The Sun. — London, England, 1860-11-02 00:00:00

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. TITS EVENING, an adaptation of Victor Hugo's cele brated Play of RUY BLAS, by Edmund Falconer, Esq. when Mr. Pechter, the favourite actor of Parisian renown. will make his Bth appearance on the English stage,'supported by Messrs. W. Lacy. Meadows, Garden, Graham, Raymond, Morland, Collett, Paulo, Daly, A. Harris ; Miss Rose Leclercq, Mrs. Weston, and Miss Heath. To be preceded byISITSAN After which, THE FIRST NIGHT. Mr. A. Harris and Mi s Maria Harris. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM. Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. THIS EVENING. the performances will commence with Colman's celebrated comedy of THE JEALOUS WIFE principal characters by Mr. George Vining, Mr. H. Neville, air. John Rouse, Mr. Forrester, Mr. T. Lyon, Mr. H. Butler, Mr. J. Johnstone, Mr. J. Morris, Mr. Clifford, Mrs. J. Rouse, Miss M. Ternan, and Miss Goughenheim. After which. THE ABBE VAUDREITIL. Mr. H. Neville and Madame Celeste. To conclude with MAGIC TOYS. Valentine, Miss Lydia Thompson. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN—under the Management of Miss LOUISA FYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, LTIRLINE : Messrs. H. Wharton, H. CorrL G. Kelley, and Mr. W. Harrison ; Miss Lelllzr, Miss tabertazzi, and Miss Louisa Pyne. To conclude with the Fourth Act of TROVATORE. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Doors open at Seven. Commence at Half -past. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lesqee. Mr. J. B. Buskstone. THIS EVENING the nertortaancee will commence with THE STRANGER. Mr. Howe and Miss Amy Sedgnick. After which, the revived comedy o f THE IRISH AM BASSADOR. Mr. John Breug-ham, Miss Florence Haydon , Xrs. E. Fitzwilllam. THE WIND. By the Laclercqc And THE SUN A ND Commence at 7. Commence at 7. ADELPHI, NEW THEATR E-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. Benj. Webster. Great Success of the new Drama, by Dion Bonn:1(mM Loch "The Colleen Bawn."—Miss Agnes Robertson every eren- Ing% THIS EVENING, TILE RIFLE CORPS. Messrs. W. Smith, D. Fisher, C. Selby, Miss Woolgar, Miss Kate Kelly, and Slrs. Billington. After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Bonniest/It, D. Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Rosner. Hiss Agneg Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with MUSIC RATH CHLRMS. Mr. David Fisher. Doors open at half-past 13—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes:Xl. Orchestra Stalls, ss. •, Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, • Pit Stalls, 2s . ; Pit, ls. ; Amphitheatre. is ; Gallery, 6ci Acting Manager—Mr. Win. Smith. A STLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY. Triumphant success and increasing popularity of the Grand Spectacle of Rormt Hoon. First appearance of Madame Newsome, Mr. James Newsome, and their Troupe of unequalled perf , rmers, dzc., including the incomparable Young Charles Ducrow, the Greatest Wonder of the age. This Evening, the highly successful new Spectacle, in Three Acts, by I. Fitzball, Esq., entitled ROBIN HOOD • or. the merry Outlaws of Sherwood ; introducing the Stud of highly trained Horses. Herd of real Deer, Stag Hounds, Ate, Alien s-Date, Miss Rebecca Rialtos ; Robin Hood, Mr. John Prit chard. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena—Star Riders of Europe. Doors open at half-Fast 6, performance comment:* at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERY EVENING, A Grand Selection from the opera of NORMA. Norma .... Ada Mae .................... Madame MARIA, (Her first appearance in this country.) After which the ETHIOPIANS, consistinz of Seventeen Per formers, organised expressly for this establishment, for the Performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Nero Delineations, Anecdotes, &c. Prin cipal Nezro Artistes, Messrs. Joe Brown, G. W. Pell, H. Drummond, and Charley Fox. Musical Director, Mr. F. JONGFIMANS. Balcony, is, Hall. dd. THE VirSATHER.—Sux 0771 CE, Nov. 2, 1360. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 52—this day at noon. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—highest since noon yesterday. BAROMETER-30.12. WlND—Easterly; fresh breeze. Fina dry weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 3h. 34m.—Afternoon, 3h. 52m. 10-stonnow.-Morning, 4h. 11m.—Afternoon, 4h. 29m. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 1860. There is an air of almost school-girl simplicity in the three questions put•by ingenuous Austria to the wary old Governments of Russia and Prussia. They are such natural, artless questions, as were enough to touch the hearts of even hard, selfish old calculators like the Ministers and Sovereigns of the two countries who feel, as yet, much safer than poor plaintive Austria. How the hard-hearted monarchs could leave their broken-hearted sup pliant unconsoled, we cannot tell. What could be more in keeping than a conquered Emperor, threatened with fresh attacks from without, and his throne shaken within by the upheavings of un amalgamated nationalities demanding their old liberties, thus appealing with the most pertinent questions to his autocratic neighbours in better circumstances. " Will you recognise these melan choly facts—and the equally melancholy facts likely to follow—in Italy? What will you do if your afflicted sister Austria should be attacked. by that rough Sardinian Nimrod ; and especially, if another Great Power should back him ? And, in the event of another war, and its touching any part of the German Confederation, what would you, generous, disinterested Prussia, do ? To you the defeated never looked in vain—you could always relieve them of the charge of some portion of their territories, and take it under your kind protection —witness Silesia, Poland, Saxony. We do not wonder that innocent Austria pub lishes to all Europe the plaints she presented at Warsaw, and which, by her publishing them alone, seem almost officially to tell us that they got no answer. In her simplicity, she imagines that to tell them frankly is to justify herself. And so it would be were the people of all European nations in love with absolutism, and did their rulers dare to s hed more of their people's blood in its defence. He o f Russia, and he of Prussia too, the father-in law of our PRINCESS ROYAL, have hearty goodwill enough in the cause of that divinest thing on earth— absolutism, Th e anguish of Austria on her knees was painful enou g h . ti to them, purely from consideration of what it indicat ed . To them it pointed to a threatening tide of national life, from the South rolling North and East, and not unlikely to reach" them too. The looks of Austria must have struck the chill thought into their hearts, that self-govern ment might, sooner or later, be demanded by their owa subjects. But what could they do ? That was the question. In their hearts they cursed the the Emperor of the FRENCH, and Cursed the King of SARDINIA, and thrice cursed GARIBALDI ; b u t GARIBALDI was not to be quelled by their curses. Had accomplished facts, and facts likely to be accomplished in Italy, been capable of annihilation by that, kind of artillery, the Vatican is a perfect arsenail of such weapons. " Would they recognise?" asked, Austria—what cared the facts whether Russia and Prussia recognised them or not ? There they are, and there, even in spite of General GOYON at Rome, and the French Admiral at Gaeta, tYiey will be. And if they were meddled with, the only probability was, that they would propagate themselves so much the faster in the countries of the intermeddlers. Austria had done her very best to present an attractive and hopeful appearance to the gods she vas invoking. She timed her Hungarian conces sions to the moment. They were intended to cause :great joy on till* first announcement ; that joy was to be used at Warsaw as a proof that Hungary e • _ ';‘, o 4" s i;off , Ar-..driv 4 Itt efe- • \ -;,04(54' ' 4l ' • 3 . 