The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-24 00:00:00

A Malta letter, dated Aug. 18, says :—" Another French steam transport arrived to-day. She comes from Oran, and has on board six officers, 400 men, and 400 horses, for Beyrout. There have been no naval movements since my last. It is reported that three months' provisions are to be sent to our squad ron at Naples, and that the Mediterranean fleet is shortly to be joined by the Orion and the Melpo mene, from England. The question between the Imperial and local Governments as to the improve ment of Malta harbour seems to be quite settled. Three tenders were made in England for the con tract, giving lists of prices ; but, as both Govern ments wish to have tenders for the whole of the work the two lowest bidders have been requested to come here, in order, after inspection of the locality, to make such tenders. Mr. Scamp, the Deputy Director of Admiralty Works, having been one of the commission who made the estimate, is expected here about the middle of September, to give the con tractors any explanations they may require ; and an engineer connected with one of the gentlemen who tendered for the work is already on the spot. Dur ing the last week measurements have been taken, and the ground bored in several places at the Mar sa, in the Great Harbour, and at the head of the Pieta Creek, in the Marsamuscetto Harbour, under directions from the local Government and the Naval Department. From signal flags which have been erected, and other circ ums t ances , it i s b e li eve d that the original plan. of connecting the two harbours by means . of a ship canal is once more under con sidera ton. lam informed upon good authority i that tis the desire of the Imperial Government to execute both projects at one and the same time, and that naval authorities here are of opinion that the canal is absolutely necessary to complete the harbour scheme as at present proposed." The Adder, paddlewheel steamer, Mr. S. Mun chin, master, which has been making good defects at Chatham dockyard, is completed, and will be un docked next spring tides. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. F. J'. D'Aguilar, to the Imaum ; E. W. F. Boxer, naval cadet, to the Melpomene ; and G. E. M. Kay, acting third-class assistant-engineer, to the Asia. TILE ARMY. The remaining troops of the 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers, comprising the left wing of that regiment, disembarked at Gravesend yesterday from the East India troopship John Temperley, 985 tons, Capt. Beterell, which arrived in the river from Calcutta the previous day, the head-quarters and band of the 12th Lancers having previously arrived at Gravesend in the Trafalgar. In addition to the 12th Lancers, the John Temperley brought home a large number of military invalids belong ing to various cavalry and infantry regiments in India, with a numerous party of soldiers who have recently been discharged under Lord Canning's Act from the Indian native regiments ; the total number of troops who embarked at Calcutta being 397 men of all ranks, 9 women, and 13 children. The troopship Lady Clarendon, Capt. Wilkie, with a detachment of the Bth and the head-quarters of the 53d Regiments, under command of Lieut.- Col. English, C. 8., which arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, as reported by telegram in The Sun of yesterday, experienced a long passage of 130 days from Calcutta, which she left on April 15. Being short of provisions and water she put into Simon's Bay on June 24, and left again on the 29th. She touched at St. Helena on July 13, and crossed the line on the 23d. Fine weather was ex perienced, with westerly and easterly winds, be tween Calcutta and the Cape, after which the wind was variable from the northward and westward. Spoke, May 26, lat. 20.9 S., long. 17.40 ST., the ship Monica, of Liverpool, from Calcutta for England, with troops and soldiers' wives; July 14, lat. 14.49 S., long. 8.5 W., the Shahamaxon, of and for Liverpool, 79 days from Rangoon; July 15, lat. 9.16 N., long. 26.38 W., the City of Iran goon, outward bound; August 14, lat. 42.25 N., 32.40 W., the whaling barque Cathleen, of Ne w Bedford ; August 19, lat. 47.9 N., long. 17.42 W., signalised the ship New World, outward bound, nine days out ; and April 23, lat. 13.40 N., long. 92.5 E., picked up a boat's grating, hatch, and tiller. Including attached men, she brings 179 rank and file, one woman, and one child belong ing to the detachment of the Bth Regiment, com manded by Capt. F. Lieut. Alfred Cornfield, and Mr. Brown. The head-quarters of the 53d include 362 men, 20 women, and 20 children.—Officers,— Lieut. Col. F. English, C. 8., Major Buck, Capt. Frederick A. Walter, Lieuts. Alfred K. French, George Porter, John Bell, Robert Prince, Charles Bagnoll, William Auchinleck ; Ensign F. Rolls, Adjt. Charles Pye, and Assist.-Surgs.• Richard Hungerford and. Robert Beale. The 53d will be quartered in the Raglan Barracks, Devonport. Brevet Lieut.-Col. May coc k an d wife were left at the Naval Hospital in Simon's Bay, under the au thority of the officer commanding the western dis trict, dated Cape Town, June 27. The Lady Claren don also brings 22 men belonging to the 60th Rifles, and 12 men belonging to various corps, whose time has expired. During the passage there have been 17 deaths--viz., five of the Bth, and 12 of the 53d Regiment. TIE VOLUNTEE.R MOVEMENT. On Tuesday last at 5 p.m., the 26th Middlesex (Her Majesty's Customs) Rifle Volunteers, left the quay of the Custom-house and marched to the Tower, under the command of Major Ralph Wm. Grey, their commandant, where by direction of the Secretary of State for War they were inspected by , Major A. A. Nelson, assistant inspector of the dis trict. He stated that, although an old inspecting officer in Scotland, this was the first volunteer corps he had inspected in England, and that he should be perfectly satisfied if he found the other corps of his district equal in appearance and effi ciency to the 26th Middlesex. On Monday last, the 20th Middlesex, five com panies, and 39th Bloomsbury, two companies, went to St. Alban's, where they were joined by the Watford, St. Alban's, Ashridge, and Berkham stead (Hertfordshire) Corps. They formed 11 companies, and were put through battalion and light infantry exercise by Lieut.-Col. Bigge, com manding the two former corps. A field of 20 acres was kindly placed at his disposal for that purpose. A variety of manoeuvres were executed with admi rable precision by the volunteers, and elicited great applause from th e th ousan d s o f persons assem b le d . rhe drill, which commenced at 5.30, terminated soon. after 8 o'clock. The London and North- Western Railway Company took the London corns to St. Alban's and back for ls.per head. The 3d Manchester Rifle Corps, which already musters about 750 rank and file, has received ano ther strong company, and a tenth is being rapidly formed. One of the chief characteristics of this regiment is, that its ranks are filled by both wealthy merchants and mechanics, who attend their drills with equal regularity. The regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Egertoh, has already gained a high state of efficiency. Be sides the regular evening drills, there is always a strong muster for battalion drill once a week. Captain Brooks is now arranging a grand rifle con test, which is to take place in Lancashire about the 25th September and the following days. As there is a large sum (the surplus of the fund received at the Newton review) to offer for prizes, and the plans are already very complete, it is fully expected that the meeting (which is intended to be an annual one) will be second to none but that at Wimbledon. There will be liberal prizes offered to " All Corners." The Ist, 3d, 4th, sth, and Bth companies of Wor cestershire Rifle Volunteers, under Lieut.