The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. ETV - £11( GS, OF TILE LONDON AND WESTXINSTER BANK. At the late half-yearly meeting of the London and Westminster Bank proprietors it was publicly announced that Mr. Gilbart, the manager, who had conducted the affairs of the institution from its first foundation and contributed so largely to its extra ordinary success, had, yielding to the inexorable demands of increasing age and its consequent in firmities, resigned his onerous and laborious posi tion. It was at the same time stated that Mr. Wm. Ewings, who had with almost equal success con ducted the branch es t a blishment in Holborn from its first beginning, nearly a quarter of a century ago, had been appointed to succeed him. The principles of banking pursued by Mr. Ewings at Bloomsbury were such as not only brought a large amo unt of profitable business to the bank, but secured amongst the customers a large number of personal friends to himself. These 'personal friends, and other customers, who appreciated the courtesy and attention of Mr. Ewings, considered that his elevation to a more important sphere in the bank he bad served so well was a fitting occasion for them to express their feelings in his favour in a substantial and permanent form. A subscription list was accordingly opened, and in a short time something like 500 guineas was collected, with which a handsome set of dinner plate was pur chased (designed and manufactured expressly by Messrs. Widdowson and Veale, of the Strand), con sisting of an elegant and massive centre-piece, with candelabra; two epergne side pieces to match, and a salver. Last night the ceremony of presentation took place, when some 150 of the gentlemen who had subscribed assembled together at dinner at the Albion Tavern. _ Joseph Turnley, Esq., was in the chair, sup ported by Mr. Ewings as the guest of the evening by Mr. Commissioner Murphy, Mr. Taylor, &e. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the evening. He said, my friend Ewings is the son of a country gentleman, who like many others who had occupied high positions in this land, not being fond of country pursuits, came to London to try his fortune. Good fortune has ever since followed him. He commenced life as a banker, and was lucky enough to nestle himself under the wings of the well-known firm of Gosling and Co., and how the goose's milk agrees with him you are enabled to judge. After the London and Westminster Bank had been for some time established, they thought it would be advantageous to open a branch in Holborn, and my friend having been pointed out as a man of business habits, strict integrity, and thorough knowledge of banking operations, who would be likely to carry out such a concern success fully; he was appointed accordingly. They put him, as it were, into a baker's shop without a single roll, but he had turned out one of the best batches of bread in the country. (Cheers and a laugh.) Going in without a customer he now counts thousands upon the books, and, in short, the Holborn branch of the London and Westminster may be said to be the most successful branch establishment in the country. In present ing to him this testimonial I feel that we, who are the customers of that branch, are only doing our duty by him. I believe that no testimonial has ever been got up as thin has been. There has been no flourish of trumpets, no beating of drums. It has all been done quietly. One friend has informed another what was proposed, and we have got together a creditable sum without any display or any trouble whatever. I now beg my friend to accept this very handsome present, and I am pleased and proud at having the honour of presenting it to him, and I will only add a wish that as the general manager of one of the largest banking establishments in England he may be as successful as he has been at the Bloomsbury branch. (Cheers.) The chairman concluded by proposing Mr. Ewings' health, which was drunk with loud cheers and great enthusiasm ; and after an appropriate song by Mr. D. King, Mr. EWINGS returned thanks. He said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, how shall I express my gratitude ? How convey to you in words my heartfelt thanks for the great honour you have this evening conferred upon me ? I feel that my abilities are quite inadequate to the task, though the task is a labour of love. What is it but a labour of love to, offer my warmest acknowledgments to our worthy and eloquent chairman for the flattering terms in which he has complimented me. What is it but a labour of love, to thank you, gentlemen, for the kind, the friendly, the enthusiastic manner with which you have received them? (Hear, hear.) Nearly 25 years have passed away since I came amongst you, almost a stranger, as the manager of the Blooms bury branch of the London and Westminster Bank. My ambition then was, as it now is, to merit your confidence and good opinion. I hoped by the faithful honourable, and courteous discharge of my duties to obtain your encouragement and support. The hope was not in vain. (Hear.) That magnificent token of your approbation bears ample testimony that my humble endeavours have not been unsuc cessful. I accept it, gentlemen, with pride and pleasure. A pride and pleasure greatly enhanced by the presence of so many old and valued friends. If I dare not flatter myself that I have deserved your splendid gift, I shall at least have the happi ness of regarding it as an enduring memorial of your kindness and munificence. It would be un grateful in me were I to omit the expression of my thanks to my friend Mr. Ford, as well as to the gentlemen of the committee who so kindly undertook the arrangements and have so suc cessfully accomplished the wishes of the sub scribers. To have been the cause of so much trouble and the loss of so much valuable time to them and to my friend Mr. Lloyd, is my onlyregret. But, gentlemen, my obligations to the subscribers and to you all arc too deep and lasting ever to be effaced from my heart, for if the gratifying proofs of your esteem I have this evening received had been wanting, I could never forget that it was your pa tronage and favour which mainly contributed to the prosperity of the Bloomsbury branch, and to raise me to the high position in the bank which I have now the honour to fill. I trust my future conduct in a more extended sphere of action wil strengthen the good opinion of which I am so'justly proud and that you will permit me to indulge in the sanguine hope that the personal friendship which has for so many years subsisted between us will be neither interrupted nor diminished by my advancement. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, my thanks are due to you for the delight you have conferred upon me by your kind invitation to this social meeting, and I hope you will pardon me if I ag ain express my graqtude for you r cor di a l reception, and for the very elegant and flattering testimonial yo ur generosity has provided. Mr. Chairman an d gentlemen, I have the honour and the pleasure to drink your health, and to - wish you lo ng life, pro s p eri ty, every happiness this world can afford. (Loud ch eers.) Mr. TAYLOR proposed the "Health of the Chair man," whom he eulogised for the able manner in which he had conducted the business of the even ing. He also referred to the ability which the chairman had displayed when recently Master of the Merchant Taylor? Company. He saiel the city of London was proud of their chairman, and de • servedly so. He referred to the recherche banquets given by the Merchant Taylors, of one of which he appeared to have a lively recollection. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and said that if his friend Taylor had not been to the Merchant Taylors' dinners, he should have thought that he . was spelling for a ticket—(laughter) — for n earl y all that he had said in his (the chairman's) favour was in relation to his culinary tastes, after which his friend had rushed off into a general laudation of cookery. (Laughter.) He, however, begged to thank them for the manner in which they had re ceived the toast, and he assured them that he never presided over a more social and joyous gathering than that which he had the honour of addressing, , and he had no doubt his friend Ewings was very proud of it. (Hear, hear.) In proposing " The Legal Profession, and Mr. Commissioner Murphy,'' The CHAIRMAN delivered a speech replete with humour. In the course of it he said he had once been asked why members of the legal profession were like those who could not rest quietly in bed ? To which the response was, " Because they lie first on one side and then on the other." (Loud laughter.) Mr. Commissioner MURPHY responded to the to ast in a very amusing speech. There was a skel e t on, he. h a d h aa ss4 said, in every house, and that evening they nessed one of the contrasts of nature. They cessful banker, ve n a h an d some t es timonial to a sue the Judge 0 , and they had drunk the health of Insolvency Court. Judicial purity and commercial credit went hand in hand together, and he was pr o ud a to say that there never was a time when the leg al profession stood higher than at the present me n (Hear.) sh They had heard something about bakers' and batches that he of bread in connection with hi s frie o n p d s Ewingsnever ; but and r che o e und for his own part, he could say him "crusty" in his life. (Laughter little On the contrary, if he could not do their —(loud laughter) —h bills" at any time e declined with so much court es y that the y went away with out a murmur. Good breeding and good manners might be backed against all the world, and he hoped at the end of another 25 years they might present him with another testimonial of £5,000. Mr. WARING then propose— "the health of Mr. Reeves, Mr. Ewing? successor at the Bloomsbury Branch." He was one of the very first customers of the Bloomsbury Branch, and this be could say, that if he had opened his account with £lO, he had never distressed the bank by drawing it out all at once without due notice. (Loud cheers and laugh- ter.) His intercourse with Mr. Ewings, both friendly and on business, had continued ever since, and by his business habits Mr. Ewings convinced him that his money was as safe as it had been in the bank from which he had removed it to the Bloomsbury Branch of the London and Westminster, lthough that bank was the Bank of England. (Hear, hear.) They all regretted parting with Mr. Ewings, al though of course it was every man's aim to better his position. Mr. Reeves, who was Mr. Ewings' first clerk, and, at first, his only clerk, had imbibed all his habits of business, and was well liked by the customers and the public; and this made up in no small measure for the loss which the district sus tained when deprived of the services of their origi nal manager. Mr. REEVES returned thanks, and said that he laboured under great disadvantages in having to succeed such a manager as Mr. Ewings, whom he and an the officers of the Bank were delighted to see appointed to preside over them. He hoped that the Bloomsbury Branch would not retrograde in any way. lie would use his best exertions to fol low in the steps of his predecessor, who would feel equally as interested in their progress, from his old associations, as if he were constantly amongst them. The CHAIRMAN then proposd " The London and Westminster Bank," coupling with it the name of Mr. Ewings. Mr. EWINGS returned thanks, and said that the most sanguine friends of the Bank never expected that in so short a time it would have acquired so high a degree of prosperity. The glory of the sys tem was, that it male known to all that when they placed their money in a joint-stock bank such as the London and Westminster, with a large paid-up capital, they were perfectly safe never to lose a farthing of that lodgment. He thanked them for the expression of their good wishes with regard to the Bank, and he was sure they would unite with him in wishing that it might endure for ever. (Applause.) The proceedings shortly after ware brought to a close. lIIE CONFESSIONAL. When a minister of religion is taken from his flock by the magistrate, and for refusing to do some thing which he alleges is contrary to his conscience is imprisoned,lt is important that the grounds and reasons of such an act should be clearly appre hended by ourselves and be made plain to our neighbours. On Monday last, at the Durham Assizes, the Rev. John Kelly, a Roman Catholic priest at the Fellings, in the Durham Coal-field, was committed by Mr. Justice Hill for contempt of court, in refusing, as a witness, to speak to a fact within his knowledge on the trial of Wil liam Hay, a pitman, charged with robbery. The ability of the reverend gentleman to give ma terial evidence for the prosecution is attested by the fact that only a few hours after the robbery the reverend gentleman handed over a watch, part of the stolen property, to a policeman. Before entering the witness•box, Mr. Kelly objected to the form of the oath, as requiring him to speak not only the truth, but the " whole truth ;" whereas, he urged there was a part of the truth which had come to his knowledge under circumstances which made it his duty as a member of the Catholic Church to pre serve secrecy; nevertheless, after alleging some further objections, the witness took the oath in the usual form, and thus answered the questions put to him : Mr. Headlam—From whom did you reoeive that watch ? Witness—l -received it in connection with the Confes • sional. His Lordship—You are not asked at present to disclose anything stated to you under the Confessional ; you are asked a simple fact—from whom did you receive that watch which you gave to the policeman ? Witness—The reply to that question would implicate the person who gave me the watch, therefore I cannot answer it. If I answered it my suspension for life would be a neces sary consequence. I should be -violating the laws of the church as well as the natural laws. [Pulls a book from his breast pocket.] His Lordship—l have already told you plainly 1 cannot enter into this question. You may put up that book. All I can say is, you are bound to answer, " From whom did you receive that watch ?" On the ground I have stated to you, you are not asked to disclose anything that a penitent may have said to you under the confession. That you are not asked to disclose • but you are asked to disclose from whom you received stolen property on the 25th of December last. Do you answer it, or do you not ? Witness—l really cannot, my lord. His Lordship—Then I adjudge you to be guilty of con tempt of court, and order you to be committed to gaol. To gaol accordingly Mr. Kelly was committed, where he remained until ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, when he was liberated by order of the judge. - To Englishmen acquainted with the principles which pervade our educated classes, and the temper in which justice is administered in our courts, it is quite unnecessary to say that the committal of Mr. Kelly had no other purpose than to vindicate the supremacy of the law of the land. Many of us have strong opinions on the subject of the confes sional as an ecclesiastical institution ; but as Protes tants we should be both ashamed and alarmed if we could believe that the powers of an English court had been abused to give expression to either religious preferences or dislikes. It is certain that the claim to be exempt from a common civil obligation is one which we should reject as peremp torily if made by a beneficed clergyman of the Church of England as Mr. Justice Hill rejected it when put forward by a laborious and ill-paid minis ter of a church in disrepute. And it is necessary that we should do so. Living under the protection, not of this or that ecclesiastical system, but of the general laws of the country, any knowledge of ours needful for the purposes of public justice is due to the commonwealth, at the call of the magis trates. Mr. Kelly demurs to this doctrine. He asserts that there is somewhere an authority which warrants him in withholding from a court of jus tice that which other persons are bound to render. Whether he calls this authority the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, or reason, or conscience, or by any other name, the claim of the community upon its individual members in a matter which con cerns public justice is paramount. " From whom did you receive that watch ?" the reverend gentleman was asked. " The answer to that question would implieate the person who gave me the watch," he replies. Of course it would, that is just why the question was asked. " There fore," he adds, " I cannot answer it." In other words, " I am a person privileged to conceal a knowledge of felonies, which my lay cour_trymen would be bound to disclose." Mr. Kelly pleaded that by answering the ques tion put to him he should be violating the laws of his Church and rendering -himself liable to a sus pension from his office for life. We ,do not know how thiS may be, but if the rev. gentleman is right lib ecclesiastical