The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-24 00:00:00

THE CAPE OF GOOD. HOPE. .By the arrival of the Indiana we have received our -regular files of Cape papers to the 12th of August inclusive. We extract the following from the Cape Town Argus of that date : __ _ " The chief matter of interest which has occurred in Cape Towil since our last is the departure of Sir George Grey on' his Free State mission. " The Governor left Cape Town on the 27th of last month to enter upon his duties, with the consent of the Cape Legislature and at the earnest request of the belli gerents, as mediator between the Free State Government and the powerful Basuta chief Moshesh. Strangely enough, upon that very day 10 years Sir Harry Smith left the Cape to reduce the insurgent Boers over the Orange River to submisgon, and to commence, or rather to continue, that series of blunders which led to the unfortunate abandon ment of the Orange River Sovereignty in 1853, and subse quently, in 1858, to the war which has completed the min of the Free State, and materially enhanced the power of Woiliesh. If anything more were wanting to prove the absurdity of abandoning the country and electing it into a free and independent state, it is the fact that, after five years of precarious and anarchichal existence, its Government has been compelled to implore the assistance of a British Governor to intercede for it with a native Power, with which it was not able to cope either in arms or in diplomacy. But it is nut alone the power of Moshesh which threatens the Free State. The policy adopted by it and the neighbouring Transvaal Republic, to overawe the native tribes by whom they arc surrounded, has been one combined series of dis simulation and cruelty, the co-existence of the natives being apparently considered incompatible with their safety. In the dilemma in which the Free State people now find them selves all eyes have been turned to this colony, since the failure of an attempt to amalgamate the Free State with the Republic, for the purpose of mutual support and encourge went. It is understood that Sir George Grey declined to treat with the Free State on the basis of any proposition to that effect, on the ground of its being contrary to the orders of the Home Government. It is now confessed, both by those who are favourable to the British Government and those who are adverse, that the only hope for the future safety, nay, for the very existence of the Free State, consists in its reunion with the parent aolony. It is felt and acknow ledged that the systematic want of good faith practised towards the natives has produced this melancholy state of things ; and that the prestige of British rule, which still conveys to the native mind, in spite of many gross errors and wrongs in times gone by, the idea of good faith to keep engagements and strength to enforce them, can alone remove the distrust which has produced dislike and resist ance, and restore the confidence which, if once gained, is not easily lost. " The Governor has not yet arrived at the scene of his labours, of which we hope the adjustment of the boundary question between the Free State and Moshesh will be but a preliminary Great hopes are entertained throughout the country that a happy issue will result for South Africa from these negotiations, for it cannot be denied that its future happiness is bound up in the successful solution of a question which has threatened the peace and good under standing between blacks and whites for so many years. " Owing to the changes rendered necessary in British Caffraria by the alteration of policy of the new Home Government, and to the awkward circumstances in which the settlers of the British Legion and other German immi grants arc placed, the Governor has decided upon giving out 200 farms, of 1,500 acres each, to farmers with some capital from this colony, in order that employment may be furnished for the Germans, some of whom are deserting daily from the Legion. The proposed measure seems to give tolerable satisfaction to all concerned, except the Go vernor himself, who expected greater things from the eighty-acre system at a high price. " Some difficulties between the British and Portuguese authorities in the Mozambique Channel have recently arisen. It appears from the accounts which have reached us, that a small cutter, named the Herald, had proceeded from Natal on a trading expedition to the native tribes on the cast coast near King George's, or Manakura, River. This cutter was seized by several Portuguese, on the plea of not 'having paid duty at Delagoa Bay. The expedition party were held in custody at Delagoa Bay until a Portu guese brig arrived, and conveyed them to Mozambique. At the latter place they were taken charge of by the British Consul, Mr. M‘Leod, who demanded the boat and cargo from the authorities, holding, we understand, the view enter tained by the . promoters of the expedition, that King George's River is not Portuguese but native territory. The Portuguese proceeded to a secret trial of the case, but did not inform our Consul or any of the party of the decision they had come to until the arrival of her Majesty's brig Persian, when they announced their refusal to give up either boat or cargo. Shortly after the steamer Lyra (which had been sent from the Cape station), arrived at the Mo zambique, and took off the Consul, together with the mem bers of the Herald expedition. The treatment of the British Consul by the Portuguese at Mozambique was anything but satisfactory ; in fact, so powerful is the slave interest there, that the Governor was unable to protect the Consul from personal insult and annoyance. The Consul has proceeded, via the Mauritius, to England, in order to represent these affairs to the Foreign-office authorities. " Durin.g, the voyage of the Lyra to Mozambique she fell in with a ' dhow,' or Portuguese coasting cutter, having on board 11 slaves, evidently being conveyed to some slave depot on the coast for shipment. The dhow' was burnt, and the captain and two of the crew, together with the rescued negroes, were brought to this place for examination by the Mixed British and Portuguese Commission. The Commission is now investigating the matter. Admiral Sir F. Grey, accompanied by Lady Grey, left Simon's Bay on the 27th ult. ' in H.M.S. Bosphorus, for the Mauritius. It is understood that the Admiral will after wards proceed to the Mozambique. "The Megiera, Commander Purvis, arrived in Simon's Bay on Tuesday. She has come to embark troops for India. " The Hermes and Lynx are now in Simon's Bay. " The head-quarters of the 31st Regiment are at King William's Town. The remaining companies of the GOth Rifles have left Fort Murray, as they are about to join their comrades in India. It is said that a portion of the 31st Regiment will be distributed in 'Natal, to relieve the 45th Regiment. " It is said that the 2d Queen's, now at Middle Drift and Fort Hare, is likely to be removed to other localities, if not to leave the colony for India. " The Anglo-German paper published on the frontier gives the following figures, as representing correctly the present force of the German Legion :-3 colonels, 24 cap tains, 13 lieutenants, 17 staff officers, and 31 Vaandri e , ,, s ; altogether 88 officers. Further, 118 sergeants, 90 corporals, 6 buglers, 1,760 privates—altogether 2,020. The number of officers' wives is 30, while the children amount to 36; non-commissioned officers' and privates' wives, 291, with 177 children. The paper also states that there are 392 houses already in occupation, while 177 are being built. The number of acres under cultivation is 884. "The missionaries who are about to proceed to the Mats bele and Makololo tribes, in connexion with Livingstone's expedition to the Zambesi, were entertained at a public sotree on the 3d inst. There were then present—the vete ran missionary Robert Moffatt, together with his younger coadjutors, the Rev. Messrs. Mackenzie, J. 3loffatt, Thos. Price, and Sykes. Clergymen of various denominations took part in the proceedings, and expressed sympathy-with the objects of the meeting. The Rev. R. Moffatt, with his family, and Mrs. Livingstone, will leave for the interior next week. " The Paris Evangelical Mission among the Basutas, not withstanding the sad losses which they sustained (luring the late Free State war, have recommenced their labours. The Rev. Mr. Arbousset, one of the missionaries, reports that the various mission stations of Berea, Thaba Bonigo, Hernon, Morija, Bethulie, Cannel, and other places have again been organised. SIR GEORGE GREY'S VISIT TO THE FREE STATES. BEAUFORT (WEST), AUG. 7. The post which reached this on Tuesday the 27th of July, having brought intelligence of the probable departure of the Governor on the Monday morning following, the in-. habitants immediately set about making preparations for welcoming him on his arrival; which it was generally ex pected would be about Monday the 2d inst. A mounted messenger was sent off to wait at a place about 30 miles on the road with instructions to bring the earliest possible notice of the approach of the Governor. Mr. Pritchard, Field Commandant of the Burghers of this division, gave notice to those burghers residing in the town and within a moderate distance, requesting them to assemble on Monday for the purpose of