The Sun. — London, England, 1858-11-05 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIP WRECK. • , Yesterday! a meeting of the Royal National Life-, boat Institution was held at its house, J:ohnrstreet, -Adelphi—Mr. T. Chapnian, F.R.S., in the chair. Mr. Lewis; the secretary, having read the minutes of* previous meeting, a reward of £5l was voted' to the crew of the Pakefield lifeboat, which is in connection with - the National Lifeboat Ingtitution, in acknowledgment of their gallant conduct in rescuing, at •great peril to their lives, eight of the crew of the barque Jemira, which was wrecked dur ing a heavy gale of wind on the Newcombe Sands, on the ith ult. The lifeboat's brave crew haVe also received sulstantial Acknowledgments for their ser vices. from elsewhere. A reward of £l6 was also voted to the crew of the Institution's lifeboat sta tioned at Dungeness, in acknowledgment of their gallant serrices during the dark and stormy night of the 19th ult.,. in putting off with the view of rescuing the crew of the brigantine Jane Mar, of Falmouth, which was totally wrecked off No. 2 Bat tory. Finding, however, no boats on the- vessel, and concluding that the crew had left in them . for the shore, the - lifeboat returned to land after some hours of incessant and perilous toil. A reward of £4 10s. was also voted to the crew of the so ciety's lifeboat stationed at Llanddwyn, on the Anglesey coast, for with off in her during a .; Jleavy gale of wind with the view of rescuing the crew of the flat Uncle Tom, of Runcorn, which had 'a flag of distress flying. Some of the lifeboat's crew having boarded the vessel, afterwards assisted ' her in getting under weigh and in brinTing her to a place of safety. The thanks of the institution, inscribed on vellum, was voted to Mr. G. C. Jones; chief officer of Coastguard, and £2l to his crew, for going . off in the Skerries .lifeboat to the re scue of the crew of the schooner Mary, of Carnarvon, which was during a heavy gale of wind wrecked off Bal briggan on the 9th ult. A whale boat, hoikever, ' manned by five gallant men, as carried over the • rocks to •leeward of the vessel, and in comparatively smooth water succeeded in reaching . the wreck and in taking off her exhausted crew, just as the life boat had, after two attempts, overcome the princi pal difficulty in 'weatherinc , the point. A large subscription had been collected locally to reward the Whale-b Oat's erew, to Whom were also voted the thanks of the institution on-vellum. It is impossible adequately to describe the 'courage and self-devo • tion of those brave men who constantly man the • lifeboats. •In the dark.houi ,of he night, when the tempest, lightning, and-thunder are enough to appal the:stoutest heart, these men. are •at their post of duty, and it is worthy of record• that, while scores of poor creature's have been - saved from a watery grave, the society has not lia . d.to lament the loss of a single man, although- its lifeboats are constantly engaged in the most perilous undertakings. A new 'lifeboat was ordered to be built for Fleetwood, on the. Lancashire coast,._ The' institution had sent during the Past ,month four*.ii6i.lifeliOsts to be sta tioned at Cromer and- Bacton. (Norfolk), Fraser ' burgh, and Dundrum - Bay. • .It -was stated that the receipts of the institution,censidering its extensive sphere of operations,:Were :comparatively limited, but that the demands on its fluids were very heavy,. but that the committee were • compelled, in order to meet the same, to sell a portion of the siiCiety's small funded capital ; it is therefore manifest that, if the National Life boat Institution is to maintain its present high po sition as one of the most important and useful of our national societies,. ;the. aid Of. the benevolent should be liberally extended to it. It was reported that a lady who•htis on former occasions liberally contribUted to the institution had presented to it again £l5O towards the cost of a lifeboat, the same to be named. after a. brother who "was a sailor, and who had often heel]: instrumental in saving life from shipwreck. Some appropriate remarks were made on the unCea.'siriftittention of the chairman, Mr. Chapman, to the great interests of this institution; and Mr. Peake was thanked for an excellent draw ing of a lifeboat suitable to localities where few boatmen are resident. An interesting report was read by Capt. Ward, R.N., the inspector of lifeboats to the institution, On his recent inspection of the lifeboats of the society stationed on the east and north-east coasts of England. Two cases of resusci tation from drowning were reported to the meeting which had been treated according to the plain in structions of the institution. Payments amounting to £99ofor new lifeboats and other expenses thereon having been made, and Admiral Gordon, the new Deputy Master of. the Trinity House,` having been elected a member of the committee' of management, the proceedings closed. THE ALLEGED DESECRATION' OF THE DEAD AT ST. MARTIN'S CEMETERY. • THREATENED RIOT, AND DEPUTATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. . Yesterday, in consequence of tho publicity given to the disgusting and disgraceful proceedings being . cirrieg . out under the sanction of the churchwar . dens and other. authorities of St. 3Tartin's Cemetery at Camden Town, Pratt-street, Camden-street, and the neighbourhood, was thronged throUghout the • day by thousands of persons, and but _ for the attendance of a strong body of police there : is no doubt but a serious. riot would have ensued. Dur ing the Morning the same disgusting proceedings described yesterday were continued by. the band of roughs and navvies employed to pursue the work of desecration. Through the boarding the fellows, who were plentifully . Supplied with gin and beer, were seen pitching human skulls and bones about in the most offensive way-, and the proceedings were continued until between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, when the -incensed public could bear the outrage upon humanity no longer. A considerable portion - of the boarding. was torn down, and the men employed in desecrating the dead were assailed with volley after volley of stones, ' and the shouts and execrations of the public rent the air. - _The navvies being at last unable.to-work from the missiles thrown, suddenly made a sally amongst the crowd, and several people were injured. One mr-boy had his eye nearly cut out by one of these .brutes, and conveyed to the hospital. • The stench it the time was abominable. Shortly before four o'clOkAowever, the navvies struck, some stat ing that J fhey had just discovered that instead of Bs. a day, 'Which they hadbeen promised, they were only to receive 3s. 4d. or 3s. 6d. for their filthy and loathsome labour. Others attributed it to fear, in . consequence of one or two Irishmen, whose rela tives were buried on the spot, declaring that they would be off and bring between 500 and 600 Irish labourers, who would soon stop the proceedings. The entire neighbourhood was in an uproar, and great apprehensions are entertained that unless - stopped, the further progress of such conduct on the part of the authorities will breed a riot. Whilst this was progressing at the ground, a numerous deputation, consisting of the churchwar dens of St. Pancras, Mr. Wilson,- member of the _ Metropolitan Board ; Mr. Farrer, Mr. J. Collins, Mr. Nodes, vestryman; with Dr. Hillier, medical officer of health; and. a number of the inhabitants, _ waited upon the Secretary, and saw Mr. Harly, the • Under-Secretary of State, who expressed regret that that officer had no power to stop , such dis graceful proceedings, but advised an immediate application for an injunction to the Court of Chancery. It was stated that the St: Martin's authorities , had obtained powers to build over this place by repreSenting toParliament that there were no bodies in it. It was ultimately agreed that Mr. Churchwarden Cameron be requested to make out the necessary affidavits for an injunction in the Chancery Court this. day, and the parties will also have 'to - appear by summons before the Clerkenwell . police magistrates.. - • I'ELTING OF THE VESTRY OF ST. MAR , fast night I • TIN-IN-THE-FIELDS. a special•mee•ting - of the representa ive vest r y 0 1 ' was held at thethe parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Churchwardeit'ePvestry-rooni; Adelaide-place; . Mr. Mr. TEmrENy ette r in the chair. which appeared iilcalled attention to the reports, in- reference to e‘ - i eral of the morning papers . the