1 0 M.. . I THE SUN. .11 would not be so great a danger after all ; though it was hinted that a large Russian army of observation would be a wise precaution. The quieting of Hungary at first, by what she might scout if she liked when Italy was settled, was to be pleaded as a master stroke of policy, while he could truly say to the despots, " What I have conceded is only the appearance of self-government. I have kept taxation and the army in my own hands." Unfortunately, however, Hungary saw through the very obvious snare at first, and refused to be caught. The diploma was baptised at Pesth in Hungarian blood. But Austria could point to Venetia itself, and declare herself equipped and ready for war ; if only they would warn off the Emperor of the FRENCH. IF ; but, most unluckily, at the very moment, forth came the famous Im perial leader in the Constitutionnel, proclaiming the Emperor of the FRENCH as " The Moderator of the Revolution," and " The Pacificator of Europe." It was all over. There was nothing for it but that each should go their way—one to his sick and dying mother, another to his Prussian Number One, and Austria, to make the best shift she could with Venetia and Hungary and her mocked and irritated provinces. What her shifts will be it is hard to say. Did net pride and tyranny stand in the way, a babe in politics could indicate to her the path to a safe happy future. To replenish her exchequer by tha sale of Venetia, which she must soon lose, and to reign with the 'goodwill of her nationalities, by a full and frank concession of their ancient rights, are the simple means which all, outside of the Austrian Court, can see to be at once her duty and her salvation. But Hapsburg sin is, indeed, original, and no baptism of tribula tion can expel it. The letter from Florence we published the other day, giving the observations of a long and recent residence in Venetias, show that Austria is mad upon the military occupation and defence of the country, while its misery, and even depopulation, beneath their iron rule, surpasses be lief. She is sinking herself beneath the enormous cost of her army there, and sinking Venetia beneath her repression of all commercial as well as politi cal activity. Last long it cannot. Austria will either make some mad attack on Italy, or provoke Italy to attack her, and, then, who will answer for the results ? Perhaps, however, the foolish Hapsburg may find Hungary his insuperable difficulty. He has already learned that the Hungarians were not, from the first, deceived. The smaller number who think it well to accept what is offered, do it avowedly as the means of an organised enforcement of their real demands. Not one Hungarian of the slightest note acknowledges that the diploma is a final charter. They hardly look on it as an instal ment of their rights. It is but a lever wherewith better to move the heavy mass of Austrian Impe rialism. Already the most able Hungarians have protested strongly against the illusory concessions; and to-day we have the protest of General KLAPEA himself, in reply to the single Hungarian of any note who wished to make the best of the diploma. " We ask," be says, " a simple question; What is a Sovereign Diet which has not the right of dis cussing and voting a tax, which has no control over military levies, and which has neither an opinion nor a wish to express on international difficulties ? The Hungarian question, so far from being solved, remains just as it was; nothing is changed in the state of affairs ; Hungary of 1860, faithful to her traditions, will act contrary to the Hungary of 1848." Such views will, we can hardly doubt, be predominant in Hungary ; if so, what avails all the preparations in Venetia. What can be done with the Hungarians in the army there ? Already we have evidence that they spiked the very guns they were to work, and some were even caught in the act. FRANCIS JOSEPH is, we may hope, in a position of inextricable difficulty. If he content the Hungarians, it must be by ceasing to wrong Venetia as well as Hungary. If he do not content them, they will shoot their officers and spike their guns: Real Liberalism or utter ruin are, we almost hope, his only alternatives. At one o'clock, on the morning of Wednesday, the 31st of October, there expired, at his house, in Kensington, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, one of the most dauntless heroes that ever trod the quarter-deck of a British ship-of-war—THOMAS COCHRANE, Earl of Dundonald. The name of this great sailer can be ranked upon the bede-roll of the world's most illustrious sea-captains as second only to that of our immortal NELSON. For deeds of daring it can, in truth, be ranked as second to no one—not even to the glorious victor of the Nile and Trafalgar. There are achievements actually upon record in the history of the late Earl of DUN DONALD that for valour, for coolness, for indomitable resolution, has never been surpassed in effect, and cannot by the nature of things be surpassed. They are the very acme of chivalric audacity. They are the reiterated illustrations of the determination of this man's unblenching courage literally again and yet again to " seek the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth !" In the maritime annals of England he is better known as Lord COCHRANE than as Earl of DUNDONALD. Precisely as in the political history of Great Britain, the second Marquess of LONDONDERRY is far better known to fame by hie complimentary title of Viscount CASTLEREAGH. As Lord COCHRANE, it was that the late Earl performed those marvels of prowess that rendered his title, under either designation, the very synonym of heroism. He came of a long lived as well as of a noble race—his father, the previous Earl, having survived until he was eighty-four— he himself, as we have now seen, very nearly reaching before his death his eighty-fifth anniversary ! For it was on the 14th of December, 1775, that THOMAS COCHRANE, Earl of Dundonald, was born—so that he was only one calendar month and a fortnight from the eighty fifth anniversary of that day, when he expired on Wednesday evening last at his house in Kensing ton. Reading his wonderful career, whether as related incidentally by WILLIAM JAMES, the Naval Historian of England, or as now very recently de scribed in detail by the venerable Earl himself, with true sailor-like frankness and simplicity of manner, in his enthralling autobiography—one really marvels that he should have died at last quietly in his bed—he who passed so repeatedly through the very jaws of death upon the great deep in the midst of a whirlwind of flame and shot. It is something to say of any blue-jacket ever afloat that, when he breathed his last, eighty long years had elapsed since his career was first inscribed upon the books of the Royal Navy. But when we can say this truly of a British Tar like Lord COCHRANE, the Earl of DUNDONALD, it is, in very truth, some thing wonderful to tell--it partakes somewhat of the marvellous, remembering what were his achievements. He must t ru l y h ave ha d a charmed life to have passed thus scatheless through such storms and tempests of destruction, and with his faculties bright and vivid a nd undimmed to the very