escorting the Go vernor into the town. The Beaufort Royal Rifles received the necessary orders and the inhabitants generally evinced - the utmost anxiety to get horses and vehicles in readiness. An address was drawn up by a committee on the part of ' the inhabitants, and placed for signature. On Monday morning the Port Elizabeth ma il b roug ht a b ag o f despatches for the Governor from Cape Town, sent off by the frontier post from Cape Town, which left on Tuesday, at half-past 11 o'clock; also positive information of the Governor having left on Monday. This is the first instance of letters having been received from Cape Town via Port Elizabeth, and the time occupied—viz., from Tuesday morning until the following Monday at 3 p.m., is certainly very short. On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, by the post via Riversdale and through the Karoo, further news was received as to the Governor's progress up to about 50 miles from the town, and all fully expected and were in.readiness to receive him on the Tuesday afternoon, but towards evening learnt, on the return of some parties who went a long way on the road, that he would not arrive before the next day. The Governor'sdespatches, which had arrived by the several posts, and which they had volunteered to take out, were sent on by a messenger, so that he got them that evening. This unexpected delay caused some per sons from-the countrywho had beenwaiting since Saturday to leave, as they could not remain from home longer. Mr. Pritchard, however, availed himself of the delay to drill his Burghers daily, and also liberally entertained them on Tuesday at Hulme's Hotel. On Wednesday morning early, the weather, which had been for a few days previous very favourable, blowing a gale from N.W., cleared up, the sun shining brightly. Every preparation for a start was now made; flap were to be seen at various points, and the greatest activity and bustle were visible. Between 9 and to o'clock the Burghers, together with a large number of the inhabitants, in waggons, carts, &c., the Civil Commissioner, ex-Civil Commissioner, and Clerk of the Peace, in a carriage, left the town, and proceeded for about six miles on the Cape Town road, when they met the Governor and his aide-de-camp, Mr. Rivers, on horseback in advance of the travelling waggons. The Governor dismounted and shook hands in the most friendly manner, with the officials, Commandant o f th e B urg h ers , ex-members of Parliament, and several others, acknowledg ing the salutations on all sides. The Burghers fired a volley, and after some cheering formed on each side of the Go vernor, the vehicles all following, and th us procee d ed towards the town. On entering there the Rifles were drawn up near the market, and formed a line in front of the Go vernor. The whole proceeded in this order up the principal At the same time a salute of 21 guns was fired a t street. arrivingopposite the house pre the top of the town. On pared fur the Governor the Rifles drew up in line, and the Burghers in two divisions on each side. After the Rifles had presented arms, and the Governor had addressed a few words-to the officer commanding, he rode round and in spected both the Rifles and the B ur g hers,ex g him self very favourably to the commanding officers.pressin A volley was then fired by the Burghers, afte r which the Governor dismounted and entered the hotel, together with the offi cials and several of the inhabitants. At half-past two p.m., his Excellency having signified that he would be prepared at that hour, a large number of the inhabitants waited upon him with the address, which was read by Mr. Molten as follows : "To HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR GEORGE GREY, K.C.8., GOVERNOR OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &C. " May it please your Excellency,— " We, the undersigned, inhabitants of the town and divi sion cf Beaufort, beg most respectfully, but heartily, to welcome your Excellency among us while journeying to the countries lyin g b e y on d the Orange River, and to assure your Excellency that we have the greatest confidence in your judgment and tried ability when dealing with the difficult and complicated questions arising out of the dis- putes between the Free. State and Moshesh, now pending 'and awaiting your Excellency ' s decision. " We wish your Excellency complete success in your mediation, and at the same time feel sure that in whatever may be done the interests of the colony and its inhabitants will not be overlooked. "We beg to tender your Excellency our best thanks for the attention which has during the period of your 'Excel lencx's administration of the government been paid to the requirements of this division, among which we may parti cularly mention the creating of three additional civil coin missionerships and seats of magistracy—viz., Prince Albert, Victoria, and Fraserburg ; the improvement of the main road from Cape Town and adjacent districts through the Karoo ; the opening of the important mountain pass ' Meir ing's Poort ;' and the repairs now in progress on the lately declared main road from Mossel Bay ; all which, together with the survey now going on under the direction of the Divisional Council, and intended sale of large tracts of Government lands, are now exercising, and will continue to exercise, an immense beneficial influence over the prospe rity of the division. " This town will also, through its municipality, be much benefited by the late side of erven (the proceeds to be de voted to the erection of a town-hall and - library), so readily assented to by your Excellency. The erection of a new gaol and respectable public offices having been decided upon will, we doubt not, soon be proceeded with, and supply two press ing wants. . " We trust that your Excellency may long continue so ably to preside over the affairs of this colony, and that, with the aid afforded by its free institutions, you may be enabled to guide and direct its courses to the advancement of all that constitutes civilisation—assured as we are of the deep in terest you take in all that regards South Africa. " Wishing your Excellency a prosperous journey and safe return, we beg to subscribe ourselves your Excellency's most' obedient humble servants." [Signed by the inhabitants of the town and such country residents as happened to be there.] And to which his Excellency returned the following reply : " To THE GENTLEMEN SIGNING THE ADDRESS ON BEHALF OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN AND DIVISION OF BEAUFORT. " Gentlemen,—lt is with great pleasure that I find myself once more among the inhabitants of Beaufort, for I have often recurred in memory to the few happy days which upon a former occasion I spent with you ; and my pleasure is to-day heightened by your once more meeting me with such friendly and encouraging words. " I am very glad that you are so gratified at the attention which during my government has been paid to the require ments of your division. It is but little that I can really do for you. The funds and energy by which great public im provements are carried out are supplied by yourselves. I can only strive to use well the powers with which I am entrusted, of watching how the public funds are applied, while at the same time I can strive to rouse and keep alive your energies, and to direct them into useful channels. Trifling as these services are, it has at once been my pride and pleasure to exert my every effort to render them faith fully and honestly to the inhabitants of this country, and I am amply rewarded in seeing happiness and contentment prevail, and in hearing such warm expressions of approval uttered as those which you have now addressed to me. " I thank you for the wishes you have expressed for the success of the mission upon which I am now proceeding. I trust that, as my object is to promote peace and goodwill, Divine Providence mayextend its blessings to myexertions, and.that when I again visit the town of Beaufort you may be able, in welcoming me, to thank me for having done that in the duty on which I am now engaged which became me alike as your Governor and the man to whom you had given such friendly wishes for his success. "Beaufort, Aug. 4. " G. GREY." During the afternoon the Governor walked through the town with the -- Civil Commissioners, members •of the Divisional Council, and others of the inhabitants, and in spected the proposed site for a new gaol, town-hall, and library (a plan of the gaol had only arrived per post the day before). Subsequently he was present on the race course, and witnessed a shooting match between the Rifles and Burghers. In the evening the Civil Commissioner, Clerk of the Peace, C omm andant of the Burghers, and two ex-members of Pariament dined with the Governor. In the meantime exertions were being made to get some of the mules and horses shod, and generally to execute everything necessary to insure an early start the next day. On Thursday it was announced that the Governor would leave for Graaff-Reinet, via the Sneeu*berg, at 12 o'clock, and similar preparations to those on his arrival were made for the purpose of escorting him out of the town. About 1 o'clock the waggons left, and shortly afterwards the Go vernor, on horseback, with Mr. Rivers, accompanied by the Burghers, Rifles, &c., in the same order as on his arrival. The Rifles, being on foot, only went to the top of the town, where they were addressed by the Governor. The Burghers, however, on horseback, and a number of the principal in habitants, in vehicles, accompanied him for about six miles, when there was a halt, and the Governor addressed the Burghers, through their commandant, in a complimentary manner, adding that he should much like to witness a general muster of the whole Burgher force of the division, and that if such a muster was to take place he would come expressly for the purpose of witnessing it, alluding, at the same time, to the muster of volunteers at Stellenbosch last year. After another volley from the Burghers, and great cheering from all present, the Governor rode off, carrying with him the good wishes of all, his kind and affable manner on both his visits to this town having secured the esteem and good will of all classes. ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AT MURRAYS- BURG. MURRAYSBURG, AUG. 7. His Excellency the Governor and suite arrived here this afternoon about five o'clock. As an intimation had not been received that he would pass this way, it had naturally been supposed that he would take the more direct route from Beaufort to Richmond, and consequently scarcely any pre parations had been made for receiving him. During the afternoon the news came, and the sounding of the bugle and firing of guns soon brought a number of the inha bitants together, on horeback and in vehicles, who, form ing a cortege, -headed by the justices of the peace, Messrs. J. A. Burger and H. Mosenthal, set off at once to escort his Excellency into town. Almost immediately after leaving the cry was raised, " They are coming," but what was "coming" turned out to be the waggons of the train, while the Governor was yet some distance behind. The procession was formed again, and after proceedingabout iivo miles further met his - ExCelleney neai the farm - " Mid, dlekop." Sir George left his waggOn, and the two justices of the peace, together with two or three other gentlemen, dismounted to greet him. Mr. Mosenthal then read a short address, of which I enclose a copy; which was received by Sir George with a few gracious words, and a written reply promised. Three hearty cheers followed, and the corteg6 returned to town, preceded by his Excellency on horseback. A room had.been prepared in the new parsonage building, as well as it could be done on such short notice, but Sir George preferred encamping in his tents, which had mean. while been pitched on the Church-square. He will remain here until Monday morning and attend divine service in the newly-finished church to-morrow, the Rev. Chas. Murray having arrived here yesterday on a pastoral visit. As far as I have been able to learn, it is yet uncertain whether his Excellency will proceed from here to Graaf-Reinet or Richmond, but ruost.likely the latter. At both places pre parations arc made for his reception, and one of them will be sadly disappointed. I understand that his Excellency expressed great satisfaction at the rapid growth of this vil lage, and -promised the speedy appointment of a resident magistrate, a consummation devoutly to be wished. I shall send further particulars next week, the post being just about to close. COMMERCIAL. As is usual at this season of the year, there is little ani mation in our markets. The demand for most staples is not very active, arising principally from the want of com munication with the interior districts. Stocks continue moderate, with the exception of deals, which are now scant ; but arrivals being anticipated, the demand will shortly be met. Coffee—Stocks moderate ; no advance upon prices given in our summary of last month. Rice—Stocks con siderable of both White and brown. No change in prices. Sugars—The stock of low quality sugars is considerable, and dull of Sale. A light stock of yellows an d cr y s t a lli se d saleable at from 30s. to 425. per 100 lb. gross. point into the northern c utfall channel, through which it should be dischaxg ed at Sea Reach. The cost of this crossing is estimated at £250,000, and the total cost of the 'reduced' plan at £4,000,000 (four millions sterling). "It is not my duty to ey.ia nine this reduced plan' of the Government re' terees. It is, indeed, unnecessary to do ; for they h ave already condemned their own plan by anticipate on. A plan for con veying the southern drama: p.l to the northern side of the Thames by a tube or Tunnel was originally proposed to them by Mr. 3'l' Clean, C.E. (to whom the referees have now omitteil to assign the merit), but upon whose plan tly.ey- reported in their original report (pp. 31, , 32), declaring, inter alia, ' that the proposal to pump the whole of the sewage on the south side is undesirable, because it entails great risk of floods, and an expense which would be considerable at the present time, and one likely to increase. " In our report to your board. of April last, it was shown that between 3 uly- 31, 1857, and Feb. 4, 1858, the Government ref erees had recommended no less than four differeitt schemes for the main drainage of the metropolis :- • " I. They / first recommended open and partially tidal sewers on-tach_side of the Thames, commen cing respectively at Plaistow and the Ravensbourne. (July 31, 1857.) " 11. Their first plan having been universally condemned, they next recommended covered and wholly tidal sewers, commencing at Channel-Sea Island and the East Greenwich Marshes.. (Nov. 12, 1857.) " 111. This plan having been referred to us, and it being obvious that it would not bear the test of examination, the plan of the original report was abandoned, and a third, or ameneed plan,' was sent in to us, which proposed sewers altered in size and shape, tide-locked, with inverts lowered, and passing in an entirely new direction through the country to new points of outfall. (lan. 8, 1858.) " IV. On the meeting of Parliament, a copy of the last-mentioned paper was communicated to the House of Commons, together with an explanatory appendix (not previously communicated to us), in whch such modifications were made in the amended plan (the previous plans having all been based on quantities calculated in error for too large a storm flow') as amounted almost to a new plan. (This paper bears date 4th February, 1858.) " V. The Government referees have now aban doned all the foregoing plans, and have proposed the 'reduced plan' above referred to, proposing to carry all the sewage from the south to the north side of the Thames, by a tube or tunnel under or over the river, and to discharge it altogether from the north side of the metropolis by one channel ending at Sea Reach. (August 16, 1858.) " Their original report was issued at a cost to the country of nearly £lO,OOO. At the very outset of that report it was stated by the Government referees to have been adopted after ' a minute personal in spection of every part of the metropolitan area, a careful consideration of_ every plan submitted, and communications with many persons of practical ex perience on the subject.' Yet within five months the conclusions of that elaborate and most costly document were ignored by its authors, who, within little more than twelve months, have proposed no less than five distinct plans, the last of which, whilst it sufficiently acknowledges the impracticability of the first, would prove still more impracticable, ob jectionable, and costly than the others. " But if the plans of the Government referees have throughout been ill-considered, their estimates have been still more so. For their first plan their estimate was .. £5,437,300 44 For their second plan 5,987,300 For their third plan, a wholly different plan from the others, their estimate, strange tosay, was identical with the second, viz. For their fourth plan there was no esti mated cost, but it was stated that the result would be a saving of £300,000 on Plan No 3. For the fifth, or ' Reduced plan,' it is stated the estimate will not exceed . . 