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OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. This inquiry was resumed this morning, at one o'clock, in the Crown Court, St. George's Hal), be fore Mr. Mansfield and Captain Harris, R.N. The following evidence was given on Wednesday evening, after our despatch left. William Henry smith, collector of customs and receiver of wrecks at Beaumaris, was called. He had visited the wreck of the Royal Charter in the cha racter of receiver. He had received information of the loss of the vessel at 12 o'clock on Wednesday morning, and he was on the spot at two, having had to travel 14 miles from Beaumaris. He visited the wreck on Sunday last at four o'clock. The ap pearance of the wreck had then altered very much. When he first saw the ship on the morning of the 26th ult. she was lying with her head to the west ward, and very much broken, and she appeared to have parted amidships. A portion of the stern frame was standing, and the starboard davit was visible. Large masses of wreck were thrown on the sides of the rocks. He was etr abled to walk on those pieces of wreck. The stone ballast of the vessel was thrown out. He saw two iron bulkheads standing by the engine -room. Iron beams were also cast ashore, and were driven under loose blocks of stone weighing from seven to ten tons. These stones were driven up to high water mark. There were some hides under stones four or five tons weight. Having taken soundings since the wreck, witness was of opinion that the vessel struck amidships on a rock, as the tide was flowing. Witness had been employed at many wrecks, but he had never before witnessed such complete destruction as in the case of the Royal Charter. At dead low water, spring tides, a person might step upon the fore part of the wreck from the rocks. In his opinion, no lifeboat, on the morn ing of the wreck, could have been made available, owing to the heavy sea. He had been six years collector of customs at Beaumaris, and could speak from his own personal knowledge of the bravery and daring of the boatmen on that coast. Every exertion had been used to recover the bodies and to save property. The owners of the ship had afforded him every facility, and he had heard Capt. Martin, marine superintendent of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., offer £5 for a boat to go out to recover bodies. The opinion of witness was that many bodies were buried in the sand and covered over with large stones. In one instance they had been obliged to remove a large stone to recover the body of a child. The inquiry at six o'clock was further adjourned to one o'clock to-day. On entering court this morning Mr. Mansfield stated that he had just received a letter from the secretary of a Druid Lodge, called the Sons of Friendship, No. 631, enclosing a guinea for the • fund being raised for the benefit of the survivors of the wreck. James Russell was called and examined—He said I was a passenger on board the Royal Charter. My wife and two children accompanied 'me. I re member when we were off Holyhead. I was on deck when the vessel was passing Holyhead. She was between two and three miles from Holyhead. The wind was ahead. It was blowing a little fresh. I did not succeed in string any of my family. I saw Captain Taylor very frequently during the voyage. I was examined before the coroner, when certain questions were put to me touching Captain Taylor's conduct. From my observations I never saw Capt. Taylor in an improper state during the whole voyage. I was washed overboard and washed up upon the rocks. It was after the vessel broke in two that I was washed overboard. I saw the vessel break in two. I went into my cabin at eight o'clock in the evening, and did not come out till two o'clock in the morning. I did not know it was blowing so hard. I felt that it was blowing fresh. I heard Capt. Johnson say in the forenoon that by the appearance of the weather it would blow hard. I heard Capt. Adams also state something to the same effect in the afternoon. I met Capt. Adams, and he took me by the hand and said there was great danger, and I then resolved to go on desk. There were others on deck, four of whom I was intimately acquainted with. This was at two o'clock. The vessel served as a sort of breakwater, and on the lee side the sea was calmer. My opinion is that if more people had come on deck there would have been a greater chance of a larger number being saved. There were at least 200 passengers in the saloon when I left It. By Mr. Aspinall—The wind began to freshen after eight o'clock. Mr. Aspinall said there was a document which he thought in justice to the person who wrote it, ought to be put in. It was within the knowledge of the Court that some suggestions had been thrown . out on a previous occasion, but which had been ut terly refuted, about the state of Captain Taylor. One of the gentlemen on board was a Mr. Brad bury, who was still lying very ill at Moelfre, and whose attention had been called to the statement that was made in the papers. He wrote the letter which he (Mr. Aspinall) was about toput in, without any communication with anybody, and forwarded it to Mr. Smith, who had handed it to him. The letter was to the effect that having seen the statement in the papers with reference to the state of Captain Taylor at the time of the wreck, he begged to say positively that he never made such a statement, and if he did, it must have been in a state of unconsciousness, arising from his accident and illness. He never saw Captain Taylor in a state of intoxication during the whole of the voyage. Several depositions were also put in signed by Mr. Bradbury, one of which was to the effect that the storm and sea were so violent that it was im possible to save the ship, or do more than was done, in his opinion. Samuel Edward Gapper being sworn—l was a second-class passenger. I agree with the evidence of the other passengers, with the exception as to the state of the wind between Queenstown and Holyhead. It was a light breeze. By Mr. Aspinall—Some of the passengers wanted to go near Holyhead to see the Great Eastern, but the captain declined to go any nearer. To Captain Harris—l was intimately acquainted with Capt. Taylor. I saw him that evening, at about eight o'clock. Capt. Adams and I had some conversation about the weather that evening. Mr. Kroom came down and tapped Capt. Adams on the shoulder, and said Capt. Taylor wished to speak to him immediately in 'the saloon. That was between two and three o'clock. Capt. Adams went away immediately, and I waited till he came back, and then I asked him to say in a few words what was the extent of the danger. I was not afraid, but I wished to know. He replied, looking me in the face, that if it were possible to sing the " White squall" it could be now done with feeling. I asked him if we should go on shore ? He said " I have no doubt we shall have to swim for it," making the motion with his arms at the same time, " before we get there;" About 10 he heard Captain Adams say that he had had a conversation with Captain Taylor and Cap tain Withers with respect to the weather. The screw ceased for a short time after the starboard anchor was let go, and then it did not cease again till after she struck upon the sand. I did not come on deck till after she broke in two. I lowered my self from the poop by a rope and got on a topsail yard. I was anxious to save a lady who was in company with me, and I lowered her down first on the topsail-yard. I then lowered myself down. There was a boom lying beyond the ship, and I thought if I reached that I would get some way to the rocks. I got on the boo m , b u t a tremendous sea came and washed me over. The lady was lost. I received some injuries in the arm. More might have been saved if they had the courage to attempt to save themselves. I received every kindness at Moelfre from the inhabitants. By Mr. Aspinall—Just at the moment when the ladies were sent for ,to be taken on shore, the ship broke in two. It was about an hour and a half after that that I let myself down into the sea. There was a hope that the ladies might be passed on shore by some of the boats, and the ladies were ordered to put as many of their clothes on as possible, as the vessel might break up. All the officers of the ship behaved in a manner