last to have tranquilly expired in his bed at the great age of eighty five ! In his fifth year it was that THOMAS COCHRANE'S name was first entered on the books 111111.111 LATEST NEWS. of 11.1 1 . bomb Vesuvius —though it was not until the 27th June, 1793, that this glory and paragon and. wonder (as he soon proved himself to be) even of the British Royal Navy first went to sea as .stri p ling middy board a ti2middy of eighteen. This w as on of 28 gins. Wit hin two y ears from that date, namely , as early as the 17th of May, 1798, young COCHRANE, not then of age, while acting-lieutenant of the Thetis, 42 guns, received his baptism of fire and tasted the first sweets of victory, by aiding that ship with the Hussar of 28 guns, in defeating a French squadron of five bail off the coast of North America, two of the enemy's vessels being captured. Who needs now to be told, however, of his romantic career end his daring e xploits ? The former is epitomised in the simple dates of his Commissions :—Lieutenant, May 24, 1799 ; Commander, March 28, 1800 ; Captain, August 8, 1801 ; Rear-Admiral, May 2, 1832 ; Vice-Admiral, November, 23, 1841; Admiral, March 21, 1851, and ultimately Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom. As to the exploits of Lord COCHRANE, they are inscribed in imperishable cha racters upon the annals of the heroic country, not the least among the glories of which is to have given birth to a resplendent genius, and a daunt less soul like that of DUNDONALD. Remembering this among the indisputable glories of England, and remembering, at the same time, all that was actually accomplished in her behalf, in vindicating the honour of her flag, and in evidencing the might of her stretched out arm, by the daring valour of that grand old earl now lying dead in his house at Kensington, we cannot but repeat that mournful apOstrophe ad dressed by a great living poetess to England, when hearing pronouneedthe mere name of St. Helena— " Bat oh! It was not well, it was not well, Nor tuneful with thy lofty-chaunted past." It was not teal, it was not well, in the same way, bearing in recollection the recom pense vouchsafed by his ungrateful coun try, during many years of his glorious life to this hero of all `93ut matchless audacity. Imagine a man like this—a sea Captain whose deeds of daring were never surpassed in daring not even by HORATIO NELSON—a glorious creature, whose name, like NELSON'S, had become the boast of his profession and the wonder of all the navies of Europe—imagine a man like this, suddenly, upon a misapprehension, stripped of the few com paratively insignificant honours awarded to him, honours won at the edge of his keen sword—and how stripped of them ? In a manner the most ignominious and contumelious in every way imaginable ! Imagine Lord COCHRANE, upon a misapprehension, as we have said—as was evidenced, in fact, by his re-instatement, years afterwards, by King WILLIAM IV., in all the little honours of which he had been thus unjustly deprived—imagine him thus unjustly sentenced to pay a fine of £5OO, to be thrown for twelve months into a debtor's prison, and at the end of that time to stand in the pillory! Imagine his name struck out of the Navy List a list that contained no brighter, braver name than that of THOMAS Lord COCHRANE! Imagine that noble name of his erased from the catalogue of the Knights of the Bath—his arms and banner removed from their stall by the heralds, removed thus with the utmost possible indignity, and actually kicked out of Henry IL's Chapel, Westminster Abbey! It makes one's heart-blood boil with indignation to bear these miserable and deplorable facts in re collection. And, as Englishmen, we remember them with all the more poignant sense of shame, seeing that the injustice of all these disgraceful acts was formally proclaimed upon two several occasions by the Sovereign and by the Government—first by the reinstatement of Lord COCHRANE in his rank in the British Navy in 1830 by King WILLIAM IV., and secondly_by the Order of the Bath being restored to him by her Most Gracious MAJESTY on May 22, 1847, many years after he had succeeded upon his father's death to the ancient Earldom of Dundonald. Has England no further expiation to make upon the grave of this great man ? Has she no posthumous homage to offer to his glorious memory ? Bearing in painful recollection that one deplorable incident already here referred to as having occurred many long years ago at the porch of HENRY Vll.'s chapel, Ave cannot but think that England ought now, ff only for the sake of her own honour, and in evidence however tardy of her grateful sense of the resplendent services of this great Sailor Earl now lying dead at Kensington—England, we say, ought to see that he has fitting sepulture nowhere else than in that grand old abbey, whose roof-beams in that event will shelter no more heroic dust than that which throbbed with life but yesterday in the bosom of THOMAS COCHRANE, Earl of DUNDONALD. MR. 11ULLAR. (From the Daily News.) We have received the following communic& tion : The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office A denial has been given here to the statement that the squadron of Admiral Persano had com menced and suspended firing on the Royalists near Gaeta. The news of a mysterious expedition, under the command of General Turr, has been declared to be tRIN, Nov. 2. " The Chancellor of the Exchequer presents his compliments to the Editor, and begs that his name may be put down for a contribution of fifty pounds to any fund which may be raised for the purpose of relieving Mr. Hullah from the pecuniary diffi culties which are stated to have been brought upon that great benefactor to the public by the recent unhappy burning of St. Martin's Hall. " Hawarden, Oct. 31, 1860." We trust that the publication of Mr. Gladstone's hearty and liberal offer will stimulate those nearer friends of Mr. Hullah on whom the duty more especially devolves to organise some means by ' which the public may express the high respect and gratitude with which it regards that gentleman. It gives us the greatest pleasure to publish the note of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; although to _obviate misconception we must state, that in the absence of any public committee duly constituted and authorised, we shall not feel at liberty to re ceive any sums of money which the admirers of Mr. Hullah may be desirous of subscribing. Our remarks on Monday expressed a general feeling, and we repeat our belief that any measure origi nated in that gentleman's behalf will be warmly taken up by the public. COMMENCEMENT OF TERM--(Tars DAY).—This morning, on the occasion of the commencement of Michael mas Term, the Lord Chancellor entertained the judges, Queen's counsel, and the leading members of the bar at breakfast at Stratheden House, Knightsbridge. At the conclusion of the repast, his lordship and his learned col leagues proceeded in procession to Westminster Hall to open their respective courts after the long vacation. A large number of persons assembled in the hall to witness the arrival of the judges, whieh took place shortly before two o'clock. a pure intention. BERLIN, Nov. 1. The three Northern Powers agreed at Warsaw to decline auy proposition for the assembling of a Congress on the Italian question. PARIS, Nov. 1. The statement of the Patrie that Prince Metter nich and Baron Hubner were received by the Em peror on the same day is officially denied. Baron Hubner had his audience on the 26th ultimo, but Prince Metternich was only received two days later. CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 27. There is no political news. Great financial fluctuation has taken place daring the week. It is expected that Government will negotiate in Paris a five per cent. loan of 16,000,000 sterling at 531. A national forced loan is also spoken of. The Levant Herald has received a warning for an article on this subject, and on the corruption of Riza Pacha. The Austrian internuncio has met with a severe accident. His leg is broken, and he is considered to be in a dangerous state. The provinces are all quiet. No news has been received from Syria. PARIS, Nov. 1. This being All Saint's-day no business has been done on the Bourse. THE WARSAW CONFERENCES. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) VIENNA, Oar. 30. The Vienna Telegraphic Correspondence Bureau has informed the public that no stipulations were put to paper, and no agreement entered into at Warsaw, but the assurance has to-day been given me that the statement is not quite correct. A pro gramme of some kind or other was drawn up at Warsaw, but not signed, because the Sovereigns and their' Ministers were unable to come to an under standing on several matters of importance. Prince Gortschakoff endeavoured to prove to Prince Hohen zollern and Count Rechberg that it would be ad vantageous to all parties if the Treaty of March, 1856, were subjected to a revision; but he failed to convince the Prussian and Austrian states men of the correctness of his views, Russia is exceedingly desirous to regain her former position on the Danube, and to do away with the neutrality of the Black Sea, but no Austrian statesman will voluntarily allow her again to establish herself at the mouth of a river which is of such vital importance to Austria. It must, be supposed that the Prussian Minister was even less docile than Count Rechberg, as Prince Gortschakoff ap peared to be less satisfied with the former than he was with the latter. During their sojourn at Warsaw the Monarchs and their Ministers had several interviews, bat a person who is likely to be well-informed on the subject has given me to understand that they did little more than ex change ideas and opinions concerning the state of affairs in Europe. It is related that Prince Gortschakoff and Count Rechberg had an altercation at their very first interview, and it is not at all unlikely that such was the case, as they are both extremely irascible. The Poles dis played such a disloyal spirit while the Emperor Alexander was at Warsaw that his Majesty was totally unable to conceal the vexation and an noyance he felt. The relations between the Emperor Francis Joseph and the Prince Regent of Prussia appeared to be very good. The Em peror Alexander was extremely kind and atten tive to his illustrious guests, and the only per ceptible difference in his treatment of them was, that he was somewhat more punctilious with the Emperor of Austria than he was with the Prince Regent of Prussia. Should there be a European I Congress for the settlement of the affairs of Italy, it will be found that Austria and Prussia consider the conditions of the Treaty concluded at Villa franca binding. Before I leave this subject it may be as well t$ observe that the Emperor of Austria left Warsaw four or five hours earlier than the Regent of Prussia did. A corresponded of the Ami de la Religion, writ ing from Naples, states that Garibaldi has consented to be president of the new railway company, formed by MM. Adami and Lemmi for various lines in Southern Italy. The Journal de La Corse announces that a !iota rious bandit, named Bozzi, of Zegliari, the last of the band of the arrondissement of Ajaccio, and whose very name has been the object of general terror throughout the country, has just been killed by the armed force, after having, in defending himself from arrest, shot one man dead. The day before yesterday an accident occurred on the Boulogne line, near the station of Neufchatel. A train, composed of a dozen waggons, laden with young horses which had been purchased at a neighbouring fair, ran off the rails. Fifteen of the animals were killed, and a number injured. Others made their escape into the fields, and will not in all probability be recovered for some time. Only a few of them remained to be brought on to Abbe ville, when the train had been replaced on the line. The Memorial Bordelais says :—" Bordeaux was visited on Sunday by a great number of excursionists. Six special trains on the Bayonne line brought no fewer than 4,000. Supposing they spent 10fr. each at Bordeaux, it gives a sum of 40,000 fr. of which this city beaefits. The line from Toulouse and Cette brought about 2,000 ; and Libourne, Angouleme, Perigneux, and Brives also fur nished their contingent—so that a ve r y l arg e sum must k have been expericled 03.9 occasion," THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDAi BVENINGI, ''OVtIVIBER 2, 1860. royal barge from the wharf; the latter being sur rounded by boats from the royal squadron filled with British officers. There was a fresh easterly breeze blowing, and the water in the harbour was quite rough, so that the boats rowed quite slowly. As the flotilla neared the royal squadron the yards were manned, and this, with the strings of bunting and flags flying from every point of the fleet, formed a magnificent spec tacle, which was witnessed by an immense con course of people assembled on Mount Joy, the various piers, and every accessible place of observation. As the royal party passed the various vessels of the squadron the Prince was received with repeated cheers, and when he reached the Hero, at ten minutes before four, the royal standard was run up to the main, and another salute fired by all the fleet. The rigging of each vessel was instantly stripped of the bunting, and the sailors disappeared from aloft. At half-past four the squadron sailed, steering out of the harbour, the Hero leading, followed by the Nile, Ariadne, Flying Fish, and the Styx, saluting and being saluted by the fort as they passed. By six o'clock they were hull down upon the horizon, and at seven they were reported out of sight. The Nile and Styx will leave the squadron off Halifax. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 2. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamship City of Baltimore, Captain Petrie, from New York, on the 20th ultimo, has arrived. She brings 20 of the crew of the Connaught, 300 passengers, and 2,400 dole. in specie. Her news has been anticipated. THE LATE LORD DUNDON.dLD. One of the great characters of a past generation has just departed. After attaining to an age beyond man's ordinary lot; after outliving envy, obloquy, and malice;. after suffering much, doing more, and triumphing at last, Lord Dun donala. has closed in peace and honour the days of his eventful life. His tory can produce few examples either of such a man or such achievements. There have been greater heroes, because there have been heroes with greater opportunities; but no soldier or sailor of modern times ever displayed a more extraordinary capacity than the man who now lies dead. He not only never knew fear, but he never knew perplexity, and was invariably found master of the circum stances in which he was placed. Nothing can ex ceed the audacity of his designs or the singularity of his successes, although, owing to the jealousy or spite of his superiors, his exploits were usually con fined to spheres comparatively unimportant or re mote. In some respects his character resembles that of the Napiers ; more closely, perhaps, that of the famous Earl of Peterborough ; but it would be diffi cult to represent him except by a