4,000,000 " Our estimates for the cost of the several works, 'on corrected quantities, and on Mr. John Oakley's report, as to the value of the land and buildings to be passed through were : For their first plan £11,000,000 For their second plan For their, third plan 7,000,000 5,987,300 Our estimates for Our own plan, upon the same quantities and valuations (which the Government referees have been unable to impugn*) being £2,300,000. " The discrepancies between our estimates and the estimates of the referees were remarkable ; the more so as it distinctly appeared that the plan they estimated as the least costly must prove the most so. In our report we therefore discussed and con sidered this part of the question most minutely. Under separate items we exhibited in detail the various deficiencies in the estimates of the re ferees, the errors in their quantities, the heavy omissions, and the large discrepancies. The facts drove us to the conclusion, as we expressed in our report, that the government referees, never had had time to master, arrange, or harmonise the results of the vast inquiry on which they had en tered,' and that they had reported without making their calculations with anything approaching de tailed accuracy. " In these conclusions we are more than confirmed by the last letter of the government referes. The new proposals which conclude that letter=-the en tire abandonment of the plan of their original re port—the suggestion of a reduced plan '—the adopted proposal to carry all the sewage of the south side of London by a tube or tunnel under or over the Thames to the north of London, a plan condemned in their first report—and the further revision of their estimates—all these things confirm the conviction that the original reports of the go vernment referees, issued at a cost to the nation of £lO,OOO, and abandoned in principle and detail within one short year after their date, and much less than a year after their publication, disentitle them to any confidence whatever. " It is, indeed, impossible not to reflect upon the embarrassed position in which the Metropolitan Board and ratepayers of the metropolis would have been placed had they adopted, implicity and without examination, the original report of the government referees. Having prepared plans this time last year for carrying into effect the project No. 1, they would have found themselves, in Nov., 1857, obliged to set aside such documents, and to prepare new and costly plans for the execution of the amended works proposed by No. 2. By Christmas last contracts would probably have been made for the purchases of lands and buildings and the exe cution of the works under that plan, which must all have been set aside in January, when plan No. 3 was proposed with an entirely new form of sewer, sizes, levels, routes, and points of outfall. Had any thing been done under that ' amended' project there must have been further changes and expenses in February ; whilst now, only one year from the publication of their first report, new arrangements would have had to be made (under the authority of the Government engineers) for an entire abandon ment of the southern outfall channel, and for the construction of a tunnel under the Thames upon a reduced' plan, together with sewers of altered sizes and shapes upon the north side to carry off the double quantity of sewage. " Surely such changes and their consequent ex penses would have been fair subject for complaint alike on the part of the board, their officers, and the ratepayers; and surely it may be fairly urged that professional gentlemen instructed by Govern ment to consider and report upon matters of such consequence, should better consider their proposals, and should not run the risk of involving the pub lic in the tedium of protracted delays and in the enormous additional expenditure requisite to enable the engineers of the Metropolitan Board to follow the vacillating plans of Government re ferees. " I can only rejoice that the course taken by your board has saved the public this infliction and ex pense. The inqUiry instituted under your direction gave opportunity . for more careful investigation and thoughtful deliberation. The original conclu sions of our retort have been amply confirmed by sub sequent exammation -and discussion, and we have seen no occasion to vary, in any way, our original designs or . estimates. Your board may proceed with the execution of the plan before them for the main drainage of the metropolis without. any undue anxiety as to the results.—l have the honour to remain, your very faithful servant, " . G. P. BIDDER. " 24, Great George-street, Westminster, September 20, 1858. " N.B.—My late colleagues, Mr. Hawksley and Mr. Bazalgette, being, the one in the north of Eng land and the other wholly occupied upon your works, and being myself.upon the point of imme diate departure for Denmark, I am under the neces sity of making this:•communication without refer ence to them. I feel assured, however, that they would entirely concur in all I have expressed." " The only point on which the Government referees have called in question the figures-in our estimate relates to the price of land, as to which they say that we have charged them at the rate of £1,300 per acre for the land they re quired, only valuing our own land at £3OO per acre. This is an illustration of their recklessness of assertion. Mr. Oakley's estimate of £1,300 per acre was not alone for land, but included buildings in Greenwich, Woolwich, Graves end, and the other towns and villages. The £3OO per acre assumed by the referees nowhere occurs in our report ; it is an item the referees have imagined or invented ; and the fact is that instead of £3OO per acre, we have estimated the cost of the land, &c. (without buildings) at an average of no less than £1503 per acre, exceeding by £2OO per acre the av erage pnce a t which the referees state we have esti mated for their plans." omiimioll DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS. The following hasbeen addressed to the chairman and members of the Metropolitan Board of Works by Mr. Bidder, one of the three engineers employed by that body to draw up a plan for the main drain age of London : "A further Letter from the Government Re ferees (Capt. D. Galton and Mr. J. Simpson) relat ing to the Main Drainage of the Metropolis,' has been addressed to her Majesty's First Commissioner of Works. It is a letter expressive of .regret for oversights' (p. 5), and of apology for omissions' (p. 13); a letter endeavouring to explain away past mis takes, and. to build up new theories upon essentially new formulm (p. 3). It embodies an elaborate defence of the now exploded fallacies of the government re ferees respecting their sewer gaugings, and a renewed attack upon the plan adopted by your board for carrying. out the main drainage of the metropolis. " There would be no difficulty in replying to all the observations of the referees, were it necessary to do so. But there is little in their letter that is new, and the little that is new is neither important nor correct. The argumentupon details has already been placed beyond the limit of controversy by the decision of your board upon the matters of principle; and it would as ill become me as it ill becomes the government referees to endeavour to distract and divert your attention from the great work in which you are about to engage, by prolonged conflict on details which have already been sufficiently dis cussed. " There is one point, however, in the letter in question to which it appears to be necessary to ad vert. Various references to the so-called erroneous assumptions of Mr. Bazalgette' (p. 4), the errors into whiCh h e h as fallen' (yr. 9), &c., are the pre lude to a new proposal of the government referees for the main drainage of the metropolis on what they call ' a reduced plan' (p. 13). The flimsy dis guise of a letter in reply to our Observations' has, therefore, been adopted with a view to disparage and injure, and shake your confidence in your.own engineer, and to induce you, even at the twelfth hour, to transfer the execution of the main drainage works to the engineers who acted as the referees of government. That your board, having detected the object, should have declined to consider the letter of the government referees, was only consistent with that sense of honour which actuates all public bodies in our country. But Ido not think it the less neces sery to enter a public protest against a proceeding so unprofessional in its character, and so unworthy gentlemen acting avowedly on Government instruc tions—a proceeding , for whi c h l am g l a d to b el i eve that there is no sufficient precedent, and which not even the vexations of defeat, or the bitterness of disappointment, can sufficiently excuse. " The 'reduced plan,' which the Government referees have thus propounded, is based upon the discharging the entire metropolitan grainagge principl e b o y f one outfall channel on the north side of the Thames' (instead of by channels on eac h s id e ) . tThoe whole is now recommended that sewage and rainfiow should be attain this southern carried- across the Thames at the most convenient =NM THE SG rN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1858. HORRIBLE CHARGE OF WIFE MU.RDE.R IN MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY. This morning the neighbourhood of Lever-street, Manchester, was thrown into a state of great ex citement in consequence of a rumour that Henry Reid, a carter, living in that street, had murdered hi s wife. Many persons were soon on th e spo t, the alarm being given by the sister of the deceased. Ultimately the man was apprehended on the charge of murder, and Mr. E. Herford, the city coroner, held an inquest on the body of the deceased this afternoon. The evidence showed that, on that morning, the deceased's sister, on going to the house, was unable to obtain admission, and on look ing through the window, she saw deceased lying at the bottom of the stairs. She forced an entrance, and found her sister was dead. She called out to the prisoner, deceased's husband, who was in bed, "Henry, what have you done ?" and he answered, " She has hung . herself from the balustrade of the stairs." On being taken into custody he repeated the same assertion. _ Ann Holden said—The prisoner and deceased lived at the back of her house, and at three o'clock this morning she heard a great noise in their house. Something heavy appeared to be thrown down stairs. I heard the sound as if it fell three times. The falls appeared to be about a minute after one another: I heard a female voice say, " Oh, dear, oh dear I" and they was a