superiors should intervene with such regulations as would reconcile the duty they impose on him with the law of the land. Practically the interpretation of his duty in regard to knowledge obtained in the confessional is, by our laws, left in a great degree to the conscience of the priest. He may know enough to hang a dozen men, and he may live in a community every member of which in similar circumstances would feel it his duty to denounce these men to justice, yet if be chooses to be discreet no power can screw out his secret. Mr. Kelly was told 6 by the Court that he need not disclose anything stated • to hi m i n th e con f ess i ona l, b u t th a t h av i ng b een inof theact u p a r l oce e possession, ds o fa although bute m f u o rst t a s shortate in h t time, e witness-box from whom he robbery, b received it. We doubt exceedingly wh et h er any law of his Church obliged the rev. gentleman to receiv6 the watch at all; but certainly the impotece of British justice would e striking had been have been demonst ra t e d in amanner per mitted, m havingtt e d, withhad it in his possession,impunity, to refuse to say how he came by it. The law of England is ii, and unquestionablyw trust it t w as expounded by Mr. Justice it will long continue to be. There can be no aceknrouws ledgment of tenets, principles, or practices that di rectly tend to disturb or subvert thecommonwealth or to obstruct justice. So long as it is part of the Roman Catholic faith or practice that what a priest knows in confession he is not at liberty to reveal— whether "to avoid the greatest evil that can hap pen to an individual, or to rescue a whole commu nity from destruction, or to save the lives of all the monarchs in Christendom" ---so long will all well ordered states be justified in denying the sanction of their laws to such communications. It may seem a small matter for a priest to screen the petty lar ceny of a watch ; but he would equallY have exerted his vaunted privilege on the behalf of a criminal ac cused of murder or treason. This was not the hot headedness of a rash or inexperienced youth ambi tious of notoriety, nor the .idiosyncrasy of a crotchety or ill-regulated mind, but it was the de liberate and considered action of a mature-minded and sober priest of 12 years' standing. He sought to aggrandise his order, or (as he would perhaps have said) merely to maintain and vindicate the privi leges of that order : in other words, to assert and maintain the supremacy.of the ecclesiastical over the secular power—to establish an " imperium in imperio." To this Englishmen will never again as sent. Schooled by history and the experience of their forefathers, our nation will never again tole rate the predominance of priestly order, whether Anglican or Roman Catholic, or allow to religionists of any denomination immunities from the provi sions of the law. We have not now to consider the merits or d emer i ts of the con f ess i ona l i n a soc i a l or religi ous as in confli ct the po w in it t h of view, but we look at it merely viewing it in this broad and clear light we have no doubt which ought laws of our country. And t glad that Mr. osuecumb to the other, and are Justice Hill did up on the occasion in question impartially administer the law, which he and, to see observed. We wa s bound to observe doubt whether the question put to the priest did, in fact, involve the consequences assumed by him ; but be that as it may, we do not doubt but that he en tirely brought upon himself, and actually went out of his way to invite, the punishment he suffered.— Daily News. THE BURR 3 DON COLLIERY EXPLO- SION. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, SATIRDAY. ] The coroner's inquest upon such of the men killed in Burradon Pit as were got out before the after- • noon after the accident, and which stood adjourned from Saturday afternoon last to Friday, was re sumed by Mr. S. Reed, the coroner, yesterday afternoon, in the chapter of the village. The build ing was densely crowded with pitmen, viewers, and' others concerned in colliery operations, nearly all the leading men connected with the mines of the northern district being present. The remarks in the newspapers upon the manner in which the in quest held on Monday was slurred over have at tracted attention in the proper quarter, and a very strong official letter has come down to the coroner from the Home-office on the subj act. Mr. Dunn and Mr. Atkinson, Government In spector of Mines, and Mr. William Lockey Harle, solicitor of this town, appeared for the Crown ; Mr. Philipson, represented the owner of the colliery ; and Mr. Blackwell, barrister, and Mr. W. P. Roberts, of Manchester, solicitor, the relatives of men killed by the explosion. Through the libe rality of a gentleman of wealth and position in the county Mr. Serjeant Ballantine is expected down on Monday to appear on behalf of some of the re latives of the deceased men. There was only one body left in. the pit this I , morning, that of Thomas Wilkinson. Parties had been searching for it all night, but no one can give an idea where it may be found. This afternoon a very influential meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle and the district was held in the Guildhall ; the Mayor, Mr. Blackwell; pre sided, and among those present were the Bishop of Durham and Lord Ravensworth: The Bishop, in a feeling speech, moved a resolution expressive of sympathy with the bereaved families ; which was followed by another resolution proposed by Lord Ravensworth, opening a general subscription list on their behalf. Mr. H. L. Pattison, chymical manu- ~...-..... ........._ . facturer, argued that these horrible explosions, scat tering death and ruin among so many families, arose from the conduct of colliery owners in not provid ing an ample supply of fresh air in their pits, and he moved, as an amendment, that the meeting be ad journed until after the inquest, for he maintained that if the loss of life was occasioned by the neglect of those having charge of the mine the owner would be compelled to maintain the widows and orphans of those whose lives had been sacrificed. The Mayor of Gateshead, another large manufacturer, ex pressed similar views. Mr. Mather, of South Shields, recommended that a committee should be appointed to investigate the circumstances of the explosion, but that the flow' of public benevolence should not be interfered with. The amendment was withdrawn, the resolution was adopted, and a very efficient committee, consisting of coal owners, the mayors of the Tyneside boroughs, manufacturers, and merchants, and working men, was appointed to take charge of and administer the funds collected. A resolution expressing an opinion that the circum stances of the explosion'should be fully investigated was also adopted. A large meeting of pitmen's delegates was also held this afternoon, and measures were adopted for collecting subscriptions for the bereaved. To-morrow collections will be taken in nearly all the churches and chapels of this town, and the Theatre and the New Town-hall will also be occupied for special religious services, where col lections will be taken. Several inquiries have been made in Newcastle with regard to opening a sub scription in London; a subscription list is open in the Coal Exchange. THE MURDER OF THE CAPTAIN AND CHIEF OFFICER OF THE ACCRINGTON. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. Frederick Casman, a man of colour, was this day brought up before the borough magistrates, and examined on the charge of wilful murder on the high seas. The A ccrington was on her voyage from Liver pool to Calcutta with soldiers' wives and children, and when about 3 degrees north of the line, on the 14th of November last, the captain and chief officer of the ship died in a mysterious manner, with the symptoms of having been poisoned. The ship then proceeded to Pernambuco, and an inquiry was made into the circumstances by her Majesty's consul at that port (Mr. H. A, Cooper), the result of which was that Frederick Casman, steward of the ship, was sent to England by the steamer Oneida. With the prisoner twelve witnesses were also sent, who appeared on the present occasion to give evidence, the particulars of which may be obtained from the depositions of the two following witnesses : Samuel APCune was third mate, and shipped on board the Accrington at Liverpool. During the voyage the captain was very cruel to the men, and witness had several times seen him strike them. In the captain's mess there was only the chief offi cer and the doctor. It was the duty 'of the cool (prisoner being in that capacity) to look after the fowls and live stock. On the Thursday previous to the captain's death a pig died in a somewhat re markable manner, and the prisoner and steward were both put into confinement, as having been the cause of such death. Witness remembered the day on which the captain died. He saw him at 10 o'clock in the morning, when he appeared in his usual good health. The direction of the ship was about three degrees north of the line. Saw the doctor also that morning, who appeared in his usual health. The weather was fine with a light breeze. At half-past eleven that morning witness went to the chief officer's (Cooper) cabin. He was sitting on the head of the bed vomiting. Prisoner was in the cabin, which was next to the cabin of the chief mate, and he asked him what was the matter with Cooper, to which prisoner replied he did not know, but they would hear about it in time. Witness then went to the captain's cabin. Saw the doctor stand ing at the door of the water-closet, and heard the captain speaking inside. The captain asked the doctor for a pillow. The doctor asked witness to get a bottle of brandy, which witness obtained, and on his return saw the captain lying on the floor of the closet. He appeared very ill. Witness, with the second mate, assisted to remove the captain. They laid him on a bed on the floor of the saloon. He did not speak. The doctor at that time seemed well enough, but he soon after laid down on the floor. Witness remained with the captain nearly all the time till he died. It was noon when the captain was removed to the saloon, and he died at three in the afternoon. During that time he did not speak a word in the hearing of witness. He vomited, had pains in his stomach, and his legs were cramped. The doctor made some pills for him, but he could not take them. Some tea was also made, but he would not swallow it. The doctor was taken ill about 1 o'clock, and vomited very much as he lay on the floor. Witness saw the chief mate several times; he was in the same state as the two others, and died at six the next morning. The doctor recovered. (In answer to questions from the bench, witness said that no medicine was offered them excee the pills, which they , refused to take. The magistrates ex pressed their surprise at the conduct of the doctor.) The day after the captain's death witness was sent to the medicine chest by the doctor to get a bottle labelled " tartar emetic." The medicine chest was in the state cabin. It was the ship's medicine chest and was in charge of the captain. No one had ac cess to this cabin but the captain, doctor, and steward. The steward's duty would call him there, as the cabin contained some stores. Witness found the bottle, which was not quite half full, and ap peared as though there had been some taken from it, or that it had been shaken against the side. Wit ness took it to the doctor who said there had been something taken from it. The day after they died the captain and mate were buried in the sea with the usual solemnities. There was no examination made of either of the bodies. The ship was then running for Rio Janeiro, but owipg to variable winds they put into Pernambuco, at which port they ar r i ve d on th e 4 t h o f December. In answer tpworeeqrteut pretty o t w i o o ed n l : for oiferntimes voyage bench and from prisoner's solicitor, witness said the captain and doctor agreed rePrevious butous to he the cou captain'sl could not s y de they at h there was much more illness'from scarlet fever and other diseases among the children, 54 of whom died ' h s e d s e h a i t p h, and 64 and o ne woman Th that x They h it o vas nti en. the tth heTe talk bhc nao bsgpi o in. hospi tal, f . o b n e fo there t a h r e r i c r a a p i t u a r i n t at Pernambuco. ero we re on board 261 child ren . T he doctor and cap tain were constantly drinki ng together, and were ttl bottles drank o f brandy a r g a r n e d a y t d fr e e tt q l u o e f n h t a y n t id h ly e e, w ys o o r h s am e d f u o es r hb l iocsioeutosri. other day given, e b l i e e s vi outde e d besides ft oginrw the e n d and us ewn drunk b y nd the captain h died th e p r i soner was complained of bein g s i c k and suffering in thv e th ve e ry ship. iasonnndt the we thepi nsaean same ey e r : aa b b u t witness ~, samenweraayntd e th o e th e e o rs ok did w . e A re f p te l r ue t e h de captain's death priso under arrest. Augustus ()bard was then examined —He shipped the Thurs. andf rom t h L e i v p e r s p o o n o e l r a w s s a t s e e w o a o rd k. o T n he board pt is the- o n prisoner r A h c a c d r i e n h g a t r o g n e , t o h f e th d e ay pi w gs h , e a n nd th w e iptingessdieodf.thelnfowwalss. on Remembered placed ay e p r o e n v i w o l u o s n d t u o y, h t a n p e t s a s i captain's 'd, d d t e h a e t h p , r i w s o hi ne c r h w t o e o r k e desired by the chief mate to , throw the pig over board, when the mate said to them, " Now get into the stye and take the pig's place." They were both 1 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY E VEN IN°, MARCH 12. 1 860. forced . into the stye and locked in. There were twelve pigs in it, and it was excessively dirty. They remained there for an hour, when they were taken out and had their hands lashed behind their backs. Witness was forced into the water closiet and locked up. The prisoner was locked up elsewhere. About four o'clock on the following morning the chief mate came to witness with a stick about three feet long and an inch thick, and beat him on the back for ten minutes, his hands being tied. Witness was then locked up again. He heard the mate go to prisoner and beat him also. About three in the afternoon the captain and chief mate came to him, took him out of the closet, and conveyed him to the saloon, when he was forced upon his knees, and the mate again beat him with the same stick. He cried with pain, when the captain told him not to say a word, and hit him with his fists on the face and stomach. He also kicked him. They then put him into the closet, his hands still lashed behind him. He after wards heard them beating the prisoner. In the evening he and the prisoner were released, and their relative duties were changed, the prisoner being appointed. as steward, and witness as cook. On Monday, Nov. 14, witness cooked the breakfast for the captain's cabin, prisoner bringing the things for that purpose. At seven o'clock prisoner brought some tea to be kept warm for the captain. At half past 7 he brought some potatoes and salt meat. Witness used the meat and potatoes to make " scouse ;" he also had some herrings and slices of bacon to fry. About half-past eight witness was called away from the galley by one of the men, and was absent about five or six minutes. When he came back he found prisoner in the galley. Noticed nothing particular in his conduct at that time. When the breakfast was ready prisoner took it into the captain's cabin. In answer to questions from the bench, witness said the " scouse" was in a sauce pan, and could easily be got at. About ten o'clock prisoner again came to the galley and appeared somewhat confused. Witness said, " What is the matter, steward ; have they beaten you again?" to which he replied, "No; it's all right. About four let afternoon witness was placed under arrest. Other witnesses were then examined, and their testimony went to show that the captain had treated them very cruelly. One witness stated that the pri soner said to him either the captain and mate or himself would soon be dead. The case was then adjourned till Monday. THE _RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN ST. GEORGE S-IN- THE-EAST. The proceedings at the police-court last week, so far from leading to peace, have unfortunately in flamed the excited feelings of the parishioners of st. George's, who yesterday nunifested their dis pleasure in a very marked manner, notwithstand ing the presence in the church of nearly 300 police men. Those who attended the morning service had the followingnotice placed in their pews:—" £2 Re ward.—Trespass. —Whereas certain disorderly per sons are in the habit of remaining in the church of St. George's-in-the-East after the afternoon lecture, for the purpose of interrupting the celebration of divine service in the evening, notice is hereby given that such conduct is illegal, and that all persons found so trespassing after the expiration of half an hour from the conclusion of the lecture will be pro secuted according to law. The above reward will be paid to any person or persons who shall give such evidence as shall lead to the conviction of any party or parties so offending.