The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-07 00:00:00

THE NAVY. The three-decker sailing ship Trafalgar, 120, having been cut down to a 91 gun screw steamer at Chatham, is now completed, and will be undocked during the next spring tides, when the Rodney, 90, will be taken into the same dock. An Admiralty order arrived at Sheerness on Saturday afternoon for the new screw steamship Hero, of 91 guns and of 600-horse power nominal, to be commissioned this day. Au Admiralty order has arrived at Sheerness that artificers of all classes and labourers are to be increased, and an entry is now open for them. The Ruby gunboat, Lieut. Commander Moore, has had her damages and defects made good, and has proceeded out on a trial trip of her machinery. The paddlewheel steam frigate Leopard, 18, Capt. James - P. B. Wainwright, arrived at Portsmouth from Devonport yesterday. She will tow round to Chatham the Rodney, 90, to be docked there and converted into a screw steamship. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam yacht Victoria and Albert, having completed her renovation, &c., was taken out of dock on Saturday, at Portsmouth, and placed at her harbour moorings. The Mersey, 40, screw steam frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, was commissioned on Satur day by Mr. C. Polkinghorne, the master, for Capt. H. Caldwell. The Agamemnon, 91, screw steamship, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, and the Melpomene, 50, new screw steam frigate, are both to be fitted with all despatch, a n d placed in the first-class steam reserve at that port. Letters have been received at Plymouth, from the screw steamship Caesar, 90, Capt. Chas. Frederick, dated Greytown, February 2. They state that there had been very little communication with the shore for some time previous; heavy squalls, with torrents of rain, had been experienced. The next station will probably be Chagres (Aspinwall), but there was no indication of an early movement. Letters for the Caesar continue to be addressed to the central station, St. Thomas. The screw steamship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, Capt. T. P. Thompson, had her compasses adjusted in Plymouth Sound on Saturday, preparatory to sail ing for Spithead and Portland. The screw steam sloop Gannet, 11, Commander Edward Lambert, will shortly leave Plymouth Sound for the Mediterranean station. The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com mander Dunn, was placed alongside the coal depot in Hamoaze, on Thursday. She is now ready again for active service. The screw steamship Nile, Capt. Arthur P. E. Wilmot, was taken into the basin at Keyham, Ply mouth, on Thursday, to make good defects. The screw steamship Doris, 32, will probably be put in com m i ss i on to-day ( M onday ), by Captain Heathcote, a t Plymouth. T he paymaster took up his appointment on Saturday. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Lieut, G. H. Parkin, Lieut. C. E. H. Brett, Lieut. the Hon. A. L. Corry, and Lieut. H. M. Carre, to the Mersey ; Lieut. J. W. S. Oakes, Lieut. R. W. D. Abercromby, and Lieut. John Liddell, to the Doris ; Lieut. B. W. Bax, to the Orion ; Lieut. C. W. Andrews, to the Nile ; Lieut. J. Berkeley, Lieut. J. M. Bushell, Lieut. H. D. Fox, and Lieut. H. S. Mandeville, to the James Watt ; Lieut. G. C. B, Wathen, Lieut. C.D. Robin son, and Lieut. J. B. Butler, as additional, to the Chesapeake ; Charles Graham, master, additional, to the Exmouth, for the Topaze ; Thos. J. Whiller, master . , to the Hero ; and G, A. Waters, master, to the James Watt. THE ARMY. The ceremony of degrading a non-commissioned officer by order of a sentence of Court-martial took place at Chatham on Saturday afternoon last in the presence of the whole of the officers and men of the depots attached to the Ist battalion of infantry sta. tioned at that garrison. The prisoner, an orderly sergeant, named Clarke, belonging to the depot of the 32d Light Infantry, had been tried by Court. martial for breaking out of barracks after the hour for, closiog the gates at night, and remaining absent from his duty all night until the following day, when he returned and gave himself up. For this offence the prisoner, who has been a number of years a non-commissioned officer, was sentenced to be degraded to the rank and pay of a private sol dier, in the presence of the whole of his battalion. The troops having been drawn up within the , for tifications, under the command of Col. H. Jervis, the prisoner was marched into the centre, when the finding And agntence of the Court were read to the battalion by the Adjutant, Captain L. Sidebottom, immediately after which the prisoner's chevrons were severed from his arms by the Sergeant-major, and the prisoner marched to the rear of the batta lion. The sailing transport Mary Ann, Capt. Ashby, arrived at Spithead on Saturdayfrom Auckland,New Zealand, with the head-quarters of the 58th (Rat landshire) Regiment of Foot on board. The Mary Ann sailed from Auckland on the 20th of Novem ber, 1858, and arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 3d of January, 1859, sailed thence on the 6th of January, arrived at Fayal on the 20th of February, and sailed again on the 24th. The following are the offi cers and troops on board :—Major C. W. Thomp son, in military command ; Captains H. Reynolds, L. J. Thompson, and G. H. Wynyard ; Lieuten ants M. Tighe, J. H. Crosse, A. HI. Russell, W. R. Russell, J. H. R. Harrison, G. Mariner, O. W. Hill, and J. A. Tighe; Ensigns H. J. Wynyard and A. W. M'Crae ; Adjutant Bolton • Surgeon Thompson ; Assistant-Sargeons Snell andß. Tydd ; Quartermaster Slattery, Mrs. Slattery, and four children ; Mrs. Bolton and one child; Miss Tighe ; 29 sergeants and 173 rank and file, 15 women and 21 children; one sergeant and five privates (in valids), 65th Regiment ; one corporal, Royal Artil lery ; one sergeant, Royal Engineers, wife, and two children. The following passengers also came home in the ship :—Lieut. Hermes, 65th Regi ment ; Mr. and Mrs. Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Marsack, two children, and servant ; and Mr. J. S. Hickson. The 58th Regiment commenced embarking for New South Wales by detachments, acting as convict guards in 1843. The head-quarters, under Major Brid ge , sa i led for Sydney in May, 1844, and, after being stationed a few months at Parramatta, were ordered to proceed at a moment's notice to New Zealand early in 1845, in consequence of certain of the tribes in the northern district having risen in arms against the British authority, destroying the European settlement Korveorika, and obliging the inhabitants to fly for safety to Auckland, the capital. After various engagements, with heavy loss in pro portion to the numbers engaged (amounting in killed and wounded to one-fourth, of the re in gi ent), it unde rwent considerable hardships fron; the unprepared state in which the troops were compelled to take the field. The ins - rection, was finally suppressed bythe assault a d capture of Kawiti's Pah, or stockade, on the 11 of January, 1846, when the regiment w as co - inanded by Col. Wynyard, and. for which services he received the Companionship of the . B th aThe regiment returned to New South Wa lesin a l ga B4 i 6 n , at the close of the insurrection, and was 1847, ordered to New Zealand where it remained until its embarkation for England. Th a t i ts ser vicesappreciate by the col ony was were fully amply manifested both on the occasion of Colonel Wynyard's departure and on the embarkation o f the regiment for England. The 58th will land at Portsmouth this day and proceed to-morrow by rail via Liverpool for Ireland (Camp, Curragh of Kil dare.) A DERELICT VESSEL.