cemetery,: the Camden d esecra ti on o f the dead there was any t ru th ix the eil Town, and inquired if account of the proceed ings stated to base taken place. :The CHAIRMAN said port ;lust read was of the re .. -. the most exaggerated description, indeed lie might word rtill•in it, for flume: • say there was not a y,p,JAno..half-decomposed bodies, and no bodies to as s ch were being The re , nothing, 'but ,boues which had been they assured years ago from the old churehyardr. the . vestry " that they were flotilla,. e l e was not a veaticr e e l 7 o truth the d e _ • bonPq• lie repOated *ere, t dr-s -done ill the.stateinent in the public prints as t7 O . • conipo§ed bodieS. • Everything was btg ..dece.ntly. and in.operly; and there was no mg that . m ifid.be detrimental to 'beiilth or to public morals: -Bias he.was . there. several applications had been; made, and . the. a pplicants had .be en admitted, an d • expressed themselves perfectly satisfied that a n d bodies had been interfered with. ..Al. Churchwarden - LATCIIFORD confirmed the statement of Mr. Churwarden Petter in every re-. spect, stating that he had been there three days this week - in -succession, but he saw nothing of the kind as represented. Mr. CLAY (the late sexton of the ground), en being questioned, stated that no bodies had been buried in the ground referred to; theyfwere merely the bones removed from the old churchyard. The Vestry, having expressed its thorough satin= faction • . at the statement of the churchwardens, the meeting adjourned. . . .-~_ __ IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING. MARRIAGE OF TIIE LORD LIEUIi U The nuptials of Lord Eglinton and Lady Adela Capel were celebrated yesterday by special license at the-Viceregal-lodge-in the park.- The-affianced bride arrivetl:on Tuesday night at Kingstown from Holyhead, accompanied by her father, Earl of Essex, and her brother, the lion. R. Capel, and proceeded to the Royal Hotel, where they remained until 12 &clock yesterday, when they took their departure for the 'Viceregal-lodge in one of his Excellency's carriages, drawn by four horses, with outriders, and arrived at their destination shortly after 1 o'clock. The marriage ceremony, which was strictly private, was celebrated by the Ven. Archdeacon could, as sisted by the Very Rev. the Dean of the. Chapel Royal: The noble bride and bridegroom remain at the Viceregal lodge. As the honeymoon is to be kept at the Viceregal-lodge, the aides-de-camp and other officers of the household. have received leave of absence. THE LATE ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION. -The Derry Journal, received this morning, says: " We have learned that Mr. Nixon has been pro noußced out of danger, although at one time fears were entertained that the wound would cause mor tification. Drs. Eames and Brady continue in atten dance on the patient. . No effort is being spared to hunt up the intending assassins. Mr. Cruise, R.M., and some hundred additional constabulary are still in the • district where - the attempt was made. This police force is supplementary of the constabulary previously stationed there. We believe that several arrests have been effected, but whether the evidence against the parties be slight or grave, it is impossible even to surmise. There was a . . rumour in this city on Monday that a person had turned Queen's evidence against his fellows. No confirmation of this is to be - obtained. Several strange reports are prevalent in connection _witli this barbarous attempt at murder. They are hardly. worthy of notice. For instance, we need not con- ceal the existence -of a rumour which assigns the murder to causes totally different from agrarian discontent, and gives reasons for such a view ; but it is not our province to go further in the way of explanation. Indeed, until the , result of the magis terial examination transpires, speculation is worse than useless. The narrative of the affair which ap peared in last...Totowa' I related all the material cir ciiinstances of the attack correctly. Mrs. Nixon's state of health was such as to render the fright she experienced more than ordinarily distressing." The correspondent of- Saunders's News Letter, writing from the neighbourhood -of the outrage, states that there , is a report current that the Riband fraternity aredetermined to shoot every one who was summoned to. London and gave:evidence which so fully exposed the falsehood of the priests' ap peal. There was no notice given to Mr. Nixon _Which might have put him on his guard. His mur der was fixed, and nothing less would do. His 'car riage is a low four-Wheeled - one, with glass doors, glass sides to the seat next the horse, and glass front.; PULPIT DENUNCIATION OF RIBANDISM. E Queenstown on Sunday night last - on boar&iher Majesty's stoamship4lawke -44---A court -of inquiry - is at present investigating the facts, and all statements relative to the occurrence inu,t be received with great caution. Since our last publication, however, we have received from a respectable and reliable source the following ac count of what occurred on board the Hawke on Sunday night, which we are inclined to believe in the main correct. It seems that on Sunday night the ship was left in charge of the third lieutenant, the captain being in Bantry, and the first and second lieutenant dining with the admiral of the port. The officer on board the ship had invited a genthman to dine with him. About 10 o'clock both appeared on deck, and the officer directed the guYiner to tall up the men and fire a volley in honour of the night. The gunner expostulated and stated it was against the regulations of the navy, but his superior having indignantly desired him to obey his orders or abide by the consequences of a refusal, he was bound to comply. - The drum beat to quarters, and the men got up from their hammocks and appeared on deck. The officer in _question then directed the gunners to fire seven guns on the \ starboard side. His instructions were obeyed, and 'the guns pounded away, shaking the windows of the houses in Queens town and alarming the peaceful inhabitants. Now fire off four guns from the port side,' said the officer, and it was done. Fire off again.ll guns from - the - starboard,' again the order was obeyed. At this period all Queenstown was up and out, the great greatest consternation prevailing. The officer on board the flagship Nile thought that a mutiny had broken out among the men belonging to her, and sent two midshipmen, each in command of a boat's crew, to ascertain the cause of the firing ; but when they, came alongside the Hawke the officer in charge told them that if they did not move off immediately he would give orders to have-them fired upon. They accordingly re turned to their ships. Again the guns blazed away —one, two, or three at -time, and it is probable this:Rxereise would have continued for a consider able-length of time, but- that the officer at whose instance they had been fired received a severe fall on deck, and was unable to give any further direc tions. He was removed to his quarters by his friend. The following morning, when the admiral came on board, he found the deck in great confu sion, a large quantity of powder being strewn about it: The officer was directly placed under arrest. We understand that he is the son of an admiral who rendered good services to the country, that he himself, though a young man, has also been distinguished for bravery; and that it was only recently he returned from China in an invalided state. From. this last circumstance it has been inferred that his intellect was a little .weakened and that it was during a temporary aberration the freak took place. We understand that he applied lately for leave of absence, but was refused by the Admiralty." An influential Roman Catholic - clergyman, the Very Rev. Dean Kieran, of Dundalk, has just set a good example for the imitation of his reverend. brethren. of all degrees.: .On .Sunday last, from the pulpit of his cathedral and in the presence of a fall congregation, he boldly denounced the vile Riband conspiracy, the existence of which, if the Nation be good authority, is at present' as great a fact as 'it was 10 years back, when its branches took root ix half the counties of Ulster, and more partially in other parts of - Ireland.:—" The system (said, Dean Kieran), was at once an outrage on religion and a foul blot on civilisation.. It converted men into murderers, peijurers—into enemies .alike of God and man. - He hoped his voice would reach the victims of a terrible and wicked