The Sun. — London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

MR. SPURGEON'S NEW TABERNACLE. Yesterday afternoon the foundation-stone of this 1 long talked-of building was laid in the presence of some 3,000 spectators. The spot selected for the site of " the Taber nacle," as it is termed, is at the corner of the New ington-road, facing the Elephant and Castle, and at right angles with the very large building which has recently been erected as a horse repository. This was the ground formerly occupied by the pretty little almbouses belonging to the Fish mongers Company, but which has since their re snoval to the country remained a waste and rather uninviting looking spot. The erection of the New' Tabernacle will, therefore, be a considerable im-1 provement to the neighbourhood, which it is but just to say is capable of improvement to the very Tallest extent. The portico, and main entrance to the building, is to abut on the Newington-road, and whether regarded as a church, or chapel, or taber nacle, or whatever Mr. Spurgeon's congregation may please to call it, the whole structure will be an imposing one, and one of the largest of its kind in the metropoli s . The style of the edifice may be termed Grecian, the ground plan forming a large quadrangle, the floor of the chapel being consider ably raised, and access gained to it by a broad and massive flight of steps leading up to a portico sup ported on large Corinthian columns of Bute stone. The total width of the building will be 86 feet, the length no less than 195 feet, and the height to the roof 85 feet, exclusive of the lanterns for light and ventilation. As we have said, the floor of the tabernacle will be raised some 14 feet above the level of the ground, and the whole of this extensive basement story will be entirely occupied by spacious school and lecture rooms. Thus the chief school will be 81 feet by 78, and about 15 high. In addition to this there will be a lecture room 81 feet by 56, and capable of accommodating 800 persons, with four separate class rooms, each 14 feet long by 26 feet wide. The chapel, w hi c h is over these schools, will be 146 feet long by . 81 wide, and with two deep tiers of galleries on either side. In this respect the interior will rather resemble that of the well known Surrey Music-hall, but on a large scale, as each row of galleries in Mr. Spurgeon's building will accommodate six rows of sitters. The ground floor space of the Surrey Hall is only 8,625 feet, whereas the proposed tabernacle on the ground floor will be no less than 11,242 feet, or one-third larger than the fine structure in the Surrey Gardens. The whole chapel is intended to accom modate no less than 5,000 persons with comfort. The fronts of the galleries will be of ornamental cast-iron, with enriched cast-iron columns support ing the galleries and rising from the upper tier to the roof, which they carry on a series of small and beautifully curved arches. Though no great efforts have been made in the way of ornamentation, yet the proportions of the interior are good, and the effect of the whole when finished will be handsome and striking. Mr. Pocock is the architect, and the whole design . certainly does him credit. The facilities for entering and leaving the building are most ample, there being no less than 16 doors to the chapel. Each gallery has its separate door and staircase, and all the staircases are of solid stone. The cost of the building is to be £21,500, but fit tings and other matters will probably swell this amount to some £24,000 or £25,000 before the edifice is opened for divine service, which can hardly be earlier than the spring of 1861. Of course, like all other buildings, it is effected by the present strike, and no progress can be made till the masters and workmen have settled their dis pute one way or the other. The ceremony of yes terday differed in no particular from other cere monies of the same kind, except that the very little attempt which was made at display was both vulgar and in ill taste. Stretched between the poles which supported the foundation stone was a strip of pink calico, on which laurel leaves were loosely sewn in the form of the words, " Christ is the corner stone." Immediately beneath this were two or three boughs of evergreens covering another strip of white calico, with the inscription, " You are truly welcome." Most of the visitors were in their places by two o'clock, at which time Sir S. M. Peto, accompanied by. Mr. Spurgeon, Mr. John Spurgeon, and other ministers connected with the Baptist persuasion, ascended the platform. The Old Hundredth Psalm having been sung and a prayer said by Mr. Spurgeon, a very long document, called a Statement of the Deacons, was then read. This statement gave a sketch of the pastors and antecedents of the Baptist persuasion in Southwark from the year 1652, entering at con siderable length into an account of the lives of the chief pastors—such as Rider, Reach, Stinton Gill, and Ripon, down to the ministry of Mr. Spur geon. Before that gentleman's advent it was stated that the church of the congregation in Park street had become unsettled, the number in atten dance on Lord's Days being greatly diminished, though there still remained a faithful band who besieged the Throne of Grace with much earnest ness. But from the day when Mr. Spurgeon com menced his labours in their midst it had pleased the Lord to grant a revival which had progressed ever since. The limited accommodation of New Park street Chapel soon ceased to afford room for the multitude that wished to attend, and the large room at Exeter Hall was, therefore, engaged. By this step the pastor's fame was, mach extended. Frequent paragraphs in the newspapers helped to make him notorious. Slander after slander grieved his tender heart, but the grace poured into his lips by his Master afforded aim the richest cordial. In the autumn of the same year the Music-hall of the Surrey Gardens was engaged with good results, but with so large a family, and so small a dwelling house, the inconvenience of a temporary lodging was more and more grievously felt. The necessity, therefoie, of the undertaking they were met to in augurate was apparent to all, for all attempts to trace the popular demand for Evangelical preach ing to spasmodic excitement had failed. The doc trines they set forth were identical with those Which had been received by godly men of every section of the Church since the days of the Apos tles. The weapons of their warfare were not carnal, but they were mighty, and their progress for the last five years was patent to the world. With earnest, individual, and united prayer, the present step had been taken, and to the exclusive honour and praise of God their stone of Ebenezer was that day laid. At the conclusion of this statement Sir S. M. Peto proceeded to lay the stone, under neath which Mr. Spurgeon then placed a bottle, containing a copy of the Bible, of the Baptist's Catechism, of Dr. Ripon's Hymn book, and programme of the day's proceedings, in the cavity prepared Tor it. When these formalities had been gone through the stone was slowly lowered into its place and declared by Sir S. M. Peto to be well and duly fixed. Sir S. M. PETO, M.P., in addressing the specta tors, said that he congratulated his fellow-Chris tians and his excellent friend, Mr. Spurgeon, and all who were then assembled on the completion of the interesting event to which they had looked for ward with so much interest for some time past. They had commenced an edifice in which they might hope to see an era of greater usefulness en tered upon than they had yet witnessed. The ex cellent paper which had been read had given a succinct and interesting account of the Church up to the present time, and they must all hope that those glories which had been so remarkably shown in its early history would be continued in the salvation of a larger number of souls than had ever yet taken place; and that ix future years they might look back with gratification upon the work which had been begun that day. It was always well in com mencing any large undertaking to look and see whether they were warranted in what they under took. They'had heard from the reading of the Paper that the " church" in Park-street was larger than a tthegresent time could be accommodated there, and that chapel for there was, therefore, no room in things whigrthe w or ld. That was a s t a t e o f nothing but foerlettly showed that there remain e d (Cheers.) H