—BßYAN KING, Rector, St. George's Rectory, Cannon-street-road." At ,eight o'clock on Saturday evening Mr. W. J. Thompson, the senior churchwarden, entered the church, acting upon imperative orders he had re ceived from the Bishop of London. He took with him three carpenters, who, upon his instructions, removed the crosses from the altar, and also the drapery which has given so much offence to the parishioners. At yesterday's service, theregre, the altar was completely denuded of its high church furniture, all the crosses and inscriptions had gone, and the chorister's seats, or, what is now understood to be "the quasi chancel," were swept away. Against this attack upon what Mr. King has hitherto held to be essential to the performance of Divine service, he simply protested, and yesterday morning his curate and choristers took up places within the rails of the communion table, the rev. rector himself ascending the reading desk, which for come years past has been disused, except for the lessons, which have generally been read, as they were last night, by a layman. The morning sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Dove, the curate, who selected for his text the 39th chapter of the book of Genesis, verse 9. In the afternoon the sermon was preached by the Rev. Thomas Richardson, the newly-elected lec turer, and at its close a large body of persons remained in the church, with a view to creating the same disgraceful scene which led to so much contention on the previous Sunday. With a de termination which did him much credit, Mr. Thompson ordered these persons to leave, and upon their refusal to do so threatened to give them into the custody of the police. Timis the church was cleared, and so it remained until half-past six, when it was re-opened for the evening service. By a quarter before seven it was densely crowded, the police forming the more conspicuous part of the congregation. As in the morning, the priests and choristers were obliged to take refuge within the altar rails, with the exception of the Rev. Bryan King, who, with a young layman, habited in a sur plice, entered the reading-desk. Mr. King intoned the prayers, the youthful layman reading the les sons in a style which, though undoubtedly well in tentioned, was a; parently very irreverential. So, at least, the congregation seemed to think, for they coughed nearly the whole time the scripture was being read to them. Mr. King was listened to throughout with respectful attention. The preacher of the evening was the Rev. John Henry Ashley Gibson, M.A., of Clare College, Cambridge, curate of St. Barnabas, Pimlico. He selected for his text the 91st Psalm, verse 7, " A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee." He spoke very freely of the devil, whose operations, he remarked, were unparalleled for their dexterity and unceasing •in their perseverance. He added that God had done all in his power to warn the people against this tempter of souls. This was followed by loud cough ing and a very serious disturbance in the body of the church, and the remainder of the sermon was very indistinctly heard. When Mr. Gibson left the pulpit Mr. King pronounced the blessing from the altar, and priests and choristers moved to the vestry-room. The congregation, who were evi dently bent on stopping, struck up the Doxology, and the organist played with tremendous vigour, in order to drown their voices. As soon as the con gregation stopped singing the organist desisted from playing, and this sort of amusement between the contendiug parties was kept up for nearly an hour. During a portion of tne proceedings the church was in total darkness, all the lights hav ing been put out, but it was lighted again by the direction of the police, who apprehended danger, the church being thronged the whole time —the congregation singing the Doxology and the organist playing in the dark. After the lapse of an hour a large body of extra policemen entered the church, and very soon effected a clearance. The enthusiastic protesters against high church prac tices, determined not to have their amusement spoiled, assembled opposite the rector's house, and sang the Doxology without the interruption of the organist; and, being turned away from this spot, continued their vocal efforts in Cannon-street-road until they were fairly tired out. It is but common justice to Mr. King to say that by going to the reading-desk yesterday, as well as by his general conduct of the services, he has shown every disposition to make concessions, but it is plain from the conduct of the persons who ordinarily form the congregation, that nothing in the way of concession will be accepted. Mr. King has commenced an action against Mr. Herbert, the chief constable of the parish, in the Court of Common Pleas, for trespass. He has also caused five other persons to be served with writs. Under these circumstances there appears to be very little hopo that the excitement which has so long prevailed in this unfortunate parish will be abated. The Brigade at Aldershot, vacated by Major- General the Hon. A. Spencer, and to which Major-Gene ral Cameron was appointed, will be commanded by Colonel David Russell, C. 8., formerly of the 84th, and now head of the Recruiting Department. Another Brigade at Alder shot is rendered vacant by Lord William Paulet's appoint ment to Portsmouth„--Army and Navy Gazette. [ADVERTISEMENT]. -Du Barry's delicious Revedenta Arabica Food invariably restores health, without medicine, inconvenience, or expense, as it saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and removes indigestion (dyspepsia), flatu lency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility. We extract a few out of 50,000 testimonials of cures, which had resisted all medicine. 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The calendar contains the names of 51 prisoners, and of 32 persons charged with offences, out on bail. One prisoner is charged with child murder ; the rest with the usual variety of offences. Some of these cases are of a character to require consider able time to try them, and on the whole the calen dar is rather a heavy one. The Cause-list is unusually light. Up to a quar ter past 12—the time for completing the entry of the first or West Riding list—only three causes were entered ; a rush to enter all there were then seems to have been made, as the list, when published, containing an entry of 25 causes, of which seven are marked for special juries. Among the bar this is esteemed a miserable list. Rumour assigns to the East and North Ridings list about a dozen causes. The entry is not, however, completed until to morrow. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) Isaac Smith was indicted for setting fire to a stack of wheat, the property of Mrs. Catherine Bar rett Downes, at Harewood, on the 22d Nov. last. The Hon. A. Liddell and Mr. Lascelles prose cuted ; the prisoner was undefendGd. It appeared that Mrs. Downes kept the Harewood Arms, in the village of Harewood, and that on the night of the 22d of November last a wheat stack in the farm-•yard at the back of her house was discovered to be on fire, and in spite of every exer tion the fire was communicated to another stack, and both were consumed, doing damage to the amount of about £2OO. In a building adjoining in the same yard were 27 head of cattle, and close by was a gasometer, and had either taken fire great damage and destruction might have ensued. On that night, shortly before the fire, the prisoner, who was dressed in a long coat, was seen to leave the yard where the stacks were, and was afterwards seen by persons who knew him going rapidly away in a direction from the fire. On suspicion lighting upon him he was apprehended, and he then denied that he had been in Harewood that night. To show a motive and connect him with the offence it was proved that he was a Harewood man who_had en- fisted in the army and had been away for some years. On the 12th Nov. he returned, accompanied by a girl about 15 years of age, whom he repre sented as his wife, and on that day he stopped at the Harewood Arms, and, unknown to Mrs. Downes, obtained a bed from the servants for this girl and himself. Next day he went out to look for work, and Mrs. Downes seeing the girl sitting on the doorstep crying, learnt from her that she had come from Colchester with the prisoner, and that she was not his wife, and