The Sun. — London, England, 1858-11-02 00:00:00

THE NAVY. ' A new code of Admiralty instructions was a short time ago received at Woolwich, restricting the term of persons to be continued in the employ of her Majesty's dockyards up to the age of 70, which instructions were ordered to be put in force at the close of the last month ; consequently, all those who had attained and exceeded the age of 70 were on Saturday discharged OR the superannua tion list. Yesterday the order was recalled at the ofggestion of the Lords of the Treasury, by reason flie heavy expenditure that regulation would entail on Government. The whole of those who *ere on Saturday discharged, on the above-named conditions, was ordered to be sought out and rein stated in their former positions. Rear-Admiral Sir Chas. Fremantle has shifted his flag from the Orion to the Royal Albert, 121, screw, Captain B. Rice, lying in the Sound. The Royal Albert is quite ready for sea. Yesterday advance wages were plaid. The squadron is to sail from Plymouth this day or to -morrow for a cruise, and to rendezvous at Spithead. Yesterday, by order of the Admiralty, upwards of 400 hands were put on the Neptune, 120, old sailing three-decker, at Portsmouth Dockyard, - , o convert her into a 90-gun screw line-of-battle-ship. She is ordered to be brought forward with all ex pedition. The Admiralty steamyacht is to leave Woolwich for Boulogne this day with the funeral car used in the interment of Napoleon at St. Helena, and which has been completely restored. Sir J. Burgoyne, K.C.8., Inspector-General of Fortifications, pro-1 ceeds do Paris to present the car in the name of her Majesty to the Emperor and the Frenchpeople. The Lords of the Admiralty have sanctioned the extension of the system of clothing seamen by con tract to Woolwich- dockyard. Her Majesty's gunboat Forward, Lieutenant and Commander H. Davies, arrived at Scilly on Thurs day-for coal, after experiencing very heavy gales from the N.E., in which she lost her guns and part of bulwarks, from Bermuda, Oct. 2. The Calcutta screw steamer, which sailed from Portsmouth on Sept. 19, with the 67th Regiment for Calcutta, arrived at St. Vincent's, Cape de Verd Islands, on the 2d of October, and was coaling there ; all on board well. She passed the Alfred, one of Green's ships, with reinforcements for India, three days before ; all well also. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : - - - Captain—G. W. Preedy to the Liffy, commissioned. Chaplains—Rev. S. Beal, to the Pylades, vice Le Brocq, invalided ; Rev. H. T. Clerk, to the Royal Albert, vice Beal. Muter—George Rt34.nond, to the Liffy. Paymaster—Thomas H. C. Gray, to the Liffy. Clerk—Thomas Clayton, to the Liffy. Assistant-Clerk—W. M. Weatherby to the Liffy. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness the General Commanding in Chief will hold. a levee at 1 o'clock en Monday next, the Bth inst. The following reinforcements are ordered to em bark, on Friday next, on board the ship Bombay, 1,400 tons, which has been taken up by the Hon. Council for India for the purpose of conveying draughts to join the service companies of their re spective regiments in the Bombay Presidency—viz., 34 men of the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards ; 64 non-commissioned officers and men of the Bth (the King's Royal Irish) Light Dragoons ; 1 officer and 32 men of the 17th Lancers ; 1 officer and 12 men of the 4th King's . Own ; 1 officer and 12 men of the 28th Regiment ; 2 men of the 33d (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment ; 1 officer and 42 men of the 57th Regiment ; 1 officer and 11 men of the 61st Regiment ; 1 officer and 13 men of the 70th Regiment ; 16 men of the 71st Highland Light Infantry ; 10 men of the 72d Highlanders, 1 officer and 10 men of the 86th Royal County Down Regiment ; 27 of the 89th Regiment ; 72 men of the 91st Regiment ; 43 men of the 94th Regiment ; 34 men of the 95th Regiment ; and 38 men of the Royal Artillery. "Mr. Cheeseman, foreman of the Chatham Dock yard, who has retired from that establishment after a period of service extending over half a century, has been presented by the workmen with a hand some time-piece, and also with a massive silver goblet from the officers as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by all classes employed in Chatham Dockrd. The brigade of Royal Artillery, in command of Colonel Maude • the Royal Marines, in command of Lieut.-Colonel Hopkins, C.B. ' • and a portion of the Antrim Rifles, were yesterday drawn up on Woolwich-common, and underwent a variety of field exercises, the Horse Artillery firing 20 rounds of blank ammunition, and performing a series of gun practice. The whole of the troops in garrison were likewise paraded, and mustered according to the new system, and received their monthly pay. - In The San of Saturday, in a paragraph referring to the sketch for the Artillery memorial at Wool wich, the name associated with Mr. Wyatt's, the architect, was given as " Mr. Woodin." It should have been " Mr. Woodington." MILITIA: In. The Sun of Saturday it was stated the King's Own, Stafford Militia was, in training at Newcastle under-Lvne ; it should have been the 3d Regiment or StaffOrdshre Rifles. The Royal Brecknock Rifle Regiment of Militia were inspected on Thursday by Col. Patten, the inspecting officer for the district, accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant of tie county, Colonel L. V. Watkim, M.P. INDIAN BATTLE IN NEW MEXICO. An officer of the army furnishes the Santa Fe Gazette of the 11th ult. with the following particu- lars of the late battle with a party of Indians : " I left Albuquerque on the evening of the 25th, with Captain George M'Lean of the Rifles and 12 men of his company. On the 27th we were joined by. Captain Blas Lucero and his spy company, com posed of 50 Mexicans. We proceeded rapidly on our march until the morning of the 29th, when we reached Bear Spring, about 40 miles distant from this post. On the 28th we had noticed Indians and their trails.going east, which with other information and evidences in posses sion of Captain M‘Lean, determined him to prepare for a contest whenever he might meet any considerable number of them. As we were pass ing the Spring on the morning of the 29th we dis covered a large body of Indians and ponies to the left and half a mile distant from us. Capt. M'Lean detailed four of his men, and Capt. Lucero 20 of his men., who, with their respective captains and my self, proceeded to where the Indians were encamped, "As we approached in a rapid gallop the Indians gave the war-whoop, received us with threatening gestures and a volley of arrows, and then quickly deployed off to the right and left and in front— those to the right and left remaining concealed be hind trees, while those in front, who were much further off, seemed to invite a contest. As one of 'the Indians (a chief, I presume) was riding to and fro where his men were, apparently giving com mand, Capt. M'Lean fired a pistol shot at him. This seemed to arouse them, and they then mani fested with great earnestness their hostile feelings and intentions. The captain gave orders foi his men to dismount, who, with himself, did so, and • commenced a desperate execution among the In dians at a distance of 410 yards with their rifles. This seemed to surprise them, and they rapidly flew to the trees, occasionally jumping and running some distance across, as if to draw our fire, and also to decoy us into a closer or an ambUsh fight. " The valley which leads to the spring cannot be more than 200 or 300 yards on either side, and in front of which rise hills covered with pine timber. Capt. M'Lean's party operated about the middle of this valley, and were not more than 150 yards from either side. As Capt. M'Lean was aiming a shot at an I ndian in front, some 300 yards distant, an In dian took deliberate aim with a rifle at him. He fired, brought down the Indian in front, and quickly wheeled to get ano ther cartridge. Just as he turned the Indian fire d, the ball entering the front of the right breast, and, pa ssing round some 21 inches, came out, leavin g a se vere s and painful but not fatal wound. The sho c k was u h nning—so much so that it was several minutes befor e t sufficiently to mounts horse, e o could collect him selfrseto, and, a with the assistance of two of his men , ride The engagement lasted about fifteen minutes. A . well as I could judge , and I sat on my ho rse ; s watch ing in