e was church to arise and b u ild. aware that it might be said that the Music-hall andotllerlarge places were avail able for the preachi ng of m pof Chortunity of r. Sp urgeon , an d wou ld searchable riches afford him an making known the un rest. But withthen a there were other institutions in connexio n this kind. They had to provide, not only edifice y ee fo o r the assembling of the church within its walls, but for opportunities of gathering youth for the purposes of instruction ; and when he found that the edifice about to be raised would accommo date 2,000 Sunday school children , and 0,000 would form the congr egation, persons who he felt that not only the church but the 'world might be amply accommodated, while at the same time they would be able to train up the youths in the way they should go. (Cheers.) He rejoiced to hear that the church, thong , :str ictl denomina tional, would be in no respect sectarian. While believing that there was no other mode of baptism .than that prefigured in the Scriptures — being buried "with Christ in baptism—his rev. friend, Mr. Spur ;wen, would at the same time prod im that truth in. such a spi r it th a t a ll w h o might differ from him would only regret the difference, while they loved him not the less. He wished also to state to his dear Christian friends that this church would not only be their church, but it would be a point from which. Christian influence would emerge to the furthest ends of the world. His friend, in preach ing the Gosßel there, would not forget upon every fitting occasion to urge the claims of the heathen upon the attention of his church ; and he rejoiced Ito know that while the hearts of the congregation would be sufficiently expansive to grasp the whole world those who were perishing at our own doors would not be forgotten or neglected. (Cheers.) There was a great work yet to be done, and those present who were connected with other churches had gladly come to their aid and assured them that they would do all in their power to assist them in that work. (Cheers.) He could not but rejoice that this would be something of a cathedral to his denomination. It was quite right that they should have a Tabernacle in which not only the largest congregation could assemble, but which should, when schemes of Christian usefulness were to be promoted, be placed at the disposal of persons of any other denominations. (Cheers.) This metro politan Tabernacle would therefore have claims upon other denominations. Those whom he addressed had a large and heavy burden to bear, and they were delighted to bear it, because it enabled them to evidence their love to Christ ; yet, still he could not but feel that Mr. Spurgeon and his deacons had a very strong claim for assistance upon all other Christian churches of the metropolis and of the kingdom at large; and he trusted that, when Mr. Spurgeon ascended the pulpit for the first time, he would be enabled, while preaching, a full, free, and finished salvation, to say that he did so in a chapel entirely free from debt. (Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. SPURGEON and the Rev. H. Dow- SON having each delivered a brief address explana tory of the doctrines of the Baptists and of the ob jects they were met to carry out, a hymn was sung and the avenues leading to the platform thrown open for all to see the stone, on which it was ear nestly hoped the friends of the cause would place an offering as they passed by. This appeal was most liberally responded to, the amount collected showing beyond a doubt that there was no luke warmness on the part of the supporters of the pro posed edifice. A friend at Bristol, through Mr. E. T. Inskip, placed on the stone a cheque for the munificent sum of £3,000 sterling. Mr. Inskip, while placing this generous contribution on the stone, stated that if 40 gentlemen could be found to give £5O each, or 20 to give £lOO, his friend would undertake to double the total amount. On the spot several gen tlemen immediately accepted this challenge amid much cheering. Mr. Spurgeon himself laid down £lOO, Mr. Passmore £5O, Mr. Morgan £5O, and Mr. James Low £147. In addition to these there were many sums of £5, £lO, £2O, and £25, the total amount given being between £4,000 and £5,000. In the evening a large number of Mr. Spurgeon's congregation assembled in the galleries over the late horse repository at a tea meeting. Later in the evening a public meeting was held in the same place, when the objects and usefulness of the Taber nacle were forcibly pointed out by various speakers, and a liberal collection towards the expenses of the building was made at the close of the proceedings. THE NINE HOURS MOVEMENT. Yesterday afternooon the Central Association held a meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern, over which kEr. G. Plucknett presided. It was convened for 1 eelock, and did not separate till half-past 4. The press were not admitted, but the result of the proceedings, as represented by the secretaries, was an unanimous determination to adhere to the ori ginal resolution of the Ist inst., under which, until Messrs. Trollope's works be resumed, the members of the Central Association decline to open their establishments. It was stated that there had not been at any time any wavering from this determi nation, and that the resolve to adhere to the decla ration, is as strong as when it was first propounded. It was anticipated by the men that at this meeting a resolution would be proposed to abandon the de claration ; but this anticipation does not appear to have been warranted by the fact, although there is no doubt that the question has been raised in an incidental if not in an authoritative manner. By some means or another an intimation had reached the working men that this meeting was to be held, and a number of them had consequently assembled outside the doors in anticipation of the event. They behaved with perfect propriety, but motives might be attributed to their presence upon such an occasion which ought not in justice to attach to it. At all events, the interest evinced by the workmen indicated their anxiety for an early, honourable, and lasting peace. MEETING OF TRADES DELEGATES. Last night a delegate meeting from the various trades of the metropolis was held at Shaftesbury hall, Aldersgate-street, for the purpose, as by cir cular expressed, of taking into consideration the best means to be adopted in consequence of the peculiar position in which the tradesmen were placed " by their employers locking them out." At 8 o'clock the attendance was rather scant; but there were then delegates present representing the ropemakers of the port of London, the block coopers, the stove-smiths, the Tailors' Labour Agency, of Newington-causeway ; the Silver Spoon-makers' Society, the tin-plate workers the french polishers (east end of London), the cabinet makers, the cork-cutters, the second society of City shoe and bootmakers,the i 7 'est end ladies shoemakers, the plumbers, of the Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery lane; the boilermakers,the London Society of Com positors, the executive council of Amalgamated En gineers, the zinc workers (of Clerkenwell), the bookbinders (of Racquet-court, Fleet-street), the umbrella and parasol silk weavers, the boot and shoemakers (White Hart, Fetter-lane), the Masons' Society, the joiners and carpenters, the plasterers, and the other branches of the building trades and labourers. Mr. GREY, a mason, having been called to the chair, read the circular convening the meeting. Mr. POTTER, secretary to the Conference of United Trades, then proceeded to explain the position of the movement down to the present time. The pain ful struggle which was now raging, he said, arose from attention being once more called to the rela tive claims of capital and labour—a question which he ventured to think was second to none in all our social relations. In this position the building trades called for the advice and sympathy and pecuniary aid of the trades of London in what was now being done. They knew that by the capital and influence which the master builders were able to bring to bear upon the educated classes they would try to crush those who were endeavouring to carry this movement to a successful termination. During the winter of 1852 and 1853 the agitation was com menced by the masons to shorten the hours of la bour. That movement was met by the masters giving an addition of 6d. a-day to the