The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-21 00:00:00

TRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO CAPTAIN M'CLINTOCIC. On Saturday, in accordance with a resolution of the Court of Common Council, agreed to on the 19th of January last, the freedom of the City, in a box of the value of fay guineas, was presented to Cap tain Sir F. Leopold M'Ulintoek, R.N., in admira tion of his dauntless spirit, exhibited in repeated efforts to rescue 138 of his fellow-countrymen , and in testimony of his having, after many years of un successful search, ascertained the fate of the intrepid Sir J. Franklin and the officers and crews of the Erebus and Terror in the Arctic regions. Among the visitors were Miss Cracoft ( niece of Sir J. Franklin), Miss Young, M. C. Grinnell (of New York), Miss Grinnell, Capt. Inglefield, RN.; Capt. Collinson, C.B. ; Sir Roderick Murchi son, Mr. E. Baines,. M.P. ; Mrs. Baines, Mrs. White side, Sir G, Foster, Bart., M.P.; Mr. J. M'Clintock, and Mrs. M'Clintock ; Mrs. Gardener, Mr. Field (the well-known publisher of Boston, U. S.), and ,Nlrs. Field. Lady Franklin would have been present, but was prevented by indisposition. Captain M'Clintock was introduce) by Mr. C. Reed, the mover, and Mr. Alderman Abbiss, the seconder of the resolution upon which the proceed ings were founded, and was loudly cheered on entering the court. He was accompanied by Cap tain Young, Commander Hobson, and by Mr. Richard Shingleton and Mr. George Cary, two of the seamen who accompanied him in the Fox. The resolution of the Court having been read by the'rown Clerk, Sir Leopold made and subscribed the usual declaration. The CITY CHAMBERLAIN (Mr. B. Scott) then presented the Freedom and box (manufactured of British oak and handsomely mounted in gold) in an appropriate address. Sir F. L. M'CLINTOCK replied as follows—My Lord Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—l am fully sensible that the honour which has been conferred upon me is a very high and unusual one, and I feel with corresponding force and inability—from pro fessional causes—to express to you in suitable terms the deep sense of gratitude which your unexpected notice of my services some months since has awak ened; yet, relying upon your indulgence, I do hope to convey to you some impression of those pleasur able feelings, and also of the respect which I enter tain for this ancient and honourable assembly. In receiving this mark of your approval, and notwith standing the flattering observations now made by the City Chamberlain, I cannot but think that you have been induced to view in their most favourable light my exertions and those of my companions, in consequence of the strong sympathy of the public with the cause in which we were embarked. (Hear.) My own feeling from the first was precisely similar to those so universally expressed , but it was more intense, for Franklin and his brave associates were not only my countrymen—they were also brother seamen—(cheers)—and having had some experience of the service in which they perished, I was the more strongly impressed with a sense of the merit of those devoted and unflinching men. (Hear.) I also felt the great importance to all, especially to those employed in the public service and scattered over the globe, that we should make good the oft repeated assertion, that the life of even a single British subject is a matter of solicitude to the whole nation. (Cheers.) In the accomplishment of our peaceful mission—which necessarily involved a con siderable amount of geographical discovery also— we were not indifferent readers, on board the Fox, of those bright examples of patient and ever cheer ful endurance which have characterised our northern voyages from the earliest times. (Hear, hear.) We know, too, that the spirit of enterprise which sent them forth derived much of its strength from the fostering care of this ancient city ; for upon the Arctic maps—which lay constantly spread before us—we saw recorded the names of its chief magistrates, its aldermen, its citizens—active pa trons of Arctic exploration, and affixed in graceful recognition of their support by Davis, Baffin, Hud son, and others, to their geographical discoveries nearly three centuries ago. (Cheers.) Nor need we at this age apprehend the extinction of that spirit of adventure which we inherit from our Scandina vian forefathers, and which lies at the root of our national greatness. (Loud cheers.) This instance alone of the " heart of the empire" gracefully re warding similar exertions in the most remote and inhospitable region would prove to the world that the lave of maritime discovery, the ardour of Bri tish enterprise, continues undiminished. (Hear, hear.) I beg to thank you most heartily for having been especially mindful of those who shared the voyage with me—they fully deserve to share largely of its honours. (Cheers.) Where all did their duty so well it would be invidious to particularise ; but I feel bound to state that no one of my companions made so large a sacrifice in devoting himself to the cause as Captain Allan Young (turning to that gen tleman amid loud cheers). My only regret is that I cannot claim him as a brother officer in its re stricted sense, and that he is therefore beyond the reach of Admiralty reward. (Hear, hear.) You have also afforded me the most sincere pleasure by the expression of your sympathy with that distin guished lady who entrusted to my guidance her final effort—(cheers)—the little expedition in which was centered her last ray of hope. (Hear, hear.) How nearly that effort failed, I am sure all here will recollect, and will heartily rejoice with me that, for her sake at least, it was permitted to succeed—that the success might be all her own. (Cheers.) The Franklin story now forms a part of our national history ; and all history fails to supply a more beautiful and striking instance of heroic manly endurance under the most appalling circumstances ; and of no less enduring devotion, true womanly constancy and courageous hope. (Cheers.) The youth of future generations will read this ennobling story with the deepest emotion, and will receive from it the impress of those emi nently great and good qualities of which it tells. Such valuable instruction for all ages it would be difficult to overrate. (Hear.) The "final effort" has fallen far short of saving iife. It has, however, terminated a painful suspense; and in recovering the knowledge of our lost countrymen's great geographical discoveries, of their sufferings, and of their firm devotion to the last, Lady Franklin has accomplished a most important na tional object. (Hear.) The same act of justice which will perpetuate their memories will also transmit to posterity, in the simple record of their achievements and Christian worth, an example of which England may justly feel proud. (Hear, hear.) This very inadequate acknowledgment of the distinction conferred upon me by so rare a gift as the freedom of the City of London, would he still more incomplete than it is, did I not also thank you for the very beautiful and appropriate heirloom in which, it is enclosed. (Loud and long sustained applause.) It was then ordered that the address of the Cham • berlain, and the reply of Sir Leopold, should be entered upon the journals of the court, and the pro ceedings terminated. COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. In the evening. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained at the Mansion. house a party of about 150 guests, who were invited to meet Sir Leopold M'Clintock, R.N., and some of the intrepid companions of his voyage in search of memorials of the Franklin expedition. The company in cluded Sir Leopold M'Clintock, Lord Lennox, Mr. Whiteside, M.P., Sir It. Murchison, Col. Graham, Colonel Baker, Captain Inglefield, It N., Captain Young, Captain Hobson, R.N., Captain Collinson, Sir G. Forster, Captain S. Osborn, Dr. Walker, Mr. Norrris, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, M.P., Captain J. M'Clintock, R.N., Sir It. Carden, Alderman Mechi, Alderman Lawrence, Alderman Fin nis, Alderman Abbiss, Captain' Toogood, Captain Shea, Captain Hansler, &c. Amongst the ladies present were Miss Cracroft, the niece of Franklin, end Miss Grinnell, whose father contributed so much to fit out the American expedition under Dr. Kane. The dinner took place in the Egyptian-hall, and the band of the Royal Marines, under the direction of Mr. Winterbottom, enlivened the proceedings by selections from some of our most popular composers. A new gallop, entitled "The Prince of Wales," by D'Albert, was also played, and much admired. The usual loyal toasts as well as that of the " Army and Navy" having been proposed and duly honoured, the LORD MAYOR gave "The House of Commons." Mr. WHITESIDE, in responding, said it was quite true that the House of Commons was, as had been stated, a powerful and formidable body, but they were only powerful and f orm id a bl e so l ong as they spoke the sentiments of a free people. (Hear, hear.) He knew enough of the practice of politics to be aware that the moment a mini stry ceased to express exactly . what the peopl e o f the country thought, that ministry was sure to fall. B u t w ith the ministry the .nation did not fall. O n th e con trary, it retained its composure, and vas satisfied to wait in order to ascertain if the new ministry w ou ld conduct itself as it ought. A right hon. friend of his—Sir E. Bulwer Lytton— had recently written a poem called" St. Stephens," in which he traced back the origin of the House of Commons ; but, i n hi s op i n i on , it w as the growth of the national mind th a t was p r actically repre sented in that house. He recollected being present in the French Chambers shortly before the revolu tion, and he should . not easily f orge t th e scene of tumult and rage which was there rep resen t e d before him. He asked the friend who was with him, "If scenes like that often occurred," and was answered " that it was nothing compared to oth ers w hi c h had taken place." The president seemed to have no power, or was not respected enough to keep thq memlters in check. Such a chamber as that was sure to fall quickly. But the House of Commons was the most orderly assembly in the world. Whether a man was Radical, Whig, or Conservative, e was 1: equally well heard, though he might not .? equally well followed. (Hear, hear.) The House of Com mons was characterised by that princ fle which belonged to Englishmen in gcneral—th - of allow ing every man to say what he had to say on his own behalf. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons and the City of London were each of them representa tives of national feeling from the earliest times, and were the fast and firm friends of freedom. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons did not often sepa rate without making some progress in legislation by passing laws which were generally in favour of humanity, and on the side of the just rights of the people ; and by persevering in such a course he felt confident they would long retain respect of the people, which was above all price. (Hear.) The LORD MAYOR then proposed the " Health of Sir Leopold M'Clintock," the toast in honour of which they were assembled on that occasion. Sir Leopold M'Clintock was one of those men who de served from their country every commendation which that country could possibly confer. (Hear, hear.) In 1857, when the Government were rather indisposed to interfere further in the matter, Sir L. M'Clintock cheerfully came forward to carry out the natural desire of one of the noblest and truest-hearted women that ever lived—Lady Frank lin. (Cheers.) Whilst the rest of the world seemed disposed to regard the fate of Sir J. Franklin and his gallant crew as certain, Lady Franklin, animated by a woman's love and more than a woman's reso lution, was prepared to lay down the cost of a new expedition, and all her doubts and anxieties were at last set at rest by the mournful but interesting discoveries of his gallant friend on his right and his brave companions. (Cheers.) Sir LEOPOLD M'CLINTOCK regretted that he could not adequately express in words his sense of the manner in which his name had been proposed and. received. A sailor was rather a machine for think ing and observing than for speaking. (Laughter.) With regard to the Fox voyage he claimed no credit for what he had done, because the motives that induced him to undertake that voyage would have indmed any officer with the requisite knowledge and experience to do the same. (Hear, hear.) To alleviate sorrow, to terminate suspense, to satisfy a natural instinct, to do honour to the memory of those who had been an honour to their country and who perished in her cause, was a sacred duty. (Cheers.) And in bringin7 home the record of their achievements and of their fate, he simply per formed his part, and furnished subject •matter to be inscribed on their monument. (Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR next proposed the health of the companions of Sir Leopold, coupling therewith the names of Capt. Hobson and Capt. Young, who responded. Sir R. MIIRCEIISON, in replying to the toast of his health, said he never felt so much personal satisfaction in being present on any former occasion of that kind as he did on this, which was so well calculated to raise the best feelings implanted in man's mind. (Hear, hear.) The Royal Geogra phical Society has two gold medals to distribute every year. This year one of these would be given to the officer who revealed the fate of Franklin. (Cheers.) And the other, or rather the first, would be given to that noble-minded woman, Lady Frank lin, who . through twelve years of hope deferred, alone did not despair, but persevered till she got clear proofs of the fate of her brave husband and the companions of his voyage. (Cheers.) It was generally understood that the House of Commons had resolved that due honour should be done to the Franklin expedition—if not by rewarding Lady Franklin, by honouring the officers of the expedi tion, but above all by commemorating the services of Franklin, and erecting to him a great national statue or monument, upon which should be in scribed that he was the first discoverer of the North West Passage. (Cheers.) There could be no more appropriate site for such a record than near the Nelson monument in Trafalgar-square, for it ought to be remembered that Sir J. Franklin served under that great naval hero. The health of the " Lord Mayor," " the Lady Mayoress," " The City of London and Commerce," and a few other toasts followed. Mr. Toole, who has been appointed toastmaster to the City, acted in that capacity during the evening. THE IV AVII. Admiral Sir C. Fremantle returned to duty on Thursday evening, and on Friday rehoisted his flag on board the screw steamship Royal Albert, 121, Capt. H. Lacon. The Algiers, 91, screw, and the Mars, 80, screw, sailed from Spithead, under canvas, on Saturday morning for Portland. At noon they were about eight or nine miles S.E. of the Culvers under all plain sail, close hauled, with the wind at S.W. by W., fine; the Algiers lying up to windward of the Mars, and forereaching on her weather quarter. In the afternoon the wind was very light in the channel of Dunnose. Steam was got up on Saturday on board the screw steam storeship Orion, 91, Capt. J. J. B. E. Frere, and she went outside Plymouth breakwater to try her machinery. Mr. Ward, acting assistant to the chief engineer, was on board. After two hours' trial she returned to the Sound, and when the tide rose proceeded into Hamoaze. The Orion is appointed to be placed to-day, Monday, in No. 3 dock, at Keyham steamyard. Her shaft will be taken out to examine .the bearings. Should the defects prove extensive her crew will probably be trans ferred to the screw steamship St. George, 91, at Plymouth. The gunboat Sheldrake is appointed to be taken out of No. 3 dock at Keyham steamyard to-day (Monday). The screw steam gunvessel Surprise, 4, is ap pointed to be taken into Keyham basin to-day (Monday) for repairs. The screw steam gunvessel Espoir, 5, was hauled on Saturday to the south jetty in Keyham basin, and is now receiving coal. The screw steamship Hero, 91, Capt. G. H. Sey mour, in dock at Keyham dockyard, is waiting there for her shafting. The paddlewheel steam sloop Hermes, 6, Com mander W. E. A. Gordon, from the Cape of Good Hope station, is hourly expected at Plymouth. The Himalaya left Portsmouth for Plymouth, in tow of her Majesty's steamer Virago, on Saturday for Devonport. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Philip J. Hankin to the Hecate ; Lieut. St. Vincent D. Lake to the Trafalgar ; Lieut. F. G. Gambier to the Wasp ; Dr. Duncan Halston, additional acting assistant-sur geon to the Victory ; John Loudon, chief engineer to the James Watt ; James Hughes, Ist class assist ant engineer to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; James S. M'Farlane, 2d class assistant engineer to the Dee ; and James Irving Bird, acting 3d class assistant engineer to the Asia, for service in the Comet. THE ARMY. The following general order has been issued, dated Horse Guards, S.W., May 11 : "All General and field officers returning from foreign service are requested to report themselves personally to the Adjutant-General, with a view to their being introduced to his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, should he desire to see them. " By order of his Royal fighness the General Command ing-in-Chief. "JAMES YORKE SCARLETT, Adjutant-General." Major-General Hutchinson, Commander of Forces in the Western District, issued a district order on the Queen's birthday, in whi c h it i s s t a t e d t h a t h e cannot retrain from naming in orders the 2d (Ply mouth), 3d (Devonp or t), an d 16th (Stonehouse) Companies of Devon Rifle Volunteers, who at their own request formed p ar t o f t h e parade in honour of her Majesty. He is fully sensible of the laudable zeal shown by them, and is much gratified at their soldierlike appearance, and at the steady manner in which they marched past and took part in the pro ceedings. A large draught of troops is expected to leave the camp at Colchester in a few days for service in In dia. The draught is thus composed :—For Cal cutta-Ist battalion sth Fusileers, 210 men of all ranks ; Ist battalion, 6th Regiment, 75 ; 37th Regi ment, 132 ; 38th, 93 ; 54th, 93 ; 88th, 167 ; 97th, 80 ; for Bombay-56th Regiment, 149 men of all ranks ; and for Madras-Ist battalion Ist Foot, 80 men of all ranks; making a general total of 1,125 men. Intelligence has been received at the Chatham Gar rison that the head-quarters and service companies of the 53d (Shropshire) Regiment embarked at Cal cutta for England, in the East India troopship Clarendon, on the 12th April last, under the com mand of Lieut.• Col. F. English, C. 8., and conse quently the regiment may shortly be expected to arrive at Gravesend. The 53d has seen a great deal of hard service in India, where it has been stationed 16 years, having left England in August, 1844. It served in the Sutlej campaign of 1845-6, and was present at the decisive actions of Aliwal and Sobraon ; it also served in the Punjab campaign of 1849, including the battle of Goojerat. The regiment also took p art i n t h e campa i gn o f 1851-2 aga i nst th e hill tribes in the Peshawur frontier. This regiment also bore a conspicuous part in the suppression of the Indian mutiny, and took part in the action of Khujwah; was present at the relief of Lucknow by Lord Clyde, the battle of Cawnpore on the 6th Dec., pursued the Gwalior Contingent to Serai Ghat, was in the action of the Khodagunge and entry into Futtelighuy,lthe storming and capture of Eeangun ge, and the siege and capture of Lucknow, besides In addition to the boats named above, the Angler and the Fancy have been hauled up on the slipway within the past month. Of the boats the repairs of which have been completed, little else can now be said but that their repairs have, with the ex ception of the Escort and the Earnest, been gene rally of a very extensive nature, and that it is now doubtful whether those first repaired have been done so effectually as they in reality required, as the suspicion of ;the officials at that time was not excited to any great extent, and the orders for the investigations into the vessels' defects were only of a limited character. The latter portion of the 22 completed vessels were, however, more thoroughly searched, and, as a result of this, one of the last—the Pheasant—cost about £1,400. The four vessels the repairs of which are suspended offer the most striking examples at present in Haslar yard of the faulty construction of these craft ; the Mackerel, perhaps, standing No. 1 in this unenviable position, but closely waited upon by the Cherokee and the Caroline—the latter vessel famous by her short ends of copper bolts. The Swan bears the Caroline company in this latter respect, as one of the longest and most im portant bolts in her port bow has been found to con sist of two short ends only. This robbery of the copper bolts has, there is no doubt, been committed by the workmen, as it would be preposterous to suppose that any master would place himself in the power of his workmen by serving them out short ends instead of full-sized bolts for their work. Of the beats not examined, the Ready, Thrush, Flirt, Midge, and Tiny are the remainder of those boats which have never been coppered, and of which 22 completed in their repairs form the other portion. The outside appearance of the Midge and Tiny is very favourable; but, judging from past experience, it will be impossible to form a correct judgment as to their condition until their planking is partially stripped off and their timbers exposed. The Flirt, Thrush, and Ready look as bad as they possibly can do while their plankin4 hangs on them. In the first-named of these three vessels the heads of these copper-bolts are sunk to such a depth in the plank that there can be barely half an inch between the washer and the vessel's timbers. This complaint of short bolts (not short ends of bolts) has been pretty general in the boats which have been completed. Reverting to the condition of the planking of the ves sels, the bow of the Flirt is, perhaps, the worst of the three; a stout walkingstick would knock it sheer off her timbers for six planks upwards from the keel. So bad is it, that where the officials of theyard have tested it the holes have been filled up with grease, with an outer coating of tar to hide it from the public eye. The machinery of all these vessels is stated to be in fair condition. Maudsley and Field and Penn and Son were the contractors, and it can confidently be stated that there was no stamping in the work of either firm. THE 'SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1860 several other subsequent exploits. Owing to its numerous engagements the 53d has been very much weakened, and now numbers only about 400 men. The depot at Chatham, however, is very strong, which will bring the companies up to their required establishment. P-; Names. When When Builders' Names. Launched. i Hauled up. 1 6'. Primrose Witcher, Northflcet. 60 Prompt Do. 60, Pheasant ... I Do. 60 Pickle ....... :, ' Do. 40 1 Fenella , Do. 401 Garnet ' i Do. 40, Handy 4O Hunter I Do. 00 Roc iet 'Laird, Birkenhead 60 hose I D o. 20 Gadfly .. 20 Gnat 20. Garland I Do. GO Camel • • •• • Green, Blackwall.. 60 Confounder _I Do. 60 Crocus 60,Parthian 60;Savage Mare, do. 60 Wolf I Do. 60' ; Highlander ' Hill, Bristol .. ..... 60 1 Escort .. 60,Earnest , Do. REPAIRS SUSPENDED BY AD 60:Mackerel .... Fitcher, Northfleet. 60'Clierokee .... Green, - Madman .. 60 Caroline .... Do. GO,Swan 60;Skylark 60Charger 60 Peacock 01 Beacon 0 1 Redbreast 60 1 1:aven 20:Blossom 60 Fervent 60' Whiting 40 1 , Ready 40 l'hru;ll. 20 Flirt 20 Midge 201 Tiny 1856. 1857. May Feb. 25 Do. Feb. 11 Do. Feb. 9 Do. Feb. 14 Do. I Feb. 11 Do. Feb. 13 Do. Feb. 10 June I Feb. 13 April .Tan. 1:1 Do. Jan. 10 Do. .1 an. 8 May Jan. 1 Do. Jan. 7 Do. Jan. 30 June May Do. July April May March , MIRALTY March April May April NOT EXAMINED. Pitcher, Northfleet Do. Do. Laird, Birkenhead Do. Do. Do. Green, Blaekwall Wig - ram, do. Briggs, Sunderland Do. Joyce, Limehouse 'Young and 3lagnay, Limehouse Do. Jan. 28 Feb. 7 Feb. 6 Jan. 9 1855-6. Feb. 2 Jan. 31 Jan. 27 Jan. 30 Maroh 12 Jan. 29 Jan. 12 Jan. 26 Jan. 23 1857-8. May Jan. 30 Nov. Feb. 28 April Feb. 23 Feb. March 9 March Feb. 27 March Feb. 16 April Jan. 2 Jan. Feb. 24 Jan. March 10 May June 3 May June 2 June May - 14 May May 18 May May 17 more eloquence in the absence of the absentees than there was in the pertinacious logic of those present. If the working author took no part in this agitation it might be reasonably concluded that he had con sidered the matter, and had ascertained that he would lose more by the positive penny and the pro spective twopence in the pound of increased income tax than he would gain by any remission of paper duties. If no members of Mechanics' Institutes were there, the cause probably was that they cared more for cheap tea at home than far saving a few pence in the expenses of their news-rooms. The numbers of this deputation but vainly disguised the hollowness of the agitation. Lord Derby saw through it at once, and as a preparation for what the Lords intend to do to-night nothing could have been more smartly contrived than the parade of this very weak deputation before the country. The members of it are, indeed, all of them very respect able persons, but they arc all directly iuterested in a pecuniary way in the abolition of these duties. No doubt they are very sincere in their constitu tional terrors, but unluckily they had scarcely any one to accompany them whose sensitiveness for the Constitution was not sharpened by a close sympa thetic action of the breeches pocket. This is very unfortunate, for, instead of discouraging the Lords, it must too manifestly have no other effect than to show them that they are dealing with only a class interest—an