The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-05 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS. STURMINSTER. • The annual meeting of this society took place on Thursday at Sturminster, and in the absence of the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P. owing to an acci dent in the hunting-field, Mr. H. K. Seymer, M.P. officiated as president. There was a capital show of stock, and a number of silver cups were awarded to the owners of the best animals. Premiums were also given to a num ber of labourers and domestic servants. and many of the gentry and leading agriculturists of the county afterwards dined together at the Crown Hotel. The usual loyal toasts having been drunk, the health of " the Members for the County" was given by Mr: M. Yeatman, son of the chairnian of the Dorset Sessions. -Mr. H. G. STURT. in returning thanks, said there were some questions of national interest to which he would briefly allude—these were the dif ficulties in China and America, the state of our re lations with France, the question of entering into a Congress, and last, though not least, the subject of Parliamentary reform. These were all delicate ques tions, but if they were dealt with in a straightfor ward manner the difficulties with which they were surrounded would be surmounted with credit to the Ministry and with advantage to the country. He said this because he had observed during the time he had been in Parliament that Governments had fallen and Cabinets crumbled to pieces through a sheer lack of common sense in not asking or caring about the public opinion of the country. He would give them an example, and ask if his statement was not fortified by facts and corroborated by evidence. He would take first the Government of Lord Pal merston which preceded that of Lord Derby. If Lord Palmerston had come to him or any other gen tleman present, and said, " We have received a me nacing, if not an insulting despatch from the French Government, but as we are in alliance with the French we do not intend to answer it," what: would have been the reply?" Why this—" Noble viscount, you may answer that despatch or not as you like, but if you don't the moment Parliament meets out you go. (Laughter.) Not to allude to one side more than another, he would go to the Government of Lord Derby. If Lord Derby had said, "We are going to bring forward a Reform Bill, by which we are going to disfranchise 300,000 freeholders," he should have replied, "My dear Lcrd Derby, you may bring forward your Reform Bill, but you have just about as much chance of carrying it as you have of discovering the philosopher's stone." He mentioned this because he understood—and he would tell them this, a Cabinet secret—that there had been considerable difference in the Cabinet on the subject of the Peiho expedition. Four or five members of the Government had opposed the send ing. out of any naval or military expedition, or the claiming of any sort of indemnity from the Chinese Government. Had their recommenda tions, however, been adopted he believed that the existence of the Government would not have been worth a fortnight's purchase after the meeting of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) He didn't know what Lord Palmerston would have - said, but he (Mr. Sturt) should have said, " Those couples want draughting." (Laughter.) Well, the more vigorous policy had succeeded, and we were about to engage the Chinese, in company with the French. He himself was rather opposed to our engaging in any military expedition with the French, because in the Crimea we got all the fight ing and they got all the glory —we got all the kicks and they got all the halfpence. (Laughter.) He did not blame the Government, under the circum stances, for what they had done, but he hoped that orders would be given to our generals that if this or that fort were to be taken it should be done by our own men, and that if we won, as of course we should, that the credit due to the victory would not be swallowed up in the flowery reports of oar Imperial ally. (Cheers.) Having thus touched upon our Imperial ally, he was almost compelled to say a ,word upon our rela tions with France. He had no hesitation in saying that the Emperor Napoleon was a very expensive ally, for there was not a gentleman present who was not in the habit of paying large sums of money solely on account of the policy of his Imperial Ma jesty. Within the last eight or ten years the Em peror had increased his navy to a most unprecedented extent, and as a necessary consequence we had been obliged to increase our own. Would they believe it, that since the war of 1815 we had spent £300,000,000 on our navy ? Still, it was so, and the mere mention of the figures was enough to make his hair stand on end. It was difficult to know what to do, but at pre sent oar alliance with France was like one person greeting another with his right hand and holding a revolver behind him with his left. (Ch eers .) T e Government, however, had taken every precaution, and had exerted every influence to avert the impend ing danger. They had given countenance for instance to the formation of rifle corps, which was a very capital movement. It ought to be encouraged throughout the length and breadth of the lend, for the panics by which England was occasionally seized were humiliating to the country. (Cheers.) He thought we ought to take such steps to put the country in such a state of defence that it might defy the world in arms ; and he was certain that every person present would be ready to make any sacrifice to bring about such a result. (Hear, hear.) They had heard something of a general disarmament, but he hoped_the answer of the Government would be, although in more diplomatic language, " Catch a weasel asleep." (Hear, hear.) It was all very well for the French, with their system of conscrip tion, to make such a proposition. The French Em peror had only to write a few lines to raise as many soldiers as he liked ; but it must be remembered that in this country the raising of an army was a work of time. (Hear.) No doubt we were Eying in mo mentous and critical times, and ho hoped that in the ensuing session the Conservative party would offer no factious opposition to the existing Govern ment. Parties in the House of Commons were, no doubt, evenly balanced, and there would probably be great temptations to a trial of strength in the ensuing session, but he himself would be no party to a factious vote as loam as the Government kept us prepared against every foe. (Cheers.) With regard to the subject of Parliamentary reform, he said the necessity of a change had been acknow ledged by all parties, and therefore the sooner the question was set at rest the better. That question would doubtless be the battle-ground of the ensuing session. He had no doubt the Government would bring in a Reform Bill, hut he was afraid that his party (the Opposition) ;would attempt to make po litical capital out of it. It was a most dangerous question. The country was quiescent it was true ; but in his opinion that was the very time to legis late u:)on it. He only hoped the Government would ' bring in a moderate bill, and one which would set the country at rest for the next 25 years. Not withstanding the temptations there might be to turn out the. Government, it was the bounden duty of every Conservative, and of every man who called himself a Conservative, to support such a measure, and to assist in carrying it into effect. (Cheers.) Mr. KER SEYMER said he had lately read in the Economist that county members at all the agricul tural meetings were raising the war cry in order to avoid disagreeable questions between landlord and tenant. Now, he (Mr. Seymer) was not aware that there was at this moment any disagreeable questions between landlord old tenant ; if there were, he should have no hesitation in discussing them. He had already dealt with every question that could possibly arise —rents, poor-rates, cottages, game laws—without the slightest hesitation; but he must say that, although it might be desirable to talk in , public on public questions, a great deal inoropight be done in five minutes' conversation between landlord and tenant than by all the discus sions that could possibly take place at agricultural meetings: (Cheers.) Having already exhausted those topics he would proceed to offer a few re marks on the subjects broached by Mr. Sturt. They all knew that the English were a peaceable people, that they were capital fighters, but that they would a thousand times rather go on improving the breed of cattle and on making a steady, quiet, commer cial, and manufacturing progress than go to war. We had no wish to send out a single man to invade France or any other country ; but, while such was the feeling on this side the channel, he regretted to say that there were thousands on the other side who would like nothing better than a "go" at this