The Sun. — London, England, 1860-11-08 00:00:00

THE AN TREATY. The Dir actor-GE meral of the French Customs has addressed to the fu.nctionaries of his department the following circular on the best mode of carrying out the Treaty of Commerce with England : " PARIS, Oct. 29. " In execution of the Treaty of Commerce con cluded between France and Great Britain on the 23d Jan., 1.860, a complimentary convention has just been signed by the plenipotentiaries of the two high contracting parties, and has been ratified within the delays fixed. " To that convention is annexed the new tariff, which is applicable to an important part of the merchandise of British origin and manufacture. This tariff comprises :-1. Metals; 2. Works in metal, pure or mixed ; 3. Machines and mechanical instruments, and detached pieces of machines ; 4. A certain number of articles not connected with me t a ll u rgy, such as refined sugar, prepared skins of all kinds, turnery-ware, works in wood, car riages, vessels at sea, &c. In this tariff are com prised the defies on cast iron, iron, and steel, which formed the subject of a protocol signed on the 29th September last, to be carried into execution on the Ist October. " I transmit to the service, with the present cir cular, a copy of the imperial decree promulgating the complementary convention and of the tariff annexed thereto. " instructions will naturally be divided into two parts ; the first, relative to the convention ; the second to the tariff:— " I. CONVENTION. " The treaty of the 231 January, 1860, was ne cessarily confined to laying down the general rules which were for the future to be applied to the com mercial relations between France and Great Bri tain. The object of the convention of the 12th October is to add to that treaty certain practical stipulations destined to facilitate and assure the exe cution of it. My circulars of the 9th June, 29th S ept. , an d 2d Oct., contained various explana tions of the treaty of the 23d Jan.; I refer you to those instructions, which will be completed on certain points by the present circular. "Art. 1 of the complementary convention sti pulates that the duties fixed by the new treaty shall be applicable only to merchandise imported direct from the United Kingdom ender the French or British flag. " The differential duties established in favour of French vessels were reserved by Art. 3 of the treaty of the 23d Jan. That stipulation is con firmed by the new convention, the precise text of which excludes from the benefit of the treaty in direct imports even by French or British vessels, and according to which the importation must be effected direct under one or other of those two flags. The vessels of other States which may im port articles of British origin direct from a port of the United Kingdom will then remain subject to the ordinary dues on navigation, and their cargoes also will be subjected to the surtaxes, according to the flag of the vessel, as explained by my circular of the 2d of this month. But it will be remarked that a decree of the 28th of this month, of which I annex a copy, determines in a precise manner the surtaxes to be imposed in the aforesaid cases on vessels of third Powers. " My said circular of the 2d Oct. sets forth that ertificates of the origin of merchandise must be delivered or vised by the consuls or consular agents of France in the place from which it may be sent or at the port of embarkation. Art. 2of the con vention contains on this point special stipulations which must henceforth serve as a rule to the ser vice. The certificates of origin may be special for a single part of the merchandise, or collective for several parts. They must consist either in an official declaration made before a British magi strate of the place from which the merchandise is sent, or in a certificate delivered by the chief of the customs at the port of embarkation, or in one given by the consuls or consular agents of France at the place of expedition or of embarka tion. In the first two cases the signatures of the British authorities must be certified to be exact by the consuls or consular agents of France. " The certificates of origin :constitute for the present a necessary guarantee of the treaty of com merce, in the interest both of France and Great Britain. It is important, in fact, that merchandise coming from other countries shall not improperly profit by the advantages of the treaty; but the administration is disposed to prevent all useless exigencies in the accomplishment of the formalities required by the convention. It may be necessary to examine hereafter, when experience of facts shall be acquired, if it will not be right for the sake of commerce to display a certain degree of tolera tion as regards justification of origin. Provision ally, the service will not have to exact the accom plishment of that formality for objects brought from England by travellers, when it shall be seen that those objects are not destined for commerce, but are for the personal use of the importers, and in proportion to their position and the importance of their baggage. " According to Art. 3 of the complementary con vention, importers of machines and mechanical instruments, whether entire or in detached pieces, of British origin or manufacture, are to be re'ieved from the necessity of producing to the French customs any model or design of the object imported. The obligation heretofore imposed of producing models or designs has been considered a formality which may occasion difficulties and delays, and embarrass importation, which it is for the interest of manufactures to favour. " The new classifications adopted and the notable reduction in the duties have rendered possible this simplification which had been several times soli- cited. " Henceforth, for arrivals from Great Rritain, it will no longer be necessary to have recourse to the consulting committee of arts and manufactures, and to the special formalities set forth in the note 648 of the general tariff. The new regime established for machines and detached pieces of machines of British origin confides to the customs department the task of proceeding to definite liquidations. If, contrary to all probability, imported machines should be made the subject of false declarations, the service, after having, if necessary, obtained the opinion of competent experts, may effect a seizure of such machines in conformity with the law of the 22d August, 1791, Art. 21. "I think it right to mention that for entire naaol3 lnes, as well as for detached pieces, the duties a re always to be established on the net weight, as is cti o all June, 1857. y regulated by th e l aw o f t h e 9th "Arts, 4 5 ,6, 7, and 8 of the complementary convention eonta t n new and import an t s ti pu l at i ons on mercha n di se " Art. 4 of o :a ir ed ad valorem. of Commerce of 23d J an., 1860, had reserved Testy the right of tekiiltn the custom s a d m i n i strat i on S merchandise liable to ad valorem duty, gm the importer the price declared by him, * u rn! ofilthaddition of 5 per cent. This was an applicati on ean e et tlght of pre-emption, which had hitherto been again n st e t d l by the French legislation as a guarantee not re declarations of in ee a n considered of value. This guarantee had nafacturers, sufficient by a certain number and apprehensions had arisen, even • th e L e , . , tire Body, as to the e ffi cacy of the right wain dutiesinogn emptioa. The suppression of prohibitions ron b d i e r- - inevitable the application of ad valore m certain goods, greatly varying in value, the plent, potontiaries of the two countries have agreed to in. stitute a system of valuation calculated to reassure the manufacturing interest. 