interest powerful when great public questions are at stake, but among the weakest of all interests when it is fighting its own private battle. It is one of the blessings of a free press that it edu cates the people to criticise and appreciate the press itself. Let no public organ presume to be too im portunate with the public upon its own particular interests. We do not propose here to consider the answer returned by Lord Derby to the deputation. It is a mere minute of the argument' which he will elaborate this evening. Lord Derby thinks that the paper duty is a bad tax, and that it should be among the first of the ordi nary items of taxation to be removed, but that it should not take precedence in repeal of the extra ordinary war taxes. He would give the Tea Duties and the extra Income Tax the precedence of the Paper Duties. We are afraid that, according to all appearances, the country generally agrees with Lord Derby in this view. Of course, we do not so agree, and the gentlemen of the deputation do not so agree. It will be also easy enough to get together half-a-dozen rooms full of mob to declare that they do not agree; but there is no active sym pathy with us in this disappointment. The Liver pool Chamber of Commerce, whose decision we print elsewhere, has fairly expressed the popxlar feeling. In plain English, if England were polled whether the first relaxation should be upon Tea, or Income, or Paper, not one in a thousand would vote for Paper. This is an obvious fact, and we cannot shut our eyes to it. Upon the financial and constitu tional points we will wait to hear what Lord Derby has to say. It is for him to make out his case. That we shall want, however, this year all the mil lion and a quarter the Paper Duties give us is but ton clear, and that Mr. Gladstone has prepared for 1861 a very awkward deficit it does not require Lord Derby's rhetoric to make plain. We have no doubt that Lord Derby and his friends will be equally successful in showing that they are acting in perfect accordance with the constitutional usages of Parliament. We believe that when the prece• dents are looked into it will be found that Parlia mentary practice is all in favour of the free action of the Peers, and we are told that Lord Eversley, the late Speaker of the House of Commons, will give his great authority to the opinion that by throwing out this bill the Lords will trench upon no privilege of the House in which he so long presided. Lord Monteagle, who has initiated the opposition to the Government measure, is himself a Whig, and he will be supported by some of the staunchest adhe rents and most prominent members of that party. There is, therefore, no ground for describing this as a Tory onslaught upon the liberties of the people. If it is to be done, it is well that there should be the means of satisfying the country that it is done without any wound to the constitution. If the boon which has been so long and so confidently promised us is now to be deferred, it will be no satisfaction to us that it should become the cause of a contest between the two houses, which, instead of only embarrassing our business, would stop all the business of' the country.—Times. tution for Sheltering Females Discharged from Pri son, and for the support of 94 "lunatic idiots" formerly in the House of Industry, ending with the salary of a minister and the supply of water to the poor from a public fountain. Lastly comes the vote of £39,747 for Dissenting ministers in Ireland. This is the last of the estimates at present issued ; the estimate for special and temporary objects is yet to come. HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE AND SIX CHILDREX AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT. PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY. One of the most frightful murders which we have had to record for years past was committed in the Isle of Wight yesterday morning, and has caused the greatest excitement to prevail for miles round. It appears that a man named George Whit worth had been for some years in the army, and had seen much service during that time, and on various occasions had been wounded, once rather severely in the head. On account of his general good conduct and the useful services he had rendered he was appointed head-gunner at Sandoss n Fort, as ❑ear as can be ascertained, about the middle of last year. He had a residence in the fort, and lived with his wife and family, which consisted of six children. They appeared always to live on the very best terms ; but at times the unfortunate man showed by his conduct some slight aberration of in tellect, and from these, and his incoherences on several occasions of late, it was feared that the wounds he had received in his head had impaired his mind. There was nothing, however, to lead to any apprehension that he would harm himself or any other person. Yesterday, at noon, the unfortunate man was noticed near the fort by some of the Coast guardsmen, and his peculiar conduct attracted their attention. He held his hand to his throat, and moaned, and behaved in such a manner as to cause them to imagine that something was wrong. Several men spoke to him, but he answered them incoherently, and said to one man in the Coastguard service that some man had got down the chimney and murdered his wife and all his children. He seemed very much affected; and one of the men asked him what was the matter with his throat, when he replied that it was only a scratch. He walked away, and was followed by the Coast-guards men to a piece of ground used as the playground for the men at the fort. There he repeated his ex traordinary statements about a man getting down the chimney, and murdering his wife and six chil dren. The men, then, for the first time, observed blood trickling from his throat very rapidly. This confirmed their suspicions that something was wrong, and they insisted on examining the place, and then they found that there was a frighful gash in his throat, though it did not reach the more vital ar teries. The men then had very little doubt that the poor fellow had committed some awful deed, and they went to the house in which he resided, and saw there a scene of the most horrifying description. In various rooms were found the bodies of his poor wife and five of his children, all with their throats cut in the most frightful manner. A knife found near the body of the eldest girl, and covered with blood, clearly showed what had been the weapon used to carry out this diabolical and wholesale slaughter. Nor was this all, for the dead body of an infant only a few months old was found lying on a bed. Strange to say, there were no marks of violence whatever on the body, and the opinion of the medical gentle men who were called is that the baby was suffocated. Medical aid was called in without a moment's delay, but all the poor creatures were past human aid. The police authorities were called in, and Whitworth was given into their custody, with orders for his wounds to be seen to. The premises were locked up and taken charge of by the police until the coroner's in vestigation shall have been held. There seems to be no assignable cause for the commission of this fright ful tragedy ; but the general impression is that the poor fellow was not in a sane state of mind. He does not appear to have had any ill-feeling to wards his victims, for the whole family lived most happily togethe, and he had gained the respect of all with whome he came in contact since his ap pointment at the fort. MB GUNBOATS. The following are the names of the gunboats at Haslar, with the names of their builders, the date of their launching, and the date of their being hauled up underneath the Haslar sheds : REPAIRS COMPLETED. RDERS. Feb. 15 Feb. 22 March Feb. 21 THE INQUEST. The inquest was taken at the Fort, on Saturday, at 2 o'clock, before Blake, Esq., Coroner for the Isle of Wight, when the following evidence was taken : . John Diash, sworn, stated he is sergeant in the Isle of Wight Artillery, stationed at Sandown. He knew Sergeant Whitworth and his wife. He was master gunner at the fort—in fact, in charge of it. Witness had seen the bodies but could not identify the whole of them. The wife and two elder girls he knew well. He last saw the mother and infant alive on Tuesday last. The family lived in a tene ment inside the fort. On the previous day, while on the parade at the barracks, which is half a mile from the fort, Whitworth was seen running up. He staggered in his gait. Several officers were standing together. He ran up to Capt. Robertson and fell on his knees. He had his hands clasped to his throat and talked in a very excited manner. He took some papers from