country. That was exactly the difference between the two nations—we wished for peace and the other wi s h e d f or war, and more particularly for war with thi s country. Our French neighbours, a rs, who possessed many excellent qualities, were so restless that, having upset halta-dozen Govern. ments of their own, they now wished to disturb the peace of E trope, and We had therefore become alarmed. TI ds time last year Europe was in a state of profound p: !ace. Everybody knew at that time that Austria did not govern her Italian provinces as. she ought, but the mere fact of that misgovernment could have ahbrded no ground of offence to France, and Franco liad no more right to ;o to war with Austria t:tatt ':with England: And yet, at the be- ginning of January the French Emperor came out with a warlika speech, and it was evident from that time that Frv.n ce was determined to pick a quarrel with Austria.. That quarrel had resulted in war, and we were , told that it was all for an idea. Now, people who v ren t to war for an idea were most dan gerous enen %!..es, for it was impossible to say what the next idea niight be. (Hear, hear.) We Eng lish were prr etical men ; if we went to war it was for a substantial interest, but when another country went to war for an idea we could never be safe. The next ides might be to avenge Waterloo, and that, he belie ed, was the idea of France. If so, we must look out for squalls. (Hear, hear.) ,If he were asked his opinion, he should say that the whole matter rested with ourselves. His belief was that the Emperor of the French was a wary and clever man, and that he bad no desire himself for a war with England ; but he was obliged to do that which was necessary to keep him on his throne. (Hear; hear.) He might have no desire to attack or invade this country, but it must be remembered that the army was his master, and that if the feel ing of that army was in favour of war, he must engage in it. It therefore rested with ourselves to show such a bold front that, whatever the desire might be, the actual operation of invasion should not take place. (Cheers.) The Emperor Napoleon was too prudent - a man to think seriously of invad ing England unless he had, or thought he had, the command of the Channel, for without such an advan tage he would soon lose all communication with France and his army would have to surrender as prisoners of war. It was therefore highly important that we should look to our fleet: (Cheers.) But, sup posing it possible, as had been suggested, for. the French fleet and the French army to slip' over in a fog, he believed that such a spirit had been aroused among the general population as would show the e nemy that we were prepared to resist foreign aggression to the last. (Cheers.) Looking at the great interests we had to defend, he would say , w o will continue to arm, and we will not disarm. (Cheers.) He highly approved of the rifle movement, and ha would tell them why. If the French Em peror talked about a mutual di s armament, he could not ask us to disarm our volunteers, who, to a great extent, had been at the expense of their own equip ment. (Cheers.) As long, therefore, as we had 200,000 or 300,000 men ready tofight for the coun try he thought we should do pretty well. (Cheers.) At all events, he thought our position was better than it would have been if the alarm had not been excited; and he was not one of those who thought the language of the English press had been pro ductive of harm. Expressions might have been used with reference to the French Emperor which all must regret, but he believed that the repeated appeals of the press had had the effect of bringing about the volunteer rifle movement. (Hear, hear.) It was hard for Englishmen to realise the idea of being attacked by a foreign enemy, but having at last realised such an idea, woe betide the enemy that dared to assail them. (Cheers.) These were his feelings on the great topic of the day. He should not detain them on the question of Parlia mentary reform, because he thought it rather a bore and should have been content without it. The China qunstion. was an important one, and the Ame rican dispute was of a somewhat ticklish character; ha should not, therefore, touch upon it, more par ticularly as the Americans were so sensitive that a joke in an English novel was almost calculated to bring about a war between the two countries. (Laughter.) All he would say was—let us take care to defend our shores, and let us hope that no thing will occur to prevent a continued cultivation of that good feeling among neighbours which social gatherings like the present have a tendency to pro duce. (Cheers.) Several toasts of a local character were after wards given, and the speakers, one and all, ex pressed a very strong feeling in favour of the volunteer movement. LEICESTER. His Grace the Duke of Rutland presided at the annual dinner of the Leicestershire Agricultu:al Society on Friday night, supported by Lord Ber ners, Lord Curzon, M.P., and about 200 of the gentry and agriculturists of the county. The noble CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The Army and Navy," said—lt is needless for me to ad vert to their past heroic achievements, they are en graven in the hearts of every Englishman ; and as to the future, I am quite sure that if their services should ever be called for, which I pray God that they may not be, they will act with the same bra very as they have ever shown. (Cheers.) Gentle men, there is also another corps whose health should be drunk on this occasion; with the health of the Militia and the Yeomanry Cavalry we will also drink the health of the Volunteer Rifle Corps. (Great cheering.) There is at the present moment, gentlemen, a great movement going on in this coun try. There is very considerable alarm caused by the feeling that our . defences are not in a perfect state, that this country might be invaded by a foreign PoWer, and that that Power would be France. (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I wish here to say that I, for one, have not shared in the apprehensions that have been so generally enter tained by my countrymen. (Cheers.) lam now speaking, mind, my own individual opinion, which is worth nothing more than the individual opinion of any man in this room. But I repeat again that I, for one, think that we have been alarmed rather needlessly. (Hear, hear.) I say this, gentlemen, because I think that, if the Emperor of the French had ever seriously contemplated the invasion of this country, a man of his sagacity, of his foresight, and of his intellect would not have allowed the op portunity to slip that was presented during the time of the Indian mutiny. If he had contemplated such a thing as the invasion of this country, that was the time, that was the opportunity that he would naturally have seized upon. ("Hear, hear," and cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I don't wish to be misunderstood. By no means do I decry the mili taryardour of the country—by no means do I decry the volunteer rifle movement ; on the contrary, I give it my earnest and most sincere support. (Loud cheers.) But the ground on which I rest my sup port is this—Formerly our defence was the ocean and our fleet. (Hear, hear.) Circumstances, time, steam, and science have swept away our defences. (Hear, hear.) Formerly it was impossible for an army to land here without having to encounter, in a naval engagement, a superior fleet. That is no longer necessary. It is now possible in a few hours to land an enormous army in this country. (Hear.) But, gentlemen, when I say, therefore, for God's sake let us put this country in an efficient state of defence—let us call cut the militia, encou rage the rifle corps, and do all we can to make our selves safe—l may also, let us not in the same breath, which is not necessary, abuse the ruler whom the French people have chosen, or run down the church which they choose to support. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I am rejoiced to hear that you accord with me in these sentiments, because I am quite sure that these are the sentiments that become a great and powerful country like England. Gentle men, I may be told that the press of France is en couraging and fomenting the invasion of this coun try, but my answer to that is, look to our own press. What provocation is not our press giving ? And if there is a feeling in France—and I fear to some extent it is true—against this country, I ask whether it has not been mainly fomented, and whether it is not mainly owing to the vituperative language that has been used by the press of Eng land ? Gentlemen, I beg to propose to you the health of "The Army and Navy." (Cheers.) Viscount CunzoN responded to " The Members for the County," observing that though the rule for the exclusion of politics was rather hard, he should bow to it on this occasion, and would simply say will regard to the state of the continent, he hoped we should not be drawn into this congress. (Hear.) We had nothing to do with the war, however we. might sympathize with Italian independence, and let those who got into it get out of it the best way they could. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, in giving the, toast of the even ing," Success to the Leicestershire Agricultural Association," said—lt has given me the sincerest pleasure and greatest possible satisfaction to have the honour of presiding this evening at the anniversary of this society. But. gentlemen, as Lord Curzon has remarked, it is very difficult in these days fora person like myself, who has no practical knowledge of agri culture, and who has a very limited theoretical knowledge of it, to make a speech, if all other sub jects are excluded. But lam not so ready as my noble friend to submit to a rule which would pre vent my speaking upon any subject in which the interest of the farmer is bound up. (Hear, hear.) I know, gentlemen, that great authorities find fault when any member of the agricultural interest ven tures to go out of the routine system of the culti vation of farms, or the manner in which ploughs should he used. (A laugh,) But, gentlemen, it may be that those journals are anxious to prepare the agricultural mind for the new state in which it ap pears Mr. Bright intends to place us. (Laughter.) Mr. Bright evidently thinks it is no longer fitting that the agricultural body should have any political influence in this country of England. Mr. Bright made a speech yesterday evening, and by that speech I collect that, although the agriculturists are not any longer to have any political power, so far as I can understand the mass of figures with which he overwhelmed his Liverpool audience, he does not contemplate, while he relieves us from all responsibility and all power, that we should be re lieved from all taxes. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He says, " Gentlemen, I don't wish you to be dis turbed by the knock at the door of the candidate for your suffrages, but I have no objection to the tax-coltector coming to you and asking you for your money." I gather this, gentlemen, from the speech of Mr. Bright, because I see that be alludes to the tax on fire insurances, from which you are exempted, and he says the tax is a very great wrong. Mr. Bright talks of doing away with all indirect taxes, and be mentions a great number of them ; but I remarked that he never allndos to the malt tax, which is an indirect tax of a very large amount. Gentlemen, this is not, the place, the time, or the opportunity, in an after-dinner speech, to meet these arguments of Mr. Bright, but perhaps you will allow me generally to state my own con. viction that direct taxation is the very worst taxation you can have--(hear, hear)—that it THE Sittg, L6NDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 185% does press on the poor, not directll, but indi rectly—(hear, hear)—that it crushes the springs of prosperity and industry ; that it _drives capital abroad ; that it reduces the wages of the ,labourer, and that it is paid by the honest man but evaded by the dishonest. Perhaps you will allow me to give this general answer to Mr. Bright, not venturing at such a time as this to enter into de tails of the figures he has quoted. I would also make this further remark on Mr. Bright. In all his speeches he has held up America as the model that we are to copy. Mr. Bright says, "It is very hard"—he is always very plaintive if you don't agree with him—" that you take your inventions from America; if they invent a new gun, you have no difficulty in adopting it, if they build a new boat on a better line than your own, you have no diffi culty in adopting it; but the moment I say adopt their republican institutions, you fly off and say, We have a constitutional monarchy that we think gives us more liberty than any other State we know of." But if you adept the one, he says, why not adopt the other ? Mr. Bright forgets, however, that one of the main distinctions between this coun try and America is, that while we raise our reven ue partly by direct and partly by . indirect taxation, America raises the whole of her revenue by indi rect taxatian. (Hear, and cheers.) Mr. Cobden, who, I am sorry on account of the cause, was not able to be present at Liverpool yesterday, has lately been to America, but I doubt whether even with his eloquence he has been able to persuade the Americans to give up one jot of the prote c tion which they give to their manufacturers in that country. (Cheers.) Mr. Bright made another re . mark last evening. He thought there would be a millennium of happiness and prosperity; that all nations might be brought into one happy family, if you could do one thing, and that is, to do away with all the castom-houses. If we could do that, all war would subside ; we should fraternise, em brace the French, and be all happy together. (Laughter.) But Mr. Bright—though I observe he lectured the landed interest, and told as we ought to be very modest in ghat we said and did on this question of taxation, seeing what has happened— has not, I think, set us the example of modesty. He says, do away with all your custom-houses, and then you will have this fraternity. But almost, in the same breath, Mr. Bright takes credit for having re , pealed the coral-laws, and having initiated free trade measures in this country. Then how in com mon sense is it, if this has been accomplished by Mr. Bright and his friends, that there was never, I will venture to say, a year in which Europe was in so precarious a state, we in this country so much alarmed by invasion from our neighbours, and in which we have been so nearly dragged into a war with America ? (Cheers.) The noble duke, after a few other observations, thus concluded,—l am old-fashioned enoughlto think the most important thing in this country is the production of bread, and beef, and beer ; and I am also old-fashioned enough to think that the more we can raise in our own country, whether by means of associations like these, or by whatever means may be suggested, the more we shall conduce to the happiness, the wel fare, and the morality of the labouring people of this country. (Cheers.) A number of other toasts were given, and the proceedings terminated shortly before 9 o'clock. THE CONGRESS. (From the Times.) We regret to learn that after a full discussion of the subject by the Cabinet it hes been determined that Lord Palmerston shall notMattend the Congress as the Plenipotentiary of England. We had hoped that the obvious advantages resulting from the Premier's ronresentation of this country would have outweighed the inconvenience of his absence at an important time. However, the original plan is to be carried out, and Lord Cowley will attend to ex plain, and, as far as possible, enforce, the views of his Government among the Plenipotentiaries. It need not be said that the reasons which have dis suaded the Government from parting with their chief have reference to the very important business which must be transacted on the meeting of Parlia ment. The Congress assembles nominally on the sth of January, but practically and for real business not earlier probably than the 15th, while Parliament meets earlier than usual,—namely, on the 24th. Lord Palmerston must, then, either be absent dur ing the earlier part of the session, or there must be a change of plenipotentiaries, which would certainly be worse than laving everything to Lord Cowley from the beginning. We had anticipated the proba bility that the Government would be able to bring forward its minor measures at the outset of the session, and that the Reform Bill and other impor tant business might be deferred again until the re turn of the Premier. Ministers have, however, th6mg,ht that this would not be consistent with their duty, and we have no wish to differ from them on a matter respecting which they are the best judges. We only hope that the early day fixed for the meet ing of Parliament, and the determination of Lord Palmerston to be present at his post, indicate that the legislative business of the country is to be pro secuted vigorously and steadily. The two houses have, indeed, long arrears to make up. For three years running we have had Ministerial crises ; and, though in 1557 some measures were carried through by delaying the prorogation until the very end of August, yet this was an expedient which Parlia mentary nature could hardly bear, and it has not been repeated. The sessions of 1858 and 1859 have produced hardly anything, and there remain for next year the great question of the Reform Bill, the amendment of the Bankruptcy Law, and of the laws relating to the tenure and transfer of land, im portant questions connected with the national de fences, and the ever-pressing subject of our financial system. If the wisdom and vigour of the Govern ment and the patriotism of the