-Colonel Knight, M.P., commanding the Ist battalion, were assembled on Saturday in the grounds of Spring grove, the seat of Mr. Walter C. Hemming, late High Sheriff of the county, for battalion drill and inspection by Lord Lyttleton, Lord Lieute nant of the county. Each company was ancompa flied by its band, and upwards of 400 men were under arms. The battalion, having gone through the manual and platoon exercise and marched past, went through several manoeuvres with great steadiness and precision. At the conclusion of the review Lord Lyttelton and the Lieutenant- Colonel addressed the men, and expressed their great gratification at the efficiency of the battalion. An official inspection of the 2d Hampshire Volun teer Rifle Corps took place on Wednesday evening, in the Western Park at Southampton, by Lieute nant-Colonel Luard, district inspector of Volun teers. In pursuance of a battalion order, the corps paraded v at half-past six o'clock, and went through In ariety of evolutions, which were all performed in . a, high ly the ins satisfactory manner. At the close of satisfaellieoetion the gallant officer expressed his attained, :1 1 1 , 1.t the efficiency to which the corps had The ground ~ ,,,N vas loudly cheered by the Volunteers. ori a t a_kept by the members of the Bth Hampshire u) Volunteer Rifles, who attended for the purpo se under their commanding officer, Capt. Robert Richardson, accompanied by their splendid band. , The band of the Southampton was o,lso , In attendance, and the inspection corps w as witnessed b y several thousands of spectators. Col. Luard was: assisted by eapt. Rodne-O'Shea, the Adjutant of the 2d Hampshire, and Major Lacy. On Wednesdory eight silver bugle s were presented by , the ladies of Portsmouth to the sth H ants Volunteer Rifle Corps. The garrison Parade -ground had been name d as the scene of the Presentation, and the corps I were ordered to parade there at 4.30 P.m., and eza ctly at that time the sth Hants, headed by their band, and under the command of Major J. P. Vallancey, marched on the ground and took up position, followed by the 2d Hants Artil lery, and detachments of Rifle Volunteers from Gosport, Havant, Fareham, &c. The 51 h Hants then formed three sides of a square with a pile of drums in the centre, on which were placed the bugles about to be presented. Major• General Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding the south-west dis trict, and Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, accompanied by Colonels Somerset, C. 113., and Thaekwell, Captain Milligan, aide-de-camp, Major Breton, &c., soon after wards arrived .on the ground, and was received by the Volunteers with a general salute. Mrs. Vallancey, the wife of the gal lant commandant, was then led forward by the R,ev. J. P. M'Ghie, and having addressed the corps i❑ appropriate terms, delivered the bugles to the cap tains of the respective companies. Major Vallancey replied on behalf of the corps. Marching past in open columns of companies and quarter distance column, wheeling into line, advancing, halting, and presenting arms closed the proceedings. Lord Paulet, in addressing the men, impressed upon them the necessity of a strict attention to the de tails of drill, and said that he witnessed the 'move ments of the various metropolitan and other corps at the late review in Hyde-park, but he had seen no corps that could in any way excel the sth Hants, and he should feel proud, if at any time their ser vices should be required for the defence of their country, to have the aid of such a body of men to cover the movements of any regular troops he might have under his command. His lordship then rode along the front end rear of the different corps on the ground, and closely inspected each. The 2d or Wycomb sub-division of Buckingham shire Rifle Volunteers were inspected by Lieut.-Col. lbbetson on Wednesday last, when, in spite of the unfavourable state of the weather, the rain pouring during the great part of the time, the corps executed their movements most creditably. The general efficiency and soldierlike bearing of the members elicited high encomiums from the gallant colonel. The inspection took place in the park of Wycombe Abbey, the seat of Lord Carington, the Lord Lieu tenant of the county, who has, from the first for mation of the corps, most liberally granted its use for the drill of the members, together with a prac tice range in the grounds of 600 yards. A large gathering of the county Volunteers will take place at Wycombe early in October to compete for three silver cups, of the aggregate value of 50 guineas, offered as prizes by his lordship, as well as to wit ness the presentation of a silver bugle, the gift of Lady Carington. Lieut. Williams, the commanding officer of this corps, was the sole representative of the county in the contest at Wimbledon, and had the honour of being placed third in the competition for her Majesty's prize. Mr. Barnard, the successful competitor for Mr. Daw's prize, has since presented to the members of the Victoria Rifles, who have provided themselves with rifles of Mr. Daw's manufacture, a Jacob's rifle, of the value of 25 guineas, to be shot for by them. After the preliminary trial, 20 rounds and 400 yards, to elect the three best shots, it was de cided in favour of Mr. Badeley, Mr. Braithwaite, and Mr. Tomkins, who accordingly met at the Victoria Rifle grounds at Kilburn on Wednesday for the final contest. Notwithstanding the incle mency of the weather the gentlemen were at their posts at the time appointed—viz., 4 o'clock. The number of rounds was 10, to be fired at 400 yards distance; the target being 6 feet square with a 2 feet centre. After some good shooting the prize was awarded to Mr. Joseph Braithwaite of Notting hill. 1118. ROEBUCK, M.P., AT GALWAY. GALWAY, WEDNESDAY. Yesterday a meeting of the trades of this town was held, when it was unanimously resolved to pre sent an address from their body to John Arthur Roebuck, Esq., M.P. Accordingly they proceeded this evening to the residence of Father Daly for that purpose, marching in regular procession with their various emblematic banners, and accompanied by the town band. Having gone through the prin cipal streets they halted at the house of the rev. gentleman, and a deputation entered. Father Daly introduced them to Mr. Roebuck. The trades of Galway had come to present him with an address as testimony of their appreciation of his services to their interests. Mr. T. KILROY then said they begged he would accept the address, which as a friend of Galway they came to present him with. They hailed him as such in the house of their father, Father Daly— (great cheering)—and they were proud of the op portunity of doing so—but in addressing him they could not omit the name of john Orrel Lever, the emancipator of Galway. (Tremendous applause.) There was no other man who would peril £40,000 or £50,000 to give them a packet station. They recognised him (Mr. Roebuck) also as the defender of their franchise. They had watched him in Par liament, and longed for this day when they could testify their gratitude to him. Their address was humble indeed, but it was all they could offer to him for his services to Galway. Their town was deserted and unheeded till he, an honest man, as through cnarity undertook their cause. (Cheers.) Mr. T. ROCHE had the honour to present him with the address of the people of Galway. The address, which was neatly printed on rich white satin, exquisitely embroidered, was then read and accepted, amid deafening cheers, which were heartily responded to by the immense throng without the house : "ADDRESS FROM THE FREEMEN OF THE BOROUGH OF GALWAY TO JOHN ARTHUR ROEBUCK, ESQ., M.F. "Esteemed and respected Sir,—We, the freemen of the ancient city of Galway, cannot permit the opportunity of fered by your visit to our town to pass without tendering to you our heartfelt gratitude for your advocacy of our cause in the British House of Commons, when the enemies of the people would deprive us of that franchise which is so dear to every lover of freedom. Long known as the uncompro mising and fearless foe of all who would lessen the privi leges of the people, by that act of your life to which wo have referred, by your generous and unsolicited advocacy of our rights, you have placed our body under peculiar and weighty obligations, which, though we cannot adequately repay, we desire to testify to, in as ardent and grateful a manner as we find :possible. But, besides services which you have rendered our body specially, we do not forget those you have given to our entire community, and to Ire land, by the invaluable aid you have rendered to procure a subsidy for the Galway steam ships. We do not forget the warmth and fidelity with which you have sustained our cause in the legislature of Great Britain, and bearded to their faces those maligners who would derogate from your character, and from that of oar representative, Mr. Lover. Those maligners and enemies of the cause of the people of Ireland, you, sir, have