much better than could have been expected under such circumstances. Joseph Rogers was next examined—l was an able seam an on b oar d t h e R oyal Charter. Between four and live o'clock on the afternoon of the day of the w rec k, it was my watch. Boatswain Smith called me to go down below to stow the small sail. The sails unbent wer e the mizen maintopgallant staysails. I cam e on deck again at eight o'cl oc k. I was sitting aft the engine -mom when I was called to reef maintop mast staysail, a b out n i ne "'clock. I t was hauled down again i n a b out ten minutes afterwards. About A alled b out half-p as t ten o ' clock the watch was to put the shid a b out. I went aft t o h aul in the spanker-sheet on th e port side. Aft er th e maintopsail was set they robing poles clewed it up again. Th ey went up aloft to f he - sails, and the wind wa s so strong that the orblin t poles were brokenn. I was near l y p i tched off the yard! I came down and said " I could not furl the sail," and Mr. Stephens told me to go back again, and make it fast to the yardarm. Shortly after this the port anchor was let go, and after that the star board anchor was let go. When both the chains parted we cut away the masts, and she went ashore. Captain Taylor gave me an order to clear away the port lifeboat. The mizenstay being cut away came down by the run, and fell upon the lifeboat. When the ship struck upon the rocks I was on the forecastle, and asked the boatswain's mate what:he was going to do ; and ho said, "Go you ashore, and I will go too." I went inside the forecastle, .and found a " chap" with a li ne , an d h e sa id, " A re you going I ashore ?" I said " Yes." I went on the topgallant forecastle, and made the rope fast round my waist. Mr. Stephens asked me what I was going to do and wanted to give me a lifebuoy, and 1 said, " No." and I lowered myself down by a flying-jitiboom. I was washed back three times to the ship, but at last succeeded in getting ashore, where I saw some people, and they said, " Give us the line," and they took me away. I wanted to stop to pull the hawser ashore, but they would not let me. I have been five trips in the Royal ,Charter. I joined her in the second trip. We never used storm-staysails. I do not know whether she carried storm-staysails. Mr. Bateson, solicitor, said they would be able to prove that they had storm-staysails on board. Rowland Hughes, being sworn, said—l am master of the lifeboat at Moelfre. It is a self•righting life boat. We have a double crew, but six men and a steersman go in at a time. She belongs to the Na tional Lifeboat Institution. Last year we saved some lives from a Liverpool flat. I was at Red Wharf on the night of the wreck. I had not my lifeboat there. I am the owner of a smack, and I had my smack at Red Wharf that night. I did not see any lights or signals of distress. I went to bed at half-past 12. I was out till then but did not see anything like signals. Not a lifeboat in the world could have rendered any assistance that night, if I had seen signals. I got up next morning at six o'clock. I was not on the Moelfre shore after I rose. I saw a schooner in distress on Red Wharf sands. We could not relieve her. The sea was running too high, and it was blowing too hard. It was not possible to get out a boat at that hour and relieve a vessel in distress. I saw some person in the rigging of the schooner. ' By Mr. Aspinfill—l have lived a long time on that coast. lam a native of that part. lam new 52 yeare of age, and I never in my life saw such a storm as on that night. I remember the wind chopping round between 10 and 11 o'clock that night. It came round to the north-east. It then commenced to blow a hurricane. Between seven and eight o'clock it was east by south. I never saw such a sea in my life. I had been in conversation with an old man of 80 years of ago, and he told me he never saw such a storm in his life. By Captain Harris—As the master of the boat, it is left to my discretion as to the launching of the boat in the case of a storm. The other master of the lifeboat was at Moelfre while I was away. We exercise our lifeboat every three months. George Suaicer, a sailor, was next examined. The effect of his evidence was that, after the ship had broken in two, he attempted to go on shore with a line. He was let down at the forepart of the vessel, but he was palled up again by Captain Withers and others, as they considered it was too dangerous, and that he would be lost. Meanwhile Rogers had gone from another part of the ship, and succeeded in getting on shore with a line. Mr. O'Dowd said this was the only evidence of this nature that he intended to call, and he would ask the bench for an adjournment for a few days. He thought it right to apprise his friend, Mr. As pinall, that the evidenee he intended to produce now would bear on two points—first, whether this vessel was built according to the usual strength of iron vessels, and whether that strength was sufficient ? After some consultation between the bench and legal gentlemen, the in ves ti ga ti on was a dj ourned till Wednesday next, at one o'clock. Mr. Smith, receiver of wrecks, had a letter sent to him yesterday in Liverpool, stating that on the 16th inst., two bags of sovereigns, supposed to con tain £5OO each, had been recovered from the wreck. Some of the gold had been discovered which Capt. Fell had in his possession. A male body was picked up to the westward of the wreck, and upon it were found £l7 135., two mourning rings, and a small clasp. Another body was also washed ashore, just before the despatch of the letter, having on it a belt containing £l7, three gold rings, three breastpins, and two pair of earrings. The following interesting letter is from Mr. Wm. Gilmour, of Aylesbury, for two years surgeon su perintendent of the Royal Charter : "Having been surgeon of the unfortunate vessel during four voyages from Liverpool to Australia and back, I feel myself called upon to give a few reminiscences of the ill-fated ship and her late offi cers who are now no more. " First, of the ship. At sea, with a good breeze on her quarter, which was her best sailing point, she was the best sailer I ever saw; we used to pass everything we came up with. I have known her to sail 18 knots an hour and yet go steady through the water ; but in very rough weather, with a head wind, she laboured very much and shipped a great deal of water, which made her a very uncomfortable ship for passengers, m ore especially the third class. I have very often seen the water knee-deep, be tween decks, and in sloppy wet weather the main deck always leaked, supposed to be from the work ing and straining of the ship. Indeed, I have seen the boards of the deck working up and down like the keys of a piano, and the seams all a mass of froth. This I have frequently pointed out to the captain and chief officer. I have also seen and felt her vibrate from bow to stern like a fishing rod, and often when great press of sail was on her have often heard the rivets rattling in her sides, but I must say never saw her leaking in any part only once, and that was a small one in her bows. These things I have more particularly noticed during the last two voyages before this unfortunate one, as I am thankful to Gad that I was not in her the last one: During those two voyages, but more especially the last one, I lost much of the confidence I had in her, and determined to leave her as soon as I could get a chance of settling down on land; in fact, such was my anxiety to get out of her that I had a pre sentiment, which haunted me' continually, that sooner or later she would be lost. This I have often told Mr. Stephens, chief officer, Mr. Rogers, chief engineer, and Mr. Lewis, purser. I never had the same confidence in her th a t I h a d i n th e G reat Britain, of which ship I was surgeon at the time she was engaged in her Majesty's transport service during the Crimean war, which was a period of 18 months, and all that time I never saw her decks wet by a wave, but the Charter's deck I have many, very many times; indeed, I once .very nearly lost my life from a huge wave, containing many tons of water, which nearly washed me overboard one night I was going to the surgery. I have to thank the boatswain- of that voyage, whose name was Albert, for saving my life. He jumped right