Opposition allow these matters to be settled, we may perhaps be re conciled to the thought that England has lost some opportunity of extendin: - . , her principles on the Con tinent, and that she has failed to play in a general Congress that high part which belongs to her. We doubt, not however, that a part of the public will learn with a kind of satisfaction that no Pleni potentiary is to be " despatched" to Paris, but that Lord Cowley, being already there, merely attends as the representative of England, and makes our adhesion to the Congress as little conspicuous as possible. They will be glad, after all, it comes to this—that England, merely out of international courtesy, puts iu an appearance, and leaves Italian affairs to be settled by those more immediately con cerned. The doctrine of non-interference, they will say, to be possible, must be complete. It is impos sible that a country which sets out by saying that in no possible case will it interfere forcibly in Italian affairs can have the influence of those who are always ready to march an army into the plain of the Po ; and conversely, if England assumes it as necessary to her position that she should have a hand in regulating Italian destiny, it is certain that a time will come when she will be tempted to enforce her logic by a movement of the Mediterranean squadron, or, perhaps, the despatch of a few thousand troops. But these aruments, though reasonable enough, prove too much. They bring us to a conclusion which finds favour with many sensible men—that we should not join the Congress at all. If we have nothing to do with Italy, and if the policy which the nation enforced on its Government a few months since be the true one, no Plenipotentiary of England should sit in this Council of European diplomatists. As they fought without us, and made peace without us, so let them make up without us the quarrels be tween petty despots and their subjects. We own that this is a view which we have been much inclined to take, but it has not been a view which our Govern ment, after communications with the various Euro pean Powers, has felt willing to acquiesce in. Out of regard to the solicitations of France and the tradi tions which link together the community of States, the British Government has agreed to join the Con gress, and so there is an end of the question whether we should send a Plenipotentiary at all. What re mains now is to determine whether, since we are to be represented, we shall be represented efficiently. It certainly seems plain that, having once made up its mind to take part in the affairs of Italy, the English nation should send the best man it can find, and endeavour to make its influence as much as pos sible felt. This, we think, Lord Palmerston would have done, and, whatever respect we may have for Lord Cowley as a diplomatist, it seems to us that he does not possess the weight which an old and tried Foreign Minister of this country would have in the councils of men of less age, genius, and ex- pericnce. Nothing now remains but to hope that the British Ambassador will successfully exercise his temporary functions to the honour of kis own country, and the profit of the unhappy race which is now struggling against its oppressors. Of the prospects of the Con• gress we do not preteud to know anything. It is probable that the crowned heads themselves know but little. That the influence of England has been exerted to secure the independence of the Central Italians in the choice of their rulers is no secret; and it may be that the French So7ereigu would not be displeased to see the arrangements of Villafranca overruled by au international assembly which should take from him the responsibility of ratifying the dethronement of the Dukes and the disruption of the Pope's dominions. It may be, however, that the Emperor will show himself a better son of the Church and stancher partisan of order than the clergy and the Legitimists believe, and that he will fight the battle of the late Sovereigns in a spirit worthy the applause of Austria. Nor is it possible to say beforehand with what temper the Plenipo tentiaries of Russia and Prussia will treat the affairs of Italy. These Governments, particularly the former, are, of course, adverso to such displays of popular independence as are exhibited at Florence and Bologna, but they are neither of them very partial to Austria, and may, pert aps, both be willing to show their indepeudence of France. But all remains as yet uncertain, for experience has taught us that even the views of Governments are changed at the last moment. So much the more reason is there that Lord Cowley should be cautious and fi rm, and that the Government which supports him should not fail to make his task easier by a clear statement of its principles. THE FINSBURY MURDER. -40 On Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for the eastern division of Middlesex, resumed the adjourned inquiry, at the Castle Tavern, Long-alley, Sun-street, Finsbury, respecting the death of Mary Ann Moore, aged 31 years, who was murdered on the morning of Mon day last, at No. 13, King's Head•court, near Fins bury-market. The following additional evidence was called : Dr. H. Letheby, the professor of chemistry of the London Hospital, examined, said—On Friday after noon Inspector Bricknell, of the G division, brought to me, at the laboratory of the London Hospital, portions of fire : irons, consisting of a pair of tongs and a poker, with a quantity of wearing apparel. The broken parts of the tongs had spots of blood which had coagulated before it had dried, and had lost its vital properties. On the thick end of the poker there was only one spot of blood, which, like the former, had become coagulated. There were also marks of the same kind of blood on a pair of cor duroy trousers. The blood was on the knee parts of both legs. There was no blood on the coat, but a shirt had spots of blood upon it on the front part. The left sleeve of the shirt had evidently been covered with blood and washed out. There were portions of female dress, consisting of a petticoat, stays. chemise, &c. They were stained on the top and right side. The latter had been partly washed. In every instance the blood was proved to be blood which had coagulated after it had fallen upon the several articles of dress, showing that its vitality had not ceased until it had fallen down. I have likewise examined the razor produced, and have removed portions of blood from the inside of the handle, and from its appearance it was clearly vital blood coagulated. By the Coroner—l think that the head of the de ceased was cut off while she was in a state of in sensibility, as there was no indication of blood which had been spirted about. From the stains on the dress I am of opinion that the wound was made from the front of the neck round the right hand side to the back. The immediate cause of death was the seveiing of the spinal cord of the neck. There were bruises or marks on the de ceased's arms, which showed that she had defended herself. There were jets of blood on the cupboard door, but they were of minute character. The blood had no doubt come from the temporal artery, but was then stunned, There was no marks of blood on the bed. Mr. F. B. Dixon, res id en t surgeon o f H ox t on Lunatic Asylum, said the prisoner James Moore had been an inmate of that establishment since the 28th of August last, and he was discharged on the 23d ult., by the order of the Secretary of State. The prisoner laboured under various delusions, and had been heard to say that he had been electrified in his prison -cell by means of wires passed round it. He also imagined that he had been electrified in a cab. He likewise laboured under the delusion that he had a steam-engine in his inside. He had been considered well three months before his discharge from custody. Mr. Haynes, the warrant officer of the Worship street Police Court, was here re-called, and said—l forgot to mention on the last occasion, that the pri soner exclaimed, while he was in the station, " I did not do it." The inquiry was, after some discussion, adjourned till this day, when the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Moore. DISOOVERY OF A MURDER. Au unwonted degree of consternation has been produced at Sigginstone, near Cowbridge, in conse quence of the arrest of a young woman, named Mary Morgan, upon a charge of having wilfully' murdered her male child. It appeared, on the exa mination before the magistrates, that the body of a child having been found in the month of Octo ber last, in a well on the premises of Mr. John David, a farmer, near Cowbridge, suspicion was ex cited against the prisoner, who had formerly been in David's service, and who left somewhat suddenly in May last. David, who admitted having given the prisoner £lO as a present when she went away, because he thought she was in the family way, was at first taken into custody as an