—A letter from Galway, dated Wednesday, says :—" A vessel, name unknown . , has been picked up by two trawl ers o f thi s por t , belongi ng to Mr. Peter Sweney. The vessel seems to have been homeward bound from America, supposed from St. John's, New Brunswick. She is laden with white deal. She is a total wreck, having lost her mainmast ; she is bound in seven places by chains, apparently done by the crew, who must have stood by her until she became a wreck ; her stern is completely taken away, and therefore no trace has been dot of her name or where she belongs to. She is altogether invisible, with the exception of her bulwark s an d mast, all the hull and deck being submerged in water. The trawler men who took her say she was knocking about outside of the Black Head when they fell in with her, when they made several attempts to board but were unsucces s f u l. At l engt h they got a r ope fastened to her bows, and hauled her into the bay, having a fair wind. They were then joined by a second trawl, the property of the same owner, who at once got out a hawser and gave every assistance to the first boat. The steamship. Vesper was got under weigh on the fact being made known to the Steam Superintendent, Captain Thomson, who proceeded to assist in the towing of her down the bay. They wer e aeec,,, Paied by a number of men belonging to the Antelope steamer, now in our dock, who were taken to lend a hand ;' but th on e their me approach ad to the vessel they were warned off e lz found the vessel, and who brandish hatchets, boathooks, and handspikes in a most determined manner, not beffig aware that the Vesper did not go to take the vessel, but merely to give her a tow into shallow water." - The Lords of the Admiraltyhiving given direc tions for 400 additional artisans to be immellialtely entered at Chatham dockyard, notices were on Sa turday posted at the Dockyard gates that the fol lowing workmen would be entered this day, viz.:- 270 shipwrights, 45 smiths, 24 joiners, 18 caulkers, 17 millwrights and enginemen, 11 sawyers, and 9 painters and plumbers. The whole of the workmen employed in the dockyard will commence working at task work this day, and will be employed early and late, in order to complete those vessels which are to be launched during the present year, the first of which will be the line-of-battle screw steamer Hood, 91. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—HERTFORD, MA T CH 5. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Mark Wood, 25, and Wm. Edmun ds, .33,= two stout, powerful-looking men, were ( harged with misdemeanour in having, with other persons, been upon certain lands in the night time, armed with an of f ensive weapon, in pursuit of game. ' There were several counts in the indictment, and in one of them the defendants .were charged with assaulting George Monro and Thomas Day. There was also a second indictment against the defendants, which charged them with feloniously cutting and wounding George Monro, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Clark, who conducted the prosecution, elected to proceed with the indictment for misdemeanour. Mr. Worsley appeared for Wood, and the other de fendant was undefended by counsel. It appeared from the evidence that Monro and Day were keepers in the employ of Mr. H. F. Cavendish, who had the right of shooting over some land in the occupation of a gentleman named Ames, at Kimpton, near Welwyn, and that on the night of the 16th of December they were is a wood called Priors-wood, which was a pheasant preserve, on the look out for poachers. While so engaged they heard the report of a gun, and the pheasants• were disturbed, and they went round the wood into a lane, where they found the defendants, who were well known to them and. they at once laid hold o f them. The defendants at first said they did not want any disturbance, and they would go " comfortable" with the keepers, and - Monro took charge of Wood and Day of Edmunds, and they all walked away in the direction of the head keeper's cottage. They had only gone a short distance, however, when Wood drew the barrel of a gun from under his smockfrock and aimed a tremendous blow at the head of the keeper Monro. He warded it off with his arm, and returned the blow, and a third man came up, and he and Wood commenced a most desperate attack upon the keeper with the stock and the barrel of a gun. The other keeper, upon hearing Monro cry out, went towards hint to render assistance, when he was struck from behind and knocked down, and the keepers were then beaten until they were quite insensible, and the defendants got away. They were, however, taken into custody on the same morning at a beershop, called the Woodman, in the same neighbourhood, and their clothes were found to be completely saturated with blood, and Wood had received a most fearful injury. upon the head . from blows, inflicted by the stick of the keeper Monro. Near the place where the struggle occurred there were found a dead pheasant, a powder flask, and a piece of the stock of a gun, which had been broken during the fray, and which fitted the stock of a gun that was found in the kitchen of the beershop. The keeper, Monro, received very severe injuries, and when he was examined by the surgeon his face was Completely covered with a mask of blood ; he was quite blanched and nearly pulseless, and for a considerable time it was doubtful whether he would recover, and it appeared that he was still suffering from the violence that he had sustained. The two keepers, Monro and Day, were called to prove the above facts, and in answer to questions that were put to the former by Mr. Worsley, h e said that he knew both the prisoners very well and where they could be found, but his orders were to apprehend any person he found. trespassing in pur suit of game, and this was his object in being out on the night in question with his comrade Day. He also said that after Wood had struck him with the gun barrel, he hit him with his stick as hard as he could, but he did not know whether he fractured his skull or not, but he had heard it said in the neighbourhood that his skull was fractured. Baron Martin, at the close of the case for the prosecution, upon an objection taken by Mr. Wors ley, said he was of opinion that the count for assault could not be maintained. The statute only empowered the owner or occupier of land to authorise his ser vants to apprehend persons found trespassing, and as Mr. Cavendish only had the right of shooting, he did not possess that power. The keepers, therefore, had no right to apprehend the prisoners, and they were justified in resisting. Mr. Clark submitted that the mere act of taking the prisoners into custody did not excuse their sub sequent violence, and that at all events there was an excess of resistance that would amount to an assault. Baron Martin said he could not see that there was much excess when one party used a gun •barrel and the other fractured his skull with a bludgeon, and he was clearly of opinion that the count charg ing an assault not could be supported under the circumstances. Mr. Worsley then addressed the jury upon the counts in the indictment which charged the de fendants with being in the night time in the wood in question in pursuit of game, and after observing upon the melancholy consequences that were con stantly resulting from the system of game pre serving, and the orders given to gamekeepers to apprehend poachers, he said that if Mr. Caven dish were present and heard the details of the sufferings Of his victims and the shocking vio lence that they had sustained, he thought he would pause before he enforced such orders in future. Re then commented on the facts of the case, and said that before they convicted the pri soners the jury ought to be satisfied, first, that there were three persons at least in the wood at the time in question ; and next, that they were there in the pursuit of game, and if they were in doubt on either of those points the prisoners were entitled to an acquittal. _ 0 Baron Martin, in summing up the case, said he should be verry sorry to make any observations that were at all calculated to encourage poaching, because he looked upon it as a most serious offence. It was a trespass for any one to go upon the land of another without his permission, and the offence was aggravated by his doing so for the purpose of taking the game, to which he had no right what ever. He must, however, repeat the observation he made to the grand jury in reference to this case, that it appeared to him that where the keepers knew the parties whom they found treszassing, it would be a much wiser and more prudent course for them to allow them to depart, and obtain a summons or - warrant against them on the following day, and thus all temptation to violence and resistance would be obviated. In this country there was a general obedience• to the law, and per sons would readily go with a police-officer who was known as such, but it was a very different thing where men were seized hold of by keepers in the night time, and the natural tendency of such a pro ceeding was to caus e res i s t ance and violence, and to such serious consequences as had resulted in the present instance. It might be said that the parties might run away if they were not secured at the time, but it appeared to him that this,was just what was required, and he believed that the course he suggested would be much better calculated to pre vent poaching th an th e proceeding that was now adopted of endeavouring to seize. the parties, and thus occasion these fearful acts of violence. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. The learned Judge, in sentencing them, said that Wood appeared to ha ve commence d the affray, and he should, therefore, pass a more severe sentence upon him than upon the other prisoner ; but still it would not be so severe as it otherwise would have been, on account of the suffering he had undergone and the serious injury he had sustained. He then sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months, and the other prisoner, who did not appear to have taken so active a share in the transaction, was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four months. Elijah Smith, 34, wa s i n di c t e d f or n i g ht poac hi ng and shooting at a keeper, named John West. Mr. Glyn prosecuted. This was a similar case to the last. The prisoner was found with a gun in a wood belonging to Mr. Bosanquet, at Broxburne, and he was seized by the prosecutor, and during the struggle the gun went off and the charge passed through the coat of the keeper, fortunately without doing him any injury. It was not, however, clearly made out whether the gun was discharged by accident or designedly, and the jury therefore acquitted the prisoner. four m on th s ' n was then tri e d u p on anot h er i nd i ctment for imprison men t. ight-poachingy and convict e d an d sen t ence d to NORTHERN CI RCUrr.—DURIIABI, March 5. Wm. mli(l3uegfhor,odeMscr.:l3JusjticeßTlVilles.) CnowN Cot; tra o l ner's as a surgeon, who h a d been committed under his :a ei rendered to take hi s an indictme n t i nqu i s iti on , sur charging him with th e mans u l nder D a vis, at Kelloe. aughter of M ar th a Mr. MDavison D. Semour defendedison er . the p and Mr. Greenho w prosecuted ; r Mr. Seymour opened the case. The deceased, Martha Davis, was the wife of a pitma n resia o lT t at East Hetton. She was a woman of 42 yea rs in the enjoyment of good health, of robust fragee, and broad build. At the time at which the occur rence took place out of which this inquiry arose she was pregnant with her thirteenth child, and on the morning of the 24th of August Mr. Ives, a wit ness of great importance in this inquiry, and an assistant of Mr. Carnes a surgeon at Coxhoe, was sent for. Wh en h e saw her, he would tell them, she had incipient labour. He remained in the house about two hours, when he left, but returned in the course of the day. He then found that her position had somewhat improved, but the progress was not so satisfactory a s h e cou ld w i s h . He then left her again, and returned the following morning; but the progress was still unsatisfactory. He thought sloop . - would be or service to her; and he gave her a gentle dose of ' In the course of that afternoon she made complaints of the lingering nature of her labour, and gave evident signs that she wished to have assistance in the delivery of the child. Mr. Ives then went for Mr. Carnes, his principal, but not finding him at home returned, taking with him a forceps. He then applied the blade of the forceps, after which the pains increased. The learned coun sel, having explained the use of the forceps, said it would be proved by Mr. Ives and other witnesses that the deceased improved after this, and that no injury could at that time have been inflicted. The deceased, however, still expressed a strong wish to have some operation performed which would relieve her more rapidly. Mr. Ives endeavoured to soothe her, but she insisted on another surgeon being called in. Accordingly, Mr. M'Hugh, the prisoner, was sent for about '9 o'clock. Mr. M'Hugh went, and some of the witnesses would tell them that on en tering the house his manner was somewhat peculiar, and his appearance was that of a man labouring somewhat under the influence of drink. That fact was of very . serious imp or t ance an d s i gn ifi cance i n this inquiry. The prisoner put his hand upon her pulse, and remarked that it was very good. The prisoner then proposed to perform the operation of craniotomy. This operation, from its being based upon the destruction of the child, was to be resorted to only in the last extremity, when there was no chance of a natural delivery. The learned counsel explained at some length and great clear ness the nature and uses of the instruments used, the cases in which it became necessary to use them, and the manner in which they ought to be used. They would see from the explanation he had given them it was an operation requiring great care. The prisoner proposed to resort to this operation. Mr. Ives objected, but the woman in sisted. The operation was then performed, and the woman died under it. Mr. Ives would tell them that in his opinion great violence had been used by the prisoner, and a post mortem having been made it was clearly shown that the operation must have been performed with great negligence, a wound being discovered which was, in the opinion of all the medical men who wo u ld be called, the cause of death. The prosecution charged the prisoner at the bar that he was responsible for the death of this woman. They said, first, that under the circum stances it was most improper to resort to the opera tion of craniotomy at all ; and, secondly, having resorted to it, the prisoner had been guilty of gross and culpable negligence in the performance of it. Mr. Robert Ives deposed to the facts as set forth in the opening of the learned counsel, and then de scribed the conduct of the prisoner as follows : Mr. M'Hugh introduced the perforator, and I assisted him in holding one of the blades. The per forator was then withdrawn, and it was then intro duced a second time. The blades were separated a second time, and a slight flow of blood followed. They were afterwards introduced a third time and forcibly separated. The prisoner made a remark at that time, " I'll crucify the child." The consequence was a considerable flow of blood, and the woman became very faint. He afterwards introduced ano ther instrument (a crot c h e t), an d b roug ht away a piece of flesh. He said, " I believe I have gone through the walls of the uterus." The prisoner afterwards introduced the perforator a fourth time, separating them very widely. There was a gush of arterial blood, and the woman died almost imme diately. The prisoner afterwards proposed to per form the caesarian operation. This is a most for; midable operation, and is done to save the life of the child. The child would at this time be dead. Wben the woman was dying he said, " Christ, she is dead !" He afterwards laid his hand on the abdomen of the deceased, and said, " She's not with child at all, or if she is, it is a devilish little one." During the 'time he was attempting to deliver her he also said, " D • — the' Devil, why can't I deliver this woman ?" The prisoner used extreme force in using the instruments. I was present on the following day when a post mortem examination was made. Mr. Carnes, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wharton, and Mr. M'Hugh were also present. The prisoner made the first incision. He said we should find a rupture of the uterus, and rickets. We found a jagged wound, but no rupture of the uterus and no rickets. There was also a severe wound on the right iliac artery, the length of my finger nail. There would be a great flow of blood from this wound. There were no appearances of rickets. The wound in the uterus and that in the iliac artery had not been produced at the same time. The wound in the iliac artery was the cause of death. The po sition of the child was proper. There were no ap pearances to justify the operation of craniotomy. Several women who were present in the house, and the medical gentlemen who attended the post mortem examination, corroborated Mr. Ives. Mr. Dawson, who had practised 30 years, and at tended above 6,000 cases of labour, stated that, having heard the particulars in this case, he wa s decidedly of opinion the operation of craniotomy was not necessary, and having heard a description of the injuries done to the woman, he was of opinion it had been performed with great negligence and want of skill. Mr. Wallis and Mr. Ridley, of South Shields, concurred in the statements of Mr. Dawson. Mr. Davison made an earnest address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. His lordship then summed up with great care, commenting on the most important points. The jury retired, and after an absence of nearly an hour returned into court with a verdict of guilty. The prisoner, on being called up for judgment, said, " I approve the verdict, because, from the tes timony given against me, the jury could not pos sibly have come to any other conclusion ; but I .have fault to find with the .prosecution. God Almighty forbid that 1 should unjustly attribute false swearing to any one, but in this case I am the victim of spite and malice, because my professional success has interfered with Mr. Carnes, with whom I was assistant for nine years, and who himself always treated me as a confidential professional adviser, but from the day I left him and started in business for myself:he has been my bitterest enemy." He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, SAT ITRDAY, MARCH 5. Mr. Justice Wines disposed of the only four cases left by half-past 12 o'clock, and then left for York to open the oommission there. BEULAII V. MAI tCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY. The action was to recover damages for excessive distress and for tr espass. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Jones was for the plaintiff; Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Clef tsby for the defendant. The plaintiff became tenant to defendant on a farm at Wolverton The rent was regularly paid from 1856 till 1858;, when before May of that year there was some d ifficulty about paying the rent, and an applicatioja was made by Mr. Hornsby, defendant's agent, which plaintiff could not comply with, consequently .a distress was put in for £64, and on the 25th of November a sale took place. The property was w orth between £2OO and £3OO, and £152 3s. 6d. - w us realised. The distress was put in on the 13th I A' November, and on the same day another half y ear's rent became due, but not until after the distrie ss was put in. The beans, oats , &c., on the farm ere sold in a way contrary to law—namely, to be consumed on the premises. For the defence i t was contended that the plain tiff had taken the as le into his own hands, and the auctioneer had actii d without any authority from defendant ; but un ( ler his Lordship's direction a verdict was entered for the plaintiff for £5l 10s. WESTERN, CIRCI: TIT.—WINCHESTER, MARCII 5. C - 13 :OWN COURT. (Before :Hr. Baron Watson) Benjamin Crook vas indicted for the manslaugh ter of James Wicks.. Mr. Russell pros, s cuted, and W. M. Cooke de fended the prisoner. It appeared that ti he deceased, a - wheelwright, a year ago suffered froi in a cancer in his lip. He went to the Reading Infir i nary, where the cancer was cut out, and he returned i home comparatively in good health. In about aix months afterwards another cancer appeared on the left side of his face. He consulted the surgeo is who hadpreviously operated upon him, and they I told him that it would be dan gerous again to use IL he knife, and that he had bet ter not by any meat is attempt it. The prisoner, who was a blacksmit E t at Marlborough, was brought to the deceased, and he he told him he would cure him. The deceased, howel r 4 er, hesitated for several hours, but upon the persua a ion of his family, he consented to place himself in 1 J ie hands of the prisoner, who then put some kind c d oil on his face with a piece of whalebone, and tl u Mn appli e d some ki n d o f pow d er to the face. It mai h.l the poor man very sick, and the part affected beg ain steaming and swelling most wonderfully. He v Pas in the greatest agony, and walked about near') r the whole night in great pain. He was almost dist racted ; but at last he got into bed, and never rose ) again, but died in nine days. He suffered fearful 1 - 27 all the tim e . The prisoner was 20 minutes appl y - ing the oil and powder. He charged 505., but th. s deceased's son-in.law remon strated with the prik gmer at the charge. He said at first he should not g until he had his money, but wHaossgaiodinigt Wtoouiddo n w c b a t s , he eventually conse anted to take 255., which was paid him. The deco; iced was 68 years of age. The night he would be a ,ble prisoner was asked )3 , the family whether what he health. a l t ik nod e c l to y hmae t t o ainn iin dl j e ur ssese e thh h ia i m s n.a fo r_ Mr. &meeting, a a ceased in July and nirgeo . n of . Basingstoke, saw de event prove f atal, told him it was cancer, and that eventually it mu s t better not do asnaytwkand that he had gto it. He was tolerabl y good health. I , n several times, and on the i then appeared more cheerful 19th of November 7 ana better. Saw him- soon -after he had been under the prisoner. There was a - line of demarcation around the tumour, and all the tissues .were de stroyed, as if some powerful caustic had .been applied. The general symptoms showed poisoning by some irritant poison. Corrosive sublimate was sometimes applied to wounds, but not to cancer. Caustic was applied to cancer, but it was dangerous to apply it to a large surface. The quantity used should be very small. Made a post mortem exami nation of the body. There were marks of extensive inflammation in the bowels and numerous ulcera tions. They were the effects of mercury applied to the tumour. The deceased died from the effects of corrosive sublimate. Knew the case was hopeless.. The deceased might have died within 12 Months, but the death was accelerated. Cross-examined--Theiit;tiime we saw. him, on the 19th of November, there was a slight discharge from the cancer. Did not see the first cancer. Told his family that we could do nothing for him, and that it must be fatal. Had extracted cancers with success. Had used nitric acid and muriatic acid, but not arsenic. Differed from Dr. Fell as to the use of arsenic and corrosive sublimate. The cancer would not be touched until the skin was destroyed. The cancer itself would not have caused the ulcera tions in the stomach. The blood might become impure. There must be an ulcerous tumour before there would be ulcers in the stomach. He had been salivated during life. By the Judge—The' use of corrosive sublimate, and those strong remedies, required an experienced person. Cancer was a blood disoase. Mr. George May, surgeon of the Reading Hospi tal, removed a cancer from the lower lip or the de ceased on the sth Nov., 1857. Saw .him again in October, lB5 B ; he had a tumour in his neck ; told him it was a cancer, and recommended him not to submit to any treatment. Saw him again after. death ; there was a large surface in the neck covered by a . brownish paste ; there was an extremely offensive smell from it, which he believed arose from the presence of mercury in the system ; there was congestion of the stomach and intestines, with extensive ulceration at the lower part. The other organs of the body were healthy. Took part of the cancer and paste adhering to it home, and analysed it, and proved the presence of corrosive sublimate. Mercury produced the appearances of the body. Did not find arsenic. Death was caused by the application of corrosive sublimate. That would not be proper treatment for cancer. Con sidered it an improper caustic, because it was very painful and dangerous if used in large quantities. The caustics generally used produced a local effect only. Was for some months at the hospital for diseases of the skin ; and in some cases the applica• tion of any caustic was fatal, as he should have ex pected it would have been in this case. As a gene ral rule, cancer would kill a young person more quickly than an old one. Cross-examined—The case was hopeless, and the patient must have been left to die ; he was past all medical skill. If the cancer was superficial it might be removed by. caustic. In this case, had he been compelled to use the knife or caustic, he should have preferred the latter ; but he should have left the patient to die: 'Had never seen cor rosive sublimate used. Did not consider this was a constitutional cancer, but a local one. - Believed the cancer communicated from the lip to the jaw. Had never known cancer commence by ulceration. It was legitimate to use muriatic or nitric acid, but he should not use it. When he saw deceased in October he thought he might live for some months. By the Judge—Should not have expected ulcera tion in the bowels from this cancer. Mr. Cooke then addressed the jury for the pri soner. What the prisoner had done was done in the hope that it would help suffering humanity. If he had acted honestly and bona fide he was not guilty of manslaughter, although he was not a regular practitione r . He hoped the time would never arrive when the poor should be prevented from having the assistance of their neighbours. The first question was whether the applition caused or accelerated the death, and then/ had the prisoner acted with a criminal inten tion or with gross neglect? Mr. Baron Watson said, if with a