'The two Governments attach the same importance to the sincerity of the declarations and the good faith which ought to preside over the relations of international coin merce. "The right of valuation has therefore been esta blished in the complementary convention as a two fold guarantee on the one hand, against the abuse of the right of pre-emption to the injury of the importer, and on the other against the danger of under-valuations, to the detriment of the public Treasury. " According to Art. 4, above cited, the importer of merchfuldise of British origin and manufacture, subject t 6 an ad valorem duty, is bound to join in gfogittiktion announcing the value of the paid y - " ` goods and the certificate of origin, an invoice stating the real price at the place where purchased. This invoice, which must come from the manufac turer or seller, shall be vised by the consul or con sular agent of France, The customs authorities may also demand the production of the bills of lading. "It was but just that the value declared and admitted on entering the port of importation might be afterwards modified if, instead of being imme diately delivered to the consumer, the goods paying ad valorem duties were put in bond, or forwarded in transit, or removed to another bonded warehouse on another point of the territory to be cleared at a subsequent period. This is effected by Art. 5 of the convention. Thus it will always be the actual value at the moment of the declaration of payment which will be the basis for the application of the duty ; but the value fixed at the port of debarka tion must always be accurately stated on the re gisters of the bonded warehouse, and, if necessary, on the permits for transit or change of warehouse which may be delivered, so that it may serve as a starting point in the valuation. " According to the terms of Art. 6, the importer against whom the French customs may decide on exercising the right of pre-emption may, if he pleases, insist on having his goods valued by com petent men. The same facility is also accorded to the French customs' authorities, when they may not think proper to have recourse at once to pre emption. " If the official valuation shows, says Art. 7, that the goods are not worth above 5 per cent, more than the value declared, the duty shall be levied on the amount declared. If worth above 5 per cent, over the declared value, the customs have the option of either exercising the right of pre-emp tion or of levying the duty on the value determined by the appraisers. This duty shall be augmented 50 per cent., as a fine, if the valuation of the ap praisers is 10 per cent. above the declared value. " Lastly, Art. 8 declares that, in the cases pro. vided for by Art. 6, the two appraisers shall be named, the one by the importer, the other by the principal Custom-house official of the locality ; and in case of divided opinions, or even when the ap praisers are appointed if the importer desires it, the appraisers shall choose an umpire, and if they should not be able to agree in their choice, the umpire shall be named by the President of the Tribunal of Commerce of the locality, or, in his de fault, by the President of the Tribunal of Com merce of the nearest town. " The decision shall be given within the 15 days that follow the appointment of the appraisers. " Whenever the customs of the importer demand a valuation, one or the other, as the case may be, shall give written notice of his intentions to the opposite party, immediately after the declaration of the merchandise. This notification, which must be within 24 hours after the goods are declared for entry, shall be made in the administrative form by the receiver of the office where the declaration has been registered. If an umpire is to be named, to the receiver also belongs the duty, after conferring with the chief landing-waiter, of presenting the request to the President of the Tribunal of Com merce. This request shall be written on stamped paper, but is not subject to registration. On the contrary, the order of the judge appointing the umpire shall be registered, and pay a fixed duty of 3fr. " The directors and inspectors shall see that every care is taken to select appraisers combining the re quisite guarantees of capacity and probity. The preference is to be given to manufacturers of, or dealers in, articles of the same kind as those to be valued. " The decision of the appraisers shall be given within a fortnight of their appointment. This de cision, which must be on stamped paper, shall not be liable to the formality of registration, unless it should be necessary to produce it in a court of jus tice. " The liquidation shall take place on the value declared, if the declaration is recognised to be cor rect, or if the valuation shows it to be less than 5 per cent. too low. If more than 5 per cent. and less than 10 per cent., the customs shall have the option of pre-emption or of charging the duty on the as certained value. " When the result of the appraisement shows a misrepresentation on the part of the person mak ing the declaration, of 10 per cent, or upwards, the customs will be at liberty, either to take the goods at the declared value, or to receive the duty on the appraisement value with the addition of 50 per cent. by way of fine. "The Administration must rely on the discern ment of the chiefs for the choice of one or other of those plans, which is thus left to their decision by the above-named hypotheses. They will understand that in such a case recourse ought not to be had to taking the goods, unless the service shall have seri ous reasons for thinking that it will lead to more advantageous results than the immediate settlement, or that it is necessary in order to defeat abusive speculations. " When goods are taken it shall be done in the form prescribed by the general regulations for such matters. It shall be notified within 24 hours after either the examination—if there has not been any appraisement—or the arbitration of the ap praisers if recourse has been had to their inter ference. The customs will afterwards have, according to Art. 4, par. 3, of the treaty of Jan. 23, 1860, 15 days in which to pay to the importer the value of the merchandise stated in his declaration, and the additional twentieth. " With regard to the additional duty of 50 per cent. exacted by way of fine, the same course shall be followed as is prescribed with regard to the double duty for surplus. The merchandise may be detained until the importer shall. have paid the fine or furnished security. " Art. 7, par. 4, enacts that, if the value deter mined by the decision of arbitration shall exceed the declared value by 5 per cent., the expense of the appraisement shall be borne by the importer; in the contrary hypothesis, it will be at the charge of the French customs. In case of dispute as to the amount of these expenses, it shall be decided by the president of the tribunal. " Article 9 of the convention contains a special clause relative to objects of goldsmiths' work and jewellery in gold, silver, platina, or other metals. These articles must be submitted to the regimes of control or mark established in France for similar articles of national manufacture, and pay on the same basis as the latter the mark and guarantee duties. Particular explanations relating to Art. 9 are moreover given to the service in the second part of the present circular, which specially relates to the tariff. " Art. 10 makes known that, independently of the productions already admissible in virtue of the treaty of Jan. 23, 1860, the tariff annexed to the convention will be immediately applicable to refined sugar, to works in metals, machinery, detached parts of machines, tools, and mechanical instruments of all kinds. A decrea of the 26th Oct. contains the detailed and complete list of these, articles, and fixes for the Ist Nov. next the per : .,oci at which they will be admitted at the duti e s determiLLa b z - the ne w tariff. " I enclose a copy of this decree. The merchan dise which are not named in the annexed table will not en.icl the benefit of the treaty until a period which will be hereafter