the midst of the attac king party , em closelyeverything that passed, there were about 300 Indians on the ground, against whom were 26 of our men, including the 20 spies under Captain Lucero, Captain M'Lean, and myself. I think there were eight or ten killed, and three or four wounded. Four were taken prisoners, a number of ponies cap tured, blankets taken, and camp destroyed. The attacking party lost nothing but a profuse dis charge of blood from Capt. M‘Lean's wound. " Thus has opened the campaign against the Na vlajoes. Capt. M'Lean did himself great credit in tlrß mode in which he made the attack. The sud den, determined, and active manner in which he operated completely dumfounded the savages, and inspiyed confidence and courage into the spies who were with him. He is a gallant soldier and an ele gant gAntleman ' in both of which characters I have had. an _ p e opportunity to observe him, and as brave an st true a man as ever smelt gunpowder— insensible jo fear. Such men should be fostelied and encouraged by the Government, for they are ' invaluable in this frontier country. " The spies under Capt. Lucero behaved finely in the engagement, the captain even surpassing him self for daring and bravery during the fight., It may not be amiss to mention that Capt. Lucero's son, a little fellow 12 years old, was on the ground, and, with pistol in hand, galloped to and fro with his father on the field. " Such are the main incidents and facts of the battle of Bear Spring,' fought at 9.30 a.m. on Sun day, the 29th Aug., 1858 ; on the side of the Ame ricans there being 26 men, including the Indian agent, who on the occasion had to be a non-comba tant, and 300 on the part of the Indians. " Col. Miles reached here yesterday, having marched 400 miles, with infantry, in 16 days. He assumes the command of the forces, and is now ac tively engaged. in completing his preparations for an energetic and vigorous campaign. Immediately on his arrival here Sandovol, the friendly chief, who has been here several days came to see him in connexion with myself. The Indian intimated that any price which might be asked would be given to settle the difficulty. Of course such a proposition was not listened to. Colonel Miles told him that he would be here five days. If the chiefs wished to some in and have a talk, they could do so with im punity within that time and depart without moles tation. After that time he should go after them. " Active operations will commence on the Bth or 9th. The officers are Col. Miles, commander; Lieut. Walker, adjutant; Dr. M'Kee, surgeon; Capt. Elliott, A Company Mounted Ri fles (Lieut. Lane is with the company) ; Capt. Hatch, I Com pany Mounted Rifles ; Lieut. Averelle, F Company Mounted Rifles ; Lieut. Whipple, B Company 3d Infantry ; Lieut. Hilott, C Company 3d Infantry ; and Capt. - Lucero and 30 spies and guides. Major Brooks, who has been for some time, and is now, too unwell for active service with GI Company 3d Infantry, increased to 150 men and 20 Mexican spies and guides, remains at the post. There are also three more companies on the way to this place from Albuquerque. Capt. M'Lean, of I Company Mounted Rifles, will not be able to take the field at present on account of his wounds. The command will, therefore, fall upon Capt. Hatch, who will not suffer the reputation of the company to be tarnished, or fail in proving his pluck as a soldier and effici ency as an officer." THE RED RIVER AND SASKATCH EWAN ROUTE TO BRITISH COLUMBIA TORONTO, OCT. 18. The agitation for the recall of the Governor- General still continues. County meetings were held last week in Peterborough and Glengarry, at which petitions to the Queen were adopted. On the 4th Nov. a grand dinner is to be given to the members of the Brown-Dorion cabinet in Montreal, and a series of meetings will follow throughout Lower Canada, having the same object in view. The par tisans of the ministry have been trying to get tip a few counter-demonstrations, but their efforts have been confined to townships, and the two meetings which have been held were of the hole and-corner sort. There can be no doubt that the great mass of the people, both of Upper and Lower Canada, earnestly wish Sir Edmund's withdrawal as the first step to obtaining reform in the adminis tration of affairs. Acts of corruption perpetrated under his ministry come to light every day. A member of parliament, Mr. A. P. Macdonald, was formerly a contractor for a canal on the Ottawa. He failed to perform his sontract, and the work was taken from him He then made a claim on the Government for compensation ; it was examined, and payment refused. Then came Mr. Macdonald's election, professedty in the interest of the opposition, but really, as it is now said, under the auspices of the government, who have reopened Mr. Macdonald's claim for compensation on the old contract, and have remitted it to arbitration. Another case which has made some noise is that of Mr. Simp son, member for Magara, who was formerly custom house collector at tat port, and sold his office for £3OO, the sum being made up by two of his subordi nates, who got promotion by his resignation, and by a third,, who was to receive the last office vacated. It is believed that a regular system of buying and selling offices has been going on, that the purchase of the Norfolk shrievalty, exposed during last Par liament, is only a single specimen of the practice of the Government. You may, perhaps, remember that Mr. Fe/lowes, member for Russell, was elected by - faigt votes - copied into the, poll books from an American directory. This gehtletnan now ftgures as havin'g obtained a patent for crown lan4 - from the Government by special favour, in order to dis possess a man who had lived upon the land 40 - years. You may imagine that the publication of such cases of corruption does not improve Sir Edmund. Head's reputation. It is true that these things are done byhis ministers; but he, by his partisanship, appears in the light of keeping these ministers in office, to the detriment of others who, it is believed, would have been pure in the administration of public affairs. A great deal of attention is now directed to the opening . up of the north-west territory, and every one rejoices that the public mind of England is being awakened to the importance of railway communica tion across the continent in British territory. A company having this for its ultimate object has been organised under a charter of last session. Mr. Dawson, M.P., is president, Mr. Lewis Moffatt, merchant, of Toronto, vice-president, and Sir Allan lac Nab and a number of influential bankers, mer chants;' and lawyers, are among the directors. The company already owns a steamer running from Collingwood to the head of Lake Superior ; and it is intended to open up from that point communica tion with the Red River—first, by a road 60 miles in length, thence by small steamers and barges on two reaches of navigation, one 70 and the other 150 miles in length ; and, thirdly, by a road over the prairies, 100 miles, to Fort Garry, on the Red River. From thence another steamer is to run to the Falls of the Saskatchewan, through LakelWinnepeg, and beyond the Falls, another steamer is to traverse a distance of 750 miles on the Saskatchewan, which would bring the traveller within two or three days' journey on horseback of the gold mines on Fraser River. From 20 to 30 days would suffice to carry the passenger by this line to the Pacifies - The route would be pleasaiater and healthier than that by Panama. ' You are already aware that the Americans 'have a stage road now in operation from Saint. Louis to San Francisco. Twenty-three days are required for the transit, and it • is necessary to cross some arid plains, where water is not to be had for a distance of 40 or 50 miles. If you compare 23 days of staging with the comparatively easy and healthy transit by the magnificent line of steam navigation through British territory, the advantages of our route can hardly ,be over-estimated. It is thought that £75,000 would supply the boats and make the roads necessary to enable the company to carry pas sengers from Toronto to Fraser River. It is pro posed that the boats shall be iron ; and, where the waters are shallow, of steel, like that which was furnished to Dr. Livingstone for his Zambesi voyage. The company, which is called the North-West Trade, Navigation, and Land Company, is also au- ,1 thorised to build a railway and to increase its capi tal stock when