criminal inten tion it would be murder—it was criminal inatten tion. Mr. Cooke said it was a mistake in the print. The deceased had been visited with this almost fatal disease ;he had submitted to an operation. The disease reappeared, he applied again to Mr. May and other surgeons, and they told him he must die, for they could not administer a remedy, and they declined to give any assistance. Let them place themselves in the situation of that unhappy man, looking to a speedy death. He applied to the pri soner, who had a reputation for skill ; he was re quested, to come and see him, and his opinion was that in the course of a short time the deceased would be able to come to him. He applied this powder ; but were the jury satisfied that if there had not been this application the deceased would not have died as soon as he did ? Five weeks be fore his death he began to fail, and he became an exhausted and dying man. Under all the circum stances, he trusted the jury would think they were not justified in convicting the prisoner. Three witnesses were called, who stated the pri soner had cured them of cancers. The learned Baron then summed up. If an igno rant man acted without skill it was an injury, and not a benefit to mankind. When a man was given up by men of great skill and ignorant men stepped in, they often rendered the last days of a sufferer most miserable and painful, if they did not cause death. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recom mended him to mercy. Mr. Baron Watson, in sentencing the prisoner, said he was quite satisfied in his own mind that he thought he could cure this man, but unfortunately he had taken upon himself to do that which no man but a man of skill had a right to do. He had deprived a family of a parent; such persons were a great injury to society, they deprived persons of those they loved dearli and tenderly, or rendered their last days most miserable and unhappy. He quite agreed with the: jury that it was not a case for severe punishment. The sentence would be three months' imprisonment without hard labour. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.—CARDIGAN, March 5. (Before Mr. Justice Hill.) DAVIES V. DAVIES. This was an issue sent down by the Court of Probate and Divorce to be heard before a special jury. The petitioner was Mrs. Jane Davies, and the respondent'Mr. John Davies, a farmer, residing at Glynucha, and the qu es ti ons for the jury to try were whether or not John Davies had treated his wife with cruelty, and committed adultery. Mr. Grove, Q.C., Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Brown were counsel for the petitioner; and Mr. H. Allen for the respondent. In opening the case Mr. Grove said this was the first case of the kind that had been sent into that or any other part of the kingdom by the Court of Divorce. He stated the case, and that he should be able to prove not only acts of great cruelty by the husband towards the wife, who was in sickly health, but also the act of adultery with a woman named Rowlands, who worked upon his farm. The marriage of the parties having been formally proved, Mary Evans, servant to Mr. and Mrs. Davies, proved that during the absence of Mrs. Davies, her mis tress, on a visit in 1853, Elizabeth Ro w l an d s was at the house and remained there a night. Between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning, the daughter of her mistress called her up, and, from what she said, witness went down stairs to the best kitchen, when she saw Elizabeth Rowl an d s l y i ng on a sofa, and her master lying with her in such a position as could leave no doubt of their criminality. At other times witness had frequently seen her master in the fields visible from the house making signs by waving his handkerchief, or p u tti ng hi s h at by his side. After these signs she had seen the woman Row lands go out to meet him, and had seen them go to a wood together. Cross-examined—Had never seen Mrs. Davies under the influence of drink. Had seen her hus band carry her upstairs, but that was on account of a spinal complaint under which she was suffering. David Williams, farm servant to Mr. and Mrs. Davies, slept in a storeroom detached from the house, and in March, 1854, he recollected seeing his master come out of this storeroom. Soon, after witness saw Mrs. Rowlands peeping out of the door, and she afterwards came out. Witness saw enough when he went to bed that night to convince him that a man and woman had slept there. This witness had also seen the two go to the wood to gether, and had seen marks in the wood where two persons had been lying. There were toe and heel marks in the soil. • John Daniel had also seen the two go to the wood together. Edward Jenkins, auctioneer, about three years ago saw Mrs. Rowlands and Mr. Davies proceeding in the same direction, and, from what he had heard, he watched them, and saw them lying down under a wood in an " affectionate position.' • Other evidence of a similar kind was given, and a - code of " signals," found by Mrs. Davies in her husband's pocket, was found, in which directions were laid down fcr communicating between two persons. Some members of the family were called to prove that Mr. Davies had ill-treated his wife on several occasions. The defence was a counter allegation of drunken =ss against Mrs. Davies ; but this• was not sup ported by the evidence. The jury found that John Davies Luld treated his wife withcruclty, ptither inbbdily fear, threatened her life, and that he had also committed adultery with Elizabeth Rowlands. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 5. MANSION-HOUSE.—Alfred Boyden Lambe L surrendered in discharge of his bail, and was finally examined before the Lord Mayor upon the charge ,of having stolen various quantities of brandy and wine, belonging to his employer, Mr. J. Jones, wine merchant, Royal Exchange Vaults. At the former examination it was shown that, by the directions of the defendant, wine and spirits had been removed from the premises of the prose cutor without entries of them being made in the delivery book ; but it was contended by the counsel for the defendant that this omission was owing to the neglect of the cellarman, who had been dis missed from his situation for irregularity in his accaunts. It was also contended by the defendant's counsel, although denied by the prosecutor, that a partnership existed between the parties. After two witnesses had been examined to com plete the evidence on two charges of stealing, evi dence was adduced in cases in which defendant was charged with having embezzled several small sums of money, amounting to about £5. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said—l am a partner, and always was so ; and I leave my case in the hands of my counsel. He was then committed for trial, but admitted to bail. BOW-STREET.—Mr. Bowen May, of Russell square, the solicitor to the London. Medical Regis tration Association, accompanied by Dr. Ladd, the hon. secretary, and several of the directors of the society, attended before Mr. Henry to prosecute a criminal charge John Gibson Bennett, alias Dr. Wafters, alias Dr. Colston, alias Drs. Singleton, Skinner, Luders, &c., for having obtained money*: by false and fraudulent pretences. The defendant was called in the usual manner by. the officers of the court, but he did not appear, although an undertaking had been given by his' learned counsel, Mr. Digby Seymour, and his soli citor, Mr. Hayes, that he should attend the present examination. A son of Mr. Hayes was present, but he in formed the Court that he did not attend profes sionally. His father had no further instructions in the case, and did not know where Bennet was, and Mr. Seymour was engaged on his circuit. Mr.. Henry—l consider your father ought to have attended. What do you propose to do, Mr. May? We cannot entertain a criminal charge in the ab sence of the accused. Do you apply for a warrant ? . Mr. May—Yes, that is my intention, sir; and I propose to state a few of the particulais of this ex traordinary case, and to support them by the evidence of witnesses who have been brought froin all parts of this country and Scotland at a great expense to the society which represents, and which has be6n recently organised to promote the purity of the medical registry, and to protect the public from the frightful consequences of the frauds re sorted to by a set of scoundrels calling themselves medical men without the slight qualification or knowledge of the profession. Mr. Henry—You need not go any further into your case, but prove sufficient to justify your appli cation for a warrant. Mr. May