confronted and chastised. Justice has triumphed over their petty malignity; and we rejoice, as Galwaymen and Irishmen, as men who love justice and freedom, to meet in our city, and at the house of our great priest, rather Daly, that man whose name is known and venerated by the patriots of the two hemispheres, and which shall plover fade from our affectionate recollection— John Arthur Roebuck." Mr. ROEBUCK, who on rising was loudly cheered, said he thanked them very sincerely for this ex pression of their feelings to him. Now, indeed, he felt how great it was to be a member of their great assembly, of which he had the honour to form a part. By that position he had the power to do good to his fellow-countrymen; and being, as he was, a thorough-going Englishman—(hear, hear)—he thought them his friends and fellow-countrymen, for he regarded not Irish, English, or Scotch when they were all belonging to the same British empire. (Ap plause.) They had one gracious Queen reigning over them all, and they should all be united in bro therly love. (Great applause.) No doubt injustice had been done to Ireland, but the English people did not know it. Justice to England was justice to Ireland, and if the Irish people ask the aid of Eng land she will hold out the hand of fellowship. (Applause.) Again and again he would impress that upon them. He was an Englishman, but he had some Irish blood in his veins--(great cheering) —and he had an affection, so too had the people of England, for this country. There were some, of course, enemies, but they put them down. (Great applause.) Mr. Roebuck then passed a high eulo gium upon Father Daly, and concluded by express. ing his hope that under his (F a th er D a l y ' s ) guid ance, and with the aid of Mr. Lever, he would be of service to Galway, and often again visit this town. Having thanked the deputation, he resumed his seat amid loud and continued cheering. Father DALY, being requested by Mr. Roebuck to address them, said, as he could not offer the ex cuse of being unaccustomed to public speaking, he should comply with their desire. He fully concurred in the views of Mr. Roebuck, and in the sense he had taken the word he (Father Daly) too was an Englishman, and he would wish to benefit the em pire by benefiting his own country. (Applause.) He would not now make any invidious remark, but he should say that generally he met with more aid from Englishmen than Irishmen. But on the late great occasion he felt proud to say one unanimous and generous feeling was manifested by the Irish mem bers, to which he thought himself bound to testify. Petty jealousies were forgotten on the question of the subsidy, and Limerick, Cork, and Waterford threw aside the bone of contention, and exhibited one feeling of patriotism. Led on by Mr. Roebuck and such men, they have laid down the truism that the grievances of the country arise from the disunion of Irish members; and they have shown too a criterion of the value of Irish representation in Parliament. (Applause.) He could tell them from his experi ence at the lobby of the House of Commons, where he spent many a weary hour for nine months, that the Irish members could carry any just measure, and if proper information were given to England she would co-operate. (Hear.) He was once a repealer, and thought we might depend more on Irishmen in the matter, and that it would be better done by them. Bat it was not so ; and if the corn- Pany had some less of them it would have been - ME SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY ' EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1860. better. This was a fitting place for him to remark that there (pointing to Mr. Roebuck) was the first man who suggested to him that the packet station , would never be right till the company's offices were on the quays of Galway ; and he had a letter from J. 0. Lever to the same effect, besides several from Sir H. Fleetwood, who observed that a man should not live in London havin!iis shop in Galway. (Applause.) These were all Englishmen. He now felt he was justified in declaring that the worst feature in the company was an Irishman—he would not mention his name, but they could read over the list of directors and would readily find him out. He hoped when next the shareholders would elect their representatives at the board they would, re gardless of creed or country, select honest men,and when they were found such they should respect them as they did Mr. Roebuck. (Great cheers.) He was delighted to perceive by the present demon stration their appreciation of public and trustworthy men. It showed that they were not led astray by the slanders of interested parties. (Cries of "No," and applause.) Father Daly then returned thanks for the expression of feeling they had manifested. Mr. LEVER also thanked Father Daly and the meeting, and begged to be excused any lengthened remarks till he should have the pleasure of address ing them in a few days on another occasion. (Loud and enthusiastic cheering.) Mr. O'GRADY begged leave to have the honour of saying a few words. (Hear, hear.) He had only to mention that the body whom he repre sented, the journeymen tailors, had just added to their list of freemen fourteen of the trade—new supports for Mr. Lever—and they would do every thing in their power to secure at the next election his unopposed return. (Great applause.) , Father DALY remarked that this was the most effectual proof that the people of Galway were not deceived in their estimation of Mr. Lever. l The meeting then separated, cheering loudly for l Father Daly, Lever, and Roebuck. .RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH EASTERN. The report of the directors to be presented at the half-yearly meeting on Thursday next states that the revenue of the company for the half-year ending the 31st of July last exhibits an increase of 38,5311 15s 2d ; the gross receipts for that period having been 463,450/ 14s 2d, as compared with 524,918/ 19s in the corresponding six months of 1859. The statement of expenditure on revenue account shows that the ordinary expenses during the half-year amounted to 213,024/ 17s 5d ; the rates, taxes, tolls, and Government duty to 33,642/ , 2s 3d ; and the working of the steam-packet service to 16,020/ 19s 11d. After providing for the fixed charges in respect of rents, interest, annuities, pre ference dividends, &c., there remains a net balance of 175,827/ lls available for dividend on the or dinary consolidated stock of the company. A dividend of 14s per 30/ stock, or at the rate of 4/ 13s 4d per cent. per annum, will atriorb a sum of 173,453/, leaving a balance to be carried forward of 2,3741 lls, and this rate of dividend the directors recommend to be paid on Thurs day, the 6th day of September next. The receipts and expenditure for the half year, and their results as compared with the corresponding period of 1859, are as follows :- Receipts-Passenger traffic, including mails, par cels, &c., 403,012/ 8s 10d; increase, 22,921/ 5s 3d. Merchandise traffic, including minerals and cattle, 125,596/ 5s sd; increase, 15,384/ 12s 3d. Steam. boats, 24,006/ 8s 3d; increase, 1,074/ 6s 10d. Rents, &c., 10,8351 lls 8d; decrease, 812/ 9s 2d. Gross receipts 563,450/ 14s 2d ; increase, 38,531/ 15s 2d. Working expenses and other deductions (see expenditure), 270,785/ 12s 9d; increase, 19,9841175. Net receipts for the half-year, 292,665/ is sd; increase, 18,546/ 18s 2d. Expenditure- On locomotive power, 57,487/ 12s; increase, 2,9781 7s 10d; on carriage and waggon repairs, 19,805/ 14s lld ; decrease, 398/ 15s 9d; on way and works, 51,130/ 16s 3d ; increase, 12,727/ is ; on steamboats, 16,020/ 19s lld ; increase, 1,661/ 8s 2d; on pas senger and merchandise expenses, 66,959/ 8s sd; increase, 3,416/ 6s 7d. On general charges (in cluding Parliamentary), 20,204/ lis 4d ; increase, 642/ 3s 2d. On compensation, &c., 5,524/ 7s 8d ; decrease, 1,6681 Os 3d. On Government duty, 17,7301 13s 8d; increase, 992/ is 2d. On rates, taxes, and tolls, 19,911/ 8s 7d; decrease, 365/ 14s 11d. Total-270,785/ 12s 9d ; net increase, 19,984/ 17s. There has been an increase in all descriptions of passenger traffic during the half-year. The in crease in the passengers has been 418,990, and in the receipts 24,862/, showing that the prosperous state of the undertaking continues to be mainly attributable to the development of the local traffic for short distances. At the same time the receipts for through continental