that she had that day had nothing to eat. Mrs. Downes fed her, and, at her expressed wish to go back, charitably sent her to Leeds and paid her fare from there to Colchester. On the pri soner returning he was told what had been done, and that he would not be allowed to remain in the house. He became very angry, and to a neighbour, at whose house he had called, expressed his deter mination to be revenged. He was also shown to have been in possession of a box of lucifer matches a short time before the fire. On these facts the jury found the prisoner guilty. He was sentenced to 10 years penal servitude. Wm. Minns, 40, Henry Astin, 22, and John Moor, 30, were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of the Rev. J. Wynn, the vicar of Aisgarth, and stealing therefrom a £lO note, 10 sovereigns, and about 30s. in silver and copper, together with a gold seal and some other articles. Mr. Price and Mr. Simpson prosecuted ; Mr. Blanshard defended Moor ; the other prisoners were not defended. It appeared that during the night of the 4th No vember last the vicarage house of the Rev Mr. Wynn was entered by a lattice window in the back premises, and a desk containing the money stolen, together with a quantity of papers, was removed from the house. All was safe at night, and next morning an errand-boy who lived in the house, on coming down stairs, found the doors open, and that the house had been broken into, and immediately alarmed the housekeeper and his master. The desk, rifled of its valuable contents, was found in a field near the house about week after. It appeared from the evidence of the Rev. Mr. Wynn that he had em ployed the prisoner Binns last summer to cut his hay, as a harvest labourer, and had allowed him to get his meals in the house, and while so doing he would have an opportunity of observing Mr. Wynn open his desk, and probably put away money there. There were traces of only one man's feet to the house, but the prisoners had all been seen in company together, and there Isere circumstances of suspicion attaching to all ; they had also been dealing with an amount of money men in their station were not likely to possess. As regards Moor the case broke down, and his Lordship directed him to be acquitted. The other two men were found guilty. Sentence was deferred. FRIDAY, MARCH 9 CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) Michael O'Brien, aged 40, was charged with burglary in the dwelling-house of the Rev. John Wynn, and stealing therein one coat and about £25 in gold, and other articles, his property; .also with assaulting the said John Winn, with intent to mur der him, at Nappa, on the Ist of January last. Mr. Blanshard and Mr. Middleton prosecuted ; Mr. Campbell Foster defended the prisoner. The prosecutor in this case, it appeared, had had another burglary committed in his house in No vember last, and the persons concerned in that bur glary were tried and convicted yesterday. On the night of the 31st of December last Mr. Wynn and his household, which consisted of one or two women servants and a boy, retired to rest at ten o'clock, leaving all safe. About three o'clock on the following morning Mr. Wynn was alarmed by his boy coming to his room and telling him that there were some persons in the house. This in duced him to get up and pass along the passage to the top of the stairs. He then heard the noise re ferred to by the boy, and heavy footsteps being heard directly after upon the stairs, the boy took refuge in his bedroom and got under the bed, while Mr. Wynn secreted himself in a dark closet, oppo site his own bedroom. The burglars on arriving at the top of the stairs first went into the servant's bedroom and examined the boy's box and the bed, out finding nothing of value, shortlycame out again, and were proceeding to enter the closet when Mr. Wynn presented himself. He then found that the' burglars consisted of two persons, one of whom was taller than the other, and the features of both of whom were concealed. The taller man had in his hand a hay spade, while the lesser man carried a lamp. \ir.Wynn on being struck with the hay spade on the head and severely hurt immediately grappled the taller man, when a fierce struggle ensued, which lasted at least 20 minutes. Several expressions were made use of by the burglars, who called out "Liver up, liver up, or I will give you the knife." Blows were struck by the taller man at Mr. Wynn, ' the first of which, after providentially catching against the door, struck and cut the prosecutor down the forehead ; but for the blow being broken, as described, it probably would have killed him. As it was the prosecutor bled profusely from the wound which he received. Later on in the struggle the taller man again aimed a blow at the head of the prosecutor, which he, however, received on his arm. Eventually, finding that from loss of blood he was getting weak, the prosecutor made a strenuous effort to possess himself of the spade, and succeeding in wrenching it out of the man's hands, be threw it down stairs. Further violence was then used by both men, and on one of the burglars threatening to use the knife Mr. Wynn seized his hand and sustained a cut about an inch long, as though it had beeniin flieted by a closed razor. The threat to give Ar. Wynn the knife alarming him, he begged them to give.up using violence and they s hould have what they wanted. He had been knocked 4ow_n and trampled upon, but after the above promise he was allowed to get up and go to his room. The lesser burglar followed and rifled the p r osecutor's pockets, while kets, while he unlocked a drawer and gave them £23 in gold, in an old kid glove, and some silver. They also possessed themselves of the remainder of the property mentioned in the charge, and then de camped by way of the staircase window. After the burglar's departure, it was found that an entrance had been effected by taking two panes out o f th e kitchen window, and that the burglars had taken with them a top coat from the back of the dairy door. Mr. Wynn immediately gave information of the above circumstances to the police, and on a search being made footmarks were found about the house. These were traced for a distance of 400 yards, where, in a field, was found the top coat belonging to the prosecutor, and w hi c h b ad been taken from the dairy. In the pockets of the coat were also found a couple of razors, which did not belong to the prosecutor. The wounds received by the prosecutor were of a serious character, and incapacitated him from following his clerical duty for several weeks. Evidence was then called to identify the prisoner with the burglary. M r . Wynn thought he recognised the prisoner from his o i ce as being a man to whom he had given em ployment about three yews ago. The principal evi dence, however, was that of Mr. Wynn's boy, who, in his concealment uneter the bed, had an opportu nity of seeing the stmiggle above described, and what the burglars were, like. He swore positively to the prisoner being the lesser of the burglars. It was also proved that the prisoner and a taller man were offering razors similar to thoe found in the coat for sale three days before the burglary took place; and one witness swore that the razors found were the same as were offered to him by the two men in question, one of -whom was the prisoner. It was then proved that the prisoner was apprehended at Middlesborough, some short time after, when he had nearly £5 upon his person. Mr. Foster, in defence, contended that the evi dence of Mr. Wynn, as to recognising the prisoner's voice, was worth little when it was considered that he had only heard it once before, and that three years ago; while the evidence of a frightened boy, situated in a position where he could not take such notice as to enable him satisfactorily to identify the prisoner, whom he had only seen by an imperfect light, carried no weight whatever with it. Under these circumstances he apprehended that there was no case which would justify a jsry in convicting. His Lordship having carefully summed up the evidence, The jury, after some consideration, found the pri soner guilty. The learned Judge ordered sentence of death to be recorded. It was not the fault of either the pri soner or his companion that murder was not perpe trated, and though the sentence of death would not be carried out, the least he might expect must be penal servitude for life. POLICE INTELLIGE.NCE.—March 10. WORSHIP-STREET.