then stated at considerable length the facts which had been brought to light respecting the concoction of a "British and Foreign Ear In firmary," at 32, Spring-gardens with its branch office at Brighton, m anage d b y Miss Bennett, the defendant's sister. The defendant, his brother (against whom he also applied for a warrant), and several other " partners" of the firm, had assumed various names and disguises, such as Dr. Watters, Colston, &c., granting interviews to afflicted patients, prescribing remedies, and pocketing fees to such an extent that it had been ascertained that as much as £4,000 per annum had been realised by the " infirmary." These results had been brought about by extensive advertising and puffing, and to show the unscrupulous character of these proceed ings, Mr. May read an extract from one of their printed circulars, falsely purporting to be the opinion of the Times, as to the extraordinary skill and successful operations of these benefactors of the public. Their transactions were not confined to England ; they had been extended to Paris and the Continent, and even to New York. Packages of medicine in boxes, for which £5 £5O, and upwards of £lOO had been received, were duly de spatched, and he (Mr. May) had now in court several bottles of the " mixture" which had been palmed upon the confiding public as an infallible remedy for deafness, but which, on being analysed by medical men now present, proved to be merely a composition of urine and alum. (Sen sation.) It was a great source of satisfaction to the association which he (Mr. May) repre sented that they had been able to break up and disperse this gang of so-called practitioners ; but they were anxious that the leaders should be pur sued and punished, and it was with this view he now applied for warrants for the apprehension of both the Bennetts, forbearing, for the present, to say anything of a gentleman in his own profession who had been intimately associated with them. James Crichton, a fisherman, from St. Andrew's, Fifeshire (whose deafness rendered it necessary to have a brother present as an interpreter), proved that he was attracted by the advertisement to con sult Dr. Wafters, and, after sending a post 7 office for £1 35., .travelled to London with his .brother, and waited upon the doctor, who was represiented by Bennett. The treatment afforded him no benefit. Miss Mary Scattergood, a young lady at p r e s ent residing in Denmark-street, Camberwell, deposed that she was afflicted with deafness about two years ago, and was induced to consult a Dr. Colston, at Leicester-place. She paid him £5 55., and was made considerably worse by the treatment she re ceived, although her hearing was subsequently re stored under Dr. Yearsley. About a month or six weeks ago she happened to accompany a lady friend, who went to 32, Spring-gardens to consult a Dr. Watters about her deafness, but directly she entered the place she identified in the person who called himself Dr. Watters the man who, two years ago, treated her as Dr. Colston, and received her £5 ss. She instantly accused him of the fraud, and demanded back her money. They threatened to turn her out, but she brought an action against the man, who proved to be the defendant Bennett, and recovered her money and the costs in the County Court, the case having been taken up for her by the association. Thomas Oldfield, formerly a porter in the employ of defendant, at 32, Spring-gardens, proved that Bennett called himself Dr. Watters sometimes. I There was a place where urin e was k ep t, an d wit ness had assisted in the making up of medicine from it. He had only done what he was ordered to do, and his wages were paid. (A laugh.) Claude Edwards, who described himself as the chief assistant' and factotum of the Bennets, de posed that he had known them about 15 months. He was first engaged by John Gibson Bennett, who personated Dr. Waters, and in that name received fees varying from smaller sums to £25, £34, £57, &c. There was a real Dr. Watters, who used to call occasionally, but very seldom. He called the last time about six months ago, and expressed his sorrow at ever having been connected with the Bennetts at all. William Alfred Bennett was in partnership with his brother, the defendant, and witness kept the books. They made about £2,000 a-year each. William also practised in Tavistock street as a " Dr. Brandon." The advertisements were often sent from Tavistock-street, and some timee they were not paid for. (A laugh.) Dr. Brandon used to write testimonials to the skill of Dr. Watters, " who had cured him of a deafness of 23 years' standing." Mr. King, an elderly gentleman, residing at Norland-place, Notting-hill, proved that, having received a letter respecting an alleged cure effected by Dr. Watters in a case of deafness of 25 years' standing," he was tempted to call at Spring-gar dens. He saw the person who pretended to by Dr. Watters, and he promised an effectual cure by means of some remarkable treatment discovered during a residence in Japan, or somewhere in China. (A laugh.) Witness paid him £l2 12s. at first, and afterwards £lB 19s. 6d., the receipts for which he now produced. The witness Edwards here said,—That was Wm. Bennett. I went with him to Mr. King's house, and I went in first to rub Mr. King's back with a mixture, while Bennett was having some brandy and water at a neighbouring public-house. (Laughter.) Then Bennett came in to receive the money. He told me, " I have let him off with .El 2 12s. but if I can rap it into him for more I will." Mr. King said he parted with his money in . the belief that the statment about the Chinese remedy was true. William Lewis said he was formerly associated with the Bennetts when they were card-sharpers, &c., and did a little business in dock warrants. They were never connected with the medical pro fession. Mr. Henry granted warrants against both the Bennetts, although the present "local habitation" of the brothers appeared somewhat uncertain. MARYLEBONE.—Mr. Thomas Anderson, che mist, 30, Duke-street, Manchester-square, was charged upon a summons taken out by Mr. Thor. ley, the dealer in cattle food, with having attempted under false pretences to obtain the sum of £2 6s. 6d. It appeared that in December last the defendant solicited an order for cattle food from a veterinary surgeon, named Poyser, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. A conversation took place between them as to what was the best food far cattle, and the defendant said he thought Thorley's food was the best, when Mr. Poyser ordered a cask to be sent to him, the price of which was to be £2 6s. 6d. Mr. Poyser, having doubts as to the quality of the food, sent a sample by post to Mr. Thorley, who said it was not his manufacture, and it was made of different ingre dients. Mr. Thorley gave evidence as to the difference in the nature of the food. Dr. Hassell, a physician and well-known analy tical chemist, said he had examined the food sent to Mr. Poyser, and discovered that it was made of oatmeal, linseed meal, and cut beans and peas. Mr. Thorley's cattle food was composed of eight different ingredients, and contained amongst them a tonic. 4 was altogether different from that which was supplied by the defendant. Mr. Poyser stated that he had dealt with the defendant for two years, and had always found him an honourable man. For the defendant it was submitted that there was no evidence to show he had committed any fraud. He himself dealt in cattle food, and if that which was sent to Mr. Poyser was described as Thorley's food, it was done by some mistake, but without any intention to cheat or defraud. Mr. Long, the magistrate, said he must send the case for the decision of a jury. The defendant was held to bail in £4O, and another surety to the like amount. John Darby and John Thompson were charged with being concerned in a burglary and robbery of jewellery, &c., to the amount of nearly £5OO, at the house of Mr. George Carter, of 31, Park-street, Camden-town. The prosecutor deposed that on the morning of Saturday, the 10th ult., his house was broken into, and 47 gold and silver watches, together with a large quantity of gold braeclets, chains, pins, &c., were stolen. A constable named House said that he went to the residence of the prisoner Darby, in Weimer street, and asked him if he had any rings, chains, or articles of jewellery which were not his own. He replied that he had not ; but witness, on look ing up the chimney, found, upon a projecting shelf, a gold chain, a gold pill, some earrings, and £2 4s. 3d. in silver. _ When the other prisoner was taken into custody by Constable Lodder, a gold pin and silver watch and chain were found in his possession. The prosecutor identified the chain produced by House as part of the stolen property, and he be lieved the pin produced by Lodder also belonged to him. The prisoners were remanded till Thursday next for further evidence. SOUTH WARK.