passenger traffic have been fully maintained, the company's steam packets hav ing performed the services from port to port with their accustomed regularity. There has also been an increase in the receipts for parcels and for mails, the former being partly attri butable to the increased intercourse between France and England arising from the commer cial treaty recently established; and the latter to the accelerated service of mail trains required by the Post-office. The directors quote a passage from the last report of the Postmaster-General, as to the efficient manner in which this service is performed. There are now four two-hour mail trains, two each way, running between London and Dover daily, excepting Sundays ; and the service continues to be satisfactorily performed. The only considerable item of decrease in the receipts for the half-year has been in the amount received for the convey ance of bullion between England and the continent, this description of traffic being of an exceptional character, and entirely governed by the state of the money market. The merchandise, coal, and cattle traffic of the railway continues to make satisfactory progress as compared with the corresponding periods of the two previous years. The principal increase has been in general or local merchandise 'traffic; but there has also been an increase in the continental merchandise, which the directors trust may exhibit a still further improvement in future years under the operation of the commercial treaty. There has been an increase of 2,5791 12s ld in the charge for locomotive power and maintenance of rolling stock, arising principally from the addi tional number of miles (169,308) run during the half-year, in order to give proper accommodation to the above increase of traffic. The rolling stock has meanwhile been fully maintained ; the older car riages have been gradually replaced by vehicles of a better description, and the whole passenger-car• rying stock of the company has been considerably improved in character during the last few years. There has been an increase of 12,7271 is in the charge against revenue for repairs and renewal of the road and works. Twenty-one miles of single line have been relaid with new materials ; extensive repairs have been carried out at various stations ; timber structures have been re-built where necessary with permanent materials, and the condition of the way and works has thus been materially improved. The outlay on capital account during the half-year has been 115,9321., less 7,4361., the amount realised by the sale of surplus lands. The principal items of expenditure have been on account of the new hop and grain warehouses in course of erection at the Bricklayers' Arms, additions to Canterbury Station, new carriages and waggons (39,035119 s 9d), and calls paid on account of the Charing cross Railway , (60,0001). The expenditure on these several ac counts has already received the sanction of the pro prietors. To provide for the proper accommodation of the increasing traffic the directors have to re quest the sanction of the proprietors to the follow ing further expenditure on capital account :—Ad ditions to Merstham, Higham, Dorking, Woking ham, St. Leonards, Hy the, and other stations, .5,0001; additions to Dartford station, 1,5621; ap proaches to Strood station, 1,4461; goods shed at North Camp, Aldershot, &c., 2,0001; Wellington College station, 1,5001; Reading station, 3,0001; new sidings for carriages at Bricklayers' Arms sta tion, 2,000/; tools for locomotive workshops at Ashford, 9151; 50 coal waggons for locomotive de partment, 4,0001; 15 brake vans, 2,4001. The di rectors have had under their further consideration the subject of the extension to Charing•cross, the early construction of which as a line valuable for local purposes, as well as for the completion of a through route between the South Eastern districts and the North and West of England, is alike called for by the requirements of the public and ne cessar y for protecting the interests of the company. With regard to the working agreement with the Charing cross company, the directors have thought it right to take no further steps un til th e d eterm i nat i on of Parliament with regard to schemes promoted by other companies should be ascertained. The sanc tioning of the extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway to Farringdon-street appears to the directors to render it necessary that some further support should be given by this company to the Charing-cross Company, with a view of enabling that company to complete their railway and terminus at the earliest possible period. Ap plications have been received from the Chari ng • cross hoard with reference to the capital of the undertaking remaining unsubscribed, and the op portunity thus occurs of increasing this company's interest in that concern. Under these circum stances, the directors recommend that they be authorised to subscribe a further sum t owar d s th e construction of the Charing-cross Railway, applying to Parliament, if necessary, for the requisite powers to give effect to such subscription ; and that, in the meantime, they be empowered to adopt all such steps as may be expedient to carry forward the works to completion at the earliest practicable period. The directors have had under their consi- deration the most secure method of transmitting the half-yearly dividends to the proprietors ; and have resolved, for the future, to issue all dividend warrants crossed except in those cases in which the proprietors may request the secretary, by letter, to issue them uncrossed at their own risk; and such practice NI ill accordingly be adopted from this date. AN ITALIAN LAST WILL AND TESTA_MENT. The Italian papers speak of the sensation which has been lately produced in the law colarts of Padua by the public reading of the last will and testament of Vincenzo Caizavara Pinton. The announcement of its anti-Austrian provisions called forth the un restrained applause of those present in the court during the reading. The Austrian judge, Presi dent Heuflier, Procureur-General Hemmerle, and Councillors Pretz and Colle, were in great wrath at the popular demonstration, and Hemmerle could not refrain from muttering, " Only to think that the fellow can't be arrested !" " TESTAMENT. " Pianiga, 10th July, 1859. " In the name of the omnipotent, best, and greatest God, " Feeling that the illness which for two years has afflicted me is daily getting worse, and that my end is in consequence drawing nigh : feeling that, by God's mercy, I am still sound of mind, and thoroughly conscious of all my actions, I hereby make the present testamentary dispositions. " Although I have no apprehension that my be loved children will ever abandon their excellent parent—the best of mothers, and though I know they will all share, undivided, their small fipaternal inheritance, nevertheless, to provide for every pos sible eventuality, I declare that I leave, and do hereby leave, the half of my poor property—viz., the disposable part—to my dear and affectionate wife for the term of her natural life ; and that, after her death, the said part shall be divided in equal portions amongst my three beloved male sons, whilst I bequeath a legacy of 200 lire to each of my be loved daughters. " I declare and make known that if any-of my sons, either directly or indirectly, shall serve under the Austrian flag, he is to be disinherited and to forfeit the sum which he would have received after the death of his mother, which sum, in that event, shall be paid over, one half to the poor of the parish of Pianiga, the other half to the Ministry of War of his Majesty the King of Piedmont, Victor Em manuel and his successors, to be distributed to the young men of the province of Venice who shall serve under the adored standard of the King of Piedmont. Rather than serve Austria they ought to be ready to die. "In like manner, I declare any one of my sons to have forfeited his succession in the portion afore said, who shall accept any office whatever under Austria, or who shall become connected with, or contract matrimony with, any Austrian woman. In that case, I equally declare that the portion be longing to any of my sons guilty of such an offence be disposed of in the same manner as by the pre ceding article. " I:forbid my fondly beloved daughters from giving their hand in marriage to an Austrian. They should prefer death rather than such a deed —the