necessary for that object. The open ing of the line of navigation will be only a pre liminary to the construction of the railway, but it is very important that such natural means of com munication exist for opening up the country. We are constantly receiving intelligence from Red River, and every additional report strengthens our belief in the value of the Red River and Saskat chewan districts as fields for settlement. All who have visited the country are enraptured with the beauty of its scenery and the fertility of its soil. • Mr. Edward Ellice has visited Minnesota in order, it is said, to make arrangements to sen d i n the Hudson Bay . Company goods by Saint Paul to the Red River, instead of by the circuitous route of York Factory. He is now in Toronto, but intends sailing for England this week. We have also had a visit from Sir William F. Williams, the hero of Kars. He has been the guest of Sir A. Mac Nab, in Hamilton, for some days, and was present at an agricultural dinner in that city on Friday last. A complimentary entertainment is to be given to him there to-day, and other din ners are on the tapis. The Governor-General has been away in the woods for the last ten days with Lord Radstock, shooting and fishing. Some say that he went for the benefit of his health, and some that it - was to avoid Lord Napier, who was at the Falls of Niagara last week, and who might have been expected to visit Toronto, being within two hours' journey. Ten Legislative councillors have been elected during the past month—five in Upper and five in Lower Canada. All in Upper Canada have been obliged to denounce the Government, in order to secure their election, and only one has failed to condemn the conduct of the Governor-General. Otherwi se , the contests have not been of a party characte r , the r ie the pervading wish being to select men and high position rather than • parti sans. The following is a list of those elected : UPPER CANADA.—Tecumseth Mr. D. Macdonald; ' Gore, Mr. Alexander • York, Mr. ' G . W Allan • St. Lawrence, M r . Craw ford •, ;and :and Cataraqui, 'Mr.. Campbell. _ LOWER CANADA. — Montarville, Mr. Kierkowski Repentigny, Mr. Archambault ; Sorel, Mr. Guevre mont ; Ahna, Mr. Armand; La Salle, Mr. Ouches- nay. The elections for the Gulf and Eric still remain to be accomplished. Returns have been issued from the Board of Sta tistics, which show that the crop of fall wheat during the pastiseason is 331-3 d per cent. less than the average ; of spring wheat, 15 per cent. less, and that the other crops are about the same as usual. The failure is rather leis than was generally ex pected, and although -the price is comparatively low, there is considerable - activity in the grain market, and a slight revival in trade. Merchants are doing a quiet, safe business, and although the winter will be dull, it is thCiught that we have seen the worst of the hard times. The banks have plenty of money, and find it difficult to get good bills. ATTEMPTED MODER IN SHEFFIELD. Henry Grayson, who was shot in the head by Thomas Champion, on the 19th October, is still alive. On Saturday, Champion was brought up at the Town•hall, before J. J. Smith, Esq., and J. B. Brown, charged with attempting to murder Gray son. Mr. Wm. Henryßooth, surgeon, Paradise-square, said—On the 19th October, shortly before 10 o'clock in the morning I was sent for to the shop of Mr. Thomas Fewsdale, in the Wicker. I there found a man of the name of Henry Grayson in a very ex hausted state from loss of blood. He was laid upon one of the work benches in the joiners' shop. There was a wound under the , right ear. I administered restoratives, and then proceeded to examine the wound. I found the wound extending 41 inches in length inwards towards the under part of the base of the skull. The lobe of the ear was charred as if from powder. The mark is there yet, and will always remain. From the appearance of the wound, in my opinion, a ball had passed through. From the wound it made in the-lobe of the ear, I inferred it was a ball of small . size. Upon a close examina tion I found that it had divided some very im portant parts, both yeisels and nerves. I made a minute examination, but found from the exhausted state of the man, and the depth the ball had pene trated, that it would be a matter of impossibility to take it out then. .I found it impossible that it could be removed, and I directed that a bed should be made upon the work bench, and that the sufferer should be made as comfortable as he could. He remained there under.my, direction until the night before last, when we had him carefully removed to his own house in Marcus-street, Bridgehouses. I have seen him two or .three times a-day every day since the 19th October. I now believe the ball to be lodged under the-floor of. the left orbit, at the back of the nose. I tried this morning to extract it, and in my opinion-it is a matter of impossibility to get it away. I think he is in a most dangerous state, and without . the greatest care he may die at any moment. I have tried five different times to extract the ball, but have not been able to do so. Henry Womack—l am a carpenter, and work for Mr. Fewsdale. I have not worked at the farm. On the 19th October I was at - Mr. Fewsdale's shop. About 20 minutes after nine in the morning I was at work at the shop.. I did not see Champion enter the room, but when I saw him he was at .the end of my bench. He was stooping, as if to look for something under Waterhoase's bench. While he was in that position I Said•fo him, " Champion, have you got the square that I had belonging to you?" and he said, " Yes, sir." He then said, " Have you anything to say against me ?" and I said, " Nothing, no further than what has been said at our meetings." " Oh," said he. He left me and went to Grayson, who was working at his bench, and who was three or. four yards from me. Cham pion went into Grayson's- benchway, and leaned against the bench behind, which was occupied by Abbey. Grayson and Champion were about a foot apart. I followed Champion with my eyes, ex pecting something about. the trade difference, and heard him say to Grayson, " Grayson, have you anything to say against me ?" He said, " No, nothing further than, what had been carried out." Champion said, ‘.‘ Mr. Fewsdale tells me that you have been . ._the instigation of all this trouble." Grayson said, ." I will see Mr. Fewsdale about it." He turned- away from Champion ap parently to reach ~_soinething off the bench, and while Grayson was in that position Champion pulled his hand from . under his coat, placed a pistol against his head, and fired. The pistol was as close as it could be without touching. I saw it directed to Grayson's. head. Grayson screamed out and fell back. - Champion almost flew, as it were, from Grayson to Kenyon. He put the pistol to Kenyon's head and pulled the hammer. I saw the hammer fall, but *the pistol did not go off. His arm remained stiff out,..and remained so till Kenyon got hold, and pulled„. "down. Fawcett and Bes ,wick, who were at the next benches, seized him, and'AVaterhouse jumped upon his back. I ran for, the doctor, and When I returned, which was in about five minutes, I found Grayson laid on the shavings, which were covered with blood. The prisoner was handcuffed, and taken away by the police. Kenyon gave confirmatory evidence. Mr. T. Fewsdale—l am a joiner and builder, and occupy workshops in the IVicker. On Tuesday, the 19th, a pistol was given to me about twenty minutes past nine o'clock, by James Burton Bes wick, one of my workmen. I met him with it in the lower workshop, and when it was given to me I placed it in the cupboard. On the arrival of Ser geant Marsland he, asked for it, and I gave it to him. I did not examine it minutely, and could not say whether the whole of the barrels were charged or not. I have had complaints from the tradeLs union about Champion. On the 2d of October I was waited on by a deputation of four from the union, and they said that if I did not remove Champion the whole of the men would be removed from my employ, and there would be a strike. I said that it was a mere squabble among the workmen, and they had better settle it amongst themselves. Kenyon knew of this deputation. I requested time for consideration, as it was impossible to discharge him immediately, and the deputation said, "We will give you a week's time to consider it." They said the matter had been brought under their consideration. On the 12th Oct. I went to the trade's