—Elizabeth Medlin, a decent looking woman, who had attempted to obtain money from the Queen and Prince Albert, was brought up for final examination, charged with attempting to obtain a charitable contribution from Mr. Arthur Kitt Barclay, of Dorking, and one of the brewers of Park-street, Borough-market. Mr. Nash, chief clerk to the firm, stated that on Thursday, the 24th ult., Mr. Barclay put into his hands a letter written by the prisoner, stating that she and her aged mother were in great distress, and that the brokers were in the house for rent. He was directed to inquire into the matter, and if he found it a genuine case of distress he was to give as much as £lO. On making inquiries in Kensington, where the letter was addressed from, he found out that it was an imposition, and on Saturday last the prisoner and another woman came to the brewery for an answer. Horsford and another officer of the Mendicity Society were in attendance and took them into custody. Her com panion was discharged, but the prisoner was re manded in order that some former convictions might be produced against her. Horsford said that in 1847 she was tried at the Central Criminal Court, and sentenced to 12 months for obtaining a sum of money by forged documents. She had since been committed twice for three months—once for attempting to defraud Prince Albert out of money by stating herself to have nursed the Princess Alice. The prisoner said that it was all owing to her aged mother that she wrote the letter. Mr. Nash informed his Worship that the prisoner had obtained £l2 from Mr. Barclay. Mr. Burcham said he was sorry that the former convictions were not produced, as, had they been, he should have sent her to the sessions for trial. He should, however, sentence her to three months' hard labour, and order the conviction to be re turned to the Clerk of the Peace. GREENWICH.—John Robinson, 28, and Thos. Harris, 27, both of whom are well-known thieves, were charged with stealing two gold rings, a gold locket, and other articles, the property of Mr. Sheather, wholesale stationer of Aldersgate-street, city, from his residence at 11, Richmond-villa, Forest-hill, Sydenham. It appeared that between 3 and 4 o'clock on the previous afternoon a man and boy engaged at work on an unfinished building near the prosecutor's house saw the prisoner Robinson standing in the roadway and holding a pair of boots in his hands. The prisoner Harris was then observed leaving the enclosed garden of the prosecutor, and having hur riedly placed the boots held by Robinson on his feet they both ran off The man and boy, suspect ing a robbery had been committed, immediately rang the bell and gave information of what they had seen to Mrs. Sheather, who, on proceeding into an adjoining room, discovered that the property above named and a valuable shawl and silk scarf had been stolen, the thieves having opened several drawers, when it is supposed they were disturbed, as a gold watch and a basket of plate which were within sight remained untouched. The police were then communicated with, and Mr. Inspector Willson proceeded in pursuit of the thieves, and after riding about two wiles came up with the prisoners, whom he secured, after considerable resistance, and on Harris being searched the whole of the stolen pro perty was found in his possession. The prisoners made no def e n ce , an d were com mitted for trial. CRIME IN FRANCE. An attempt to escape from the prison of Saintes was made on Thursday by two men, one of whom was in custody on the charge of stealing 40,000 fr. worth of shares, and the other of stealing shrubs. It appeared that, being in the prison yard, they perceived that an unoccupied room on the ground floor had been left open, and they went into it. In it was a bench about 10 ft. long, each end of which was fastened in the wall. This they succeeded in removing, and taking it into the court-yard placed it against the wall, and climbing up it, succeeded in reaching the top. They then tried to pull it up after them, in order to descend by means of it on the other side ; but when they got it half way up it slipped from their hands and fell to the ground, with a great noise. The turnkeys then rushed to the spot ; and the men were secured.— An attempt to escape was also made lately from the prison of Orleans, and which partly succeeded. For several days, a ladder having been carelessly left in one of the courts, two men, unseen by the jailor, took possession of it, and placing it against the wall got to the top, and then drawing it after them descended into another court and thence by the same means outside, so as to get clear off. Their escape was not discovered for some hours after, when in formation was given to the gendarmes. One of them was on the following day arrested at Etampes, but the other still remains at large. A case of some commercial interest was decided three days ago by the Tribunal of Commerce o Caen. In April last, a trader of that town, named Blot, purchased from a M. Morel, of Bayeux, 520 hectolitres (the hectolitre is rather more than 21 bushels) of colza seed, and 50 tons of oil cake, to be delivered before the end of October, according to the convenience of the seller. But before any part of the arrangement was executed, Morel died, and as his affairs were in a somewhat embarrassed state, his heirs declined to fulfil it. Blot, in con sequence, brought an action against them, and the heirs raised the objection that as at the time the bargain was made Morel had not in hand the colza seed and oil cake, but had counted on ob taining them after the next crop should be got in, it was, in fact, a gambling speculation, and was consequently, according to Art. 1,965 of the Code Napoleon, of no legal value. But the tribunal, after hearing arguments on the point, decided that as the parties had contemplated the actual delivery of goods and payment for them, not the mere pay ment of the difference between the price of the goods at the time of the bargain and the price at the time of delivery, their transaction was of a legitimate commercial character, and was perfectly valid in law. It therefore adjudged that as Morel and his heirs had not executed the contract, Blot was entitled to damages, which should be estimated afterwards. A Belgian, named Stickelman, was yesterday tried by the Court of Assizes for robbery. After being employed as valet de chambre by several noblemen, he, in September last, entered the service of the Marquis de Stacpoole, Rue Jean Goujon. Before long the marquis constantly missed articles of wearing apparel, jewellery, and small sums of money, and all his efforts to discover what became of them were vain. He at last became convinced that he was robbed, and his suspicions could only point to the prisoner or to an English servant, as they alone had access to his apartment. He determined to have their boxes examined, and he first of all called on the prisoner for the key of his. The man, in great trouble, pretended that he could not find it, and this left little doubt that he was the thief, His box was then forced open, and it was found to contain clothing, jewellery, a gold.headed cane, en gravings, photographs, and even a bottle of wine — all the property of the marquis. On this discovery he implored pardon, and protested that he had taken nothing else; but in a chest of drawers in his room, and also in another trunk placed in the room of a fellow-servant, numerous other articles belong ing to the marquis were found. The total value of the objects stolen exceeded 4,000 fr. The prisoner was declared guilty with extenuating circumstances , and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. It may be remembered that in November last, a woman named Galabbe, wife of a public-house keeper and fisherman of the Ile Saint Denis, Was condemned by the Court of Assizes of the Seine to hard labour for life, for having poisoned her hus band by means of tartar emetic. In the course of the trial, it was shown that she had caused her two female servants to purchase the emetic in small quantities from different apothecaries in Paris. The servants named as many as twelve such persons who had supplied them with the article, and declared that each sale had been made without their having been required to present any