delusiOn. He would not be deterred from doing his duty. Unless the com bination were at once broken up he would expose the names of all guilty parties that might come to his knoWledge, and call on their employers to dis miss them from their service. Drunkenness was a fertile propagator of Ribandism. When men's bad passions were excited : then they became the prey of low publicans, who were zealous' agents in any cause, however obnoxious to religion or morals, which would bring. them customers. The Very Rev. Dean then. said he was _so impressed with the conviction that drunkenness was a prolific source of Ribandism and the worst vices and crimes which would. disgrace a community that he would esta blish a Total Abstinence Society under his own presidency, and avail himself of every conceiv able- appliance to eradicate a moral pestilence which le& to - the destruction alike of body and soul. - Though he would be sorry indeed to in jure the wives and children even of Ribandmen or of those who forgot their duties to their families, he gave those d.eluded men warning that persistence in their wicked course of life would leave him no excuse whatever for failing to publish their names and publicly denounce the abettors' of a secret and infernal tyranny which set at defiance the ordinances of religion and the laws of the country." In connexion with the alleged spread of the Riband conspiracy a Conservative paper published in Kerry (the. _Evening Post) has: the following paragraph :—" That baneful conspiracy, Ribandism, has, we regret to hear, crept into ,our county, hitherto so free from agrarian crime. The Rev, John O'Sullivan, in Kenmare, and the Rev. Mr. M'Donnell, in Listowel, have denounced the system from their altars within the present month, and warned their flecks against the evil-disposed par ties who are _ swearing in -.Ribandmen in :those localities." A temperate Liberal journal (the Tralee Chronicle) alluding to h. statement published in the Dublin Mail regarding the existence of seditious societies. in Bantry, adds these particulars :—" We have been aware for more than a month that the Phoenix Club.was in existence at. Skibbereen, Bantry, Mill; street, and other parts of the county of Cork. We have been aware; too, that the agents of the society have been at work in Kenmare, and even in Kil larney. Indeed, it is now a month since we re ceived authentic information that the Yen. Arch deacon,O'Sullivan had, at three successive masses in one day,, denounced the nascent system from the altar, and warned the people , against joining any secret confederacy, which could only end in dis .comfiture and betrayal. Aware, however, that the Lieutenant of this county, the Right Hon. H. A. Herbert; had; at the very ineeption of the move ment in this county, been put m full possession of facts, that the Government and. the police were on the qui vire, and that the Right Rev. Dr. Moriarty and the..Romish Clergy, not alone in Killarney, but throughout the diocese, had applied themselves with energy and success to prevent the progress of infection, should any - portion of our peaceable and shrewd 'peasantry and artisans be inoculated, we deemed it imprudent to disturb the minds , of timid men and nervous women by a prema ture revelation, and assured that the movement,' as it has been, euphonised, would die a natural death in a few months .at furthest. As re gards this 'Ounty, the snake' is not merely scotched,' lint 'killed.' In -Kenmare the charac teristic vigour and promptitude of the Yen. Arch deacon O'Sullivan have dealt it a deathblow, while some three or four foolish young persons in Killar ney, who had nigh fallen into the snare laid for them, have been brought to their senses. We have authority for stating that Listowel is perfectly free from,the contagion, though it is quite true, as the Kerry Post states, that the excellent Roman Ca-; tholic clergyman of that town, the Rev. M. J. M'Donnell, addressed his . flock on the subject. It was to warn them, hewever, against some suspicious churapter , who had appeared in that neighbour-. hood. We have every reason to believe that this ; ephemeral escapade has nothing of a Riband cha racter about it, properly so called." . INCREASE OF TRADE IN GALWAY. , The Galway Vindicator of yesterday contains the following gratifying statement respecting the grow ing prosperity of the western capital. On the 3cl inst.. 27 merchant vessels .were discharging their varied 'Cargoes in the spacious . but heretofore neglected. docks of the port:--' Since- the opening of the steam.communication between. Galway and. America by Mr. Lever's line the 'general trade of the port has increased to a surprising extent ; and: such has been the advantage of the wide-spread pliblicitY respecting the ;capabilities for,trade and commerce -of the harbour of Galway that our splen did and capacious docks are now filled with foreign and coasting vessels discharging valuitble cargoes. Our Custom-house establishment has been. increased While that of Limerick has been reduced, and even the present staff -of regular officers has US . be assisted day' and night in their duties b y a • lar g e num b er of extra - men: - : The s i e p h 4 a tmrgidng, busy aspect of th e d oc k is 'quite gratifying, hun dreds of men being employed at - good in discharging, loading, , coaling, and ballasting. the ships navvies, masons, &C sorer, merchants', carrying the goods to and from.. the stores, besides the crowds Of , t at work in the extension of money for provisionarinolg thestleoevicsesse'.lls, the railway dowi - i * the. The th e outlay expendi tureo f ,con nected with their arrcivoalther sources . of outlay ,con of the crews, and departure also form not unimportant features relation to the im proved and improving in c9lnincreial v fortunes of Galway." THE GALAVAT OtEEN'S COLLEGE. The largest entrance since the opening of the college took place on Tuesday, being the commence ment of the new session. THE FIRING AT QURENsToWN, ThQ,.Cork Examinee gives some additional parti: c'ulais in, relation to the strange cannonadi ng iii _~~ SU►N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, . NOVEMBER 5, 1858. who had been reported up to 9 oi - Wedhesday It may be Ath.ted, however, that thii - list cdoes nearly contain the whole, as there are many of whom the police, have receive& no information whatever :=7-- Deal-,—Orlando Barrans, 5 years ; John Henry Barrans, 2 years ' • Elijah Wright, 9 Years ; Joseph Scott, 14 years ; Joseph Crabtree, 16 y ears ' Ann Shutt, 38 years ; Herbert Holdsworth, child ; Sarah Midgley, Child ' • John M'Cormack, 4 years ; Adele Lee, 2 years ; Mark Green, 2 months ; Mrs. Shackle ton, 30 years ; John Lupton Constantine, 69 years ; Briggs Ramsden, 24 years ; Robinson Wood, 3 years. • Dangerously Ill—Wm. Hardacre, adult ; Betty Northrop, 63 years Zelpha Child, 50 years; Elijah Ramsden, 2 years ; .Ann Mnrgatroy-d, .20 years ; Samuel Child, 22 years ; Grace Hardisty, 63 years ; Esther Hardisty, 23 years; John Golding, 22 years ; Mary Golding, 52 years ; Jacob Boston, 10 years; Margaret Wood, 25 years.; and Mrs. Wright. In addition to the above, 150 have been reported as ill, but out ofdanger—namely, 90 adults and 60 children. It has been n - oticed that the market on Saturday night was much thinner than usual, owing to the vast numbers who had gone to Leeds by th cheap trains, otherwise the occurrence would have been much more disastrous. THE ARMY STORE AND CONTRACT COMMISSION. THE WOOLWICH ESTABLISHMENT. Yesterday the Royal Commission appointed to in quire into the army contract and store system re assembled at Woolwich Arsenal, pursuant to ad journment from Thursday last. Mr. Selfe presided as chairman. _ _ Mr. Howell, head. of the contract department at the War-office, who had been examined on a previ ous day, was now recalled, and put in a written list of all purchases of timber made for . 