fixed. In consequence, car riages and coachmakers' work, cutlery, turnery Ware, skins varnished and otherwise prepared, works in skin and in wood, furniture, &c., although comprised in the conventional tariff decided by the convention of the 12th Oct. last, will remain sub ject to the present conditions of the general tariff until the conventional tariff shall have been made applicable to them in virtue of decrees to that effect. I call the particular attention of the service to this essential distinction." The document then proceeds to discuss its second part, which relates to the tariffs properly so called, aid to a great nu m b er of details connected with those on metals, such as i ron, steel, copp er , z i nc, lead, as well as all the works manufactured from 'hem. It terminates in these words : In concluding these instructions, I must call the attention of the service to the spirit which must preside over the application of the new tariff. " The economic programme summed up by the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1860. Emperor in his letter to the Minister of State, and I the Treaty of Commerce with Great Britain, are the solemn manifestations of principles and tenden cies which must henceforth be developed in the re lations of France with other countries. It is the duty of the officers of customs to impress these principles and tendencies on their minds, and to carry them out in their daily operations. Vigilant in preventing fraud and assuring the revenue of the Treasury, they must show themselves conciliatory in their relations with upright commercial men, and liberal in the interpretation of regulations and the solution of doubtful questions. I have no need to remind the chiefs of the service that the rapid movement of affairs increases receipts, and that the public revenue profits definitively by all that favours the development of commerce and manufactures. " DE FORCADE, Director-General of Customs," IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE KIDNAPPING CASES.--THE QUEEN V. MAR• GARET AYLWARD. Justice has at length been to some extent vindi cated in this matter. Yesterday Miss Margaret Aylward came before the Court of Queen's Bench to receive whatever sentence might be passed upon her for failing to produce the child, Mary Mathews, whose abstraction and concealment from her mother have been the subject of tedious proceedings in the court for the past three years. IR reply to the Chief Justice— Mr. Brereton, Q.C. (who appeared for the prose cution), said—lt is my painful duty, my lords, to press for sentence in this case. The matter now comes before the court in this shape, that after the fullest and most patient investigation —after every opportunity having been given, both by time and by the ablest legal advice and assistance, and even the suggestion of the court itself, this lady has omitted or pretermitted the opportunities so offered to her of making some effort to recover this child. The lady has had ample opportunity of satisfying the Court as to any exertions that might have been made by her to ascertain where the child was. She has not laid a single matter before the Court through out the entire of those proceedings, now going on for more than two years, which could show the Court or any person that she made the slightest exertions, used the slightest influence, or, in fact. endeavoured in any way to ascertain where the child was taken to. These are the circumstances of the case ; and I do submit that if ever there was a case in which the strong arm of the Court is required to teach other persons and deter them from doing such acts as have been here proved, it is the present case. The mother is, I suppose we must now take it, not only for the present but for the future deprived of her child. The thing has been done in the most flag rantly open manner, in defiance of law and justice, and right and reason. Mr. Curran (who appeared for Miss Aylward) said—Wherever the child may be she cannot find it, nor can she inform the Court in any way about it. In her answers to the interrogatories which were discussed last term, and to which I do not mean to refer, Miss Aylward denied in the fullest and strongest terms her participation in, or conni vance at, the abstraction of the child, and her know ledge of where the child was taken to. The only affidavit she could make now would be an affidavit reiterating these facts, which were, as I said, set out in her former affidavit. Unfortunately, she is held to be legally responsible in this case, although she believes in her conscience that at the moment she was obeying what she considered to be the dying injunctions of the father of the child. The child was taken from her ; she then had no means, nor has she had since any means, of producing the child to the Court. I have only to say that on the ground of this lady being—l don't say legally, but morally —innocent of the abstraction of the child, I hope and trust that her affidavit and her denial of all participation in the matter will be taken by the Court into consideration, into their merciful consi deration, when they are adjudicating upon the case. Chief Justice—This lady is not in court ? Mr. Curran—She is within the precincts of the court, and will be here in a few moments. Chief Justice—We will retire for some time, and you can inform us of her arrival. Their lordships then retired, and remained absent about three quarters of an hour. Miss Aylward, accompanied by a friend and Mr. Kane, her solicitor, having entered the court, was accommodated with a seat at the side bar. On the judges again taking their seats on the bench, Mr. Curran said—Miss Aylward is now in court, my lord. Chief Justice—Bring her forward: Clerk of the Crown—Let Miss Aylward come forward to the bar. Miss Aylward having come to the bar, The Clerk of the Crown said—Margaret Aylward is now at the bar. The Chief Justice said—Margaret Aylward, the Court upon the last day you appeared here, after considering all that was offered by you in answer to the interrogatories, which gave you an opportu nity of explaining or of excusing, if there was any excuse, the contempt with which you stood charged in disobeying the authority of the Court, by which you were required to produce the child, which it appeared came into your possession, and has been since withheld under the circumstances that ap peared before'us on that occasion—the Court, I say, were of opinion that you were guilty of a contempt of its jurisdiction, and they have since considered deliberately, after hearing what was offered this day in your behalf, the sentence which it was their duty to pronounce for that contempt. 'I he sentence of the Court is that you be committed to prison for six calendar months, and that you pay all the costs of the proceedings. You therefore stand committed to prison. The Court directs that you be committed to the Richmond Bridewell. Mr. Nagle then called the Sheriff of the City of Dublin, and desired Miss Aylward to wait his ar rival. Mr. Curran applied to the Court to name the Marshalsea as the place of confinement for Miss Aylward, instead-of the Richmond Bridewell. The Marshalsea was, he said, the usual place of confine ment for persons guilty of contempt, The rules of the Richmond prison were very stringent, and the discipline was very unpleasant upon prisoners. The Kilmainham prison would be better than the Rich mond, as the air was good. Judge Hayes—Under the attachment the lady was in custody of the sheriff, but she is now under sentence. In the case of O'Connell and others the parties were sent to Richmond Bridewell. Mr. Curran—But it was not for contempt. Judge Hayes—They were under sentence. Mr. iCurran—But knot for contempt. I never knew a case where a party guilty of contempt was committed to a criminal prison. Judge Hayes—Can you show a case where the party was not ? Mr.' Curran—l have no case at hand; but I cer tainly do