narrative of his deeds. He was a man who lived in action, and who surprised the world by successive strokes of genius or daring. Defoe might have written his adven tures, but Clarendon could never have drawn his portrait. The fourth quarter of the last century was but just commencing when Thomas Cochrane was born. At that time the Europe of old times still survived, and had shown, indeed, no obvious symptoms of decay. There was a King of Poland, an Empire of Germany, a Republic of Venice, and an ancient Monarchy of France. Neither the United States of North America nor the Empire of Brazil had become known to the world ; indeed, the latter State was founded, as an episode of service, by Cochrane himself. Everything was in the old fashion, and so continued during the 17 years which the young Scot devoted to the work of preliminary education. Then he made a start, and then, es it happened, the world made a start also. Young Cochrane joined his first ship exactly at the time that the Revolution was triumphant in France, and its principles were proclaimed in tones of thunder to a terrified world. It was an age of adventure, and he turned the opening to good account. In five or six years' time he was the idol of seamen and the wonder of the British navy. The authori ties, whose anger he had already provoked, took good care to restrict his opportunities, but any chance was fair enough for Cochrane. The Admi ralty gave him a ship of 158 tons burden-L.that is to say, about half as big as the smallest steam tug now borne on the effective list of the navy. It carried 14 guns, of so moderate a calibre that Captain Cochrane used to store away a broadside of shot in his coat pockets. Its chief cabin was so small that his most convenient way of shaving was by putting his head through the skylight, and turning the deck into a dressing-table. However, with this craft he put to sea, and in the course of 13 months accomplished greater feats of arms than the most pompous inscription ever ascribed to Louis XIV. He actually captured no fewer than 50 vessels of the enemy, mounting between them 122 guns, and one of these prizes was a powerful frigate of 32 guns and 319 men: But the little cruiser's own turn came at last, and she was seized by three French line-of-battle ships. Lord Coch rane thus became a prisoner of war, but, by way of improving his time, he set to studying the cut and set of the sails used in the French navy, and investi gating the sources of that superiority which the French vessels undoubtedly possessed. He seems also to have ruminated to good purpose on the cir cumstances of his capture, for when, on another occasion, he was again chased by three ships of the line he tried a new manoeuvre with complete suc cess. Finding that he could not escape by speed, he hauled down every sail at the same minute, and brought his ship abruptly to a standstill. His pur suers, surprised by so unexpected a trick, shot past him by the impulse of their own speed, and before they could turn upon their anticipated prize he was off and away. His resources, indeed, in such straits were inexhaustible. Once he deceived an enemy of superior strength by hoisting false colours. The pretence passed muster, but the enemy prepared to send a boat off, which would have exposed the trick. Lord Cochrane upon this ran up the yellow flag, to denote that there was in fection on board, and his prudent adversary stood aloof accordingly. We need be at no pains to recapitulate the in cidents of this wonderful career. Lord Dun ' donald has told the story of his own life so recently land so well, and we have since repeated it so fully in our columns, that it will be more, per- I haps, to our purpose if we glance for a moment at those points of the hero's character which proved so injurious to his professional prospects. When we read of his proceedings we certainly are not surprised at their results. He was everything which a man in office would dislike, and sixty years ago men in office could give more effect to' their dislikes than they can at present. He was a Radical, whereas those were the palmy days of Toryism. He was outspoken, whereas officials ad mire reticence and discretion. He was resolute in exposing abuses, and therefore constantly creating trouble. He was impracticable—a term still in favour for describing inconvenient excellence; and he had a strong spirit of independence—a quality which, as very recent controversies have shown, is singularly obnoxious to the official mind. Never theless, we are of opinion that Lord Cochrane's faults in these respects were not such as would have damaged his career at the present day, and that he suffered more from the politics of his time than from his own indiscretion. Fifty years later he would haie fared very differently. The " official mind" is probably much the same as ever, but it is now kept in check by public opinion. Lord Cochrane's su periors did not misjudge his abilities or disparage his power. They merely held that, though power and ability were very good things, obsequiousness and pliability were better. They considered that there were plenty of brave men in the navy who would take ships and win battles as well as Cochrane, without raising, as he did, unpleasant questions or making i t ? convenient complaints. He presumed upon his sere _ices so far as to demand fair play and justice not only for himself, but for those who served under him, and he met the Ministers' refusal with so bold a tongue Oust every " Government officer" stood aghast at his azsclacity. Of course, this would never do in the days of Lord St. Vincent. It might do now, because real merit would find support out of doors, and a man who had established his claims to command would receive preferment whether he was in favour at head-quarters or other wise, just as Sir Charles Napier was sent to India. But in Lord Cochrane's time popular opinion was but imperfectly developed. There was but one spot, in fact, where it was wont to receive any formidable expression. and that was 'in the borough of West minster. To Westminster accordingly Lord Coch rane repaired, and from Westminster he was sent, at the head of the poll, into the House of Commons, where his denunciation of naval abuses were so vigorous that it was thought best to give him em ployment in order to get him out of the way. It is of little avail now to speculate on the results which might have been attain ed if spirita en so ardent as that which has just departedd h chances d a allowed full play in the convulsions a of the last great war ; but, when we lookn at the exploits which Lord Cochrane accomplished with insignificant means, it seems impossible to doubt that in rejecting his services we thr ew saa _w ay id. of one of our best hopes. Napoleon himsel -f easetcuteti of his designs th4t, if it had been - AMERICA. DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES FOR ENGLAND. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT. The United States steamer Vanderbilt, Captain Lefevre, with New York advices of the 21st, ar rived off Cowes this afternoon, with 181 passengers, the usual mails, and specie 891,228 dols., chiefly gold bars, of which 155,953 dols. are for England and 735,275 dols. for• France. The Prince of Wales left Boston on the 20th. A correspondent of the New York Herald gives the following account of his Royal Highness's departure : PORTLAND, OCt. 20. The Prince of Wales left Boston in a special train at half-past 9 o'clock this morning. He was escorted to the Eastern Railroad by a troop of Lancers. The streets were fairly jammed with people, who cheered enthusiastically, waved flags and handkerchiefs, and in every way sought to honour their departing guest. The Prince bowed, and smiled responses to their salutations. At the depot he took leave of Mr. Winthrop and other distinguished citizens, Mr. Everett being too unwell to be present. Major Lincoln, Senator Sum ner, and Governor Banks accompanied the party to Portland. Every village along the route was crowded, more so than on any previous journey of the Prince, and the cheers were most enthusiastic. The special train arrived at Portland at 2 o'clock. A great crowd of people, together with a large number of carriages, assembled in the streets around the Grand Trunk Railway dtpot to welcome the Prince. The Prince was received by Major Howard, of this city, the British Admiral Milne, Commodore Seymour, and other royal officers. Mayor Howard greeted the Prince with a brief welcome, leading him immediately to his carriage, presenting him en passant to the members of the city council, who saluted him, the Prince raising his hat in return. The Prince rode in the mayor's barouche with the mayor, the Duke of Newcastle, and Lord Lyons, the royal suite following in five other carriages. They were escorted by the Ist Regiment, under command of Colonel Smeat, con sisting of the following companies :—Portland Mechanic Blues, Portland Light Infantry, Portland Light Guard, Portland Rifle Guard, and Portland Rifle Corps, which latter acted as body guard, and by the Norway Light Infantry, Leweston Light Infantry, and the Auburn Artillery, with several bands of music. The procession proceeded through India, Mid dle Tree, High, Danforth, State, Congress, and Atlantic streets, to the Victoria Wharves, which were built for the Great Eastern, where the royal barge was awaiting his Royal Highness, and whence he embarked at 15 minutes past three o'clock, the military presenting arms. Before the Prince em barked he shook hands cordially with Lord Lyons, the Mayor, the British Consul, and others. As the royal barge left the wharf the British squadron all fired a royal salute of 21 guns, and similar salutes were fired from the city and from Fort Preble. The harbour was full of steamers, sail-boats, barges, &c., Which accompanied the -~~~ Cochrane desired, it would have destroyed a whole French squadron ; and the Spaniards of South America regarded him exactly as the Beloochees regarded Sir Charles Napier, and dubbed him with the title of " the Devil." Such was the man who, for the satisfaction of official prejudice, was in a great measure lost to his country at her hour of need. Valuable as wve his services, they were probably unimportant in comparison with those which he was competent to render. Let us hope, then, that we have seen the end of such doings as these, and that in any future emergencies our future Dundoaalds may find both their places and their rewards without obstruction from official conceits or political malice.—Tiincs. THE FOUR MISSING STEAMERS. DISCOVERY OF PORTIONS OF THE WRECKS. No doubt is now entertained respecting the melancholy fate of the four steamers which have long been missing, namely, the Edinburgh, iron screw steamer, 800 tons, belonging to Leith, out ward hound to Cronstadt ; the Moscow, also an iron screw steamer, 600 tons, of London, bound to the same port ; the Viscount Lambton, steamer, belong ing to Sunderland; and the Thor, from Copen hagen for Hull. It will be remembered they started on their voyage a day or two prior to the outbreak of the terrible storm which swept the North Sea and Baltic on the 3d, 4th, sth, and 6th, when so many vessels were wrecked. With the exception of the Moscow, nothing has been heard of them from the period of their sailing, and from quantities of wreckage and cotton that have been met with in the North Sea it is inferred that the whole of the ships in question must have foundered during the fearful hurricane, and every soul belonging to them met with a watery grave. . jThe - Edinburgh was a superior class iron ship, being rated in Lloyd's register A 1 for 12 years. Her crew consisted of Captain Steel and twenty-seven officers and men. Like the Arctic steamer, which was lost in the course of the storm, she was burthened with a dangerous deck load at this advanced period of the season, namely, two steam-boilers and nearly 500 bales of cotton piled in tiers fore and aft. She carried out some passengers for St. Petersburg, among them was Dr. M'Kenzie, his wife, and several children. It is be lieved that there are 24 widows and nearly 60 chil dren bereaved by the deplorable loss of this ship. The wreckage seen, supposed to be part of the steamer, consisted of cabin furniture, panels, &c., and a board with the letter " H" on it, painted blue and gold. It was passed in lat. 55 N., long. 3.30 E., together with a large quantity of cotton bales. The owners of the Edinburgh believe the wreckage to have belonged to that vessel. Respecting the Moscow, a quantity of wreck and bales of goods, known to have formed part of her cargo, have been washed ashore on the coast of Jutland. Among the wreckage was some baggage belonging to one of the cabin passengers, of whom there were six on board. The bales of cotton are in the possession of Captain Boulton, of Lloyds' Asso ciation, who was sent out to Jutland to protect the underwriters' interest in the wreck of the Arctic steamer. At first the cotton was supposed to have belonged to that vessel, but when closely inspected it was discovered they bore the brands of the Mos cow. It is somewhat remarkable that the Moscow and Arctic, which were both from one port (Grimsby), sailed at the same time for St. Peters burg. She kept company with the Arctic on the passage across the North Sea, until within a few hours of the wreck of the Arctic. when the master of the latter lost sight of her, and that was the last time she was seen. She, like the Edinburgh, bad an immense deck cargo, chiefly cotton bales, piled the whole length of the deck, and which has mainly accounted for her loss. That she was one of the two steamers seen to founder near the Skaw, on the Danish coast, there appears to be very little doubt. Her crew numbered about 25 hands, most of whom were married men, and have left families unpro tected. Other wreckage has been washed ashore on the coast of Jutland, evidently from the other missing steamers, the Thor, and the Viscount Lambton. The Board of Trade having ordered an inquiry into the loss of the Arctic steamer, the whole ques tion of steamers being allowed to carry heavy deck cargo when bad weather must be experienced, is to be fully gone into, and which it is expected will terminate in some recommendation to the Govern ment to pass an enactment prohibiting deck loads at the period abovementioned, as both dangerous to life and property. It is on record that a great many vessels have been lost with their crews in consequence of carrying heavy deck loads. It is computed that the loss of these five steamers and cargoes will exceed £lBO,OOO. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT I 2 STITUTIOIV. A special general meeting of the subscribers of this institution was held yesterday, at its house, John-street, Adelphi, to consider and pass some bye-laws for the government of the society, under the Charter of Incorporation recently granted to it by the Queen. Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P. F.R.S., Chairman of the Institution, presided. There were also present Sir E. Perrott, Admiral Gordon, Deputy Master of the Trinity House, Mr, Boete feur, Mr. John Clayton, and other gentlemen. The chairman, having explained the objects of the meeting, stated that the bye-laws had been care fully prepared by Messrs. Clayton and Son, honorary solicitors of the institution, that they had been maturely considered by the Committee of Manage ment, who had submitted them to Vice-Chaneellor Sir Page Wood, Vice-President of the society, and who took considerable interest in its welfare. Sir Page, after having made one or two alterations, fully approved of them. They had also received the approval of the Duke of Northumberland, the president of the institution. The bye-laws were afterwards moved and carried unanimously. By its charter of incorporation the institution has become one of the most important benevolent societies in the country ; and in order to enable it to perpetuate its humane and national objects, the charter has made special provision that any person may hereafter grant, sell, alien, and con vey in mortmain unto it lands, tenements, and hereditaments, not exceeding £2,000 a year. The third service clasp of the institution was voted to Captain Wasey, R.N., Inspecting Com mander of the Coastguard, who had for previous gallant exertions received its silver medal and second service clasp for his recent services in the Fleetwood lifeboat, belonging to the institution, in saving 16 persons from the barque Vermont, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Payments amounting to £BO were ordered to be made to the crews of the lifeboats at Fleetwood, Appledore, Margate, Yar mouth, Fraserburgb, Silloth, Holyhead, Portmadoc, Barmouth, and Tyrella, for saving or attempting to save life from various wrecks during the recent heavy gale. It was reported that the St. Andrews' lifeboat belonging to the institution had proceeded off and had rendered, in conjunction with a steam tug, some important services to several fishing boats from Buckhaven, which, during the hurricane of the 3d ult., had drifted out of the Firth of Forth ; and that the poor fishermen had sent £3 a few days afterwards towards the support of the lifeboat, with expressions of much thankfulness. It was also stated that the cost of the new lifeboat stations of the institution now in course of formation at Thurso, Margate, Buckie, Portrush, St. Ives, Sel sey, Llandudno, Southport, Llandwyn, and Penrith amounted to upwards of £3,000. To meet this large and important outlay the society earnestly appealed to the public for help, otherwise it would be compelled to entrench on its small funded capital, the interest on which was said to be so 'essential to aid the institution to keep up in an efficient state its numerous lifeboat establishments. Various rewards were also voted to fishing and other boats for highly laudable services in saving life from different wrecks during the heavy storms of the past month. It was reported that the effects of these storms had been very disastrous to ships ; but in consequence of th e noble services of lifeboats, shoreboats, and the life saving apparatus, the loss of life had been compara tively small on those fearful occasions. A comn iu _ nication was read from Thompson, of Lockhart Mr. of Edinburgh, stating that a lady resident in th at city was desirous of benefitting mankind by f orm _ ing a lifeboat station on . s ome part of the west c oast of Scotland ; and that it was her wish that the lifeboat should be called after her late husband. The cost of the station when complete would pro bably be upwards of £5OO. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN.—Great consternation was created amongst the p assengers on board th e Emerald steam _packet on hber passage from Cowes t o Portsmouth yesterday morning, y a gentleman stepping on t o t h o bulwarks and throwing himself into the sea. The body i m mediately sunk, and was no m ore seen, though the steamer was stopped as quickly as po ss ibl e and a boat plashed off. It appears the gentleman's name was George Churcher, a man of large property and a hop-grower, from Kent. He leaves a wife and four children. No cause is known for his committing this rash act. While on the passage he in quired of the captain and the man at the helm whether the water was deep, and at what part it was deepest. He was told it was shallow where they then were, that the deepest part was between Hyde and Portsmouth ; and just before he leaped into the sea he was told they had arrived at the deepest part. Still there was nothing in his manner to had any one to believe what he was contemplating. Just before he destroyed himself he had taken off his greatcoat and placed it on the seat, desiring a friend who was with him to look to it. On examining the breast pocket, his watch was found in it—the guard -chain fastened to the button of the p oc k e t, li e had wrapped his money up (two five pound notes and ten sovereigns) in his handkerchief, and put it in the greatcoat pocket with his watch. In his Darpet bag was found a letter addressed to his wife, PRESENTATION OF THE LORD IVATOR ELECT-(THIS DAY). This morning, according to annual custom, some of the leading representatives of the citizens of London proceeded to Stratheden House, Knightsbridge, the private residence of the Lord Chancellor, for the purpose of presenting for her Majesty's approval Mr. Alderman - William Cubitt, M.P., who has been elected Lord Mayor of London for the en suing year. Amongst those present were the Lord Mayor elect, tho Right lion. Russell Gurney (Recorder of Lon don), Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Abbiss, Mr. Sheriff Lusk, Alderman Sir Henry Muggeridge (who stands next in the order of rotation for the mayoralty), Alderman W. S. Hall, Mr. Thomas Chambers (the Common Sergeant), Mr. Com missioner Kerr, Mr. Charles Pearson (the City Solicitor), Mr. Benjamin Scott (the City Chamberlain), Mr. Secondary Potter (the Town Clerk), and other officials connected with the corporation. These gentlemen were received by the Lord Chancellor in the principal drawing-room of Strathe den House, his lordship being attired in his full robes of office, and attended by his secretary, mace, and purse. The RECORDER advanced and formally introduced the Lord Mayor elect. lie remarked that Mr. Alderman Cubitt, whom the citizens of London had selected to fill the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, was a gen tleman who was in all respects eminently qualified to 1 that high and responsible office. For many years he had carried on a large business, all his dealings had been cha racterised by honour and integrity, and he was happy to add had been crowned by success. Mr. Cubitt was born at Brixton, near Colteshall, Norfolk, and in early life served about four years in the royal navy. In 1810, being then 19 years of age, he turned his attention to commercial matters and entered the building trade, which he had car ried on up to within the last few years, and in which he had realised an ample fortune in connection with his brothers. The house of Cubitt was now one of the most eminenk in the country. After 40 years of successful application' to business Mr. Cubitt in 1851 retired, and devoted his time and attention to the service of the public in other ways. In 1817, while still in business, ho was elected by his fellow citizens to the shrievalty, in conjunction with Mr. Charles Hill, and at about the same period the electors of Andover returned him as their representative in the Commons House of Parliament—an honour which he enjoyed at the present time. He (the Recorder) had only to add that Alderman Cubitt was held in the highest possible esteem by his fellow citizens, and that he had the greatest confidence in present ing him to the Lord Chancellor