—Thomas Stoble, a sedate middle-aged man, described as an . undertaker in Shoreditch, appeared to show cause why an affilia tion order should not be made upon him, under somewhat strange circumstances. Susan Well, a tall-respectable-looking woman of 38 or 39, stated that she first became acquainted with the defendant about two years ago, when she lodged at the house of a person named Mitchell, in Finsbury, where the defendant was in the habit of visiting, and where, when he one day called, he asked her to accompany him to the cemetery to look at the grave of his wife, who had been dead nearly three years. She consented to do so, and, while there, he paid her marked attentions, asked her for " her company," and expressed a hope that she would shortly be his wife, a wish he several times repeated. In the March following he asked her to leave the house she then lived at to live in his, and she did so, and paid him rent for the lodging she then occupied. He then became very attentive to her, took her up coffee to her bedroom, promised her marriage, made her presents, gave her gloves, - a silk dress now produced, made of hatband silk ; and the cloak she then were, which was made of coffin-cloth, and was lined with hatbands. He was a Methodist, took seats for himself and her in a Methodist chapel, and she used to go to chapel with him. The result of this was an improper intimacy, and her discovering she was in an interesting situation. This she disclosed to the defendant, who said he was very sorry for it, and brought her no less than six bottles of medicine. She took this medicine till she became very ill in consequence, when she dis continned doing so, and now produced a bottle of it in court, which, as she said. had been tested. Quar rels then followed about trifles, he saying that he Lad seen her in company with another person, which was wrong, and she finally left his house and went to live at another, where in January she presentedhim with a daughter, who was now alive and well, and was the only child she ever had. She handed in letters written by him to her under various nicknames, as well as his own, and all of which were read. Three witnesses, named Williams, Carter, and Wood, deposed to the intimate terms subsisting between the complainant and defendant, and car ried this intimacy up to June last, the defendant promising, also, to purchase a fancy toy business for her. Mr. Vann, for the defendant, said he was in structed to declare that nearly the whole of this was false, and called the defendant himself, who was sworn, and, after at first declining to be questioned, stated, that though his intentions towards the com plainant were certainly honourable ones, he never did, in fact, promise her marriage; that she so con stantly came backwards and forwards to him that he could not keep her away; that, though he did take seats for both in the chapel, and gave her the articles she stated, they were, in fact, his wife's dresses; that her statement about the medicine was entirely false ; that, on the contrary, he had noticed something he considered improper between her and a person named Jones ; and that, in short, she only left his house because she could not pay the rent. Air. Beard, for the complainant, appealed to the magistrate as to which side the truth manifestly lay on, and asked whether it was probable two of his client's witnesses, both married women, and one only just recovered from a trying illness, would wilfully come there and perjure themselves. Mr. Mansfield strongly condemned the conduct of both complainant and defendant, but thought the facts amply established against the latter, and there fore made the usual order upon him, with the costs and expenses. CLERKENWELL.—A rough-looking fellow, who gave the name of Thomas Butler, aged 23, re siding at 21, Fuller's-rents, St. Andrew's, described as a Newgate-market porter, was charged before Mr. Corrie with the violation of Mrs. J. Walsh, of 8, Pool's-buildings, Clerkenwell, and administering to her a drug. Mr. Cattling attended to prosecute on behalf of the Associate Institute for the Protection of Women, and Mr. J. Wakeling appeared for the prisoner. The complainant, who is about 23 years of age, said she was married, and her husband lived in Tra lee. She had known the prisoner for some time, and on Saturday morning last she met hiu. in New gate-street, by appointment, and went with him into a publiahouse, and had some ale. They left then, and meeting another man, went into another publichouse in Farringdon-street, and there had three pots of ale. The prisoner then asked her if she would have something " short," and she after wards had some brandy-and-water. He pulled a paper from his pocket, and put something in the glass. She asked him to drink, and he put his lips to it, but she did not know whether he drank or not. He told her to drink the remainder, which she did. After that they left the house, and in about five minutes, finding that the drink was overcom ing her, she asked him to take her home to her mother's. She did not recollect anything more until she found herself in a house in Bell -alle y , Goswell-street, and some policemen aroun d her. She was in a bed, and her clothes had been torn off with force. Mr. Wakeling severely cross-examined this wit ness, but did not shake her evidence in any mate rial degree. Dr. J. B. Matthews said he examined the com plainant, and found her in a state of apparent un consciousness. He was with her for about two hours before she was quite conscious. He believed the alleged offence bad been committed. Police-constable Sharp, 453 A, said he was called to the house in Bell-alley, and found the complain ant on the bed with her clothes off and in a state of stupor. The prisoner was also partly undressed. A number of witnesses were called who proved that the woman was in an insensible state. Mr. Wakeling said that under the extraordinary circumstances of the case he trusted the magistrate would discharge the prisoner. Mr. Corrie agreed with Mr. Wakeling that it was an extraordinary case, but it was one that he could not settle, and he should th erefore send the case for trial. It could not be too well known that she e y person in a sonwhosttaotoek of a insensibilitydvantageofa wfroeminanliwcinheern, having been made drunk b y the man, was liable to the penalty of violation, though she m • g ht have con sented after the fact. He should commit l the pri soner for trial on the charge. • Mr. Wakeling applied that bail might be taken for the prisoner's appearance. Mr. Corrie refused -the application. Major-General Duncan A. Cameron proceeds to Edinburgh as Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, in succes sion to Lord Melville, whose period of service has expired. —Army and Navy Gazette. ANOTHER DEATH FROM CRINOLINE.—An inquest was held in Birmingham on Tuesday evening on the body of a girl 15 years of age, named Ann Barrett, who was se verely burned on the body through her clothes catching fire. It seems that about eleven o'clock on the morning of the 21t11 ultimo the deceased, who wore a crinoline, was sitting before the fire, when her dress, which was made of cotton, caught the flames. A person present succeeded in putting the fire out, not, however, until the deceased was much burned on her body, from the effects of which she died at the Queen's. Hospital, Birmingham', on the 4th inst. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and at the same time expressed their regret that femaleigenerally continued to wear such an unnecessary expansion of their dress, not withstanding the repeated accidents that have occurred therefrom. [AnvEßTtsEmENT.]—llolloway's Pills and Ointment are indispensable for the security of life and health. Fever, In fluenza, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Diphtheria, and Bilious Cemplaints are ever present plagues to mankind ; but they. 