into the water and seized me as I was being washed into the lee scuppers. The same wave stove iti one of the boats. " Almost every one of the late unfortunate offi cers was most intimately known to me, as we were more a' band of brothers' than anything else; hut, poor fellows, they are gone, and they deserved a better fate. To begin with Captain Taylor. A better commander and seaman never had charge of a ship ; he was a strict disciplinarian with his officers and crew—almost too much so; ho was very fond of carrying all the sail he could possibly have spread out ; he took every advantage of the wind ; but it was thought by' some that he sometimes car ried too much sail, which strained the ship more or less ' • but of this, from my own k now l e d ge i n nau tical affairs, I cannot give an opinion, but I can safely say that when at sea I never on any occasion felt the least nervous or nneasy at the quantity of canvas he had on her—l mean as long as we had plenty of sea-room ; but I felt rather nervous the voyage before last, I think it was, that I was in her coming up Channel. We were steaming, and there were a great may vessels passing us, and one ran right across our bow, so close that I could have almost stepped on board of her, but this was no fault of Captain Taylor. What I used to say of him was that he was a ' rough diamond,' as almost every one is who has risen from the ranks of the forecastle. He never had been a gold-laced, kid gloved middy, with more money than brains, but had got up to what he was by his own perseve rance and proficiency. He has left a widow and I think he told me, nine children. " The chief officer was W. B. Stephens. A more gentlemanly, better educatecl, cool-tempered, chief officer, there did not exist. He was one who always had a pleasant word for everybody, and who did everything in his power, to make all on board happy and comfortable. He was the life of the deck during his watch aloft, as very many of the passengers who sailed in her will remember. He had been twice shipwrecked before, and was in the steam-ship Cleopatra as chiefofficer all the time she was employed in the transport service during the Crimean war. Poor fellow! If he had been spared he would have been an ornament to the mercantile marine service, but it was willed otherwise. Many, very many, hours have I spent in his company, and I can safely say a better young man I never knew. He was a good Christian, a good seaman, a fond and tender husband, an honourable and true son of the ocean. He has left a widow and two children, who are residing in Bootle. He was a native of Scotland. " The second officer, Andrew Cowie, was also a ' very promising young man, a good seaman, well educated, and fearless of danger. He was once ship- wrecked on the coast of South Australia. He came home with Capt. Taylor in the old Wm. Munny, which sho we d t h at he was fearless of danger in trusting himsclf in such a craft. He was also a Scotchman, and married ; his wife resides at Govan, near Glasgow. " The third officer, Mr. Bean, I did not know much of. He was of a more reserved and quiet die. position, but always pleasant and agreeable to the passengers; and he always did his duty on all oc casions as a true British seamen. I cannot say it'll° was married or not. The fourth officer, John Croome, had been a. cadet or middy on hoard ever since she first started from Liverpool. He was appointed as fourth officer the voyage previous to the last. At the time of hie appointment he had not served out his time, but he was a very clever and gentlemanly young man, a good scholar, and clever draughtsman, which talent he inherited from his father, who is a mechanical draughtsman to the firm of Penn and Son, the cele brated marine engine boilermakers of London. He was a mere youth in years, but a man possessed of sterling nautical qualities. " The purser, Mr. John Lewis, commenced his sea life on board the steam-ship Great Western. In her he made several trips across the Atlantic. He afterwards entered on board the City of Pitts burg steamer, belonging to an American company. She was burned to the water's edge, and he lost his all, and suffered much privation both bodily and mentally. He afterwards entered on board the steam-ship Great Britain, and in her was promoted to the post of chief steward, which he filled with out complaint all the time he was in her, more especially while she was in the transport service, when he came more especially under ray notice. On her being paid off by the Government he was transferred to the Royal Charter as purser, which situation he has well and . truly filled to the satis faction of all —owners, passengers, and crew. He wls allowed to be the best purser that ever sailed on the sea ; he well knew how to make the most of everything on board. He was most gentlemanly in his manner; he was very engaging and pleasant in his conversation, and many, very many passen gers will remember the pleasant hours spent in his cabin after the business of the day was over. He belonged to Bristol, and has left a widow and two children. " I come now to a person whose talents and edu cation were of a different kind—poor John Rogers, the chief engineer. He was the second engineer in the Great Britain while in the transport service, and for some time previous, I - believe. He had made altogether six trips to Australia, and this unfortu nate one was the seventh. On the Reyal Charter being ready for sea he was promoted as ehief in her, which situation he has filled ever since. He was a good practical:engineer, and one who was complete master of every part of his trade. He was ♦ery fond of his violin, and, when not steaming, many a plea sant hour have I spent in listening to the beautiful Scottish airs he used to play. But his little engines were his chief delight. He used to call them his children, and often, in the midst of our amusement, would he say, Come and see how my children look.' He was a Scotchman, born in Edinburgh, but for many years his family have been residing in Liver pool. He has left a widow and six children to mourn their loss. " The second engineer's name I eannot recollect, but his Christian name was 'Frank.' " The third engineer was named Hoskins, son of the Captain Hoskins who was . in command of the Great Britain when she was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. He played very well on the cornopean, and when the ship was lying in Port Philip Bay used to enliven the tedium with the strains of his music. He was a very gentlemanly young man, and atten tive to his duty. " The fourth, a boilermaker, whose name was Wilson, I did not know much of, only that he was a Scotchman, and could' spin a good yarn.' " The principal storekeeper, Robt. Clucas, will long be remembered by the many passengers and others who were acquainted with him. He always gave satisfaction to every person, and when the toils of the day were over, the many invitations he had to the passengers' concerts, parties, &c., told how he was beloved. He could sing a good song and tell a good story. He belonged to the Isle of Man, and had a brother living in Liverpool. " The barkeeper was Edward Lewis, brother to the purser; he had been at sea many years ; I think he told me that he had been shipwrecked on the coast af South America. His situation was a diffi cult one to fill, more especially on board a passen ger vessel, and to give satisfaction to all was a most difficult task ; but yet he managed to pleise every one, and to carry out the regulations to the best of his ability. He was also married, and had a son in Australia and a wife and several children in Bristol. " And now for the one solitary middy on board, whose name was Frederick Foster, an orphan. He was fonder of his bunk than the deck, and many an hour he spent at the masthead as punishment, and many a bucket of cold water he had about him to wake him up. He was also very fond of foxing' or feigning ill when he came under my notice. He never would have made a sailor, but now all his troubles are over. " The chief steward, Mr. Emery, I did not know much of him ; he was of a reserved disposition, but always paid particjilar attention to his duties, as the excellent table that used to be spread in the Charter could testify. He belonged to Liverpool, and was married. " The chief steward of