reply, but I could not tell what was said. I and my daughter sleep together. After the noise we lay awake about half an hour, then all was quite still. We have often heard them quarrelling and fighting. John Elliott, jun., house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary, s aid—The deceased was t a k en th ere thi s morning about half-past ten o'clock. I exam i ne d the body, and found above the right eye a lacerated wedge-shaped wound, from which a quantity of blood had flowed. On dissecting the integuments I found the tissues infiltrated with coagulated blood. The wound penetrated to.the skull, and was about an inch across. The wound, I think, would be caused by some blunt instrument, or by falling against a hard corner. The skull was not fractured or indented. On the right cheek there was a recent bruise ; and she also had the remains of a black eye. I found this cord (produced) tied very tight round the neck. There was a mark upon the chin, which had been made by the cord. In front of the angle of the jaw there were corresponding livid marks, as if the force upon the ends of the rop e had,„come from behind. If she had suspended her self the noose must have slipped from where I found it. On opening the windpipe I found a corres ponding indentation on it with the mark outside. If she had hung herself the head would have fallen back, and the weight of the body would have pushed the noose up closer under the chin ; and the marks I saw on the jaws would have been in another posi tion. The mark round the throat was lougitudinally parallel. The liver presented the appearance of a person who drank a good deal. Deceased was about five months' advanced in pregnancy. The cause of death was undoubtedly strangulation. The subsequent evidence was unimportant, and finally the jury brought in a verdict of wilful murder. The pri4oncr is a returned convict, 'who had re. ceived a ticket of leave in May last. TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE AT WOL- VERIAMPTON. Yesterday, at the Old Bush Inn, Wolverhampton, Mr. T. M. Phillips, coroner, held an inquest on the bodies of two persons, named respectively Jane Bowdler and John Bebee, who met with their deaths nea r th a t t own under the extraordinary circumstances detailed in the following evidence:— W. Handley, a miner, deposed that at 5 o'clock on Monday evening he went with the deceased Bebee, and anoiher companion named Cook, to Bilston, where, at a publichouse on the road from Bilston to Wolverhampton, they remained drink ing till about midnight. At that hour information was brought to the last-named house that a girl had drowned herself. Witness and Bebee went towards Gibbett Turnpike-gate on their way back to Wolverhampton, and then turned on to the coal fields near there, by which Bowdler's house was situated. They saw a youth, named Joseph Smith, following the deceased, who was running away from her father's house towards a pool of water. Smith overtook her and brought her back towards her father's house, but she escaped *Om him again several times. After a quarter of an hour, how ever, Smith knocked up the girl's father, put her into the house, and asked him to lock the door. The father did not lock the door. Smith then joined witness and Bebee, and all of them watched the house for about 10 minutes. After that time the girl opened the door, came out of the house, and again ran off towards the pool down a tram way belonging to a neighbouring ironworks. Bebee called to her and asked her where she was going ? She stopped, and replied that she was going to a cottage, and John Bebee might go with her if he liked. Witness understood Bebee to say that he would go with her where she went, and he went after her. Jane Bowdler then recommenced running. Smith and witness followed the two deceased, keeping them in sight. At about a mile from her father's house Bowdler came to the water and jumped into it. - As she was jumping into the water Bebee caught hold of her dress and was pulled in himself. Both went in over head. They came up again, and Bowdler then had hold of Bebce's hair. They were struggling together when Smith went into the water and tried to reach them with one hand, while with the other he laid hold of witness's hand, who remained on the bank. They sank again. Upon seeing this witness and Smith ran to the engine-hous e' 100 yards away, where there was a wat c h man . They told the watchman what had happened, and lie immediately went down to the pool. The deceased were not then to be seen. Witness and Smith then told the circum stance to the girl's father, and then at the police station at Bilston, whence three policemen came with a drag. At half-past 5 o'clock both the de ceased were brought to the surface, each locked in the other's embrace. When, however, they came to the surface the bodies separated, and it was six o'clock before Bebce was brought out. Smith kept company with the girl, but he did not appear vexed when Bebee followed her, nor did he leave witness from the time Jane Dowdier last ran from her father's house till her body was recovered the next morning. When Bebee was in the water he twice shouted, " Will !" meaning witness. Thomas Bowdler, the girl's father, deposed that she was 17 years of age, and was a milliner and dressmaker, working at home. At noon on Mon day she was at the house of Smith's father. In the evening at seven witness met her coining out of his house, when, in reply to him, she said that she was going to Bilston to do some errands for herself. Witness did not see her again until midnight, when she rapped at the door.. He got up and opened it, when he saw Smith standing at the gate. Wit ness, as he ad m itt e d hi s daughter, wished Smith " Good night." Witness then barred the door. No other conversation took place between witness and Smith. When the girl came in he told her to come to bed. She commenced to unlace her boots, and said she would come immediately. She slept in the same room with him an d hi s wife, her mother. After being in bed ten minutes he again called to her to come to bed. The kitchen was on the same floor as the bedroom. When she did not reply he went to the front door, called his daughter by her name, but received no reply. He could see no one at that time. Witness returned to bed, and his wife got up and went round the house. In about three quarters . of an boiii Smith and another young man came to his house and said, " Oh, Lord, she is drowned, down in the hole of water ;" adding, " There are two of them ; John Bebee jumped into try to save h er an d th e y b o th went down." Wit ness went down to the pool, led by Smith and an other young man. Deceased was not in the habit of remaining out late at night. On the previous Saturday night, however, he complained to her for being out late—namely, 12 o'clock, when she said that she had been waiting for Smith, with whom she had for some time kept company. Witness only told her that she must learn to keep better hours. He did not scold her. His daughter used to work for Smith's parents, who remunerated her with new clothes. He had heard that she had passed a house on the Bilston-road at half-past ten towards home. Joseph Smith was then sworn, and after being cautioned by the coroner to say nothing that might criminate himself, deposed that he was 20 years of age, and lived at New-village, in the parish of Bil sten, - with his father, who kept a horse and cart. He had kept company with the deceased about six months. He had not promised to marry her. Last Wolverhampton races he stayed out with her all night, and took her home in the morning. He was out with her on Saturday night. They were toge ther at the White Lion till a quarter to ten. He was with her again on Sunday afternoon, at Penn common, till half-past ten at night, at the public house with the sign .of the Barley Mow. On Mon day he met with her at noon at Goldthorn-hill waterworks by accident. She was then in com pany with a young man, a stranger, mid when she saw witness sh e l e f t t h at person an d came t owar d s him. Witness then asked her where she had been ? She said "to her uncle's, on the road to Worn bourne, to fetch him." I told her that I did not think that was a cousin of hers, or else he would not walk away like that without speaking. I then I told her to go home, and she went after the young man, the -stranger, and witness went with his com panions to seek for blackberries on Penn-common, where he and his companions had three quarts of ale. About eight o'clock that night wit ness again met the girl near to her house, going towards Bilston. In reply to the witness she said she was going to the doctor's, at Bilston. He said he would go with her. She went to a doctor's shop in the Market-place, in Bilston, and witness stopped at the door. She had often gone there before. Witness did not know what she had bought. They went to a liquor-shop opposite the Leopard, and had two pints of ale. A little after 10 they went straight home along the turnpike-road to the house of the girl's father. The inmates were gone to bed. She aroused them. The father struck a light, let her in, and invited him in. He refused, wished the girl good night, and the door was shut. Witness did not go home, but hid himself under the wall which surrounded the house. He did not go home, because she had said