accomplice, but subsequently discharged, and allowed to give evidence. Another witness, Ann Bevan, lodging house keeper, of Swansea, proved that the prisoner was confined of a boy at her house, on the 22d June. It was a fine child, and she was prepared with clothing for it. She app eare d fond H of the infant, nursed it carefully, and while at the house made three sets of clothes for it. On the 7th July she said she was going to take the child to his father's brother's wife to nurse, and she packed the clothes and left with the infant by the evening. train She left on a Thursday, and returned again on the fol lowing Tuesday, and on being asked if she had met the parties she wanted, she said " Yes, and they have taken the child to nurse it." She afterwards left, as she said, to go to Neath, but came back again on the Ist August, and went into service. The witness was unable to swear to the clothes which were found on the child discovered in the well as having formed part of that made by the prisoner. Witnesses were called to prove that at a time, which could not be fixed nearer than about the time of the hay harvest, the prisoner was seen in the neighbourhood of Sigginstone. She was first seen with an infant under her shawl, and afterwards without one, but with a bundle in her hand, and she then stated to a person who spoke to her that she had left Sigginstone on account of her health, and had gone to fetch a bundle of her clothes, which she had left there, This statement Mr. David said was not a true one. The most important witness against the prisoner was Police-constable John Phillips, of the county constabulary, by whom she was arrested. She at first said to him (on being told for what she was arrested), " I have had a child and have taken it to the father, and he has taken it to Australia ;" but subsequently she said that John David was the father of her infant ; that she was seven months gone in the family way when she left him; and that he gave her £lO t o leave, and do what she could with the child. She further stated where the child was born, and said she had met with a Miss Phillips, who was a bad girl, and who asked her to join with her in following her course of life ; that upon her saying, " I will, but what shall I do with my child ?" she replied, " I will do very well with your child ; I have thrown many in the sea." Miss Phillips then asked her if she knew where there was a winch, and she told her that she did. They went to Sigginstone, and when there Miss Phillips took the child from her arms, and she (Morgan) stood a few yards from the winch (well). The child cried as Miss Phillips took it from her arms, and Miss Phillips then threw it into the winch. Miss Phillips then said, " There, I have done very well with your child now ; you must come with me to Cardiff;" and they went through Cowbridge. She further said she told Miss Phillips that she did not like to go into the town, and she turned back, and called at Mrs. Morgan's by the gate, and then returned by train to Swansea. Mr. Superintendent Sellers deposed that in conse quence of this statement of the prisoner, he took from her a description of the alleged Miss Phillips, and searched for her at Cardiff and afterwards at Swansea. lie could find no such person at Cardiff, but at Swansea ho found a girl in the town of the name and description, and took her to Bridgend, but on her being confronted with the prisoner the latter said she was not the girl, but was like her in dress and person. No other Miss Phillips could be found. The prisoner, who under the advice of her solici tor, Mr. Verity, reserved her defence, was fully com mitted to take her trial• for the capital offence at the next assizes, and was removed in custody of the police. The case created intense interest, and the Guild hall, at which the examinations were taken, was crowded throughout the inquiry. [ADVERTISE3IENT.]—The great injury inflicted on many invalids by drugs increases the interest the public take in Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, which cures without medicine indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, coug'h, asthma, con sumption, and debility. We quote a few out of many thou sand cases of cures by this delicious food :—Cure No. 180. —" Twenty five years' nervousness, constipation, indiges tion, and debility from which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. W. B. 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The Dublin Evening Mail contains the following detailed account of the recent homicia.e committed on the Fitzwilliam estates in the county of Wick low. Por downright savagery thi s ou t rage h as scarcely its parallel in the annals of Tipperary crime in its very worst days : " WICKLOW, Dec. I.—An inquest has been hold ing at Mucklow since yesterday morning (Wednes day) on the body of an old man named Michael Bo land, aged 75, who was a comfortable farmer under Lord Fitzwilliam, living on the roadside about midway between Aughnm and Tinaliely, and who lost hie life in an affray which took place on last Monday under the following circumstances :—Ac cording to the evidence which was adduced on the investigation, which has not yet terminated, it appears that Lord Fitzwilliam 's agent wished to square' the two adjoining farms, held respectively by deceased and the accused, a man named Richard Behan, also residing at Mucklow, who holds two farms under Lord Fitzwilliam, one of which ad joins that of deceased. The agent wished to square' the two farms, as I have said, so as to make them look better and tidier. Behan objected to the arrange ment, in consequence of which he was served with ejectment notices for both farms, and decrees were obtained at the quarter sessions at Tinahely. On Monday last Mr. Lawrenson, the receiver to the estate, sent to the surveyor and bailiff, with other assistants, to take possession of both farms. They went to Behan's house and demanded possession, producing the decrees. Behan was at home at the time, but did not appear at first. His wife, how ever, presented herself, and spoke to the bailiff, abusing him' and saying, Although you have men at the Bawn' gap, I was never afraid of a man yet.' The bailiff replied that he had a duty to perform, and that he should do it. Behan then appeared, and said to the bailiff that he might take possession, as he would not offer any resistance- The bailiff then sent his men to drive the stock off the farm. Mrs. Behan then came out with a pitchfork in her hand, and asked the bailiff did he think that would do ?' After these words the surveyor and bailiff went to take possession of some cottiers' pre mises, and on their return towards Behan's house they found Mrs. Behan in the act of sharpening the prongs of the fork on a' bank.' The husband was in view, and he asked the bailiff to feel the prongs' (by way of threat), which he did as he was passing. She then said that he might be the first himself to get it.' The bailiff passed on, and took possession of the dwelling-house and holding, aid put a man in the house to keep possession. After they had got possession of all the tenements Boland (deceased) was sent for to get possession of that part of Behan's land which it was intended at first to add to his farm. At this time there was a crowd of 20 or 30 collected in the field, all on Behan's side. As soon as Boland entered the field, Behan and wife, with several others of the crowd (Mrs. Behan holding the fork in her hand) rushed down upon the old man, and forced him violently over the' fence' on the road. Behan also shook him violently on the road. During these proceedings the surveyor, bai liff, and an assistant endeavoured to keep peace and protect the old man, who came at his own request by himself.' When Boland was rescued from the hold of Behan the bailiff strove to get him up the fence again to take possession. Mrs. Behan met him on the top of the fence with the fork in her hand, and kept thrusting' it at him, but did not actually strike him with it. The bailiff helped him up the ditch, and the assistant (Gilbert) who stood on the top of the ditch or fence took hold of him by , the hand to haul' him up. While these exer tions were making on the poor old man's behalf two young women (on Behan's side) were not idle, for one of them exerted her strength in pulling him down by the skirt of the coat, with the other pushed him back, and jostling Gilbert took the stick (a small walking stick) out of deceased's hand. At this time the deceased was noticed by the sur veyor to be in a fainting state and to have completely lost the use of his limbs. On exami nation he was found to be in a dying state, and he expired shortly after. When it was found he was dying Behan danced on the road and clapped his hands with joy, thanking God that he had 'struck him dead' before he got possession ;' and while being carried to his house five or six of the women were seen kneeling on