the second-class saloon was Mr. Allen. He had been first steward to the officers' mess-room. On being promoted to the saloon the officers presented him with a purse, in remembrance of his kindness and attention to them. He was after . wards promoted to the situation of chief of the second class, which situation he ably filled during several voyages. He was one of the smartest stewards that ever was on board a ship, and the many preseits he received fully testified as to how he did his duty. He has left a widow and family, who reside on the Cheshire side of the Mersey. " The stewardess was Miss Wareing, whose father has been in Mr. Bright's employ very many years. She was a very good, modest young woman. She had made two trips in the ship, and was universally liked by all the lady passengers in the saloon ; but her services and attention were very often given to the second class as well, and often have I seen her in the very bows of the ship visiting some poor third-class passenger who was sick, -- indeed, even to the common sailors when any of them were ill. Well do I remember her attention and kind ness to one poor fellow, a sailor, who one night fell from the mainyard on to the deck and had one of his arms taken off. She tried to take him the nicest part of her meals, and nursed him like a sister till he was able to go about again.' " The above are what may be called the perma nent staff of officers. Though not so engaged yet they one and all had such a love for the Charter that they used to remain disengaged the time'she was in dosk, and when about to sail engage again. But there were some minor characters that I cannot pass over without mentioning here. There was Mr. Oatwick, the pantry steward ; the two bedroom stewards, Thomas Cormack (who is one of the few saved) and Hugh Kane, who was also the captain's steward---he was a very smart young man, a native of Westport, Ireland. "And now for Joe Rodgers, the Maltese who swam ashore with the rope to which the hawser was attached that was the means of saving several lives. He was a hero, indeed, to overcome the death dealing waves.' This feat will be ever remembered by every true British seaman; but many a time have I seen him go out on the yard-arm when it was blowing great guns,' when no other sailor would venture. He has often told me that he never knew what fear was, and I bless God that such a brave fellow has been spared to perform more deeds of daring. "I will now close with a few words on a charac ter whom every passenger by the Charter will re member--I allude to ' Piping Judd.' He was one of the sweepers between decks, but his avocations were multifarious, as you would often find him scrubbing on deck. A few minutes afterwards might be heard the lively strains of his tin whistle, when hoisting up coal, &c. ; and in the evenings many a dance has been performed to its music, and many a concert on board has he been a performer at, when he would play some of the most delight ful pieces from celebrated operas. 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Ann Stroud, the wife of th 3 prosecutor, the land- lord of the Clarendon public-house, 52, Cambridge street, Pimlico, deposed that cn Sunday afternoon, the 6th inst., she was in the parlour of her house when she saw the prisoner pass by the door inside the bar. The house was closet at the time, and the prisoner must have' secreted himself somewhere when the doors were shut. She, on seeing him, got up, and he then tried to get cut at .the front door. Witness demanded to know what he did there. He replied that he had fallen asleep in the back yard, and did not know it was so late. His tale was told in so plausible a way that she believed it, and opened the door and let him cut, but when she got back to the bar she found all the money gone from a shelf on which the takings were kept. She did not know the amount, as she had not counted the money over, but the barman had. William Grayson stated that he was asleep in the parlour, when Mrs. Stroud called him on missing the money. At half-past three he had counted the money taken since opening the house at one o'clock, and it amounted to £3 19s. He ran after the pri soner and came up with him in Warwick-street, a short distance from the house. I (said the witness) asked him if he had just left the Clarendon ; he said he had, and I then brought him back to the house, and I then asked him if he had taken any money from the bar. He denied having done so, and I sent for Mr. Stroud, who came down stairs, and said to the prisoner, " Come ' where's the money you've took ?" The prisoner at length put £3 10s. on the counter, and I asked him where the other 9s. was. The prisoner said he had no more, but if they would let him go, he would get 9s. and make it all right. A constable , was sent for, and he found a sovereign in the prisoner's cap. That made the amount of gold £3 103. right, bat the prisoner had put upon the counter £2 10s. in gold and £1 in silver, so that with this sovereign he produced 1 ls. more than we had missed. The prisoner admitted that he had cleared the money from the bar shelf. He had made the same admission to the policeman who was called In. Mr. Cooper, on behalf of the prisoner, said he could not resist the evidence for the prosecution, but urged that the prisoner really was drunk r.t the time, and had fallen asleep in the backyard. On going through the house he unfortunately caught sight of this pile of money, and no doubt he took it. He was a man of hitherto good cha racter, a sewerman, with a large family dependent upon him for support. Witnesses were called to character. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the As sistant-Judge sentenced him to three months' hard labour. Adolphus Gibson, 14, was indicted for having stolen four silver watches, a gold one, a brooch, and other articles, the property of William John Am herst, his master. He pleaded guilty. William Gibson, 16, and Caroline Gibson, 17, his brother and sister, were indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Orridge was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoners William and Caroline.. The prosecutor was a pawnbroker carrying on business at 14, St. Albans-place, Edgware-road, and the prisoner Adolphus was in his service as wareho ase boy. The trial lasted a considerable time, but the facts of the case may be very briefly stated. Adolphus had been in the habit of carrying watches and other articles, which were unredeemed pledges, off his master's premises, as it would seem, by .se creting them in the legs of his Wellington boas. He was detected, and he admitted he had taken the things home to his brother and sister, and other prisoners. William was in the service of Mr. Fol kard, of Blackfriars-road, and the constable found in that prisoner's possession some of the stolen pro ' perty, and it turned out that he had stolen a gold pencil-case from his master. Other portions of the stolen articles were found in the possession of the girl Caroline, who was in a good situation, and whose mistress attended and gave her a most ex cellent character. When questioned about the pro perty she prevaricated a good deal, to screen, it was suggested, the criminality of her younger brother, which then for the first time she became aware of, and ultimately she produced a gold watch and chain from her bosom, she took a ring from her finger, and when questioned about a brooch, she at first said it was at home, and then that she had pledged it, and at the same time gave up the ticket. On going to the house of the father of the prisoners, a highly respectable man, an auctioneer and ap praiser, who had six other children, the prosecutor and the constable found two or three small articles which had also been stolen, and the prisoners Adolphus and William had disposed of others. While this was going on the prisoners' father was lying dangerously ill at Manchester, his wife being in attendance upon him, and the first intimation they had of it was seeing an account of the exami nation of the younger prisoner before the magis trate in the papers. The father at once sent the mother to London, and she had the painful duty of telegraphing to inform him that the other two were in custody. Mr. Metcalfe made a very able defence, and argued that the prisoners IVilliam and Caroline had been deceived by' Adolphus, who represented to them that all the things he brought he had taken as wages, that they received them certainly, but without the slightest knowledge of their having been stolen. The jury found them guilty. The Assistant-Judgesaid it was a melancholy case, and his duty was a painful one. The best course he could take with respect to the younger prisoner would be to sentence him to three years' detention at Feltham Reformatory, which he did, and upon the others, who undoubtedly had received these things, knowing how their brother had come by them, he should pass a sentence of 12 months' hard labour each. Wm. Allen was indicted for assaulting „Wm West, police-constable 248 G, while in the emcee.