not recollect a case where a party held to be guilty of contempt was sent to a criminal prison. Judge Hayes—The Court has jurisdiction to com mit the party under sentence to any prison in Ire land. :In the case of Eneas M'Donnell and O'Connell, and others, the parties were sent to Richmond Prison. Mr. Curran—They were committed for a specific offence, and not for contempt. Contempt of Court is,not an offence within the criminal law. Mr. Brereton—lt is held that contempt is in the nature of a criminal offence. The Chief Justice—We cannot forget what Lord Campbell said in reference to an offence of this sort. He said that if he found any person before him per severed in his contempt he would think it his duty to inflict condign punishment upon him. That was the species of punishment which, he said, would be the result if Roberts persevered in withholding the children in that case. Mr. Curran—Agreeing fully with your lordship, yet I would submit that in such a case as the pre sent, where the lady, although legally guilty, has committed no moral offence, but has exculpated hcroolf from comlicity in th e procee di ngs con demned by the court, your iutdship ought not to place her in a prison where she will be deprived of the comforts of life, obliged to take prison diet, and be subject to separate confinement, unless your lord ship should make an order to the contrary. That would be very severe indeed, and, lam sure, not what your lordship would wish to inflict on this lady, I would suggest that the Marshalsea would be the best place in which to confine this lady, as she will be allowed to maintain herself there and have a sleeping apartment to herself. The sen tence itself is very severe as regards the length of the term of imprisonment. The Chief Justice—l must beg to interrupt you in commenting on the sentence of the Court. It is a sentence which the Court, in the exercise of mercy and justice, thought it right to impose. It is punishment, and not merely committal to the Mar shalsea. This is now a criminal proceeding, and this lady is therefore to be confined in the place to which the Court has been in the habit of commit- ting persons under sentence. Mr. Justice Hayes—l confess I for one should be extremely sorry to commit this lady to a prison in which she would be treated with cruelty ; but you must bear in mind, Mr. Curran, that Richmond prison, like all other prisons in the city of Dublin, is regulated by the Board of Superintendence, and if there is anything illegal in the conduct of the officers of that prison, I am sure the Board will correct it. We cannot, without any affidavit, assume that there are illegal austerities practised in that prison. Mr. Curran--I never said there were any, my Mr. Justice Hayes—No, no ; but you said she ought to be placed in one prison and not in another, where there would be great severities practised towards her. Mr. Curran—l did not say severities, but rigid austerities, according to the rules of the prison. I did not say they were illegal, but that they were more austere than in the Marshalsea. I should be very far from alluding to the sentence in the man ner in which your lordship,seemed to think. I was only speaking with respect to the prison itself. One is in the city of Dublin, and convenient. The other is on the Circular -road, and its rules are very rigidly adhered to, and would subject this lady to much inconvenience and hardship. I would appeal to the merciful feeling of the Court to make the order which I have asked. The Chief Justice intimated that the sentence remained as it was. Some interval elapsed before the warrant of committal was finally made out, and Miss Aylward was finally removed to Richmond Bridewell in custody of the sub-sheriff. Sir Simon Bradstreet and some Roman Catholic clergymen remained with her while in court. ABSTRACTION OF TIIE SHERWOOD CHILDREN.-•THE QUEEN V. THOMAS JAMES WROBINS. Mr. Devitt applied on the part of Thomas James M‘Robins, brought to the bar of the court in cus tody of the tipstaff, Mr. Walker, that he might be discharged from the custody of the tipstaff and of the Marshal, on the ground that he had been ar rested so long ago as the 19th of June without being committed to custody. Counsel proceeded to submit that the man was entitled to his discharge, on the ground that the prosecutor had been guilty of laches in not obtaining an order for his committal, and procuring a rule for the exhibition to him of inter rogatories. The Chief Justice observed that the person was in custody of the tipstaff, under the authority of an order of attachment from the Court. He had been arrested under the attachment, and was now in Court under that attachment; and what was the precise nature of the motion ? Mr. Devitt submitted that his client was entitled to be discharged, owing to the prosecutor not having taken any steps for five or six months since his arrest. Mr. Brereton, Q C., in opposition to the applica tion, observed that it was the duty of the tipstaff to make his return to the writ, and there yeas no affi davit on the other side—no petition for the dis charge of the man ; and the tipstaff would have made his return to the writ on the day named for that purpose—the 2d November—but that a request was made on M'Robins's part to stay the doing so pending the present motion. The Chief Justice said the writ being returnable only on the 2d November, how eould the person be finally committed before the return day ? Judge Hayes—The prisoner was only in the Mar shalsea for safe custody, as the tipstaff had no place of his own in which to detain him, and he is now brought up in pursuance of the exigency of the writ. Judge O'Brien inquired why the prisoner had not himself applied for liberty to enter into recog nisances to answer interrogatories. Judge Hayes remarked that there appeared no lathes, and that it was for the prisoner himself, if he wished to purge his contempt, to tender himself to be sworn and answer interrogatories. Judge O'Brien--Supposing you have a good ground of complaint against some one or other, show,us any authority establishing that the pri soner is now entitled to be discharged, he being in contempt. Air . Devitt referred to several authorities which,he contended, indicated that it was the duty of the pro secutor to have the party promptly committed, and to tender to him interrogatories. The Chief Justice intimated that these cases had no application to the one before the Court. Mr. Brereton referred to the decision by Lord Earlsfort, in this country, showing that the prose cutor could not oblige the prisoner to answer in terrogatories, and that it was for the latter to offer to do so, if he wished to purge his contempt. Judge Hayes remarked that that case had been confirmed by the House of Lords. After some discussion, it was held that the motion for M'Robins's discharge was untenable and should be refused. The prisoner was then sworn, at his counsel's request, to answer interrogatories, and in the mean time to be admitted to bail, on entering into recog nisances, himself in £lOO and two sureties in £5O each. Two men named O'Connor, also charged with the abstraction of the Sherwood children, have also been sworn to answer interrogatories ; and Mr. Walsh, an attorney, applied on the part of two women, also in the Marshalsea for contempt, that they might be brought up for the same purpose. j INDEPENDENCE OF THE FRENCH BAR. The recorder of passing events has no more me lancholy task to perform than to take notice from time to time of the advancing stages of decline and decrepitude. Society is not all progress. If we see in some places a notable improvement, that im provement is counteracted in others by as notable a retrogression; as the sea presses on the land in one part of the coast of Lincolnshire and retires from it in another, so we may see nations and in stitutions wane and decay in the midst of what we justly consider