'Woolwich Arsenal from Jan. 1854, to Sept., 1858; These pur chases were made by brokers. Witness also put inn. letter from Capt. Farmer, head of the royal carriage department, setting forth that he had con sulted the heads of various departments and several merchants, relative to the system of buying through brokers, and - they were all,of a decided opinion that the timber could he had at a much cheaper rate by Governthent buying it direct from the importers ; besides, he considered the heads of departments at Woolwich to be much better judges of the timber required than brokers could be.. The witness also read a list of queries addressed by him to Messrs. Churchill 'and SiM, brokers as to their system of purchasing timber and their replies., Prior to Col: fulloch's letter of Sept„ 1856, it was not usual to get the names of the sellers from the brokers. The names of the sellerS is an additional perfection in the system. The timber was formerly inspected at Woolwich. In 1855 IMr. Dowson, of Prince's wharf, Lambeth, offered a reduction of 21 per. cent. on the price of deals if . the selection was made at the docks instead of Woolwich. They depended on the judgment of the brokers as to price, and on that of their own officers as to the, quality of the timber. They sometimes' -bought timber without the intervention of the broker. Mr. Ttirner—Llf. the broker acted bonit . fide ought not his: judgment to be worth 1 per cent. .On all occasions ?, ' Mr. Howell--Certainly. Mr. Turner—l do not understand the system of sometimes having a broker and sometimes not. I should pay the broker his connnission whether he purchased or not, because I shoild then con sider that his judgment was at, my command. Mr. Howell said that, in the case of the cargo of the Princess Royal, about twelve months ago, Mr. Leary, a broker, told them that there,was but one cargo of such timber as they wanted in the docks, and that they could buy it themselves and save the brokerage. Mr. Turner—That was a most disinterested broker. (L aught er.) Mr. Howell—We have not invited tenders since the change, of system. We never received any thing that the timbermaster said was bad, though the broker should say it was good. At this, stage of the examination. a letter was read from Col. Tulloch, superintendent of the car riage department, in which he advocated the sys tem of open competition as against the system of purchasing through a broker, and instanced cases in which the adoption of the latter system resulted in loss to the public. Mr. Selfe—Colonel Tulloch is quite at issue with you on that point.' Mi.. Howell—We ought to have the cargo cost, the date of delivery, and the difference of price at the docks and in the department, in order to see the advantage or disadvantage of the two systems. The advantage of the brokerage system, if honestly carried out, was, in his ppinion, palpable and ma- t erial. Mr. Turner—lf you have a broker who has a separate interest from that of the persons who em ploy him, you had better resort to the principle of competition ; but if you can get a man who will act thoroughly and diligently for your interest, I think he is worth his hire. Mr. Ilowell--I agree in that view of the general principle. Mr. Turner---You must conform to the custom of the market. Dealers cannot follow any: pystem but that which the trade adopts, except at a dis advantage, and for that they make you pay. Mr. Howell said he recommended purchases for the War Department on that very principle. . Captain Farmer, inspector of timber and . harness at Woolwich, was next examined—Held his present office since July, 1856.• His attention had been called to this subject in consequence of complaints respecting the inferior quality of the timber de livered into the department. -Formerly-they had the power of rejection. They have not under the present system. The timber was sent in through brokers. They bought a large quantity of Arch angel deals-30, 000— in 1856, for £l7 12s. 6d. the load. Was informed that they could buy the picked Onega deals in June, 1856, for 10s. Some of the deals then bought were in the yard, and were unfit for use. The witness was then examined with respect to the statement in his report, that in many cases the timber passed through several hands be tween the •date of imp o rt and its coming into the hands of the Government, the broker receiving a commission on each separate transaction, and said that his authority for that statement was Mr. Ga briel. The witness mentioned a case of this kind which occurred in June this year on the purchase of sonic sabica. Mr. Leary bought the timber from Mr. Rolt, who bought it from Mr. Hoare, and on each occasion there was a gain of a pound. Mr. Selfe— That transaction appears to have taken place in the June of this year, but in your report you are speaking of the, result of your inquiry in October, 1856. Do you know from your inquiries whether Government have been " sweated" by brokers' commission being charged two or three tunes over.? • Captain. Farmer said Mr. Gabriel stated that it was the case, and it was not denied. It was as sumed- to-be a usual thing. Spoke to a good many merchants, who told him that they could supply the Government at a cheaper rate,than -they were paying. Mr. Dowson, Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Rolt, Mr. Tyrie, and Mr. Grissell said so ; preferred to select the timber at the docks than at Woolwich. The department depended on dock measurement—it was found to be generally accurate. ;In August, 1857, 40 loads of mahogany were bought for£l9 ss. a load: It appeared that the price current at that time was £16.. That would not be subject to rejection or selection at the docks. Would not expect a large per Centage to be charged for that, condition., Could get equally good timber in his opinion for £l6. Last year went to the docks to select from a cargo a certain quantity of timber; saw a beautiful pile of timber f Inn that ship in the docks, and insisted o nhaVing it for the GoveLnment; as the parties were under contract ; Messrs. Churchill and Sim, the brokers, were unwilling to let him have it, but he carried his point after a, good deal of difficulty; in that case the Government brokers had been cer tainly acting for the sellers, and not for the buyers. Had he not been particular the Government would have lost the - best pile in the ship. Mr. Selfe—ln that instance you think the broker allowed the interest of the seller to override the interest of the bUyer ? 'Witness—Precisely so. Some timber had been bought by the Government as Porto Rico mahogany, but on inspection it was found not to be Porto Rico. The firm who sold that timber had shown most satisfactorily that they them Selves had pur chased it at Porto Rico. They were, therefore, exonerated from blame. Mr. G. Jones - , timber master in the carriage de partment, was next. examined. He said he had been in the department since 1840. If he objected to'any timber it vas rejeeted. Under the old sys tem there were a great . many rejections at times, and complaints were made by the contractors. Seine used to say they would never tender' again, but when the time came .roUnd they used to tender as usual. (A laugh.) Never heard that any one was favoured at the. expense of another. About three years ago a change took, plaCe by which we could not inspect the. timber. The only intimation re ceived was that they were.. to receive the timber from certain brokers. The witness was examined at length as to the mode of inspecting and Measur ing timber, and gave it as his opinion that the best system of supplying the department with timber was that of competition. Mr. Sallies Roberts, a timber merchant, was next examined: :Ile read a lengthy . statement of his • views, which_ were entirely opposed to the system aid Uct of.employinkTbrOl*s asleadint to favouritism, ex 'clUding the general pain frOm the advantages 'Of competition, and as causing the markei to,be in- . differently supplied . The witness in his paper made statements reflecting on other :parties,: but as they Were not within the. knowledge _of_ the - Witness him self, but founded on the information of others, Selfe suggested that, they had better not be taken down. Capt. Hilbury, to whom Mr. Roberts's statement referred, said that a great deal of what it contained as respected him was untrue. Mr. Howell said he never gave orders to buy at any particular price, as stated by Mr. Roberts. Mr. teary and Mr. Sim denied on their parts the accuracy of his statements. Capt. Hilbury was next examined—Had been for many years an importer of African oak. Never told any person what his cargoes realised. ;Was satisfied with the price which - chin-chill and.. Sim obtained for him. - • It appeared from the evidence of this and other witnesses that he sold through Messrs. Churchill and Sim to Mr. Chapman a cargo of African oak, .at about £9 10s. the load for the whole. Messrs. `Churchill and Sim - stipulated with Mr. Chapman that the, Woolwich department should have the pick of the cargo. . They accordingly bought 100 loads at £l5 10s. the load, the remaining portion being sold at various prices to the navy depart ment according to the quality of the timber. Capt. Hilbury said