the road praying thct he might never recover, and that he might never be forgiven in this world or the next—the priest-selling dog !' I should have mentioned that the deceased had sawyers cutting timber for the purpose of roofing an outhouse, and one of the women said on coming up the road that the sawyers were cutting the old dog's coffin.' This was said before the row commenced. Before possession was demanded Behan got £l5 from the agent, as he (Behan) said that he had paid some arrears that were due on the farm. The inquest commenced on Wednesday morning, and the above is an epitome of the evidence given up to that night. It was still proceeding,. It is supposed that the deceased got serious kicks, which must have caused his death, but no more than the fore going has as yet been given in evidence. There are six persons in custody—viz., Richard Behan, son, and wife, and three other women." The evidence taken at the inquest is reported at great length in Saunders's Newsletter of this morn ing. One of the witnesses deposed that after the deceased fell clOwn he saw women on their knees, saying " He's dead! his soul to blazes ! he'll never come to life !" The coroner having addressed the jury, they were left alone, and after d e lib erat i ng for about three quarters of an hour they found the following verdict :—" That Michael Boland easa e b y his death from a rupture of the heart which might or might not be caused by excitement and violence which he received on Monday last, the 28th of November, 1559, at the hands of Richard Behan and Bridget Cullen, assisted by Edward Behan, Catherine Behan, and Mary Byrne." One of the jury observed that the country could have no com plaint to make against Earl Fitzwilliam, and that Mr. Lawrenson had always given general satisfac tion. The six prisoners were then remitted to gaol on the warrant of the coroner. THE SENTENCE UPON DB. SAIETHURST. The public is probably not aware that the con viction and sentence of this prisoner will entail many forfeitures and disabilities upon him, in addi tion to the actual punishment that he will have to undergo. The offence of bigamy, as the law at present stands, amounts to felony, and any person convicted of it immediately loses all claims to pro perty, whether goods, chattels, or land, of which he may be possessed, or be entitled to in reversion, at the time of his conviction. It will be recollected that the unfortunate deceased lady, Miss Bankes, only two days before her death, made a will, at the request of the prisoner, under which Dr. Smethurst was made sole executor, and would have become possessed of the whole of her property. If, there fore, the pardon had closed the proceedings, and no further steps had been taken in reference to the charge of bigamy, he would, in all probability, have put the will in force, and as it is doubtful whether the relatives of the deceased could, under the circum ' stances under which the will was executed, appa rently with the full knowledge and consent of the deceased lady, have resisted it, Dr. Smethurst would have come into possession of the whole of the property of Miss Bankes, which is said to amount to several thousand pounds. The effect of his con viction, however, precludes him from obtaining a single farthing under the will,and as those on whom the right devolves to take possession of his pro perty are not likely to interfere, Miss Bankes will probably be considered as dying intestate, and the property will revert to her family. It has generally been the practice, where parties possessed of pro perty have been charged with felony, in order to obviate risk of going to the Crown, for the prisoner to execute an assignment of all his estate to some rektive before the trial, so that, in the event of a conviction, no seizure might be made. The law with regard to this matter is very peculiar. In ordinary cases the property of a felon vests in the Crown, but in come districts the lord of the manor claims the right ; and there are instances on record where an extensive landed estate belonging to a per son convicted of felony has been claimed and seized by the lord of the manor. In the City of London, the Corporation, by virtue of ancient charters, claim the right to the property of all felons convicted within their jurisdiction, and the sheriffs take possession of all property found upon the prisoners who are con victed at the Central Criminal Court ; and although articles of a trifling character are usually given up, still the right is invariably observed. It may be re membered that in the case of the extensive gold dust robbery upon the South-P,astern Railway a few yea: s ago, when it appeared that Turkish Bonds to a considerable amount had been purchased with the proceeds of the robbery, that the sheriffs success fully asserted their right to take possession of this .possessed 'by' the property on behalf of the Corporation. All thr, in terest in any property that was prisoner prior to his conviction, P. therefore, and in the Corporation of tt e London, interest they would be the Indies, if ofaniNyv),:itto.cflami any interest he might 1 :, - a ve 'under the o . the d.e ceased lad.y. It is very probable that it was in order to p revent th i s result that the endeavour was made at the trial to procure an acquittal by show ing that the first marriage was not a valid one, and this view i s con fi rmed by the fact that it was only a very short time before the case was to come on eat, toe hots rettitiag- to the suo!)oscri ItiaiTiago of *Airs.-Teliesen or Mary Durliarii were laid before counsel. The counsel for the Crown were of course well aware of all the circumstances connected with the supposed marriage, TBE CHU.ReIf OF ST. GRO1?0E-12 7 I-TRE EAST. Yesterday there was much less unseemly, opposi tion and disturbance at the services in the Church of St. George-in-the-East than for some time past, and the day passed over in a manner affording ground for hope that.the fierce party spir'it of which it has long been the scene has well nigh exhausted itself. Not that there was no irreverent, behaviour on the part of many of the congregation. at all the services, always excepting that of the afternoon lecturer; but it was confined to a con Lparatively few people, and much less remarkable t; aan at any time heretofore since the disturbances, first com menced. The ;services were again, as fors everal Sun days previously, conducted under the protection of the local divisional police of whom upwards of 40, under the direction of Mr. Superintendent Howie, were stationed in the pews and aisles of the church. Some of the recent remarks of Mr. Selfe, the police magistrate at the Thames Police-court, in which he distinctly laid down the right, which could never have been questioned by any intelligent person, of a congregation to " say' the responses rather than intone them, if they preferred, but in which he also declined to express an opinion that they should not be " said" aloud, were placarded on Saturday in the shape of a handbill in different parts of the parish, and it was apprehended that those remarks, together with a menace held out by the crowd at the police court as the Rev. Mr. Lowder and his friends were leaving it, might tend to a repetition of the dis turbances yesterday in a worse form than ever, but, happily, the result proved to be otherwise. At all the rector's services there was contention, but in a comparatively modified form, between those who insisted on saying and those who sang the responses. Except, perhaps, in a few point of costume and in reading the lessons from the old-fashioned read ing -desk, the officiating clergy can scarcely be said to have abated their pretensions as to the mode of conducting the ministrations. The services were still choral yesterday, as usual, and their appeared to be a much stronger choir than there ordinarily is, at least at the evening service. The route from the vestry to the chancel —or " the quasi chancel," as Mr. Lowder called it, correcting the ecclesiastical nomenclature of Mr. Selfe, the magistrate--was lined with policemen to protect the clergyman and choristers on their way to and from their seats • but this did no t save them from the hiss with which it has become customary to assail them always at leaving and occasionally on entering the church. The Rev. Mr. Machonochie conducted the se rv i ces an d preac h ed the sermon in the morning, about 400 persons being present ; he also officiated at the Litany service in the afternoon, and the Rev. Mr. Lowder intonetl, the prayers and preached in the evening. On all three occasions there were interruptions from cor.gh ing and jeering on the part of the congrei:,ation, but nothing in compa r i son w ith t h e di st ur/Jance of former Sundays. The greater degree of oraer which prevailed yesterday was doubtless attributable to the churchwardens, with the assistance a the police, preventing the people asser,bling in a mass, as formerly, in the chancel, wher e all the unseemly behaviour had always before } :,een manifested. As the congregation arrived t'ney were shown into seats in the body and ganeries of the church, and, the chancel being thus .Kept clear, the services nro ceeded with only sr.ch interruption as has been mentioned, emanating chiefly from persons bent upon opposition, Who contrived to seat themselves, in the vicinity of the chancel, and an occasional sound like tbzi lighting of a Lucifer match. From 1,500 to 2,0,00 people were present at the lecturer's service in the afternoon, and at least 2,00 in the evening. The Rev. Bryan King, the rector, who is understood to be still unwell, was again absent. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 3 SOUTH WARK. — EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED RAPE.--John Pettitt, cab-driver, badge 13,737, of No. 5, South-mews, Manchester square, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with indecently assaulting a young woman, named Louisa Davies, with intent, to commit a rape, and Charles William Taylor, P. coachman, of 18, Guild ford-strreet, Berkeley-equare, was charged with aiding and abetting Isim in the commission of that offence. Broderick, 43 YE, informed his worship that the young woman was so much injured that she was unable to leave her bed. He, however, could state the facts as far as he knew. About a quarter-past three o'clock that morning, he was on duty in Snow's fields, Bermondsey, when he saw a cab driven by the prisoner Taylor, pass him. The other prisoner was inside, and put his head out and called to the other. They went up Wier-street, but there being no outlet, they came back and drove towards Gay's Hospital. Witness suspecting that some ' thing was wrong, followed them as far as Maze pond, when Pettitt got out, and said he had dropped a shilling. He opened his lamp and looked, but no shilling was to be found. Pettitt then jumped into the cab again, and Taylor was about to drive off, but witness perceived a female lying inside in a helpless state. He stopped the vehicle, and saw that Tai for had no badge, but Pettitt had one on his breast, No. 13,737. He also per ceived that the female's dress was much dis ordered, and that she was partially insensible. He took them all to the Bermondsey Police station, and, as soon as she recovered, she told wit ness that Pettitt had grossly assaulted her. Mr. Combe—Where is she now ? Constable—At her mother's, in Melior-street, Bermondsey, Mr. Combe—Was she sober ? Constable-0 yes, sir. Mr. Combe—How came she in Pettitt's cab ? Constable—l understand that she resided at Hammersmith, and had been on a visit to her mother in Melior-street, and being too late for the omnibus she hailed Pettitt near the Bank of Eng land, and instead of driving her home he got the other prisoner to take the reins while he got inside and attempted to ravish the young woman. The mother and her brother are both in court. Mr. Combe—Let the mother step forward and state what she knows of this outrage. The mother, a very respect a bl e l oo ki ng e ld er l y female, said sh e was a widow, and resided with her son in Melior-street, Bermondsey. Her daughter was in the service of a family in the Broadway, Hammersmith. Ou the previous evening she paid her a visit, and left a little before ten o'clock. Witness accompanied her to London-bridge and put her into a twopenny omnibus to go to the Bank, where she expected to find the Hammer smith omnibus, but unfortunately fbr her the last omnibus had left. Feeling anxious to get home to Hammersmith as soon as possible she hailed Pet titt's cab near they Bank, and told him to drive her there, but instead of doing so he engaged the other prisoner and got inside. They must have driven her a great distance, and great violence was done to her. Mr. Combe—What state is she now in ? Mother—She is very ill, sir, but I don't think that she has been ravished. She has continual fits. Mr. Combe—Did she make any statement at the station-house ? Acting Inspector Wise said he was on duty at the Bermondsey police-station when the prisoners were brought in by Police -constable Broderick. The female, as soon as she recovered her senses, told him, that when she got out of the omnibus at the Bank she found that the Hammersmith omnibus had left, and seeing the prisoner Pettitt with his cab, she engaged him to drive her to Ham mersmith, and she then got in. After going a short distance Pettitt got into the vehicle, and the other man drove. She was so frightened that she could not call out. She was driven towards Peckham instead of Hammersmith, and when the constable stopped them Pettitt had nearly ruined her. She then fainted away, and witness had her convoyed to her mother's. Mr. Combe—What is Taylor? Wise —H e i s w h at is called a " buck." He has neither badge nor license, sir. Taylor —I had nothing to do with assaulting the female. I thought it was Pettitt's sweetheart, and at his request I drove them about. The young woman never called out. Pettitt--I own to indecently assaulting her. Mr. Combe—When is it likely that she will be able to attend ? Wise—Most likely in a few days. Mr. Combe—Then I shall remand both prisoners until Thursday next. ROBBINGALAWYER.—Miranda Gibson, a fashion ably attired female, the keeper of a brothel, 8, Wil liam-street, Newington-causeway, was charged with being concerned, with two men not in custody, in stealing a gold watch and breast-pin from the per son of Mr. Wm. Stafford, solicitor, 17, Wellington street North , Strand. ` P ....ne prosecutor, a middle-aged man, said that about nine o'clock on Friday night he met with a female in Newington-causeway, and after some con versation he accompanied her to a house kept by the prisoner. Soon after he got in he felt very un well and drowsy.. At that time his watch was safe in his waistcoat-pocket, and his gold pin in his shirt. Some time afterwards he was reused up by being violently pulled about, and he then saw the prisoner rifling his pockets, while two men had hold of his. His watch and chain were gone, and as soon as he recovered himself the men rushed out of the house. Ho detained the female and went to the front of the house, when a constable came up and he gave her into custody. On returning to the room he picked up his chain. Smith, 72 M, said he was on duty in William street on the night in question, and about 20 minutes past nine he sew Mr. Stafford in the front garden of No. 8. He called witness and informed him that he had been robbed of his watch an d chain ana„: breast pin, and gave the prisoner into custody. 11e was much the worse for liquor. Mr. Combo remanded the prisoner for a week to enable the constabl e to apprehend the other parties. Mr. Stafford then left the court in his brougham' COUN TRY MARKETS. CAMBRIDGE—DEc. 3. to o ber° was a fair supply of wheat, and, with a rt t , l . e . r . per 3 s o ; stone r h e e....nvy demand in the trade, white moved off at 46s to 1 , ! , 3Ss to 40s per 36 stone. There was not much doinog.au barley r at market ; mailing, 408 to 45s ; grinding 25s t —s Oats to al s 2o p s er t o 3B 2 . B s s to f n o r e n ; e p w eas ; Beans in limited supply, and a good CUs 36 stone. old, old oats, --Us 40s to 42s P. LEICESTER—DEC. 3. a fai r There was an average supply of wheat to-daY, to Os attendance, and a heavy sale. White wheat, for fine —red, 40s to 44 s p er 36 s t one ; a very fair inquirYqr.; bark!, grinding, 28s to 30.; malting, 40s to 43s P e ' 4o to the oat trade was slow, at -quotations ranging f r ? ta to 32s per 24 stone. B eans a moderate sale, at 4.15 per 38 stone 20 st elle. Fine flour, . 34s I Seconds, 32s f Thirds, 30s per NORWICH—DEC. 3. f filo an inactive market. There was a small line w on heat, prices for both old and new were generally decfsir, there was rather a full attendance o f of t: aild fo ee rm 7a"n er dto ra -d t ri e T s ' . The supply of malting hatleY was sod t fully the currencies of last market. ln t ' oats, Do l t he peas little or no change. Flour the turn in itiv °llr f t buyer. 4 to Whits wheat 47s to 50s I Red wheat ........ 42t0t.:400 Malting barleY 42 s to 48s I Chevalier barloy•••n34,sto2so Distilling do.. 2ss to 27s Oats.. .......... Flour, 30s to 30s 6d per sack from the nlluer• YORK—DE c.' 3. or ti A. small show of wheat, with a slow sale, at lio s p o r ton on last market day. Malting barley W 5 il l s l n „ favou r ply at former rates ; grinding qualities theurn in fair o lv f h th e e at b „ u r y ed er. Beans were at high prices. A ' 0.6 g business was transacted in oats, at former rates. . 20 0 - .40s to 44s Oats.... ........ 40 ~ 4" White do .44s to 48s Beans .......... ~,,3 w 40 Barley .30s to 42s Peas ......... . '''' Malt, 6Ss to 70s per qr. ; rye, 30s per qr. STAMFORD—DEc, 3. n n of 11° At our market ye s t er day wheat went at a de c i3 - 0 1ey 41 on las ai t eins w .e e d e .l k n 's ß.o p ea r at i n c ss es nm , o w otv i m t e l d i uco a iffl di.tolerable suPPb• 1„. or demand, realising the extreme prices of last Wee' b oll m qu a a in li t t 'Wheat 4 4 6 0 s s t t o o I: 31 6 s s B O no o a a i t fu n s ag . s v : o 7....: • I . .. 