substantial improvement. But per haps of all melancholy spectacles there is none sadder than to contemplate the gradual destruction of free institutions as they perish one by one under the withering influence of despotism. It is like watching the struggles of a bird in an air pump, unassailed by any visible or tangible force, but perishing from the very worst of all privations —the withholding of the breath of life. When despotism is once established, the institutions which it inherits from a state of freedom are like flowers that have been gathered—they do not perish immediately, they retain their colour and form a while, but the nutriment on which they live has been cut off, and the change has begun which will surely annihilate them. Sometimes they have a harder fate, and, instead of perishing with the liberty which was their parent, are distorted to the uses of the servitude which is their mortal enemy. Thus the Caesars found the power of the Tribune and the Censor their readiest pretext, and the Senate of Rome, once the bulwark of freedom, their most obsequious instrument. France has given herself over to a master, and it is vain to deny that in doing so she has increased her influence over Europe. Her councils are more enterprising and aggressive, her armies are better organized and commanded, and her name is more constantly in the mouths of men. Let France make the most of these advantages, for she has bought them dearly. The voice of her Legislature, in the debates of which Europe used to look for and find instruction, is silent. Her press is reduced to a state that often makes those who have any regard for the dignity of their calling in clined to wish that it was silent also. Her litera ture is in a gradual state of decadence, and the barrenness which was the curse of the First Empire is descending on the Second. In the admirable letter of M. Berryer which appeared in our columns two days ago, our readers will see another symptom of this benumbing and paralyzing influence. In the history of French civilization her courts of justice have ever played a distinguished part. Among her judges have sat men whose names every Frenchman must recall with pride and admiration ; and her advocates, from the days of Le Maistre and Patru to the present time, have held a place sin gularly honourable and distinguished. It has been M. Berryer's fate to witness, in the course of a life not yet extended to the ordinary age of man, a vast number of politicil changes. He has been on the side least favourable to what has been called the popular cause, and if he now breaks silence it can be from no overstrained love for a licentious use of the right of speech. But M. Berryer, though a Legitimist, is not an Absolutist, and in the evening of his life he is preparing to bequeath to his profession the sacred legacy of his counsel and his protest. He states that "au attempt is made to introduce new principles, to have them predominate in criminal or correctional pro. cedure, in order to regulate the conditions of the contest, and in some sort even the forms of lan guage, between the accusers and defenders. The extreme deference and the attitude of subordina- tion whiCh it is pretended to impose on Advocates with respect to their adversaries, and the as• cendancy of authority attributed to these, would gravely affect the rights of defence, the inde pendence and dignity of the Bar, the indispen sable guarantees of an honest administration of justice. To enslave speech is to violate the liberty of thought, to stifle just complaints, the cry of conscience, the life of memories. Advo cates, said the First Napoleon, arc factious. They are the artisans of crimes and of treasons. I wish we could cut out the tongue of an advocate who used it against the Government." M. Berryer gives this picture of the state of France " at a moment when Parliament is mute or its voice only caught in imperfect echoes. When the censorship of the press, ill-disguised, is practised by means of warn ings, official or unofficial ; when journals are edited under the constant dread of suspension or suppres sion without trial ; when the exercise of the right of petition is put under protection of the Senate ; when Ministerial responsibility no longer exists, and criticism on the acts of Government is exposed to the risk of being travestied into an outrage or an attack on the Chief of the State, from whom all emanates and to whom all goes ; when the favours of advancement corrupt the principle of the irre movable character of the magistracy ; when, in the impatience for the success of prosecutions, the moderation or the indulgence of judges is accused of enervating the power of repression and accom plishing moral destruction ;—when all this exists, then it is that the independence of the Bar is for every citizen a rampart against the rage and usur pations of authority." We have transcribed this noble protest, not only as a tribute to its intrinsic merits as a composition which we rate very high, but as the last unavailing utterance on behalf of the last institution in France which has preserved even the semblance of former liberty. We learn thus, on authority which we can not for a moment question, that the independence of the French advocates is sapped and undermined; that they are called upon to exercise their duty in defence with a degree of deference towards the pro secuting counsel which seriously interferes with their efficiency; and they are exposed to be over ruled and oppressed by officers of the Government removable at pleasure, determined to succeed in their prosecutions at whatever cost. No one can read this sad picture, drawn by the hand of so great a master, without agreeing with M. Berryer that in such a state of society the only rampart behind which a private citizen can defend his life or his pro perty is an independent bar; but every one must also feel what M. Berryer does not so clearly perceive —that under conditions so unfavourable the exist ence of an independent bar is sure to become impos sible. Men committed to a profession like that of advocacy have often discharged their duty in evil times with courage and constancy, but few men bring their children up to the profession of a martyr; and, when it once comes to be understood that the only condition under which an advocate can prac tise his profession with safety is the delivering over his clients bound hand and foot to the mercy of an incensed Government, the profession of an advocate will cease to be resorted to by men of honour and independence. M. Berryer has, no doubt, proved his case when he asserts that in the present state of France an advocate is the only refuge left to the victims of power; but he has also proved that the profession of advocates cannot hope alone to stand erect in the midst of a community perpetually on its knees, and that the overpower ing will of the central authority will crush this slight obstacle to its irresistible march with the same ruthless ease with which it has already crushed every other. Burke might dream of institutions which kept alive in the midst of servitude itself a spirit of the most exalted freedom, but the sober good sense of history repudiates such anomalies, and teaches us that, if freedom cannot extinguish despotism, despotism will inevitably extinguish the last lingering vestige of freedom.