union room, in consequence of a message, and saw Kenyon there. They asked me what I had decided upon, and wantedto know if they were to come to their work on the Tuesday morning. I said there appeared to be no alternative, as I could not allow the work to stand still any longer, and I would remove Chain : pion as foreman. I:discharged him that day as . foreman. „ After evidence Ti'4ft _beeit taken from Sergeant Marland. and Mr, Rayne,' Mr. Jobson Smith2said--b - ur duty is plain ; the prisoner must be doidinite'd nn the charge of shoot ing, with an intent tirbibinmit murder. In the event of GrraysOn dying, the prisoner will be indicted on the capital charge of murder under the coroner's warrant. THE SUN, LONDON, - TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1858. • POISONING _AT BRADFORD On Saturday night a person named William Hardaker retailed a large quantity of peppermint lozenges in the Bradford market-place. On Sunday morning it was reported that two boys had died suddenly in the town. Little was thought of the incident at the time, but as during the day several other persons were 'reported to be ill, and others dead, an inquiry was instituted, which led to the discovery of the fact that these persons had died ftom the effects of taking arsenic, which was mixed in the peppermint ,lozenges. These lozenges had been made by Mr. Joseph Neil, wholesale confec tioner, of Stone•street, Bradford, and sold by him to Hardaker to retail. About a fortnight ago Mr. Neil purchased 121bs. of plaster of Paris, called by the trade " daft" or," allibi" of Mr. Hodgson, drug gist, of Shipley, near Bradford. A young man named George ,Goddard was in the shop at the time, his master being ill in bed. He asked his master whether he had.got any of the ingredient called by the person " daft," and was told by his master that it was in a'cask in one corner of the cellar. Goddard went there, and, it appears, in mis take served the customer, Neil, with arsenic instead of plaster of Paris, the casks containing both ingredients being in the same corner, and neither of them being labelled. The mistake was not dis , covered till several persons had died on Sunday from taking the peppermint lozenges made by Neil, and sold in the market by Hardaker. 121bs. of arsenic were mixed in 401bs. of sugar, which would give eight or ten grains to each lozenge, as much as would poison two persons. Many persons have died from each taking one lozenge ; and yes terday afternoon no fewer than thirteen adults and children were reported to be dead at the police office. Thirty or forty others were very , ill. Neil, the maker of the lozenges, remarked, in making them, that they were unusually long in drying, and bore a darker colour than usual, but he never sus pected they contained poison. _lmmediately the fact was discovered, Mr. Leveratt, the chief con stable, took steps to put the public on their guard against eating lozenges purchased in the market place, by sending out bellmen and policemen to make it known in various localities, and placards were thickly posted upon the walls. The fatal effects, however, will be seen far and wide, as vast numbers of persons came long distances on Satur day night to attend the Bradford market. Besides the thirteen persons known to be dead, there are eight or ten other deaths reported in the district. Goddard was yesterday brought up before the Bradford magistrates, and remanded till the' coro ner's inquest. A corps of volunteer Engineers, under the com mand of Capt. Parson, arrived at Panama on the 25th of September, from England, by the Royal West India mail steamer. They consisted of 20 men, sent out by the British Government to Vancouver's Island, for the purpose of making surveys in the Hudson's Bay territory. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Nov. 1. The November General Sessions of the Peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Court-house on Clerkenwell-green before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge ; Mr. Creasy, de puty ; Mr. Pownall, chairman of the county magis tracy, and the following justices :—Mr. Faulconer, Dr. Bateman,Mr. IL Warner, Mr. Bashford, Mr. J. Tanner, r. Franco, and Capt. Morley. There were 42 cases for trial, 38 felonies, and 4 misdemeanours. The Assistant-Judge briefly charged the grand jury. Joseph Holmes, 68, and William Darney, 34, paupers, were indicted for having stolen three pairs of trousers and other articles, the property of the guardians of the poor of the parish of St. Maryle bone. They were convicted. It appeared that the prisoners were inmates of the Marylebone Workhouse, and on Oct. 17 they were leaving for the purpose of attending a place of worship, when, from suspicion arising from something which had occurred before, they were searched, and several pairs of trousers, a quantity of soap, and other articles, the property of the parish, were found con cealed about them. Holmes was sentenced to two and Darney to four months' hard labour. James Skyen, a lias Nicholson, alias Taylor, &e., aged 19, was indicted for stealing a gold watch and chain and three brooches, value £25, the property of Robert Adams, in his dwelling house. The prisoner was seen by the wife of the prose cutor, who is a law stationer in Cook's-court, Carey street, Lincoln's-inn, coming out of her bedroom, en the first floor, with her watch and chain in hif; hand. She demanded his business, when he violently rushed past her and got out into the street, but he was pursued into Portugal-street, where he was captured, and he threw the watch and.chain and three brooches, which he had also taken from the bedroom, down an area. He boldly asserted that he was not the person who did it, but Mrs Adams never lost sight of him, , and he was distinctly seen to throw the propert y down the area. The jury found him guilty, and along series of former -convictions were proved against him by Foalsham, an officer of the Westminster House of Correction. He had served four years' penal servi tude.. The Court now sentenced him to eight years' penal servitude. Henry Greengrass, 34, farrier, pleaded guilty of having feloniously embezzled several small sums of money which he had received on account of A. J. Rogers, his master. He was sentenced to eight months hard labour. Richard Fry, 24, draper, was indicted for having feloniously embezzled the sum of £3 10s. 10d., re ceived by him for and on account of Messrs. Shool bred and Co., his masters. He was sentenced to nine months' hard labour. James Lindsay, 30, was brought up to be dealt with by the Court as an incorrigible rogue and va abond, under the Vagrant Act. He was found in Davie's-street, Berkeley-square, in possession of skeleton keys, made to open Bramah street-door locks. One of the keys (produced) was tried by Sergeant Crocker, C division, who, with another officer, took the prisoner, and he found that it would open the doors of Nos. 55 and 56 in that street. The prisoner had an accomplice who escaped. It was proved that the prisoner had served a sentence of four years' penal servitude, besides which there were eight other convictions against him. The Court deemed the offence proved and com mitted the prisoner to hard labour for 12 months. Henry Tannock, 32, pianoforte maker, was in dicted for feloniously receivinc , 31b. of piano pins, the property of Messrs. Collar d, t ' knowing the same to have been stolen. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Salter, for the prosecution, said the prisoner had been in Messrs. Collard's employment, but some months back ceased to be so. He had since induced a bov, 14 years of age, in the same service, to steal packets of pins for him, for which he gave him 6d. each. Mr. Lawrence addressed the Court on behalf of the prisoner, who, he said, had been led into the transaction. . The Assistant-Judge passed a sentence of nine months' hard labour. (Before Mr. Creasy.) Win. Robinson 52, a gentlemanly-looking man, wearing three military decorations, was indicted for having stolen a glazier's diamond, value £2105., the property of Robt. Winter Thompson and another. Lois Baker deposed that she was housekeeper to the prosecutors, photographic artists, at 312, Ox fvrd-street, and on the afternoon of ke 18th Oct., about three o'clock, the prisoner called and offered for sale sonic prepared paper used in photography. She told him that none was required, but he re mained in the room, where there were three ladies, customers, and during his stay she missed a glazier's diamond, which shortly before she had seen safe, from the table. Witness said that either he or one of the ladies had it, and she should detain them all until the attendance of a policeman could be procured. The prisoner then sat down, greatly agitated, when one of the ladies said " He's dropped it." The prisoner stooped down and picked it up, saying, " Yes, here it is." 