he was at first angry when he learned that the-Woolwich department gave so 'much as £l5 108. per load, but, - on reflection, he saw that this was not unreasonable, because the department had the pick of the finest timber, and he would not allow the cargo to be broken up. If he allowed the finest timber to be selected he would find it diffi cult, and it would occupy too . much of his ,time to sell the remainder ; he therefore - preferred to sell the cargo without-breaking bulk- F und was satisfied with what the .sale realised... , _ _ _ Mr. Sim, the Government timber-broker, was next examined—He also handed in a written state ment, extending over 44 pages, which the chairman said could not be read at so late an hour. The wit ness said that he acted as broker to the Government since 18i5G. Timber was invariably sold bybrokers. Had no doubt that the Government saved by the system of purchasing through brokers. Had some striking examples of - that. In former _times £45 had been frequently paid for Archangel deals, which were now bought for £l6 12s. Bd. As a general rule, the system of selection adopted by the depart ment obliged the . broker to get an intermediate buyer who was willingtopnt himself in_the gap to work off the surplus and inferior stock, after the selection was made. The price paid for the African oak was apparently large, but he believed the de partment. would have to pay more under the system of competition. Under the old system, all the prin cipal dealers refused to tender for the Government contracts,. and . when they tendered at all it was at a price based on the increased trouble and inconveni ence to which they knew they would be put. Mr. Turner—Do you • not think it would be a better and cheaper system if a whole cargo, such, for instance, as that of Captain Hilbury, were pur chased on behalf of the Government? The heads of departments could then .select the portions in proportion to their various wants. The second and third qualities could probably be .used in .the navy yard or other departinents, and" what was unfit for use in the public departments might be sold for what it would fetch.. Would not that be cheaper than the system now pursued ?` Mr. Sim thought it would be impossible to carry it out. Each:department would desire to get •the best qualities for its own use. Mr. Howell said he entirely concurred in the view taken 14; Mr. - Turner. Mr. Selfe thought the unserviceable stores would be greatly_augmented by such a system. Mr. Sim—lt was the universal practice of the trade that - the - same man, should act as broker for buyer and seller. Had never declined to deal with any .. particular man. Did .not .wish to encourage speculative contractors. Mr. Sims examination was not concluded when the commission adjourned, namely, at a quarter to six... _ _ _ . - _ TIIB POISONINGS AT BRADFORD. BRADFORD, WEEINESD. AFTERNOON. The excitement and . consternation in the town and neighbourhood arising from the wholesale poi soning of thepopulation by the sale of lozenges in which 121 b. of arsenic had been. accidentally mixed, instead of an adulterating compound,called terra alba, or Derbyshire spar, extensively used in the manufacture of cheap confectionery, have been in creased rather than abated by the, further investiga tion' into the circumstances. and by the additions that are almost hourly reported. to the list of suf- ferers. , • • • . . Yesterday 'morning the prisoner Wm. Goddard, Mr. Hodgson'e assistant, who made the mistake in ,supplyins the arsenic, was again brought before the magistrateS. - Inspector Burnistan, 'of the police force, detailed the circumstances under which he discovered on Sunday night that „the accident had occurred. After tracing the lozenges from the seller, William Hardaker, to Joseph Neal, the • manufacturer, he called on the latter, - and with him proceeded to Shipley; where Goddard told them that .his, master, who was ill in bed when Neal's man called for the " daff," or terra alba, had informed hini it was in a cask in the cellar, - frOin - which he weighed 121 b. He then took _them to . the cellar and showed thein the cask, but when Mr. Neal looked at it he said at once it was not " daff." As they were conjecturing what it might be Mr."Hodgson came in and told them at once it was arsenic. Witness stated that there was no label on the cask, or anything to in dicate that it containedpoison. The lid was broken in three places, and it was as unprotected as any other article in the cellar. James Archer, the man who brought the arsenic from Shipley, proved having received. it from God dard, and its delivery at Mr. Neal's premises, but in cross-examination he admitted that Goddard told him Mr. liodg,son said it would be better for him to let it alone till he could come down himself, and it was only when he asked him to oblige him with 121 b. weight that he gave it. Mr. Bell, surgeon, who attended some of the per sons who died from eating the lozenges, stated that their deaths were caused by poison, and that he had analysed onenf the lozenges and found that it contained poison. Mr. F. M. Rimmington, an analytical chemist in Bradford, was next called, and deposed that he had analysed some of the lezencres he had received from the previous witness. Each of them contained arsenic in large bulk, but he did not ascertain the exact quantity in each. Taking the quantities of sugar, " daff,' and gum vhich had been stated by the, chief- constable and Mr. Neal to have been used in the composition of the lozenges to be correct, each lozenge would contain 9)- grains, half of which was amply sufficient to destroy life. He had examined a sample of the - " daff." It was simply plaster of Paris, or sulphate of lime, and was not injurious to health in the small quantity in which it was given in the lozenges. • James Appleton, a working confectioner, who made the poisoned lozenges, said, that after work ing at them from 6 in the morning till 11 or 12, he was taken so' ill with vomiting and pains in the face and arms that he had to go home,• and was ill for some days, but he had no suspicion it arose from the lozenges. _ Mr. Joseph Neal was examined at some length, and spoke to the extensive use made l of -" daff" in the adulteration of cheap spices, :: He stated that, after supplying Hardaker with the 401 b. of lozenges, all that.was left, including the " scrips," were put into Scotch mixturesin his own shop : but his wife and himself had been engaged ; since in picking them out. Jri this way lie had recovered four or fit e. pounds' weight of poisoned lozenges, and burnt them. He stated that he had a. considerable quan tity of the mixture in his shop yet ; upon which The . magistrates directed the police to take pos session of - the whole of it, which was done, Mr. Neal delivering np the key of his shop for the purpose. - After hearing- some other evidence, the magis trates directed Mr. Hodgson, chemist, of ShOey, to be taken into custody, and he was immediately apprehended and placed in the dock.: - The case was then remanded till to•-day. This morning .the prisoners Goddard and Hodg son were again brought up, when some of the for mer evidence' was recapitulated. • Mr. Leveratt, chief constable, stated that the link wanting in the chain of evidence to . connect the pri soners with the poison in the lozenges could now be supplied, a death' having occurred' that Morning, and they would. be able to prove th4t the lozenges that caused it were purchased at Hardaker's stall. He also; stated that,in accordance with instructions from thc-beneh; detective officer ShUttleworth ac companied Neal on the previous evening to his shop in the market, where he found 211 b. of Scotch - mix- tures. They were brought to the police office and emptied on to a table, where he (Mr Leveratt) com menced to pick out lozenges and scraps similar to those containing poison.. Whileso engaged; he was •:eized with illness, felt an oppressive sensation on the chest, : anti acute7painin the nostrils and eyes. Shuttleworth stated that after he - had seized. the mixtures at Nears shop on the previous after noon Neal ran away from him in the direction' of his workshop. The officer folloWe4l, and when he got into' the house Neal was sitting by the fire: Tlie officer went • . np stairs, and found on th e , t a bles, boards, and. slabs many pieces of the .poisoned lozenges. ........ • The Mayor, after consulting with the magistrates directed Neal to be taken into custody,. which was done, and he was' placed in the dock with the other two prisoners - . The evidence of Mr.