—Times. THE ROAD CHILD MURDER. ROAD, Nov. 7. Mr. T.:B. Saunders resumed his inquiry at Road this morning, at the Temperance-hall in this village. The proceedings were adjourned from yesterday till half-past 11 this day, but it was more than an hour after that time before Mr. Saunders arrived. The public interest had manifestly decreased, as at the commencement of the proceedings there were scarcely two dozen persons (exclusive of the re porters) present, and the majority of them were women. Mr. Saunders having apologized for not having reached Road:by the time appointed, and stated that he was detained by important communications, in quired if the man Quance was present. Mr. Wilkins, of Tellisford-mill, near Road, the employer of Quance, to whom reference was made in the course of yesterday's proceedings, and who was supposed to have made some statement as to having seen Mr. Kent at 5 o'clo c k on the morning of the 30th of June, stated that Quance declined to attend unless he was properly summoned. Mr. Saunders stated that he was not sitting as a magistrate at present, and therefore should not issue any summons for Quance's attendance. At the same time he regretted that that person had not thought proper to come forward voluntarily. Inspector Pitney stated that Captain Meredith was engaged at Salisbury, and was not able to be present, and that Mr. Superintendent Foley was specially occupied at Trowbridge sessions. It was stated by one of the reporters that Mr. Superintendent Wolfe had gone to Bath that morn ing, with several of the jurymen, who were about to make affidavits in support of the intended appli cation to the Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of melius inquirendum. Mr. Saunders explained that, with reference to the young lady mentioned on Saturday as having been seen by himself and Inspector Pitney going in the direction of Road-hill-house, he was now satis fied that she was not the same person that had been subsequently observed at one of the windows of Mr. Kent's house, and he was exceedingly sorry if the ',observations which had been made had given that young lady any pain. He (Mr. Saunders) had re ceived several letters on the subject of the present inquiry, and among others one from a gentleman who resided at Frome, containing information which he deemed to be of vital importance. The writer, however, was not in a state of health to make his statement publicly, and he (Mr. Saunders) there fore, proposed going to Frome to have an interview with him. Under these circumstances he asked the reporters what would suit their convenience. Mr. E. Austin took the liberty of suggesting that, as an application was about to be made to th© Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of ad melius inquiren dam to re-open the inquest, with powers, of course, to examine anybody and everybody whom it might be thought could give any information on the sub ject of the murder upon oath, it would further the ends of public justice if the present inquiry were adjourned to await the result of that application ; and in the event of the application not being acceded to by the Court of Queen's Bench, then Mr. Saun ders could resume the inquiry he had hitherto been conducting. Mr. Saunders was extremely obliged for the suggestion. Something of the sort had passed through his mind, and he had fully considered it ; but until he saw the newspapers that morning he was not aware of what had taken place yesterday at Trowbridge, or that there was any intention of such proceedings. He had, however, the best means of knowing that no application had yet been made to the Lord Chief Justice of England for a writ of melius inquirendum. Such an application could have been made on the 2d, the first day of term, and this was the 7th. There were certain other things which he knew, but which he felt it would not be prudent orproper to mention, but not having re ceived any special communication on the subject from London, he was of opinion that it would not be conducive to the ends of public justice if he were to cease in going on in the course he had de fined for himself. It must be quite clear to every one that the proceedings which had taken place in that hall since Saturday morning last must have been brought to the knowledge of those who had the power, perhaps, to put a stop to the course he was taking; but, not having received any such intimation, he thought it best for the interests of public justice that he should proceed. If a tele graphic message should come for him he should, no doubt, receive it there without delay, and should be prepared to act on that message, what ever it might be. While therefore he was extremely obliged for the suggestion which had been made, he begged leave to follow out his own course, be cause he saw it stated in some of the papers that it was not likely this application would be made to the Court of Queen's Bench under 10 days, and that the affidavits upon which it was to be supported were to be submitted for the concurrence of the Attorney-General. If he should not acquiesce then he (Mr. Saunders) apprehended that the application could not be made except upon the personal respon sibility of some private persons, and they would then be answerable for the consequences both in person and purse. Now, his object was to avoid what he considered unnecessary cost to the public or to private persons. He did not, however, see how any ad melius inquirendum writ could in the slight est degree improve the position of affairs as left by the constituted authorities. "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown" was the highest verdict which could have been brought in, except a verdict of wilful murder against some particular individual or individuals. On this, however, he would give no positive opinion. He understood the suggestion which had been made to be in the alter native, and that in the event of the application to the Court of Queen's Bench not being granted, he should resume his inquiry ; but as it seemed likely that the application would not be made and dis posed of for ten days, and as in ten days a great deal might be done to defeat the ends of public jus tice, he thought it best to proceed, though he would say that an immediate decision on the point of re opening the inquest might alter his opinion. In reply to inquiries from Mr. Saunders, Mrs. Edward Truman came forward and stated that she believed Mr. West and Morgan, the parish constable, with some others who were on the jury, were gone to Bath to attend at Mr. Slack's office, for the purpose of swearing affidavits in reference to the manner in which the inquest was conducted. Mr. Saunders then inquired if any person wisaaed to come forward and state anything with reference t o th e even t s at Road-hill-house on the 29th and 30th at June last, but no one volunteered. Having asked one or two persons whether they wished t o Butte anything, and having declined, th e inq u iry was adjournedtill ea t c he following day. ANOT4ER MURDER 1N DURHAM. --4- NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE, Nov. 6. A considerable amount of excitement has been caused in this town and neighbourhood to day by the intelligence that another murder had been per petrated in the county of Durham. This morning, about five o'clock, the body of John Baty, a slater, belonging to Blaydon, was found on the road be tween that village and Winlaton. Baty had been at Winlaton yesterday at a shooting match, and had regaled himself in a public house in the village afterwards. He left the public-house before mid night to return home, and he appears to have been intercepted by some villains and murdered shortly after he left Winlaton, as there is a mark upon his forehead as if he had been struck with a heavy blunt instrument. A quantity of blood lay near where the body was found. The body of the de ceased was removed to the New Inn, Winlaton, and is in charge of the county constabulary. Baty was formerly a master slater at Wickham, but he has recently been employed as a journeyman. WEDNESDAY. The following more detailed particulars of the murder of John Baty between Winlaton and Blay don yesterday morning came to hand. Baty on Monday evening went to Blaydon Burn to see some pigeon shooting that was to take place there, and when he left home he was dressed in a nearly new suit of clothes, consisting of a checked coat and waistcoat and cord trousers. He had some money in his possession, from £2 to £3 it is sup posed, and