11 • t i th • . e • e . r a ' 5 : : et1 4 14: 0 5 s toy t o 4 White do 4Bs to O a Barley .. ..28s to 46s Ditto, old ......• DUBLIN—Dto. 2. , .. na Our market was pretty well attended this no wh ilun e s a t il _ . .s g r there was a moderate supply of everything. , id t o 6dgi o scarcely supporting Tuesday's rates. 00. 8 ,f„,. quall'i t h barrel cheaper. Barley except the finest 10 ,:utingeredi with in favour of the buyer.' Indian corn was - 41. (scarcely any business passing. •. a• 1 9 • !,, c ' 14 Wheat, white 28 At o 31 0 D o ., new ''''. 13 11 • - 23 • Do., red 27 ot o 29 6 Bero . ........ 20 oto l6 0 Do., new Barley Oats Do., black l2 ot o 12 6 I n dian corn •_.• " FOREIGN MAIL PACKET L IST stol lej In the following,' table E signifies that letter s area deSitso, by evening mails from London, and M by mornng' by evening mails from London, and 3/ by Sel(t soil DESTINATIONS. ~. 10 17 ' - ' 4 Australia and Mauritius, via ship• ee• Canada, o rk Southampton Bahamas and Havana via New Dec. 12, 31 South p ... " 22 Ditto, via Marseilles Dofemspaautcsh. 1:22.12.:P0rt,..0fh. 1.• I Po' 1 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen- ort kc. (by Canadn. pckt.) D D e ec c. • 23 7, F. Liverpool 1/'.. . limn, and St. Helena viale Penang, and p d t o S n i n . g . a . -. Dec, 5, E DevOllP 1 China, pore, Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton Dec. 3, M Southa A lZ D ec * Honduras and Blewfields Dee• 4 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton In D dl i a tt( m , v o i m a b 3 a l y a ) r , se v il i l a es P ee ' South- Dec. —' 31 ampton Dec. 12, 31 Southarn`• vet- Ditto, • Ditto, via Marseilles Liasibldonk:..vlisgloa,nadnsd ......................................... . pp l) er. " :: 11 l 3 Oporto D D e e c. c. Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, Dec. 9, 31 Soutil_„, ani n r Dec -61 Southamptonal i t t a t , o E , N g l y a p A t i , and Aden, via 2 than - 00. arseilles Dec. —, E .... "amp• •VeC. - - ''' • Dec. —, 31 Sou . Mexico and Havana Dec. —, 31 Sou .. , Newfoundland I Dee' United States and British N. on.• • ....• America (by British packet) Dec. —, F, LlYerP __. Ditto (by U. S. packet) 1 • . West Coast of Africa, Ma- Live~~ l• • Liverl3o° dcira, and Teneriffe Dec. 23 E West India, California, Vene- 16 _.____ ....IYi:.-- , zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey- thamp• town, New Granada, &c. _7 . , 31 F, G S oatitstvbaa: . Sou tba mp. vec. : ....:1 Of _ WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The ----- will an d c°(lie r il • g! ' FdNs tl oe i rons e ancva ß eeientm i iyd g s.b ht Honourable . John arl of Wea ttn°relan (1296th °f G.C.B , G.C.H , were proved in London, on Do, r wwt e o r :sit William iel av mf t oo h rnur e fi ß thue ight Hon. Priscilla An lll° ' TheP eP Countess of Wsitmoreland, the sole executri%. , s tate° nry, n b d e e i r n fl t o h o e , The will was macre in 184 ' late earl, heretofore Lord B urg h °°e e l r do s e h 's , t,T i:o ull i vttihivtoililagsi:s;l/3:1°t11116. , Riv orele tid. oir llsll l bequeathed all his disposable estates, manors , se ount ese ' r' villages, 2 t . we i l i ft i h s i E nr a d r s l h o ip f and parishes in Yorkshire to his c , and p 0 leaves her the residue of all other his estates, real ~.a of sonal, absolutely. His lordship, in his codicil, d i n s pi of 12th of April, 1855, at Vienna, i has bequea thed nare e °I £17,000 in the Bank of England, standing in the the the countess, together with any money dues to her from;kens to effects of her late mother, the Countess of 1111:1•57 yirest' moreland, into three parts ; two-thirds be divided at the decease of his wife, the Countesa e t ,. to h° he lee - 0 Se'. b d e a q u u g e h a t t e h r s , te th h e is H sa o i n a . s L on al ui ß ia o ' n se a blaTaedst:4o._, 0. a youngest son, the Hon. Julian Henry Charles r ir lT ;() bit cretary of Legation at Vienna • and the other th . e • sae So ° ll9lL4ri' re l:3l°lll3° bequests are to be over and above any 9 5 coming to his • said younger son and daughter by all none)" that °tar ment or provision. —Illustrated Zondeff Nees iti bouriq Is CONSUMPTION .. b el. under Consumptive Maladies, and families 'X% w bst suffered fro* the ravages of Consumptive 0 (5/1 lore 5 deplore d family I nthe empire is there who has not t _pi in loss loss caused by this scourge of the human rac e?) w it on 1.5- e a u ra b le," satisfactory tn a a n ns o w t e lg r i t n o a t l he ar y ie c l s e tio b n y , " D i r e . C ° Dz a s s r, P Cito e ry is _ 'l' Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, W. rub ., l n i l l eau —A ' by G. Berger, 19, Holywell-street, Strand. the "household Physician," in numbers, one Pe' ' t no' s 1 to Froni ready. Ma Ch einl ...n• 6t) COCOA.ERSM.IEs (Honiceopatm.- Lund p.--. This esteemed preparation is sold by ob. o p i a p t a h l ie gr ch o e c in er i s st, a L t o l n s d . o 6 n d .:, per lb., in 11b., i lh '' jlool °°' packets. Each packet is labelled " James EPP°, nin elitl i , [ADvERT . ITT 11 9 Pills a n d ‘-' ' Jill ea - ISEMENT. j —Hollows s - Oen- ha , Confidence.--To expect for merely asking Mother t o die,„'" another would be unreasonable, but for the re o 1 liovo his own senses would bo madness. To discredits ~„t t s e celebrity obtained by Holloway's medicines in alir,,adi• tho world is to doubt the united testimony of thou7;titig Their virtues s, d have been tested for twenty Ye ar o t the° which period no single charge has been made ee l t r lle s / No invalid, after a fair trial, has found thernme f si l to. ~.4 , his . pain, or completely cure his disease. coeir to o irresistible to be withstood. All who try there ° d, action of the Oinement,,and Pills in all disorderceett:so,4 ' them their entire confidence, and are never there Jr,_--- mA C c o G un E t o e it sc o C E. o — ur o to n wn th , e o 2 fLso s n t . , BIRTHS. i t, a l° COURTOWN.—On the Ist inst., at 16, Grafton-4,04 , n i 00 06 Col. Ma .G c eorgo, of a son. Norw RowsELL.—On the 3d inst. at , 1, Ilehester-place, Na rw • Brixton, TTURELL.—On the 2d inst., at 6, Drayton-WOO()) at Bath, the wil e - , ton, Mrs. Win. Tyrrell, of a son. POTT—PnrcaLr. _M O A n t ß he ß 29 l th A ul a t. . , nt-terrs Edinburgh, Gideon Pott, E q , yr•, f Dodd, .i.q, ~fflot shire, to Janet H s -.' " ° Midar. I li " Hunter widow of the late Esq., Ky., of Borgue, Kirkcudbright• . 211 13 ,, it i STRAT ' TON—KINGSTON.—On the Ist inst., -1 A.,- $ C t h r u a r t ch, Westbourne-terrace, Lieut.-Colonel Ni • pro o S t. 6th Regt. second f Robert Stretton_, _ 4 , Dibden Lodge , son o . , do t daub ,EaSt.3l,Bogpo- turge:' , Hants, to Louisa MarY, u. ~r d enil ter of John Kingston, -,,,0 f 01 cestero— Hyde-park. Esq•, ou . DEATHS. . Youi°' Guards ft , °K ed E ADDENR rtif widow of the • FELL omos, late Henry Addenbrooke, Bs(1. with B 'LYN' E Bryn:r•—n the Ist inst., suddenly,. at Bath o — s. On the 30th ult., at Cheltenham' / Esq., formerly Captain in the 0' 02 16 br fti FEy..clus they, • •---- antiu Fello 0D 54. 1 39, Ludgate-street, Mr. Benj — fil iont .—On n thethe ult.,22d9tihnst. atthethrteerve.spidaniencoel 0 ,11: tie _ , , . ~,, KAY. ~ rector of IValkington, aged i 9. ,f OW' -h. _ ott the 2d inst., Jonathan Kay, sq'' U age, Park-road, Dalston, aged SO. ,3 SO KENSINGTON.—On the 30th ult., suddenly, at her y a s u i g lier in Cambridge-terrace Miss IL S. Kensington, of the late Edward iensington, Esq. Phi l . MILLS.—On the 2d inst., at Hampton, MiddlesA SivEwnionT.—On the 2d inst. at Pel'V ft ila Mills, Esq., aged 77. parolca fleas Reading, John Sivewright, Esq.: deputy-lieut. 01° n* gistrate for the counties of Berk s and RD ° 11 5 1 LONDON : Printed and Publish ed b y AIII 0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer , at The Sun Offlot i;10. 0, 0 . Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill the ti Middlesex, Newby,. December 6, 1859* g barley We had a small attendance at to-day's market, NOTTINGHAM—DEc. 3. ei‘xiat r lr e etimn m e ai p n ri ta c i e n s e o d f , l w as it t h m a ree r k a . ther steady demand in and a f 6ir dull sale, at previous f supplywe of gra i n . Th e extreme prices of last week, howovfr., sorts a fair show, and as dear. Oats a small showasut the irrastuespplyßeaa:sfor:smeraparicessip;plygr: ..a . d , t White ea. t 3 1 i wheat, now, 48s * • ding• •-- Red do. , to 53s Barley, grin • 2 7, to 33 4 Old white 4os to 46s Oats, old, •• ****** 6s to `13 4 50s to 55s New do .......... 2 to 523 Red do.. 42s to 48s Beans.. .......... 483 45 i . Barley . 4i to a . , maltin 34s to 45s Beans, new .. ... _ _ Su the trsidneg per. fleur,"3ss to 39s ; fine, 31s to 333 per 20 stioam 4 ! 8 a . 1c • 14 re 0 iCf t !up itla eve , kat ' t i ll t b o n Nut 4. k, fl t 4411 I %f