his breast pocket, which he gave, with other things, to Capt. Robertson. He then ran into the officers' quarters. He speedily came out again, when Major Gordon called for some men to take him to the hospital. Witness went with him. Observed his face and hands were bloody, but could not see his throat. Witness then ran down to the fort and went into the house. There were footmarks of blood in both lower rooms and on the stairs. He went into the bedrooms, and on the floor he saw an old sword, some papers, and pools of blood all round. He found the body of the woman and three children on one bed, and on the other three other children. The throats of all of them were cut, and they were cold and stiff. They were all in their night-clothes except the mother— she was dressed with the exception of her boots and cap. She was lying on the bed with her breast out as if she had been suckling the baby lying near her. They looked as if they had not been disturbed in their sleep, as they were all more or less covered with clothes. There was a large quantity of blood on the bed, particu larly on the pillows. The second eldest girl had blood on her feet as if she had been standing in it. There was also a white-handled razor lying on the floor. Blood had spurted on the walls, bedpost, and window. There were also handmarks of blood on the doorpost and handle. There were two foot marks in blood down stairs, one appeared large, as if made by naked feet, while the other was much smaller and appeared to be the mark of a foot with a stocking on. Witness saw Whitworth again in the hospital in the evening. He was talking to the men attending on him. He said, " Poor little Bobby is gone." The man then asked him the names of his children. He said, " Ellen, Lizzy, Molly, Freddy, Willie, and Bobby," and that the eldest was 12 years old. In witness's opinion the sword had not been used. Captain Whichcote Manners, sworn, stated he was in charge of the fort. He knew Sergeant Whitworth. He was an odd man. He always appeared to have some grievance, mostly against Engineer officers. He once said he possessed some forged documents, which, if exposed, would trans port some of them. He had a great desire to remain at the fort, to complete his time of service, which wanted only about nine months. About two o'clock yesterday he ran into the barrack yard in a very excited state. He threw himself on his knees, and exclaimed, addressing Captain Robertson, " For God's sake, sir, preserve me." He then got up and handed some papers, his watch, and some money, to Captain Robertson, and then said, " He has used me d rea df u l ly , he held a pistol to my head, and threatened to shoot me if I did not cut my throat," at the same time puffin. , down hiscoat collar, which wa s bl oo d y . H e was then taken to the hospital. Several started off with witness for the fort, where the words were too truly verified. On seeing him again in the hospital, in the course of his talk, which was incoherent at t imes, he said, "My wife was a good woman. I have nursed her for a fortnight, and she has nursed me. We were a loving family." He rambled about the state of the fort. The gates of the fort are shut every night at half-past 9 o'clock. On Thursday evening witness came into the fort with other officers about 10 o'clock, and finding, on inquiry, that all were in, ordered the servant in charge to go to bed. The officers sat chatting for about two hours before they retired. They heard nothing of any kind to call their attention. He had since looked over all the papers found in the house, bat there were none which in any form justified the remark which Ser geant Whitworth had made. - Robert Hoar, a commissioned boatman in the coast guiad service stated that when on duty yes terday in the high road he saw Whitworth running and asked him what was the matter. He put out his hand and said, " Horrid ; they have murdered my six children and poor wife. I have been watch ing these two nights, and there is a man standing down there with two pistols in his hand. They are all dead. I am going to the barracks and will see you when I come back." Witness ran to the fort immediately, where he met the other witness, and found things as described. A sword and razor found in the house, and both covered with blood, were produced. Robert Henry Leesen, sworn—l am a surgeon, practising at Sandown. Yesterday, about three o'clock I saw Sergeant Whitworth at the barracks. He had a severe cut across the throat, made with a somewhat blunt instrument. If this razor was used it would make the wound I found in his throat. I think it was done with the right hand and self-in flicted. He has not separated any important vessels but he must have lost much bl oo d, My attention was directed to the wound, and though I made him speak I did not heed what he said. He seemed un conscious of his actions. He was in a partial state of collapse when I saw him, but he had been much excited. I then came down here and saw the bodies of his wife and children. I examined them. I found the woman with the windpipe completely severed, together with the larger vessels and the nerves. The wound was six inches long, and very deep. I found no bruises or punctured wounds. The hands were not cut nor did there appear any sign of resistance. If it was done when she was asleep she had not time to wake up, as the wound would cause death in two or three minutes. In the same bed I found the body of a boy two or three years old. He was in a doubled-up position, such as might have been caused by pain, or by being doubled up while warm and thrown there. His throat was cut from ear to ear. I also found on the same bed a girl about eleven years old. She was lying with her head on a pillow at the opposite end of the bed. Her throat was cut eight inches long. I should say that after the skin was severed several cuts were made to so sever and separate the integuments and all the large vessels. There was also a young child lying on the same bed with a very severe cut across the throat, extending from side to side behind the angle of the lower jaw to the end of the same jaw. It gives one the idea that the child was held in an upright position, and cut with the sword. It was not possible to inflict the wound in a lying position, nor with the razor. I ought to remark that the eldest girl on this bed had blood on her feet. I then examined the bodies on the other bed. The first was a girl about 13 years of age. I found her on her side as if she had thrown herself on the bed in despair, or had been thrown on. I found a severe wound in her throat. It was a mutilated wound. Either of these instru ments drawn more than once across the throat would have done it. I found stockings on her feet saturated with blood, her toes protruding from the ends. I also saw footmarks down stairs which cor respond with the size and shape of the foot, and distinctly showing the web and fabric of the stock ing. On the same bed was a child about three years old, a boy. There was a wound in his throat most likely inflicted by the point of a razor. It was a cleaner wound than the other. I think the child must have been asleep when it was done. There was also a girl about ten years of age in this bed with a wound in her throat about six inches long, dividing the large vessels and nerves. It was a jagged wound, and might have been inflicted by either of these instruments. I think very likely he used the pillows to smother their cries, if any. In each .case the wounds I have described were the cause of death, and they were not self-inflicted. In addition to the child's foot prints of which I have spoken, I observed also some of a man's foot. I have examined Whitworth's foot, and the footmarks correspond, It is also evi dent to me he walked about both with and without his stockings. The stockings produced would, from the nature of the fabric, have left the impres sions I have noticed. I should say the bodies had been dead about fifteen hours when I saw them. _ Superintendent Campbell produced a letter which he found in the house in Whitworth's handwriting, addressed to the general commanding the south western district, requesting he might be allowed to remain during his time, as when he was last moved, not having a War-office warrant, he did not get his expenses. He also produced another paper found on the floor of the room, written in pencil, which ran thus :—" Infernal plot. Sandown, May 17, 1860. Sergeant Whitworth's wife and six children all murdered." The Coroner having addressed the jury, they re tired, and shortly returned a verdict of wilful mur der against William Whitworth in each case. He was committed under the coroner's warrant. CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES. The charges for the colonial, consular, and other foreign services, which occupy Class V. of the Civil Service Estimates, amount to £484,012, an increase of £55,302 upon the vote of last year ; but this in crease, which is caused by the amount of the charge for Consols, is described as required in order to meet .accumulated deficiencies of former grants, and not, therefore, due to a growing expendi ture. The estimate opens with about a dozen items for as many colonies, amounting to £113,441, chiefly for the salaries of governors, magistrates, and other functionaries, but for ecclesiastics in the case of British North America. The charge for forts and establishments on the western coast of Africa, Sierra Leone, and Gambia, and the Gold Coast, is £10,230, and for our two youngest colonies, Labuan and British Columbia, .