- Leveratt and Mr. Shuttle worth having . been again gone through, with the view of allawmgNeol's attorney to cross-examine them; - the magistratearetired, 'and after an absenCe of half-an-hour the:MaOr said they had agreed to remand all the three prisoners .on the charge of man slaughter, till Friday. . .Nlr. Lees, on behalf of Mr. Hodgson, applied that he might be admitted to bail, but 'it-:was'-refused by the magistrates. j. , Mr. Watson made a similar application on behalf of Neal,'Which was granted, himself in £lOO and 'two sureties of £5O each. The inquest on several of the bodies of the Ae ceased in Bradford was opened before Mr. Jevfison, coroner, at the Pack Horse Inn, Westgate, yeSter day afternoon, and after hearing the witnesses who had been examined before the magistrates the in quiry -was - adjourned till next Tuesday, to allow a post mortem examination of one of the bodies to be made and .the completed: o folio" i early.is au ac lnquests at Heaton and Low Moor, were opened yeste r d ay by M r . Dy so n, - coroner , an d Were-ad jou: The ed. f6ti curate list of the sufferers- .1.7 J POLICE INTeLLIGENC.E.—(Noc. 4.) GUILDHALL.:—Win. Miller, a lad iii the em• ploy of Mr. J. M. Walter; pawnbroker, of Alders gate-street, was brought up on remand • before Alderman Cubitt,:charged with robbing his master of property to • the amount of nearly £2OO ; and Henry Hopkins, a preparer of cane for ladies crino line, was placed at the bar i 'eharged with receiving the property, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr.. Albert Neate, the solicitor to the Pawn broker's AssoCiation appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Nobler defended the boy Miller i and Mr. Drew, an accountant, defended Hopkins. Mr. Neate---I appear in this case on behalf of the Pawnbrokers' AsSociation, and they are anxious to punish the receiver rather.. than . the • boy, whom they would like to give another chance of retriev ing his character.. I therefore propose to put the boy into the witness-box and take hiS evidence against Hopkins for receiving this property; as we think the lad has given us every possible information. Mr. Alderman CUbitt objected to this course at the present stage 4. Mr. Neate-- - --Then I. will call before you several witnesses to show the connection between the two prisoners, and in what manuer.it commenced.. Mr. Walter was then cross-examined for Hop kins.—The watch that the prisoner admitted taking I know was pledged, at my shop, because the . ticket was written out. .1 never saw the watch. James Itobt.• Gunnis Said-I.was in Mr. Walter's employ. The ,prisoner Miller was • there also, and Hopkins used - to teach him the concertina. This was about six or eight mouths.ago. • I pointed Hop kins out as the man from - a number of prisoners in Newgate on Tuesday last. Charles Weir, a lad employed at the - Black Horse, Kingsland-road, said-1 went to New gate 'on.Tnes day, and in one yard "pointed out Hopkins, and in another yard Miller; - I had seen them both at the Black. Horse, but I am not certain that I ever saw them together. Mr. Jas. Gill, the landlord of the Black Horse, in the Kingsland-road, said—l- have seen both pri soners at my house, and they-have been in front of the bar as close as they are now . in the dock, but I cannot remember ever seeing. them in conversation. I went to Newgate, but did not recognise Hopkins among the 'prisoners, as he then had his hat on and walker very quick past me,. so that I could not see his face, but when I saw him, in the dock this morn ing without his hat I recognised him in an instant. I know him because he:is a neighbour of mine: Had I seen his face in 'the first instaneei---1-shonld-have known him. in a moment. The prisoners were then remanded. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Jean . Sarcias, otherwise - Victor, a professional singer, was brought before Mr. Bingham, in • custody of the Liverpool police, charged with haVing • cOnspired with others to cheat M. Paul Guisdun, a -French gentleman of fortune, of £2OO at cards: One of the confederates is in custody and under remand. The evidence, it will be recollected, was to the effect that a foreigner named ,Croquier intro duced the complainant to the prisoner and another foreigner named Cazados,. that they played at baccasa" together, and that, after winning £2OO at various times from. M. Guisdon, Croquier informed him that he had been cheated_out of the money by means of marked cards.. • • • • Mr. Forester; from the office of Mr. Beard, at tended to prosecute ; Mr. E. Lewis for the prisoner. Mr. Forester-said the prisoner had Only just been brought from Liveraool. He should do no more at present than ask for a remand: • , , - Mr. Lewis submitted there was no ground' for. a remand, inasmuch as the evidence only touched the other, prisoner and' did notreach this one. M. P. Guisdon was At the examination of CazadOs the prisoner at the bar was called Victor as he Wen by that name. The Inisonerwas - one of the parties who played at baccasa." • Police-constable Dodson,_ 59Z Liver-pool police, said, on Saturday night he went with the .prosecu tor to the London Hotel, in Liverpool; and took the prisoner into custody . for robbing the proseciitor of £2OO at cards. The prisoner denied being at the gaming-room in Oiendon-street with, the proiecii tor at all. He - was nply a poor artiSt, he said. • Mr. Lewis contended there was not enough be• fore tho Court to warrant a•remand: . Mr. Bingham, after reading over the previous evidence, said the evidence against the prisoner de pended very much on . the evidence of Croquier, who stated that cards were marked in his presence by Victor, and that marked cards were used when a particular Sum of £55 was won from the prose cutor. . Under all the circumstances he shoUld re mand the prisoner, but admit him to bail, •-- . - WESTMINSTER,----E-sther Beresford, servant to Mrs Wilson, 73; Denbigh-street, Pimlico, was re-examined, charged with robbing her mistress. A few days ago Mrs. Wilson and her son left the prisoner, who had only been in their service about a monih,•in charge of the house, and upon their return home - they found that she had absconded, and that all - the plate was missiing Information was given to the police,.and William Birch, 286 B, found the prisoner two or three .days afterwards regaling herself in the taproom of a public-house at Lesson-gro\'e• iShe denied that her name was Beresford, or that:she had ever lived in Mrs. Wil son's service, but upon the officer stating that he Fhoul4 take her in charge on suspicion, she began crying► and said she should have dote it but for bad counsel. The officer took a pawnbroker's ticket from her hand relating to four _silver table spoons, - pawned at Mr. Reeves's, Chapel -street, Edgware-road. Prisoner now pleaded guilty,,and asked the ma gistrate to dispose of the case, instead of sending it before a jury. • Mr. Arnold. said that before passing sentence upon her he would ask. her - whether she was willing to make the only reparation in her power by in forming her mistress what she had done with the remainder of the plate. Prisoner, after considerable hesitation, replied that she lost it. Mr. Arnold observed that he did not ,believe her. Instead of disposing, of the case now, he would re mand' her to give her time to think the matter over. If she concealed the fact of what . had become of the remainder of the plate, she might depend upon receiving the severest sentence. She was then remanded for a we.k. -WORSHIP-STREET.