wages, thus shelving the subject for a 13eriod. It being time, however, to take it down again, the trades met in their societies and discussed the question, and subsequently the carpenters and joiners assembledin Exeter-hall, and drew up a memorial to the master builders. That was presented in June, 1858. On August 26th the masters refused to received a deputation from the carpenters and joiners, admitting the creditable man - ner the question had been brought forward and dis cussed, but expressing their opinion tbat no sufficient case had been made out. In the interim the masons had begun again to agitate the same question, and they were soon joined by the bricklayers and the members of the other building trades. They all met in conference in September, and on the 7th October they presented a conjoint memorial to the masters, in which they suggested that employers should in future make Their contracts with reference to the nine hours, because the men were sanguine enough to believ? that their efforts would be crowned with success. To that memorial they received no answer, although a copy was sent to every master builder in London. The Conference of the Trades wrote to the masters to know if they would receive a deputation from the United Building Trades. The answer to that, dated December 10, 1858, was simply to the effect that, in the opinion of the masters, no new facts or statements had been brought forward which had not been thoroughly argued in the conference of the previous August. On the 26th January the Building Trades held another meeting in Exeter hall, and a letter was agreed upon on the 19th of March, calling for a definite answer from the em ployers in the following April. This led to the masters calling together those builders who were not mnnbers of the association as well as those who were—so important did they think the subject. The result of that 2r.eeting was the passing of two resolutions, refusing to acquiesce in what the men demanded. On the 11th of May another meeting of the trades was called, and they were again in structed to appeal to the master builders. This they did accordingly in an ultimatum dated the 26th of May, which was in the following terms : "AN ULTIMATUM TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MASTER BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION. held ''G i n e n E t I x e m e t e e r n :Ira l At l ona large th el m Bt e e h t i i n n s g t. o , f y t o h u e r B resolutionsn i l d i n g Tra w d e e r s e , discussed, and, after deep consideration, we were unable to see that you have answered our letter of March 19th, and we are u nw il l i ng to believe that you seriously entertain the intention of taking on yourselves the responsibility of causing the public disaster which was threatened by several of your body at your meeting. on the 20th of April. We, therefore, being influenced by the most friendly feelings, once more appeal to you to consider our claim, and we respectfully request a decisive answer from your meet ing on the 9th of June next, whether you will concede the nine hours as a day's work. " I remain, gentlemen, yours respectfully, " On behalf of the 'United Trades, " Gnonor. POTTER, Secretary. The answer, dated the 10th of June, amounted 1 to a refusal to entertain the question. After that the of . the United Trades,. not know ingst o t f o theth that tcourse appeal how to act on their own responsibility, annealed should t tke. hours from the masters. to the trades at T h la e r r g e e su a l great majority decided in favour of their endea vouring to wrest the nine They then selected' three firms to whom deputations should be sent personally to request that the nine hours should be conceded in their case. Instead of meeting these deputations with courtesy or reason, a member of the deputations in each of the three cases was pitched upon by the masters and dis charged. Thus were the men taunted, and the , Conference of the Trades insulted. With the pro gress of the events from that time every one was, no doubt, acquainted, and he should not, therefore, dwell upon it. In conclusion, Mr. Potter called upon the trades of London to aid in the present movement. The promoters of it believed that it was founded on right and justice, and that they asked for that which could be conceded without any detriment to the masters, and with great benefit to the public at large. He hoped that the day was not far distant when the operatives of the kingdom would form one great phalanx to oppose the tyranny of the masters. His belief was that if the master builders carried their present point the men would begin to retrograde. All the trades of the kingdom were ready now to take a step in advance, and. if the other trades would assist the operatives in the Building Trades they would assist others in o',tain ing the same object. (Cheers.) The Delegate from the Amalgamated Engineers asked whether if the master builders withdrew the declaration the men would return to their employ ment at Messrs. Trollope's. The CHAIRMAN said that as at present advised the men would not return to work at Messrs. Trol lope's without the nine hours were conceded. They were on strike there for that movement ; they had begun it, and they must have it. The Delegate then proceeded to oppose the " de claration," but he expressed his belief that all such documents were utterly futile. 'What had its effect been in the case of the Amalgamated Engineers? It was adopted by the men with a mental reserve, and was regarded as of no value afterwards. So far from the Amalgamated Engineers Society having gone down since their last great struggle 62 years ago, their numbers had increased from 9,800 to nearly 87,000 and they had expended in direct re lief no less'than £139,000. The London Building Trades had always been most liberal in supporting other trades in their disputes, and he thought that they should be assisted now. (Cheers.) Mr. EDWARDS, from the Tailors'Labour Agency, expressed his horror of strikes, because he had seen and felt how futile had been many of the efforts in that direction. His advice was that the men should return to their work if the obnoxious document, which every one must be opposed to, were with drawn. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DUNNING, from the Bookbinders, followed in the same direction. He thought that the nine hours movement was injudicious. It was a thing that could never be carried, except by moral suasion, and in his view the men were wrong in resorting to a strike to achieve their object. (Hear`, hear.) Another Bookbinder, the Delegate from the Horseshoe Society, the Tinplate Workers meeting at the Black Jack, and the Deleg ate from the Ladies' Shoemakers supported the b uilding opera tives in the present movement. The Representative from the London Society of Compositors Committee concurred in condemning the " declaration." The Delegate from the United Flint Glass Cutters stated that their members in all parts of the United Kingdom had been communicated with, and that they had unanimously resolved to support the nine hours' movement, and to make a weekly payment to the Builders' Trades as long as they remained " out." After some further discussion, Mr. W. ALLEN (secretary to the Amalgamated Engineers) moved— " That in the opinion of this meeting the trades of the United Kingdom are in duty bound to support the building trades in the present struggle." Upon this Mr. EDWARDS moved, as an amend ment,— " That the representatives of the various trades in the metropolis here assembled desire to express their sympathy with the operative builders in their present unhappy con test with the employers. But, looking at the whole bear ing of the case, they would earnestly recommend that the claim on the part of the men for nine hours daily labour, instead of ten, be laid aside, in the hope that it may here after be amicably and satisfactorily adjusted ; and that a deputation from this meeting be appointed to wait on the committee of master builders and respectfully urge upon them the immediate withdrawal of the offensive docu ment." This amendment was received with hisses, and, not meeting with a seconder, the resolution as pro posed by Mr. Allen was carried unanimously. The meeting then adjourned for a week. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 18b.9 CENTRAL CRIkINAL COURT, Atty. 16 , lilt. SMETHURST'S TRIAL—(SECOND DAY). (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) Dr. Wilkes said he was present when Dr. Taylor made an examination of the intestines of the de ceased. In his opinion the death of the deceased was mo A probably to be accounted for by some irri tant, and he was not familiar with any form of disease that would have produced the symptoms that had been spoken to by the different witnesses. Cross-examined--Witness was a physician, and demonstrator of anatomy at Guy's Hospital. Severe dysentery would produce great inflammation of the intestines, and also ulceration. Dark spots on the stomach and effusion of blood were also in dications of severe dysentery. Re-examined—Excluding dysentery, witness was not acquainted with any form of disease that would present similar symptoms. He had attended two cases in his professional experience in which he could not come to any satisfactory conclusion as to the precise nature of the disease or the cause of death, and they had, therefore, been ascribed to dysentery. Dr. Todd deposed that he was physician to King's College Hospital, and he had been in practice a great many years. Dr. Julius told him the nature of the case before he saw the deceased, but he did not tell him his suspicion that irritants were being administered to her. When he saw the deceased he noticed a peculiar expression of countenance, an expression of terror, as though she was under the influence of some one. That was not in accordance with the appearance of a patient suffering from an ordinary disease. The abdomen was very hard, which was an indication of the existence of exten sive inflammation in the stomach, and he was at once under the impression that she was suffering from the influence of some irritant poison. By witness's desire an evacuation was obtained, and he directed Dr. Julius to make up the sulphate of copper and opium pills, with a view to allay the irritation. Witness had never known any bad effect produced by this medicine, and he did not think it was possible it could produce a burning sensation in the throat or the stomach. If the disease had been diarrhoea and bowel complaint, the medicines administered by Dr. Julius were the proper ones to be administered in such a case. Sergeant Ballantine—From all you have heard of this case, what, in your opinion, was the cause of this lady's death ? Dr. Todd—l believe that her death was occa sioned by the administration of some irritant poison, such as arsenic, antimony, or corrosive sublimate. Cross-examined—Witness had never been pre sent at the post mortem examinatim of a body where the death arose from slow irritant poisoning. A death of that sort was one of rare occurrence. Vomitting and diarrhoea might occur in early stages of pregnancy, but he did not believe that in any stage of pregnancy there could be such an exten sive ulceration of the intestines as existed in this case. The fact of the deceased being of bilious habits, and suffering severely occasionally from that cause, would not in any way affect the opinion he had formed as to the cause of her death. The fact of the vomit being of a greenish colour up to the 18th of April would also not affect his opinion, but it would merely direct his attention to another form of poison —antimony. Witness never saw such an expression of countenance as was exhibited by the deceased in all his experience of disease. There was a terrified look, such as he had never before observed in a patient. He asked her very few questions, and she said very little to him. By Sergeant Ballantine—The only disease that could in any way account for the symptoms of the deceased would be what is called acute dysentery. Mr. H. S. Palmer deposed that he was a sur geon, at Mortlake. He placed portions of the body and some blood of the deceased in a jar and a bottle, to be taken to Dr. Taylor. Inspec' or M , lntyre deposed that he was stationed at Richmond. He apprehended the prisoner on a warrant on the 2d of May, upon the charge of feloniously administering poison to the deceased, who was at that time alive. The prisoner was taken before a magistrate, and he said that the poor lady might die during his absence, and that it was very essential he should be with liar. The magistrate allowed him to go at large upon his own recognis ance. Witness took from the prisoner some keys and two letters, and h e accom p an i e d hi m and Mr. Bird to the prisoner's lodging, and Mr. Bird gave him several bottles and other things, which he afterwards gave to Dr. Taylor. The prisoner was at large the whole of Monday night ; but upon witness hearing on the following morning that Miss Bankes was dead, he took the prisoner into custody upon the charge of wilful murder. After the pri soner was in custody he searched his lodging and found some other bottles, which he also gave to Dr. Taylor. He subsequently went to Rifle-terrace, where he found a lady who was called Mrs. Sme thrst, and in consequence of what she told him he made certain inquiries at Kennington Church. Cross-examined—The whole of the bottles he took away he afterwards handed to Dr. Taylor. When the magistrates admitted the defendant to bail it was possible that they suggested that he should not interfere with the lady any more. The letter found upon the prisoner, which was addressed to his wife, and in which the prisoner said he would send her some meney, and that he would be with her as soon as possible, was then put in and read. It was dated th e 2nd of May, 1859. Evidence was then given that during the month of April the prisoner had about a hundred or a hundred and fifty pounds to his credit at the Lon don and Westminster Bank, where he kept an ac count. On the 16th of April a sum of £7l 55., the amount of the dividend of the deceased, was paid in to his credit. Mr. Buzzard was then recalled—He said he acted as staff-surgeon to the army during the Crimean war, and a great many cases of bowel complaint came under his observation at that period. He had heard the description given of the de ceased's symptoms, and the appearance of the body upon the post mortem, and he knew of no form of bowel complaint reconcileable with those symptoms and appearances. He should refer the symptoms to some irritant substance being taken into the stomach, either by the mouth or by injection Witness was present when Dr. Taylor began to analyse a portion of the contents of the bottle. He did so by what was called Reintsch's test, and Dr. Taylor showed him some crystals of arsenious acid, and the copper that was used for the test was coated with a dark grey substance. Upon these discoveries being made witness at once proceeded to Richmond, and made communication to Dr. Julius and Dr. Bird. Cross-examined—Witnes s had never in his life attended a patient who died from slow arsenical poisoning. The only test Dr. Taylor used was that known as Reintsch's, by which where arsenic is present in any substance, it is attracted to copper wire or gauze by the process of boiling. Dr. C. Metcalfe Babington deposed that during his practice he had seen many cases of acute dysen tery of an epidemic character. In his opinion none of the symptoms exhibited by the deceased were a proof that she died of acute dysentery, and that her death was the result of some irritant poison having been administered to her. Cross-examined—ln cases of pregnancy there was sometimes very violent purging and sickness. Dr. Lewis Bowerbank deposed that he was for more than 20 years engaged as a medical man in the island of Jamaica, where the disease of acute dysentery was prevalent, and he was well acquainted with it. The symptoms of the deceased were not reconcileable in any way with that form of disease, and according to his opinion they were symptoms of the administration of irritant poison. Dr. Copland gave similar evidence. He said he had seen many cases of acute dysentery during a residence in Africa and on the Continent, and he agreed with the other medical witnesses in opinion that the death of the deceased was not attributable to that disease, but to the partaking of irritant poisons, in small quantities and very frequently, either by the mouth or otherwise. At this stage of the case the court adjourned until nine o'clock this morning. riDLEBX 8.28810N5, Aug. 16. (Before Mr. Creasy, at Westminster.) The case of Richard Wilson, during the trial of which on Monday a juror was taken ill, was taken first this morning. The charge against him was that. he had embezzled money received by him on account of Mr. 