day. Mr. Paynter intimated that he might be sub poenaed on the trial, and asked whether the woman whose head was cut had been heard of, The policeman replied he had made every inquiry but had not been able to discover her. Mr. Punter having read the usual form of law, asked the defendants whether they had anything to soy. litiles said they had no chance afforded them of getting any witnesses to say anything for them. Mr : Punter observed that this was not so. Hales then said any civilian who was present at the tune they were alleged to have committed these assaults could hale seen that the blows complained of did not come from the soldiers. The other prisoners said not a blow was struck with the belts at all. Mr. Paynter committed them for trial, Hum phreys being sent under Lord Campbell's Act for unlawfully assaulting and inflicting grievous bodily harm. WORSHIP-STREET.—A boy named Thomas Wood was charged with attempted poisoning. A bootmaker named Robinson, of Somerset-place, Hoxton, stated that the prisoner was apprenticed to him to learn shoemaking about seven months ago by the parish of Shoreditch, and conducted him self unexceptionably until the preceding evening, when witness sent him for the supper beer, and on his returning and placing the beer on the table he was noticed to put a small paper parcel down 'by his side. He was asked what the paper was, and, as he seemed to give an evasive answer, witness took the paper up, and, to his great consternation, found it superscribed with the words "Oxalic acid. Witness was fearful the boy might have contem plated suicide, and expressed a hope that he had not swallowed any of it himself, or it might get them all into serious trouble. The prisoner smiled, said he knew the acid was a poison, and that he had just picked the package up in the street, but that he had not taken any of it. On looking more closely at the paper it was evident that it had been par tially opened, and that it did not now contain as much as it did originally, which seemed very sus picious, and he therefore closely questioned the pri soner as to whether he had placed or dropped any of it into the porter. He assured them that he bad not, and, as the witness and his wife were satisfied with the way in which he said this, they both drank the beer, and went to bed, but were uhortly afterwards seized with cold shivers and. trem bling, accompanied by a burning sensation in the chest and throat, which lasted for a considerable time, aed then went away. They were both Tel uneasy about the missing portion of the oxalic acid, and as the prisoner, on again questioning him the next morning about it, then said that he had thrown the remainder into a pail, witness felt so suspicious and dissatisfied with his statement that he se nt for the police and gave him into custody. He was remanded. CO UN TRY MARKETS LEICESTER-JAN. 21. There was a tolerable supply of wheat to-day, a fair attendance, and trade steady. White wheat, 48a to 6 0 —red, 42s to 47s per 36 stone; a very fair inquiry for fills barley, grinding, 30s to 34s ; malting, 3Ss to 42e per qr.; the oat trade was firm, at quotations ranging fro m 26s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans scarce and unchanged--old, at 48s to 525, new 40s to 43s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 33s I Seconds, 31s Thirds, 29s per 20 stone. NORWICII—JAN. 21. Here, to-day, there was rather a fair attendance of th e trade, and an i nac ti ve mar k e t . Th ere was a goo d e h of o f wheat, but the principal part being much out of condition, as it has been for some weeks past, prices for dry sample s were at rather more money, and inferior qualities we re at former rates. Th e supply of mailing barley I vas n ot so good, but at fully the currencies of last market. In oat?; beans, and peas little or no change. The same may, be said of flour. White wheat 47s to 50s I Red wheat 42s to 44 1 Malting barley....42s to 48s I Chevalier barley 34se t o 40S Distilling- do.. ....25s io 273 I Oats.. 24e to 255 Flour, 29s 6d to 30s per sack from the miller. GLOUCESTER—JAN. 21. At our market there was rather a fair attendance, 1 5 'it li a slow business doing. English white wheat, 45s to 40; red, 43s to 45s per qr. Foreign, 453 to 50s per qr. I n barley, oats, and beans no alteration. YORK—JAN. 21. t the A pretty good show of wheat, with a fair sale, a, ti r rates of last market day. Malting barley was in small o ur ply at former rates ; grinding qualities the turn irt., 111 ,1 9 1 of the buy er . B eans were aga i n firm in price. A forJ business was transacted in oats, at late rates. Malt, 68s to 70s per q r . ; rye , 32s per qr.; sour, 333 t° 35s per sack. NOTTINGHAM—JAN. 21. We had a fair attendance at to-day's market, and a tolerable supply of wheat. Trade has been active, at the extreme prices of last week for old qualities; new as before. Barley came freely to hand. White wheat, new, 48s to 528 Barley, grinding.. 