most iniquitous and shameful of which an Italian woman can be guilty. " I impress upon my sons, and I impose it upon them as a duty, to be always ready to shed their blood for the independence of Italy—of this blessed and unhappy Italy which I so much loved. Let them recollect that the blood which flows in their veins is not only their o wn blood, but the posses sion of their country. Their arms and their minds must be exerted in behalf of their country, and against the oppressors who keep it down beneath an iron yoke. Accursed the Italian who is not ready to die for the independence of his country ! I bequeath also to my children the following truths, which they must always keep in mind, and again impress on their own children : Man is nothing. The omnipotent God alone is everything. The Chris: ian religion is the sole true and divine one. It springs from infallible and ad mirable principles. The true Christian alone can pass his days, if not in happiness, at least in tran quillity, during his brief pilgrimage on the earth. The life of man is an arrow, shot from a bow—so quickly it passes away. Wealth is nothing to him who is its owner. Unhappy the man who thinks only of it. Wealth is equally a chimera. In order to secure wealth and greatness, man does not shrink from stooping to the commission of the most execrable deeds. When he has secured wealth and greatness, he is mere unhappy than before. To live honestly in that state in which Providence has placed us, to make use of the talents with which we have been endowed, to act for our own good, for that of our brethren, for that of our country— such is the programme of life of every good citizen, and such, my dear children, should be yours." &c. CRDIE IN FRANCE. A man ten days ago walked into the office of a commissary of police, and said, " My name is Calon dot, and I have come to be arrested." " What for ?" Bcoau,3o I hart stolen a watch." "Aro you cari ous ? " " Perfectly—and there is the watch." He produced one. " I stole it from a lodging-house at Ivry." The man would not give any further ex planations, and was taken into custody. Three days after he was placed at the bar of the Tribu nal of Correctional Police, and was asked to give details of the robbery ; but all he would say was, " I stole the watch from a man I don't know, and want you to condemn me ! " " But why do you accuse yourself ?" " Because I heard that the gendarmes were looking for me, and I thought right to save them trouble by giving myself up !" The Tribunal, before giving judgment, directed that inquiries should be made in lodging. houses at Ivry if any watch had been stolen there, and in the meantime ordered the man to be de tained in custody, On Saturday Calondot was again placed at the bar, and a lodging-house keeper of the village deposed that a watch had been stolen from his house. " Are you satisfied now ?" cried the prisoner. "And could you not believe mewithout giving this good man the trouble of coming here !" The Tribunal sentenced the thief to two months' impri sonment, at which he appeared much pleased. The Tribunal of Correctional Police has just been occupied three days in trying a young man named Darien. (son of the ex-chet de division in the Ministry of Public Worship, who was recently , condemned to four years' imprisonment for for gery), on the charges of swindling, usury, and irregular bankruptcy ; and three Englishmen, Mr. Peter Morrison, Director of the Bank of Deposit at London, Mr. George Mitchell, described as a person of property, also of London, and Mr. T. H. Whitmarsh, an assurance agent, of Paris, were accused of complicity in the alleged swindling. When the case was called on the latter person did not present himself. Counsel for Mr. Morrison and Mr. Mitchell raised the technical objection that, even if what they were accused of could be proved—and they alleged that it could not—it had been done at London, and was consequently out of the jurisdiction of the French courts; and they ac cordingly prayed that the charge against the two gentlemen should not be entertained. The tribunal, however, after hearing pleadings on the point, decided that, until the facts of the case were before it, it could not say whether or not it had jurisdiction; and it directed the matter to be gone into. On that, Mr. Morrison and Mr. Mitchell declared that they would make default. Evidence was then given to this effect :—M. Garelli, mana ger of a bank at Leghorn, having gone to London in 1858, was recommended to establish a branch in that city, and a member of Parliament introduced him to Mr. Morrison, of the Deposit Bank. After some negotiation, an arrangement was come to between them that a branch should be established in communication with Morrison's. One part of the arrangement was that an ex change of shares between the two banks should be effected, but for what precise purpose was not clearly explained. The branch having been esta blished, Garelli handed a number of shares in his bank to Morrison, and the latter gave him some of the Deposit Bank. But after a while misunder standings arose, and Garelli wanted to be off the arrangement. He accordingly employed Durieu, with whom he was acquainted, to go to London to get back his shares from Morrison in return for those of the Deposit Bank ; that person,.however, he alleged, betraying his interests, gave up to Morrison the Deposit Bank shares for 75,000 f., though they were nominally worth infinitely more, and did not get back from that gentleman his (Garelli's) shares. Durieu, moreover, out of that sum appro priated 35,000 fr. to his own use. Garelli insisted that in this affair Morrison was in connivance with Durieu, and as to the other two Englishmen he alleged that they likewise had been mixed up in it. As to the other accusations against Durieu alone, it was stated that he had established at Paris a bank called the" Mandatair Mobil ier," for the purpose of making speculations on the Bourse, but had failed, leaving a deficit of 200,000 fr. That he had by means of pompous advertisements promising large divi dends on capital which might be confided to him, obtained various sums of money from different persons, and had riot only not given them any dividvnds, but Lad not restored their deposits; had ruade small advances on shares entrusted to him, and had then sold the latter and appropriated the proceeds; had lent money constantly at the usurious interest of from 12 to 36 per cent., in some cases even at 90, and once at 120, axed finally had not kept regular accounts. The Tribunal de cided that the facts alleged against the three Eng lishmen had been done at London, and that canse quently it could not entertain the complaint against them. As to Durieu it condemned him to a year's imprisonment and 50 fr. fine, also to pay 100,000 fr, damages to Mr. Garelli. ANOTHER ATTACK OF THE AGAPEMOWE. After the return of the Rev. Mr. Price and his storming party to Bridgwater, on Tuesday night, it was arranged that a select dozen of sturdy men should accompany the gentleman in search of his wife, to the three farm-houses belong ing to Mr. Prince, the arch-agapemonite, early on Wednesday morning. These farm-houses are situate at Aisholt, Chinton Trivett, and Blackmore-lane, all within a few miles of the principal " Abode of Love," and are occupied by the disciples of the false prophet. Shortly be fore six o'clock a brougham, containing Mr. Price and a few stanch friends, and two conveyances car• rying his followers, left Bridgwater. The men forming the expedition were well armed, and ar rived at Aisholt between seven and eight o'clock. Immediately on alighting they entered the grounds, and finding the window of a room opening upon the lawn unfastened, they all walked unbidden into the apartment. Mr. Hodder, the determined Prince ite, who had threatened to shoot the assailants at the Agapemone the preceding night, quickly made his appearance, as did also other male members of the notorious fraternity. Mr. Price informed them that he had come for the purpose of searching the premises for his wife, and intended to do so either peaceably or by force. Mr. Hodder answered that the lady was not there, but offered to allow them to examine the dwelling if they would, " like gen tlemen, and not like blackguards," delay their in vestigation until the ladies had dressed and left their chambers. Mr. Price at once consented to wait, and as the ladies came down stairs they were shown to him. With