£6,655 and £30,000. The charge for the latter is less by £12,998 than last year's vote, but very little information is given. After mention has been made of the sums required for the salaries of the Governor and Commissioner of Lands, and the colonial pay of the Royal Engineers, the remaining £16,000 is stated to be needed to repay the amount of bills drawn by the Governor in 1859, "to meet the various current demands inevitable at the outset of a large new colony." These votes (£113,441) are followed by one of £12,272 for the emigration establishment in this country, almost entirely for salaries for the B oar d in London and emigration officers at ports of depar ture. Next come the two votes caused by the slave trade; the first of £12,000, for the support of cap tured negroes and liberated Africans, and for con veyance to the West Indies ; the second, of £10,750, for the mixed commissions established under trea ties with foreign Powers for suppressing the traffic in slaves. The heaviest part of the estimate, the consular expenditure, follows :—the vote for Con suls abroad is £262,229, an apparent increase over last year's vote of no less than £105,825, but in reality, after deducting £94,000 for former deficiencies now made good, and allow ing for fees in future to be carried to the public account, the increase is but £3,173 for the salaries deemed inadequate, and the real charge for Consuls for the year becomes £120,577, together with £39,000 for contingencies or allowances for special services and journeys, in terpreters and guards, chapels and burial grounds and hospitals, and some office expenses. A separate vote is taken in addition for the establishments in China, Japan, and Siam, £23,320; but in truth the expenditure of the year will be £63,320, there being £40,000 in hand, which will be applied to this service. In China, Hongkong and the nine consulates cost £47,538, the three establishments in Japan £10,903, and Siam £4,879. The last vote, £50,000 for extraordinary expenses of Ministers at foreign Courts (£lO,OOO of it to make good a defi ciency on former grants), is for telegrams, journeys, interpreters, and the like, Turkey taking the lion's share. Class VI. of the Sivil Service Estimates comprises the superannuations and retired allow ances which are voted annually by Parliament, with a number of gratuities for charitable and other purposes, the total amount being £253,610, an increase of £10,816 above last year. The bulk of the vote and the increase of the year are in the first item of £177,713 for superannuations and retired allowances. The largest addition to the superan nuations within the past 12 months is one in the department of the Court of Queen's Bench—a grant of £2,000 a year to " the Queen's coroner and at torney." A very large portion of these annual pay ments arises out of the revision of offices, which has brought such a large burden in the shape of compensations, Some of which appear in the ac counts of the Consolidated Fund, while others are paid out of the revenue of the office reformed, and to the extent of about £77,000 a year they are in this estimate, the other £lOO,OOO of the first vote being for superannuations. Two votes which fol low are in course of gradual diminution—one of £1,140 for Toulonese and Corsican emigrants, Ame rican Loyalists, and others who have claims for ser vices performed ; and of £3,353 for Polish refugees, and distressed Spaniards who rendered service in the Peninsular war. There is also a vote of £4,081 for charges formerly on the civil list, well described as " miscellaneous," for they include (the chief item) charities to necessitous persons in Scotland, allowance to French refugees, aid to Lampeter College, repairs of Berwick-bridge, and some other things. A vote follows of £325 in aid of the Refuge for the Destitute (for 25 young females received on their release from prison), succeeded by one of much greater magnitude—£ls,B6s for hospitals in Dub lin, being " the sums recommended by the commis sion of inquiry appointed in 1855 in pursuance of the report of the committee of the House of Com mons of 1854." For these hospitals the entire sum stated to be expected from voluntary sub scriptions during the year is little over £l,OOO, in addition to grants from the corporation amounting to £6OO, and the interest of some endowments settled upon them; they appear to depend mainly for their support upon Parliament. There is also a vote of £8,847 for charitable allowances in Ireland ; the authority for half the vote is that it is or was "charged on the Concordatum fund," and the rest of the items are of a mixed character, including grants to the Hospital for Incurables, the Female Orphan-house, the Insti- UNDERGOING REPAIRS. 60 Brave Laird, Birkenhead., 60 Foam Wigram, Northam. GO Wave DO. 60 Albacore White, Cowes. 60 Amelia Do. . Feb. ➢lay June April May TILE PAPER DUTIES. The promised repeal of the Paper Duties is in a bad way. Its friends will have to roll that stone up hill again for many a session before their task is done. The matter has been in bad hands. It required much more delicate treatment than it has received at the hands of Sergeant Parry and Mr. Bright and Ingram, and the other gentlemen who have undertaken to do this work for us. Perhaps, if Mr. Milner Gibscrn had been allowed to work it out in his own mild-tempered method it might have slipped through ; perhaps, if Mr. Gladstone could have been persuaded to make it part of a less revolutionary Budget it might have passed. But all its most active friends have been cruel to it. Mr. Bright has attempted to make it a popular cry, and to carry it through the Legislature by force. Unfortunately, the suaviter in modo is not his gift, and the fortiter in re is not, in this in stance, his opportunity. Mr. Gladstone has brought it into invidious competition with the Tea Duties and the Income Tax, and has allowed it to crop out as the incorporate representative of a financial deficiency, and as the parent of a Shilling Income Tax in the year to come. Sergeant Parry has managed to identify it with an empty insult to the House of Lords. Some other gentlemen have cast upon it a strong suspicion of mere self-seeking. Al together it has been ill served by its supporters, and what might possibly have been accomplished by prudent and gentle conduct has been brought to certain loss by the violence, intemperance, and too unabashed selfishness of those who most vehemently desire it. It is now, indeed, said that the division to-night will show a majority of not, less than 30 peers against the b;11. As cne of the class most interested we have great reason to regret that this ehould be so. We had made all our arrangements for another state of things, and nothing can be more noxious to the regular adminstration of an immense establishment than the uncertainty which has lasted for some time, and which it now seems is to be indefinitely pro longed. But in a free country they who would effect any object must note the flood and ebb of public opinion. It is by the prevailing sen timent of the nation, and not by the loud or fi erce cry of a section, that public measures are influenced. When the national sympathy is fully engaged a threat or a defiance may roll through the land like an earthquake ; when the people look on in apathy loud talking is simply ridiculous. Such is the case at this moment, and Mr. Bright and his friends have assured the Lords of this unwelcome fact. On Saturday the winnawings of that very mis cellaneous gathering which met at St. Martin's hall went up to Lord Derby to turn him from his avowed purpose of throwing out this Paper Duties Repeal Bill. Like other proceedings of our too zealous friends, this was not very wise. Even Mr. Bright, who is not usually remarkable for his judgment, seems to have seen the absolute