'rite, a coal dealer, Bridge-wharf, Cambridge-heath, to whom he was collector and clerk, and who seemed to carry on the business of a coal merchant on the tally system. Aftei• the evidence had been gone into at con siderable length, Mr. Orridge addressed the jury, contending that the complicated manner in which the accounts be tween the prisoner and his master had been kept made it highly probable that the errors which had been pointed out were accidontal and not felonious. The jury came to the conclusion that the pri soner was guilty, and convicted him. The prosecutor then stated that. the deficiency in the prisoner's accounts of money he had received amounted to more than £lBO. Mr. Creasy sentenced him to twelve months' hard labour. Noah Canlet, 22, was convicted on his own con fesEion of an indecent assault upon a girl 11 years of age, named Ellen Ball, the daughter of parents in whose house he lived, 1, Charlotte-terrace, Old Ford. Mr. Creasy sentenced the prisoner to be kept to AQUATICS. ROYAL THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA. SECOND DAY. The Royal Thames National Regatta at Putney con cluded yesterday. and was witnessed, although there was only one race, by nearly as many spectators as assembled on Monday, between three and four thousand lining Put ney and Hammersmith bridges, and the towing paths. The river was also covered with boats, and Citizen B had been kindly placed at the disposal of the committee by Mr. Burney, the superintendent of the boats. This being the greatest race perhaps that occupies the attention of the rowing world, the interest created was very great, and each had his particular fancy as to who would be the winners. The Claspers, owing to their previous perform ances, and many victories, and having won their heat on Monday, were the favourites at 2to 1. The odds, how ever, were eagerly taken by many who thought that the Hammersmith crew might ,gain a victory. Kelly's crew also were backed to a large extent, the Westerns having very few supporters. Mr. T. S. Egan, of the University of Cambridge, having consented to act as umpire, and Mr. Frank Playford, of the London Rowing Club, as starter, the crews moved to their stations shortly • after four. The Hammersmith men getting the best station, Claspers the next, and Kelly's crew the worst station. Lord Kilmorey's crew (Newcastle) (Blue) 1 The Adelaide crew (Fulham and Rich mon d).... (G reen )2 The Hammersmith crew The Western crew '(Black) 4 The distance was from Putney to Chiswick Ait. At the actual moment of starting the Adelaide crew were in ad vance of the Western, who headed the other two, Ham mersmith being last in getting off. The Adelaide crew in creased their load to Searle's boat-house, followed by the Western, but when the Newcastle men had fairly set down to their work they rowed• by both at Finch's, increased their lead all the way, and won by nearly 100 yards, easily. The Hammersmith crew passed the Western at Finch's, and had a fine race with the Adelaide for a quarter of a mile, when the Adelaide went ahead and beat Hammersmith for the second money by several lengths. The Western crew came in close up to the Hammersmith men. The rowing of the winners was very fine, and universally admired. The crews were : Lord Kilmorey's Crew. J. H. Clasper I C. Winship R. Chambers H. Clasper R. Clasper, coxswain. The Adelaide Crew. F. Kelly I J. Mackinney T. Mackinney H. Kelly J. Driver, coxswain. The Hammersmith Crew. R. Finer G. Green W. Hoare, coxswain. The Western Crew. I H. Gibson T. Wolsoncroft W. Norton, coxswain. The Claspers therefore won £75 ; Kelly's crew, £l5; the Hammersmith, £10; and the Western £5, which _prizes were afterwards presented by Sir James Duke. J. Holder T. Hoare G. Bullen T. Rust DEPTFORD REGATTA. An excellently conducted regatta, under the patronage of Viscount Holmesdale, Sir E. Filmer, and others of the gentry of the neighbourhood, was rowed on Monday for a new boat and other prizes. The sport was good, and ex ceedingly attractive. _ First Heat. - ---- ---- Charles Prail — (Yellow) 1 Charles Chappell (Dark blue) 2 James J. Gifford (Green) 3 The race extended the whole length of the town, twice round the Great Eastern being included. Green got the lead, but was swamped. Second Heat, John Sezen (Red) 1 Robert Idlemaine (Pink) 2 William Gilbert (Light Blue) 3 Won easily. Third Heat. Charles Chappell Charles J. Gifford 2 Won easily. Fourth Heat. The same two winners, but a fine race, in which the winner of the first and winner of the second were de feated. . Fifth and Grand Heat, James J. Gifford Charles Chappell Won by only half a length. The able managers were materially assisted by Mr. Charles Thompson. CHELSEA ANNUAL REGATTA. This regatta came off yesterday under fresh auspices, managed by Mr. Johnson, and was in three heats, added "o which was a four-oared race for silver cups. Waterman's Race. First Race. Joseph Cole J S. Cole . C. White .. (Pink) 1 (Stripes) 2 (Green) 0 Second Heat. John Prince John Cole .. B. White . (Blue) 1 (Yellow) 2 (Red) 0 Grand Heat. Blue 1 1 Stripes Pink The race for the goblets was won by John Prince, W. Meredith, H. Cole, J. G. Cole, and D. Luke, coxswain ; beating Brown, P. Cole, Joseph Cole, John Cole, and H. Johnson, coxswain. The rowing was all very good. 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He said— This prisoner has been sentenced to a year's hard labour for an indecent assault upon this child, and from the depositions it appears that you witnessed his infamous conduct on more occasions than one, yet did not tell her parents, or give the prisoner in charge. Your conduct has been equally infa mous, and I shall not allow you your expenses. Go away, you nasty beast, you are a disgrace. The man thei left the court without saying a word The prosecution was by the Associate Institute for the Protection of Females. Ann Gillingham, 27, and Mary Ann Birkett, 27, prostitutes, were indicted for feloniously robbing Christopher Schreckenberg of money and bank notes to the amount of £lB3. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Dunbar were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Dickie defended Gillingham, Mr. Barry was for the other prisoner. The prosecutor was a retired publican, and on the 28th of July, he was on his way to a branch of the London and Westminster Bank to pay some money in, when he met a woman of the streets who had formerly been a customer at the house he had kept, and he was induced to accom pany her to a public house to treat her. Her name was Kate Sullivan, and she had with her another female of her class. They went to another public house, and were joined by the prisoners, and the prosecutor was pressed very much to go home with them to take tea. He refused, but they managed to get him down a court of an infamous descrip tion, where they pushed him about, and a handker chief was passed over his mouth and nostrils,imme diately after which he became insensible. The suggestion was that this effect was produced by chloroform. When he recovered consciousness he found that he had been robbed of his money, and a book showing an account between him and Whit bread, the brewer. The money consisted of notes to the amount of £145, and about 40 sovereigns. The prisoner Birkett had boasted that she had received £7 10s. as her share of the gold, that she wou ld t e ll a ll a b out i t un l ess she stood in on the notes. There was no doubt the prisoners were two of the women in whose com pany the prosecutor was when he was robbed, the others had got out of the way. The prisoners were found guilty. The officers of the Westminster prison asked for a remand for sentence. The prisoners were well known there, but as they had been so recently com mitted as Saturday, there had been no time to trace out their convictions. They were remanded accordingly. Michael Prendergast, a well-known young thief, was convicted upon the evidence of a lad, a shoe black, stationed at the Eagle, in the City-road, of picking the pocket of a lady near the cab rank there.. Mr. Taylor prosecuted; Mr. Barry was for the prisoner. The shoeblack was complimented by the learned judge for his very proper conduct, and was ordered a reward of ss. 