—PhiIii) Hunt, a grocer in a small way , of business in Davenport-street, Commercial•road, was charged before Mr. Hammill with cruelty to a hore. " Jabez - Heifer, one of the officers of the Society for the PreYention of Cruelty to Animals, said—l was in Spitalfields-market this morning, when I saw a small bay horse in a cart laden with vegetables, continually lifting up . one . of its hind legs, and evi dently in very great pain. I was consequently in duced to examine the . leg, and I must say that I never saw such a foot in my life, for full half of it was as nearly off as possible, and in addition there Was a very . large wound in the fetlock, from which purulent.master was exuding. • This induced a fur ther examination, and that resulted in the discovery of two more wounds, one on the shoulder and the third on the back'as large as a half-crown. The poor animal was altOgether in a most pitiable state. The defendant-had driven the horse . from the Com mercial-rOad, and excused himself by saying that he was a poor man with a large family. Mr. Hammill—l saw the horso:as I entered the court this morning, and I must say that the sight .was quite distressing. • . Defendant—l am really very.serry, sir. I have not a farthing to bless myself with, and, having a wife and four children to support, I thought that if I had a horse I might be able to earn . something by its work. I only bought it - six weeks ago, gave £7 for it, and it seemed so sound and well that I think it must have trodden upon one foot with the other. Mr. Haminill-You knew it was in this shocking state, and yet, so long. as you could contrive to get any labour out of the poor brute, you kept on work ing it, wholly regardless at what sacrifice of pain, and whether diseased or not. Cases of this kind are too frequently before me. Such gross inhumanity is deservingsevere punishment, and, as I :am deter mined to put a stop tg it, if possible, I shall send yonjo the House of . Correction for a fortnight without a penalty and with hard labour, and the horse must be at once . destroyed. CLERKENWELL.—Jane Cosser, aged 21, a respectably-attired woman, residing at 31, Rheidol terrace, Islington, was 'placed here on remand, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with intermarrying with Maurice' Lewis Gerrard, her first husband, James Cosner, being then and still alive. Mr. Parker attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the defence. The prisoner was married to her first husband at Corfe-Mullen, Dorsetshire, on the 3d Sept., 1856, when shedescribed herself as a widow, and gave the name of Jane Arding Page. She did not appear to have lived long with her husband-she stated only three days—for on the 3d Oet. in the follow ing year she was married to the prosecutor, Mau rice Lewis Gerrard, a clerk in one of the city firms, and whose friends are very respectably connected, at Teddington church, in the name of Rose Eliza beth Jane Arding, when she described herself as a spinster. After spending some time with the prose cutor in Paris it was ascertained that the prisoner was guilty of bigamy, and the case being placed in the hands of Packman,•one of the city detectives, he succeeded- in- apprehending her at the above ad dress, and when he told herthe nature of the charge she told him it was all correct, and that if he had waited a few weeks longer she would have saved . him the' trouble, as she would have been on the con tinent with her second husband. • Mr. Lewis Said the first husband was in court, but did not complain. These proceedings were in stituted by the parents of the second husband, and he therefore hoped his worship would take bail. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the brisoner to New gate for trial. SOUTHWARK t---David Jones, a rough-looking fellow, was - brought up in custody charged with intermarrying with Christiana Hart, his former wife being then and now living. Police-constable 293 M said that he was - on duty on the previous night when the prisoner was pointed out, to him as having , committed bigamy. He went up toy him and took him into custody, when he admitted having been married previous to Dec., 1856, and that he knew at the time his, first wife'was then living. • The Magistrate asked if the second wife was in the court. - The officer replied that she was. Christiana Hart, a buxom-looking woman, here stood 'forward,: and on being sworn said that she was married to the prisoner at Trinity/Church, in the parish 'of St. Mary, Newington. Surrey, on Dec. 8, 1856. She then believed him to be a single - man, but she had since ascertained. •that he had a wife living. . The Magistrate asked the prisoner whether he wished to say Anything - in •answer to the charge. lie replied that he had nothing to say. The magistrate then told him he should remand him till :Saturday next, to enable th..l officers to examine : the parish register and obtain copies of the certificates. The prisoner was then removed. . • ASSAULT BY A SCHOOLMASTER. The Allowing story Will :he foUnd to-day in our Shoreham Bench report :—A little boy, named Henry Jones, who is the . OA of a .poor widow, seems to have found employment at the early age of twelve. Possibly his mother cannot afford to lose the profits of.his labour, and he is sent to work for six days, and at the expiration of that time he brings.to his Widowed motller the small produce of that labour. Anxious that her son should learn as much as possible, the widow . sends him to school at Southwick on the seventh day, there to be taught by a schoolmaster' named. 6teorge Wright. The lad was at school on the • 10th ultimo, and went to church. He sat in his usual seat ; but shortly afterwards the schoolmaster removed • him. For what :purpose he was removed is not quite clear ; but the lad diSliked to be moved-from his old posi- 1 tion, and walked out of. church. On the Monday he went to his usual labour ; and this six days passed over as other six days had done. On the ' Sunday he-again went to school ; and after prayers had been offered- to teach the little children for giveness,iloie, and charity, poor little Henry Jones was called tip to hold out his hand. The lad, seeing a stick in the graip of the schoolmaster, instinc tivelyrreeoiled; and said he would go home to his mother. 'Whereupon the schoolmaster caught the child by the arm, swung!him round several times, and commenced striking him. The poor little fellow was at length hurled on the floor, and " about forty blows " were administered on the body of this help less child by the " math" The boy screamed very much and the schoolmaster then "asked him if he had had enough, and If he wanted any more." This operation being concluded, the .schoolboys went to God's house to hear the solemn service performed, Ica - by their ferocious master, and this lad was made to sit upon a hard seat during the service, suffering ,great pain. The fatherless boy retired to his home in the .evening to- tell his mother the tale of his - sufferings ; and it. would seem that Mr. Fuller, the surgeon, examined him ; and, says that gentleman, " I have seen a great deal of hospital practice, but never saw so severe a ,case of this kind. I could trace about thirty weals on his back." Turn from this sickening story and learn- the sequel. The man, George 'Wright, was summoned before the magistrates at Shoreham, and after the above facts were given the magistrates retired, when Hugh Ingram, Esq.,.the chairman, "thought the ends of justice would be- obtain'ed by-inflicting a fine. of ten shillings and costs," which . was immediately paid. - Truly George Wright is a lucky man. Had he inflicted such punishment on a donkey, the Society for the.. Prevention of. Cruelty to Ani mals would have seen that he did not escape with such a penalty ; or had he taken a hare out of a wire, he would have been imprisoned. Fortunate it is for George Wright that"the boy is poor, has no father, or the outra ge d f ee li ngs of a parent would scarcely resist th e t emp t at i on of inflicting ii similar punishment on him , West Stissex Gazette. 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Packed in fins of about 90 feeds, .l feeds, 50s . 1 of about 1,000 feeds, £5, being about lid. per feed, • • _ _ ALLEGED MURDER AT WIGAN. • The neighbourhood of the Hallgate, Wigan, was thrown into,a state of*great excitement on Satur day night, in consequence of a report that a violent assault had been rommitted by John O'Halloran, an Irish labourer, residing -in the Top Croft, Hallgate, upon John Droney, another Irishman, who lived next door to him. The report. proved to be too true, the assault being one of the worst description. Droney, after lingering in great pain, expired on the following Tuesday. On Wednesday O'Halloran was brought before the magistrates at the police-courtlwhen the chief constable informed the bench that on Saturday night the deceased and the prisoner quarrelled about a pipe of tobacco whilst they were enjoying themselves somewhere (we have been told it was at a wedding) • that they both went to their homes, and soon afterwards, whilst .Droney was comfort ably smoking his pipe by his own fireside, O'Hla loran came to the door and asked him to come out, as he wished to speak to him. • Droney, being an exceedingly quiet man, and fearing O'Halloran, at first hesitated ; • but at length, after the prisoner had again requested him to come and speak to him, he just stepped outside the door when O'Halloran, who had a large brick-bat in. his hand, struck hiM violently with it upon the temples. The blow was given with slid' force that