that she wanted to go down the tramway to see a young woman. He did not go with her when she said so because he wanted to get home. After he had been secreted some time the deceased Jane Bowdler came out of the house, jumped over the wall and the pigstye, and ran off towards the pits. Witness followed, overtook her, and with force took her to her father's house and told him to lock her in. Her father was up and had a lighted candle with him. He asked witness what was the meaning of her running, out ? Witness replied that he did not know ; all he knew was that she said she wanted to go down the tramway to a young woman. Witness then came away from the house, but did not leave it, because the girl said that her father would thrash her if he (witness) was not there ; nevertheless she had wished him to go home. Again the girl came out of the house, leaped over the wall and the pigstye, and ran off . Again he overtook her and took her back to her father's house, telling him to lock the door, as he (witness) was afraid, - from what his mother and sister had said, that she wished to "make herself away." All that the girl had said to his mother and sister was to wish them " Goodbye," which she had never before done. Wit ness again remained about the house, and deceased came out the third time. For the third time wit ness pursued her, after a chase of 300 or 400 yards overtook and took her back, again telling her father to lock the door, but he did not. Each time that he overtook the girl she laughed at him as though she was delirious. Witness, after taking her to her father the third time, was coming away and over took the deceased Bebee and the witness Handley. They said, " where's Jane ?" and told him that they had heard of her going to injuro herself. While they were talking Bebee said, "There she is, Joe!" The girl had come again out of the house and was running away. Bebee and witness Wei.' ran after her. Bebee got near to her, and witness wo.s about 12 yards from them when they went into the pool. Witness went in up to his knees, but could trot reach them. They came up and the girl had bold of Bebee's hair. They came up three or four times. The Coroner (to the jury)—This is a very strange affair, gentlemen, to say the least of it. Eliza Smith, the mother of the last witness, and a girl named Ball, who had lived with the Bowdiers, both deposed that the deceased girl had threatened to destroy herself several times because her parents were cross with her. A policeman deposed to the finding of the body ; after which The Bury found a verdict to the effect " That Be bee was drowned while attempting . to save the life of the other deceased, but they required a post mor tem examination of the body of the girl." THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE SHEF FIELD. Yesterday morning, at the Town-hall, Sheffield, the inquiry into the cause of the accident at the Surrey Music-hall, which resulted in the deaths of five persons, was resumed before T. Badger, Esq., coroner. _ _ Mr. A. C. Branson appeared to watch the pro ceedings on behalf of Mr. Youdan, proprietor of the hall ; Mr. Broadbent appeared for Mr. Flint. John Maxwell, silver polisher, said—l was at the SurKey Music-hall on Monday evening, Sept. 13th. I was sitting in the middle of the pit. About a quarter past eight I was looking up to the gallery, watching a young man and woman in their non sense, when I saw a man with a pistol on the edge of the gallery. I saw him place it on the top of the board in front of him. As soon as he had got the pistol on the top he fired, and the glass of the chandelier fell on the stage. Mr. Youdan came on the stage with his arms outspread, and requested the people to keep their seats. -Then a cry of " Fire !" came from about the place where the pistol had been fired. That was about ten minutes afterwards. I told the gas man on Monday even ing that it was a pistol that had been fired. I have always said so. I was too far off to say what sort of a man he was. I told the constable he looked an elderly man. I could not swear to his dress. I can't say whether he had a hat or cap on. Frederick Ward, in the service of the Midland Railway Company as a shunter, said—About a quarter past eight I was looking across the gallery to a friend of mine, when I saw a man in the second seat, as I thought, with a pistol in his hand, about two seats before me. The man was dressed in a white jacket or slop. He appeared about 26 years of age, or from that to 30. He had black hair and whiskers. I saw the pistol fired. I saw an explosion, but I could not tell whether it was from a pistol or not. I think it was from a pistol. I told a policeman I saw the explosion, but that I could not swear it was from a pistol. I cannot say that I smelt anything. I smelt no gas. I cannot say I smelt any powder. I saw the flash, the smoke, and the wadding as well. The wadding flew over the pit. I. cannot swear what it was that came out of the pistol. -It was something like burnt paper. The pistol was directed to the left corner of the stage. The burnt paper dropped in the pit. The smoke I did not take particular notice of. It might be a minute after the explosion before people began to go out. Madame Eliza Marietta said—While I was sing ing on the stage I saw a flash come between two women's shoulders. I heard a report of a pistol or gun ; I cannot say which, as I did not see them. I have not said that I saw a pistol. I did not smell any gunpowder. I cannot say that it was a gun or a pistol, or either. It was like a pistol shot. I think it was not a report of gas explosion. I had not smelt gas. Directly after I heard this report I heard a cry of fire. Something fell immediately after the report, but I cannot say what it was. I was not hurt. I was alarmed, and was taken off the stage. What passed afterwards Ido not know. Other witnesses were then examined; two of whom stated that they saw a man fire a pistol, and two others that they heard the report of a pistol. Charles Duke, 30, Fuynivars-lane, was present on the night in question, and sat beside the young man Greaves. Smelt a strong smell of gas under a ledge where the glasses are laid. We told a gasman, but he took no notice of us. Greaves then took out a cigar from his picket, and said he would have a smoke. Before this a man puttied the chandelier, but this did not stop the smell of gas. Greaves §truck a match to light his cigar. Witness then heard a report from the place complained of, and also a cry of fire. I did not see a pistol. The gas went off when Greaves struck his match. Did not smell any powder, but saw a flash. The report was not so loud as that of a pistol. James Ellis, ironmonger and gasfitter, George street, made an examination of the gas fittings of the hall on the 15th inst., and could not find the least escape of gas from any portion of the pipes, and came to the conclusion that no explosion of gas had taken place. He was assured that the gas fit tings were exactly in the same state in which they were on Monday night. If there had been a leak age of . gas on Monday night there was time to have it repaired, but I could not fail to have discovered the repair. Thomas Frederick Cashin, C.E., was employed by Mr. Flint,.gasfitter, to examine the fittings, and found the piping all perfect. In his opinion there could have been no explosion of gas, there being no leakage whatever. Thos. Davenport, manufacturer, was in the boxes and heard an explosion. His first impression was that it was from a pistol, but his after impression was that it .was an explosion of gas. He went up to Mr. Youdan and told him he thought a pistol had been fired off. He heard a cry of fire in the gallory. He did not smell gas or gunpowder, and did not see any smoke. He saw a flash, but not the white smoke that usually accompanies the firing of gunpowder. The flash was much too large and broad for a pistol. Sarah Ann Beatson sat next to the young man Greaves. Complaint was made that the ~a s was escaping, and a man came to see after it. He tried the piping over the chandelier, and there was a little blaze. He brought what seemed white-lead. About half an hour afterwards there was an explo sion. She could not say what it was that went off. She thought it was gas at the time., All the people around complained of the gas escaping. She did not see any pistol. Mary Ann Richardson was sitting beside Sarah Ann Beatson. The gas smelt very bad. About half an hour after an explosion took place. The flash took her eyesight. A gas man came and said there was no leakage. Several other witnesses were examined. Mr. Youdan said he felt no smell of burning till after the cry of " Fire !" He ran round to the gal lery stairs and found a velvet mantle smouldering. Mary Fitz-Simons identified the mantle, and said she lost it in the rushflownstairs. She could not say how it got on fire, or whether it had Ven caught by one of the gas brackets on the stairs. Flint, a gas-fitter, said that in consequence of a complaint made to him i before the explosion, he examined the gallery front, but found no trace of gas escape from piping, tli ough there was a slight escape from the joints (A the chandelier. He had not interferred with the gas-fittings after the explosion. At eight o'clock thcju ry adjourned till to-morrow. SORCERY IN TH,E 19TH CENTURY Yesterday Wilhelm 