folly of this pro ceeding. The Falstaff who had gathered these fol lowers shrank from marching through Coventry with them. It was tolerably evident to any one that Lord Derby, who is not officially responsible to any popular meeting for his opinions, would never have consented to receive at his private house a set of strangers who had publicly derided the House of Lords as an " anomaly," unless he believed that he could very effectually answer them and da mage their cause. Perhaps Lord Derby calculated that by making as conspicuous as possible the com position of the body who were agitating this ques tion he should convince the public that the Lords had to deal only with a class seeking to evade a tax. This has turned out very much as he must have an ticipated. With the exception of Sergeant Parry there is no one named among the gentlemen who appeared in such unexpected numbers in St. James's square who is not avowedly writhing under the in cidence of this tax. They are all publishers or paper makers or penny newspaper proprietors. There is not even one eminent author among them, not an histo rian, poet, or even novelist. There is not a President of a Literary Society, or even of a Mechanics' Insti tute. There is no one who is only indirectly interested as an author, or as a purchaser, or as a reader. The agitation is confined strictly to those who actually pay paper duty. There was much RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. Sir W. C. Ross, R.A.—The will and eni!leil of Sir William Charles Ross, of Fit zro; -square, Lon don, portrait-painter to her Majesty, were proved in the Principal Registi y, on the 14th of May, by John Wormald, Esq., and David Barclay Chapman, Esq., the two executors - . Sir Edward Filmer, Bart., since deceased, was also an executor. The person alty sworn under £25,000. It is quite a family disposition, with the exception of an annuity of .C2O to Adeline Cull, a faithful attendant upon him for many years. There is an anunity of £4O to the widow of his late brother John Ross. He leaves the residue of his property to be invested, and the interest given amongst the following members of his family who may survive him—viz., his father, his brother Hugh, and his two sisters Maria and Magdalene ; and, on the demise of the last survivor of them, then the principal to be divided amongst his first and second cousins, as enumerated in his will, which bears date the 25th of August, 1848, and the codicil the 2d of March, 1858. His death occurred on the 20th of January last, aged 66. Sir Charles Fairlie, Bart.—The will of Sir Chas . Cuningham Fairlie, Bart., formerly residing at Clarges-street, Piccadilly, but late of 34, Thurloe square, Brompton, was proved in London by his daughter Rosa Cuningham, widow, the sole execu trix, and to whom he has left the whole of his estates, both real and personal, absolutely. Sir Charles died on the Ist of June last, at the age of 79. The will bears date the sth of July, 1855. Chief Justice Wylde.—The will and codicil of the Hon. Sir John Wylde, Knt., D.C.L., late of Hope ville, Cape of Good Hope, Chief Justice of the colony, were administered to in London, on the 7th of May, by the Hon. William Field, the lawful attorney of the Hon. William Porter, her Majesty's Attorney-general at the Cape, Clarence Thomas Wylde, Esq., clerk to the Legislative Council, the son, and Edward Thomas Wylde, Esq., assistant registrar of the Supreme Court, the nephew, all re sidents of Cape Town, the executors. The per sonalty in England sworn under £7,000. Sir John has left an annuity to his wife, and liberal bequests to his friends and acquaintance in the colony, and bequeaths to his faithful servant and nurse, who has been most devoted in her attention to him during a long illness, a sum of £l2O or £l5O, as may be required, to purchase, for her a residence, she having a dread of becoming houseless. He has appointed his children residuary legatees—there were seven, three are dead, and their 'children are to take their deceased parents' share. The will was made in 1856, the codicil in 1857. This venerable judge had attained his seventy-ninth year.— Illustrated London News. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, 4- c. Colonial-Office.—The governorship of Ceylon has become vacant by the promotion of Sir Henry G. Ward. War-Office—Mr. Henry William Barber has been appointed a temporary clerk, and passed his examination. The Admiralty—Mr. Edgar Besant has been appointed a dockyard clerk, and passed his examination ; Mr. Frederick E. Eden Hooper has been appointed temporary clerk, London, and passed his examination; Mr. James Mudie has been appointed a temporary clerk, London, and passed his examination. Admiralty Registry office—Mr. J. G. Smith has been appointed a per manent clerk, and passed his examination. Audit- Office—Mr. F. a Court Bergne has been appointed to a clerkhsip, and passed his examination. General Post-office—Mr. George Good has been appointed clerk at Ipswich, and passed his examination. Prisons Department—Mr. Thomas Whicher has been appointed a third class clerk, and passed his examination. Customs—Mr. T. B. Bishop, super numerary clerk, has been appointed clerk in the Controller-General's office, London ; Mr. Joseph Hayton, third class clerk at Whitehaven, has been appointed seventh class clerk at Greenock. Inland Revenue Department—Stamps and Taxes Branch —Mr. Wm. Chadwick, surveyor of taxes at Bir mingham, has been promoted to be an inspector of taxes, and appointed to the Liverpool inspection ; Mr. Robert Pearson, surveyor at Hull, has been pro moted to the Birmingham district ; Mr. J. Mitchell, surveyor at Bradford, has been promoted to the Hull district ; Mr. J. C. Sells has been promoted from Kingston-on-Thames to Bradford ; Mr. T. S. Atkinson has been promoted from Knaresborough to Kingston-on-Thames; Mr. J. D. Webber has been promoted from Frome to Knaresborough ; Mr. Henry Nicholson has been promoted from Aylesbury to Frome; Mr. M. S. Watts, supernu merary surveyor, has been promoted to be a sur veyor, and has been appointed to the Aylesbury district. Excise Branch.—Mr. William Coomber, collector, Nottingham collection, has been appointed collector, Essex collection ; Mr. William Cronin, collector, Wales, east collection, has been appointed collector, Nottingham collection ; Mr. Thomas Beddoes, collector, Northampton collection, has been appointed collector, W a les east collection ; Mr. Robert Burton, surveying-general-examiner, has been appointed collector, Northampton collection ; Mr. Joseph Pacy, collector, Wor cester collection, has been appointed collector, Leeds collection ; Mr. William Mountford, collec tor, Bath collection, has been appointed collector, Worcester collection ; Mr. David Lawton, collector, Hereford collection, has be en appointed collecto r , Bath collection. East Indies.—Mr. R. Temple has been appointed commissioner for the introduction of paper currency ; Mr. A. K. Corfield, civil audi tor, Bombay, has been appointed civil auditor for Fort William, in the room of Mr. W. P. Palmer, permitted to resign the service ; Mr. R. W. Lod wick, civil auditor, North-west Provinces, has been appointed civil auditor for Bombay ; Mr. C. E. Chapman, civil auditor, Punjab, has been appointed ' civil auditor for the North-west Province; Mr. L. C. Probyn, first assistant to the Accountant- General, Bombay, has been appointed to officiate as civil auditor, Bombay, pending the arrival of M r . Lod-auditor, wick ; Mr. J. Christie, second assistant to the Ac countant-General, Bombay, has been appointed to act as first assistant, in the room of Mr. Prob3n.