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It may be imagined with what feelings of honest pride and gratification Mr. Hunt received from the hand of Col. Scudamore this tribute to his estimable qualities and exemplary character, for he could not have dreamt at that time that one of those very offi cers who offered him their " good wishes for his future welfare and success" would, before two weeks had passed, be denounced and justly punished by him as the dishonourer of his home and the destroyer of his happiness. Unacquainted, even by reputa tion before the sad event occurred which has startled Bombay and Poona from their propriety, with either Mr. Hunt or Cornet Browne, all that we hear from day to day of the former gentleman convinces us that the expressions of praise used by the colonel of the 14th in speaking of his conduct were not misapplied, and that the ex-sergeant-major through out both his military and civil career was a worthy member of society. Of Cornet Browne nothing is said. He was of course in virtue of his position as an officer entitled to rank as a gentleman ; and this probably was the attraction which made him supe rior to her huiband in the eyes of Mrs. Hunt. Ac customed for many years to regard the commis sioned officers of the regiment as belonging to a higher class C3.an her own, the wife of the chief partner in the mercantile house of Hunt, Monnet, and Co., could, not shake off the remembrance of former days, cir resist the impression that the wife of one who h. :d been a sergeant ought to feel flat tered by the attentions of a corset. Mr. Hunt, it seems, had in tercepted a letter which proved clearly his wife's guilt. He went to his house, took a loaded pistol., and proceeded to Browne's bungalow at Kirkee with. the letter in his hand. Mr. Hunt accosted the man, and asked him if he could deny what had happened. The reply of this officer, who seems not even to have had the manliness to at tempt a defence of his victim's reputation, was a jeering laugh and a light confession that he had committed the crime of which he was accused. Mr. Hunt then called upon the cornet to give him such satisfaction as a duel could afford for his wounded honour. Again the only answer was a smile of mockery and derision, and an intimation that it would be beneath the dignity of this wretched seducer to fight with one who had been a private soldier. On this Mr. Hunt, still keeping a mar vollous calm ness, remarked that Cornet Browne forgot the man he had injured was no longer a sergeant-major in the 14th Dragoons, but a part ner in a mercantile house, who by the usages of society was untitled to the consideration due to a gentleman. The cornet again treated his ques tions with the supercilious insolence he had dis played throughout the interview, and Mr. Hunt, his patience exhausted, said, " Your blood, then, be on your own head," and raising the pistol, shot him like a. dog. GOUIV TRY MARKETS, LIVERPOOL-MA=lz 10. The wheat and flour trade to-day maintain firmness of prices, but the demand has not been over the regular con sumption. NORWICH—MARca 10. At our market this day there was a fair supply of wheat, and the demand being good, late prices were hilly main tained. There was only a slow retail inquiry for barley, owing to the high rates demanded. White wheat. 465 to 49s Red wheat 40s to 45. Malting barley....42s to 46s I Chevalier barley 34s to 40. Distilling do. ....253 to 27s j Oats.. 24s to 285 _ Flour, 29s 6d to 30s pi !r sack from the miller. CAMBRIDGE—MARcu 10. There was a fair supply of wheat, and, with a very toler able demand in the trade, white moved off at 44s to 49s ; red, 43s to 47s per 36 stone. There was a small show of barley to-day ; malting, 36s to 40s ; grinding, 28s to 31s per 30 stone. Oats at 26s to 28s for now; old oats, —a to —s. Beans in limited supply, and a steady sale—now, 40s to 43s ; old, —s to —s per 38 stone ; peas, 40s to —s per 36 stone. White cloverseed, 86s to 89s; red, 46s to iOs per quarter. YORK—MARcm 10. To-day's market was moderately supplied with wheat, in improved condition, and all descriptions sold readily at last week's rates. Beans rather dearer. Malt, 68s to 70s per qr. ; rye, 32s per qr. ; flour, 33s to 35s per sack. GLOUCESTER-111,mm 10. At our market there was rather a fair attendance, with a dull business doing. English white wheat, 45s to 47., red, 43s to 46s per qr. Foreign, 46s to 50s per qr. In. barley, oats, and beans no alteration. LEICESTER—Mencii 10. There was a tolerable supply of wheat to-day, a fair attendance, and trade firm. White wheat, 48s to 62s —red, 42s to 49s per 36 stone; a very fair inquiry for fino barley, grinding, 30s to 33s ; malting, 37s to 43s per qr. ; oats, 28s to 34s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 52s to '-s, new 42s to 46s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 33s I Seconds, 31e I Thirds, 29s per 20 stone. NOTTINGHAM—MAncu 10. The attendance of farmers and factors was moderate, and there was a fair show of wheat, for which last week's prices were obtained. Fine barley an active inquiry. Oats quite as dear. Beans firm. White wheat, new, 45s to 54s Barley, grinding.. 28s to sts Red do. 4ss to 54. Oats, old, .. 24. to 338 Old white sos to 56s New do 24s to 334 Red do. 44s to 50s Beans. 4ss to 52. barley, malting.... 37s to 47s Beans, new.. 42s to 446 Super. flour, 35. to 39e ; fine, 31s to 33. per 20 stone. OXFORD-MARCH 10. An average quantity of wheat at market to-day, for which the trade was very good for fine samples ; and other grain active. White ruled at 48s to 545, red 41s to 488 per qr. Barley, 32s to 42s ; oats, 20s to 32s ; beans, 38s to 48s ; hog peas, 39s to 42s ; boilers, 40s to 45s per qr, Flour, 33s to 34s per sack. Hay, from £3 Os to £4 Os per ton. -MARCH 10. description in limited supply. about late prices. s. d. s , d. Do., new . 0 to • Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l3 6to 16 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn DUBLIN• Farmers' produce of every The market generally dull, al s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 28 6 to 30 6 Do., red 27 0 to 28 6 Do., new Barley Oats Do., black ll 6 to 12 6 FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. En the followin table E signifies that letters are despatched by evening mails from London, and 31 by morning mails. DESTINATION ! Next S. Despatch i Port of Mail of Mails. Despatch. due. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 12,M Southamp. Mar. 11 Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Ha vana v i a N ew I York Afar. 16, El Liverpool.. Mar. 15 Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pel.;t ) Mar. 14, E Liverpool.. Mar. 14 Cape of Goon Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena April 5, E'Devenport April 3 China, Penang, and Singa pore, via Southampton' Ditto, via Marseilles 'Mar. —, E; Mar. 14 Gibraltar, via Southr.mpton .. Mar. 12 , 31; Southamp. Mar. 20 Honduras and Blew fields ....'Mar. 17, M' Southamp. Mar. 16 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 20, , Southamp. Mar. 20 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Mar. 12, II Southamp. ,Mar. 11 Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, and I'. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Mar. 17, MiSeuthamp. Mar. 11 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Mar. 12,M Southamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Newfoundland Mar. —,:E Liverpool.. United States and British N America (by British packet) Mar. —, E Liverpool.. Mar. 15 Ditto (by U. S. packet) West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe Mar. 23 E Liverpool.. Mar. 10 West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, &c. BIRTHS. JERVOIS.—On the Bth inst , at 0, Southwick-crescent, Hyde-park, the wife of Major Jervois, Royal Engineers, of a daughter. SMITH.—On the Bth inst., at Twickenham, Middlesex, the wife of Sir Lionel Smith, Bart., of a daughter. YOUNG.—On the sth Jan., at Government House, Hobart town, Tasmania, the wie of his Excellency Sir H. E. F. Young, C. 8., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. HICKS—MARTIN. — On the 11. inst., Capt. R. G. M. Beach Hicks, of Beverston, Gloucestershire, to Caroline, eldest daughter of W. Martha, Esq. WAY—ALLEN. — On the Bth inst., at Trinity Church, Southwark, Thomas Edward, eldest son of Mr. T. 13. Way, of Wigmore-street, to Amy, daughter of the late Mr. T. Allen, of Hauslope, Bucks. DEATHS. ARMSTRONG.—On the 7th inst., at llythe, Kent, John, third son of the late Charles Armstrong, Esq., of South wark, aged 47. BALLANTINE.—On the 3d inst., Eliza, wife of Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, aged 37. CONN.—On the 4th inst., at Pimlico, Capt. Henry Conn, R N., of Trennick, Cornwall, aged 66, only son of Capt. John Conn, flag officer to Lord Nelson, and who led the Dreadnought, 98, at Trafalgar. CROWE.—On the 7th inst., at Fairlee Villa, near Bideford, Lieut.-Col. John Crowe, K.H, late of the 32d Regiment, aged 77. LYALL.—On the 23th ult., in the Nimrod, lost off St. Da vid's Head, Captain Thomas Lyall, of that ship, formerly' of Dundee. MACKESON.—On the 9th inst., at Ilythe, Kent, Henry Maelteson, Esq., aged 88. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in tb.e ccnr.t, of Monday, March 12, 1860.