one or two of his men he then searched all the rooms in the house and the out buildings and grounds, but could find no trace of his wife. The founder of the Agapemone, who it was supposed had left the district, was seen at the Aisholt farm. The ex-Agapemonite and his followers next visited the farm-houses at Chilton Trivett and Blackmore-lane, but did not scruti nise the rooms, the solemn delaration of the people in charge of the two establishments that Mrs. Price was not there, being accepted as the truth. A fourth farm at Blakeshill was not jour neyed to, Mr. Price having reason to believe that the object of his quest was not in that locality. Having taken up the watchers set to keep an eye on the A ga p emone it se lf , t h e expedition returned to Bridgwater foiled, but Snot dis heartened. It is believed that the lady is still in the neighbourhood, and that she is concealed in the house of one of tie adherents of Prince, of whom there are many in the villages of West So merset. Another visit to the chief " Abode of Love" was planned for Wednesday night, but did not take place. The Princeites are in great trepidation, and have applied to the county police for aid against any future trespass upon their estates. The civility with which they received the well-armed invaders at the three farms on Wednesday shows that the experience gained by Tuesday night's in vasion has induced them to abstain from actively opposing the onslaughts of their assailants. THE MURDER IN THE QUEEN'S PARK, EDINBURGH. Although the police authorities are actively en gaged investigating into the circumstances -attend ing the untimely death of the unfortunate girl Slater, nothing of a tangible and conclusive nature has as yet transpired to assist them in tracing home the actual guilt or complicity of the affair to any one. The evidence affecting the prisoner Tanner is, we believe, of a merely circumstantial character ; while the strongest evidence against the two men, who are still missing from the regiment of Light Dragoons at Piershill, is furnished by the suspicious circumstance of their flight. The task which the criminal officers have to accomplish in the case is necessarily a very difficult one, from the lateness of the hour at which the murder was committed, the difficulty, it might almost be said the impossibility, of identifying the actual perpetrator of the deed, and singling him out among so many men, all about the same size and stature, and wearing the same uniform, and the utter absence as yet of any eye witness to the murder. A numerous variety of ru mours concerning the c a se h ave b een w id e ly circu lated about town—such as, that when the two men, Tanner and Quin, were apprehended, the other two soldiers made their escape in civilians' clothes from a house in Campbell's-close ; and the criminal offi cers have been busily employed in testing the ac curacy of these stories—in every case, as was to be expected, finding that they were destitute of foundation. We learn also that a number of persons went to the Police-office on the pretence of having something to tell ' regarding the matter —as to their havin i g seen the girl at certain places on the night in question, and so on— merely to gratify their morbid curiosity to have a sight of the dead body; but their evidence was found to be worthless. These circumstances, of course, must have thrown some impediments in the way of the officers prosecuting a proper line of in quiry. An instance of this morbid appetite for the least item of information about the case, no matter how apocryphal, is afforded by the fact of so many people clustering about the County Buildings during the precognition of the witnesses, and congregating in the Queen's-park, in the vicinity of the spot where the murder is supposed to have been com mitted. The tree at the foot of which the corpse was found has been stripped of its bark in various places, apparently by persons actuated by the same motives as the people in Glasgow, who chipped off bits of the window-sill of the house in which Made line Smith resided. About a dozen witnesses, both military and civilian, were examined by the Procu rator-Fiscal yesterday ; but we understand that no new fact of importance was elicited. The two sol diers are still absent from their regiment, and in quiries are being made after them. The post mortem examination of the body of the deceased girl was commenced yesterday by Drs. Reillar and Smith, but has not yet been brought to a conclusion. Several parties have still to see the body, and there are various points upon which medical examination has yet to be made.—Caledonian Mercury. t WILIT IS DOING AT ell E.RB 0 U_R G-. A writer in a contemporary says :—I see by the debates in Parliament, reports of which reach me daily, that England is talking and thinking of little else than fortifications and dolunteering. Anything pertaining to these topics or to French matters of that ilk appears to excite very general and not un - - natural interest. It is, however, not with the motive of interesting, but with a desire simply to' inform, that I write these few lines. For two weeks past I have resided behind those stupendous fefsi fications which make Cherbourg alike the marvel of the empire and the wonder of - the world. Daily perambulations over forts, piers, docks, and break water have familiarised me with the doings —mili tary and otherwise—of this great naval station; and some of your readers may perhaps like to know the position in which things stand. To use the words of a marine officer with whom I spoke the other day," we are surprisingly quiet in Cherbourg, sir, but that doesn't show our weakness." I have counted all the warships in the docks. Of these, numbering in all 15, only one, the Arcole, is equip ped and ready for active service, and while I write this vessel is cruising in the Rade, experimenting with some newly-invented machinery, preparatory to leaving the port. They say she is " Partant pour la Syrie, but my information on this point is not authentic. The Arcole, as you may be aware, is of second rank only, and carries 90 guns. The re maining naval force here consists solely of second or lower rate vessels, and not one of these is armed, though it is said that two days' notice would suffice to place them all upon a war footing. We have in the arsenal arms and ammunition, rifled guns and conical ball included, sufficient to supply the entire navy of the empire. The armoury alone contains 30,000 stand of arms. At present we have few troops in Cherbourg. The infantry of the Line numbers about 1,5C0, and the Marines upwards of l i 3,000, but I need list say that, if occasion required, 50,000 men from the stations of the interior could with facility be collected in the town before to-mor row's sunset. The Marines, from what I have seen of them, are an inferior set of men, badly selected, and lacking both that activity and solidity which characterize our British tars. Even the inhabitants of the town are apt to indulge in contrasts un favourable to the Marines when they see half a dozen English merchant sailors pass by. That great marine terror (as foreigners imagine), La Normandie, is, speaking temporarily, a good year from completion. She has not only to be coated with iron plates, but between her decks there is an immense amount of carpentering yet to do, and not one of her masts is fixedtr ready for fixing. I can not give an opinion as to her bearing in a heavy sea. This, of course, will depend upon the thick ness of her plates and the amount of ironwork in her interior; but I am assured by naval men here who have given some attention to the capabilities of La Normandie that she will be perfectly manageable in rough weather. Th e y express doubts, too, as to the vessel ever being able to do much damage in battering, and some officers of the Marine have informed me that there is no intention of fixing any steel blade or pointed horn to her prow. She will be armed with the new rifled cannon, but this circumstance, added to the fact that the plates are to render her ball-proof, will be quite sufficient to make her an ugly opponent. The Normandie exceeds only by a few yards the length of the Arcole, and her lines are extremely sharp and symmetrical. Altogether she appears at the first glance not adaptable to rough service, but on close inspection the stranger cannot fail to be much impressed with the great strength and care with which every inch of her