3teinthal, an astrologer, for tune-teller, letter-write r, and commission agent, of Cable-street, Wellclose-,square, was brought up on remand before Mr. Y: it dley at the Thames Police court, charged with obtaining £lB by false and fraudulent pretences or Andreas Mag, a baker, of 106, Lucas-street, St. George's-in-the-East. Mr. Strauss, landlord.. of the Crown publichowie, Rupert-street, Whiteeb repel, was again sworn to in terpret the evidence. Etc said that Steintlul and Mag were both Prussian s and well educated. Mag said he had not] iing - to add to his evidence, on which the prisoner said he had a number of questions to put to him. The prisoner then put his questions in German, and first asked Mag, di , ). I ever receive money for laying out the cards ? Did I make a trade of it or not? Mag—l don't know whether you carry it on as a trade or not. I know you laid out the cards and said the Frankfort lottery ticket would turn out a prize. I paid you 3s. for laying out the cards. The Prisoner—Did ;mil play in the German lot teries before you knew me ? Mag—Yes, I did. The Prisoner—Whin you came to me the first time, and told me you had played in the lottery did I not tell you I had a little book from my father which told how to win a great prize? (A laugh.) Nag—No, you did mot tell me so in the first in stance. The Prisoner—Was it the first or second time you came to me that I told you my father had won a great prize ? Mag—Yes. You told me that I was to pay you £2 in different coins, from a sovereign to a half farthing, that each coin was to be put into a sepa rate piece of paper and deposited in a midwife's bosom and turned about (roars of laughter), and that in that way a man had won a great prize. Mr. Yardley—Did you understand in what way the cards were dealt ? Mag—No I did not;. Mr. Yardley—Why did you give the prisoner the whole of the £lB ? Mag—Because he told me, and I believed it, tha if I brought him the different sums of money and helped him to work the spell, I should be fortu nate and become very rich.. Mr. Yardley—Hoi; and in what way ? By deal ing the cards ? Mag--Yes, and by spells, paying him in different coins, burying the money in the earth, saying the Lord's Prayer, throwing earth on a Bible, and walking up and down a hedge. By doing that I believed I should get a lucky number. (Laughter.) Mr. Yardley—Part of the £lB was to pay for the lottery ticket ? Mag—Yes, it was. Mr. Yardley—A whole ticket, or a quarter ? Mag—There was a, whole ticket. I only paid for one quarter. Mr. Yardley—What was the price of a quarter ? Mag—X2. The prisoner—He saw the ticket. Mr. Yardley—Yes, he saw what was represented to be a ticket. The Prisoner—Are you not quite sure it was a regular kttery ticket P Mag—l an not quite sure it was a lottery . ticket. I do not know French, and the ticket was in that language. Mr. Strauss—All German lottery tickets are in the German language. The Prisoner—l have to ask Herr Mag again whether the money was not tied up and sealed with his own seal ? Mag—Yes, sometimes. Mr. Yardley—With whom was the money left after it was sealed up and the incantations had taken place ? Mag—With the prisoner. The Prisoner—lf he was not convinced and did not believe in all I did he could not obtain the great prize. I believed myself I should get the lucky number. (Laughter.) Mr. Yardley—No, I do not think you believed anything of the kind. The prisoner then asked Mag if they Jiad not both the same interest in the lottery ticket ? Mag--No ; I can't tell. Mr. Yardley—Was Mag to divide the profits of the lucky number with th prisoner ? Mag —N o, the prisoner was to have 5 per cent. Prisoner—Did I not wait with as much anxiety for the money in the parcel and the working of the spell as you ? Mag—You appeared as anxious as me ; but I don't know whether . you were so or not. You said if we had a great prize we could marry two sisters with large fortunes, have families, both boys and girls—(immense laughter)—and carry on a most extensive trade with all parts of the world. The Prisoner—You said so; not I. Mr. Yardley—How is that? Did the prosecutor reckon on a wife with a fortune, large family, and extensive trade, or not ? Mag—The prisoner said so. James Macdonald, police constable 102 H, said that he took the prisoner into custody on Monday night, and upon informing him that he was charged with fortune-telling and defrauding one of his coun trymen of £lB, he said, " How can that be P it was only last night he said I was the best man he ever met with." Mr. Yardley asked Mag how long he had known the prisoner and who told him he was a conjuror ; to which Mag replied that he had known the pri soner a year, and that a German midivife introduced the prisoner to him as a conjuror. Mr. Strauss was then sworn and said he had visited the prisoner in the cell behind the court that morning, and asked him if he intended to make the prosecutor any recompense, to which he replied that he would pay him £1 per month. Mr. Strauss added that the prisoner was a man of very superior education, and by his exercise of the black art had defrauded many simple Germans of their money. The interpreter then translated a letter written by the prisoner in the German language, and ad dressed to Mag. It was as follows : • " IfOuse of Detention, Clerkenwell, Sept 22. " You have heard what the magistrate has said, that it would be better if we settled the matter amicably ; therefore when you come to-morrow to the police-court, ask for a policeman 162 H. Tell him that you wish to see me ; then he will bring you to me and we can then see how we can agree. You must know how to act best. If we can agree we can devise means how to procure money again. If wo cannot agree we must then leave it to the judge whether he punishes me, and should I get punished then there is no prospect for you whatever to obtain a penny ; therefore pause and consider, and come to me before we go before the magistrate. " WinnELm. " P.S.—lf you cannot find me, then ask for the police man, and should he not meet you see the interpreter." The prosecutor said he had read the letter. He could read and write well. All Prussians were educated. M. Yardley—To read and write and be well educated is no security against a belief in necro mancy and conjuration. The Prisoner--When Mag came to me the first time lie said nothing about a lottery, but five months afterwards he told me he wished the experiment with the cards and money to be tried. Mag—A German midwife brought me to you. Mr. Yardley—Did you go to the midwife and ask her to take you to the prisoner ? Mag—Yes ; I asked the midwife to take me to the prisoner, and she did so. Eliza Watts, a German, the midwife who assisted at some of the mysterious ceremonies with the par cels of money, said she came from the same part of Prussia as the prosecutor, and at his request intro duced him to the prisoner to lay out the cards and find a lucky number for the Frankfort lottery ticket. the wi l tn n es a s n s s a wi d er sh to e ahaqduteasktieonn morefrom p t e h r e son p s ri t s o oner there are ,other Yes, p ti e le r r s e on a s re who ” German conjuror. Mr. Yardley—So carry on this conjuration ? T witness made a long defence, and endea voured laughed and said, , The prisoner to make it appear that he had pe r f orme d the ceremonies and incantations with the prose cutor'sb money and 1113 Olvn to g e t a lucky number at Mag's earnest request ; th a t h e h ad lost his own money to' the amount of £8 ss. ld , and that he only acted in accordan ce with the directions contained in a little book for which his father paid 150 Prussian dollars. His father obtained a lucky number by theboek, and h e b e li eve d h w e ent co t u o l v d jet o o b_ r t i a a i_n par o k n e au d also. bur (At the a u m g o h n . ) e y He ied h when he went for it aga , and £8 s s , ld. o f hi s own in it was go ne . Th ere was Mr. Yardley--There e money in the p arce l. that. re is only y our b are wor d for The Prisoner --Did not Mag se e th e p ac k e t o f money every day, and was it not - always in the same state ? Mag--I saw a parcel daily. I could not tell what was in it. Mr. Strauss said when the parties went to the Victoria-park to bury the parcel which the pri soner said contained. the money the Lord's Prayer was repeated by Mag, and a Bible was carried by the prisoner and mould was thrown over it. Then the parcel was put behind a hedge, ftnd the pri soner and Mag walked 300 yards in a straight di rection, and when they came back all the money was gone, and the luck was gone too. (Laughter.) The Prisoner—All was done according to the book. I did it out of friendship. Mr. Yardley—The prosecutor has lost £lB by your friendship. The Prisoner—But I lost £8 ss. Id. too. Mr. Yardley—Which I don't believe. The Prisoner—The 9th of October is to be the lucky day for the lucky number. (Laughter.) Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was putting on an air of simplicity, and trying to make the Court believe he had been deceived, but no one would believe the prisoner had ever put any faith in necromancy and conjuration. The Prisoner—Mag saw me put the money in the hole in Victoria-park. Mr. Yardley—But the prosecutor did not see you take it out again. When the prisoner was before him the other day he said he knew the Act of Par liament well, but the prisoner, who was a foreigner, could not have understood what he (the Magistrate) said. He would now explain to him that there was an Act of Parliament to protect simple people from such practices as these. He was firmly convinced there was no truth in the prisoner's statement that he had lost money. Mag was the only loser, and as an example to others the prisoner must be punished. It was most extraordinary that people were to be found who were foolish enough to believe in fortune telling, laying out the cards, wrapping up different coins in separate pieces of paper, and other tricks. Here was a man, a Prussian, belonging to a country where every man was educated, with wit enough to be industrious and frugal and to save money, yet . foolish enough to consult a pretended fortune-teller. The man was eager to be rich, and, not satisfied with getting money by legitimate means, he went to the prisoner and commiss•oned him to buy a ticket in a lottery and perform charms and incantations to make it lucky. (Laughter.) The whole proceeding was very absurd, and, though he expected order to be kept in the court, he was not surprised at people laughing at such gross ab surdities—such folly on the one side and wicked ness: and cunning on the other. The prosecutor was a fool and the prisoner a knave. Laws were passed to protect fools against knaves. The pri soner's offence was within the terms of the Vagrant Act. The prisoner had practised subtle craft on the prosecutor, and he hoped this would be a cau tion to Mag not to attempt to get money unfairly by conjuration. He would make some allowance for the prisoner being a foreigner, and not pass upon him the extreme sentence of the law, but that was a piece of gratuitous generosity towards a bad man. He sentenced the prisoner to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour in. the House of Correction. There were many dupes of the prisoner's in court, but they were ashamed to make their cases known. One German who lost £2O by the prisoner's arts will prosecute him on his liberation from gaol. COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER-SEPT. 23. Since our last report the trade has remained in a most lifeless state, all parties restricting their purchases to the supply of their immediate wants, and prices generally have continued to tend in favour of buyers. There was about an average attendance this morning. English wheat was in fair demand, at is per qr decline on the best runs, and 2i on inferior sorts, foreign at the same time being difficult of sale at a decline of 2d per 701 b. Flour in limited request, and 4s per sack cheaper. Oats were a very slow sale, and new must be quoted rather lower. New oatmeal receded 18 per load. Beans and Indian corn were unchanged. NEWARK-SEPT. 22. We had a much larger market to-day. Sales limited for most kinds at a reduction of is to 2s per qr. Barley a large show, of ordinary quality, and a slow sale at irregular rates. Other sorts of grain unaltered. White wheat, new, 49s to 51s Barley, grinding.. 32s to 34s Red do. 4ss to 49s Oats, old, 125 t.... 338 to 360 Old white 42s to 44s New do 30s to 31s Red do. 38s to 40s Beans. 50s to 53 s I Barley, malting.... 38s to 40s Peas.. 6Bs to 72s LOUTH , -SEPT. 22. - - - - --- An inactive corn market to-day, owing to the downward tendency in wheat, which was is to 2s per qr. lower than last week. Barley firm at full prices. Oats and beans un altered in value. Wheat, white 47s to —s Beans, Mazagan..—s to — 9 red 39s to 43s Middle & small 48s to 52s Barley 34s to 37s White peas 42s to — ll Oats 228 to 30s Grey.. —s to --a BIRMINGHAM-SErT. 23. At this day's market there was a less supply of wheat, which was cleared off at a decline of Is per qr. Barley sold slowly at previous rates. Oats rather cheaper. Beans Is to 2s and peas is per qr. lower. BOSTON-SETT. 22 The wheat trade has ruled dull throughout the week. To-day there was only a moderate show of wheat, most of it out of condition. Good dry parcels were in demand, at fully last week's prices, but the damp sorts hung on hand. Oats maintained former prices. Beans and peas were poor in quality, and rather cheaper. Averages for the week : Wheat 6,743 qrs., at 42s 4d • 8ar1ey......... 463 „ 33s 5d Oats 1,130 ~ , ...24s 3d Beans lO „ 4Bs 3d GLASGOW-SETT. 22. Since last week the weather has been favoUrable for the completion of harvest in the surrounding districts. The market to-day was poorly attended. Wheat declined 6d to is per 240 per lb ; barrel flour nearly neglected ; French flour in retail demand at from 37s to 38s per sack. Barley receded 6d to is per 3201 b. Oats ruled very irregularlY , new feeding, being in large show, were is to 2s lower per 2641 b, and beans and peas 6d to is per respective boll. EDINBURGH GRAIN—SErr. 22. At the market this morning there were large supplies o f wain. Prices much the same as last week. A large por tion of the barley was very bad. Sales heavy. Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... Wheat (N). -12ths Barley 1 11 9 7-12 tbs Oats 1 5 11 1-12ths Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat .1264 qrs Sold 840 qrs 8ar1ey........3050 qrs Sold 2236 qrs Oats .1665 qrs Sold 1342 qrs Beans 147 qrS Sold 94 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD-SEPT. 21. The number of fat beasts to-day was large, tha best quality was the Irish bullocks and heifers, which were in good condition; the attendance of buyers was also large, and prices in favour of purchasers. The supply of sheeP was good, and some few left unsold. Large supply of f an at d pigsor , excellent quality. Fat calves were scarce, higher in price. Beef 6d to 6 , 1 d Veal 7ld to --41 , 2 Mutton . . 61d to 7d Pork Lamb (hl to —d 'Rough fat, 4810 d per stone• Hides, 3.111 to 51; calf skins, 41d to si. NEW ALGERIAN RAILWAY.—We understand that the terms for the concession of the first Algerian rail ' way—viz., that from Constantine to Philippeville—a dis tance of 57 miles, have been finally arranged with the French Government, and only await the formal sanction of the Emperor, which will doubtless be given on his return from the south of France. The terms involve a minimum guarantee of 5 per cent. per annum. The capital for this section is fixed at forty-four millions of francs, or about £1,760,000 sterling, and will probably beraised in the three markets of London, Paris. and Frankfort. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—WEAK LUNGS• —lf the spine, shoulders, and chest be fomented with tepid vinegar and water, then rubbed thy with a coarse towel, and whle the pores are open the Ointment be briskly rubbed into all the parts just mentioned, it will penetrate the system as thoroughly as salt may be forced into meat. Repeat this process night and morning. Take such a dose of the mildly laxative Pills as will act once a day only. The results in one week 's 11 be marvellous. Many sup posed to be in a consumption will, by this means, le re stored to perfect health and strengih. As often as the patient catches cold let him resort to the pills again. BIRTHS. CAsznoviLLAux.—On the 15th inst., at Naples, the Duchess of Castrovillari, of a son. EVELYN.—On the 21st inst., at Eecleston-terrace, the wif e of Lieut.-Colonel Evelyn, of a daughter, stillborn. HAWTREY.—On the 21st inst., at Eton, the wife of the Rev. J. W. Haw trey, of a son. WlLsoN.—On the 22d inst., at 19, Leinster-gardens, Hyde' park, the wife of Alfred Wilson, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. LUCAS—BURRARD.—On the 22d inst., at Lyndhurst, the Rev. W. H. Lucas, M.A., to Alice, fifth daughter of Vice- Admiral Sir Charles Burrard, Bart. POUNTNEY—HARRISON.—On.the 23d inst., at the Church of St. Magnus the Martyr, London-bridge, Hum Pountney, Esq., of Almond Villas, Wiltshire-ro Brixton, to Valentina Elizabeth, third daughter of gr. Wm. Harrison, of 133, Upper Thames-street. D E T a BOURNE.—On the 20th inst., at Hastings, Henry Bourne , Esq., of 3, Camden-cottages, Camden-town, aged 6 2 . COSSERAT.—On the 18th inst., the Rev. G. P. Cosseratv rector of Drinkstone, Suffolk, aged 79. DE LA RUE.—On the 22d inst., at the Hassels, Bedford' shire, Jane, wife of Thos. De la R ue , E sq ., o f the abod e place, and 84, Westbourne-terrace, London. ELTON.—On the 10th inst., at Albion-terrace, Rams g' of Man, Delia Everina, aged 41 years ; on the 11 ; John Patrick, aged 18 m o nth s; an d on th e 20th, Mul ch Harrington, aged & years and 9 months, children of Dr. Elton, 32d ltegt. Bengal. N.I. HARRINGTON.—On the 22d inst. at Camberwell, the Re v. ' John Harrington rector of Little Hinton, Wilts, Age d 66. LLOYD.—On the 21st inst., at Sidmouth, Devon, 41.511ke1 1° Lloyd, of Kow-bridge, Brentford, aged 66. THOMAS.—On the 21st inst., at Warrington Lodge, S,tr e ' ll ,, tham-common, Lieut.-General Hen r y Thomas, C. Colonel of the 20th Regt. of Foot LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU NG ' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112 i Strand, in the PAcinot of the Savoy, in the cou.J Middlesex, Friday,' September 24, 1S 8. Ti Ing 1 Dan atrori their Th assis tions cants aid, Th £3,(X Tb gran Lid vote: 11 Oflic St Quin part i prvr 4 Po ticip divh tain4 lives and guar from Pr etre Offic £22 Tt The titer] tion catic Gu* secu any fiour befo 7, B Coa MA Con tee( Alin diti cid( top - , I'm IF Cot Est GI% Soe atai of g pay the