Droney fell 'instantly, and was carried bleeding to bed. The brick must have dropped from the hand of the prisoner when the blow had been delivered, as it was picked up shortly after the assault, and placed upon Droney's pillow, where it remained until Tuesday. night, when death ended the sufferings of the unfortunate man. Mr. Simm; the chief con stable, also stated that 'as soon as he heard of the occurrence, he sent an officer to Bury on Tuesday, and in the evening he succeeded in capturing the offender, and immediately brought him to Wigan. AS the jury were summoned to meet at the Town Hall, and as there was no doubt that the coroner would •adjourn the -inquest until a. post mortem examination had been made, the prisoner was remanded to Friday. • The Jury having assembled And viewed the.body, the Coroner adj . ourned the inquest. - . From inquiries we .have made, there does not appear to have been any particular cause of quarrel between the two, as the prisoner said when taken back to the lock-up, "We had a sup (meaning a little drink), and I do riot know what we quarrelled about ; but I.was in a passion, and struck him, and I'm sorry for it." Droney was a very young: man, and the affair has "caused_ a . profound sensation amongst the working classes of the neighbourhood, who consider it a deliberate murder.—Manchester Guardian. • COUNTRY MARKBTS. MANCHESTER--Nov. 4. At our market this morning English wheat was difficult of sale, and must be noted Is to 2s per qr lower, foreign at the same time time declining 2d to 3d per 701bs, without leading to business. Flour was almost unsaleable, although offered at a reduction of fully is per sack. In oats and oat meal there was but little change observable, and the same may. be said of English beans. Egyptian beans and Indian corn were each is per qr. cheaper. BIRMINGHAM--Nov. 4. At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat, and we reduce our quotations is per qr. on all qualities. Barley and beans tending downwards. Oats 6d, and peas is to 2s per qr. cheaper. NEWAR K—Nov. 3. At this corn market to-day wheat and a fair attendance of to 2s below the rates of last ,w White wheat, new, 46s to 48s Red do. 4os to 423- Old white 3Bs to 40s Red do. 36s to 40s Barley, malting.— 38s to 42s there was a tolerable show of f farmers. Wheat sold at ls ek. • Barley, grinding-325 to 34e Oats, old, . ---s to -- "' S New do. ... * 27s to 28s Beans. 44s to 481 Malt 6Bs to 726 BOSTON—Nov. 3. - - - A fair delivery of wheat to-day, considering the time of the year and the current low prices. Farmers sold reluc tantly at barely is per qr under late rates. Oats and beau* about the same as last week. Wheat ..34s to 40s Oats . 188 to 2 50 White .4os to 44s Beans .403 to 46i Batley .26s to 36s Peas ..38s to 44§ LOUTH—Nov. 3. We quote no alteration in the value of wheat, but the trade continues in a lifeless state. Fine barleys maim their value, other sorts quite unsaleable. Oats and befog in favour of the buyer. Red wheat, 38s to 40s ; extra, 42s ; 45s ; barleff 33s to 365; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, 39s to 42s per qr. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Nov. 3. . There was a small supply of grain at market. SIM were heavy, and prices back. Wheat on the top 3s down . ... average 2s Od down' Barley on the top Os 9d down average Os 8d down. Oats on the top.3s Od up. —average 4d &Wu' Beans on the top 6d down .. .... --average 10d down' Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat.... Wheat (N) 0 0 0 0-12ths Barley l .lO 11 10-12ths Oats . • 1 3 1 4-12ths Beans -12ths Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ...1400 qrs Sold 929 - qrs 8ar1ey........3695 qrs Sold 2769 qrs Oats .1679 qrs Sold 1341 qrs Beans 139 qr 5........ Sold 89 qrs _ GLASGOW ; Nov. 3. Wheat sold in retail at'a reduction of 6d per 2401bs sin e. this - day week. Flour very scarce, and choice lots dearer; secondary descriptions unsaleable. Barley dull, at a re.; duction of 3d to 6d _per 1401b s . B eans 20 s t o 20s 6d. Pe` 2601bs for Wexford. Peas unchanged. Trade inactive oaf;ii . , at, former prices. Oapueal depressed, at a reductio n of 6d per 2401b5, CORK—Nov. 3. The following were the' quotations this morning:—Re d wheat, 17s Od to 21s; white, 20s Od to 23s0d ; barley lOs Od to 16s Od; oats, lls Od to 12s 6d. In the butter market upwards of 1,500 firkins were 011 sale. Prices—First quality, 104 s; second, 100 s; third, 9 36 fourth, 87s ; fifth, 725.; sixth, 508. DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 2. There was a good supplyof fat beasts to-day, mostly ° t l ; excellent quality, the attendance of buyers was small, lo g the greater part went allay uniOld.. The p ens were we' filled with sheep, and high prices asked. A small numbe r of fat pigs, demand brisk, and *Flees better. An averag e supply of fat calves. Beef Sid to 61d Veal . nd to Oa Mutton 6ld to 7d 'Perk - sd tcrsi d Lamb ' ....0d to Rettili fat, 4s lOd per Ague' Hides, 4d to 5I- 7 d • calf skins , 44 4 1 to sd. . 4 . LOCAL SITARE MARKETS. LIVE RP . ° 0 L.:---Nov. 4. - The market was very dull and inanimate most of the daf , but at the close prices generally improved about per cent; Caledonians heavy at f per. cent decline. heineld, 351 —Eastern Counties, 12 5-16 i—Midland, 96/ 7—Cheat e ' and Holyheads, 374 8 Caledonians, 82 i—Lancasbi r. and Yorkshire, 94 I--London and North-Westerns, 89 r North British, 55f 6—York and North Midland, 76 Grand Trunk of Canada, 9 5-16 —Greta Western, 54i I' East Lancashire, 93f 94—Dutch Rhenish, 44 k Leeds Northern, 47I—Dovers, 22:1 5-16—Bersieks 92k —Blackburns, 11 17 -- Birkenheads, 66f 7—Great Western of Canada, 18k t. MANCHESTEE—NOV. 4. The market Was flat, and prices rather lower. Lead* 9 41—London and N or th W es terns, 891—Dovers 22. 1% Sheffield, 3.sl—Leeds 6 pe r C e nt. P re f er e n ce, 140 1 -N°' British, 55.1—Y. idlands, 96.t--Eastern Counties, 12 12 V Trunks, 9 '5-16. . , BIRMINGHAM—Nov. 4. The closing prices in thi s m ar ket .:to T dsor - were—G. ~.„ref it Western, 54 541—Midland 6 per Cents., 140--ShropsDP" Unions, 431—North Staffords, 13—South Staffords, 101; plnva 8. BOYER.-011 the 4thinst., at 43, Ampthill-square, .the wifo of George Joseph Boyer, Esq., of a son. COLEIMOORE.—On the 3d inst., at 2, Forres-street, E dlll.. burgh, Lady Colebrook°, of a son. LESLIE.—On the 3d inst., at Allori,'flie Wife of L. Lesli e ' M.D., of a daug;hter. PATTON.-011 the 2d*inst., ' at Fareham, the wife of 11 Admiral R. Patton, of, a daughter. • MARRIA:G . ES. GILBEY--PARISH.—On the Sel inst., at St. James's, 11°. cadilly, W a lt er Gilbey, BK., of. Ozford-street, Londo n and Bishop St ort f or d , Harts,: to .Ellen, second daught er of the late Mr. John Parish, of Bishop Stortford. WELLS—SurroN.—Qn the .4th inst., at St. James's, Pic cadilly, Teter Wells, Esq., of Winkfield, near Wfuditr; to Julia, widow *Of M a j or S u tt on , H.M.S., an d d au ghw of Lieut.-General Sir.Bolaert Harvey, C.B. . • - • - D E A - 7 HS. BILOWNE.--On the" 2d inst.; at Cotgrave, the Ven. T.- Browne ' M.A.„, archdeacon of Ely, and vicar of Cotgral °l aged 79. ... BnowiLow.—At sea, on his-way to -England, Howard Tr _i Bro*nlow, of. the E.1.C.N., • the young es t son of Colon ue Brownlow, of .the E.l.C.'s 3d Cavalry. • CAMPBELL.—On the Ist-inst., at 5, Mount-street, Wee" minster-road, -Mr.-Charles Campbell, aged 43. CRAVEN.--On the 12th Sept. last, a t S u lt anpore , Assheton Wm; Craven, 'Cornet 7th (Queen's Own)) 11 sars, only son - of Wm: Craven, Egg.; of Clifton, Glouces' terihire, and•ofßath'.aged - CANN.—On the 3lst ult., J o h n 8, .cann, Esq., solicit c4. ' • Wyrnondhath, Norfolk, FAweETT..-.-Killed, on the sth Sept., in the action nea t Goonah, Alexand er F awcett, Lieut.' ll,M.'s 95th aged 19, while gallantly charging the enemy with a 1 3. tion of his company. HAnToN.---On the 30th ult. , at Wardrobe-place, Docto rs commons, Mr. George liar ton, aged 48. • • _ L LONDON : Pri n t e d an d P u b l i shed b y Mu RDO YOUN G , 1 4 of No. 112, S trand, Printer, at The Sun OfOte,". of ll Strand, in th e P rec i nc t o f th e S avoy, i n C ho c ount/ Ittddleaez i Friday November 5, 1858. ,~. STA] The si be made fore 15t1 The ft since 151 A poll the diviE addition date. Resull 1857 Sums 78. sd. Sums 78. sd, Corres 3s. 6d. Claims addition Annug Accun land, in( ALE PrincipL William Capt. th 4.leut.-• ,Villian ether m Half 1 main or terest a Parti( World, Naval the ord Polici any tim aad the No ch. Bever son al pr Securi Of trust. Form: toducid to T" 7, Bank. 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