• tion of his duty. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Cooper ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh and Mr. F. H. Lewis. It appeared that the prosecutor was on duty in Orchard-street, St. Luke' s, when he found the de fendant in a state of drunkenness, quarrelling and fighting wit ii another man who passed as his brother. He interfered to Ecparate them, when he was as saulted by the prisoner, who kicked him in a man ner likely to disable him for life, and he had to be placed under the care of Mr. Mather, of Dunhill row, the divisional surgeon, who thought the kick likely to result in a rupture. For the defence two witnesses were called, a young man and the wife of the defendant's brother, who gave evidence flatly contradicting the police and denying the kick, but The jury found the defendant guilty, and recom mended him to mercy on account of his family. The Assistant-Judge asked the jury if they be lieved or placed any reliance on the evidence of the two witnesses for the defence ? The jury said they diTna.. The Assistant-Judge then ordered the man into custody, and reprimanded the woman for having, as both be and the jury thought, come forward to tell that which they knew to be untrue. But for her sex he should have sent her to prison too. Mr. Lewis said he hoped this would not prejudice the case of the prisoner, who being so drunk at the time that he had no knowledge of his own of what took place ; he had, of course, relied upon the state ments these persons had made as to the transaction, and if they were untrue he could not be responsible for their coming forward. He had believed from them that he had not been guilty of the violence imputed to him. The Assistant-!udge said that was an ingenious suggestion, but he could see no ground for it. A gross and brutal assault had been clearly proved, and he should pass upon the prisoner a sentence of six months' hard labour. The witness would re main in custody for the present. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 171 WESTMINSTER.—Mr. Arnold was occupied , some hours in the hearing of an adjourned case, in which Emile Ponti, a young Italian, said to b e o f good of family, was charged with stealing some gold chains, rings, and other property f rom t h e house of John Pothers, 19, Stanley-stre e t, Pi m li co. From the evidence given on the former exami nation, it appeared that on the 19th of October, Ponti charged Pethers at the court with using threatening language to him, and the result was that Pethers was ordered to find bail, and being unable to procure the required sureties, was cool , mitted for a month in default. As that complaint, , andhad rimy , — MITI; NY bich. -1 1 — y occurred betwer;,l • L 0 c p arties, had ari sen ou t of ari 7 , iiiproper intim ac y between Ponti a n d M rs. P et h ers, Mr. Poynter cautioned Ponti— as M r. Arnold had previously done—to abstain from v i s i t i ng M rs. Pothers ; but, regardless. of this, directly he found her husband was locked up he went to her house, cohabited with her during the whole of his absence, and on the night before his release from prit , on; carried her off hteli gave the room Ponti wh ere into t hey dres s ed, to Charle g - s t reet, Trevor-square. The husband traced them th ere, and finding two boxes of pro d Pet - hey custody we ureptoongetthheer sent charge. In the course of the examination it was distinctly shown that Mrs. Pethers was not only intimate with Ponti, but that other men com monly enjoyed her favours not unknown to her husband. Mr. Smyth conducted the prosecution; Mr. Davis the defence. Before commencing the proceedings Mr. Davis submitted whether this could possibly be a case in which an indictment for larceny could be sustained. He urged it on the ground that the rule of law never could be appliedin the case of a man going off with a common prostitute, although married, whose husband, as he alleged, was receiving the proceeds of her infamy. Further, there was no evidence to show that the prisoner assisted in taking the articles which belonged to the wife, which articles might have been (given or lent to her. Mr. Arnold observed that there was a very diffi cult and serious point of law involved in the case. It had been laid down that if a man eloped with another's wife and property, and committed adul tery with her, he was guilty of larceny ; he could not say whether that rule would apply where a woman's own clothes and jewellery were only taken, as she could not go away without something on her back, and. therefore if the rule were to apply, every man who eloped with another's wife might be charged with larceny. It was very doubtful how far the rule of law, founded on fiction, could apply to the elopement of a woman living as a prostitute with the consent and knowledge of her husband. An other question might also arise—as to whether the wife could be called as a witness. On that point he must say, as the prosecution was at the suit of the Crown, he thought she could be. The worthy magistrate having stated that he was not at the pre sent moment determined upon the point of law adverted to in the early part of hie remarks, Mr. Davis cross-examined Pothers at consider:: able length, in the course of which he said he had formerly been a gentleman's servant, and now got his living as a bootmaker. The house he kept, 10, Stanley-street, was a respectable house, not a brothel. He had known his wife to have gentlemen there, but had done all he could to prevent it. Mr. Davis—Have you not slept in the house at the same time, and knowing that she was sleeping with a gentleman there ? Witness—Yes, on one occasion ; but I have tried to persuade her to be quiet. Mr. Arnold—What do you mean ? You admit that at least on one occasion you permitted your wife to sleep with a man in the house ? Witness—l have been very silly in doing so. Mr. Arnold—Silly, indeed : I call it something else. Cross-examination continued—Kept a house in York-street previous to going to Stanley-street. Did not know whether it was a house of ill-fame. Prisoner came to lodge there and slept with wit ness's wife a good many times ; not always ; some times she slept with him (the husband); she would go to the prisoner. Witness endeavoured to per suade her not, and once, when he endeavoured to prevent it, prisoner knocked him down on the stairs. Witness then admitted that three girls had lodged in bis house who had " friends" come to see them. He did not know, however, that they were common prostitutes, or what was termed " gay." His wife might have given him money to pay the rent, but it was from her lawful earnings as a milliner and dressmaker. In answer to a question from Mr. Arnold, he ad mitted that the adulterous intercourse between his wife and Ponti might have been going on a month before he took any steps to prevent it. Hannah James, prosecutor's servant, was called by Mr. Davis, and said she remembered a gentle. man sleeping with her mistress one night. Her master slept down stairs in the front kitchen that night. She also slept out one Saturday night, and brought some ornaments home in the morning. Gentlemen came to her mistress three or fear times a week, but did not stay all night. They asked for Mrs. Hill ; her mistress had told her that she-went by that name. They would send out for wine, and she got it downstairs, and decanted it in her mas ter's presence often—he knowing his wife had a gentleman with her. Her mistress had money from them, and the gentlemen gave witness presents as they went out. The house was " gay. Witness had lived in a gay house before. Her mistress did not work at millinery or dressmaking. It having been stated that there were several more witnesses to call on both sides, Mr. Arnold, who repeated that it involved an extraordinary and important point of law, extended accused's recogni sauces till Saturday. TILE RELIGIOUS DISTURBANCES IN ST. GEORGE'S-IN-TEE-EAST. At the Thames Police-court, George Edward. Reynolds, a shoemaker, of No. 22, New Gravel lane, Shadwell, appeared before Mr. Yardley, on a summons, charged with assaulting Mr. John Sell, a clerk in the Customs, and a chorister of the church of St. George's-in-the-East. The ease arose out of the unhappy differences in the parish of St. George's-in-the-East. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant, a respectable young gentleman, that after the rector's Litany Service, which is very unpopular, on Sunday after noon last, the Rev. Mr. Lowder, the curate, and the choristers, proceeded towards the Mission Church, in Calvert-street, where the High Church services, which have given so much offence to the parishioners, are carried on as they are in the parish church. A mob of 2,000 persons, according to the complainant's account, followed the curate and the choristers from one place of worship to the other, hooting, yelling, hissing, and shouting all the way. The complainant, who offered no offence to any one, was twice kicked behind, but he could not say by whom. In answer to questions put by Mr. Yardley, the complainant said he could not identify the person by . whom he was kicked. The defendant was arrested by the police, and taken to the police station; but as he was very well known, and gave his name and address, he was allowed to depart. The witness took part in the choral services of the Rev. Bryan King, at the parish church, and the Mission Church, in Calvert-street. Police-sergeant Ketteritigham ' No. 7K, confirmed the evidence of M r . S e ll, and added that he saw Reynolds, the defendant, kick the complainant on the left leg twice. The people assembled were very disorderly, and upon reaching the swivel bridge over the London Dock entrance, in Old Gravel-lane, there were cries of " Rotten eggs," " St. Barnabas," " Tluow him over the bridge." He took the defen dant into custody directly after he had kicked the complainant, and he was allowed to go at large on giving his name and address. M. Felix Le Bran, commission agent, said-1 was among the disorderly mob who followed the curate and choristers from St. Georges Church to the Mission Church, on Sunday last. I followed them to Old Gravel-lane. I thought the clergyman would be ill-used. I went there for the purpose of protecting the clergyman and choristers. I saw the complainant kicked by Mr. Reynolds. There was a cry of " Rotten eggs." The defendant—Did you hear me say anything ? Witness—Yes. You called the complainant a rogue and. a villain. Ketteringham here said he saw rotten apples throWn at. the curate and choristers, but not rotten eggs. It may be here necessary to state that the words " Rotten eggs," " St. Barnabas," so freely made use of in the disturbances on Sunday last, has allusion to a charge against the Rev. Mr. Lowder for incit ing some persons to throw rotten eggs at a man s carrying a placard relating to the election of -Mr. Westerton, churchwarden of St. Paul's, Knights bridge. The defendant, in reply to the charge, merely said—l did not commit the.offence alleged against me, I am aft inhabitant of New Gravel-lane, Shadwell. Old. Oravel-lMne is in the parish of St. Geoff-ga, He then called F4oaolarii Nyho said, he was a boarding-h o u se keeper in Upper CoraWdll-streef i St. George's-in the-East. He was not in St. George's Chtirch on Sunday last, ite saw the mob outside the church. Ile was following the mob down Old Gravel-lane, The mob pressed upon the ettate and choristers, and called out "No Popery," " No -raseyism," He spoke to the defendant and, said " Let the see this gent," meaning the complainant. The defendant was theft 10 yards away from the complainant. Ile saw no kicking at all, Witness then dealt in vague generalities about the affair, and said the complain ant was ring home when the transaction occurred. Mr. lardley--A.re you a parishioner of St. George Withess—Yes) I ain i • Ketteringliam was recalled, and said the defend ant took an active part in the riot, and that he took him into cust o dy i n Old ,, draVehlalib i St: George, which Was hot th e W ay from gt. thoige's Uhtirdti th New Ciravel-lane, Shadwell; When the ,defendatit kicked Mr. Sell b? ``,vas lo,§e to them: lie 11012 1 6il {tie complainant and the other on the de - ic ;emiant, and said to Mr. ben, Here is the roan who has kicked you twice," Mr. Yardley said to duiendant—There is no doubt you forined part of this disorderly mob, and thefe,is, no doubt you committed an act of violence. There call be no greater folly than this. It was not only absurd but very cowardly. There were 2,000 per sons pu s rsliing: these gentlemen. Whatever their conduct' as. fir NCliatever opinions they may entertain, I don't presume to state any thing or to make any declaration, but they are not to be_hounded down and ill-used, If you fancy the complainant is doing wrong, stay away from the place. There are plenty of good ministers you can follow. Here there was some interruption and excitement at the back of the court, and the words " Popery" and " Puseyism" were distinguished. Mr. Yardley—Turn everybody out who makes the slightest disturbance. I will have the utmost quietude here. Silence having been restored, Mr. Yardley said the defendant had not the excuse—the most wretched excuse—of being a parishioner of St. George's. No doubt the defendant, like many others, thought he could enjoy his pro pensity for a row at a cheap rate; but he must tell him that he was part of a mob of 2,000 or 3,000 persons, which formed an unlawful assemblage to assail a few persons differing from them in opinion and he believed everyone in that unlawful assem blage was answerable for the acts of the others. He begged leave emphatically to state he was not going into the question of good and bad ministers, or who was in the right or wrong at the church of St. George's-in-the-East; but if the defendant or any one else thought such disgraceful conduct as this to be tolerated, they were very much mistaken. The defendant's conduct was highly reprehensible and cowardly. He was of opinion the assault was clearly made out, and he fined the defendant £3. The penalty was instantly paid. DR. SMETHURST AND EIS BAIL. Yesterday afternoon at a late hour several gentle men entered the Southwark Police-court, and, it being announced that bail was about to be put in for Dr. Thomas Smethurst, a considerable deal of excitement took place, probably in consequence of a letter appearing in the morning papers from Sir G. C. Lewis, the Home Secretary, stating that the prisoner was pardoned for the crime of murdering Isabella Bankes at Richmond. It appeared that from the assiduity of his friends a pardon was granted on the 14th of the present month, so far as the crime of murder was concerned, but he was afterwards brought to this court on a habeas corpus charged with bigamy, and committed for trial. As soon as Mr. Combo took his seat on the bench Mr. Robinson said that he had now to propose bail for Dr. Smethurst, who was on Saturday last com mitted from this court for bigamy. Mr. Combe—l can't accept bail. You know that, Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson—You were pleased to say on Sa turday that if a free pardon were granted to my client you might accept bail. Mr. Combe—l said that under the circumstances before me. Where is your free pardon ? Mr. Robinson—l have it here, Sir. The following is a copy of it : " The Seal of our Lady the Queen. V.R.' " Whereas, Thomas Smethurst was, at a sessions of the Central Criminal Court holden in August last, convicted upon a certain indictment then and there preferred against him for the wilful murder of Isabella Bankes, and had sen tence of death passed upon him for the same. "We, in consideration of some circumstances humbly re presented to us, are graciously pleased to extend our grace and mercy unto him, the said Thomas Smethurst, and to grant him a free pardon for the crime of which he stands so convicted upon such indictment as