prescription. As the sale of poisonous substances without a prescription is prohibited, the 12 apothecaries were yesterday brought before the Tribunal of. Correctional Police. Five of them positively denied. that they had made any sales to the servants, and as the latter have disappeared and could not be cited as witnesses the tribunal acquitted them. As to the other seven they could not deny that sales had been made in their shops, but they said that the two females had represented that the emetic was required on th e instant for persons in danger ; they also said, in extenuation of their offence that the quantity s old on each occasion was so small as not to exceed an ordi nary dose. The tribunal condemned one of the defendants, named Dehaut, of the Faubourg St. Denis, who, has been three times p un ished for dtfferent offences, to 100 f. fine, and six to 60L fine each. As an omnibus was late on Wednesday evening' going along the rue St. Martin, a lady cried with great indignation to the conductor that a roan seated next her had insulted her. The man 'MI given into the custody of a police-officer, and loam' up in the guardhouse of the Conservatoire des Art et Metiers. On Thurday morning he was found dead in his cell. At first it was supposed that he had committed suicide, but on examination itturnea out that he had died of apoplexy, caused, it is thought, by the emotion which he had experienced by being arrested. He was recognised as a trades' man of the rue St. Denis. AUSTRALIAN CONVICT ESTABLISH 111ENT.--ROBSON AND BEDPAT.H. On Friday advices were received from the B. Joseph Johnston, sent out to minister to the eon' victs in Fremantle, Western Australia, by th e Colonial Missionary Society. The communication announces the arrival of the notorious convict for" gers Robson and Redpath, and the great gold dust robbers Agar and Tester, and the bank forger barrister Saward, alias Jem the Penman. Th e writer says :—" They are all engaged on the public works, making roads, &c. Redpath and Robson are engaged, as I am writing, wheeling stones near, my house, with s h ac kl es u p on th e i r persons. The; health appears to be good, but they-, seem wrenched and dejected, and weary of their lives. The eel e : brated Rev. Dr. Beresford, who is related to a 21 011 ` e Marquis, and who, with a living o f £l,OO O a year, committed forgery to an enormous extent , has also arrived out in the colony, and is now era: ployed sweeping the wards in the new convict prison, which has just been completed. It is all immense structure, and took seven years to build. The prison has 1,000 separate cells, chapel, hospital , lunatic asylum, workshops, and residences for tha governor and his deputy, chaplain, doctor, 84c * The convict expenditure here is £100,00 4 0 Per annum, and has been the making of the colonV and there is no doubt the ticket-of-leave men `vi' eventually be the leading men of the colony. See; ral conditional pardon men are al rea dy establishe d in capital businesses as merchants, and one is nova carrying on an. extensive timber trade with t a° other colonies and India. A great many , of the ticket-of-leave men marry the servant girls her e , and make good husbands. I have un it e d se vera' during the past year. Fremantle is rapidly rising into importance, and in a few years wiLl rank amongst the foremost settlements in the Austriv Tian colonies." COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MARCH 5. No change is made to-day in any of Tuesday's prices. OXFORD--MARCH 5. Our market this day was well attended with both bu,eg and sellers, but business seemed quite at a stand still.. clover seed was cheaper ; white clover seed, not mu ch offering, CHELMSFORD—MARCH 4. There was a large show of wheat here to• day, much ° I it, however, of inferior quality, and trade remained as (1 as it has been for some weeks past. Barley, peas, 011 beans quite as dear. Wheat, white 42s to 46s Peas, Partridge ..44s to 4 0 red 38s to 41s White Barley 34s to 41s Boiling s Chevalier ....37s to 45s Dun 44 Grinding 27s to 33s Beans, Tick ... .3 44 8 218 5 : t Itt 0 000l :; 66: Malt 70s to 73s Harrow Ticks 38s to 41 8 Chevalier 72s to 73s Mazagan 46rs to 3 96 Oats 25s to 3,5 s NOTTINGHAM—MARCH 5. W 9 The show of wheat at our corn mar k e t to-day i. tolerably good; and in impr ove d con diti on , b u t t h e trade ruled heavy. There was a mo d era t e su p p l y o f barley, 11, : the extreme prices of the pre v i ous wee k. O a t s were 0" much changed in value. Beans were a shade cheaper. White wheat, new, 44s to 50s Barley, grinding..2Bs to 30s Red do. 39s to 43s Oats, old, .. 3os to 34a Old white 44 s t o 49 s New do 28s to 303 Red do. 38s to 42s Beans.. 468 to 50 ' ... Barley, malting.... 38s to 45s Peas ._...s to .- "' 3 Super. flour, 33s to 36s ; fine, —s to 30s per 20 stone. NORWICH—MARCH 5. The corn trade continues in the same quiet state snd the wheat offering to-day was in rather better condition.; it was taken off on the terms of this day se'nnight for all de. scriptions of quality. The supply was limited. Wheat, white 44s to 50s Beans, Mazagan.. 328 to 340 I red 39s to 43s Middle & small 38s to 40 4 Barley 3Bs to 45s White peas 4os to 426 I Oats 2Bs to 30s Grey.. 40s to 423 Flour, 26s Od to —s per sack from the miller. LEICESTER—MARCH 5. There was a liberal supply of wheat, which sold slowly at last week's rates. There was a fair show of barle, at 0 15 rates of last week. In oats there was no change. Beans were scarce. Wheat ... 38s to 43s Oats . 24s to 27 8 White do .—s to 46s Beans —s to - --4 8ar1ey............36s to 40s Ditto, old .42s to 465 Fine flour, 31s I Seconds, 29s 1 Thirds, 27s per sack. • • DUBLIN.— , There was a small supply quality to-day, for which 'l' obtained. Trade dull. —MARCH 4. of wheat and oats of prin . ° 'uesday's prices were scarcely s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 25 6 Do., red 2l 6 to 23 0 Do., new Barley Oats Do., black lO 6 to 11 0 B. d. s. a Do., new 11 6 to 13 , s v Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l2 6 to 14 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn 2t.D V E RTISEMENT.] — HoIIoway's Ointment and Pins' Pains, Uneasiness.—Before actual suffering commence there is always more or less uneasiness in the affected part , on which assiduous friction with Holloway's ointment oc ercises such soothing influence that pain is averted. I t removes all deep-seatd pains, affections of the joints, n( vous and rheumatic aches. In diseased conditions of the spinal cord, curvature of the back, weakness of the loins, coldness and numbness of the legs, t witchings, and spasms, this searching ointment, aided by Holloway's pills, is un failing. For pain and tenderness it is a specific. In tight ness of the chest and difficulty of breathing, palpitation and flatulence, it is always successful. In ulceration, inflam mation and abscesses, whether deep or superficial, Hollo way's ointment and pills always cure. BIRTHS. CROCX.ER.—On the 2d inst., at 15, Imperial-square, Chel tenham, the wife of Edward Crocker, Esq., late Captain 17th Regiment, of a daughter. CUMMING.—On the 4th inst., at Spring Lodge, Cheney ,- ham, the wife of Major Cumming, of a daughter. NEWTON.—On the 28th Jan., at St. Croix, D.W J., the wife of Frank R. Newton, Esq., of a daughter. ROBECK.—On the 3d inst., the Baroness de Robeek, of son and heir. MARRIAGES CLARKm.—ThaLLEg.—On Thursday, the 2d inst., at West Hackney Church, by the Rev. G. Harvey, Joshua, the only son of the late Joshua Clarke, Esq., of South Ockendon, to Susanna, s econ d daughter of the late gr• John Fuller, of Swanton Morley. KNox.—LAvrr.—On the second inst., at the Marbeuf Chapel, Paris, by th e Ri ght Rev. Bishop Spencer, Henri Needham Knox, Lieutenant Royal Navy, second son of the Hon. John Henry and Lady Mabella Knox, to Minna, second daughter of Mons. and Madame Lavit. • DEATHS. FRABEIL—On Friday, the 4th inst., at Stanley place, Pad dington, General W. C. Fraser, of the Madras Arm'', aged 75. HADDEN.—On the 22d Feb., at Old-park House, Ashby de-la-Zeuch, Alexander, eldest son of Alex. Haddon, Esq., aged 5 years. HALCOMB.—On the 2d inst., at Weston-super-Mare , Sarah, the wife of Wm. Halcomb, Esq., of that place, aged 62. LAWS.—On the 3d inst., Rear• Admiral J. M. Laws, age d 63. REID.—On Thursday, the 3d inst., at Berkly House, near Frome, John F. M. Reid, Esq., late of the Bengal Civil Service, aged 61. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, MoudaY, Marc], 7, 1859: i , A ley' the pos Sun SOL AD' of tt ware Ti has 1 find sth ( Pr plica - D 1; --.... 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