'Witness said, " But you dropped it." " No," he replied, "I did not. I never touched. it." A policeman came, and she gave him in charge. He, said it must have been one of the ladies. Alice Fowles deposed that she lived in Lyham road, Brixton-hill, and was a single woman. She was at. Mr. Thompson's on the day in question, with two other ladies, and heard the last witness say she had missed a cutting diamond. The 'pri soner sat down on a chair, and she (witness) saw him throw the diamond on the floor. She did not see hirn take it from his pocket, but she did see it fall from his hand, and heard it fall. She told the last witness, and' the prisoner picked the diamond up and threw it on the table. The prisoner, in his defence, said he knew no thing of the diamond. He stayed in the room because, as a photographist himself, he knew how to place the ladies in the most suitable position to have their portraits taken. He declared he never y it ou th a e n r y e, w he itu p o ic ss k e e a d th it oilar up and took the diamond from the table, and on hearing the lady say he had thrown it down he looked on callou n p t l e o n !' you but? t t h hr e e il w oo it r, o a n n t d h , e se t e a ti l g e. werety, Ito do so, sir, I should only blast 'my reputation, and bring myself td ruin. lam following the business of a ter, r r °r i r s . l ot i Ct Greegra—i Creasy--Have any o l l u a l could account tracing papermaker, and deal with photographers, and I know nothing of this. Mr. Creasy told the jury that in law the offence was made out, if they were satisfied from the evi dence that the prisoner took the diamond from the table with the intention of stealing it. If they had any reasonable doubt upon the matter, of course they would give the benefit of it to the prisoner and acquit him. The jury, after some deliberation, found the pri soner guilty. Mr. Creasy said he would defer sentence until Wednesday morning, to afford an opportunity to the prisoner, if he chose to avail himself of it, of calling witnesses to his character. The prisoner said he had friends, but he should decliie - salling them, as it would 'damn him for ever. It must remain as it was. Mr. Creasy afterwards sentenced him to six months' bard labour, Patrick Collins 19, labourer, was - indicted for unlawfully. assaulting Samuel Geary, a police-con stable, while in the execution of his duty. George Argyle, police-constable 194 B, said, about half-past 1 o clock in the afternoon of the Bth Oct., two men—the prisoner and another—were drunk in the Commercial-road, Pimlico. The man who was with the prisoner fell down, and on witness going to his assistance, and while endeavouring to raise him, the prisoner assaulted him. He then took him into custody. Samuel Geary, polioe-constable 133 B, said he saw the prisoner assault the last witness, and on going to his assistance he received three or four kicks in the chest, and was compelled to draw his truncheon in his own defence. After getting to the station he vomited half a pint of blood. He had bean Under the care of the doctor ever since, and he now felt the effects of the injury he had sustained. The prisoner, in his defence, said he knew nothing about it, as he was'drunk at the time. The juryfound him Guilty. It was then prove d that the prisoner had been sentenced in March , lBs6, to nine months' imprisonment and ordered to enter into recognisances for his good behaviour f or two years for an assault on the police. Sentence deferred until Wednesday. POLICE * IN2ELLI6ENCE—No v • 1. • MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. Edward Benjamin, and Frank Edwards, the former a fish salesman in Billingsgate-market. and the latter a journeyman in the service of another salesman, attended before the Lord Mayor, charged with being in illegal pos session of a quantity of salmon. Mr. Robinson, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared for the defendants. Mr. Alex. Mitchell, superintendent of water bailiffs of the. river Tweed, said that from informa tion which reached him at Berwick he came to Lon don and proceeded to Billingsgate about 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. He traced from Berwick two barrels of salmon, invoiced as herrings, and ad dressed " Mr. George, New Warehouses, Love-lane, Billingsgate-market, London." He saw a large number of salmon, weighing scwt., on the stall of Mr. Benjamin, in the s ame barrel,p that he had traced from Berwick, one of them being opened. He opened one of the barrels in the train on its , passage to London. Benjamin, when told by the witness that he would be given in charge for hav ing possession of the salmon, denied all knowledge of them, and said they had just been brought to his stall. The fish were bull trout and had been netted. The season closed for netted fish after the let October, and from his experience he should say that the fish (one of which he produced) had been alive within a week. The witness, in cross-examination, said he had been induced to trace the salmon to London on ac count of many casks of that kind of fish having recently been sent to Billingsgate for sale. Mr. Benjamin was standing by the side of the stall on which the casks were placed. E. Mill, driver to the Great Northern Railway Company, said he took the casks to the address stated by the last witness. He asked for Mr. George, and the defendant Edwards said he would take them in for him, and added, " I will sell them, as Mr. George has gone." Edwards signed the delivery book as " Mr. Frink," and he complained of his not having brought the casks sooner. • A. M. Mungo, police-constable 564, said, I saw the fish taken from a cart and carried to a form on which Mr. Benjamin was standing. Mr. Benjamin had a lot of fish arrive at the same time as these, and he said, referring to these two casks, " A fresh arrival, my lads, what will you give for them ?" A customer replied, " I'll give you a shilling each; I'll give 6s. for half a-dozen." Benjamin said Give me your money." I then said, " Mr. Benjamin I will not allow these fish to go." Previously to that I had sent for Mr. Deering. Mr. Benjamin said, " It's no business of yours ; trouble your head with your own business. You go away." I told him I would not go away. At that moment my brother officer and Mr. Mitchell came up. The Lord Mayor—Are the fish fit to eat now ? Mr. Mitchell—Some of them are not unwhole some ; some are -worse than others. Mr. Deering—l saw the fish in question in the market. I saw Benjamin standing upon the form immediately adjoining his own stand. The fish were on the stall of Mr. Rackstraw, who leaves the market early in the morning—generally about six o'clock. Benjamin took up the fish and showed me the gills of three or four of them, all of which ap peared perfectly fresh. I saw that they were out-of season salmon, but nothing near so bad as I have seen sold in the market out of season. Mr. Robinson asked for an adjournment of the case, in order that Mr. Benjamin might have an opportunity of proving that he never had anything to do with the fish. After some further conversation, The Lord Mayor ordered the defendants to enter into recognisances to attend on Wednesday next. MARYLEBONE.