planks is knitted together. In the dockyards, access to which is only to be obtained by a written pass from the office of the Port Admiral or personal introduction by an officer of the marine, there is no perceptible activity. The great steam hammers, rivalling in power those in the founderies in South Stafford shire, are mostly silent, and when I last visited the extensive workshops only one was in operation. The only department where you find an appearance of pressing business is theplank-cutting halt, which, like all the port establishments, is constructed on a vast scale. But one vessel is on the slips, and the three other sheds, whose gigantic proportions and massive masonry strike the visitor with wonder, are totally deserted. There appeared to be somewhere about 1,000 men working in the dockyard in the various departments, and, in passing, it may inte rest your readers to learn that upwards of 9,500 men are receiving daily or monthly pay from the Government in the dockyards, forts, and offices of Cherbourg. The ouvriers in the dockyard anti arspriril pnmmenee work at half-past seven a.m., dine on the spot at half-past 12, and leave in the evening shortly before 7. The Digue, or break water, that magnificent and marvellous construc tion, reposes in silent majesty nearly two miles away from the shore. I visited it yesterday. As you ap proach the long white line of granite, which at in tervals is relieved by tower forts bristling with guns, it" dimensions become most imposing, and while walking through the vaulted corridors of the largest fort, it is with difficulty that you can ima gine you are on a breakwater situated in an angry sea, full 65 feet deep at low water. There were only about 20 men, including several officers, on guard, but there are spacious barracks within each of the four great forts, possessing accommodation for seve ral hundreds of men. The walls of the Digue forts are of inconceivable thickness, and, indeed, it is said by some old " Cherbourgeois" who know the history of this work from the beginning, that it would have been well to have spent more time and care upon an artificial foundation upon which so stupendous a weight of stone was placed. I met an old Marine pensioner on the Digue, who sliosscd me through the barrack s ; a ver i ta b le " Pi c k w i c ki an " i n f ace and form. He showed me, with pride, the Napoleon Helena medal, with the great Emperor's " last thoughts" written thereon, and said he had been kept prisoner at Plymouth in the last war. I re marked that English prison fare had not severely injured his health, and the sturdy old veteran re plied that he had had good fare, and been better treated than he could have expected, but that the English gave him only rations " for an ordinary man," and it was of this that he complained. " You will not make me prisoner again, Monsieur," he jocosely added, pointing to the fort in whose Hercu lean protection he stood. I may mention that there are very nearly 100 guns in position on the Digue ; but, counting th e cannon of the forts, there are altogether more than 300 pieces. Of this number not one is rifled. The lengthening of the breakwater at the east end is in rapid progress, and also some extensive additions are being made to one of the forts on the west. Apropos of new undertakings at Cherbourg, another huge battery is being con structed on the west, midway between the Digue and Fort Querqueville ; but the foundation, or artificial isle, is far from completion. I cannot say whether this will add to the impregnability of the station. My opinion is that Cherbourg, as a defen sive port, is compact and formidable enough, and needs no further increase of strength. The Arm strong and Whitworth guns,whatever damage their long-ranging shot might do to the shipping docks and the ma t er i a l i n th e arsena l, wou ld as suredly be h arm l ess aga i ns t t h ose Tit an i c w orks, the granite b rows o f w hi c h f rown d e fi an ce from every point. in the This morning, in presence of the Port Admiral and several milit ar y an d nava l officers, some experi ments took place with the cannon on the break water to test the accuracy and length of range, but I have not had an opportunity of ascertaining the results or the precise nature of the experiments. The thunder of the repeated discharges has per fectly astonished the natives, who, though accus tomed daily to hear salutes from the military port, are at a loss to account for the " noises loud and ruinous" which have boomed over Cherbourg all the morning from the seaward, In conclusion, I may state that there is positively nothing, or next to nothing, doing in this great stronghold. There are no war preparations; nothing but daily reviews of the troops in the redoubts, or reviews of the Marines in the grounds of the long naval caserne, which lies " many a rood extending" behind the huge Napoleon dock. Neither is the talk here of war . E ver y even i ng I di ne with a dozen jovial, good-humoured officers, who are all ready to says word in favour of England, French soldiers though they be, and the general theme o f table conversati on over th e i r B or d eaux a nd nuts is not as to vhen the fleet will receive orders to assemble in he M anc h e f or a F renc h campaign in Albion, but as to the excellency of the music played the yesternight in the Place d'Armcs, in view of the forts and the great sea, for the amusement of the good citizens and their Erigli.,ll or German guests. [AnyEn:us - ENT ENT.] —Holloway's , Pills—Bilious affec • tions induced 1. atmospheric ch;nges, or too liberal diet, should be cheA te d a t once, or ser i ous consequences may ensue. 'Whet any one finds his ideas less clear than usual, his eyesight dimmed, and his head dizzy, which indisposes him for all exertion, physical and mental, he may be quite sure he is in immediate want of some cooling and purifying medicine. Let him send at once for a box of Holloway's Pills, which will free him from his sufferings, and speedily renew his usual healthful feelings. If the bowels be irrit • able, Holloway's ointment skould be rubbed over the 'stomach and liver every night and morning. It will won derfully augment the corrective power of the pills. SALE OF POISaYS. An inquest was held yesterday evening at the Maid and Magpie public house, Stepney, before Mr. Humphreys, coroner, and a jury, on the body of Mrs. Rebecca Stephens, a widow, aged 37, who committed suicide by swallowing a quantity of oxalic acid in a liquid state. The deceased had been a widow three years. She was the mother of eight children, to whom she was very fondly attached, and had insured the lives of all in November and December, 1858, for sums varying from £5 to £l5 eac h, and had paid the weekly premiums regularly. She kept a general shop, in Wellington -place, Stepney, and was a very industrious and thrifty woman. Some time ago she formed an intimacy with a married man, named Seidergreen, a broker and appraiser, and they had cohabited together for about eighteen months. He was the father of four children, and they lived with the deceased, and she was very kind to them. The intercourse with Seidergreen proved a very unhappy one. The deceased had been greatly troubled for several months past, and was at times very incoherent. She had also complained of her head, and had informed her neighbours that if ever they found the shutters up they must not be sur prised. About five weeks since she gave birth to a child, which has since died, and this event appeared to increase her afflictions and her disordered brain. About a fortnight ago she was about to swallow some oxalic acid, and was prevented by one of her children, who threw away the stuff contained in a bottle and rinsed it with water. On Tuesday morn ing the prisoner managed to send all the children out of the way, and directed one of them, a boy aged eight years, to proceed to a chemist's shop, and purchase two-pennyworth of oxalic acid. When the boy returned with the poison he found the house closed and the street door fastened. A. communication was made to the deceased's neigh bours, and they being unable to enter the house, and no answer being given to their repeated knock ings, the police were sent for, and two constables procured a ladder, and obtained admission at the window of the first floor. The deceased was found stretched on the floor of the room over the shop. She was quite dead. A cup, containing a small quantity of oxalic acid, was found upon a table in the room. Mr. James Horton, a surgeon and registered medical practitioner, of High-street, Stepney, had made a post-mortem examination of the body, and said that death was caused by swal lowing oxalic acid, and the stomach was very much corroded. In answer to a question by the Coroner, Mr. Horton said the parcel of oxalic acid pur chased by the deceased's son was sufficient to kill three or four persons. • Mr. Stevens, constable of Mile-end Old Town, produced two sheets of note-paper, found in the deceased's room. They contained the following words, in the handwriting of the deceased : " To Mrs. Wiggett,—God bless you all, my own hand has done it ; have mercy on my poor children. Do not blame anybody but me.