— (icil ~ , e rviee Gazette. A R031,-INll6' s'ASE. Some of the journals have stated that M. Berryer is to plead in French before the Probate Court at London. The case in which he is to appear is rela tive to the interpretation of a will, the following being the facts of the case :—ln 1789, an English gentleman named Anderson, travelling in France for his pleasure, made, at Nancy, the acquaintance of a young girl, Mdlle. Catherine Burthe, He fell passionately in love with her, and promised to marry her as soon as he should come into posses sion of his fortune ; she, on her part, pledged her self never to have any other husband. In 1793, Mr. Anderson being compromised for his Royalist opi nions, fled to Germany, being aided in getting away by the young woman, who was then for four years without seeing him, He, however, did not forget her. From 1793 to 1814 he wrote numerous letters to her, and each time enclosed bank notes or orders of money, but he never received any reply. In 1816 he returned to France, and went to Nancy to inquire after Catherine Burthe; but he could not obtain any information respecting her. In 1824 he sent an agent into France to inquire after her every where, but nothing could be discovered. In 1836 he caused an advertisememt to be inserted in the journal de Nancy, requesting her, if alive, or her heirs, if she was dead, to present themselves at the office of a certain notary named, to receive a com munication affecting their interests. This time be obtained a reply. Catherine Burthe, after Ander son's flight, had been obliged to come to Paris, and there she married M. Titon de la Neuville, who, after a time left her a widow with three children; One of her friends told her of the advertisement, and she, on applying to the notary, learned that it had been inserted by a wealthy Englishman. This led to a correspondence between her and Mr. Ander son, and the latter in consequence came to Paris. The two agreed to live under the same roof, and they had a grand establishment at Paris, and a country house at Nogent-sur-Marne. After Mr. Anderson's death, which took place some time ago, two wills were found, one executed at London, in 1843, leaving the bulk of his fortune to a nephew, and the other made some time after in France, bequeathing the larger portion to Mdnat .de laNeus ille, and appoint ing a Frenchman his executor. The nephew took legal proceedings before the French courts to have the second will set aside, but failed. As, however, the greater part of his uncle's possessions consist of real property in England, he has brought an action before the Probate Court to obtain the execution of the first will. In supporting his case it will be necessary to explain the French law on wills, and consequently to show (locus regit actum) for what technical reasons the French courts decided against him. It is on that account that he has obtained authorisation from the court for M. Berryer to plead in French. Mdme. de la Neuville, on her part, has obtained permission from the court to allow M. Malapert, another French advocate, to plead for her.—Ga/ignani. COUNTRY MARKETS. YORK. WAY 19. A limited show to-day, and the trade being brisk, buyers readily gave is more money. Barley quiet. Wheat, red .552 to 54s Oats.... 27s to 30s White do .56s to 60s I Beans 46s to 48s Barley .34s to 44s Peas ....—s to —s Malt, 68s to 70s per q r . ; r y e , 34 s p er qr. ; flour, 39s to 40s per sack. CAMBRIDGE—MAY 19. There was a fair supply of wheat, and, with a rather firm demand in the trade, white moved off at 53s to 565, red, 46s to 52s per 36 stone. There was a small show of barley to-day ; malting, 34s to 378 ; grinding, 32s to 348 per 30 stone. Oats at 24s to Os for new ; old oats, —s to —s. Beans in limited supply, and a steady sale —new, 40. to 48s ; old, —s to —s per 38 stone ; peas, 408 to per 36 stone. White cloverseed, 86. to 89s; red, 46s to 50s per quarter. STAMFORD—MAT 19. We had a moderate show of wheat yesterday, business steady, and prices ruled 1- higher. Wheat s2s to 56a I Oats.. 2ss to 30s White do 55 s t o 59s Beans 46s to 484 Barley .....40s to 45s I Ditto, old ........468 to 48s NORWICH—MAY 19. A moderate supply, and the wheat trade rather brisk ; prices 2s to 3s higher. White wheat 53s to 54s Red wheat 50s to 52s Malting barley... .428 to 46s 1 Chevalier barley 34s to 40s Distilling do.. ....258 to 27s 1 Oats.. 248 to as Flour, 35s to 35s 6d per sack from the miller. LEICESTER—MAY 19. There was a tolerable supply of wheat to-day, in fair condition, and trade steady. White wheat, 48s to 52s —red, 45s to 49s per 36 stone; a very fair inquiry for fine barley, grinding, 30s to 33s ; malting, 38s to 44s per qr. ; oats, 28s to 34s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 52s to new 42s to 46s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 33s I Seconds, 31s Thirds, 29s per 20 stone. NORTHAMPTON-MAY 19. At this corn-market wheat was in better supply, with a pretty fair sale, and at about the rates of this day se'n night, prices ranging from 53s to 56s for white, and 52s to 54s for red. There was a fair business passing in barley, malting 368 to 445, grinding 35s to 37s per qr. Oats in fair sale, the turn in seller's favour, quoted at 32s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans,' old, 48s to 50s ; peas, 40s to 465. Rye, 36 . s to 40s ; malt, 68s to 72s ; flour, 33s to 371 per sack. DUBLIN- With a dull trade to-day, t; ficant, at late rates : •MAY 18. ) business done was insigni s. d. s. d. I Wheat, white 33 0 to 35 0 Do., red 3l 0 to 33 0 Do., new 0 to 0 1 Barley Oats Do., black l5 0 to 15 6 s. d. e. d. Do., new — 0 to 0 B ere Rapeseed Oatmeal l5 0 to 17 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. May 19. Do. (via Marseilles) June 4. Bahamas and Havana (via New York).. .. June 7. Canada, &c. (via Cork) .. .. May 23. Cape of Good Hope, &c. . • .. June 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) June 2. Do. (via Marseilles) May 27. Gibraltar (via Southampton) • • May 25. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 2. Do. (via Marseilles) May 27. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. May 25. Do. (via Marseilles) May 19. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. .. June 5. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto May 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May 25. Do. (via Marseilles) • . May 19. United States, California, &c. (%ia Cork) May 24. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe • . May West Indies and Pacific, Carthgena, Cuba, &c. May 29. A SHIP STRUCK BY A SWORDFISH.—When the barque Maud, commanded by Mr. W. P. Briggs, of Tyne mouth, was between the Mauritius and Ceylon on her homeward voyage, she sprung a leak which was not produc tive of serious consequences. :.-he arrived in Tyne last week, and was put into the Middle Dock for repairs. It was thee discovered that the leak had been caused by a swordfish thrusting its formidable weapon through one of the planksunder the bilge. Apiece of the sword,. 9} inches in length was found firmly embedded i n th e pl an k, w hi c h had been much rent by the force of the shock. The bold little finny warrior bad no doub mistaken the hull of the ship for the body of a whale, and it is to be feared that he would only come off second best, if not worse—Sunderland Herald. • [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills and Oointment.— All the maladies incidental to spring can be prevented, checked in their course, or ultimately cured by these fine purifying and cooling medicaments. The Pills rouse the stomach, regulate the liver, stimulate the kidneys, and act gently on the bowels. The Ointment, rubbed over any part, penetrates the neighbouring organs, which it frees from all noxious and irritating humors, and, aided by the Pills, expels them. By these remedies the skin is cleansed of all freckles, spots, and disfigurements, without driving them inwards, or doing harm. It is wonderful how weak.. ness, low spirits, and enervation, give way to vigour and vivacity under a course of Holloway's medicines, which may be safely used at all times by both sexes. BIRTHS. oatd.,aua tb ot B te i r g . EDWAIIIDS.—On the 1 8 th inst., at Cheltenha m , Hooch I . n the Edward s, 13th the wife of gleswade, the wife of Fredk. Hove, Esq., of a son. U. Totcon.—On the 18th inst., at F a i r L ea, G reat Malvern, Aaj ifns the wife of Commander L. C. Tonge, R.N., of a sat. MARRIAGES. LE FEUVRE—KEELE.--On the 16th inst., at Highfield, Wm. Seward Le Feuvre, Esq., son of W. J. Le Feuvre, Esq., Southampton, to Rosina, daughter of the late J. R. Keele, Esq., of Southampton. RUSHFORTH—M'NEILL.—On the 10th init., at Brackah, Stranraer, N. 8., Daniel, third son of Richard Walker Rushforth, to Mary, youngest daughter of W. M`Neinf, of Brackah. DEATHS. ASHTON.—On the 18th inst., Samuel Ashton, Esq., of Oak lands, aged 56. AINSLIE.—On the 15th inst., Mrs. Ainslie, 1, Sussex cot tages, Camden-town, aged 86. BANNING.—On the 18th inst., Mr. John Banning, late of Mincing-lane, aged 80. GASH.—On the 18th inst., at Upper Holloway, Richard Gash, Esq., aged 56. HEAD.—On the 16th inst., the Rev. H. E. Head, rector of Feniton, aged 63. LLOYD.—On the 16th inst., at Hafod, near Mold, Flint shire, Edward Lloyd, Esq., aged 71. SOUTHWELL.—On the 2d inst., aged 32, at Montreal, Canada, from the effects of a fall from his horse, Marcus Richard, the only and much-loved son of the Rev. Marcus Richard Southwell, v car of St. Stephen's, St. Alban's. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUW , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun CEO), No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in thei county o f Middleeoz, Mcgclay a gay 21, 1860,; Wb vie th( ter sta To