—John Culpeck, aged 20, re siding at 46, Salisbury-street, Portman-market, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton charged with having attempted to murder his wife, and also to terminate his own existence. The prisoner, who seemed very weak, was seated during the inquiry; his throat was bandaged up, and articulation was evidently painful to him. - Hill, 72 S, deposed that at 11 that morning, -while in North-street, Lisson-grove, he heard loud cries of " Police," which proceeded from No. 46, in that street, and a number of persons congregated at the spot exclaimed, " For God's sake come in." He (witness) went into the backyard, and there found the prisoner bleeding; profusely from a wound in Iris throat. Mr. Broughton—Did he say anything ? Witness—Yes ; he said, " I have not done it to rights." I sent for a doctor, and prisoner was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. His wife, whom he had stabbed, was brought there soon after by another officer. Policeman 185 D, said that he heard loud screams and found the prisoner's wife in Clifton-road. She had been stabbed in the neck, and witness took her to the hospital. She was still there suffering• from a severe wound, and unable to quit the institution at present to•give evidence. Some other evidence was gone into, and it was shown from what transpired, that the prisoner had been married only two months, and that jealousy was the cause of what had occurred, the wife having, as alleged, left hiss to live with another man, who was the father of a family by a woman with whom he had for years cohabited. After some further proceedings, the prisoner was remanded till to-morrow week. WORSHIP-STREET. John Townshend, a surly-looking man, 36, was charged before Mr. Hammill on Friday with the following assault upon his wife : The wife, one of whose eyes was shockingly con tused, said—This morning the prisoner began beat ing the children very severely, and.on my interfer ing for their protection he threatened to dash my brains out with a hammer, struck me down and re peatedly kicked me violently about the body. lam very sore all over me from his cruel usage, and have a lump upon my side as large as a man's fist. I have before been obliged to come here about him five or six times, and he has been punished for it, but it is all of no use. Geharty, 159 H—l was called to the house at ten o'clock this morning, and found this poor woman in the street, supported by several persons. Before I could secure him I *saw him strike her a heavy blow in the face with his fist, and on my way to the station he also kicked me severely. Prisoner—l have notkinc , to say to this. Mr. Hammill — l recollect that you have been here before charged with these brutal offences, and have had lengthened imprisonments for them. It all appears of no avail, and I am sorry that I can only send you again for six months' hard labour, but this time I shall also order you to find good bail for a period of the same duration. The poor woman left the court in great grief, but was yesterday brought back again by . Gee, the warrant officer, who said—This woman is in a very bad state, your worship, and I do not know what to do with her. She is in extreme distress : she has five children to keep, is very near her confine ment with a sixth, and has no means whatever of providing for the emergency. Mr. Hammill—Will not some of her husband's friends assist her a bit ? Gee—Oh, dear no, sir ; quite the reverse. Mr. Hammill—Why, that man has been often charged here with furious attacks upon his wife. I recollect him perfectly well. Gee—He has, sir ; he has been imprisoned for twelve months, nine months, and many shorter periods besides. He used to sell umbrellas about the streets when he was out of prison, and she used to repair them to :enable him to do so. I have known the family fora very long time, and can conscientiously say that she is a very hardworking, sober, industnousi wonian, and has suffered great injury and privation from his gross misconduct. In every instance, as far as I can ascertain, he has beaten her in this way without the least provocation. While he was here on the last charge she had a summons against him for another attack upon her, and to which sum mons he ought to have appeared that very day, but committed a fresh assault upon her, was taken into custody, and sentenced before the time for its being heard, so that he has not been punished for that charge at all. He is a most outrageous ruffian, and I once myself prevented him killing one of his children. W hen I served him with the summons I have just referred to he made use of the most hor rible language, tore the summons up, flung the pieces in my face, and ordered me out of the house. One of the five children, too, is an idiot, which makes it much worse. The wife, who. was far advanced in the family way, and evidently very ill and debilitated, was questioned by the magistrate upon the facts deposed to by the officer, and confirmed them in every par ticular. Mr. Hammill—l am really very sorry for your unfortunate position, but can do very little for you. I have no doubt, however, that if the facts detailed before me were only published, one of those benevo lent institutions—such, for instance, as the Royal Benevolent Society—which have for their object the investigation and relief of such distressing cases might be induced to see after you and your children, for assuredly I deem this a case worthy of every I attention, and you have certainly also suffered greatly through your marriage with such an aban doned scoundrel. I hope that this will be done for , you, and in the meantime I will give you 10s. from the poorbox, to help you as far as that will go. The woman received the money very gratefully, and left the court manifestly with far different feelings from those with which she had entered it. CLERKENWELL.—The attention of Mr. Corrie; the sitting magistrate, was engaged this mornin for some considerable time, in consequence of th e police having, on Saturday evening, made a most determined onslaught on the poor costermongers, the number of charges of that description for adju dication being 17. In one case the defendant had been detained in custody for 36 hours, and in ano ther, where the man was locked up in the evening, he complained that when he was bailed out at 11 o'clock he went to the greenyard to get his barrow, they refused to let him have it, and yesterday, when he obtained it, he found that his apples had been thrown careleSsly into a sack, and spoilt ; while in another, in which fish was exposed for sale, it was taken to the green-yard and spoilt. Some of the defendants remarked, that the only way they had of earning bread for their families was by selling fruit in the streets, and in most of the instances it was stated that the police never gave them any notice to " move on," that their bar rows and baskets were causing no obstruction, and that they were treated and pushed about like felons. Mr. Corrie, in the cases where the defendants had been locked up fora few hours, did not inflict afine, but in the others ordered them to pay a fine of is. WESTMINSTER.—CaroIine Fleurette, a very respectable and well-dressed person, about 30 years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr. Paynter, charged with attempting to commit suicide by means of oxalic acid. Charles Tucker, 202, B, said that at half-past seven on Saturday evening he was called by the husband of the accused to Keppel-street, Chelsea, and told that she had attempted to commit suicide. Re went there and called in a surgeon, who exa mined a cup out of which she drank, and pronounced what was left to be oxalic acid. She was then taken to St. George's Hospital, and afterwards brought to the station. She told witness she had attempted to poison herself through her husbaud's continued ill treatment. The husband said, she has committed this rash act through drink. Mr.Paynter—Was she intoxicated when charged ? Constable--No, your worship. Mr. Pay - liter (to the husband)—l am inclined to think you are as bad as she is. Husband—May I explain the circumstances ? Mr. Paynter—Not now ; you shall have an op portunity of doing so on the next examination. (To the accused, who was in tears)—l shall re mand you for a week, during which time the chap lain will converse with you, and I hope will con vince you that you have done very wrong. Prisoner was then remanded. SOUTHWARK.