aforesaid. " Our will and pleasure, therefore, is that you do take due notice thereof, and for doing so this shall be your warrant. "Given at our Court of St. James's, the 14th day of No vember, 1859, in the 23d year of our reign. " To our trusty friends and well beloved our Justices of the Central Criminal Court, the High Sheriff of the county of Surrey, and all others whom it may concern. "By her Majesty's command, " G. C. LEWIS." " I certify this to be a true copy of her Majesty's pardon to Thomas Smethurst for the crime of wilful murder, of which he was convicted in August last." " JOHN KEENE, Governor of the County Gaol of Newington, in the county of Surrey." " Nov. 17, 1859." Mr. Combo—l have read that, but at the same time I can't take bail. - 111 r. Robinson—l have his brother, a wealthy gentleman, and an ex M P., who will be answerable for him. Mr. Combe—l tell you I cannot accept bail. Whatever the Government has done I have to do my duty as a magistrate. This man is charged with bigamy. Mr. Robinson—But you have power to accept bail in such cases. Mr. Combe—ln this case I will not. Go to a judge in chambers, if you like. Mr. Robinson—Then you refuse to accept bail here, sir ? Mr. Combe—Yes, certainly. I cannot interfere. BRUTAL ASSAULT NEAR HALIFAX. The particulars of a dreadful outrage committed upon two women near Halifax by a number of ruf fians—for they can scarcely be called by any other name—appeared in The S'un of Wednesday last. On that day the case was investigated by a bench of West Riding magistrates at Halifax, when seven men were arraigned for the offence. The evidence fully bore out the statement previously given, but, only one of the young women, Sarah Ann Burrow, who had been much the worst used, was made a prosecutrix, the other (her cousin, Martha Ann Burrow) being made a witness. The prisoners were Joseph Briggs and Wm. Shaw, labourers ; Samuel Earnshaw, miner; George Chappell, mason; Stott, moulder; Charles Cookson, mason ;and John Marsden, boatman. Mr. Adam C. Foster was the solicitor for the prosecution ; and Mr. J. H. Mit chell for Earnshaw, Chappell, Stott, Cookson, and Marsden ; Briggs and Shaw were undefended. The first witness examined was the prosecute ix,SarahAun Burrow. She was very pale, weak, and distressed ; three or four times she became too faint to proceed with her evidence until some delay had taken place, and throughout was attended by Mr. Jones, sur geon. She said—l live ht Lee-bank, and am house keeper to my uncle, James Smith, presser with Mr. Kirk, and am 22 years of age. On Sunday, Nov. 6, I went with my cousin Martha to Brighouse, and at night, being too late for the train to Halifax, we determined to walk home—myself, my cousin, her sweetheart Tweedale, and his friend, Joe Wood. Wood lived at Elland-edge, and we agreed to go that way. It rained heavily, and we therefore stayed a short'time at the Railway Hotel. We set off about 10 o'clock, but returned after going a short distance for a veil left by Martha. We set off again, and got past some houses, when we • were molested by the prisoner Briggs. Some distance further on Briggs and some others came to us again, and lie caught Tweedale by the collar. We got away then, but had not gone far before a good many men came up and seized me, and three or four got hold of Martha, who was a little further on. Chappell was the one who seized me first, but they were all at me, except those who were at my cousin. They put me against the wall, perpetrated! some indecencies, punishing me eruelly. I got free by the help of 'Wood, and then went to release my cousin, who was screaming in a corner of the field. Cookson had hold of her. I cannot swear to the others. When I got her free she ran away. I tried to follow, but was prevented by the men. They threw me down, and three or fur held me. Cookson was one of them. lam not sure about the rest. While I was held down Briggs and Shaw committed the offence charged. lam quite sure about the men. All the while I was screaming, but became unconscious, and do not re member anything more until I found myself lifted up, and Briggs and Shaw had hold of me. Briggs asked me to go and sleep with him, and I said, "No, I could not think of such a thing." He said some thing about seeing me home, and I said I would go with him and Shaw if they would send the other men away. They told the other men to go after the little girl who had run away. When we had gone along a bit we met a young man called Thomas Smithies, and, as I thought he was one of the lot, I said, " You have used me shamefully." He said he had seen and heard a good deal, but durst not in terfere. He told Briggs and Shaw they ought to be ashamed of themselves, and asked if they had no relations of their own, that they could treat a poor girl that way. I begged of Smithies not to leave me, and got hold of his arm ; Shaw pushed him away, and then the two tried to pull me down some steps into the wood. Smithies whispered to me that he would go for assistance, and went away. The two men then again tried to pull me down the steps, but I resisted. Briggs attempted to do as he had done before. Wood and Smithies came up, and I took hold of Wood while Smithies remon strated with the men. They endeavoured to drag me from Wood ; then we came to a smithy, and the men stopped there while I ran on to a cottage near, and reniuined until morning. On cross-exa mina, by Mr. Mitchell, she said—l can only swear to neig ts ., Chappell, Shaw, and C oo k son . The Whole affair eontinue-L from an hour to an hour and a-half. f had here t seen ati— of them before, that I know Of. I deliberately ` i sivear Pell and Cookson were of th e p ar t y I i l i a a t 4 O C , h:1)- opportunity oi seeitig their features: To the rest I cannot speak. Martha Ann ljurro* *as the next tVitnese examined, and she, after speaking in full Confirmation of the circumstances connected ith the €dmpany being at Brighouse, said that when she turned back for het veil she saw a number of men under the railway arch. Briggs was one o' them, and he struck her on the back, and she ca le I him a " low-lived villain." She proceeded to spe ik of the attacks of the men, and how indecently anl infamously she herself was treated by them. Cook son, Earnshaw, and Chappell she could positively swear to ' of the rest of the prisoners she was not certain, When she gotrelca,ed, and before 'die had ?1\l" her cousin dragged to the got quii( , ground by the men, and would swear to the c o nd uc t pursued by I3rig,gs towards her. She was not pre pared to swear to any of the others. She ran cff to Mr. Pitehforth's house, and got shelter in the ,I•••••••• farm servants' house, where she remained —until the next morning. Atte r two or three other witnesses had been examined., whose evidence went chiefly' to establish the ithaitity of the prisoners, or sol! 1 ; 3 of them, Police-Seirg cant Mark Greaves ;hen said that he apprehend eel Chappell and Earnsha w tog ! ' ther last Friday, aid charged them with the 0.; fence. Chappell admitted he was there , b ut said he had never touched the prosecutrix. Earnshaw also said. he and Chappell were there; that theY, stopped and came :may together, but never t ouch ea the lasses. He (tlae officer) apprehended Stott th.de same night, and he, in answer to the charge, sat he was there, and so was Marsden, who wa s es bti; as any of them. Ile apprehended Cookson, ovl said he was rightly served for going. He went with " Bolley" (Briggs), and was afraid be had got into trouble. When he apprehended MI den, that prisoner said he was there rather fresh' and expected it would be " a bit o' 'Wakefield for 'em." Mr. Mitchell briefly addressed the Beni. putting it to the magistrates whether they ec'n% dered there was a sufficient case against his di em more particularly Stott, against whom there he not a tittle of evidence, save what was given b y ili a officer. A consultation took place among oh Stott. gistrates, and. they decided on dismissing ,J-°tt. , h , With regard to the rest, they were charged in usual way, and asked if they had anything W say, Briggs and Earnshaw declined to say anything, the the rest simply denied the truth of thebharge. whole six were then committed for trial a t the " suing assizes at York. COUNTRY MARXBTS BIRMINGHAM—Nov. 17. Our market was pretty well attended this