'flit prisoner was sentenced to four years' pena servitude. Rebecca Rist, 27, a woman very respectably attired in mourning, was indicted for having stolen a £5 note, the property of. Thomas Gifford, her master. She pleaded guilty. Mr. Creasy said it appeared from the depoitions that the prisoner was servant to the prosecutor, a surveyor at Poplar, and stole a £5 note from his drawer. Whether from remorse or from some other motive he could not say, but she did take poison to destroy herself, but without effect, and she said she hoped to be transported, to be rid of a man named Chapman she had lived with while in Mr. Gifford's service, and who had told her he would do for her if she did not commit the robbery. She seemed very penitent. Mr. Creasy sentenced her to three mouths' hard labour—one week solitary. Thomas Lewis, 22, and Frances Hammond, 28, were indicted for stealing a portemonnaie and 35 Australian sovereigns, the property of Robert Muir, from his person, in the dwelling house of George Nessl ey. The prosecutor, a sailor, on being discharged from his ship in the West India Docks, after a voyage to the gold diggings, got drinking, and fell in com pany with the female prisoner, who, when he had been sufficiently plied with drink, took him to a coffee-house, and said he was her husband, just re ' turned from sea, and hired a bed. Directly the pro secutor got into the room he fell down insensibly drunk, and soon after the female wanted to leave, saying she was going to fetch one of his mates, but the master of the coffeehouse, which is called the Indian Queen, and his manager, were•by this put upon their guard. Seeing the male prisoner in the street, she said he was the mate of her husband that she wanted to send for, and they ultimately went away. When the' prosecutor came to, he found he had been robbed of 35 sovereigns. The police were put upon the track of the prisoners, who cohabited together, and in their possession was found the portemonnaie and 22 of the sove reigns, others had been changed by Lewis. The prosecutor said he knew nothing of the pri soners, further than being in the woman's company. The jury found them both guilty, and the court sentenced each to eight months' hard labour. Charles Geitar, 19, convicted on Monday of rob bing his mi.-tress, Pauline Nathan, of 46, Leinster square, Paddington, of £2OO worth of property, was brought up and sentenced to hard labour for 12 months. (Before Mr. Payne.) Patrick O'Brien, 18, was indicted for assaulting two police-constables, Gregory, 294 D, and Young, 111 D, in the execution of their duty. Mr. Brooke prosecuted ; Mr. Horry appeared for the defendant. The prosecutor Gregory was called upon to inter. fere in a quarrel between the defendant and his father, whom he was beating, in York-court, Mary lebone, when he set upon the officer and went into a room and armed himself with an axe. He struck at him with it, when fortunately the head came off, and then he beat him about the head with the handle. Next he got hold of a poker, and was about using that when the policeman knocked him down, and after a severe struggle he was taken to the station-house. The other prosecutor, Young, was also very severely assaulted on his going to the assistance of his brother officer. The jury found the defendant guilty, and Mr. Payne sentenced him to 18 months' hard labour. Caroline Rosenberg, 25, cook, was indicted for stealing six handkerchiefs and other articles, the property of William Meyer, her master. The pro secutor was gentleman rider to the Royal Family, and resided in the Royal-mews, Arabella-row, Pimlico, and the prisoner had been in his service about sixteen months. On the 31st of July her box was found packed, ready for removal, and on being searched it was found to contain articles suffi cient to stock a small shop—spices, wines, German sausages, champagne, and tea, besides a goodly quantity of linen. The prisoner said the greater part belonged to a man she was going to Australia with, and who had kept a grocery shop, the other she had had from a family she had lived with before. The articles, of which a large hamperfull were produced in court, were clearly identified as the prosecutor's property. The prisoner wns found guilty, and Mr. Payne having characterised the offence as a very bad one, sentenced her to 18 months' hard labour. Mary Brian, a showily dressed young woman, was indicted for unlawfully . aiding and assisting one Mary Ann West, while in the legal custody of Alexander Turner, a constable, on a charge of felony, t o escape from such custody. The pri soner, it appeared, was in custody at the • Clerken well Police -court, where Alexander Turner is the gaoler, on a charge of drunkenness, and was ordered by the magistrate to be detained until five o'clock, and then discharged. One Mary Ann West was in custody . in the same cell for felony, and she and the prisoner changed clothes. The prisoner answered to the name of West, and was sent on remand on the charge of felony to the House of Detention. West answered to the pri soner's name, and vas of course discharged at five o'clock, and had not since been taken. When this fraud was discovered the prisoner frankly avowed that she did:change clothes with West to aid her to escape, but said she did not know she Was charged with felony. Mr. Payne told the jury that upon the evidence, which was not disputed, the prisoner was guilty of an offence under the Gaol Act of 4 Geo. IV., a if they were satisfied with the evidence they would find her guilty, and he would, to ensure the con viction being a correct one, consult the Assistant- Judge upon the facts and the construction of the clause of the statute. The jury found the prisoner guilty of providing a disguise to enable a person charged with felony to escape from lawful custody. Sentence was de ferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-42eg. 16. MANSION-HOUSE.—Eliza Phillips, a girl 12 rears of age, who a few days ago was charged at this court with several shop robberies committed by her within the space of about two hours, was brought up for further examination. The Lord Mayor inquired whether she had yet given her correct address, and whether any dis covery had been made as to her connexions. A respectable-looking woman stood forward, and said the prisoner was her daughter, and had for snow time past been so perverse and disorderly that she could do nothing with her. On Monday week she sent her to a place which she had obtained for her, but had since discovered that, although the prisoner stayed away from home all night, sh( never went near the place to which she was sent. Lord Mayor—l don't like to send such a child to prison, although I understand she has been then before. But what can be done with her ? Here she is charged with five different robberies committed on the same morning, and it is clear to me that she must have bad companions. Has she said anything to you as to who those companions were ? Mother—No; and I don't think she had ani companions. Police-constable 667—My lord, she has told nit the names of three different girls who, she said. were her companions ; but, from the inquiries I have made, I find her statement is entirely false. Tomkius, police-constable 587—1 had her in charge on the 25th October last, when she was sentenced at this court to two months' imprison ment for two different shop robberies which she committed in Aldgate. At that time she gave the name of Anne Thompson, but her proper name is Louisa Hayes. Lord Mayor—Well, she must be remanded till Monday, and meanwhile I will consider whether anything can be done to save her from destruction. William Forge, a Billingsgate fish salesman, was summoned, upon the complaint of William Deering. for having offered for sale fish unfit for human food. Mr. Lenning appeared for the defendant. Mr. Deering said—l am clerk of the market under the Corporation, and inspector of fish under the Commissioners of Sewers. On Saturday morn ing last I received a message from Mr. Tapley to go and inspect four pads of mackerel at his stand. I did so, and condemned the mackerel. I was then told there were four other pads of a similar descrip tion in the possession of defend int ; upon which I inspected them, and told the defendant I condemned them also. H esaid I knew nothing about it. As he disputed my decision I exhibited the fish to several salesmen, whose opinion was the same as my own, and I seized the fish. Before I went to defendant I had received an application to inspect the mackerel from a man who had bought them, and to whom Mr. Forge had refused to return the money. I have since received a summons from the Sheriff's Court for the value of the mackerel which I seized. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—l had the fish placed in a lock-up, but some of them had been im properly removed before I did so, and after I con demned them. William Popple, a costermongcr, deposed that he saw four pads of mackerel at the store of defendant one of which was open, and seemed pretty good. He bought the four pads at ss. 6d. per pad, and re moved them to his barrow, but a policeman, who came up at the time, said they smelt very badly and refused to allow him to carry them away, upon which witness took them back to defendant, and demanded the return of his money. James Bateman, for 45 years a fish dealer in Bil lingsgate, said he examined a mackerel, which was taken to him by Mr. Deering on Saturday morning and found it quite unfit for human food. It was literally rotten, and stunk most fearfully. Cross-examined—lt was not fair to judge of a whole pad by one mackerel ; but a bad mackerel was not likely to be found in a pad by itself. J. Sunshine, another fish dealer in Billingsgate, deposed that two pads of mackerel were shown to him by Mr. Deering, and that they were, in his opinion, quite unfit for human food. Lewis Laroche, for 29 years a fish dealer, gave similar testimony ; as did also Inspector Kilby, of the City police, who added that so many complaints had recently been made by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood about the had fish sold in Billingsgate, that the police had been ordered to report to the Commissioner on the subject. Geo. Farraw, a market labourer, deposed that he carried the four pads of fish in question from de fendant's stand to the lock-up, and his coat stank so much in consequence that he had not been able to wear it since. George Munday, Mansion-house officer, said some of the fish were brought to the Mansion-house on Saturday morning, by desire of Mr. Deering for his inspection. They were brought into the lobby, but the smell was so offensive that he ordered them to be immediately cleared out, and afterwards he was compelled to burn brown paper and sprinkle the place with vinegar to get rid of the stench. There were other witnesses for the complaint, but it was thought unnecessary to call them. Mr. Lewis, on the part of the defendant, said he was a most respectable man, who had been in busi ness for 40 years, and in selling the fish had no other object than to servo the interests of the con signees ; and as to the state of the fish he would call witnesses to prove not only that they were not bad, but that a part of them had been actually cooked and eaten. He called Robert Day, inspector of fish at Billingsgate under the Fishmongers' Company for 20 years, who said he saw the whole of the fish in question, which were, in his belief, fit for human food, and did not stink at all. By the Lord Mayor—There has been no quarrel between me and Mr. Deering, but Mr. Deering on Saturday night told me I was unfit for my situa tion, and I wanted to know what made him a judge of fish. Lord Mayor—Why, his nose in this case, I should think. Did you find no bad smell about them ? Witness —None at all. I ate part of one of them. Lord Mayor—Then you have a worse nose and a worse stomach than I gave you credit for. Benjamin Rangecroft had been a fish salesman for 32 years. Saw one of the makerel in dispute, and believed it to be quite fit for human food. These mackerel fed close to the shore, and if they were cut open the first day their guts would stink, but that would not affect the other parts of the fish. Frederick Richardson, for 24 years a fish dealer, saw one of the fish in dispute, and believed it to be quite fit for food. Charles Smithers, for 40 years a fish dealer, saw one of the fish referred to. s It was part good and part bad. Lord Mayor—Was it such a fish as you would send me? Witness—No ; nor any other gentlteombe eaten an.Thebre can be no denying that it was unfit any one. Mr. Lewis—l have witnesses here who did eat some of these mackerel, and I have one of the mackerel here, which was dried on purpose that it might be produced in evidence. Lord Mayor—What if you hare? I could find men who would eat anything ; and a dried mackerel is no guide as to the state of the fish when raw. There is no imputation on the character of the de fendant, who believed the fish to be good, but they were clearly unfit for food, and he has rendered himself liable to a penalty of £5, which, however, I shall mitigate to 205., hopi ng h e w ill b e more careful in future. The fine was paid. Eliza Barey was charged with stealing a florin and other articles belonging to her master, Mr. J. Craggs, landlord of the Green Dragon public-house, Botolph-alley. Mrs. Sarah Craggs said she placed a florin in the bar till, at a time when no one else was there but the prisoner, who was clearing up, and upon going to the till shortly after she missed the coin. She asked the prisoner if she knew anything about it, and she said "No," at the same time suggesting that if witness thought she had it she had better search her box. Witness took her at her word ; and although she did not find any money in the box, she found there a pair of new kid gloves, several new neck ribbons, and other articles, to the value of Bs. or 10s., which were her property, and with which the prisoner had no right to meddle. The prisoner, however, asserted that they were her own, and a policeman was called in, and the pri soner was given i n t o hi s cus t o d y . N ot hi ng was seen of the florin then, but after the prisoner was given in charge, witness found it wrapped up in a paper, with some other money, which had probably been taken from the till also, and hidden under the kitchen clock. Police -constable 544 said he searched the pri soner's boxes and found the articles alluded to by the previous witness, upon which the prisoner con fessed that they did belong to her mistress. After taking her to the station, witness went back to search her room, when he found an ale bottle In one of her drawers, and between the bed and the mattress a bottle nearly full of gin. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was remanded n order that she might be dealt with in petty ses- BOW - STREET.—Catherine Hazel and Caroline Cook, both young women, were charged with steal ing a purse, containing about 18s., -belonging to Mrs. Jewell, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix that she was walking towards Chariug-cross on Monday afternoon, when she was stopped in Great St. Andrew-street by two young women, who asked her the way to University Hospital. One of them appeared to have been crying, and after witness had pointed out the way sbe asked if there was any hope of her being admitted to the accident ward. Wit ness replied that she could not say, and the w omen aw ay at a pace whi c h did not at all passed on. Observing presently that they were° both runnine , accord with their previous demeanour, witness sus pected she had been robbed, and on feeling in her pocket at once missed her purse. She consequently distance till th e y followed the two females some turned up a court, and then, seei ng apolice-con stable, she related what had ruse& She had a half-sovereign and eight shillings in her purse -- : the latter including three fourpenny pieces—one of them bent in a peculiar manner. Police-constable Weeks, 38 F, deposed to having round the prisoners, directly after the above occur rence, in the passage of 22, Queen-street, Seven dials—ono of them being only partly dressed --but her clothes answering the exact description given by Mrs. Jewell. He accused them of the robbery, which they denied, but Cook stated that a young woman whom she knew had just asked her to change dresses with her, and they had done so. Mrs. Green, the f ema l e searcher, proved thatshe found eight shillings (including the fourpenny pieces described by prosecutor) on the prisoner Cook. Mr. Jewell, music publisher, of Great Russell street, identified the bent fourpenny piece, w hich he remembered having gi ven t o hi s wife (prosecutro o : Hazel pleaded ignorance of the whole matter, and Cook repeated her story about having change" dresses with a female. Mr. Jardine committed them both for trial. WESTMINSTER.—Mary Minden, a very re i 6 spectable-lookine, woman, upwards of 4 0 yea rs °. age, living at 3, Omega-terrace, King's-road, Chel sea, sea, was charged w ith b e i ng d run k an d incapable of taking care of herself and child. Police-constable Enoch. Fulford, 316 V, stated that he found the defendant late last n ight in helpless state of intoxication in Blenheim-street, King's-road, Chelsea, She had at the time an in fant in h(r arms. Mr. Arnold—What was the age of the infant? Defendant—Eight months. Mr. Arnold—What became of the child after ebe was taken into custody ? Policeman—lt was taken to the workhouse, a ° she was incapable of taking charge of it. Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—What have you to say ? Defendant—Nothing, your worship. Mr. Arnold—Do you admit that you were drunk, with an infant in your arms ? Defendant—W e ll, I was i n t ox i ca t e d, but very, little overco mes me . I was i n a grea t deal en trouble about a boy of mine that had left his hone' and was about a good deal yesterday. I took two or three glasses o f sp i r it s, and they ha d an effect upon me. Mr. Arnold—What are you Defendant—l am a married woman. Mr. Arnold—l think you ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself. Defendant—So I am, your worship. Mr. Arnold—l think that nothing can be more disgraceful than a mother getting drunk with an infant in her arms. When persons of a lower de; gree than yourself a re c h arge d w i t h thi s o ffence 1 , invariably remand th em f or a wee k , i n or der th a t I may as c e r t a i n w h e th er t h e i nfant has su stained any injury by th e mo th er ' s i ntox i cat i on, an d I aL no reason why I should deviate from that course l' 4 your case. You are remanded for a week. Defendant looked very much surprised as she removed to the cell. sion. COUNTRY MA.RIBTB. LIVERPOOL_AUG. 16. We had a fair attendance of millers and dealers at 011 i corn exchange this morning ; they acted, however, vi!' t great caution, and w h ea t was no t S o saleable as las t waist day. Flour i n f a i r reques t at f ull prices, although g°T„ conditioned is not now so plentiful as it was. Indian 0 -7, quite in retail, a t a d ec li ne o f fully 6cl per qr. Oats V ia Id per bushel an d oa t mea l 6d per l oad cheaper. EgYP"d e .. beans 6d to is per q r d own . P eas an d b ar l ey w ithout mand, at previous prices. BRISTOL—AUG. 16. There was only a moderate show of old English wheat dday ; some sam pl es o f new o ff er i ng i n fair codition ; tr a is inactive, at about late rates. The trade showed considers, dullness in foreig n w h ea t a l so . Barley sells more {reel 4 1. for grinding, w ith th e t urn i n se ll ers ' favour. Oats rat"' cheaper. Other articles at about late prices. SHEFFIELD—AUG. 16. all We had a thin attendance at to-day's market, and Si n ,, r supply of grain. The extreme prices of last week, however ; were were fully maintained. Several samples of new whea. r t As the south were shown, but the grain was ill fed. 1 ' ,iO O , offered at 49s to 53s per qr. Superior new oats, 28 s to ~ Beans and other articles unchanged. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...l6s 6d to 17a 611 White )9 , 1) Beans 1, 19 Peas, per qr .. 4Bs Od to 54$ Old Malting barley, per qr 33s Od to 3 50 , 1 , 1 "" Malting b ditto, „ 33s Od to 3 5 : ~; Oats 24s Od to 32 'ft; lf per 141 b. prices for flour—ls 7d, is 9d, and is ill 141 b. 28 0 Hay, 80s to 85s ; wheat straw, 28s to 36s ; oat straw) to 365; turnips, 14s to 16s per ton. :.. . . 1 1 . 8 8 s B o 6 d d t t o ° 2 2°1 : rdd LEEDS--AUG. 16. There were fair arrivals of wheat this morning, and the weather was fine ; we had only a moderate inquiry forho The wheat in conse quence, and prices were lower to sell. T show of n ew w h ea t b y ra i lway is good, which finds buy ers at 47s to 49s f or th e b est yellow, and 48s to 53s for fine w hit() qualities. Othe: articles nominally the same as before. Averages for the week : Wheat 3,639 qrs., at 45s 10d 8ar1ey......... 60 9, 3ls 3d Peas Beans Oats 245 „ 27s 4d Rye 2OO „ 3os Od Arrivals this week : Wheat Barley Oats 3,216 qrs. Rapeseed 180 • Beans Peas Linseed NEWCASTLE—AuG. 16. The market was moderately att en d e d thi s morning. Both ( English and foreign wheat in slow request, at the prices of this day se'nnight. Flour me t a very slow sale, at la.. ,7 rates. Oats, large arrivals from ab roa d but sales difficult unless at a reducti on o f i s per qr. Beans and peas With out demand. NORWICH CATTLE—Arra. 13. A small show of store beasts to .day, comprising Sc shorthorns, and Irish. Sales again restricted, and we ""-- a poor attendance, farmers being busy at harvest. Scots, 4s to 4 s 6d ; shorthorn s , 3 8 6d to 45 6d; hob' to 3s 6d. Fat beasts, 7s 6d to 8s 6d per stone. Sheep—Th e p ens were well filled. —Fat sheep, 8s Ad to 8s 6d per stone. Pigs —A goo d supply. Store pigs 16s to 20s; fat Perk' 5s 6d to 6s 6d per stone. [AnvEitTisEmENT.] —The grea t est happiness o f a job' nalist is to introduce to his readers some new discoveri calculated to benefit that vast portion of our fellow ores' tams, which has th e s t rongest claims upon our sympathies. It is with this feeling that we call the attention of inva'A o rt to the following extract from Du Barry's interesting: re of cures with out medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia), ,fits, tulency, constipation, nervous, bilious and liver coin lam cough, asthm a , consumption and debility by Du Bar 0 V r e Revalenta Arabica Fo o d. C ure N o. 180, twenty. five Y A , n e nervousness, constipati on , i n di gest i on, and debility, r ; „ 0 which I had suffered great misery, and w hi c h no mach ° - 1 - 6 could remove o r re li eve , h ave b een effectually cur ed by 1 Barry's food i n a very short time.—W. It, R e eves, I ° o 7 Fleet -street. Cure No. 54,618, o f a l ady of 107 Y elr° I age.—Wandsbeck, near Hamburgh, 12th May, 1807 hereby certify that my mother-in-law, Mrs. liolze, wf A has just compl e t e d h er 107th year, after having suffer 7 for half a century and more, from indigestion (dyspePsN and consequent disorders, has been perfectly cured by Barry's Revalenta Arabi ca F ood, and is now enabled to di gest almost any kind of food with great comfort.—W. 11 , ° „ i l t e• in tins, at ls. 6d. ; 11b., 3 s. ; 21b., ss. 9d. ; 51b , 125.; 14 " 265. The 101 b. and 121 b. tins ca rr i age f ree, on rece ipt 1 ,. . of P °B office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, Lond,,„ , Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly ; Abbis, °., Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150 coxfor,'!. street ; 330 and 451, Strand • 49 and 60, Bishopsgaln°, street ; 85, Tottenham-court-road. Also at D lllll • Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Raimes and Co.o at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew ; ; at Manchester, a t South' Sharp 1 1 Scott; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ampton, Randall and Son. BIRTHS. CLIME/L-0n the 15th inst., at 53, Gloucester-Oil: Hyde-park -gardens, Mrs. Ed war d J . C utler, of a &lig ter. FRANKLIN.—On the 16th inst., at 39, Burt on crescent' the wife of Ellis A. Franklin, Esq., of a son. HOLMES.—On the 15th inst., at the Parsonage, Red- 1111 , 1 ,' the wife of H. W. Holm es , E sq . , o f 1 5, Norfolk-ereseen4 Hyde-park, of a daughter. PONSONEY.—On the 16th inst., at 63, Rutland-gate, the Hon. Mrs. Ashley Ponsonby, of a son. SUTTON.—On the 13th inst., at Kensington, Mrs. Willie" Sutton, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. HARDY—CORDEN.---On the 13th i nst., at the Church of St. Andrew, Clewer, Berks, William Henry Hardy, 2 f1 2; of 2, St. Mark's-crescent, Regent's -park to Aes) daughter of W. C or d en, Esq., of Datchet, Bucks gn. SCOTT — IRESON.—On the 16th i nst., at St. James's, Pic. te cadilly, Marcu s W. T ate Scott, Esq., of Eccleston r. T race, to Letitia R e b ecca, daughter of the late J. of -re SOO, St. James's-place. bEATH S. ALDER.—On the 11th July, at Barbadoes, Samuel Br ecic Alder, Esq., D. A.C. G., aged 29. BARTLETT.--At Upper Holloway, Mr. Josiah Bart lett/ aged 76. BA.TNES..-- On the 15th inst., at Greenwich, Mr. H. Baynes' of Clement's-lane, London, aged 70. DUNN.—On the 14th inst., at Hoddesdon, Herts, Samue l Dunn, Esq., aged 68. LYON.— On the 14th inst., at Wooth G ran e near Brid port, Dorset, Charles Lyon, Esq., second son of the WO' Thomas Lyon, of Hetton House, Durham, aged 66. PAGE. —On. the 13th inst., suddenly, Francis Page r of 41 3 , Strand, aged 25. SLADE.—On the 13th inst., at Monty's Court, General Sir John Slade, Bart. Surprnm.—On the 15th inst., at Grosvenor-street, the Lady Suffield. -- LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Su , (Mice, No. 1 121 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, August 17, 1869.