—As soon as Mr. Burcham took his seat on the bench, 27 hardy-looking labourers attended before him to ask his advice under the following distressing circumstances : One of the most intelligent among them stood forward and said that for some time they had been working at the foundations of some large ware houses which were being executed by Mr. Myers, the contractor, of the Commercial-road, Lameth. They were all employed by a Mr. King, a sub-con tractor under Mr. Myers, and on Saturday night, wken they had finishes their week's work, that mau had drawn the money and absconded. The consequence was that nearly the whole of the men were unable to buy food for themselves and fami lies, and many of them had not tasted food since Saturday night. _ _ Mr. gurciiam told them he was afraid he could render them no assistance, as they had been em ployed by the sub -contractor. He asked them if they went to Mr. Myers on Saturday night. Applicant replied that they did, and remained till 10 o'clock. Mr. Myers told them that King had all the money, except about £ll, and he could not pay them till they found King. They searched for him in vain, and were compelled to go home penniless. _ Mr. Burcham told them that as they were em ployed by Mr. King, the sub-contractorM. Myers was not liable according to law, but he had no doubt he would divide the £ll which he held, among them, if they returned to him. This was a very hard and distressing case, and he would send an officer with them to inform Mr. Myers that he need not render himself uneasy as to legal proceed in s. The poor men thankfully left the e3urt with Mr. Moran, the second usher, to wait on Mr. Myers. At a later period of the day Mr. Myers attended to explain the, circumstances as related to him by the second usher. All the poor men were likewise present. _ • - Mr. Burcham told him that he had sent for him owing to the complaint of these 27 poor men, who said that they had been working on premises, which he had a contract to build, at Old Barge House. wharf, Commercial-road, and they did not receive their wages on Saturday night. He afterwards understood that they were employed by an under contractor, therefore he (Mr. Myers) was not liable. But he afterwards heard that a balance of £ll was due to King, the sub-contractor, consequently he sent the usher of the court to recommend the dis tribution of the £ll, or his attendance at this court to explain. Mr. Myers informed his worship that King took the contract from him, and employed the men. He had drawn all his money due except £ll ls. 6d. Mr. Burcham asked whether it was a written contract ? Mr. MyerS replied that was not, but a written list of prices. His worship would see by his ac counts that he had received all but what he had stated. He did not know what had become of King, but he had seen his son and told him he would pay him the £ll Is. 6d. if he obtained his father's writ ten order. Mr. Burcham said it was a hard case for the men, but it was clear Mr. Myers was not liable, under the circumstaned. He should advise them to look after King. The parties then left the court. LAMBETH.—Mr. S. Drewell, a firework manu facturer, carrying on that dangerous trade at No. 6, Hatfield-place; Westminster-road, close to the spot where the late fatal explosion took place, and so many lives were lost and persons injured, ap peared before Mr. Elliott to answer a summons, charging him with selling fireworks contrary to the statute. _ _ _ _ Mr. Tritton, the vestry clerk of the parish of St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, attended to sup port the charge ; and Mr. Solomon appeared on behalf of the defendant.- The charge having been proved, Mr. Elliott said the practice of manufacturing and selling fireworks was highly dangerous, and ought to be put a stop . to, and to mark his sense of the offence he must impose the highest penalty of £5 and costs. The penalty was paid. THAMES.—Sarah Harris, aged 27, a large and rather attractive dark-eyed Jewess, described in the police sheet as Sarah Joseph, a married woman, of No. 75, St. George's-street, alias Rat cliff-highway, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting Philip Harris, her hus band's brother, of No. 111, Upper East Smithfield, outfitter. The case excited a deal of interest in the court, which was crowded. Two beautiful children, the offspring of the prisoner and her husband, were seated in front of the table; and seemed much alarmed for the safety of their mother. The complainant, a Jew, said the prisoner had laiely absconded from her husband's house with the captain of a Swedish merchant ship. She left her home on Thursday. Her husband and witness went in search of her, and on Saturday night traced her to a house in Aston-street, Salmon's-lane, Limehouse. The object of her husband was not to recover his wife, but to get back a trunk contain.. ing money, jewellery, and other property, valued at £1.50. After considerable difficulty they were ad mitted to the presence of the prisoner, who grossly abused her husband, and said she was going to Aus tralia with the Swedish captain, and nothin g should stop her. The prisoner's husband ultimately obtained the box containing his money, jewel lery, and other property, and left the house. As they were doing so the Swedish captain made his appearance, and the prisoner took hold of his arm and said " This is my husband and you shall not ill-use him." He expostulated with the prisoner on her base conduct to her husband, on which she struck him twice on, the face with her hand. The defence set up by the prisoner was that her husband and brother-in-law used very harsh lan guage towards her. They also threw her on the floor, took all the jewellery and money she had about her, and tore her dress, and otherwise ill-used her, in proof of which she pointed to some bruises on her arm. She was provoked to leave her husband. Mr. Yardley asked the prisoner if she would pro mise faithfully not to molest the complainant again. Prisoner—l will not. lam going to Australia. Mr. Yardley said—l hope you will not molest him again. I fine you ss. for the assault, but if you attack him again I will make it heavier. The fine was paid. A scene of the most indescribable confusion then took place, the crowd of Israelites and others in and about the court giving vent to yells and shouts of a hideous kind. The Swedish captain on leaving was followed dby the infuriated mob, an d cries of " pelt hi m ," " own with him," "tear him to pieces," &c., in all the beautiful variety of the German, Hebrew, and Dutch languages, an d , b ut for the. rotection' afforded by the police, he would have been severely handled. He ultimately took refuge in a public house, whence he e scaped by the back win dow, half dead with fri g ht . On Mr - s. Harris leaving the, court in a cab, she shared the same f a t e as h er para mour. The cab was stopped, of it were b ro k en to ms was d dr yagbgedthoue ai ta d of the and thrown ,thaeuddomorsrsa.nHdawrriziwoNaVss and, by th e directions iipon the ground. She police e 0 nveye d into p r court, tect ed of Mr. Yardley, from, further violence. up dis posed,all afterthought al. ) , o t f o her s take her w ile Swedish db r i sahc h k u sp, ifa b ra am 0 us n i e s w e r e o, mub t luedd thisgive she declined, declaring_ that the husband had brow it all on himself, WANDSWORTH.—Mr J. Spicer, a builder, ap peared - before Mr. Ingham to answer the complaint of Mr. A. J. Hiscocks, the district surveyor of Wandsworth, for refusing to pay him a fee of £2 158., due for the surveying of a house. The defendant said the same fee had been claimed by another district surveyor in the adjoining parish. The complainant then stated that the defendant was the owner of a certain building upon Wands worth-common. The ground upon which it stood was formerly Spencer-park, and it was now laid out in roads for building purposes. The house in question is partly in Wandsworth parish and partly in Battersea, but the greater portion of the building was in Wandsworth. The fore court of the garden and the front of the house were in his district, but he claimed his fee for the whole of the building. He had applied to the defendant for the fee, but he bad. refused to settle with him in consequence of a simi lar application being made by the district surveyor of Battersea. Witness had seen his colleague, and had endeavoured to arrange the matter by offering to divide the fee between them, but he would not con sent, and said he should expect the whole fee. The defendant did not deny that the fee was ow ing, but he was placed in a very awkward position as to whom he should pay it. If he paid the money to the complainant it was very likely that he should be summoned by the surveyor at Battersea. He was sole owner and builder of the house, and before he commenced he gave notice to Mr. Hiscocks. He then applied to the Metropolitan Board of Works, and was informed that the place was in the district of the Battersea surveyor. He then gave notice to him, and he was now called upon byboth surveyors for the fee. Mr. Bingham said it was a very curious case, and the defendant was certainly placed in an awk ward position. He should adjourn the summons for the Battersea surveyor to be consulted, in order that he might take out proceedings ; and he (Mr. Bingham) could then dispose of both cases at the same time. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-MONDA.Y. The afternoon was. almost entirely occupied with the settling, which did not appear to progress very satisfac torily. The subjoined scanty list comprises the amount of business transacted : LIVERPOOL CUP. Bto 1 ags Underhand (offered) 10 to 1 agst Special License (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst La Maladetta (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 14 to 1 agst Marionette 2000 to 70 agat Gaspard (taken) 40 to 1 agst Rainbow (taken) 50 to 1 agst Brother to Sydney (taken) 50 to 1 agst Nimrod (taken) 3000 to 45 agst Guy Faux (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Marske (taken) COUNTRY MAR EBTS. COLCHESTER—Ocr. 30. A fair supply of wheat, which sold slowly, at is per qr. under the currency'of last week. Fine malting barley 111 request, other sorts are bad to quit, at irregular prices. Beans and peas the same as before. Wheat, white 46s to 50s I Beans, Mazagan.. 36s to 40 0 red 40s to 46s Middle & small 40s to 4 65 Barley 3os to 46s I White peas 44s to 46s Oats 24s to 30s Grey, 42s to 450 COAL MAR] (Prices of Coal per Ton at JET—Noy. 1. the close of the market.) s. d. Davison's WestHartleyl4 9 Gray's W. Hartley 14 0 Haswell Gas. l3 0 Howard's West Hartleyl4 6, Byass's Bebside West Hartley .14 6 North Percy Hartley ..13 9 Walker Primrose .....13 0 Lambert's W. Hartley 14 9 Tanfield Moor 12 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 9 Wylam Nixon's Merthyr.- 21 0 Powell' s Duffryn Steam 21 0 Benton's Wst Hartley 14 0 Cowpen Hartley 14 6 Walls End. g. a. Northumberland l5 9 0 Jesmoud l6 Framwellgate l7 6 West Stanley 16 6 Bell 16 9 South Hetton 19 3 Stewart's 19 a Kelloe lB . 6 South Kelloe lB 3 Thorpe 18 O A Trimdon Thornley...J.6 v,, Evenwood .... l6 °, Acorn Close l7 6 Gosforth l6 6 Eden 17 6 Russell's Hetton 18 0 Kepler Grange .. 18 3 Heugh Hall 17 9 Harton Wharncliffe 17 ~/, Hunwick 14 0 Whitworth 14 6 Shincliffe, l7 t - Lambtou 18 9 Byron.~ ;, 129—sold, 76. Walls End. "Brady Hett0n......18 .3 Belmont l6 9 South Hartlepool 18 0 Caradoc Riddell 16 • 6 Cassop lB 3 Hetton 19 6 Haswell l9 6 Ships at market; EXTRAORDINARY BIGAMY CASE.—The ilanzr shire Independent says that a charge of bigamy has recently i been heard at, the Town-hall, Southampton, which reveille' transactions of the most extraordinary kind. The facts Jae as follow :—Some years ago a man named Collins Was married to a woman at Fisherton. Church, Salisbury. For being concerned in some machine riots Collins was trans' ported within a few weeks of the birth of his daughter. A short time after Collins's banishment his wife m arries another man (as she did not like single ble sse d n e ss) na me(' Kemish. When Collins's daughter had grown up to womanhood Kemish takes a fancy to her, and by ment with the mother, who had for years been styled Kemish, he marries the daughter at the same church at which the mother had been married to Collins, and at - tele same time and place at which Kemish marries the daughter (after, it must be recollected, he had been married to the mother many years), the mother, Mrs. Collins, aIIM Kemish, was actually married to a man named Pitt; so that the woman Collins has married three men—Collins, Kemish. and Pitt ; rand Kemish has married both m other ell, daughter ; and Pitt finds out that th e woman h e now has is not his wife. Kemish and the woman Pitt, Kemish, or Collins, are both bailed to appear for their trial at the ne%t assizes. [ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT AND HEARING. .-42 PE C : TACLES.—POWERFUL TELESCOPES.—OPERA, RACE, A l4 ^ - PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and B. Solomono , opticians, 39, Albermarle-Street, Piccadilly. Observe''' . opposite the York Hotel, W.—Opera, Race-course, Field, and general' Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glaseeel very small, for the wa i s t coa t p oc k e t, eac h con t a i n i ng 12 en' 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show ( tinctly a person to know theni at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. il l Majesty's C oas t G uar d s are ma ki ng use o f t h em as day ell night glasses In preference to all others ; they are also Pre; ferred for deer-stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, an gamekeepers.. Telescopes 3i inches long, by which a . per" son may be clearly seen and known at 3f miles' and a ll object at 12 to 14 miles' distance; and with an extra astro: nomical eye-piece, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, 101 , 4 the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can had of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers, 8 ' 1 : are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, newly invented., very small,. poWerful Waistcoat-pocket Glees, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be see n and known one and a half mile distant. They answe r every purpose on thf, Race-course and at the Opera' houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting', deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists. Price 30s.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent pftwer. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a much less ,magnifying the , power, and they do not require the frequent changes t.O dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Person can be suited at the most remote part of the world by ; ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, an; stating the distance from the eyes they can read small print with it, and tho se w ho ha ve no t ma d e use o f spectacles DY statingth.eir age. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all other* surpasses anything of the kind that has been, or pro bably' ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as t he skin, is not_perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hea r distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the =Ple a ' sant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re. moved,. and it affords all the assistance that possibly cowl be desired.--39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. ' observe opposite the York Hotel, W BIRTHS. BEVAN.—On the 29th Oct., at Nunsbury, near Bros' bourne, the wife of F. It. Bevan, Esq., of a daughter. BUSIL—On the 23d Oct., at Brighton, the wife of W. lc: Bush, Esq:, Lieut. R.N., commanding H.M.S. gunboa t Violet, Pembroke. Dock, of a daughter. C OLEBROOKE.—On the 29th Oct., at Southborough, Tun bridge-wells, the wife of Henry Colebrooke, Esq., 2.1. 131 of a son. ST. Amm.r.--On the 30th Oct., at Ball's-park, Hereford shire, the Lady Elizabeth St. Aubyn, of a son. MARRIAGES. BASTARD—VINCENT.---On the 28th Oct.§ at Rowde, NV_ „ill* Thomas Horlock • Bastard, Esq., of Charlton Marshal Dorset, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the Rev. Edwiru Vincent. DUNDAS—CHARTEIL/S.—On the • 30th Oct., at St. Male Chapel, Dalkeith, Col. Philip Dundas, to Lady Jan Charteris, daughter of the late Francis, Earl of Weirir' and March. ... . • ROBERTS—COBB.—On the 26th Oct., at New Romileft Charles' West Roberts, Esq., surgeon, Ely-place, 1 10 1 born, to Eliza Mary,. eldest daughter of T. Cobb, Esq., ° New Romney. , . _ STRUTTON—SuLTAvAx..--On the 11th Oct., at Valetta, Ws ° Georgenia Stratton, late of Stoke Newington, Middleg 4 t, to Mr. John Sullivan, of • her Majesty's DockyMalta.ar" . ... . . . - ---- - • -- • ' • WHITE--PREST.—On the 28th. Oct., at City-road Cha p el' (~ 9 the Rev. A. S. White, to. Mary, daughter of the Be v. "" Prest. - T EATHS. BONNOR.—On the 28th Oct., at his residence, Lin ;103,, houses, Chelsea, Thomas .Bonnor, Esq., kis 810" year. . .. CANNAN.—On the 30th Oct. at Knight's hill 'douse Nor wood, Charlotte Eliza, third daughter of .1.1. H. Esq., in her 7th year. • • 1109EA80N.—On the 2d 'tilt _most ; at Malt a , M ar i a , ...- daughter of-the late T. lidseasen, Esq., Colonial Se° r°- tary at Sierra Leone. " • or PAmrimoN.—On the . 28th . Oct., f Elizabeth Pamphilon, -,,- a 44 years the valuea..iervant of'''. Price, Esq., of 00 0 " House; Richinond, SUrrey, PEYRON.—On, the 31at. Oat., at his residence, in Eust on ' road, Euston-square, Henry Peyron, Esq., of the R" -- sian Consulate-General, in his 74th year. Rtin.—On.the 31st Oct., at 117, Gloucester-terrace, lig e ; park; Major-General Sir William Reid, K.C.8., R• late Governor of Malta, aged 67. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The S un Office, No. 1/ Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county " .N:d.elesex, Tuesday, November 2, 1858.