for her Majesty's approval. The LORD CHANCELLOR, addressing the Lord Mayor elect, said that it was with the greatest satisfaction he had to announce that her Majesty highly approved of the choice which the citizens of London had made in electing him to fill the office of Lord Mayor, an office which was worthy of the ambition of the most distinguished man the City of London could produce. The Lord Mayor elect entered upon his office at a time of comparative peace, and, there fore, no doubt, would direct his attention to the advance ment of those great social reforms which were so much needed. While, however, we were at peace, an important body had been organized in the city of London, as in other parts of the country, which his lordship would no doubt encourage and support. He alluded to the Volunteer movement which had been so warmly espoused throughout the land, not from any immediate fear of danger, but as a wise pre cautionary measure, which it was impossible too highly to praise. As the Chief Judge of the Central Criminal Court of London, the Lord Mayor elect would no doubt discharge his duties with the same carefulness and zeal as he had dis charged those which were involved in his Parliamentary career. In these respects, and, indeed, in every respect, ho felt peculiarly gratified in again expressing to Mr. Alder man Cubitt her Majesty's high approval of the choice which the citizens of London had made in electing him to the chief magistracy. The Lord Chancellor then advanced to the Lord Mayor elect and shook hands with him, and also with the Recorder and Sheriffs. The " Loving Cup" having been handed round the civic procession returned to the City. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE lIULLAII-THE LATE FIRE AT ST. MARTIN'S HALL. This bankrupt was described as of St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre, and a private address, bookseller, and to-day was appointed for a choice of assignees. The accounts have not yet been filed, but it is stated that property has to be realised to a considerable amount, and that, should the expectations of the parties be fulfilled, there will be more than sufficient to pay 20s. in the pound. Mr. Barstall, builder, of Hanover-street, Long-acre, was ohosen assignee. The bankruptcy is ascribed mostly to the late disastrous fire at St. Martin's Hall. The fabric of the hall was in sured for £6,000, and the fire-office undertook to renew it. The personal effects, library, furniture, fittings, &c., were only insured for £2,500, and on them there is of course a very great loss. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fano.) THE LEATHER TRADE,—IN RE zosxrn HOOPER. This bankrupt, described as of Weston-street, Ber mondsey, leather merchant, came up to-day upon his ex amination meeting. The accounts, by Messrs. Paul and Turner, commence on March 1, 1857, showing a capital of £739 ; on the 26th July last the debts were £10,876, partly secured by con signments £6,218; £24,622. Assets—cash to official assignee, £7l; bills receivable to ditto, 163 ; debtors —good, £695; doubtful, £1,035; property, £2,779. There is an item of £3,403 for gross profit; and against this were trade expenses £6,709; losses, £6,066; house and personal expenses, £7BO. The bankrupt is expected to pass. POLICE INTELLIGENCE (THIS' DAL) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A "RESPECTABLE" MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO ST➢AL `PATCHES.—CharIes Ringwood, 28, was charged with attempting to steal watches at the entrance of Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket. From the evidence of Sergeant Cole, 23 C, it appeared that on the previous evening he saw the prisoner about 7 o'clock at the grand entrance of the theatre acting in a very suspicious manner, and shortly after prisoner left ; but on his returning again about 11, and then feeling satisfied what his intention was he watched him, and saw him seve ral times paws to and fro, each time thrusting himself amongst the thickest of the crowd, and putting his hand on persons' breasts and touching their watch chains. He then, with the assistance of Ackrill, 48 F, took the prisoner into custody. On telling him he charged him with attempt ing to steal several persons' watches, prisoner said, " It's very strange a respectable person can't go to a place of amusement without being taken into custody." He then took him into custody, and at tho station prisoner said he lived " at home, in London," and that he had come from Lancashire to " see the sights of London," but in his pockets ho only found 7fd. The prisoner said to him this morning—" Be lenient, a drag' (three months) will do me no good. You might have waited till you had mo to rights. I will meet you another time and make it all right with you." . Prisoner said he did not think it was any use asking the officer any questions, as he had no " principles." Ackrill, 48 F, having given evidence corroborating the previous witness, Mr. Beadon remanded the prisoner. THAMES, DARING ROBBERY IN A SnoP.—David Kitchen, a noto rious Spitalfields thief, from Kent-street, and calling him self a plumber, aged 20, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with stealing Bs., the moneys of Mr. Joseph Pat trick, senior, churchwarden of Whitechapel, and carrying on an extensive lousiness as an oil and colourman at 51, High-street, Whitechapel. Mr. J. Pattrick, the son of the prosecutor, said that he was off two ga ll ons of oil at the back of his father's shopdw draw i ng o ' antheprevious afternoon, when he heard the rattling of money at the street end of the counter near the window, and saw the prisoner standing close to the desk on which was a bowel containing silver. A boy called out, "He has got some money," and the prisoner rushed out of shop and ran away at full speed. Ho pursued the fellow and overtook him, and after a desperate resistance secured him and brought him back to tie shop, whore the boy charged him with stealing silver from the bowl. There were 245. in the bowl an hour before the prisoner entered the shop, and when he counted it again there were only 16s. t. The (prisoner—Why, I am charged on the police-sheet with stealing 7s. 6d. only. Mr. Yardley—That don't matter. Alfred Sumner Robinson, a boy, said he served the Pri soner with a half pound of putty, and when he had done so the prisoner said " I want another half pound of putty." While cutting it the prisoner put his hand over the desk and took some silver out of the bowl. The prisoner had a white handkerchief in his hand, which covered the opera tion, and he put the silver in it as he left the shop. Henry Taylor, a police-constable, No. 8 H, said that he searched the prisoner in Mr. Patrick's shop, and found 10s. 3d. upon him. The prisoner —It is my money. Mr. Yardley—Take the depositions, Mr. Pyper. The chief clerk, having completed the depositions, Mr. Yardley asked the prisoner if he would plead now or b• committed for trial. The prisoner —Settle it here, to be sure. Mr. Yardley—Do you plead guilty, or not guilty p - . _ The prisoner—l am guilty. Mr. Yardley convicted the prisoner of larceny, a n d eon . tenced him to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. THE SUPPOSED WIFE MURDER IN DUBLIN.— During Monday and Tues da y William Gill was on his trial in Dublin on the charge of murdering his wife, in August last, by cutting her throat, at 14, O rmon d -street. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was dis charged. The ground upon which the verdict was come to was, that the deceased had committed suicide while labour• iag uncler insanity. F