28s t•,3l+ Red do. 43s to 478 Oats, old, .. —s to — 4 Old white 4Bs to 528 New do 24s to 27s Red do 43s to 47s 1 Beans. 50s to ---4 Barley, malting.— 388 to 428 1 Beans, new 40s to 0 1 Super. flour, 35s to 39s ; fine, 31s to 338 per 20 stone. NORTHAMPTON—JAN. 21. . 43 , At this corn-market wheat was in middling supply, Ivr a heavy trade, at about fully the rates of this day 5 011 , - night, prices ranging from 40s to 48s for old, and 38s° 46s for new. There was a slow business passing in barley', —2Bs to 40s per qr. Oats in limited show, with a go od sale, quoted at 20s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 4 °' to 52s ; new, 34s to 40s. Rye, --s to —s; malt, 6ls to 66s ; flour, 31s to 34s per sack. STAMFORD—JAN. 21. At our market yesterday wheat held heavy, at no advallF ° on last week's prices, with a limited supply. Barley 11 . , flat demand,' realising th e ex t reme pr i ces o f l as t wee k for best qualities. In oats not muc h d o i ng , b u t l a t e 11 1-- maintained. Beans scarce, and Is lower. Wheat 4015 to 45s Oats.. 24s to 306 White do 48s to 50s Beans .. 42s to 44 6 Barley •• • . .383 to 42s Ditto, old ........48s to 501 DUBLIN— Our market was again dull t quotations for everything, th must be considered 6d lower f a. d. a. d. Wheat, white.. 28 0 to 30 C Do., red .. 27 0 to 28 6 Do., new ... • 0 to 0 Barley Oats Do., black ll 6 to 12 6 —JAN. 20. his morning, and our highe§i lough realised in some case , for barley. s. d. s• Do., new . 0 to --- Bere . l3 0 to 14 6 Rapeseed .... 20 0 to 23 0 Oatmeal l3 6 to 15 6 Bakers' flour Indian corn FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. En the following table E signifies that letters are despatellei by evening mails from London, and ➢i by morning mails. NeX t DESTINATIONS. Despatck Port of Mail of Mails. Despatch. due. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Feb. 11, E ( Southamp. Feb. 9 Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York Canada, Arc. (by Canadn. pckt ) j j a a n n. . — 2s', Liverpool..LivetPool.. F Jan. 26 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena China, Penang ' and Singa pore, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles lJaa. 26, E Jan. 20 Gibraltar, via Southampton.. Jan. —,,. Southamp. overdue Hoaduras and Biewfields .... 7, , Southamp. Feb. 16 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, Feb.?. via Southampton Jan. —, M Southamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Jan. 27, M Southamp. Jan. 2 5 Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,BuenosAyres, and F. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Jan. 27, 31 ::outhamp. Jan. 2 1 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. —, M Southamp. overdu e Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Jan. —, St 'outhamp. Newfoundland Jan. 28, E Liverpool.. United States and British N America (by British packet) Jan. 20, E Liverpool.. Jan. 2 5 Ditto (by U. S. packet) Jan. —,F4Soutkamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Ten er iff e Jai. 23 E,'Llverpool.. Feb. 10 West India, Califo rn i a , Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, Ac. 16 I A T H S. ANSON.—On the 20th inst., at Catton Hall, the widow of the Rev. Arthur Henry Anson, late rector of potter hamworth, of a son. GIUTTITIIS.—On the 20th inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Lieut. L. Griffiths, R.A., of a son. LIVINGSTON.—On the 21st inst., Mrs. W. P. Livingstoril of 33, Cleveland-square, of a son. MARRIAGES. ELLIOTT—FRY.—On the 19th ivst., at Highfield, nes l. Southampton, John Elliott, Esq., to Rose Eleanor, the third daughter of the late Captain John Fry, of the lth Regt. OAKI:EY—PitaLPs.---On the 21st inst., at St. James% Piccadilly, tho Rev. John Oakley, curate, to Clara', the daughter of Jossph Phelps, Esq., of th e Island 0 * Madeira. DEATIIW. BAINEs.—On the 2341 inst., at his house, Queen-squar e, Westminster, in his 61st year, the Right Honourable Matthew Talbot Baines, late M.P. for Leeds, and for merly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. BILETT.—On the 18th inst., at Florence, Tunbridge-wel l6 Mary, relict of John Brett, Esq., of the Stock Exchang e ' aged 73. . CAMPBELL.—On the 20th inst., at The Yark,Nottingl lol l Sophia, wid ow orlingh Campbell, Esq., of B a rquharr l " and Milrig, N. 8., aged 85. CLAGET.—On the 21st inst., at Fetcham, Surrey, Thowl° W. Claget, aged 67. - - LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU 10" of No. 112, Strand, Printeri at The SAn Office, No. 112 .1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the coltatl Middlobox, Monday, January 23, 1860. , " `"aber,