he was seen with some silver in his hand during the time the shooting was going on. Between 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening he went into the Crown and Cannon Inn, Winlaton, kept by Mrs. Sane . Parker, and remained there along with a number of other people until a quarter-past 12 o'clock, when the house was closed. The unfortunate man at that time was rather tipsy, and the parties who left the house with him being the last who were seen in his company, will no doubt be examined at the coroner's inquest, which it is expected will take place to-day. His leaving the Crown and Cannon was the last account of his being seen alive. At a quarter to 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, Mr. George Oakley Nixon, a respectable manufacturer, of Winlaton, was return ing home from Newcastle when he found the body of the deceased lying 'where we have described, apparently dead, and with no clothes upon him but a red shirt and necktie, a body flannel shirt, and drawers, and stockings. Mr. Nixon immediately went and brought the Winlaton policeman and Mr. Callandar, surgeon. Upon examination it was found that Baty was quite dead, and had been so for some time. There were no marks of violence about him except a jagged wound about an inch and a half long, and of a triangular shape, over the left half of the frontal bone, and extending right down to the bone, having the appearance of a hole on the left side of the forehead. The skull did not appear to be fractured. The hair was matted with blood, but there were few abrasions about the head or face, except the wound mentioned, which was about the size of a halfpenny, and from its appearance seemed to have been made by some narrow blunt instru ment, such as a stonebreaker's hammer. A cart was procured from the residence of Mr. Alderman Lay cock, and the body of the deceased conveyed to the Commercial Inn, Winlaton, where it now awaits the coroner's inquest. The clothes of the deceased have not yet been found, although Mr. Superinten dent squires, of the Durham Constabulary, was upon the y spot in the early part of the day with several of his men. The examination of the clothes shows that robbery was intended, and we are in formed the stocking soles of the deceased were quite dry and clean just as they would have been left had -his boots been taken off after he had been dead. However, the post-mortem examination which is to be made will soon remove all doubts as to the manner in which the unfortunate man was de prived of life. The marks upon the wall just opposite where the body was found lead to the supposition that some persons had climbed over into the field in great haste, and we are in clined to think that Baty had been struck from behind, and immediately upon receiving the blow had fallen heavily against the wall, leaving the bloody marks that were plainly visible when we visited the place. Should the medical evidence bear out the supposition, the blow must have been struck by a person in the habit of using his left hand. The exact time at which the deceased met with his death cannot be at present precisely fixed, but there is evidence that he was alive at a quarter past twelve o'clock, and that he was dead at a quarter before three when found by Mr. Nixon. It is a singular coincidence that this murder was com mitted on the very day of the month of November that the body of young Stirling, the Burnopfield surgeon, who was cruelly murdered within a few miles from Winlaton five years ago, was discovered. The Newcastle Chronicle of this morning says : "We may state as a curious fact, that when examining the place where the body had been found a gentleman near us found a piece of paper close to the spot, which appeared to have been worn for a considerable period in some person's pocket, as it was dirty and creased. Upon it was written, in red ink, a copy of the local song called Cappy, or the Pitman's Dog,' the concluding verse being as follows : " He haddent gat farther than foot o' the side " ' Before he fell in with the dog-killing tribe. " When a highwayman fellow slipped round in a crack, " ' And a thump on the skull laid him flat on his back. " Down went Cappy.' " There was no possibility of this having been manufactured and laid down after the news of the supposed murder had been spread, as, from the appearance of the ink, it had been written for some months, and the paper had been well thumbed, leading to the inference that its owner had been committing the lines to memory. It will be handed over to the police on application, and may possibly be the means of leading to some clue to this mysterious and shocking affair." DESPERATE AFFRAY WITII POACILERS. Between 2 and 3 o'clock on Monday morning a desperate encounter with poachers took place at Barton Park, 10 miles from Derby, on the pre serves of Mr. F. Bradshaw. It appear that three keepers were out watching in the preserves on the morning in question, and between 2 and 3 o'clock they observed nine or ten poachers in the act of planting their nets and beating for game. The keepers went up to two or three of them, who were separated from the rest, and after some conversation the poachrs attacked them, and a desperate en counter ensued. The keepers knocked down two or three of the poachers, one saying they had broken his arm, and were evidently getting the mastery over them, when they cried out to their companions, " Come on lads, close in ;" using threatening language to the keepers. Five or six more poachers then came up, who commenced stoning the keepers, compelling them to beat a re treat, leaving the poachers in possession of the field. The head keepers dog, a very fine one, which was muzzled, was killed by the poachers who cut its throat, and inflicted injuries on various parts of its body. The keepers were much bruised from the stones that were thrown at them. Humpston, the headkeeper, rode off to Derby, arriving there soon after 4 o'clock, and proceeded to the police station, and orders were given to call up Inspector i Fearne to whom Humpston gave information of what had taken place, and also that two of the poachers' names were Bacon and Bentley. Inspector Fearn then proceeded along with Sergeants Green and Thorpe and . other constables to search for the marauders: They went to the residence of several poachers. some of whom were at home and some out of town. During the morning warrants were taken out against James Bacon, James Simpson, and William Bentley, three notorious poachers, and placed in the hands of Inspector Fearn, Police- copstable Vessey, &c., for execution. Simpson was apprehended at his lodgings, and Bacon was taken on the London road. Mr. Mr. Hilton, head-constable , I ns p ector F earn, and Humpston were standing in Ba g -lane, D erby, about three o'clock on Monday afternoon, wh en the keeper pointed out Bentley, wh o was g oin g into house of a notorious poacher, as one of those who was at the affray. The c onstables went up to the door. Humpston identified all the prisoners as taking part in the affray. Several poachers left the town on Monday, and are not to be found. About 1,000 yards of netting were taken from the poachers, besides several other implements used in ta ki n g game. Thep oachers left a cap and co a t, with a great deal of blood besmeared on them, on the ground whore the affray took place, and several sticks. Bacon has been convicted of poaching no less than five times, four times he had a sentence of three months', and afterwards, at the assizes, he was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. He aistahinesstarnesppeocatocrheFrowarhn of o,has commenced an action g Derby, for taking from him a few weeks ago a net and two hares. Simp son has also been convicted several times. [ ADYERTlsEmE rrrd—Holloway' s Ointment and Pills.— Sure Practice.