—R.S." On the second no t e we re the following wor d s i " My de a r Si s t er ,—One false step has led to another--it has led to all this evil. Life i s a bur then to me. G o d bless you all. lam quite heart broken. May God forgive me. My own hand has done it.—R.S. I cannot live." The jury said there was no doubt th e deceased's guilty intercourse with Seidergreen had preyed on her mind, and then expressed a ve r y strong opinion that chemists and druggists were highly culpable -------- in selling dangerous poisons. The deceased had been provided with several doses of oxalic acid before she sent the boy for another parcel on Tuesday morning. It was monstrous that che mists and druggists should be permitted to sell deadly poisons to children. The coroner agreed in all that had fallen from the jury. This was a matter of the deepest im portance to the public at large. He should im pound the oxalic acid on the table and adopt some further proceedings in the matter. The jury then returned a verdict—" That the deceased committed suicide, and was of unsound mind when she committed the act." ESCAPE FROM A LUNATIC ASILUJI. At the Burslem Police -court on Tuesday, Supe rintendent Povey made an application to the magis trates, Messrs. Rose, E. T. W. Wood, and G. Alcock, arising out of the following circumstances. Mr. Povey stated that on Sunday afternoon he re ceived information that a, gentleman, named Pit man, who had been confined in Grove House Lunatic Asylum, London, had escaped, and was then in the town. He communicated with the au thorities at Grove House, and the following day a keeper was sent down to take back the escaped lunatic. He (Mr. Povey) was not at the police office when the keeper called, but when he returned 'at half-past five he sent to the keeper and to Mri Lester, with whom Me. Pitman was then staying, to request that all necessary preparations should be made for the departure of the latter by the last Lon don train. The keeper, however, trifled away the time, and was too late for the train, He then handed Mr. Pitman over to the care of a constable and went off, returning to the office at half-past eleven o'clock in a state of intoxication. Mr. Povey told the keeper he should not allow him to have the charge of Mr. Pitman until he had taken the opinion of the magistrates. The same night he (Mr. Povey) received a telegram from the Grove House autho rities requesting him to send back Mr. Pitman in the care of an officer as soon as possible. It was said that Mr. Pitman was perfectly harmless. Mr. Rose said he had heard that the keeper was then very drunk. Mr. PoVey said he had sent for him, and he was present in court.. The keeper was called, and fully substantiated Mr. Rose's state ment, being almost too drunk to stand. Mr. Walker, surgeon, Burslem, was then called, and he stated. that he was very well acquainted with Mr. Pitman, who formerly resided in the neighbourhood with his family, and was highly respectable. He had a conversation with Mr. Pitman the previous night, but he saw nothing to indicate that he was in an unsound state of mind. He expressed a strong wish not to be sent back to the asylum, where he said he had been confined for twelve years. Mr. Walker was of opinion that he (Mr. Pitman) was not insane. Mr. Lester, chemist and druggist, of Burslem, stated th a t Mr. Pitman dined with him on Sunday, and expressed a strong wish not to be returned to the asylum, and seemed very much annoyed when told the keeper had arrived. Witness had seen nothing like insanity in Mr. Pitman's conduct, for he heard the keeper say he was sorry he had come ; it was a great shame that Mr. Pitman should be kept in the asylum, for there was nothing the matter with him. The keeper, on being questioned, confirmed Mr. Lester's statement. Mr. Rose said he bad no doubt that the magistrates had jurisdiction in a case like this. It was a most outrageous case, and the magistrates would be doing their duty not to allow Mr. Pitman to be returned to the asylum before his friends had been communicated with. It was very probable that while in the asylum he had no opportunity al lowed him to communicate with his friends, and no doubt there was a reason for it. It was then ar ranged that Mr. Pitman should be -placed in the charge of some competent person to await the result of any further proceedings the magistrates should direct. Mr. Pitman, who was in the court, is a tall, slim, gentlemanly man, apparently has suffered much, but was exceedingly quiet, and showed no evidence of insanity. —Birmingham Post. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER—Aua. 23. English wheat was held for 2s per qr advance, but was taken very moderately. French and American were in firm request, and finer sorts at an advance of 3d to 4d per 701bs. Oats were up ld per 451bs and oatmeal is per load. Indian corn brought is 6d per qr advance upon former rates. Flour 2s per sack and barrel dearer. BIRMINGHAM—A.uG. 23. An inective business was done in wheat to-day, but an increased supply of English wheat offering, and no reduc tion in prices took place. Barley is dearer. Oats held for 6d to is more money. Beans advanced is to 2s per qr, a nd peas Is. The market closed dull. BRISTOL—Ava. 23. A dull business passing in wheat to-day, with a fair at tendance of buyers. Farmers asked extravagant prices for English wheats. Millers were ready buyers, and late rates were exceeded by 2s per qr. Foreign in better re quogt, and is to 2s up. ortnatng barleys sold freely at Csi to is more money. Oat., beans, and peas rather higher. Maize held for a further advance of is to 2s per qr. Arrivals this week : 'Wheat 5,291 qrs. Barley Oats Rapeseed Peas Linseed Flour MELTON MOWBRAY—Ava. 21. There was a middling show of wheat to-day, with a steady' demand, at the following quotations :-11? bite wheat, 69 1 Od to 65s Od; red, 60s Od to 61s: per 36 stone; barley 11l short supply, at 38s to 43s for malting, and 32s to 36s per qr. for grinding; oats, 30s to 36s Od per 24 stone; beans, 48s to 54s for old ; new, 498 per 38 st. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Atro. 22. Wheat on the top is 6d up.. average is 5d up. Barley on the top 2s Od up. average is 7d up. Oats on the top is 6d up.... average Os 10d up. Beans on the top 2s Od up ... average 2s Od up. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... Barley 1 15 1 3-12ths Oats 1 12 5 5-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. ___ Wheat........ 9¢2 - qrs Sold 786 qrs 8ar1ey........ 16 qrs Sold 16 qrs Oats . 512 qrs Sold 387 qrs Beans l4 qrs Sold 12.qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD—AuG. 21. There was an average supply of beasts to-day, with a fair attendance of buyers; the best quality not in request, and inferior sorts a heavy sale. The supply of sheep and lambs again large, but no alteration in prices. Fat and store calves plentiful. Pigs were numerous and in request. Beef Mutton 'n dto Bid Pork Lamb 9d to m d Rough f a t, 5 s Od per stone . Hides, 3id to 4i ; calf skins, 5d to Gd. HERRING FISHING ON THE WEST COAST OF S COTLAND. —Within these few days past there has been A good appearance of fish in the river, and the shoals are followed by numerous solan geese and flocks of screaming gulls. The fish seem to be steering their course to the various lochs, from which we hope soon to hear favourable accounts, as for a fortnight past little or nothing has been done in Loch Fine, where the fish have sold as high as 110. per hundred wholesale. The market price hore for good large-sized herrings is a penny each. There was a eonsr• derable capture at Campbeltown in the course of last week. —Greenock Advertiser. 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