morn at there was a large supply of English wheat, which dl lu heid advance of is to 28 per qr. Barley a free trade, an a. d . t h e r for former rates. Oats held for higher prices, vrili' r " checked sales. Beans and peas were is dearer• MANCHESTER—Nov. 17. English wheat sold well, at is to 2s abo ve the ei to tres rates of last Thursday ; Foreign was held for ld n° per 701bs more money. Little business was done in 1011 best samples is advance. Oats ld to 2d per 4 6 , 11 5 e" ,' In oatmeal 6d per load dearer. Beans Gd to is higu Indian corn prices were at a similar rise. BOSTON—Nov. li. 1 1 . the T a h t e t r e e nd w a a n s co a w fi a rm s to o n d e . in thfaeirwshaepartlytradans atop-di:110 best qualities were r the extreme of last mar e • in S rin Other sorts unaltered. A steady business doing P corn, and quotations maintained. PLYMOUTH—Nov. 15. , " ( hot 0 This market rather inactive, with more inquiri # l, Jane* wing to the rise in price of that article at filj u ' w hits Flour the turn dearer. The quotations are--E o g ll° 43 0 wheat, 46s to 48s ; red, 43s to 45s per qr ; French do., to 45s ; grinding barley, 26s to 28s ; oats, 220 to 255; flour, fine, 33s to Us : seconds, 31s to 325. LOUTH—Nov. 16. a t i d There was a fair business done in wheat to-bit:- t r ed prices were at fully last week's quotations,•viz. , t: t e : 'O. and mixed, old and new, 41s to 44s per q r. ; vr"' to 3'90. Oats, 10a to 23s ; beans, 41s to 45a ; barley, 34s EDINBURGII GRAIN —Noy'• 16. Sales read to-day. Wheat on were y the top 3s Od up average 25 105 ul3. Barley on the top is Od up average Os 2 d 1 1;1 1 . Oats on the top Os 3d do average 05 8d d Beans ißlo o vhv n eahatnsee th aa.stt e top is do .. average Os 2c l Averages per Imperial quarter. X 2 9 4-12ths Barley 1 16 9 7- 12 t h° 1 5 10 2-12ths 2 5 5 0-12 the Total Supply and Sales. 8ar1ey....... - ..133 qrs Oats • 2z 4, 5 7 00 7 7 2 1 qq q rr r s s s ..................... SoldoSo d cl 419 ! 5 1 5 s q q r r ; Beans 175 qrs ........ Sold 127 (I" GLASGOW—Nov. 16. eked the Wheat was is to 2s dearer, but the advance 0 1 1 0 business doing. Flour advanced is per sack. colt per qr up in price. Oats also dearer. Beals were and is up. Imports liberal. DUBLIN—Nov. 15. 110 4°611 The market was moderately supplied to-dalwi 13010 with a brisk rev e demand 0 , and in some cases 6d dearer. rata fully sustained Friday's currencies, and veil k rinie a, 0 f ing sorts brought a trifling advance. Oats m aerlot o supported late rates. Indian corn met a n imp 6d per qr. 0. 41 ' d. 1 5 6 11 t° 14 0 Wheat, white 22 6to 27 0 Do., new •• • • '' 13 0 t° a 6 Do., red 2l 0t024 6 Bere ........ no oto 2. 6 Do., new Barley. 4 13 15 0 to 17 61 0atmea1...... 6 to , , Oats Do., black l4 oto 15 0 Indian corn • DERBY SMITHFIELD —Nov. 15 ' w ith g There was a good supply of fat stock ac ed for tb,.; full attendance of buyers ; high prices were sT e t t u noelu' best quality, and very few of the middling sor t ' in Pri ce ' Sheep . were in average supply, with no alteration Fat pigs a good supply, and in request. 7c l id Beef Mutton Mutton .. Lamb Od to Od Rough fat, ... Hides, 31d to Sid ; calf skins, 6d to 61d• FOREIGN MAIL PACKET -• In the following, table E signifies that letters are ( 1 "F;10. by evening mails from London, and M by morning 111 ,1 *II 01 . . DESTINATIONS. B A . a u si s ioa t u r mt a ha l i as a ma a np n dt d on M aurit 1 u s , via —— - ---- - - ---- - - - - - Ditto, via Marseilles Havana via ''S:13::::::Itani:; 1 11 1 ; * 5 1:11) : e1":41 2 .2 1 . York Canada,China, ha vine a,o f : Ge c no . ao (b cni : C H a ao n np a de d , n As . p is ne e ge k na t . .2 Nov. D lC c o °v . . 2 2 5 5 2 : , L L 1 1 P T e e r r P p o ° o ° 1 . : ,i° 1 . pee% 2 sion, and St. Helena pore, via Sout'hampton Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov .l9, M Southall* toed° Honduras and Blewfields India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South- Nov.'l9, NO. 1 ampton N0v.211, M SouthalnP• Not.. Ditto, via Marseilles 6 Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, Da' 0 and F. Islands UN ine ixtieccoi Southampton sa tnades Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Nov.—, MAI SSlutthballlarnPP.. 2°eaf. 226 25 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via ..,„ NO' 9 i Nov. 19, M SouthaP'r' Nog. Ditto, via Marseilles Newfoundland Havana B r i Nov. oe°c:: 11829': 3' -E.ll GS. °aulw'th:aa.lin. : P.. :. : De 6124 /Of. - 1. • America (by British packet) N0v.19, E Liverpoo l'' -- Ditto (by U. S. packet) West Coast of Afri Ma- m . De' I° deira, and Teneriffe ca ' Nov. 23 E Eiverpo--•• West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey- ofer" . town, New Granada, &c. -,,oulifiaF _____------=-------- ii, FISII IN CEYLON.—Of all the oddities PeClibio-lt ;o Ceylon, none can surpass the fish. There are fibliesLe of l e and are lively in hot springs, where the ternperowiiiii the totravel, water ranges from 85 deg. to 115 deg. Others are P a of moisture,rav el, and not o w n a l n y d t e h r r f o r n o g m h one pool dampt o an ot h butill searchn- he gi ., 2 , 5 5,. a ° i g o it dusty road. Others again burrow deep into the mud old there up and bakes beneath the torrid rays of the on the pr alapincaAk r is e e.D: r e grsv. m Elßz a tT in eirsa in r ya Gazette.state o f torpor till the re curt oc c 0 her ci ! i) ... [ EmENT.]—ErPs's (Homoeopathic Ct. COCOA.—This esteemed esteemed preparation is sold bbl tulith. oc E ers aeh at pa l e s k . et 6d ia . lapheernelbd.,,,iyaralleba4ps.: _- / T sll o o 9o • pathic chemist, London." A lab orn° IS CONSUMPTION IINcrRA.BLE p --Invalial 0 suffered i'rorn the ravages of Consumpti6l and ill under Consumptive Maladies, and families what a f lo a s m s i ca ly us in ed t b h y e empire is there who has not to `"__., e `it find A nlor. a answer s er sc t o e u t r h g e e q o u f es t t h io e n h , human rsoe 7) w' IV satisfactory " 1 Consuraption _ 11 0, curable," in an original article by pr. Dngl il us ;. -- dil l M.D., 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, TT: r ubliA ., -e osi th the "household Physician," in numbers, From tno, poir by G. Berger, 19, Holywell-street, Strand. 1 ready. -----........ ELLtorr.—On the 14th B ilnsßt.,TaHt liSringfleldiricarAge,!l.or jAoc W yfanisT i D n p,.r d —. sor, the wife of the Rev. C. J. Elliott, of a sc' rivrin lll H T. i r il . 7o o f n a they 15th inst., at Norwood -park, Lady A men' Stores, s On iteFh:enol:4haturhs oc i m n nh s .s t ,it. , : Mrs. eitet, 0 f J a a e m s o e n s .B. 5 a Jaya ef the W U° SMILES • On the 15th • t t 43, B dfOrd-Ware, ROBERTSON.—On the 13t . h inst. at Bath, the ..! 1 wife of Colo, G. H. Robertson, C. 8., and . A.D.C. to her gl ii i of a son. MARRIAGE S. All S Birl At ti ) PAGE—ANSTEY.--On the 15th inst., at SDP Knightsbridge, Adolph Page, Esq., 2d (Qtwa il's , Tiadlet George A. Anstey, youngest son of the 'at* Samuel Page, Esq 1 "i t er of House, Middlesex, to Mary Louisa, eldest c1 a ,.." atti' and 13, Princes-terrace, of STAU NTOIs—COOPER.—On the 15th inst_ t . at St. , at.- ol ; Hemel Hempstead, George Staunton, Esq., - 08 w oo BoTT.—On the 15th D in Est Cape Mounted Rifles, to Henrietta, youngest clang naught-square, aged BG. "A the late Bransby B. Cooper, F.R.S. Esq., of Anste;,Barton, "laala a Coa' I? bet' G oIIDA RD. nultN. — At E the late '''') ..,„ Esq., psom, Mary Allan, relict of road, Comm -131,_, of the East India House, aged 87. , rb oo HILL—Ce the 13th ‘Tkrllthusr. Bott, Esq. , - i. or George Goddard, R.N., age a ., l , l A ged On the 16th inst., at 4, Brixton-al n ins:' , 89. ' South ator qhfield, near KING.—On the 15th Matate F ' ~ r 0... ton, Frederic King, Esq., aed 38. _ .N.0...r00; at Hoddesdon, Mrs. .rl,, lA - Atm.—On the 13th inst., at Gothic Uotil",ar?, V ol .; sauf Hammorsmith Sarah, wife of Richard Lloyat '''' on the 14th, Richard Lloyd, Esq. -a ra 1.4 q ft 41 ' rl' Wrltxx.—On the 13th inst. , at Southsea, widow of the late Captain l‘fatthow Welch.Rectoil, pooh WELLaxn.—On the 9th inst., at Ta laton the Rev. L. P. Welland, aged 67. ---: _____:----- - ____ -------- 0401 ~,,) yo ig !,ONDON : Printed and Published by ikt 13134 ',. - _ 50. 1 ' i of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sol 0111° " c _ n oti ° Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in he v Middlesex, Friday, November 18, 1859.