—ln the treatment of the many derange ments to which the human frame is liable, moderate expe • rience surpasses the most consummate skill. On a railway the working engineer is a safer pilot than the astutest philosopher, and the public have more confidence in his management. In the same manner the world has placed faith in the safety and efficiency of Holloway's medicines. If not always the fastest, it is always an express safe train to health. F or every ailment their use makes secure prac tice. In internal as well as external maladies the ointment rubbed over the affected organ exercises the most salutary influence, and acts admirably in augmenting the OM PurifYiug priuciple. SPORTING INTELLIGEWCE. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Aintree Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs. Winners extra. One mile. 24 subs. Mr. Charles' Gibraltar, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Daley) 1 Mr. Barber's Ellen, 3 yrs, sst lllb (G. N o bl e ) Z Mr. A. Willi ams ' Rara vis, 4 yrs, 7st 21b.... (Bottom) 3 The following also ran :—Maid of Chesterfield, Cumber land, Glenbuck, North Lancashire, Ancient Andrew, and Corona. Betting-6 to 4 agst Gibraltar, sto 1 agst Glenbuck, 6to 1 agst Ancient Andrew. Won by two lengths; the same between the second and third ; a good fourth. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added. Optional selling weights, &c. T.Y.C. (5 subs.) Mr. T. Hughes' Ladylike, 2 yrs (£2O), sst 121 b (Mitchell) 1 Mr. Phillips Corona, 2 yrs (£4O), sst 81b .... (Thomas) 2 Mr. C. Winteringham's Edendale, 2 yrs (£4O), sst 101 b 3 Yafa filly and Ancient Andrew also ran. Betting-2 to lon Ladylike, who made all the running, winning in a canter by four lengths ; two lengths between the second and third. The winner was bought in for 160 guineas. The Knowsley Nursery Handicap Stakes of 6 sovs each, 2 ft, with 70 added for 2-yr olds. Half-a-mile. 37 subs. Mr. T. Cliff's Nutbush, 7st 81b (in. 51b ex.) (Challoner) 1 Mr. Harrison's L a dy Rip on , 7 s t 61b (car. 7st 71b) (B u ll oc k) 2 Mr. Hunt's Sister to Aston, 6st (Thomas) 3 The following also ran : —Ladylike, Termagant filly, and Gipsy Girl. Betting-7 to 4on Nutbush, 7to 2 agst Ladylike, 7to I agst Lady Ripon. Nutbitsh made play, followed by Lady Ripon, the former increasing her lead before reaching the stand, and winning easily by two lengths ; a bad third. On. taking the preliminary canter Gipsey Girl ran against the rails and fell, throwing Grimshaw, who was, however, unhurt. The Croxteth Welter Cup (in specie) of 30 sovs, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 80V8 each ; winners extra; gentlemen riders; professionals, 51b extra; second to save his stake. About a mile and a half, starting oppo site the stables. 16 subs. Mr. Whittaker's First Lord, 3 yrs, 10st 41b (inc. 51b en.) (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 1 Mr. Pearce's Irish Emigrant, 4 yrs, 9st 81h (Mr. Gaman) 2 Mr. Saxon's Jenny Longlegs, 3 yrs, 9st 51b (inc. 51b ex. (Mr. W. Bevil') ) 3 Killigrew, Prince of Orange, Sheffield, Rosebud colt, and Malpas also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst First Lord, 3to 1 agst Jenny Long legs, sto 1 agst any other offered. Irish Emigrant made the running to the half distance, where first Lord came out, and won by half a length; a length between the second and third ; the Prince of Orange was fourth ; the Rosebud colt last throughout. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LIVERPOOL CUP. 100 to 30 on the field (offered) Bto 1 agst Brewer (taken) BETTING AT LIVERPOOL LAST NIGHT. LIVERPOOL CUP. 3to 1 agst Light (taken) sto 1 agst Brewer (taken) 100 to 8 agst Moorcock (taken) 14 to 1 agst Alderman (taken) 15 to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ariadne (taken) ,y 20 to 1 agst Ben Webster (taken) LIVERPOOL CUP, SHREWSBURY RACES.... Youatt Wm. Gray will issue advice on the Liverpool Cup up to six p.m. on Thursday (to-morrow) evening. There is plenty of time to win £lOO. A horse at 30 to Ito win, and 8 to 1 for a place is sure to be first, second, or third. Eight races will be advised on at Shrewsbury. Terms for Liverpool, 2s 6d ; to the end of the season, ss, and per tentage. Address-15, Charing-cross, London. COUNTRY MARKETS. SHEFFIELD—Nov. 6. At to-day's market the supply of wheat was very fair, but generally of very inferior quality. The best dry samples were in request, and fully maintained late rates. Inferior sorts a slow sale. In other articles no change. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 24s Od to 26s Od White 9) II 2ss Od to 288 Od New red , 22s Od to 24s 6d New white „ 7) 24s Od to 26s Od Beans 7, )9 2os Od to 22s Od Peas, per qr 548 Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, per qr Malting ditto, „ 35s Od to 44s Od Oats l , 2ss 6d to 34s Od Millers' prices for flour-2s 4d, 2s 6d, and 2s 8d per 141 b. HULL—Nov. 6. There was a fair attendance to-day, and a good supply of new wheat, but very little business transacted, and prices of a nominal character. Good old and dry new wheat were taken at last week's quotations. Oats and beans at full rates. Barley in good request. Linseed cake and rape cake in favour of the seller. Wheat.... Old white per qr. 66s Od to 72s Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... „ Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 62s Od to 66s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 6os Od to 62s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red 6os Od to 62s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, old s2s Od to 65s Od Barley.... English mailing 4ls Od to 45s Od Grinding 345 Od to 36s Od Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 385 Od to 40s Od Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st O5 14d to 1414 Friesland and Dutch oBl4id to 0a154 Swedish and Danish osl4d to 0814}d Beans ....English, old, per qr. !,49s Od to 51s Od New pigeon 44s Od to 45s Od New tick. 43s Od to 445 Od. _ _ Egyptian 385 Od to 40s Od Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares .... Spring —s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding s2s Od to 54s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 5 0 to £lO 15 0 Foreign BlO oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 5lO oto 6 0 0 Bones 5 0 oto 5 5 0 NEWARK—Nov. 7. To -day the show of wheat from the growers was rather on the increase, and for the best dry sorts full prices were obtained. Barley was a fair show, and in steady demand, good sorts the turn dearer. *White wheat, new, 60s to 74s Barley, grinding.. 338 to 36s Red do. s7s to 68s Oats, old, .. 34s to 38- Old white 6os to 74s New do 24s to 30-• Red do s7s to 68s I Beans. 52s to 565 Barley, malting 40s to 46 s Beans, new 48s to 50s Peas, 46s to 48s. COAL MARKET—Nov. 7 (frices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market. s. d.i s. . 1 Holywell 17 61 Tanfield Moor Butes..ls Howard's West Hart ley.. Wylam l7 6 Bower's West Hartley 17 9 Hastings Hartley l7 9 Tanfield Moor 15 6 Ships at marke Walls End. Hetton .. 24 0 Keiper Grange. •• . 23 Thornley 21 0 Acorn Close 23 6 11; sold, 10. be avoided by p ersons [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably a g. gy o a i n t e t m and t perpetuate ent disea m se a s y ; their annoyance, wa in indifferent health send in g on l y their address to E. a pr apen,and ex p S. . 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AIONTEITM—On the Ist inst., at Carstairs House, H enry, eldest son of Robert Monteith, Esq., of Carstairs, aged 9 years and 8 months. RAMSDEN.—On the 4th inst., at St. Leonard's -on-Sea the Rev Wm. Ramsden, rector of Ashurst, Kent and Lin wood, Lincolnshire, aged 73 . , SITWELL.—On the 2d inst., at Rempstone Hall, Lady Sitwell, widow of the late T. Smith Wright, Esq., aged 81. : p r i n ted and P u bli s h ed by MURDO YOUNt;, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sue Jffioe, N0.,112, strond. In tie Precinct of the Savoy, in the you* •t xiddieses, Thursday, November 8, 1880.4' .1 11\111/